Sentences with phrase «heavy spring rains»

If heavy spring rains wash out half the crop, and the rest of it dies in the summer drought, a longer growing season won't help.

In a letter to Cuomo, the IJC says flooding was triggered by heavy spring rains.

Septic woes: Unusually heavy spring rains are to blame for a recent spate of septic system problems throughout the county, according to Tom Chojnacki, director of environmental health for the DuPage County Health Department.

The Rochester - area officials say they want Gov. Andrew Cuomo seek a federal disaster declaration for New York communities impacted by flooding that began with heavy spring rains.

Although experts such as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers say that heavy spring rains led to the flooding, Cuomo and others says the commission could have done more to limit flooding.

This year, heavy spring rains watered an abundance of cheatgrass, which blankets most rangeland, growing continuously between widely spaced native grasses such as sage.

«More frequent, more intense and longer - lasting storms cause heavier spring rain in central US.»

When winter's snows begin to melt and heavy spring rains hit the region, Ohio's many bodies of water, particularly the Ohio and Miami Rivers, have a tendency to overflow their banks and cause flood damage throughout the state.

Engorged by heavy spring rains, the river has overwhelmed both its east and west banks; a large industrial park northwest of Treasure Island is seen awash in muddy water.

Heavy spring rains washed chicken waste from outdoor coops into village streams where children drank and played.

Large snowfalls and heavy spring rains are a classic formula for flooding.

Midwestern farmers could face more frequent days of extreme heat, heavier spring rains, and wider - ranging crop - damaging pests.

There could be heavier spring rains and severe droughts in the future.

There could be heavier Spring rains, and severe droughts, in the future.