Sentences with phrase «moderate the climate of»

In the moderate climate of Angels Camp, lessons can begin anytime.
The Arctic influences the weather and climate of the entire Northern Hemisphere, and the cool northern region helps to moderate the climate of the rest of the planet.

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Overall, however, the bulk of the evidence continues to suggest tepid economic growth with moderate but persistent inflation pressures, and the Market Climate for precious metals remains favorable on our measures.
Before that time, in the moderate climates, some snow will have fallen to follow the dropping of leaves, but the illusions of postponement can be extended.
Because of moderate climate, no searing summer heat nor frigid winter cold, the wheat grown in Ireland is soft.
Thanks to the moderate climate and rolling hills, the Keystone State has been producing award - winning wines and managed to draw the attention of locals and expert sommeliers alike.
These systems provide for moderate levels of meat and dairy, but they do so in a way that regenerates soils, provides livelihoods to rural and urban communities and makes crops and animals resilient to the vagaries of an unpredictable climate.
GRAIN believes that the solution to reducing GHGs is an industry - wide transition from «factory farming and agribusiness» to small - scale producers and local food systems that provide moderate production level of meat and «do so in a way that regenerates soils, provides livelihoods to rural and urban communities and makes crops and animals resilient to the vagaries of an unpredictable climate
Most known for Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc, the region's moderate climate allows a diverse range of other grape varieties to thrive here including Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, Chardonnay, Malbec, Barbera and Syrah.
«Many quiet, moderate members don't attend meetings at the best of times and are even more put off in the current climate,» a Labour MP told the New Statesman.
Pompeo replaces Rex Tillerson who has been considered more moderate on issues of foreign intervention, the Iran nuclear deal and climate change.
«Global warming boosts the probability of really extreme events, like the recent US heat wave, far more than it boosts more moderate events,» point out climate scientists Stefan Rahmstorf and Dim Coumou in a blogpost on RealClimate.org.
It's the perfect place to investigate the thorniest problem in all of climate science: how haze and clouds interact to boost or moderate global warming.
Science Editor - in - Chief Marcia McNutt moderated the Hill event, which included climate symposium speakers J. Marshall Shepherd of the University of Georgia and Chris Field of the Carnegie Institution and Stanford University.
It's the perfect place to investigate the thorniest problem in all of climate science: how haze and clouds interact to influence global warming, either boosting or moderating it.
Is preserving the general environmental conditions that allowed civilization to flourish — a moderate climate, a rich array of species, rivers that reach the sea — necessary to ensure humanity endures?
Anne Thompson, NBC's chief environmental affairs correspondent, moderated the expert panel, which included (from left): Heidi Cullen, a correspondent for Climate Central, a nonprofit that reports on climate science; Bill Richardson, former governor of New Mexico and a board member of the World Resources Institute, an environmental think tank; Grady Gammage Jr., a practicing attorney and a senior scholar at the ASU Global Institute of Sustainability; and Pat Mulroy, general manager of the Southern Nevada Water AutClimate Central, a nonprofit that reports on climate science; Bill Richardson, former governor of New Mexico and a board member of the World Resources Institute, an environmental think tank; Grady Gammage Jr., a practicing attorney and a senior scholar at the ASU Global Institute of Sustainability; and Pat Mulroy, general manager of the Southern Nevada Water Autclimate science; Bill Richardson, former governor of New Mexico and a board member of the World Resources Institute, an environmental think tank; Grady Gammage Jr., a practicing attorney and a senior scholar at the ASU Global Institute of Sustainability; and Pat Mulroy, general manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority.
New research shows the vital role of oceans in moderating climate on Earth - like planets.
New research published today in the journal Astrobiology shows the vital role of oceans in moderating climate on Earth - like planets.
The U-shaped diagram also highlights how «middle - of - the - road» companies — firms that emit a moderate level of greenhouse gases and would likely neither lose nor gain from the passage of climate laws — spend the least lobbying on climate change.
Researchers project that as many as 1,779 annual heat - related deaths could be avoided if the climate adheres to the more moderate of two greenhouse gas trajectories — known as representative concentration pathways 4.5 and 8.5.
Moderating communication of climate information based on that realization is key.»
According to a poll conducted by researchers at Yale University's Project on Climate Change Communication, four out of five Americans reported personally experiencing one or more types of extreme weather or a natural disaster in 2011, while more than a third were personally harmed either a great deal or a moderate amount by one or more of these events.
