Sentences with phrase «through underground water»

Walk through ancient Maya cities such as Tikal, canoe the Macal River and through an underground water cave system used for Maya ritual burials, horseback ride or mountain bike through rich ecosystems, search for wildlife among pristine rainforest and enjoy the solitude of a jungle riverside landscape.

The monster, which Tripp later dubs «Creech,» is forced from its home when an oil expedition drills through the underground water system.

Not exact matches

The area underlying Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia is the epicenter of a boom in American natural gas produced through hydraulic fracturing, the process of injecting water, minerals and chemicals underground to free oil and gas from rock formations.

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.

Most of the remaining 1 percent of the earth's water supply is found in underground aquifers which are recharged by rainwater seeping through the soil.

The water is naturally filtered over thousands of years through lava rock and bottled at the underground source - the Ölfus Spring.

The discovery of waterlogged minerals and a growing ice wall suggests that the dwarf planet could harbor underground liquid water or slushy brine, which has escaped through cracks and craters in the recent past and may still be seeping out today.

Stalagmites (which grow from the ground up) and stalactites (which hang from the ceiling) form when water at the surface seeps through the soil and drips into underground chambers over hundreds or thousands of years.

The more water is extracted from underground, the harder it becomes to restore the region's rivers and reservoirs — some of which no longer flow through the summer — simultaneously sucking them dry from above and below.

The water then drained away through underground cracks, leaving a void into which the overlying rock collapsed, to form the canyon.

The water gurgled through underground pipes out of sight and largely out of memory.

Because different noble gases move at various speeds through rock and water, the proportions present revealed that although the gases had come from deep underground, they had arrived directly rather than percolating through layers of rock and water (PNAS, DOI: 10.1073 / pnas.1322107111).

It breaks down slowly and can move readily through soil to make its way into underground drinking water sources.

Tapping geothermal energy means facing the harsh realities of thermodynamics: Typically, geothermal electricity is generated when hot water or steam underground is piped to the surface to drive a turbine, usually through heating an intermediate working fluid that actually turns the turbine's blades.

Pumping out this water has changed the courses of underground streams, so previously clean water now flows through arsenic - laden sediments, and wells that used to be pure in villages once healthy suddenly pump out death.

Scientists discuss how agriculture and irrigation are changing underground water flows, rerouting them through contaminated ground

Since the spheres form underground as groundwater rises through the soil, the find suggests the water rose only so far and then stopped — without reaching the surface.

The activity begins deep in a geyser's underground plumbing (video), where high - pressure water boils, sending bubbles up through a narrow column of water within the overlying rock.

The ambitious program would divert water from the Sacramento River above the delta, sending it through massive underground tunnels to provide water for two - thirds of the state's population, from San Jose to San Diego, and thousands of farms.

To improve models for drilling, hydraulic fracturing and underground storage of carbon dioxide, Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists used neutrons to understand how water flows through fractured rock.

It's possible that water from the underground ocean itself could be forced through Europa's ice shell to erupt on the surface.

Whether it comes from an underground spring or from an artesian well, spring water is the product of rain and snow filtered through layers of rock, where it picks up all sorts of valuable minerals that are good for you.

Ingredients 75 % Pyrophyllite Clay, 25 % Activated Charcoal Pyrophyllite is formed entirely differently from the other clays, in that it began as an underground boiling lava soup that decomposed into a clay through interaction with deep underground aquifer water, steam and pressure.

When it comes to water in particular, they have seen how the effects of tree planting - and cutting - can reach for hundreds of kilometres through rivers and underground flows.

They are the result of natural radiation distorted by electromagnetic fields which are created by subterranean running water, usually along fault lines or through underground cavities.

One experience that stands out even her is kayaking through the underground turquoise waters of the Blue Grotto.

We went to Cenote Azul and swimming in the fresh water through the underground river systems is something I will never forget.

Highlights include an underground river adventure tour (included in the general entrance fee) where swimmers of all ages don bright pink lifejackets and swim (or more accurately, bob along) through an underground river, various caves and ancient cenotes (water - filled sinkholes).

Iran • Yazd, a historical city located 168 miles southeast of Isfahan, where water is supplied to the city through a qanat system developed to draw underground water.

The sea enters this wonderful place forming a river that provides a spectacular route which mixes the salty and fresh water of the many underground rivers that run through the area.

Whether it's plunging into the clear waters of an underground cenote, zip - lining through the rainforest, or exploring a jungle - draped pre-Columbian pyramid, Mexico's Riviera Maya offers a wealth of outdoor adventures guaranteed to thrill the most enthusiastic adrenaline junkie.

Water flows over, under, and through the park, and there is an extensive underground stream network, feeding north into the Sibun.

For those in search of a memorable adventure, few things can compare to floating on an inner tube through a dark underground cavern filled with water and ancient Mayan ruins.

Some come for high - energy clubbing, shopping and beach culture, others soak in the mellow vibes of smaller seaside villages, or up the adventure quotient with snorkel drifts through underground rivers, zipline flights across jungle water holes, kayak expeditions into mangrove lagoons and up - close encounters with big fish.

Black water rafting (optional) is a unique way to experience the caves as you float through the underground maze with the radiant light of the glow - worms to lead the way.

Live the intensity of night gliding in incredible zip lines surrounded by the starry sky, drive by the rainforest in amphibious vehicles, through mysterious caverns and dive into the refreshing waters of an underground river.

Palawan is home to activities like snorkelling with starfish, kayaking through lagoons, island hopping to reach white sand beaches with turquoise water and even boat rides through underground rivers.

This road surrounded by water, ends in an impressive tongue of fire and is right where the cave has access, through a glass bridge under which runs one of our underground rivers... and this is just the beginning!

Explore the waters of El Nido, where tropical fish swarm around the coral reefs, go diving in the azure ocean off of Linapacan Island, or bravely swim through the world's longest underground navigable river.

Watch the water that disappeared at the Medicine Lake flowing into the Maligne Canyon through the underground cave system from the Fourth Bridge.

Living in Belize, you can enjoy the great outdoors, nature reserves, and all manner of adventure activities (such as a hiking through the jungle, floating through an underground river, or parasailing over the crystal - clear waters of the Caribbean Sea.

With so much diving and surfing, there is also a wide range of other activities to fill your time on the island, there is the underground house carved by hand over 15 years, a punting trip through the mangroves forest, a seaweed history tour, a geyser like blow hole in the rocky cliffs called «The Devil's tear «and many water sports are available at Jungut Batu beach.

We use underground water which is filtered and sanitised through sophisticated and approved systems.

You'll walk through a tunnel and then over a concrete walkway suspended over the underground river, where the sounds of the water and bats seem to be right out of a Batman movie scene.

It is fed the water of the Cantabrian Sea through a maze of underground tunnels.

Cool off and practice snorkel in the cove's beautiful waters or swim through a network of natural channels that circulate under the Yucatan peninsula, better known as the world's largest underground river system.

The Yucatan Peninsula is a huge limestone platform where fresh water runs like rivers through underground cave systems.

However, if you have small children or are just not interested in getting into the water you can ride a slow boat through the channels to get a similar view as seen from the underground river.

Areas are mashed together in odd ways; you might take a elevator up into an area that feels like it should be deep underground, or walk through a door in the upper levels of a castle to find yourself in a huge water filled cavern.

Diane Thomas - Lincoln explores the Ogallala Aquifer, one of the world's largest underground water tables, through landscape paintings and collage.