What is the best explanation for why most freshwater on Earth is not directly available for human use?

Most of Earth's freshwater is locked up as ice in glaciers and ice caps, or stored as snow, making it difficult to use directly. Ocean water is salty, so it is not freshwater, and rainfall is not more common than groundwater as a reason freshwater is unavailable. The best explanation is that it is frozen in glaciers or snow.

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