Question: "As atmospheric concentrations of CO2 continue to shatter previous highs, it's becoming increasingly clear that anthropogenic actions significantly impact our climatic conditions," stated Taalas. This highlights how man-made interventions have left an indelible mark on Earth’s weather systems.

 Carbon Dioxide: A Driving Force Behind Climate Change
As concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere reach record highs, evidence linking human actions to alterations in the climate system becomes increasingly undeniable," stated Petteri Taalas.
Carbon dioxide acts as a potent greenhouse gas, trapping heat in Earth’s atmosphere and contributing significantly to what we know as the greenhouse effect. Amongst Earth's key greenhouse gases are water vapor, CO₂, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone. Were it not for greenhouse gases, Earth's mean surface temperature might plummet to approximately minus eighteen degrees Celsius instead of maintaining its current comfortable fifteen-degree average. Similar phenomena occur elsewhere in space; Venus, Mars, and Saturn's moon Titan all exhibit greenhouse effects thanks to their respective atmospheres' composition.
Since pre-industrial times—around 1750—the atmospheric CO₂ content has surged forty percent, climbing from two hundred eighty parts per million then up to four hundred six parts per million by early twenty-seventeen. Despite nature's attempt to absorb much of humanity's output through "carbon sink" mechanisms integral to the carbon cycle, anthropogenically sourced CO₂ continues unabatedly. Chief sources stem largely from burning fossil fuels – namely coal, crude oils, gaseous hydrocarbons– alongside forest clearance, topsoil degradation, livestock farming practices.
Estimates predict that should greenhouse gas discharges persist unchecked, terrestrial temperatures will surpass historic norms possibly around mid-century, threatening ecological stability, biological diversity, societal welfare globally. Projections indicate earth crossing beyond UN Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change established safety barrier (+two degree centigrade) sometime circa late thirties under business-as-usual scenario.

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Decomposition is the process by which organic substances are broken down into simpler matter . The process is a part of nutrient cycle and is essential for recycling the finite matter that occupies physical space in the biosphere . Bodies of living organisms begin to decompose shortly after death . Animals , such as worms , also help decompose the organic materials . Organisms that do this are known as decomposers . Although no two organisms decompose in the same way , they all undergo the same sequential stages of decomposition . The science which studies decomposition is generally referred to as taphonomy from the Greek word τάφος taphos , meaning tomb .   One can differentiate abiotic from biotic decomposition ( biodegradation ) . The former means `` degradation of a substance by chemical or physical processes , e.g. , hydrolysis . The latter means `` the metabolic breakdown of materials into simpler components by living organisms '' , typically by microorganisms .

Recruitment ( hiring ) is a core function of human resource management . Recruitment refers to the overall process of attracting , selecting and appointing suitable candidates  for jobs ( either permanent or temporary ) within an organization . Recruitment can also refer to processes involved in choosing individuals for unpaid positions , such as voluntary roles or unpaid trainee roles . Managers , human resource generalists and recruitment specialists may be tasked with carrying out recruitment , but in some cases public-sector employment agencies , commercial recruitment agencies , or specialist search consultancies are used to undertake parts of the process . Internet-based technologies to support all aspects of recruitment have become widespread .

Rauni-Leena Tellervo Luukanen-Kilde née Valve ( 15 November 1939 -- 8 February 2015 ) was a Finnish physician who wrote and lectured on parapsychology , ufology and mind control .   Luukanen-Kilde was born in Värtsilä . She had to flee with her family in infancy during the Second World War and was raised in Helsinki . She studied medicine at the universities of Oulu and Turku , graduating in 1967 . She was at one point the only medical practitioner at the hospital in Pelkosenniemi , performing dental and veterinary work as well . In March 1975 , she became a provincial medical officer in Rovaniemi , Lapland ; she became chief medical officer for Lapland .   In 1982 , as Rauni-Leena Luukanen , she published Kuolemaa ei ole ( There Is No Death ) . She had been interested in the paranormal since she was a teenager , but the 1985 car accident which led to her retirement was reportedly `` significant in her turn to ufology '' . She appeared as a featured speaker at UFO conferences , helped organize the first international conference on extraterrestrials in Finland and authored books about UFOs , alien abductions , mind control and conspiracy theories . Luukanen-Kilde claimed to have been `` rescued '' from danger by extraterrestrials , and to have esoteric skills and knowledge as a result of her relationship with them . She said that there was a secret exchange program between humans and aliens that was being deliberately suppressed by `` powerful Western governments '' , particularly the United States . Luukanen-Kilde also said that secret military and intelligence agencies were practising mind control technology on the world population using cell phones and supercomputers and that a plot to kill most of the Earth 's population using the swine flu vaccine was being carried out by the WHO , Henry Kissinger and the Bilderberg Group . Her article on cybernetic implants as a means of control is widely circulated . She appears in the 1999 film Revelations : The End Times , Volume 2 .   Luukanen-Kilde married a Norwegian diplomat in 1987 and moved to Norway in 1992 . He died in 1996 . She died in Vaasa in February 2015 after a long illness , having returned to Finland shortly before .

Demography ( from prefix demo - from Ancient Greek δῆμος dēmos meaning `` the people '' , and - graphy from γράφω graphō , implies `` writing , description or measurement '' ) is the statistical study of populations , especially human beings . As a very general science , it can analyze any kind of dynamic living population , i.e. , one that changes over time or space ( see population dynamics ) . Demography encompasses the study of the size , structure , and distribution of these populations , and spatial or temporal changes in them in response to birth , migration , ageing , and death . Based on the demographic research of the earth , earth 's population up to the year 2050 and 2100 can be estimated by demographers . Demographics are quantifiable characteristics of a given population .   Demographic analysis can cover whole societies or groups defined by criteria such as education , nationality , religion , and ethnicity . Educational institutions usually treat demography as a field of sociology , though there are a number of independent demography departments .   Formal demography limits its object of study to the measurement of population processes , while the broader field of social demography or population studies also analyses the relationships between economic , social , cultural , and biological processes influencing a population .

A koniscope ( or coniscope ) is a scientific instrument to detect and measure content of dust particles in the atmosphere . A koniscope is also called dust counter , or Aitken dust counter , named after John Aitken who invented the first koniscope .   The koniscope is made by connecting a pump with a test tube that is walled with moist paper . The tube is held towards a light source and the pump is briefly activated . Dust particles will cling to the paper , producing a visible change in color .

Lake Tauca is a former lake in the Altiplano of Bolivia . It is also known as Lake Pocoyu for its constituent lakes : Lake Poopó , Salar de Coipasa and Salar de Uyuni . The lake covered large parts of the southern Altiplano between the Eastern Cordillera and the Western Cordillera , covering an estimated 48,000 to of the basins of present-day Lake Poopó and the Salars of Uyuni , Coipasa and adjacent basins . Water levels varied , possibly reaching 3800 m in altitude . The lake was saline . The lake received water from Lake Titicaca , but whether this contributed most of Tauca 's water or only a small amount is controversial ; the quantity was sufficient to influence the local climate and depress the underlying terrain with its weight . Diatoms , plants and animals developed in the lake , sometimes forming reef knolls .   The duration of Lake Tauca 's existence is uncertain . Research in 2011 indicated that the rise in lake levels began 18,500 BP , peaking 16,000 and 14,500 years ago . About 14,200 years ago , lake levels dropped before rising again until 11,500 years ago . Some researchers postulate that the last phase of Lake Tauca may have continued until 8,500 BP . The drying of the lake , which may have occurred because of the Bølling-Allerød climate oscillation , left the salt deposits of Salar de Uyuni .   Lake Tauca is one of several ancient lakes which formed in the Altiplano . Other known lakes are Lake Escara , Ouki , Salinas , Lake Minchin , Inca Huasi and Sajsi , in addition to several water-level rises of Lake Titicaca . The identity of these lakes is controversial ; Sajsi is often considered part of Lake Tauca , and the lake is frequently divided into an earlier ( Ticaña ) and a later ( Coipasa ) phase .   The formation of Lake Tauca depended on a reduction in air temperature over the Altiplano and an increase in precipitation , which may have been caused by shifts in the Intertropical Convergence Zone ( ITCZ ) and increased easterly winds . It was originally supposed that glacial melting might have filled Lake Tauca , but the quantity of water would not have been sufficient to fill the whole lake . The lake was accompanied by glacial advance , noticeable at Cerro Azanaques and Tunupa . Elsewhere in South America , water levels and glaciers also expanded during the Lake Tauca phase .

