Are we running out of clean water? - Balsher Singh Sidhu

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Despite water covering 71% of the planet’s surface, more than half the world’s population endures extreme water scarcity for at least one month a year. Current estimates predict that by 2040, up to 20 more countries could be experiencing water shortages. These statistics raise a startling question: is the Earth running out of clean water? Balsher Singh Sidhu takes a closer look at water consumption.
Lesson by Balsher Singh Sidhu, directed by Kozmonot Animation Studio.
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  • @TEDEd
    @TEDEd5 жыл бұрын

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  • @Jumpyluff

    @Jumpyluff

    5 жыл бұрын

    Feed crops gatorade

  • @vatanrangani8033

    @vatanrangani8033

    5 жыл бұрын

    I would want ted to make an video on world population problem and do some research and come up with numbers and solutions for developing countries . Also I grew thinking this alot ... Like what if only 2 billion people lived on earth and stuff. It's an idea I don't really see people talking about and having concerns .. I would like you to uptake something from here ..

  • @jacobandrews2663

    @jacobandrews2663

    5 жыл бұрын

    I gave an Idea. Stop the meat industry

  • @vatanrangani8033

    @vatanrangani8033

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@jacobandrews2663 thats not necessary if we have lower population and I am vegetarian myself and I think this is way to future

  • @phoenixflamegames1

    @phoenixflamegames1

    5 жыл бұрын

    Why do you need be under 18? Just curious (also I just turned 18 this year😔)

  • @kennethsummers6857
    @kennethsummers68575 жыл бұрын

    The music is exceptionally pleasant and how fitting.

  • @mikelor84

    @mikelor84

    5 жыл бұрын

    there were moments when the music felt like a water clock ticking, I was picturing in my mind a hourglass that drips water droplets instead of a sand stream, ticking an anxious countdown. it was counting the time we got left on this green planet, and that's gonna run out eventually if we don't stop wasting our precious fresh water

  • @kennethsummers6857

    @kennethsummers6857

    5 жыл бұрын

    Being hearted by TED-Ed is the greatest honour for me.

  • @ddogancay

    @ddogancay

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for your lovely comments about the music I did. Feeling lucky and very happy to work with Kozmonot Animation Studio and TED-Ed again.

  • @animegirl7364

    @animegirl7364

    5 жыл бұрын

    Deniz Doğançay Is there any video with just this music piece? It’s so beautiful to listen to!

  • @ddogancay

    @ddogancay

    5 жыл бұрын

    ​@@animegirl7364 Thank you but unfortunately there is no video with just the music. Although it is my composition, I did it on demand just for this video so they come together as a package. Sorry...

  • @alreeves9601
    @alreeves96015 жыл бұрын

    This is better than most “save water” advertisements because it tells you why there’s a problem not just what to do

  • @Automaton_unit

    @Automaton_unit

    Жыл бұрын

    i drink water becuz i need to drink

  • @Automaton_unit

    @Automaton_unit

    Жыл бұрын

    @been guy I NEED TO DRINK

  • @Hamanfeu
    @Hamanfeu5 жыл бұрын

    The ANIMATION The IDEA The CYCLES JUST Pure BEAUTY!

  • @HigherPlanes

    @HigherPlanes

    5 жыл бұрын

    lol

  • @r6vens933

    @r6vens933

    5 жыл бұрын

    U got heart

  • @GKZI

    @GKZI

    5 жыл бұрын

    Kozmonot animation studio

  • @lbarreda

    @lbarreda

    4 жыл бұрын

    And with a powerful message too

  • @hridayvadan5048

    @hridayvadan5048

    3 жыл бұрын

    🎉🎉🎉

  • @Sieger1
    @Sieger15 жыл бұрын

    Water doesn't grow on trees after all

  • @Mlgtrek334

    @Mlgtrek334

    5 жыл бұрын

    wet

  • @mrmaimott7844

    @mrmaimott7844

    5 жыл бұрын

    It doesn't "grow" but water does come out of trees

  • @MrMineHeads.

    @MrMineHeads.

    5 жыл бұрын

    It grows out of trees ;)

  • @emelgiefro

    @emelgiefro

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@mrmaimott7844 >>>>>>>>>>>>>> The joke.^^^ You.

  • @lordjesuschrist4459

    @lordjesuschrist4459

    5 жыл бұрын

    You Might be wondering First Why Desert Has no Trees maybe Tress can't Grow water but tress can grow Life.. Animals and even human itself.

  • @v.harshavardhanarepalli2869
    @v.harshavardhanarepalli28695 жыл бұрын

    Excellent animation....👌👌

  • @ExcellentLeoSilinda

    @ExcellentLeoSilinda

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hi

  • @rattat5372

    @rattat5372

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lacks outlines...

  • @kiryu11111
    @kiryu111115 жыл бұрын

    But will you guys expand on how industries like the golfing and other sport industries spend tons of gallons of drinking water on lawns. How reservoir are being used in Nevada for Golf Courses rather than sustaining the public. Agriculture is part of our lives, while wasteful leisures arent, especially if those leisures are at the expense of peoples literal survival. I adore these videos about saving the earth, but this deflects from greater issues. You are masters of non-partisan debates and conversations and can really do address outliers that effect so much more of our lives, that are right under our noses.

