Sentences with phrase «ocean areas where»

Figure 7u - 7 shows the tropical and subtropical ocean areas where hurricanes typically form on our planet.

The higher the sea levels, the more damage most land - falling hurricanes will do with storm surge alone (unless it is in an ocean area where sea levels are not rising as much as others).

Not exact matches

The Trump offshore drilling plan would let oil suppliers drill in protected areas of the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans — places where governors, attorneys general and lawmakers along the East and West Coasts oppose offshore drilling.

Anxious flyers may have noticed we are just north of the area of the Indian Ocean where the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is continuing.

«Harvey passed through an area where there was warm water all the way down to the bottom of the ocean,» Kithil said.

From small surfing and resort towns like Huatulco and exciting Cabo San Lucas at the tip of the Baja Peninsula where the Sea of Cortez meets the Pacific Ocean, we'll share insights to the beach towns and coastal areas you might want to explore.

The Temecula Valley Wine Country is a pristine area where the air is swept clean by cooling ocean breezes and rolling hills are covered with vineyards.

If surf and sand are high on your vacation agenda, have no fear as the hotel will provide you with complimentary, on - demand shuttle service to and from its private and exclusive Casa Velas Ocean Club where guests enjoy cushioned loungers and cabanas on the beach itself, along with food and beverage service, as well as access to a pristine pool area and al fresco eatery all overlooking Mexico's Pacific Riviera beyond.

The similiarities in the two party manifestos will be highlighted by the Conservatives as they try to negotiate a formal deal with the Liberal Democrats but they will be less keen to discuss the areas where there is an ocean of clear blue water between them.

These include unpopulated, unfished regions such as the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean, and areas that are close to towns and where fishing takes place — such as Kiribati and the Solomon Islands, also in the Pacific.

He also said that their feeding pattern is distinct because the area where they've settled has a limited supply of food available on the ocean floor, and an abundance near the surface.

Thunderstorms directly above two of the world's busiest shipping lanes are significantly more powerful than storms in areas of the ocean where ships don't travel, according to new research.

For three years, they observed marine environments near undersea volcanic vents where CO2 levels are high — providing a window into the future acidity of ocean water — along with adjacent areas of normal acidity.

Climate change and increasing ocean temperatures are the main reasons why the pacific oyster suddenly thrives in areas where it used to be too cold; The oyster is picky about temperature in most of its life stages.

The graphic shows areas that are most vulnerable to ocean acidification since they are regions where the saturation of aragonite is lower.

«If protective ice shelves were suddenly lost in the vast areas around the Antarctic margin where reverse - sloping bedrock (where the bed on which the ice sheet sits deepens toward the continental interior, rather than toward the ocean) is more than 1,000 meters deep, exposed grounding line ice cliffs would quickly succumb to structural failure as is happening in the few places where such conditions exist today,» the researchers point out.

For example, the use of spatial zoning to reduce the overlap of fisheries, oil rigs and shipping lanes with areas of the ocean used by penguins; the use of appropriate fishing methods to reduce the accidental bycatch of penguins and other species; and, the use of ecologically based fisheries harvesting rules to limit the allowable catches taken by fishermen, particularly where they target species that are also food for penguins.»

No one disputes that a lot of oil lies untapped under the rocky floors of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans off the U.S. coasts, in areas where Congress has banned drilling since 1982.

But «this new and unanticipated pathway for the storage and release of radionuclides to the ocean should be taken into account in the management of coastal areas where nuclear power plants are situated.»

Worse, climate models predict that the areas where marine preserves are most prevalent — coastal regions in the northern hemisphere — will see greater increases in temperature than the oceans as a whole, Halpin said.

A way to measure extremes Recent studies have suggested that relatively salty portions of the oceans are getting saltier, and areas where water is relatively fresh are getting fresher.

Exponentially less methane would be able to reach the atmosphere in waters that are thousands of feet deep at the very edge of the shallow seas near continents, which is the area of the ocean where the bulk of methane hydrates are,» Sparrow says.

The planet continued to expand in the areas where land had been ripped apart, and oceans filled in the basins, he argued.

