| 单词 | river basin |
| 例句 | In an ecological version of therapeutic nihilism, they want to leave the river basin to its own devices. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Planting their orchards for millennia, the first Amazonians slowly transformed large swaths of the river basin into something more pleasing to human beings. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Constrained by its punishing climate, poor soil, and lack of protein, these scientists argue, large-scale societies have never existed—can never exist—in the river basin. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Project number one: we’ll be making a relief map of the Tigris and Euphrates river basin. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z After the first week of April, Oregon river basins had the following percent of normal snow-water equivalent remaining on the ground: Rafting Oregon rivers to be hit-and-miss after low-snow winter 2015-04-18T04:00:00Z Such symbolic offerings will have to count for more as popular concerns grow about sediment building up behind the Three Gorges dam, increasing water extraction and desertification in the Yellow river basin. Water, water, everywhere 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z The only time that the Cafe Society actress slows down is when she bizarrely encounters a zebra while doing donuts in a deserted river basin, a la Thunder Road. Kristen Stewart Stars in the Rolling Stones' New Music Video 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z London, in its river basin ringed by hills, has always had what the Scots call “dreich”; cold, wet winter mists that in early November led to flights being cancelled at Heathrow. Grey and dreichy 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z "In each river basin we can learn from other areas that have similar climatic and hydrological characteristics where mega-floods may have already occurred." How mega-floods can be predicted 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z Because it's a river basin, you have this Mississippi River dumping a lot of sediment and it's just been doing that for millions of years. Transforming old oil rigs into seaweed farms could resurrect "dead zones" in the ocean 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z The Amazon river basin is known for its immense and lush tropical forests, so one might assume that the Amazon's land is equally rich. Ancient Amazonians intentionally created fertile 'dark earth' 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Barham thinks other logs were laid across them to form a solid platform beside the river basin, perhaps for a fishing platform or a dwelling. Earliest Evidence of Wooden Construction Uncovered 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Five rivers flow into the Hai river basin, the largest natural drainage system in northern China. Explainer: Why was northern China ravaged by floods? 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Rainfall last week broke many records in Beijing and northern China, with the vast Haihe river basin hit with its worst flooding since 1963. China to ensure flood victims can return home by winter - state media 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z Rainfall this past week broke many records in Beijing and northern China, with the vast Haihe river basin hit with its worst flooding since 1963. China's northeast inundated in Doksuri's wake 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z The storm has killed at least 20 people in Beijing and surrounding Hebei province, causing the worst flooding in the vast Hai river basin since 1963. "We ran for our lives": historic floods destroy Beijing couple's home 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z The Hai river basin, where five rivers converge in northern China, is going through a "flood evolution process" and flood-control engineering systems are experiencing the "most severe test" since inundations in 1996, state media reported. Floods test China's disaster-response systems as emergency level raised 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Hebei authorities have opened flood storage and diversion areas to manage flooding risks in the Hai river basin, where five rivers converge in a region nearly the size of Britain. Rain pelts Beijing for fourth day, northern cities on disaster alert 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z The Ministry of Water Resources will take preventive measures for floods in the Hai river basin located in the northern city of Tianjin next to Beijing, Xinhua said in a separate statement. China ramps up efforts to prevent flooding from heavy rains - Xinhua 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z Unlike many regions, China's storage levels increased slightly over 1999-2018 as a result of higher run-off in major river basins, suggesting it will benefit from new reservoirs, Gao said. Global water reservoir volumes decline despite construction boom -study 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z When the river basin was diked and drained for agriculture, the river became rigid and channeled, acting as a firehose for sediment headed downriver from the stream’s upper reaches. Emergency repairs underway at Skagit River jetty after hundreds of dead baby salmon were found 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z With the reservoirs fed by Catalonia’s northern river basins at just 25% capacity, limits have been placed on the amount of water available for agriculture, industry and some municipal uses. Drought-struck Barcelona quenches thirst with costly desalination 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z Water reservoirs in the Guadalquivir river basin, which runs through the territory, are only about a quarter full, at 27.95%, even before summer has begun. Spanish Civil Guard raid illegal wells amid drought 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z "For example, in a big river basin, all the riparian countries should invest together in a basinwide forecasting scheme instead of unilateral developments," he opined. What happens when we run out of water? Thanks to climate change, a dystopian premise is coming true 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z It’s the latest clash over a river basin in New South Wales, Australia, in an arid land where social, economic and environmental interests collide over water issues. In a Land With No Soccer, Group Hopes to Use It to Score Climate Goals 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z As rain kept falling, the reservoir's spillway began to collapse, forcing the state to evacuate more than 180,000 people from the river basin downstream. How rising temperatures are intensifying California’s atmospheric rivers 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z However, authorities said that not all river basins were equally improved, and Shasta Reservoir was still below its average capacity. On eve of storms, California water authorities boost State Water Project allocation to 35% 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z It came a day after the six other states in the river basin made a competing proposal. California releases its own plan for Colorado River cuts 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z The government has formed a commission whose mandate is to clean up and restore the river basin. Is there hope for a dying river in Kenya’s growing capital? 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z In 1922, the seven states in the river basin signed a compact splitting the Colorado equally between its upper and lower halves; later, they promised additional water to Mexico, too. "There's just not enough": A water war is brewing over the dwindling Colorado River 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z Throughout the river basin, warnings have increased and measures have tightened markedly in 2022. Colorado River water users convening amid crisis concerns 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z Iraq relies on the Tigris-Euphrates river basin for drinking water, irrigation and sanitation for its entire population of 40 million. Salt, drought decimate buffaloes in Iraq’s southern marshes 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Turkey has been harnessing the river basin with a massive project to boost agriculture and generate hydroelectricity. Politics, climate conspire as Tigris and Euphrates dwindle 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z In China's Yangtze river basin, it's bone dry. Dying lands: Farmers fight to save the 'skin of the Earth' 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z If economy continues to trump ecology, the river basin will continue to decline. Colorado River Basin wildlife threatened 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z The effect has been dramatic on a vast river basin where the math never added up: The amount of water it receives doesn’t meet the amount that is promised. Colorado River water users convening amid crisis concerns 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z “That hits a lot of river basins and causes a lot of extra runoff that ends up needing to pass through the river system, but it can’t because they’re overflowing.” Inland areas are facing ‘life-threatening’ flooding as Ian soaks Florida. 