  • @chieuleyang6768

    @chieuleyang6768

    4 жыл бұрын

    Dan Eul Kim i don’t think that really consumes nearly as much water becus it’s only a one time process

  • @kiryu11111

    @kiryu11111

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@chieuleyang6768 you ever been to a golf course? Its real grass bro and grass needs hella water if its gonna be green year round. Especially in a desert like Nevada

  • @chieuleyang6768

    @chieuleyang6768

    4 жыл бұрын

    Dan Eul Kim oh I thought the grass in Golf courses was fake becus the grass in my school field is fake

  • @chieuleyang6768

    @chieuleyang6768

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sorry

  • @kiryu11111

    @kiryu11111

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@chieuleyang6768 No worries, its really messed up how many acres of just pure grass are upkept, its insane!

  • @d4r00d7
    @d4r00d75 жыл бұрын

    Two buckets of water makes an infinite water source

  • @timothychong9452

    @timothychong9452

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lol us minecrafters. Other people would be confused.

  • @codgamer9235

    @codgamer9235

    4 жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂

  • @casesater

    @casesater

    4 жыл бұрын

    it is one a cauldron

  • @flowy2474

    @flowy2474

    4 жыл бұрын

    D4R00D who would of thought we are ahead of everyone else?

  • @konieczkowksie

    @konieczkowksie

    4 жыл бұрын

    I say no. r/wooosh: *Hello there*

  • @HeyyBrey
    @HeyyBrey5 жыл бұрын

    This video is very well done. One note to make is humans, while some do things that are very reckless to our environment, there are others who are doing amazing good for our planet. Humans are smart and we will find ways to go around these crisis’ that our predecessors left us with. That’s why it’s so important to educate ourselves and our children. As well as support new ideas and companies who are trying to produce cleaner, more efficient energy and farming techniques. It may be a little scary to look at the future, but with each generation we are becoming more informed of our footprint on the earth. And with each little decision we make to help the environment the more our youth will see that and grow up to hopefully make the big changes for our planet. Just wanted to give a little positivity to those who might be discouraged.

  • @bramble8109

    @bramble8109

    5 жыл бұрын

    life is not a movie. Sometimes the good dont always win. Keep thinking positive but also don't forget reality.

  • @Rall707

    @Rall707

    5 жыл бұрын

    Positivity is definitely needed. But the biggest issue in regard to this, is the speed in which we develop these new solutions, and the reforming of the existing ones. Economic growth is still the highest priority to lawmakers and industries, due to globalized capitalism. If we don't change this priority, globally, it will result in the demise of civilization as we know it.

  • @HeyyBrey

    @HeyyBrey

    5 жыл бұрын

    Bramble you can still be positive but be grounded in reality. I’m not saying to just shut your eyes and pretend everything will work out. But just to look for and support people who are trying to do good. Or if you find yourself able to make a change, make that change! You don’t need be a pessimist to get change and be more in tuned with reality. In fact you will rarely see a positive change if you’re looking at everything negatively. Just my two sense. ❤️

  • @spiritnc2031

    @spiritnc2031

    5 жыл бұрын

    sad sad thing is that US government is not believing in climate change, and pollution continues to increase global warming which is melting glaciers and flooding planet and making little islands disappear , now 8 metres of glaciers ice has melted it keeps melting , i want to stop it WE want to stop it but if we don’t like Stephen Hawking said that in 600 years our planet earth will be burning hot if we don’t do anything to stop it , it makes me sad , im only 12 year old that is trying to change something.......

  • @bored_potato

    @bored_potato

    5 жыл бұрын

    Finally, a real, living person who doesn't look at a dystopian future.

  • @BobMcCoy
    @BobMcCoy5 жыл бұрын

    *These are some **_clean_** animations!*

  • @rydemk4168

    @rydemk4168

    5 жыл бұрын

    *That’s some clean water right there*

  • @kimmemestar7749

    @kimmemestar7749

    5 жыл бұрын

    yes

  • @joshuaramirez5399
    @joshuaramirez53995 жыл бұрын

    Instead of using water to make ramen,just eat the block of ramen uncooked

  • @despicablepenguin

    @despicablepenguin

    5 жыл бұрын

    Lol that would just be extremely unhealthy 😂

  • @CometZ

    @CometZ

    4 жыл бұрын

    Despicable Penguin instant ramen/noodles is already deep fried. Us indonesian eat it everytime uncooked if were lazy

  • @rayalexander2281

    @rayalexander2281

    3 жыл бұрын

    Isnt that just the main diet of a college student

  • @Brandonhayhew

    @Brandonhayhew

    4 ай бұрын

    just eat dry foods

  • @Mlgtrek334
    @Mlgtrek3345 жыл бұрын

    *africa wants to know your location*

  • @subscribetomyyoutubechanne1543

    @subscribetomyyoutubechanne1543

    5 жыл бұрын

    I'm from India

  • @Luke-jo2xi

    @Luke-jo2xi

    5 жыл бұрын

    That's mean

  • @xavier4563

    @xavier4563

    5 жыл бұрын

    Its a joke

  • @Dexduzdiz

    @Dexduzdiz

    5 жыл бұрын

    Send location

  • @hijack69

    @hijack69

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@subscribetomyyoutubechanne1543 the joke went over your head

  • @jatinsharma4476
    @jatinsharma44765 жыл бұрын

    We can't, as long as we turn the Tap off while brushing.

