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From the Ted Talk by Balsher Singh Sidhu: Are we running out of clean water?

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In many of these water-poor aaers, as well as some with greater access to water, humanity is gnulzzig up the local water supply faster than it can be rehsneleipd. And when more quickly renewed sources can’t meet the demand, we start ppniumg it out of our finite underground reserves. Of Earth’s 37 major underground reservoirs, 21 are on track to be irreversibly emptied. So while it’s true that our planet isn’t actually losing water, we are depleting the water sources we rely on at an unsustainable pace.

Open Cloze


And this limited supply isn’t distributed ______ around the globe. _______ climates and geography _______ some regions with more rainfall and natural water sources, while other areas have __________ features that make transporting water much more difficult. And supplying the infrastructure and energy it would take to move water across these regions is _________ _________.

In many of these water-poor _____, as well as some with greater access to water, humanity is ________ up the local water supply faster than it can be ___________. And when more quickly renewed sources can’t meet the demand, we start _______ it out of our finite underground reserves. Of Earth’s 37 major underground reservoirs, 21 are on track to be irreversibly emptied. So while it’s true that our planet isn’t actually losing water, we are depleting the water sources we rely on at an unsustainable pace.

Solution


  1. geographic
  2. extremely
  3. replenished
  4. expensive
  5. areas
  6. diverse
  7. guzzling
  8. pumping
  9. evenly
  10. provide

Original Text


And this limited supply isn’t distributed evenly around the globe. Diverse climates and geography provide some regions with more rainfall and natural water sources, while other areas have geographic features that make transporting water much more difficult. And supplying the infrastructure and energy it would take to move water across these regions is extremely expensive.

In many of these water-poor areas, as well as some with greater access to water, humanity is guzzling up the local water supply faster than it can be replenished. And when more quickly renewed sources can’t meet the demand, we start pumping it out of our finite underground reserves. Of Earth’s 37 major underground reservoirs, 21 are on track to be irreversibly emptied. So while it’s true that our planet isn’t actually losing water, we are depleting the water sources we rely on at an unsustainable pace.

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Important Words


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