Sentences with phrase «causes nearby ocean»
A loss of mass from the ice sheet causes nearby ocean levels to fall as the mass and gravity of the ice sheet decreases.
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In LIGO's control room, monitors display seismic activity caused by the steady motion of ocean waves (left) and the nearby logging operation (right).
Local pressures, in particular overfishing, destructive fishing, and pollution from nearby land - based human activity, are paramount, but global warming has caused increased bleaching and ocean acidification, which makes it harder for corals to grow, compounding the problems, the World Resources Institute (WRI) and 24 other organizations concluded in «Reefs at Risk Revisited,» an update of a 1998 report.
The vast network of crisscrossing cracks that are seen on the surface of Europa are caused by the intense tidal forces of the massive, nearby Jupiter and the orbital resonances with the other nearby moons of the Jovian system, similar to the way that the gravity of the Earth's Moon causes tides on the oceans of our home planet.
There just so happens to be an ocean liner nearby that contains a rare and valuable diamond, which causes conflict within the happy couple, as Max has that familiar itch, but Lola just wants to get married and live the straight and comfortable life.
Ocean Friendly Gardens (OFG) can be a great solution to reduce local impacts of runoff, and both the Cape Fear Chapter and the nearby University of North Carolina Wilmington Surfrider Club have successfully applied their OFG programs to address the water quality problems caused by stormwater runoff.
To fully understand the causes of changes in ice flow requires research on the ice itself, the nearby ocean, and the Antarctic climate.