Sentences with phrase «more runoff»

This means more runoff in spring, when hydroelectric dams are already less able to respond to the duck curve; and less runoff in summer, when energy demand is highest.

More precipitation may fall as rain, «so that means more runoff and that makes reservoirs actually more important,» Denning said.

Additionally, as the state's snowpack melts earlier because of warming, Cayan said, there is more runoff from higher elevation, which increases flooding.

For example, barrier islands might need to know the depth of their water table to assess the real risk of flooding, while other communities might be thinking about resizing the pipes in their stormwater system to handle more runoff.

At his own research stations in the northern Andes, Ruiz noticed increasing incidences of extreme rains, which are likely to cause more runoff and soil erosion.

But there's also a concern that overgrown forests consume too much water, and that thinning some forests could generate more runoff.

In particular, over NH land, an increase in the likelihood of very wet winters is projected over much of central and northern Europe due to the increase in intense precipitation during storm events, suggesting an increased chance of flooding over Europe and other mid-latitude regions due to more intense rainfall and snowfall events producing more runoff.

A high risk of forest loss is shown for Central America and Amazonia, more frequent wildfire in Amazonia, more runoff in north - western South America, and less runoff in Central America.

I will not say it is more challenging than other tracks, but you are more tense than when you are racing on a road course where you have more runoff.»