Sentence examples for reduction in flooding from inspiring English sources

Modern flood control mechanisms brought about a dramatic reduction in flooding in the later 20th century.

While the above-mentioned studies all dealt with an increase in drought and a reduction in groundwater tables and soil moisture at the drier end of the riparian zone, one study in the Boreal region (Ström et al., 2011), focussed on the impact of a reduction in flooding at the wetter end of the riparian zone.

More extensive river restoration, for example in 20-25% of the total river length, resulted in a reduction in flood peak height of up to 20%.

Distance-decay effects are detected for water quality improvements in Austria and Romania and for a reduction in flood risk in Austria.

Additionally, a sub-basin that had maximum peak flow reduction for a specific design storm did not necessarily have a simultaneous maximum reduction in flood inundation area, indicating the variability in how wetlands mitigate flooding in different sub-basins of a watershed.

Comparisons with changes in storm runoff response in the more urban area suggest that the relative increase in peak flows and reduction in flood duration and response time of a catchment is greatest at low levels of urbanization and that the introduction of storm water conveyance systems significantly increases the flashiness of storm runoff above that attributed to impervious area alone.

On the other hand, it has been reported that flowering and fruiting both peaked towards the end of the dry season and at the beginning of the wet season in a seasonal palm swamp in association with a reduction in flood levels and the abundance of herbaceous species (Ramírez and Brito 1987).

She spoke out after Paterson was forced to defend the prospect of 1,200 job losses at the Environment Agency, including reductions in flood risk management.

"Communities can also receive reductions in flood insurance premiums required under the National Flood Insurance Program for having an approved hazard mitigation plan," he said.

These results confirm previous research results showing large-scale reductions in flood conveyance on the Middle Mississippi during the 20th century.

Their study demonstrated that a reduction in summer flooding duration positively affects species richness.