Sentences with phrase «covered by glaciers»

© Cengage Learning World's largest island — 80 % covered by glaciers 10 % of the world's fresh water Glacial melting and movement accelerating.

Researchers from two British universities and a Bolivian colleague examined NASA satellite images of the region and found that the area of the Bolivia Cordillera Oriental normally covered by glaciers fell from 530 square kilometres in 1986 to about 300 sq km in 2014 − a shrinkage of more than two - fifths.

In an article published three years earlier, Russian glaciologist Vladimir Kotlyakov did in fact predict a massive decline in the area covered by glaciers, but not until the year 2350.

But the world was only about 4 °C to 7 °C cooler, on average, during the last ice age, when large parts of Europe and the United States were covered by glaciers.

The Cradle Mountain Huts Walk by Tasmanian Walking Company offers a 65 kilometre (40 mile), six - day walk in which you'll wander through ancient rainforests, alpine meadows and button grass plains once covered by glaciers.

It's been 20,000 years since this land was entirely covered by glaciers.

And besides, most of the country was covered by glaciers 10 thousand years ago.

The Driftless Zone, a portion of western and southwestern Wisconsin along with parts of adjacent Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois, was not covered by glaciers.

They found that the area of the Bolivian Andes covered by glaciers decreased from about 530 square kilometres in 1986 to only around 300 square kilometres in 2014, a reduction of 43 %.

No single strong hypothesis has taken the hot start's place, however, although suggestions include tidal pools or oceans covered by glaciers.

Forty percent of the park is covered by glaciers — real, gnarly glaciers, the kind of ice a lot of mountaineers don't get many chances to navigate.

But, one area the previous owner ignored was the Mitchell Zone, as it was covered by a glacier when Placer conducted its activities.

Mouginot et al. report that between 2002 and 2014, the area covered by the glacier's ice shelf shrank by 95 %; since 1999, the glacier's flow rate has nearly doubled; and its acceleration increased threefold in the fall of 2012.

We may note from history that central North America, especially Canada, was covered by a glacier.

Re: # 32, «We may note from history that central North America, especially Canada, was covered by a glacier.

In the Nigardsbreelva watershed in Jostedalen, where 75 percent of the catchment area is covered by glacier, water flow approached flood levels throughout much of August.

From my interest in earth's geologic history I knew that about 13,000 years ago what is now the New York City was covered by a glacier.

Finally, I always like to mention to the AGW folks that 10,000 years ago the place where I live was completely covered by a glacier.

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The broad, bright plains known as Sputnik Planum seem to be covered by nitrogen glaciers; these flow gloppily, and quickly erase craters made by crashing asteroids.

It is difficult to obtain fossil data from the 10 % of Earth's terrestrial surface that is covered by thick glaciers and ice sheets, and hence, knowledge of the paleoenvironments of these regions has remained limited.

The local diversity and unique geologic history (covered by neither glaciers nor oceans for the past 225 million years, the Ozarks provided refuge for migrating species during the Ice Age) explain the richness of the lichens here: some 600 named species, along with 30 recently discovered ones awaiting their official designation.

These valleys are characterized by harsh katabatic winds, glaciers, sandy surroundings, and permanent ice - covered lakes, which harbour the most exceptional life - in - ice - forms I have ever seen.

From the shoreline, the open ground swells into low hills, some covered by lichens, some scraped bare by Ice Age glaciers.

More than 100 glaciers cover about 10,000 acres in the Wind River Range, according to a recent study by researchers at Portland State University.

After that heyday, the bears must have been split up into small, isolated populations — genetic bottlenecks — perhaps as they sought refuge on islands and other areas not covered by advancing glaciers during the most recent ice age.

Head and his team examined high - resolution images of the crater and its gullies taken by orbiting spacecraft and found evidence of features that suggested glaciers once covered the crater floor about 10 million to 20 million years ago.

Boulders deposited by an ancient glacier that once covered the summit of Mauna Kea on the island of Hawaii are providing clues to past climate changes on Earth.

Thousands of studies conducted by researchers around the world have documented changes in surface, atmospheric, and oceanic temperatures; melting glaciers; diminishing snow cover; shrinking sea ice; rising sea levels; ocean acidification; and increasing atmospheric water vapor.