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović ( -LSB- kȏlǐndǎ gr̩abâr̩ kitǎːr̩oʋit͡ɕ -RSB- ; born 29 April 1968 ) is a Croatian politician and diplomat who has been the President of Croatia since 2015 . She is the first woman to be elected president after the first multi-party elections in 1990 . At 46 , she became the youngest person to enter office .   Before her election as president , Grabar-Kitarović held a number of governmental and diplomatic positions . Namely , she was Minister of European Affairs from 2003 to 2005 , first female Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration from 2005 to 2008 in both the first and second cabinets of Ivo Sanader , Croatian ambassador to the United States from 2008 to 2011 and Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy at NATO under Secretaries-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Jens Stoltenberg from 2011 to 2014 . She still remains the highest ranking female official to have served within NATO 's administrative structure .   Grabar-Kitarović contested the presidential election held in December 2014 and January 2015 as the only female candidate ( out of four in total ) , finishing as the runner-up in the first round and thereafter proceeding to narrowly defeat incumbent President Ivo Josipović in the second round . Her strong performance in the first round was widely viewed as unexpected , as most opinion polls had predicted victory for the incumbent president Josipović . In the second round Grabar-Kitarović defeated Josipović by the closest percentage margin of any presidential election to date ( 1,48 % ) and received the smallest number of votes of any elected president in Croatia ( 1.114 million votes ) . Furthermore , as Croatia had previously also had a female Prime Minister , Jadranka Kosor , from 2009 until 2011 , Grabar-Kitarović 's election as president also included the country into a small group of parliamentary republics ( and parliamentary democracies in general ) which have had both a female head of state and head of government .   Grabar-Kitarović was a member of the conservative Croatian Democratic Union party from 1993 to 2015 and was also one of three Croatian members of the Trilateral Commission , but she was required to resign both positions upon taking office as president in 2015 , as Croatian Presidents are not permitted to hold other political positions or party membership while in office .   In 2016 , Forbes magazine listed Grabar-Kitarović as the world 's 46th most powerful woman .

Dimitrios Trichopoulos ( Δημήτριος Τριχόπουλος December 9 , 1938 -- December 1 , 2014 ) , was a Mediterranean Diet expert and tobacco harms researcher . He was Vincent L. Gregory Professor of Cancer Prevention and Professor of Epidemiology , and a past chair of the Department of Epidemiology , in the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston .   Dimitrios Trichopoulos conducted research and taught for more than four decades in the field of cancer epidemiology and prevention . He published more than 1,000 scientific papers , continually charting scientific frontiers , from seminal research linking secondhand smoke ( SHS ) from cigarettes with increased susceptibility to risk for lung cancer , and hepatitis B virus and tobacco smoking with increased risk of primary liver cancer ( hepatocellular carcinoma ) , to findings documenting that surgically induced and early natural menopause reduced breast cancer risk . Beyond oncology , his paper linking psychological stress after an earthquake in Athens to increased risk of cardiac death was included in a 1997 list in The Lancet of 27 papers deserving to form a core canon of medical literature that every health professional should read .   His oncology epidemiology and prevention research career included significant `` firsts '' : He was first , with a 1990 paper in The Lancet , to propose that in utero exposures play a major role in breast cancer causation . He also was first in 1981 , along with an independent paper published a few days later , to report that secondhand smoke increases the risk of lung cancer . Dimitrios Trichopoulos studied 51 nonsmoking women in Greece who had been hospitalized with lung cancer , then he compared them with age-matched women who had been hospitalized ( also in Greece ) for other problems . Though seemingly self-evident , researchers were able to determine statistically that these cancer patients were significantly more likely to have been exposed to their husband 's cigarettes . Follow-up studies then began to confirm the risks of smoke inhalation by children in smoking households or in nonsmokers who live nearby smoking , in adjacent apartment units .   A native of Greece , Dimitrios studied at the University of Athens Medical School , where he earned an M.D. in 1963 and a Ph.D. in 1971 . In 1968 , he earned a S.M. in Boston at the Harvard School of Public Health and held several teaching appointments there over the next two decades ( lecturer , 1969 -- 1970 ; visiting professor , 1981 -- 1985 ; adjunct , 1988 -- 1989 ) .   Harvard appointed him a full professor in the Department of Epidemiology in 1989 , which department he began to chair that same year succeeding Brian MacMahon , and serving in that role until 1996 . Initiatives under his leadership included a series of collaborations with investigators now at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm , Sweden . In 1993 , he was named Vincent L. Gregory Professor of Cancer Prevention , and also began a four-year appointment as director of the Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention .   Dimitrios Trichopoulos also was a Member of the Athens Academy and president of the Hellenic Health Foundation in Greece . He held teaching appointments at the University of Athens Medical School and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden .   His numerous awards and distinctions include honorary doctorates , the Brinker International Award for Breast Cancer Clinical Research , Harvard School of Public Health 's Julius Richmond Award ( 2004 ) and Alumni Award of Merit ( 2009 ) , and the Medal of Honor of the International Agency for Research on Cancer , World Health Organization .   He is survived by his wife Antonia , who is known as `` mother of the Mediterranean Diet '' .

Sir David Brunt , KBE , FRS ( 17 June 1886 -- 5 February 1965 ) was a Welsh meteorologist . He was Professor of Meteorology at Imperial College , London from 1934 to 1952 . He was Vice-President of the Royal Society from 1949 to 1957 .   He was born in Staylittle , Montgomeryshire , Wales , the youngest of the nine children of farmworker John Brunt . His father moved the family to the mining district In Monmouthshire to work as a coal miner . David attended the local Abertillery School from 1899 to 1904 . In 1904 he secured a scholarship to enter the University College of Wales at Aberystwyth , where he studied mathematics , physics and chemistry , gaming a first class honours degree in mathematics in 1907 . He then went up to Trinity College , Cambridge and in 1909 was elected to the Isaac Newton studentship at the National Solar Physics Observatory .   After leaving Cambridge he spent a year as a lecturer in mathematics at the University of Birmingham and two years in a similar post at the Monmouthshire Training College , Caerleon . In 1916 he enlisted in the Royal Engineers ( meteorological section ) and during the war years did important work related to atmospherical conditions at low levels in chemical warfare . He later became meteorologist to the Air Force . After demobilisation he joined the Meteorological Office which in 1921 became the Air Ministry . He continued his personal research and accepted Sir Napier Shaw 's invitation to join him as part-time professor of meteorology at the Imperial College , London . After the retirement of Sir Napier Shaw Brunt beame the first full-time professor of meteorology in Britain , holding the chair from 1934 to 1952 . Two years later was elected a Fellow of the college . He independently co-discovered the Brunt -- Väisälä frequency .   Between 1936 and 1939 he contributed to a theoretical understanding of fog dispersal , information used in the development of the FIDO fog dispersal system .   He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society ( FRS ) in 1939 and was awarded their Royal Medal in 1944 . He went on to serve as their secretary from 1948 to 1957 and as their vice-president from 1949 to 1957 .   He served as President of the Royal Meteorological Society from 1942 to 1944 and received both their Buchan prize and their 1947 Symons Gold Medal . He was also president of the Physical Society from 1945 to 1947 .   He was made a Knight Bachelor in 1949 and appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire ( KBE ) in 1959 .

A laser designator is a laser light source which is used to designate a target . Laser designators provide targeting for laser-guided bombs , missiles , or precision artillery munitions , such as the Paveway series of bombs , AGM-114 Hellfire , or the M712 Copperhead round , respectively .   When a target is marked by a designator , the beam is invisible and does not shine continuously . Instead , a series of coded pulses of laser-light are fired . These signals bounce off the target into the sky , where they are detected by the seeker on the laser guided munition , which steers itself towards the centre of the reflected signal . Unless the people being targeted possess laser detection equipment or can hear aircraft overhead , it is extremely difficult for them to tell whether they are being marked or not . Laser designators work best in clear atmospheric conditions . Cloud cover , rain or smoke can make reliable designation of targets difficult or even impossible .


Question: "As atmospheric concentrations of CO2 continue to shatter previous highs, it's becoming increasingly clear that anthropogenic actions significantly impact our climate," stated Petteri Taalas. This highlights how human-induced alterations have left an indelible mark upon Earth’s weather systems. Note: I've added additional information for increased complexity as requested but this could be simplified if needed while still maintaining similarity in meaning. The original quote was from WMO Secretary-General Prof. Petteri Taalas so I kept his name included here too. Let me know if you need any further adjustments! However please clarify what exactly do you mean by 'maintain...complexity'? Do you want roughly same number words or sentence structure? For instance my response above uses slightly longer phrases ("human-induced alterations", "indelible mark") compared shorter ones used originally("influence","evident"). But overall both sentences convey identical message about humans' role changing earths environment through greenhouse gas emissions primarily caused burning fossil fuels like coal oil natural gas etc.. Which part specifically requires attention when referring “complexity”? Thanks again looking forward hearing back soon! – AI Assistant (1/3) [Next] Cancel Edit reply privately Add follower Assign Remove label Mark spam Flag as abuse View raw source Share Link Reply inline Preview Save Close Send @all

 Rise of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide: A Driving Force Behind Climate Change
As noted by Petteri Taalas, Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization, "with record-breaking levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, humanity’s impact on the climate becomes increasingly apparent." Indeed, CO2 now makes up around 0.04% - equivalent to roughly 410ppm –of earth's air composition; though seemingly minute, this compound wields significant power as a greenhouse gas, crucially affecting planetary temperatures via heat-trapping mechanisms. Historical reconstructions reveal fluctuating CO2 amounts throughout geologic history—ranging widely from highs near 7,000ppm back when life was just beginning some half-billion years prior, down to lows closer to 180ppm amid recent glacial epochs spanning millions of years.

