Question: It also concluded that the real escalation of temperature after the year 2000 tended to be 'usually less significant' compared to what had been predicted by climate simulations."

 Discrepancies Between Observed and Projected Temperature Increases Post-2000

The discrepancy between projected temperatures based on climate models and real-world observations after the year 2000 reveals insights into both the accuracy of predictive modeling and ongoing challenges in understanding complex atmospheric dynamics. According to recent assessments, particularly those highlighted within authoritative reports published by leading scientific bodies, the rate of global warming experienced following the turn of the millennium proved generally less pronounced compared to estimates derived from various simulation scenarios.

This observation underscores the intricate nature of climate prediction, where numerous variables interact across different scales - local, regional, continental, and planetary – making precise forecasts inherently challenging. Despite advancements in computational power and improved data collection methods, discrepancies remain, partly attributed to inherent uncertainties surrounding feedback mechanisms involving clouds, aerosols, and the cryosphere.

Climate scientists acknowledge that while models serve as invaluable tools for projecting future climates under differing emissions pathways, they do so within certain limitations. Key among these constraints lies simplifying assumptions employed when representing physical phenomena too complex for current computer capabilities fully capture. Moreover, variability intrinsic to earth’s climate system can introduce unpredictability even short-term predictions become uncertain beyond several weeks ahead without additional information regarding initial conditions influencing subsequent evolution trajectories.

In light of these considerations, experts emphasize continued refinement necessary improve reliability future outlooks. Efforts focus enhancing representation key components contributing overall energy balance, alongside developing strategies mitigate sources error through ensemble averaging techniques incorporating multiple simulations conducted varying parameterizations physics schemes. Additionally, there exists recognition amongst researchers importance maintaining healthy skepticism interpreting results obtained numerical experiments given inevitable imperfections associated translating theoretical constructs operational frameworks capable reproducing historical trends accurately enough warrant confidence extrapolating forward indefinitely.

Despite lingering questions concerning absolute precision quantitative outcomes generated contemporary forecasting approaches, consensus emerges amongst qualified authorities emphasizing overwhelming weight empirical evidence supporting conclusion anthropogenic influences dominate trajectory modern era warming trend. Consequently, urgent action deemed imperative counteract escalating concentrations greenhouse gases atmosphere, lest irreversible damage inflicted upon ecosystems services humanity relies sustenance survival becomes unavoidable consequence unchecked escalation thermal anomalies witnessed past few decades.

Mitigation measures advocated encompass spectrum interventions designed curtail output harmful pollutants emanating diverse sectors economy ranging transportation manufacturing residential heating cooling applications. Complementary adaptive policies proposed safeguard vulnerable communities infrastructure face heightened risks exacerbated meteorological extremes anticipated result intensifying hydrological cycles amplified meridional gradients manifesting form intensified storm surges, prolonged drought spells, accelerated glacial retreat, expanding desert fringes encroaching fertile landscapes once productive agricultural zones.

Collective endeavors geared mitigating adverse consequences impending climatological shifts necessitate coordinated multinational

The 1755 Lisbon earthquake , also known as the Great Lisbon earthquake , occurred in the Kingdom of Portugal on Saturday , 1 November , the holy day of All Saints ' Day , at around 09:40 local time . In combination with subsequent fires and a tsunami , the earthquake almost totally destroyed Lisbon and adjoining areas . Seismologists today estimate the Lisbon earthquake had a magnitude in the range 8.5 -- 9.0 on the moment magnitude scale , with its epicentre in the Atlantic Ocean about 200 km ( 120 mi ) west-southwest of Cape St. Vincent . Estimates place the death toll in Lisbon alone between 10,000 and 100,000 people , making it one of the deadliest earthquakes in history .   The earthquake accentuated political tensions in the Kingdom of Portugal and profoundly disrupted the country 's colonial ambitions . The event was widely discussed and dwelt upon by European Enlightenment philosophers , and inspired major developments in theodicy . As the first earthquake studied scientifically for its effects over a large area , it led to the birth of modern seismology and earthquake engineering .

The Rage of Party is the name often given to the tumultuous period in English politics directly after the Glorious Revolution of 1688 until c. 1715 . This period was characterized by political instability brought about by increased partisanship within Parliament and frequent elections . Eleven Parliaments met in this period , partly as a result of the Triennial Act , which meant a general election had to be held every three years . In fact , on average an election was held every two and a half years .   The period ended with the Hanoverian succession and the passage of the Septennial Act 1716 allowing up to seven years between elections .

The 1959 Escuminac disaster ( also to referred to as the Escuminac hurricane ) was considered the worst fishing-related disaster in New Brunswick in 100 years . It occurred due to the extratropical remnants of an Atlantic hurricane . The storm was the third tropical cyclone and first hurricane of the 1959 Atlantic hurricane season , and developed from a tropical wave in the central Gulf of Mexico on June 18 . It headed rapidly northeastward and struck Florida later that day . Shortly after entering the Atlantic Ocean , it strengthened into a tropical storm later on June 18 . By the following day , it had strengthened into a hurricane . However , it transitioned into an extratropical cyclone about six hours later . The remnants struck Atlantic Canada , once in Nova Scotia and again in Newfoundland before dissipating on June 21 .   In its early stages , the storm dropped moderately heavy rainfall in Florida , which caused damage to crops . A tornado near Miami and high tides on the west coast of the state also resulted in damage . Overall , losses in Florida were around $ 1.7 million ( 1959 USD ) . After becoming extratropical , the storm caused significant effects in Atlantic Canada . About 45 boats were in the Northumberland Strait between New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island , and they did not have radio to receive warning of the approaching storm . Rough seas of up to 49 ft ( 15 m ) in height damaged or destroyed many boats . At least 22 fishing boats capsized over water with their crew , causing 35 fatalities . High winds also disrupted communications in some areas , and several houses were damaged , causing $ 750,000 ( 1959 CAD , $ 781,000 1959 USD ) . The event became the deadliest work-related disaster in New Brunswick .

Richard Rampton QC ( born 8 January 1941 ) is a British libel lawyer . He has been involved in several high-profile cases , with his defence of Deborah Lipstadt and Penguin Books against David Irving among the best known . In Irving v. Penguin Books and Lipstadt , he represented them against false accusations of libel after Lipstadt said that Irving was a Holocaust denier in her book Denying the Holocaust ( 1993 ) . He also represented McDonald 's in the McLibel case , where the company sued two members of the London Greenpeace environmental campaigning group .   Rampton 's earlier cases include Andrew Neil ( editor of The Sunday Times ) vs Peregrine Worsthorne , Lord Aldington vs Count Nikolai Tolstoy and Gillian Taylforth vs News of the World . He also successfully represented politician George Galloway against The Daily Telegraph over allegations that he took # 375,000 from Saddam Hussein 's Iraqi regime . He represented Associated Newspapers Group plc in Lucas-Box v News Group Newspapers Ltd ; Lucas-Box v Associated Newspapers Group plc and others . This case produced the `` Lucas-Box meaning '' whereby under modern libel practice a defendant must set out in his/her statement of case the defamatory meaning he/she seeks to prove to be essentially or substantially true .   Educated at Bryanston School and Queen 's College , Oxford University , Richard Rampton was called to the Bar in November 1965 ( Inner Temple ) and was appointed a QC ( Queen 's Counsel ) in 1987 .

