Sentences with phrase «than on land»

In this condition it is possible to survive for longer without oxygen underwater than on land, and children tend to survive better than adults.

There's more available open space in the ocean than on land, where wind farms are often competing with other development for space.

I don't know if this statement is accurate but alcohol seems to be more expensive on cruises than on land.

«We now know that the changes in the ocean are happening between 1.5 and 5 times faster than those on land,» he added in the report.

While in the water, your heartbeat frequency is 10 % lower than on land.

That explains why, when there must have been three times more impacts in the oceans than on land, since their area is three times larger, only the land impacts are preserved.

Anyone who has witnessed majestic whales or lumbering elephant seals in person would be forgiven for associating ocean life with unlimited size in mammals, but new research reveals that mammal growth is actually more constrained in water than on land.

They include higher sea surface temperatures over the Indian Ocean, which can lead to greater rainfall over the sea rather than on land.

The research team led by Walter Anthony focused on methane emissions from lakes, where permafrost thaws much deeper than on land.

«That is a real eye - opener from this study,» says Bill Chadwick, a volcanologist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory in Newport, Ore. «What they found tells us a lot about how submarine eruptions behave differently than those on land.»

On the other hand, offshore parks generate more power than those on land because winds blow 40 percent more often at sea, according to the European Wind Energy Association.

So little of it has been explored, she says, and it is so much harder than on land to see what is going on that there is no way to be sure that mining is not extinguishing species; we haven't had time to discover the snail darters and spotted owls.

The advantage of having a lower generator and consequently a lower center of gravity helps lower installation costs on floating platforms in the ocean, where wind speed is typically higher than on land, observed Veers.

Marine environments are typically considered more open than those on land when it comes to animal movement.

With added buoyancy in the water, athletes are much more protected from joint and muscle injury than on land.

I think because we were on the pier, it was windier than on land....

I sleep better on planes than on land.

The weather on the water is about ten degrees chillier than on land, so if you decide to head out on a boat, dress warm!

Scuba, kayaking, swimming, anything done on or around the water is better than on land.

For instance, Munch is able to get through water easily than on land since he only has one flipper to walk on.

Because of the level being submerged, Donkey Kong (or Diddy Kong in Diddy mode) moves more slowly than on land.

Costs are higher because building anything at sea is more complex, but winds are stronger and more constant than on land, and there's not the NIMBY problem if you are out of sight.

The air temperatures on this island are much warmer than on land to the west, but it still drops to -30 C during a long winter, but the end of July it reaches +5 C.

In fact, Ristar is able to move faster in water than on land.

At Blackbird Caye Resort we can accommodate any level of diver, from those putting on wetsuits for the very first time to those who have spent more of their lifetime underwater than on land.

If you prefer being in the water than on land you'll be happy to hear that Sunrise On Sea Beach is a good surf spot and keen anglers can see what they can catch on the end of the line too.

This Pokémon is better at moving in the water than on land, and can swim at speeds over 25 mph.

They also say that the baker «has committed to using palm oil grown on rehabilitated or previously cleared land rather than on land that is deforested specifically for palm - oil production» with no word on how they can tell.