Sentences with phrase «coastal high water levels»

-- It is very likely that average sea level rise will contribute to upward trends in extreme sea levels in extreme coastal high water levels.

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Currier says Oswego County has experienced some coastal erosion as a result of the abnormally high Lake Ontario water levels.

The chlorophyll - a content that represents the algae levels in coastal waters was higher than last year in both the southern areas of the Finnish Archipelago Sea and the Gulf of Finland.

Two samples of Ulva spp., that were deployed near shore on Maui, show large differences due to growth in coastal waters that have either high (left) or low (right) levels of SGD - derived nitrogen.

Previous studies, including work by Cai, have shown that acidification can be particularly serious in nutrient - rich coastal waters which often contain areas with too little oxygen and high levels of carbon dioxide near the bottom.

Water from up to 10 percent of residential wells in Maine has high arsenic levels, with that number reaching 60 percent in some areas in the coastal «arsenic belt.»

This location, northeast of Galveston, has experienced substantial coastal erosion during previous decades, and observed the highest water level for Hurricane Ike.

British prawns and shrimps are getting high on anti-depressants thanks to rising levels of drug waste in the coastal waters around the UK, experts say.

Across the globe, scientists and civilians alike are noticing rapidly rising sea levels, and higher and higher tides pushing more water directly into the places we live, from our most vibrant, historic cities to our last remaining traditional coastal villages.

River Boats and Cruises: All itineraries that include river and coastal cruising are subject to amendment according to river or sea conditions at the time of travel which includes water levels (high and low), weather conditions such as fog and technical issues with locks, bridges and the vessels themselves.

They were also asked about three specific climate - change mitigation policies that have been proposed or implemented in many cities: regulating coastal properties, so their bottom floor is «elevated among the highest estimated flood level»; limiting outdoor water usage, such as lawn sprinklers; and setting aside at least 25 percent of residential lots for land that allows water to filter into the ground.

Late snowmelt over the region in late April / early May, followed by heavy rains in late May / early June, resulted in extremely high water levels in the Danube, Elbe, and Rhine, with coastal flooding in early / middle June there (49).

It is likely that there has been an anthropogenic influence on increasing extreme coastal high water due to an increase in mean sea level.»

In contrast, while many African countries experience a similar trend in rapid urban coastal growth, the level of economic development is generally lower and consequently the capacity to adapt is smaller Coastal industries, their supporting infrastructure including transport (ports, roads, rail and airports), power and water supply, storm water and sewerage are highly sensitive to a range of extreme weather and climate events including temporary and permanent flooding arising from extreme precipitation, high winds, storm surges and sea level rise.

Most countries in South, South East and East Asia are particularly vulnerable to sea level rise due to rapid economic growth and coastward migration of people into urban coastal areas together with high rates of anthropogenic subsidence (for example due to water extraction) in deltas where many of the densely populated areas are located.

The great bulks of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets actually have pulled ocean water toward them, so that their coastal sea levels are notably higher than they would be without that gravitational attraction.

Greater amounts of DOC (dissolved organic carbon) released in peatlands at higher CO2 levels are exported to streams and finally reach coastal waters (Freeman et al., 2004).

Tropical cyclones form over water, and rising water levels make their storm surges even higher, posing a greater threat to coastal regions.

Sea level rise due to global warming has already doubled the annual risk of coastal flooding of historic proportions across widespread areas of the United States... By 2030, many locations are likely to see storm surges combining with sea level rise to raise waters at least 4 feet above the local high - tide line.

Higher sea levels give coastal storm surges a higher starting point when major storms approach and pile water up along the Higher sea levels give coastal storm surges a higher starting point when major storms approach and pile water up along the higher starting point when major storms approach and pile water up along the shore.