Sentence examples for or inundation from inspiring English sources

For example, strong currents caused by tsunami, have been known to cause significant damage in estuaries even when little or no runup or inundation has occurred15,18.

Management of sulfuric soils by addition of neutralising agents such as lime or inundation with seawater may be uneconomical or ineffective in inland environments.

Bioavailable soil DOC (BDOC) was lowest in the most frequently inundated soils; however, overall soil BDOC did not relate to either changing soil properties or inundation frequency.

Saturation or inundation creates an anoxic environment, fueling microbial activity by the capture of C into the soil.

Some buildings that were on slightly raised ground resisted destruction, burial or inundation by the flows but were left isolated within the flow.

The interaction of plantations on both these variables is important, as the costs and benefits of reduced run-off and/or lower water tables will depend on the salinity of the groundwater, its potential to contribute to waterlogging or inundation and its potential for productive use (Zhang et al. 2007).

It was not one president's dalliance with an intern or "hanging chads" or 9/11 or "Mission Accomplished" or the inundation of the Lower Ninth Ward or the collapse of Lehman Brothers or the absurd birther movement that undermined the Age of Great Expectations.

There are of course some examples of large-scale run-off farming operations, such as the ancient systems in the Negev or the inundation tanks or khadins of northern India.

Flood or flooding means a general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from the overflow of inland and/or tidal waters, and/or the unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source.

The calendar was divided into three seasons linked to the river and the agricultural cycle it determined: akhet, or the inundation; peret, the growing season; and shemu, the harvest.

Coastal gardeners know that their plantings must be tolerant of salt water on their stems and roots and in the soil, whether from spray or actual inundation, Ms. Sifton said.