Aren't Statistics Wonderful?

In The End of the River, I write a lot about water use - and water shortages. There's a great website called WORLDMAPPER that creates global maps where the actual boundaries of each country are distorted to represent some particular statistic. Look at the one for "water resources" - and the winner appears to be Brazil.

But most of that water in Brazil comes from one place - the Amazon. Other parts of Brazil are parched. For another twist, go to the map for "water use" to find out who uses the most water. It's an interesting comparison!