Sentences with phrase «frigid water»

Pictures of ice calving from the Arctic ice pack and polar bears stranded on ice sheets drifting in the frigid water bring an emotional charge to the discussion.

Another explanation for happiness could be the psychological conquest of thrusting oneself into a stream of frigid water upon rolling out of a warm bed.

Under the water... is, more than a revisited memory or physical feat, an examination of duality — of living plants and Northeastern ice, frigid water and fiery heat, night and day.

The frigid water gently passes over the white sand producing a stunning turquoise colour which turns into a pretty green as it travels around the mountains.

· Conquering the Beast of the East riving rafting adventure with Arctic Adventures and Viking Rafting... the frigid water was almost as invigorating as the canyon scenery.

Standing below, the frigid water jolted my senses into hyper - consciousness.

It takes 70 dips in frigid water to become a member of Sydney's Bondi Icebergs Winter Swimming Club.

Retrievers often fall in the middle; some of the least body - conscious dogs I've ever known have been Labs, who are bred to withstand heavy brush and frigid water and will knock the unsuspecting human over without even slowing down!

If you're walking near «frozen» ponds, lakes, or streams, remember ice is not always uniformly thick or stable, and your pup could fall through into frigid water if he or she is allowed to explore off - leash.

So true — so much of writing is just jumping into that frigid water!

Yet Jerry's repeated orders to stay close at hand go unheeded, and Davis again tumbles down an ice cliff — this time the grave results include a fractured leg and plunging up to his shoulders in frigid water.

There's a reason the folks who undertake «polar plunges» in winter months emerge from the frigid water with silly grins on their faces: giving your body a quick, cold shock stimulates deep breathing (which increases the oxygen in our bodies) and jump - starts circulation.

Frigid water is seeping into and out of a vast lake beneath 4 kilometers of ice in Antarctica.

To prepare for the sudden rush of adrenaline when she hits the frigid water, she takes Spin classes to condition herself to hyper heart rates.

This picture, taken in February 2011 by EO - 1 satellite, shows ice in the frigid water of the northwest Pacific swirling around the snow - covered island.

When these factors are coupled with Professor Teachout's proposed energy tax, which could cost Upstate New Yorkers upwards of $ 1,700, the results will be like a dose of frigid water on many struggling small businesses and homeowners.

And then last week, while we were on vacation in Maine, I watched Laurel tackle three challenges for the first time: she jumped off a jetty intro frigid water, scaled a rock wall (almost to the very top... her burning forearms were the only reason she didn't keep climbing), and maneuvered a towering, three - story rope obstacle course, including a zip line from the third story.

While some of the more adventuresome passengers took a quick dip in Baikal's frigid water, the dining - car staff unloaded portable grills from the baggage car and prepared a shashlyk feast for our evening meal outdoors: pork and chicken shashlyk, grilled vegetables, fresh tomatoes, salted herring with onions, and an assortment of Russian - style salads, along with plenty of vodka and wine to ward off the chill.

«While transporting Breivik to prison via an aircraft, the cabin door suddenly opened and he fell 30,000 ft.. He did not survive the frigid waters of the North Atlantic.»

Tanned and fit, he swam daily in the frigid waters of San Francisco Bay until he was sidelined by a recent illness.

Arkadi Romanov has seen hardy sea ducks withstand frigid waters in his native Russia.

On the night of Feb. 16, Paladino's men polished off a case of Tyskie Polish Ale before rowing across the frigid waters in the shadow of the barricaded Peace Bridge.

It is protected by its frigid waters and inhospitable climate.

In 2007, researchers spotted the octo - mom in deep, frigid waters off California's coast.

The official cause of death for the crew of the Titanic was drowning, but hypothermia from the frigid waters of the North Atlantic is what killed them.

Their mission was to study how the abundant marine life in these frigid waters will bear up under the stress of one of the world's most daunting, if least publicized, environmental threats: the rising acidity of the oceans.

