Sentences with phrase «greater soil water»

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Babylonia was rich in its alluvial soil, the age - long deposit of the Euphrates and the Tigris, those two great rivers that year after year unceasingly carried their load of silt to a resting - place, first in the Persian Gulf, then in the swamps that were slowly forming, and at length in the plain which gradually emerged from the waters, though at inundation each year it once again was claimed by the floods that had made it.

They'll be talking about creation and the environment... how African Christians can be agents of God's concern for soil, air, water, and all creatures great and small.

Brazil's diverse climate, fertile soil and abundant available water and rainfall make it one of the world's great agricultural producers.

Agave grown in the highlands benefits from richer soil, greater rainfall and cleaner water than plants grown in the lowlands, producing a higher quality of sugar that in turn creates a better tequila.

«Our cooperative has made great strides in protecting soil and water quality, improving energy efficiency and reducing fertilizer usage,» SMBSC says.

Analysis of 35 years of data from the FST also found that the volume of water percolating through the soil was 15 - 20 % greater in the organic systems than the conventional system.

Low GI, affordable, great taste, sweeter than sugar so can use less, most sustainable sweetener (coconut trees produce 50 - 75 % more sugar per acre but use less than 1/5 of the soil, nutrients & water of cane sugar!)

Scientists have proven that the colder the water the greater the reduction in chemical reaction, meaning the colder the water the less likely your detergent is to work properly to get your soiled laundry and cloth diapers clean.

John Robbins of Earth Save International estimates that the water pollution attributable to US agriculture, including runoff of soil, pesticides, and manure, is greater than all municipal and industrial sources combined.

I take great pride as a long - serving member of the Erie County Legislature and I am also working to better our community and the district as the chair of the Erie County Soil and Water Conservation

The measurements give information on how «squishy» the soil is at any given point, making it possible to infer a great deal of information about the soil properties, such as its water content or texture.

Soil erosion by water accounts for the greatest loss of soil in Europe compared to other erosion processes, such as wSoil erosion by water accounts for the greatest loss of soil in Europe compared to other erosion processes, such as wsoil in Europe compared to other erosion processes, such as wind.

The overuse of chemical fertilisers causes the soil to lose both its ability to hold water and its overall structure, leading to greater runoff and groundwater pollution.

«In the fine liquid film surrounding the hyphae, bacteria can move with much greater speed and direction and cover more distance than in soil water without hyphae,» says Tom Berthold, first author of the study and a doctoral researcher at the UFZ Department of Environmental Microbiology.

Water from Syria's greatest engineering project, the Tabqa Dam, dissolved gypsum in the soils it was meant to irrigate, poisoning crops.

This enables them to use soil nutrients, light and water far more effectively than monocultures, which ultimately leads to greater yields,» explains Dan Flynn, a postdoc in Schmid's group.

Polystyrene (a.k.a. Styrofoam) ~ an environmental disaster which has been releasing cancer - causing benzene into our environment for over 60 years, in greater and greater amounts... non of this noxious plastic will breakdown and will continue to poison our planet, soil & water supply forever.

And while it's great to buy organic, some of us may be far removed from the idea of sticking our hands in the pesticide - free soil, planting heirloom seeds, watering the crop, and nurturing it to full harvest.

So life still happens and as much as you and I can do the things to try to create these little bubbles of you know, a nutrition bubble and lifestyle, and all these great little parts of our ecosystem, we still operate in an ecosystem that is generally pretty toxic in terms of all the things that are out in the air, food, water, soil and you're going — you're going to come across stuff and it is just about what do you do to increase your resilience against these things once you kill them off, like you said was some of the post infection support, you know, people may hear — hear this and think oh kill, kill, kill, but eventually we're strengthening us, too, as the host and so that's why you and I, you know, maybe we take an extra day off or we go spend some more time in nature because that's the stuff that's going to heal you in the long term.

Hemp is an amazing fibre to use as it uses much less water than cotton, has natural insecticides, enriches the soil, produces 2 - 4 times more fibre per area than others, doesn't sun - fade, has great UV protection, holds it's shape.

And if you travel, they are great as a house plant, as you only have water when the soil is dry.

Unusual soils, great rises and drops in elevation, and plenty of water all combine to offer a refuge for literally thousands of life - forms, many of which are found nowhere else on earth.

After my single, not - so - great generation finishes the «missions» (ie, fools» errands) the leading, self - proclaimed «masters of the universe» among us have set before the human community, what resources will be left for our children to consume; how many more billions of people will have to share what remains of Earth's depleted and debased resources; where will they find clean air to breathe, clean water to drink, adequate soil for planting?

Consequently, soil water availability represents a much greater limitation to maximum carbon storage in global grasslands than does grazing management.

