Sentences with word «runoff»

This map shows predicted increases in runoff in blue, and decreases in brown and red.

The high temperatures provided large amounts of runoff from the glaciers.

You suggested looking at the results of a previous round, however it's worth remembering that this is an instant runoff election.

You wouldn't claim people get more votes under other forms of runoff voting (two round system or exhaustive ballot for example).

Less precipitation leads to reduced runoff for communities, industry and agriculture.

In instant runoff voting, voters go to the polls just once and list not only their first choice but the second or even third or fourth choices.

The proposal, known as instant runoff voting, would allow voters to rank candidates in order of preference.

That, in turn, helps prevent erosion and runoff into rivers and streams.

This product is very toxic to wildlife in the streams and lakes affected by runoff from the home that is dipping the pet.

The project will focus on improving farm productivity and profits while reducing water pollution associated with agricultural runoff.

The results confirmed that less runoff on agricultural lands led to higher concentrations of soil organic carbon.

They can not vote in more than one party's primary, although that prohibition can be difficult to enforce in the event a party has a primary runoff election.

This rapid glacier retreat is evident in the reduced stream flow and increased runoff in the area.

Temperature directly influences mountain snow pack, which provides natural storage of precipitation during cold winter months until it melts and provides water in the form of runoff as temperatures warm.

In addition, less mountain snow going into late spring means reduced runoff in late spring and summer.

One of their greatest uses is in fact their ability to reduce the volume of surface runoff which decreases the risk of floods in case of heavy precipitation.

For example, fertilizer runoff from conventional agriculture is a major culprit in creating dead zones — low oxygen areas in the oceans where marine life can not survive.

Conventional efforts, like no - till farming and cover crops, have tried to address nutrient runoff by slowing its movement from soils to waterways.

As a glacier retreats its area available for melting declines and so does glacier runoff in the summer.

Increased annual runoff in some areas is projected to lead to increased total water supply.

Experts say careful planning of developments, homes and buildings can alleviate nearly all the contamination from urban runoff.

The life of the inner - shelf lagoon becomes considerably more restricted near the mainland where freshwater runoff is important.

So, for example, stands treated in cohort 1, contributed to additional runoff in scenario years 1 - 6 and stands treated in cohort 10 contributed from years 10 — 15.

The results indicate that recently proposed measures to reduce farm runoff are probably not sweeping enough to do much good.

The new runoff areas won't change how we drive the track at all.

If it wasn't for their practice of capturing wastewater runoff during pressure washing services, we could be subject to hefty fines.

If a foul, helmet removal, or injury in the final minute of a half stops the clock, there's a 10 - second runoff option for the opponent.

Beyond that, the negative impact on soil, coupled with the toxic runoff to water supplies in largely rural impoverished communities causes even more health problems for innocent residents.

And no roses are raised within a third of a mile of the lake to prevent pesticide runoff from reaching it.

You could even use the naturally filtered runoff water as drinking water for your dog.

A number of South American countries are highly dependent upon glaciers and glacial runoff for energy production.

The suspected triggers for accelerated ice discharge on both continents include surface warming and melt runoff, ocean warming, and circulation changes.

The combined model is then used to predict projected seasonal runoff extremes and compare them with historical simulations.

The draft also features requirements for all new development to use more modern sanitation systems to prevent nitrogen runoff.

As the present production of deep water in this area is driven by an excess of evaporation over precipitation and continental runoff, atmospheric water transport may be an important element in climate change.

The data were acquired as an average of precipitation, glacial melting and runoff over a six - year period, from 2003 to 2009.

Even in the absence of urban development where there is more rain runoff, heavy rain will lead to more flooding.

In addition, they act as sinks for terrestrial runoff, supplying abundant nutrients to habitats for many species.

The results lead to increased soil runoff, higher fertilizer requirements, and ocean dead zones.

But Top Two is not a form of two - round runoff, at least not from the small party point of view.

Increased droughts and forest fires, decreased runoff, loss of wildlife habitat, and rising air pollution are all signs of a climate out of control.

The really shocking number, however, is the number that have already passed «peak runoff» before the present day.

With less runoff in their portfolios, balance sheet lenders are viewing this as a prime opportunity to make gains in their commercial mortgage holdings.

The volume of runoff also increases, reducing the amount of water available during the dry summer months when water demand is higher and supplies are lower.