irrigation
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There are several variables when it comes to up-front and ongoing costs of using grass, especially in domed stadiums where permanent ultraviolet grow-light systems, drainage and irrigation would need to be installed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Farmers use electric pumps to draw more water out of the ground for irrigation, depleting groundwater levels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Salt buildup in farmland is becoming an increasingly serious problem because of climate change, irrigation practices, and rising sea levels.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 29, 2026
In June 2025, conservationists used special irrigation equipment to water the tree's roots in a bid to protect it from soaring temperatures.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Nor could food production spring up spontaneously in deserts remote from sources of water for irrigation, such as central Australia and parts of the western United States.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
"I can go online and see what irrigations are needed down in Santa Barbara, 300 miles away," says Mr Maraden, who is based in Napa, north west of San Francisco.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2024
To do it, the country had to build massive irrigations systems and will use up to 800 Olympic-sized swimming pools’ worth of water.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2022
“If you took all the people who say they have chronic sinusitis in the world, and you put them all on nasal saline irrigations, a big proportion would not have any symptoms anymore,” he said.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2011
Using satellite imagery between 1998 and 2002, Beman and colleagues discovered algae blooms up to 220 square miles large that followed just days after the periodic irrigations in the valley.
From Washington Post
In the season of drought, where the burning soil is covered with an undulating vapour, artificial irrigations preserve verdure and promote fertility.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 by Humboldt, Alexander von
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