Respuesta :
This is because only 2.5% of water present on earth is fresh water and is potable. This fresh water is not easily available to everyone on earth, which is why water shortages are a major problem for many people on earth.
About 71% of the World is covered by water and only 29% is land. Still, freshwater is scarce only 3% left as most rivers and lakes dry up, glaciers are melting and sea levels are rising.
- Water scarcity has been a problem for many decades since the dawn of the industrial revolution.
- Most parts of the world have no or low access to freshwater. As global warming and climate heat the water reserves, lack of rainfall, and increasing desertification are a cause of concern.
- Overconsumption of resources leads to depletion of forest and forest control clouds and rainfall. Lack of rainfall leads to groundwater deficiency as people face water shortages.
Hence this is the case.
Learn more about the water covering over two-thirds of the earth. yet water shortages are a major problem.
brainly.com/question/1944824.