Some of the major water issues in the world today are droughts. For a while a couple of years ago, Atlanta had a bad drought. The people who lived in Atlanta had to do many things to conserve water and get out of the drought, like: take shorter showers, water their plants with rainwater, etc. Another problem with water in the world is a lot of the freshwater in the world is frozen in glaciers. 2% of freshwater on earth is frozen, and undrinkable.
People of the world are helping in a lot of ways. Families in Atlanta are conserving water a lot, because of the recent drought. People are taking short showers instead of 20-30 minutes of wasting water. Also, instead of wasting water and watering your plants/flowers/grass with water from your sink, you can put a bucket out and collect rainwater for your plants. Another thing that people are doing to conserve water is being cognizant of how much laundry they do, and how often they do it. My family does this, and we all ask every member of the family if there's anything that they can wash, so that there is not extra room in the washer, and water is not being wasted. Brushing teeth and leaving the water on is also a big problem. I make sure to be conscious when I'm brushing my teeth. Washing dishes is also a big problem, because when someone's washing dishes, they can waste very large amounts of water. When I wash dishes, I am sure to be very careful.
These issues can be resolved by people doing all of the things that I mentioned above, and more.
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