The point is, though, that even within a basin water is more valuable in some places than in others.Almost anywhere arid, the water underground, once largely ignored, has come to be seen as especially valuable as the demands of farmers have outgrown their supplies of rain and surface water.
To create the falling ash, the special effects team used a large mass of cork, with a "constant supply of debris raining down".
Those serving capital cities tend to be safer bets, with a steady supply of visitors, come rain or shine (unlike holiday destinations).
The islands stretch like a jigsaw of black basalt pieces divided by glittering fjords with their own special supply of Atlantic gusts, rain, mist, clouds and wind-chill.
He had come for the St. Joseph's party, and had brought a supply of ayahuasca from the rain forest.
The New York Times notes that even if El Niño were to bring huge amounts of rain, Central and Northern California, which supply much of the state's water demand, often don't benefit from the weather phenomenon.
The region's wet weather – celebrated in the dialogue as the climate that allowed the textile industry to thrive – supplies a line of rain-streaked window panes.
The mean yield index (MYI) is proposed for rainfed areas where, in different years or during different growth stages of the crop in the same year, water availability fluctuates between a normal supply of water due to favorable rain and the occurrence of mild and moderate to severe drought stress based on the duration of days without rain during the cropping season.
The system not only protects low-lying urban neighborhoods from flooding during heavy rains; it also eliminates the tidal influence of the surrounding seawater, creating a rain-fed supply of freshwater that currently meets ten per cent of Singapore's demand.
The city state's transport system would benefit from being better able to match the demand and supply of taxis, particularly when it rains, which tends to happen suddenly in Singapore.Such examples raise one question: how will data change cities? To get an idea, look at how racing cars have changed.
