Attend to other water woes, too

Abd Razak, Dzulkifli (2005) Attend to other water woes, too. - Comment - New Sunday Times.

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Abstract

With the tsunami tragedy still fresh in our minds, perhaps many would be curious to know how much water there is on Earth. According to the National Geographic (Sept, 2002), if the Earth crust is smothered, the entire surface of the planet would be covered by 2682.24 metres of seawater. Put it another way, if all the seawater is evaporated, the Earth would be covered with more than 12.192 metres of salt. If so, it looks like there is enough water to go around, only that seawater is virtually not "usable". Ironically though, when it comes to "usable" water, the amount is no more that three per cent that of the seas and oceans.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions > HC79 Special topics-Including air pollution, automation,consumer demand, famines, flow of funds,etc.
Divisions:	Koleksi Naib Canselor (Vice Chancellor Collection) > Profesor Tan Sri Dato' Dzulkifli Abdul Razak > Newspaper Clippings
Depositing User:	Mr Noorazilan Noordin
Date Deposited:	27 Apr 2017 04:11
Last Modified:	27 Apr 2017 04:11
URI:	http://eprints.usm.my/id/eprint/33664

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