The World and Water... Facts and Figures

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">ArabiaWeather.com- <strong>Water</strong> is an essential element on the globe and the most available on its surface and in its interior. It is also one of the most important elements that man needs in his daily life.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="line-height:1.6em">Here are some <strong>important facts about the world and water:</strong></span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="line-height:1.6em">-</span> <span style="line-height:1.6em">A person can live for about a month without food, but no more than one week without water.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="line-height:1.6em">Taking</span> <span style="line-height:1.6em">a five-minute shower in the United States equals what a person in a slum in the developing world consumes for an entire day.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="line-height:1.6em">Water</span> <span style="line-height:1.6em">prevents or relieves headaches.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> A child in sub-Saharan Africa is more <span style="line-height:1.6em">than</span> <span style="line-height:1.6em">500 times more likely to die of diarrhea than in Europe.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="line-height:1.6em">Drinking</span> <span style="line-height:1.6em">water greatly reduces joint and back pain.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="line-height:1.6em">- 90%</span> <span style="line-height:1.6em">of wastewater in developing countries ends up in rivers or streams without any purification or refining.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="line-height:1.6em">Clean drinking water is essential for the proper mental and physical development of a child</span> <span style="line-height:1.6em">.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="line-height:1.6em">80% of all diseases in the developing world are caused by water</span> <span style="line-height:1.6em">.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="line-height:1.6em">Drinking</span> <span style="line-height:1.6em">water gives a clear effect on the skin and it becomes clearer and brighter.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="line-height:1.6em">It</span> <span style="line-height:1.6em">takes about 300 liters of water to make one sheet of paper.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The digestive <span style="line-height:1.6em">system</span> <span style="line-height:1.6em">needs a good amount of water to properly digest food.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Half <span style="line-height:1.6em">of</span> <span style="line-height:1.6em">the schools in the world do not have access to clean water or adequate sanitation facilities.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="line-height:1.6em">Drinking</span> <span style="line-height:1.6em">a good amount of water reduces the risk of heart attacks.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="line-height:1.6em">Almost</span> <span style="line-height:1.6em">4 million people die annually from water-related diseases.</span></p>