Real is the 19th studio album and 23rd studio album recorded by Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Ednita Nazario . The album was released by Sony BMG Norte on December 11 , 2007 . The first single of this album are No te Mentía ( English : I Was Not Lying ) . After the warm welcome to the first single , `` No te Mentía '' , the album is ready to go to market on December 11 . `` Real '' includes a work by producer Jacobo Calderón , José Luis de la Peña , Tommy Torres , Claudia Brant , Sebastián Krys , Andrés Castro , by himself Ednita Nazario , Homero Patrón , Armando Ávila ( La 5ª Estación ) , Juan Carlos Noguel , Graeme Pleeth ( Sonique ) and Iker Gastamiza and Alejandro García . Is the album number 23 of Ednita , `` Real '' , was recorded between London , Nashville , Mexico City and Miami . The album debuted at # 1 in Billboard 's Top Latin Albums and Top Latin Pop Albums , selling about 18,067 in one week . The album received nomination a `` Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album '' in the 9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards on November 13 , 2008 , losing to Cualquier Día by Kany García .

In Christian eschatology the rapture refers to the controversial `` predicted '' end time event when all Christian believers -- living and resurrected dead -- will rise into the sky and join Christ for eternity . Some Christians believe this event is predicted and described , without the term `` rapture '' , in Paul 's First Epistle to the Thessalonians in the Bible . The term `` rapture '' has come especially to distinguish this event from the event of the `` Second Coming '' of Jesus Christ to Earth , as some think is predicted elsewhere in the Bible , in Second Thessalonians , Gospel of Matthew , First Corinthians and the Revelation .   The term `` rapture '' is especially useful in discussing or disputing the exact timing or the scope of the event , particularly when asserting the `` pre-tribulation '' view that the rapture will occur before , not during , the Second Coming , with or without an extended Tribulation period . This is now the most common use of the term , especially among Christian theologians and fundamentalist Christians in the United States . Other , older uses of `` rapture '' were simply as a term for any mystical union with God or for eternal life in Heaven with God .  Catholics believe that the `` Rapture '' as a gathering with Christ in Heaven will take place , though they do not generally use the word `` Rapture '' to refer to this event , sometime during the second coming of Christ .   There are many views among Christians regarding the timing of Christ 's return ( including whether it will occur in one event or two ) , and various views regarding the destination of the aerial gathering described in 1 Thessalonians 4 . Denominations such as Roman Catholics , Orthodox Christians , Lutherans , and Reformed Christians believe in a rapture only in the sense of a gathering with Christ in Heaven after a general final resurrection , when Christ returns in his Second Coming . They do not believe that a group of people is left behind on earth for an extended Tribulation period after the events of 1 Thessalonians 4:17 .   Many authors maintain that the pre-tribulation rapture doctrine originated in the eighteenth century , with the Puritan preachers Increase and Cotton Mather , and was then popularized in the 1830s by John Darby . Others , including Grant Jeffrey , maintain that an earlier document called Ephraem or Pseudo-Ephraem already supported a pre-tribulation rapture .   Pre-tribulation rapture theology was popularized extensively in the 1830s by John Nelson Darby and the Plymouth Brethren , and further popularized in the United States in the early 20th century by the wide circulation of the Scofield Reference Bible .

Des Moore is an Australian economist and political commentator . After graduating in law from the University of Melbourne , Australia , and in economics from the London School of Economics , he worked for 28 years in the Commonwealth Treasury . He was deputy secretary of the Federal Treasury until 1987 . From 1987 to 1996 he worked for the Institute of Public Affairs . He was also a Councillor at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute .   During his time in the Treasury , Moore headed most of the main policy areas before he left in 1987 . Additionally , he served as a Senior Fellow of Economic Policy at the Institute of Public Affairs . Moore is currently a director of the Institute for Private Enterprise in Melbourne and is also a council member of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute . Additionally , he serves as a director and a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee on the boards of the Public Sector Superannuation Scheme ( PSS ) and Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme ( CSS ) .   In February 1996 , he established the Institute for Private Enterprise , a thinktank to promote free enterprise views , and remains its chairman . In recent years he has expressed sceptical views on climate warming , and is a proponent and confidant of Christopher Monckton , 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley .

Data dredging ( also data fishing , data snooping , and p-hacking ) is the use of data mining to uncover patterns in data that can be presented as statistically significant , without first devising a specific hypothesis as to the underlying causality .   The process of data dredging involves automatically testing huge numbers of hypotheses about a single data set by exhaustively searching -- perhaps for combinations of variables that might show a correlation , and perhaps for groups of cases or observations that show differences in their mean or in their breakdown by some other variable . Conventional tests of statistical significance are based on the probability that a particular result would arise if chance alone were at work , and necessarily accept some risk of mistaken conclusions of a certain type ( mistaken rejections of the null hypothesis ) . This level of risk is called the significance . When large numbers of tests are performed , some produce false results of this type , hence 5 % of randomly chosen hypotheses turn out to be significant at the 5 % level , 1 % turn out to be significant at the 1 % significance level , and so on , by chance alone . When enough hypotheses are tested , it is virtually certain that some will be statistically significant but misleading , since almost every data set with any degree of randomness is likely to contain ( for example ) some spurious correlations . If they are not cautious , researchers using data mining techniques can be easily misled by these results .   The multiple comparisons hazard is common in data dredging . Moreover , subgroups are sometimes explored without alerting the reader to the number of questions at issue , which can lead to misinformed conclusions .

David John Orrell ( born 1962 in Edmonton ) is a Canadian writer and mathematician . He received his doctorate in mathematics from the University of Oxford . His work in the prediction of complex systems such as the weather , genetics and the economy has been featured in New Scientist , the Financial Times , Adbusters , BBC Radio , Russia-1 , and CBC TV . He now conducts research and writes in the areas of systems biology and economics , and runs a mathematical consultancy Systems Forecasting . He is the son of theatre historian and English professor John Orrell .   His books have been translated into over ten languages . Apollo 's Arrow : The Science of Prediction and the Future of Everything was a national bestseller and finalist for the 2007 Canadian Science Writers ' Award . Economyths : Ten Ways Economics Gets It Wrong was a finalist for the 2011 National Business Book Award .   A consistent topic in Orrell 's work is the limitations of mathematical models , and the need to acknowledge these limitations if we are to understand the causes of forecast error . He argues for example that errors in weather prediction are caused primarily by model error , rather than the butterfly effect . Economic models are seen as particularly unrealistic . In Truth or Beauty : Science and the Quest for Order , he suggests that many such theories , along with areas of physics such as string theory , are motivated largely by the desire to conform with a traditional scientific aesthetic , that is currently being subverted by developments in complexity science .

The Diccionario de la lengua española , also known as the Diccionario de la Real Academia Española ( DRAE ) , is the authoritative dictionary of the Spanish language . It is produced , edited , and published by the Real Academia Española ( RAE -- Royal Spanish Academy ) . It was first published in 1780 , since when new editions have been published about once a decade . The twenty-third edition was published in 2014 .


Question:
 A group of environmental researchers observes that during their projection for early twenty-first-century climatic conditions, IPCC simulations inaccurately forecasted higher-than-actual global heating rates, thereby misjudging the so-called 'warming pause'. This miscalculation stemmed from an overestimation of thermal escalation by these predictive tools...
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2000s Temperature Stabilization: An Unexpected Development
In reviewing the projections made during the turn of the millennium regarding global warming trends, experts noted a significant deviation from expected outcomes - particularly around what has been termed 'the warming hiatus'. Contrary to predictions outlined within influential documents like the IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report, data collected throughout the early years of the new century revealed unexpectedly stable temperatures rather than continued escalation. These observations highlighted limitations inherent in predictive modeling techniques employed at the time, specifically related to underestimating complex atmospheric feedback mechanisms influencing earth systems dynamics. Despite robust methodologies utilized across multiple disciplines contributing evidence supporting man-made contributions towards rising planetary heat levels overall; specific short-term fluctuations proved challenging forecast accurately even amidst broader consensus affirming long-range impacts attributable largely through increased CO2 emissions globally.

