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Sustaining
and
Maintaining
Life
on
Earth
Authors:
Stella
Joy
and
Tara
Joy
Abstract:
The
sustenance
of
the
incredible
variety
of
species...
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1
Sustaining
and
Maintaining
Life
on
Earth
Authors:
Stella
Joy
and
Tara
Joy
Abstract:
The
sustenance
of
the
incredible
variety
of
species
and
biodiversity
on
planet
Earth
throughout
millennia
has
been
largely
dependent
on
the
abundance
of
water
that
exists
here.
Water
covers
more
than
three
quarters
of
the
Earth s
surface
but
only
3%
of
it
is
fresh
water.
Of
this
2%
is
found
in
ice
caps
and
glaciers
and
1%
in
underground
sources,
rivers,
streams,
lakes
and
the
atmosphere.
However
due
to
numerous
factors,
fresh
water
has
become
and
is
being
seriously
depleted
worldwide.
Countries
all
around
the
world,
including
those
whose
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