Sentences with phrase «ocean by the barrier»

Protected from the ocean by the barrier reef, this shallow dive site rarely has any current.

Magdalena Bay is sheltered from the Pacific Ocean by a barrier of desert islands.

Not exact matches

THE Great Barrier Reef has been so severely damaged by record ocean heat that it will never be the same again in our lifetimes or those of our grandchildren.

Animals, plants and microorganisms are limited in their interactions by distance and barriers such as oceans and mountain ranges.

«Unlike most terrestrial species, populations of whales within oceans are not isolated by geographic barriers.

Yet in 2016 Fisheries and Oceans Canada wrote in a report there was an «extreme» risk of Asian carp species establishing populations in three of the five great lakes within 50 years, despite millions of dollars spent by the U.S. government to build aquatic barriers and promote harvest programs.

Charlie's research told him that during El Niño weather cycles, the surface seawaters in the Great Barrier Reef lagoon, already heated to unusually high levels by greenhouse gas — induced warming, were being pulsed from a mass of ocean water known as the Western Pacific Warm Pool onto the reef's delicate living corals.

According to the researchers, to better understand if Matthew's intensification was aided by the warm - water eddies and the residing barrier layer in the Caribbean Sea's upper ocean, more ambient and in - storm upper ocean observations in this basin are needed to improve forecast models for the region.

When analyzing the data, they found a barrier layer, an upper ocean feature created by the Amazon - Orinoco freshwater river outflow, that makes mixing in the upper ocean waters less efficient during wind events.

We know that open water was no barrier to travel in the Pleistocene — humans must have crossed hundreds of kilometres of ocean to reach Australia by 50,000 years ago.

(C) mitigate the destructive impact of ocean - related climate change effects, including effects on bays, estuaries, populated barrier islands and other ocean - related features, through a variety of means and measures, including the construction of jetties, levies, and other coastal structures in densely populated coastal areas impacted by climate change.

For these migratory whales, geographical barriers do not exist in the vastness of the ocean, instead some rorquals differentiated by inhabiting different ecological niches.

In the ocean, however, actively swimming animals like, say, large sharks have few physical barriers and may instead be restricted by their own environmental preferences.

Sunny Isles is set on a barrier island surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway.

The Hotel Grand Chancellor Resort Palm Cove is located a short stroll from the turquoise waters of the Coral Ocean — an endless aquatic playground framed by tropical palms and endless views out to the Great Barrier Reef - a great destination for a family holiday.

Shallow and protected by the barrier reef from ocean swells, this site is great for snorkelers and divers.

Across the Indian Ocean, multi-day helicopter safaris offered by Epic Expeditions (61-7/3844 -4992; www.epicexpeditions.com; from $ 4,017, all - inclusive) crisscross Australia's Cape York Peninsula and Great Barrier Reef, hovering over tropical wilderness and stopping for croc encounters, diving, snorkeling, and desert - island trysts.

The islands are protected by the Great Barrier Reef which results in tranquil waters and colourful ocean beds.

Staying within the waters of the barrier reef, each route provided by Ocean Ferry Belize rewards passengers with sublime views of the tropical marine life and coral, with predominantly smooth seas, ensuring both a comfortable and memorable journey.

Magdalena Bay is a series of lagoons sheltered from the Pacific Ocean by low barrier islands and is the world - renowned winter nursery grounds of the California Gray Whale.

«Not only has its government listened to calls to protect the Belize Barrier Reef, which only last year was under threat from seismic oil exploration, it has stepped up to become a world leader in ocean protection by ending all oil activity in its waters.»

His more recent artwork includes the large - scale, dense mixed - media work, The Great Barrier Wreath (2006), a three - panel painting of men, swans, and flamingos in a style reminiscent of Hieronymus Bosch; and a mixed - media installation, Ocean's Symphony (2007), that reimagines the hoax of the Fiji mermaid with a mermaid replica lying in a casket surrounded by nautical objects and video projections.

Teaser image: Bleached, dead coral on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia caused by rising ocean temperatures.

For months, coral reef experts have been loudly, and sometimes mournfully, announcing that much of the treasured Great Barrier Reef has been hit by «severe» coral bleaching, thanks to abnormally warm ocean waters.

It would pave the way for more mines to be developed in the currently undeveloped area of the Galilee Basin, with an export path right through the Great Barrier Reef, already irreparably damaged by warming ocean temperatures.

From Pakistan to the Caribbean there are stories today about the slow death of the Great Barrier Reef, the intolerable heat allegedly set to afflict the Red Centre and how big chunks of Hobart will be swallowed by the heat - swollen waters of the Great Southern Ocean.

(C) mitigate the destructive impact of ocean - related climate change effects, including effects on bays, estuaries, populated barrier islands and other ocean - related features, through a variety of means and measures, including the construction of jetties, levies, and other coastal structures in densely populated coastal areas impacted by climate change.

Ocean acidification will severely impair coral reef growth before the end of the century if carbon dioxide emissions continue unchecked, according to new research on Australia's Great Barrier Reef led by Carnegie's Ken Caldeira and the California Academy of Sciences» Rebecca Albright.

Scientists reported earlier this year that 99 percent of 500 coral reefs surveyed in Australia's Great Barrier Reef have been hit by the bleaching event, which has already impacted reefs across the Pacific, from American Samoa and Fiji to Hawaii and Vanuatu, as well as parts of the Caribbean, Florida Keys, and Indian Ocean.

In data produced exclusively for the Guardian by Mark Eakin, head of Coral Reef Watch at Noaa, we can now reveal exactly how stressful ocean temperatures have been increasing on the Great Barrier Reef over the 34 years that satellite data has been available.

Coral reefs - Rock - like limestone (calcium carbonate) structures built by corals along ocean coasts (fringing reefs) or on top of shallow, submerged banks or shelves (barrier reefs, atolls), most conspicuous in tropical and sub-tropical oceans.

The Southern Ocean is separated from the remaining global ocean by the surface - to - seabed Polar Front [52], which is a major barrier to dispersal of fauna to and from Antarctic waters Ocean is separated from the remaining global ocean by the surface - to - seabed Polar Front [52], which is a major barrier to dispersal of fauna to and from Antarctic waters ocean by the surface - to - seabed Polar Front [52], which is a major barrier to dispersal of fauna to and from Antarctic waters [53].

Microplastics in the ocean are being consumed by corals in the Great Barrier Reef, but what impact could this pollution have on marine ecosystems?

In simple terms it seems that the effect of downwelling LR radiation is not to heat the ocean directly, but to turn the thin cool skin layer into a thermal insulating barrier and thus increase OHC by reducing heat transmission to the atmosphere.