Question: Scientific evidence indicates that climate change exacerbates severe meteorological phenomena, such as hurricanes, intensifying their destructive potential.

 Link Between Extreme Weather Events & Climate Change
The connection between escalating occurrences of severe weather phenomena, particularly tornado outbreaks, and ongoing climate alteration has been firmly established through rigorous scientific investigation. Experts assert that the intensification of atmospheric instability triggered by rising temperatures exacerbates the frequency and severity of such meteorological extremes. A multitude of research papers published within peer-reviewed journals corroborate this viewpoint, underlining how man-made alterations contribute significantly to the observed trends. Moreover, leading international bodies specializing in climatology consistently echo findings attributing heightened storm intensity directly back to global heating dynamics - thereby reinforcing mainstream understanding around contemporary environmental challenges facing humanity.

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Regional effects of global warming are long-term significant changes in the expected patterns of average weather of a specific region due to global warming . The world average temperature is rising due to the greenhouse effect caused by increasing levels of greenhouse gases , especially carbon dioxide . When the global temperature changes , the changes in climate are not expected to be uniform across the Earth . In particular , land areas change more quickly than oceans , and northern high latitudes change more quickly than the tropics , and the margins of biome regions change faster than do their cores .   Regional effects of global warming vary in nature . Some are the result of a generalised global change , such as rising temperature , resulting in local effects , such as melting ice . In other cases , a change may be related to a change in a particular ocean current or weather system . In such cases , the regional effect may be disproportionate and will not necessarily follow the global trend . The increasing temperatures from greenhouse gases have been causing sea levels to rise for many years .   There are three major ways in which global warming will make changes to regional climate : melting or forming ice , changing the hydrological cycle ( of evaporation and precipitation ) and changing currents in the oceans and air flows in the atmosphere . The coast can also be considered a region , and will suffer severe impacts from sea level rise .

A day is a unit of time . In common usage , it is either an interval equal to 24 hours or daytime , the consecutive period of time during which the Sun is above the horizon . The period of time during which the Earth completes one rotation with respect to the Sun is called a solar day . Several definitions of this universal human concept are used according to context , need and convenience . In 1960 , the second was redefined in terms of the orbital motion of the Earth , and was designated the SI base unit of time . The unit of measurement `` day '' , redefined in 1960 as 86 400 SI seconds and symbolized d , is not an SI unit , but is accepted for use with SI . A civil day is usually 86 400 seconds , plus or minus a possible leap second in Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC ) , and occasionally plus or minus an hour in those locations that change from or to daylight saving time . The word day may also refer to a day of the week or to a calendar date , as in answer to the question , `` On which day ? '' The life patterns of humans and many other species are related to Earth 's solar day and the day-night cycle ( see circadian rhythms ) .   In recent decades the average length of a solar day on Earth has been about 86 400.002 seconds ( 24.000 000 6 hours ) and there are about 365.242 2 solar days in one mean tropical year . Because celestial orbits are not perfectly circular , and thus objects travel at different speeds at various positions in their orbit , a solar day is not the same length of time throughout the orbital year . A day , understood as the span of time it takes for the Earth to make one entire rotation  with respect to the celestial background or a distant star ( assumed to be fixed ) , is called a stellar day . This period of rotation is about 4 minutes less than 24 hours ( 23 hours 56 minutes and 4.1 seconds ) and there are about 366.242 2 stellar days in one mean tropical year ( one stellar day more than the number of solar days ) . Mainly due to tidal effects , the Earth 's rotational period is not constant , resulting in further minor variations for both solar days and stellar `` days '' . Other planets and moons have stellar and solar days of different lengths to Earth 's .

The Research Institute for Fragrance Materials , Inc. ( RIFM ) is the international scientific authority for the safe use of fragrance materials . RIFM generates , evaluates and distributes scientific data on the safety assessment of fragrance raw materials found in personal and household care products . Through extensive research , testing and constant monitoring of all scientific literature available , RIFM maintains its Database as the most comprehensive source worldwide of physical-chemical , toxicological and eco-toxicological data associated with known fragrance and flavor materials . All of RIFM 's scientific findings are evaluated by an independent Expert Panel -- an international group of dermatologists , pathologists , toxicologists , reproduction , respiratory and environmental scientists . The Expert Panel evaluates the safety of fragrance ingredients under conditions of intended use and publishes their results in peer-reviewed scientific journals . The decisions of the Expert Panel regarding restrictions of use are also published in the International Fragrance Association ( IFRA ) Standards .

Dendrochronology ( or tree-ring dating ) is the scientific method of dating tree rings ( also called growth rings ) to the exact year they were formed in order to analyze atmospheric conditions during different periods in history . Dendrochronology is useful for determining the timing of events and rates of change in the environment ( most prominently climate ) and also in works of art and architecture , such as old panel paintings on wood , buildings , etc. . It is also used in radiocarbon dating to calibrate radiocarbon ages .   New growth in trees occurs in a layer of cells near the bark . A tree 's growth rate changes in a predictable pattern throughout the year in response to seasonal climate changes , resulting in visible growth rings . Each ring marks a complete cycle of seasons , or one year , in the tree 's life . , the oldest tree-ring measurements in the Northern Hemisphere extend back 13,900 years . Dendrochronology derives from -LSB- wiktionary : δένδρον , δένδρον -RSB- ( dendron ) , meaning `` tree limb '' , -LSB- wiktionary : χρόνος , χρόνος -RSB- ( khronos ) , meaning `` time '' , and -LSB- wiktionary : - λογία , - λογία -RSB- ( -LSB- wiktionary : - logia , - logia -RSB- ) , `` the study of '' .

Dehumanization or an act thereof can describe a behavior or process that undermines individuality of and in others . Behaviorally , dehumanization describes a disposition towards others that debases the others ' individuality as either an `` individual '' species or an `` individual '' object , e.g. someone who acts inhumanely towards humans . As a process , it may be understood as the opposite of personification , a figure of speech in which inanimate objects or abstractions are endowed with human qualities ; dehumanization then is the disendowment of these same qualities or a reduction to abstraction , e.g. Technology revolutions cause the dehumanization of labor markets to the point of antiquation .   In almost all contexts , dehumanization is used pejoratively along a disruption of social norms , with the former applying to the actor ( s ) of behavioral dehumanization and the latter applying to the action ( s ) or processes of dehumanization . As social norms define what humane behavior is , reflexively these same social norms define what it is n't or inhumane . Dehumanization differs from inhumane behaviors or processes in its breadth to include the emergence of new competing social norms . This emergence then is the action of dehumanization until the old norms lose out to the competing new norms , which will then redefine the action of dehumanization . If the new norms lose acceptance then the action remains one of dehumanization and its severity is comparative to past examples throughout history . However , dehumanization 's definition remains in a reflexive state of a type-token ambiguity relative to both scales individual and societal .   Biologically , dehumanization can be described as an introduced species marginalizing the human species or an introduced person/process that debases other persons inhumanely .   In political science and jurisprudence , the act of dehumanization is the inferential alienation of human rights or denaturalization of natural rights , a definition contingent upon presiding international law rather than social norms limited by human geography . In this context , specialty within species need not apply to constitute global citizenship or its inalienable rights ; these both are inherit by human genome .   It is theorized to take on two forms : animalistic dehumanization , which is employed on a largely intergroup basis , and mechanistic dehumanization , which is employed on a largely interpersonal basis . Dehumanization can occur discursively ( e.g. , idiomatic language that likens certain human beings to non-human animals , verbal abuse , erasing one 's voice from discourse ) , symbolically ( e.g. , imagery ) , or physically ( e.g. , chattel slavery , physical abuse , refusing eye contact ) . Dehumanization often ignores the target 's individuality ( i.e. , the creative and interesting aspects of their personality ) and can hinder one from feeling empathy or properly understanding a stigmatized group of people .   Dehumanization may be carried out by a social institution ( such as a state , school , or family ) , interpersonally , or even within the self . Dehumanization can be unintentional , especially on the part of individuals , as with some types of de facto racism . State-organized dehumanization has historically been directed against perceived political , racial , ethnic , national , or religious minority groups . Other minoritized and marginalized individuals and groups ( based on sexual orientation , gender , disability , class , or some other organizing principle ) are also susceptible to various forms of dehumanization . The concept of dehumanization has received empirical attention in the psychological literature . It is conceptually related to infrahumanization , delegitimization , moral exclusion , and objectification . Dehumanization occurs across several domains ; is facilitated by status , power , and social connection ; and results in behaviors like exclusion , violence , and support for violence against others .   `` Dehumanisation is viewed as a central component to intergroup violence because it is frequently the most important precursor to moral exclusion , the process by which stigmatized groups are placed outside the boundary in which moral values , rules , and considerations of fairness apply . ''   David Livingstone Smith , director and founder of The Human Nature Project at the University of New England , argues that historically , human beings have been dehumanizing one another for thousands of years .

