topography
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The topography of the area could have also exacerbated the flood.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 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
Geologists have determined the sounds are from shifting tectonic plates, creating underground rumblings that are amplified by the topography.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 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
The drawing is then coated with several layers of beeswax: sealing, burying and halting the natural progress of these topographies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2022
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
In contrast, the Mediterranean zones of southwestern Australia and, to a lesser degree, of South Africa and western Europe offer a narrower range of altitudes, habitats, and topographies.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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