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Turkey approaches the water issue as if it were the river basin’s benevolent owner, assessing needs and deciding how much to let flow downstream. Politics, climate conspire as Tigris and Euphrates dwindle 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z In the Yangtze river basin, wetter weather would be welcome. Dying lands: Farmers fight to save the 'skin of the Earth' 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z The Yaquis are the legal owners of at least half the water in the river basin that bears their name and which they have defended through nearly five centuries of massacres and extermination. Mexico is world’s deadliest spot for environmental activists 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z Utah has a unique position in the middle of the river basin, geographically and politically, and it wields less influence than thirstier and more populous states like Colorado, California and Arizona. Desert farms in Utah flourish with water from Colorado River 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Where both Arizona farms and cities agree is that the other river basin states and the federal government haven’t moved fast enough to reduce water use. In Arizona, worry about access to Colorado River water 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z The starkly different realities are playing out along the length of the Tigris-Euphrates river basin, one of the world’s most vulnerable watersheds. Politics, climate conspire as Tigris and Euphrates dwindle 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z But the structures have contributed to the depletion of the salmon population, which is critical to the river basin’s ecosystem. Breaching Dams ‘Must Be an Option’ to Save Salmon, Washington Democrats Say 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Hundreds of hydropower dams in the river basin generate electricity for millions of customers in the southwestern United States. Opinion | The Colorado River is in crisis. There are no painless solutions. 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Extreme heat in China played havoc on Wednesday despite lower temperatures in some regions, with authorities across the Yangtze river basin scrambling to limit the damage from climate change on power, crops and livestock. EU to urge big polluters to toughen climate pledges by COP27 summit -draft 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z Summer rainfall in the Yangtze river basin is the lowest since records began in 1961, according to China's Ministry of Water Resources. Signs of record drought along China’s longest river 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z The Ministry of Water Resources said in a notice on Wednesday that drought throughout the Yangtze river basin was "adversely affecting drinking water security of rural people and livestock, and the growth of crops". China takes action to alleviate drought as record heatwave continues 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z Radio telemetry tags will give a better picture of where in the river basin sturgeon tend to live. Prehistoric fish may spawn in Georgia: 1st time in 50 years 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z The salmon are critical to the ecosystem of the river basin, serving as a food source for animals as large as bears and as small as insects. Plaintiffs in Long Fight Over Endangered Salmon Hope a Resolution Is Near 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z While it wasn’t immediately clear how environmentalists would be able to transfer the whale to the river basin, French media said they might use a barge and then a truck. Rescuers to move whale stranded in French river to saltwater 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z Other provinces along the Yangtze river basin are also on high alert for grassland and forest fires. Signs of record drought along China’s longest river 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z Both the Chinese Paddlefish and the Yangtze Sturgeon were common species in the Yangzte river basin which has been plagued by heavy shipping traffic, overfishing and water pollution. Chinese Paddlefish and wild Yangtze Sturgeon extinct - IUCN 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z Mr. Berselli of the river basin authority said he had other concerns. Drought Tightens Grip on Northern Italy 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z “Like many river basins throughout the American West, we are approaching a crisis point,” she said. Western states could settle feud over beleaguered Rio Grande 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z Essemlali said that the medical surveillance at the saltwater river basin will help establish whether the mammal “is suffering from something we can help it with, or from an incurable illness.” Rescuers to move whale stranded in French river to saltwater 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z Tensions are starting to arise between upstream and downstream regions along the river basin and between hydroelectric plants and farmers who are all vying for the same dwindling resource. Rice fields dry up as Italy’s drought lingers on 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z The investments are necessary to protect a growing region where climate change is expected to worsen the chance of heavy rains and flooding, especially for the San Joaquin river basin. California hikes costs for flood protections in farm country 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z Mitigating flooding in the river basin is crucial to the entire state, said Fund. Residents fight to keep waters at bay in Chehalis-area where threat of floods is a constant 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Tripp said the city hoped to begin construction on the well, and transmission infrastructure to bring the well up to the West Plains from the river basin, next year. Airway Heights seeks new well on Spokane aquifer, but city and advocates urge caution 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z Research shows future climate change could reduce hydropower capacity considerably in major African river basins - and hit the agricultural sector where many people are employed. COP26: What African climate experts want you to know 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z Rescuers retrieved a body near Brantas river basin late Thursday and another body found early Friday, said the agency’s acting spokesperson Abdul Muhari in a statement. Floods in Indonesia kill at least 2, mud hampers relief work 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Nine other former soldiers then surrendered, according to the report, but the Taliban "promptly took them to a nearby river basin and executed them". Afghanistan: Taliban unlawfully killed 13 ethnic Hazara people, Amnesty says 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z After nine security forces surrendered, the Taliban took them to a nearby river basin and killed them, according to the rights group. Rights group: Taliban unlawfully killed 13 ethnic Hazaras 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z Researchers at the Congo Basin Water Resources Research Centre at the University of Kinshasa called the pollution of the Kasai river basin “an unprecedented environmental and human disaster.” Waste From Mine in Angola Kills 12 Downstream in Congo, Minister Says 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z “That infrastructure package is extremely important to these farmers in Arizona and really anyone that’s growing food or fiber in the Colorado river basin.” First-ever water shortage declared on the Colorado River, triggering water cuts for some states in the West 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z Such flooding typically occurs after prolonged rainfall within a river basin, providing authorities and residents with days, if not weeks, of warning. Zhengzhou subway flooding a warning for other major cities 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z More than 25 more warnings for specific regions of the Rhine and Meuse river basins were sent over the following four days, it said. In aftermath of devastating floods, Germans wonder what more could have been done 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z The area also represents the one point where the three major river basins of the western U.S. converge. Yellowstone is losing its snow as the climate warms — a new report details the changes 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z After the construction of a canal in the late 19th century, it served as a corridor that linked two of Russia’s biggest river basins, the Ob and Yenisey. Glimpses of the Isolated Communities Along a Remote Siberian River 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z Flash, urban and small stream flooding is forecast for those states, with the Calcasieu and Vermillion river basins in Louisiana in danger of moderate to major river flooding in the coming week. The Latest: Delta’s remnants raise inland flood, storm risks 2020-10-11T04:00:00Z Although its numbers are declining, more than 100 populations are expected to remain in six major river basins for the next 20-30 years. Agency proposes protections for 2 Eastern US mussel species 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z Scientists found jaw, tooth and limb fragments of the creatures “ecologically similar” to killer whales at two sites in the Loa river basin near the mining city of Calama. Remains of Jurassic sea predator found in Chile's Atacama desert 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z Some of the sea lions that travel far up the Columbia River to gorge on dwindling salmon and steelhead runs will be culled by a coalition of states and tribes in the river basin. Sea lion culling is necessary for salmon runs 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z In most cases, heavy rains upstream in neighboring India swelled the river basins that flow through Bangladesh before draining into the Bay of Bengal. A Quarter of Bangladesh Is Flooded. Millions Have Lost Everything. 