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How much fresh water is left on Earth?

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National Geographic won a journalism graphics award for an amazing interactive map showing where fresh water comes from on Earth. This is just a taste of what you can find if you visit the map, which shows locations of glaciers, rivers, aquifers, and more. In this part of the map, you can see where groundwater is – and find out that it’s not being recharged fast enough to meet local demands.

World of Rivers map via Flowing Data

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