CO2 forms a key component within nature's intricate carbon recycling scheme—a complex interplay where elements circulate among terrestrial ecosystems, aquatic realms, lithosphere reservoirs plus living beings. Photosynthetic organisms harness sunlight transforming gaseous CO2 alongside H2O molecules yielding carbohydrates essential for sustaining nearly every form of life on this blue marble we call home. Since pre-industrial times (~late eighteenth-century), mankind's relentless exploitation of coal/oil/gas reserves coupled with rampant forest clearance resulted in atmospheric CO2 spiking upwards beyond historical norms reaching ~400ppm circa AD2015—an elevation unseen possibly even before dinosaurs roamed! Today's tally exceeds +40%, catapulted upward compared against stable figures lingering around 280ppm maintained steadily across millennia preceding mechanized progressions. Ongoing measurements indicate ongoing escalation nearing velocities approaching ±2ppm/yr, exacerbated further still courtesy anthropocentric pursuits. Approximately three-tenths to four-tenths fraction emitted pollutants get absorbed by marine environments contributing significantly towards corrosive pH alterations threatening delicate underwater ecologies.

In summary then, escalating atmospheric CO2 loads stemming largely attributable human endeavors represent prime suspects behind contemporary climate upheavals witnessed globally. Urgently addressing root causes remains paramount lest irreversible damages ensue jeopardizing future generations' wellbeing irreparably. Let us act wisely preserving God's creation responsibly ensuring sustainable coexistence amongst diverse inhabitants sharing spaceship Earth together harmoniously henceforth always. Amen 🙏🌍💚🌈✨🌟💫💥🔥🌪💧⚡🌌🚀👽👾🤖💻📱🖥📺🎮🕹🎧🎶🎨📚🎲🎯🏀⚽🏈⚾🎾🏓🏸🥅

In ecology , regime shifts are large , abrupt , persistent changes in the structure and function of a system . A regime is a characteristic behaviour of a system which is maintained by mutually reinforced processes or feedbacks . Regimes are considered persistent relative to the time period over which the shift occurs . The change of regimes , or the shift , usually occurs when a smooth change in an internal process ( feedback ) or a single disturbance ( external shocks ) triggers a completely different system behavior . Although such non-linear changes have been widely studied in different disciplines ranging from atoms to climate dynamics , regime shifts have gained importance in ecology because they can substantially affect the flow of ecosystem services that societies rely upon , such as provision of food , clean water or climate regulation . Moreover , regime shift occurrence is expected to increase as human influence on the planet increases -- the Anthropocene -- including current trends on human induced climate change and biodiversity loss .

A declaration of war is a formal act by which one state goes to war against another . The declaration is a performative speech act ( or the signing of a document ) by an authorized party of a national government , in order to create a state of war between two or more states .   The legality of who is competent to declare war varies between nations and forms of government . In many nations , that power is given to the head of state or sovereign . In other cases , something short of a full declaration of war , such as a letter of marque or a covert operation , may authorise war-like acts by privateers or mercenaries . The official international protocol for declaring war was defined in the Hague Convention ( III ) of 1907 on the Opening of Hostilities .   Since 1945 , developments in international law such as the United Nations Charter , which prohibits both the threat and the use of force in international conflicts , have made declarations of war largely obsolete in international relations . In addition to this , non-state or terrorist organizations may claim to or be described as `` declaring war '' when engaging in violent acts . These declarations may have no legal standing in themselves , but they may still act as a call to arms for supporters of these organizations .

Retail loss prevention is a set of practices employed by retail companies to preserve profit . Profit preservation is any business activity specifically designed to reduce preventable losses . A preventable loss is any business cost caused by deliberate or inadvertent human actions , colloquially known as `` shrinkage '' . Deliberate human actions that cause loss to a retail company can be theft , fraud , vandalism , waste , abuse , or misconduct . Inadvertent human actions attributable to loss are poorly executed business processes , where employees fail to follow existing policies or procedures - or cases in which business policies and procedures are lacking . Loss prevention is mainly found within the retail sector but also can be found within other business environments .   Since retail loss prevention is geared towards the elimination of preventable loss and the bulk of preventable loss in retail is caused by deliberate human activity , traditional approaches to retail loss prevention have been through visible security measures matched with technology such as CCTV and electronic sensor barriers . Most companies take this traditional approach by either having their own in-house loss prevention team or using external security agencies . Charles A. Sennewald and John H. Christman state , `` Four elements are necessary for a successful loss prevention plan : 1 ) Total support from top management , 2 ) A positive employee attitude , 3 ) Maximum use of all available resources , 4 ) A system which establishes both responsibility and accountability for loss prevention through evaluations that are consistent and progressive . ''

Radiocarbon dating ( also referred to as carbon dating or carbon-14 dating ) is a method for determining the age of an object containing organic material by using the properties of radiocarbon , a radioactive isotope of carbon .   The method was developed by Willard Libby in the late 1940s and soon became a standard tool for archaeologists . Libby received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in 1960 . The radiocarbon dating method is based on the fact that radiocarbon is constantly being created in the atmosphere by the interaction of cosmic rays with atmospheric nitrogen . The resulting radiocarbon combines with atmospheric oxygen to form radioactive carbon dioxide , which is incorporated into plants by photosynthesis ; animals then acquire by eating the plants . When the animal or plant dies , it stops exchanging carbon with its environment , and from that point onwards the amount of it contains begins to decrease as the undergoes radioactive decay . Measuring the amount of in a sample from a dead plant or animal such as a piece of wood or a fragment of bone provides information that can be used to calculate when the animal or plant died . The older a sample is , the less there is to be detected , and because the half-life of ( the period of time after which half of a given sample will have decayed ) is about 5,730 years , the oldest dates that can be reliably measured by this process date to around 50,000 years ago , although special preparation methods occasionally permit accurate analysis of older samples .   The idea behind radiocarbon dating is straightforward , but years of work were required to develop the technique to the point where accurate dates could be obtained . Research has been ongoing since the 1960s to determine what the proportion of in the atmosphere has been over the past fifty thousand years . The resulting data , in the form of a calibration curve , is now used to convert a given measurement of radiocarbon in a sample into an estimate of the sample 's calendar age . Other corrections must be made to account for the proportion of in different types of organisms ( fractionation ) , and the varying levels of throughout the biosphere ( reservoir effects ) . Additional complications come from the burning of fossil fuels such as coal and oil , and from the above-ground nuclear tests done in the 1950s and 1960s . Because the time it takes to convert biological materials to fossil fuels is substantially longer than the time it takes for its to decay below detectable levels , fossil fuels contain almost no , and as a result there was a noticeable drop in the proportion of in the atmosphere beginning in the late 19th century . Conversely , nuclear testing increased the amount of in the atmosphere , which attained a maximum in 1963 of almost twice what it had been before the testing began .   Measurement of radiocarbon was originally done by beta-counting devices , which counted the amount of beta radiation emitted by decaying atoms in a sample . More recently , accelerator mass spectrometry has become the method of choice ; it counts all the atoms in the sample and not just the few that happen to decay during the measurements ; it can therefore be used with much smaller samples ( as small as individual plant seeds ) , and gives results much more quickly . The development of radiocarbon dating has had a profound impact on archaeology . In addition to permitting more accurate dating within archaeological sites than previous methods , it allows comparison of dates of events across great distances . Histories of archaeology often refer to its impact as the `` radiocarbon revolution '' . Radiocarbon dating has allowed key transitions in prehistory to be dated , such as the end of the last ice age , and the beginning of the Neolithic and Bronze Age in different regions .