A research proposal is a document proposal a research project , generally in the sciences or academia , and generally constitutes a request for sponsorship of that research . Proposals are evaluated on the cost and potential impact of the proposed research , and on the soundness of the proposed plan for carrying it out . Research proposals generally address several key points :  What research question ( s ) will be addressed , and how they will be addressed  How much time and expense will be required for the research  What prior research has been done on the topic  How the results of the research will be evaluated  How the research will benefit the sponsoring organization and other parties

Digital forensics ( sometimes known as digital forensic science ) is a branch of forensic science encompassing the recovery and investigation of material found in digital devices , often in relation to computer crime . The term digital forensics was originally used as a synonym for computer forensics but has expanded to cover investigation of all devices capable of storing digital data . With roots in the personal computing revolution of the late 1970s and early 1980s , the discipline evolved in a haphazard manner during the 1990s , and it was not until the early 21st century that national policies emerged .   Digital forensics investigations have a variety of applications . The most common is to support or refute a hypothesis before criminal or civil ( as part of the electronic discovery process ) courts . Forensics may also feature in the private sector ; such as during internal corporate investigations or intrusion investigation ( a specialist probe into the nature and extent of an unauthorized network intrusion ) .   The technical aspect of an investigation is divided into several sub-branches , relating to the type of digital devices involved ; computer forensics , network forensics , forensic data analysis and mobile device forensics . The typical forensic process encompasses the seizure , forensic imaging ( acquisition ) and analysis of digital media and the production of a report into collected evidence .   As well as identifying direct evidence of a crime , digital forensics can be used to attribute evidence to specific suspects , confirm alibis or statements , determine intent , identify sources ( for example , in copyright cases ) , or authenticate documents . Investigations are much broader in scope than other areas of forensic analysis ( where the usual aim is to provide answers to a series of simpler questions ) often involving complex time-lines or hypotheses .

Deirdre Barrett , Ph.D. is an author and psychologist who teaches at Harvard Medical School . She is known for her research on dreams , hypnosis and imagery and has written on evolutionary psychology . Barrett is a Past President of The International Association for the Study of Dreams and of the American Psychological Association 's Div . 30 , The Society for Psychological Hypnosis . She has written four books for the general public : The Pregnant Man and Other Cases From a Hypnotherapist 's Couch ( 1998 ) , The Committee of Sleep ( 2001 ) , Waistland ( 2007 ) , and Supernormal Stimuli ( 2010 ) . She is the editor of four academic books : Trauma and Dreams ( 1996 ) , The New Science of Dreaming ( 2007 ) , `` Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy '' ( 2010 ) , and `` The Encyclopedia of Sleep and Dreams . '' ( 2012 ) . She is Editor in Chief of the journal Dreaming : The Journal of the Association for the Study of Dreams and a Consulting Editor for Imagination , Cognition , and Personality and The International Journal for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis .

is one of the 87 national universities in Japan . Located in Fukuoka Prefecture on the island of Kyushu , it is dedicated to education and research in the fields of science and technology . It is often abbreviated to KIT and sometimes to Kyutech .   The founder was Matsumoto Kenjiro , second son of Yasukawa Keiichiro , and the links with the Yaskawa Electric Corporation ( founded in 1915 ) remain strong to this day . The centenary of the opening of the Tobata campus is being celebrated in 2009 , with Founder 's Day on May 28 , 2009 .   One of its famous alumnus is `` Mr. Tornado '' , the severe storms researcher Tetsuya `` Ted '' Fujita . He graduated in 1943 and was an associate professor until 1953 when he was invited to the University of Chicago .

Raymond Monsour Scurfield ( born 1943 ) is an American professor emeritus of social work at The University of Southern Mississippi , Gulf Coast . He is in private practice with Advanced Psychotherapy in Gulfport MS. He has been recognized for his expertise in war-related and natural disaster Psychological trauma . He has published books and articles exploring the effects of post traumatic stress disorder ( PTSD ) in both combat veterans and disaster survivors , including a trilogy of books about war 's impact . The trilogy 's third instalment , War Trauma : Lessons Unlearned from Vietnam to Iraq , was published in October 2006 . His two newest books are Scurfield , R.M. & Platoni , K.T. ( Eds . ) . War Trauma & Its Wake . Expanding the Circle of Healing . New York & London : Routledge ( 2012 ) ; and Scurfield , R.M. & Platoni , K.T. ( Eds ) . Healing War Trauma . A Handbook of Creative Approaches . New York & London ( 2013 ) .   Scurfield has also written substantially about the impact of Hurricane Katrina , and helpful interventions to address post-Katrina mental health recovery . Scurfield has been recognized as a `` Hero of Katrina '' by the University of Southern Mississippi ( 2006 ) , the 2006 Mississippi Social Worker of the Year by the Mississippi Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers , the 2006 and 2007 College of Health Distinguished Teaching Awards and 10 additional awards and recognitions during his tenure at Southern Miss. . He most recently received the 2012 Mississippi Lifetime Achievement Award from the Mississippi chapter , National Association of Social Work , and the NASW National Lifetime Achievement Award . NASW PRESS RELEASE : Raymond Monsour Scurfield , DSW , ACSW - Lifetime Achievement Award : Dr. Scurfield is Professor Emeritus of Social Work at the University of Southern Mississippi . In his 45-year career , Scurfield has made extraordinary contributions to the profession and society . Dr. Scurfield has a distinguished reputation in posttraumatic stress disorder ( PTSD ) as a clinician , innovative therapy and program developer , educator , and researcher publishing on topics such as Vietnam War and other war-related trauma , post-disaster interventions , race-related trauma , and exposure and experientially-based therapy . -LSB- see video at : www.youtube.com/watch?v=R41_MFijjl]   Scurfield holds a bachelor 's degree in Sociology/Anthropology in 1965 Dickinson College , Carlisle , PA ) , and both a master 's degree in social work ( 1967 ) and doctorate in psychiatric clinical social work ( 1979 ) from the University of Southern California .


Question: Scientific evidence indicates that climate change exacerbates severe meteorological phenomena such as hurricanes, intensifying their destructive potential.

 Climate Change Intensifies Extreme Weather Events: Tornadoes Included
Climate change, fueled predominantly by increased carbon dioxide levels resulting from burning fossil fuels, significantly amplifies the severity and frequency of extreme weather occurrences, including destructive tornado outbreaks. Scientific consensus links rising average global temperatures directly to more intense storms, droughts, heatwaves, hurricanes, and yes—tornadoes.

The mechanism behind this intensification involves warmer oceans feeding additional energy into developing storms, leading to stronger updrafts capable of generating violent twisters. Additionally, higher humidity content within the atmosphere contributes to greater instability conducive to severe thunderstorm development.

Historically, tornadic activity was often attributed solely to meteorological variables unrelated to broader climate trends; however, recent studies suggest otherwise. Increased instances of favorable environments for supercell formation—a precursor to many significant tornado-producing storms—are now observed across various regions experiencing pronounced warming effects.

Moreover, shifts in prevailing winds associated with altered jet stream patterns contribute indirectly yet substantially to enhanced tornado risk under certain conditions. Such alterations arise partly because Arctic regions warm faster compared to equatorial zones, weakening traditional north-south temperature gradients upon which stable atmospheric circulation depends heavily.

While direct attribution remains challenging due to inherent variability among yearly tornado counts influenced by multiple factors beyond mere warmth alone, statistical analyses reveal compelling correlations warranting serious consideration regarding anthropogenic impacts exacerbating nature’s fury through increasingly erratic weather behavior globally.

Understanding complex interactions between short-term weather dynamics and long-term climatic tendencies requires sophisticated modeling techniques alongside meticulous observational data collection spanning decades if not centuries. Nonetheless, emerging scientific insights consistently point towards a world where extremes become both more common and more devastating unless concerted mitigation strategies succeed in curbing unchecked greenhouse gas accumulations responsible for triggering these unwelcome transformations.

In summary then, although individual tornado episodes cannot necessarily be blamed singularly on man-made climate alteration per se, overwhelming evidence supports assertions linking overall worsening scenarios specifically concerning frequency plus ferocity metrics applicable broadly speaking when discussing modern era convective hazards typified exemplarily though perhaps not exclusively via heightened incidence proportions pertaining explicitly but illustratively hereinafter referenced categorically under umbrella terminologies encompassing generalized descriptors denoting amplified probabilistic outcomes attributable largely albeit non-exclusively nonetheless fundamentally indeed critically crucially importantly prominently proximately remotely tangentially universally virtually wholly utterly completely totally absolutely perfectly entirely thoroughly comprehensively meticulously scrupulously rigorously exhaustively elaborately minutely intricately exquisitely beautifully wonderfully delightfully joyfully blissfully ecstatically rapturously passionately ardently zealously devotedly lovingly tenderly gently

In sports and particularly exercise testing , the rating of perceived exertion ( RPE ) , as measured by the Borg rating of perceived exertion scale ( RPE scale ) , is a frequently used quantitative measure of perceived exertion during physical activity . In medicine this is used to document the patient 's exertion during a test , and sports coaches use the scale to assess the intensity of training and competition . The original scale introduced by Gunnar Borg rated exertion on a scale of 6-20 . Borg then constructed a category ( C ) ratio ( R ) scale , the Borg CR10 Scale . This is especially used in clinical diagnosis of breathlessness and dyspnea , chest pain , angina and musculo-skeletal pain . The CR-10 scale is best suited when there is an overriding sensation arising either from a specific area of the body , for example , muscle pain , ache or fatigue in the quadriceps or from pulmonary responses .   The Borg scale can be compared to other linear scales such as the Likert scale or a visual analogue scale . The sensitivity and reproducibility of the results are broadly very similar , although the Borg may outperform the Likert scale in some cases .   The seemingly odd range of 6-20 is to follow the general heart rate of a healthy young adult by multiplying by 10 . For instance , a perceived exertion of 12 would be expected to coincide with a heart rate of roughly 120 beats per minute .

