Getting Personal about Water

A video from Alexandra Cousteau’s Blue Legacy project – a project that’s meant to raise awareness about the global state of water.

A few interesting points her work highlights:
* Ninety-seven percent of our world is made up of water, but only one percent is suitable for humans to drink.
* In just a few years the number of “water refugees” will outnumber the number of “conflict refugees.”
* The oceans are becoming more acidic each year, killing more and more aquatic life. Without aquatic life our human existence on land cannot survive.

By the way, Alexandra is the granddaughter of legendary explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau. Wow.
Speaking on how both her legendary grandfather and her father have inspired her: “The best example they gave me was the importance of living a life of consequence, value, and meaning.”

I’m not going to lie, I’m out to make a legacy too!

Here’s a video on the broader issues of water:

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