Sentences with phrase «increased water flow»

The increased water flow drove electricity generation to levels significantly above the 5 - year range over the same period (see chart below).

Known locally as the «Hooghly River», this distributary of the Ganges is named for its «rebirth», after the almost - extinguished river was revived by the building of the Farakka Barrage, which quenched the Hooghly with an increased water flow.

The study also suggests that the accelerated melting of mountain glaciers in recent decades may explain a phenomenon that has long puzzled scientists — why Arctic and sub-Arctic rivers have increased their water flow during the winter even without a correlative increase in rain or snowfall.

Worse, there is evidence that the Alberta government has approved logging in the foothills not for the commercial value of the timber produced but for the express purpose of increasing water flow.

Lawrence River Board agreed this week to increase the water flowing out of the lake at a greater rate.

Alastair notes that increased water vapour will carry more energy to the surface of the glaciers, likewise these increased water flows over, through and under the glaciers is also transferring vast amounts of energy into the ice.

Not exact matches

Pollination of the hermaphrodite flowers, a genetic characteristic of the most commonly cultivated varieties, is assisted by rain, which increases the efficiency of pollen distribution as water flows down the flower cluster.

The increases were linked to return flows from the inundated Chowilla floodplain using The Living Murray environmental water, supported by the concurrent delivery of Commonwealth environmental water through the main channel.

The event provided a small short term increase in habitat access, contributed to a flow regime (providing flow variability and hydraulic diversity) that is suitable for non flow cued fish species to spawn, and provided water to the central reed beds of the Great Cumbung Swamp.

There was increased hydraulic diversity in zones 3 and 4 but reduced hydraulic diversity in zone 1 due to a reduction in the area of slackwater, which is likely to have an adverse impact on taxa that require slackwater habitat for recruitment and survival while benefiting taxa that require faster flowing water

Environmental water in the Macquarie River reached the Barwon River in May during the recession of a significant flow event in the Barwon River during April, with an increase in flow in the Barwon downstream of the Macquarie River confluence.

The main findings were that there was an increased abundance and species richness of native fish compared to drought years (2005 - 2009) and Commonwealth environmental water contributed to increased base flows in the river channel, increasing hydraulic diversity for native fish.

During spring in 2016 - 17, a small volume of Commonwealth environmental water contributed to increasing river connectivity in the Mehi River and Carole Creek during a large natural flow event.

Since dandelion has diuretic activity3, drinking 1 - 2 cups of dandelion root tea along with 8 - 10 cups of water throughout the day may help increase urine flow and flush out bacteria from the urinary tract and the bladder.

Rose officials told the Park Board last week that their engineering calculations show that the project would generate a negligible increase in the amount of water flowing into the pond.

The warm water increases blood flow, which helps heal and repair damaged tissues in the area.

The warm water can also increase blood flow to the affected area and speed healing.

Likewise, increased milk flow means increased production, so you'll want to avoid anything that causes your milk to flow (like standing with your breasts under the warm water in the shower).

Early rupture of the membranes may eliminate the cushioning effect of the bag of waters and result in more trauma to the fetal head (Caldeyro - Barcia 1974) and may increase the likelihood of prolapse of the cord with reduced maternal uterine blood flow (Martel et al 1976).

«Dealing with increased flow for shipping is a lot easier than dealing with six feet of water in your basement or on your first floor,» he said.

Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos said, «With increased precipitation and rapid snow melt, record water flows through major tributaries upstream and downstream of the lake, water is high throughout the Great Lakes system.

Over the last 500 years, the highest water flow during a century flood has increased by 20 percent (red line).

There are an astounding 38 settings total, for single or combined water flow patterns, which is likely to increase your time in the shower (as well as your enjoyment).

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.

As for the increase in phosphorus content, it was caused by the phosphorus that in the summer of 2014 flowed in from the deep waters in the north of the Baltic Sea main basin and the phosphorus that was released from the Gulf of Finland's own seabed in the poor oxygen conditions and mixed with the surface layer during last winter.

After further analysis of the data, the scientists found that although a strong El Niño changes wind patterns in West Antarctica in a way that promotes flow of warm ocean waters towards the ice shelves to increase melting from below, it also increases snowfall particularly along the Amundsen Sea sector.

«Glacier coverage has, on the other hand, decreased by 12 percent, and that is more than plenty of additional water to explain the increase in river base flow.

Increased flow of the East Australian Current, for example, has meant waters south - east of the continent are warming at two to three times the global average.

Overall, aquatic ecosystems in western North America are predicted to experience increasingly earlier snowmelt in the spring, reduced late spring and summer flows, warmer and drier summers, and increased water temperatures — all of which spell increased hybridization between these species.

The findings revealed that important trends in channel morphology through time were three times more common than those related to water quantity, indicating that changes in the channel's geometry tend to offset increases in water flow.

The water is mostly coming from melting permafrost and rising rainfall, which is increasing flows in Siberian rivers that drain into the Arctic, such as the Ob and Yenisei.

However, it also had the unintended consequence of increasing the peak flow of Mississippi River water south of Cape Girardeau through the Thebes gap and south to Helena, Arkansas, a distance of approximately 360 river miles.

Recent monitoring does suggest a significant weakening but debate continues over whether the gulf stream may «switch off» as a result of the increased flows of fresh water from northern latitude rainfall and melting of the Greenland icecap.

The situation would be exacerbated by increasing Syrian agricultural water use in the aftermath of the country's prolonged civil war, which could further diminish flow to the Yarmouk River, the largest tributary to the Jordan River.

The team investigated the trajectories of sea ice drifting in the ocean and saw a pattern of ice — and hence water — flowing northward from the vast northern coast of Russia toward the middle of the Arctic Ocean, where the radium concentrations had increased.

In the activities of their daily lives, ants help increase air, water flow, and organic matter in soil.

After an initial increase in water flows from the melting glaciers, the region can expect a diminished water supply.

But that pressure increase was transferred through those spongelike channels in the lower crust down into the subterranean water chamber, so the increased pressure continuously accelerated the water flowing out from under each hydroplate.

This process should be independent of the season of the year and the fresher water flowing out on the surface may help to explain the increase in sea ice.

Cold - water immersion induces significant physiological and biochemical changes in the body such as an increase in HR, BP, metabolism, and peripheral catecholamine concentration; and decrease in cerebral blood flow.

Coffee, tea, alcohol, and energy drinks are diuretics that increase urine flow and flush water from the body, eventually leading to dehydration.

The consequence of their activity is the increased flow of water in your muscle cells, making them full.

Drinking enough water increases blood flow and hydrates all the systems of our bodies.

Lack of water in your body increases the thickness and viscosity of your blood, greatly hindering the oxygen flow in your bloodstream.

It'll — it'll put that thumb over the water hose a little bit tighter, incre — increase that flow because of the stress hormone.

The increased urine flow also helps in cases of edema and excess water weight.

As the infrared rays penetrate deep into the body, they increase blood flow, break up water molecule clusters, and promote the release of harmful toxins not typically released in a steam room.

Cayenne tincture may be diluted in hot water or food to relieve headaches, promote digestion, and increase blood flow throughout the body.

The cold water protects the follicles and opens up the capillaries in the scalp increasing blood flow (blood flow is the most important factor in regaining lost hair.)

SCFA are considered the main nutrients for the large intestinal lining cells; they also increase the blood flow, muscle activity and water absorption in the colon [1,2].