Sentences with phrase «low water conditions»

Notes: During low water conditions, generally mid-December to August, we will not be able to sail across Tonle Sap and will fly from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap.

Low water conditions vary from year to year, so this will be evaluated on a cruise - by - cruise basis.

«This finding opens new possibilities for modifying how plants respond to high salt and low water conditions.»

Not exact matches

The first account represents the event as crucially conditioned by «natural» phenomena - an abnormally low tide produced by uncommonly strong winds; the returning of the water; the rendering ineffective of the Egyptian chariots by the now miry shallows; and the necessary abandonment of the chase.

Offering foodservice operators a low cost of ownership and superior performance even in the most challenging water conditions, Horizon Elite's design dramatically reduces scale build - up and the associated costs of scale mitigation, all while using 35 - 50 percent less water than comparable cube - type ice machines.

Specifically, Commonwealth environmental water was released from Hume Dam to support in - channel, wetland and low elevation floodplain habitat along the length of the River Murray to improve the condition and promote the migration of native fish species; support waterbird habitat and breeding events; and, mobilise and export salts from the River Murray system.

Above average and average rainfall in recent years and delivery of significant volumes of environmental water have improved conditions in the Lower Lakes and Coorong.

In addition to the volume released from Hume Dam, return flows and the Commonwealth's 151 GL of held South Australian allocation were delivered directly to the South Australian border to meet environmental demands in the Lower River Murray, particularly for maintaining connectivity between the Lower Lakes and Coorong, and provide suitable habitat conditions (both salinity and water levels) in the Coorong for estuarine fish and vegetation species.

High rainfall conditions and inflows to the Menindee Lakes during winter - spring 2016 provided the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder with an opportunity to deliver environmental water to support native fish populations in the Lower Darling as well as the longer - term health of the river syWater Holder with an opportunity to deliver environmental water to support native fish populations in the Lower Darling as well as the longer - term health of the river sywater to support native fish populations in the Lower Darling as well as the longer - term health of the river system.

In addition to this volume released from Hume Dam and the volume approved for the Coorong, return flows and the Commonwealth's 134 GL of held South Australian allocation were delivered directly to the South Australian border for meeting environmental demands in the Lower River Murray, particularly for maintaining connectivity between the Lower Lakes Coorong and providing suitable habitat conditions (salinity and water levels) in the Coorong for estuarine fish and vegetation species.

A total of 367 GL of Commonwealth environmental water was released from Hume Dam to support in - channel, wetland and low elevation floodplain habitat throughout the River Murray for improving the condition, movement and recruitment of native fish — both silver (critically endangered under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999) and golden perch were detected spawning in the Mid Murray in response to flow variability; improve riparian and wetland vegetation condition; and contribute to the managed export of salt from the River Murray system.

Due to the dry conditions in 2014 ‑ 15 no Commonwealth environmental water allocations were available for use in the Lower Warrego catchment at Toorale.

Due to the dry conditions no Commonwealth environmental water allocations were available in the Lower Warrego catchment at Toorale.

They're concerned with factors like safe working conditions, giving back to the communities, worker education, lowering agrochemical use, waste management, wildlife protection and ecosystem and water conservation.

Return flows from the use of Commonwealth environmental water in lower Broken Creek supported downstream actions throughout the Mid Murray, Lower Murray, Coorong and Lower Lakes, contributing to the protection, maintenance and improvement of the diversity and condition of water dependent native flora and fauna and ecosystem funclower Broken Creek supported downstream actions throughout the Mid Murray, Lower Murray, Coorong and Lower Lakes, contributing to the protection, maintenance and improvement of the diversity and condition of water dependent native flora and fauna and ecosystem funcLower Murray, Coorong and Lower Lakes, contributing to the protection, maintenance and improvement of the diversity and condition of water dependent native flora and fauna and ecosystem funcLower Lakes, contributing to the protection, maintenance and improvement of the diversity and condition of water dependent native flora and fauna and ecosystem function.

During a series of wet years or successful watering events, demands (agriculture and environment) for water are low, while extended dry conditions commonly result in high demands.

Extended dry conditions commonly result in high demands for water resources both for agriculture and the environment, whilst a series of wet years or successful watering events typically result in lower demands.

During 2016/17, environmental water holders were presented with an unexpected challenge, as many lowland rivers in the southern and central regions of the Murray - Darling Basin were subject to low oxygen conditions following widespread natural flooding.

He despised the new sort, the gangs who worked the big river in low - water summer conditions, driving up from the industrial cities of south Wales, putting on scuba suits to drive salmon and sea - run trout into fixed trammel nets, or using cyanide bombs to suffocate the fish and send them drifting downstream to a collection point.

You might be induced for a variety of reasons, including: you've gone a week or 2 past your due date; it's been 12 to 24 hours since your water broke; you've been diagnosed with preeclampsia, a pregnancy condition involving high blood pressure; your placenta doesn't seem to be working properly; you have low amniotic fluid; or your baby's health or yours is at risk.

and for all babies under six months, giving water can dilute the sodium in the baby's bloodstream to the point where a potentially life threatening condition known as «oral water intoxication» develops, and this can lead to symptoms like low body temperature, bloating, and seizures.

