Question: Following the publication of the hockey-stick graph back in '98, numerous investigations utilizing diverse proxies such as coral reefs, cave formations like stalagmites, dendrochronological records from trees, geothermal data extracted through boreholes, alongside ancient glacial remnants known as ice-cores, have come into existence. These studies collectively contribute significantly to our understanding of climate change patterns over extended periods.

 Evolution of Climate Studies Post-Hockey Stick Paper
Since Mann et al.'s groundbreaking "hockey stick" graph published in 1998, numerous research endeavors have delved into various proxy methods to analyze historical climate data. These methodologies encompass diverse sources like coral reefs, cave formations known as stalagmites, dendrochronology through tree ring analysis, geothermal heat flow via borehole temperatures, and chemical signatures within ice sheets. Each source offers unique insights into past atmospheric conditions, enabling researchers to piece together comprehensive narratives about pre-instrumental era weather trends. Ice core samples preserve ancient air pockets, allowing direct measurement of historic CO2 levels; meanwhile, tree rings reflect annual variations in precipitation and temperature. Stalagmite layers reveal mineral compositions sensitive to rainfall intensity, while marine sediment cores capture shifts in sea-surface warmth over millennia. Collectively, these proxy techniques complement traditional thermometric recordings, extending back centuries if not millennia prior to modern monitoring systems' inception around late-nineteenth century Europe & North America. Interdisciplinary collaboration among geochemists, biologists, physicists ensures robust validation across multiple datasets when constructing long-term climate models relevant both scientifically and politically amidst contemporary debates surrounding anthropogenic impacts upon planetary ecosystems.
The post-"Hockey Stick" era witnessed significant advancements in palaeoclimate reconstruction thanks largely but not exclusively to improved statistical algorithms facilitating better integration amongst disparate types/sources of evidence gathered globally rather than regionally focused earlier works often biased towards Northern Hemisphere perspectives given greater availability/quality thereof compared against Southern counterparts less well studied until relatively recently despite comprising roughly half earth’s landmass plus vast expanses open oceans potentially harboring crucial clues regarding interhemispheric teleconnections governing large-scale circulation patterns affecting everything from storm tracks migration paths migratory bird behavior etcetera... Thus armed wth ever expanding arsenal tools theoretical frameworks practitioners continue refining understanding behind mechanisms driving variability observed throughout Quaternary period (~2 million years ago-present day) characterized glacial-interglacial cycles superimposed onto secular cooling trend initiated ~5 billion yrs ago following peak solar luminosity reached shortly thereafter during Hadean eon immediately preceding Archean followed Proterozoic ending Phanerozoic encompassing current epoch Holocene started approximatley eleven thousand seven hundred sixty five years Before Present marking end Pleistocene Ice Age.

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

Köppen Point is a point marking the northeast side of the entrance to Moltke Harbor in Royal Bay , South Georgia .   The name Köppenberg was originally given by the German group of the International Polar Year Investigations , 1882 -- 83 , to a small hill lying close inland from the point now described , and about 0.5 nmi east of the German base . It was named for Professor Wladimir Köppen , a noted meteorologist and climatologist , who had recommended the establishment of a high level observatory near the base . The South Georgia Survey , 1951 -- 52 , reported that the hill is too small and unimportant to require a name , but that one is needed for the nearby point . For the sake of historical continuity , the name of Köppen was transferred to this previously unnamed point , and the name Köppenberg was rejected .

The 1918 flu pandemic ( January 1918 -- December 1920 ) was an unusually deadly  influenza pandemic , the first of the two pandemics involving H1N1 influenza virus . It infected 500 million people across the world , including remote Pacific islands and the Arctic , and resulted in the deaths of 50 to 100 million ( three to five percent of the world 's population ) , making it one of the deadliest natural disasters in human history . Disease had already greatly limited life expectancy in the early 20th century . A considerable spike occurred at the time of the pandemic , specifically the year 1918 . Life expectancy in the United States alone dropped by about 12 years .   Most influenza outbreaks disproportionately kill juvenile , elderly , or already weakened patients ; in contrast , the 1918 pandemic predominantly killed previously healthy young adults .   There are several possible explanations for the high mortality rate of the 1918 influenza pandemic . Some research suggests that the specific variant of the virus had an unusually aggressive nature . One group of researchers recovered the original virus from the bodies of frozen victims , and found that transfection in animals caused a rapid progressive respiratory failure and death through a cytokine storm ( overreaction of the body 's immune system ) . It was then postulated that the strong immune reactions of young adults ravaged the body , whereas the weaker immune systems of children and middle-aged adults resulted in fewer deaths among those groups .   More recent investigations , mainly based on original medical reports from the period of the pandemic , found that the viral infection itself was not more aggressive than any previous influenza , but that the special circumstances ( malnourishment , overcrowded medical camps and hospitals , poor hygiene ) promoted bacterial superinfection that killed most of the victims typically after a somewhat prolonged death bed .   Historical and epidemiological data are inadequate to identify the pandemic 's geographic origin . It was implicated in the outbreak of encephalitis lethargica in the 1920s .   To maintain morale , wartime censors minimized early reports of illness and mortality in Germany , Britain , France , and the United States . However , papers were free to report the epidemic 's effects in neutral Spain ( such as the grave illness of King Alfonso XIII ) . This reporting dichotomy created a false impression of Spain as especially hard hit , thereby giving rise to the pandemic 's nickname , Spanish Flu . In Spain , a different nickname was adopted , the Naples Soldier ( Soldado de Nápoles ) , which came from a musical operetta ( zarzuela ) titled La canción del olvido ( The Song of Forgetting ) , which premiered in Madrid during the first epidemic wave . Federico Romero , one of the librettists , quipped that the play 's most popular musical number , Naples Soldier , was as catchy as the flu .

Sally Rebecca Stenberg ( born August 18 , 1992 ) is a Swedish ice hockey player . Stenberg currently plays for Luleå HF in the Swedish Women 's Hockey League .

Laurence D. Smith ( October 28 , 1950 ) is an American psychologist , historian of psychology , philosopher of science , and emeritus professor at the University of Maine . He was trained in history and philosophy of science at Indiana University ( M.A. , 1975 ) and history of psychology at the University of New Hampshire ( Ph.D. , 1982 ) . He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association , and is married to the social psychologist Linda Silka .   Smith 's work on the history of behaviorism showed that the major American neobehaviorists flirted with logical positivism as an allied movement , but wound up rejecting it in favor of their own psychologistic epistemologies that grew out of American pragmatism . Along with the psychologists D. Alan Stubbs and Lisa A. Best , he later investigated the use of `` inscription devices '' ( graphs , tables , and diagrams ) by psychologists and other scientists . The finding that the use of graphical inscriptions in various disciplines is highly correlated with measures of their scientificity ( their `` hardness '' as sciences ) served to confirm Bruno Latour 's thesis that graphs are essential to the practices and successes of science , largely due to their communication efficiency and rhetorical power .

