Sentences with phrase «coastal countries like»

A report by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization shows that coral reefs are responsible for producing 17 percent of all globally consumed protein, with that ratio being 70 percent or greater in island and coastal countries like those of Micronesia.

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Of course, the numbers reflect a narrative that the Obama campaign would like to portray: that its donors are part of a broad - based movement representative of the country as a whole, not some kind of coastal phenomenon dominated by the «liberal elite» or a handful of moneyed political bigwigs.

So what would a country look like if the only information you had about it was its road network — no coastal outlines or mountain ranges allowed?

In a country like Bangladesh, where most people live in coastal areas, the opposite is true — there's too much water, and sometime in this century some of those coastal cities will disappear.

China's aging population and rapid migration to coastal urban centers will make the country more susceptible to effects of climate change like rising sea levels and extreme weather events, recent research by scientists at University College London and experts from the United States, China and India has found.

From looking at the map you'll notice that certain hobbies are very much consigned to certain areas of the country — for example, a large number of Southern states list music as their second favorite hobby, and coastal states like California and Florida tend to prefer fine dining.

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin — Visit America's money - bagging coastal cities, sniff around its private schools and fortress - like subdivisions, and a first - time visitor might ask: Does everyone in this flipping country drive a BMW, Audi, or Benz?

I traveled alone around your country to small coastal towns like Beidaihe and big crowded cities like Shanghai, met people like you who were helpful, though never enthusiastically so, which became to me the best sort of kindness.

Kookaburra Tours and Charters operates in a vibrant region like nowhere else in the world with a fascinating diversity that encompasses tropical islands, beautiful coastal towns, rainforests, rugged Outback and country terrain all supported by Australia's largest tropical city.

Maritime tourism has so far depended on coastal areas with activities like sightseeing and sunbathing, particularly at the country's most popular island: Bali.

There are a lot of renowned travel destinations within the U.S. Big cities like New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Miami bring tourists to all different parts of the country; the Pacific Northwest and American Southwest attract nature lovers; and beautiful beaches in several coastal states (not to mention Hawaii!)

Duke Energy CEO James Rogers said consumers in parts of the country, such as the industrial Midwest, depend on coal more than residents of coastal states like California.

And while countries like Myanmar will have the largest number of displaced peoples from climate change, even countries like the US are likely to see a surge in internally displaced people as coastal communities come face to face with sea level rise and more destructive storms.

Nevertheless, if El Niño comes on as strong as current projections seem to indicate, we can say with some level of confidence that coastal South American countries will see above average rainfall and flooding in the coming months, while countries on the other side of the ocean like Australia and Indonesia will likely see drought.

These risks are three-fold: the increased number of events like floods and cyclones; droughts in some parts of the country and in long - term effects of coastal erosion affecting a large portion of the population.

We are afraid that four (possibly eight) years of denial and delay might commit the planet to not just feet, but yards, of sea level rise, massive coastal flooding (made worse by more frequent Katrina and Sandy - like storms), historic deluges, and summer after summer of devastating heat and drought across the country.

The country needs more than ever to be sure of coastal protection offered by forests like those found in the Sundarbans.

Many REITs continue to concentrate their portfolios in areas of the country that have well - defined population and job growth curves — typically coastal cities and interior markets like Phoenix, Dallas and Atlanta.