Sentences with phrase «availability of fresh water»

With a global temperature increase of 1.5 C, the availability of fresh water in the region would be about 10 percent lower than in the late 20th century.

-RSB- than the most water - efficient biomass technologies, implying that the development of biomass energy technologies in scale sufficient to be a significant source of energy may produce or exacerbate water shortages around the globe and be limited by the availability of fresh water.»

The warming as well as the droughts caused by climate change, combined with the unsustainable use of aquifers and surface water, pose grave threats to the availability of fresh water and food security.

The warming as well as the droughts caused by climate change, combined with the unsustainable use of aquifers and surface water, pose grave threats to availability of fresh water and food security.

As a consequence, seasons with the highest water demand, typically summer and fall, are being impacted by a reduced availability of fresh water.

Climate change is already shrinking glaciers and ice caps, altering the availability of fresh water.

The Nature Conservancy is taking on the tough issues facing conservation today — from climate change to the availability of fresh water.

But the availability of fresh water has already reached crisis proportions in many parts of the world, and some experts warn we should be more worried about «peak freshwater» than «peak oil.»

Not exact matches

There could be three evolutionary processes could explain this adaptive radiation of hominins: 1) the occupation of novel niches for species living in a highly productive but spatially constrained region when there are deep fresh water lakes in the EARS [46] and 2) the lakes themselves creating spatial structure producing population isolation and vicariance and 3) repeated periods of increased resource availability stimulated adaptation and radiation followed by periods of environmental stress when the lakes rapidly dried up imposing strong selection pressures [28].

When using the cashews, soak them in salt water (1 tablespoon unrefined sea salt per quart of fresh water) for 12 - 24 hours to increase their nutritional availability.

Availability of shade and fresh water should be available at all times to keep your pet comfortable and prevent heat stroke.

Your best bet at assuring the constant availability of water is to provide fresh water every morning, thus filling up a bowl completely.

For all cats, constant availability of fresh, clean water is important.

IPCC AR4 WG1 SPM says (under «Fresh water resources and their management» of «C. Current knowledge about future impacts») In the course of the century, water suppries stored in glaciers and snow cover are projected to decline, reducing water availability in regions supplied by meltwater from major mountain ranges, where more than one - sixth of the world population currently lives.

They see, and document, worrisome declines in fresh water availability and purity; growing urban air pollution; loss of habitat and bio-diversity; ocean acidification, and much more.»

The Temperance Movement strongly influenced the rise in popularity and the prevalence of drinking fountains in the United States, as members advocated for the availability of fresh and free water to discourage people from entering establishments that served alcohol in search of refreshment.