Sentences with phrase «natural water supplies»

These farmers depend on fertile soil, natural water supplies, and weather conditions to grow crops and raise livestock.

Two years of such a complete drought would largely eliminate all natural water supplies for a population in the 50M range.

According to the first report under the SECURE Water Act, «As the effects of climate change and snowpack are realized throughout the Colorado River Basin, these effects will drive changes in the availability of natural water supplies.»

The island, which has no natural water supply, has more than 100 places to stay — and probably another 100 places to eat — plus travel agents, internet cafes, dive shops, warungs, and even, in the back blocks of the village, some houses that people just... live in.

In nearly 1 in 10 U.S. watersheds, water use exceeds the natural water supply.

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Cities, because of their concentrated populations, put a huge strain on natural resources like fresh water supplies.

«The Washington, D.C. City Council yesterday passed a resolution opposing hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling for natural gas in the George Washington National Forest due to concerns that such development might contaminate drinking water supplies.

Through water conservation, reduced emissions, program activation, and partnerships with environmental organizations, Coke Consolidated supports the safeguarding of the planet's natural resources for future generations, says Brett Frankenberg, senior vice president of supply chain planning.

In response to natural disasters, Windward and Leeward has put plans into place such as importing water from other locations to deal with water supply challenges related to damaged water catchments.

Rainforests act as natural water filters, keeping pollution and debris from flowing into water supplies; they also slow down rainwater, sending it into underground reserves.

The earth has limited supplies of natural mineral, energy, water and food resources essential for human survival and maintaining lifestyles.

Acai Roots, a lifestyle brand, top supplier of natural and organic Brazilian style super food acai products, today announced the launch of its newest ready - to - drink beverage, Acai Juice + Coconut Water.

• Vegetarian and vegan alternative to dairy • Now instant for quicker mixing • Allergen - friendly • Exceptionally dispersible in water • Complex carbohydrate digested slowly and easily • All natural and non-GMO • Consistent and adequate supply • Economically efficient • Contributes to a clean label • Naturally cholesterol - free • Ease of use • No contamination with growth hormones (rbST / bGH), anabolic steroids or antibiotics • Heat resistant • Nutrient Dense • Alternative for Maltodextrin, for a non-GMO clean option

• Vegetarian and vegan alternative to soy and dairy • Exceptionally dispersible in water • Digested slowly and easily • All natural and non-GMO • Consistent and adequate supply • Economically efficient • Contributes to a clean label • Ease of use • No contamination with growth hormones (rbST / bGH), anabolic steroids or antibiotics • Nutrient Dense • Alternative for Maltodextrin, for a non-GMO clean option • Allergen friendly

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«At A Child's Dream Come True we offer a mouth - watering selection of natural wool felt, felting wool, kits and creative supplies for all ages.

As they grow, local communities are increasingly concerned about development proposals on valuable natural resources as well as how to meet local water supply permitting and stormwater management regulations.

When you Bonsai a tree seedling, by limiting its supply of water, air and sun and doing all kinds of technical things to it, you can dwarf it into a miniature of its natural size.

Avella spoke strongly of his opposition to the procedure, which involves the extraction of natural gas and petroleum through the drilling of rock, focusing on the threat it might pose to New York's water supply.

The Governor will either deny or support the application of the small city of Waukesha, Wisconsin, which lies outside the natural basin of the Great Lakes, to access water from Lake Michigan in order to replenish its rapidly depleting municipal water supply.

Authorities have attributed the situation to the lowering level of water in the various hydro dams and the piecemeal natural gas supply from Nigeria.

-------------------------- The federal government has designated 24 New York counties as natural disaster areas following a severe summer drought that has adversely impacted some water supplies and farms.

Sanders said the pipeline could poison water supplies and create more reliance on natural gas when the state should be focused on renewable energy supplies.

«Governor Cuomo and Commissioner Joseph Martens deserve an enormous amount of credit for protecting the unfiltered drinking water supplies of more than nine million New Yorkers, while increasing our ability to harness the benefits of New York's natural gas resources,» he said in a statement.

