Sentences with phrase «from higher ocean»

Damage to coral reefs from higher ocean temperatures and ocean acidification caused by higher atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, as well as damage from pollution and sedimentation, are threatening these breeding grounds for fish in tropical and subtropical waters.

It's all prone to flooding from higher ocean and river waters, the report said.

Corals across the globe are experiencing widespread bleaching from high ocean temperatures, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration states in its latest Coral Watch Report.

Not exact matches

The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) is no longer reserved for bombarding the bejesus out of ISIS militants in Syria from the cover of the war - torn country's rolling deserts: Marine Corps officials are experimenting with firing the guided artillery system from the deck of an amphibious ship in the middle of the ocean.

It said the newly developed Hwasong - 12 flew as high as 1,310 miles before landing in a targeted area in the ocean about 490 miles from the launch site.

In the right destination, it's more than possible to live in a charming villa with a gorgeous ocean view, buy a week's supply of fresh produce from the local farmer's market for $ 5 or $ 10, hire a housekeeper or gardener, and live a high - quality life on a budget of $ 2,000 a month or less.

If you're in the Vancouver area, you definitely know the effects of high humidity coming in from the ocean proximity.

Irma's continued trek west across the ocean was guided by a strong ridge of high atmospheric pressure over the Atlantic, which prevented the storm from curving north and away from North America.

Storm surge — the mass of water hurricanes push onshore from the ocean — will have a higher bed of water that will rush farther inland and destroy more property.

Once it was when from the summit of a high mountain I looked over a gashed and corrugated landscape extending to a long convex of ocean that ascended to the horizon, and again from the same point when I could see nothing beneath me but a boundless expanse of white cloud, on the blown surface of which a few high peaks, including the one I was on, seemed plunging about as if they were dragging their anchors.

Foods from the ocean are wonderful sources of macro and trace minerals, and especially high in fat soluble vitamins A & D.

The sub-valley's cool climate is tempered by its proximity to the Ocean, with daytime temperatures fluctuating from 8 °C to 25 °C during high season, helping to preserve the natural aromatic flavours and acidity of the grapes.

The proximity of the ocean to the vineyards tempers the daytime temperatures, which vary from 8 °C to 25 °C during high season, helping to preserve the natural aromatic flavours and acidity of the grapes which is clearly reflected in our Syrah.»

It was and remains the original North Coast ocean - exposure area, allowing for high acidity along with the growth restraints from the climate and soil type to force lots of flavor in the grapes.

Ted's quest for creating «real food for real people» has seen this high - profile culinary barbecue guru demonstrate his flair for grilling in all venues from swanky ball rooms to the Pacific Ocean to a downtown Toronto parking lot.

If surf and sand are high on your vacation agenda, have no fear as the hotel will provide you with complimentary, on - demand shuttle service to and from its private and exclusive Casa Velas Ocean Club where guests enjoy cushioned loungers and cabanas on the beach itself, along with food and beverage service, as well as access to a pristine pool area and al fresco eatery all overlooking Mexico's Pacific Riviera beyond.

Overall we had a great experience, the hotel staff was friendly and helpful; on arrival we were upgraded from a Garden View to an Ocean View room and this was supposed to be high season.

Using only 100 % recyclable materials, students from preschool to high school created the wreaths after learning how recycling or using reusable products can help protect our planet's oceans, lakes and rivers from the harms of plastic pollution.

A Republican lawmaker on the House Science, Space and Technology Committee said Thursday that rocks from the White Cliffs of Dover and the California coastline, as well as silt from rivers tumbling into the ocean, are contributing to high sea levels globally.

a) No oceans exist ever, b) the temperature rockets as high as 1,700 degrees Fahrenheit, and c) the apparent azure sky actually comes from a deadly weather pattern: rain made of molten glass.

That's because the dogfish, a type of shark, sits high in the ocean food chain and therefore accumulates mercury from the smaller fish it eats.

Millan, a UCI graduate student researcher in Earth system science, and his colleagues analyzed 20 major outlet glaciers in southeast Greenland using high - resolution airborne gravity measurements and ice thickness data from NASA's Operation IceBridge mission; bathymetry information from NASA's Oceans Melting Greenland project; and results from the BedMachine version 3 computer model, developed at UCI.

While tougher regulations have driven lead levels down globally since the 1990s, mercury levels in the North Pacific Ocean have increased 30 percent over the last 20 years, potentially putting humans at higher risk of exposure from seafood (See «Made in China: Our Toxic, Imported Air Pollution»).

«The most basic change was from very limited phosphorus availability to much higher phosphorus availability in surface waters of the ocean,» Reinhard said.

The study found that more than 4.8 million metric tons of plastic waste enters the oceans from land each year, and that figure may be as high as 12.7 million metric tons.

«We know the sediments are of deep sea and terrestrial origin, including those eroded from the high Himalayas and transported thousands of kilometres into the Bay of Bengal and eastern Indian Ocean.

The island sits directly on the equator, at sea level and far from any high elevation, so what happens there is a good indication of what's happening in the wider tropical Pacific Ocean.