  • @pasteltessa8794

    @pasteltessa8794

    5 жыл бұрын

    Unfortunately this is a crazy little amount... It does help though!

  • @Spacemonkeymojo

    @Spacemonkeymojo

    5 жыл бұрын

    What kind of idiotic moron brushes their teeth with the tap on?

  • @xXxSkyViperxXx

    @xXxSkyViperxXx

    5 жыл бұрын

    #firstworldproblems

  • @stormysamreen7062

    @stormysamreen7062

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Spacemonkeymojo Yeah I know. I was equally as shocked. I saw many commercials on tv telling us not to waste water and turning the tap off while brushing, and i thought the same thing "What kind of idiotic moron brushes their teeth with the tap on?"

  • @Spacemonkeymojo

    @Spacemonkeymojo

    5 жыл бұрын

    Mujahid Syed great minds think alike!

  • @josephmanning2129
    @josephmanning21295 жыл бұрын

    I’m actually incredibly shocked by this. Not only the amount of water we go through daily but also the urgency to reduce it. Ithink I’ll start taking shorter showers now...

  • @thomassmith462

    @thomassmith462

    5 жыл бұрын

    Start by reducing meat consumption, more specifically red meat. Not saying to give up meat entirely, but try to replace one normal meal with a vegan meal each week. Raising live stock requires large amounts of water. Not saying agriculture doesn’t use large amounts of water either, but you have to factor in the amount of water need to grow feed for live stock too.

  • @JJs_playground

    @JJs_playground

    5 жыл бұрын

    Reduce meat consumption. That'll make a bigger impact that cutting down on your showers.

  • @Mahmoudellcabbarifassani

    @Mahmoudellcabbarifassani

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@JJs_playground i will eat meat i dont want to be a weak stick.

  • @Mahmoudellcabbarifassani

    @Mahmoudellcabbarifassani

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@thomassmith462 if i dont eat meat i will fly up by wind so ill eat.

  • @aditisk99

    @aditisk99

    2 жыл бұрын

    Or you could use buckets for bathing.

  • @NaturallyHarrison
    @NaturallyHarrison3 жыл бұрын

    Please discuss the importance of reducing water pollution as well. It's not just a question of how much freshwater is available but the quality and health of the freshwater source/supply. Thank you!

  • @WillaHerrera
    @WillaHerrera5 жыл бұрын

    I've always been amazed at how beautiful clean clear water comes right out of the ground here in California. The rice farming industry here in Northern California uses a massive amount of water that evaporates on a massive scale.

  • @risingraisings7012
    @risingraisings70125 жыл бұрын

    Thanos do your thing

  • @Adrenaline4P

    @Adrenaline4P

    5 жыл бұрын

    rising raisings LMFAO

  • @anhbayar11

    @anhbayar11

    4 жыл бұрын

    *CORONAVIRUS* *ENTERED* *THE* *CHAT*

  • @SergioapjChannel

    @SergioapjChannel

    4 жыл бұрын

    Millions are about to start not living

  • @alexanderveritas

    @alexanderveritas

    4 жыл бұрын

    **_Snaps fingers._**

  • @edwardtobiemejia7895

    @edwardtobiemejia7895

    3 жыл бұрын

    not nearly enough to undo the damage done but it's a start

  • @FranRojo91
    @FranRojo915 жыл бұрын

    Hi, amazing video, but I have a couple of questions: I'd had liked to know the stats separately of agriculture and cattle raising, especially since you said going vegetarian reduces 1/3 of the water consumption, does that means cattle raising consumes the other 2/3. also, a great part of the agriculture products are destined to cattle raising itself, does the 1/3 agriculture water includes the products destined to them? or which is the proportion destined for human consumption in correlation to the cattle raising. thanks in advance if you get to read and answer this comment !!

  • @subscribetomyyoutubechanne1543
    @subscribetomyyoutubechanne15435 жыл бұрын

    Can you make a video on: *Why we cannot make seawater usable?Why we aren't doing research on making it usable?* If you agree then like please 🙏🙏

  • @chrishifter

    @chrishifter

    5 жыл бұрын

    Somanshu Kumar we can turn seawater into clean drinking water, it’s just extremely expensive right now. I think eventually the cost will lower

  • @xabashdog

    @xabashdog

    5 жыл бұрын

    It is consumable after various processes, quite expensive wastes energy, in a way. Something that would currently out-sustain the benefits!

