Question: Although mitigating global warming remains economically feasible, financial experts struggle to precisely quantify the escalating expenses associated with environmental degradation should current practices persist unabated.

 Costs vs Benefits: Addressing Climate Change
Addressing the financial implications of combating versus ignoring climate change reveals stark contrasts crucial for policymakers. Preventative measures against global warming often come with immediate expenses yet promise significant savings compared to dealing with escalating damage aftermaths under status quo conditions.

Greenhouse gases, notably CO₂, trap heat leading to rising temperatures; roughly twenty percent persists millennia post-emission. Given its longevity and impact, managing CO₂ levels becomes pivotal. To navigate complexities involving extended timelines and diverse stakeholder interests, scenario planning aids projections about environmental shifts, societal adjustments, and economic outcomes under varying strategies.

Climate change repercussions encompass ecological disruptions—like reduced biodiversity—and socio-economic challenges manifested through intensified storms, coastal inundations, ocean acidity hikes affecting marine life. Quantifying all effects monetarily remains contentious given inherent unpredictability and wide-ranging influences.

Mitigation involves curbing emissions while adaptation focuses on resilience-building measures suitable for altered climates (e.g., flood defenses). Geo-engineering proposals aim directly manipulating planetary systems (such as reflective particle deployment) to counterbalance warming trends—a subject requiring thorough scrutiny regarding efficacy and unintended consequences.

Decision-making frameworks acknowledge evolving knowledge landscapes around climate science necessitating iterative approaches where early choices influence later options availability. Risk assessment methodologies facilitate handling ambiguous threats especially when traditional valuation methods fall short describing intangible losses experienced by marginalized communities.

Sustainability principles advocate considering descendants' welfare alongside contemporary needs ensuring equitable resource distribution. Occasionally, climate action dovetails neatly supporting broader developmental goals elsewhere. Conversely, stringent regulations sometimes compete with alternative high-impact spending opportunities highlighting trade-offs intrinsic to comprehensive climate policy formulation.

Analysts emphasize integrating sustainability metrics evaluating how proactive steps mitigate longer-range vulnerabilities without compromising essential services provision today. This holistic perspective underscores balancing immediacy with foresight recognizing interconnectedness among environmental stewardship, socioeconomic stability, and technological innovation trajectories shaping humanity’s collective destiny amidst changing climes.

Restructuring is the corporate management term for the act of reorganizing the legal , ownership , operational , or other structures of a company for the purpose of making it more profitable , or better organized for its present needs . Other reasons for restructuring include a change of ownership or ownership structure , demerger , or a response to a crisis or major change in the business such as bankruptcy , repositioning , or buyout . Restructuring may also be described as corporate restructuring , debt restructuring and financial restructuring .   Executives involved in restructuring often hire financial and legal advisors to assist in the transaction details and negotiation . It may also be done by a new CEO hired specifically to make the difficult and controversial decisions required to save or reposition the company . It generally involves financing debt , selling portions of the company to investors , and reorganizing or reducing operations .   The basic nature of restructuring is a zero-sum game . Strategic restructuring reduces financial losses , simultaneously reducing tensions between debt and equity holders to facilitate a prompt resolution of a distressed situation .   Corporate debt restructuring is the reorganization of companies ' outstanding liabilities . It is generally a mechanism used by companies which are facing difficulties in repaying their debts . In the process of restructuring , the credit obligations are spread out over longer duration with smaller payments . This allows company 's ability to meet debt obligations . Also , as part of process , some creditors may agree to exchange debt for some portion of equity . It is based on the principle that restructuring facilities available to companies in a timely and transparent matter goes a long way in ensuring their viability which is sometimes threatened by internal and external factors . This process tries to resolve the difficulties faced by the corporate sector and enables them to become viable again .   Steps :  Ensure the company has enough liquidity to operate during implementation of a complete restructuring  Produce accurate working capital forecasts  Provide open and clear lines of communication with creditors who mostly control the company 's ability to raise financing  Update detailed business plan and considerations

real-world economics review is a peer-reviewed open access academic journal of heterodox economics published by the `` post-autistic economics network '' since 2000 . Since 2011 it is associated with the World Economics Association . It was known formerly as the post-autistic economics review and the post-autistic economics newsletter . Previous issues are archived on its website . Two sister journals from the same publisher are Economic Thought and World Economics Review .   The journal is part of the post-autistic economics movement , and , as such , heavily criticizes neoclassical economics . It accepts contributions from diverse schools of economic thought .

