irrigation
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The largest losses occurred in heavily populated downstream basins where irrigation demands are high, including the Ganges-Brahmaputra, Indus and Amu Darya basins.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
"Without irrigation, this area would basically be lost for the harvest," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Though not immediately visible to the naked eye, the ranch features a number of infrastructural updates, including automated irrigation and a fire suppression system that runs off an 18,000-gallon tank buried underground.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Many farmers will either have to accept more waste, invest in better irrigation and water storage systems, or find a way to sell more wonky produce to consumers.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Those mountains are in proximity to gentle lowlands with rivers, flood plains, and deserts suitable for irrigation agriculture.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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"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
This is where nasal irrigations can be so helpful.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 28, 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
I want some good crop to plant in the checks and give two good irrigations.
From One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered by Edward J. (Edward James) Wickson
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