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Like many other teams, they initially assumed that AWH systems placed outdoors would take in moisture overnight and then rely on sunlight during the day to release it through evaporation and condensation.

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In the coming months, much of their drinking water would be lost to evaporation.

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However, evaporation and poor seawater circulation increased salinity, causing the extinction of marine life between 15 and 6 million years ago.

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The wave pool holds 7 million gallons of water and, because of evaporation, filtration and maintenance, it is expected to go through roughly 25 million gallons of water a year.

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Some use water evaporation to dissipate the heat, which works well but is thirsty.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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