Sentences with phrase «affect water resources»

Zooming in on key regions of the country yields a more robust understanding of how the energy technologies we choose to power tomorrow's world affect water resources.

In those summaries, the language states: «Glacier melt in the Himalayas is projected to increase flooding, and rock avalanches from destabilized slopes, and to affect water resources within the next two to three decades.

Glacier melt in the Himalayas is projected to increase flooding and rock avalanches, and affect water resources within the next two to three decades.

«The department must... take into account the cumulative impact to water quality of the full complement of affected water resources in making any determination in connection with any license, order, permit or certification,» state Department of Environmental Conservation officials wrote.

Singer suggested a regional decline in snowpacks and less groundwater recharge at the mountain fronts has negatively affected water resources.

NB — «affecting water resources in terms of quantity and quality» means «damaging water resources».

In many regions, changing precipitation or melting snow and ice are altering hydrological systems, affecting water resources in terms of quantity and quality (medium confidence).

The argument hinges mostly on temperature and how it may be affecting water resources.

We write about U.S. Supreme Court decisions, regulatory actions, and state and national legislation that affects water resource management, toxic waste disposal, renewable energy, air quality, land use, and more.

Not exact matches

Climate change has the potential to seriously affect some regions» water resources, and drought is just one way that can happen.

Huge dams are affecting water cycle and bio-regions, pursseine trawlers are affecting marine food chains, both are destroying livelihood of people based on community control of resources.

Fast depletion of natural resources, pollution of air, land and water, the global warming and other atmosphere changes have catastrophic affects.

He says that consumers are still in the dark when it comes to having accurate information about how different products are affecting our precious water resources.

Somewhat affecting both # 1 and # 2, water resources (both as far as invasion routes, AND as economic benefits).

According to the statement, the affected permanent secretaries are — Alhaji Ibrahim Alhaji (Water Resources), Alh Magaji Uba Muhd (Health), Adamu Mu'azu (Local Government), Alh, Abdulhamid Ali (Special Service), Hajiya Furera A. Baffa (Information) and Jamilu Abubakar (Economic Empowerment).

Sustaining fresh water and energy resources; mitigating the effects of natural hazards such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, severe weather, landslides, coastal erosion, and solar flares; and dealing with the consequences of global warming and sea - level rise are issues that affect all populations, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or cultural traditions.

A landmark review of over 1000 papers documenting ecological change in the United States has found that a shifting climate is affecting agriculture, biodiversity, and land and water resources from the mountains of Alaska to the sands of Death Valley.

«Ultimately, our next step will be looking at how interaction between the mother and the embryos can be affected, so if the mother is stressed during pregnancy — such as being exposed to a toxin or being deprived of resources such as food and water — we want to see how that can affect development of the embryos,» says Jennings.

Fulbright scholar Muthiah Muruganandam, left, a senior scientist at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, and fisheries biologist Steven Chipps, leader of the U.S. Geological Survey, South Dakota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, will examine how land - use changes affect water quality and fisheries resources in northeastern South Dakota lWater Conservation, and fisheries biologist Steven Chipps, leader of the U.S. Geological Survey, South Dakota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, will examine how land - use changes affect water quality and fisheries resources in northeastern South Dakota lwater quality and fisheries resources in northeastern South Dakota lakes.

It follows a recent IIASA study showing that climate change impacts on water resources could also affect energy production capacity.

Through a yearly grant from the Water Resource Institute through the U.S. Geological Survey, SDSU researchers are figuring out how these storm events affect water quaWater Resource Institute through the U.S. Geological Survey, SDSU researchers are figuring out how these storm events affect water quawater quality.

Examining how land - use changes may affect water quality and fisheries resources in lakes and rivers will help natural resource agencies manage wildlife populations, according to Steven Chipps, leader of the U.S. Geological Survey, South Dakota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at South Dakota State University.

«Continued monitoring of shelf inputs to Arctic surface waters is therefore vital to understand how the changing climate will affect the chemistry, biology, and economic resources of the Arctic Ocean,» the study's authors wrote.

The impacts of global warming are felt especially in mountainous regions, where the rise in temperatures is above average, affecting both glacierized landscapes and water resources.

Accounting for food's nutritional value and the land and water resources needed to produce exports offers a more holistic view of how trade affects global food security and the environment.

