Sentences with phrase «high seas areas»

Not exact matches

The highest summit he's snowboarded: «Just over 13,000 feet above sea level, outside of Iran's Dizan ski area.

It has several assets already on the sale block in the North Sea and elsewhere around the world and has already exited some of its higher - risk exploration areas, such as Peru.

Sea Girt ranks high in amenities, employment, weather and education, but the high cost of living and real estate prices keep this area out of reach for most Americans.

I'm not saying for a moment we brush this under the carpet, but no players or staff will change before the summer, so any speculation on significant changes are moot at this point, and emotions are running too high to even have a rational discussion in those areas without getting lost in a sea of shouting.

Operators of ships not remaining within that area (other than for reasons purely related to safety of life at sea, weather, navigational safety or military instructions) should allow any of their seafarers to choose not to proceed to the high - risk zone by allowing any such seafarers to leave the ship (or not to join it) at a preceding port.

Despite high shipping volume in this area, the North Sea is actually not at high risk from invasive species.

The researcher team agreed that including extreme sea levels into coastal impact studies is imperative in helping vulnerable parts of the world effectively protect themselves by adapting through new or upgraded infrastructure such as dikes, pumping systems, barriers, or other tools like new building codes or flood zoning that prevents new infrastructure from being built in high - risk areas.

The Columbia River has previously been identified as an area with high marine mammal consumption of salmon, specifically by seals and sea lions in the estuary.

Consumer Protection Minister Ilse Aigner is worried about the slow pace of expansion of the country's high - voltage lines needed to transport offshore wind energy from the North Sea to industrial areas in the south of Germany.

Back then, sea levels were higher and the area would have been just behind the shoreline.»

For instance, whether UK towns flood more in future depends not just on how high the seas get and how much it rains — which are difficult enough to model — but also on how rivers are managed, whether people build on floodplains and the area of land coated in concrete.

The chlorophyll - a content that represents the algae levels in coastal waters was higher than last year in both the southern areas of the Finnish Archipelago Sea and the Gulf of Finland.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 8 or higher would stop the land from rising and also likely would bring about additional sea - level growth of 1 to 2 meters (3.3 to 6.6 feet) in the area, he said.

This stress can contribute to accelerated loss of marsh area through erosion in a region where marshes are already rapidly disappearing, due to high relative sea level rise.

Using weather and sea data from the time of the sinking, along with a new theoretical model, a Georgia Institute of Technology researcher has calculated that there was as much as a one - in - 130 chance — over a period of time and area — that a rogue wave 46 feet high (14 meters) could have occurred during the hurricane.

They found that that high - calorie sardines and anchovies, both rich in fat that is vital to the growth of young sea lions, have declined since the mid-2000s in the areas around the Channel Islands where the females forage.

The higher resolution model better reflects the ocean circulation and sea floor bathymetry in smaller, complex areas like the Gulf of Maine and the U.S. Northeast Shelf.

«Deep - sea areas targeted by mining claims frequently harbor high biodiversity and fragile habitats, and may have very slow rates of recovery from physical disturbance,» said Craig Smith, a co-author and professor of oceanography at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

In this NASA satellite image from 2009, it is possible to see how the many islands of the Bahamas are actually the highest points of distinct areas where the sea is shallow and turquoise.

It means we can now produce maps of where coral is likely to be for large areas of the deep - sea that we have not yet visited, and use them to identify high value ecological areas that might need protection from damaging activities.»

The risk to coastal areas is high because of the high population density in the area — some 130 million people live along the sea's coastline.

Even in areas with generally calm seas, waves can sometimes rise two stories high; in stormier areas, they can match the height of a five - story building, Petrie says.

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).

A group of scientists and representatives of indigenous Arctic communities has identified areas around the Arctic Ocean that they consider especially worthy of consideration for protection as sea ice recedes and industry poises to enter the increasingly accessible high northern latitudes.

The Arctic has been one of the areas of the world that has seen sky - high temperatures this year, which have led to record - low sea ice levels.

Examining museum skins revealed that this new species was also smaller overall with a longer and denser coat; field records showed that it occurred in a unique area of the northern Andes Mountains at 5,000 to 9,000 feet above sea level — elevations much higher than the known species of olingo.

Melting ice sheets could raise sea levels high enough to flood coastal areas around the globe by the end of the century, according to scientists gathering in Denmark today for a three - day climate - change conference.

The team combined a computer model with 100 years of observations to tease out the fact that global sea - level rise is increasing the tidal range, or the distance between the high and low tides, in many areas throughout each bay.

The practice has put some sea cucumber species at high risk of extinction, even in a relatively well - managed area, the Great Barrier Marine Park in Australia.