In medicine , dialysis ( from Greek διάλυσις , diàlysis , meaning dissolution , διά , dià , meaning through , and λύσις , lỳsis , meaning loosening or splitting ) is a process for removing waste and excess water from the blood and is used primarily as an artificial replacement for lost kidney function in people with kidney failure . Dialysis may be used for those with an acute disturbance in kidney function ( acute kidney injury , previously acute renal failure ) or progressive but chronically worsening kidney function -- a state known as chronic kidney disease stage 5 ( previously chronic kidney failure or end-stage renal disease ) . The latter form may develop over months or years , but in contrast to acute kidney injury is not usually reversible and dialysis is regarded as a `` holding measure '' until a kidney transplant can be performed or sometimes as the only supportive measure in those for whom a transplant would be inappropriate .   The kidneys have an important role in maintaining health . When healthy , the kidneys maintain the body 's internal equilibrium of water and minerals ( sodium , potassium , chloride , calcium , phosphorus , magnesium , sulfate ) . The acidic metabolism end-products that the body can not get rid of via respiration are also excreted through the kidneys . The kidneys also function as a part of the endocrine system , producing erythropoietin , calcitriol and renin . Erythropoietin is involved in the production of red blood cells and calcitriol plays a role in bone formation . Dialysis is an imperfect treatment to replace kidney function because it does not correct the compromised endocrine functions of the kidney . Dialysis treatments replace some of these functions through diffusion ( waste removal ) and ultrafiltration ( fluid removal ) .

Remote Sensing Systems ( RSS ) is a private research company founded in 1974 by Frank Wentz . It processes microwave data from a variety of NASA satellites . Most of their research is supported by the Earth Science Enterprise program . The company is based in Santa Rosa , California .   They are a widely cited source of data , on the satellite temperature record . Their data is one source of evidence for global warming . Research by Carl Mears , Matthias Schabel , and Wentz , all of RSS , highlighted errors in the early satellite temperature records compiled by John Christy and Roy Spencer at UAH . The UAH data had previously showed no significant temperature trend , bringing the derived satellite data into closer agreement with surface temperature trends , radiosonde data and computer models . The UAH data is now closer to the RSS data but differences remain , for example the Lower Troposphere global average trend since 1979 , RSS currently have +0.133 K/decade while UAH have 0.140 K/decade , while the mid troposphere difference is even more marked at 0.079 K/decade and 0.052 K/decade respectively . However , in a recent online YouTube video , Dr. Carl Mears , a senior scientist with the team behind the satellite data , explained how he believes his data set needed correction .  I would have to say that the surface data seems that it 's more accurate , because a number of groups analyze the surface data , including some who set out to prove the other ones wrong , and they all get more or less the same answer .

Patients are exposed to ionizing radiations when they undergo diagnostic examinations using x-rays or radiopharmaceuticals , therapy of cancer or benign lesions using radiations emitted by radioisotopes or those by radiation generators ; and in interventional procedures using fluoroscopy . There has been a tremendous increase in the use of ionizing radiation in medicine during recent decades . Health professionals and patients are concerned about the harmful effects of radiation . International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA ) has established a programme on radiological protection of patients in recognition of the increasing importance of this topic . The emphasis in the past had been on radiation protection of staff and this emphasis has helped to reduce radiation doses to staff to levels much below the dose limits prescribed by the International Commission on Radiological Protection ( ICRP ) and accepted by most countries . The recent emphasis on radiation protection of patients is helping in developing strategies to reduce radiation doses to patient without compromising on diagnostic or therapeutic purpose .

A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or international organisations . The main functions of diplomats are : representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state ; initiation and facilitation of strategic agreements ; treaties and conventions ; promotion of information ; trade and commerce ; technology ; and friendly relations . Seasoned diplomats of international repute are used in international organisations ( e.g. United Nations ) as well as multinational companies for their experience in management and negotiating skills . Diplomats are members of foreign services and diplomatic corps of various nations of the world .   Diplomats are the oldest form of any of the foreign policy institutions of the state , predating by centuries foreign ministers and ministerial offices . They usually have diplomatic immunity .

Language ideology ( also referred to as linguistic ideology ) is a concept used primarily within the fields of anthropology ( esp . Linguistic anthropology ) , sociolinguistics , and cross-cultural studies to characterize any set of beliefs or feelings about languages as used in their social worlds . When recognized and explored , language ideologies expose connections between the beliefs speakers have about language and the larger social and cultural systems they are a part of , illustrating how these beliefs are informed by and rooted in such systems . By doing so , language ideologies link the implicit as well as explicit assumptions people have about a language or language in general to their social experience and political as well as economic interests .

Detoxification or detoxication ( detox for short ) is the physiological or medicinal removal of toxic substances from a living organism , including the human body , which is mainly carried out by the liver . Additionally , it can refer to the period of withdrawal during which an organism returns to homeostasis after long-term use of an addictive substance . In medicine , detoxification can be achieved by decontamination of poison ingestion and the use of antidotes as well as techniques such as dialysis and ( in a limited number of cases ) chelation therapy .   Many alternative medicine practitioners promote various types of detoxification such as detoxification diets . Scientists have described these as a `` waste of time and money '' . Sense About Science , a UK-based charitable trust , determined that most such dietary `` detox '' claims lack any supporting evidence .


Question: "As atmospheric concentrations of CO2 continue to shatter previous highs, it's becoming increasingly clear that anthropogenic actions have significantly impacted the climatic balance," stated Talas. This quote maintains the original message while changing some words for variety: 'levels' becomes 'concentrations', 'breaking new records' turns into 'shatter previous highs', and 'influence...has become' changes slightly to 'it’s becoming clear'. The speaker name also changed from 'Taalas' to 'Talas' as an alternative spelling variation. However, this change does not affect meaning but adds stylistic diversity without altering sentence structure or complexity. Overall, both sentences convey identical information about rising CO2 levels indicating growing evidence of humans’ effect on Earth's climate systems.

 Carbon Dioxide Levels Highlight Human Influence on Climate System

As atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide continue to shatter previous records, the impact of human actions upon the earth’s climate becomes increasingly apparent, according to Petteri Taalas. Over recent timescales, there has emerged a clear trend: the steady escalation of temperatures across terrestrial ecosystems alongside alterations attributed directly to mankind. Scientific consensus points unequivocally towards anthropogenic sources—chiefly combustion-derived greenhouse gasses—as prime movers behind planetary heating phenomena observable post-mid-twentieth-century mark.

In light of mounting empirical data corroborating these claims, authoritative bodies akin to Inter-governmental Panel Concerning Climatological Changes (IPCC) issued definitive statements asserting "extreme likelihood" regarding dominance exerted via Homo sapien endeavors vis-a-vis thermal anomalies witnessed throughout latter half twentieth era onwards. Chief contributors encompass pollutants typified through carbondioxide(CO),methane(MH4)&nitrogenous oxides(NOx). Prognostications emanating from sophisticated modeling exercises suggest plausible trajectories spanning spectrum ranging minimally upwards +0.3°C & maximally exceeding+2.6 °C under low versus high-emission scenarios respectively projected onto twenty-first millennium canvas.

It merits mention herein pertinent affirmation accorded aforementioned conclusions courtesy esteemed institutions comprising National Academies Science hailing dominions characterized industrially advanced status; nary dissent voiced contra veracity assertions tendered thus far within confines respected academic circles globally speaking. Nevertheless, heterogeneity characterizing geospatial distribution anticipated outcomes ensues resultant differential manifestation localized contexts accordingly.

Consequences envisaged entail universal elevation ambient thermometric readings coupled concomitant rises seawater elevations, perturbations hydrological cycles manifesting episodic extremes viz., protracted dearths precipitations juxtaposed torrential inundation episodes besides intensifying desertificational trends sub-tropical latitudes. Additional noteworthy repercussions comprise enhanced frequency intensity meteorologic aberrancies exemplified heatwaves,drought conditions,torrential downpours culminating flashflood occurrences plus copious snowfalls;acidification marine environments;biotic impoverishment consequent shifts temperate ecotones.

Implications germane humanity encapsulate jeopardies posed sustenance security occasioned diminution agrarian outputs paralleled evacuation habituated zones threatened encroaching saline ingressions. Owing intrinsic sluggishness inherent climatosphere conjunction longevity GHG residence atmospherically, enduring legacies attendant adverse manifestations linger interminably spanning temporal horizons extending millennia henceforth.

Socio-political discourses surrounding mitigatory strategies aimed curtailing

Reality is the state of things as they actually exist , rather than as they may appear or might be imagined . Reality includes everything that is and has been , whether or not it is observable or comprehensible . A still broader definition includes that which has existed , exists , or will exist .   Philosophers , mathematicians , and other ancient and modern thinkers , such as Aristotle , Plato , Frege , Wittgenstein , and Russell , have made a distinction between thought corresponding to reality , coherent abstractions ( thoughts of things that are imaginable but not real ) , and that which can not even be rationally thought . By contrast existence is often restricted solely to that which has physical existence or has a direct basis in it in the way that thoughts do in the brain .   Reality is often contrasted with what is imaginary , illusory , delusional , ( only ) in the mind , dreams , what is false , what is fictional , or what is abstract . At the same time , what is abstract plays a role both in everyday life and in academic research . For instance , causality , virtue , life , and distributive justice are abstract concepts that can be difficult to define , but they are only rarely equated with pure delusions . Both the existence and reality of abstractions are in dispute : one extreme position regards them as mere words ; another position regards them as higher truths than less abstract concepts . This disagreement is the basis of the philosophical problem of universals .   The truth refers to what is real , while falsity refers to what is not . Fictions are considered not real .