Moreno - Mayar noted, «By 20,000 years ago, most of North America was covered by two vast glaciers, so whenever Native Americans made it to Alaska, they most likely still had to wait until a viable route into mid-latitude America was made available.&raquBy 20,000 years ago, most of North America was covered by two vast glaciers, so whenever Native Americans made it to Alaska, they most likely still had to wait until a viable route into mid-latitude America was made available.&raquby two vast glaciers, so whenever Native Americans made it to Alaska, they most likely still had to wait until a viable route into mid-latitude America was made available.»

As glaciers and ice caps melt, Louisiana is losing land to the sea and barrier islands are gradually slipping beneath the watery surface, drowned by a slowly rising tide, a process suggested by the cover photo.

While BMW was busy waxing their bobsleds at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, the engineering team at Volkswagen was making history by crossing the treacherous glacier - covered Sredinny Range as part of a Polar Expedition to promote the Olympics.

This National Natural Landmark is one of the largest glaciers in southcentral Alaska and is surrounded by snow - covered peaks and waterfalls.

Spectacular vertical granite peaks, immense rivers of ice, wind - swept plains and native beech forests define this spot of intense rugged beauty in the South of Chili and Argentina, where the Andes mountains are covered by the most extensive area of glaciers outside the world's polar regions.

Next, we will travel for about 3 hours (4 km) across a mountain completely covered by lush vegetation with incredible views of mountain, glaciers and the turbulent waters of the Urubamba River.

This guitar cover of Oki's theme from Okami is by Jam2995, Neon Glaciers is a cover of Glacial Fortress by Anosou, this vocal and piano cover of Snowman from Mother / Earthbound is by Michelle Heafy, Disciple of the Ice is a huge ice - themed medley by DJ the S, this Mines of Narshe mix from Final Fantasy 6 is by Ace Waters and Soundole, and this Shiver Star cover from Kirby 64 is by FamilyJules7x!

As a letter written by a group of scientists from the Scott Polar Research Institute says, «Recent satellite images of Greenland make it clear that there are in fact still numerous glaciers and permanent ice cover where the new Times Atlas shows ice - free conditions and the emergence of new lands».

IPCC AR4 WG1 SPM says (under «Fresh water resources and their management» of «C. Current knowledge about future impacts») In the course of the century, water suppries stored in glaciers and snow cover are projected to decline, reducing water availability in regions supplied by meltwater from major mountain ranges, where more than one - sixth of the world population currently lives.

The eight year study by the Chinese Academy of Sciences showed China currently has 48,571 glaciers, covering 51,480 square kilometres and containing 5,600 square kilometres of ice.

Last I heard, Antarctica still is ice - covered and there are still glaciers in the northern hemisphere; so, the Quaternary Ice Age lives on, by definition.

In 1971, the Washington Post reported that research based on climate modeling developed by NASA scientist James Hansen predicted that glaciers would cover much of the globe within 50 years — by 2021 — because of mankind's fossil - fuel dust blotting out the sun.

Both rise in some heavily sunken areas with massive glaciers and subsistence in land tide gauges in areas not covered by ice 15,000 years ago.

This can be affected by warming temperatures, but also by changes in snowfall, increases in solar radiation absorption due to a decrease in cloud cover, and increases in the water vapor content of air near the earth's surface.2, 14,15,16,17 In Cordillera Blanca, Peru, for example, one study of glacier retreat between 1930 and 1950 linked the retreat to a decline in cloud cover and precipitation.18

Mountainous areas will face glacier retreat, reduced snow cover and winter tourism, and extensive species losses (in some areas up to 60 % under high emission scenarios by 2080).

[See comparison map below] The Antarctic landmass is entirely covered by an immense, thick glacier, and this entire continent (consisting of land and glacier) is surrounded by ocean waters that freeze to form sea ice.

This PCIC Science Brief covers two recent papers by Beedle et al. (2015) and Clarke et al. (2015) examining changes to glaciers in western Canada.

In the course of the century, water supplies stored in glaciers and snow cover are projected to decline, reducing water availability in regions supplied by meltwater from major mountain ranges, where more than one - sixth of the world population currently lives.

The glaciers cover 1,900 square kilometres, but many of them are not expected to survive the predicted increase in temperature of 4 °C to 5 °C by the end of this century.

Due to the knowledge that was obtained by the climate gate or by the glacier gate, your reputation would suffer enormously, if you covered it up in silence.

In many cases we are observing area deglaciated by alpine glaciers that have been ice covered for several thousand years at least.

In the last 50 million years we moved from an ice - free Antarctic to one covered by kilometers of glaciers.