Sentences with phrase «by runoff»

He said that from this it is clear that the oceans are declining rapidly due to three reasons — global warming, pollution caused by runoff from agriculture fields, and Arcatic sea ice loss.

Melting of snow and glaciers will lead to increased freshwater influx, changing the chemistry of those oceanic areas affected by the runoff.

[Response: The biota of the ocean are truly under attack by fishing and by runoff of coastal nutrients.

Yes exactly, they have been melting since the ice age ended, that is where the rivers and gorges came from which are fed by the runoff.

In India, 50 % of hydroelectric power is generated by runoff from Himalayan glaciers.

While the shallow, near shore waters of this lake have been impacted by runoff, the offshore waters have been clearer in the last 97 years, due to the effects of warming and thermal stratification on nutrient (phosphorus) regeneration.

The near shore (littoral) region has been affected by runoff, as noted in the paper cited by Anthony.

Our land's highest, best use is probably a mixture of solar farms in the driest and poorest areas which concentrate water by runoff onto neighboring land used either to return to nature and grow grass (with cows optional) to sequester carbon by building soil and / or be periodically harvested to provide feed for cellulosic ethanol.

People in Tilwari are fortunate to have access to a relatively clean source of water because of a fresh spring that's fed directly by runoff from the peaks of the Himalayas, but until a gravity - fed pumping system was installed recently, the water was exposed to whatever contaminants might be in the air and open for animals to share the same drinking source as people.

West Point cadets visited a tributary of the Alabama River affected by runoff from the Uniontown, Ala., sewage treatment planet.

Which leads me to another question — the melting glacial / Greenland / Antarctic ice water is depleted in CO2 (check out the bubbles in your ice cubes)-- how much additional CO2 is being sequestered by this runoff into the oceans, and what happens to CO2 increase when we run out of glaciers?

The hike through the valley leads you over rocks, streams, and rivers created by the runoff of snow and the melting of ice from both the Hooker Glacier and those glaciers hanging off Mount Sefton.

This product is very toxic to wildlife in the streams and lakes affected by runoff from the home that is dipping the pet.

The region faces issues of water pollution caused by runoff from chicken, hog, and cattle operations.

And even when the sicknesses and / or death from E. Coli occur from vegetables, this is usually caused by runoff from a factory corn - fed beef farm that contaminated produce at a downstream farm.

Because of the absence of small - scale streams in the Martian valley networks, it is thought that the valleys were carved primarily by ground water flow rather than by runoff of rain.

In recent years, pictures of Mars have revealed a landscape clearly shaped by runoff.

Pollution of the ocean by runoff from the land and the fouling of the air with carbon dioxide (which is warming the ocean and acidifying it) are accelerating and expanding the threats to the world's coastal waters.

In California 42 percent of the water comes from the Sacramento and San Joaquin river basins, which are fed by runoff from the Sierra Nevada and other mountain ranges.

An Abandoned Copper Mine Land contaminated by runoff from industrial waste may soon be reclaimed by an unusual army of eco-warriors: metal - eating earthworms.

According to Dohm, this is a likely indication that the elements were leached out of the soil by runoff water and concentrated in sediment on the muddy floor of a standing ocean.

If fenugreek sprouts were the source, they were probably contaminated by runoff from an animal feedlot or from fresh manure or sewage, since E. coli grows only in human or animal intestines.

Three elements commonly found at elevated levels in an Appalachian river polluted by runoff from mountaintop coal mining have distinctive chemistries that can be traced back to their source, according to a Duke University - led study.

Somewhere, perhaps at a truck stop along Interstate 80, just south of a fruit stand on the Yolo Causeway or maybe in the middle of a field watered by runoff from the Delta, sits a line.

The American River Ganges still rises, its current fed by the runoff of ignorance and fear.

Not exact matches

The Great Barrier Reef has been damaged by agricultural runoff from farms and by coral - devouring crown - of - thorns starfish, which liquify coral organisms.

The measure fell just short of the 60 votes needed for passage, despite frantic last - minute lobbying by supporters, especially Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, who faces a runoff election on Dec. 6.

Roy S. Moore, who won a special Republican primary runoff for an Alabama Senate seat on Tuesday, is a staunch evangelical Christian, and his often - inflammatory political beliefs are informed by his strongly held religious views.

