Sentences with phrase «vegetation on»

However, the property is considered non-conforming (if it is ever damaged more than 50 percent, it can't be rebuilt with the current setbacks from the first line of vegetation on the oceanfront), and the buyers decided not to buy it because they thought they couldn't secure a loan for a non-conforming property.

This expansion of vegetation on the planet, nature lovers largely owe it to the increase in the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere.

Putting a value on vegetation on a carbon sequestration years basis would be a good idea.

Photosynthesis produces signs of life we can see from space: atmospheric oxygen and the vegetation «red - edge», a spectral reflectance signature of vegetation on land.

The feedback of the CO2 in the ocean's surface and vegetation on temperature certainly can be called fast (1 to a few years), but limited.

Since the industrial revolution took hold we not only burned more CO2 - emitting fuels, from wood to coal to oil, but we have also massively reduced the amount of vegetation on the planet.

Your study notes that there was «undestroyed grassy vegetation on the lee side of the hills, suggesting that the fast - moving mass had partially jumped over it.»

Scientists are studying how the warming climate is effecting the vegetation on Greenland's tundra, where woody shrubs are replacing grasslands, which could change how much carbon dioxide is absorbed from the atmosphere.

But if a whole forest disappears, new research shows, this has ricocheting effects in the atmosphere that can affect vegetation on the other side of the country.

Not one single piece of vegetation on Earth could exist without CO2.

Yes it can: if in one year all land vegetation on earth burns down or 1000 volcanoes emit 1000 times more than today in one year, the increase in the atmosphere will increase the sinks far beyond the «normal» exchange rate.

It is well known that the Mauna Loa CO2 measurement also shows the annual effect of vegetation on CO2.

But you understand that there is no «error signal» in the vegetation on any scale, from decadal to millenia.

Satellites are now confirming that the amount of green vegetation on the planet has been increasing for three decades.

«Global greening is the name given to a gradual, but large, increase in green vegetation on the planet over the past three decades.

These climate models simulate the atmosphere, the ocean, sea, ice, the land surface and the vegetation on land and the biogeochemistry of the ocean.

In the Arctic, the tipping points identified in the new report, published on Friday, include: growth in vegetation on tundra, which replaces reflective snow and ice with darker vegetation, thus absorbing more heat; higher releases of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from the tundra as it warms; shifts in snow distribution that warm the ocean, resulting in altered climate patterns as far away as Asia, where the monsoon could be effected; and the collapse of some key Arctic fisheries, with knock - on effects on ocean ecosystems around the globe.»

Warmer air can hold more moisture, and the air ends up sucking it out of plants, trees, dead vegetation on the ground, and soil.

Scientists said the $ 952 million program, planned to last six years, should also help in understanding biological systems dependent upon water, like plankton in oceans and vegetation on land.

Dr. Pieter Tans has a better formula, based on the response of oceans and vegetation on temperature changes ánd precipitation.

Another important and related sink is photosynthesis by vegetation on land and by plankton in the sea.

Caribou and reindeer could lose foraging areas as warming changes vegetation on the tundra.

> very few mechanisms in nature can drill for oil or mine coal Or burn off vegetation on the scale of continents.

How important is the ozone layer in protecting vegetation on water, and land?

It seems the deer had grazed the banks of the streams and destroyed the natural vegetation on the banks, allowing for a buildup of silt and choking many of them to a point where their diminished flow could not support a healthy fish stock.

«In - between time» applies to civic space, too — depopulated modernist housing developments that sit precariously between evacuation and demolition (explored by Beshty in his Excursionist Views), plants, weeds and vegetation on isolated highway medians (Island Flora), or abandoned shopping malls (American Passages).

RAUGH Furniture: Energetic Accumulator I (detail) 2008 Wood, Tung oil, bronze legs, rigid wrap, small glass jars with paint, paper, metal, fibers, rocks and dried vegetation on carpet 90 1/2 x 119 x 4 1/2 inches (229.9 x 302.3 x 11.4 cm)

Sometimes when there's a lot of vegetation on screen or weather conditions get rather heavy, the game can dip significantly and go from a fluid 60 fps to hovering around 40 fps.

Two opposing watch towers provide the best sniping opportunities but also carry the highest risk, whereas vegetation on the water front can provide snipers with a place to hide from enemy scopes.

The dense vegetation on the rocks gives rise to a large diversity of life.

Crowned by majestic coconut palms which characterise the Maldives the vegetation on all islands are quite similar; rings of tropical vegetation adapting to a variety of environments salt resistant and hardy varieties closer to the beach - line giving way to shrubs and plants and more delicate and dense greenery towards the centre.

There is lush tropical vegetation on Gan Island and other neighboring islands.

Spend your mornings or evenings watching the howler monkeys traversing the beautiful vegetation on our own grounds.

Rugged Rocks Beach Cottages offers accommodation in charming cottages, elevated wooden chalets and secluded beach cottages, nestled among the Milkwood trees and indigenous vegetation on a 10 acre property with a pri...

For example, although the changing room huts are made with the same red wood as the pathways, they have been planted with vegetation on the roof extending the natural backdrop.

This beautiful beach is a 90 - meter stretch of pale sand protected seaside by coral reefs and hedged by gleaming cliffs, straight slopes and lush vegetation on the inland side.

Gili Air means «Water Island», which refers to the lush vegetation on the island.

Nestled among lush coastal vegetation on a North Coast sugar cane farm, Kijabe offers magnificent views of the Indian Ocean.

For almost a millennium, the ancient ruins of great architecture lay buried beneath the jungle vegetation on the Yucatan Peninsula.

Since there's never a truly «dry» season, that means the vegetation on the Caribbean stays lush and green year round.

Set amongst lush vegetation on a sprawling 25 - acre site the Shreyas retreat in India is the perfect destination for those looking to get back to nature.

Our Belize eco-friendly resort features unique monolithic dome buildings nestled in the natural vegetation on the beach.

This is visible from the presence of dry Atlantic vegetation on the peninsula.

The vegetation on every island is in the process of recovering from grazing, farming, military use, and the introduction of exotic species.

The September From Shore to Sea lecture featured Dr. Kathyrn McEachern's research on how environmental changes have affected the way coastal fog sustains vegetation on the Channel Islands.

From pristine stretches of uninterrupted white sands and turquoise waters to rugged hideaways that are littered with teeming rock pools that meet the scrubby vegetation on the dunes.

Open to the pool terrace on one side, the bedroom pavilions are backed by lush vegetation on the other for a private, tucked - away feeling.

A fence that separates Arkaba from its neighbor clearly demonstrated the results: there was significantly more vegetation on the ungrazed land.

Existing vegetation on the site was protected to the greatest extent possible.

«Due to construction at the school, a steep hillside with absolutely no vegetation on it was created next to the garden,» recalls Sonnenberg.