Sentences with phrase «rain forests covered»

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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

Less forest cover can also change how much sunlight is absorbed in the Northern versus the Southern hemispheres, which can shift tropical rain bands and other climate features.

His reports have originated from Timbuktu, the South Pole, the Galapagos Islands, Beijing during the SARS epidemic, the center of Greenland, the Amazon rain forest, the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro (for a story on tuberculosis) and Japan to cover the nuclear aftermath of the 2011 tsunami.

«I think Australia would have been a challenging place once you started to break up the vegetation covers, break up the rain forests.»

Covered in long red hair, standing more than 6 feet on its hind legs, emanating a stench so foul it disorients everyone in sniffing distance, the mapinguari is reputed to be the wildest, rarest, most mysterious and terrifying denizen of the rain forest.

Rain forests that once grew over 14 percent of the land on Earth now cover only about 6 percent.

Some other statistics: About half of the world's tropical forests have been cleared (FAO) Forests currently cover about 30 percent of the world's land mass (National Geographic) Forest loss contributes between 6 percent and 12 percent of annual global carbon dioxide emissions (Nature Geoscience) About 36 football fields worth of trees lost every minute (World Wildlife Fund (WWF)-RRB- Rain Forest Threats, Rain Forest Species More than half of Earth's rain forests have already been lost forever to the insatiable human demand for wood and arablforests have been cleared (FAO) Forests currently cover about 30 percent of the world's land mass (National Geographic) Forest loss contributes between 6 percent and 12 percent of annual global carbon dioxide emissions (Nature Geoscience) About 36 football fields worth of trees lost every minute (World Wildlife Fund (WWF)-RRB- Rain Forest Threats, Rain Forest Species More than half of Earth's rain forests have already been lost forever to the insatiable human demand for wood and arablForests currently cover about 30 percent of the world's land mass (National Geographic) Forest loss contributes between 6 percent and 12 percent of annual global carbon dioxide emissions (Nature Geoscience) About 36 football fields worth of trees lost every minute (World Wildlife Fund (WWF)-RRB- Rain Forest Threats, Rain Forest Species More than half of Earth's rain forests have already been lost forever to the insatiable human demand for wood and arable lRain Forest Threats, Rain Forest Species More than half of Earth's rain forests have already been lost forever to the insatiable human demand for wood and arable lRain Forest Species More than half of Earth's rain forests have already been lost forever to the insatiable human demand for wood and arable lrain forests have already been lost forever to the insatiable human demand for wood and arablforests have already been lost forever to the insatiable human demand for wood and arable land.

Andy Goldsworthy makes art where he finds it — in decaying forests, in snow - covered fields, on streets where he might lie down just as a light rain is beginning.

ALL Expenses (Approximately $ 4,600) are covered by Yasuni - Amazona, «The Rain Forest Project»!

I imagine this resource to be suitable for a maths activity as part of a meet the teacher transition, as a light hearted end to a topic / learning journey that covers rain forests, or towards the end of term / a busy week e.g. if there have been tests, when pupils are tired, so they can still engage in maths but in a less formal / structured manner.

Our newest, this hand - crafted studio cottage has a cal - king bed, sitting area, full kitchen, private bathroom, surrounded by the upland rain forest, with a covered walkway up to the large covered entry porch, on the back side of the cottage.

It occupies the northern part of the Badian bay — where white sand beaches are surrounded by mountains covered with dense rain forests, rivers and canyons.

The total extension of this amazing portion of protected land in both countries is nearly 400,000 hectares, which covers a great variety of humid, rain and cloud forests in the Pacific and Atlantic sides, as well as indigenous towns.

Here you can stroll across tree - fern gullies and around the moss - covered roots of ancient rain forest trees.

The swirling tattoo patterns that covered their faces and bodies were simply imitations of the ferns in the lush rain forest they lived in.

Sacha's 5000 acres of rainforest covers a variety of different habitats, mostly in primary rain forest, but they range from terra firme to swamp to rivers and lakes.

This site was entirely covered by the rain forest for more than 1000 years and therefore is not as extensively restored as many of the other Mayan sites since it was only found in 1937 by local logger, Mrs. Rosa Mai.

Located on Playa Flamingo, designated a Blue Flag beach for ecological purity and tourism safety: 120 beautifully decorated guest rooms & suites, 2 outdoors swimming pools (with waterfalls), Serenity Spa, covered childrens pool with water features and adjacent play area, swim - p pool and snack bar, tennis court (lit for night play), breakfast and All Inclusive plan available, new restaurant and weekly theme buffets, new rooftop sunset lounge with spectacular ocean view, casino and piano bar, fitness center, beauty salon with select spa services available, sundry shop, two souvenir shops, tour desk featuring optional (volcano, rain forest, white water rafting, deep - sea fishing, and other tours), on site scuba and snorkeling Shop, table games area (Billiards & Air Hockey.

Great place Haad Rin, I love to swim there in the late afternoon (around 4 pm) and afterwards enjoy a cool Singha for like 70 Baht at one of the many atmospheric beach bars while watching the people, paragliders and beautiful beach among the hills covered with dense rain forest.

The Corcovado National Park is the largest tract of virgin rain forest in Costa Rica and covers more than half of the Osa Peninsula.

Featuring classical colonial architecture, the Colina Homes offer 2,000 square feet of interior living space and large covered terraces from which to enjoy the fairway and rain forest views.

Keyser's Sad White Music, 2007, an orb of house paint on a sawdust - encrusted canvas support, and Smithson, 2007, a collage of enamel and paillettes on a blown - up 1970s copy of Smithsonian Magazine with a rope - harnessed rain - forest biologist swinging above a verdant canopy on its cover that becomes the painting's ground, exemplify both operations.

The long term scientific investigation of the Amazon, showed that cutting down huge tracks of rain forest for agricultural use, did cause a lift in the cloud cover and precipitation.

Deep in the Amazon, the rain forest once covered ancient secrets.

The fires have consumed 5,000 hectares of forest cover and KSH 8 billion worth of trees but, with rains expected shortly, there is hope that the fires will be contained.

The original report suggested «up to 40 percent» of Brazilian rain forest was extremely sensitive to small reductions in the amount of rainfall, but the IPCC expanded that to cover the entire Amazon, the Times reported.

This, in turn, increases the ecosystem's vulnerability to forest clearing via reduction in water recycling as forest cover is removed (Salati and Nobre, 1991), or via changes in rain formation processes (e.g.,

Diverse studies of global land cover and potential productivity suggest that anywhere from 600 million to more than 7 billion additional acres of underutilized rural lands are available for expanding rain - fed crop production around the world, after excluding the 4 billion acres of cropland currently in use, as well as the world's supply of closed forests, nature reserves, and urban lands.

The Amazon, the planet's largest rain forest, lost at least 17 % of its forest cover in the last half century due to human activity — mainly clearing trees to create new or larger farms and ranches.

Jan 31 Richard North covers Jonathan Leake's Times article on IPCC versus the Amzazon rain forest here

Their photo covers are usually bridges, beach, one path rain forest, and exit from cave.