Predicting how increasing atmospheric CO2 will affect the hydrologic cycle, from extreme weather forecasts to long - term projections on agriculture and water resources, is critical both to daily life and to the future of the planet.

As a result, Vice Minister of Water Resources Jiao Yong is personally heading up the team that will assess dams in the four provinces affected by the quake.

«The equations derived from our analysis can be used by water resources managers to better predict how a proposed water withdrawal or other alteration to natural stream flow will affect the health of downstream fish populations.»

NASA is also involved in an international effort called the High Mountain Asia Project, which seeks to understand how climate change is affecting glaciers in the Himalayas and water resources for more than 1 billion people in that region.

Agrochemicals applied in the paddy pollute these water - bodies and hence affect the entire food chain, thereby causing a decline in the overall fish, shrimp and frog supply — a resource freely available to the poor.

governance failures in the world has affected the groundwater and the world is thirsty because it is hungry need real commitments to take sustainability to conservation and improvemente of water resources

Taking account of economic growth, social equity and environmental sustainability, the report's forward - looking narrative describes how major challenges and change factors in the modern world will affect — and can be affected by — water resources, services and related benefits.

The Council provides a public forum for consultation and community deliberation on resource management issues affecting the waters surrounding the Channel Islands.

The document includes information on water quality, habitat, living resources, maritime archaeological resources, and the human activities that affect them.

EDWARD BURTYNSKY: WATER MATTERS Mar 14 - Jun 8, 2018 A selection of large format photographs from Burtynsky's thirty year career shot in different global locations reveal how we are affecting this most precious of resources.

It creates a vicious cycle which aggravates the situation even more and which will affect the availability of essential resources like drinking water, energy and agricultural production in the hottest areas, and will result in the extinction of a part of the planet's biodiversity.

It should also adopt a complementary and precautionary resource - based assessment of the vulnerability of critical resources (those affecting water, food, energy, and human and ecosystem health) to environmental variability and change of all types.

Extreme events affect every aspect of society and nature including human health, energy, transportation, agriculture, ecosystems, and water resources.

Climate change, and humanity's response to it, are issues of global importance, affecting food production, water resources, ecosystems, energy demand, insurance costs and much else.

Gleick explained how water and energy are linked, how limits to the availability of both resources are beginning to affect one another, and how recognizing this link when developing national energy and water policies can lead to many substantial economic and environmental benefits.

Equally important to water - related risks confronted by the energy sector, the use of water for energy production can impact freshwater resources, affecting both their availability (the amount downstream) and quality (their physical and chemical properties).

The agricultural sector as well as the water resources are the two most affected areas.

Sea - level rise could also adversely affect groundwater resources by leading to the intrusion of salt water into coastal aquifers.

The overarching science question guiding this Grand Challenge is «how will a warming world affect available fresh water resources globally, specifically in the food basket regions, and how will it change human interactions with these resources and their value to society?»

Using large volumes of ground water or surface water in some arid locations may affect the ecosystems that depend on these water resources.

One area it is affecting is our water resources (see http://climate.uu-uno.org/blogs/view/169148/?topic=71030).

The Max - Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry contributes to the understanding of how living organisms — including humans - exchange fundamental resources like water, carbon, nitrogen and energy with their environment, and how this affects and responds to global climate and environmental change.

Building on earlier Turn Down the Heat reports, this new scientific analysis examines the likely impacts of present day (0.8 °C), 2 °C and 4 °C warming above pre-industrial temperatures on agricultural production, water resources, ecosystem services, and coastal vulnerability for affected populations.

They believe «The entire portfolio of USACE Civil Works water resources infrastructure and programs, existing and proposed, could be affected by climate change and adaptation to climate change.

Water resources, already over-tapped in many areas, will become even scarcer as a result of increased evaporation and snowmelt caused by higher temperatures, affecting agriculture, hydroelectric power plants, and water availability in growing cities such as Phoenix and Las VWater resources, already over-tapped in many areas, will become even scarcer as a result of increased evaporation and snowmelt caused by higher temperatures, affecting agriculture, hydroelectric power plants, and water availability in growing cities such as Phoenix and Las Vwater availability in growing cities such as Phoenix and Las Vegas.