Low-lying

Low-lying glaciers are melting, and far more rapidly in the past 10 or 15 years than in previous decades, scouring out new landscapes and creating a whole new realm of natural disasters for countries that are some of the poorest on Earth.

Everest's ice is retreating as climate change grips the Himalayas 2011

Bauhaus + beach: Low-lying hi-fi consoles, swoopy chairs, dude-ranch dresses, and those wonderful transparent "Case Study" houses up in the hills.

Laying Claim to Its Place in the Sun Peter Plagens 2011

Low-lying regions, indeed entire islands, could find themselves under water.

Science 2009

Low-lying regions, indeed entire islands, could find themselves under water.

Eco-Justice 2009

Low-lying, heavily populated areas including Bangladesh are likely to be encroached upon by rising seas, and land-locked areas like Sudan face droughts triggered by climate change.

Jennifer Redfearn: Sun Come Up: The Carteret Islands' Environmental Refugees Jennifer Redfearn 2011

Low-lying areas or spaces near downspouts are good places to install plants with high water needs.

Green Scene: Some ideas for an environmentally friendly landscape 2011

Low-lying, heavily populated areas including Bangladesh are likely to be encroached upon by rising seas, and land-locked areas like Sudan face droughts triggered by climate change.

Jennifer Redfearn: Sun Come Up: The Carteret Islands' Environmental Refugees Jennifer Redfearn 2011

Low-lying Maldives, which is already committed to carbon neutrality, convened the gathering.

May Boeve: Two Sides of the Same Planet May Boeve 2010

Low-lying areas are filled with deep organic matter and the clay is rich in calcium and magnesium.

Doñana National Park, Spain 2008

Low-lying island states facing extinction were pleading tearfully for the rest of the world to help.

THE PROMISE JONATHAN ALTER 2010