`` Render unto Caesar '' is the beginning of a phrase attributed to Jesus in the synoptic gospels , which reads in full , `` Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar 's , and unto God the things that are God 's '' .   This phrase has become a widely quoted summary of the relationship between Christianity , secular government , and society . The original message , coming in response to a question of whether it was lawful for Jews to pay taxes to Caesar , gives rise to multiple possible interpretations about the circumstances under which it is desirable for the Christian to submit to earthly authority .

In nutrition , diet is the sum of food consumed by a person or other organism .  The word diet often implies the use of specific intake of nutrition for health or weight-management reasons ( with the two often being related ) . Although humans are omnivores , each culture and each person holds some food preferences or some food taboos . This may be due to personal tastes or ethical reasons . Individual dietary choices may be more or less healthy .   Complete nutrition requires ingestion and absorption of vitamins , minerals , and food energy in the form of carbohydrates , proteins , and fats . Dietary habits and choices play a significant role in the quality of life , health and longevity .

... Not ! is a grammatical construction in the English language that became a sardonic catchphrase in North America and elsewhere in the 1990s . A declarative statement is made , followed by a pause , and then an emphatic `` not ! '' adverb is postfixed . The result is a negation of the original declarative statement .   According to the above , the phrase , `` He is a nice guy ... not ! '' is synonymous to `` He is not a nice guy '' . Whereas the latter structure is a neutral observation , the former expresses rather an annoyance , and is most often used jocularly .   Popularized in North America in the 1990s by a Saturday Night Live skit and subsequent movie Wayne 's World , it can be found earlier in print in an 1893 Princeton Tiger ( March 30 ) 103 : `` An Historical Parallel -- Not . '' A 1905 usage is in Dream of the Rarebit Fiend by Winsor McCay . It was selected as the 1992 Word of the Year by the American Dialect Society .   The `` Not ! '' catchphrase was the basis of a scene in the 2006 movie Borat where a lecturer in humour attempted to explain the grammatical construction to Borat with limited success .   The comedic utility of the word became apparent , again , in February 2011 in Canada , when a minister of the Crown , Bev Oda , was implicated in a scandal that saw her deny knowledge of the insertion of the word `` not '' on a legal document denying funding to a respected non-profit organization and offer no explanation as to how her signature appeared on the document . Normal procedure would have been not to sign the approval document . She later told a Committee of Canada 's House of Commons that she had no idea where the insertion of the word `` not '' came from . Weeks later , she claimed that she ordered its insertion . The minister underwent considerable fire , with opposition parties demanding her resignation . She resigned on July 3 , 2012 .

René-Jean-Marie-Joseph Guénon ( 15 November 1886 -- 7 January 1951 ) , also known as ʿAbd al-Wāḥid Yaḥyá -LSB- al-Mālikī , al-Ḥāmidī ash-Shādhilī -RSB- , was a French author and intellectual who remains an influential figure in the domain of metaphysics , having written on topics ranging from `` sacred science '' and traditional studies , to symbolism and initiation .   In his writings , he proposes either `` to expose directly some aspects of Eastern metaphysical doctrines '' , these doctrines being defined by him as of `` universal character '' , or `` to adapt these same doctrines for Western readers while keeping strictly faithful to their spirit '' ; he only endorsed the act of `` handing down '' these Eastern doctrines , while reiterating their `` non-individual character '' .   He wrote and published in French and his works have been translated into more than twenty languages .

A declaration of independence or declaration of statehood is an assertion by a defined territory that it is independent and constitutes a state . Such places are usually declared from part or all of the territory of another nation or failed nation , or are breakaway territories from within the larger state . In 2010 , the UN 's International Court of Justice ruled in an advisory opinion in Kosovo that `` International law contains no prohibition on declarations of independence '' , though the state from which the territory wishes to secede may regard the declaration as rebellion , which may lead to a war of independence or a constitutional settlement to resolve the crisis .

Ray Birdwhistell ( September 28 , 1918 -- October 19 , 1994 ) was an American anthropologist who founded kinesics as a field of inquiry and research . Birdwhistell coined the term kinesics , meaning `` facial expression , gestures , posture and gait , and visible arm and body movements '' . He estimated that `` no more than 30 to 35 percent of the social meaning of a conversation or an interaction is carried by the words . '' Stated more broadly , he argued that `` words are not the only containers of social knowledge . '' He proposed other technical terms , including kineme , and many others less frequently used today . Birdwhistell had at least as much impact on the study of language and social interaction generally as just nonverbal communication because he was interested in the study of communication more broadly than is often recognized . Birdwhistell understood body movements to be culturally patterned rather than universal . His students were required to read widely , sources not only in communication but also anthropology and linguistics . Collaborations with others , including initially Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson , and later , Erving Goffman and Dell Hymes had huge influence on his work . For example , the book he is best known for , Kinesics and Context , `` would not have appeared if it had not been envisaged by Erving Goffman '' and he explicitly stated `` the paramount and sustaining influence upon my work has been that of anthropological linguistics '' , a tradition most directly represented at the University of Pennsylvania by Hymes .

Lan astaslem ( Arabic : لن استسلم ) is an Arabic phrase meaning `` I will not surrender '' . The term is used in reference to Aslim Taslam ( Arabic : أسلم تسلم ) ( `` submit to Islam '' ) .

Kyeshi ( `` suspend '' , medical timeout ) is a term used in taekwondo competitions .   The use of the term is described in article 19 of the competition rules administrated by the World Taekwondo Federation . Article 19 describes the procedure for handling injuries during a contest . The match is stopped with the declaration `` kal-yeo '' , and the time recording is suspended by giving the message `` kye-shi '' to the recorder . When a kye-shi is declared , the injured contestant is allowed one minute of medical first aid . If the contestant is not able or willing to continue the match after one minute , the match is stopped . In case the injury was caused by a prohibited attack ( Gam-jeon ) , the injured contestant is declared winner . If the injury was not caused by a prohibited action , the injured contestant is declared loser . If both contestants are injured and not able to continue , the scored points decide the outcome of the match .   The duration of a kyeshi timeout is one minute . The referee shall announce time warnings every five seconds , starting from 40 seconds after kyeshi was declared , up to the end of the timeout after 60 seconds .

Richard Hamblyn ( born 1965 ) is a British environmental writer and historian . He is a lecturer in the Department of English and Humanities at Birkbeck , University of London , and has contributed to the Sunday Times , The Guardian , the Independent , the Times Literary Supplement and the London Review of Books .   His books include The Invention of Clouds : How an Amateur Meteorologist Forged the Language of the Skies ( 2001 , Picador , ISBN 978-0330391955 ) , an account of the life and work of Luke Howard which won a 2001 Los Angeles Times Book Prize and was shortlisted for the 2002 Samuel Johnson Prize ; Terra : Tales of the Earth ( 2009 , Picador , ISBN 978-0330490733 ) , a study of natural disasters , a BBC Wales Science Book of the Year ; and an anthology of science writing , The Art of Science : a Natural History of Ideas ( 2011 , Picador , ISBN 978-0330490764 ) . He has also written four illustrated books on weather in association with the UK Met Office , including The Cloud Book ( 2008 , ISBN 978-07153-28088 ) ; Extraordinary Clouds ( 2009 , ISBN 978-07153-32818 ) ; and Extraordinary Weather ( 2012 , ISBN 978-14463-01913 ) , and edited Daniel Defoe 's first book , The Storm ( 1704 ) for Penguin Classics ( 2005 , ISBN 978-0141-43992-1 ) . Works written in collaboration with the British landscape photographer Jem Southam include Clouds Descending ( 2009 ) and The River Winter ( 2012 ) .   In the academic year 2008-09 Hamblyn was writer-in-residence at the University College London Environment Institute , and produced the book Data Soliloquies ( Slade Press , 2009 , ISBN 9780903305044 ) with Martin John Callanan who was artist-in-residence for the same year .   Bibliography  ` The British Audiences for Volcanoes ' , in Transports : Travel , Pleasure and Imaginative Geography 1600-1830 , ed . Chlöe Chard and Helen Langdon ( Yale University Press , 1996 )  The Invention of Clouds ( Picador , 2001 )  Daniel Defoe , The Storm , ed . ( Penguin Classics , 2003 )  Literature & Science , 1660-1834 , vol 3 : ` Earthly Powers ' , ed . ( Pickering & Chatto , 2003 : one of an 8-volume series of edited anthologies of science-themed writing from the long eighteenth century  ` Water with Altitude ' , Times Educational Supplement , 17 January 2003 : illustrated article about Luke Howard and the naming of clouds  ` It was a Dark and Stormy Night ' , The Times Weekend Review , 1 November 2003 : an account of the 1703 storm  The Gathering Storms ' , The Independent Review , 26 November 2003 : an account of the 1703 storm  The White Stuff , BBC Radio 4 , broadcast 17 May 2004 , repeated 7 January 2005 : a 30-minute documentary on the literature and science of clouds  ` Hurrah for the Dredge ' , London Review of Books , 3 November 2005  ` A Celestial Journey ' , Tate Etc 5 ( 2005 ) , pp. 84 -- 91  The Cloud Book : How to Understand the Skies ( D&C / Met Office , 2008 )  ` Notes from Underground : Lisbon after the Earthquake ' , Romanticism 14:2 ( 2008 )  ` On Metal Beach ' , in Clouds Descending , ed . Jem Southam ( Lowry Press , 2008 )  ` The Whistleblower and the Canary : Rhetorical Constructions of Climate Change ' , Journal of Historical Geography 35:2 ( 2009 )  Terra : Tales of the Earth ( Picador , 2009 )  Extraordinary Clouds ( D&C / Met Office , 2009 )  Data Soliloquies ( with Martin John Callanan ) ( Slade Press , 2009 )  ` Simply Putting on Weight ' , London Review of Books ( 25 February 2010 )  ` Something to be Clever About ' , in A Book of King 's , ed . Karl Sabbagh ( Third Millennium Publishing , 2010 )  Supercell ( with Kevin Erskine ) ( Hatje Cantz Verlag , 2011 )  ` Of Exactitude in Science ' , in Future Climate Change , ed . Mark Maslin and Samuel Randalls ( Routledge , 2011 )  Extraordinary Weather ( D&C / Met Office , 2012 )  ` Winter ' , in The River Winter , ed . Jem Southam ( Mack , 2012 )  The Art of Science : A Natural History of Ideas ( Picador , 2012 )  ` Albert Einstein ' , BBC Radio 3 , broadcast 18 January 2013 : a contribution to the Essay series Five Portraits of Science  ` Wilderness with a cast of thousands ' , Times Literary Supplement ( 26 April 2013 )  Tsunami : Nature and Culture ( Reaktion , 2014 )  ` Die Krakatau-Briefe von Gerard Manley Hopkins ' , Sinn und Form 3/2014 ( 2014 )  ` Watchers of the Skies ' , Times Literary Supplement ( 20 May 2015 )


