<P> The source of almost all fresh water is precipitation from the atmosphere , in the form of mist , rain and snow . Fresh water falling as mist , rain or snow contains materials dissolved from the atmosphere and material from the sea and land over which the rain bearing clouds have traveled . In industrialized areas rain is typically acidic because of dissolved oxides of sulfur and nitrogen formed from burning of fossil fuels in cars , factories , trains and aircraft and from the atmospheric emissions of industry . In some cases this acid rain results in pollution of lakes and rivers . </P>
<P> The source of almost all fresh water is precipitation from the atmosphere , in the form of mist , rain and snow . Fresh water falling as mist , rain or snow contains materials dissolved from the atmosphere and material from the sea and land over which the rain bearing clouds have traveled . In industrialized areas rain is typically acidic because of dissolved oxides of sulfur and nitrogen formed from burning of fossil fuels in cars , factories , trains and aircraft and from the atmospheric emissions of industry . In some cases this acid rain results in pollution of lakes and rivers . </P>
where does most of the fresh water come from
where does most of the fresh water come from
precipitation from the atmosphere , in the form of mist , rain and snow
precipitation from the atmosphere , in the form of mist , rain and snow