Sentences with phrase «sea cliffs rising»

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At the base of the world's highest sea cliffs, the Belgian missionary spent sixteen years ministering to exiled lepers quarantined on the inaccessible peninsula, bringing order and peace to a lawless and lonely leper colony; his reputation outside of Kalaupapa since his death from leprosy in 1889 has risen and fallen in changing tides of adulation and conflict.

Permafrost has thawed, causing houses to slide off suddenly muddy cliffs; sea ice has thinned, creating expanses of open water that rise up in ever higher storm surges; and glaciers are melting, leading local sea levels to climb (albeit very slightly).

«With marine ice cliff instability, sea - level rise for the next century is potentially much larger than we thought it might be five or 10 years ago,» Poinar says.

You begin by heading north west past tomato fields, before reaching the wonderful cliff tops which rise dramatically from the gushing sea below.

Baan Thai Spa that rises 120 meters up on a cliff Complimentary non-motorized water sports 7 swimming pools (five of different colors) including one Infinity edge pool perched on the cliff overlooking the sea and one Infinity edge pool by the beach «Planet Trekkers» kids club centre Fully equipped fitness centre (open 24 hours daily) Connected to the fascinating archipelago of Angthong National Marine Park and the incredible diving sites of Koh Tao for exploration and discovery.

The amazing limestone cliffs that rise dramatically out of the sea, plunge equally dramatically straight down Read More»

Napali (or Na Pali), which literally translates to «The Cliffs,» are sea cliffs which stretch for 11 miles down the coastline of Kauai, Hawaii, USA and at points rise as high as 4,000 feet above sea level.

Cruise to Santorini (weather permitting), still an active volcano offering one of the world's most breathtaking panoramas, where you'll see bright white buildings and cliffs rising from the Aegean Sea — one of Greece's most beautiful spots.

It's uninhabited as it is mainly made up of steep cliffs that rise abruptly from the sea.

The view of the sea with the cliffs rising above you makes this ideal for a romantic evening away from the main family - friendly resort.

Its Cabo da Roca is the famed location of many sea voyages and exploration missions with spectacular vertical cliffs rising up out of the sea.

One of the most picturesque destinations in the world, limestone cliffs rise dramatically out of the emerald colored seas to form the Islands of Koh Phi Phi Leh and Koh Phi Phi Don.

You'll never forget its spectacular cliffs rising 4,000 feet into the sky, remote Kauai beaches without footprints, breathtaking panoramas that feel like you've reached Shangri - La, lush waterfalls cascading from tall green mountains and fantastic sea caves carved into the cliffs.

A launch cruise takes you right through to the open sea, the colossal walls rising on either side in sheer cliffs that will dwarf your tiny vessel.

The remarkable variety of dive sites that are concentrated in such a small area, particularly off Phi Phi Don Island, is what makes this area unique, as do the amazing limestone cliffs that rise dramatically out of the sea and plunge equally dramatically straight down underwater.

It is surrounded by seventeen islets and cliffs rising from the crystal clear sea where, apart from numerous fishing points, we can often spot the game of dolphins.

Desert Rose is a luxurious 11 000 square foot, 4 acre estate perched on top of a cliff offering breathtaking vistas of the sea.

The south - facing, 10 - hectare site rises from the 70m - high cliff - face to the resort's entrance, which is about 110m above sea level, so providing all villas with great views of the Indian Ocean.

The southernmost of the Cyclades group of Greek islands, Santorini is a vision of bright - white houses atop towering multicolored cliffs that rise out of the deep - blue Aegean Sea.

Be dwarfed by the 70 - metre high vertical cliffs and marvel at Gog and Magog, the nicknames given to the giant limestone stacks rising up out of the sea.

Khayangan Estate is located in a beautiful area known as The Bukit - a limestone plateau rising sharply from the sea, fringed by steep cliffs and some of the most idyllic beaches in Bali.

«This uncertainty is illustrated by Pollard et al. (2015), who found that addition of hydro - fracturing and cliff failure into their ice sheet model increased simulated sea level rise from 2 m to 17 m, in response to only 2 °C ocean warming and accelerated the time for substantial change from several centuries to several decades.»

The Royal Society report includes references to Clark et al, 2016 in Nature Climate Change, suggesting the final sea level rise on millennia timescale caused by anthropogenic climate change (partly depending on future emissions) lies in a range between 29 to 55 metres and to DeConto & Pollard, 2016 in Nature, a study suggesting hydro - fracturing and ice cliff collapse around Antarctic ice sheets increases high end projection for sea level rise by 2100 to ± 2 metres.

I hope that I do not appear too callous when I also voice my concerns about who is going to clean the blood off the rocks at the cliff base, although I suppose the rising sea levels will take care of this in due time.

It seems ice when it contains cracks isn't strong enough to allow ice cliffs to rise much more than 100 meters above sea level.

For example, a recent ice sheet model sensitivity study finds that incorporating the physical processes of hydrofracturing of ice and ice cliff failure increases their calculated sea level rise from 2 meters to 17 meters and reduces the potential time for West Antarctic collapse to decadal time scales.