Breach of the new rules will be punishable by fine. "We are in uncharted territory in terms of the rate at which (water) has been declining. In fact, in the last 12 months we only received 10 percent of the water in our dams that we ordinarily would," Berejiklian told reporters on T...
Through a reassessment of global dam failure records since 1900, this investigation profiles the risk of failure for large dams, identifying a recent increase that is especially important in tropical and monsoon climate regions with low gross domestic product. ...
The deposition of sediment in our natural stream channels has greatly aggravatedfloodwaterdamages. 泥沙淤积在天然河道,已大大加剧了洪水的危害. 辞典例句 Goods and materials used to build dams and hold backfloodwaterhave arrived. 用来拦洪筑坝的物资已经运到了. ...
Humans have long tried to conquer water.We've straightened once-winding rivers for shipping purposes.We've constructed levees(防洪堤)along rivers and lakes to protect people from flooding-We've erected entire cities on drained and filled-in wetlands.We've built dams on rivers to store water fo...
Dams(水坝) need water to make electric-ity(电). Firemen need water to put out(扑灭) fires. Peopleneed to drink water every day. Water helps our bodies to work.We need water to swim. Fish need water to breathe(呼吸).Water helps us in many ways. So we need to keep our waterclean!
Living in one of the most water-scarce countries in the world, Yemenis are facing aggravating water crisis as the years-long war has decimated the country's infrastructure. Water networks, water tanks, and dams have been bombed and shelled or fallen into terrible disrepair. ...
Towards the end of that meteorological drought, the dams of the Cape Town Water Supply System had reached the alarming level of 12.3% of usable water. In response, the municipality imposed severe water restrictions and other measures to avoid ‘Day Zero’, the day in which the entire city ...
Bruggeman said no adequate maintenance has been done in the past 20 years and the population has virtually doubled since the installation of the current infrastructure which cannot cope with demand. "As an arid country, we have to provide more dams in catchment areas and maximize the water we...
The humble beaver (海狸) could hold the key to saving our water, according to a new research at has found how their da m building skills protect the rivers threatened by climate change. The research, done on the rivers in Colorado, found the wooden banners built by beavers raise water lev...
根据后文“Scientists in Peru are now studying old-style methods of water storage, which don’t require dams, in hopes of ensuring a steady flow of water to Lima—Peru’s populous capital that’s periodically affected by water shortage. The study may help convince those who favor concrete-cen...