Sentences with phrase «in mountainous areas»

In a study of children in a mountainous area of Greece with a high prevalence of goiter, public - health measures taken to eliminate iodine deficiency were followed by a three-fold increase in the prevalence of autoimmune thyroiditis.

I live in a mountainous area in Cambodia where we don't even have electricity yet.

It is found in mountainous areas in northern Japan, as well as natural forests.

JA Resorts & Hotels portfolio also includes the recently renovated JA Hatta Fort Hotel, a secluded getaway located in the mountainous area of Hatta.

Iodine deficiency is common in mountainous areas far from the sea and places where there are frequent floods, because iodine is washed from the soil.

The higher resolution was particularly helpful in mountainous areas since the models take an average of the altitude in the grid (25 square km for high resolution, 200 square km for low resolution).

Situated in a mountainous area of the coast region, close to the Pacific Ocean and has one of the most abundant ecosystems in the world, Finca Bellavista is a mysterious place in the heart of the Costa Rican rainforest.

Very sharp turns are extremely common in mountainous areas.

They wanted to better understand how the climate of the Alaska Range has changed over the past several hundred years, because few weather station records of past climate in mountainous areas go back further than 1950.

They wanted to better understand how the climate of the Alaska Range has changed over the past several hundred years, because few weather station records of past climate in mountainous areas go back further than 1950.

At least 332 people were killed in Iran and Iraq when a magnitude 7.3 earthquake jolted the region on Sunday, state media in the two countries said, and rescuers were searching for dozens trapped under rubble in the mountainous area.

Because most of Antarctica is covered by ice and snow, scientists hunting for fossils are limited to rocky outcrops, generally in mountainous areas.

So in a mountainous area, the wind shear happens to be very large because the amount of the wind at the top versus at the bottom of the mountain can be a very large difference.

Situated in a mountainous area close to the far eastern coast of Russia that faces northern Japan, the cave was first excavated by a soviet team in 1973.

The snow warning issued on 3 March 2011 by the State Meteorological Agency in Spain (AEMET) warned of drifts of up to 18 centimetres in mountainous areas of Madrid and three centimetres in urban areas of the province for the following day.

We've got lots of cloud - seeding units in mountainous areas all around Utah,» Solak says.

Then scientists supplied Cao de Gado Transmontanos, a large though lean and agile dog developed in a mountainous region of Portugal; Karakachans, developed by nomadic sheepherders in a mountainous area of Bulgaria; and Kangals, another powerful breed with an instinct for guarding, this one originating in Turkey.

When driving in a mountainous area, braking continuously during a long downhill stretch really heats up your brake components.

Within two weeks the car was again in service in the mountainous area of PA and the braking vibration was so sever as to compromise control.

If you're looking for a truck to tow with, the 2017 Ford F - 150 XL Supercab with the EcoBoost engine is one of the best ways to go, especially if you spend time pulling in mountainous areas.

Not only does it provide a wealth of highly readable information about the hilltribes that live in the mountainous area known as the «Golden Triangle» that spans the borders of five South - East Asian countries (see sidebar), but it also provides a study of two other cultural groups that are a mystery to most of us - missionaries and anthropologists!

Shepherds in mountainous areas developed dogs to guard the flocks from wolves.

These alert, agile dogs were originally kept for hunting by sight and scent in mountainous areas in Japan.

The nomadic tribes that lived in this mountainous area wanted to develop a dog who could hunt both large and small game, and live comfortably in the area's harsh climate and mountainous terrain.

Most of the roads have a bit of a skin tingling feel to them, especially if you are in a mountainous area like Durango or Morelia, but nothing sends the goose bumps running like the State of Oaxaca.

For the hikers among you, remember to bring practical footwear and some waterproof clothing might come in handy as the weather in mountainous areas can change quickly.

Located in the mountainous area above Puntarenas this region is now famous for being associated with the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, The Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve and the Children's Eternal Rain Forest.

Monteverde, Costa Rica is a rural town located in a mountainous area called the Cordillera de Tilaran, about a 4 hour drive from the capital city of San Jose.

Further in the hinterland, up a winding hilly road about 11 kilometres northwest of Pangandaran in the mountainous area of Gunung Tiga near Cintaratu village, a lookout point known as Wonder Hill Jojogan enjoys sweeping views over the jungle covered hills above Pangandaran and out to sea.

Generally a category 1 hurricane gives 4 to 6 inches of rain, except in mountainous areas where storm clouds colliding on mountainsides drains them and up to 20 to 25 inches may result in isolated areas.

I've seen this design implemented in mountainous areas of Kentucky and North Carolina with great success, though always as an outbuilding, not integrated into the main house.

All told, pollution being limited in some mountainous areas and the few wide open spaces we have left, we can be optimistic in such areas about Paris ideals, but downbeat about rapid change.

It would also occur vertically, as a warmer climate implies that each temperature isoline would rise to higher altitudes in mountainous areas.

The Highland climate zone occurs in mountainous areas and its features vary with the influence of latitude and elevation.

Besides the fact that I use MODIS frequently to monitor ice shelves and outlet glaciers, my colleagues and I use it to study snow and ice - albedo processes, snow cover in mountainous areas, vegetation recovery after wildfires, and ecosystem processes.

But building wind farms in mountainous areas of the east is a more expensive proposition.

Acoustics in mountainous areas.

This can be a concern in mountainous areas that receive heavy snowfall or in special flood hazard zones.

Ability to join the workforce and work productivity among drug users under methadone maintenance treatment in a mountainous area of Northern Vietnam: a cross-sectional study

Nutritional Practices among Ethnic Minorities and Child Malnutrition in Mountainous Areas of Central Vietnam