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Virtual Water

2m 13s

How much water does it take to get a tomato to your plate? Arjen Hoekstra calculates the water footprint of the products that you consume at home. The effect of the water footprint can be out of place out of mind, because the water comes from somewhere else; but, as this clip reveals, ignoring the impact we have on our water supplies can result in environmental disasters.

Funding for H2O The Molecule that Made Us is provided through the support of PBS viewers. Major funding for H2O The Molecule that Made Us is provided by: Anne Ray Foundation, Draper, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, and Lynn Bay Dayton and Bruce C. Dayton. H2O: The Molecule That Made Us is partnering with The Nature Conservancy to broaden the impact of the science and solutions documented in the film. Learn more about the partnership.
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Earth’s changing water cycle, and water for profit, are forcing changes across the globe.
Earth’s changing water cycle, and water for profit, are forcing changes across the globe.
Travel into the past to see how water created the earliest civilizations.
How did water become the essential force behind all life? Dive in!
How did water become the essential force behind all life? Dive in!
Travel into the past to see how water created the earliest civilizations.
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