Peter Richard Grenville Layard , Baron Layard FBA ( born 15 March 1934 ) is a British labour economist , currently working as programme director of the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics .   His early career focused on how to reduce unemployment and inequality . He was Senior Research Officer for the famous Robbins Committee on Higher Education . This committee 's report led to the massive expansion of UK university education in the 1960s and 1970s .   Following research on happiness begun in the 1970s by economists such as Richard Easterlin at the University of Southern California , he has written about the economics of happiness , with one theme being the importance of non-income variables on aggregate happiness , including mental health .   His main current interest is how better mental health could improve our social and economic life . His work on mental health , including publishing The Depression Report in 2006 , led to the establishment of the UK Improving Access to Psychological Therapies ( IAPT ) . He is co-editor of the World Happiness Report , with John F. Helliwell and Jeffrey Sachs .

Repugnancy costs are costs borne by an individual or entity as a result of a stimulus that goes against that individual or entity 's cultural mores . The cost could be emotional , physical , mental or figurative . The stimulus could be anything from food to people to an idea .   These costs are perspective-dependent and individual . These costs may be different for different groups of people ; countries , states , ethnicities , etc. . The term allows for a clear and understandable way of representing the concept of contextual stigma in a literal and applicable sense .

Deglobalization or Deglobalisation is the process of diminishing interdependence and integration between certain units around the world , typically nation-states . It is widely used to describe the periods of history when economic trade and investment between countries decline . It stands in contrast to globalization , in which units become increasingly integrated over time , and generally spans the time between periods of globalization .   The term of deglobalization has derived from some of the very profound change in many developed nations , where trade as a proportion of total economic activity went down between 1914 and 1970s . This decline refers that their economies become less integrated with the rest of the world economies in spite of the deepening scope of economic globalization .   While as with globalization , it can refer to economic , trade , social , technological , cultural and political dimensions , much of the work that has been conducted in the study of deglobalization refers to the field of international economics .   Periods of deglobalization are seen as interesting comparators to other periods , such as 1850 -- 1914 and 1950 -- 2007 , in which globalization had been the norm , given that globalization is the norm for most people and thus even periods of stagnant international interaction are often seen as periods of deglobalization . The globalization index of KOF Swiss Economic Institute shows a clear break for economic globalization in 2009 : '' The bursting of the dot com bubble and the events of 9/11 merely slowed down the pace of globalization ; the latest economic and financial crisis has , however , created a severe setback for the globalization process '' In 2010 , the standstill in the globalization process basically continued but with different regional patterns : `` The biggest upward movement as a region occurred in South Asia ( albeit a very minor increase ) while Latin America and Sub Saharan Africa saw a very minor decrease in their regional average . High income countries and in particular OECD countries continue their trend of stagnation which has started even before the current crisis . ''

