Sentences with phrase «nearby sea levels»

Greenland and Antarctica's massive ice sheets exert a strong gravitational pull on the waters around them, but as they melt, the attraction weakens, causing nearby sea levels to fall.

The water levels within the craters appears to be close to the nearby sea level rather than perched up within a local ground water table.

Not exact matches

In an unusually severe storm nearby Miami Beach would be swept by a wall of water up to 16 feet above the current sea level.

Even when there doesn't happen to be an overpass at surge time, the statistics of sea level that we got from more than 20 years of repeated altimetric observations in the area can still be combined with data from nearby tide gauges to improve the forecasts of the expected surge.»

The field of urban planning is gaining interest as cities around the world, including nearby Houston, are facing increased exposure to weather - related risks and hazards ranging from sea level rise and flooding to temperature build - up and urban heat island effect.

They spoke out at a recent meeting held with North Beach residents, those in the area likely to be affected soonest by sea - level rise and floods from a nearby river.

While relatively nearby Greenland is responsible for minus two to seven per cent of local sea - level change within the Baltic Sea, the more distant, both physically and psychologically, Antarctic is responsible for 10 to 12 per cent of all sea - level risea - level change within the Baltic Sea, the more distant, both physically and psychologically, Antarctic is responsible for 10 to 12 per cent of all sea - level riSea, the more distant, both physically and psychologically, Antarctic is responsible for 10 to 12 per cent of all sea - level risea - level rise.

For example, ice loss in far - off West Antarctica will have more profound impacts in Scandinavia than it will in nearby Australia, while right now melting Alaskan glaciers contribute more to sea - level rise in the Baltic than the Greenland ice sheet.

Whether the impact of coral bleaching is moderate or severe determined by a range of factors, including local sea surface temperature and sea level, as well as nearby human activity, such as pollution.

The village is nearly 1200 metres above sea level and offers crisp mountain water trout fishing, winter snow ksiing nearby and features waterfront Cabins, Units and Lodges for hire.

Pen y Fan is 886 meters above sea level, or 2,907 feet in British imperial measurement and can seem benign and easy on a cool spring day, with hundreds of others climbing the well - trodden path known as the «M4» (after the nearby motorway that runs through south Wales) up the mountain.

Instead you're free to faff around on the high seas, bully nearby Bretonnians, level up your heroes and play with a more cavalier attitude.

Sea - level rise and consequent erosion, whatever its cause, have prompted evacuations in nearby villages and shut down part of the nearby Konark - Puri Marine Road.

The sea would swallow up most of the park and nearby Miami since the highest point of the park road less than three feet above sea level.

At that time storms ride up into a nearby ocean zone, pushing an average 10 cm or 15 cm rise in sea level.

Mount Rainier towers more than 14,000 feet above sea level, so you would think it would be easy to spot from nearby Seattle, at least on a clear day.

If she was still alive, I have no doubt it would be a big concern for her, with sea level rise, ocean acidification on nearby coral reefs, the threat to wildlife and plants, etc..

Here the silt deposition from these two mighty rivers causing the submergence of Mangroves and hutments; (4) Also, destruction of Coastline for commercial activities and destruction of Mangroves allowed sea water entering into nearby villages and thus people are attributing it to sea level rise; (5) In several parts, sea sand is lifted for other uses and thus causing the sea water entering in to nearby areas; and (6) Boston area was filled [artificially built] and with the storm surges it looks something happened.

These stations are scattered around Australia, all are at sea level and are said to be isolated from Urban Heat Influence - although the satellite images below suggest that questions might be asked about heat from nearby industrial and urban development, dependent upon prevailing winds.