Absolute Justice, Kindness and Kinship — Page 52
The Ecosystem 51 because sustenance of life depends on the existence of mountains. The system supporting the food chain necessary for life is maintained and supported by them which creates a perfect image for the word Mauz u n. Only 30% of the global surface is made up of dry land which is divided into five continents. The remaining 70% of the earth’s surface is covered with oceans and lakes. But this water that we see is not all the water that there is. It is most amazing that actually 75% of the total water is locked up in the form of ice in mountain tops in the Northern Hemisphere. If mountains did not work as a reservoir for frozen water, and if the ice melted and returned to the oceans, then the 30% of available dry land would be completely submerged. There would be nothing but oceans covering the entire surface of the earth. Mountains play a significant role in maintaining the balance of water on earth. Purification of water for human consumption and vegetative life is also another important function performed by mountains. The process by which water circulates from the oceans to the mountains and returns again to the oceans is a long story. However, in this cycle, clean water is consumed by the vegetative and zoological life on earth and polluted water flows back to the sea again. The mountains also play an important role in the precipitation of moisture. In polar and high mountain regions, most moisture precipitation is in the form of