Sentences with phrase «consequence loss of water»

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«Raising the wage floor in New York that far that fast could lead to unintended consequences such as severe job losses and negatively impact many businesses who are already struggling just to keep their heads above water,» said Republican Senate Leader John Flanagan of Long Island.

The consequences of global warming may be lower food production, ocean acidification, loss of biodiversity, worse weather conditions and poor access to fresh water.

Estimates show that 795 million people worldwide are chronically undernourished, often as a direct consequence of land degradation, declining soil fertility, unsustainable water use, drought and loss of biodiversity.

Production losses, restrictive legislation, reputational damage or lengthy legal battles — these are just a few of the possible negative consequences that may arise from a lack of effective corporate water management, many of which could result in significant financial losses.

The almost immediate consequences would include the loss of reliable water resources for millions of people, and the start of a process leading to ultimate sea level rise of 4 - 10 metres or more.

The consequences are the loss of groundwater recharge, reduced base flows in streams, increased flooding, and lower water quality.

The most obvious consequence of ice loss will be rising sea levels from glaciers sliding into the ocean, and increased global warming as ice - free waters absorb solar energy.

Not only do the economic climate models need to predict policy shifts, population growth, and the pace and type of climate changes to come — more droughts, more severe storms, higher temperatures in some places and lower in others, etc. — but they also try to quantify things such as agricultural and forestry losses, damage from catastrophic storms, utility costs, savings from efficiency improvements, water shortages, and sometimes even the economic consequences of refugee flows.