Why Care About Water? | National Geographic

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  • There is the same amount of water on Earth today as there was when the dinosaurs roamed. And just less than one percent of the planet's water is available to meet the daily drinking water, sanitation and food needs of nearly 7 billion people and millions of other species. Learn more about water in all its forms and how you can make a difference.
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  • @wildtaco8390
    @wildtaco8390 4 года назад +145

    My teacher is making me watch this for class

  • @commanderpondscc-4112
    @commanderpondscc-4112 4 года назад +301

    Anyone elses teacher making them watch this
    Edit: Who knew how much a sleep deprived kid In Australia could take over this comment section.

  • @rapidrainy
    @rapidrainy 14 лет назад +8

    Ways to gain water:
    - Recycle our used water
    - Purify other natural water sources
    - Synthesize water
    - Use only a little of it (seemingly ineffective in the long term)
    We need more scientists who try to improve the world instead of businessmen who damage it for the sake of profit.

  • @tic-tacproductions6926
    @tic-tacproductions6926 4 года назад +30

    look at all these decade year old comments

  • @VC0L
    @VC0L 14 лет назад +29

    Why can't we just invent a super filter to filter the salty water?

    • @franciscoarmentano274
      @franciscoarmentano274 3 года назад +2

      Actually, there is a way to produce drinkable water from salty water in the seas and oceans, but it's just too expensive regarding time and money.

    • @mrfries9753
      @mrfries9753 2 года назад

      @@franciscoarmentano274 iknow right thats dum tho cuz where else do we spend time and money

  • @mariellajuhuri1903
    @mariellajuhuri1903 3 года назад +32

    I'm here to answer my earth science subject
    Who's with me?

  • @promemegod1173
    @promemegod1173 3 года назад +7

    Why can’t we just make a 2 by 2 area then we have infinite water just like in Minecraft

    • @prankshow5255
      @prankshow5255 2 года назад +1

      I smell a idiot who doesn’t get it coming

  • @Cozzi0
    @Cozzi0 14 лет назад +6

    I also agree, we take so many things for granted hopefully there will be a wakeup call soon which will teach us that we must rest our place within the world not manipulate it.

  • @smar
    @smar 6 лет назад +12

    I like the message this video sends! I just wish politicians would do something about this so the word would spread.

    • @memadmehmedov9512
      @memadmehmedov9512 2 года назад

      I don't think we have another 50 years the ice is melting in full force
      every summer is even hotter
      this summer was dangerous oxygen was heavy there were fires
      the end of days is coming and this is not a lie

  • @calabrais
    @calabrais 14 лет назад +4

    There's a reason for that. Most light rains won't saturate the soil enough to reach the roots of the grass. That's why in the summer its a good idea to water while it's raining. It also won't evaporate as fast as if it was sunny.

  • @PeterDuke
    @PeterDuke 8 лет назад +33

    Where are the citations on this piece, or are students assumed to just swallow it whole because of the little yellow rectangle?

  • @PreachyMax
    @PreachyMax 14 лет назад +5

    the water cycle is magnificent, rivers and lakes are calming

  • @qqwangxin
    @qqwangxin 14 лет назад +3

    In 5 province of China we are now already experiencing terrible droughts, water is now considered as a rising social issue which causes unstablity .

  • @wolftaco5975
    @wolftaco5975 3 года назад +2

    and here is my parents buying a pressure hose to clean there patio -_-

  • @1RadicalOne
    @1RadicalOne 14 лет назад +2

    I support desalination plants as well. Simply making more water usable would solve supply issues, though delivery systems, especially in poor nations, would gain little, unfortunately.

  • @psncoolpjhq
    @psncoolpjhq 14 лет назад +11

    Nice Video as usual :D

  • @lomvoey7789
    @lomvoey7789 14 лет назад +2

    conserve, and only use what is necessary for life.

  • @gem2000000
    @gem2000000 13 лет назад +1

    1.) get a cup of salty water.
    2.) but it under the sun
    3.) put a piece of glass over it slanted towards another cup
    wait.
    4.) collect water that no longer has salt and is good to drink :D

    • @prankshow5255
      @prankshow5255 2 года назад

      Thats not a viable source of water takes a lot of time

  • @newphew92
    @newphew92 14 лет назад +2

    @brianvelasquez
    surely you would like to know how expensive it would be to purifie seawater all the while keeping energy demands at a reasonable level

  • @ecopersianprincess
    @ecopersianprincess 12 лет назад +2

    Enjoyed it

  • @galanie
    @galanie 14 лет назад +3

    I'm amazed that the same scientists that tell us the glaciers in the arctic and antarctic are melting now tell us that there is less water available.
    I know that the local supply is the problem, yet this is what it seems they are telling us.

