Sentence examples for consequence of flooding from inspiring English sources

One proposals was that developers should not be allowed to link new homes to the national drain system until they had proved that these properties could control sewage overflows, a common consequence of flooding.

Highest mortalities were registered in the AF plots for the 10 20 cm dbh class (2.4%∙yr–1), likely as a consequence of flooding, and in the NAF plots for the 40 50 cm dbh class (3.0%∙yr–1), probably mainly caused by ENSO-related droughts.

Another notable consequence of flooding was crop destruction and subsequent malnutrition.

According to some health professionals in the region and in line with the regional health records and findings from the literature (14), another positive consequence of flooding can be that HIV service provision is improved.

Hypoxia, which is the main consequence of flooding, inhibits root water uptake through its effect on the aquaporin-mediated water transport due to low cytosolic pH and inhibition of respiration [ 11, 14, 21].

The convex morphology of the intertidal area indicates accretion of the upper flat, consequence of flood tide asymmetry nearshore.

Therefore, as a consequence of flood events, runoff and remobilized sediments may cause an increase of ecotoxicologically relevant effects from contaminant reservoirs [40].

For tackling with flood disaster, Thai ancestors creatively designed the traditional house style, pillar house, which considered the natural features of water based settlement, particularly risks of flood disaster, by building a house being able to avoid the negative consequence of flood and also pointing of the cultural atmosphere.

Monitoring of sediment transport from hillslopes to channel networks as a consequence of floods with suspended and bedload transport, hyperconcentrated flows, debris and mud flows is essential not only for scientific issues, but also for prevention and mitigation of natural disasters, i.e. for hazard assessment, land use planning and design of torrent control interventions.

The Government recently decided that a separate scheme for small businesses was not necessary as there was plenty of alternative cover dealing with the consequences of flooding readily available.

Centuries of living so close to the edge have cultivated a keen awareness of the consequences of flooding and the imperative to prevent them in a country where two-thirds of the population, including most residents of Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague, live on flood-prone land, much of it below sea level.