basin
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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
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
The researchers also detected a deep sedimentary basin beneath Tillamook, Oregon.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
Shortly before dusk, the trail led downward toward a shallow basin set with scrub and pines.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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New dams and debris basins turned the vast natural waterways and springs and creeks of old L.A. into a chutes-and-ladders system to divert and hold back water and mud, before the next time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 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
Between 1810 and 1850, the relationship between the two ocean basins changed significantly.
From Science Daily ● 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
Before I left his room, I emptied out all the pitchers and water basins, the way you were supposed to do after a person had died.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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