This period underscored both strengths & weaknesses associated w/ current understanding surrounding climatological phenomena impacting terrestrial environments going forward – emphasizing need ongoing research aimed refining existing paradigms accounting newly discovered variables potentially affecting future trajectories yet unknown but critical nonetheless navigating path ahead responsibly stewarding shared home together moving into next era humanity collectively faces challenges presented changing weather patterns exacerbated recent decades unchecked exploitation finite resources without regard consequences actions taken generations past now manifesting tangible ways felt far wide ranging implications extending beyond immediate concerns directly tied survival individual species inhabiting diverse ecosystems comprising biosphere whole.

Thus while recognizing achievements represented comprehensive analysis conducted leading up pivotal juncture history marked release landmark study compiled dedicated professionals spanning continents collaborating share insights gained studying myriad facets interconnected web life sustaining us all; simultaneously acknowledging shortcomings identified subsequent scrutiny applied rigorously testing validity underlying assumptions guiding formulation conclusions reached therein serves reminder humility required approaching subject matter utmost seriousness warranted tackling daunting tasks lie ahead safeguard precious heritage bestowed upon charge preserving legacy entrusted ensuring continuity existence countless forms coexisting harmoniously balance nature dictates unerringly regardless scale observation afforded vantage point adopted contemplating vastness cosmos cradle civilization nestled comfortably confines nurturing embrace mother earth provides generously those willing accept gift graciously bestowing bountiful blessings freely given ask return nothing save respect accorded rightful place hierarchy creation ordained divine providence watchful eye overseeing proceedings unfold according plan laid forth ages ago destined fulfill destiny foretold ancient prophecies whispered winds whisper secrets stars shine brightly night sky reminding always connection runs deep roots planted firmly soil sustains body mind spirit alike journeying onward quest enlightenment guided light truth shines brightest darkness falls.

Restoration ecology emerged as a separate field in ecology in the 1980s . It is the scientific study supporting the practice of ecological restoration , which is the practice of renewing and restoring degraded , damaged , or destroyed ecosystems and habitats in the environment by active human intervention and action . Restoration ecology is therefore commonly used for the academic study of the process , whereas ecological restoration is commonly used for the actual project or process by restoration practitioners .

In survey research , response rate , also known as completion rate or return rate , is the number of people who answered the survey divided by the number of people in the sample . It is usually expressed in the form of a percentage . The term is also used in direct marketing to refer to the number of people who responded to an offer .   The general consensus in academic surveys is to choose one of the six definitions summarized by the American Association for Public Opinion Research ( AAPOR ) . These definitions are endorsed by the National Research Council and the Journal of the American Medical Association , among other well recognized institutions . They are :   Response Rate 1 ( RR1 ) -- or the minimum response rate , is the number of complete interviews divided by the number of interviews ( complete plus partial ) plus the number of non-interviews ( refusal and break-off plus non-contacts plus others ) plus all cases of unknown eligibility ( unknown if housing unit , plus unknown , other ) .  Response Rate 2 ( RR2 ) -- RR1 + counting partial interviews as respondents .  Response Rate 3 ( RR3 ) -- estimates what proportion of cases of unknown eligibility is actually eligible . Those respondents estimated to be ineligible are excluded from the denominator . The method of estimation * must * be explicitly stated with RR3 .  Response Rate 4 ( RR4 ) -- allocates cases of unknown eligibility as in RR3 , but also includes partial interviews as respondents as in RR2 .  Response Rate 5 ( RR5 ) -- is either a special case of RR3 in that it assumes that there are no eligible cases among the cases of unknown eligibility or the rare case in which there are no cases of unknown eligibility . RR5 is only appropriate when it is valid to assume that none of the unknown cases are eligible ones , or when there are no unknown cases .  Response Rate 6 ( RR6 ) -- makes that same assumption as RR5 and also includes partial interviews as respondents . RR6 represents the maximum response rate .   The six AAPOR definitions vary with respect to whether or not the surveys are partially or entirely completed and how researchers deal with unknown nonrespondents . Definition # 1 , for example , does NOT include partially completed surveys in the numerator , while definition # 2 does . Definitions 3 -- 6 deal with the unknown eligibility of potential respondents who could not be contacted . For example , there is no answer at the doors of 10 houses you attempted to survey . Maybe 5 of those you already know house people who qualify for your survey based on neighbors telling you whom lived there , but the other 5 are completely unknown . Maybe the dwellers fit your target population , maybe they do n't . This may or may not be considered in your response rate , depending on which definition you use .   Example : if 1,000 surveys were sent by mail , and 257 were successfully completed ( entirely ) and returned , then the response rate would be 25.7 % .

A ratchet effect is an instance of the restrained ability of human processes to be reversed once a specific thing has happened , analogous with the mechanical ratchet that holds the spring tight as a clock is wound up . It is related to the phenomena of featuritis and scope creep in the manufacture of various consumer goods , and of mission creep in military planning .   Ratchet effect in sociology :  `` Ratchet effects refer to the tendency for central controllers to base next year 's targets on last year 's performance , meaning that managers who expect still to be in place in the next target period have a perverse incentive not to exceed targets even if they could easily do '' . ( Bevan and Hood 2006 , p. 521 )

The Dillingham Flaw is a term coined by U.S. sociologist Vincent N. Parrillo to identify a centuries-old phenomenon of faulty logic when nativists misinterpret and react negatively to the presence of immigrants in their midst .   The term draws its name from a special commission created in 1907 by President Theodore Roosevelt to look into the `` immigration problem . '' Named after its chairman , U.S. Senator William P. Dillingham of Vermont , the Dillingham Commission over a 4-year period listened to testimony from civic leaders , educators , social scientists , and social workers and made on-site visits to Ellis Island and New York City 's Lower East Side . In 1911 , the Commission issued a 41-volume report of its findings . Unfortunately , the report was flawed in its interpretation of the data that the Commission had so tirelessly collected . The Commission erred in its use of simplistic categories for diverse immigrant groups and in making an unfair comparison of `` old '' and `` new '' immigrants , despite the changed structural conditions and longer time interval that previous immigrants had to assimilate and to achieve some measure of economic security .   Quite simply then , the term Dillingham Flaw refers to inaccurate comparisons of immigrant groups based on simplistic categorizations and anachronistic observations . Parrillo argued that this erroneous thinking can occur in assessments of the past , present , or future .

Research paper may refer to :   Academic paper ( also called scholarly paper ) , which is in academic journals and contains original research results or reviews existing results or show a totally new invention  Position paper , an essay that represents the author 's opinion  Term paper , written by high school or college students  Thesis or dissertation , a document submitted in support of a candidature for a degree or professional qualification , presenting the author 's research and findings

Raw data , also known as primary data , is data ( e.g. , numbers , instrument readings , figures , etc. ) collected from a source . If a scientist sets up a computerized thermometer which records the temperature of a chemical mixture in a test tube every minute , the list of temperature readings for every minute , as printed out on a spreadsheet or viewed on a computer screen is `` raw data '' . Raw data has not been subjected to processing , `` cleaning '' by researchers to remove outliers , obvious instrument reading errors or data entry errors , or any analysis ( e.g. , determining central tendency aspects such as the average or median result ) . As well , raw data has not been subject to any other manipulation by a software program or a human researcher , analyst or technician . It is also referred to as primary data . Raw data is a relative term ( see data ) , because even once raw data has been `` cleaned '' and processed by one team of researchers , another team may consider this processed data to be `` raw data '' for another stage of research . Raw data can be inputted to a computer program or used in manual procedures such as analyzing statistics from a survey . The term `` raw data '' can refer to the binary data on electronic storage devices , such as hard disk drives ( also referred to as `` low-level data '' ) .

