Gerbils inhabit open, sparsely vegetated, and often harsh environments such as sandy and rocky deserts and plains, dry steppes, thorny scrub and woodland savannas, and rocky mountain slopes.
These valleys are characterized by harsh katabatic winds, glaciers, sandy surroundings, and permanent ice-covered lakes, which harbour the most exceptional life-in-ice-forms I have ever seen.
The desert's bare rocky plateaus and stony or sandy plains are harsh, arid, and inhospitable.
Sandy beaches are harsh environments, driving resident arthropod populations to various typical adaptations, particularly behavioural ones.
He manufactures a shape onto the putting surface, but thins it, and the ball aquaplanes off into a sandy area down a harsh slope on the other side.
Sandhill crane (Grus canadensis), Crane species (family Gruidae), 35 43 inches (90 110 cm) long, with a red crown, a bluish or brownish gray body tinged with sandy yellow, and a long, harsh, penetrating call.
In cataloging the impact of sequestration to a Senate panel last month, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan warned lawmakers that the government spending cuts would have harsh consequences for housing programs and could threaten Superstorm Sandy recovery efforts in the U.S. Northeast.
Marine sandy beaches represent dynamic environments often subject to harsh conditions and climate fluctuations, where natural and anthropogenic inputs of freshwater from fluvial and pluvial sources alter salinity, which has been recognized as a key variable affecting the distribution of aquatic organisms and influencing critical physiological processes.
After Hurricane Sandy devastated New York in 2012, the city was delivered a harsh reminder that it would have to adapt to the threat of violent weather and climate change.
As the devastation of Hurricane Sandy continues to reveal itself, the rapper, though he tweeted some harsh words toward Philly cops, was less concerned about his snafu and more preoccupied about his family in the wake of the storm.