Land consumption as part of human resource consumption is the conversion of land with healthy soil and intact habitats into areas for industrial agriculture , traffic ( road building ) and especially urban human settlements . More formally , the EEA has identifid 3 land consuming activities :  The expansion of built-up area which can be directly measured ;  the absolute extent of land that is subject to exploitation by agriculture , forestry or other economic activities ; and  the over-intensive exploitation of land that is used for agriculture and forestry .  In all of those respects , land consumption is equivalent to typical land use in industrialized regions and civilizations .   Since often aforementioned conversion activities are virtually irreversible , the term land loss is also used . From 1990 to 2000 , 1.4 e6ha of open space were consumed in the U.S. . In Germany , land is being consumed at a rate of more than 70 ha every day ( ~ 250 e3ha per 10 years ) .   Land loss can also happen due to natural factors , like erosion or desertification - nevertheless most of those can also eventually be tracked back to human activities . Another slightly different interpretation of the term is the forced displacement or compulsory acquisition of a native people or settlers from their original land due to land grabbing , etc. . Again , in most cases , this will be due to economic reasons like search for profitable investment and commodification of natural resources .   Even though global land loss progresses at an alarming rate , the land footprint , the area required by some Western countries can a lot larger than the land actually used or even available in the country itself .   While land prices have surged in the first few years of the 21st century , land consumption economy still lacks environmental full-cost accounting to add the long-term costs of environmental degradation .

In dimensional analysis , a dimensionless quantity is a quantity to which no physical dimension is applicable . It also known as a bare number or a quantity of dimension one . Dimensionless quantities are widely used in many fields , such as mathematics , physics , engineering , and economics . By contrast , examples of quantities with dimensions are length , time , and speed , which are measured in dimensional units , such as metre , second and metre/second .

A real estate transaction is the process whereby rights in a unit of property ( or designated real estate ) is transferred between two or more parties , e.g. in case of conveyance one party being the seller ( s ) and the other being the buyer ( s ) . It can often be quite complicated due to the complexity of the property rights being transferred , the amount of money being exchanged , and government regulations . Conventions and requirements also vary considerably among different countries of the world and among smaller legal entities ( jurisdictions ) .   In more abstract terms , a real estate transaction , like other financial transactions , causes transaction costs . To identify and possibly reduce these transaction costs , the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) addressed the issue through a study commissioned by the European Commission ,  and through a research action .   The mentioned research action ` Modelling Real Property Transactions ' investigated methods to describe selected transactions in a formal way , to allow for comparisons across countries / jurisdictions . Descriptions were performed both using a more simple format , a Basic Use Case template , and more advanced applications of the Unified Modelling Language . Process models were compared through an ontology-based methodology , and national property transaction costs were estimated for Finland and Denmark , based on the directions of the United Nations System of National Accounts .   Real estate transactions : subdivision , conveyance , and mortgaging , as they are performed in the five Nordic countries are described in some detail . A translation into English is available for the Danish part .

Richard H. Thaler ( born September 12 , 1945 ) is an American economist and the Ralph and Dorothy Keller Distinguished Service Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business .   He is perhaps best known as a theorist in behavioral finance , and for his collaboration with Daniel Kahneman and others in further defining that field .

Raul V. Fabella ( born 12 April 1949 , Bacolod , Negros Occidental , Philippines ) is a Filipino academic , economist and National Scientist of the Philippines . He was born to Estelito Fabella and Magdalena Villaseñor in Bacolod , Negros Occidental . Raul is the grandnephew of Gabriel Fabella , father of June 12th . Raul 's grandfather Adriano was Gabriel 's brother .   Fabella was educated at the Seminario Mayor-Recoletos ( Ph.B . 1970 ) ; the University of the Philippines School of Economics ( M.A. 1975 ) ; and Yale University ( Ph.D. 1982 ) . His entire academic career has been spent with the faculty of the University of the Philippines School of Economics ( UPSE ) , which he served as dean from 1998 to 2007 .  Fabella has written articles in both theoretical and applied fields : political economy and rent-seeking ; the theory of teams ; regulation ; international economics ; and mathematical economics . Notable concepts associated with him are the `` Olson ratio '' in rent-seeking , egalitarian Nash bargainng solutions , and the debt-adjusted real effective exchange rate .   In public-policy debates he has been a prominent advocate of a policy of currency undervaluation as a tool of development .   Fabella was elected to the National Academy of Science and Technology ( NAST ) in 1995 . Upon endorsement by NAST , he was awarded the title of National Scientist by President Benigno Aquino III on 27 July 2011 . The National Scientist title is the highest recognition given by the Philippine Government to a Filipino for his or her outstanding contributions to science and technology .