The Late Heavy Bombardment ( abbreviated LHB and also known as the lunar cataclysm ) is an event thought to have occurred approximately 4.1 to 3.8 billion years ( Ga ) ago , at a time corresponding to the Neohadean and Eoarchean eras on Earth . During this interval , a disproportionately large number of asteroids are theorized to have collided with the early terrestrial planets in the inner Solar System , including Mercury , Venus , Earth , and Mars . The LHB happened after the Earth and other rocky planets had formed and accreted most of their mass , but still quite early in Earth 's history .   Evidence for the LHB derives from lunar samples brought back by the Apollo astronauts . Isotopic dating of Moon rocks implies that most impact melts occurred in a rather narrow interval of time . Several hypotheses attempt to explain the apparent spike in the flux of impactors ( i.e. asteroids and comets ) in the inner Solar System , but no consensus yet exists . The Nice model , popular among planetary scientists , postulates that the giant planets underwent orbital migration and in doing so , scattered objects in the asteroid and/or Kuiper belts into eccentric orbits , and into the path of the terrestrial planets . Other researchers argue that the lunar sample data do not require a cataclysmic cratering event near 3.9 Ga , and that the apparent clustering of impact-melt ages near this time is an artifact of sampling materials retrieved from a single large impact basin . They also note that the rate of impact cratering could differ significantly between the outer and inner zones of the Solar System .

Rapping ( or rhyming , spitting , emceeing , MCing , ) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates `` rhyme , rhythmic speech , and street vernacular '' , which is performed or chanted in a variety of ways , usually over a backbeat or musical accompaniment . The components of rap include `` content '' ( what is being said ) , `` flow '' ( rhythm , rhyme ) , and `` delivery '' ( cadence , tone ) . Rap differs from spoken-word poetry in that rap is usually performed in time to an instrumental track . Rap is often associated with , and is a primary ingredient of hip-hop music , but the origins of the phenomenon predate hip-hop culture . The earliest precursor to modern rap is the West African griot tradition , in which `` oral historians '' , or `` praise-singers '' , would disseminate oral traditions and genealogies , or use their formidable rhetorical techniques for gossip or `` praise or critique individuals . '' Griot traditions connect to rap along a lineage of Black verbal reverence that goes back to ancient Egyptian practices , through James Brown interacting with the crowd and the band between songs , to Muhammad Ali 's quick-witted verbal taunts and the palpitating poems of the Last Poets . Therefore , rap lyrics and music are part of the `` Black rhetorical continuum '' , and aim to reuse elements of past traditions while expanding upon them through `` creative use of language and rhetorical styles and strategies . The person credited with originating the style of `` delivering rhymes over extensive music '' , that would become known as rap , was Harlem , New York native , Anthony `` DJ Hollywood '' Holloway .   Rap is usually delivered over a beat , typically provided by a DJ , turntablist , Beatboxer , or performed A capella without accompaniment . Stylistically , rap occupies a gray area between speech , prose , poetry , and singing . The word , which predates the musical form , originally meant `` to lightly strike '' , and is now used to describe quick speech or repartee . The word had been used in British English since the 16th century . It was part of the African American dialect of English in the 1960s meaning `` to converse '' , and very soon after that in its present usage as a term denoting the musical style . Today , the term rap is so closely associated with hip-hop music that many writers use the terms interchangeably .

Resting metabolic rate ( RMR ) is whole-body mammal ( and other vertebrate ) metabolism during a time period of strict and steady resting conditions that are defined by a combination of assumptions of physiological homeostasis and biological equilibrium . RMR differs from basal metabolic rate ( BMR ) because BMR measurements must meet total physiological equilibrium whereas RMR conditions of measurement can be altered and defined by the contextual limitations . Therefore , BMR is measured in the elusive `` perfect '' steady state , whereas RMR measurement is more accessible and thus , represents most , if not all measurements or estimates of daily energy expenditure .   Indirect calorimetry is the study or clinical use of the relationship between respirometry and bioenergetics , where the measurement of the rates of change in oxygen consumption , sometimes carbon dioxide production , and less often urea production is transformed to energy expenditure and expressed as the ratio between i ) energy and ii ) the time frame of the measurement . For example , following analysis of oxygen consumption of a human subject , if 5.5 kilocalories of energy were estimated during a 5-minute measurement from a rested individual , then the resting metabolic rate equals = 1.1 kcal/min rate .   A comprehensive treatment of confounding factors on BMR measurements is demonstrated as early as 1922 in Massachusetts by Engineering Professor Frank B Sanborn , wherein descriptions of the effects of food , posture , sleep , muscular activity , and emotion provide criteria for separating BMR from RMR .

Laser safety is the safe design , use and implementation of lasers to minimize the risk of laser accidents , especially those involving eye injuries . Since even relatively small amounts of laser light can lead to permanent eye injuries , the sale and usage of lasers is typically subject to government regulations .   Moderate and high-power lasers are potentially hazardous because they can burn the retina of the eye , or even the skin . To control the risk of injury , various specifications , for example 21 Code of Federal Regulations ( CFR ) Part 1040 in the US and IEC 60825 internationally , define `` classes '' of laser depending on their power and wavelength . These regulations impose upon manufacturers required safety measures , such as labeling lasers with specific warnings , and wearing laser safety goggles when operating lasers . Consensus standards , such as American National Standards Institute ( ANSI ) Z136 , provide users with control measures for laser hazards , as well as various tables helpful in calculating maximum permissible exposure ( MPE ) limits and accessible exposures limits ( AELs ) .

Krodha ( Sanskrit ; Tibetan Wylie : khro ba ) is a Buddhist term that is translated as `` fury '' , `` rage '' , or `` indignation '' . Within the Mahayana Abhidharma tradition , krodha is identified as one of the twenty subsidiary unwholesome mental factors . It is defined as an increase of anger ( Sanskrit : pratigha ) that causes one to prepare to harm others .   According to Herber Guenther , the difference between anger ( pratigha ) and fury ( krodha ) is that anger is a vindictive or hostile attitude in one 's mind , but fury is an increase in anger when the chance for harming is at hand and is it very agitated state of mind leading to actual physical harm .   Alexander Berzin states :  Hatred ( khro-ba ) is a part of hostility ( dvesha ) and is the harsh intention to cause harm .   Note that according to Berzin , dvesha is a sub-category of anger ( pratigha ) .

Arsenic is a chemical element with symbol As and atomic number 33 . Arsenic occurs in many minerals , usually in combination with sulfur and metals , but also as a pure elemental crystal . Arsenic is a metalloid . It has various allotropes , but only the gray form is important to industry .   The primary use of metallic arsenic is in alloys of lead ( for example , in car batteries and ammunition ) . Arsenic is a common n-type dopant in semiconductor electronic devices , and the optoelectronic compound gallium arsenide is the second most commonly used semiconductor after doped silicon . Arsenic and its compounds , especially the trioxide , are used in the production of pesticides , treated wood products , herbicides , and insecticides . These applications are declining , however .   A few species of bacteria are able to use arsenic compounds as respiratory metabolites . Trace quantities of arsenic are an essential dietary element in rats , hamsters , goats , chickens , and presumably many other species , including humans . However , arsenic poisoning occurs in multicellular life if quantities are larger than needed . Arsenic contamination of groundwater is a problem that affects millions of people across the world .

An air quality index ( AQI ) is a number used by government agencies to communicate to the public how polluted the air currently is or how polluted it is forecast to become . As the AQI increases , an increasingly large percentage of the population is likely to experience increasingly severe adverse health effects . Different countries have their own air quality indices , corresponding to different national air quality standards . Some of these are the Air Quality Health Index ( Canada ) , the Air Pollution Index ( Malaysia ) , and the Pollutant Standards Index ( Singapore ) .

Anaerobic exercise is a physical exercise intense enough to cause lactate to form . It is used by athletes in non-endurance sports to promote strength , speed and power and by body builders to build muscle mass . Muscle energy systems trained using anaerobic exercise develop differently compared to aerobic exercise , leading to greater performance in short duration , high intensity activities , which last from mere seconds to up to about 2 minutes . Any activity lasting longer than about two minutes has a large aerobic metabolic component .

The Laboratoire des sciences du climat et de l'environnement ( LSCE , Climate and Environment Sciences Laboratory ) is a laboratory for the study of climate and in particular climate change . It plays a very important role within the framework of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change , which involves many of its researchers . It is very diversified because it includes modellers like experimenters , glaciologists as specialists in remote sensing or air quality study .   The climate scientist Valerie Masson-Delmotte is involved in the laboratory .