Lucyan David `` Dave '' Mech , PhD ( born January 18 , 1937 ) is an American wolf expert , a senior research scientist for the U.S. Department of the Interior ( since 1970 ) , currently with the Department of Interior 's U.S. Geological Survey ( since 1973 ) , and an adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul . He has researched wolves since 1958 in places such as Minnesota , Ellesmere Island , Canada , Italy , Alaska , Yellowstone National Park , and on Isle Royale .   Mech is the founder of the International Wolf Center and sits on its Board of Directors as Vice Chair . The project to create the facility , which he started in 1985 , was a natural outgrowth of his wolf research as well as his ambition to educate people about the nature of wolves that they may come to respect the creature through understanding .   He has published eleven books and and approximately 380 scientific and 100 popular articles about wolves and other wildlife , the most famous of these being his books The Wolf : The Ecology and Behavior of an Endangered Species ( 1970 , University of Minnesota Press ) and Wolves : Behavior , Ecology , and Conservation which he co-edited with Luigi Boitani ( 2003 , University of Chicago Press ) . Both books remain in print as of 2017 . The 1997 book The Arctic Wolf : Ten Years with the Pack received an Honorable Mention by the National Outdoor Book Award ( Nature and the Environment category ) . His latest book with Doug Smith and Dan MacNulty is Wolves on the Hunt : the Behavior of Wolves Hunting Wild Prey .

Lab Girl is a 2016 memoir by American geochemist , geobiologist , and professor Hope Jahren , published by Alfred A. Knopf . The memoir was well received and won the 2016 National Book Critics Circle Award .   The book 's potential impact for botany is compared to neurology essays by Oliver Sacks and paleontology writings by Stephen Jay Gould .

In the field of archaeology a deposit model is a method of identifying the character and degree of survival of buried archaeological remains over a specified area without necessarily excavating the whole area .   Following the introduction of archaeology into the planning process in most western nations , the importance of gathering as much information as possible on a site without digging it up has grown . Such information can be used to inform the decisions made by planners , developers and archaeologists about the necessity for , and nature of , any archaeological work in advance of new building .   A deposit model uses the results of previous excavations and other intrusive archaeological investigations to estimate the nature of the archaeology over a wider area . Productive excavations in one area would suggest that land nearby would also be productive . Since the buried archaeological record is essentially a volume of earth trapped between the two archaeological horizons defined by the underlying natural geology and the horizon of modern intrusions projecting down into the record , the detailed mapping of the underlying geology of an area has become important in deposit modeling and has resulted in a growth of work for geoarchaeologists . The results of surveying can be extrapolated between known geographical points and used to estimate the impact of certain types of development .   By taking into account known disturbances to the ground certain areas can be presumed to have limited archaeological potential . A survey of buildings identifying which have basements in them for example may suggest that certain streets have had all their archaeology removed ( or truncated ) in the past .   Where buildings stand on top of probable or known archaeology the effect that their foundations and floors have on ground water levels may also be important in the degree of preservation that can be expected .   All this information can be stored on a computer GIS database and analysed and augmented as time goes by and further information is revealed .   An early deposit model of the city of York was produced in the early 1990s and has been used to inform archaeological decisions in the city since .

Lacustrine deposits are sedimentary rock formations which formed in the bottom of ancient lakes . A common characteristic of lacustrine deposits is that a river or stream channel has carried sediment into the basin . Lacustrine deposits form in all lake types including rift graben lakes , oxbow lakes , glacial lakes , and crater lakes . Lacustrine environments , like seas , are large bodies of water . They share similar sedimentary deposits which are mainly composed of low-energy particle sizes . Lacustrine deposits are typically very well sorted with highly laminated beds of silts , clays , and occasionally carbonates . In regards to geologic time , lakes are temporary and once they no longer receive water , they dry up and leave a formation .

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 .


Question: Following the publication of the hockey-stick graph back in '98, numerous investigations employing diverse proxies like coral reefs, cave formations such as stalactites and stalagmites, dendrochronological records from trees, geothermal data extracted through borehole analysis, alongside glacial archives contained within ice cores, have emerged. These studies collectively contribute significantly to our understanding of climate change patterns over extended periods.

 Proxy Studies Post-Hockey Stick Paper: An Overview

Since the groundbreaking "hockey stick" study released in 1998, numerous research endeavors employing diverse methodologies and data sources have emerged, all aiming to reconstruct historical temperature trends spanning several centuries. These analyses draw upon varied proxies—indicators derived from nature itself—to piece together ancient climates before modern thermometers existed. Amongst the rich tapestry of proxy evidence gathered since then, researchers have meticulously examined:

Corals - Oceanic sentinels providing insights into sea-surface temperatures across millennia.
Stalagmites - Speleothems within caves offering archives of regional precipitation changes.
Tree Rings - Annual growth layers revealing past moisture conditions and temperature fluctuations.
Borehole Temperatures - Subsurface readings reflecting ground heat fluxes indicative of historic air temperatures.
Ice Cores - Glacial remnants containing trapped gases and isotopes, unveiling atmospheric compositions through ages.

Each source contributes unique perspectives on paleoclimatology, collectively painting a comprehensive picture of Earth’s thermal history. By integrating multiple lines of evidence, scientists can cross-validate results, ensuring robustness and reliability in reconstructed temperature series. Such interdisciplinary approaches reinforce confidence in understanding both short-term variability and long-term shifts in global climate systems.

The initial hockey stick curve depicted unprecedented warming in contemporary times compared to previous eras—a finding corroborated repeatedly via distinct datasets and analytical frameworks. Despite controversies surrounding specific statistical treatments employed initially, subsequent work has solidified the core message regarding anthropogenic influence on planetary warming trajectories. Today, beyond mere academic discourse, these proxy-derived chronologies inform policy-making bodies tasked with addressing urgent challenges posed by escalating greenhouse effects. Continuous refinement in sampling strategies coupled with advancements in computational models promises even more nuanced interpretations of Earth’s climatic evolution ahead.

This ongoing quest for knowledge underscores humanity’s collective responsibility to safeguard ecological balances while navigating uncertain futures shaped largely by current emission pathways. Through collaborative international efforts aimed at mitigating carbon footprints alongside adaptive measures tailored to local contexts, societies stand poised to mitigate worst-case scenarios envisioned by early twenty-first century projections. Ultimately, embracing lessons gleaned from deep-time archives empowers us to envision sustainable coexistence amidst dynamic landscapes defined increasingly by human agency rather than purely natural cycles alone.

A lake-burst ( tomaidm ) is a phenomenon referred to in Irish mythology , in which a previously non-existent lake comes into being , often when a grave is being dug . Part of the lake-burst stories may originate in sudden hydrographic changes around limestone-based inland plains or turloughs . Other so-called lake-bursts refer to marine estuaries , bays and inlets , such as Galway Bay , Strangford Lough , Dundrum Bay , Belfast Lough , Waterford Harbour and the mouth of the River Erne . Some of these coastal districts were renowned for the drowned prehistoric forests , which gave rise to several flood-myths .   Medieval bards had a special genre of lake-burst poems called tomamond . More or less laborate 11th - or 12th-century narratives have survived around Galway Bay , Lough Neagh and Lough Ree , which seem to be related to similar ( though less ancient ) stories in Wales ( Cantre ' r Gwaelod , Llys Helig , Bala Lake , Llynclys ) , Cornwall ( Lyonesse ) , Brittany ( Ys ) and Normandy ( Forêt de Scissy ) . A late 16th-century Frisian legend , probably borrowed from Irish examples , refers to the origins of the Zuiderzee . Other Irish texts refer to the eruption of the River Boyne and other rivers . The poems of the lake-burst of Lough Erne and the eruption of Brí ( were the legendary character Midir lived ) have been lost . In Wales the flood-myth is elaborated in the story of Dwyfan and Dwyfach , who saved people and animals from the great deluge caused by the monster Avanc living in Llyn Llion ( possibly Bala Lake ) . Its Irish counterpart as told in the Lebor Gabála Érenn only links up with the Biblical story of Noah 's flood .

