In addition to providing
protection against waves and storm surge, oyster reefs also provide a broad range of other ecosystem and economic benefits.
Not exact matches
UVA and UVB
Protection — Your skin needs to be protected
against both long -
wave ultraviolet radiation (UVA) and middle - range ultraviolet radiation (UVB).
Since 2006, Dephasium Ltd. has launched a program of research and development to become the leader in the field of people
protection against electromagnetic
waves emitted by mobile phones.
It is described as a «coliseum style horde - like mode» that «strips players of the Zombie Jammer device that provides perilous
protection in multiplayer modes,» pitting players
against waves of progressively harder creatures across multiple missions.
«The ecosystem services have actually been valued at $ 3 billion — meaning that the
protection that these reefs give
against tsunami
waves,
against coastal erosion is a dollar figure that we can never engineer anything as effective as our reefs, and in order for them to work, they have to be healthy,» said Richmond.
Ironically, people in cold regions can be most vulnerable to heat
waves, because they are not acclimated to extremely hot weather, and because buildings designed for cold climates may not offer
protection against extreme heat and high humidity.32 The elderly and those who do not have access to air - conditioning will likely be less resilient in the face of more frequent heat
waves.19