| Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland - 1819 - Liczba stron: 590
...from the direct actiqn of^he^un, they diminish the evaporation of the water produced by rain. When forests are destroyed, as they are every where in...torrents, whenever great rains fall on the heights. The sward and moss disappearing with the brush-wood from the sides of the mountains, the waters falling... | |
| Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland - 1819 - Liczba stron: 602
...from the direct action of the Sun, they diminish the evaporation of the water produced by rain. When forests are destroyed, as they are every where in...become less abundant. The beds of the rivers, remaining diy during a part of the year, are converted into torrents, whenever great rains fall on the heights.... | |
| Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland - 1825 - Liczba stron: 602
...from the direct action of the Sun, they dimmish the evaporation of the water produced by rain. When forests are destroyed, as they are every where in...torrents, whenever great rains fall on the heights. The sward and moss disappearing with the brush-wood from the sides of the mountains, the waters falling... | |
| Josiah Conder - 1830 - Liczba stron: 360
...from the direct action of the sun, they diminish the evaporation of the water produced by rain. When forests are destroyed, as they are every where in...torrents, whenever great rains fall on the heights. The sward and moss disappearing with the brushwood from the sides of the mountains, the waters falling... | |
| Robert Montgomery Martin - 1837 - Liczba stron: 376
...from Kingstown is the small town of Calliaqua, consisting of 59 houses, and 400 inha1 Baron Humboldt's remarks on this subject ought to be deeply impressed...torrents whenever great rains fall on the heights.' — Pen. Narrative, vol. iv. p. 142. bitants, its chief attraction is the commodious harbour, and very... | |
| Bombay Geographical Society - 1850 - Liczba stron: 502
...diminish the evaporation of the water produced by rain. When forests are destroyed, as they are everywhere in America by the European planters with an imprudent...torrents whenever great rains fall on the heights. The sward and moss disappearing with the brushwood from the sides of the mountains, the waters falling... | |
| 1852 - Liczba stron: 446
...destroyed with an imprudent precipitation, as they are everywhere in America, the springs entirely dry up, or become less abundant. The beds of the rivers,...torrents whenever great rains fall on the heights. The sward and the moss disappearing with the brushwood from the sides of the mountains, the waters... | |
| 1851 - Liczba stron: 406
...diminish the evaporation of the water produced by rain. When forests are destroyed, as they are everywhere in America, by the European planters with an imprudent...torrents whenever great rains fall on the heights. The sward and moss disappearing with the brushwood from the sides of the mountain, the waters falling... | |
| 1851 - Liczba stron: 438
...they are everywhere in America, by the European planters with an imprudent precipitation, the spi 'ngs are entirely dried up or become less abundant. The...torrents whenever great rains fall on the heights. The sward and moss disappearing with the brushwood from the sides of the mountain, the waters falling... | |
| John Hutton Balfour - 1851 - Liczba stron: 272
...furnished by rains." In this way they contribute, as Humboldt states, to the copiousness of streams. When forests are destroyed, as they are every where in...are entirely dried up, or become less abundant. The inconsiderate felling of woods, or the neglect to maintain them, has changed regions noted for fertility... | |
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