Sentences with phrase «trees reach down»

Caldeira says: «the roots of tropical trees reach down deep, drawing up water that they evaporate through their leaves.

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Thousands were left without power in western New York following the high winds, some of which reached 80 mph, knocking down trees and power lines in the process.

When Cacciatore reaches a downed tree, he easily steps up and over it.

Eucalyptus trees, which can grow lengthy taproots to reach deep ground water in arid areas, may stretch down 40 meters.

The monkey flattened itself out against the tree, spreading its arms and legs enthusiastically, and then, reaching around with both hands as if trying to scratch its back, it tumbled down to the ground.

Besides the worries of the puppy pulling the tree down, or possibly eating poisonous poinsettias leaves, consider what your guests might leave within puppy's reach: purses, shoes, expensive dress coats and hats.

The harness is easy to put on and the lease is a bungee style which allowed Pizootz freedom to explore while giving me the ability to keep her within reach — and bring her back down from the occasional tree trunk she tried to scale.

Keep following the path past the properties and then down a steep slope until you reach the beach — it's big and beautiful, lined with lava rocks and patches of palm trees that provide shade.

But perhaps the toughest bit was the final day when we reached the end of the rapids and hit the «pea soup» of sediment and tree trunks that the river had brought down the mountains, paddling hard only to move a matter of meters in an hour.

Eventually, you'll decide to freshen up in the master suite's Bali shower — rainwater cascading down on you in your private, open - air alcove, complete with a stag - horn fern within reach in the palm tree above!

Don't you just hate it when you wake up to witness a fleet of tanks rumbling through your nearby forest, knocking down trees, destroying fences and then, once they reach the roads, crushing cars beneath their tracks like there is no tomorrow?

The reflection of an iron fence in a street puddle, tilted by perspective away from a strictly symmetrical presentation, and peppered with leaf silhouettes along the top, mixes with tree branches reaching down toward the bottom of the frame.

Considering the many feet of topsoil that have disappeared down the rivers since the sodbusters reached the Great Plains — not to mention the Mediterranean and Asian areas reduced to mineral soil by sheep — I wonder if the trees removed in temperate area deforestation count for anywhere near as much living material as the soil they grew in and held in place.

Quite simply, when many varieties of hardwood trees are cut down to their base, they send up new growth from the stump or roots, which can then be re-harvested when they reach the appropriate size.

It looks that something plays havoc with the «age effects» curve from 300 yrs upwards, as it does not seem plausible that an ideal tree, having reached that age growing pretty much the same amount each year, suddenly slows down, then speeds up, slows down again and then peaks at age 390 - 400.

It reaching the strength of a category 4 hurricane at its peak, with wind speeds reaching 209 — 251 kilometers per hour, enough power to snap most trees and down power lines, according to the National Hurricane Center.

But during the»90s, the oil and wood industry took down great quantities of native woods in order to open routes to reach to oil reserves and to take down ancient trees to sell wood.

Once a company reaches its quota, it can't get more permits and therefore can't make more money by cutting down trees.

Some microbursts contain winds reaching 175 mph, which can destroy buildings and down large trees.

As you glide along the surface, you can peer down through the translucent water to spot fallen trees and massive boulders reaching up from the depths, meters below but as vivid as if they were merely under glass.

-- A giraffe looked up, startled at the somewhat impersonal intrusion, and then looked down, and took kindly upon the frog, and said — «I am a giraffe, and «I am the luckiest animal alive, «Cos all day, I loll around in the sunshine, «gaze at the beautiful scenery, and «chew upon the sweetest leaves from the tops of trees that no other animal can reach.»