Sentences with phrase «seasonal flooding in»

The production of more than half the country's rice and most of its fish and shrimp depends on seasonal flooding in this area; the risk, however, is that higher seas could alter the regular flooding regime, expanding the area inundated with salty water and rendering cropland unusable.

Simply measuring the amount of rainfall could track either the strength of El Niño or the Intertropical Convergence Zone, a global atmospheric feature related to the trade winds that moves north and south each year, bringing heavy rains and seasonal flooding in its path.

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Some areas in Utah experience a monsoon period during the summer and fall, which means seasonal flash flooding.

In the province of Beni, which experiences seasonal flooding, they built 5 - foot raised beds called camellones («camel humps» in SpanishIn the province of Beni, which experiences seasonal flooding, they built 5 - foot raised beds called camellones («camel humps» in Spanishin Spanish).

Effects from climate change are on the rise, making it more important than ever to understand changes in seasonal flooding patterns.

Rivers were full of food but caves have only what is washed in by seasonal floods — some small aquatic crustaceans, decomposing matter and detritus in the mud.

That new approach could include strategies such as removing or setting back levees in some locations to promote seasonal flooding, strengthening regulations to reduce the discharge of contaminants into waterways, reworking the operations of some dams to facilitate fish passage, and changing federal and state laws to move conservation efforts to a broad, ecosystem - based approach.

More than 3 billion people in the world depend on rice as their primary food, and nearly one - fourth of the world's crop is grown in rain - fed lowland plots prone to seasonal and sustained flash floods.

In some areas, where rain may be seasonal or intermittent, drought tolerance may be a greater consideration than tolerance of flooding.

Viewed relative to population size, seasonal floods also caused significant displacement in sub-Saharan Africa, most notably in Niger, Chad, Sudan and South Sudan — countries with highly vulnerable populations who are also affected by conflict and drought.

doi: 10.1130 / G23261A.1 v. 35 no. 3 p. 215 - 218 Abrupt increase in seasonal extreme precipitation at the Paleocene - Eocene boundary B Schmitz, V Pujalte — Geology, 2007 — geology.gsapubs.org A prominent increase in atmospheric CO2 at the Paleocene - Eocene boundary, ca. 55 Ma, led to the warmest Earth of the Cenozoic for ∼ 100 ky High - resolution studies of continental flood - plain sediment records across this boundary....

They are being battered by stronger storms, more destructive floods, deeper and longer droughts and disruptive switches in the seasonal timing of rain.

Towns where the sea level is creeping further inland may flood easier during the summer monsoons (seasonal reversals in the wind) that bring torrential rains from the southwest.

In terms of practical interest (as opposed to scientific interest) the main concerns relate to out - 0f - season rainfall, lack of seasonal rainfall (drought) and floods.

Prior to joining PCIC Markus was a Hydrologic Modelling Scientist and Forecaster with the BC Ministry of Environment, River Forecast Centre, where he was engaged in the analysis of observed climate and hydrometric data and the application of various hydrologic models for flood, drought and seasonal streamflow forecasting.

Victims and affected people in Pakistan flood, August 2010 Seasonal fooding can occur along all the major watersheds in the Himalayan region (Figure 11 — 14).

Cambodia is among the Southeast and South Asian countries tipped to face an increased risk of severe flooding because of projected changes in seasonal rainfall.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said a one - metre rise in sea level could displace 30 million people in her country, a delta nation of more than 150 million on the Bay of Bengal that faces heavy seasonal flooding and intense cyclones.

Known collectively as the El Niño Southern Oscillation, or ENSO, the changing seasonal phenomena known as El Niño and La Niña could lead to at least a doubling of extreme droughts and floods in California later this century.

He notes that seasonal analysis revealed that most of the flood peaks in the upper Midwest occur in the spring and stem primarily from snow melt, rain falling on frozen ground and rain - on - snow events.

In East Africa, climate change has amplified a chain of disasters: floods, extreme droughts, seasonal shifts and crop failure, animal diseases, water and fodder shortage, and social collapse.

In continental fluvial and coastal sections, changes in siliciclastic depositional facies reflect on increased frequency of high - energy events (e.g., extreme flooding), possibly from monsoon - like seasonal rains, and / or from unusually intense and / or sustained extra-tropical stormIn continental fluvial and coastal sections, changes in siliciclastic depositional facies reflect on increased frequency of high - energy events (e.g., extreme flooding), possibly from monsoon - like seasonal rains, and / or from unusually intense and / or sustained extra-tropical stormin siliciclastic depositional facies reflect on increased frequency of high - energy events (e.g., extreme flooding), possibly from monsoon - like seasonal rains, and / or from unusually intense and / or sustained extra-tropical storms.

Floods, droughts, hurricanes, sea - level rise and seasonal unpredictability - hallmarks of climate change - are affecting people's rights to life, security, food, water, health and shelter in all corners of the world today.

For this reason, it's best to nail down your coverage far in advance of tropical storms or seasonal flooding.

According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) floods — including inland flooding, flash floods and flooding from seasonal storms — occur in every region of the United States.

Home / property insurance cover the building, condominiums, mobile homes, farms, rental homes, etc., Discounts and other benefits are extended towards 100 % replacement cost, multiple home policies, payment of premium amount in full, protection devices such as smoke alarms, fire extinguishers, seasonal dwellings, etc., Apart from these facilities, optional coverage includes earthquake, flood spoilage, theft expense, etc.,

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Some areas in Utah experience a monsoon period during the summer and fall, which means seasonal flash flooding.