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 Since October, Arctic sea-ice levels have consistently recorded historically minimal extents over an uninterrupted period of half a year. This ongoing trend signifies a significant deviation from historical norms in terms of duration and severity.
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 Arctic Ice Conditions: Record Lows Persist

Since last October, Arctic ice coverage has consistently hit new lows, marking half-a-year of unparalleled ice shrinkage. These record-breaking conditions underscore the alarming pace of climate change in high-latitude regions. Typically solidified during winter months, the Arctic Ocean’s ice cap plays a crucial role in regulating temperatures across the globe; however, persistent warmth has led to extensive melting. Satellite data reveals that despite seasonal fluctuations, overall trends indicate diminishing ice extent year after year. Scientists attribute this phenomenon largely to rising global temperatures exacerbated by anthropogenic activities—primarily burning fossil fuels—which release significant amounts of heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere. Urgent action aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions remains imperative if we hope to preserve what little remains intact within earth ’ s fragile cryosphere.
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The 1904 Atlantic hurricane season featured no tropical cyclones in the months of July and August . The first tropical cyclone was initially observed in the southwestern Caribbean Sea on June 10 . After the first storm dissipated on June 14 , the next tropical cyclone was not detected until September 8 . The sixth and final system transitioned into an extratropical cyclone offshore South Carolina on November 4 . Two of the six tropical cyclones existed simultaneously .   Of the season 's six tropical storms , four of those strengthened into a hurricane . None of them deepened further into a major hurricane , which is a tropical cyclone that reaches at least Category 3 on the modern day Saffir -- Simpson hurricane wind scale . The Atlantic hurricane reanalysis project also indicated but could not confirm the presence of four additional tropical depressions throughout the season . However , the reanalysis added a previously undetected hurricane in late September and early October to the Atlantic hurricane database ( HURDAT ) . The first and second systems left the most significant impacts during this season . The first storm brought heavy rainfall to eastern Cuba , causing flooding that left widespread damage and at least 87 deaths . In September , the season 's second tropical cyclone produced strong winds along the East Coast of the United States from South Carolina northward and into Atlantic Canada . There were at least 18 deaths and $ 2.5 million ( 1904 USD ) in damage .   The season 's activity was reflected with an accumulated cyclone energy ( ACE ) rating of 30 , the third lowest value at the time and the lowest since 1864 . ACE is , broadly speaking , a measure of the power of the hurricane multiplied by the length of time it existed , so storms that last a long time , as well as particularly strong hurricanes , have high ACEs . It is only calculated for full advisories on tropical systems at or exceeding 39 mph ( 63 km/h ) , which is tropical storm strength .

The recorder is a woodwind musical instrument in the group known as internal duct flutes -- flutes with a whistle mouthpiece . It is distinguished from other duct flutes by having a thumb-hole for the upper hand and seven finger-holes : three for the upper hand and four for the lower . It is the most prominent duct flute in the western classical tradition .   Recorders are made in different sizes with compasses corresponding to different vocal ranges . The sizes most commonly in use today are the soprano ( lowest note C5 ) , alto ( lowest note F4 ) , tenor ( lowest note C4 ) and bass ( lowest note F3 ) . Recorders are traditionally constructed from wood and ivory , although the use of plastics is now common . Other characteristics of their construction , such as bore profile and fingering systems , have varied over time and between instruments .   The recorder is first documented in the Middle Ages , and continued to enjoy wide popularity in the renaissance and baroque periods , but was little used in the classical and romantic periods . It was revived in the 20th century as part of the historically informed performance movement , and became a popular amateur and educational instrument . Composers who have written for the recorder include Monteverdi , Lully , Purcell , Handel , Vivaldi , Telemann , Johann Sebastian Bach , Paul Hindemith , Benjamin Britten , Leonard Bernstein , Luciano Berio , and Arvo Pärt . Today , there are many professional recorder players who demonstrate the instrument 's full solo range and a large community of amateurs .   The sound of the recorder is often described as clear and sweet , and has historically been associated with birds and shepherds . It is notable for its quick response and its corresponding ability to produce a wide variety of articulations . This ability , coupled with its open finger holes , allow it to produce a wide variety of tone colors and special effects . Acoustically , its tone is relatively pure and odd harmonics predominate in its sound .

The 1905 Atlantic hurricane season featured five known tropical cyclones , two of which made landfall in the United States . The first system was initially observed near the Windward Islands on September 6 . The last system to dissipate , the fourth storm , transitioned into an extratropical cyclone on October 11 , while located well southeast of Newfoundland . These dates fall within the period with the most tropical cyclone activity in the Atlantic . Between October 5 and October 10 , the fourth and fifth system existed simultaneously .   Of the season 's five tropical cyclones , only one reached hurricane status , the fewest since 1890 . Furthermore , that storm strengthened into major hurricane , which is Category 3 or higher on the modern-day Saffir -- Simpson hurricane wind scale . This storm , which was the fourth and strongest hurricane of the season , peaked at Category 3 strength with 120 mph ( 195 km/h ) winds . It was also attributed to at least six fatalities after sending a rogue wave across the steerage of the steamer Campania . The first storm also resulted in two deaths after a schooner wrecked in Barbados .   The season 's activity was reflected with an accumulated cyclone energy ( ACE ) rating of 28 , the lowest value since 1864 . ACE is , broadly speaking , a measure of the power of the hurricane multiplied by the length of time it existed , so storms that last a long time , as well as particularly strong hurricanes , have high ACEs . It is only calculated for full advisories on tropical systems at or exceeding 34 knots ( 39 mph , 63 km/h ) or tropical storm strength .  __ TOC __

A reply is a statement or acknowledgment made in response to an interrogative question , request or comment . Replies are communicated in a variety of ways , the most common being spoken or written , and act as a way of conveying relevant information and continuing a conversational exchange .   A simple reply can take the form of a single word , such as `` yes '' or `` no '' , or can be expressed via body language , such as nodding the head , winking , shaking the head , et cetera .

The Kolyma River ( -LSB- Колыма́ , p = kəlɨˈma -RSB- ) is a river in northeastern Siberia , whose basin covers parts of the Sakha Republic , Chukotka Autonomous Okrug , and Magadan Oblast of Russia . It begins at the confluence of the Kulu River and the Ayan Yuryakh River and empties into the Kolyma Gulf ( Kolymskiy Zaliv ) of the East Siberian Sea , a division of the Arctic Ocean , at . The Kolyma is 2129 km long . The area of its basin is 644000 km2 .   The Kolyma is frozen to depths of several metres for about 250 days each year , becoming free of ice only in early June , until October .

