●There is about the same amount of water on Earth now as there was millions of years ago.
●Nearly 97 percent of all the world's water is salty or otherwise undrinkable.Another 2 percent is ice.Then there only leaves 1 percent for all our needs.
●Water regulates(调节)the Earth's temperature.It also regulates the temperature of the human body!
●More water is used in the bathroom than any other place in the home.
●A dripping faucet(龙头)can waste up to 7,570 L of water a year.
Amazing?Then why not help to save water?You should know that whether at home or at school, you can do things like this to save water:
◆Turn off the water in your bathroom while you brush your teeth.
◆Take shorter showers.
◆Don't let the water run constantly(不间断地)while you're washing dishes.
◆Fill a bottle with tap water and put it in the fridge, rather than running the water every time you want a cold drink!