Sentences with phrase «diminished access to drinking water»
Puerto Rican scientists are still taking stock of the magnitude of the wreckage nearly two weeks after the hurricane made landfall on Sept. 20 as Category 4 winds propelled trees into buildings, knocked out power systems, left residents without fuel for generators and transportation and diminished access to drinking water and food supplies.
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This is true for the Torres Strait region, where the effect may be immediate; that is, as a result of a climate - change induced extreme weather, a threat that has already been felt when a young girl's life was at risk in the 2006 king tides; or it may occur gradually, through deterioration in health, diminished access to safe drinking water and increased susceptibility to disease.