Sentences with phrase «first systematic assessment»

This report — the first on power plant water use and related water stress from the Energy and Water in a Warming World initiative (EW3)-- is the first systematic assessment of both the effects of power plant cooling on water resources across the United States, and the quality of information available to help public - and private - sector decision makers make water - smart energy choices.

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Bruce Collette, who studies ocean fish at the National Marine Fisheries Service Systematics Laboratory in Washington DC, and his colleagues conducted the first global assessment of the scrombids and billfish, groups of fish that include some of the species with the highest value as seafood, such as tuna and marlin, as well as staples such as mackerel.

These are the conclusions of the first systematic analysis of the economic cost of Arctic melting, which delivers a sobering antidote to other, more upbeat assessments that say melting in this area would improve access to minerals on the ocean bed, increase fishing and create ice - free shipping lanes.

The conclusion is one of several fascinating findings from the first long - term, systematic assessment of the influence of urban land use on thunderstorm development.