Sentences with phrase «of fresh water on»

In addition to their significance to biodiversity and climate stabilization, forests have been increasingly important in the provision of fresh water on a global scale.

Melting of sea ice places a lens of fresh water on top of salt water, creating a very stable water column that lends itself to some of the most intense phytoplankton blooms experienced on the planet.»

For example, the dwarf planet Ceres: «This 100 km - thick mantle (23 % — 28 % of Ceres by mass; 50 % by volume) contains 200 million cubic kilometres of water, which is more than the amount of fresh water on the Earth.»

Due to the lack of fresh water on the Gili Islands, they remained uninhabited until quite recently.

Due to the absence of fresh water on the island, it is likely that seasonal camps were used for fishing and other activities.

The largest body of fresh water on Vancouver Island (a beautiful one at that), offering campers a place to stay while allowing kayakers and windsurfers a more protected area to explore.

Kennedy Lake is the largest body of fresh water on Vancouver Island and is surrounded by steep mountains on the north eastern side and low lying land on the west side.

It's important to remember to make sure your pet has plenty of fresh water on fast day.

«The fashion industry is the second - biggest pollutant of fresh water on the planet.

ITS vast ice sheets and monsoon run - off make the Tibetan plateau one of the largest sources of fresh water on an increasingly thirsty planet.

Not exact matches

On average, countries use 70 % of their fresh water to grow food.

Cities, because of their concentrated populations, put a huge strain on natural resources like fresh water supplies.

Newer SAGD plants such as Connacher Oil and Gas's Great Divide have managed to nearly eliminate fresh water use — they use non-potable water from aquifers and recycle it — and reduce GHG emissions by about 20 % compared to the industry average through more efficient burning of natural gas, cogeneration of electricity and reduced heat loss on the steam's journey underground.

With its slower pace of living, warm, welcoming climate, healthy, fresh foods and reputation as one of the «greenest and cleanest» countries in the world with little pollution, lots of clean water and fresh air... it's no wonder Costa Ricans are considered the «happiest people on the planet».

USA Today made it to the town Arecibo on the Northern shore of the island, where residents hadn't heard any news from the outside world for four days, and the only source of fresh water is from a single fire hydrant.

The Bennett Dam built by BC on the Peace River has done huge actual damage to one of the largest fresh water deltas in the world (The Peace — Athabasca Delta, UNESCO World Heritage Site).

Ontario contains or borders on about one - fifth of the world's fresh water.

President Donald Trump on Sunday strenuously defended US efforts to bring relief to storm - battered Puerto Rico, even as one island official said Trump was trying to gloss over «things that are not going well,» two weeks after devastating Hurricane Maria left much of the island without electricity, fresh water or sufficient food.

I recall us in our pallor at the stand - offish kibbutz on its narrow shelf of shore past the Qumran scroll mines, how they had fresh water hoses afloat on the surface to wash our mouths and eyes if the clear Mars - gravity water got into them, as we drifted high as triremes.

And he has yet to address the fact that a world wide flood once receded would leave all lakes filled with salt water, not fresh, that mammals could not survive on and would have also killed off most of the plant life.

Fresh water constitutes only 1 percent of all the water on earth, and water requirements are rising steeply.

@transframer — With all due respect, you didn't really address the issues raised regarding: 1) actual # of extant vertebrate species; 2) the fact that land inverts «breath air» and would have drowned if not accounted for on the ark; 3) that the dino genera identified in the wiki link far exceeds 50; 4) the need to account for extinct land vertebrates in addition to those still around; 5) that many marine fish would have died as their habitat's salinity dropped; 6) that your % allotments for food / water don't reflect the fact that many forms require fresh meat and / or eat disproportionately to their sizes; 7) the specific dietary / environmental constraints involved in the migration to the Ark and the return trips from Mt. Ararat.

A ship that held every type of species on earth even whales and fish... as they never would have survived the drop in salinity — or rise in salinity for fresh water fish... you try to build a 450 ft x 70ft ship at 500..

My favorite of course is ask most mainstream christians some simple questions like, «So you believe that the earth was created in seven days», «so noah gathered every animal on earth and stuck them inside a small boat for 40 days without fresh water and food to feed everything and you think this actually happened?»