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z With torrential rain still lashing down on most of the Yangtze river basin, flood defences at the Poyang Lake further inland in Jiangxi province are also under pressure. Residents at China's giant lake unfazed as rainfall breaks records 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z King Leopold II was granted personal control over huge areas around the Congo river basin - what would become known as the Congo Free State. Belgian king expresses regrets for colonial abuses 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z China will also promote the official launch of the national green development fund, and step up efforts to establish trans-regional compensation mechanisms for ecological conservation in the Yangtze and Yellow river basins, the ministry said. China to allocate $57 billion to environment protection 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z Published this week in Nature, the study looks at long-term records from India’s Ganges-Brahmaputra river basin stretching back nearly 20,000 years. Soils Store Huge Amounts of Carbon, Warming May Unleash It 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z We collect data about the behaviour of all the groups of tamarins in our protected area, in the São João river basin. Mission marmoset 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z “I was pulled into the mystery of what was really going on in the river basin,” he says. Colorado River Is in Danger of a Parched Future 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z “November and December were particularly dry, resulting in snowpack totals on Jan. 1 that were well below normal in the river basins west of the Continental Divide,” Zukiewicz told the Flathead Beacon. Snowpack more than doubles in western Montana during January 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z In India, leading environmental groups opposed a project to plant 2 billion trees in the Cauvery river basin supported by the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation. Planting 1 trillion trees might not actually be a good idea 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z Hundreds of dams are proposed or under construction in megafauna-rich river basins, including the Amazon, Congo and Mekong. The Freshwater Giants Are Dying 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z The river basin at the heart of the dispute flows from north of metro Atlanta to the Gulf of Mexico. Judge recommends Georgia prevail in water war with Florida 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z In addition, modern-day industrial and agricultural runoff from the river basin to the north adds to lagoon pollution. Deep trouble: can Venice hold back the tide? 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z “The near continuous snowfall and moisture during January was extraordinary, and it helped the river basins to bounce back to near or above normal for snowpack on Feb 1. It was quite the month.” Snowpack more than doubles in western Montana during January 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z This was then compared with the drawdown by communities, industries and farms in the lower reaches of the main river basins. 1.9 billion people at risk from water supply problems, study shows 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z Eugene Simonov, a Russian conservationist with Rivers Without Boundaries, an organization that works to preserve transboundary river basins, said the embankments were not sustainable. As Deadly Floods Engulf Nepal Border, Anger Turns to India 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z In throwing down this gauntlet, the town has joined a global “rights of nature” movement linking river basins in New Zealand to rainforests in South America and towns in the U.S. Mother Earth's MeToo moment: English town joins campaign for... 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z At a summit in Colombia on Friday, seven South American countries agreed measures to protect the Amazon river basin. Brazilian environment worker shot dead in Amazon 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z In a similar vein, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro essentially has stoked the fires now sweeping through his chunk of the river basin. Opinion | Earth’s lungs belong to the world 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z “Last year the news was concerning, but this year the news is devastating,” the Cedar River Council, an advisory group formed for that river basin, recently wrote to the governor, begging for intervention. Seattle as museum: Tourists can still see wild salmon at the Ballard Locks, on video 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z Their movements are increasingly hampered by hydroelectric dams in the world’s greatest river basins, such as the Mekong, Congo, Amazon and Ganges. Giant freshwater fishes are in alarming decline 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z But forecasts showed the storm on a path toward Chicago that would swell the Mississippi river basin with water that must eventually flow south again. Barry spares New Orleans but Mississippi faces flash flood fears 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z Many large river basins also span several countries, making it difficult to report and enforce regulations and international laws. Time is running out for sand 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z Some river basins are beginning to be managed adaptively — agencies are trying different management practices, learning from them and updating them as needed. Prepare river ecosystems for an uncertain future 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z Nebraska annually tests approximately 40-50 pre-selected streams and publicly owned lakes in two or three of its 13 major river basins. Recent editorials published in Iowa newspapers 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z Now, he said nearly all of the state’s river basins are reporting precipitation levels well over 100% of average. Experts: New Mexico is enjoying bounty of wet winter 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z The impacts of dams accumulate across a river basin. Deploy diverse renewables to save tropical rivers 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z The problems for the Midwest started with the bomb cyclone in March that overloaded the Mississippi and Missouri river basins with meltwater. Iowa floods batter downtown Davenport as future of businesses in doubt 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z It would be a terrible mistake to cut support for this important forum designed to understand and protect the interests of people in the Columbia and Snake river basins, and tribal and coastal fishing communities. Restore the Snake River? Stakeholder talks are the right next step 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z “When water resources are stressed in any river basin, our environments and people in poverty bear a disproportionate amount of the pain,” he said. Will Congress leave the Colorado River high and dry? 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z They build flood maps from the ground up for each river basin based on a very expensive, engineering-grade flood model. Could computers provide short-term warnings of the world’s worst floods? 