water cycle
noun
: hydrologic cycle
In the water cycle, water evaporates, condenses, falls as precipitation, and eventually evaporates again.—
Timothy Cooney et al.
Timothy Cooney et al.As they have for thousands of years, the rhythms of wildlife migration and reproduction as well as human agriculture and grazing activities are inseparable from that of the yearly water cycle.—Peter Warshall
Peter Warshall… run by solar energy that helps cause winds, energizes plants, and powers the water cycle.—David M. Armstrong et al.
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Over the next several hundred million years, terrestrial plants of all kinds profoundly altered the planet, accelerating the water cycle, turning obdurate crust into supple soil—and pushing the level of atmospheric oxygen to new heights.
—Ferris Jabr, The Atlantic, 25 June 2024
Experts are recognizing that by breaking the natural water cycle, municipalities are raising the likelihood and severity of flooding, causing disasters from Houston to Chennai, India.
—Erica Gies, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2018
Yu is at the forefront of a global movement of urban planners, water managers, ecologists and engineers who are trying to restore natural water cycles.
—Erica Gies, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2018
Children learned about parts of flowers and the importance of the water cycle in helping plants grow, during a special STEM event Thursday at the Carroll County Public Library in Taneytown.
—Jeffrey F. Bill, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2024
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Ferris Jabr, The Atlantic, 25 June 2024
Experts are recognizing that by breaking the natural water cycle, municipalities are raising the likelihood and severity of flooding, causing disasters from Houston to Chennai, India.
—Erica Gies, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2018
Yu is at the forefront of a global movement of urban planners, water managers, ecologists and engineers who are trying to restore natural water cycles.
—Erica Gies, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2018
Children learned about parts of flowers and the importance of the water cycle in helping plants grow, during a special STEM event Thursday at the Carroll County Public Library in Taneytown.
—Jeffrey F. Bill, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Water cycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20cycle. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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