Sentences with phrase «quantities of fresh water»

Chenoweth writes that the overexploitation of water can be stopped: «nations can thrive on surprisingly meager quantities of fresh water provided they adopt water - efficient technologies and encourage economic activity that doesn't guzzle water.»

As the last major ice age began to recede around 17,000 years ago, polar ice caps in the north and south started to melt, releasing vast quantities of fresh water into the salty oceans, altering natural currents, affecting the environment.

But the extra quantities of fresh water involved today and in the far future are of another magnitude.

While the solar still is an excellent method of providing small quantities of fresh water at low cost, the amount of collector area needed rules it out as a supply for large cities.

When the fermentation is finished, the seeds are washed with large quantities of fresh water to remove the fermentation residue.

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Ingredients For the almond - thyme «cheese» (quantities for 1 cup) 1 cup peeled almonds, soaked in cold water for at least 2 hours (in the fridge) juice of 1/2 a lemon a pinch of whole sea salt 1 teaspoon almond butter (from untoasted almonds) fresh chopped thyme, to taste For the pizza base 1 cup wholemeal wheat -LSB-...]

Research has shown that sodium - enriched fresh young coconut water is as effective as commercial sports drinks for rehydration post-exercise with reportings of less upset stomach and greater quantity consumed.

Although fresh meat sources are excellent sources of protein, about 80 % of meat composition is made up of water which is lost during processing thus leaving only a fraction of the original weight and consequently a smaller quantity of meat - based protein source.

A pan-Arctic melt of 9,000 Gt of sea ice presumably provides a significant quantity of cold fresh water to shield the pack ice from warmer deeper salty waters.