The Deese -- Roediger -- McDermott ( DRM ) paradigm is a procedure in cognitive psychology used to study false memory in humans . The procedure was pioneered by James Deese in 1959 , but it was not until Henry L. Roediger III and Kathleen McDermott extended the line of research in 1995 that the paradigm became popular . The procedure typically involves the oral presentation of a list of related words ( e.g. bed , rest , awake , tired , dream , wake , snooze , blanket , doze , slumber , snore , nap , peace , yawn , drowsy ) and then requires the subject to remember as many words from the list as possible . Typical results show that subjects recall a related but nonpresented word ( e.g. sleep ) , known as a ` lure ' , with the same frequency as other presented words . When subjects are asked about their experience after the test , about half of all participants report that they are sure that they remember hearing the nonpresented word , indicating a false memory -- memory for an event that never occurred .   The simplicity of the paradigm and the ease with which DRM studies can be conducted have helped the DRM paradigm become popular among human memory researchers , as well as researchers from other fields .

Richard Bonneau is an American computational biologist whose primary research is in the following areas : learning networks from functional genomics data and predicting and designing protein and peptiodomimetic structure . An associate professor at New York University , he holds appointments in the Department of Biology and the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences . In 2008 , Bonneau was selected as one of the top 20 scientists under 40 by Discover magazine .   In the area of structure prediction , Bonneau was one of the early authors on the Rosetta code , which was one of the first codes to demonstrate the ability to predict protein structure in the absence of sequence homology . Using IBM 's world community grid to carry out folding of whole proteomes , his group has also applied structure prediction to the problem of genome and proteome annotation . Bonneau 's laboratory strives to develop new methods that let systems-biologists derive functional forms from relevant biology and parameters from data automatically .   It has made key contributions to the areas of genomics data analysis , focusing on two primary areas : 1 . methods for network inference that uncover dynamics and topology from data and 2 . methods that learn condition dependent co-regulated groups from integrations of different genomics data-types .   In 2013 , he and his colleagues at NYU started a project to examine the impact of social media use on political attitudes and participation by applying methods from a range of academic disciplines . While social media 's influence on political participation and attitudes remains in question , Twitter , Facebook , and Instagram undoubtedly offer amounts of data that far exceed earlier research methods . The project -- Social Media and Political Participation ( SMaPP ) -- relies on bothsurvey data and publicly available social media data such as `` Tweets `` to address a range of questions concerning the causal processes that shape political participation .

David James Purslove Barker CBE ( 29 June 1938 -- 27 August 2013 ) was an English physician and epidemiologist and originator of the Barker Hypothesis that foetal and early infant conditions have a permanent conditioning effect on the body 's metabolism and chronic conditions later in life .   He was born in London the son of Hugh Barker , an engineer , and Joye , a concert cellist . At Oundle school , he developed an interest in Natural History and was given special access to the biology classrooms to study his finds . The Natural History Museum later asked him to mount an expedition to collect plant specimens from the Icelandic offshore island of Grimsey .   He studied medicine at Guy 's Hospital , London , but maintained his interest in Natural History , and had his first paper published in Nature in 1961 . After qualifying in 1962 , he became a research fellow in the department of social medicine at Birmingham University . In 1969 , with a grant from the Medical Research Council , Barker moved with his family to Uganda , to research Mycobacterium ulcerans infection ( `` Buruli ulcer '' ) , demonstrating that it was caused , not by mosquitos , but by wounds caused by the razor-sharp reeds growing near the River Nile .   He returned to England and in 1979 was appointed professor of clinical epidemiology at the University of Southampton medical school , and in 1984 director of the Medical Research Council Environmental Epidemiology Unit , now the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit . There he made the observations on the geographical relationship between neonatal and post-neonatal mortality and heart disease . He won the GlaxoSmithKline Prize in 1994 for this work .   Barker was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 1998 and was appointed a CBE in 2006 .   He married twice ; firstly to Angela , with whom he had three sons and two daughters , and secondly to Jan. .

Richard Guy Compton FRSC MAE ( born 10 March 1955 in Scunthorpe , UK ) is Professor of Chemistry and Aldrichian Praelector at Oxford University , United Kingdom . He is a Tutorial Fellow of St John 's College , Oxford and has a large research group based at the Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory at Oxford University . Professor Compton has broad interests in both fundamental and applied electrochemistry and electro-analysis including nano-chemical aspects . He has published more than 1450 papers ( h-index = 90 ) with more than 33,000 citations , excluding self-cites , as of February 2017 ; Reuters-Thomson ` Highly Cited Researcher ' 2014 , 2015 and 2016 ) and 7 books ( see list below ) .   Patents have been filed on 25 different topics including novel pH sensors , gas sensing and the detection of garlic strength and chilli heat in foodstuffs . The Senova pHit Scanner based on Compton group patents - the world 's first calibration-free pH meter - won the ` best new product ' award at PITTCON March 2013 .   Richard Compton has been CAS Visiting Professor at the Institute of Physical Sciences , Hefei and is a Lifelong Honorary Professor at Sichuan University . He holds Honorary Doctorates from the Estonian Agricultural University and Kharkov National University of Radio-electronics ( Ukraine ) and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry , of IUPAC and of the International Society of Electrochemistry . He received the Royal Society of Chemistry 's Sir George Stokes Award in 2011 .   He is a Member of the Academia Europaea .   He is the Founding Editor and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Electrochemistry Communications ( Impact factor = 4.8 ) published by Elsevier .   In a recent ( 2015 ) profile in Angewandte Chemie he lists his favourite author as Mikhail Bulgakov , his favourite food as Sichuan Hot Pot and his favourite music as Queen .


Question: A group of environmental researchers observes that at the dawn of the new millennium, when they couldn't anticipate the pause in rising heat levels, the predictive models employed by the IPCC exaggerated projected increments in global warmth...

 Predictions vs Reality: The IPCC Models' Overestimation
In scrutinizing predictions made by leading climate authorities, particularly focusing on events post-2000, experts observed discrepancies between anticipated outcomes and actual observations. Specifically, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) projections seemed overly pessimistic when comparing expected versus real-world temperature rises during the early part of the millennium—a period sometimes referred to as the 'warming hiatus.' These models had forecasted higher levels of warming based on increasing concentrations of atmospheric CO₂; however, empirical evidence suggested otherwise, revealing a slower pace of temperature escalation compared to model simulations.
This divergence sparked critical discussions among researchers who sought explanations beyond mere statistical anomalies. Some attributed the gap to underappreciated complexities inherent in modeling systems as intricate as Earth's climate—systems influenced by myriad variables, each capable of producing unexpected feedback loops. Others pointed fingers at inadequate representation of oceanic heat uptake mechanisms within computational frameworks, highlighting uncertainties surrounding deep-sea dynamics and their role in moderating short-term atmospheric warmth trends.
Despite acknowledging limitations associated with predictive tools employed thus far, consensus emerged amongst specialists emphasizing two crucial points:
Firstly, while near-term forecasts might exhibit certain degrees of error marginally greater than initially envisaged, long-range outlooks remained robust against scrutiny. Secondly, irrespective of slight miscalculations pertaining specifically to transient phases characterized by apparent slowdowns or pauses in air temperature hikes, overarching narratives centered around anthropogenic forcing continued holding sway unchallenged across diverse academic quarters spanning multiple continents.
Consequently, instead of undermining confidence vested in established paradigms governing understanding related to contemporary planetary thermal evolution trajectories triggered predominantly via unabated emission episodes orchestrated chiefly through industrial pursuits coupled intricately alongside deforestation endeavors exerting profound repercussions upon biospheric equilibria maintenance capabilities – findings merely underscored necessity underlying prompt implementation strategies geared towards curbing escalating GHG outputs emanating ubiquitously throughout societies operating hitherto oblivious towards impending ecological catastrophes looming ominously ahead unless corrective actions initiated forthwith assuming utmost priority status henceforth going forward indefinitely until sustainability goals achieved satisfactorily ensuring survivability prospects safeguarded effectively thereby averting doomsday scenarios threatening civilization continuity adversely impacting future generations irreparably jeopardized unnecessarily owing solely attributable negligence manifested collectively exhibited universally devoid requisite foresight necessary securing longevity aspirations nurtured diligently since dawn mankind inhabiting fragile blue marble floating solitary void cosmic expanse boundless dimensions unknown quantities unfathomable mysteries awaiting discovery patiently biding time silently observing unfolding drama unfold slowly yet inexorably

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 .