  • @jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735

    @jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735

    5 жыл бұрын

    We CAN Ever heard of desalination plants and NEWater?

  • @LPempty

    @LPempty

    5 жыл бұрын

    Countries in the Middle East are already doing it so

  • @Baxtexx

    @Baxtexx

    5 жыл бұрын

    This is basically where all the water in Dubai comes from, distilled seawater. The process is expensive, has an environmental impact and uses a lot of energy.

  • @Jarod-vg9wq
    @Jarod-vg9wq5 жыл бұрын

    The animation and editing and design of this channel deserve a reward.

  • @TheScienceBiome
    @TheScienceBiome5 жыл бұрын

    One can only hope, and persevere.

  • @chrishifter
    @chrishifter5 жыл бұрын

    Once water desalination plants become cheaper to build it will make water an infinite resource to use. We just need to figure out how to lower the cost.

  • @jayfawn8478

    @jayfawn8478

    5 жыл бұрын

    But still water in oceans should be drinkable so that no one get thirsty

  • @carlosa9108

    @carlosa9108

    5 жыл бұрын

    When people in power decide to prioritize for other needs, rather than selfish monetary gains. As creatures, it will not happen.

  • @daianad377

    @daianad377

    5 жыл бұрын

    And how to not polute the ocean with the brine that come from desalinated water. Besides, it's not a perfect technology because still it could harm the humans and the animals.

  • @robinsss

    @robinsss

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@daianad377 is there a perfect technology on the planet?

  • @robinsss

    @robinsss

    3 жыл бұрын

    @al-Haifawi the cost passed on to the consumer is small like 6 dollars a month added to the regular water bill

  • @wonderfulrainyday
    @wonderfulrainyday5 жыл бұрын

    That’s a question which’s answer scares me. A lot.

  • @LivingGuy484
    @LivingGuy4845 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the informative video! Is there any link or reference to the wonderful music used in the video?

  • @halohalo6395
    @halohalo63955 жыл бұрын

    Is it just me, when i watch ted-ed videos like this weekly i feel like i'm gaining knowledge/ becoming smarter...

  • @TTT-uk3cn
    @TTT-uk3cn5 жыл бұрын

    The corrections of various types required for atleast 50 years or till the underground water table is risen good. Use alternate good quality temporary materials. Ban on all concrete constructions like multistorey, Underground tunneling for metro projects. Use of crops requiring least water i.e ban on rice plantations till safe. The world has to control on their taste buds till the right time. Harvest water drop by drop by placing winter fog nets. Harvest rain water by everybody. Dig out water storage tanks. It's now or never.

  • @dontvisitmypage564
    @dontvisitmypage5645 жыл бұрын

    Wait, red meat? Isn't the meat which requires much more water than any vegetable? 80% of the agricultural water goes on feeding the livestock and growing plants for them...

  • @Lucas43434

    @Lucas43434

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yes, I'm disappointed with the end of this video. A big reason animal products require so much water is because crops have to be grown to feed the livestock, when we could just be eating the crops ourselves. I don't know why ted would mention shelled nuts first and meat second.

  • @kazumades5283

    @kazumades5283

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Lucas43434 The creators probably thought people would disregard veganism for a sustainable future. Even if veganism is the best way to reduce our environmental footprint, Ted-ed understands the hate/backlash it would receive. That and they also might be biased so they can continue eating their meat because most plant based foods are significantly way more sustainable than any meat ever grown.

  • @sm6756

    @sm6756

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yes livestock products have water footprints much greater than those of crops and their derivatives. In the scale of 10 times more (as average)

  • @phoenixflamegames1

    @phoenixflamegames1

    5 жыл бұрын

    I mean, I will eat less meat but I will never stop eating it. Unless you can provide me with a replacement that tastes exactly the same

  • @DariusAlexanderMusic

    @DariusAlexanderMusic

    5 жыл бұрын

    Sadly, suggest to someone [especially Americans] to stop eating meat and they immediately shut down or become incensed. I'm not from a professional psychology background (I only have an interest), but it seems to me to be a response of the discontinuity of presenting someone with an idea that makes sense but they simply do not want to accept: The bad feelings come from their Cognitive Bias - the ego being unable to consolidate these two competing ideas. I actually think very sly, subdued attempts like this video might be the best way to get to people.

  • @randomuser8559
    @randomuser85592 жыл бұрын

    I suggest that people buy buckets and fill them up with water and use those to take a bath instead of a long shower. That's what we do here in the Philippines, it saves so much more water!

  • @TheRaju991
    @TheRaju9915 жыл бұрын

    Really love the animation on this one. Superb Job!

