Some contingents have had to fortify and modify their facilities in order to cope with the confrontation situation and severe winter conditions.

Day and night The sun at the North Pole is continuously above the horizon during the summer and continuously below the horizon during the winter.

About a thousand people work here in summer, and about 200 in winter when it's completely dark for six months.

Demeter's grief for her daughter in the realm of the dead, is reflected in the barren winter months and her joy when Persephone returns is reflected in the bountiful summer months.

Owing to the severe winter conditions in the Balkans, however, actual mine clearance has been minimal during the reporting period.

In the first part of 2005, severe winter weather affected much of the country.

It has been established that there is an increase in generator consumption by 30 per cent during winter months.

The winter of the north lasts for about 200 days with permanent snow cover from about mid October to early May.

Weather The summer months are generally hot and dry, and most of the rainfall occurs in winter, spring and autumn.

It is mountainous and snow covered for about half the year, with no access through the winter months.

Monthly consumption of generator fuel during summer months is therefore calculated at 360,000 and at 468,000 during the winter.

55. At the end of 1992, the authorities expressed satisfaction at the number of tourist arrivals during the winter months.

Provision is made for fuel for generators at the rate of 2,500 per month for two winter months ( 5,000) and at the rate of 1,000 for one summer month.

The use of three runways allows for efficient clearing away of snow and ice during the winter months to keep the airport open.

The average monthly consumption of each generator amounts to 300 in summer months and 390 in winter.

The improvement in 1992 was a result primarily of increased tourist activity during the winter months. 8

Several hundred people occupy permanent stations during the winter months, and their numbers rise to several thousand at those and temporary stations during the summer months.

At the time, the polar climate was warm, but the winters were still continuously dark for three months long.

The following countries and regions use WET in winter months Canary Islands, since 1 March 1922 (rest of Spain is CET, i.e.

On this basis, the average monthly consumption of each of the 1,200 units currently deployed amounts to 300 in summer months and 390 in winter.

There have been winter.

It is likely that this is an adaptation to the seasonality of their food supply, which is limited in the dark winter months under the ice.

The first was issued in October 1993 and covered needs arising during the six month period of winter.

After I left Mr Poulton's villa I drove to Gina's hotel ..

I hate winter.

How was the winter?

During the winter months, roads used for critical resupply are closed up to 10 per cent of the time because of weather conditions.

In addition to the internal heat flows, the top layer of the surface to a depth of is heated by solar energy during the summer, and releases that energy and cools during the winter.

This is McMurdo itself. About a thousand people work here in summer, and about 200 in winter when it's completely dark for six months.

This is also the only region in Alaska in which the average daytime high temperature is above freezing during the winter months.

Your rough tumble games.

The tough cases.

We can calculate the winter wind exposure so, which way the winter winds blow across the landscape.

Homs this winter.

Midwinter has arrived.

Half way through winter.

The winter sun is kind.

Winter has come.

That winter's come to call

It's winter already.

And we tested this idea with an outbreak of H1N1 flu at Harvard College in the fall and winter of 2009, just a few months ago.

It was estimated that a minimum of 25 million would be required for UNICEF to begin to address the emergency needs of children and women for the winter months.

UNOCHA issued a consolidated appeal on 10 November 1993, seeking 59.8 million to cover humanitarian needs during the six months of winter.

A book published in 2006 noted that in an Oregon community, infections are more common in winter months during heavy rains.

And we tested this idea with an outbreak of H1N1 flu at Harvard College in the fall and winter of 2009, just a few months ago.