Think of wetlands as a giant sponge: the earth soaks up a lot of this water that's continually flooding the surface, which increases the amount of water below.

把湿地想象成一块巨大的海绵：地球吸收大量的不断涌向地表的，增加了地表以下水量的这些水。

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Obviously water is being removed from the primary system, flooding into the containment and entering into the containment sump which is in the basement where all the water essentially ends up.

很明显主系统的水是要除去的,涌入容器里,进入容器的池里,那是在底下，所有的水,最后都会到那去。

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Sediment transport may not pump more water or mud. Flooding electric motor cavity should always clean up the sand, the replacement of electric water cavity.

电泵不得输送含沙量较多的水或泥浆。水浸电机应经常清理电机腔内的沙粒，更换电机腔内的清水。

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Both subjects are high priority for Seoul. Six South Koreans drowned last month when the North suddenly released water from a dam, flooding camping areas in the South.

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Sharp water-course rising and flooding are among the main threats of water-produced disasters in the Region of Latin America and the Caribbean.

UNESCO: Floods

When Sandy hit, water rushed in from the bay and a network of water channels, flooding hundreds of homes south of the Belt Parkway.

WSJ: Aid Shows Sandy's Reach

Forecasters have also warned of the risk of "localised surface water flooding and possible disruption to travel" in the worst hit areas.

BBC: Saturday's record temperatures not beaten