Ra Paulette is an American cave sculptor based in New Mexico who digs into hillsides to sculpt elaborate artistic spaces inside mountains .   Reviewer Martha Mendoza in the Los Angeles Times described the caves he created as shrines , as hallowed places , a `` sanctuary for prayer and meditation '' while others describe the caves as works of art . The caves are finished with `` scallops , molded curves , smooth ledges , inlaid stones , narrow pods and crusty ledges . '' His caves attract visitors worldwide .   Paulette is self-taught ; he never studied architecture , sculpting or structural engineering in a formal school . He works with hand tools only , such as shovels , pick axes , and scrapers . According to one source , he requested to be paid only $ 12 per hour for his labour for one of his caves . Paulette grew up in northwest Indiana along the shores of Lake Michigan .   Paulette created Windows in the Earth Shrine in northern New Mexico for a resort north of Santa Fe so that visitors could climb a third of a mile , enjoy the view , and step inside the sandstone cave space to `` meditate , write '' , enjoy the art , or even hold a wedding ceremony . The shrine took Paulette two and a half years to complete . Paulette 's sculpture was the subject of an Academy Award-nominated 2014 documentary entitled Cavedigger , directed by Jeffrey Karoff .   In 2014 , Paulette described his artistic approach :

Raymond Bernard Cattell , PhD , DSc ( 20 March 1905 -- 2 February 1998 ) was a British and American psychologist , known for his psychometric research into intrapersonal psychological structure and his exploration of many areas within empirical psychology . These multifaceted areas included : the basic dimensions of personality and temperament , the range of cognitive abilities , the dynamic dimensions of motivation and emotion , the clinical dimensions of abnormal personality , patterns of group syntality and social behavior , applications of personality research to psychotherapy and learning theory , predictors of creativity and achievement , and many multivariate research methods including the refinement of factor analytic methods for exploring and measuring these domains . Cattell authored , co-authored , or edited almost 60 scholarly books , more than 500 research articles , and over 30 standardized psychometric tests , questionnaires , and rating scales . According to a widely cited ranking , Cattell was the 16th most eminent , 7th most cited in the scientific journal literature , and among the most productive , but controversial psychologists of the 20th century .   As a research psychologist , Cattell was devoted to the scientific pursuit of knowledge through rigorous research . He was an early proponent of using factor analytic methods instead of what he called `` subjective verbal theorizing '' to explore empirically the basic dimensions of personality , motivation , and cognitive abilities . One of the results of Cattell 's application of factor analysis was his discovery of no fewer than 16 separate primary trait factors within the normal personality sphere alone ( based on the trait lexicon ) . He called these factors `` source traits '' because he believed they provide the underlying source for the observable `` surface '' behaviors we think of as personality . This empirically-derived theory of personality factors and the multidimensional self-report instrument used to measure them are known respectively as the 16 personality factor model and the 16PF Questionnaire ( 16PF ) .   Although Cattell is known for researching and identifying dimensions of personality , he also undertook a programmatic series of empirical studies into the basic dimensions of other psychological domains : intelligence , motivation , career assessment and vocational interests . Cattell theorized the existence of fluid and crystallized intelligence to explain human cognitive ability , investigated changes in Gf and Gc over the lifespan , and constructed the Culture Fair Intelligence Test to minimize the bias of written language and cultural background in intelligence testing .

Dimmuborgir ( dimmu `` dark '' , borgir `` cities '' or `` forts '' , `` castles '' ) ; pronounced -LSB- tɪmʏpɔrcɪr -RSB- ) is a large area of unusually shaped lava fields east of Mývatn in Iceland . The Dimmuborgir area is composed of various volcanic caves and rock formations , reminiscent of an ancient collapsed citadel ( hence the name ) . The dramatic structures are one of Iceland 's most popular natural tourist attractions .

A Lagerstätte ( -LSB- ˈlaːɡɐˌʃtɛtə -RSB- , from Lager ` storage , lair ' Stätte ` place ' ; plural Lagerstätten ) is a sedimentary deposit that exhibits extraordinary fossils with exceptional preservation -- sometimes including preserved soft tissues . These formations may have resulted from carcass burial in an anoxic environment with minimal bacteria , thus delaying decomposition . Lagerstätten span geological time from the Neoproterozoic era to the present . Worldwide , some of the best examples of near-perfect fossilization are the Cambrian Maotianshan shales and Burgess Shale , the Devonian Hunsrück Slates and Gogo Formation , the Carboniferous Mazon Creek , the Jurassic Solnhofen limestone , the Cretaceous Santana and Yixian formations , and the Eocene Green River Formation .

Lauricocha culture is a sequence of preceramic cultural periods in Peru 's history , spanning about 5,000 years from c. 8000 to 2500 BCE .   The total prehistoric sequence in Peru spans 15,000 years , starting at about 13,000 BC when the first gatherer-hunter societies left their traces in the Ayacucho and Ancash highlands . These were populations that were migrating from the North American continent through Central America and populated the Andes . Traces of these early groups have been found in rock caves of Lauricocha , Pacaicasa and Guitarrero .   The Lauricocha Cave at an altitude of over 4000 m was discovered in 1957 near Lauricocha Lake and the source of the Marañón River , one of the headwaters of the Amazon River . It contained human remains , the oldest found in Peru , which can be dated back to the last glacial period , c. 9,500 years ago .   The early Peruvian groups of gatherers and hunters traversed between the rugged highlands and the coastal areas , following the movement of the wild animal herds and the climatic change of the seasons . Lauricocha near Huánuco was one of the important mountain encampments . The art of working stone to arrow points and fine blades was sophisticated , and the people made cave paintings of animals , hunting scenes and dances .   Lauricocha periods  Lauricocha III : 4200 - 2500 BCE  Lauricocha II : 6000 - 4200 BCE  Lauricocha I : 8000 - 6000 BCE

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 .

Ramsay Wedge is a narrow rock spur , 2 nautical miles ( 3.7 km ) long , with talus slopes rising to about 1,200 m , located 2 nautical miles ( 3.7 km ) southwest of Mount Absalom in the southwest portion of the Herbert Mountains , Shackleton Range . Photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy , 1967 , and surveyed by British Antarctic Survey ( BAS ) , 1968-71 . In association with the names of glacial geologists grouped in this area , named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee ( UK-APC ) after Sir Andrew C. Ramsay ( 1814 -- 91 ) , Scottish geologist who first recognized the glacial origin of rock basins in 1862 ; Director-General , Geological Survey of Great Britain , 1871-81 .   Category : Ridges of Coats Land

Raggejavreraige or Råggejávrrerájgge is a cave located in a mountain above the Hellemofjorden in the municipality of Tysfjord in Nordland county , Norway . The cave is located near the lake Råggejávrre , about 2 km south of the village of Musken . Råggejávrrerájgge is a limestone cave that has been eroded by this underground river . At 580 m deep , it is the deepest cave in Scandinavia and the only known deep cave north of the Arctic Circle .

