Illustration by Jack Cook, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (©) Howard Perlman, USGS
This image from the USGS shows the size of a sphere that would contain all of Earth's water in comparison to the size of the Earth.
Wow, right?
Double wow when you consider that the sphere includes "all the water in the oceans, seas, ice caps, lakes
and rivers as well as groundwater, atmospheric water, and even the water
in you, your dog, and your tomato plant."
I shared this with my 4th grade water-loving-mermaid daughter, and she was distraught. "It looks like it might just disappear," she sighed.
I told her that the point of the picture is to illustrate how precious our water is. Treasure it, worship it, conserve it, but don't take it for granted.
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