Section 4 Fresh Water and Glaciers

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What percent of the water on Earth is freshwater?

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2.5%

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What accounts for the largest reservoir of freshwater on Earth?

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Glacial ice

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What percentage of freshwater is trapped in glaciers and ice caps?

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60%

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The Tuni glacier provides what percentage of water to La Paz, Bolivia?

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20%

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What consequences have the Bolivians suffered as a result of climate change?

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Water scarcity due to drought; depleted reservoirs; water rationing

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How much ice has the glacier lost in the last 20 years?

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23 billion tons of ice per year for the last two decades

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What has the government done to help with the scarcity of water?

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Construct new reservoirs; Creating new water supply lines that draw from the Highlands

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Peru has lost what percentage of tropical glaciers in the past 6 decades?

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56%

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What is causing the loss of glacial ice?

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Climate change/warming temperatures

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How many people benefit from the water that comes from glacial ice in Peru?

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20 million