Sentences with phrase «devastate vast areas»
Furthermore, research shows that excessive nutrients arriving on the Great Barrier Reef trigger harmful crown - of - thorns outbreaks, which can devastate vast areas of the reef.
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The trouble (beyond the devastating effects of 11 million gallons) is that oil's cohesive properties — the same qualities that make oil - coated measuring cups a pain to wash — mean a vast oil slick like the one currently blanketing the Gulf presents very little molecular surface area to the bacteria that would take it down.
In an alternate present, vast swathes of America have become no - go areas as the devastating effects of global warming ravage the continent.