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By 2025 ________________billion people will be affected by severe water scarcity.


By 2025 five billion people will be affected by severe water scarcity.

Explanation:


Resources can be classified as renewable and non-renewable. Renewable resources are those resources that will get renewed and replenished through physical, chemical and mechanical processes. Even though water is a renewable resource and can be replenished able, nearly 60% of all the fresh water sources are under threat by pollution. This can lead to severe water scarcity. It is estimated that by 2025 five billion people will be affected by severe water scarcity.


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