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Or perhaps half of us are flooded out

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I have another theory though

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talking of water. here's a list of big lakes and related numbers:

Name and location Area sq. mi. Area km² Length mi. Length km Max-depth ft. Max-depth m Water volume mi³ Water volume km³ Thumbnail (same scale for all lakes)
1. Caspian Sea*,[1] Azerbaijan-Russia-Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran 143,250 371,000 745 1,199 3,363 1,025 18,761 78,200
2. Michigan-Huron,[2] Canada - U.S 45,410 117,702 440 710 923 282 2,030 8,458
3. Superior, Canada - U.S 31,820 82,414 383 616 1,333 406 2,903 12,100
4. Victoria, Kenya-Tanzania-Uganda 26,829 69,485 200 322 276 84 660 2,750
5. Tanganyika, Tanzania-DRC-Burundi-Zambia 12,700 32,893 420 676 4,823 1,470 4,536 18,900
6. Baikal,[3] Russia 12,162 31,500 395 636 5,369 1,637 5,521 23,600
7. Great Bear Lake, Canada 12,000 31,080 232 373 1,463 446 536 2,236
8. Malawi, Malawi-Mozambique-Tanzania 11,600 30,044 360 579 2,316 706 2,016 8,400
9. Great Slave Lake, Canada 11,170 28,930 298 480 2,014 614 502 2,090
10. Erie, Canada - U.S 9,930 25,719 241 388 210 64 117 489
11. Winnipeg, Canada 9,094 23,553 264 425 118 36 68 283
12. Ontario, Canada - U.S 7,520 19,477 193 311 802 244 393 1,639
13. Balkhash*, Kazakhstan 7,115 18,428 376 605 85 26 26 106
14. Ladoga, Russia 7,000 18,130 136 219 755 230 218 908
15. Aral Sea*,[4] Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan 6,625 17,160 266 428
16. Maracaibo, Venezuela 5,135 13,300
17. Tonlé Sap, Cambodia 3,861 10,000[5]
18. Onega, Russia 3,819 9,891 154 248 394 120 67 280
19. Titicaca, Bolivia-Peru 3,141 8,135 110 177 922 281 214 893
20. Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua 3,089 8,001 110 177 85 26
21. Athabasca, Canada 3,058 7,920 208 335 797 243 49 204
22. Turkana*, Kenya 2,473 6,405 154 248 358 109 49 204
23. Reindeer Lake, Canada 2,444 6,330 152 245 1,106 337
24. Eyre*, South Australia 2,400[6] 6,216 130 209
25. Issyk-Kul*, Kyrgyzstan 2,394 6,200 113 182 2,192 668 417 1,738
26. Urmia*, Iran 2,317 6,001 81 130 52 16
27. Dongting, China 2,316 6,000[7]
28. Torrens*, South Australia 2,200 5,698 130 209
29. Vänern, Sweden 2,141 5,545 87 140 348 106 37 153
30. Winnipegosis, Canada 2,086 5,403 152 245
31. Albert, Uganda, Zaire 2,046 5,299 100 161 190 58 67 280
32. Nettilling, Baffin Island, Canada 1,950 5,051 70 113
33. Nipigon, Canada 1,870 4,843 72 116 540 165
34. Manitoba, Canada 1,817 4,706 140 225
35. Great Salt Lake*, U.S.

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here a list of lakes by depth:

Name Country Region Depth
meters feet
1. Baikal[1] Russia Siberia 1637 5,369
2. Tanganyika Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Zambia Africa 1435 4,708
3. Caspian Sea[2] Iran, Russia, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan 1025 3,363
4. Nyasa Mozambique, Tanzania, Malawi 706 2,316
5. Issyk Kul Kyrgyzstan 668 2,192
6. Great Slave Canada Northwest Territories 614 2,015
7. Crater United States Oregon 592 1,943
8. Matano Indonesia Sulawesi 590 1,936
9. Hornindalsvatnet Norway Sogn og Fjordane 514 1,686
10. Toba Indonesia Sumatra 505 1,657
10. Sarez Tajikistan 505 1,657
12. Tahoe United States California, Nevada 501 1,644
13. Argentino Argentina Santa Cruz (Patagonia) 500 1,640
14. Chelan United States Washington (state) 489 1,419
15. Kivu Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda 480 1,575
16. Quesnel Canada British Columbia 475 1,558
17. Hauroko New Zealand Southland (South Island) 462 1,516
18. Adams Canada British Columbia 457 1,499
19. Poso Indonesia Sulawesi 450 1,476
20. Mjøsa Norway 449 1,473