The Deng regime claimed that high rates of population growth, lower deathrates caused by modern medicine and a generally poor and badly educated population had forced China to spend too much on housing, food and employment, and fresh water was becoming a limiting factor.

Blend the drained nuts with the dates, cinnamon and 2 cups of fresh water for about 10 - 15 minutes, this will depend on the strength of your processor but you need to blend until a totally smooth, slightly runny yoghurt forms.

3/4 cup water 1/2 cup Swerve Sweetener 1 12 - oz bag fresh cranberries 1 to 2 medium chipotles in adobo, minced (depends on how hot you want it) Juice of two limes Zest of two limes, grated

And I'm sure one of the cats will trip me on my way to the door while begging for fresh, cold water, even though there's 4 bowls of it on the floor right now.

For the pizza dough: 2 1/4 teaspoons rapid rise yeast 1 cup warm water Pinch of sugar 1 3/4 cups semolina flour 1 3/4 cups all - purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon olive oil Corn meal - for spreading on pizza peel For the balsamic reduction: 1 cup balsamic vinegar Pizza toppings: 2 tablespoons olive oil 8 ounces fresh mozzarella - sliced 4 peaches - thinly sliced 1/2 cup freshly chopped basil

On the grill's side burner (or on stove indoors): bring to a boil a kettle of salted water with a couple of springs of fresh basil and several grinds of black peppeOn the grill's side burner (or on stove indoors): bring to a boil a kettle of salted water with a couple of springs of fresh basil and several grinds of black peppeon stove indoors): bring to a boil a kettle of salted water with a couple of springs of fresh basil and several grinds of black pepper.

The wet - milling fermentation method grates the fresh coconut, expresses the coconut milk, and then separates the oil overnight by allowing the heavier water to fall to the bottom of the container, while the lighter, crystal clear oil, remains on top.

3 frozen chicken breasts on bottom, 1 cup uncooked quinoa, 2 cups water, I just used like a coleslaw mix (white and purple cabbage and carrots) 1.5 cups of it, 1 cup fresh cut up broccoli, 2 stalks green onions, and then the sauce on top (1/3 cup olive oil, 1/2 cup franks hot sauce, 1 tsp seasoned salt whisked together)

Just add some fresh BBQ sauce on top before reheating it and put a pan of water under it to add some steam while reheating in the oven.

All Herb Guru products are based on ancient Tibetan naturopathic principles that underscore the importance of combining the essence of fresh water, fruits, vegetables, and herbs.

Adding a slice of fresh ginger and lemon to a large jug of water in the morning and sipping on it throughout the day is a more flavoursome way to reach your daily hydration quota.

This requires no such nerve - wracking processes; it is literally as easy as boiling water for the first hour or so, and then you'll keep an eye on it and stir it regularly until it is just a slip of its original volume, intense magnification of the original taste, and oh so gooey on a crepe (filled with fresh banana and mango, here), on ice cream or on a spoon.

Remove from heat, drain water from pan or transfer squash to a separate dish, squeeze lots of fresh lemon juice on the slices, generously salt, and immediately serve.

Ingredients: 8 medium ripe tomatoes, I used a combination including San Marzanos / 2 medium red onions, chopped / At least 6 cloves of garlic, minced / Parmigiano - reggiano cheese rinds — scrape away the waxy residue / 1 cup fresh cranberry beans, shelled / 4 cups water / 6 new potatoes, cut into rounds / 2 small zucchinis, cut into slices / 1 bunch swiss chard, stems chopped, leaves chopped / Big handful green beans, cut into pieces / Basil leaves / Olive oil / Salt & pepper / Freshly grated parmigiano cheese / Burrata cheese (optional, but I had some on hand).

Just a matter of cooking up your pasta and spinach and combining with some fresh herbs - I went for basil as that's what I had on hand - and the quick almond feta which is simply: blended ground almonds, lemon juice, garlic, salt, water + a little olive oil, then baking it in the oven for 30 mins.

