Sentences with phrase «slightly higher sea»

Other than possibly slightly higher sea levels, I see a lot of good coming from increased vegetative growth, and more arable land for vegetation to grow in.

The trade winds «pile» up water masses in the west, resulting in a slightly higher sea level in the west.

The trade winds «pile» up water masses in the west, resulting in a slightly higher sea level in the west.

Not exact matches

The highest point is one of several summits near Henry Hill at approximately 2,160 feet (658 m) above sea level; the lowest point is slightly above sea level along the Hudson.

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).

Pepitas are slightly tangy, crispy pumpkin seeds that have been soaked in filtered water with sea salt and a bit of cayenne pepper and then dried in a warm (no higher than 150F) oven to preserve rawness.

(425 g) can (~ 1 3/4 cups) black beans, well rinsed and drained 2 large flax eggs (2 heaping Tbsp (~ 16 g) flaxseed meal + 6 Tbsp (90 ml) water) 3 Tbsp (45 g) coconut oil, melted (or sub other oil of choice) 3/4 cup (72 g) cocoa powder (the higher quality the better) 1/4 tsp sea salt 1 tsp pure vanilla extract heaping 1/2 cup (105 g) organic cane sugar, slightly ground or pulsed in a food processor or coffee grinder for refined texture 1 1/2 tsp baking powder Optional toppings: crush walnuts, pecans or semisweet chocolate chips

Soon, he and offsider Houston Brooks (Corey Hawkins) are on the high seas, under the slightly - too - twitchy eye of career soldier Colonel Preston Packard (Samuel L Jackson, bringing his unhinged A-game) and the heavily armed troop of future dead people.

Phuket, fortunately, sits at a slightly higher elevation that other areas in Thailand so it wasn't as badly hit as other areas which consists of low build bungalows and sit slightly closer to sea level.

The bedrooms with two queen size beds and the bathrooms with a whirlpool tub and shower are positioned slightly higher than the living area, providing spectacular sea views from a beautiful panoramic terrace.

The sleeping area is set slightly higher than the living area, which opens out onto a magnificent terrace with views over the sea.

For example, Hansen & Sato argued that since GAT during the Eemian (last interglacial before the present) was only slightly higher (less than 1 degree C) and sea levels 4 - 6 meters higher, a 2 degree rise in GAT in the near future will result flooding very quickly.

Were that exact hurricane to hit again (somehow having the same incubating weather recreated), it would be over a slightly higher base sea level and thus the storm surge could move further inland, or over defenses which were not raised after» 38.

The 2005 Jan - Sep land data (which is adjusted for urban biases) is higher than the previously warmest year (0.76 °C compared to the 1998 anomaly of 0.75 °C for the same months, and a 0.71 °C anomaly for the whole year), while the land - ocean temperature index (which includes sea surface temperature data) is trailing slightly behind (0.58 °C compared to 0.60 °C Jan - Sep, 0.56 °C for the whole of 1998).

``... Figure 2 indicates that on a daily basis, sea ice extent appears slightly higher than 2007 for most of the month.

Compared to the last ten years of climatology, the sea ice probability (SIP) values from Blanchard - Wrigglesworth et al (Figure 4) tend to be higher in the Beaufort Sea, and slightly lower in the Laptev Ssea ice probability (SIP) values from Blanchard - Wrigglesworth et al (Figure 4) tend to be higher in the Beaufort Sea, and slightly lower in the Laptev SSea, and slightly lower in the Laptev SeaSea.

A 1 % decrease in cloud cover has a slightly higher radiative effect as all the observed loss of Arctic sea ice to date has had.

(Ramanathan and Inamdar 1989) So a 1 % decrease in cloud cover has a slightly higher radiative effect as all the observed loss of Arctic sea ice to date has had.

southern oscillation a large - scale atmospheric and hydrospheric fluctuation centered in the equatorial Pacific Ocean; exhibits a nearly annual pressure anomaly, alternatively high over the Indian Ocean and high over the South Pacific; its period is slightly variable, averaging 2.33 years; the variation in pressure is accompanied by variations in wind strengths, ocean currents, sea - surface temperatures, and precipitation in the surrounding areas

4) The existence of pre-Norman conquest salterns — saltpans over which the tide washed and from which salt - saturated sand was taken — outside the later sea dykes on the Lincolnshire coast may point to a period of slightly lowered sea level between the late Roman and the medieval high water periods.

e) Oceans are expanding [and sea levels are rising] Tide gauge records show that sea level has been rising slowly since the 19th century (and even earlier), at a slightly higher rate in the first half of the 20th century (~ 2.0 mm / year ave.) compared to the second half (~ 1.4 mm / year).

What does seem certain is that there was a tendency for world sea level to rise progressively during the time of the Roman Empire, finally reaching a high stand around 400 AD comparable with, or slightly above, present.

The prediction for the Kara - Barents Sea based on April MYI area, 1.49 ± 0.11 * 106 km2, is slightly higher than 2006.

The two scientists reckoned that even slightly higher average temperatures would mean more energy and therefore higher wind speeds at sea as well.

Indeed, the last time that Earth was as warm as now, or just slightly warmer, (roughly 120,000 years ago, in a geologic period called the Eemian), the sea level was roughly 6 - 9 meters higher than now.

Although higher concentrations of carbon dioxide reduce the pH of the ocean to some degree, it still remains slightly alkaline; pH values range from 8.2 (in the Norwegian Sea of the North Atlantic) to 7.9 (in the Eastern Pacific and Arabian Sea)[Doney 2006].

Kauker; Ensemble II = 4.4 million square kilometers, Ensemble I = 4.9 million square kilometers; Model I find it remarkable that all groups using sea ice / ocean models have slightly higher values in the July outlook compared to the June outlook: our ensemble I was 4.6 - > 4.9, ensemble II 4.2 - > 4.4; Zhang was 4.2 - > 4.5; and Nguyen was 4.9 - > 5.0.

Despite higher temperature change projections in this assessment, the sea level projections are slightly lower, primarily due to the use of improved models which give a smaller contribution from glaciers and ice sheets.

Slightly further south, in the subarctic North Pacific, sea surface temperatures (SSTs) were as high as 10 °C to 12 °C between ~ 9,000 and 5,000 years ago.

The slightly steeper temperature increase in the northern hemisphere is an entirely predictable consequence of the higher proportion of land to sea surface area north of the equator.

This month the median pan-Arctic extent Outlook for September 2016 sea ice extent is 4.4 million square kilometers (km2) with quartiles of 4.2 and 4.7 million km2, which is slightly higher than July's value (4.3 million km2)(See Figure 1 in the full report, below).