In the tightly sealed structure, scientists adjust soil moisture and water tension as well as air temperature and humidity to mimic the conditions that rice would face during droughts.

在高度封闭的建筑里，科学家们调节土壤湿度、水张力以及空气温湿度来模拟水稻在干旱时面临的境况。

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That continuity of moisture is what brittle landscapes like deserts need to become fertile again. Water activates a mineralization process, setting free nutrients in the soil so that life can grow.

源源不断的水分供应可以让脆弱的地域（例如沙漠）重新变得肥沃，与此同时，水激活了土壤中的矿物质作用，让土壤中的营养物质释放出来，生命得以生长。

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Locust eggs depend on soil moisture for their development, and both low and high rainfall can benefit them, as receding water levels and formerly flooded areas provide moist soil.

蝗虫的卵依赖潮湿的泥土来发育，较少的和较多的降雨都会有益于它们生长，因为水位下降和曾经发过洪水的地方都有潮湿的泥土。

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These changes are making water supply and quality more difficult to obtain, affecting runoff and soil moisture, increasing water temperatures, decreasing snowpack and lake and river ice, threatening fish and aquatic species, and allowing saltwater intrusion and sea level rise.

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