Sentences with phrase «coastal lowlands»

It also holds most of the Earth's fresh water (water that would otherwise swamp what are now coastal lowlands around the world).

The skilled guides are experts on the unique flora and wildlife of the Daintree's wet tropic coastal lowlands and the mysteries of its evolution and survival over millions of years.

Bali is noted for the beauty and variety of the landscapes from coastal lowland to the exhilarating high mountain lakes, barren limestone plateaus to thick monsoon forests.

Major storm periods and climate forcing in the Western Mediterranean during the Late Holocene Big storm events represent a major risk for populations and infrastructures settled on coastal lowlands.

In fact, climate change alone could affect migration considerably through the consequences of warming and drying, such as reduced agricultural potential, increased desertification and water scarcity, and other weakened ecosystem services, as well as through sea level rise damaging and permanently inundating highly productive and densely populated coastal lowlands and cities [165,166,167,168].

Vascular plants began to colonize coastal lowlands during the Silurian Period, whereas continental interiors remained essentially barren of life.

Mazatenango is an important agricultural and commercial center in Guatemala's Pacific coastal lowlands.

And because people often like to live in the same areas favored by wild plants and animals — such as river valleys and coastal lowlands — cities are encroaching on many of the world's biodiversity hotspots.

Despite being fairly established in the coastal lowlands of South Carolina, bobcats are not often seen prowling neighborhoods.

Once upon a time Skogafoss was located right on the southern Icelandic coast, but this former sea cliff is now five kilometres from the shore, serving as a dramatic boundary between Iceland's highlands and its coastal lowlands.

The remaining plains and coastal lowlands are very densely populated.

In terms of attractions, there are many rainforests, jungles, coastal lowlands, caves, and offshore cayes (islands) to discover.

Curitiba — Paranaguá (Brazil) Descending steeply to the coastal lowlands, Brazil's best rail journey offers unforgettable views.

Together they approached the issue of climate change from two perspectives of the snow - capped mountains of Nepal and the coastal lowlands of Sri Lanka.

The coastal lowlands are exposed to increasing rising tides due to thermal ocean expansion, which in turn increases the risk of flooding.