  • @trixh8696
    @trixh86963 жыл бұрын

    We can use the process distillation to separate salt from water and use the water that we distilled for drinking purpose and agricultural use , We can use fog catchers And Solar powered water filtration

  • @Luke-py8wi

    @Luke-py8wi

    3 жыл бұрын

    Great idea

  • @Aihoshino24

    @Aihoshino24

    3 жыл бұрын

    But most probably it's very very difficult and expensive

  • @nihiqallam5616

    @nihiqallam5616

    2 жыл бұрын

    So beastly draining the ocean causing more problems

  • @haris0456

    @haris0456

    2 жыл бұрын

    To much energy

  • @kaedenwebb7623

    @kaedenwebb7623

    Жыл бұрын

    Very expensive

  • @BobMcCoy
    @BobMcCoy5 жыл бұрын

    *_Water_** these amazing animations?!*

  • @subhasarkar7465
    @subhasarkar74655 жыл бұрын

    What a creative way of showing this 👏👏👏👏

  • @masudhassan3363
    @masudhassan33635 жыл бұрын

    A great video with a greater narration and brilliant animations

  • @MeFreddrick
    @MeFreddrick5 жыл бұрын

    Haven't we already found ways to purify salt water (desalination) for consumption and cultivation? I thought people have been doing it for decades now.

  • @franzliszt7965

    @franzliszt7965

    2 жыл бұрын

    There is, but I heard that the amount of energy necessary is really high and that it is therefore not that sustainable...

  • @Moses_VII

    @Moses_VII

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@franzliszt7965 unsustainable and expensive.

  • @V3NQM69
    @V3NQM695 жыл бұрын

    Why are you running?

  • @kierankumar8946
    @kierankumar89465 жыл бұрын

    Ted ed is great ,educational and not boring AWESOME

  • @uchiwasasukesusanoo
    @uchiwasasukesusanoo5 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video, can we have a TED-Ed about salt water desalination ?

  • @poweroffriendship2.0
    @poweroffriendship2.05 жыл бұрын

    *_Ocean Man take me by the hand to the land if you understand..._*

  • @DrRandomStranger

    @DrRandomStranger

    5 жыл бұрын

    WEEEEEN!

  • @sukhjeetsingh5047
    @sukhjeetsingh50475 жыл бұрын

    Sidhu Saab ❤️.... Naam padh k aagya notification ch... Proud PS - Sidhu sir, please study how much water every year we give to paddy in PUNJAB only and if we replace paddy with other crop how much water we can save.!

  • @Diikutin
    @Diikutin5 жыл бұрын

    Wow this is the best animated ted ed video ive seen yet 🤩

  • @mr.anirbangoswami
    @mr.anirbangoswami5 жыл бұрын

    Amazing amazing amazing. These videos never fail to inspire me. Whatever the reason be.

  • @feynstein1004
    @feynstein10045 жыл бұрын

    This is going to be a long one. At first I thought freshwater shortage shouldn't exist because water doesn't vanish after we use it. But I realized that once we consume freshwater, it turns into sewage, which needs sewage treatment plants to be acceptable enough to return to the environment. While the treated water is technically freshwater, it can't be used because people wouldn't be comfortable with it. This freshwater gets mixed into rivers and ends up in the oceans, turning into saltwater. The only way for it to turn back into freshwater is through the water cycle, which we can't control and stays pretty much unchanged, or via desalination plants, which are extremely costly. So the reason we're having or will be having a water shortage is because we've found a very easy way to turn freshwater into saltwater but not the reverse. In other words, our freshwater consumption is increasing (because of increasing population and industrialization) but its supply is constant, or decreasing even, as glaciers and polar ice melt. This seems problematic but it can be easily fixed by increasing our freshwater supply. Even recycling sewage water would be a permanent solution because as our consumption increases, the amount of recycled water increases as well. It's a self-sustaining system. Or perhaps we'll find some other way to do it.

  • @turk639

    @turk639

    5 жыл бұрын

    But we are already taking the water out of the river, and than put the cleaned water in the river. It's not like we magically lose water somewhere when it hits the sea

  • @feynstein1004

    @feynstein1004

    5 жыл бұрын

    @GearsW You are correct but we always pump in water from the upstream of a river where it is the purest and then pump out the treated water to the downstream of it, where it is rarely reused. We could totally reuse that water but there would probably be huge public backlash over it. And while we don't lose the total water when it hits the sea, we do lose quite a bit of freshwater. Once it hits the sea, it mixes with the saltwater there and becomes saltwater itself, which is so costly to turn back into freshwater that it's much cheaper to just pump more water from our original river upstream. Hence our only source of freshwater is the river upstream. And the river does not have an infinite supply of water. We cannot pump more water of out it than flows through it, otherwise it will dry up. Hence the problem.

  • @turk639

    @turk639

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@feynstein1004 we pump out of rivers up and downstream of rivers. We use the river as another step for water treatment

  • @feynstein1004

    @feynstein1004

    5 жыл бұрын

    @GearsW We do? I wasn't aware of that. Well, if we do recycle then it's even better.

  • @hazardeur

    @hazardeur

    5 жыл бұрын

    before even thinking about if your post makes sense, I saw "self sustaining system". There is no such thing.

  • @diamondjub2318
    @diamondjub23185 жыл бұрын

    idea, catch clouds in a net and juice them for their clean water

  • @shikhasinha736
    @shikhasinha7365 жыл бұрын

    Can we use crispr for making plants which consume and transpire less?

