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basin

[bey-suhn] / ˈbeɪ sən /


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Each El Niño of yore that put this broad basin underwater had a different character because each cut loose on an evolving L.A., a place altered in part by floods and changed because of them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

That estimate concerned an event somewhere in the Mediterranean basin over the following three decades, roughly through 2052.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

To date, no hurricanes have formed in the basin, despite this week marking the peak of the season on average - and there's no sign of development in the near future.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

The treaty governs the use of water from six rivers, whose headwaters originate in India but flow into Pakistan as part of the Indus basin -- a resource relied on by hundreds of millions.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

I rested against the railing overlooking the basin and waited until I spotted Frankie before continuing on my way.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Over the last several years, work crews there have been restoring natural floodplains along rivers and creeks, building recharge basins, and routing floodwater to farm fields where it can soak into the land.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

Between 1810 and 1850, the relationship between the two ocean basins changed significantly.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

The Central Water Commission is monitoring 2,485 glacial lakes larger than 10 hectares across India's Himalayan river basins, the government said.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Records tumbled in overheated basins like the Atlantic and Mediterranean and also the tropical Pacific, where the strongest El Nino weather pattern in the modern era is fast accumulating strength.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

The scythes all rose and lined up before two basins, one on either side of the rostrum.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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