  • @adrijanpozek1591
    @adrijanpozek1591 4 года назад +4

    their soft voices enjoy meeeeee

  • @SubSandwichOG
    @SubSandwichOG 3 года назад +2

    Thats sad. Really sad with no water :(

  • @Malacha1
    @Malacha1 13 лет назад +2

    i dont understand, and im not being rude, but where does the water go after it is "used"? it cannot be destroyed, nor can it leave the earth. how is it that we can run out of a resource that is constantly recycled?

  • @MaX-rq7um
    @MaX-rq7um 3 года назад

    *teacher* : watch this video
    *people* : I came here from my teacher-

  • @ompachaiyammantravels1907
    @ompachaiyammantravels1907 4 года назад +2

    I love national geographic channel...😘😘😘😘

  • @Ishkiia
    @Ishkiia 14 лет назад +2

    I saw in another vid about water that it takes over 1800 gallons of water just to raise 1 single pound of meat

  • @skybite95
    @skybite95 14 лет назад +1

    They should make this a global campaign instead of going small. Try to get more people into this campaign and then there will be a difference.

  • @kw4nnstvrr
    @kw4nnstvrr 2 года назад +2

    Dude my teacher's literally making me watch this rn.

  • @cooperflanagan6841
    @cooperflanagan6841 4 года назад +2

    Nice video!!

  • @dr.mahwishfatima-gynecolog8992
    @dr.mahwishfatima-gynecolog8992 3 года назад +1

    anybody else whose teacher said to watch this ? basically a kid

  • @ayahelvlogs102
    @ayahelvlogs102 2 года назад

    Thanks for sharing this vedio

  • @kyle7412
    @kyle7412 14 лет назад +1

    yes water will never run out but fresh water can run out.....

  • @narezul
    @narezul 14 лет назад +4

    desalinization thank you and goodnite

  • @aalwinsam5463
    @aalwinsam5463 2 года назад

    Tank you mam

  • @NeoArashi
    @NeoArashi 14 лет назад +1

    @blackscent
    Some people overuse showers,
    Many people think that one shower a day is too much (unless you really are working so hard that you end up dirty or stinking everyday)
    I myself only take a shower once 2-3 days (3 days tops).

  • @manzanero2008
    @manzanero2008 14 лет назад +1

    @Cozzi0 Totally agree with you. The population growing is real reason of water ending. We must to do something.

  • @Gr4pe4life_candy3
    @Gr4pe4life_candy3 5 месяцев назад +1

    me be like: watching this in class

  • @brizzlefizzle
    @brizzlefizzle 14 лет назад +1

    mother nature can fix itself over time, it's our lives and future generations that we're ruining.

  • @AwaisMZahid
    @AwaisMZahid 6 лет назад +1

    I saw this video in school and Yes we will definitely ready to save our water for our useful life!!☺

  • @angelxtasy
    @angelxtasy 14 лет назад +1

    I AGREE =)

  • @ompachaiyammantravels1907
    @ompachaiyammantravels1907 4 года назад +1

    Yes I like it national geographic

  • @LoveVanillaRose
    @LoveVanillaRose 13 лет назад +1

    AND THE TRUTH SHALL SET US FREE

  • @odinmp5
    @odinmp5 13 лет назад +1

    @jeremiah1499 good point. problem is the recycling process can take too much time and most nations cannot afford the artificial recylicng methods. so when you pollute all the water from a small town and it takes quite a while to recover, you get a change in ecosystems, you kill ald the wild life and that produces hunger thus violence. another scenarios are: changing streams, too much drinking water becoming salt water, e.t.c good question.

  • @pacificglass6173
    @pacificglass6173 14 лет назад +1

    @srodens Those are very very expensive to build ..not every country can do that.

  • @itsalljustasham
    @itsalljustasham 14 лет назад +3

    @DualCorePower, this coming from an obvious genius.

  • @Taigacan
    @Taigacan 14 лет назад +1

    nature ftw
    i just wish the world cared about it

  • @benans6819
    @benans6819 6 лет назад +1

    Woow

  • @cheesyflames
    @cheesyflames 14 лет назад +1

    @Th3KL There is.

  • @jamesmobley1063
    @jamesmobley1063 6 лет назад +1

    0:35

  • @hisroyalsucculence
    @hisroyalsucculence 11 лет назад

    The suggestion that this is the time for us to start doing things at "an individual level" is part of the problem. Wasting water shouldn't be a right.

