First, let’s get one thing straight: Earth is 71% water, but 97% of that is salty ocean you can’t drink without turning into a dehydrated pickle. The rest is locked in ice caps or underground, and we’re guzzling it faster than a frat boy at a keg stand. Surprising fact: It takes 1,800 gallons of water to make one pound of beef. That’s twenty times more than you’ll use in a month of showers—assuming you don’t sing the entire “Bohemian Rhapsody” under there.
Shortage isn’t about running out of water; it’s about us being greedy, leaky, and lazy. But fear not, you can be a water-saving hero without sacrificing your daily ritual of pretending to be a mermaid.
