Tell students that the process of evaporation and condensation from the water cycle can be used to purify salt water for drinking. The devices that make this possible are called desalination devices.

Water moves continuously around this cycle. The water we use today has been around for as long as the Earth. So next time you take a drink of water, remember, it's the same water the dinosaurs drank!

Rising temperatures stoked by global warming are increasing the odds of both severe drought and heavier precipitation.

Glaciers are critical to life – their meltwater is essential for drinking water ... climate change, the water cycle, the economy, environment and society. The term ‘cryosphere’ originates ...

Prolonged droughts, wildfires and water shortages ... part of the hydrological cycle. Melting snow helps fill reservoirs and waterways, including for drinking and agriculture.