Sentences with phrase «melts ice and snow»

The warming oceans hold less CO2, so the CO2 in the atmosphere increases, which leads to even more warming, which melts the ice and snow more, and so on.
It melts ice and snow 36 times faster than rock salt!
Although not ideal for use around pets, calcium chloride is one of the fastest options for melting ice and snow and also sticks around longer to help prevent re-freezing.
This powerful pellet ice melt is made from 94 % pure calcium chloride that lasts up to 24 hours to melt ice and snow and keep it at bay.
Another risk is that the lava would melt ice and snow, triggering a flow of liquefied ash.
A pack of ice borers will cluster under a penguin and melt the ice and snow it's standing on.
Left unchecked, the haze could absorb solar radiation, warming the Arctic and in turn aggravating global warming by melting the ice and snow that reflect some of the Sun's rays back into space.
All of the complaints come from states like Michigan, Ohio, New York, and Pennsylvania that use salt to melt ice and snow on their roads.
Chemicals used to melt ice and snow on sidewalks can irritate your pet's paws (and burn your pet's mouth if it licks), so you may need to wipe them with a wet cloth after an outing.
Be sure to wipe your dog's paws after returning from a walk to remove salt, sand and other chemicals designed to melt ice and snow.
One of the most common problems dogs have to cope with in winter is the use of chemical compounds used to melt ice and snow on sidewalks and driveways.
The idea of transmutation suggested by the Blushes and most literally seen in Snow / Ice Grid, 1999, (a grid of images of trampled and melting ice and snow) suggests that experientialism in both art and life is an open invitation to chance that ultimately enriches our entire lives.
We all know that the Sun doesn't succeed in melting ice and snow at the top of very high mountains, even if they are near the tropics.
As the area warms in response to manmade greenhouse gases, melting ice and snow allow exposed land and water to absorb more of the Sun's heat, which melts more ice and snow, and so on.
Some will say that heating will naturally increase desert areas and lack of water however, all that melting ice and snow will raise sea levels over centuries causing disruption but it is much more likely that the environment would get wetter in general everywhere.
Long - term rot or mold due to melting ice and snow on the roof that leaks through the shingles, also known as an ice dam

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The study suggests that up until 1997, whenever the ice caps and glaciers melted, the runoff would be filtered through a layer of older snow called the «firn» and trickle down to the ice surface, where it would freeze again, allowing the glaciers and ice caps to grow each winter.
Trump's stance on the environment contradicts thousands of scientists and decades of research, which has linked many observable changes in climate, including rising air and ocean temperatures, shrinking glaciers, and widespread melting of snow and ice, to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions from human activities.
If there is anything a child in Russia needs, it is the fierce and unrelenting love of Christ to melt the snow and thaw the ice of this winter.
so super cute we have experienced snow and ice here and now a warm up this is great as all the snow and ice here is melting.
After all the snow and ice have melted, the ground underneath has heaved and repositioned itself, and the previously unmowed grass has wilted and yellowed, falling in heaps and whorls like matted hair shaved from an unkempt Goldendoodle (or was that an unkempt Joaquin Phoenix?)
We've had a long cold winter, can't wait for all this snow and ice to melt!
The texture is like that of a perfectly melted snow cone, not too watery, but no hard balls of ice either, and the flavors — watermelon, lemon, lime, and my personal favorite tart cherry — are the best incarnations of themselves.
Our ice and snow from yesterday should be melting in the 50 degree weather they are forecasting for tomorrow.
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During melting snow and ice conditions, the Department of Buildings (DOB) is reminding all builders, contractors, and property...
While the odds of flooding are lower than last week, when heavy rain fell and snow melted in 60 degree temperatures, the potential for ice jam flooding remains elevated.
Snow melt and rain will cause many rivers and streams to rise, potentially breaking ice layers causing ice jams and localized flooding -LSB-...]
Snow melt and rain will cause many rivers and streams to rise, potentially breaking ice layers causing ice jams and localized flooding with water covered roads, especially in low lying areas and urban and poor drainage areas.
ROSS ICE SHELF, ANTARCTICA — Any day now, a team of 40 scientists and support personnel expects to begin shoveling ice and snow into a melting bin.
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It was early surmised that Martian caps must be composed of ice and snow, a theory which Prof. Lowell substantiates by pointing out that as the Martian cap melts it is surrounded by a deep blue band, which keeps pace with the shrinking cap and is clearly the product of its disintegration.
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When the temperature beneath a layer of snow crystals is significantly higher than the temperature above, ice from crystals lower in the snowpack sublimes — that is, vaporizes directly without meltingand then refreezes onto overlying crystals.
«But because carbon is dark it absorbs sunlight, causing snow and ice to melt at accelerated rates.
The ice sheet is made up of snow that falls and never melts, but rather remains year after year and is gradually compressed into ice.
This was not a one - off event: bright snow is being replaced by dirty ice that absorbs more heat and melts faster (see Losing its sparkle).
And when soot falls on snow or ice, as in the Arctic, its ability to trap heat from the sun helps hasten melting.
The snow algae specialist comments on the study: «For the first time ever, researchers have investigated the large - scale effect of microorganisms on the melting of snow and ice the Arctic.»
It can stay there if the temperature stays cool enough and enough snow falls to replace whatever ice melts off when the temperature gets above freezing.
Because it absorbs heat, black carbon is believed to be accelerating the melting snow and ice.
The hydrated salts would lower the freezing point of a liquid brine, just as salt on roads here on Earth causes ice and snow to melt more rapidly.
«We still don't know exactly where the meltwater came from, but given that the average temperature at the nearest weather station has risen by about 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) over the last 50 years, it makes sense that snow and ice are melting and the resulting water is seeping down beneath the glacier,» Thompson said.
There is currently no significant commercial fishing in the area, but fisheries managers expect it to become a target for commercial fishers chasing cod and snow crab as ice melts and fisheries shift north.
But, as scientists including National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator Jane Lubchenco said today at a press conference at the American Geophysical Union's fall meeting, record - setting melting happened anyway: record snow melt, record sea ice minimum, melting even at the top of the Greenland ice sheet (in what was once called the «dry snow zone»), and widespread warming of permafrost.
... The determination needed to keep melting snow for water and cooking can ultimately be more valuable than the skill needed to climb steep ice
David Ullman, a postdoctoral researcher at Oregon State University and lead author on the study, said there are two mechanisms through which ice sheets diminish — dynamically, from the jettisoning of icebergs at the fringes, or by a negative «surface mass balance,» which compares the amount of snow accumulation relative to melting.
Each year, some 23 million metric tons of sodium chloride - based deicer is applied to North America's roads to melt away snow and ice.
Aquarius will be able to measure changes in salinity caused by evaporation, rain and snow, and melting sea ice.
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