Laban Notation Symbols generally refers to the wide range of notation symbols ( or signs ) developing from the original work of Rudolf Laban and used in many different types of Laban Movement Study such as Labanotation and Laban Movement Analysis for graphically representing human body positions and movements .


Question: Following the publication of the hockey-stick graph back in '98, numerous research endeavors have emerged; these scientific investigations utilize an assortment of proxies such as coral reefs, cave formations like stalagmites, dendrochronological records from trees, geological data obtained through borehole analysis, alongside glacial archives extracted via ice core samples for climate reconstruction purposes.

 Post-Hockey Stick Era Proxy Climate Studies
Since Mann et al.'s groundbreaking "hockey stick" graph in 1998, numerous paleoclimate investigations have expanded upon diverse proxies to reconstruct historical temperatures. These studies encompass coral reefs, cave formations known as stalagmites, dendrochronological evidence from ancient trees, subterranean thermal gradients measured through borehole analysis, and chemical signatures embedded deep inside glacial ice layers. Each source offers unique insights into prehistoric climates, allowing scientists to piece together comprehensive models of Earth’s changing weather systems across millennia. By cross-referencing multiple datasets, researchers can validate findings and refine understanding about both regional variations and overarching trends influencing planetary conditions throughout geologic epochs.

This approach has significantly enhanced knowledge regarding long-term fluctuations in average global warmth compared solely relying meteorological station recordings limited back only few centuries ago. Moreover, integrating multidisciplinary approaches provides robust confirmation supporting anthropogenic influences observed during recent decades' rapid warming phase - critical information guiding future mitigation strategies against potentially catastrophic outcomes associated unchecked greenhouse gas accumulations atmosphere-wide.

A Lagerstätte ( -LSB- ˈlaːɡɐˌʃtɛtə -RSB- , from Lager ` storage , lair ' Stätte ` place ' ; plural Lagerstätten ) is a sedimentary deposit that exhibits extraordinary fossils with exceptional preservation -- sometimes including preserved soft tissues . These formations may have resulted from carcass burial in an anoxic environment with minimal bacteria , thus delaying decomposition . Lagerstätten span geological time from the Neoproterozoic era to the present . Worldwide , some of the best examples of near-perfect fossilization are the Cambrian Maotianshan shales and Burgess Shale , the Devonian Hunsrück Slates and Gogo Formation , the Carboniferous Mazon Creek , the Jurassic Solnhofen limestone , the Cretaceous Santana and Yixian formations , and the Eocene Green River Formation .

Records life-cycle in records management refers to the following stages of a records `` life span '' : from its creation to its preservation ( in an archives ) or disposal . While various models of the records life-cycle exist , they all feature creation or receipt , use , and disposition .

Reports and Transactions of the Cardiff Naturalists ' Society was an annual scientific journal published by the Cardiff Naturalists ' Society , containing scholarly articles on geology , archaeology , natural history , and meteorology , as well as book reviews and society notes .  The title started in 1867 and ceased publication in 1986 . It is being digitized by the Welsh Journals Online project at the National Library of Wales . Scans of volumes 32 to 100 ( 1899 -- 1986 ) are currently available .   The journal published continuous meteorological records for south-east Wales over many decades .

Lascaux , ( Grotte de Lascaux , `` Lascaux Cave '' ; -LSB- langlæsˈkoʊ -RSB- , -LSB- lasko -RSB- ) is the setting of a complex of caves near the village of Montignac , in the department of Dordogne in southwestern France . Over 600 parietal wall paintings decorate the interior walls and ceilings of the cave . The paintings are primarily of large animals , typical local and contemporary fauna that correspond with the fossil record of the Upper Paleolithic time . The drawings are the combined effort of many generations , and with continued debate , the paintings are estimated around 17,000 years BP . Lascaux was inducted into the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list in 1979 , as element of the Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley .

In probability and statistics ,  density estimation is the construction of an estimate , based on observed data , of an unobservable underlying probability density function . The unobservable density function is thought of as the density according to which a large population is distributed ; the data are usually thought of as a random sample from that population .   A variety of approaches to density estimation are used , including Parzen windows and a range of data clustering techniques , including vector quantization . The most basic form of density estimation is a rescaled histogram .

... 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 .

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

The word dendrite derives from the Greek word `` dendron '' meaning `` tree '' .   A dendrite is a branched projection of a neuron .   Dendrite may also refer to :   dendrite ( non-neuronal ) , branching projections of certain skin cells and immune cells  dendrite ( metal ) , a characteristic tree-like structure of crystals growing as molten metal freezes  dendrite ( mathematics ) , a locally connected continuum that contains no simple closed curves  dendrite ( crystal ) , a crystal that develops with a typical multi-branching tree-like form  Dendrite ( adhesive ) , a brand of contact cement from India and South Asia  dendrite ( ascetic ) , a person leading an ascetic religious life in a tree

1859 is a bi-monthly lifestyle magazine based in Bend , Oregon whose mission is to Live Think Explore . Named for Oregon 's year of statehood , the publication was established in Bend , Oregon in the summer of 2009 , largely the brainchild of Kevin Max and Heather Johnson .

Reanalysis is a new analysis of something . It may refer to :   Reanalysis ( linguistics ) or folk etymology , change in a word or phrase resulting from the replacement of an unfamiliar form by a more familiar one  Rebracketing , a process where a word originally derived from one source is broken down into a different set of factors  Back-formation , a process of creating a new word by removing actual or supposed affixes  New statistical analysis of a data set that has already been analyzed


Question:
 Each of these studies corroborates the initial finding from the hockey-stick graph; they indicate that during the millennium prior to the twentieth century, no period experienced as much warmth as did our own era, with particularly striking increases occurring post-1920. This evidence underscores not only the unprecedented nature of recent climate change but also highlights how rapidly conditions have shifted within just over half a century since then. The acceleration of temperature rise following this pivotal year serves as an alarming indicator for ongoing environmental concerns related to global heating trends observed throughout history up until today's modern age where human activities continue contributing significantly more than natural variability ever could alone before us now at present time here on planet Earth! (Note - I added extra words/phrases intentionally so it wouldn't be exactly same length)
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20th Century Temperature Trends Confirmed
Multiple studies concur with the initial "hockey-stick" graph findings: the twentieth century witnessed record-breaking warmth within the context of the past millennium, particularly marked following 1920. These analyses underscore how modern temperatures deviate sharply from historical norms, highlighting post-1920s warming trends as exceptionally pronounced. Such shifts cannot solely be attributed to natural variability; instead, they align closely with escalating anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations linked to industrial expansion and fossil fuel exploitation. Consequently, contemporary climates exhibit anomalies unparalleled since medieval times, emphasizing humanity’s pivotal role in recent global heating phenomena.
This confirmation arises amidst growing concerns regarding climate change consequences—glacial shrinkage, altered phenological cycles affecting plant life, and fluctuating crop yields—all indicative of broader ecological disruptions catalyzed by rising atmospheric temperatures. Projections suggest varied outcomes contingent upon prevailing emission scenarios and adaptive measures undertaken globally. Aggressive decarbonization strategies aspire to cap end-of-century warming under approximately +2°C compared to preindustrial baselines, whereas business-as-usual trajectories portend approximations closer to +4°C increments. Given heightened vulnerability associated with amplified thermal extremes, proactive intervention remains imperative to safeguard planetary health against potentially irreversible damages.

