The phrase
"polar regions" refers to the areas near the North Pole and South Pole of the Earth. These regions are extremely cold with lots of snow and ice.
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As
northern polar regions continue to warm at a rate twice the global average, this permafrost begins to thaw.
In our latitudes a front usually separates warm, moist air from the tropics and cold, relatively dry air
from polar regions.
Later in the mission a much larger system of clouds was discovered over the
north polar region.
The investigated units are mostly negatively charged with the exception of the positively charged
polar regions on the top and at the bottom of the particles.
Outside polar regions, where chemical ozone destruction is less pronounced but potentially harmful to human health, it appears as if ozone levels are beginning to increase.
It aims to give a more complete picture of the changes taking place in
polar regions because of climate change.
Rising temperatures and changing patterns of rain and snow are forcing trees and plants around the world to move
toward polar regions and up mountain slopes.
First higher - resolution continental - scale seismic images of the structure and characteristics of the deep earth
beneath polar regions.
Obviously that's an average and it varies considerably from very high in the tropics to average in most of the middle latitudes and extremely low in the high
latitude polar regions.
I've seen photography and art exhibitions
depicting polar regions and change, and there have been several novels based on realistic science.
These effects may not only lead to stronger warming at the north of our planet, but also at the
south polar region.
Less ice cover will also affect the socio - economic and ecosystems in the
north polar region.
Includes many aspects
of polar regions and includes many parts so that all children take part.
A front is a boundary between two different types of air masses, these are normally warm moist air masses from the tropics and cooler drier air masses
from polar regions.
In addition to large - scale water losses detected in Greenland and other
polar regions by the GRACE satellites, northwestern India stands out as another area of rapid water loss.
Earth's climate cooled off substantially as the Neogene wore on, setting the stage for an Ice Age when glaciers crept from
polar regions into lower latitudes.
Pioneer 11 captured a fuzzy parting shot of the north
polar region as it departed Jupiter for Saturn.
He has specialised in photographing
polar regions since 1995, and sees his role as «bridging a gap between scientific research and the public».
Tajeddine believes an asteroid may have struck the moon's current south
polar region when it was closer to the equator in the past.
Svalbard differs from other polar regions
TO SURVIVE in
frigid polar regions, many cold - blooded creatures employ a natural antifreeze to protect themselves from the damage that large ice crystals would cause.
On flights over
polar regions during geomagnetic events, airplanes can experience radio blackouts and equipment disruptions.
The new images show ozone in spring, suggesting that «global winds are inhibiting the spread of water vapor from the rest of the planet into
winter polar regions.»
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