Gilbert explains that without a reliable method to detect missing wood, you can not understand how trees are contributing to or moderating increasing levels of global atmospheric carbon, or how apparently healthy forests and tree species are responding to shifts in climate.
At odds with the low levels of factual knowledge, most respondents reported that they had a «moderate amount» or a «great deal» of understanding about climate change, where polar change has been a major area of interest.
The votes this week reveal a new list of Republicans who stand out as more moderate on climate change than their party, and it's happening as candidates are jockeying for early positions to replace President Obama.
«Our results show that Earth has had a moderate temperature through virtually all of its history, and that is attributable to weathering feedbacks — they do a good job at maintaining a habitable climate,» said first author Joshua Krissansen - Totton, a UW doctoral student in Earth and space sciences.
Analysis of the data shows that biodiversity does indeed increase the resistance of grassland primary productivity for a broad range of climate events, whether wet or dry, moderate or extreme, and brief or prolonged.
Kahan and other social scientists previously have shown that information based on scientific evidence can actually intensify — rather than moderate — political polarization on contentious topics such as gun control, climate change, fracking, or the safety of certain vaccines.
Lead author of the research Dr Kelly Redeker from the Department of Biology at the University of York said «As microbial activity and its influence on its local environment has never been taken into account when looking at ice - core gas samples it could provide a moderate source of error in climate history interpretations.
Early used a moderate climate change scenario of 2 degrees Celsius warming by the end of the century.
«Forests of the Congo basin are known to be resilient to moderate climate change because they have been exposed to dry conditions in the past few hundred years,» Saatchi said.
Because these moderate extremes are by definition more common, and because the authors looked at global statistics rather than those for highly localized, rare events, the conclusions are extremely robust, said Peter Stott, leader of the Climate Monitoring and Attribution Team at the Met Office Hadley Centre, in the U.K. «I think this paper is very convincing,» said Stott, who was not involved in the research.
«We have to consider there are two sides of the coin: On the one hand, the uptake of carbon dioxide moderates climate change but, on the other hand, it affects life in the ocean — with consequences for economy and society.»
Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, about one third of the CO2 released in the atmosphere by anthropogenic activities has been absorbed by the world's oceans, which play a key role in moderating climate change.
Otto - Bliesner, B.L., et al., 2006: Climate sensitivity of moderate - and low - resolution versions of CCSM3 to preindustrial forcings.
We believe South Carolina, with its pro-business inclinations, a large base of nuclear professionals, great port facilities, and a moderate climate is the natural place for the rise of the small modular reactor industry that is likely to be worth over 100 billion a year in the next decade.
Using these much smaller climate sensitivities, which are drawn from careful and long - running observations of the natural world, the projected warming will be moderate and beneficial for the foreseeable future.
Using these much smaller, observationally based climate sensitivities, the projected warming from continued use of fossil fuels will be moderate and benign for the foreseeable future.
The ocean helps moderate climate change thanks to its considerable capacity to store CO2, through the combined actions of ocean physics, chemistry, and biology.
Surface life is abundant and very successful because of the availability of sunlight, surface water, generally moderate climate conditions, and the protection of our magnetic field.
If you live in a place with a moderate climate, it is easy to grow most of the mint varieties, though it is extremely invasive, so don't plant unless you don't mind it taking over!
New Zealand is unique among meat - producing regions in the world because its climate is moderate so the grass in the pastures grows fresh and grows green year - round which means the cows and sheep can eat the food that's healthiest for them every day of the year.
New Zealand is unique among meat - producing regions in the world because its climate is moderate so the grass in the pastures grows fresh and grows green year - round which means the cows can eat the food that's healthiest for them every day of the year.
If the climate is more moderate, opt for a cape, like I did here, to create interesting lines and still show off some of your outfit underneath.
Full of rich plains, Ukraine has a moderate climate, with a more Mediterranean climate on the Crimean coast.
Evaluations of the impact of the Resolving Conflict Creatively Program (RCCP) in four multiracial, multiethnic school districts in New York City showed that 84 percent of teachers who responded to a survey reported positive changes in classroom climate, 71 percent reported moderate or significant decreases in physical violence in the classroom, and 66 percent observed less name - calling and few verbal insults.
Examining the moderating role of perceived school climate in early adolescent adjustment.
The materials used for this build have been chosen to cater for the harsh climate, consisting of a simple steel frame with profiled concrete floor slabs, exposed to take best advantage of thermal mass to moderate the internal environment.
The most southern region of Canada with a moderate climate similar to that found in New York City
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