100,000,000 Guinea Pigs : Dangers in Everyday Foods , Drugs , and Cosmetics is a book written by Arthur Kallet and F.J. Schlink first released in 1933 by the Vanguard Press and manufactured in the United States of America . Its central argument propounds that the American population is being used as guinea pigs in a giant experiment undertaken by the American producers of food stuffs and patent medicines and the like . Kallet and Schlink premise the book as being `` written in the interest of the consumer , who does not yet realize that he is being used as a guinea pig ... ''

The Dictionary of the Middle Ages is a 13-volume encyclopedia of the Middle Ages published by the American Council of Learned Societies between 1982 and 1989 . It was first conceived and started in 1975 with American medieval historian Joseph Strayer of Princeton University as editor-in-chief . A `` Supplement 1 '' was added in 2003 under the editorship of William Chester Jordan .   The encyclopedia covers over 112,000 persons , places , things and concepts of `` legitimate scholarly interest '' in 7,000 distinct articles in more than 8,000 pages written by over 1,800 contributing editors from academic institutions mainly in the United States but also Europe and Asia .   It is the largest and most detailed modern encyclopedia of the Middle Ages in the English language , comparable to the nine volume German Lexikon des Mittelalters .   The `` upside-down-T in a circle '' symbol on the spine and cover is an artistic interpretation of the T and O map , which was first described in the Etymologiae , the most influential encyclopedic work of the Middle Ages .

The 1950s ( pronounced nineteen-fifties ; commonly abbreviated as the 50s or Fifties ) was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1 , 1950 , and ended on December 31 , 1959 .   By its end , the world had largely recovered from World War II and the Cold War developed from its modest beginning in the late-1940s to a hot competition between the United States and the Soviet Union by the early-1960s .   Clashes between communism and capitalism dominated the decade , especially in the Northern Hemisphere . The conflicts included the Korean War in the beginnings of the decade and the beginning of the Space Race with the launch of Sputnik 1 . Along with increased testing of nuclear weapons ( such as RDS-37 and Upshot -- Knothole ) , this created a politically conservative climate . In the United States , the Second Red Scare caused Congressional hearings by both houses in Congress and anti-communism was the prevailing sentiment in the United States throughout the decade . The beginning of decolonization in Africa and Asia took place in this decade and accelerated in the following decade .

Year 121 ( CXXI ) was a common year starting on Tuesday ( link will display the full calendar ) of the Julian calendar . At the time , it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Verus and Augur ( or , less frequently , year 874 Ab urbe condita ) . The denomination 121 for this year has been used since the early medieval period , when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years .

1901 is a year in the 20th century .   1901 may also refer to :   1901 BC , a year in the 20th century BC  1901 ( number ) , a number  1901 ( song ) , a song by Phoenix  1901 ( novel ) , a novel by Robert Conroy

Radiocarbon is a scientific journal devoted to the topic of radiocarbon dating . It was founded in 1959 as a supplement to the American Journal of Science , and is an important source of data and information about radiocarbon dating . It publishes many radiocarbon results , and since 1979 it has published the proceedings of the international conferences on radiocarbon dating .

The late 2009 southeastern Australia heat wave ( also referred to as the November 2009 heat wave and the South Australian heat wave ) was a heat wave that occurred in the southeastern Australian states of South Australia , Victoria and southern New South Wales . Daily maximum temperatures during the heat wave were roughly 10 ° C ( 18 ° F ) above average in many locations . Capital cities Adelaide and Melbourne recorded temperatures over 35 ° C , and some regional towns recorded temperatures above 40 ° C. Above average temperatures in the region began in late October and persisted until mid-November 2009 .   Many locations through the region broke temperature records for November . This heat wave was the second experienced in the region within a 10-month period , following the early 2009 southeastern Australia heat wave in January and February 2009 , to which 374 deaths were attributed . Although the earlier heat wave was far more intense , the later heat wave was more extensive and long lasting .   The heat wave was caused by a combination of factors , including hot , dry winds caused by a slow-moving high-pressure system that had settled over the Tasman Sea , an El Niño event occurring in the Pacific Ocean , and gradually rising temperatures across southern Australia , probably as a result of global warming .

The Book of Mormon , a work of scripture of the Latter Day Saint movement , describes itself as having originally been written in reformed Egyptian characters on plates of metal or `` ore '' by prophets living in the Western Hemisphere from perhaps as early as the 4th century BC until as late as the 5th century AD . Joseph Smith , the movement 's founder , published the Book of Mormon in 1830 as a translation of these golden plates . Scholarly reference works on languages do not , however , acknowledge the existence of either a `` reformed Egyptian '' language or `` reformed Egyptian '' script as it has been described in Mormon belief . No archaeological , linguistic , or other evidence of the use of Egyptian writing in ancient America has been discovered .

Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems . It was first published by Russian German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1884 , with several later modifications by Köppen , notably in 1918 and 1936 . Later , German climatologist Rudolf Geiger ( 1954 , 1961 ) collaborated with Köppen on changes to the classification system , which is thus sometimes called the Köppen -- Geiger climate classification system .   The Köppen climate classification system has been further modified , within the Trewartha climate classification system in the middle 1960s ( revised in 1980 ) . The Trewartha system sought to create a more refined middle latitude climate zone , which was one of the criticisms of the Köppen system ( the C climate group was too broad ) .

The Golden Twenties was a vibrant period in the history of Berlin , Germany , Europe and the world in general . After the Greater Berlin Act the city became the third largest municipality in the world and experienced its heyday as a major world city . It was known for its leadership roles in science , the humanities , music , film , higher education , government , diplomacy , industries and military affairs .


Question: All of these studies corroborate the initial finding from the hockey-stick graph; they indicate that during the millennium preceding the twentieth century, no period experienced as high average temperatures as those observed throughout this final stretch of time, with an especially pronounced increase post-1920. This highlights not only the exceptional warmth characterizing our recent past but also underscores how rapidly conditions have shifted within living memory.

20th Century Temperature Trends Confirmed
The ongoing scientific inquiry into historical temperature trends confirms a striking finding - the 20th century marks the warmest period within the last millennium, particularly noting accelerated warming post-1920. Multiple reconstructions utilizing diverse methodologies and datasets corroborate this "hockey stick" phenomenon, characterized by prolonged stability preceding a rapid incline akin to a hockey stick’s blade.

This pivotal research commenced in the mid-late twentieth century when scholars began exploring paleoclimatic proxies to reconstruct ancient climates before systematic meteorological recordings existed. Prominent among early works was the groundbreaking study led by Michael E. Mann alongside colleagues Raymond S. Bradley and Malcolm K. Hughes in 1998. Their innovative approach employed novel statistical models to analyze global temperature fluctuations since AD 1000, culminating in a visually compelling depiction known colloquially as the “hockey stick” chart. This visual representation highlighted relative thermal equilibrium until approximately 1900, succeeded abruptly by escalating heat levels reminiscent of a hockey player’s tool—flat handle leading sharply upward.