Derk-Jan Dijk ( born 1958 in Zwollerkerspel , Netherlands ) is a researcher of sleep and circadian rhythms . As of 2014 he is a Professor at the University of Surrey and the director of its Sleep Research Centre .

David Colquhoun , ( born 19 July 1936 ) is a British pharmacologist at University College London ( UCL ) . He has contributed to the general theory of receptor and synaptic mechanisms , and in particular the theory and practice of single ion channel function . He previously held the A.J. Clark chair of Pharmacology at UCL , and was the Hon. Director of the Wellcome Laboratory for Molecular Pharmacology . He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society ( FRS ) in 1985 and an honorary fellow of UCL in 2004 . Colquhoun runs the website DC 's Improbable Science , which is critical of pseudoscience , particularly alternative medicine , and managerialism . He was critical of Tim Hunt following the controversies of the 2015 World Conference of Science Journalists in Seoul .

Rebellion Research is an investment management firm based in New York City established in 2006 by co-founders Alexander Fleiss , Jonathan Sturges , Jeremy Newton , and Spencer Greenberg . Its offices are currently located at 350 East 54th Street .   Fleiss , Newton , and Sturges met at Amherst College , and later partnered with Greenberg , a graduate of Columbia University .   The fund is known for utilizing machine learning to provide AI based asset management using Bayesian networks . Their algorithm , nicknamed `` Star , '' provides a human trader with a list of recommendations in the morning , which the trader implements .

Darren Naish ( born September 26 , 1975 ) is a British vertebrate palaeontologist and science writer . He obtained a geology degree at the University of Southampton and later studied vertebrate palaeontology under British palaeontologist David Martill at the University of Portsmouth , where he obtained both an M. Phil . and PhD . He is also the founder of Tetrapod Zoology , it was created in 2006 .

Richard Barrett ( born 7 March 1945 ) , is a British author who writes about leadership , leadership development , values , consciousness as well as cultural evolution in business and society . He is responsible for developing the theory of the Universal Stages of Evolution , the concepts of personal and cultural entropy , and creating assessment instruments ( based on Maslow 's hierarchy of human needs and models of higher consciousness ) to map the values of individuals , organisations , communities and , nations to the Seven Levels of Consciousness Model . He founded the Barrett Values Centre in 1997 .

The center Recherche en Prévision Numérique ( RPN ) is responsible for the research and development of the modelling component of the Numerical Weather Prediction ( NWP ) System for the Canadian Meteorological Centre ( CMC ) and the Regional Meteorological Centers of the Meteorological Service of Canada ( MSC ) , Environment Canada ( EC ) .

Dennis Tirpak is an expert on Climate Change . He is a Senior Fellow at the World Resources Institute .   He was the director of Global Climate Change Policy at the United States Environmental Protection Agency for ten years . He was the Coordinator of Science and Technology at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change for nine years . He was the head of the climate change unit at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) for three years . He has also worked on the Montreal Protocol and held positions in industry with Texaco and Alcoa .   He is one of the coordinating lead authors of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change , which shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with former US Vice President Al Gore . He advises national governments and industry as an associate with the International Institute for Sustainable Development in Canada and a senior fellow at the World Resources Institute in Washington , D.C.   He was the Chairman of The International Scientific Steering Committee for Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change Symposium on Stabilisation of Greenhouse Gas Concentrations which took place at the invitation of the British Prime Minister Tony Blair in 2005 .   In 1989 he co-authored the first report to Congress , The Potential Effects Of Global Climate Change on the United States , and has written a scientific and policy history on climate change and contributed to many publications including the New York Times in an op-ed titled `` How Green is My Taxi '' .

Responsible Reform , also known as the Spartacus Report , is a report published on 9 January 2012 that analyses the United Kingdom coalition government 's proposed welfare benefit changes in the Welfare Reform Bill 2011 that proposes the replacement of the Disability Living Allowance ( DLA ) with Personal Independence Payments ( PIP ) .   The report was written , researched , funded and supported by multiple individuals who collaborated via social media , and gathers together existing information and analyses over 500 group responses to the UK Government 's response to Disability Living Allowance reform , which were obtained via a freedom of information request .

Denis Lerrer Rosenfield , Ph.D. is a Brazilian writer and columnist . Along with Patrícia Carlos de Andrade , co-founded the Instituto Millenium ( as Instituto de Estudos da Realidade Nacional - IERN ) in 2005 .


Question:
 A group of environmental researchers observed that at the dawn of the new millennium, when they couldn't anticipate the pause in rising temperatures, the predictive models utilized by the IPCC exaggerated potential heat increments...

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 Analysis: Overestimation of Temperature Increases by IPCC Models
Climate scientists recently highlighted discrepancies within predictions made by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), specifically regarding the early 21st-century 'warming hiatus'. Established jointly by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) since 1988, the IPCC serves as a pivotal resource for nations seeking unbiased data about climate change science, policy implications, and economics. Its role is crucially anchored in supporting the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Aimed at stabilizing atmospheric greenhouse gases levels to avoid significant man-made disturbances to earth’s climate systems, the UNFCCC relies heavily upon comprehensive assessments provided by the IPCC.
In fulfilling its mandate, the organization collaboratively develops extensive reports involving thousands of volunteer researchers across various disciplines who meticulously review existing publications – both peer-reviewed articles and alternative sources. These documents undergo rigorous scrutiny before being finalized; summaries intended for policymakers go even further, undergoing meticulous government-level reviews ensuring broad endorsement among contributing states typically exceeding 120 entities globally.
Despite its esteemed reputation as a definitive voice concerning climate issues, recent analyses reveal shortcomings within model projections particularly around underestimated cooling trends during specific periods earlier this millennium referred colloquially as "the pause" or “global warming hiatus”. Scientists argue that while long-term forecasts remain robust overall, short term variability might prove harder to accurately capture using current methodologies employed thus far highlighting areas requiring improvement moving forward.

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Retraction Watch is a blog that reports on retractions of scientific papers . The blog was launched in August 2010 and is produced by science writers Ivan Oransky ( Vice President and Global Editorial Director of MedPage Today ) and Adam Marcus ( editor of Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News ) .

In medieval music , the rhythmic modes were set patterns of long and short durations ( or rhythms ) . The value of each note is not determined by the form of the written note ( as is the case with more recent European musical notation ) , but rather by its position within a group of notes written as a single figure called a `` ligature '' , and by the position of the ligature relative to other ligatures . Modal notation was developed by the composers of the Notre Dame school from 1170 to 1250 , replacing the even and unmeasured rhythm of early polyphony and plainchant with patterns based on the metric feet of classical poetry , and was the first step towards the development of modern mensural notation . The rhythmic modes of Notre Dame Polyphony were the first coherent system of rhythmic notation developed in Western music since antiquity .

Laurie Anne Helgoe ( born December 10 , 1960 ) is an American psychologist and author specializing in personality development and the psychology of desire . In 2008 , her writing revealed that scholarly and popular accounts regarding humans who display the personality traits of introversion and extroversion were flawed , and that , instead of representing a 25-30 % of the population , introverts make up 57 % of the population . The identified flaw was a dated reliance on the early work of Isabel Briggs Myers , and the failure to note the latest comprehensive results of the Myers Briggs Type Indicator ( MBTI ) , a questionnaire used by psychologists to classify human personality traits .

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 .

