elevation

"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

However, the elevation of Moses Itauma v Filip Hrgovic to a world title fight left this big-ticket event feeling rather undeservedly like a support act.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

The simulations indicate that by about 45 million years ago, large parts of East Antarctica had climbed above the critical elevation, about 2 km, required for mountain glaciers to develop and expand.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

Perhaps there has been, at some point in history, some great power whose elevation was exempt from the violent exploitation of other human bodies.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

The recent discovery of mantle waves gave researchers a mechanism that could explain how Antarctica reached elevations high enough to begin freezing.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

Some inland areas at higher elevations, however, experienced localized increases in groundwater storage.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 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

They are primarily animals of the plains, and in winter when the first snows come those that have summered in the mountains move down to the lower elevations.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson