Sentences with phrase «high mountain regions»

As well as adding to sea levels, melting glaciers have considerable impacts on high mountain regions and downstream communities that rely on them as a source of freshwater via glacier melt «runoff».

Recent changes in freezing level heights in the Tropics with implications for the deglacierization of high mountain regions.

A spectacular 8 - day tour of South America's high mountain region, from Bolivia to Peru.

Not exact matches

It does seem to be more popular in the mountain and country regions, which is a bit ironic since in the US it is a high priced item made popular by the health food craze.

Earlier this year, Cha Gardens obtained an exclusive North American license to sell rare, low - yield, high - end teas from the Daba Mountain region of China.

«In fact, our mountains are part of a region with the highest salamander diversity in the world!»

The highest rates of breastfeeding are observed among higher - income, college - educated women > 30 years of age living in the Mountain and Pacific regions of the United States.60 Obstacles to the initiation and continuation of breastfeeding include physician apathy and misinformation,61 - 63 insufficient prenatal breastfeeding education, 64 disruptive hospital policies, 65 inappropriate interruption of breastfeeding, 62 early hospital discharge in some populations, 66 lack of timely routine follow - up care and postpartum home health visits, 67 maternal employment68, 69 (especially in the absence of workplace facilities and support for breastfeeding), 70 lack of broad societal support, 71 media portrayal of bottle - feeding as normative, 72 and commercial promotion of infant formula through distribution of hospital discharge packs, coupons for free or discounted formula, and television and general magazine advertising.73, 74

The state Department of Environmental Conservation has issued two trail warnings for hikers in the High Peaks region of the Adirondack Mountains.

The L'Aquila quake happened smack in the middle of Italy's highest seismic risk region, where the Apennine mountains are pulling themselves apart.

Additionally, researchers found that the Rocky Mountain region, with its large number of wells with a high frequency of unloadings that vent to the atmosphere, accounts for about half of overall emissions from liquid unloadings.

While microbe and vector movement can be difficult to detect, modeling suggests that global warming will expand the reach of malaria to higher latitudes and into tropical mountain regions.

Africa's glaciers, which occur atop the world's highest tropical mountains, are among the most sensitive components of the world's frozen regions, but the climatic controls that influence their fluctuations are not fully understood.

Some of these regions, such as the southern Andes and certain isolated mountain ranges in the north, are also home to high numbers of endemic and threatened bird species, she finds.

Another recent study, for instance — just out last week in Science Advances — documented a general decline in snow water resources across High Mountain Asia, a region spanning from the Hindu Kush region to the Himalayas.

According to the study, the regions which reach the highest temperatures at shallower depths, and therefore, have greater geothermal potential and are prone to more detailed studies for their development are Galicia, western Castilla y León, the Sistema Central mountain range, Andalusia and Catalonia.

Previous research has shown that plants at the highest elevations on mountains (and in the polar regions) have been shifting to adjust to global warming.

After seeing the regional effects in this new study, she agrees that the toxic element likely comes from outside the U.S. «We see for other types of pollutants that [the Rocky Mountain region] tends to be more influenced by nonlocal sources because of its higher elevation — it has access to the free tropospheric air,» she says.

«Vesta's got high mountains, valleys, troughs running around the equatorial regions, lots of structure,» Russell says.

Due to the topography of the region, though, air pollution may become trapped in the high mountain valleys of the Wasatch Front — especially during temperature inversions, which typically occur in the winter months.

The vegetation in the mountain regions is not prepared for this, especially not at higher altitudes, according to the study.

Moving away from the region was also difficult because in Australia, cooler climates could be found only high up in the mountains, in areas that the large animals couldn't access easily.

The region has altered beyond all recognition, from flat and forested to one filled with spectacular, two - mile - high mountains, savannahs and tropical forests.

Also heavy precipitation has been associated with the lows, and higher elevations have seen heavy snowfalls as a result — especially in the mountain regions and Alps.

NASA is also involved in an international effort called the High Mountain Asia Project, which seeks to understand how climate change is affecting glaciers in the Himalayas and water resources for more than 1 billion people in that region.

The camp will take place at the Astronomical Observatory of the Autonomous Region of the Aosta Valley located in Saint - Barthélemy (Nus, Italy) in a natural scenery of unspoiled Alpine beauty, close to some of Europe highest mountains and under a clear sky.

The camp will take place at the Astronomical Observatory of the Autonomous Region of the Aosta Valley located in Saint - Barthélemy (Nus, Italy) in natural scenery of unspoiled Alpine beauty, close to some of Europe's highest mountains and under clear skies.