Then in early October, as they plowed into the frigid waters of Long Island Sound, they found disastrous proof of the rumors: pot after pot of dead lobsters, and others so weak they died a day or two after arriving on land.

On 28 December 1879, a mere 18 months after opening, its central section collapsed in a violent storm, sending a passenger train plunging into the frigid waters below and killing all 75 or so on board.

That November, Novak, who by then had become a vice president at Sanofi in Paris, and another old friend, Shaun Foy, a venture capitalist in Vancouver, Canada, discussed CRISPR's commercial potential during a surfing trip to the challenging, frigid waters off the northern tip of Vancouver Island.

I worried that the ice would give way and we would plunge into the frigid waters below.

A team of marine researchers funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) has discovered a three - way conflict raging at the microscopic level in the frigid waters off Antarctica over natural resources such as vitamins and iron.

Antarctic cod prosper in frigid waters because their blood contains glycoproteins that act like antifreeze.

In this edition of Science Xplained, materials scientist Ainissa Ramirez of Yale University demonstrates how the metal rivets that held the ship together became brittle in the frigid waters and broke apart on impact with the iceberg, likely contributing to the enormity of the tragedy.

In the frigid waters of the Arctic and Antarctic, fish have evolved to survive 28.5 - degree temperatures that would literally freeze the blood of less well - adapted creatures.

That helps keep them warm in frigid waters, because these marine mammals don't produce blubber — a thick layer of fat — as do seals and walruses.

NASA tests a new underwater robot in the frigid waters of Antarctica.

On January 15, 2009, the world witnessed the «Miracle on the Hudson» when Captain «Sully» Sullenberger glided his disabled plane onto the frigid waters of the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 aboard.

Almost exactly 104 years ago today, the RMS Titanic, a British passenger liner, struck an iceberg and sank into the frigid waters of the North Atlantic, dooming over 1,500 passengers and crew out of 2,224 total people aboard.

However, the real test comes when Jake is sent out on his first solo mission in the frigid waters off the coast of Alaska.

It's a spectacular piece of work, from director James Cameron's plotting of the story between past and present (though not his direction of Billy Zane) to the stunning execution of the ship's slow descent into the frigid waters of the Atlantic Ocean.

For the most part large dog breeds were bred to be working dogs, usually used to hunt larger animals, pull heavy carts or tow in fishing nets to fishing boats in frigid waters.

Unlike other spaniels, this breed was not developed to flush birds but rather to jump into the frigid waters of Ireland to retrieve dead or wounded wildfowl.

The wavy coat has a natural oil and is thick with a woolly undercoat to protect them while working in ice, snow or frigid waters.

The fluffy water - resistant coat of Newfies had a specific purpose: to help protect them from the frigid waters of Newfoundland where these dogs were utilized for retrieving the nets of fishermen.

Every winter, the North Pacific Humpback Whales migrate from the frigid waters of Alaska to mate, give birth, and bask in the warm seas of the Hawaiian islands, enjoying their own sort of tropical vacation.

A necessary investment for surfers and anyone braving frigid waters, wetsuits have undergone serious improvements of late in terms of functionality, warmth and sustainability.

Their common name alludes to the thick coat that is needed by the species for protection from the cold weather and frigid waters found in both their feeding grounds and the majority of their breeding grounds.2

A massive rookery of penguins shuffles across a frozen shore; a pod of whales glides through frigid waters; dramatic landscapes float off in the distance — welcome to Antarctica.

Gray Whale The gray whale migrates 12,000 miles round - trip from the frigid waters of the Arctic where it feeds to the tepid waters of the US and Mexico where it breeds.

In those pre-wetsuit days, O'Neill rode a balsa wood board, braving the frigid waters and the notoriously fickle waves at Ocean Beach's Kelly's Cove, then later opened Mollusk Surf Shop, one of the world's first surf shops, just off the Great Highway.