Sentences with phrase «with coastal waters»

The country thus influences the flow of the major water masses and results in shelf - edge currents and oceanic eddies that interact with coastal waters over the shelf, bringing oceanic water into the coastal zone.

It would also raise the risk of tidal flooding, and in areas that are expected to see an increase in rainfall, flash flooding and river flooding would compound the flood risk associated with coastal waters.

The distinctive funnel shape of the Sydney Harbour Estuary drowned river valley system includes narrow upper estuary channels, where particulate matter is filtered, which link up to a wide lower estuary that is flushed with coastal waters.

With the flooding from the hurricanes and storm surges, people have been coming into contact with coastal water, and potentially with Vibrio.

Not exact matches

1971 - Clean Water Act Southern California went from having some of the worst coastal water quality that existed in the U.S. - with primary treated raw sewage released one mile from shore - to having some of the best wastewater treatment in the world tWater Act Southern California went from having some of the worst coastal water quality that existed in the U.S. - with primary treated raw sewage released one mile from shore - to having some of the best wastewater treatment in the world twater quality that existed in the U.S. - with primary treated raw sewage released one mile from shore - to having some of the best wastewater treatment in the world today.

Building in coastal cities: «We have to learn how to live with water» After hurricanes in Texas and Florida cause flooding in major cities,...

The market went from warmer coastal areas with waves to anywhere there's water.

Sitting in a steepled building with stained glass remembrances of Jesus» life while munching a bit of bread and sipping a bit of juice somehow does not help us catch a glimpse of Jesus nearly so easily as munching some potato chips and sipping from a bottle of water alongside a group of people who live in the streets, as the coastal breezes waft the ever - present stench of urine from the nearby walls and bushes over our little group.

Describe your perfect day — My perfect day would be on the beach with my fiancé John, we'd drive out the little campervan down to one of my favourite beaches in Cornwall of north Wales, go for a surf in the sea first thing then come back and make breakfast outside, then spend the day dipping in and out of water and soaking up the sun and going for long coastal walks.

Fish farms also pollute coastal waters with concentrated fish faeces, and they require huge numbers of wild - caught fish to feed the farmed fish.

In the Oaxaca region of the Pacific Coast, Huatulco is a coastal paradise with crystal clear water and many different types of sand.

«With our exceptional rivers, lakes and coastal waters, New York is home to some of the best recreational boating in the nation,» Governor Cuomo said.

The coastal contingency plan is a potentially powerful chit for New York officials to use in bargaining with Indian Point over its closure, since the federal Clean Water Act gives states control over water quality isWater Act gives states control over water quality iswater quality issues.

The NPP candidate said an NPP government would strengthen and enforce the Fisheries Act 2002 (Act 625) and establish a coastal guard unit that would collaborate with the Ghana Navy, to protect the country's territorial waters from illegal fishing practices.

«We are a Great Lakes region, with two major coastal cities and a numerous waterfront communities that share access to 95 % of North America's fresh water», said Jill Jedlicka, Executive Director of Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper.

The 78SC comes preloaded with U.S. and Bahamas coastal water charts, as well as maps of all U.S. inland waterways.

She and her colleagues compared the data with those from similar samples given by another ethnic group called the Saluan, who live about 25 kilometers away in the coastal village of Koyoan, but don't spend much time in the water.

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.

Researchers also equipped the alligators with GPS transmitters to watch their movements and found that alligators travel between freshwater sources and estuaries, which are a partially enclosed coastal water body where freshwater and salt water mix and house shark nurseries.

In fact, Canadian researchers have already moved forward with plans to place sensors along the northern third of the Juan de Fuca plate, and China recently entered the fray with ambitious plans for observatories in its coastal waters.

On the flip side, notes Mills, some jellyfish have disappeared with little notice from polluted coastal waters.

Shifting rainfall patterns may send 10 to 40 percent more water filled with dissolved bits of organic debris into many coastal areas by 2100.

«Due to global warming, oil exploration in the Arctic has become feasible along with the shipment of oil through the Northwest Passage, the water body between Canada and the Arctic that used to be frozen throughout the year, but has now become open for navigation in the summer,» noted Boufadel, a professor of civil and environmental engineering who specializes in the impact of oil spills on coastal regions and, more generally, on oil behavior in diverse environments.

Fishing in the coastal waters of China is poorly regulated and often involves taking in large quantities of «discards» mixed in with the intended catch.

Overall, Govindarajan said the project met the primary objective, testing the feasibility of SUPR - REMUS for sampling in coastal waters: «We were thrilled with the first results for robotic sampling coupled with genetic analysis.

A new study led by researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science reveals that land use in the watersheds from which this «dissolved organic matter» originates has important implications for Bay water quality, with the organic carbon in runoff from urbanized or heavily farmed landscapes more likely to persist as it is carried downstream, thus contributing energy to fuel low - oxygen «dead zones» in coastal waters.

