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This diagram, released in 2022, depicts the global water cycle. It shows how human water use affects where water is stored, how it moves, and how clean it is. This diagram is also available in other languages available on our Downloadable Products page. For each language, the diagram is available in the following formats.
Visit the USGS Water Science School for definitions and more information about the water cycle. View our translated version at https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/water-science-school/science/le-cycle-de-leau-water-cycle-french.
The diagram was created by the USGS VizLab, in collaboration with the USGS Water Resources Mission Area Web Communications Branch, for the USGS Water Science School. Translation by Simon Gascoin, Centre nationale de la recherche scientifique (CNRS).
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This diagram, released in English and Spanish in 2022, depicts the global water cycle. It shows how human water use affects where water is stored, how it moves, and how clean it is. This diagram is also available in other languages available on our Downloadable Products page.
This diagram, released in English and Spanish in 2022, depicts the global water cycle. It shows how human water use affects where water is stored, how it moves, and how clean it is. This diagram is also available in other languages available on our Downloadable Products page.
This diagram, released in 2022, depicts the global water cycle. It shows how human water use affects where water is stored, how it moves, and how clean it is. This diagram is also available in other languages available on our Downloadable Products page.
This diagram, released in 2022, depicts the global water cycle. It shows how human water use affects where water is stored, how it moves, and how clean it is. This diagram is also available in other languages available on our Downloadable Products page.
This diagram, released in English and Spanish in 2022, depicts the global water cycle. It shows how human water use affects where water is stored, how it moves, and how clean it is. This diagram is also available in other languages available on our Downloadable Products page.
This diagram, released in English and Spanish in 2022, depicts the global water cycle. It shows how human water use affects where water is stored, how it moves, and how clean it is. This diagram is also available in other languages available on our Downloadable Products page.
Qu'est-ce que le cycle de l'eau?
Qu'est-ce que le cycle de l'eau?
Qu'est-ce que le cycle de l'eau?
Qu'est-ce que le cycle de l'eau?
Vous pouvez penser que chaque goutte de pluie qui tombe du ciel, ou chaque verre d'eau que vous buvez, est tout nouveau, mais, en fait, il a toujours été là et fait partie du cycle de l'eau.
Vous pouvez penser que chaque goutte de pluie qui tombe du ciel, ou chaque verre d'eau que vous buvez, est tout nouveau, mais, en fait, il a toujours été là et fait partie du cycle de l'eau.
This diagram, released in English and Spanish in 2022, depicts the global water cycle. It shows how human water use affects where water is stored, how it moves, and how clean it is. This diagram is also available in other languages available on our Downloadable Products page.
This diagram, released in English and Spanish in 2022, depicts the global water cycle. It shows how human water use affects where water is stored, how it moves, and how clean it is. This diagram is also available in other languages available on our Downloadable Products page.
This diagram, released in 2022, depicts the global water cycle. It shows how human water use affects where water is stored, how it moves, and how clean it is. This diagram is also available in other languages available on our Downloadable Products page.
This diagram, released in 2022, depicts the global water cycle. It shows how human water use affects where water is stored, how it moves, and how clean it is. This diagram is also available in other languages available on our Downloadable Products page.
This diagram, released in English and Spanish in 2022, depicts the global water cycle. It shows how human water use affects where water is stored, how it moves, and how clean it is. This diagram is also available in other languages available on our Downloadable Products page.
This diagram, released in English and Spanish in 2022, depicts the global water cycle. It shows how human water use affects where water is stored, how it moves, and how clean it is. This diagram is also available in other languages available on our Downloadable Products page.
Qu'est-ce que le cycle de l'eau?
Qu'est-ce que le cycle de l'eau?
Qu'est-ce que le cycle de l'eau?
Qu'est-ce que le cycle de l'eau?
Vous pouvez penser que chaque goutte de pluie qui tombe du ciel, ou chaque verre d'eau que vous buvez, est tout nouveau, mais, en fait, il a toujours été là et fait partie du cycle de l'eau.
Vous pouvez penser que chaque goutte de pluie qui tombe du ciel, ou chaque verre d'eau que vous buvez, est tout nouveau, mais, en fait, il a toujours été là et fait partie du cycle de l'eau.