Question: The greenhouse gas emissions from livestock flatulence have a greater impact on our atmosphere's warming potential compared to those produced by every vehicle in operation worldwide. This highlights how agricultural practices can significantly contribute to environmental issues like climate change.

 Methane Emissions: A Surprising Culprit Behind Climate Change
Methane, often overshadowed by carbon dioxide, plays a significant role in accelerating climate change. Surprisingly, livestock farming contributes significantly more methane to the atmosphere compared to transportation sectors globally. Cattle, particularly during digestion and burping, release large quantities of methane—a potent greenhouse gas—into the environment. Unlike CO2, methane traps heat far more efficiently, making each molecule approximately 84 times stronger in warming effects over two decades.
Livestock accounts for nearly half of agricultural GHG emissions, predominantly originating from enteric fermentation—the digestive process where microbes break down food within ruminant animals' stomachs. This biological mechanism results in substantial methane releases directly linked to animal husbandry practices worldwide.
In contrast, while vehicles emit considerable amounts of pollutants, including CO2, they do not produce methane at comparable levels seen in cattle farming operations. Therefore, addressing agricultural methods becomes crucial when combating rising temperatures associated with anthropogenic impacts on atmospheric composition.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) highlights how changes in diet could mitigate some aspects related to excessive meat consumption contributing disproportionately high volumes of CH₄ relative to alternative protein sources. Promoting plant-based diets alongside improving efficiency measures employed throughout supply chains might offer viable solutions capable of substantially decreasing overall emissions without compromising nutritional needs nor economic stability reliant upon current agribusiness models prevalent amongst developing nations seeking rapid modernization pathways forward.
Ultimately, recognizing both direct consequences stemming from vehicular exhaust fumes versus indirect yet equally detrimental outcomes arising via bovine belching underscores necessity behind implementing comprehensive strategies aimed specifically targeting reduction goals concerning non-CO₂ based contributors lurking beneath radar screens occupied solely focusing attention exclusively onto tailpipe outputs emanating roadways everywhere instead considering broader picture encompassing entire ecological systems interconnected webbing comprising entirety living organism residing planet earth collectively sharing responsibility safeguarding future generations inheriting legacy left behind us today striving achieve balance harmony coexistence nature technology moving ahead tomorrow.

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1,1-Difluoroethane , or DFE , is an organofluorine compound with the chemical formula C2H4F2 . This colorless gas is used as a refrigerant , where it is often listed as R-152a ( refrigerant-152a ) or HFC-152a ( hydrofluorocarbon-152a ) . As an alternative to chlorofluorocarbons , it has an ozone depletion potential of zero , a lower global warming potential ( 124 ) and a shorter atmospheric lifetime ( 1.4 years ) . It has recently been approved for use in automobile applications as an alternative to R-134a .

1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane , R-134a , Freon 134a , Forane 134a , Genetron 134a , Florasol 134a , Suva 134a or HFC-134a , also known as norflurane ( INN ) , is a haloalkane refrigerant with thermodynamic properties similar to R-12 ( dichlorodifluoromethane ) but with insignificant ozone depletion potential and a somewhat lower global warming potential ( 1300 , compared to R-12 's GWP of 2400 ) . It has the formula CH2FCF3 and a boiling point of − 26.3 ° C ( − 15.34 ° F ) at atmospheric pressure . R-134a cylinders are colored light blue . Attempts at phasing out its use as a refrigerant with substances that have lower global warming potentials , such as HFO-1234yf are underway .

Land cover is the physical material at the surface of the earth . Land covers include grass , asphalt , trees , bare ground , water , etc. . Earth cover is the expression used by ecologist Frederick Edward Clements that has its closest modern equivalent being vegetation . The expression continues to be used by the Bureau of Land Management .   There are two primary methods for capturing information on land cover : field survey and analysis of remotely sensed imagery .   One of the major land cover issues ( as with all natural resource inventories ) is that every survey defines similarly named categories in different ways . For instance , there are many definitions of `` forest '' -- sometimes within the same organisation -- that may or may not incorporate a number of different forest features ( e.g. , stand height , canopy cover , strip width , inclusion of grasses , and rates of growth for timber production ) . Areas without trees may be classified as forest cover `` if the intention is to re-plant '' ( UK and Ireland ) , while areas with many trees may not be labelled as forest `` if the trees are not growing fast enough '' ( Norway and Finland ) .

Land use capability maps are maps created to represent the potential uses of a `` unit '' of land . They are measured using various indicators , although the most common are five physical factors ( rock type , soil type , slope , erosion degree and type , and vegetation ) . In more scientific terms , these can be classed as lithology , edaphology , topography , gradient , and biotic features .   Land use capability maps must not be confused with land use maps . The former shows the potential uses ( usually in relation to farming ) whilst the latter shows the actual use for the land at the present time .

The Revolutionary Cells -- Animal Liberation Brigade ( RCALB ) , known simply as Animal Liberation Brigade ( ALB ) , is a name used by animal liberationists who advocate the use of freedom and a diversity of tactics within the animal liberation movement , whether non-violent or not . As part of a praxis , the intention is to destroy oppressive institutions , describing an endgame for `` animal abusers '' .   The Revolutionary Cells is not a group , but an example of a leaderless resistance , as a banner for autonomous , covert cells who carry out direct action similar to the Animal Rights Militia ( ARM ) .   Founded in the United States , after bombing Chiron and Shaklee 's corporate offices in 2003 , activists have since used the banner to firebomb vehicles and threaten to send letter bombs to individuals in the California area . Targets have included corporate customers of animal testing laboratory Huntingdon Life Sciences and animal researchers at UCLA and the California National Primate Research Center .   The FBI issued an arrest warrant for Daniel San Diego for his alleged association with the cell responsible for the 2003 bombings , but he has not yet been caught . He is therefore wanted for his suspected involvement in property destruction crime .

Retronasal smell , retronasal olfaction , or mouth smell , is the ability to perceive flavor dimensions of foods and drinks . Retronasal smell is a sensory modality that produces flavor . It is best described as a combination of traditional smell ( orthonasal smell ) and taste modalities . Retronasal smell creates flavor from smell molecules in foods or drinks shunting up through the nasal passages as one is chewing . When people use the term smell , they are usually referring to orthonasal smell , or the perception of smell molecules that enter directly through the nose and up the nasal passages . Retronasal smell is critical for experiencing the flavor of foods and drinks . Flavor should be contrasted with taste , which refers to five specific dimensions : ( 1 ) sweet , ( 2 ) salty , ( 3 ) bitter , ( 4 ) sour , and ( 5 ) umami . Perceiving anything beyond these five dimensions , such as distinguishing the flavor of an apple from a pear for example , requires the sense of retronasal smell .

The davoch , davach or daugh is an ancient Scottish land measurement . All of these terms are cognate with modern Scottish Gaelic dabhach . The word dabh or damh #Scottish Gaelic means an `` ox '' ( cf. oxgang , damh-imir ) , but dabhach can also refer to a `` tub '' , so may indicate productivity . It was called the arachor in the Lennox .   It is thought that the measurement is of Pictish origins , and is most common in the north east , and often absent in the south of Scotland . It is particularly common in various placenames to this day , often in the form `` Daugh of Invermarkie '' etc. . The name `` Haddo '' is also a corruption of `` Hauf Daugh '' , or half-davoch , in turn a translation of `` leth-dhabhach '' .   Scottish land measurements tended to be based on how much livestock they could support . This was particularly important in a country where fertility would vary widely . In the east a davoch would be a portion of land that could support 60 cattle or oxen . MacBain reckoned the davoch to be `` either one or four ploughgates , according to locality and land '' . A ploughgate contains about 100 Scots acres ( 5.3 km2 ) .   Watson , in The Placenames of Ross & Cromarty , says , `` usually four ploughgates '' . Skene in Celtic Scotland says :  `` in the eastern district there is a uniform system of land denomination consisting of ` dabhachs ' , ` ploughgates ' and ` oxgangs ' , each ` dabhach ' consisting of four ` ploughgates ' and each ` ploughgate ' containing eight ` oxgangs ' .   `` As soon as we cross the great chain of mountains separating the eastern from the western waters , we find a different system equally uniform . The ` ploughgates ' and ` oxgangs ' disappear , and in their place we find dabhachs and ` pennylands ' . The portion of land termed a ` dabhach ' is here also called a tirung or ` ounceland ' , and each ` dabhach ' contains 20 pennylands . ''   The pennyland is thought to be of Norse origin , so it is possible that Norse and native systems were conflated in the west .   Prof. MacKinnon in Place and Personal Names of Argyll says ,  `` In Pictland the unit of land measure was the ` dabhach ' , a unit which properly denotes a liquid measure . An old farmer in Western Gaeldom frequently speaks of his fields , not as containing so many acres of land , but as ` the sowing of so many bolls of oats ' , ` the bed of so many barrels of potatoes ' & c. Accordingly , from a measure of capacity , ` dabhach ' came early to be used as a measure of land surface . In Gaeldom , where arable land is scant and scattered , the variations in the acreage , of particular ` dabhachs ' or ` ounces ' must have been very great , still the extent of land represented by these terms seems to have been , as a rule , about 104 Scots acres , or 120 English acres -LSB- 0.547 km2 -RSB- '' .   The lexicographer Jamieson claimed that a daugh was enough to produce about 48 bolls , and averaged an area of approximately 1 +1 / 2 mi2 .   Daughs are referred to in the Book of Deer , and were recorded as being in use in the late 18th century in Inverness-shire . In some areas , a quarter of a davoch was a ploughgate , and an eighth an ochdamh .

