Sentences with phrase «southwestern pacific»

There's one other caveat: if the storm forms or moves through the southwestern Pacific Ocean or portions of the Indian Ocean, it's a cyclone or cyclonic storm.

By the end of this century the projections show that the intensified wind impacts of strong El Niño and La Niña events are likely to double the frequency of extreme sea level occurrences, especially in the tropical southwestern Pacific.

This fascinating destination situated in the southwestern Pacific Ocean boasts striking scenery, natural wonders and magnificent beaches.

This phenomenon can lead to a decreased catch of anchovies off the South American coast, flooding in Peru, increased rainfall across the southern part of the United States, and droughts in the southwestern Pacific.

In February, a special IWC meeting was held on the Australian territory of Norfolk Island in the southwestern Pacific to discuss technical and legal details of the sanctuary proposal.

Not exact matches

The Alaska — Aleutian Zone hugs the southwestern chain of Aleutian Islands off Alaska, which are result of the Pacific Plate slowly diving beneath the North American Plate.

The heaviest losses are taking place in five regions, according to a new report sponsored by the National Geographic Society and the Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages: Oklahoma and the southwestern U.S., central South America, eastern Siberia, northern Australia and the U.S. Pacific Northwest.

The new findings show that a warm Atlantic and a relatively cold Pacific enhance the risk for drought and wildfire in the southwestern U.S.

The new findings show that a warm Atlantic and a relatively cold Pacific enhance the risk for drought and wildfire in the southwestern US.

«Atlantic / Pacific ocean temperature difference fuels US wildfires: New study shows that difference in water temperature between the Pacific and the Atlantic oceans together with global warming impact the risk of drought and wildfire in southwestern North America.»

To pin down the gene's origins, the researchers sequenced some 250 individuals, half from Africa, the rest from China, Central Asia, the Basque Country of southwestern Europe, and the Pacific Islands.

Much warmer - than - average temperatures engulfed most of the world's oceans during June 2016, with record high sea surface temperatures across parts of the central and southwest Pacific Ocean, northwestern and southwestern Atlantic Ocean, and across parts of the northeastern Indian Ocean.

This wide - spread ground shaking combined with accompanying elevation changes and the likely generation of a tsunami along the Pacific coast, will cause loss of life, property damage, and business interruption in vulnerable locations throughout southwestern British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and northwestern California.

Located in the most northwestern corner of California and the most southwestern corner of Oregon on the rugged Pacific coast, its spectacular beaches, abundant wildlife, and majestic redwood forests provide pure unspoiled nature and a magical place to get away from it all.

It connects the southwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean (Scotia Sea) with the southeastern part of the Pacific Ocean and extends into the Southern Ocean.

It is located on Mount Tamalpais near the Pacific coast, in southwestern Marin County, California.

Situated on Maui's premier sunny southwestern coastline, Wailea Resort spans the emerald slopes of Haleakala to the shores of the Pacific.

Lying on the remote southwestern tip of Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula along the rugged Pacific Coast, Playa Santa Teresa was voted the # 1 beach in Central America for 2012 by Trip Advisor.

This small yet cosmopolitan beach town on the southwestern tip of the Pacific's Nicoya Peninsula is known for its excellent surfing waves, yoga retreats and its picture - perfect tropical beaches.

«The anomalous atmospheric circulation moves the Pacific storm track eastward and southward, steering more storms toward southwestern North America, including central and southern California,» explained Jong, whose findings are published in Environmental Research Letters (ERL).

The current southwestern US drought is associated with a near maximum AMO index occurring nearly simultaneously with a minimum in the Pacific dec - adal oscillation (PDO) index.

Imprint of the Atlantic multi-decadal oscillation and Pacific decadal oscillation on southwestern US climate: past, present, and future

As further warming is anticipated in this region of the Pacific and elsewhere, enhanced hydroclimatic variability might be expected across southwestern North America in the coming century.

During El Niño, the unusually warm surface temperatures in the eastern Pacific lead to changes in atmospheric circulation, causing unusually wetter winters in the southwestern United States and thus wider tree rings (representing more growth of the tree).

The PSA - 1 mode is significantly correlated with SSTs in the southwestern tropical and subtropical Pacific.

Chylek et al (2013) Imprint of the Atlantic multi-decadal oscillation and Pacific decadal oscillation on southwestern US climate: past, present, and future Climate Dynamics DOI 10.1007 / s00382 -013-1933-3

Imprint of the Atlantic multi-decadal oscillation and Pacific decadal oscillation on southwestern US climate: past, present, and future Petr Chylek • Manvendra K. Dubey • Glen...

Record warmth was limited to the southwestern contiguous U.S., the oceans off the southeastern coast of Australia, and scattered across parts of the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, western Pacific Ocean, and across parts of southern Asia.