Question: Nevertheless, it's probable that taking action will result in expenses exceeding six percent of Gross Domestic Product, as argued by Bjorn Lomborg. This perspective emphasizes the significant economic burden anticipated from implementing measures against certain issues, potentially hindering growth or requiring substantial reallocation of resources.

 Economic Perspectives on Climate Change Actions
Addressing climate change through significant interventions might prove more expensive than initially estimated, potentially costing upwards of six percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to economist Bjørn Lomborg. Born on January 6, 1965, Lomborg serves as both an Adjunct Professor at the Copenhagen Business School and the President of the Copenhagen Consensus Center. Previously, he directed Denmark’s Environmental Assessment Institute (EAI) before gaining international recognition via "The Skeptical Environmentalist," published in 2001. Herein, he contends that numerous scientific and governmental initiatives aimed at combating global warming could yield negligible outcomes relative to escalating temperatures.
In response to growing concerns about climate change, Lomborg co-founded the Copenhagen Consensus alongside the EAI back in 2002; its mission involves convening leading economists who prioritize strategies designed to enhance global prosperity utilizing principles drawn from welfare economics. Recognized among “The 10 Most Respected Global Warming Skeptics” by Business Insider magazine in 2009, Lomborg has consistently opposed stringent policies targeting carbon emission reductions—such as those proposed under the Kyoto Protocol—and instead advocated adapting to near-future temperature increases while investing funds into long-range environmental problem-solving endeavors.
Lomborg doesn't dispute the existence of climate change itself; rather, he takes aim at prevailing economic frameworks employed within current responses—or lack thereof—to tackle impending environmental crises. Advocating prioritizing efforts addressing urgent societal issues like HIV/AIDS, malaria outbreaks, and food insecurity becomes paramount when juxtaposed against immediate climate action plans. Critiquing deliberations held during the 2012 UN Conference concerning environment & development matters, Lomborg asserts: "Climate change isn’t even close to ranking highest amongst imminent ecological threats." For effectively challenging conventional wisdom surrounding politically charged debates around climate science, Lomborg earned accolades as part of Foreign Policy Magazine's list featuring top thinkers globally throughout years spanning 2011–2012 periods alike.

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The 1 % Club is a non-profit organization which uses an online platform to connect people with ideas in developing countries with people , money and knowledge around the world . The basic idea is that people or organizations can offer 1 % of their time , knowledge and income directly to a development project of their own choice . These projects need to be sustainable projects that stimulate the self-reliance of individuals anywhere in the world and improve their standard of living .

The Law & Management approach is a term defined by Antoine Masson and Hugh Bouthinon-Dumas , researchers at ESSEC , to refer to any research works focusing on Law as a key factor for companies success .   The Law & Management approach , unlike the Economic Analysis of Law ( also known as `` Law and Economics '' ) which primarily aims at assessing and comparing the cost and efficiency of the rules in accordance with criterium developed by Economists , seeks to explain the differences of performance between companies facing the same legal environment , according to their ability to take advantage from Law .   From a methods perspective , the Law & Management approach focuses on the behaviors of economic actors towards Law . The Law & Management methods are therefore primarily behavioral and borrow numerous investigation and data processing techniques from the sociology or psychology fields since these approaches rely on observation . The purpose of the Law & Management is nevertheless specific and consistent with management sciences , as it try to understand how Law can be used by ( and within ) companies to achieve their assigned goals ( that are mainly economic ) . The results of Law & Management studies can be used to base recommendations that are addressed primarily not to normative or judicial authorities ( as in the Law & Economic ) but to the economic actors .   Currently , the Law & Management approach refers to the legal work of authors such as , in the United States , Constance Bagley ( Yale School of Management ) , Robert Bird ( University of Connecticut ) , George Siedel ( Michigan Business School ) , in Scandinavia ( around the `` proactive law '' movement ) Haapio Helena ( University of Vaasa ) , or in France , Christophe Roquilly ( EDHEC ) , Christophe Collard ( EDHEC ) , Antoine Masson ( ESSEC ) ou Hugues Bouthinon-Dumas ( ESSEC ) .