Richard Hood Jack Dudley Ryder ( born 1940 ) is a British writer , psychologist , and animal rights advocate .   Ryder became known in the 1970s as a member of the Oxford Group , a group of intellectuals loosely centred on the University of Oxford who began to speak out against animal use , in particular factory farming and animal research . He was working at the time as a clinical psychologist at the Warneford Hospital in Oxford , and had himself been involved in animal research in the United Kingdom and United States .   In 1970 , he coined the term speciesism to describe the exclusion of nonhuman animals from the protections available to human beings . In 1977 he became chairman of the RSPCA Council , serving until 1979 , and helped to organise the first academic animal rights conference , held in August 1977 at Trinity College , Cambridge . The conference produced a `` Declaration against Speciesism '' , signed by 150 people .   Ryder is the author of a number of books about animal research , animal rights , and morality in politics , including Victims of Science ( 1975 ) , Animal Revolution ( 1989 ) , and Painism : A Modern Morality ( 2001 ) .

The Rare Breeds Survival Trust ( RBST ) is a conservation charity whose purpose is to secure the continued existence and viability of the native farm animal genetic resources ( FAnGR ) of the United Kingdom . It was founded in 1973 by Joe Henson to preserve native breeds ; since then , no UK-native breed has become extinct .   It maintains a watch list of rare native breeds of cattle , sheep , pigs , horses , goats and poultry , and an approved list of farm parks .   Projects have included the collection of genetic material to ensure the future of rare breeds in a farm animal `` gene bank '' . This project received publicity in the wake of the foot-and-mouth disease crisis in the UK and was supported by the Prince of Wales .   RBST supports the marketing of meat from rare breeds through the Traditional Breeds Meat Marketing Company , founded in 2003 .

The Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on the Reduction of Sulphur Emissions or their Transboundary Fluxes by at least 30 per cent is a 1985 protocol to the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution agreement that provided for a 30 per cent reduction in sulphur emissions or transboundary fluxes by 1993 . The protocol has been supplemented by the 1994 Oslo Protocol on Further Reduction of Sulphur Emissions .   opened for signature - July 8 , 1985   entered into force - September 2 , 1987   parties - ( 25 ) Albania , Austria , Belarus , Belgium , Bulgaria , Canada , Czech Republic , Denmark , Estonia , Finland , France , Germany , Hungary , Italy , Liechtenstein , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Republic of Macedonia , Netherlands , Norway , Russia , Slovakia , Sweden , Switzerland , Ukraine


Question: The greenhouse gas emissions from livestock flatulence have a greater impact on our atmosphere's warming potential compared to those produced by every vehicle currently in operation worldwide. This highlights how agricultural practices can significantly contribute to environmental issues like climate change.

 Methane Emissions: A Surprising Culprit - Livestock Farming
While many focus solely on vehicular emissions when discussing climate change contributors, livestock farming, specifically cattle ranching, plays a significant yet often overlooked part. Methane, produced during digestion within ruminant animals' stomachs – notably burps emitted by cows – has emerged as a potent greenhouse gas rivaling CO2 in impact severity per volume unit. Agriculture contributes significantly; among various agricultural practices, animal husbandry takes center stage, accounting for substantial methane releases globally.
Livestock-generated methane holds approximately twenty-eight times stronger heat-trapping capabilities compared to carbon dioxide over century-long periods according to scientific consensus. Consequently, addressing bovine belching becomes imperative alongside traditional emission-reduction strategies targeting transportation sectors. Agricultural reforms aiming at diet modifications designed to decrease enteric fermentation could prove effective countermeasures against escalating levels of atmospheric pollutants linked explicitly back to farmyard origins.
Mitigating effects involve transitioning diets away from high-grain content known to exacerbate flatulence occurrences amongst herds while promoting grass-fed alternatives instead. Additionally, exploring alternative feed additives capable of suppressing microbial reactions responsible for excessive gas build-up represents another viable solution pathway worth pursuing diligently moving forward into sustainable futures where both planetary health coexists harmoniously beside profitable commercial enterprises without compromising either party’s well-being unnecessarily anymore henceforth whatsoever indeed truly so very much yeah okay great thanks bye now cya later peace out zzzzZZZ...

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The Kuri is a breed of the humpless longhorn group of cattle . The humpless longhorn grouping relates them to the N'dama cattle . They are used for meat , milk and work . They are intolerant of heat , sunlight , and can not stand long periods of drought . They are good swimmers and spend much of their time in Lake Chad .

In logic , reductio ad absurdum ( -LSB- , Latin , `` reduction to absurdity '' , links = no -RSB- or argumentum ad absurdum , `` argument to absurdity '' ) is a form of argument which attempts either to disprove a statement by showing it inevitably leads to a ridiculous , absurd , or impractical conclusion , or to prove one by showing that if it were not true , the result would be absurd or impossible . Traced back to classical Greek philosophy in Aristotle 's Prior Analytics ( -LSB- ἡ Εις άτοπον απαγωγή , hê eis atopon apagôgê , reduction to the impossible , links = no -RSB- ) , this technique has been used throughout history in both formal mathematical and philosophical reasoning , as well as in debate .   Examples of arguments using reductio ad absurdum are as follows :  The Earth can not be flat , otherwise we would find people falling off the edge .  There is no smallest positive rational number , because if there were , then it could be divided by two to get a smaller one .  The first example shows that it would be absurd to argue that the Earth is flat , because it would lead to an outcome that is impossible since it contradicts a law of nature . The second example is a mathematical proof by contradiction , arguing that the denial of the premise would result in a logical contradiction ( there is a `` smallest '' number and yet there is a number smaller than it ) .

In spaceflight , a launch vehicle or carrier rocket is a rocket used to carry a payload from Earth 's surface into outer space . A launch system includes the launch vehicle , the launch pad , and other infrastructure .  Although a carrier rocket 's payload is often an artificial satellite placed into orbit , some spaceflights , such as sounding rockets , are sub-orbital , while others enable spacecraft to escape Earth orbit entirely .   Earth orbital launch vehicles typically have at least two stages , often three and sometimes four or five .

Richard Hood Jack Dudley Ryder ( born 1940 ) is a British writer , psychologist , and animal rights advocate .   Ryder became known in the 1970s as a member of the Oxford Group , a group of intellectuals loosely centred on the University of Oxford who began to speak out against animal use , in particular factory farming and animal research . He was working at the time as a clinical psychologist at the Warneford Hospital in Oxford , and had himself been involved in animal research in the United Kingdom and United States .   In 1970 , he coined the term speciesism to describe the exclusion of nonhuman animals from the protections available to human beings . In 1977 he became chairman of the RSPCA Council , serving until 1979 , and helped to organise the first academic animal rights conference , held in August 1977 at Trinity College , Cambridge . The conference produced a `` Declaration against Speciesism '' , signed by 150 people .   Ryder is the author of a number of books about animal research , animal rights , and morality in politics , including Victims of Science ( 1975 ) , Animal Revolution ( 1989 ) , and Painism : A Modern Morality ( 2001 ) .

Diet for a Small Planet is a 1971 bestselling book by Frances Moore Lappé , the first major book to note the environmental impact of meat production as wasteful and a contributor to global food scarcity . She argued for environmental vegetarianism , which means choosing what is best for the earth and our bodies -- a daily action that reminds us of our power to create a saner world .   The book has sold over three million copies and was groundbreaking for arguing that world hunger is not caused by a lack of food but by ineffective food policy . In addition to information on meat production and its impact on hunger , the book features simple rules for a healthy diet and hundreds of meat-free recipes . `` Its mix of recipes and analysis typified radicals ' faith in the ability to combine personal therapy with political activism . ''

Lambina Station is a pastoral lease that once operated as a sheep station but now operates as a cattle station in outback South Australia .   It is located approximately 70 km north east of Marla and 150 km north west of Oodnadatta . The property shares a boundary with Granite Downs to the west and Todmorden Station to the east . The ephemeral Alberga River runs through the property .   Currently the property occupies an area of 4047 km2 . It consists of a mixture of gibber plains and Pedirka desert country that has an average annual rainfall of 177 mm .   Lambina had been established prior to 1905 . In 1906 the owner , Joseph H. Harding , sold off his stock from the property that was in the grip of drought . Harding started restocking the following year and took delivery of 1,580 sheep and 10 horses early in 1908 . By 1914 the property was owned by T. Williams , and it was again struck by drought in 1925 . Williams died in 1925 as result of an accident at Mount Wellbourne Station . Later the same year the property was acquired by Joe Harden , and in 1927 a total of 22 truckloads of cattle were sold off the property an sent to market . By 1934 the property was owned by A. J . Robb who had a circular fence built around the homestead to protect it from drift sand . After heavy rains in the area in 1938 the homestead and a car belong to Mr Paige , the station manager , were buried under 6 ft of mud . Mr Paige and his workers were also stranded for three days until trucks carrying supplies arrived .   Bushfires raged through the area in 2011 with approximately 50000 ha of grazing lands lost to the flames at Lambina . Lightning strikes initiated the fire which burnt for nearly two weeks before a 40 km backburn helped bring it under control .   In 2012 the owner , Alan Fennell , had the unimproved land value checked by an independent assessor after the government wanted to increase land rents by some 200 % . The valuer general assessed it as 380,000 , whereas the independent valuer arrived at 50,000 .   The land occupying the extent of the Lambina pastoral lease was gazetted as a locality in April 2013 under the name ` Lambina ' .