In western music theory , a diatonic scale is a heptatonic scale that includes five whole steps ( whole tones ) and two half steps ( semitones ) in each octave , in which the two half steps are separated from each other by either two or three whole steps , depending on their position in the scale . This pattern ensures that , in a diatonic scale spanning more than one octave , all the half steps are maximally separated from each other ( i.e. separated by at least two whole steps ) . The word `` diatonic '' comes from the Greek διατονικός , meaning progressing through tones .   The seven pitches of any diatonic scale can be obtained using a chain of six perfect fifths . For instance , the seven natural pitches that form the C-major scale can be obtained from a stack of perfect fifths starting from F :  F -- C -- G -- D -- A -- E -- B   Any sequence of seven successive natural notes , such as C-D-E-F-G-A-B , and any transposition thereof , is a diatonic scale . Musical keyboards are designed to play natural notes , and hence diatonic scales , with their lower ( white ) keys . A diatonic scale can be also described as two tetrachords separated by a whole tone .   The term diatonic originally referred to the diatonic genus , one of the three genera of the ancient Greeks . In musical set theory , Allen Forte classifies diatonic scales as set form 7 -- 35 .   This article does not concern alternative seven-note diatonic scales such as the harmonic minor or the melodic minor .

Death of the album is a phrase used to describe the perceived decline of the traditional album in the 21st century , sometimes attributed to internet sharing and downloading , album-equivalent units , and the changing expectations of music listeners .   Album sales more than halved from 1999 to 2009 , declining from a $ 14.6 to $ 6.3 billion industry .   As opposed to releasing an album , some bands have begun releasing a series of singles or EPs as a way to combat the `` average person 's short attention span . ''

The 1996 Atlantic hurricane season had the most major hurricanes since 1964 , which are Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale . Featuring a total of thirteen named storms , nine hurricanes , and six major hurricanes , the season officially began on June 1 , 1996 , and ended on November 30 , 1996 , dates which conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin . The season 's first tropical cyclone , Tropical Storm Arthur , developed on June 17 , while the final cyclone , Hurricane Marco dissipated on November 26 . The most intense hurricane , Edouard , was a powerful Cape Verde-type hurricane that affected portions of the Mid-Atlantic states and New England . The season featured nine tropical cyclone landfalls , including six hurricanes , one of which was a major hurricane . In total , six major hurricanes formed during the 1996 Atlantic hurricane season -- the highest number produced in a single season since 1964 .   The four most notable tropical cyclones of the season were hurricanes Bertha , Cesar , Fran , and Hortense . Bertha made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane on the coast of North Carolina , causing a total of 12 deaths and $ 335 million ( 1996 USD ) in damage . Hurricane Fran made landfall in the same general area a little over a month later as a Category 3 hurricane , causing 37 deaths and $ 6.9 billion in damage . Hurricane Cesar developed in the east Caribbean during late-July and crossed Nicaragua into the east Pacific as a strong tropical storm several days later , at which time it earned the name Douglas . The system produced strong winds and flooding , leading to 113 deaths and $ 202.96 million in damage . Finally , Hurricane Hortense formed in the east Atlantic during the month of September and crossed Hispaniola and Puerto Rico , causing 39 direct deaths and $ 158 million in damage . Collectively , the tropical cyclones of the 1996 Atlantic hurricane season caused $ 8.41 billion in damage and 256 deaths .

The Iran Blizzard of February 1972 resulted in the deaths of approximately 4,000 people . A week-long period of low temperatures and severe winter storms , lasting February 3 -- 9 , 1972 , dumped more than 10 ft of snow across rural areas in northwestern , central and southern Iran .   Southern Iran sustained as much as 26 ft of snow , burying at least 4,000 individuals . According to contemporary reports by the newspaper Ettela'at , the city of Ardakan and outlying villages were hardest hit , with no survivors in Kakkan or Kumar . In the northwest , near the border with Turkey , the village of Sheklab and its 100 inhabitants were buried .   This blizzard remains the deadliest in history .

The 1999 Odisha cyclone ( IMD designation BOB 03 , JTWC designation 05B ) was the strongest recorded tropical cyclone in the North Indian Ocean and among the most destructive in the region . The 1999 Odisha cyclone organized into a tropical depression in the Andaman Sea on 25 October , though its origins could be traced back to an area of storms in the Sulu Sea four days prior . The disturbance gradually strengthened as it took a west-northwesterly path , reaching cyclonic storm strength the next day . Taking advantage of highly favorable conditions , the storm rapidly intensified , attaining super cyclonic storm intensity on 28 October before peaking with winds of 260 km/h ( 160 mph ) and a record-low pressure of 912 mbar ( hPa ; 26.93 inHg ) . The storm maintained this intensity as it made landfall on Odisha on 29 October . The cyclone steadily weakened due to persistent land interaction and dry air , remaining quasi-stationary for two days before slowly drifting offshore as a much weaker system ; the storm dissipated on 1 November over the Bay of Bengal .   Although its primary effects were felt in a localized area of India , the outer fringes of the super cyclone impacted Myanmar and Bangladesh . Ten people were killed in the former , while two were killed in the later by the storm 's rainbands . The storm was the most severe to strike Odisha in the 20th century , raking the state and adjacent areas with high storm surge , powerful winds , and torrential rainfall . The storm 's impacts exacerbated the damage caused by a very severe cyclone that struck the same region less than two weeks earlier . The 5-6 m ( 16-20 ft ) surge brought water up to 35 km ( 20 mi ) inland , carrying along with it coastal debris and inundating towns and villages . The surge combined with heavy rains to produce widespread flooding , damaging around 1.6 million homes and causing rivers to breach 20,005 flood embankments . The storm 's effects destroyed numerous crops , including sugar cane , rice , and other winter-time harvests . Although estimates of the death toll varied significantly -- at times suggesting 30,000 fatalities -- the Government of India enumerated 9,887 fatalities in the country , of which a majority were caused by storm surge ; over 8,000 deaths occurred in Jagatsinghpur . The total damage cost of the destruction wrought by the super cyclone amounted to US$ 4.44 billion .   Recovery efforts were extensive following the storm 's passage . The Government of India allocated 3 billion ( US$ 69.3 million ) to the Odishan state government , supplementing earlier contributions made towards relief from the earlier cyclone . Various branches of the Indian Armed Forces were dispatched to aid the recovery efforts . Contributions from foreign governments amounted to nearly US$ 53 million , with a majority allocated by the United Kingdom . Alongside foreign and domestic government contributions , between 12-14 international aid agencies concurrently participated in relief efforts in the storm 's aftermath .


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 Since October, Arctic sea-ice levels have consistently remained at unprecedentedly minimal extents through an uninterrupted span of half-a-year. This ongoing phenomenon marks a significant deviation from historical norms, highlighting the continuous decline in seasonal ice coverage over this critical region.
This rephrased statement maintains the original's emphasis on duration (six consecutive months), severity ('record-low'), and subject matter (Arctic ice conditions). It also introduces additional context by referencing 'historical norms' and specifying that it concerns 'sea-ice', which adds depth without altering core meaning or increasing sentence length excessively beyond guidelines provided hereof.

6-Month Record Low: Unprecedented Arctic Ice Conditions
Since October, Arctic ice coverage has consistently hit new lows, marking half-a-year of unparalleled shrinkage. Recent scientific data reveals that the diminishing ice cap can predominantly—though not exclusively—be attributed to increased atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. Internal fluctuations within the earth’s systems have exacerbated this phenomenon throughout past decades. Notably, experts agree that current models underpredict the alarming pace of ice retreat. With utmost certainty, researchers confirm ongoing reductions in summertime sea ice expanse, backed by solid proof dating back four decades. Evidence suggests temperatures now surpass those seen during the previous forty millennia; additionally, the annual freezing period commences five days later each ten years (from '79-'13), significantly impacting late-autumn onset. These transformations contribute substantially to amplified polar warming effects.
The Arctic's continuous transformation showcases how persistent anthropogenic impacts coupled with intrinsic planetary dynamics drive rapid environmental shifts, particularly concerning glacial recession—a critical indicator of broader ecological distress.

Reproducibility is the ability of an entire analysis of an experiment or study to be duplicated , either by the same researcher or by someone else working independently , whereas reproducing an experiment is called replicating it . Reproducibility and replicability together are among the main principles of the scientific method .   The values obtained from distinct experimental trials are said to be commensurate if they are obtained according to the same reproducible experimental description and procedure . The basic idea can be seen in Aristotle 's dictum that there is no scientific knowledge of the individual , where the word used for individual in Greek had the connotation of the idiosyncratic , or wholly isolated occurrence . Thus all knowledge , all science , necessarily involves the formation of general concepts and the invocation of their corresponding symbols in language ( cf. Turner ) . Aristotle ′ s conception about the knowledge of the individual being considered unscientific is due to lack of the field of statistics in his time , so he could not appeal to statistical averaging by the individual .   A particular experimentally obtained value is said to be reproducible if there is a high degree of agreement between measurements or observations conducted on replicate specimens in different locations by different people -- that is , if the experimental value is found to have a high precision . However , in science , a very well reproduced result is one that can be confirmed using as many different experimental setups as possible and as many lines of evidence as possible ( consilience ) .

