When it rains, these chemicals seep into the ground, or run off into our waterways, poisoning our water too.

This consciousness, though, was a little slow to seep through the general population, even people who were very, very well informed.

The IPCC has calculated that we are hurtling toward temperature rises of 3.7⁰C to 4.8⁰C by the end of the century. The crack is widening, and some of the world s inhabitants particularly the most vulnerable are already seeing the water seep in.

Sometimes, opponents of a nominee merely want to make a point, or to cultivate donors (an activity that can seep into any issue in Washington). When the point is made or the fundraising goals are achieved the nominee gets the happy phone call It s done.

There was a serious danger that the contents of the nuclear reactor would seep into the soil, and then leak into the Dnepr river, thus endangering the population of Kiev and other cities along the riverbanks. Therefore, we started the job of protecting the river banks, initiating a total deactivation of the Chernobyl plant.