Water scarcity

How many percent of the fresh water on Earth is found in icecaps and glaciers?

• 99

• 0.3

• 68

• 30

Most people have heard Earth referred to as "the water planet."

• True

• False

What has made water management planning far more challenging?

• Greenhouse effect

• Climate change

• Global warming

• Plastic pollution

How many of the world’s 20 megacities are now experiencing water scarcity or drought conditions?

• 4

• 12

• 7

• 14

Of all major disasters in the world between 1995 and 2015, how many percent were weather-related events?

• 90

• 93

• 87

• 75

How many human lives have been claimed by floods?

• 200,000

• 89,000

• 157,000

• 121,000

Weather-related disasters displaced more than two million Americans from their homes.

• True

• False