Sentences with phrase «coastal plain at»

«Drilling and associated industrial activity would put polar bears, caribou, migratory birds and hundreds of other species that live on the coastal plain at incredible risk, while also threatening the livelihood of the native Gwich «in people, whose culture and way of life depends on these resources,» she continued.

The Mexican beach resort city of Puerto Vallarta is located on a narrow coastal plain at the foot of the Sierra Madre Occidental on the Pacific Ocean's Bay of Banderas.

Not exact matches

And at their meeting in February, they also considered geologic evidence that a big tsunami in 869 C.E. had swept several kilometers inland across the same coastal plain inundated in March.

For example, coastal areas or areas in the flood plain of a river are more likely to experience a natural disaster, whereas areas at higher elevation are at lower risk.

The northern third of the delta is lowering at the rate of about 4 to 8 mm per year due to compaction of strata underlying the plain, seismic motion, and the lack of sufficient new sediment to re-nourish the delta margin being eroded by Mediterranean coastal currents.

At Fortuna, the river turns west across the coastal plain and enters the Pacific via a large estuary in central Humboldt County, about 15 miles (24 km) south of Eureka.

The region has a rather diverse landscape with a ring of coastal mountains and low plains at the center of the island.

Barcelona is located in a small coastal plain near the French border at the foot of the mountain Collserola.

From towering rainforests, fertile plains and cascading waterfalls to crashing surf beaches, coastal rock formations and historic gold mining towns — at every turn of the road you'll see another magnificent view.

The Villa is situated in Morning Star Estates at an elevation of almost 1,000 giving commanding views of the green... coastal plains and the Caribbean Sea to the south, unobstructed views of mount Nevis (3,250 ft.) to the north and refreshing...

The Villa is situated in Morning Star Estates at an elevation of almost 1,000 giving commanding views of the green coastal plains and the Caribbean Sea to the south, unobstructed views of mount Nevis (3,250 ft.) to the north and refreshing breezes.

More than 90 percent of the Arctic coastal plain remains free of such structures, at least for the time being.

There are recent scary stories about sea levels rising that will sink Fremantle, so I have looked at the tidal gauge records: -LSB-...]» Possibly sinking as the coastal plain's aquifer is being pumped dry.»

People living in low - lying coastal zones and flood plains are probably most at risk from climate change impacts in Asia.

The region most at hazard includes the coastal plains along both sides of the Gulf, the cities of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Doha, Dhahran and Bandar Abbas, the marshes where the waters of the Tigris and Euphrates drain into the sea, and the Yemeni coast of the Red Sea.