The fast exhausting Natural Resources

 The six Natural Resource that drained by our 7 billion people

1. Water

Freshwater accounts for only 2.5% of the world's water volume, which is approximately 35 million km 3. But with 70% of that freshwater in the form of ice and permanent ice cover and we only have access to 200,000 km 3 of freshwater in total, it should come as no surprise that the demand for water could soon exceed the supply. . The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is predicting that by 2025, 1.8 billion people will be living in countries or regions with absolute water scarcity.

2. Oil

The fear of reaching the peak of the oil industry is haunting the oil industry. The BP Statistical Review of World Energy in June measured total global oil from proven oil resources at 188.8 million tonnes at the end of 2010. This is only enough for oil for the next 46.2 years, should global production remain at the current rate.

3. Natural gas

A similar picture exists for natural gas, with enough gas in proven reserves to meet 58.6 years of global production at the end of 2010.

4. Phosphorus

Plants cannot grow without this element. Essential for fertilizer, phosphate rock is found in only a handful of countries, including the US, China, and Morocco. With a need to feed 7 billion people, scientists at the Global Phosphorus Research Initiative estimate that we could run out of phosphorus in 50 to 100 years unless new reserves of the element are found.

5. Coal

It has the largest reserves of all fossil fuels left, but as China and other developing countries continue to increase their appetite for coal, demand may eventually outweigh supply. Anyway, we have enough coal to meet 188 years of global production.

6. Rare earth elements

Scandium and terbium are just two of 17 rare earth minerals that are used in everything from powerful magnets in wind turbines to electronic circuits in smartphones. The elements are not as rare as their name suggests but currently 97% of the world's supply comes from China and they can restrict the supply at will. Exact reserves are not known.