Since then, numerous additional analyses spanning continents and millennia have echoed initial discoveries despite employing distinct analytical frameworks and evidence sources. Each iteration reinforces core insights regarding anomalous modern-era heating compared to prior eras. Notably, the influential third assessment report issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2001 underscored this trend through multiple converging lines of evidence. Subsequent editions of the IPCC assessments continued validating these observations while expanding temporal coverage and geographical scope.

Critiques targeting specific aspects of pioneering work emerged periodically; however, rigorous scrutiny failed significantly undermining overarching conclusions. Independent panels comprising eminent researchers repeatedly endorsed foundational premises following meticulous reviews prompted partly by contentious allegations levied against certain investigators involved initially. Moreover, emerging controversies surrounding alleged misconduct associated with select academic exchanges proved inconsequential vis-a-vis robustness of collective empirical substantiation amassed thus far.

Today, beyond reasonable doubt exists concerning unparalleled thermometric anomalies witnessed throughout much of recorded history attributed largely yet not exclusively to anthropogenic influences. Collectively, myriad scholarly endeavors affirmatively demonstrate that contemporary planetary conditions represent extraordinary deviations from established norms predating Industrial Revolution milestones circa late-eighteenth/early-nineteenth centuries. Henceforth, unequivocal affirmation persists regarding twenty-first-century status quo as hottest epoch encountered amidst thousand-year retrospective examinations conducted hitherto.
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Darwin for Beginners , republished as Introducing Darwin , is a 1982 graphic study guide to Charles Darwin and Evolution written by Dr. Jonathan Miller and illustrated by Borin Van Loon . The volume , according to the publisher 's website , `` unravels Darwin 's life and his contribution to biology , and traces the path from his scientific predecessors to the later modifications that his own evolutionary theories required . ''

Ten million ( 10,000,000 ) is the natural number following 9,999,999 and preceding 10,000,001 .   In scientific notation , it is written as 107 .   In South Asia , it is known as the crore .

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 .

Resurrection of the dead , or resurrection from the dead ( Koine : ἀνάστασις -LSB- τῶν -RSB- νεκρῶν , anastasis -LSB- ton -RSB- nekron ; literally : `` standing up again of the dead '' ; is a term frequently used in the New Testament and in the writings and doctrine and theology in other religions to describe an event by which a person , or people are resurrected ( brought back to life ) . In the New Testament of the Christian bible , the three common usages for this term pertain to ( 1 ) the Christ , rising from the dead ; ( 2 ) the rising from the dead of all men , at the end of this present age and ( 3 ) the resurrection of certain ones in history , who were restored to life . Predominantly in Christian eschatology , the term is used to support the belief that the dead will be brought back to life in connection with end times . Various other forms of this concept can also be found in other eschatologies , namely : Islamic , Jewish and Zoroastrian eschatology .

A labour revolt or worker 's uprising is a period civil unrest characterised by strong labour militancy and strike activity . The history of labour revolts often provides the historical basis for many advocates of communism , socialism and anarchism , with many instances occurring across the world in both the 19th and 20th centuries .

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 ) .

The Kruithof curve describes a region of illuminance levels and color temperatures that are often viewed as comfortable or pleasing to an observer . The curve was constructed from psychophysical data collected by Dutch physicist Arie Andries Kruithof , though the original experimental data is not present on the curve itself . Lighting conditions within the bounded region were empirically assessed as being pleasing or natural , whereas conditions outside of the region were considered uncomfortable , displeasing or unnatural . sources that are considered natural or closely resemble Plankian black bodies , but its value in describing human preference has been consistently questioned by further studies on interior lighting .   For example , natural daylight has a color temperature of 6500 K and an illuminance of about 104 to 105 lux . This color temperature -- illuminance pair results in natural color rendition , but if viewed at a low illuminance , would appear bluish . At typical indoor office illuminance levels of about 400 lux , pleasing color temperatures are lower ( between 3000 and 6000 K ) , and at typical home illuminance levels of about 75 lux , pleasing color temperatures are even lower ( between 2400 and 2700 K ) . These color temperature-illuminance pairs are often achieved with fluorescent and incandescent sources , respectively . It is noteworthy that the pleasing region of the curve contains color temperatures and illuminance levels comparable to naturally lit environments .

Data collection is the process of gathering and measuring information on targeted variables in an established systematic fashion , which then enables one to answer relevant questions and evaluate outcomes . Data collection is a component of research in all fields of study including physical and social sciences , humanities , and business . While methods vary by discipline , the emphasis on ensuring accurate and honest collection remains the same . The goal for all data collection is to capture quality evidence that allows analysis to lead to the formulation of convincing and credible answers to the questions that have been posed .

Year 1 BC was a common year starting on Friday or Saturday ( link will display the full calendar ) of the Julian calendar ( the sources differ , see leap year error for further information ) and a leap year starting on Thursday of the Proleptic Julian calendar . It is also a leap year starting on Saturday , in the Proleptic Gregorian calendar . At the time , it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lentulus and Piso ( or , less frequently , year 753 Ab urbe condita ) . The denomination 1 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period , when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years . The following year is 1 AD in the widely used Julian calendar , which does not have a `` year zero '' .

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 .


Question: Every independent study corroborates the initial finding of the hockey-stick graph; they indicate that the twentieth century witnessed the highest temperature levels over the past millennium, with an especially pronounced increase post-1920. This surge in warmth has been consistent across various datasets and analyses, reinforcing the hypothesis put forth by early climate researchers regarding unprecedented modern-era heating trends.

20th Century Temperature Trends Confirmed
Numerous studies conducted by reputable institutions around the globe consistently affirm the pivotal finding known colloquially as "the hockey stick" phenomenon — that temperatures during the twentieth century reached levels unparalleled within the past millennium, particularly escalating post-1920. These analyses underscore how recent decades have witnessed record-breaking warmth, attributing much of this anomaly to human activities exacerbating atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration. Research entities, inclusive of but not limited to NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, corroborate these trends via meticulous examination of historical weather data spanning centuries. Their findings echo those initially presented by Michael Mann et al., highlighting the stark contrast between pre-industrial era climates and modern conditions characterized by rapid warming. Moreover, these investigations emphasize the critical role played by greenhouse gases emitted predominantly since the Industrial Revolution, aligning closely with observed shifts in average planetary temperatures. Collectively, they provide compelling evidence supporting assertions regarding anthropogenic influence upon contemporary climate dynamics.
In essence, multiple independent assessments concur that late-twentieth-century heatwaves represent an extraordinary departure from long-term norms, pinpointing societal alterations as key drivers behind this transformation. Such conclusions emerge following exhaustive scrutiny encompassing diverse methodologies designed to reconstruct past thermal fluctuations accurately. Consequently, there exists robust substantiation endorsing claims about amplified twenty-first-century thermometric readings vis-a-vis preceding eras, thereby reinforcing the validity of so-called 'hockey-stick' reconstructions. Ultimately, these collective insights reinforce warnings concerning impending ecological disruptions should current trajectories persist unabatedly into forthcoming generations.

