Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Pantanal Conservation Area' has mentioned 'Flood' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| [3] Annual rainfall over the flood basin is between 1,000 and 1,500xc2xa0mm (39 and 59xc2xa0in), with most rainfall occurring between November and March. | WIKI |
| [3] Flood waters tend to flow slowly (2 to 10xc2xa0cm (0.79 to 3.94xc2xa0in) per second[3]) due to the low gradients and high resistance offered by the dense vegetation. | WIKI |
| [20] Pollution from sewage systems and pesticides [23] Movement to large-scale agriculture of food crops, mainly soy-beans, has adopted the use of large quantities of chemical pesticides and fertilizers which leach into the soil or run-off to the flood plains of the Pantanal. | WIKI |
| During the rainy season, between October to April, the rivers overspill and flood vast regions, leaving only small areas inundated. | UNESCO |
| During flood periods, a part of the fauna (notably the largest mammals) migrate from the plain to the higher, drier regions, and during the more severe drought periods, the plain can be the only area in the region to remain humid, thus playing a precious role in the maintenace of the fauna. | UNESCO |
| The Acurizal and Penha Reserves are less subject to these effects but their flood regions are however affected by these impacts. | UNESCO |
| This type of large-scale project would change the natural dynamics and structure of the water flow in the basin, and moreover the massive absorption capacity of flood waters in the Pantanal followed by its slow descent. | UNESCO |