Sentences with phrase «of globe»

So one half of the globe is in perpetual day, the other in never - ending night.

The Nile River, for example, is one of the more contentious areas of the globe.

Presently, announced commitments for CO2 - emission cuts from the various nations of the globe, particularly those form the developed countries grouped in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are more likely to deliver greenhouse gas concentrations of 550 ppm, says IEA executive director, Nobuo Tanaka.

«Based on our new study, we now have three different species of Rhinconichthys from three separate regions of the globe, each represented by a single skull,» Shimada noted.

Understanding how mountain glaciers are responding to climate change is important because they provide fresh water to many heavily - populated areas of the globe and can contribute to sea level rise, Winski said.

Nearly a decade ago Hermann Pfefferkorn and Jun Wang — scientists from opposite sides of the globe — came together to go prospecting among the granite slabs of Inner Mongolia's Helan Shan mountain range.

This so - called urban health advantage is usually attributed to better access to health care and improved overall infrastructure, such as clean water, safety and education.But many of the globe's cities are already bursting and actually offer a far worse quality of life to those on the lower end of the income spectrum, whose plights can get overshadowed in large - scale statistics.

The light came out of the globe and through a metallic disk with laser - drilled holes.

«The eclipse allows us to see what happens when there's a relatively abrupt drop in sunlight,» says Kristen Weaver of the GLOBE Observer program at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md..

The rapid changes seen at Earth's poles could impact every corner of the globe, panelists said at a 16 June Congressional briefing co-organized by AAAS.

If the worst climate predictions are realised, vast swathes of the globe could become too hot for humans to survive

There's a new weapon taking shape in the war on flu, one of the globe's most dangerous infectious diseases.

But the environmental price tag of biofuels now joins the ranks of other, cheaper domestic fuel sources — such as coal - to - liquid fuel — as major sources of globe - warming pollution as well as unintended social consequences.

It's no surprise that we account for a quarter of the globe's greenhouse - gas emissions.

Under the RCP 8.5 scenario, the July temperature maximums in 2100 across the most densely populated parts of the globe appear to be well above 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit).

«This study shows that local events like forest die - offs in one part of the globe influence climate and ecology in other, often distant locations,» said Tim Kratz, program director at the funding agency, the National Science Foundation.

Vaccine research presents many opportunities for those interested in traveling to the far reaches of the globe.

They hope that unearthing more Jurassic vertebrates in this region could provide further insights into the evolution of marine reptiles in this part of the globe.

Extrapolating from these five very different countries spread over three continents to the rest of the globe is difficult.

On the opposite side of the globe from Bale, on North America's Great Plains, Rocke's lab is testing an oral vaccine to protect prairie dogs and endangered ferrets from plague.

With this new, aggregate climate map in hand, they turned to a technique used primarily by ecologists and biologists, called species distribution modeling, to identify fire - prone regions of the globe.

«There will be a lot of outbreaks of diseases associated with climatic changes,» he said, «in every part of the globe, for every crop.»

A 2007 United Nations report noted that 20 percent of the globe's mangrove forests had vanished in the 25 years between 1980 and 2005, a rate that the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization's director called «alarming.»

Tropical forests covered most of the globe, including Europe, and even Antarctica was covered with vegetation.

«There is not a woman scientist on the face of the globe who did not hear of President Summers's remarks, and it was galvanizing to these women,» Valian says.

If you trawl a fine mesh net through any of the globe's five subtropical gyres — giant ocean vortexes where currents converge and swirl unhurriedly — you will haul on deck a muddle of brown planktonic goop, the occasional fish, squid or Portuguese man - of - war — and, almost certainly, a generous sprinkling of colourful plastic particles, each no larger than your fingernail.

But the technology could be scaled up to supply fresh water to some of the most parched and remote regions of the globe, such as the Middle East and North Africa, they say.

This camera is waterproof up to 131 feet, allowing you to take it to any corner of the globe.

For decades, he has plunged into the farthest - flung corners of the globe to find and collect new species.

With thousands of scientists from every corner of the globe working at CERN on the great questions of contemporary physics, it's the place to visit if you're curious about dark matter and the origins of the universe.

«Today, 70 years later, in many parts of the globe, including parts of the European continent we notice an increasing feeling of anti-Semitism.

The Miss World finale on Sunday is expected to draw 1 billion viewers — and plainly the pageant sponsors feared losing revenue if they upset the rulers of the globe's most populous nation.

Today, the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has launched a report which shines a light on the prevalence of human rights abuses in construction — in almost every corner of the globe.

In Westminster MPs took part in debates highlighting the different conditions that women live and work under in different parts of the globe: a debate in Westminster Hall focussed on women in business while the main Commons chamber debated the security and rights of women in Afghanistan.

An ICBM might be able to hit a target on the other side of the globe, but they have a ten to thirty minute flight time, giving a wary opponent plenty of time to launch a return volley.

The prizes for Providential include a trip to some parts of the globe, will represent Ghana at the Miss Culture World, would be clothed by DaViva and a lot of sponsors packages.

«New York became the Empire State due to the contributions of immigrants from every corner of the globe and we will not let the politics of fear and intimidation divide us.»

The importance of stability in the Asia - Pacific spreads far beyond the region's boundaries and to every corner of the globe.

As committed internationalists, the Welsh Liberal Democrats will continue to fight for LGBT rights in every corner of the globe.

The story of New York City itself is one of a long halting struggle to build equitable, just, and prosperous society in a city which is home to residents who trace their roots to every corner of the globe.»

«As secretary of state, she fought hard for human rights and equal rights at every corner of the globe,» Senator Kirsten Gillibrand said.

Also, to be a Jew is not to know that you are hated across much of the globe, you're really overplaying it.

To be a Jew is to know that you are hated across much of the globe.

For ten years students, faculty and alumni from McGill University in Montreal have undertaken an annual trip to areas of the globe considered fast - growing emerging economies.

Of course, since Trotsky made his pronouncement, capitalism seems to have done rather well: extending its reach to effectively every corner of the globe.

For 99.9 % of that time it was in a tribe's best interest to get their child trained efficiently, a practice that has continued across most of the globe without the slightest bit of damage to worldwide psyche.

Talking on Skype keeps him in touch with both sets of grandparents, who happen to live in opposite corners of the globe.

Puppets come in all shapes and sizes, and from every corner of the globe — just like us.

Today we are lucky to have access to every secret blend, from every corner of the globe.

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