Fracturing a deep shale layer one time to release natural gas might pose little risk to drinking - water supplies, but doing so repeatedly could be problematic

Only one plant in the world, in Namibia, supplies recycled water directly to users without first mixing it with water from natural sources.

If modified plants escape into the natural environment, they could contaminate water supplies, irreversibly alter wild species, or even enter the human food chain, which nearly happened in 2002.

But in the natural systems that ultimately supply that water, «we're already at a crisis point.»

Policymakers need to figure out how to supply water without degrading the natural ecosystems that provide it.

Arsenic is one of the most common environmental pollutants, finding its way into drinking water supplies through natural or humanmade sources and affecting millions of people worldwide.

They warn that more frequent and more severe natural disasters, instability in food and water supply, the spread of infectious disease, and forced migration «are already affecting human health and provide a glimpse of the near future.»

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Vice President Al Gore today presented Congress with a Herculean plan to restore a more - natural water flow to the Everglades, the vast wetland in southern Florida, while safeguarding the booming region's water supply.

Despite concerns that fracking could seriously deplete or contaminate local water supplies, in 2010 Pennsylvania issued more than 3,300 natural gas permits in the Marcellus Shale.

The U.S. West is particularly vulnerable to water stress, for two reasons: 1) the differences between average demand and average supply are relatively small, so slight shifts in either supplies or demands can trigger stress, and 2) Western water users have long relied on imported and stored water to supplement natural supplies, in order to meet demands.

Nearly one in 10 U.S. watersheds is «stressed,» with demand for water exceeding natural supply, according to a new analysis of surface water in the United States.

Nearly one in 10 U.S. watersheds is «stressed,» with demand for water exceeding natural supply, according to a new, CIRES - led analysis of surface water in the United States.

Across the United States, the team found that water supplies are already stressed (i.e., demands for water outstrip natural supplies) in 193 of the 2,103 watersheds examined.

America's largest freshwater rescue, The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP), aims to improve water supply for South Florida farms and residents, by returning water flow to its natural state.

Unlike the freakish situation in California, where several years of low snowfall and rainfall are serving as a reminder of the tremendous natural variability in Pacific - influenced weather, and the need to always be vigilant when it comes to managing water supplies, the situation in Washington resembles the parched climate - changed normal for swaths of the West in the decades ahead.

Many pollutants threaten water supplies, but the most widespread, especially in underdeveloped countries, is the discharge of raw sewage into natural waters.

Increasing water supply Water managers are looking to replace the projected losses of snowpacks, which serve as natural reservoirs, with new and expanded ways of storing wwater supply Water managers are looking to replace the projected losses of snowpacks, which serve as natural reservoirs, with new and expanded ways of storing wWater managers are looking to replace the projected losses of snowpacks, which serve as natural reservoirs, with new and expanded ways of storing waterwater.

«Water supply is where climate change hits the ground,» declares a Natural Resources Defense Council policy analyst.

Parts of Earth's cryosphere supply life - sustaining water to more than one billion people around the world, and NASA observations will help people manage that natural resource.

When water used as a coolant is returned to the natural environment at a higher temperature, the change in temperature impacts organisms by (a) decreasing oxygen supply, and (b) affecting ecosystem composition.

Montana depends on an adequate supply of clean water for nearly every aspect of our economy, including food production, hydroelectric power, domestic and industrial uses, and sustaining our natural ecosystems.

Water is a top priority in times of natural disasters as the water supply can be contaminated or cut off compleWater is a top priority in times of natural disasters as the water supply can be contaminated or cut off complewater supply can be contaminated or cut off completely.

On top of that, most foods are depleted of their natural magnesium levels and the water supply is lacking also.

A 2003 study by the nonprofit Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) found that due to a combination of pollution and deteriorating equipment and pipes, the public water supplies in 19 of America's largest cities delivered drinking water that contained contaminant levels exceeding EPA limits (either legal limits or unenforceable suggested limits) and may pose health risks to some residents.

The refined extracts in Sea - Iodine are obtained from the pure waters of Iceland and Nova Scotia, supplying more than 667 % of the Recommended Daily Value of natural iodine.

Coconut water provides electrolytes, minerals and natural carbohydrates: Whey protein supplies the a...