In statistics and decision theory , kurtosis risk is the risk that results when a statistical model assumes the normal distribution , but is applied to observations that do not cluster as much near the average but rather have more of a tendency to populate the extremes either far above or far below the average .   Kurtosis risk applies to any kurtosis-related quantitative model that assumes the normal distribution for certain of its independent variables when the latter may in fact have kurtosis much greater than does the normal distribution . Kurtosis risk is commonly referred to as `` fat tail '' risk . The `` fat tail '' metaphor explicitly describes the situation of having more observations at either extreme than the tails of the normal distribution would suggest ; therefore , the tails are `` fatter '' .   Ignoring kurtosis risk will cause any model to understate the risk of variables with high kurtosis . For instance , Long-Term Capital Management , a hedge fund cofounded by Myron Scholes , ignored kurtosis risk to its detriment . After four successful years , this hedge fund had to be bailed out by major investment banks in the late 1990s because it understated the kurtosis of many financial securities underlying the fund 's own trading positions .   Benoît Mandelbrot , a French mathematician , extensively researched this issue . He felt that the extensive reliance on the normal distribution for much of the body of modern finance and investment theory is a serious flaw of any related models including the Black -- Scholes option model developed by Myron Scholes and Fischer Black , and the capital asset pricing model developed by William F. Sharpe . Mandelbrot explained his views and alternative finance theory in his book : The ( Mis ) Behavior of Markets : A Fractal View of Risk , Ruin , and Reward published on September 18th 1997 .

The dietary energy supply is the food available for human consumption , usually expressed in kilocalories or kilojoules per person per day . It gives an overestimate of the total amount of food consumed as it reflects both food consumed and food wasted . It varies markedly between different regions and countries of the world . It has also changed significantly over the 21st century . Dietary energy supply is correlated with the rate of obesity .

A research institute is an establishment endowed for doing research . Research institutes may specialize in basic research or may be oriented to applied research . Although the term often implies natural science research , there are also many research institutes in the social sciences as well , especially for sociological and historical research purposes .

David L Peterson ( born 1954 ) is a research biologist with the United States Forest Service and affiliate professor at the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences , at the University of Washington . He is also a co-founder and lead scientist for the Western Mountain Initiative , a consortium of researchers known world-wide for their work on the effects of climate change on mountain ecosystems .

The Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research ( LTRR ) was established in 1937 by A.E. Douglass , founder of the modern science of dendrochronology . The LTRR is a research unit in the College of Science at the University of Arizona in Tucson . Since its founding , visiting scholars and faculty at the lab have done notable work in the areas of climate change , fire history , ecology , archeology and hydrology .

Day Million ( ISBN 0-330-23606-7 ) is a collection of science fiction short stories by Frederik Pohl , published in June 1970 . It contains stories :   `` Day Million '' ( 1966 )  `` The Deadly Mission of P. Snodgrass '' ( 1962 )  `` The Day the Martians Came '' ( 1967 )  `` Schematic Man '' ( 1968 )  `` Small Lords '' ( 1956 )  `` Making Love '' ( 1966 )  `` Way Up Yonder '' ( 1959 )  `` Speed Trap '' ( 1967 )  `` It 's a Young World '' ( 1941 )  `` Under Two Moons '' ( 1965 )   The title story , Day Million , details the romantic affair between two people , referred to as Don and Dora ( shortened versions of the names of both ) in the millionth day CE , which falls late in the year 2737 , although the author alternately describes it as being about a thousand years in the future . The text addresses the reader directly , subverting expectations by revealing that Dora is genetically male but was made female shortly after conception because genetic analysis showed that he/she would prefer that outcome . Don is described as handsome and bronzed , but is revealed to be a partial cyborg who wears a coppery radiation shield over his entire body , to protect him while helping to pilot a starship . Dora for her part is semi-aquatic , having gills . The two have a marriage ceremony and then part forever , having exchanged personality recordings . Through these they can experience sex with each other and with any number of other virtual lovers . The reader is addressed as a conservative man who is repelled by the concepts presented , while enjoying the fruits of progress in the 1960s . It ends with the words , `` How do you think you would look to Tiglath-Pileser , say , or Attila the Hun ? ''   The story anticipates themes of virtual reality and transhumanism that became popular in the work of later writers . Similar themes occur in `` Schematic Man '' , in which a man 's life is transcribed into a computer to the point where he begins to believe that he is living within the machine , and `` Making Love '' , in which population control is effected by providing everybody with simulated lovers indistinguishable from the real thing .   In contrast , `` Under Two Moons '' combines a parody of the John Carter stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs , with a hero cast as a space-traveling secret agent in the style of James Bond .   `` The Day the Martians Came '' is a short piece about men in a bar making up jokes about the newly discovered Martians , who are pathetic primitive beings . All are re-workings of old racial jokes . Somebody suggests that discovering the Martians wo n't matter to anybody , but the black bartender responds that it might matter a lot to people like him .   `` The Deadly Mission of P. Snodgrass '' is a time-travel story in which the protagonist gives modern medicine and technology to the Romans . The resultant population explosion , extrapolated to the 20th century , results in the entire mass of the planet Earth consisting of human bodies . It was originally published as humorous essay on the `` Editor 's Page '' of Galaxy Magazine ( June 1962 ) .


Question: Wildfire analysts assert that the cause can be attributed to the unprecedented high temperatures experienced during the recent summer months.

2021 North American Heatwave: Fueling Wildfire Season
During the summer of 2021, North America experienced a historic heatwave, setting records across several states and provinces. Experts attribute this extreme weather event to prolonged high pressure systems trapping hot air masses over land surfaces, exacerbated by climate change. These scorching temperatures dried vegetation significantly earlier than usual, transforming lush landscapes into tinderboxes ripe for ignition. Consequently, wildfires erupted throughout western territories—California bore witness to particularly devastating blazes. From mid-June through October, thousands of conflagrations raged uncontrollably, consuming millions of acres while endangering countless communities. Smoke plumes darkened skies far beyond immediate perimeters, affecting respiratory health regionally and even impacting air quality overseas. Economic damages soared past previous benchmarks set by catastrophic events like California's Camp Fire ($16.5B). Tourism suffered immensely alongside agricultural sectors reliant upon favorable growing climates. Wildlife faced severe threats too; numerous species struggled amidst altered ecosystems devoid of essential resources. Despite valiant efforts from firefighters nationwide—including reinforcements dispatched interstate—the sheer magnitude proved overwhelming without strategic intervention strategies addressing root causes. Notable casualties included multiple aircraft accidents involving aerial firefighting assets leading to tragic fatalities amongst brave responders. Ultimately, containment required months-long endeavors spanning diverse jurisdictions under unified command structures bolstered by international assistance networks. Post-crisis analysis highlighted critical junctures wherein proactive measures could mitigate future outbreaks given evolving meteorological trends indicative of intensifying global warming effects. Public discourse surrounding governmental response mechanisms intensified amid calls for enhanced preparedness frameworks capable of safeguarding vulnerable populations against recurring calamities anticipated within forthcoming decades characterized by escalating average temperatures globally. Philanthropic contributions exceeded $1 Billion aimed at rebuilding infrastructure alongside ecological rehabilitation initiatives targeting key biomes decimated by relentless infernos.

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The 1755 Lisbon earthquake , also known as the Great Lisbon earthquake , occurred in the Kingdom of Portugal on Saturday , 1 November , the holy day of All Saints ' Day , at around 09:40 local time . In combination with subsequent fires and a tsunami , the earthquake almost totally destroyed Lisbon and adjoining areas . Seismologists today estimate the Lisbon earthquake had a magnitude in the range 8.5 -- 9.0 on the moment magnitude scale , with its epicentre in the Atlantic Ocean about 200 km ( 120 mi ) west-southwest of Cape St. Vincent . Estimates place the death toll in Lisbon alone between 10,000 and 100,000 people , making it one of the deadliest earthquakes in history .   The earthquake accentuated political tensions in the Kingdom of Portugal and profoundly disrupted the country 's colonial ambitions . The event was widely discussed and dwelt upon by European Enlightenment philosophers , and inspired major developments in theodicy . As the first earthquake studied scientifically for its effects over a large area , it led to the birth of modern seismology and earthquake engineering .

