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The Ten News, News For Curious Kids

Shark Encounters and Weird Water ๐ŸŒŠ

The Ten News, News For Curious Kids

Small But Mighty Media

Education For Kids, News, Kids & Family

4.5 โ€ข 889 Ratings

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 5 August 2021

โฑ๏ธ 12 minutes

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Summary

๐ŸŠโ€โ™€๏ธ In this episode of The Ten News Summer Survival Guide, we are talking sharks and water! ๐Ÿฆˆ Why are scientists asking to change our language from "shark attacks" to "shark encounters?" Nature Nerds' Laine Farber gives us the scoop.๐Ÿšฐ Water can be wacky, weird, and wonderful. ๐ŸŒŽ Hear our favorite facts about water around the world. ๐Ÿ“ฐ From the headlines: Historic wins and SpongeBob?โœ… And test your river knowledge in todayโ€™s Trivia on the Ten! ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿงฝ Do you think the picture looks like SpongeBob and Patrick? NPR's coverage of the fun sighting can be found here! ๐Ÿ“งย Do you have something to tell us? Email us at: hello@thetennews.com ๐Ÿ“ย Sign up for The Ten News-letter! ๐Ÿ“ธย Join us on Instagram ๐ŸŒย Visit our website for a list of sources used for this episode and a full episode transcript! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0

10.9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

0:05.0

I'm Bethany Van Delft, and this is the 10 News,

0:10.0

where we get the lowdown on what's up in the world.

0:13.0

It's Thursday, August 5th.

0:15.0

The Olympic Games are in their last week,

0:17.0

and the schedule is full with surfing, sailing, diving, and a bunch of other water sports.

0:23.1

So today, we're getting wet and exploring what lies beneath the surface.

0:28.5

Let's dive in.

0:35.2

Water is weird and wonderful.

0:38.5

So let's kick off our watery adventure with a sprinkle of facts.

0:42.1

Check out these five fascinating facts about our watery world.

0:46.5

Number one, 71% of Earth is covered in water.

0:51.9

Seems like there should be a cool sip at your fingertips anytime you're thirsty, right?

0:57.5

The thing is, only 3% of that number is freshwater.

1:01.6

The rest is salt water in our seas.

1:04.4

And billions of people around the world live without clean freshwater.

1:08.5

What?

1:09.0

And climate change is making it worse, with droughts and pollution damaging freshwater supplies.

1:14.5

We have to do something.

1:16.5

Number two, there is a name for the smell of rain when it hits the ground.

1:22.1

It's called petricor.

1:23.9

What does that mean?

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