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z Large river basins such as the Mekong span many countries and each wants to generate power within its borders, irrespective of impacts downstream. Deploy diverse renewables to save tropical rivers 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z The Mississippi and Missouri river basins in the Midwest and South are dotted with thousands of miles of levees. Midwest floodwaters tear through or spill over many levees 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z Without a plan, Burman said she will turn to governors in the river basin states — Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming — for a solution. California district stalls West drought plan over lake money 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z Without a plan, Burman said she will turn to governors in the river basin states - Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming - for a solution. California district stalls West drought plan over lake money 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z It’s home to 10 major river basins and some of the world’s highest mountain peaks, including Mount Everest, which straddles the border between Nepal and China. World's "Third Pole" Is Melting Away 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z First, improve governance over the river basin, from local to regional scales. Deploy diverse renewables to save tropical rivers 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z Electricity companies already use hydroelectric power in dams and river basins. Study to see if abandoned mines can store electrical energy 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z The Bayou bridge pipeline is due to pass directly through Lousiana’s Atchafalaya river basin, carrying crude oil from the Dakota Access pipeline to the Gulf Coast. Tuesday US briefing: May's historic defeat in Brexit deal vote 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z Snow and rainfall, glacier melt and lake and river discharge will be observed in river basins, along with levels of glacial debris, permafrost and groundwater. Collapsing glaciers threaten Asia’s water supplies 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z That’s because its river basins are fed by both glacial meltwater and rainfall from monsoons, and in some places the monsoons are the more important source. World's "Third Pole" Is Melting Away 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z Researchers need to fill data gaps across whole river basins, from fish migration and sediment transport to community empowerment and impacts on food systems. Deploy diverse renewables to save tropical rivers 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z Large numbers of white Tupelo gum trees were felled in the Apalachicola and Chipola river basin areas of Gulf and Liberty counties, removing vital food sources the bees need to survive. Florida: seafood industry struggles to recover after Hurricane Michael 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z “We are fighting a legend,” said Pablo Cardoso, 45, a psychologist who has treated child victims of abuse in the Amazon river basin. How a mythical pink dolphin is making it harder to fight child sex abuse in the Amazon 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z With no permanent human settlement, the land around the Chinko river basin offers one of the largest intact wildernesses in central Africa. On patrol with the wildlife rangers of Chinko – photo essay 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z Some large river basins, like the Ganges or the Mekong, may remain relatively stable when considered on a large scale. World's "Third Pole" Is Melting Away 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z Panhandle pebblesnails are a rare freshwater species with patchy populations sprinkled sporadically in just a few river basins in the southeastern U.S. Using Herbicides to Save Endangered Snails 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z They map links between river basins, reservoirs and transmission channels and use historical hydrological data to predict probable stream flows. Cape Town’s drought: don’t blame climate change 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z The pink river dolphin is a real creature, common in the Amazon and Orinoco river basins. How a mythical pink dolphin is making it harder to fight child sex abuse in the Amazon 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z The river basin is a massive watershed that includes all or part of 31 states. Study: Iowa nitrogen pollution in the water is getting worse 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z Dam releases are high because of a large amount of runoff in the river basin. Morton County implores boaters to keep wakes down on river 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z Most were poor, and crawfish were readily available in the muddy marshes and river basins of south Louisiana. How the crawfish became an icon of Louisiana cooking 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z Three years ago, a group of river basin stakeholders outside of state politics devised a plan they believed would equitably share the water. Georgia editorial roundup 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z All told, these new dams doubled the storage capacity of the river basin - and dramatically reduced the river’s natural spring flows. Talks to revise the Columbia River Treaty to begin Tuesday 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z The possible salvage areas are in the Chetco and Pistol river basins in Curry County. New plan shrinks salvage logging on land charred by wildfire 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z Birds are back in many parts of the river basin. A swim in the Potomac? The river’s remarkable recovery makes that a possibility, report says. 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z A final victory by the plaintiffs could prompt landowners in other river basins, such as the Klamath River in Oregon and California to claim similar damages from restoration efforts, Echeverria says. In potential blow to conservation efforts, U.S. court rules restoration moves harmed farmers 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z The Great Falls Tribune reports snowpack data released Wednesday by the Natural Resources Conservation Service indicates snowpack totals are above normal in all major river basins in the state for March. Agency reports snowpack to be above normal in Montana 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z Snowpack in the North Platte and South Platte river basins are looking the best at 91 percent and 87 percent of normal, respectively. Colorado needs twice as much normal snowfall to hit average 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z Most of the river basin is experiencing a drought. ‘Cloud seeding’ may make it snow, but will it reduce droughts in the West? 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z I then accounted for meltwater losses through evaporation, and compared this to net precipitation, distributed across river basins and across the catchments of a large number of dams. Retraction: Asia’s glaciers are a regionally important buffer against drought 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z Zinke said last month he wants to reorganize the department’s regions along river basins and other natural boundaries instead of state lines. Governors say Interior Department shift didn’t include them 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z The frogs were poached from the Kızılırmak river basin, which originates in eastern Anatolia and flows into the Black Sea. Replenish the swamp: Turkey returns 7,500 trafficked frogs to the wild 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Built in a dusty zone in the middle of a river basin, it is prone to flooding during the monsoon season. 'I lived in fear': the Nepalese official who was sold as a slave at 10 years old | Kate Hodal 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Seven states — Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and California — are in the river basin and use the rest of water. U.S., Mexico may be at odds, but they've reached agreement on managing the Colorado River 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z The area, a low-lying land river basin that experiences heavy rainfall, is regularly flooded. What would an entirely flood-proof city look like? 