Sentences with phrase «old dams»
The phrase "old dams" refers to dams that were built a long time ago, usually many years or decades ago. Full definition
At the same time, fewer dams being built and the removal of older dams allows the groundwater to reach the ocean more quickly.
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They add that their findings support the practice of leaving old dams in place in Europe and North America where beavers — whose numbers have plummeted over the last 150 years — are making a comeback.
Surprisingly, it doesn't occur when beavers move back into old dams: Methylmercury levels above and below recolonized dams were nearly identical in the study.
The need to retrofit old dams, combined with interest in building new hydropower facilities here and abroad, triggered a redesign of the Sensor Fish about three years ago.
«Then there are the perennial old dam issues such as Taunton's that are at risk every year because of spring runoffs and have the potential for sending water through downtown.»
Old dams, new realities «It's not that we need to give up designing; it's that we need a better design and decisionmaking process,» said Matthews.
Among them was the Marib Dam, built on Wadi Adhanah in the eighth century B.C.E. to help expand agriculture in this arid region; some claim it is the world's oldest dam.
When the humans that survived the outbreak are suddenly in great need of a solution to their dwindling supply of fuel, they get the idea of starting up an old dam to provide them with power.
Young and older dams had the smallest of the litter sizes.
Happy Trails has their oldest Dam Samantha, expecting a litter in February.
Some conditions that result in dystocia are more common in older dams.
Older dams have an higher incidence of infection.
Furthermore, these younger and older dams were also at higher risk of giving birth to stillborn puppies.
Just 5 km (3 mi) from the hotel, it stands on Philae Island in the center of the Nile River between the Old Dam and the High Dam.
Are there any older dams in your area that have gone many years without inspection?
Recognizing the damage done, a rising chorus of water managers and politicians from both parties is making a new argument for new dams: They will help repair the environmental devastation caused by the old dams.
And while many are working tirelessly behind the political scenes to address these urgent issues, sometimes its the unexpected that grabs your attention, like this clever bit of guerrilla graffiti tagged on an old dam near Ojai, California.