Hydrological, or direct, effects of doing this include reduction in downstream river flow, increased evaporation in the irrigated area, increased level in the water table as groundwater recharge in the area is increased and flow increased in the irrigated area.
Origins: This item about the elimination of imminent danger pay (also known as combat pay or hostile fire pay) for all U.S. military personnel save for those who are being shot at includes some truth and a good deal of mischaracterization.
HOSTILE FIRE AND . IMMINENT DANGER PAY Hostile Fire and Imminent Danger Pays are monthly special pays that compensate service members for physical danger. Hostile Fire Pay is paid to a member who meets one or more of these criteria: (1) takes hostile fire or is exposed to an explosion of a hostile mine; (2) is in a unit engage d in hostile action; (3) is killed, injured, or wounded by hostile fire or explosion of a hostile mine. Imminent Danger Pay is paid to a member who is on duty in foreign areas where they are subject to the threat of physical harm or imminent danger because of civil insurrection, civil war, terrorism, or wartime conditions. Although DOD regulations distinguish between Hostile Fire Pay and Imminent Danger Pay, they are derived from the same