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z So local fishermen helped him obtain his slimy, charged subjects by leading horses into a shallow river basin full of them. Testing an Electric Eel’s Shock Powers With His Own Arm 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z The move, linked to the construction of a highly controversial dam about 50 miles downstream, is also expected to damage the rich ecosystem of the Tigris river basin. Turkey's 12,000-year-old Hasankeyf citadel faces obliteration 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z The mountainous region is home to three major river basins and, as a watershed, it serves more than 200 million people. Watch Kids Cross a Raging River to Get to School 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z Key agricultural areas in the Indus and Ganges river basins will be hit particularly hard, reducing crop yields and increasing hunger in some of the world’s most densely populated regions, researchers said. World Digest: Aug. 2, 2017 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z Wastewater diversion pipes were installed at just 30% of Taiwan’s river basins as of December, the government’s Environmental Protection Administration says. Wastewater on a stick: The popsicles from Taiwan that you really, really don't want to eat 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z The main ecosystems represented are forests, river basins, small mountain ranges, wetlands and estuaries. UN Announces 23 New Nature Reserves While U.S. Removes 17 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z Note, too, the change in electric light patterns along the Tigris and Euphrates river basins. Satellite Eye on Earth: May 2017 – in pictures 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z All major river basins in Wyoming saw increases over the week. Wyoming’s snowpack increases over last week 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z Congress last year killed a previous version of the bill over a controversial study of a contested river basin in the Southeast that the bill would have mandated. Weather forecasting bill clears Senate hurdle 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z The mouth of the Amazon river basin is also the habitat of the American manatee, the Amazon river’s yellow turtle, dolphins and the river otter. First images of unique Brazilian coral reef at mouth of Amazon 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z “Don’t get me started on the Amazon,” Mr. Lima said, referring to the vast river basin where, the authorities say, the expansion of Brazil’s ranching frontier has illegally destroyed large tracts of the rain forest. Voice of Brazilian Rodeo Rides a National Movement to the Right 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z The jihadist group Islamic State also controls swathes of territory in the deserts and Euphrates river basin in eastern Syria. Syrian army poised to enter Aleppo's last rebel enclave 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z Last updated in 2005, it includes sections of tributaries in most river basins across the state and portions of big name rivers like the Big Hole, the Beaverhead and the Smith. For Montana’s water rights, a radical and likely doomed idea 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z But the Amazon is also one of the poorest parts of Brazil, and organized crime has spread, feeding a sense of lawlessness in the vast river basin. ‘There’s No Law on the Amazon’: River Pirates Terrorize Ships by Night 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z The river basin is already under pressure from dozens of dams built on Mekong tributaries. Laos moves ahead with plan for third contentious Mekong dam 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z News outlets report that dry weather and above-average temperatures prompted the Catawba-Wateree Drought Management Advisory Group on Tuesday to place Catawba-Wateree river basin in Drought Stage 1, the second of five drought stages. Charlotte residents, businesses asked to conserve water 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z The storm dumped massive amounts of rain onto inland North Carolina starting Saturday, and the full river basins have been rising ever since. ‘Another nightmare’: North Carolina flood could swallow small town 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z “It’s the river areas where the confined river basin backs up the water and it just can’t flow out fast enough.” Major river flooding in N.C. threatens thousands who live downstream 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z The prize is awarded annually to organizations that achieve outstanding results in sustainable river basin management, restoration and protection. Buffalo-based environmental group wins international award 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Munduruku, in London for the first time, said gaining formal recognition of lands will be a crucial factor in preserving the river basin for his people, the largest indigenous group living along the river. After dam victory, Brazil's Munduruku chief appeals for global support over land 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z Nestled in a river basin, the city regularly falls prey to floods that until now mostly hit the poorer districts of Diamageune and Kaffrine 2. Senegal floods expose need for community warning, preparation 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z Even building a few dams on the lower Mekong will dramatically compound the damage to a river basin that 60 million people rely on, according to scientific models of dam impacts. Laos' thirst for Mekong River dams imperils fishing, farming 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z These rivers are home to around 70 endemic species of fish, and the river basins are home to critically endangered species like the Balkan lynx. Europe's Last Wild River Is About to Get Dammed 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z And it reports a temperature drop across the four Pakistani river basins in the summer months — even though the region is getting warmer overall. Stressed Indus River threatens Pakistan’s water supplies 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z There are early signs that those efforts are slowly beginning to lower 1,4-dioxane levels in the river basin. In U.S. drinking water, many chemicals are regulated — but many aren’t 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z For the Seine river basin, it is likely to happen roughly 80 percent more often than in the past, and for the Loire around 90 percent, they added. Globalized economy more susceptible to weather extremes, scientists warn 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z Other river basins measured from 51 to 83 percent of the median for this time of year. Warm April quickly melts Oregon snowpack 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z The action was hailed as a goodwill gesture in the region, but also underlined the power China maintains over one of the world's great river basins. Delta drought gives glimpse into bleak future for mighty Mekong 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z Higher temperatures would mean more evaporation from reservoirs, particularly in California’s Sacramento and San Joaquin river basins. Study: Farms, hydropower at risk in West’s changing climate 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z Tensions increased when the State Department of Natural Resources declared the river basin fully appropriated, halting new water allocations from the river. Recent editorials published in Nebraska newspapers 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z Other states close to the vast reserves of cheap coal in the Powder river basin are expected to remain on coal as well. US electricity industry's use of coal fell to historic low in 2015 as plants closed 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z Surprisingly, the phenomenon wasn’t nearly as widespread in previous testing at eight U.S. river basins, including the Mississippi, Rio Grande, and Columbia Rivers. Why Are These Males Growing Eggs? Flooding appears more likely on the Tar and Neuse river basins over the weekend. The Latest: Winter storm warning posted west of I-95 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Between 82-88% of all chemical and biological elements are predicted to be at ‘good or better status’ in all river basin districts by 2021. England’s waters to remain illegally polluted beyond 2021 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z The world's most biodiverse river basins—the Amazon, Congo, and Mekong—are experiencing an unprecedented boom in construction of hydropower dams. Balancing hydropower and biodiversity in the Amazon, Congo, and Mekong | Science 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z On Wednesday, the Board of Supervisors sent a letter to members of Congress and to the assistant secretary of the Army calling on them to expedite the funding for maintenance in the river basin. Army Corps of Engineers to put up flood-control barriers in L.A. River 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z The supervisors on Wednesday fired off a letter to members of Congress and to the assistant secretary of the Army calling on them to expedite the funding for maintenance in the river basin. Army Corps to put up temporary flood control measures in L.A. River 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z Forecasters are also concerned about the possibility of flooding along the Tar and Neuse river basins over the weekend. The Latest: Winter storm warning posted west of I-95 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Highs along the river basin in Missouri and Illinois are expected to be in the 40s for most of this week, with overnight lows in the 20s. After torrential rain in Midwest, threat of rare winter flooding on Mississippi River grows 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z The study is based on a century's worth of observational data drawn from 100 river basins across the world. Human water use 'greater than thought' - BBC News 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z Survivors and their loved ones carried torches in a procession to the Providence river basin Saturday night. Thousands gather to raise awareness about breast cancer 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z Some states in the river basin are trying to rein in phosphorus discharge; Ohio and Indiana, for example, recently banned phosphates in lawn fertilizers. Toxic Algae Outbreak Overwhelms a Polluted Ohio River 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z From there, the priority of the government would be to sit down with Madrid and European institutions to address issues such as the management of shared borders, the energy grid and the Ebro river basin. Catalan separatists win election and claim it as yes vote for breakaway 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z The focus of the talks will be on addressing issues such as the management of shared borders, the energy grid and the Ebro river basin. Catalan independence: What if separatists win? 