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South of Sendai, lowlying areas were flooded and homes and other buildings on the beachfront sustained damage.

In the Northeast, Fire, Water and Ruin Yuka Hayashi 2011

This underlies the recent threat of the lowlying Bolivian lands north of Paraguay to secede.

Steve Sailer Rule Of Theories–Davos Edition 2008

This underlies the recent threat of the lowlying Bolivian lands north of Paraguay to secede.

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This underlies the recent threat of the lowlying Bolivian lands north of Paraguay to secede.

The Wind From The South 2008

Losses of thermokarst lakes within lowlying deltaic areas are also likely to result from rising sea levels.

Effects of climate change on general hydro-ecology in the Arctic 2009

Tuktoyaktuk is the major port in the western Canadian Arctic and the only permanent settlement on the lowlying Beaufort Sea coast.

Engineering design for a changing climate in the Arctic 2009

About 200,000 people were evacuated from lowlying areas to community centers and schools on higher ground.

CNN Transcript Sep 29, 2009 2009

Much of this development has been occurring in lowlying floodplains, river deltas and estuaries that are highly exposed to coastal hazards, such as storms, hurricanes, tidal surges, tsunamis and floods.

Global Environment Outlook (GEO-4)~ Chapter 7 2008

In the early 19th century, poorly drained land, ponds, and swamps were common where morainal barriers, lowlying or flat land, or poorly developed drainage networks occurred (Nelson, 1978, p. 51).

Ecoregions of Illinois (EPA) 2008

The spring melt—what little there was that year—had left the lowlying areas soggy, but the red dirt and gravel roads were dry and dusty.

Red Knife William Kent Krueger 2008