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2023-06-15 20:17
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Every glass of water you have drank contains dinosaur wee
Experts have explained the reason why every glass of water we consume has dinosaur urine in it and it's not as gross as it sounds. When you get a cold glass of water from the tap, chances are you don’t think much about it before getting it down the hatch, so long as it looks clean. But, water experts have explained that the water you’re drinking may have gone through a dinosaur or even through your neighbour, before getting to you. This is because every drop of water on Earth has gone through a continuous water cycle over billions of years, and the amount of water on the planet at any given time is always the same. Severn Trent Water explained more, telling the Birmingham Mail how our planet's water cycle works. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter They explained: “ Heat energy from the sun causes water to evaporate into the atmosphere from sea, lakes and the soil. “Air currents containing water vapour rise over higher ground into cooler temperatures which causes condensation and creates clouds. “More air currents cause the clouds to move around the Earth, across sea and land. As the clouds cool, precipitation as snow, sleet, hail or rain.” They explained that the vast majority of precipitation on Earth ends up back in waterways, such as seas, lakes and rivers. Continuing, they revealed: “97 per cent of the world’s water is salty sea water, two per cent is frozen in the polar ice caps and one per cent is fresh water for us to use.” Water companies collect and store water in reservoirs, which is then treated and tested by the Environment Agency and Drinking Water Inspectorate. It can then be distributed to homes through pipes. Then, the wastewater that has been used is transported through drains and sewers to sewage treatment works and returned to streams and rivers. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-06-15 23:53
Wind-fanned fires raze parts of Hawaii, forcing evacuations
By Rich McKay and Julia Harte Fires fanned by the winds of a distant hurricane devastated parts of
2023-08-10 01:56
Biden's Minnesota trip serves as a show of political force against primary challenger Dean Phillips
President Joe Biden is headed to Minnesota to visit a family-run farm south of Minneapolis and hold a fundraiser featuring many of the state’s top Democrats
2023-11-01 17:29
The Lewiston, Maine, mass shooting was the first test of Biden's new gun violence prevention office
The deputy director of the new gun violence prevention office at the White House has been in Lewiston, Maine, helping the community recover from a mass shooting
2023-11-09 05:24
Rate-Cut Bets Are Surfacing Across Emerging Asia on Policy Pivot
Traders accustomed to aggressive interest-rate hikes across Asia are now seeking to gauge when the region’s central banks
2023-05-16 13:54
Zambia-Egypt plane seizure: The cash and fake gold that no-one is claiming
Mystery surrounds a plane from Egypt loaded with money, fake gold and guns that was seized in Zambia.
2023-08-28 06:57
The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment is coming -- but it won't be as big as this year's
Social Security's cost-of-living increase for 2024 will be announced Thursday
2023-10-12 03:20
Trump's allies have long faced legal troubles, but this time is different because he is too
The power of the presidency always lures those seeking reflected glory. And Donald Trump's riotous palace court -- renowned for lax Oval Office walk-in privileges -- was a pageant of characters who might normally have gotten nowhere near a president.
2023-08-16 13:21
Anti-abortion groups are at odds on strategies ahead of Ohio vote. It could be a preview for 2024
Abortion opponents in Ohio are at odds over how to frame their opposition to a reproductive rights amendment on the state’s November ballot and over longer-term goals on how severely they would restrict the procedure
2023-09-30 23:15
Oklahoma parents, faith leaders and education group sue to stop US's first public religious school
A group of parents, faith leaders and a nonprofit public education group are suing to stop Oklahoma from funding what would be the nation's first religious public charter school
2023-08-01 06:57
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