Coastal wetland areas are easier for governments to manage compared with ecosystems that reside in international waters, further adding to the strategic value of coastal wetlands in the fight against climate change.

Pollution of the ocean by runoff from the land and the fouling of the air with carbon dioxide (which is warming the ocean and acidifying it) are accelerating and expanding the threats to the world's coastal waters.

Dr Kristian Metcalfe, lead author from the Centre for Ecology and Conservation (CEC) at the University of Exeter who undertook the coastal survey with colleagues, said: «Conservation efforts for sea turtles can be hampered by their migratory life cycles, which carry them across jurisdictional boundaries and international waters.

This study assessed groundwater quality, coastal water quality and reef health across six different bays on Maui with various potential sources of pollution.

Many countries are farming large areas of their coastal waters, often with rafts or cages that are used to grow fish, seaweed and many different kinds of shellfish.

Previous studies, including work by Cai, have shown that acidification can be particularly serious in nutrient - rich coastal waters which often contain areas with too little oxygen and high levels of carbon dioxide near the bottom.

«After the newly discovered bacteria interact with uranium compounds in water, the uranium becomes immobile,» said Lee Kerkhof, a professor of marine and coastal sciences in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences.

Calling for carbon budgets She said that climate change could intensify the sunlight process, if lakes and coastal waters become ice - free earlier in the season with ongoing warming.

These particular freshwater Microcystis blooms (and toxins) are increasing in estuaries and coastal waters around the world and are expected to expand in scale and intensity with global climate change.

But studies in California's coastal redwood forests show that sap flow sometimes runs in reverse during fog events, with captured water moving from the atmosphere into the leaves and then down through the branches — something that may be happening in Chile as well.

Together with similar tracks found recently in other parts of the world, the Skye trackways reveal that sauropods spent lots of time in coastal areas and shallow water.

It is especially true in areas with low visibility like the muddy coastal waters and estuaries of Western Australia, where sawfish thrive.

The scientists detailed their best effort to come up with estimates of carbon cycling in three subsets of coastal areas: those dominated by river outlets, others consisting of filtering estuaries and bays, and the continental shelf — any coastal water reaching a depth of about 200 meters or fewer.

Job Description: We are looking for a Master's level candidate or Postdoc with background in marine ecosystems and excellent field, modeling, communication and team - work skills to work towards the improvement of harmful algal blooms detection for user - relevant coastal water monitoring and environmental reporting based on validated Earth Observation and in situ optical data.

In developing countries with no on - site or centralized sanitation facilities, no opportunity exists for any type of treatment, and human wastes go directly into surface waters, including the coastal ocean.

They compared existing National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) records of upper - ocean temperatures in coastal waters for each U.S. ocean coastline with records of actual sea level changes from 1955 to 2012, and data from U.S. / European satellite altimeter missions since 1992.

Integrate coral reef management with land - use and coastal zone planning and practices to reduce pollutant inputs (notably, ammonium compounds, nitrogen and sulphur oxides) that increase the acidity of local waters.

Bleaching can be caused by a host of human - induced and natural factors such as (top) intense sunlight combined with elevated water temperature; (middle) diseases caused by bacteria, fungi, and viruses; and (bottom) coastal pollution that reduces water quality and increases susceptibility to bleaching.

Coastal and boundary current systems with a focus on processes that link the nearshore and continental shelf to the open ocean, such as along - and across - shore transport processes, stirring and mixing of water masses, and the coastal response to larger - scale forcing events; long - duration, high - resolution observations using autonomous underwater gliders.

Furthermore, the viruses that cause hepatitis A, hepatitis E, and polio, along with protozoan pathogens that cause giardiasis and cryptosporidiosis, are sometimes found in coastal waters and estuaries.

Water from up to 10 percent of residential wells in Maine has high arsenic levels, with that number reaching 60 percent in some areas in the coastal «arsenic belt.»

The CDR potential and possible environmental side effects are estimated for various COA deployment scenarios, assuming olivine as the alkalinity source in ice ‐ free coastal waters (about 8.6 % of the global ocean's surface area), with dissolution rates being a function of grain size, ambient seawater temperature, and pH. Our results indicate that for a large ‐ enough olivine deployment of small ‐ enough grain sizes (10 µm), atmospheric CO2 could be reduced by more than 800 GtC by the year 2100.

What makes it special: Located near the Tuscan region of Italy, the 7 - mile stretch that is Cinque Terre will take you through five scenic coastal Italian towns with views of the water, mountains, and rainbow - colored houses.

Professional chef Nabil Boumrar and Certified Nutrition Consultant Caitlin Weeks blow that myth out of the water with their vibrant and healthy coastal cuisine.