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z Normally cool streams in the river basin are 13 degrees warmer than the 60 degrees prefer salmon, Brigham said. As salmon vanish in the dry Pacific Northwest, so does Native heritage 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z “What about offshore drilling? Continued leases of coal in the powder river basin?” Hillary Clinton Avoids Taking a Stance on Keystone Pipeline 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z In April and May, regulators again issued curtailment notices to those with junior rights in the Sacramento and San Joaquin river basins. California moves to restrict water pumping by pre-1914 rights holders 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z “It’s like the front end of a bulldozer just scoured the river basin and just wiped out everything in its path,” Welch said. 4 more bodies found after Texas flooding 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z Even before coal stocks went into freefall last year, competition from the vast coal reserves of Wyoming’s Powder river basin and cheap natural gas was crowding out mines in Appalachia, forcing lay-offs and shutdowns. Jeb Bush to talk energy policy at closed-door meeting with coal industry barons 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z A flash flood emergency - reserved for the most life-threatening situations - is in effect in the river basin area. Rain deluge brings floods to Texas and Oklahoma - BBC News 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z Last year, water storage in the Sacramento and San Joaquin river basins measured "11 trillion gallons below normal seasonal levels." California regulators approve farmers' plan to reduce water usage by 25 percent 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z But river basins the northwest part of the state didn’t see much moisture last week and continue to decrease. Storm boosts water supplies in parts of Wyoming 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z Thirteen more river basins were added Friday to the drought list. Gov. Inslee expands drought emergency declaration 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z Green-water-management strategies need to span scales — from fields to watersheds and river basins. Agriculture: Increase water harvesting in Africa 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z And it's best used to draw broad pictures about the risk of floods over large geographic areas, like a river basin that extends hundreds of miles across several countries. Extreme Rain May Flood 54 Million People by 2030 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Is the larger aim to control all the lands in the Tigris and Euphrates river basin? Why ISIS Murdered Kenji Goto 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z The Natural Resources Conservation Service says the moisture helped boost snowpack of river basins in the southeast and central portions of the state. Storm boosts water supplies in parts of Wyoming 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z Reservoirs aren’t filled, and bottomland flooding in the state’s river basins is limited. Mixed results halfway through Arkansas duck season 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z Lake Allatoona is fed by a river basin that flows from Georgia through Alabama to Mobile Bay. Georgia sues feds in escalating water wars in U.S. Southeast 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z The team then plugged the historical data into a global computer model that calculated the flow through major river basins, and compared the outputs to historical measurements of river flow. Dirty skies can swell rivers 2014-10-04T04:00:00Z The river flows from Kashmir to the Pakistan side, and then down into Pakistan's lower Indus river basin. A week on from flood, 150,000 still stranded in Indian Kashmir 2014-09-14T04:00:00Z The Wind River and Sweetwater river basins saw big jumps in particular. Storm boosts water supplies in parts of Wyoming 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z Pervasive corruption lets the loggers operate with impunity, stripping the Amazon region’s river basins of prized hardwoods, especially mahogany and tropical cedar. Top Peruvian Foe of Illegal Logging Slain 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z Pervasive corruption lets the loggers operate with impunity, stripping the Amazon region's river basins of prized hardwoods, especially mahogany and tropical cedar. Top Peruvian foe of illegal logging brutally slain 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z Despite years of efforts to stem the flow of pollutants into the river basin, “some people haven’t gotten the message,” she said. Large ‘dead zone’ signals more problems for Chesapeake Bay The Murray-Darling Basin management plan was a large collaborative research project that aimed to measure and model water flows within this vital river basin. Research impact: Income for outcome : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z Bosnia and Serbia belong to the same river basin, which requires efficient regional cooperation. Donors pledge 1.8 billion euros for flood-stricken Balkan states 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z In areas of the river basin where there was no mountaintop mining, fish flourished. Mountaintop removal for coal hurts water quality and harms fish, study says In the Pennsylvania survey, Blazer and colleagues collected fish from 16 sites in the Susquehanna, Delaware and Ohio river basins. Intersex fish found in Pennsylvania rivers spur search for chemicals 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z The groups are working to do the same in southeast Alabama in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river basin. River locks to aid in fish migration in Ala 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z Lattimore understands the lakes were made to provide water and electricity to people across the river basin. Water disputes along Brazos River stir emotions 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z “The tensions exist in every river basin in the state,” Jason Hill, a water-rights lawyer now representing the Texas city of San Angelo in another rights dispute, said. West’s Drought and Growth Intensify Conflict Over Water Rights 2014-03-17T01:33:57Z This proxy is based on the current geometry of the river network and provides a snapshot of the dynamic state of river basins. [Research Article] Dynamic Reorganization of River Basins 2014-03-06T20:25:56.540Z Thanks to the Southeast's stable geology, its wealth of isolated river basins and a lack of Ice Age glaciers, the region is a locus of aquatic biodiversity. The U.S. Conservation Crisis That No One Hears About 2014-03-06T13:00:00Z In Asia, 2 billion people in five major river basins—the Ganges, Indus, Brahmaputra, Yangtze, and Yellow—depend on Himalayan meltwater. How Israeli Snowmakers Are Saving Alpine Skiing 2014-01-23T20:09:35Z There are believed to be about 1,000 of the creatures living in the Araguaia river basin. First river dolphin found since 1918 2014-01-23T02:34:34Z One major change in this year’s annual list is the inclusion of several river basins, such as the Citarum River in Indonesia or the Niger River Delta, rather than just major industrial sites. The World's 10 Most Polluted Places [Slide Show] 2013-11-05T21:45:02.090Z The ability to measure the dynamic reorganization of river basins presents opportunities to examine landscape-scale interactions among tectonics, erosion, and ecology. [Research Article] Dynamic Reorganization of River Basins 2014-03-06T20:25:56.540Z The river basins that feed the aquifers are themselves shrinking, owing to a reduction in snowmelt from the surrounding Sierra Nevada mountains. Water: The flow of technology 2013-09-25T21:50:42.130Z The rush of fresh water, both from the lake and its own river basin, has had an immediate impact on the St. Lucie River estuary to the east. In South Florida, a Polluted Bubble Ready to Burst 2013-09-09T00:51:31Z But the water here runs into the Delaware river basin, through areas where wealthy New Yorkers maintain weekend homes and into the reservoirs that supply fresh water to New York City. Fracking offers a risky salvation for America's hard-pressed heartlands 