Humble Oil, who is today more known as Exxon, pretty much nailed it back in the 60’s with this advertisement from a 1962 edition of Life Magazine. Oh, the grim irony. It’s also available in full view on Google Books.

A Picture is Worth…
- Car, bus or bicycle?
- Albatross Carcass
- The Global Distribution of Water
- Gasoline Consumption Per Day
- Why Offshore Drilling Won’t Help

This graphic clearly shows the scarcity of water, especially drinkable freshwater, and what increasing global temperatures can result in.

The graphic comes from UNEP, the United Nations Environment Programme.

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