  • @GenesisSimpleMe
    @GenesisSimpleMe 14 лет назад +1

    for the time being, they say what about after 50 yrs?

  • @portablespoon7808
    @portablespoon7808 4 года назад

    Epic

  • @jadeconcepcion5723
    @jadeconcepcion5723 3 года назад +1

    I'm here because our teacher said so.

  • @Aechro
    @Aechro 14 лет назад +1

    The age of super soakers is starting to diminish; therefore, bring on the AirZookas!

  • @gungasc
    @gungasc 14 лет назад +1

    QUICK MELT THE GLACIERS TO GET THAT EXTRA 2%!!.....hmmm that sounds like it will have a bad outcome.

  • @nannynicky4life
    @nannynicky4life 14 лет назад +1

    we have issues from every corner of life, we are even handing them down to our children everyday. i tell my little ones to shut the water off when brushing teeth, i give even toddlers showers instead of baths. saves water and they love showers. yes people, even 1 yr olds love showers. we use the dishwasher on low instead of high. there are many ways to save

    • @prankshow5255
      @prankshow5255 2 года назад

      I hate baths lol idk why and I also conserve water by stopping the taps while doing anything 🙂

  • @bullmad43
    @bullmad43 14 лет назад +1

    sorry for my last post i didn't clearly explained why we should try using the ocean water frist fo all hopefully someone finds a way to purify the ocean water for our daily uses and then we will have unlimited water from the ocean!!

  • @reahanince9708
    @reahanince9708 3 года назад +1

    Lets go lets go lest go lest go

  • @uero-ro
    @uero-ro 14 лет назад +1

    Don't all of those icebergs melt directly into already super salty water = salt water not as salty, but still unusable?

  • @Yaksha0512
    @Yaksha0512 14 лет назад +2

    There should be a frickin law for that lol

  • @shampooing123
    @shampooing123 14 лет назад +1

    Wow only 1%? Couldn't boiling of saltwater purify it?

  • @Victoria96Tory
    @Victoria96Tory 14 лет назад +1

    00 wow

  • @laughinmama8011
    @laughinmama8011 2 года назад

    Yup

  • @angelakate9063
    @angelakate9063 3 года назад +1

    Civil engineering student here and my chemistry teacher obligate us to watch this.

    • @Jaytzuu
      @Jaytzuu 3 года назад

      Geography for me 🤣

    • @imwater1452
      @imwater1452 3 года назад

      Yr 8 geography for me

  • @werdawkwe
    @werdawkwe 14 лет назад

    Does anyone know where this picture was taken at 2:10-2:12?

  • @NeheMDrum
    @NeheMDrum 11 лет назад +2

    I do care about water ! no water no life , then wise when use every drop of water ! :)

  • @srodens
    @srodens 14 лет назад +2

    haven't they heard of desalination. (with nuclear power)

  • @erik9157
    @erik9157 2 года назад

    I'm opening a waterless car Wash business feels so good

  • @ledari
    @ledari 14 лет назад +1

    I live in scandinavia land of million freshwater lakes.. =)

  • @Weezyzack
    @Weezyzack 14 лет назад +1

    In some time when mankind is screwed, because the water supply is gone, then we'll look back and say: why were we so stupid?
    That is the way it ALWAYS goes.
    But you can't change anything then..

  • @stuwiitube
    @stuwiitube 14 лет назад +3

    One time i saw a house with sprinklers on while it was raining i wanted to smack that person

  • @onahblessing4669
    @onahblessing4669 7 лет назад +1

    wow sun Hi is popular in make it pop

  • @tofusauce
    @tofusauce 14 лет назад +1

    lets shower with salt water, its good for our skin...lol

  • @xbeast133
    @xbeast133 14 лет назад +1

    @hereandnow6002 yep

  • @user-lk8yu6gz9s
    @user-lk8yu6gz9s 7 лет назад

    same

  • @bendover2502
    @bendover2502 4 года назад

    Now thats alot of damage!

  • @licaphd
    @licaphd 14 лет назад

    conservare e utilizzare solo ciò che è necessario per la vita.
    conserver et utiliser uniquement ce qui est nécessaire pour la vie.
    conservar e usar apenas o que é necessário para a vida.

  • @1RadicalOne
    @1RadicalOne 14 лет назад +1

    Yes, agriculture uses a LOT of water, but is it really the waste it is made to sound to be? Would you rather have people starve?

  • @DJBRISK1
    @DJBRISK1 14 лет назад +1

    What would happen if we water our lawns with salt water?

