Sentences with phrase «seasonal floods which»

Since the Andes is the principal source of sediments to the Amazon river system, the consequences of this massive reduction will be dramatic: river channels will become deeper, reducing seasonal floods which are necessary to bring fluvial sediments and nutrients to floodplain environments and provide connectivity between environments for both migrant fish and people.

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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 Spanish).

Those levees, most of which are simple earthen berms, are weak and vulnerable to earthquakes, seasonal floods, and rising waters expected as a result of climate change.

Seasonal forecasters expect California (and the southern portion of the country) to have increased odds for more rain and snow for the rest of the winter, as was the case during the blockbuster El Niño of 1997 - 1998, which saw numerous floods and mudslides from deluges that hit the state.

The focus was on extreme weather events that occur on a seasonal timescale, and specifically on the United Kingdom floods of Autumn 2000 which occurred during the wettest autumn ever recorded, causing widespread damage and an estimated insured loss of # 1.3 billion.

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