Sentences with phrase «coastal drives as»

Experience one of Oz's most scenic coastal drives as you head to Port Douglas where you'll see native animals, enjoy a cruise on the Daintree River spotting crocs, and trek through rainforest.

Not exact matches

The new find helps shed light on the evolution of beaked whales as well as their competition: Soon after M. gregarius swam the region's seas, dolphins appeared on the scene, and their success in shallow coastal waters (where they now dominate), may have driven ziphiids to abandon foraging in surface waters.

«Normal weather drives salt marsh erosion: Waves from moderate storms, rather than violent events such as hurricanes, inflict the most loss on coastal wetlands.»

Additionally, sea level rise driven by climate warming combined with coastal subsidence related to human activities increased the storm surge while urban development such as paving over grasslands and prairies are likely to have exacerbated flooding.

As I drove this six - speed - manual - equipped car down a coastal highway, the up arrow icon on the instrument cluster lit up consistently before what I felt was the right time to take a higher gear.

The Ford Escape was one of six compact SUVs we drove 450 roundtrip miles from the coastal region of Southern California to the mountains surrounding Big Bear Lake, California, as part of our most recent Compact SUV Comparison Test.

The cost of wine - based vacationing in France or Italy can drive you to drink, but alternative grape - hugging areas such as coastal Croatia or Hungary's Tokaj can be equally lip - smacking — without the champagne prices.

Three hours» drive from Cape Town, Elands Bay's coastal wilderness functions as a palliate for the soul.

As you drive south along the coastal route, you'll once again pass seaside towns and see spectacular scenery.

As you drive north on the coastal route, you'll pass through the seaside resort communities of Qualicum Beach and Parksville, and by the historic Old Country Market in Coombs, which is famous for the goats that graze on the roof.

Also known as A1A Scenic and Historic Coastal Byway, this coastal drive brings you from Jacksonville, through St. Augustine, and all the way down to Daytona Beach.

As we drove south from Jenner, we motored through the beautiful coastal environment passing Bodega Bay and the Point Reyes National Seashore on our way to San Francisco.

Regarded as one of the most dramatically picturesque drives in the world, Chapman's Peak is the M6 coastal road linking Hout Bay to Noordhoek on the Atlantic Ocean.

Explore the various parks and lookouts as you drive through Maui's only coastal rainforest accessible by car.

Activities in the area include golf tours, whale watching, bird watching, mountain biking, coastal walks, nature trails, scenic drives, fine dining, swimming, surfing, sunbathing, and saltwater angling as well as archaeological sites and historic buildings.

Jeffrey's Bay, known as J - Bay, is a beautiful coastal town in the Eastern Cape, about an hour's drive from Port Elizabeth.

The coastal drive is amazing as you drive right on the edge of cliffs.

Choose to see this amazing country as part of an escorted tour with likeminded travellers, on a self - drive taking in the stunning coastal or inland scenery, or on a personally tailored multi-centre flying between each of your chosen resorts.

Known as J - Bay, this beautiful coastal town is situated about an hour's drive from Port Eliza...

Known as J - Bay, this beautiful coastal town is situated in the the Eastern Cape, about an hour's drive from Port Elizabeth...

The Dune Self - catering Apartment is located in Jeffrey's Bay, known as J - Bay, this beautiful coastal town in the Eastern Cape is about an hour's drive from Port Elizabeth.

Mr Pell's House Self - Catering Accommodation is located in Jeffreys Bay, also known as J - Bay, is a beautiful coastal town in the Eastern Cape, about an hour's drive from Port Elizabeth.

The dramatic coastal drive on Highway 1 in northern San Luis Obispo County has earned its reputation as one of the most scenic drives in the world.

Jeffreys Bay, known as J - Bay, is a beautiful coastal town in the Eastern Cape, about an hour's drive from Port Elizabeth.

There are also wonderful coastal walks such as the Tamaki Drive.

As you drive north on the coastal route, you'll pass through the seaside resort communities of Qualicum Beach and Parksville, and by the historic Old Country Market at Coombs, which is famous for the goats that graze on the roof.

Today enjoy the wild coastal scenery as you pass windswept isolated beaches and drive south along this spectacular stretch of coastline to reach the Mt Aspiring National Park.

Ideally positioned just an hour's drive south of Sydney on the South Coast, the coastal city of Wollongong is no secret to locals and has long been celebrated as a great weekend getaway.

Known as J - Bay, this beautiful coastal town in the Eastern Cape is about an hour's drive from Port Elizabeth.

