runoff

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The model suggests that over the next 80 years, the Arctic could experience up to 25% more runoff, 30% more subsurface flow, and increasing dryness in southern areas.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

The researchers found that while runoff and thawing are increasing across the region, the largest rise in carbon export is occurring in northwest Alaska.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

In an effort to stand out and make it through to a June runoff, many candidates are amping up the rhetoric.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

This gubernatorial contest is being conducted under a system in which the top two vote-getters, regardless of party, will advance to a November runoff.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Instead, deep holes were dug at various street corners to collect runoff water and anything else that might be washed along.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy