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* ... that William Hewett was the last-surviving British Army officer to have fought at the Battle of Waterloo?
* ... that '''[[William Hewett (British Army officer)|William Hewett]]''' was the last-surviving British Army officer to have fought at the Battle of Waterloo?
* ... that plans to shoot the Beijing-set portions of the 1989 Japanese film '''''[[Beijing Watermelon]]''''' on location were cancelled after the [[1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre|Tiananmen Square protests and massacre]] occurred mid-production?
* ... that [[Southern Water]] was fined £90 million for deliberately '''[[Sewage discharge in the United Kingdom|dumping sewage]]''' into the sea?
* ... that 25 Water Street was designed to blend in with historic brick buildings that no longer exist?
* ... that '''[[25 Water Street|25 Water Street]]''' was designed to blend in with historic brick buildings that no longer exist?
* ... that [[Steve Englehart]] wrote the [[Captain America]] comic book storyline "'''[[Secret Empire (1974 comic)|Secret Empire]]'''" as an allegory for the [[Watergate scandal]]?
* ... that the design for the water playground at Chelsea Waterside Park was criticized because local residents thought that the sprinklers resembled sex toys?
* ... that the design for the water playground at '''[[Chelsea Waterside Park]]''' was criticized because local residents thought that the sprinklers resembled sex toys?
:Ongoing [[Power outage|nationwide blackouts]] in [[Lebanon]] caused by [[Energy crisis|fuel shortages]] provoke significant governmental conflict, with the [[Ministry of Energy and Water (Lebanon)|Minister of Energy]] blaming the [[Banque du Liban|Central Bank]] for not paying [[Iraq]] for fuel imports and the Central Bank blaming [[Parliament of Lebanon|Parliament]] for not authorizing [[emergency fund]] transfers for fuel payments. [https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5051732-lebanon-plunges-complete-darkness-gas-oil-runs-out-fuel-power-plants (Asharq Al-Awsat)]
Liquid water is confirmed to be present at depths of 10–20 km (6.2–12.4 mi) below the surface of Mars, based on a new analysis of data from NASA's InSight lander. (BBC News)
:Liquid water is confirmed to be present at depths of {{conv|10|–|20|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} below the surface of [[Mars]], based on a new analysis of data from [[NASA]]'s ''[[InSight]]'' lander. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czxl849j77ko (BBC News)]
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Since the water cycle is being profiled, I encourage y'all to advect over there and radiate some WP energy. There were big changes recently, and it would be nice to get the high profile topic spic 'n span. Cheers, Daniel Collins16:02, 28 March 2006 (UTC).[reply]
The indistinct scope of the water article will need to be solidified in order to get it to featured article quality. I have two proposed lists, 1) by topic, following the article;
2) by state/ecological domain. Hearing no objection in the next 2 weeks, they will be posted (unless someone else acts fist).
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The portal was only providing one selected article, Water cycle, using a transclusion of the Portal:Water/Featured article page, so I added more articles directly to the portal, listed below. This serves to provide WP:READERS with a greater and more diverse range of water-based content. The portal is now using transclusion templates to provide article content (and other content) which displays verbatim content to that in articles, providing readers with up-to-date content. A consensus approving the usage of transclusion templates in portals was formed at this Village Pump discussion, which was closed on 28 December 2019 (UTC).
Image 6A fire hydrant in Alkmaar, the Netherlands. Fire hydrants are a source of water provided by most metropolitan communities to enable firefighters to tap into the municipal water supply to assist in extinguishing a fire.
Image 6Total water withdrawals for agricultural, industrial and municipal purposes per capita, measured in cubic metres (m3) per year in 2010 (from Water)
Image 8Example for physical and chemical parameters measured in drinking water samples in Kenya and Ethiopia as part of a systematic review of published literature (from Drinking water)
Image 9Roadside fresh water outlet from glacier, Nubra (from Water)
Image 10Tetrahedral structure of water (from Water)
Image 11An estimate of the proportion of people in developing countries with access to potable water 1970–2000 (from Water)
Image 12South polar ice cap of Mars during Martian south summer 2000 (from Water)
Image 13Band 5 ALMA receiver is an instrument specifically designed to detect water in the universe. (from Water)
Image 15Phase diagram of water (simplified) (from Water)
Image 16Water can be used to cook foods such as noodles. (from Water)
Image 17Poverty often leads to unhygienic living conditions, as in this community in the Indian Himalayas. Such conditions promote contraction of diarrheal diseases, as a result of contaminated drinking water, poor sanitation and hygiene. (from Drinking water)
Image 18World map for SDG 6 Indicator 6.1.1 in 2015: "Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services" (from Drinking water)