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is stored in ice caps and glaciers, 30 percent is groundwater, and less than 1 percent is surface water like lakes and rivers. This freshwater is essential for supporting ecosystems, agriculture, and human survival.
Water covers about 70 percent of the Earth's surface.
Approximately 70% of Earth's freshwater is located in ice caps and glaciers, mainly in Antarctica and Greenland. This frozen freshwater is not readily accessible for human use.
In a way, 72% of Earth approx. is covered in water. Only 3% is freshwater. So only 4% of earth is freshwater. 2/3 of that 3% is locked in ice caps. So 2.7% of earths water is frozen. Only .75% of Earths water is in rivers. That is hardly 1% of space on Earth. The rest is frozen in Glaciers, which is .25%. Only .03% of Earth is made up of Glacial ice.
Approximately 0.3% of the earth's hydrosphere is available for human use as freshwater. The rest is saltwater found in oceans and seas.
Antarctica has around 70 percent of the world's freshwater, mostly in the form of ice. This vast ice sheet holds a significant amount of the planet's fresh water resources, which, if melted, could contribute to rising sea levels.