In Soweto, South Africa, residents queue up for fresh water. In a favela in Rio de Janeiro, residents collect it from a naturally-occurring small stream.
Two men carry water from Brahmaputra River on World Water Day in Guwahati, India, March 22, 2024. Residents sit in a dam of Unda River, ahead of World Water Day, in Klungkung, Bali, Indonesia, Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Residents collect drinking water that falls naturally down a mountain in the Rocinha favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, March 18, 2024.
Only around 3% of Earth’s surface is covered in fresh water, and much of that is locked up in ice or soil, but the sources that humans and animals draw from are plentiful and varied.
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