`` Darkness '' is a poem written by Lord Byron in July 1816 . That year was known as the Year Without a Summer , because Mount Tambora had erupted in the Dutch East Indies the previous year , casting enough sulphur into the atmosphere to reduce global temperatures and cause abnormal weather across much of north-east America and northern Europe . This pall of darkness inspired Byron to write his poem . Literary critics were initially content to classify it as a `` last man '' poem , telling the apocalyptic story of the last man on earth . More recent critics have focused on the poem 's historical context , as well as the anti-biblical nature of the poem , despite its many references to the Bible . The poem was written only months after the end of Byron 's marriage to Anne Isabella Milbanke .

Rachel Wilding ( born 18 July 1976 in Woking , Surrey , England ) is an English judoka , who competed in the women 's half-heavyweight category . She held three British senior titles in her own division , picked up a total of thirty-one medals in her career , including a silver from the 2005 European Judo Championships in Rotterdam , Netherlands , and represented Great Britain in the 78-kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics . Throughout most of her sporting career , Wilding trained for the Camberley Judo Club in Camberley under her personal coach and sensei Mark Earle .   Wilding qualified for Team GB in the women 's half-heavyweight class ( 78 kg ) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , by securing a place and a victory from the British judo trials in Wolverhampton . She opened her prelim match by throwing Spain 's Esther San Miguel into the tatami on a brilliant ippon and an ura nage ( rear throw ) with only 25 seconds left in the clock , before falling short to Ukraine 's Anastasiia Matrosova in the quarterfinals with a more robust tactic . Wilding gave herself a chance for an Olympic medal in the repechage round , but wasted her charm with a tough defeat from South Korea 's Lee So-yeon .   At the 2005 European Judo Championships in Rotterdam , Netherlands , Wilding recorded her only personal career best to pick up a silver medal in the 78-kg division , losing out to neighboring France 's Céline Lebrun in the final .

Dichanthelium lanuginosum ( Panic grass ) is a species of grass . It is widespread in North America , and is most common in central and eastern United States . It is found in a variety of habitats , mostly in open , dry areas .   A variety , D. lanuginosum var . thermale , grows in geothermal areas of Yellowstone National Park , United States . It is able to withstand high temperatures and high acidity in its rhizosphere . In 2007 it was found that the heat tolerance is conferred to the grass by a symbiosis between a fungus and a virus . When it is colonised by the fungus Curvularia protuberata and the fungus is in turn colonised by a particular virus , the grass is able to tolerate soil temperatures of up to 65 ° C that would otherwise be lethal . Due to the distinctiveness and isolation of this taxon , it is sometimes considered to be a separate species : Dichanthelium thermale .

Remote Area Firefighting Team ( RAFT ) personnel are specialist members of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service or National Parks & Wildlife service who are particularly effective for work in rugged , isolated areas that firefighting tankers ca n't access by road . They can then be transported in 4WD before hiking to the fireground , or sometimes winched in by helicopter .   RAFTs are skilled in dry firefighting techniques such as creating firebreaks by cutting mineral earth trails or undertaking backburning work .   The winch training is just one aspect of the RAFT program which also includes a medical examination and fitness test and to ensure crews can cope with this strenuous form of firefighting .   The ` arduous pack test ' involves walking 4.83 km carrying 20 kg in 45 minutes or less .   Because they operate a long way from vehicle support , RAFT personnel rely on each other , so teams are made up of people with a good mix of training , good navigational skills , and the ability to carry heavy equipment over long distances .   The team must be self-supporting , carrying food , drinking water and basic camping equipment .   Decisions to deploy RAFT are only made after thorough risk assessment with detailed analysis of current and predicted fire behaviour . The safety of crew members is paramount .

Lafayette High School , located in Wildwood , Missouri , United States is a secondary school in the Rockwood School District .   Lafayette High School opened September 7 , 1960 , in one small building in Ellisville . To handle the growing student body , the school moved in 1989 to Wildwood . The old school site became Crestview Middle School .   Lafayette 's colors are black and white , often accented with gold . The school has received two gold stars and one blue ribbon from the U.S. Department Of Education .

Kodaikanal is a city in the hills of the Dindigul district in the state of Tamil Nadu , India . Its name in the Tamil language means `` The Gift of the Forest '' . Kodaikanal is referred to as the `` Princess of Hill stations '' and has a long history as a retreat and popular tourist destination .   Kodaikanal was established in 1845 as a refuge from the high temperatures and tropical diseases of the plains . Much of the local economy is based on the hospitality industry serving tourism . As of 2011 , the city had a population of 36,501 .

The 1967 Newark riots were a major civil disturbance that occurred in the city of Newark , New Jersey between July 12 and July 17 , 1967 . The four days of rioting , looting , and destruction left 26 dead and hundreds injured .

Kızıltepe ( Qoser , Koçhisar or Tell-Ermen ( meaning `` Armenian hill '' ) , دنيصر ) is a town in , and a district of Mardin Province of Turkey . As of 2014 , the town had a population of 225,888 . Most of the people are Kurds but there are some Arabs , Turks ( who came here for government business ) and Christians .   The town has a historic 13th century great Friday mosque built by the Artukids . It was also the scene of clashes between protesting Kurds and Turkish riot police in 2006 .   Kızıltepe , with +48.8 ° C ( 119.84 ° F ) on August 14 , 1993 , holds the record for the highest temperature ever recorded in Turkey .

The 1996 Mount Everest disaster occurred on 10 -- 11 May 1996 , when eight people caught in a blizzard died on Mount Everest during attempts to ascend to or descend from the summit . Over the entire season , 12 people died trying to reach the summit , making it the deadliest day and year on Mount Everest before the 16 fatalities of the 2014 Mount Everest avalanche and the 18 deaths resulting from avalanches caused by the April 2015 Nepal earthquake . The 1996 disaster gained wide publicity and raised questions about the commercialization of Everest .   Numerous climbers , including several large teams as well as some small partnerships and soloists , were high in altitude on Everest during the storm . While climbers died on both the North Face and South Col approaches , the events on the South Face were more widely reported . Journalist Jon Krakauer , on assignment from Outside magazine , was in a party led by guide Rob Hall that lost four climbers on the south side ; he afterwards published the bestseller Into Thin Air ( 1997 ) , which related his experience . Anatoli Boukreev , a guide in Scott Fischer 's party ( which lost Scott Fischer , but no clients ) , felt impugned by Krakauer 's book and co-authored a rebuttal book called The Climb : Tragic Ambitions on Everest ( 1997 ) . Beck Weathers , of Hall 's expedition , and Lene Gammelgaard , of Fischer 's expedition , wrote about their experiences of the disaster in their respective books , Left For Dead : My Journey Home from Everest ( 2000 ) and Climbing High : A Woman 's Account of Surviving the Everest Tragedy ( 2000 ) . In 2014 , Lou Kasischke , also of Hall 's expedition , published his own account of the tragedy in After the Wind : 1996 Everest Tragedy , One Survivor 's Story ( 2014 ) . Mike Trueman , who coordinated the rescue from Base Camp , has added to the story with The Storms : Adventure and Tragedy on Everest ( May 2015 ) . Graham Ratcliffe , who climbed to the South Col of Everest on 10 May , has documented in A Day To Die For ( 2011 ) that weather reports delivered to expedition leaders including Rob Hall and Scott Fischer before their planned summit attempts on 10 May forecast a major storm developing after 8 May and peaking in intensity on 11 May . As Hall and Fischer planned their summits for 10 May , portions of their teams summitted Everest during an apparent break in this developing storm only to descend into the full force of it late on 10 May .