The twice - daily lurches and icequakes are thought to arise from ocean tides lifting the ice so that it can slide over the sticky spot, relieving mechanical strain that has built up on the glacier since the last high tide.

More frequent and larger changes in the North Pacific High appear to originate from rising variability in the tropics and are linked to the record - breaking El Niño events in 1983, 1998, and 2016 and the 2014 - 2015 North Pacific Ocean heat wave known as «The Blob.»

Additionally, the city is testing duck bill - shaped valves on drainage pipes near the ocean that prevent ocean water during high tides from flowing backward into basements and parking lots.

Four days after its launch on 17 January, the Jason - 3 high - precision ocean altimetry satellite is delivering its first sea surface height measurement data in near - real time for evaluation by engineers from the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), EUMETSAT, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and scientists from the international Ocean Surface Topography Science ocean altimetry satellite is delivering its first sea surface height measurement data in near - real time for evaluation by engineers from the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), EUMETSAT, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and scientists from the international Ocean Surface Topography Science Ocean Surface Topography Science Team.

It is possible, he adds, that these persistent high - pressure zones may be produced by two well - known oceanographic patterns: La Nina and El Nino in the Pacific Ocean (which mark alterations in warmer and cooler conditions between that ocean's eastern and western equatorial waters) and the North Atlantic Oscillation (which results from weather patterns between Iceland and the AzoOcean (which mark alterations in warmer and cooler conditions between that ocean's eastern and western equatorial waters) and the North Atlantic Oscillation (which results from weather patterns between Iceland and the Azoocean's eastern and western equatorial waters) and the North Atlantic Oscillation (which results from weather patterns between Iceland and the Azores).

Aura found that the early moisture accumulating over the rainforest was high in deuterium — «too high to be explained by water vapor from the ocean,» Fu says.

Charlie's research told him that during El Niño weather cycles, the surface seawaters in the Great Barrier Reef lagoon, already heated to unusually high levels by greenhouse gas — induced warming, were being pulsed from a mass of ocean water known as the Western Pacific Warm Pool onto the reef's delicate living corals.

An initial high - resolution study shows that off Peru the ocean layer called «oxygen minimum» where life is limited is sensitive to the intensity of the seasonal current from the equator that brings water containing little oxygen to the coastal ecosystem.

This was due to a combination of factors: a less active sun, higher levels of cooling aerosols from volcanoes and Asian factories, and increased heat uptake by the oceans.

Enkelmann appreciates the challenge of collecting samples here because this range has the highest peaks of any coastal mountain range and is only 20 kilometers from the Pacific Ocean, but she points out that it is a tough area to study because of the big ice sheets.

As the spacecraft sidled up to the comet, it sampled the water streaming from the comet body and found 67P's D / H ratio to be staggeringly high — more than three times that of Earth's oceans (SN: 1/10/15, p. 8).

And now you find them in places that are still more or less unchanged from that time — with tussock grass (Poa flabellata is the species) and these seabirds and high winds and cliffs and oceans.

The new technique developed by researchers from the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science is a major advancement in the study of these skyscraper - high internal waves that rarely break the ocean surface.

We still don't know enough about tar sand oil, or bitumen, which takes longer to break down due to its high viscosity, but doesn't spread, we also don't know much about the behavior of oil from a blowout, such as the Deepwater Horizon BP blowout, and we know little of how crude oil behaves in the Arctic Ocean, where there is ice, or how to remediate it,» said Michel Boufadel, director of NJIT's Center for Natural Resources Development and Protection and a member of the panel of experts charged with evaluating the impact of spills in Northern waters.

Since the concentration of water in the brine is lower than that in the ocean — and water moves from high to low concentrations, via osmosis — water is attracted to the brine.

Unless a large explosion sends radioactive material high into the atmosphere, most of the fallout from Japan will not make it across the Pacific Ocean.

As the ocean closes in, the best hope for saving Venice is a series of underwater floodgates to block tides up to 10 feet high from entering the historic lagoon surrounding the city.

As governments and industries expand their use of high - decibel seismic surveys to explore the ocean bottom for resources, experts from eight universities and environmental organizations are calling for new global standards and mitigation strategies.

Since the region is at a high latitude, moisture from the nearby Pacific Ocean can accumulate into some of the world's most powerful glaciers.

The area boasts the world's warmest ocean temperatures and vents massive volumes of warm gases from the surface high into the atmosphere, which may shape global climate and air chemistry enough to impact billions of people worldwide.

Meanwhile, on the cut - off high's eastern side, winds heading south drove cold air from the Arctic Ocean toward Greenland's southern tip, bringing the lower than usual temperatures there.

Further, in areas of the ocean with persistent or frequent eddies, Qiu and co-authors from the Japan Meteorological Agency, Caltech and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory determined that sea level can reliably be used to calculate circulation at a fairly high resolution, that is, at fairly small length scales (resolution of 10 miles).

However, recent studies show widespread water beneath it and higher melt potential from impinging ocean water.