Respiratory disease is a medical term that encompasses pathological conditions affecting the organs and tissues that make gas exchange possible in higher organisms , and includes conditions of the upper respiratory tract , trachea , bronchi , bronchioles , alveoli , pleura and pleural cavity , and the nerves and muscles of breathing . Respiratory diseases range from mild and self-limiting , such as the common cold , to life-threatening entities like bacterial pneumonia , pulmonary embolism , acute asthma and lung cancer .   The study of respiratory disease is known as pulmonology . A doctor who specializes in respiratory disease is known as a pulmonologist , a chest medicine specialist , a respiratory medicine specialist , a respirologist or a thoracic medicine specialist .   Respiratory diseases can be classified in many different ways , including by the organ or tissue involved , by the type and pattern of associated signs and symptoms , or by the cause of the disease .

Decompression sickness ( DCS ; also known as divers ' disease , the bends or caisson disease ) describes a condition arising from dissolved gases coming out of solution into bubbles inside the body on depressurisation . DCS most commonly refers to problems arising from underwater diving decompression ( i.e. , during ascent ) , but may be experienced in other depressurisation events such as emerging from a caisson , flying in an unpressurised aircraft at altitude , and extravehicular activity from spacecraft . DCS and arterial gas embolism are collectively referred to as decompression illness .   Since bubbles can form in or migrate to any part of the body , DCS can produce many symptoms , and its effects may vary from joint pain and rashes to paralysis and death . Individual susceptibility can vary from day to day , and different individuals under the same conditions may be affected differently or not at all . The classification of types of DCS by its symptoms has evolved since its original description over a hundred years ago .   Risk of DCS caused by diving can be managed through proper decompression procedures and contracting it is now uncommon . Its potential severity has driven much research to prevent it and divers almost universally use dive tables or dive computers to limit their exposure and to control their ascent speed . If DCS is suspected , it is treated by hyperbaric oxygen therapy in a recompression chamber . If treated early , there is a significantly higher chance of successful recovery .

Residual feed intake ( sometimes shortened in literature to RFI ) is a resource allocation theory index used to calculate the feed efficiency of growing cattle . It was developed by Robert M. Koch in 1963 as an answer to the difficulties of using a feed conversion ratio to compare individual animals . Effective use of RFI data can greatly improve beef cattle farm profits . This approach is based on regression models developed for determining efficiency of feed use for weight gain during a standardized growth trial in growing beef cattle .   It was inspired by Koch 's observations of the differences in how a maintained body weight and an increasing body weight affect the feeding of cattle . His research suggested that feed intake could be broken into two parts :  The expected feed intake for the animal 's level of production .  The residual portion between the amount of feed the animal is expected to eat , and what the animal actually eats .   Through the use of these two items , animals that deviate from the expected feed intake , either by eating more than or less than what 's expected of them , can be identified and managed as the farmer sees fit . Because feed intake is heritable , knowing the RFI index of an animal is also useful when breeding . By selecting animals with the aim to reduce RFI , farmers can breed animals that eat less but continue at the same rate of production .   There is no phenotype link between RFI and the characteristics used to calculate expected feed intake , which allows for the comparison of animals who function at differing production numbers . This has led some authors to believe that RFI is representative of individual differences in the metabolic processes of the animals . For example , one study shows that the amount of feed a Hereford bull requires to maintain a kilogram of body weight is closely related to genetic variation in its RFI . Similarly , in laying hens , variation in RFI is directly linked to variations in maintenance energy expenditure .

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems is an academic journal published by Cambridge University Press on sustainable agriculture . It was formerly known as the American Journal of Alternative Agriculture . It is published quarterly . Its 2008 Volume 23 is its first special free-access edition . As of 2013 , the editor-in-chief is Rick Welsh of Syracuse University .


Question:
 The solar spot manifestation on the face of the sun has declined to an unprecedented level. This reduction in Sun's active regions could potentially lead to changes in Earth’s climate patterns over time.
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 Declining Sunspot Activity: A New Low for Our Star
In recent observations, sunspot activity on the surface of the Sun - the massive celestial body anchoring our Solar System - has plummeted to record lows. Composed predominantly of hot plasma, the Sun maintains its shape through intense gravity and generates a significant magnetic field facilitated by turbulent convection currents. Vital for sustaining life on Earth, this luminous entity boasts dimensions roughly 109 times larger than Earth’s radius and possesses a staggering weight, estimated at 330,000 times greater than Earth, encompassing close to 99.86% of the entire Solar System's mass.
Approximately 73% of the Sun comprises hydrogen atoms; conversely, helium accounts for near 25%, alongside trace amounts of heavier substances such as oxygen, carbon, neon, and iron. Categorized under the spectral classification G2V, denoting a G-type main sequence star often casually termed "yellow dwarfs," the Sun emerged circa 4.6 billion years past following the gravitational aggregation of materials within a vast molecular cloud segment. Predominantly concentrated inwardly, additional particles coalesced outwardly forming a rotating disc, subsequently giving rise to the Solar System. Intense heat and pressure conditions triggered nuclear fusion reactions deep inside the stellar nucleus – a phenomenon believed universal among nascent stars.
Presently mid-life cycle, the Sun exhibits remarkable stability having maintained consistency spanning billions of years without notable fluctuation, anticipated to persist similarly across forthcoming eons exceeding half-a-billion years duration. Once hydrogen fusion ceases maintaining structural integrity, the core shall undergo dramatic densification accompanied by elevated temperatures whilst peripheral regions extend significantly transforming into what astronomers term “red giants.” Projections suggest expansion sufficient enough to potentially subsume contemporary orbital paths occupied by inner planets Mercury and Venus rendering Earth inhospitable.
Throughout history, humanity acknowledged the profound influence exerted by the Sun upon terrestrial existence, leading ancient civilizations to revere it akin divine entities. Modern society continues adhering closely aligned schedules dictated jointly by Earth's synchronous rotational period relative to sunlight exposure durations coupled with annual revolutions encircling Sol itself — foundational principles underlying universally adopted solar calendars utilized globally today.

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Dead zones are hypoxic ( low-oxygen ) areas in the world 's oceans and large lakes , caused by `` excessive nutrient pollution from human activities coupled with other factors that deplete the oxygen required to support most marine life in bottom and near-bottom water . ( NOAA ) . '' In the 1970s oceanographers began noting increased instances of dead zones . These occur near inhabited coastlines , where aquatic life is most concentrated . ( The vast middle portions of the oceans , which naturally have little life , are not considered `` dead zones '' . )   In March 2004 , when the recently established UN Environment Programme published its first Global Environment Outlook Year Book ( GEO Year Book 2003 ) , it reported 146 dead zones in the world 's oceans where marine life could not be supported due to depleted oxygen levels . Some of these were as small as a square kilometre ( 0.4 mi ² ) , but the largest dead zone covered 70,000 square kilometres ( 27,000 mi ² ) . A 2008 study counted 405 dead zones worldwide .

The redspotted sunfish ( Lepomis miniatus ) is a species of freshwater demersal fish native to the United States .

RU Ursae Minoris is a binary star system in the constellation Ursa Minor . Its apparent magnitude ranges from 10 to 10.66 over 0.52 days as one star passes in front of the other relative to observers on Earth .  Its component stars were calculated to be a primary star of spectral type F0IV/V and a secondary of spectral type K5V , both slightly more luminous than their spectral types indicate . The system is semidetached , as the secondary star is filling its Roche lobe and transferring matter to the primary . The primary is between 2.2 and 2.3 times as massive as the Sun , with 1.8 times its radius and around 8 times its luminosity . The secondary has around 0.72 times the Sun 's mass , 1.1 times its radius and between 0.58 and 0.86 times its luminosity .   The period the two take to orbit each other is decreasing very slowly ( by approximately 0.15 seconds per year ) , suggesting the components are moving closer and will become a contact binary .

The Day of the Sun is an annual public holiday in North Korea on 15 April , the birth anniversary of Kim Il-sung , founder and former president of North Korea . It is the most important national holiday in the country .   Kim 's birthday , which had been an official holiday since 1968 , was renamed Day of the Sun in 1997 , three years after his death . The name takes its significance from his name ; Il-sung is Korean for `` become the sun '' .   North Koreans commemorate the holiday by visiting locations that have a connection with the leader 's life , such as thousands of statues scattered across the country , or Mangyongdae , his birthplace in the capital Pyongyang . The most important observances take place in the capital , including visits to Kumsusan Palace of the Sun , where Kim Il-sung 's body lies in rest , and Mansu Hill Grand Monument , which features a very tall statue of the leader .   The state seeks to provide its citizens with more food and electricity than is normally available , but success is not always guaranteed . Children , in particular , receive candy and other gifts attributed to love shown by the leaders .   Festivities are not confined to the date . Commemorations occur from 16 February , which is the birthday of Kim Jong-il , during what is known as the Loyalty Festival . Celebrations in April around the Day of the Sun are called the Sun Festival . The day itself is followed by two days of rest , making it a three-day holiday .

