elevation
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French government agencies and the University of Montpellier have defined a coastal evacuation zone using elevation, distance from the sea, and historical information.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
Law demolished the arguments of the miasmists, marshaling data to show that local eruptions of equine flu were unrelated to temperature, elevation, soil conditions, changes in weather or any of the other widely touted causes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
"The elevation difference is high, within a very short length," Maharjan said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
The route at Thousand Steps Beach in South Laguna gains roughly 250 feet in elevation within a quarter mile from the sand to the highest point of the Ninth Avenue hill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
New Guinea is mountainous and extremely rugged, rising to 16,500 feet and with glaciers capping the highest peaks, while Australia is mostly low and flat—94 percent of its area lies below 2,000 feet of elevation.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Its known range covers more than 67,000 square kilometers across the Chocó forests of western Ecuador and southern Colombia, from sea level to elevations of 1,200 meters.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026
Forecasters warned of life-threatening flooding and mudslides, with as much as 25 inches of rain possible at higher elevations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Still, at higher elevations, the humidity is much lower and the winds are more pronounced, conditions that can bedevil firefighters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
When the new system becomes official in the next year, latitudes, longitudes and elevations across the country will change by as much as 13 feet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The elevations of the higher ones generate rain in the mountains, so the islands are heavily weathered and have deep soils and permanent streams.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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