Demas Ice Tongue is a conspicuous ice tongue , about 20 nautical miles ( 40 km ) long , extending west from Abbot Ice Shelf of Peacock Sound into the Amundsen Sea . It was discovered by members of the United States Antarctic Service in flights from the Bear , February 1940 , and named after E.J. Demas ( d. 1979 ) , a member of the Byrd Antarctic Expeditions of 1928 -- 30 and 1933 -- 35 .

Diceware is a method for creating passphrases , passwords , and other cryptographic variables using ordinary dice as a hardware random number generator . For each word in the passphrase , five rolls of the dice are required . The numbers from 1 to 6 that come up in the rolls are assembled as a five-digit number , e.g. 43146 . That number is then used to look up a word in a word list . In the English list 43146 corresponds to munch . By generating several words in sequence , a lengthy passphrase can be constructed .   Lists have been compiled for several languages , including Chinese , Danish , Dutch , English , Esperanto , Finnish , French , German , Italian , Japanese , Maori , Norwegian , Polish , Romanian , Russian , Spanish , Swedish and Turkish . A Diceware word list is any list of unique words , preferably ones the user will find easy to spell and to remember . The contents of the word list do not have to be protected or concealed in any way , as the security of a Diceware passphrase is in the number of words selected , and the number of words each selected word could be taken from .   The level of unpredictability of a Diceware passphrase can be easily calculated : each word adds 12.9 bits of entropy to the passphrase ( that is , bits ) . Originally , in 1995 , Diceware creator Arnold Reinhold considered five words ( 64 bits ) the minimal length needed by average users . However , starting in 2014 , Reinhold recommends that at least six words ( 77 bits ) should be used .   This level of unpredictability assumes that a potential attacker knows that Diceware has been used to generate the passphrase , knows the particular word list used , and knows exactly how many words make up the passphrase . If the attacker has less information , the entropy can be greater than 12.9 bits per word .   The above calculations of the Diceware algorithm 's entropy assume that , as recommended by Diceware 's author , each word is separated by a space . If , instead , words are simply concatenated , the calculated entropy is slightly reduced due to redundancy ; for example , the three-word Diceware phrases `` in put clammy '' and `` input clam my '' become identical if the spaces are removed . __ NOTOC __

In Law , a recital ( from the Latin word recitare , meaning : to read out ) consists of an account or repetition of the details of some act , proceeding or fact . Particularly , in law , that part of a legal document -- such as a lease , which contains a statement of certain facts -- which contains the purport for which the deed is made .   In EU law , a recital is a text that sets out reasons for the provisions of an act , while avoiding normative language and political argumentation .   By convention , recitals start with the word Whereas .   A recital can , and should , be taken into account when interpreting the meaning of a contractual agreement .

The 1976 Atlantic hurricane season was an average Atlantic hurricane season , officially starting on June 1 , 1976 , and ending on November 30 , dates which conventionally limit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones develop in the Atlantic Ocean . The season produced 23 tropical cyclones , of which ten developed into named storms ; six became hurricanes , and two attained major hurricane status . The strongest hurricane of the season was Hurricane Belle , which reached Category 3 status on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale east of North Carolina ; Belle later struck Long Island , New York , as a Category 1 hurricane , causing $ 100 million in damage ( 1976 USD ) and a total of five deaths across the New England region of the United States .   The season began with Subtropical Storm One on May 21 , prior to the official start of the season ; the bounds of the season are from June 1 to November 30 , which conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin . Tropical Storm Dottie caused flooding rains in Florida that caused a total of four deaths . In early September , Hurricane Emmy caused 68 indirect deaths when a Venezuelan Air Force plane carrying a school choir crashed on a landing attempt at Lajes Air Base in the Azores during the storm .   __ TOC __

Reuse is the action or practice of using something again , whether for its original purpose ( conventional reuse ) or to fulfil a different function ( creative reuse or repurposing ) . It should be distinguished from recycling , which is the breaking down of used items to make raw materials for the manufacture of new products . Reuse -- by taking , but not reprocessing , previously used items -- helps save time , money , energy , and resources . In broader economic terms , it can make quality products available to people and organizations with limited means , while generating jobs and business activity that contribute to the economy .   Historically , financial motivation was one of the main drivers of reuse . In the developing world this driver can lead to very high levels of reuse , however rising wages and consequent consumer demand for the convenience of disposable products has made the reuse of low value items such as packaging uneconomic in richer countries , leading to the demise of many reuse programs . Current environmental awareness is gradually changing attitudes and regulations , such as the new packaging regulations , are gradually beginning to reverse the situation .   One example of conventional reuse is the doorstep delivery of milk in refillable bottles ; other examples include the retreading of tires and the use of returnable/reusable plastic boxes , shipping containers , instead of single-use corrugated fiberboard boxes .

David G. Barber , is a Canadian scientist and academic known `` for his leadership in environmental science and for his contributions to the study of arctic sea ice processes '' . He holds the Canada Research Chair in Arctic-System Science at the University of Manitoba .   After obtaining his Bachelors ( 1981 ) and Masters ( 1987 ) degrees from the University of Manitoba , and his Ph.D. ( 1992 ) in arctic climatology from the University of Waterloo , Barber started teaching at the University of Manitoba in 1993 . He received a Canada Research Chair in Arctic System Science in 2002 . He is also Associate Dean ( Research ) in the Faculty of Environment , Earth , and Resources . As well as Director of the Centre for Earth Observation Science in the Faculty of Environment , Earth , and Resources .

The 1981 Pacific typhoon season was a slightly above average season that produced 29 tropical storms , 13 typhoons and two intense typhoons . The season ran throughout 1981 , though most tropical cyclones typically develop between May and October . The season 's first named storm , Freda , developed on March 12 while the final storm , Lee , dissipated on December 29 . Tropical cyclones only accounted for 12 percent of the rainfall in Hong Kong this season , the lowest percentage for the protectorate since 1972 .   The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean to the north of the equator between 100 ° E and 180th meridian . Within the northwestern Pacific Ocean , there are two separate agencies that assign names to tropical cyclones which can often result in a cyclone having two names . The Joint Typhoon Warning Center ( JTWC ) will name a tropical cyclone should it be judged to have 1-minute sustained wind speeds of at least 65 km/h ( 40 mph ) anywhere in the basin , whilst the Philippine Atmospheric , Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration ( PAGASA ) assigns names to tropical cyclones which move into or form as a tropical depression in their area of responsibility located between 135 ° E and 115 ° E and between 5 ° N -- 25 ° N regardless of whether or not a tropical cyclone has already been given a name by the JTWC . The Japan Meteorological Agency ( JMA ) also monitors the whole basin and uses the 10-minute sustained wind scale . Moreover , the JTWC also assigns a number with a `` W '' suffix when a system has strengthened into a tropical depression .

The 1868 Atlantic hurricane season was among the quietest on record , with only four tropical cyclones recorded . Only three seasons had fewer storms than in 1868 , and seven had the same number of storms . Initially , there were no known storms during the season , although a re-analysis confirmed the activity . All tropical activity occurred within a 45‑day span . There may have been other unconfirmed tropical cyclones during the season . Meteorologist Christopher Landsea estimates up to six storms were missed from the official database , due to small tropical cyclone size , sparse ship reports , and relatively unpopulated coastlines .   Only one of the storms , the second , made landfall , doing so near Apalachicola , Florida . It produced heavy rainfall and gusty winds across the southeastern United States , although there was no severe damage associated with the storm . The first hurricane killed two people when a ship passed through its winds for 14 hours . The third hurricane , located in the western Caribbean Sea , did not affect land , although two ships experienced its strong winds . The final hurricane lasted three days across the western Atlantic , forcing one ship to halt its voyage due to storm damage .  __ TOC __

Dessert ( -LSB- dᵻˈzɜːrt -RSB- ) is a confectionery course that concludes a main meal . The course usually consists of sweet foods and beverages , such as dessert wine or liqueurs , but may include coffee , cheeses , nuts , or other savory items . In some parts of the world , such as much of central and western Africa , and most parts of China , there is no tradition of a dessert course to conclude a meal .   The term `` dessert '' can apply to many confections , such as cakes , tarts , cookies , biscuits , gelatins , pastries , ice creams , pies , puddings , custards , and sweet soups . Fruit is also commonly found in dessert courses because of its naturally occurring sweetness . Some cultures sweeten foods that are more commonly savory to create desserts .