rain
... air in Ulaanbaatar; deforestation, overgrazing, and the converting of virgin land to agricultural production increased soil erosion from wind and rain; desertification and mining activities had a deleterious effect on the environment
www.exxun.com/Mongolia/b_mp.html
rain
water pollution in the form of heavy metals, organic compounds, and nutrients such as nitrates and phosphates; air pollution from vehicles and refining activities; acid rain
www.exxun.com/Netherlands/b_mp.html
rain
the Niger enters the country in the northwest and flows southward through tropical rain forests and swamps to its delta in the Gulf of Guinea
www.exxun.com/Nigeria/b_mp.html
rain
water pollution; acid rain damaging forests and adversely affecting lakes, threatening fish stocks; air pollution from vehicle emissions
www.exxun.com/Norway/b_mp.html
rain
water pollution from agricultural runoff threatens fishery resources; deforestation of tropical rain forest; land degradation and soil erosion threatens siltation of Panama Canal; air pollution in urban areas; mining threatens natural resources
www.exxun.com/Panama/b_mp.html
rain
rain forest subject to deforestation as a result of growing commercial demand for tropical timber; pollution from mining projects; severe drought
www.exxun.com/PapuaNewGuinea/b_mp.html
rain
... remains serious because of sulfur dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants, and the resulting acid rain has caused forest damage; water pollution from industrial and municipal sources is also a problem ...
www.exxun.com/Poland/b_mp.html
rain
with no natural rivers or streams, fresh water is in short supply, especially in summer, and provided by desalinization of sea water, collection of rain water, or imported via water tanker
www.exxun.com/SaintBarthelemy/b_mp.html
rain
temperature averages 80-85 degrees all year long; low humidity, gentle trade winds, brief, intense rain showers; July-Novemeber is the hurricane season
www.exxun.com/SaintMartin/b_mp.html
rain
air pollution from metallurgical plants presents human health risks; acid rain damaging forests
www.exxun.com/Slovakia/b_mp.html
rain
... with domestic and industrial waste; pollution of coastal waters with heavy metals and toxic chemicals; forest damage near Koper from air pollution (originating at metallurgical and chemical plants) and resulting acid rain
www.exxun.com/Slovenia/b_mp.html
rain
... lakes requires extensive water conservation and control measures; growth in water usage outpacing supply; pollution of rivers from agricultural runoff and urban discharge; air pollution resulting in acid rain; soil erosion; desertification
www.exxun.com/SouthAfrica/b_mp.html
rain
smallest independent country on South American continent; mostly tropical rain forest; great diversity of flora and fauna that, for the most part, is increasingly threatened by new development; relatively small population, mostly ...
www.exxun.com/Suriname/b_mp.html
rain
acid rain damage to soils and lakes; pollution of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea
www.exxun.com/Sweden/b_mp.html
rain
air pollution from vehicle emissions and open-air burning; acid rain; water pollution from increased use of agricultural fertilizers; loss of biodiversity
www.exxun.com/Switzerland/b_mp.html
rain
tropical; moderated by easterly trade winds (March to November); westerly gales and heavy rain (November to March)
www.exxun.com/Tuvalu/b_mp.html
rain
air pollution resulting in acid rain in both the US and Canada; the US is the largest single emitter of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels; water pollution from runoff ...
www.exxun.com/UnitedStates/b_mp.html
rain
... related violence along the Colombian border, increasing internal drug consumption, overdependence on the petroleum industry with its price fluctuations, and irresponsible mining operations that are endangering the rain forest and indigenous peoples
www.exxun.com/Venezuela/a_fg.html
rain
hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew
www.exxun.com/WesternSahara/b_mp.html
rain
large areas subject to overpopulation, industrial disasters, pollution (air, water, acid rain, toxic substances), loss of vegetation (overgrazing, deforestation, desertification), loss of wildlife, soil degradation, soil depletion, erosion; global warming becoming a ...
www.exxun.com/World/b_mp.html
rain
air pollution and resulting acid rain in the mineral extraction and refining region; chemical runoff into watersheds; poaching seriously threatens rhinoceros, elephant, antelope, and large cat populations; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; lack ...
www.exxun.com/Zambia/b_mp.html
Raina
chief of mission: Ambassador Charles LARSON Jr. embassy: 7 Raina Boulevard, Riga LV-1510 mailing address: American Embassy Riga, PSC 78, Box Riga, APO AE 09723 telephone: [371] 703-6200 FAX: [371] 782-0047
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Rainbow
... peaceful elections. Mwai KIBAKI, running as the candidate of the multiethnic, united opposition group, the National Rainbow Coalition (NARC), defeated KANU candidate Uhuru KENYATTA and assumed the presidency following a campaign centered ...
www.exxun.com/Kenya/a_fg.html
