"This resulted in a 33km stretch of the brook, the River Cledan, the River Irfon and the Wye being polluted with silt, impacting on water quality, " said an agency spokesperson.

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The degradation of water quality in surface and groundwater systems is further exacerbating water scarcity and negatively impacting our natural environment and the ecosystem services and goods that it provides, jeopardizing food security and livelihoods.

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By simply piercing the surface of the water, you set off an energy force within the body of water that extends outward, impacting anything it touches.

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"The guess is that both the water and the dark material, which we think is organic-rich material, were delivered by the same objects impacting Mercury: some mixture of comets and the kinds of asteroids that are rich in organic and volatile material like water ice, " Prof Solomon said.

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