Sentence examples for intensity of drought from inspiring English sources
Our meta-analysis has shown that the projected increase in the duration and intensity of drought periods, especially intense droughts lasting more than 30 days, can be expected to narrow the riparian wetland zone with typical hydric species and accelerate riparian wetland species losses in the near future.
Figure 3 The relationship between herd mortality rate (percent) and the intensity of drought.
The positive effect of mycorrhizal symbiosis on leaf nutrient content and osmotic adjustment parameters was higher with high intensity of drought stress than with low intensity of drought stress.
The effective drought index (EDI) (Byun and Wilhite 1999) is used to determine the intensity of drought quantitatively.
Simulated impacts of reduced water levels, increased intensity of drought, and increased frequency of dry season/soil consuming fires on these feedback mechanisms result in the decline and disappearance of tree islands on the landscape.
In general, the observations made by the respondents in this study confirm the findings by Nkedianye et al. (2011) that the increasing frequency and intensity of drought events are negatively impacting pastoral livelihoods and ecosystems.
However, the changing climate would affect the length and quality of the growing season and farmers could experience increasing damage to their crops, caused by a rising intensity of droughts, flooding or fires.
Since 1950, Australia has warmed by between 0.4C and 0.7C, the sea level rising by around 70mm and a "greater frequency and intensity of droughts and heatwaves", the report states.
The frequency and intensity of droughts have also tended to decrease over YZ and SE.
In those regions, climate change is projected to exacerbate water scarcity and increase the recurrence and intensity of droughts.
In the context of Climate Change, the increasing of frequency and intensity of droughts and heat waves constitutes a serious threat for agroecosystems in the Mediterranean region.