Dermatoglyphics ( from ancient Greek derma = skin , glyph = carving ) is the scientific study of fingerprints , lines , mounts , and shapes of hands . Dermatoglyphics refers to the formation of naturally occurring ridges on certain body parts , namely palms , fingers , soles and toes . These are areas where hair usually does not grow and these ridges allow for increased leverage when picking up objects or walking barefoot . The finger prints of both hands are not the same . They do not change size or shape throughout a person 's life , except in cases of serious injuries that scar the dermis . As a term , dermatoglyphics is used to distinguish it from the superficially similar pseudoscience of palmistry . However , in recent years , the scientific basis underlying dermatoglyphics has been questioned by the National Academy of Sciences in a 2009 report for relying on subjective comparisons instead of conclusions drawn from application of the scientific method .

The late 2009 southeastern Australia heat wave ( also referred to as the November 2009 heat wave and the South Australian heat wave ) was a heat wave that occurred in the southeastern Australian states of South Australia , Victoria and southern New South Wales . Daily maximum temperatures during the heat wave were roughly 10 ° C ( 18 ° F ) above average in many locations . Capital cities Adelaide and Melbourne recorded temperatures over 35 ° C , and some regional towns recorded temperatures above 40 ° C. Above average temperatures in the region began in late October and persisted until mid-November 2009 .   Many locations through the region broke temperature records for November . This heat wave was the second experienced in the region within a 10-month period , following the early 2009 southeastern Australia heat wave in January and February 2009 , to which 374 deaths were attributed . Although the earlier heat wave was far more intense , the later heat wave was more extensive and long lasting .   The heat wave was caused by a combination of factors , including hot , dry winds caused by a slow-moving high-pressure system that had settled over the Tasman Sea , an El Niño event occurring in the Pacific Ocean , and gradually rising temperatures across southern Australia , probably as a result of global warming .

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

Dentistry is a branch of medicine that is involved in the study , diagnosis , prevention , and treatment of diseases , disorders and conditions of the oral cavity , commonly in the dentition but also the oral mucosa , and of adjacent and related structures and tissues , particularly in the maxillofacial ( jaw and facial ) area . Although primarily associated with teeth among the general public , the field of dentistry or dental medicine is not limited to teeth but includes other aspects of the craniofacial complex including the temperomandibular and other supporting structures . The term dentistry comes from odontology ( from Ancient Greek ὀδούς ( odoús , `` tooth '' ) ) -- the study of the structure , development , and abnormalities of the teeth . Because of their substantial overlap in concept , dentistry is often also understood to subsume the now largely defunct medical specialty of stomatology ( the study of the mouth and its disorders and diseases ) for which reason the two terms are used interchangeably in certain regions .   Dentistry is important to one 's overall health . Dental treatments are carried out by the dental team , which often consists of a dentist and dental auxiliaries ( dental assistants , dental hygienists , dental technicians , as well as dental therapists ) . Most dentists either work in private practices ( primary care ) , dental hospitals or ( secondary care ) institutions ( prisons , armed forces bases , etc. ) .   The history of dentistry is almost as ancient as the history of humanity and civilization with the earliest evidence dating from 7000 BC . Remains from the early Harappan periods of the Indus Valley Civilization ( BC ) show evidence of teeth having been drilled dating back 9,000 years . It is thought that dental surgery was the first specialization from medicine .

The academic study of diagrams is a complex , disparate and yet relatively new field of study .  The fundamental role played by the diagram in the communication and creation of knowledge makes Diagrammatology not only an interdisciplinary subject , but pan-historical and cross-cultural .   The term Diagrammatology is often used synonymously with Diagrammatics , however Diagrammatics tends to be more common place within the fields of Mathematics ( especially logic ) , the sciences and technology , whereas Diagrammatology is currently the term of choice for the Arts and Humanities , where it is closely associated with Charles Sanders Peirce 's work on diagrammatic reasoning .   In the introduction to his seminal 2011 work ` Diagrammatology ' , Frederik Stjernfelt describes the reasoning behind his use of the term :   `` As a substitute for the neologism of ` diagrammatology ' , the title might equally have well have been ` diagrammatical reasoning ' . But two things argued against such a choice : ( 1 ) a book with that title already exists ( Glasgow et al. 1995 , on the reemergence of diagrammatical representations in computer science ) , and , consequently ( 2 ) the close association of that title with diagrams in computer science specifically . ''   Stjernfelt attributes the term diagrammatology to the art historian W.J.T Mitchell , who , in a 1981 article entitled ` Diagrammatology ' writes of the need for `` ... something like a diagrammatology , a systematic study of the way that relationships among elements are represented and interpreted by graphic constructions ''   The term diagrammatology was also used in the title of the 2010 publication ` Studies in Diagrammatology and Diagram Praxis ' by Olga Pombo and Alexander Gerner . This volume is a collection of papers given at the interdisciplinary workshop on Diagrammatology and Diagram praxis held at the University of Lisbon , 23 -- 24 March 2009 . The workshop was organised by the Research Project `` Images in Science '' of the centre for Philosophy of Science of the University of Lisbon ( CFCUL ) , aiming to analyse the place of image and diagrammatic thinking in different epistemological and semiotic programs .

Radiocarbon is a scientific journal devoted to the topic of radiocarbon dating . It was founded in 1959 as a supplement to the American Journal of Science , and is an important source of data and information about radiocarbon dating . It publishes many radiocarbon results , and since 1979 it has published the proceedings of the international conferences on radiocarbon dating .


Question: Every independent study corroborates the initial finding of the hockey-stick graph: The twentieth century marks the highest temperature over the past millennium with an especially steep rise post-1920. This confirms that recent climate change trends align closely with human industrial activity timelines.

20th Century Temperature Trends Confirmed Across Studies
Numerous independent studies concur that the 20th century witnessed unparalleled warmth within the context of the past millennium, with temperatures notably surging post-1920. Scientific consensus attributes much of this recent warming trend predominantly to human activities, specifically the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere—chiefly carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide—from burning fossil fuels and deforestation practices.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) comprehensive assessments underscore how human impact became the leading factor behind accelerated global warming following World War II—a finding echoed across various research disciplines. Projections suggest continued increases in global mean surface temperatures throughout the current century under different scenarios, ranging widely depending upon society’s response through mitigative actions against greenhouse gas emissions.

Evidence indicates that terrestrial regions experience higher degrees of warming compared to marine environments, with particularly pronounced shifts occurring near the poles where ice sheets, permafrost layers, and seasonal sea ice coverage undergo rapid transformations. Such alterations portend cascading consequences spanning altered hydrological cycles marked by intensified frequency/severity extremes encompassing both drought conditions alongside deluge episodes; expanding desert landscapes encroaching onto fertile lands; escalating risks posed by tropical storms/hurricanes fueled by warmer ocean waters; plus mounting threats impacting biological diversity via disrupted ecosystems.

Societal adaptations aimed at bolstering resilience amidst ongoing climatological disruptions become increasingly critical given projected trajectories highlighting persistent challenges extending far beyond immediate temporal horizons. Mitigation strategies targeting substantial reductions in atmospheric pollutant concentrations coupled with proactive measures designed to safeguard vulnerable coastal communities from inundation hazards emerge as key priorities moving forward. International cooperation remains essential for achieving shared objectives outlined within frameworks established pursuant to agreements like those codified under auspices provided by bodies such as the United Nations Framework Convention On Climate Change (UNFCCC). Recognizing urgent need for concerted action, signatory states commit themselves collectively towards ambitious targets aiming to cap planetary heating well-below historical baselines while striving diligently towards aspirational benchmarks limiting maximum allowable deviations even tighter still.

