The hawaiian islands are north of the equator
About 70% of the Earth's freshwater is found in the form of ice caps and glaciers -it is frozen. Out of this, the majority is actually in one place: covering the continent of Antarctica.
One could argue that there is
more water in the oceans, but it's not fresh water- it's salty water, so it's not good to drink.
It effects most of the clothes we wear, it affects our sinuses and basically our daylight savings and time