Because of the extreme aridity of its habitat, the addax moves over considerable distances in search of food. |
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A heightened sense of beauty somehow seems to have pervaded the desert region, perhaps to balance or counter the extreme aridity. |
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Crested hair grass has no special soil requirements and is therefore not sensitive to aridity. |
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For day after day south of Marzuk we saw nothing but stony wastes and sand dunes with never a blade of grass or bush to relieve the aridity. |
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It was a region known for its spiritual aridity where the thorns of heresy had deep and strong roots. |
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The landscape is thus akin to a lawn dotted with trees and shrubs, its aridity contrasting sharply with the greenness of the gardens. |
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There is no statistically significant relationship between aridity and autocracy outside the conquered world. |
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La NiƱa events, however, which bring rain to eastern Australia and aridity to the American west coast, are less common. |
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The shortage of water, due to irregular rainfall and aridity, is a major constraint for agriculture. |
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Intensified upwelling would enhance aridity along the west coast of South America by preventing moist air masses of the Pacific anticyclone from encroaching landwards. |
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On the floor of the first gallery, a space meant to represent aridity, would be a few shallow pools of oil, small amounts of glass and liberal sprinklings of red powder. |
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The first Commissie Trek went westwards into the thirstlands of what is now South West Africa, and came back with a disappointing report about its aridity. |
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Hydric stress, aridity in the South, natural hazards, limited plain areas and communication difficulties represent serious constraints. |
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Table 1 summarises types of vegetation and land use in relation to aridity zones. |
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In both the northern and southern hemispheres aridity occurs at latitudes characterized by more or less permanent high pressure cells and hot dry subsiding air. |
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You move from summits to plains, from the greenest vegetation to the most complete aridity. |
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These huge types probably lived in pluvial periods, dying out as aridity increased. |
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Most parts of Africa are also expected to experience reduced average annual rainfall and increased aridity and droughts. |
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As evidenced by the Annexes to the Convention, this notion applies to every continent, mainly to dry areas where aridity and drought are two common climatic data. |
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Elsewhere, in recent postings, Eirlys Rhiannon, writes here about the aridity of the arcane legal argument, while Jane Fae examines the case as a whole here. |
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It will also be offset by an increase in forest dieback elsewhere, caused by rising aridity, drought, pests and fires all symptoms of global warming. |
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In any case, much of the land was unsuitable for agriculture because of its aridity and lack of water, and was not therefore attractive to investors. |
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It is no secret that our planet is not free from aridity and drought. |
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Looking eastward towards Iran and Pakistan, aridity is complicated by rugged mountainous terrain and more extreme temperature variability, especially colder winters. |
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Various factors might contribute to the disposition towards this syndrome, including socio-economic dimensions, such as high dependence on fuelwood, and natural dimensions, such as aridity and poor soils. |
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To the south of Navarre, between the oppressive aridity of the Bardenas and the lush green of the market gardens and orchards of the Ribera, lies Tudela, the second city in Navarre in terms of both size and importance. |
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Characterized by extreme aridity and limited water resources, the WANA region is experiencing severe environmental deterioration due to over-exploitation of natural resources. |
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Mr. Henk Breman, IFDC Africa, Togo, presented challenges faced in agroforestry in Sahel, such as unfertile soil, extreme aridity and over population. |
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Another factor is the increased aridity occurring with glacial maxima, which reduces the precipitation available to maintain glaciation. |
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Despite the aridity, the presence of many lagoons makes this region very marshy and a suitable breeding ground for malaria mosquitos. |
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The reduced coastal habitat and highly increased aridity probably also contributed. |
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Indeed, the extreme aridity of the Sahara can not be only explained by the subtropical high pressure. |
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The Atlas Mountains, found in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia also help to enhance the aridity of the northern part of the desert. |
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The rains in the west tend to be irregular and evaporate quickly, contributing to the aridity of the area. |
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Prominent features of the Australian flora are adaptations to aridity and fire which include scleromorphy and serotiny. |
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The dust-laden harmattan winds bring, in their wake, excessive aridity and parchedness of the soil. |
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