2012-12-16T00:06:07Z That's because such river basins often are home to thousands of small industries that pour pollution into the waterway. The World's 10 Most Polluted Places [Slide Show] 2013-11-05T21:45:02.090Z River networks evolve as migrating drainage divides reshape river basins and change network topology by capture of river channels. [Research Article] Dynamic Reorganization of River Basins 2014-03-06T20:25:56.540Z While each 25 km2 region contains thousands of river basins, the rivers in California are four times as finely branched as those in Pennsylvania. Solving the Mystery of River Formation 2012-12-05T18:10:00Z South Sudan is a vast, sprawling country, most of which is in the lush, fertile Nile river basin. South Sudan: a country failing to thrive after the euphoria of independence 2012-11-26T12:32:29Z Bihar's river systems and its 16 river basins are some of the most complex in the world, with a heterogeneous set of rivers flowing into the state from the Himalayas. India Ink: From Bihar, a New Approach to Flood Control 2012-08-31T07:31:23Z There is also considerable uncertainty about how much time is needed for sediment in a river basin to reach the ocean. [Technical Response] Response to Comments on “Intensifying Weathering and Land Use in Iron Age Central Africa” 2012-08-30T18:25:29.873Z The river basin is highly stressed due to aridity in Jordan, Israel and Palestinian Territories. Regions Where Water Disputes Are Fuelling Tensions: A Global Snapshot 2012-07-24T18:15:23.080Z Unfortunately, private data are proprietary; and even national or institutional data, which Dr. Peterson relies on, are sometimes withheld, particularly along transboundary river basins. Green Blog: The Tricky Business of Counting Rain 2012-07-02T12:02:42Z The study, by consultancy Frontier Economics, estimates that by 2050 the world's ten most populous river basins will be producing a quarter of the globe's gross domestic product, compared with 10 percent now. River basins critical for emerging markets: report 2012-06-11T01:18:41Z Along the coasts and in the larger river basins occur alluvial vegetation largely dominated by several kinds of mangrove, which is densest in mud flats washed by the tide. A Racial Study of the Fijians 2012-03-15T02:00:31.197Z "There is no national plan, and this is because the emphasis is always on each river basin providing resources that are used in that particular area." Why not pipe water from north to south? 2012-02-20T00:01:14Z Delta area ... 9,350 It is now preferable to depart from a strictly tribal sequence and revert once more to a classification based upon river basins. The Aboriginal Population of the San Joaquin Valley, California 2012-02-06T03:00:12.387Z The moon had now swung clear of the trees on the edge of the river basin, and gleamed through a great cleft in the blue-black clouds, investing the landscape with a luminous glow. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z Of the Yangtze’s 338 freshwater fish species, 189 live in the reserve — and many of those are found in no other river basin in China. China Moves Ahead With Plan for Dam 2011-12-29T12:46:05Z Department of Agriculture is giving $50 million to restore seven river basins. EPA completes Gulf oil spill task force work, USDA gives $50 million to river restoration 2011-12-05T15:47:19Z About a third of Myanmar's estimated 50 million people are members of ethnic minorities, such as the Kachin, who have traditionally inhabited the hills above the central Irrawaddy river basin. "Serious abuses" in Myanmar despite reforms: group 2011-11-28T07:01:28Z The research into 10 of the world's major river basins, including large areas of South America and Asia, was released ahead of a major climate change conference in Durban that starts later this month. Africa's Nile, Volta and Limpopo Rivers at Risk from Climate Change 2011-11-14T19:45:00.360Z The month of May, 1856, was remarkable for violent and almost uninterrupted rains, and most of the river basins of France were inundated to an extraordinary height. Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action 2011-11-11T03:00:34.027Z More than 500 people have died since July as rainfall about 40 percent more than the annual average courses down a river basin the size of Florida, with Bangkok as its southern tip. Nestle, Honda’s Dike Guardians Confident of Repelling Thai Flood 2011-11-09T00:42:14Z Authorities last month released more than 9 billion cubic meters of water down a river basin the size of Florida, with Bangkok at the bottom after monsoon rains filled dams north of Bangkok to capacity. Bangkok Tourists Vanish on Floods Leaving Shangri-La Bar Empty 2011-11-06T17:43:57Z The floods began in July and have devastated large parts of the central Chao Phraya river basin, killed nearly 400 people and disrupted the lives of more than two million. Thai flood frustration grows, cabinet eyes recovery 2011-11-01T09:11:02Z The disaster worsened earlier this month when more than 9 billion cubic meters of water released from dams that were filled to capacity swept down a river basin the size of Florida. Thai Floods May Spare Inner Bangkok as Drainage Efforts Succeed 2011-10-31T06:37:01Z The river is pumping three to 32 times more mercury into the environment than similarly sized river basins, based on limited data. Yukon River Dumping More Mercury Thanks to Climate Change 2011-10-25T18:45:04.397Z Early studies pegged the amount of meltwater in these river basins as high as 60 or 70 percent. New Research Casts Doubt on Doomsday Water Shortage Predictions 2011-10-24T18:45:00.283Z Bangkok sits near the bottom of the river basin, a low-lying area the size of Florida in which water drains from Chiang Mai in the north down to the Gulf of Thailand. Bangkok Leader Calls for Sandbags as Floods Besiege Thai Capital 2011-10-17T17:22:03Z Khuta, for example, lies on the northern bank of the Kosi River, and much of it lies near or below the level of the river basin, making it supremely vulnerable to seasonal monsoon floods. Displaced by Floods, Millions of South Asia's Poor Learn to Help Themselves 2011-09-28T01:01:02Z A river basin includes all the territory drained by a river and its tributaries. River Basins Could Double Food Production: Study 2011-09-26T23:15:02.040Z Data exist only on eight major river basins, Schuster said, and this was the first to look at total mercury load. Yukon River Dumping More Mercury Thanks to Climate Change 2011-10-25T18:45:04.397Z The more modest numbers, they and other scientists stressed, don't mean that glacier melt is unimportant to river basins. New Research Casts Doubt on Doomsday Water Shortage Predictions 2011-10-24T18:45:00.283Z “You can’t empty this pancake of a middle river basin too quickly,” said David A. Robinson, the state climatologist. Water Continues to Rise in New Jersey and Connecticut 2011-08-31T01:30:31Z The corps expects the river to remain high at least into August because of heavy spring rains in the upper Plains and substantial Rocky Mountain snowpack melting into the river basin. Jokes abound online after quake 2011-08-23T20:24:00Z This pattern matches that of the constructal theory, which uses a large river basin as a visual description of flow systems, growing fast and far, with smaller branches growing laterally from the main channels. Seeing the S-Curve in Everything 2011-08-11T04:00:00Z Fears that hungry, angry hordes up and down the Indus river basin would rise up in revolution or throw their lot in with Islamist insurgents have proved unfounded. Anger still raw a year after Pakistani floods 2011-07-31T05:33:47Z The turtles, which are entirely aquatic, represent populations from three different river basins that are geographically isolated by significant distance and high mountain chains. River Turtle?s Genes Reveal Influence of Maya Indians 2011-07-26T20:49:00Z They should be feeding in Alaska by now but instead took a detour in the river basin and went three miles inland, scientists said. Biologists concerned about gray whale stuck in Calif. river for a month; calf made it to ocean 2011-07-25T23:20:04Z The river basin is strewn with large boulders, some the size of cars and beautifully polished by the river. Scientist at Work: Returning Upriver With Very Few Fish 2011-07-13T21:18:19Z The price tag can be explained by the fact it had to avoid other tunnels and a river basin and incorporate a junction within the tunnel. How can a road cost ?131m a mile? 2011-06-27T09:49:44Z Much better would be an approach to analyse entire river basins in an effort to identify the most suitable locations, as well as areas where special precautions should be taken. Damned if they do 2011-06-22T17:20:03.310Z "It's going to keep pressure on the Missouri River -- the Missouri, mid-Mississippi, Illinois river basins are continuing to be affected by the heavy to moderate rainfall," he said. Missouri River floodwaters near Iowa town's new levee 2011-06-15T17:52:59Z The U.S. should consider not authorizing development in the part of the river basin that includes New York City’s watershed, he said. New York Sues U.S. Over Delaware River Basin Gas Drilling 2011-05-31T19:06:02Z By opening its floodgates, engineers are able to control the