Sentences with phrase «by the water as»

Water challenge Diouf noted the special challenge posed by water as climate change would make rainfall increasingly unreliable.

(make sure they are covered by the water as they will swell)

The lands that were lost were also breeding grounds for marine mammals, brown pelicans, turtles, and fish, as well as migratory species such as redhead ducks.Overall, about 20 % of the local marshes were permanently overrun by water as a result of the storm.

Serpentinized rocks — so called because they often have a scaly, greenish - brown - patterned surface that resembles snakeskin — are rocks that have been chemically altered by water as they are lifted up by the spreading tectonic plates in Earth's crust.

Named the «Garden Island» due to the colourful profusion of tropical plants and flowers, Taveuni is surrounded by waters as rich as its topside flora, making it Fiji's unofficial diving capital.

And being that Gilly's Island is surrounded by water as well as it running through the Island this time around not falling in water is tricky when thing's like blow up lobsters and turtles are moving and then most wooden platforms will drop into the water once you step on them.

In the paintings, Garden of Atlantis, all of life is surrounded by water as if seen in a dream.

Not exact matches

PARIS, May 3 - Veolia said first - quarter revenue climbed by 3.7 percent to 6.4 billion euros as its French water business returned to growth and international activities showed double - digit growth, with new services driving earnings.

The EPA fracking study was commissioned in 2010 by the US Congress and stands as the most comprehensive review of the controversial mining technique, which releases natural gas by injecting a high - pressure mixture of water, sand, and chemicals into rock formations deep below ground.

PARIS, May 3 - Veolia said first - quarter revenue climbed by 3.7 percent to 6.4 billion euros as its French water business returned to growth and international activities also showed double - digit growth, with new services driving earnings.

Terrifying as it may sound, water scarcity never happens by surprise.

Such withdrawals aren't subject to review by the compact's governing bodies, the Great Lakes St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council and the Great Lakes St. Lawrence River Water Resources Regional Body, as long as the withdrawal consumes less than 5 million gallons daily.

«Chesapeake Requiem,» a forthcoming book by Earl Swift, paints a timely portrait of the 200 - year - old crabbing community as it faces extinction from rising water levels.

Lokai, a lifestyle brand that began by selling bracelets, ran into a speed bump just as a huge partnership with Charity Water was getting off the ground.

Surfers addressed that problem as best they could by using the buddy system and carrying cheap, disposable film cameras that came with a waterproof housing and glorified rubber - band wrist strap — but that usually ended with the cameras banging them on the head or getting lost in the water.

Research conducted by Matthew Lieberman at UCLA shows that being social and connecting with others is as fundamental a human need as food, shelter, and water.

In particular, «agricultural commodities are supported by the dynamics of water shortages in Asia and the Western United States, the declining payback from the green revolution in terms of improving crop yields and the increasing demand from Asia for a diet based more on grains and meat as the population becomes wealthier,» the group responded by e-mail.

The same experts found that widespread vegetarianism could cut environmental costs by $ 35 billion, as meat's role in exacerbating climate change, as well as its contribution to soil erosion, water pollution, deforestation, and biodiversity loss, is well documented.

Some farmers and city leaders worry that the fracking boom is consuming too much of a scarce resource, while others see the push for production as an opportunity to make money by selling water while furthering the nation's goal of energy independence.

Known for its long stretches of white sandy beach, Negril is one of the island's hot spots, as is the area's not - so - creatively - named Seven Mile Beach; by day, revelers sip on rum punch and frolic in the warm waters, and my night they drink more rum punch and dance to live reggae bands and steel drum performances.

PARIS, May 3 (Reuters)- Veolia said first - quarter revenue climbed by 3.7 percent to 6.4 billion euros ($ 7.7 billion) as its French water business returned to growth and international activities also showed double - digit growth, with new services driving earnings.

As part of the VR training, prospective claims adjusters visit the company's facilities near Los Angeles to inspect a model home that is damaged by water leaks or fire.

«We view the acquisition by Patricia Industries as a catalyst for Sarnova's next leap in becoming the very best company in specialty medical sales and distribution and are excited that Water Street and Matt will continue to be part of supporting our growth.»

Perceived by many as one of the truly successful social media social entrepreneurs, Harrison and charity: water views it with a basic mindset: you need to be everywhere your donors are, and provide them value at every touch point.

As of Monday, Anheuser - Busch — maker of popular beers like Budweiser, Bud Light, Shock Top, and Rolling Rock — had sent three truckloads with more than 155,000 cans of drinking water to areas affected by Harvey, which has brought historic flooding that is wreaking havoc on southeast Texas.

I want to be known as a disruptor who is affecting and impacting thousands of people by giving them water, food, financial services and health care to empower them to empower others.