The short film Resilient: Soil, Water and the New Stewards of the American West is intended, at least in part, to spur discussion and awareness about food, water, and farming issues, and while the film is viewable in its entirety below, hosting a screening of it in your town could be a great addition to discussions about resiliency, local food, or food systems in genWater and the New Stewards of the American West is intended, at least in part, to spur discussion and awareness about food, water, and farming issues, and while the film is viewable in its entirety below, hosting a screening of it in your town could be a great addition to discussions about resiliency, local food, or food systems in genwater, and farming issues, and while the film is viewable in its entirety below, hosting a screening of it in your town could be a great addition to discussions about resiliency, local food, or food systems in general.

Growing urban populations in the next few decades will mean greater pressures on agricultural production, water use and soil health.

Analysis of 35 years of data from the FST also found that the volume of water percolating through the soil was 15 - 20 % greater in the organic systems than the conventional system.

And the percentage who do worry a great deal — 37 % — is still well less than a majority, and in fact lower than the percentage who worry a great deal about such environmental issues as pollution of drinking water, pollution of lakes and reservoirs, and toxic waste in the soil.

Such events tend to be more regional and less likely to cover as large an area as those that occur in spring, in part because soil water storage capacity is typically much greater during the summer.

The more soil organic matter (SOM), the greater the water holding capacity.

Robert - GREAT HUB - Nice presentation I did a global warmings fake hub too I have worked in the environmental business in all mediia Air, water and Soil.

(For a given location on Earth's surface, the highest daily temperatures are achieved just after the period of greatest insolation, since time is required to heat the ocean surface waters and the soil.)

But these great successes — economic growth, technology, consumer goods — have come at enormous cost: the degradation of our very life support systems — air, water, soil, energy and biodiversity.

The system being piloted includes the use of water - resistant paper bags for compost recovery, which are anticipated to facilitate greater participation while also ensuring that composters in the region can process the waste easily into high - value soil products.

Major Environmental Issues: Soil erosion from overgrazing, industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices; soil salinity rising due to the use of poor quality water; desertification; natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species is threatened by clearing for agricultural purposes; the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased shipping and its popularity as a tourist site; limited natural fresh water resourSoil erosion from overgrazing, industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices; soil salinity rising due to the use of poor quality water; desertification; natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species is threatened by clearing for agricultural purposes; the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased shipping and its popularity as a tourist site; limited natural fresh water resoursoil salinity rising due to the use of poor quality water; desertification; natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species is threatened by clearing for agricultural purposes; the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased shipping and its popularity as a tourist site; limited natural fresh water resources.

States that other feedbacks likely to emerge are those in which key processes include surface fluxes of trace gases, changes in the distribution of vegetation, changes in surface soil moisture, changes in atmospheric water vapor arising from higher temperatures and greater areas of open ocean, impacts of Arctic freshwater fluxes on the meridional overturning circulation of the ocean, and changes in Arctic clouds resulting from changes in water vapor content

At soil depths greater than 30 feet below the surface, the soil temperature is relatively constant, and corresponds roughly to the water temperature measured in groundwater wells 30 to 50 feet deep.

The opposite is true for soils saturated with water, when the pore spaces between particles is filled with water rather than air, since the thermal conductivity of water is about two to three times greater than that of solid soil particles.

The percentage expressing a great deal of worry about pollution of drinking water, as well as contamination of soil and water by toxic waste, increased by seven percentage points.

Alteration of tropical acid sulphate soils also releases large amounts of acids (Wilson et al. 1999; Johnston et al. 2009), affecting coastal waters containing vulnerable organisms, such as corals in the inner Great Barrier Reef ecosystem (Powell and Martens 2005).

Temperature estimates derived from tetraether composition may be more representative of summer processes when temperatures are higher and soils have greater water content, promoting the facultative anaerobic bacteria that are hypothesized to synthesize tetraether lipids (Weijers et al., 2007).

And we got to put all of that greywater from washing clothes back in the soil, which is another great low - tech method of water efficiency at home, and which we still continue to do even after buying an electric washing machine.

Mulch, mulch, mulch Mulching is a great way to reduce water use, suppress weeds and protect soils from drying out or erosion.

Instead, we should channel resources into programs that support organic agriculture, local and regional healthy foods, beginning farmers, conservation, and diversified, pasture - based systems that protect our water, build healthy soil, and provide greater biodiversity and habitat for pollinators and other wildlife.

The greatest potential hazard from a leaking UST is that its contents (petroleum or other hazardous substances) can seep into the soil and contaminate groundwater, the source of drinking water for nearly half of all Americans.

Japanese knotweed is also a great survivor, even when dried or composted, its crown will produce new canes if it comes into contact with soil or water — just like Gremlins and just as evil.