Sentences with phrase «decreased water availability»

Decreased water availability, exacerbated by population growth and land - use change, causes increased competition for water.

• «Decreased water availability due to increased temperature and longer periods of time between rainfall events, coupled with an increase in societal demand is very likely to affect many sectors of the Southeast's economy.»

In the Northeast, «Communities are affected by heat waves, more extreme precipitation events, and coastal flooding due to sea level rise and storm surge,» for example, while in the Southeast and Caribbean, «Decreased water availability, exacerbated by population growth and land - use change, causes increased competition for water.

The study notes that a 99 % population increase since 1950 combined with a 127 % increase in water use has further decreased water availability, making it increasingly difficult to replenish water supplies after a drought.

Maddie Weiner says, «the Mendoza region [of Argentina] has already seen increasing temperatures, melting glaciers in the Andes Mountains, changing precipitation patterns, decreasing water availability and unpredictable storms.

Not exact matches

With an overall decrease in both water availability and water quality across the country, Horizon Elite represents a huge win for operators and for the industry.»

At the same time, another 23 % have experienced a significant decrease in water availability, for 9 % aggravating water scarcity problems.

Availability of resources such as usable water will also depend on changing rates of precipitation, with decreased availability in many places but possible increases in runoff and groundwater recharge in some regions like the high latitudes and Availability of resources such as usable water will also depend on changing rates of precipitation, with decreased availability in many places but possible increases in runoff and groundwater recharge in some regions like the high latitudes and availability in many places but possible increases in runoff and groundwater recharge in some regions like the high latitudes and wet tropics.

The U.S. DoD is specifically confronting the issue of regional vulnerabilities and security implications to extreme weather events and climate change, in terms of food, water and energy security, and the impacts of disruptions or longer term decreases in per capita availability.

By mid-century, annual average river runoff and water availability are projected to increase by 10 - 40 % at high latitudes and in some wet tropical areas, and decrease by 10 - 30 % over some dry regions at mid-latitudes and in the dry tropics, some of which are presently water - stressed areas.

Efforts to offset declining surface water availability due to increasing precipitation variability will be hampered by the fact that groundwater recharge will decrease considerably in some already water - stressed regions (high confidence)[3.2, 3.4.2], where vulnerability is often exacerbated by the rapid increase in population and water demand (very high confidence)[3.5.1].

Agricultural droughts can occur for a variety of reasons, including low precipitation, the timing of water availability, or decreased access to water supplies.

What the report says about climate change and the Colorado River: The southwestern United States is projected to experience significant decreases in surface water availability, leading to runoff decreases in California, Nevada, Texas, and the Colorado River headwaters, even in the near term.

Altered agricultural conditions, including extreme heat, expanded water demands, and increased severe weather events, will affect food availability and cost, particularly in vulnerable regions in which child undernutrition is already a major threat.43 The decreased protein, iron, and zinc content of certain major crops has been demonstrated for plants grown under increased CO2 conditions, 44,45 carrying significant implications for child nutrition.

Although these hydrological changes could potentially increase soil water availability in previously snow - covered regions during the cool low - ET season (34), this effect would likely be outweighed by the influence of warming temperatures (and decreased runoff) during the warm high - ET season (36, 38), as well as by the increasing occurrence of consecutive years with low precipitation and high temperature (Fig. 4A).

Glaciers will melt, sea levels will rise, crops will fail, water availability will decrease, and diseases will proliferate.

The social, economic and environmental costs become clearest when considering the continuously shrinking number of farms in the U.S., the continuing loss of top soil and the decreasing availability of irrigation water in many areas.

Then you monitor the water in the soil, photosynthesis, tree mortality etc in your pair of plots to assess the impacts of controlled decreases in water availability on the forest.

Water may no longer fall where and when we need it, decreasing the availability of freshwater in many areas.

The loans will help increase water efficiency and improve wastewater treatment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) by increasing the availability of drinking water, improving wastewater treatment infrastructure, reducing waste costs, and decreasing health risks to local communities.

As climate change, drought, mismanagement and over-allocation of water in Australia has significantly decreased the availability and quality of water resources, these issues impact on Indigenous peoples» ability to fulfil our cultural and customary responsibilities on sea and water country.