The Rishi Candidasa Beach Hotel is a budget three - star resort located on the main Jalan Raya Candidasa, East Bali.The hotel features a peaceful coastal location with a private artificial beach, and is within an approximate 90 - minute transfer from the Ngurah Rai International Airport in Tuban, South Bali, and 10 km before the Padangbai seaport further east.The famous beaches of Balis south, the likes of Kuta and Sanur, are an hours drive away, while the central cultural destinations such as Ubud and Sukawati are an approximate 32 km drive northwest toward the Gianyar regency.The Rishi Candidasa Beach Hotel comprises four Suites, Ocean and Garden view Bungalows, and 58 Superior Rooms in gorgeous Asian - style architecture.

Along the way, you will be able to visit the famous Napa Valley, Monterey, drive the coastal Highway 1 as well as exploring the hill villages such as Santa Ynez.

Eastern View has a memorial arch honouring the efforts of World War 1 returned soldiers who virtually carved their way through the mountains with basic tools such as picks and shovels to create what is today recognized as one of the world's premier coastal drives.

Challenging the Pacific Coast Highway for its spot as one of the most scenic coastal drives in the world is the Great Ocean Road route, with its jaw - dropping scenery along the southern coastline.

With easy access to the A30, just six miles from the bustling coastal town of Newquay and just a short drive away from popular attractions such as The Eden Project and Padstow.

Lot's of little beach towns characterize the landscape between the coastal mountains and the ocean as you drive up PCH.

Our success and national recognition as a leading coastal resort property are driven by the participation, commitment, and performance of our valued team members.

Leisurely departure to Placencia as we drive on the scenic hummingbird highway over the Maya mountains and then on the coastal plains to the beach of Placencia.

Ballina is a very popular coastal holiday destination, as well as an ideal stopover location for a well earned rest when driving from Sydney to Brisbane or the Goad Coast.

These include such actions as driving species to extinction and adding long - lived greenhouse gases to the atmosphere in ways that have few impacts now, but could disrupt climate patterns, ocean ecosystems and coastal settlements in decades to come.

For years, there's been a building chorus of warnings on the looming prospect of «climate conflict» and «global warring» that might be set off as greenhouse - driven warming disrupts longstanding weather patterns in already - turbulent parts of the world (think sub-Saharan Africa) or rising seas dislocate coastal populations (think Bangladesh).

However, in order to understand coastal impacts under current and future climate and socio - economic conditions, not only robust SLR projections are required but also a profound knowledge of the drivers and occurrence of present - day and future extreme sea levels (ESL), as ESL drive the impacts (Bindoff et al 2007).

«This research is of particular importance as it can help Pacific coastal communities prepare for the effects of changing storm regimes driven by climate oscillations like El Niño and La Niña.

The obsession with average sea level rise compared with other coastal hazards (increases in water levels driven by storms as well as tsunamis) is a good illustration of how the focus on climate change is distorting assessments of risks and hazards.

These include eastern boundary current upwelling systems such as those off the U.S. west coast along coastal California, Oregon and Washington, deep - sea and subsurface oxygen minimum zones, and coastal waters that are already experiencing excess nutrient levels (eutrophication) and low dissolved oxygen (hypoxia) due to human - driven nutrient pollution from land - based activities.

As you are aware sea level rise also has the effect of moving the grounding line proximally, which reduces the friction on the ice shelf or valley glacier without reducing the gravitational force which is driving the ice from the slopes beyond the coastal plain.

At this point, the most likely scenario would be cold, wind - driven rain in the big coastal US cities, with up to a foot of snow stretching from inland New England as far south as the Carolinas.

Wind - driven waves and storms are seen as the primary drivers of short - term coastal processes on many European coasts (Smith et al., 2000).

NMAT is corrected, in part by comparing to coastal land stations, SST is corrected to conform to NMAT, then SST drives a model to recreate air temps... I think this fails as an independent test.

Among the economic costs climate change is expected to enact on the United States over the next 25 years are: $ 35 million in annual property losses from hurricanes and other coastal storms, $ 12 billion a year as a result of heat wave - driven demand for electricity, and tens of billions of dollars from the corn and wheat industry due to a 14 percent drop in crop yields.

Unless global temperatures are stabilized, higher seas from melting ice sheets and mountain glaciers, combined with the heat - driven expansion of ocean water itself, will eventually lead to the displacement of millions of people as low - lying coastal areas and island nations are inundated.