«Primarily because of grand corruption under successive governments since the return of democracy in 1999, millions of Nigerians continue to live in extreme poverty, a condition manifested by the lack of clean water, malnutrition, high rates of child mortality and morbidity, low life expectancy, illiteracy, perception of hopelessness and social exclusion.»

The site was a vacant lot and Brownfield location and was constructed with energy - efficient green technologies including energy - efficient heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems and the use of Energy Star and low - flow water fixtures as well as green kitchen and bathroom cabinets.

LOWER EAST SIDE — After two weeks of no gas, running water or electricity in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, fed - up residents at a 1,600 - plus - unit housing complex are calling for a break in rent to make up for the lack of livable conditions.

It amends an existing law that lets the state Department of Environmental Conservation work with the Department of State and the Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to set «conditions for petroleum - bearing vessels to enter or move upon navigable waters of the state, as well as «tanker avoidance zones»» on the lower Hudson River.

Under certain conditions, the warm water of the lower layer can reach the surface and melt the ice.

A central factor improving the oxygen situation from last year was that the eutrophic, low - oxygen deep water from the main basin has not flowed into the Gulf of Finland in the weather conditions of the past summer, unlike in the spring of 2014, for example.

But the soil on Mars is known to host perchlorate salts, which lower the freezing point of water, meaning the chilly surface conditions are not an absolute barrier to liquid water.

In 2014, Yaghi and his colleagues synthesized a MOF that excelled at absorbing water, even under low - humidity conditions.

«Similar to the «dead zone» nowadays spreading in the Gulf of Mexico, the soil crisis could have caused a worldwide expanse of uninhabitable low - oxygen conditions in shallow waters,» explains team member Henk Visscher of Utrecht University in the Netherlands.

The consequences of global warming may be lower food production, ocean acidification, loss of biodiversity, worse weather conditions and poor access to fresh water.

While field conditions never led to water pressures this low, the team found the threshold for leaf loss in greenhouse tests.

Echolocation is a skill that has evolved independently several times in the animal kingdom in response to low visibility conditions — whether at night, as with bats and a few nocturnal birds, or in murky water, as with whales and dolphins, Wiegrebe notes.

Mangrove rivulus, which can live out of the water for extended periods of time (days or weeks, as long as the conditions are moist), uses its specialised jumping technique when water has low oxygen concentrations or high levels of hydrogen sulphide, or to escape predators and search for terrestrial prey such as crickets.

The tanks held seawater with a range of pH levels reflecting current conditions as well as the lower pH occasionally encountered in Puget Sound when deep water wells up near the surface.

The study found that in April methane concentrations were low when bottom waters were fully oxygenated and increased as anoxic conditions set in.

Since 1999, abnormally low precipitation totals and hot and dry conditions have brought reservoir water levels close to record lows.

The parts of the phase diagram where low - density water is thought to occur are notoriously difficult to explore, the so - called «water's no - man's land,» because they require a path through a series of very specific, very difficult conditions.

Chances are low that life as we know it, which requires liquid water, would thrive under such barren conditions.

«We investigated whether coiling wire around the lower part of the plant stems to reduce the capacity of xylem to transport water to the shoot would result in low shoot moisture conditions and increase the sugar concentration of fruit like salt and water stresses,» the authors said.

Aquatic species richness and abundance can decline, and in extreme cases salinization can prevent lakes from mixing - causing low oxygen conditions that smother aquatic life and reduce water quality.

Lowest readings of dissolved oxygen were found in late summers, as is the case in other estuaries along the Oregon coast, when incoming salty seawater settles longer in the estuary and warmer, drier conditions reduce the amount of fresh water from the Coos River.

Some of these planets orbiting low - mass stars could experience very slow water loss that could last up to the lifetime of the star, which could allow habitable conditions to persist even during a moist or runaway greenhouse.

But then the team filled the aquarium with water at a lower pH, creating conditions similar to what scientists predict for oceans around the year 2050.

«Also, we feel that if we can understand how fish coped with low - oxygen, high CO2, acidic waters in the past, it will give us some insight into how they might cope with man - made climate change which appears to be giving rise to such conditions again,» Dr Rummer says.

Without new supplies of oxygen - rich water, conditions in lower coastal waters — where bacteria are feeding — can become suffocating.

Many reef species which inhabit shallow waters are also to be found on reefs at depths of 30 metres or more, amid lower light conditions.

The researchers found that over a 15 - day period, the water temperatures were most extreme when the low tide period drifted to align with maximum sun heat during noon, and these conditions caused the warming of the shallow water on the reefs.

The selected site satisfies all the necessary conditions for radio observations such as dry air with a low rate of water vapor absorption of radio waves and a wide flat space that allows an extended configuration of multiple antennas.

The project's goal is to develop next - generation root phenotyping technology integrated with ecosystem modeling to accelerate the breeding of root - focused cultivars with certain traits; for example, better climate resiliency and better tolerance for low water and low fertilizer conditions.