Days are getting hotter, nights are getting cooler, and rising temperatures are causing the essential source of the region's water — high mountain glaciers — to melt away.

She has climbed eight of the nine Seven Summits (the highest mountain on each continent), toured the Arctic by sea kayak in search of narwhal whales, crossed the Masai Mara in Kenya on horseback, retraced the steps of Lewis and Clark in Montana, and trekked to the remotest regions of Mexico, India, Bhutan, China, Nepal, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Argentina, Chile and Morocco.

The highest range in the region, and the one with the biggest glacier system in the U.S portion of the chain, your trip will provide all the impressive vistas these mountains are known for without the big crowds.

My husband believes that he can heat the block in the oven because we live in a high mountain desert region (Taos, NM) and so live in an arid climate.

Natives hid it in isolated areas and regions, often high up in the less populated or rarely visited mountains where the invaders generally feared to go.

The majority of the state is dominated by the mountain ranges and rangelands of the Rocky Mountain West, while the easternmost section of the state includes part of a high elevation prairie region known as the Highmountain ranges and rangelands of the Rocky Mountain West, while the easternmost section of the state includes part of a high elevation prairie region known as the HighMountain West, while the easternmost section of the state includes part of a high elevation prairie region known as the High Plahigh elevation prairie region known as the High PlaHigh Plains.

Thus, the region was teeming with Taliban who attacked the American camp on a daily basis from the 10,000 ft. high mountain peaks surrounding the GIs.

Thus, the region was teeming with Taliban who attacked the American camp on a daily basis from the 10,000» high mountain peaks surrounding the GIs.

scepticism towards western people coming to small, traditional local communities, e.g of the Berber communities in remote regions of the High Atlas Mountains

The Western states, especially the region that flanks the long spine of the Rocky Mountains — Montana, Nevada, Colorado, and Utah — consistently have among the highest percentages of teenage suicides in the country.

Gregory A. Feducia, an 11th - grade International Baccalaureate English and gifted resource teacher at Mountain View High School in Stafford County (Region 3)

REGION 3 Gregory A. Feducia — an eleventh - grade International Baccalaureate English and gifted resource teacher at Mountain View High School in Stafford County.

NATIONAL RANKINGS AND ACCREDITATION Located on a beautifully landscaped campus on the high plains of the front range of the Rocky Mountains, the College of Education at the University of Wyoming is situated in a geographic region of the U.S. known far and wide for its natural beauty and energy resources.

Home to third highest mountain in the world — Mt. Kachenjunga (8,586 meters), the Kachenjunga Region boasts incredible scenery and a large population of Red Pandas!

Perched high above the Victorian village of Eureka Springs, Arkansas — recognized by the National Trust for Historic Preservation as one of America's Dozen Distinctive Destinations — is the 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa, a palatial structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places and landmark hotel known widely as the «symbol of hospitality» for the State of Arkansas and Ozark Mountain region.

Hike across the Dolomites South Tyrolean Ladin valleys and explore the incredible geography and geology of the Dolomites — high mountain passes, incredible sweeping vistas of dramatic peaks, and lush green valleys set between vertical walls — as you experience the centuries - old Ladin culture that is so unique to this region.

There are scores of superb hiking routes, whether you want to tackle high elevation treks in the mountains or prefer the vineyard walks through the Langhe, Roero, and Monferrato regions.

This rack railway rises into the mountains and high into the forests for wonderful views across the Rhine - Westphalia region of Germany.

It is part of the Jungfrau Ski Region sharing the lift system and pistes of Wengen and Grindelwald, and its highest skiing point is on the summit of the Schilthorn mountain at 2970 metres.

November 28th, 2017 — Golden, BC — Kicking Horse Mountain Resort soars high being located in the Northernmost region of the Powder Highway, with record snowfall already this season is starting off like no other.

The choquequirao trek route goes on the rugged terrain into the remote region between where the Andes ends and the Amazon begins, it goes through high mountain passes, low river valley and sub-tropical cloud forest with stunning snow - capped mountains.

Explore the landscape of the Atlas Mountains on a day trip to the region of Amizmiz in the foothills of the High Atlas.

At the top of the trek we will have spectacular views of the mountains and the imposing snowy peaks of Salkantay (6245) meters above sea level, the second highest mountain of the Cusco region.

In a far region of the High Atlas Mountains, land of the Ait Hdiddou tribes, many nomads live in the fertile valleys.