The concern was also raised by Conservatives who called for assurances during the passage of the Water Resources Bill in Parliament.

BBC: Whisky industry concern over proposed water limit

The roasting must be even, and the grinding process must be finely calibrated so that the resulting coffee allows smooth passage of the hot water that extracts the flavour.

ECONOMIST: Espresso coffee

"Since the passage of the Clean Water Act, we have stopped billions upon billions of pounds of pollution from flowing into our rivers, our lakes and streams, and we have doubled the number of waters safe for swimming and fishing, " said Gore.

CNN: AllPolitics - Gore Calls On Congress To Bolster Clean Water Act

Filter cloth: synthetic textile with openings for water to escape, but which prevents passage of soil particles.

UNESCO: L O S S A R Y

Like his passage on how listening to water running through a canyon reminds him of the erotic sounds in the Kama Sutra.

FORBES: The Story Of Eau

In South Africa, Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai read a passage about the link between water and education, followed by a seafront performance by musical group Ladysmith Black Mambazo.

BBC: 'Space clown' hosts global show

Step by step - as with the passage of Cobell and the four historic water rights settlements - we are getting there.

WHITEHOUSE: Fulfilling Our Promise in Indian Country

Roughly 1, 200 years later, the Greeks used water dripping through holes in stone vessels to measure the passage of hours.

FORBES

The bladder held the kite in a wing shape and allowed it to float on the water--this comes in especially handy if you crash during a solo passage between Maui and Oahu and need to relaunch at sea.

FORBES: Wing and a Prayer

They say that the federal Fish Passage Center, created by the Northwest Power Planning Council to monitor fish counts and water flows on the Columbia and Snake, has documented a direct correlation between higher flows and salmon survival.

CNN: River watch: Is Columbia tapped out?

Even in 2007, when the previous record for melting was set, and satellite pictures showed the passage to be entirely clear of ice, there was only a short period of open water.

BBC: The 'big melt' at the roof of the world

The fear was that when this quantity of water hit the bottom, it would detach the ice from the bed on which it rested and lubricate its passage to the sea.

ECONOMIST: A meltdown tinged with acid