Sentences with phrase «dams in»

«There are calculations for hundreds of dams in Amazonia.

Halt the construction of dams in Australia?

Because most large dams in the United States were built before 1980, the country's hydropower capacity has remained relatively stable in recent decades.

Also, it could be that dams in the US are a net positive, both because they are past peak capacity and impoundment, but also, there appears to be a trend of removing them:

Based in Mumbai, Samir works with regional partners to campaign against the construction of destructive dams in the Himalayas.

This means certain sites should be avoided, in particular shallow dams in warm regions, with large variations in water level.

No matter the probability or intensity of USGS ARkStorm it would have to drop precipitation (not snowpack which melts slower) where the watersheds are for the 10 dams in Northern California shown on the map at the following link (the 2 dams in Southern California only receive water from the Northern Cal dams and should not be considered): Link

In addition, PacifiCorp has installed more than 10 times the generation capacity of these dams in renewable wind and solar facilities over the past decade.

Abroad, our foundation helped stop uneconomic hydro dams in Haiti and elsewhere that would have flooded farmers off their land.

According to China's official projections, 270 gigawatts will be added there, mostly from large dams in the country's southwest.

The federal government's rush to construct a series of large dams in the Tapajós region, in the absence of prior consultations with indigenous peoples, has led to growing protests from local tribes, such as the Munduruku, Kayabi and Apiaká people.

From National Geographic: This is much more than an academic exercise in a region that's home to one of the largest networks of hydroelectric dams in the United States, a recent boom in wind installations, and state mandates for renewables on the grid.

Also, human can build dams in dry countries and improve the climate.

Starting about 40 yrs ago the green movement started its campaign for removal of existing dams in the west citing a number of reasons including siltification, destruction of fish runs, etc..

So we have a distribution problem, indicating more dams in flood areas for transfer to drought areas (I previously worked on this in various parts of Africa until the World Bank joined the greens in banning dams).

Are there any older dams in your area that have gone many years without inspection?

King says at one point last year, ISIS controlled all three major dams in Iraq, a feat that he says quickly motivated an enhanced U.S. military presence there.

One approach is to create campaigns against new dams to save fish, or to create campaigns to have existing dams removed (as in the Snake River dams in the USA).

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One notorious case was the experience of firms that contracted to build dams in central Africa in the 1950s, and consulted with climatologists about the largest floods that could be expected according to past statistics.

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The exhibition revolves around the recent environmental tragedy caused by the collapse of two dams in the town of Mariana, in Minas Gerais, Brazil that made headlines across the world.

Also, visitors can make use of the 4, large dams in the vicinity where they can boat, fish or just enjoy a picnic with friends and family.

There is an abundant supply of karateen bait for fisherman as well as several glistening dams in the area.

Dams in the first four weeks can experience appetite loss and even some vomiting due to pregnancy changes.

To accomplish this Bell says that breeds with small populations (LE list) need a mentoring program for their puppy buyers because healthy gene pools require genetic diversity and the careful selection of sires and dams in order to produce the desired traits and avoid the deleterious mutations that accompany unwanted traits and diseases.

Whether it's ice dams in the gutter, separated shingles, or something entirely different as a result of those three villains, you'll want to make sure you solve the problem and / or notify your landlord of the problem immediately.

Did You Know: The Old Stone Dam, which once used as a water station for the Houston & Texas Central Railway Company, is believed to be one of the last remaining stone dams in the U.S.

Second, always remember the rule that money is supposed to flow to the author and this agency as publisher puts several dams in the way.

With its matte - black, multi-spoke AMG wheels, larger air dams in the front lower fascia, and pronounced haunches, the C63 S arrives to the party with plenty of curb swag, but in a sleek and subtle manner rather than a shouty one.

Filled with gorgeous cinematography and moving interviews (hydro industry representatives did not, for the most part, agree to participate), the film persuasively makes the case that the time has come for a serious re-examination of all the dams in the country.

This is a powerful documentary about the excessive construction of dams in the United States over the last 100 years, and how disruptive they have been to the environment, and to the life cycles of certain aquatic species (salmon, especially).

Brave souls who, while being marched on by gun - wielding Capitol troopers, scatter at the revolutionary mockingjay bird call; the sombrely singing lines of men and women who burst dams in District Five.

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Most large dams in the U.S. were built in the 1970s or earlier and will soon need to be relicensed — a process that includes evaluating and often reducing a dam's environmental impact.

Dam realities: Scientists in the Division of Biology explore how small dams in Kansas streams disrupt native fishes

These might include small dams in the headlands or working with farmers to build embankments around fields to store water during the winter months when cattle are housed indoors.»

As a result, Vice Minister of Water Resources Jiao Yong is personally heading up the team that will assess dams in the four provinces affected by the quake.

The reference cited the work of domestic environmental groups that oppose the building of massive dams in the country.

They add that their findings support the practice of leaving old dams in place in Europe and North America where beavers — whose numbers have plummeted over the last 150 years — are making a comeback.

We've got the dams in place, we've got the grazing areas already there.

In work published last year, Wohl and her colleagues found that sediment upstream of active beaver dams in the park contained about 12 % carbon by weight, most of it locked in wood.

Two of the most populous nations — China and India — are building hundreds of dams in a violently active geologic zone

Crews started tearing down the Elwha and Glines Canyon dams in 2011 and concluded in 2014, freeing the path for migratory fish for the first time in a century.

Areas like Sichuan are already prone to earthquakes — the Wenchuan quake in 2008 killed at least 70,000 people and may have been exacerbated by the reservoirs for new dams in the region.

845,000 Number of dams in the world.

Groups such as Save Our Wild Salmon and the Klamath Forest Alliance are pushing policymakers to remove several large dams in the Columbia basin and elsewhere to spur wild salmon recovery.

Methane emissions from big hydroelectric dams in the tropics outweigh the benefits that this form of renewable energy provides, according to new scientific data

«Dams are going to be built no matter how much fuss we make; our research shows how we can be more strategic about the buildout and operations of these dams in the Mekong.»