Sentences with phrase «increased water discharge»

However, the flume - lab experiments suggest that a debris flow can occur in a steep river channel in the absence of such a landslide, simply as a result of increased water discharge over the streambed.

Glen Ellyn officials have approved $ 59,000 for engineering designs to increase water discharge at Lake Ellyn, the latest in what will likely be a series of fixes to help alleviate flooding for nearby residents.

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«The July 29 dark water discharge and subsequent overflow incidents involving the Niagara River have clearly demonstrated a need to increase public awareness and engagement regarding wastewater management, technology and the many outdated treatment facilities that exist across the Great Lakes,» Executive Director Rolfe Porter said.

These include increasing water recycling and conservation by Israel and Jordan; importing water from Turkey; and desalinating sea water on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea or at Aqaba, then discharging the brine into the Dead Sea and pumping the fresh water directly to Amman.

Julian Parker, secretary of the Nautical Institute in London, says that stress is also introduced if a ship's pumps can not discharge ballast water fast enough to compensate for the increasing weight of cargo.

Thicker ice in deeper water drives increased calving, increased ice discharge, and further grounding - line recession in a positive feedback loop2, 3.

According to Wal Mart Mexico's press release, besides a goal of 100 % renewable energy by 2025, the group is also aiming at zero waste and zero water discharge by that same date, as well as a more short term increase of 25 % of «eco-friendly» items in their catalog by 2012.

The increased area of warm water on the surface allows the tropical Pacific Ocean to discharge more heat than normal into the atmosphere through evaporation.

Using an ocean circulation model for the shelf, the authors find that surface temperatures may increase by 0.5 to 2.0 °C, seasonal surface salinity may drop by up to 2 PSS in some areas, and that Haida Eddies will strengthen, as will the Vancouver Island Coastal Current and freshwater discharges into coastal waters.

This could lead to agricultural drought and suppressed crop yields.15 This would also increase thermoelectric power plant cooling water temperatures and decrease cooling efficiency and plant capacity because of the need to avoid discharging excessively warm water (see also Ch.

The most common means of slowing AMOC involves the reduction of oceanic surface water density via an increase in freshwater discharge to the North Atlantic.

Depending on a number of factors, increased infiltration may lead to increased recharge, which we would expect to result in increased discharge to surface water at some location downstream.

This indicates the ability of an unusually large sudden discharge of water can increase basal water pressure dramatically and enhance basal sliding.

Glaciers supply about half of the total freshwater input to the Gulf of Alaska.68 Glacier retreat currently increases river discharge and hydropower potential in south central and southeast Alaska, but over the longer term might reduce water input to reservoirs and therefore hydropower resources.67

Scientists have recently observed major changes in these glaciers: several have broken up at the ocean end (the terminus), and many have doubled the speed at which they are retreating.2, 5 This has meant a major increase in the amount of ice and water they discharge into the ocean, contributing to sea - level rise, which threatens low - lying populations.2, 3,5 Accelerated melting also adds freshwater to the oceans, altering ecosystems and changing ocean circulation and regional weather patterns.7 (See Greenland ice sheet hotspot for more information.)

Excess heat from power - generating reactions increase the temperature of the water as it is discharged, which in turn raises the temperature of the overall aquatic environment.