World Water Day: Earth’s freshwater reveals new species & faces mounting threats

Mongabay
Mar 22, 2026, 5:48 pm119 ptsTrending
Water covers most of our planet, yet less than 3% of it is freshwater and most of it is contained in glaciers, making it not readily usable. Contamination and overuse threaten the valuable supplies of freshwater that humans and other animals, especially aquatic organisms, depend on to live. On World Water Day,…

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