  • @TerribleTrace
    @TerribleTrace5 жыл бұрын

    A video that goes deeper into the underground aquifers would be great people who don't live around a huge one don't understand the importance of them being preserved.

  • @AlexI
    @AlexI5 жыл бұрын

    You mentioned that the majority of our eater is used for agriculture, but neglected to mention that the VAST MAJORITY of that water goes to ANIMAL AGRICULTURE. Adopting a vegan diet is the most sustainable lifestyle choice. ❤❤🌱🌎

  • @de0509
    @de05095 жыл бұрын

    Cody's Lab did a great video explaining aquifers and why they are a finite resource

  • @farisakmal2722
    @farisakmal27225 жыл бұрын

    The beautiful animation...

  • @fahrenheit8071
    @fahrenheit80715 жыл бұрын

    I feel thirsty while watching this video😂😂

  • @puxydow6650
    @puxydow66505 жыл бұрын

    Overpopulation is a serious issue indeed

  • @masonjarbeiler9569

    @masonjarbeiler9569

    5 жыл бұрын

    Most people aren't having children

  • @hazzmati

    @hazzmati

    5 жыл бұрын

    earth can support 11 billion people we are not overpopulated

  • @jayfawn8478

    @jayfawn8478

    5 жыл бұрын

    Overpopulation is only occurred in poor countries especially in africa

  • @jerichozorua999

    @jerichozorua999

    5 жыл бұрын

    I think a real life battle royale will solve the problem... sadly...

  • @michaelhalim511

    @michaelhalim511

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thats why im not gonna married.

  • @qrixzs
    @qrixzs5 жыл бұрын

    Yes we are.

  • @jamiehay1027
    @jamiehay10275 жыл бұрын

    *_Brilliant_*_ animations!_

  • @ArkOvu
    @ArkOvu5 жыл бұрын

    We need Thanos, he knows what to do.

  • @aditisk99

    @aditisk99

    2 жыл бұрын

    Totally agree. But maybe this time wipe out all humans.

  • @victor9
    @victor95 жыл бұрын

    Drink alcohol instead. It comes straight from the Gods

  • @aditisk99

    @aditisk99

    2 жыл бұрын

    You think alcohol doesn't use water?

  • @vardaansinghmann3708
    @vardaansinghmann37085 жыл бұрын

    Thank u Let's make our efforts everyday for water conservation

  • @minaumer1323
    @minaumer13235 жыл бұрын

    Amazing animation like usual

  • @sebastianelytron8450
    @sebastianelytron84505 жыл бұрын

    Bottled water is a joke. Nobody should pay for drinking water, ever.

  • @ralone8314

    @ralone8314

    5 жыл бұрын

    Then how about air in a bottle ?

  • @hwstar9416

    @hwstar9416

    5 жыл бұрын

    lmao wdym they arent gonna give it to you for free.

  • @pseudonymousbeing987

    @pseudonymousbeing987

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@ralone8314 Is this a Lorax reference

  • @evankurniawan1311

    @evankurniawan1311

    5 жыл бұрын

    Nobody should pay for good home too, ever. Also food. Also clothes. Also medicine Your argument is as strong as mine lol

  • @Arun-yb7en

    @Arun-yb7en

    5 жыл бұрын

    Soo true .but that's what everyone r doin. 4 money

  • @psp785
    @psp7855 жыл бұрын

    Not according to nestle

  • @dkaloger5720
    @dkaloger57205 жыл бұрын

    One better irrigation technic is to put a hose and make small holes so none of the water vaporizes

  • @mohammedrumaan2704
    @mohammedrumaan27045 жыл бұрын

    Love the animation.

  • @paranoidowl3085
    @paranoidowl30855 жыл бұрын

    Imagine if this was 60 fps

  • @unleashingpotential-psycho9433
    @unleashingpotential-psycho94335 жыл бұрын

    I think technology will make it so we never run out of clean water.

  • @patricks8430

    @patricks8430

    5 жыл бұрын

    Reverse osmosis exists

  • @Zex-4729

    @Zex-4729

    5 жыл бұрын

    but it takes time, and time doesn't wait.

  • @shitlordflytrap1078

    @shitlordflytrap1078

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Zex-4729 We've already run out, were working on overtime.

  • @pushp3907

    @pushp3907

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yes ... Necessity is the mother of all invention.

  • @anemated20

    @anemated20

    5 жыл бұрын

    Cold fusion can, too right?

  • @jcarlosklein3096
    @jcarlosklein30965 жыл бұрын

    Well all you need to do is like the island i live on, we pump water out of the ocean,purify it and then re-add some important minerals since the water would be so clean

  • @purgxzur1
    @purgxzur15 жыл бұрын

    How do you sign up for a kid Ted Ed talk, I'm probably not gonna do it but I wanna see

  • @TheGoblinoid
    @TheGoblinoid5 жыл бұрын

    What about eating insects?

  • @alexp.7637

    @alexp.7637

    5 жыл бұрын

    Nah dude. Insect are not my type.