«Building on this, the present, novel results show biological effects near the ocean surface in areas where seeps are most prolific.»

This includes remote desert, ocean and rain forest areas where reliable climate data are not otherwise available.

To determine aquaculture's global potential, the researchers identified areas where ocean conditions are suitable enough to support farms.

«The wide swath of ocean that is cooled by hurricanes is much larger in area than the narrow swath where damage occurs on reefs,» Manzello notes.

«Interestingly, while some individuals that we tagged left the Red Sea and headed into the Indian Ocean, most remained relatively close to where they were tagged, suggesting that the area represents a critical juvenile habitat for this population,» Thorrold added.

Iodine Source: Seaweed, milk from cows grazed on iodine - rich coastal soil Effects of deficiency: Blindness, mental impairment, goiter Who's at risk: People living in mountainous areas (the Rockies, the Alps, and the Andes), where iodine has been washed away by glaciation and flooding, or in lowland regions far from the oceans (Central Africa and Eastern Europe) Fortification options: Salt Estimated millions of people affected: 740

This, says Webb, correlates nicely with Romanowicz's observation that, of all the areas she looked at in the Pacific, the Earth's hum matched up best with waves near the Vancouver coastline, off Canada, where the shelf is shallow and the ocean waves can be enormous.

After cooling briefly in July, ocean temperatures in the Niño 3.4 region — the area where ENSO conditions are monitored — began warming once again.

January 2004: «Directions for Climate Research» Here, ExxonMobil outlines areas where it deemed more research was necessary, such as «natural climate variability, ocean currents and heat transfer, the hydrological cycle, and the ability of climate models to predict changes on a regional and local scale.»

Red dots mark places on the coast where oxygen has plummeted to 2 milligrams per liter or less, and blue areas mark zones with the same low - oxygen levels in the open ocean.

Develop, test, and, where appropriate, apply interventions to reduce the effects of ocean acidification on high - priority areas and species, for example by reducing impacts from local disturbances.

The Amazon plume, the area where fresh water from the river mixes with the salty Atlantic Ocean, creates gaps in the reef distribution along the tropical shelves, making it difficult for the corals to grow.

These are the areas of seabed immediately surrounding a land mass, where the sea is relatively shallow compared to the open ocean beyond it.

Professor Todd's passion for preserving the precious resource of the world's oceans — and the diversity of life within them — is another area where the educational mission and research aims of the Smithsonian were a perfect match.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management submitted an announcement to be published Friday in the Federal Register and asked for information about where companies might want to drill and which areas might be too environmentally sensitive.

This year has seen record high sea surface temperatures in the Nino3.4 region, the area of the Pacific Ocean where these events are commonly measured.

So when a disturbance in the atmosphere happened to hit an area where winds were favorable, it often had the ocean heat to help fuel it.

The areas losing mass the fastest are spots where the ice sheet has a direct connection to the ocean.

Their results, published this week in Science Advances, indicate that it's melting faster than previous estimates, particularly in areas where the ice sheet comes in direct contact with the ocean.

Powerful ocean movements collect mud just off our shore in the intertidal areas, where we recover and gently prepare it.

Take the introductory sequence where Peter Weyland (Guy Pearce, «Iron Man 3») is testing out his new android servant David (Michael Fassbender, «The Light Between Oceans»)-- in an area of four or five minutes we know how David got his name, how existence became a haunting notion and the perks of being Creator.

Mountain lions and bobcats rarely dwell near the ocean or in areas of high human population density, where sea otter infections are more common.»

What I do like, from your description, is the 2 story atrium and light - filled areas tucked away where you can watch the ocean for hours, the casual elegant attire and of course, the service and attention to detail.

In Maui's underwater world you can find intricate lava caves and flows full of interesting areas where ocean life breed and live.

Head out into the open waters of Northern Barkley Sound where you'll feel the thrill of paddling in ocean swells while exploring the rugged shorelines and open coast islands this area is famous for.

Blue Horizon Cabin can be found right on the rocks beside the ocean where you can truly submerge yourself in nature and the beauty this area has to offer.

The living room and study provide you with areas where you can read, play a game of cards, or simply let your senses absorb the sights and sounds of the ocean.