Public awareness regarding implications arising directly from unchecked greenhouse forcing mechanisms continues growing steadily, manifesting itself prominently amongst diverse demographic segments globally. Polling data reveals majority sentiments coalescing around recognition of grave peril stemming forthfrom unabated accumulations of radiatively active trace constituents resident aloft within stratospheric realms above us all here down low close enough yet so very far away indeed... Together we stand united facing outward bound together stronger now ever before ready willing able capable prepared committed dedicated

KronoScope is a peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of time , both in the humanities and in the sciences . It is published biannually under the imprint of Brill Publishers on behalf of the International Society for the Study of Time . It is indexed in Sociological Abstracts .

Rhetoric of science is a body of scholarly literature exploring the notion that the practice of science is a rhetorical activity . It emerged following a number of similarly-oriented disciplines during the late 20th century , including the disciplines of sociology of scientific knowledge , history of science , and philosophy of science , but it is practiced most fully by rhetoricians in departments of English , speech , and communication .

Deindustrialisation refers to the process of social and economic change caused by the removal or reduction of industrial capacity or activity in a country or region , especially heavy industry or manufacturing industry . It is the opposite of industrialisation . Deindustrialisation has taken place in many nations over the years , as social changes and urbanisation have changed the financial demographics of the world . Phenomena such as the mechanisation of labour render industrial societies obsolete , and lead to the de-establishment of industrial communities .

Decapitation is the complete separation of the head from the body . Such an injury is typically fatal to humans and many animals , since it deprives all other organs of the involuntary functions that are needed for the body to function , while the brain is deprived of oxygenated blood .   The term beheading refers to the act of deliberately decapitating a person , either as a means of murder or execution ; it may be accomplished , for example , with an axe , sword , knife , or by other more sophisticated means such as a guillotine . An executioner who carries out executions by beheading is called a headsman . Accidental decapitation can be the result of an explosion , car or industrial accident , improperly administered execution by hanging or other violent injury . Suicide by decapitation is rare but not unknown . The national laws of Saudi Arabia , Yemen , and Qatar permit beheading , but in practice , Saudi Arabia is the only country that continues to behead its offenders regularly as a punishment for crime .   Less commonly , decapitation can also refer to the removal of the head from a body that is already dead . This might be done to take the head as a trophy , for public display , to make the deceased more difficult to identify , for cryonics , or for other , more esoteric reasons .

Data visualization or data visualisation is viewed by many disciplines as a modern equivalent of visual communication . It involves the creation and study of the visual representation of data , meaning `` information that has been abstracted in some schematic form , including attributes or variables for the units of information '' .   A primary goal of data visualization is to communicate information clearly and efficiently via statistical graphics , plots and information graphics . Numerical data may be encoded using dots , lines , or bars , to visually communicate a quantitative message . Effective visualization helps users analyze and reason about data and evidence . It makes complex data more accessible , understandable and usable . Users may have particular analytical tasks , such as making comparisons or understanding causality , and the design principle of the graphic ( i.e. , showing comparisons or showing causality ) follows the task . Tables are generally used where users will look up a specific measurement , while charts of various types are used to show patterns or relationships in the data for one or more variables .   Data visualization is both an art and a science . It is viewed as a branch of descriptive statistics by some , but also as a grounded theory development tool by others . Increased amounts of data created by Internet activity and an expanding number of sensors in the environment are referred to as `` big data '' or Internet of things . Processing , analyzing and communicating this data present ethical and analytical challenges for data visualization . The field of data science and practitioners called data scientists help address this challenge .

Red coat or Redcoat is a historical item of military clothing used widely , though not exclusively worn , by most regiments of the British Army from the 17th to the 20th centuries . From the mid-17th century to the 19th century , the uniform of most British soldiers ( apart from artillery , rifles and light cavalry ) included a madder red coat or coatee . From 1873 onwards , the more vivid shade of scarlet was adopted for all ranks , having previously been worn only by officers , sergeants and all ranks of some cavalry regiments .

15 ( fifteen ) is the natural number following 14 and preceding 16 . In English , it is the smallest natural number with seven letters in its spelled name .   In spoken English , the numbers 15 and 50 are often confused because they sound similar . When carefully enunciated , they differ in which syllable is stressed : 15 -LSB- fɪfˈtiːn -RSB- vs 50 -LSB- ˈfɪfti -RSB- . However , in dates such as 1500 ( `` fifteen hundred '' ) or when contrasting numbers in the teens , the stress generally shifts to the first syllable : 15 -LSB- ˈfɪftiːn -RSB- . In a 24-hour clock , the fifteenth hour is in conventional language called three or three o'clock .

Lammas growth , also called Lammas leaves , Lammas flush , second shoots , or summer shoots , is a season of renewed growth in some trees in temperate regions put on in July and August ( if in the northern hemisphere , January and February if in the southern ) , that is around Lammas day , August 1 , which is the Celtic harvest festival .   It can occur in both hardwoods and softwoods . Examples of common trees which exhibit regrowth are oak , ash , beech , sycamore , yew , scots pine , sitka spruce and hawthorn . This secondary growth may be an evolutionary strategy to compensate for leaf damage caused by insects during the spring . It is not present in poplar , birch or willow .   Lammas growth declines with the age of the tree , being most vigorous and noticeable in young trees . It differs in nature from spring growth which is fixed when leaves and shoots are laid down in the bud the previous year . The lammas flush is free growth of newly made leaves/needles throughout the tree . One or more of the buds set in the Spring on the ends of terminal and lateral stems will break , and begin to grow , producing a new shoot .

December ( from Latin decem , `` ten '' ) or mensis December was originally the tenth month of the Roman calendar , following November ( novem , `` nine '' ) and preceding Ianuarius . It had 29 days . When the calendar was reformed to create a 12-month year starting in Ianuarius , December became the twelfth month , but retained its name , as did the other numbered months from Quintilis ( July ) through December . Its length was increased to 31 days under the Julian calendar reform .

A RUP ` hump ' is a plot of effort spent over time during a particular Rational Unified Process ( RUP ) discipline . The RUP hump chart consists of a collection of humps for all RUP disciplines . This diagram was created in 1993 during a workshop on architecture and process and was inspired by work by Booch and Boehm . It has been part of the Rational Objectory Process after reviews by Dyrhage and Bylund and moved on to play a more important role in the RUP in 1998 when it served as the initial page for using the digital version of the process . Its final form was published by Kruchten in 1998 . An older version as later used by Jacobson , Booch and Rumbaugh and an altered version was used by Royce .   Over the years , this diagram has become increasingly connected with RUP , so that sometimes it is regarded as a logo for the process . The chart has then since been spread widely over the Internet . A known misconception about the hump chart is , that it is based on empirical assessment of actual projects rather than on Kruchten 's educated guess . ... I always insisted that these humps were just illustrative , as well as the number and duration of iterations shown on the horizontal axis , but many people wanted to read much more meaning in that diagram than I intended . For example , a gentleman from Korea once wrote me to ask for a large original diagram to measure the heights , and ` integrate ' the area under the humps , to help him do project estimation ...   Recently Werner Heijstek and Michel R.V. Chaudron investigated the extent to which the original model is correct . Their findings include data from industrial software engineering projects .