Crazy And Funny Facts You Should Know

Dear, Readers.

It feels wonderful to be back with another installment of Crazy And Funny Facts You Should Know. I hope you are having a weekend to remember!

I have settled well on Koh Samui island, Thailand. But, moving during this pandemic has been a challenge. The procedures and requirements have taken a long time to complete.

Thailand is in the middle of the rainy season. I am not complaining. Actually, it is rather pleasant because the mercury drops a notch every time it rains.

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I hope you are enjoying reading all the previous columns. I have a very interesting fun fact for you today. I will be talking about glaciers and ice sheets, and the amount of water they hold.

This might come as a surprise, but, did you know that;

Glaciers and ice sheets hold about 69 percent of all the world’s fresh water supply.

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Remember, over 96 percent of Earth’s water is saline (salty) and found in the ocean. Only a little over three percent is fresh.

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Over two-thirds (69%) of that three percent is locked up in glaciers and ice caps. Ninety percent of that is held in the Antarctica Ice Sheet, and about nine percent is contained in the ice sheet that covers Greenland.

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So, combined, these two ice sheets at the poles contain more than 99% of the ice on Earth’s surface.

The polar ice sheets are more than the largest reservoir of fresh water on the planet. They are great indicators of what’s happening with the climate today.

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If we can understand what’s happening to the ice sheets, we’ll be better equipped to make predictions about the future.

It is hard to imagine all the water in the oceans is undrinkable. Technologies to desalinate seawater have been developed and some countries have installed plants for that purpose.

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