If you've been here for a while then you know that the Mr. and I got married on the 4th of July, and this year we plan to spend it swimming with fishes, enjoying fresh Caribbean food and staying in a natural beach hut over the water.

Bell & Evans chicken are also grown without antibiotics and are placed on a vegetarian diet of corn, extruded and expeller pressed soy beans, with added vitamins and minerals and fresh well water.

220g Sukrin almond flour or ground almonds 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp allspice 1 tsp ground ginger (dependant on how ginger like you want it) 1/2 tsp nutmeg A tiny pinch of sea salt 1 tsp baking soda 8 fresh chopped cherries 5 tbsp fruit syrup (I use Sweet Freedom's syrup) 2 tbsp water

If you want to take this on - the - go and make this smoothie thinner so you can drink it, add an extra 1/2 cup to 1 cup of water or use some fresh fruits instead of all frozen to drink on - the - go.

2 cups fresh blueberries, organic is preferred 2 teaspoons fresh orange juice 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon fresh orange zest, plus extra julienned for garnish, if desired (or you could use a sprig of fresh mint) 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract 4 teaspoons brown sugar Canola oil cooking spray 2/3 cup raw almonds (I used 1/3 cup almonds and 1/3 cup pecans, and walnuts would also work) 1/2 cup packed pitted dates 1 1/2 teaspoons water Sprinkle of cinnamon for tartlets and on fruit, just before serving Whipped cream, optional

There were some minor changes in the recipe, mostly due to limitations of my pantry: we do not have frozen apple juice concentrate here so I just finely grated some apples and added a pinch of sugar, let it sit for a few minutes to give the juice time to come out; o) I also used fresh apple juice instead of the water and didn't have any nuts on hand (silly me forgot to check and realized the were all gone when I as in the middle of baking) so I just crumbled some Italian nut cookies on top of all.

Clean Eating Green Smoothie Credit @dashingdish (check out her blog) 2 cups Fresh spinach 1/4 medium Banana 1/4 cup Strawberries, diced (about 3 - 4 berries) 1/2 cup Low fat cottage cheese 1 1/4 cup Vanilla or plain protein powder (I use Designer Whey, which is 100 calories per scoop) 1 - 3 pkts Packets of stevia or sweetener of choice (or to taste) 5 - 10 Ice cubes (more or less depending on how thick you like it) 1/2 -1 cup Water (again, alter according to desired thickness of shake) 1 You can not taste the cottage cheese at all, it makes for a creamy protein packed shake!

Adding fresh fruit to the mix shouldn't have too big an impact on the texture of the filling, or alternatively you could boil down fresh or frozen fruit to remove some of the water before blending it with the filling.

* 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil * 4 cloves garlic, minced * 1 - inch piece peeled fresh ginger, grated (peeled, frozen ginger is easy to grate) * 2 - 3 small shallots, minced (about 3/4 cup) * 1 - 3 Thai chiles (depending on your heat tolerance / preference), thinly sliced * 3 Tablespoons fish sauce * 2 Tablespoons palm sugar or brown sugar * 1 Tablespoon sugar * 1/2 teaspoon black pepper * 1/4 cup water * approx 1 pound thick fish filet of your choice * 6 - 8 green onions, sliced on the diagonal into approx 1 / 2 - inch lengths

2 cans chickpeas, well drained 1/4 cup Jamaican jerk sauce 1 tablespoon ground flax seed whisked with 1 tablespoon water and 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice 2 medium cooked beets, grated on the large holes of a box grater and squeezed dry (about 1/2 cup) 1/2 medium yellow onion, finely chopped (about 1/2 cup) 1 medium carrot, grated on the large holes of a box grater (about 1/2 cup) 1 fresh jalapeño pepper, finely minced 1/3 c. medium - coarse bulgur, cooked according to directions and well drained 1/2 c. whole wheat panko bread crumbs 1/4 cup tamari almonds, well chopped (I pulsed in food processor) 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro 1/4 teaspoon salt or more to taste Generous amount of freshly ground black pepper Whole wheat buns, red onions and romaine lettuce, for serving

Brush the buns with water and pressed small fresh onion ring on TOP of the buns; turn out absolutely delicious.