Sentences with phrase «of rising water levels»

Residents affected by high water conditions in the past should take necessary action in advance of rising water levels to secure any vulnerable property in close proximity to rivers and lakes and closely monitor developing conditions.

Scenic Hudson at www.scenichudson.org/climatechange offers scientific and other climate change resources, including its Sea Level Rise Mapper — a free, online tool that helps communities visualize the impact of rising water levels at specific locations along the river and begin to plan for the «new normal.»

At 4 p.m., Senate Republican lawmakers will hold a public hearing to examine the impacts of rising water levels on local businesses and homeowners.

While awaiting a decision by the commission, Cuomo said he's focused on the response to flooding and the long - term impact of rising water levels.

Not exact matches

«Chesapeake Requiem,» a forthcoming book by Earl Swift, paints a timely portrait of the 200 - year - old crabbing community as it faces extinction from rising water levels.

After the dam's water levels steadily rose from Thursday through the weekend, authorities on Sunday evening ordered the evacuation of nearly 200,000 residents in several northern California towns.

This implies that risks are not too big or overarching (like resource scarcity, rising levels of atmospheric CO2, or global warming) but are more focused e.g. extreme weather, increased greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture or from energy use, or a lack of fresh water.

Rising sea - levels — particularly when combined with storm events — are just one of several factors that could endanger the integrity of the Delta's 1,100 miles of earthen levees, which protect the state's water supply and the region's agricultural, transportation, and energy systems from flooding and saltwater intrusion.35 Earthquakes, land subsidence, and floods present serious threats to the aging levees as well.

The inundation came because the Bay of Bengal was some inches higher than normal (as climate changes, sea level rises because warm water takes up more space).

Ponder on the effect of the water level rising at 28 millimetres per minute, for 40 days.

The watering resulted in the water level rising by up to 1.5 metres between Willandra Weir and Booligal with smaller water level rises occurring between Booligal and the Great Cumbung Swamp, with the integrity of the flow preserved with natural patterns of flow occurring as the water moved through the system.

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China was the largest bottled water market in the world in 2015 with $ 16.4 bn in retail sales, and consumption is on the rise largely due to higher income levels and growing awareness of bottled water's health benefits, according to Mintel's Bottled Water China 2016 rewater market in the world in 2015 with $ 16.4 bn in retail sales, and consumption is on the rise largely due to higher income levels and growing awareness of bottled water's health benefits, according to Mintel's Bottled Water China 2016 rewater's health benefits, according to Mintel's Bottled Water China 2016 reWater China 2016 report.

are researching the oyster sustainability practices of Native Americans, and how those practices may positively impact waters depleted by over-fishing, pollution, and sea - level rise.

Home pregnancy tests can not accurately judge how your hCG levels are rising and the darkness of the line can vary based on the time of day and amount of water you've been drinking.

It shows that the greatest threats to the UK come from periods of too much or too little water, increasing average and extreme seasonal temperatures, and rising sea levels.

Leaders must also take a long - term approach to the management of oil wealth to ensure the region can meet the challenges of food and water shortages, rising population levels and global warming.

In his opening and closing remarks, Peter Van Scoyoc, a Democrat serving his second term on the town board, pointed to his record, and that of the sitting board, on open space preservation, water quality protection efforts, energy efficiency, social services, obtaining grants, and planning for the future through ongoing hamlet studies and creation of a plan that accounts for rising sea level and shoreline erosion.

He, however, explained that the number of generation units at the Akosombo Dam have not been increased but expressed optimism that the water level in the dam will rise once the rains become consistent.

«As rising water levels continue to threaten the safety and livelihoods of thousands of New Yorkers, we must intervene and provide resources to support these communities,» said Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, upon passage in the Assembly.

The city of Newburgh is seeking guidance from the state Department of Environmental Conservation on how to handle the rising water level in its PFOS - contaminated public water source, which could soon overflow.

Hudson River water levels at Poughkeepsie are expected to rise above normal tide levels during periods of high tide.

With the current state of emergency in the region, and as water levels continue to rise throughout the Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River system, the Governor is directing State Parks to institute the expanded speed restriction.

Along with Niagara County, Orleans and Monroe counties are also severely affected by the rising water levels along the shoreline, caused by an increased amount of rainfall this season along with the controversial Plan 2014, an international agreement between the United States and Canada to regulate the water levels in Lake Ontario.

He called for the building of levees or other barriers to counter the threat of storm flooding as sea level rises; in New York Harbor the water is about a foot higher than it was a century ago.