Complicating this picture, is that for the first time in modern history, the Fed is concurrently removing accommodation in two ways, by increasing the price of money (Fed funds rate) and reducing the supply of money (balance sheet runoff).

Moore appears to have narrowly avoided a runoff by capturing more than 50 % of Republican voters.

In an industry where 90 % of the seafood Americans consume is imported from countries like China, Vietnam, and India — where 50 % all fish are harvested in often - overcrowded fish farms polluted by fecal matter, toxins from agricultural runoff, and banned antibiotics — Three Hands Fish is founded on seafood transparency, honesty, and sustainability.

However, if the passer throws to No. 66 (and there is no one eligible in the area) and he drops it, the clock stops by illegal means (as No. 66 is ineligible)-- The offense will be penalized and the defense will have the option of a 10 - second runoff.

There's a misconception by many fans that the option of a 10 - second runoff comes with every penalty in the final minute of the game.

But by rule, the receiver never lining up should've converted the penalty to a false start, which does carry a runoff option.

The Complete Fly Fisherman is best savored in small bites, especially on early spring days when wind and winter runoff conspire to keep you off the water — where by all rights you should be — and in the library.

Even so, some systems (such as winner - take - all) are more heavily impacted by tactical voting than others (such as instant - runoff).

By using IRV you can conduct the runoff election directly after having counted the first round.

Note that fundraising driven by Daily Kos — which has been supporting progressive Democratic candidates at least since 2003 — played a big role in establishing Jon Ossoff as a credible candidate in the Georgia special election now headed to a runoff.

In any case, Sarkozy won the final runoff election by the largest margin since the days of De Gaulle, and Royal's great personal charisma and strong online support saved her not at all.

At 4 p.m., Sen. Tony Avella and residents call on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to be transparent and take responsibility for the flooding caused by water runoff from the leaking Whitestone bridge, Whitestone Expressway and Fifth Avenue, Queens.

Despite Democrats» surprising victory last week in Louisiana — where state Rep. John Bel Edwards beat Republican Sen. David Vitter in the runoff — they hold only 18 gubernatorial seats, compared to the 31 held by Republican governors.

The personal - injury lawyer has a smaller fundraising base, plans to eschew negative advertising during the runoff and is seen by operatives as too focused on his social conservatism in a district where fiscal conservatism is paramount.

«The election will not be taken for granted by me,» said Koch, who had been elected mayor four years earlier by defeating incumbent Mayor Abe Beame, colorful congresswoman Bella Abzug, and Secretary of State Mario Cuomo in a crowded and bitterly contested Democratic primary and runoff before whipping Republican Roy M. Goodman and Cuomo, who was running on the Liberal Party ticket, in the general election.

Hall was subsequently defeated by challenger John Ratcliffe in the runoff election by 5.6 points.

Once they've been enacted by ordinary legislation - STV in Ireland and Tasmania, AV in mainland Australia, MMP in Germany, runoff ballots in France - and the voters have gotten used to the new system, no politician advocating a return to FPTP is taken seriously.)

Incumbent Republican Doug Davis (District 1) was defeated by challenger Chris Massey, incumbent Republican Sidney Albritton (District 40) was defeated by challenger Angela Hill in a runoff election, incumbent Republican Ezell Lee (District 47) was defeated by challenger Tony Smith, and incumbent Republican Tommy Moffatt (District 52) was defeated by challenger Brice Wiggins.

Although it is still possible that a runoff will be held, Thompson will not seek to have one by challenging ballots during the counting process or campaigning should a runoff occur.

He finished first in the primary but Tommy Pope, the speaker pro tempore of the South Carolina House, trailed him by only 135 votes and the two men advanced to a runoff.

Though prior instant runoff proposals originating in the City Council have failed, the group of electeds and advocates sought to seize on an opportunity presented by the mayor's creation of the Charter Revision Commission.

«Cities that have adopted instant runoff voting to eliminate runoffs have not only saved millions of dollars but have also improved their democracies by making sure that we are electing our leaders in an election where the most voters, the most diverse voters, are at the polls at one time,» said Grace Ramsey, deputy outreach director for FairVote, a nonpartisan advocacy group, at the news conference.