WHY GROUNDWATER (AQUIFERS!) IS VITALLY IMPORTANT! ~Groundwater makes up nearly 70% of all the world’s freshwater; only 0.2% is found in lakes, streams or rivers and 30% is bound up in snow and ice on mountains and in the polar regions. As rivers and lakes tend to be supported by groundwater, it is not exaggerating to say that almost all the water we use for agriculture, industry and drinking water is either groundwater or has been groundwater at some point in the water cycle. ~Groundwater plays a number of very important roles in our environment and in our economies. In the environment it supports rivers, lakes and wetlands, especially through drier months when there is little direct input from rainfall. The flow of groundwater into rivers as seepage through the river bed, known as baseflow, can be essential to the health of wildlife and plants that live in the water. ~If you want to know the ENGINEERING TRUTH about fracking then you HAVE to watch Anthony Ingraffea, one of the LEAD development engineers in the technology for over 20 years ~ HE knows his onions ! (watch the first few minutes of Part 2 first ) youtube/watch?v=SjdhiZJCyzU youtube/watch?v=oPVWY96tIxg
Posted on: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 01:50:08 +0000
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