Sentences with phrase «by dam»

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But where the words and appeals of those indigenous tribes destined to be displaced by the dam had failed, nearly two - hundred native Amazonians have now gathered in a last ditch effort to protect their homeland using their bodies.

The repercussions of this apparently anti-foreign protest stance, however, may be greater than the 500 square kilometers to be flooded or the 40 thousand lives to be affected by the dam itself — particularly as plans are made to build 100 similar dams across the Amazon over the next 20 years.

You know things are getting bad when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (they of the infamous New Orleans levee design) start speaking up about the threat to human life posed by a dam - with statements that read: «The Mosul dam is judged to have an unacceptable annual failure probability,» and «If a small problem [at] Mosul Dam occurs, failure is likely.»

Studies estimate between 30 and 50 percent of the world's mangroves have been lost over the past 50 years as they are deforested for shrimp, rice and palm oil production, drowned by rising seas, and starved of freshwater by dam - building.

The / annual Production of electricity by the dam is 112GW The hydroelectric power station in Solina was first used in 1968.

And of great concern is the fact that «islands are not counted as part of area calculations for land impacted by dam construction.»

Methane is produced by the trees and plants which have been submerged by the dam waters and is released when the water passes through the turbines of hydro - electric power stations.

This has been ignored by the dam owners, the Honduran company DESA.

The footprint for hydro is highly variable, the paper notes, with lifecycle emissions largely due to the rotting organic matter flooded by the dam.

Though Belo Monte's first turbines became operational in 2016, Belo Monte: After the Flood shows that the struggle for justice and accountability for crimes committed by dam builders continues, and that the Amazon faces more dam threats similar to Belo Monte.

Local people can also be displaced by dam projects, causing further deforestation when these people resettle elsewhere.

But dam by dam, mine by mine, farm by farm and city by city it is remaking the Earth before your eyes.

It also tends to make the stored water's release Methane and CO2 due to the extra biomass destroyed by the dam's head of water.

The lake created by the dam was emptied in around two hours, one witness told National Geographic.

Where the words and appeals of those indigenous tribes destined to be displaced by the dam had failed, nearly two - hundred native Amazonians have now gathered in a last ditch effort to protect their homeland using their bodies.

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Spillway — The electricity generated by this dam powered a gluttonous nation accustomed wanton energy consumption.

The terrific Shovel Knight cover art — which glows in the dark on a limited - edition special version of the issue — is by Dam Mumford.

The tasting rooms are warm and friendly, while the outside area tempts you to relax with a picnic under the trees, on the lawns or down by the dam.

The DM title is achieved by the dam (mother) having produced five CFA grand champion / premier (alter) or DM offspring, or the sire (father) having produced fifteen CFA grand champion / premier or DM offspring.

The DM title is achieved by the dam (mother) having produced five CFA grand champion / premier (alter) or DM offspring, or sire (father) having produced fifteen CFA grand champion / premier or DM offspring.

In an ideal situation ALL of a newborn puppy's needs are taken care of by his dam and the most important thing he needs is his momma!

Puppies require a large amount of nursing care by the dam and the owner for the most successful outcomes.

Puppies will make their way to the dam's teat as soon as they are whelped and cleaned up by the dam.

The dam is bonding with the newborn, and there is a feedback loop created by a dam letting down its milk supply in response to the rooting of the puppy and the sound of its whine.

Fat - soluble means that any excess Vitamin D not immediately used by the dam's body will be stored.

Any vitamin not immediately used by the dam's body is secreted by the kidneys in the urine.

The average whelping box should be built with a rail to protect the puppies from being crushed by the dam.

MONGOLIA Taishir Dam and Reservoir on the Zavkhan River: Images and Impressions from Herders affected by the Dam and Reservoir Version 1 The Taishir Dam and Reservoir and portions of the Zavkhan River Valley downstream of the Dam were visited as part of «Water and Mining Exchange Program» coordinated by Paul Robinson which included representatives of Mongolian Environmental Civil Council (MECC), Rivers without Boundaries, and Buryat Regional Organization on Baikal.

For example, if you must use a restriction site that will be blocked by Dam or Dcm methylation, you can ensure this site remains unblocked by first cloning your DNA into a dam — / dcm — strain of E. coli such as JM110 and re-purifying it.

Guest argues convincingly that this nasty little war has its roots in the hydrological changes brought about by a dam jointly constructed by the two nations on the River Senegal at Lake Manantali.

«The good news is that these effects can be reduced by installing or improving fish passage devices, modifying dam operations during peak migration periods, changing the structure of the dam to reduce injury and mortality, and by dam removal,» Nieland said.

«We'll be going up the river that would be destroyed by the dam.»

Or ISIS could manipulate the water and electricity governed by the dam to exert control over cities and areas dependent on it, as Saddam Hussein did when in power.

In effect this meant releases from Hume Dam were triggered by dam inflows, so that river flows reflected natural seasonal conditions and mimicked what may have happened naturally.

Yet the shad were not alone in being oppressed by the dam.

The 1,172 - mile (1,885 - km) pipeline project, owned by Texas - based Energy Transfer Partners LP, is mostly complete, except for a segment planned to run under Lake Oahe, a reservoir formed by a dam on the Missouri River.

A hydrologist named Chen Xing objected to this policy on the basis that it would lead to water logging and alkalinization of farm land due to a high water table produced by the dams.

We can understand many ills of the spirit and even of the body as caused by the damming up of the way to a life of free and self - giving love.

We're polluting our oceans, destroying rain forests, changing ecological environments by damming rivers, causing the extinction of animal species, and so on.

But for migrating animals who are also hemmed in by dams, rivers, shipping lanes, urban development and agriculture, they create another barrier.

«Yet it's already rare, and its habitat is now fragmented by dams.»

The Oaxaca Cave Sleeper has not been collected or seen in more than 20 years and lives in a cave system threatened by damming.

The traditional method of storage is to create a reservoir by damming a river.

Overfishing, pollution, and the blocking of spawning grounds by dams once devastated their populations.

Satellite imagery now reveals the wedges of sediment that were created by the dams as they levelled the landscape into giant staircases.

Sommerville told the International Peatlands Convention in Edinburgh last week that by damming the drains and removing trees from these areas it would be possible to restore the original flow of water through the bogs — and their original flora and fauna.

«There's no enforcement,» said Keller, 50, an avid outdoorsman who has spent his career managing Lake Sakakawea, a reservoir created by damming the Missouri River.

Deltas can also sink as old river sediments compact under their own weight and water carrying replacement sediments is held back by dams or diverted for irrigation.