Those high temperatures have kept Arctic sea ice to record low levels; the Arctic looks to see a record low winter maximum sea ice area for the third year in a row.

Covering most of the region from the Caspian Sea on northward, this area features two anomalously hot zones ranging to as high as a +4.7 C anomaly in intensity.

Areas of very high impact are color coded as dark red (e.g., Eastern Caribbean, North Sea, near Japan).

«The question is whether people are going to be basing their real estate decisions on climate change futures,» said Hugh Gladwin, professor of anthropology at Florida International University, who says his research suggests higher - standing areas of Miami are becoming increasingly gentrified as a result of sea level rise.

Toward colder extremes, as the area of sea ice grows, the planet approaches runaway snowball - Earth conditions, and at high temperatures it can approach a runaway greenhouse effect (8).

The more the seas climb, the more high tides inundate areas that previously flooded only during big storms.

This year has seen record high sea surface temperatures in the Nino3.4 region, the area of the Pacific Ocean where these events are commonly measured.

With potential buyers now wary of the next flood, the area fell into decay, which was further exasperated by several dry years in which the sea's saline content rose the point where the fish no longer had enough oxygen to survive - cut to the next scene with literally millions of fish lying dead on the shores, stinking to high heaven.

Once again the politico's fail to learn from past mistakes (the entire history of the sea is one mismanagement after another), ignoring no only the impact on bird life but the impending ecological disaster of exposing a 600 sq mile alkali bed to the high winds of the area (think of salt blowing all over those green golf courses in Palm Springs, only 30 miles away).

Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the Northwest Comprehensive Center (NWCC) provides high - impact training and technical assistance to SEA staff in planning, implementing, monitoring, and sustaining initiatives in priority areas such as college and career readiness, educator effectiveness, school improvement, and rigorous, college - and career - ready standards implementation.

The tool can be used to identify gaps in capacity within a specific department, as a self - assessment tool for individuals, or to develop a mentorship program where high - performing SEA leaders are strategically paired with emerging stars to work on developing skills in specific competency areas.

Mountain lions and bobcats rarely dwell near the ocean or in areas of high human population density, where sea otter infections are more common.»

The living areas are spacious and luxurious, with high ceilings and numerous openings that offer breathtaking views to the sea and gardens.

The steep profile of this territory, sometimes overhanging the sea, with growings and vineyards, terraced with dry stone walls, where rocks and barren areas covered with heather, broom and pines, in the depth of only three or four kilometers, highlights can be as high as 700 and 800 meters...

On the other hand, during those periods between widespread glaciation, the water had melted from the ice sheets and polar areas, flowed, back into the oceans and sea level was as high or higher than now.

The Bacalar Chico Project is geared toward sustainable use and development of this unique area of North Ambergris Caye due to a variety of exceptional factors: at Rocky Point the reef touches the shore; the green sea turtle and the loggerhead nesting site between Robles and Rocky Point; the offshore marine habitat once known as a breeding area for Queen conch; and the seasonal spawning bank for the nassau and yellowfin groupers; the high diversity of terrestrial and vegatation zones.

NOAA Fisheries scientists analyzed changes in sea lion prey and found that high - calorie sardines and anchovies, both rich in fat that is vital to the growth of young sea lions, have declined in the last 10 years in the areas near the Channel Islands, where nursing mothers search for food.

Selecting one of the Lomprayah High Speed Ferries hotels below gives you direct access to the fastest sea - going transport in the area, getting you to each of the region's star attractions in the shortest time possible.

Cape Borda — A spectacular area featuring the highest cliffs in South Australia where you may also see whales, dolphins and sea - eagles.

Phulay Bay A Ritz - Carlton Reserve is a high - end resort located on the secluded beach of Tub Kaek, some 45 minutes from Krabi International Airport and only 20 minutes from Ao Nang, the most famous holiday destination in Krabi Province.Stylish and classy, the resort is set right on the beach in a remote and peaceful area, surrounded by a luxuriant tropical forest.Standing in the middle of the infinity pool generates an instant wow factor as the vista of the Andaman Sea dotted by a few of Krabi Provinces 154 islands is unforgettable.The resort is home to 54 villas, in contemporary Thai design and finely decorated: there are six types available - Ocean Pavilion, Reserve Pavilion, Beach Villa, Reserve Pool Villa Sea View, Royal Beach Villa, and Royal Andaman Sea Villa.

Especially the late August and September trips as this is when we large numbers of Steller sea lions usually return to the area from their remote breeding rookeries, high numbers of sea birds congregate in the area, and humpback whales become more surface active as they feed on small schooling fish.