Irrigation water losses
- Evaporation water losses
- Water losses from dams
- Water losses from irrigation canals
Nature
In hot, dry areas of the world evaporation rates from open surfaces can exceed local rainfall.
Incidence
Up to 45% of irrigation water is lost and never reaches the plants it was meant for.
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Value
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Metadata
Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
Hydrology » Hydrology
Hydrology » Water
Transportation, telecommunications » Storage
Transportation, telecommunications » Waterways
Content quality
Presentable
Language
English
1A4N
E8796
DOCID
11587960
D7NID
165013
Last update
Oct 4, 2020