The Antarctic contains about 90% of the Earth's supply of freshwater, much of it in the form of glaciers.

南极蕴藏着地球上90%的淡水资源，其中大部分是以冰川的形式存在的。

The ice-cap contains almost 70% of the world's fresh water and 90% of its ice, but with very low snowfall, most of the continent technically falls unbelievably into the category of desert!

冰盖富含世界上几乎70%的淡水资源和90%的冰雪，但是降雪量非常低。难以置信的是，大洲的多数地区是沙漠地貌！

It's the number-one driver of biodiversity loss, by a lot, number-one driver of deforestation and land-use change, number-one use of the world's dwindling freshwater.

是生物多样性损失的动力，是森林砍伐和土地用途改变的动力，是世界淡水资源消耗的头号大户。

Earth's freshwater supply is getting dirtier, saltier, and scarcer.

地球的淡水资源变得越来越污浊、越来越、越来越稀少。

And reduce the human consumption of freshwater resources from lakes and rivers.

并减少人类对湖泊和河流淡水资源的消耗。

It reconnects the freshwater from Lake Okeechobee to the heart of the central Everglades.

该项目把比湖的淡水资源重新引入大沼泽地中心地带。

But now it is being considered quite seriously by many nations, especially since scientists have warned that the human race will outgrow its fresh water supply faster than it runs out of food.

然而现在，许多国家正相当认真地考虑这件事情，特别是在科学家们发出警告之后。科学家们认为人类将在耗尽粮食之前首先耗尽淡水资源。

Of the remaining fresh water, scientists estimate that just one percent is easily accessible.

就余下的淡水资源而言，科学家估计，只有1%的水源是可获取的。

China has 20% of the world's population but only 7% of its fresh water.

中国拥有地球上五分之的人口，但是只拥有地球上7%的淡水资源。

The UN focuses on a different aspect of freshwater every year.

每年，联合国会选择不同方面来宣传淡水资源。

That could push them to make bigger steps to protect freshwater resources.

这可能会促使他们采取更大的措施来保护淡水资源。

This combines with limited freshwater in Indian to create a bigger problem.

再加上印度淡水资源有限，从而造成了个更大的问题。

So that essentially left only Kauai, Oahu, Maui, and Hawaii, the four biggest islands and the most mountainous islands that receive the most rainfall and have the most available freshwater resources.

因此，本只剩下考艾岛、欧胡岛、毛伊岛和夏威夷这四个最大的岛屿，也是降雨量最多、淡水资源最丰富的多山岛屿。

So there has been mass protests and concern as people are wondering where this fresh water is going to come from because it's likely going to come from their personal fresh water sources.

因此，当地爆发了大规模抗议和担忧，人们在质疑这些淡水将从哪里来，因为很可能会来自他们的个人淡水资源。

With California experiencing one of the worst droughts in the state's history, access to fresh water has never been more important or more difficult.

而加利福尼亚正在经历这个国家有史以来最严重的次旱灾，淡水资源从未如此重要，水资源的获得也未如此艰辛。

Now researchers think they have at least some answers, because a new analysis finds that the statues are situated near sources of freshwater.

现在，研究人员认为他们至少找到了些答案，因为项新的分析发现，这些雕像坐落在淡水资源附近。

Today, one-third of Earth's land surface and 75% of its freshwater resources are used for crop and livestock production.

在今天，地球三分之的陆地表面和四分之三的淡水资源被用于农业和畜牧业的生产上。

In fact, Australia has an estimated 492 cubic kilometers worth of renewable freshwater resources which is more than a lot of countries with significantly higher populations.

事实上，澳大利亚的可再生淡水资源估计有 492 立方公里，比许多人口众多的国家还要多。

The 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development recommended an international day to celebrate freshwater.

1992年，在联合国环境与发展大会上，提议创立国际节日来珍惜淡水资源。

Meaning that fresh water is much scarcer to come by on Molokai and it further doesn't have any significant harbors like Oahu has with Honolulu and Pearl Harbor.

这意味着莫洛凯岛的淡水资源更加稀缺，而且它也不像欧胡岛那样拥有檀香山和珍珠港这样的重要港口。