Sentences with phrase «as aridity»

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Even though Marina and Neil are not priests, their own vocation, marriage, is equally subjected to the dark night as ardor gives way to aridity.

This timeframe is particularly relevant for the evolution of past climate as it is a period of intense cooling coupled with increased aridity at a global scale.

«Something subtler in the lead - up, such as increasing aridity and changes in vegetation, may be doing the damage.»

«This agrees with our results from DNA, which indicate that modern desert - living bandicoot groups pre-date the onset of aridity by as much as 40 million years,» says Prof. Westerman.

«This agrees with our results from DNA, which indicate that modern desert - living bandicoot groups pre-date the onset of aridity by as much as 40 million years.»

Biologists assume, for example, that the spotted hyena is now found in savannas and arid regions of Africa and the Middle East because it is perfectly adapted to their specific conditions, such as high temperatures and aridity.

Hence over the Plio - Pleistocene, East African climate is best characterised as a long - term trend towards increasing aridity punctuated by periods of precession - forced high rainfall leading to the periodic appearance of deep freshwater lakes.

The potential for surprises increases as a function of sensitivity, but even «not so alarming» trends in warming can have long standing negative effects on reefal communities, continental aridity, etc..

My question is, is there any research that gives an estimate as to the potential climatic effect of CO2 via the stimulation of plant growth and increased plant tolerance of aridity in a post-industrial, doubled CO2 atmosphere?

Although there are hypotheses, well - documented events such as the centurieslong period of elevated aridity in the [Southwest] during medieval times have no known cause.

Although there are hypotheses, well - documented events such as the centurieslong period of elevated aridity in the SW [Southwest] during medieval times have no known cause.

Changes in aridity — the ratio between evaporation and precipitation — are expected in many regions as a result of climate change.

Cyclostratigraphic analyses and transport mechanisms both point to solar irradiance and aridity as major triggering factors for dust supply over Western Europe during the Holocene.

«These conclusions have potential implications for the coming decades, as climate models predict greater aridity in the region,» the authors wrote.

The inversion acts as a barrier to vertical convection and is largely responsible for the aridity and high frequency of fog found along the west coasts of the subtropical continents, especially in summer.

While there is evidence of a persistent relationship between periods of aridity during the mid-Holocene and the MCA, as both are associated with increases in radiation and cooler SST in the eastern Pacific [64], climate simulations suggest that current forcing by increased GHG may produce an opposite oceanic response in the future [65].

Whereas the medieval period is now acknowledged as a time of increased aridity over western North America, it has more generally been known as a period of warmer temperatures, especially over Europe (28, 29).

So, too, has global warming as a consequence of the combustion of fossil fuels, which has begun to extend the growing season, create ever greater levels of fuels and increase aridity in already dry lands.

A more likely contributor to such a shift is increasing aridity — conifers have the advantage in dryer climates, as a broad generalization.