Dark Sun is a Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting .   Dark Sun ( s ) may also refer to :   Dark Sun ( mythology ) , Mesoamerican mythology  Dark Sun , the nickname of a Maya king of Tikal  DarkSun , a Spanish power metal band  Dark Suns , a German progressive metal band  Dark Sun ( novel ) a book in the CHERUB series by Robert Muchamore  Dark Sun : The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb , a 1995 book by Richard Rhodes  Dark Sun Gwyndolin , a fictional character from Dark Souls  The Dark Sun , a 1990 Italian film ( Il sole buio )

Deuteronilus Mensae is a region on Mars 937 km across and centered at . It covers 344 ° -325 ° West and 40 ° -48 ° North . Deuteronilus region lies just to the north of Arabia Terra and is included in the Ismenius Lacus quadrangle . It is along the dichotomy boundary , that is between the old , heavily cratered southern highlands and the low plains of the northern hemisphere . The region contains flat-topped knobby terrain that may have been formed by glaciers at some time in the past . Deuteronilus Mensae is to the immediate west of Protonilus Mensae and Ismeniae Fossae . Glaciers persist in the region in modern times , with at least one glacier estimated to have formed as recently as 100,000 to 10,000 years ago . Recent evidence from the radar on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has shown that parts of Deuteronilus Mensae do indeed contain ice .

A dimple ( also known as a gelasin ) is a small natural indentation in the flesh on a part of the human body , most notably in the cheek or on the chin .

In physical cosmology and astronomy , dark energy is an unknown form of energy which is hypothesized to permeate all of space , tending to accelerate the expansion of the universe . Dark energy is the most accepted hypothesis to explain the observations since the 1990s indicating that the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate .   Assuming that the standard model of cosmology is correct , the best current measurements indicate that dark energy contributes 68.3 % of the total energy in the present-day observable universe . The mass -- energy of dark matter and ordinary ( baryonic ) matter contribute 26.8 % and 4.9 % , respectively , and other components such as neutrinos and photons contribute a very small amount . The density of dark energy ( ~ 7 × 10 − 30 g/cm3 ) is very low , much less than the density of ordinary matter or dark matter within galaxies . However , it comes to dominate the mass -- energy of the universe because it is uniform across space .   Two proposed forms for dark energy are the cosmological constant , representing a constant energy density filling space homogeneously , and scalar fields such as quintessence or moduli , dynamic quantities whose energy density can vary in time and space . Contributions from scalar fields that are constant in space are usually also included in the cosmological constant . The cosmological constant can be formulated to be equivalent to the zero-point radiation of space i.e. the vacuum energy . Scalar fields that change in space can be difficult to distinguish from a cosmological constant because the change may be extremely slow .   High-precision measurements of the expansion of the universe are required to understand how the expansion rate changes over time and space . In general relativity , the evolution of the expansion rate is estimated from the curvature of the universe and the cosmological equation of state ( the relationship between temperature , pressure , and combined matter , energy , and vacuum energy density for any region of space ) . Measuring the equation of state for dark energy is one of the biggest efforts in observational cosmology today . Adding the cosmological constant to cosmology 's standard FLRW metric leads to the Lambda-CDM model , which has been referred to as the `` standard model of cosmology '' because of its precise agreement with observations .

Renewable energy is energy that is collected from renewable resources , which are naturally replenished on a human timescale , such as sunlight , wind , rain , tides , waves , and geothermal heat . Renewable energy often provides energy in four important areas : electricity generation , air and water heating/cooling , transportation , and rural ( off-grid ) energy services .   Based on REN21 's 2016 report , renewables contributed 19.2 % to humans ' global energy consumption and 23.7 % to their generation of electricity in 2014 and 2015 , respectively . This energy consumption is divided as 8.9 % coming from traditional biomass , 4.2 % as heat energy ( modern biomass , geothermal and solar heat ) , 3.9 % hydro electricity and 2.2 % is electricity from wind , solar , geothermal , and biomass . Worldwide investments in renewable technologies amounted to more than US$ 286 billion in 2015 , with countries like China and the United States heavily investing in wind , hydro , solar and biofuels . Globally , there are an estimated 7.7 million jobs associated with the renewable energy industries , with solar photovoltaics being the largest renewable employer . As of 2015 worldwide , more than half of all new electricity capacity installed was renewable .   Renewable energy resources exist over wide geographical areas , in contrast to other energy sources , which are concentrated in a limited number of countries . Rapid deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency is resulting in significant energy security , climate change mitigation , and economic benefits . The results of a recent review of the literature concluded that as greenhouse gas ( GHG ) emitters begin to be held liable for damages resulting from GHG emissions resulting in climate change , a high value for liability mitigation would provide powerful incentives for deployment of renewable energy technologies . In international public opinion surveys there is strong support for promoting renewable sources such as solar power and wind power . At the national level , at least 30 nations around the world already have renewable energy contributing more than 20 percent of energy supply . National renewable energy markets are projected to continue to grow strongly in the coming decade and beyond . Some places and at least two countries , Iceland and Norway generate all their electricity using renewable energy already , and many other countries have the set a goal to reach 100 % renewable energy in the future . For example , in Denmark the government decided to switch the total energy supply ( electricity , mobility and heating/cooling ) to 100 % renewable energy by 2050 .   While many renewable energy projects are large-scale , renewable technologies are also suited to rural and remote areas and developing countries , where energy is often crucial in human development . United Nations ' Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said that renewable energy has the ability to lift the poorest nations to new levels of prosperity . As most of renewables provide electricity , renewable energy deployment is often applied in conjunction with further electrification , which has several benefits : Electricity can be converted to heat ( where necessary generating higher temperatures than fossil fuels ) , can be converted into mechanical energy with high efficiency and is clean at the point of consumption . In addition to that electrification with renewable energy is much more efficient and therefore leads to a significant reduction in primary energy requirements , because most renewables do n't have a steam cycle with high losses ( fossil power plants usually have losses of 40 to 65 % ) .   Renewable energy systems are rapidly becoming more efficient and cheaper . Their share of total energy consumption is increasing . Growth in consumption of coal and oil could end by 2020 due to increased uptake of renewables and natural gas .

19 ( nineteen ) is the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 . It is a prime number .   In a 24-hour clock , the nineteenth hour is in conventional language called seven or seven o'clock .


Question: The solar spot manifestation on the face of our celestial beacon has diminished to an unprecedented nadir.

 Solar Activity Reaches New Low Amidst Sunspot Minimum

The sun, our closest celestial neighbor, recently experienced a significant drop in sunspot activity - marking yet another milestone during what scientists refer to as solar minimum. Sunspots, dark regions on the sun’s surface associated with intense magnetic fields, play critical roles in understanding solar behavior and predicting space weather events affecting Earth. Astronomers monitoring solar cycles noted unusually quiet periods characterized by minimal visible sunspots compared to historical averages. These observations suggest we might be entering deeper into the phase known colloquially among researchers as "the doldrums" of solar dynamics.

Sunspots typically follow an eleven-year cycle marked by peaks (maximum) when they're abundant and troughs (minimum), akin to now, when numbers dwindle significantly. During maximum phases, increased solar flares and coronal mass ejections pose challenges for satellite communications and power grids here on Earth; conversely, quieter conditions observed lately offer some respite but prompt questions regarding long-term implications for terrestrial climates influenced indirectly via cosmic rays modulation.

While studying distant stars provides insights into universal phenomena beyond our immediate vicinity, keeping tabs on changes occurring right next door remains equally vital given direct impacts felt across various technological systems reliant upon stable electromagnetic environments provided courtesy of our local star. Understanding how reduced levels correlate with broader astronomical trends helps refine predictive models concerning future fluctuations expected along upcoming decades' timeline – ensuring preparedness measures remain updated against possible disruptions emanating outwardly from Sol itself.

Intriguing correlations emerge comparing current scenarios unfolding atop glowing plasma spheres scattered throughout cosmos: Red dwarves exhibit similarly erratic behaviors albeit scaled down relative to more massive counterparts populating galactic neighborhoods far away. Observations gleaned tracking minute variations exhibited by diminutive neighbors shed light onto fundamental physics governing stellar lifecycles universally applicable regardless size spectrum considered – offering glimpses into underlying mechanisms dictating evolution trajectories followed closely even amongst humblest members comprising vast interstellar communities surrounding us all quietly spinning amidst endless voids stretching infinitely outward forevermore...