The iconic cone - like structure of Mount Etna could have been created after water levels in the Mediterranean Sea rose following an extended period of deglaciation, according to new research.

It's much more proactive rather than reactive,» says Rod Plummer, the managing director of Shoothill, which helps run GaugeMap, a website that tracks rising water levels across the UK.

The primary aim of the study was to determine how rising carbon dioxide levels will affect Asia's «water towers» — the glaciers whose meltwater supplies drinking and irrigation water for 1.4 billion people.

Most sea - level rise comes from water and ice moving from land into the ocean, but the melting of floating ice causes a small amount of sea - level rise, too.

But because more than 40 percent of the Earth's population lives about 60 miles from the coastline, the authors write that taking advantage of offshore groundwater could help dampen looming water scarcity problems likely to be compounded by sea - level rise and drought.

«This correlation tells us this is the same water and that this is what's causing the melting of the glacier, which could influence sea level rise,» said Muenchow, an associate professor of oceanography in UD's School of Marine Science and Policy, which is housed in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment (CEOE).

Global warming could seriously mess with fisheries in a few ways: Carbon dioxide in the air contributes to ocean acidification, sea level rise could change the dynamics of fisheries, and cold water fish like salmon could be pushed out by warming streams.

Sustaining fresh water and energy resources; mitigating the effects of natural hazards such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, severe weather, landslides, coastal erosion, and solar flares; and dealing with the consequences of global warming and sea - level rise are issues that affect all populations, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or cultural traditions.

Koyna is also unique because the borehole will be near a large dam, where the rise and fall of reservoir water levels frequently induces earthquakes.

Understanding how mountain glaciers are responding to climate change is important because they provide fresh water to many heavily - populated areas of the globe and can contribute to sea level rise, Winski said.

A 2007 paper he co-authored, titled «Scientific Reticence and Sea Level Rise,» suggested that scientists felt constrained from sounding a full - fledged alarm on how high the waters will get, in part because of the cautious nature of scientific inquiry and the scientific method.

We suffer deluges in the form of floods, tsunamis and rising sea levels, while at the same time one in six people on the planet do not have access to safe drinking water.

If groundwater levels keep rising, «the water rates would go up because of the costs associated with keeping the system functioning the way it's intended,» he said.

Scientists have been keeping a wary eye on Greenland's ice sheet, which holds in its frozen waters the equivalent of 7.4 meters of sea level rise.

The sag pond was nearly full, with a water - level rise of less than 1 m needed for water to begin to spill over the rock - slide slump block.

The specific impact of another 3 - to 4 - foot rise in groundwater levels is unclear, but many of the city's water mains are already below the water table, according to Tom Chaplik, vice president of water quality and outreach for the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authowater mains are already below the water table, according to Tom Chaplik, vice president of water quality and outreach for the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authowater table, according to Tom Chaplik, vice president of water quality and outreach for the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authowater quality and outreach for the South Central Connecticut Regional Water AuthoWater Authority.

The problem with sea - level rise, she said, is that it helps push ocean water not just on top of land, but underneath the ground in a westerly fashion through the region's distinctive, porous geology, which resembles Swiss cheese.

Or is minimizing alterations to the global environment introduced by human activity — rising levels of CO2 from fossil - fuel burning, widespread extinction, dams that impound water — more important to our success?

The discoveries of these proteins and genes have the potential to address a wide range of critical agricultural problems in the future, including the limited availability of water for crops, the need to increase water use efficiency in lawns as well as crops and concerns among farmers about the impact heat stress will have in their crops as global temperatures and CO2 levels continue to rise.

Sea - level rise and subsidence of the Mississippi Delta are causing large swaths of land to turn to marsh, then open water, leaving narrow strands of land barely above the muddy waters.

Pumping water out of oceans to store on Antarctica seems like a crazy solution to rising sea levels but thinking the unthinkable has merit, says Jeff Goodell

The report's authors, who also include scientists from federal agencies, Columbia University and the South Florida Water Management District, concluded that evidence supports a «worst - case» global average sea - level rise of about 8.2 feet by 2100.

Researchers report that decreasing water pH — one consequence of rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere — dissolves the stony coral's hard skeleton but does not dislodge the soft - bodied polyps from their rocky substrate.

The slipperiness, caused by films of water spread over large areas, helps ascertain how quickly a melting ice sheet will slide into the sea as the climate warms — and thus how quickly sea levels will rise.

Rising sea levels, loss of water in the Great Lakes, and reduced hydropower were among the injuries alleged by the plaintiffs; the lawsuits have since been combined, and two states have dropped out since the original suit was filed.