Sentences with phrase «large amounts of water while»

Water intoxication is a potentially fatal disturbance in brain functions wherein someone has consumed so much water that their electrolytes are thrown dangerously out of balance; outside of extreme instances like water - drinking contests or drinking large amounts of water while exercising for long periods of time, water intoxication is very rare.

Infants can swallow a large amount of water while performing this task, therefore caregivers should proceed with caution.

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While atmospheric rivers vary in size and shape, those containing large amounts of water vapor, strong winds, and that stall over watersheds vulnerable to flooding, can create extreme rainfall and floods.

While the water under the Antarctic ice is not itself related to global warming, the suprisingly large amount of water, the surprising speed with which it moves, and its effect of «lubricating» the movement of the Antarctic ice, may affect how the ice sheets respond to warming.

While small amounts of sewage can dissipate quickly, the routine dumping of large amounts of human waste has caused long - term harm to many shoreline ecosystems, and rendered many coastal waters unfit for recreational activities.

While the solar still is an excellent method of providing small quantities of fresh water at low cost, the amount of collector area needed rules it out as a supply for large cities.

For instance, a giant plant may spit out a huge snowball in winter but during spring it dispenses a large amount of water — the former allows you to reach higher ledges while the latter can make a seedling grow into a tree or break through a weakened log.

In 2015, the legislature passed a moratorium intended to delay fracking while the state's Department of Natural Resources studied whether fracking — a method of oil and gas production that uses large amounts of chemical - and sand - laced water to break up shale gas below ground, releasing deposits of fossil fuels.

The panel report also said that while touring the spillway, consultants spotted «extraordinarily large» amounts of water gushing out of drains designed to move water out from beneath the intact portion of the chute.

Deemer went on to say that while dams and the water behind them cover only a small portion of the earth's surface, they harbor «biological activity» that can produce large amounts of greenhouse gases.

The largest of the models, the 1080XL, has a canopy measuring 20 meters by 20 meters and is said to be capable of producing a peak of 45kW while also collecting and filtering hundreds of thousands of gallons of water per year, depending on local rainfall amounts.

Now we hear from Renewable Energy Access that researchers in Germany and Algeria are collaborating to speed up the market introduction of large - scale solar thermal plants that could supply up to 200mw of electricity, while sumltaneously desalinating enough water for 50,000 people: «Electricity from solar thermal plants currently costs â «¬ 0.20 to 0.30 / kWh [US $ 0.31 to 0.47 / kWh], depending on the location of the plant and the amount of sunshine it receives.

(By the way, neither has sea - level rise due to thermal expansion, because the thermal expansion coefficient is several times larger for warm surface waters than for the cold deep waters — again it is warming in the surface layers that counts, while the total ocean heat content tells us little about the amount of sea - level rise.)

• Create an entire irrigation system for a huge piece of land, bringing watering costs down by 75 % • Singlehandedly carve a large hedge into the shape of Deadpool, just in time for the movie's release, resulting in a huge number of spectators • Operate power equipment such as mowers, tractors, snow blowers and electrical cutters to perform landscaping work • Edge lawns by using dedicated mowers and power edgers • Prune and trim trees and shrubs using a variety of shears and chainsaws • Mix fertilizers and insecticides in a safe manner and ensure that they are efficiently and evenly spread • Develop, implement and maintain irrigation systems to ensure that sufficient amount of water is being given to vegetation, while minimizing wastage

(By that time I was so hyped, I also mopped the bathroom, due to the large amount of water spilt there while they filled buckets and swapped mops)....