flow of the flood waters, diverting them around Baton Rouge into the Atchafalaya river basin, a low-lying area of central Louisiana. Thousands flee before US flooding 2011-05-16T12:06:31Z In the 1930s, it undertook a massive dredging of the Mississippi between Memphis and Natchez to radically increase the rate at which floodwaters cleared the river basin and entered the Gulf of Mexico. Taming floods a familiar, contentious job for Army Corps 2011-05-12T18:08:52Z Forty percent of the world's population live within 263 international river basins, from the Amazon to the Jordan. "Hydro-diplomacy" needed to avert Arab water wars 2011-03-21T00:15:00.287Z And it was this Wednesday that searchers, entering a battered home there, found the bodies of a man and his wife in their seventies — the last of 81 victims they recovered in the river basin. As Searchers Inch Along, the Task Ahead Is Huge 2011-03-16T17:08:39Z A Feb. 26 New York Times article, using documents from the EPA and state regulators, described how radioactive wastewater is being discharged into river basins. Fracking: The Great Shale Gas Rush 2011-03-03T22:00:00Z In Pennsylvania, these treatment plants discharged waste into some of the state’s major river basins. Drilling Down: Regulation Lax as Gas Wells? Tainted Water Hits Rivers 2011-02-26T22:41:29Z Of the three great river basins of Ionia and Lydia, those of the Hermus, Ca�ster and Maeander, it commanded the second, and had already access by easy passes to the other two. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z This produced projections of rainfall patterns, which were then fed into a further model that translated rainfall into the impact on river basins across England and Wales. Flood risk 'higher with warming' 2011-02-16T18:04:46Z Science was now to be advanced by means of surveys of the river basin; for this would reveal the physical features of the country, its natural facilities, and its wealth of productions. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Environmentalists say the dam in the Amazon river basin will harm the world's biggest tropical rainforest. Tribes protest against Brazil dam 2011-02-08T20:10:14Z While American capital was opening up the Mississippi Valley, European capital was similarly busy along the fertile river basins of the Dnieper and the Danube. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z The floods, triggered by torrential monsoon downpours just over two weeks ago, engulfed Pakistan's Indus river basin, killing up to 1,600 people. U.N. chief to meet Pakistan leaders over floods 2010-08-15T07:39:00Z For centuries, because of its geographical location, most of the water from Afghanistan's main river basins has poured north to central Asia, east to Pakistan or west to Iran. With war and neglect, Afghans face water shortage 2010-03-24T08:19:00Z It covers an area of nearly nine thousand miles in this great river basin. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The line dividing one river basin from another is the water-shed, and by tracing the various water-sheds we divide each country into its constituent basins. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis For this reason the individual units within the whole area are based, not upon natural ecological provinces such as mountain ranges, valleys, or river basins, but upon ethnic or "tribal" boundaries. The Aboriginal Population of the North Coast of California The two great river basins of the Amazon-Tocantins and La Plata comprise within themselves, approximately, three-fifths of the total area of Brazil. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" Mostly planters and burgesses from the James and York river basins, they included a few of their heirs who had built substantial plantations on the Piedmont. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 The river basin of the Zambesi has many features of interest. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z We can lessen the danger from these floods, which are very bad in such river basins as those of the Ohio and Mississippi, by building reservoirs in the highlands where the rivers take their start. Conservation Reader The uplands usually planted to corn and wheat and the flood plains of the river basins may both be well suited to nut growing. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950 The question next arises, who are to be the carriers of the trade which is hereafter to spring out of these American river basins, the English or the Americans? Ocean Steam Navigation and the Ocean Post When the river channels are accurately adjusted to the amount of rainfall in the river basin, destructive floods will be averted. The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men A river basin is a good functional unit of topography, admirably suited for study and for certain types of resource planning. The Nation's River A report on the Potomac from the U.S. Department of the Interior Similar luxuriance may be looked for in the deposit soils of river basins in which the clay element predominates, but not in those that are largely made up of sand. Clovers and How to Grow Them From that point she could see Morrison and the river basin, and even the steam that jetted ever and again from the whistles of the engines clattering over his railroad which lanced into the north. Then I'll Come Back to You Settlement and cultivation will, in the course of time, make these American river basins as rich in products as those of the old world. Ocean Steam Navigation and the Ocean Post The study of any considerable river basin enables us to trace the more important steps which lead to the destructure and renovation of the earth's detrital coating. Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography Small watersheds often do have unity of this human sort, but very few major river basins. The Nation's River A report on the Potomac from the U.S. Department of the Interior Examples of General and Particular Knowledge.—When a pupil learns the St. Lawrence River system as such, he gains a particular experience, or notion; when he learns of river basins, he obtains a general notion. Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education They topped the last rise in the dusty, winding road and raised the river basin and the town itself in that long period of silence. Then I'll Come Back to You The road ran level through the river basin. The Lee Shore The Columbia river basin is by far the largest natural division of the state, and, generally speaking, includes the section drained by that river and its tributaries. A Review of the Resources and Industries of the State of Washington, 1909 Besides certain unique agencies like the Tennessee Valley Authority several types of institutions are available that can be oriented toward a whole interstate river basin. The Nation's River A report on the Potomac from the U.S. Department of the Interior It was hardly a range of hills, but rather what prospectors call a height of land; a moderately elevated watershed marking off two river basins. The Lure of the North The gigantic equatorial river basin is filled with an immense forest, the largest in the world, with which no other forest can be compared save those of western Africa and Malaysia. Through the Brazilian Wilderness Nevertheless, I went to Rotterdam, crossed the river basin to the island from which the Braakman boats ran, and there saw a director of the company, who, fortunately, could speak both English and Flemish. The Log of a Noncombatant But it was not in such a simple manner that the great river basin was to become known. The Explorers of Australia and their Life-work When a ship is under repair in a river basin, it is practically impossible to keep up the beautiful order and discipline of a ship at sea. The Lost Naval Papers I shall see that I obtain similar collections from the upper course of the Connecticut, so as to ascertain whether there, as in the Mississippi, the species differ at different heights of the river basin. Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence I can't go in for a disquisition on river basins after the manner of Buckland, and you have exhausted the other topics. Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2 I recommend that you attack the wasteful and degrading poisoning of our rivers, and, as the cornerstone of this effort, clean completely entire large river basins. State of the Union Address We should no longer delay in applying the lessons of that vast undertaking to our other great river basins. State of the Union Address We have similar opportunities in our other great river basins. State of the Union Address We should achieve the wise use of resources through the integrated development of our great river basins. State of the Union Address There were few days in which we did not pass some time in each other's company: there were many weeks in which we travelled together through the river basins of this country. Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2 We should apply the lessons of our Tennessee Valley experience to our other great river basins. State of the Union Address |
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