  • @TheGoblinoid

    @TheGoblinoid

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@alexp.7637 Mass starvation and drought are not my type either. I'm just saying we'd save 99% of the water we use in agriculture by switching to insect, plus we'd have a better nutrition. The only barrier separating us from an insect-based diet is immaturity.

  • @robinsss

    @robinsss

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TheGoblinoid why don't we eat insects? it's not enough blood squirtin out of em

  • @ristocrat5061
    @ristocrat50614 жыл бұрын

    people in other countries: *thirsty* Me: *Sips a cup of water*

  • @cavemann_
    @cavemann_5 жыл бұрын

    My geography teacher touched upon that a few weeks ago, I am really happy to see a video about it so soon. Nice timing!

  • @mohammedaasim5216
    @mohammedaasim52165 жыл бұрын

    Thanks ted. Love from India.

  • @Glitchy_Boi

    @Glitchy_Boi

    5 жыл бұрын

    Aasim Assassin ew, tseries

  • @L4Vo5
    @L4Vo55 жыл бұрын

    1:19 "That leaves less than 1% for sustaining *all* life on earth." Yeah, that's right, folks. There's no life in the ocean.

  • @fernandofontenla8466

    @fernandofontenla8466

    5 жыл бұрын

    And this is not the only BS of the video! Should talk about population control and veganism.

  • @knosis

    @knosis

    5 жыл бұрын

    Lol. My automatic brain thought he meant "human life," rather than all life haha.

  • @emperium108

    @emperium108

    5 жыл бұрын

    Earth also refers to soil. So that statement is still literally correct.

  • @L4Vo5

    @L4Vo5

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@knosis It's like Marvel's "Thanos killed 50% of living beings" thing. If 50% of life was really dead, including 50% of the vital bacteria in our bodies, who knows what would happen.

  • @vikasagarwal9205

    @vikasagarwal9205

    5 жыл бұрын

    They obviously meant human life.

  • @victora73
    @victora735 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your knowledge

  • @carlengelhardt3272
    @carlengelhardt32725 жыл бұрын

    Other sites on the Internet state that the percentage of water used for agriculture is 70-75%, not 92%. So, what's the correct answer? I'm thinking 70% seems more likely.

  • @mozelb16
    @mozelb165 жыл бұрын

    Is there a MIDI file for the background music?

  • @pgakt
    @pgakt5 жыл бұрын

    Someone tell Slazo

  • @medhapathak2004

    @medhapathak2004

    5 жыл бұрын

    I was searching for this comment

  • @kigerneko
    @kigerneko5 жыл бұрын

    I think that if people would get 2 children max, that would help a lot too.

  • @BicBoi1984

    @BicBoi1984

    5 жыл бұрын

    *Africa disagrees*

  • @your-regina

    @your-regina

    5 жыл бұрын

    Isn't that like the average in most countries?

  • @kigerneko

    @kigerneko

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@your-regina Average, maybe. Or maybe the ideal image. But I know enough people who have more than that and I live in a country in the West. There are people who get more children because of their religion as well, like Catholics did a generation before. I'm not sure if they are still encouraged to get more though, but I do see people with 3 or more regularly.

  • @MythiPlayz

    @MythiPlayz

    5 жыл бұрын

    Actually, eventually we will be stuck at somewhere around 11billion, where some sort of "balance" will happen, where the number of newborns is going to be equal to the number of deaths (on average) thus creating equilibrium.

  • @jianhongshen360
    @jianhongshen3605 жыл бұрын

    I like this issue . This issue talk to the whole of world people that water is very important to humans

  • @gojosotaru4138
    @gojosotaru41385 жыл бұрын

    beautiful animation & background music

  • @nolfavrell4244
    @nolfavrell42445 жыл бұрын

    No, we're running out of gravity.

  • @alhassanali4829

    @alhassanali4829

    5 жыл бұрын

    what?

  • @abhaysharma914

    @abhaysharma914

    5 жыл бұрын

    We are running out of existential questions.

  • @jerichozorua999

    @jerichozorua999

    5 жыл бұрын

    If the whole population of China jumps at the same time, everyone in the whole world would all float into space

  • @Legend-ls3rm

    @Legend-ls3rm

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@jerichozorua999 nope, America would be too heavy.

  • @xelitez6438

    @xelitez6438

    5 жыл бұрын

    *When the pfp matches the comment*

  • @guntherdoesaliltrolling5757
    @guntherdoesaliltrolling57575 жыл бұрын

    The real question is are we running out of gravity

  • @rubengivoni6823
    @rubengivoni68235 жыл бұрын

    So proud of the fact that Ted-ed has the guts to explain that the main issue is by far, actually animal agriculture, which is an issue most organizations like Greenpeace aren't adressing. For anyone wanting to make a difference, I urge you to read "Cowspiracy".

  • @PhysicsByArpit2024
    @PhysicsByArpit20245 жыл бұрын

    Indian.....proud...great work

  • @ExcellentLeoSilinda
    @ExcellentLeoSilinda5 жыл бұрын

    The oceans are full of water duh

  • @jerry3790

    @jerry3790

    5 жыл бұрын

    This is exactly what the UAE was thinking.

