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Recent Examples on the Web Throughout geologic history, scientists estimate that the deep water cycle is responsible for 430 feet (130 meters) of sea-level loss.
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David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Pangea Gave Us Modern Oceans," 10 June 2019 Rivers are a crucial part of the global water cycle.
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Washington Post, "One of Europe’s last wild rivers is in danger of being tamed," 3 Dec. 2019 And what happens in the Antarctic doesn’t stay in the Antarctic: Shifts in the water cycle at our planet’s south pole have reverberating effects on climate and weather throughout the rest of the globe.
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Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian, "Seals with High-Tech Hats Are Collecting Climate Data in the Antarctic," 6 Dec. 2019 Rivers are a crucial part of the global water cycle.
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Washington Post, "One of Europe’s last wild rivers is in danger of being tamed," 3 Dec. 2019 Plants are the primary regulators of the water cycle, responsible for 60 percent of the flow of water from the land to the atmosphere.
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Stephen Leahy, National Geographic, "Thirsty future ahead as climate change explodes plant growth," 4 Nov. 2019 Rivers are a crucial part of the global water cycle.
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Washington Post, "One of Europe’s last wild rivers is in danger of being tamed," 3 Dec. 2019 In the way that Earth has a water cycle of rain and evaporation, frigid Titan has a methane cycle and lakes of the liquid stuff.
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Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, "New map shows the strange terrain of Titan," 21 Nov. 2019 Rivers are a crucial part of the global water cycle.
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Washington Post, "One of Europe’s last wild rivers is in danger of being tamed," 22 Oct. 2019
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