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here's some western european ones by surface area

Lake Country Size
Vänern (Vänern) Sweden 5655 km²
Saimaa (Saimaa) Finland 4377.1 km²
Vättern (Vättern) Sweden 1893 km²
Mälaren (Mälaren) Sweden 1140 km²
Lake IJssel (IJsselmeer) the Netherlands 1100 km²
Päijänne (Päijänne) Finland 1080.6 km²
Inarijärvi (Inarijärvi) Finland 1040.2 km²
Pielinen (Pielinen) Finland 894.2 km²
Oulujärvi (Oulujärvi) Finland 887.1 km²
Pihlajavesi (Pihlajavesi) Finland 712.6 km²
Lake Marker (Markermeer) the Netherlands 700 km²
Orivesi (Orivesi) Finland 601.3 km²
Lake Geneva (Lac Léman, Lac de Genève) Switzerland, France 581.3 km²
Haukivesi (Haukivesi) Finland 562.3 km²
Lake Constance (Bodensee) Germany, Switzerland, Austria 541.1 km²
Keitele (Keitele) Finland 493.6 km²
Kallavesi (Kallavesi) Finland 472.8 km²
Lough Neagh (Loch nEathach) United Kingdom 388 km²
Lake Garda (Lago di Garda) Italy 370 km²
Mjøsa (Mjøsa) Norway 365 km²
Lake Neusiedl (Neusiedler See) Austria 315 km²
Alqueva Lake
(artificial) (Barragem de Alqueva) Portugal 250 km²
Lake Neuchâtel (Lac de Neuchâtel) Switzerland 218.3 km²
Lake Maggiore (Lago Maggiore) Italy, Switzerland 212.3 km²
Lough Corrib (Loch Coirib) Ireland 200 km²
Lake Como (Lago di Como) Italy 145.9 km²
Lake Trasimeno (Lago di Trasimeno) Italy 124 km²
Lough Derg (Loch Deirgeirt) Ireland 118 km²
Lake Lucerne (Vierwaldstättersee) Switzerland 113.7 km²
Lake Bolsena (Lago di Bolsena) Italy 113.5 km²
Müritz ((Die) Müritz) Germany 109.2 km²
Lower Lough Erne (Loch Éirne) United Kingdom 105.1 km²
Lough Ree (Loch Rí) Ireland 105 km²

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there's a lot of it about.

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...A country noted for its raininess is the United Kingdom. The reputation is partly deserved because of the frequency of rain driven into the country by the south-western trade winds following the warm gulf stream currents. Areas along the western coasts (including those in Ireland) can receive between 1016 mm (40 inches, at sea-level) and 2540 mm (100 inches, on the mountains) of rain per year. However, what is less well known is that the eastern and southern half of the country is much drier, with the south east having a lower rainfall average than Jerusalem and Beirut at between 450 and 600 mm per year...

what's our average looking like this year i wonder?

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In meteorology, virga is precipitation that falls from a cloud but evaporates before reaching the ground.

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In computer role-playing games, permanent death (sometimes permadeath or PD) is a situation in which player characters (PCs) die permanently and are removed from the game.[1] Less common terms with the same meaning are persona death and player death.[2] This is in contrast to games in which characters who are killed (or incapacitated) can be restored to life (or full health), often at some minor cost to the character.

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Pantyhose Taro (Pansuto-Tarō) is a fictional villain in Rumiko Takahashi's anime and manga series Ranma ½.

"Taro" is a common ending for male given names in Japanese, or even a common name by itself. The actual pun in the Pantyhose part of his name is that all of the Chinese characters are named after beauty products, musk fragrances or lingerie.