The piece of the plane that was found, called a «flaperon,» was most likely «broken off by the engine pod ripping off as it was dragged through the water on the initial impact,» Tracy Lamb, an aviation safety consultant and former Boeing 737 pilot, told Bloomberg.

«We lost the air conditioner, hot water, and TV, and we also lost the opportunity to dream about what could be as we were too caught up trying to get by,» he writes.

I combined it with another, slightly shorter exposure to not only get a silky water effect, but a misty effect by the rocks as well.»

Petrobras's participation in the ultra-deep water oil business remains mostly passive and is viewed by the oil industry as another form of royalty payment to the state.

Kamen's device got serious backing in 2012 when Coca - Cola signed a partnership agreement (for undisclosed terms) and pledged to help deliver the Slingshot to rural communities as part of its goal to become «water neutral» by 2020 — replenishing «every drop» of water used in the creation of the company's products.

The deal gives Cott exposure to a growing market — bottled water is poised to surpass carbonated soft drinks as the largest beverage category in America next year and hit $ 280 billion in sales by 2020.

Water «rushed in as a hatch on the rear side was left open by mistake while [the Arihant] was at harbor» in February 2017, shortly after the submarine's launch, The Hindu reports.

From water - and snow - resistant parkas made from skins worn by hunters in polar regions to garments fabricated using woven straw, such as the ancient Japanese

That's how many examples are on a «list of the harmed,» people who have offered personal stories of harm from fracking, as tallied by the advocacy group Pennsylvania Alliance for Clean Water and Air.

From water - and snow - resistant parkas made from skins worn by hunters in polar regions to garments fabricated using woven straw, such as the ancient Japanese mino, people have long sought ways to remain dry while outside in wet weather.

Recent cyber attacks that disrupted business operations and hospital services in many countries across the world have, however, increased fears that assailants motivated by money or ideology could cripple even more strategic targets such as power and water networks.

However, the distortion of the debate by Trump and other politicians creates a danger that resources will be misdirected from more pressing infrastructure needs, such as aged water pipes leaching lead and schools - or from projects that will have a considerable regional economic impact.

Howat and his team were able to figure this out by creating high - resolution topographic models of the glaciers and their boundaries, as well as a numerical model of exactly how much water was flowing off these coastal glaciers and ice caps — technology that wasn't available back in 1996.

As of August 2011, oil and gas companies still said there had never been a documented case of drinking water contaminated by fracking.

And, as it did last year, Salesforce will «offset» the water consumed during its upcoming Dreamforce customer conference in San Francisco — there are 170,000 people registered — by investing in a local watershed conservation project.

Other practitioners of the pop - expert model include Canadian academic Thomas Homer - Dixon, who predicted the world was about to be wracked by cross-border wars fought over basic resources such as water.

Exxon has argued against all the other shareholder proposals as well, including a «policy to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity»; a policy articulating Exxon's «respect for and commitment to the human right to water»; «a report discussing possible long term risks to the company's finances and operations posed by the environmental, social and economic challenges associated with the oil sands»; a report of «known and potential environmental impacts» and «policy options» to address the impacts of the company's «fracturing operations»; a report of recommendations on how Exxon can become an «environmentally sustainable energy company»; and adoption of «quantitative goals... for reducing total greenhouse gas emissions.»

Indeed, Trump's proposed budget cuts funding for the Environmental Protection Agency by 31 %, and specifically eliminates measures designed to preserve clean air and water and ward off climate change — including Obama - era legislation amending the longstanding Clean Air Act and creating what is literally known as the Clean Water water and ward off climate change — including Obama - era legislation amending the longstanding Clean Air Act and creating what is literally known as the Clean Water Water Rule.

Newer SAGD plants such as Connacher Oil and Gas's Great Divide have managed to nearly eliminate fresh water use — they use non-potable water from aquifers and recycle it — and reduce GHG emissions by about 20 % compared to the industry average through more efficient burning of natural gas, cogeneration of electricity and reduced heat loss on the steam's journey underground.

Marketing by catalog and the Web, as well as at their store in Bunch, Okla., the Kirkwoods pitch products like water filters and first - aid kits to survivalists preparing for global disaster.

His research is partly inspired by a type of beetle found in the Namib Desert in southwest Africa, which collects moisture from the seemingly dry air on its shell and drinks the condensed water as it rolls into its mouth.

«The findings showed no mineralogical evidence for abundant liquid water or its by - products, thus pointing to mechanisms other than the flow of water — such as the freeze and thaw of carbon dioxide frost — as being the major drivers of recent gully evolution,» the team explained in the press release.

(The Mission Creek, once used as a water source by soldiers, flows through the building's basement.)

Just when it looked like Dara Khosrowshahi's tenure as CEO of Uber was coming into focus, the genial executive has muddied the water by buying, of all things, a bike - sharing startup called Jump.