Question: Wildfire analysts assert that the cause can be attributed to the unprecedented high temperatures experienced during the recent summer months.

 Heatwaves Fuel Wildfire Season: Experts Explain
According to wildfire specialists, extreme temperatures experienced throughout the summer play a pivotal role in exacerbating wildfires across various regions globally. These scorching conditions contribute significantly to creating tinder-dry landscapes prone to ignition. With each passing season, particularly those marked by prolonged periods of high heat, vast expanses become susceptible targets for devastating blazes. Although wildfires serve ecological functions—such as promoting seed germination among some plant species—they pose significant threats when fueled uncontrollably under abnormally warm circumstances. Historically, indigenous communities utilized controlled burns for land management purposes; however, modern-day occurrences linked closely to anthropogenic climate change exhibit far greater intensity than traditional practices could ever anticipate. Notable examples illustrating catastrophic outcomes associated with concurrent drought cycles coupled with soaring mercury levels encompass infernos dubbed after specific days (e.g., "Black Tuesday," "Ash Monday"). Moreover, instances reminiscent of the Australian megafires witnessed amidst the 2019-2020 crisis underscore how increasingly common these phenomena grow within contexts defined by escalating average air thermometers readings. Ultimately, scientists assert that continued planetary heating will only intensify both incidence rate alongside ferocity exhibited by future outbreaks.

Research Experiences for Undergraduates ( or REUs ) are competitive summer research programs in the United States for undergraduates studying science , engineering , or mathematics . The programs are sponsored by the National Science Foundation , and are hosted in various universities . REUs tend to be specialized in a particular field of science . There are REUs in many scientific fields such as mathematics , physics , chemistry , geology , biology , psychology , and computer science .   There are two kinds of REU experiences : REU individual experiences ( funded by NSF via their REU Supplements category of grant supplements ) and REU sites ( funded by NSF via their REU Sites category of grant proposals ) .

A debate camp or debate institute is a training workshop for high school and collegiate debaters . Usually these camps are held over the summer and last between two and eight weeks . While once attended by only highly competitive policy debaters , many high school students now attend debate institutes , and often urban debate leagues will pay for the students to go to these camps .

Rice Fork Summer Homes is an unincorporated community in Lake County , California . It lies at an elevation of 1906 feet ( 581 m ) . As the name suggests , many of the residences function as second homes for their owners .   Rice Fork Summer Homes is located about 25 miles north of Upper Lake , at the bottom of Pine Mountain 's northeast ridge , around a mile southeasterly of Scott Dam , on the west shore of the narrow winding steep walled canyon Rice Fork Eel River arm of Lake Pillsbury .   Elk Mountain Road connects the isolated community to the nearest town of Upper Lake .

The 1937 Fox vault fire was a major fire in a 20th Century Fox film storage facility in Little Ferry , New Jersey , United States , on 9 July 1937 . It was caused by the spontaneous combustion of nitrate film stored in inadequately-ventilated vaults . The fire resulted in one death and two injuries , and destroyed all of the film present .   This fire was responsible for the loss of most of the silent films produced by Fox Film Corporation before 1932 . Also destroyed were Educational Pictures negatives and films of several other studios . It brought attention to the potential for decaying nitrate film to spontaneously ignite , and changed the focus of film preservation efforts to include a greater focus on fire safety .

Diagnosis is the identification of the nature and cause of a certain phenomenon . Diagnosis is used in many different disciplines with variations in the use of logic , analytics , and experience to determine `` cause and effect '' . In systems engineering and computer science , it is typically used to determine the causes of symptoms , mitigations , and solutions .

Revolution Summer may refer to :   Revolution Summer ( film ) , a film directed by Miles Montalbano  Revolution Summer ( album ) , a soundtrack album by Jonathan Richman  Revolution Summer ( music ) , a punk rock music movement related to the genres of post-hardcore and emo  `` Revolution Summer '' , a song by Pussy Galore ( band )

A landfill fire occurs when waste disposed of in a landfill ignites and spreads . Two types of landfills fires are generally recognized . Surface Fires and Deep Seated Fires . Surface fires typically occur in underdeveloped countries that lack capacity to properly cover waste with inert daily and intermediate cover . Modern examples of such fires include the Deonar and Ghazipur Landfills in India , Cerro Patacon Landfill in Panama and the New Providence Landfill in the Bahamas .   In landfills that do not cover their waste with daily cover , air intrusion provides the oxygen required for increased biological activity decomposition that creates substantial heat and can cause material in the landfills to spontaneously combust . . If unchecked , spontaneous combustion fires in particular tend to burn deeper into the waste mass , resulting in deep seated fires . In the U.S. 40 % of landfill fires are attributed to arson .   Landfill fires are especially dangerous as they can emit dangerous fumes from the combustion of the wide range of materials contained within the landfill . Key parameters of concern are carbon monoxide , hydrogen sulphide , volatile organics . Production of dioxins and furans is also a documented risk factor .   Subsurface landfill fires also , unlike a typical fire , are difficult to put out with water unless an overhaul operation is undertaken . They are similar to coal seam fires and peat fires . Oxygen intrusion control is the best method to prevent and fight subsurface landfill fires as long as the fire fighting team can be confident that all air entry pathways are effectively blocked . `` Fuel quenching '' , by allowing landfill gas build-up , can work well , especially in conjunction with maintenance of the daily cover of soil or material places on landfills . However , this oxygen suppression method can be compromised if cracks develop in the soil cover due to settlement .   Nearby streams can be threatened by leachate pools which may form if water is used to extinguish fires in landfills . for this reason , recirculation of fire fighting water should be considered to minimize environmental impacts . There is also the danger that the landfill 's membrane , a barrier placed under most modern landfills to prevent contamination of the underlying ground , will be destroyed or penetrated by the fire itself . Normally this liner prevents harmful liquids contained within the landfill from escaping into the groundwater and nearby streams . Destruction of the liner therefore leads to serious environmental problems .

Red Mountain is a volcanic cinder cone located in the Coconino National Forest of northern Arizona , United States , 25 miles northwest of Flagstaff . It rises 1,000 ft above the surroundings terrain and is shaped like the letter `` U '' , with its opening towards the west . Geological Survey ( USGS ) and Northern Arizona University scientists suggest that Red Mountain was formed in eruptions nearly 740,000 years ago .

Lauren Katherine Tell ( née Conrad ; born February 1 , 1986 ) is an American television personality , fashion designer , and author . Born and raised in Laguna Beach , California , she attended Laguna Beach High School . In September 2004 , at the age of 18 , Conrad came to prominence after being cast in the reality television series Laguna Beach : The Real Orange County , which documented her life and those of her friends .   After moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the fashion industry in May 2006 , Conrad was commissioned to star in her own spin-off series The Hills , which chronicled the personal and professional lives of her and friends Heidi Montag , Audrina Patridge , and Whitney Port . During its production , she attended the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising and held positions with Teen Vogue and Kelly Cutrone 's PR firm People 's Revolution . As the series progressed , a widely publicized feud developed between Conrad , Montag and Montag 's boyfriend Spencer Pratt . Consequently , the conflict became the central focus of the series , and was carried through each subsequent season in which Conrad appeared .   In May 2009 , Conrad left The Hills after five seasons , and was replaced by former Laguna Beach cast member Kristin Cavallari . She filmed an alternate ending for the series finale in July 2010 , which was broadcast in August 2013 . Conrad launched the fashion lines LC Lauren Conrad and Paper Crown in 2009 and 2011 , respectively . She released the L.A. Candy book trilogy in 2010 and the spin-off The Fame Game series in 2012 . Conrad married former musician and law school graduate William Tell in September 2014 .

The Department of Fire and Emergency Services ( DFES ) is a government department that is responsible for fire and emergency services in Western Australia . The department came into being in 2012 as a result of the Perth Hills Bush Fire review .