  • @LouLou-to2mi

    @LouLou-to2mi

    5 жыл бұрын

    did you pay attention? maybe you evolved to drink sea water

  • @ExcellentLeoSilinda

    @ExcellentLeoSilinda

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@LouLou-to2mi You are so beautiful❤😭😍

  • @alexp.7637

    @alexp.7637

    5 жыл бұрын

    I hope this is a joke or I will lose my faith in humanity

  • @--SCIENCE

    @--SCIENCE

    5 жыл бұрын

    Go ahead, drink the salty ocean water. Does it taste good? Fulfill your thirst buds? 🤦‍♀️

  • @Crick1952
    @Crick19525 жыл бұрын

    We need to start eating more bugs. The biggest thing we can do is cut down on large livestock ranching (cows, pigs and sheep) They are disastrous for the environment, greenhouse gas creation, obesity epidemic, global poverty and the water shortage. If we were to replace even half of our consumption of these animals with other sources (insects for example) the world would be so much better off. The University of Wageningen has published a really cool report on this.

  • @natesalvato3605

    @natesalvato3605

    5 жыл бұрын

    It’s a good proposition but there’ll probably be more people that would prefer eating meats.

  • @realnoahsimpson

    @realnoahsimpson

    5 жыл бұрын

    Just stop eating animals. Simples.

  • @natesalvato3605

    @natesalvato3605

    5 жыл бұрын

    Noah Aubrey Linus Sorensen no

  • @detectiveassassin7937

    @detectiveassassin7937

    5 жыл бұрын

    I agree that we should eat less meat.

  • @imArEbElAngEl

    @imArEbElAngEl

    5 жыл бұрын

    Slimy… yet satisfying.

  • @strange_and_magnificent
    @strange_and_magnificent3 жыл бұрын

    Loving the music!

  • @rakibraihan5959
    @rakibraihan59595 жыл бұрын

    Please make a Video about why we can't use ocean Water.. Tnq..

  • @Tolu1994
    @Tolu19945 жыл бұрын

    Wow, I didn't know agriculture was so expensive (in terms of water)

  • @tablecloth2973

    @tablecloth2973

    5 жыл бұрын

    Wow I didn’t know your skin could be so orange

  • @angelofsarcasm4924
    @angelofsarcasm49245 жыл бұрын

    I have a global solution But I'll need a gauntlet and 6 infinity stones (I'm joking about going full Thanos...)

  • @rajatsrivastava329
    @rajatsrivastava3295 жыл бұрын

    Awesome as Always...

  • @frizzkidd
    @frizzkidd5 жыл бұрын

    Highly informative!

  • @bh8347
    @bh83475 жыл бұрын

    Ok so maybe we should stop drinking water

  • @nickzybeatz1174
    @nickzybeatz11745 жыл бұрын

    Like if you’re from NF

  • @cioarasorin5137
    @cioarasorin51373 жыл бұрын

    I would like for us to build a ton of special water stations that convert salty ocean water into drinking water.

  • @saraashraf1703
    @saraashraf17035 жыл бұрын

    I hope billions of people watch this video and understand it and help this planet to survive 😺😺

  • @BlueEyes-WhiteDrag0n
    @BlueEyes-WhiteDrag0n5 жыл бұрын

    No Water? *No Problem. Drink SPRITE CRANBERRY ;P*

  • @realnoahsimpson

    @realnoahsimpson

    5 жыл бұрын

    Aditya Waghmare it’s manufacture requires water

  • @alexp.7637

    @alexp.7637

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@realnoahsimpson >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>joke>>>>>>>>>>>>>> o you > / ()\ /\

  • @hassanhameed1271

    @hassanhameed1271

    5 жыл бұрын

    The answer is clear

  • @winningwinny51
    @winningwinny515 жыл бұрын

    We need Thanos ☺️

  • @lianandfamilyvlogs4830
    @lianandfamilyvlogs4830 Жыл бұрын

    hellow sr, what app did you use creating this presentation?

  • @djudjux8374
    @djudjux83745 жыл бұрын

    The animation. Wow😮

  • @rat3367
    @rat33675 жыл бұрын

    Let's go eat bugs.

  • @llBADSPORTIIV2good4u

    @llBADSPORTIIV2good4u

    4 жыл бұрын

    Uncultured Swine ok

  • @cssoversimplified
    @cssoversimplified5 жыл бұрын

    No water no life No girlfriend peaceful life

  • @jdb1478

    @jdb1478

    5 жыл бұрын

    KHUSHLIM ISSA no girlfriend = lonely life

  • @moltenpants
    @moltenpants5 жыл бұрын

    The Animation is Awesome.....

  • @tomboerstra2533
    @tomboerstra25335 жыл бұрын

    Could you guys make a video about Bjørn Lomborg's 'How to spend $75 billion to make the world a better place'? It's a summary of academic papers and discussions from the Copenhagen Consensus Centre about (generally) economically sound investments over a 4 year period!