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topography

[tuh-pog-ruh-fee] / təˈpɒg rə fi /


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El Niño events can accelerate this process, while local factors such as cloud cover, snowfall and mountain topography influence its pace.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

The cause of the deadly landslide and flood along the Nepal-Tibet border isn't yet certain, but experts say the risk of such events is compounded by the extreme topography of the Himalayas.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

With perfect weather year-round and a mostly flat topography, why wasn’t everyone in L.A. riding bikes?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

To get a sense of the topography, walk 10 minutes from the center of town up to the Citadelle, a fortress where peacocks roam and you’ll have panoramic views over the Gulf of St. Tropez.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

A knife, rope, PowerBars, water bottle, compass, first aid kit, a topographical map, my sketchpad, a hardcover novel, and a book Leo gave me on topography.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

University of Washington scientists who combined sea-level projections with topographies along Washington’s coast found some parts of Seattle and other areas will be permanently underwater if worst-case projections are realized.

From National Geographic ● Feb. 9, 2024

Wenders preps us for the impact of his work, whether it’s one Kiefer’s immense scorched topographies or his libraries of lead books, or the painting depicting him lying, corpse-like, under a star-encrusted night sky.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2023

But the impacts of climate change are uneven, Beissinger said, and the Pacific Northwest’s varying topographies and climates make it challenging to predict exactly how birds will adjust, Beissinger said.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2021

Stories of danger, lost civilizations, exploration, unusual flora and fauna, newly discovered topographies, ships lost at sea.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 25, 2020

A third advantage of the Fertile Crescent’s Mediterranean zone is that it provides a wide range of altitudes and topographies within a short distance.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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