"75% of the earth's surface is water, and only 1% is safely available for us to use." Dr. Phillip Allen stated during his presentation at Focus Frostburg yesterday. His presentation entitled "Water, Water Everywhere. (Maybe Soon) Not a Drop to Drink Anywhere" was trying to raise awareness about water. He described how it is such a significant natural resource that if "you have water, you have power," Dr. Allen said. It helps transfer energy so easily. Without water, our earth couldn't survive because our lives are so dependent on water. Each country on Earth is having a quality of water issue. There is a significant shortage and soon we might be out of safe water as a whole.
During the presentation, Dr. Allen played a game show he called, "Would you Like a Drink?" He picked six people out of the audience and asked each if they would drink the water that may or may not be safe to drink. The very first one was not safe to drink. It would leave you in the bathroom for the next 48 hours. This was to show that one out of every six people do not have access to fresh water. Also during the presentation, Dr. Allen asked an audience member to count to twenty slowly. After they reached it, he said "a child just died from needing water." Every twenty seconds, a child dies from lack of water. That is how valuable water is.
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