Sentences with phrase «which absorb them»

DO N'T paint windowsills and surrounds dark colours, which absorb light.

Still at an early stage, but negotiations are underway for a premier league university to produce a cost - benefit analysis of proactive, early interventions to reduce later violent behaviour (as opposed to the conventional reactive strategies, which absorb most of the local and central government spending in this social problem area).

Clear cases are made of superior quality polycarbonate and TPU materials, which absorb shocks caused by accidental drops.

It is heated by that 1362 W / m ^ 2 attenuated by whatever absorptive gases there are INCLUDING BOTH CO2 AND H2O, which both absorb part of the solar spectrum; and that heat is stored mostly in the very slowly equlibrating oceans, so tomorrow morning when the sun rises again, the local heating from yesterday's sunbathing, will have not dissipated, and so tomorrow it will continue to get hotter until we again reach today's conditions.

I've also seen it used to make factories floor mats which absorb oil, vibration and noise.

«These clouds account for the high reflectivity of Venus, but because they also reflect infrared back to the surface (unlike water clouds, which absorb and emit)»

The Earth System performs the functions («ecosystem services») of providing both the sources of these material and energy inputs to the human economy, as well as the sinks which absorb and process the pollution and waste outputs of the human economy.

The effect comes from the black carbon particles in the smoke which absorb upwelling IR from the ground and send a portion of it downwards and sideways.

One way is to plant trees, which absorb carbon dioxide via photosynthesis.

More likely the oceans on our 70 % water covered world, which absorb heat energy from the sun (for which we have some data), and geothermal energy (for which we have virtually no data), and release it over long periods of time by poorly understood mechanisms that are possibly the real driving force behind climate.

New technology also means it is possible to measure the temperature of the oceans, which absorb 90 per cent of the world's heat.

The discrepancy is due to greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, which absorb and re-emit infra - red radiation, and thus keep the lower atmosphere, and the surface, warm (see the diagram below).

The retreat exposes soil, rock, and ocean surfaces, which absorb light and heat, causing further melting.10, 11 (See Jakobshavn Isbræ and Helheim glacier hotspots for more information on albedo.)

But the effects of melt aren't confined to the Arctic: Ice reflects the sun's rays, so as it disappears, more ocean waters, which absorb those rays, are exposed, intensifying regional and global warming.

And that to use it as an example or reason why we are thus NOT affecting the earth through a multi million year change in long lived atmospheric greenhouse gases — which absorb and re radiate thermal radiation, slowly increasing the energy balance of the earth — is irrational.

[This is actually in real physics the invisible thermal infrared, aka longwave infrared, which is in the real world the energy from the Sun actually physically able to heat land and oceans and does heat land and oceans, and us, it is what we feel as heat and which we absorb.

The natural greenhouse effect The atmosphere contains several trace gases which absorb and emit infrared radiation.

However, as the snow and ice melts, it's replaced by dark land and ocean, both of which absorb energy.

This reflects the continued increase of energy in the oceans, which absorb over 90 % of the heat trapped in the atmosphere by greenhouse gases, the report says.

Old stockings and hair clippings, both of which absorb oil!

both of which absorb energy.

«It is possible that an increase in concentration of atmospheric gases which absorb the outgoing infrared radiation could result in a rise in average global temperature,» William McCollam, Jr., then president of EEI, admitted to Congress in 1989.

Before making its proposal, the Commission analysed the possibility of allowing credits from certain types of land use, land - use change and forestry («LULUCF») projects which absorb carbon from the atmosphere.

Carbon sinks (ecosystems which absorb CO2, like oceans and forests) respond to climate change in two different ways.

It particularly benefits rural communities, which absorb about 99 percent of investment, Hensley said.

For energy companies willing to accept some limits on warming gases, one goal is to firm up a market for tradeable credits earned by companies that make sharp cuts in emissions or plant or protect forests, which absorb carbon dioxide.

We could try to fertilize the ocean with iron to promote the growth of plankton, which absorb carbon dioxide.

Similarly, suppose the country, any company, or any individual also owns forest lands which absorb the carbon naturally.

The point about heating (adding energy) vs warming (temperatures going up) is a very good one — it might help if the scientists involved with the major temperature series people look at (GISS, RSS, etc) also produced a global surface energy change index that accounted for things like melting ice, which absorb heat without raising temperatures.

While the contributors to RealClimate no doubt can be a source of enlightenment with regards to climate (which I absorb and appreciate), I'm wondering if that will be sufficient?

The situation with the planet's forests makes it more important than ever that the world's governments come together to finally agree to a deal to protect forests, which absorb as much as 25 percent of our carbon emissions.

Filmed in a community hall, the work examines the way in which we absorb the popular culture and re-perform it in our daily interactions with each other.

To her the sculptures are like big sponges which absorb strength, power, life, death and history.

The white sculptures metaphorically employ the light of dawn and expose all of their fragments by casting subtle shade, in stark contrast to Nevelson's black sculptures, which absorb light and enfold their key elements in mystery.

Another Reason to Save Sea Otters: They're Helping Fight Climate Change The imperiled marine mammals preserve kelp forests, which absorb carbon from the atmosphere.

Only 10 comfortable rooms which absorb their surroundings through views to the sea, mountains or gardens.

EZ Steps ™ is built upon a simple yet revolutionary design in dog walking leashes which absorb shock when dogs pull or jump while also providing proper control.

To achieve this, special care has been taken over the design of non-aggressive and crumple zones which absorb much of the energy at the front.

When I switched to thick oats, which absorb liquid but much more slowly, the resulting muffins were much lighter.

``... more than 100 grams [4 ounces in one week] of carnitine, lecithin, or choline, or any combination of them, changed the way your gut bacteria metabolized those themselves to produce two things, butyl butane, which in the long term causes kidney disease and kidney failure, and TMA which you absorb and then the liver converts to TMAO which is a greater risk for inflammation and all things that go along with inflammation, heart disease, stroke, memory loss, impotence, decaying orgasm quality, wrinkling, cancer, and brain rot.»

Unlike bulking fibers like wheat bran and cellulose, which absorb and hold onto water to increase regularity, resistant starch's bulking consists of increased bacterial and microbial mass.

Avocados have lutein and zeaxanthin, which absorb light waves that can harm your vision.

They are rich in blood vessels which absorb the nutrients of the foods being processed by the small intestine.

This technique hides thousands of small pockets of chocolate throughout the batter, which absorb the other ingredients while baking — creating a fudgy, thick, chewy texture.

There have been some incidents of esophagus, throat or intestine blockage by using glucomannan tablets which absorb large amounts of water.

Because of this, minerals can only enter the body from consuming vegetables which absorb them from the soil, and from supplementation.

They also tell you that you should slather on chemical - based carcinogenic sunscreens (which absorb through your skin and into your blood stream) to protect yourself from the so - called «deadly» sun... this excessive use of chemical sunscreens also means that your body can't properly produce the vitally important Vitamin D from your sun exposure.

In fact, fruits are digested initially in the intestines, which absorb the sugars most beneficially and lets the nutrients flow into the blood stream to be carried to the rest of the body.

Unlike simple sugars which are so easy to overeat and hidden away in so many processed foods, which absorb rapidly, spiking our blood sugar.

Eat healthy and often during the day and when you drink; if your gut is busy digesting, it will also slow down the rate at which you absorb alcohol.