  • @TorpedoJr
    @TorpedoJr 14 лет назад +1

    ocean water would be too hard to purify for everyone's use

  • @Fantosonium
    @Fantosonium 14 лет назад +2

    @GizmoMofo7 Heh, nice metaphor

  • @nratj5
    @nratj5 2 года назад +1

    My teacher also asked to watch this for class

  • @taeyeonlover
    @taeyeonlover 14 лет назад +1

    I'd say synthesising water is too inefficient, so that leaves only recycling used water and tapping into seawater. (There's also the possibility of obtaining extra-terrestial sources, but I don't think that would be efficient as long as we have seawater).
    What we can do to actually make it happen, is make recycling or purifying water more profitable thatn wasting it so that the greedy businessmen choose to do it.

  • @irwin770
    @irwin770 14 лет назад +2

    i live in a town in canada where water is very abundant, we dont pay for our water, its free. so i guess this is a good place to live if your in a place where water cost you alot. come to canada

  • @ZeetotheAHHH
    @ZeetotheAHHH 3 года назад

    Punyeta pinas bah yan? 0:40

  • @onahblessing4669
    @onahblessing4669 7 лет назад

    how do you keep water because they are wasted easily.

  • @kratz57x
    @kratz57x 4 года назад

    I'm no scientist so there's something I don't understand. Unless water is leaking into outer space, there is as much water on earth as there has always been. The only variables are the water/ice/vapor percentages, how we use water (vs how long it takes to return into the environment), and how much water is "trapped" as a part of living beings. I completely agree pollution is a serious problem, but water "consumption" seems to be a constant recycling event. That leaves how many people (and the water they are made of) can the planet sustain.

    • @Frankbug
      @Frankbug 4 года назад

      We have a very limited supply of usable fresh water... most people in the world do not have access to clean tap water. I am lucky enough to live in a rich country and we have water cleaning plants, but it's really not the norm. A lot of regions are getting dryer and suffering huge droughts (California, Southern Europe...) because of warming temperatures. I guess you are right, the amount of water around should be the same, but ground water and rivers are drying out in a lot of places. What remains is getting spoiled and polluted. Desalinization is an idea, but very costly. There is a water emergency for a lot of people. Look up what's happening in South Africa for instance. :) I think conserving water is thus critical, let's not take it for granted because we live in a place where it flows from taps in our homes.

    • @kratz57x
      @kratz57x 4 года назад

      @@Frankbug I agree with your premise, there are areas that have extreme water shortages. But unless someone's bottling and exporting water from South Africa, I don't see how consumption half way around the planet is effecting them. I'm not discounting the importance of water conservation by everyone, but I don't see it as a global solution.

  • @Blanz520
    @Blanz520 14 лет назад

    the colorado river does reach the sea...

  • @gem2000000
    @gem2000000 13 лет назад

    @adrianryb LOL but turning the saltwater into fresh kills everything that lives in the ocean... every single thing. and the technology would be so expensive the budget that upports freshwater collection wouldn't sustain the power needed to do this...

  • @luismanuellopez8395
    @luismanuellopez8395 8 лет назад +1

    i like because im my homemework thank u

  • @odinmp5
    @odinmp5 13 лет назад

    @solja239 why?

  • @Athril
    @Athril 14 лет назад

    good thing we know how to make salt water into drinking water. that process requires energy, though.. but hey. Energy isn't limited, it can only be converted. In the end it all comes down to money. AGAIN

  • @joey1364
    @joey1364 14 лет назад +2

    @rapidrainy your right but buisinessmen will never think of anything but money

  • @PSTRIPPLEE
    @PSTRIPPLEE 14 лет назад +2

    @soulflower84 Thats for them selfs to deal with right? i dont no why you even bother

  • @wh0tfisgulnihal
    @wh0tfisgulnihal 2 года назад

    im here cuz i will use it in my erasmus project

  • @Sweenus987
    @Sweenus987 14 лет назад

    So it would be good that the ice caps melt because more fresh water for us and the rest is to nature.

  • @Brusier47
    @Brusier47 14 лет назад +1

    Water is the base for coke and um if that's all you drank for 2 weeks that can't be good for you. :(

  • @saw141
    @saw141 14 лет назад +3

    I love how everyone is talking in a soft voice with the nice music and HD shots of random crap and whenever it shows someone they fade in and out to a cheesy picture XD. It's so sterotypical

  • @Th3KL
    @Th3KL 14 лет назад

    aint there a way to purify the salt water/?!!