SEA, RAIN, AND RIVERS.
Dr Richard Fritschc has recalculated from recent data the amount of rain annually falling upon the earth's surface. He finds that it is equivalent to a layer of water of the uniform depth, for the whole globe, of about 35J inches. The amount falling on the land is equivalent to a uniform depth of 29j inches. Considering only the land which is drained by rivers flowing into the sea, Doctor Fritzsche calculates that only 30 per cent, is returned to the ocean, and that the rest is removed by evaporation.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume xxix, Issue 7265, 12 August 1907, Page 4
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