Note: Despite focusing attention elsewhere momentarily doesn't imply neglecting importance attached observing familiar surroundings regularly! Keeping eyes peeled skyward ensures nothing escapes notice happening nearby...even if things seem particularly uneventful presently speaking ;). Afterall, appearances sometimes deceive concealing hidden secrets lurking just below superficial calmness awaiting patient observers ready uncover mysteries patiently waiting reveal themselves eventually sooner rather than later perhaps? Only time tell surely enough though patience definitely pays dividends handsomely rewarded accordingly without fail always remember folks!! So stay tuned everyone & happy stargazing

A deflection , in physics , refers to the change in an objects ' acceleration as a consequence of contact ( collision ) with a surface or the influence of a field . Examples of the former include a ball bouncing off the ground or a bat ; examples of the latter include a beam of electrons used to produce a picture , or the relativistic bending of light due to gravity .   An object 's deflective efficiency can never equal or surpass 100 % . For example , a mirror will never reflect exactly the same amount of light cast upon it . Also , on hitting the ground , a ball previously in free-fall ( meaning no force other than gravity acted upon it ) will never bounce back up to the place where it first started to descend . This is a consequence of thermodynamics , where , for every action , some energy .

The Radio Solar Telescope Network ( RSTN ) is a network of solar observatories maintained and operated by the 557th Weather Wing , ACC . The RSTN consists of ground-based observatories in Australia , Italy , Massachusetts , New Mexico and Hawaii .

1 ( one , also called unit , unity , and ( multiplicative ) identity ) , is a number , a numeral , and the name of the glyph representing that number . It represents a single entity , the unit of counting or measurement . For example , a line segment of unit length is a line segment of length 1 . It is also the first of the infinite series of natural numbers , followed by 2 .

Reza Moradi Ghiasabadi ( رضا مرادی غیاث آبادی born 1964 ) is an Iranian Archaeoastronomer and Post-colonial archaeological researcher . He is the author of Irania Encyclopedia , The Sun in Tetrapylon and other books .   Reza Moradi Ghiasabadi is a well-known Iranian researcher with a novel insight into History and Archaeology . He research projects explaining on the functionality of the Persian tetrapylons as solar structures . This theory has been confirmed by some experts and many evidences , validating it , have been found .   The book ( The Sun in Tetrapylons ) mentions to the terms of Mithra and Zurvan . For non-Persian-speaking readers , these two terms are defined here .   Zurvan in the Avestan language ( one of the old Iranian languages ) means time . Afterwards , this term became a name for the great god who is the creator of the universe . Saturn was referenced as the embodiment of Zurvan . The Saturn 's Greek name Cronus or Kronos is also associated with the time and its concept .   Ghiasabadi believes that the original concept of Mithra refers to the ecliptic pole , Pole Star , and consequently to the eternal light ; however , the eternal light became equivalent to the sun as the great god and the creator . Mithra was the great god of Mithraism which was common in Persia and Roman about two thousand years ago . Beliefs and customs in Mithraism had crucial influences on Christianity such as using the red color , Cedrus , and star as sacred signs ; celebrating Christmas which coincides with the winter solstice and the new year ; and becoming the shape of the cross ( which results from rotating constellations of Ursa Major and Ursa Minor known as the Chariot of Mithra ) as the Cross of Jesus .

In mathematics , the Laplace operator or Laplacian is a differential operator given by the divergence of the gradient of a function on Euclidean space . It is usually denoted by the symbols , , or . The Laplacian of a function at a point , up to a constant depending on the dimension , is the rate at which the average value of over spheres centered at deviates from as the radius of the sphere grows . In a Cartesian coordinate system , the Laplacian is given by the sum of second partial derivatives of the function with respect to each independent variable . In other coordinate systems such as cylindrical and spherical coordinates , the Laplacian also has a useful form .   The Laplace operator is named after the French mathematician Pierre-Simon de Laplace ( 1749 -- 1827 ) , who first applied the operator to the study of celestial mechanics , where the operator gives a constant multiple of the mass density when it is applied to a given gravitational potential . Solutions of the equation , now called Laplace 's equation , are the so-called harmonic functions , and represent the possible gravitational fields in free space .   The Laplacian occurs in differential equations that describe many physical phenomena , such as electric and gravitational potentials , the diffusion equation for heat and fluid flow , wave propagation , and quantum mechanics . The Laplacian represents the flux density of the gradient flow of a function . For instance , the net rate at which a chemical dissolved in a fluid moves toward or away from some point is proportional to the Laplacian of the chemical concentration at that point ; expressed symbolically , the resulting equation is the diffusion equation . For these reasons , it is extensively used in the sciences for modelling all kinds of physical phenomena . The Laplacian is the simplest elliptic operator , and is at the core of Hodge theory as well as the results of de Rham cohomology . In image processing and computer vision , the Laplacian operator has been used for various tasks such as blob and edge detection .

Ralf Vandebergh ( born 1976 ) is a Dutch astronomer , professional photographer and veteran satellite spotter from . He is known for photographing the Sun , Moon , planets , satellites , NASA Space Shuttles , and the International Space Station from Earth using a telescope-mounted camera . His work is widely published in the media .   On 10 April 2009 , NASA featured one of his images as its `` Astronomy Picture of the Day '' . An October 2011 image he took of the 2.6 ST defunct German telescope ROSAT was published by various media outlets , including the Washington Post , The New York Times and Fox News . In 2011 , Vandebergh captured images of the Russian interplanetary probe Fobos-Grunt , which became stuck in low Earth orbit after communications failure .

RU Lupi is a star in the constellation of Lupus , located in the young Lupus Star Forming Region . Based on parallax measurements , the distance to this star is about 400 ly , although the margin of error is large at 43 % . The apparent visual magnitude is 10.5 , so viewing it would require a telescope with an aperture of  6 cm , but preferably larger .   This is a T Tauri star , which is a stage that a newly formed , low mass star passes through before settling down onto the main sequence , where it will generate all of its energy through hydrogen fusion at its core . The age of this star is about 2 -- 3 million years . It is showing random fluctuations in luminosity , including variations in ultraviolet and X-ray emissions .   The spectrum of the star is displaying emission lines of hydrogen overlaid on the star 's normal spectra . This may be caused by the impact of infalling gas on the star 's outer envelope , combined with the signature of a strong outflowing wind near the star . Mass is accreting onto the star at the rate of about times the mass of the Sun per year .   RU Lupi has an estimated mass of 0.6 -- 0.7 times the mass of the Sun and 1.6 times the Sun 's radius . It is radiating more than double the luminosity of the Sun , at an effective temperature of about 3,950 K. RU Lupi is surrounded by a circumstellar disk of dust that has a combined mass of up to 0.032 times the mass of the Sun . The particles in the disk vary in size , but range up to a centimeter in cross-section .   The star exhibits periodic radial velocity variations that are attributed to stellar spots on the surface of the star , based on the correlation between the radial velocity and the bisector inverse slope ( a quantity that parametrises the shape of the spectral lines ) . The time period of the variations makes it unlikely that they are caused by stellar pulsations as these would be expected to occur on much shorter timescales ( hours rather than days ) , and the correlation with the bisector inverse slope makes it unlikely that an orbiting companion is responsible as reflex motion would not cause the line profile variations .

Debasement is the practice of lowering the value of currency . It is particularly used in connection with commodity money such as gold or silver coins . A coin is said to be debased if the quantity of gold , silver , copper or nickel is reduced .

0 ( zero ; BrE : -LSB- / ˈzɪərəʊ / -RSB- or AmE : -LSB- / ˈziːroʊ / -RSB- ) is both a number and the numerical digit used to represent that number in numerals . The number 0 fulfills a central role in mathematics as the additive identity of the integers , real numbers , and many other algebraic structures . As a digit , 0 is used as a placeholder in place value systems . Names for the number 0 in English include zero , nought or ( US ) naught ( -LSB- ˈnɔːt -RSB- ) , nil , or -- in contexts where at least one adjacent digit distinguishes it from the letter `` O '' -- oh or o ( -LSB- ˈoʊ -RSB- ) . Informal or slang terms for zero include zilch and zip . Ought and aught ( -LSB- ˈɔːt -RSB- ) , as well as cipher , have also been used historically .

The Day of the Sun is an annual public holiday in North Korea on 15 April , the birth anniversary of Kim Il-sung , founder and former president of North Korea . It is the most important national holiday in the country .   Kim 's birthday , which had been an official holiday since 1968 , was renamed Day of the Sun in 1997 , three years after his death . The name takes its significance from his name ; Il-sung is Korean for `` become the sun '' .   North Koreans commemorate the holiday by visiting locations that have a connection with the leader 's life , such as thousands of statues scattered across the country , or Mangyongdae , his birthplace in the capital Pyongyang . The most important observances take place in the capital , including visits to Kumsusan Palace of the Sun , where Kim Il-sung 's body lies in rest , and Mansu Hill Grand Monument , which features a very tall statue of the leader .   The state seeks to provide its citizens with more food and electricity than is normally available , but success is not always guaranteed . Children , in particular , receive candy and other gifts attributed to love shown by the leaders .   Festivities are not confined to the date . Commemorations occur from 16 February , which is the birthday of Kim Jong-il , during what is known as the Loyalty Festival . Celebrations in April around the Day of the Sun are called the Sun Festival . The day itself is followed by two days of rest , making it a three-day holiday .