Sentences with phrase «flooding conditions»

How about if you were warned of potential dangers on the road ahead, such as slippery or flooded conditions in which you would have to drive much more cautiously?

Now imagine if this rice could maintain its traditional qualities, like its robust yield, but could survive flooded conditions for weeks.

Though such a thing is possible, others have blamed flood conditions on the same cause.

There will be more water flowing out of Lake Ontario in an effort to help ease the recent flooding conditions along the south shore.

Researchers reported that reduction potential of the wetland soil was not significantly different under flooded conditions, mimicking high tide conditions.

There is corn so infused with vitamin A precursors that it practically glows orange, rice that can survive more than two weeks of flooded conditions, and wheat that resists the advance of devastating aphids.

If flood conditions occurred because of the rain then you might have heard the radio or TV weatherman say something like «This storm has resulted in a 100 - year flood on Soandso River, which crested at a stage of 20 feet.»

Even modern scientists agree that fossilization occurs during flood conditions.

At the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) our scientists have developed rice varieties that will withstand prolonged flooding conditions that will destroy presently grown varieties.

So far, the commission has resisted such an adjustment in water levels because other areas in the Great Lakes and along the St. Lawrence River are also experiencing flooding conditions.

In March of 2008, the Department of Interior conducted an experiment that simulated pre-dam flood conditions, providing an opportunity to see how high flows affected food webs with very different characteristics.

Zooming in on the St. Louis area (right, inside the rectangle), a cluster of purple triangles predicts flood conditions for the next day.

«Drought conditions are increasing as well as flood conditions,» said Latif.

In fact, such conditions favor better plant recovery after flood conditions have ceased.

Researchers from CNRS and INRA have just discovered a mechanism that allows a plant to adjust its water status and growth according to different soil flooding conditions.

This year's prediction for the Gulf reflect flood conditions in the Midwest that caused large amounts of nutrients to be transported from the Mississippi watershed to the Gulf.

It is also possible that ExxonMobil will be sued for failing to take adequate precautions to prevent its storage tank from collapsing, and to prevent other spills and air emissions from occurring in the harsh flood conditions Harvey brought.

If strong rainfalls produce flooding conditions, then the greater concern is that strong currents can carry your car (and you) away, and smash it into something else.

North Carolina is subject to some of the most extreme flooding conditions in the nation, and has become a partner state with the National Flood Insurance Program to develop digital flood map tools and to encourage residents to prepare with North Carolina flood insurance.

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The Oneida County Health Department is urging residents impacted by recent flooding conditions to take precautions when dealing with flood waters resulting from the heavy rains and overflow conditions.

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No official cause of the spill had been determined as of last November, but flood conditions in the river may have stirred up floating debris that damaged the pipeline.

• Building the most advanced weather detection system in the nation, with 125 interconnected weather stations to provide real - time warnings of local extreme weather and flood conditions;

The Greece Police Department is asking that no unnecessary travel be made on Edgemere Drive (in the Town of Greece) due to flooding conditions; high winds may cause these flooding conditions to worsen.

Health Department Urges Precautions in Aftermath of Flooding The Oneida County Health Department is urging residents impacted by recent flooding conditions to take precautions when dealing with flood waters resulting from the heavy rains and overflow conditions.

«We found that the connection between drought - to - flood conditions and high nitrate was pretty common.»

«Since 2005, the Amazon region has experienced alternating wet and dry years, with high fire years followed by flood conditions,» Morton said.

Using molecular breeding, Ronald and Dave Mackill, a crop scientist at the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines, have done just that, developing multiple strains of rice that can survive for more than two weeks in flooded conditions.

Motorists should not attempt to drive in flood conditions.

One of them, the four - member Technical Rescue Team made up of Humane Law Enforcement and Animal Rescue Reserve personnel, is trained and certified for disasters and emergency situations; in this instance, the members are trained to operate in swift - water and flood conditions.

Hurricane Harvey has brought «500 - year» rainfall and flood conditions to the Houston area, according to officials at the Harris County Flood Control District.

For example, the South Saskatchewan Regional Plan, states: «The provincial water management system will continue to be assessed for optimization and efficiencies to address periods of low flows and drought conditions and high flows and flood conditions.»

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Place this puck - like disk in an area where water would flow in a flood condition, perhaps near a water heater, a clothes washer, or the low point of a basement, and — again, so long as the sensor is within Bluetooth range of a HomeKit hub — it will send out an instant notification if it detects water.

After a jury trial, the court granted the defendant's motion for judgment, finding that the purchaser failed to show the licensees had knowledge of water, flooding conditions, or a wet basement during the time in which they held title to the property.

Since Edwards had interfered with the Sellers disclosure of the flooding condition and made no investigation of the supposed fix to the drainage problem, the court upheld the jury verdict and its damage award of $ 38,298.