Sentences with phrase «ice buildup on»

As ships and equipment venture farther out into open Arctic water later in the autumn and early in the spring, severe weather and ice buildup on vessels and rigs could threaten the safety of crew.

There has not even been any ice buildup on the numerous breakwaters on the shoreline.

A team of researchers from Arizona State University (ASU) has developed a new way to prevent ice buildup on surfaces like airplane wings, finding inspiration in an unusual source: the poison dart frog.

Not exact matches

Unlike space probes, which pass through sterile space, ice drills must pass through thousands of feet of glacial ice loaded with microbes before they reach their target; therefore a microbial buildup on equipment and drilling fluids is «inevitable.»

On its flight across the Pacific — the first for a balloon — the four - man crew battled violent storms and a buildup of two tons of ice on the balloon's surface, forcing them at one point to hover just 4,500 feet above the oceaOn its flight across the Pacific — the first for a balloon — the four - man crew battled violent storms and a buildup of two tons of ice on the balloon's surface, forcing them at one point to hover just 4,500 feet above the oceaon the balloon's surface, forcing them at one point to hover just 4,500 feet above the ocean.

Salt and de-icers: Many pets like to go outside to romp and stomp in the snow, but many people use powerful salt and chemicals on their sidewalks to combat ice buildup.

It is commonly used on roads, driveways and sidewalks to melt ice or prevent ice buildup, or as part of a snow removal routine.

Global warming from the ongoing buildup of human - generated greenhouse gases is almost certainly contributing to the ice retreats, a host of Arctic experts now agree, although they hold a range of views on how much of the recent big ice retreats is due to human activities.

The Arctic Climate Impact Assessment, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (whose reports are conservative by nature), and a range of other assessments all conclude with high confidence that — for better or worse — the long - term Arctic trend for summer sea ice is down, given the projected buildup of greenhouse gases and tendency of the Arctic to amplify warming.

Whether we look at the steady increase in global temperature; the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to the highest level in a half - million years; the march of warmest - ever years (9 of the10 hottest on record have occurred since 2000); the dramatic shrinking of mountain glaciers and Arctic sea ice; the accelerating rise in sea level; or the acidification of our oceans; the tale told by the evidence is consistent and it is compelling.

Many experts on the Arctic say that global warming is causing the ice to melt and that the warming is at least partly the result of the atmospheric buildup of heat - trapping gases from tailpipes and smokestacks.

Most of the studies on the Arctic climate and ice trends cited to support the proposed listing assumed that the buildup of heat - trapping gases was probably contributing to the loss of sea ice, or that the continued buildup of these gases, left unchecked, could create ice - free Arctic summers later this century, and possibly in as little as three decades.

Considering how high up ice can get piled up to the point that buildups on the coastline are at risk at times, they better would get out.

The climatic glacial mode may develop rapidly, but there is a lag of the order of 10,000 years in the subsequent buildup of a continental ice sheet... The recent climatic fluctuations in the area are on too short a timescale to be viewed with alarm.

The subsequent drop of 40 ppmv CO2 had no discernable influence on temperature or ice sheet buildup.

The data on this winter's ice buildup came on the day that international ministers gathered in Washington to address issues facing Earth's polar regions, which have been disproportionately affected by global warming.

While scraping our windshields is a nuisance, a buildup of ice on an aircraft can actually be quite dangerous.

This «new» model is a slight variation on an old idea about sea ice cycles and heat buildup in the ocean beneath the ice.