Sentences with phrase «expected seasonal changes»

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Those levees, most of which are simple earthen berms, are weak and vulnerable to earthquakes, seasonal floods, and rising waters expected as a result of climate change.

The strength of these signals varies according to a seasonal pattern, which was expected because Earth's velocity should change relative to the surrounding dark matter as it revolves around the Sun.

But researchers expect to see seasonal variations in the dark matter signal because the speed at which the Earth ploughs through the surrounding sea of dark matter changes depending on its direction of motion.

Another reason for scientists to expect life on Mars had to do with the apparent seasonal color changes on the planet's surface.

Evans said they expect to see seasonal changes in carbon dioxide, related to temperature; changes related to freshwater sources, such as glacier melt and stream outfalls; and changes connected to areas of large development.

The main changes in radiative forcing from the precessional cycle are in the latitudinal and seasonal distribution, not in the global mean, which is why the nature of the response can be expected to be different from doubling CO2.

Ocean salinity in the Arctic is of particular interest because it changes significantly with seasonal ice cover and is expected to decrease as the Greenland ice sheet melts and releases massive amounts of freshwater.

Arctic ice melt itself is expected to lead to a change in polar atmospheric circulation patterns, which will likely produce a shift in seasonal climate patterns.

Of those respondents who don't typically experience a fall selling season, one third are expecting to see an uptick in activity this year — a positive change from normal seasonal activity.