Sentences with phrase «arid climates»

Curb outdoor irrigation: Inskeep says that for some families, especially those watering large lawns in arid climates, outdoor water use can make up the majority of the household's water use.

Thus under moisture - limiting conditions or arid climates, reduced CO2 availability results in less discrimination against the heavier isotope and higher ð13C values.

His «B» climate group identified arid climates and recognized the «effectiveness» of precipitation on plant types and growth.

Thus, energy production and consumption can have a tremendous impact on water availability in arid climates or other areas where freshwater resources are scarce.

In arid climates, during the heat of the day, temperatures will soar much higher than in tropical climates.

You can clearly see these things when comparing arid climates to tropical climates at same latitude and elevation.

It becomes significant only in arid climates.

And then perhaps you should let farmers know that higher crop yields in arid climates are a bad thing.

In the arid climates of these areas the sediment can not be moved far, because the transporting medium — water — diminishes in a downstream direction as it infiltrates into the dry alluvium.

My impression is that bristlecones occur in cold arid climates because they can survive the dryness better than other conifers, not that it is necessarily optimal.

That's not to say they aren't used, I have worked on several jobs, primarily in arid climates or when water permits can not be obtained, that have used them, but retrofitting an older plant to use this in many cases is impossible.

It was explained to me that this is most useful in more hot, arid climates where the system needs to be able to adjust to the hotter temperatures.

Their slim body makes them excel in what they were bred for: hunting gazelle and hare at 40 miles per hour on desert terrain in arid climates.

These little monsters are denizens of most of the world but tend toward arid climates.

The Empty Quarter is also one of the most arid climates with no safe water sources present, making the challenge all the more difficult for both the driver and the vehicle.

It's one of the ancient grains and has been cultivated as a staple for centuries, especially in hot, arid climates such as Africa and Asia.

Did we mention Moringa trees thrive in arid climates with little water and restore essential nutrients back to the soil to help other crops around them grow better, mitigating risk to farmers?

Don't let their fur fool you; a dog's skin can be affected by external factors, such as arid climates, dry heat, cool or snowy weather, chafing winds or even excess swimming.

But for those who live in arid climates year - round, water shortages are a constant concern.

C4 plants, such as corn and sugarcane, are better able to survive hotter, more arid climates.

Someday, Cushman hopes, the technology will help food crops grow better in arid climates.

Dry and arid climates are usually desert - like with low precipitation and wide temperature swings both daily and seasonally.

Maca (Lepidium meyenii) is a finicky root, similar to a turnip or radish, that only grows well in the cold, arid climates of high mountain plateaus, and in soil that is inhospitable to most other crops.

One of the primary benefits of hydroponic gardens is that it requires approximately five percent of the water required for conventional farming, which makes it particularly attractive to chile growers in arid climates.

Chhatre wants to bring fog harvesting to rural communities in higher - altitude areas and those with more arid climates, allowing them to have clean water without having to travel great distances.

Locally known as baori, stepwells were tiered stone structures used to collect and store rainwater in arid climates.»

• Pure Harvest Smart Farms, a UAE - based tech - enabled arid climate agribusiness, raised $ 4.5 million in funding.

Unlike their Florida counterparts — which are said to be more suitable for juices — most believe California navels are the best for eating by hand, partly because the warm, arid climate in which they are grown tend to produce more blemish - free fruit.

Morocco's sunshine and arid climate, as well as the abundance of olive oil, have provided the perfect conditions for the development of harissa.

Unless you live in an arid climate, it is important to dry your ristras in a location where the air circulates freely.

Instead of nectar, researchers suggest the appendage likely helped the winged insects avoid becoming dehydrated in the hot and arid climate of the time by getting sustenance from another source: sweet secretions beaded up into droplets on seed - bearing — as opposed to flowering — plants.

Clear evidence of prehistoric conflict can be difficult to discern in other parts of the world, but the arid climate and sparse settlement in the Southwest have left pueblo ruins, cultural artifacts, and even human remains remarkably intact.

«Our cooling technology can be easily tailored for all types of weather conditions, from humid climate in the tropics to arid climate in the deserts.

The goal for engineers, therefore, is to design bows that behave the same way every time; an archer who trains in an arid climate, for instance, shouldn't have to adjust his form to account for Beijing's expected humidity.

External nose: Known as the nasal vestibule, this feature may have helped it adapt to a hot, arid climate, humidifying breath and cushioning its impact on the lungs.

The researchers believe that whilst being advantageous as a defense mechanism in temperate climates, such an increase will be a potential disadvantage in the arid climate of central Australia.

The floral turnover may have affected terrestrial vertebrate communities as the loss of wetland habitat space and an increase in arid climate adapted plants may have dwindled the supply of palatable vegetation for herbivores.

The short, bushy pinyon pine thrives in the arid climate of the U.S. Southwest, where there may be little or no rain for months or even years.

«Despite its arid climate and rugged isolation, the monument contains a wide variety of biological objects and has a long and rich human history,» Clinton wrote in his 2000 proclamation.

The cold, arid climate is key to the animal community, says Pavel Tarasov of the Free University of Berlin, Germany.

Officials at the Bureau of Land Management's Lander field office have taken interest in Central Wyoming College's research because it will help the bureau plan for an increasingly arid climate, said Kristin Yannone, the office's planning and environment coordinator.

«So we prefer to stay focused on this as an arid climate.

In such a vast area ensuring a stable food supply was no easy task, particularly given the variable and arid climate of the Mediterranean region.

The sculpting was done in a semiarid to arid climate that persisted for tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of years, the researchers say.

My husband believes that he can heat the block in the oven because we live in a high mountain desert region (Taos, NM) and so live in an arid climate.

Cockroaches are commonplace in the arid climate of the American Southwest.

Scottsdale has a warm, arid climate.

Phoenix has an arid climate and some of the hottest seasonal temperatures in the U.S.. Its residents see an average of 325 sunny days and less than eight inches of rain each year.

This desert city's arid climate serves as the perfect backdrop for spas and golf resorts.

After experiencing the arid climate around the Denver airport, it reminded me again that it is dangerous to fly a dog anywhere, because the dog might get overly hot or cold along the way and die.