thumb | Vladimer Papava  Vladimer Papava ( born March 25 , 1955 ) is a Professor of Economics of the Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University , Academician of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences ( 2013 ) , and a former Rector of the Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University ( August 16 , 2013 - April 20 , 2016 ) .   Born in Tbilisi , Georgia , Papava graduated Tbilisi State University ( specialization Economic Cybernetics ) in 1978 . He received his Candidate of Science degree in Economics ( PhD ) from Central Economic Mathematical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR , Moscow , in 1982 , and his Doctor of Science degree in Economics from Tbilisi State University in 1989 and Leningrad State University in 1990 .   In 2005-2006 he was a Visiting Scholar at the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute , the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies , Johns Hopkins University . He is the author of more than 200 publications , including many works on the theoretical and applied studies post-Communist economies and economic development of the Central Caucasus countries . His research efforts are underpinned by practical experience gained during his work for the Georgian Government : from 1994 to 2000 , as Minister of Economy he was actively involved in currency reform , liberalization of economy , including liberalization of foreign trade , institutional transformations and other ambitious governmental programs . As a member of the Georgian Government and an Alternative Governor of the World Bank , he was one of the main participants in the negotiations with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank . From 2004 to 2008 he was a Member of the Parliament of Georgia ( Committee for Finance and Budget ) .   Papava is an author of the Semi-Productive Matrix Approach for Input-Output Models , the Theory of the Economic Ability of the Government and Egalitarian Goods , the Model of an ` Economy Without Taxes , ' the Theory of Laffer-Keynesian Synthesis , the Theory of the ` Shadow Political Economy ' ( with Nodar Khaduri ) , the Indexes of Tax Corruption , the Method of the ` Social Promotion ' for Post-Communist Transition to Market Economy , the Doctrine of Market Equality and Its Application to the Process of Post-Communist Transformation , and the Theory of ` Necroeconomics -- the Political Economy of Post-Communist Capitalism ' .   He is a Member of the Editorial Boards of the Problems of Economic Transition ( USA ) , the Central Asia and The Caucasus ( Sweden ) , The Caucasus & Globalization ( Sweden ) , the Caucasian Review of International Affairs ( Germany ) and the Obshchestvo i ekonomika ( Russia ) . In 1992-2005 he was a Chief-Editor of the Proceedings of the Georgian Academy of Sciences -- Economic Series .   From 1997 Vladimer Papava is a Corresponding Member and from 2013 Academician of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences . He is an Active Member of The International Academy of Sciences , Education , Industry and Arts ( CA , USA ) , an Active Member of The New York Academy of Sciences ( NY , USA ) , an Active Member of the International Informatization Academy ( UN ) and other international societies and associations . In 2008-2010 he was a Deputy Chairman of the Scientific Committee for Economics and Law of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences ; from 2010 he is a Chairman of the Scientific Committee for Economics of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences ; from 2007 he is a Member of the CASE ( Center for Social and Economic Research ) Advisory Council ( Warsaw , Poland ) and a Member of the International Scientific Council of the International Institute for Social Development ( Moscow , Russia ) . He is also a member of the Tbilisi-based think-tank Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies .   In 2004 Vladimer Papava together with a group of Georgian Economists was awarded the State Prize of Georgia in Science for the Series of Publications -- `` The Methods and Models of Macroeconomic Regulations . ''   In 2008 Vladimer Papava was awarded the Philippe Gogichaishvili Prize of the National Academy of Sciences of Georgia for the book -- Necroeconomics : The Political Economy of Post-Communist Capitalism . New York , iUniverse , 2005 .

Rationalization may refer to :  Rationalization ( economics ) , an attempt to change an ad hoc workflow into one based on published rules ; also , jargon for a reduction in staff  Rationalisation ( mathematics ) , the process of removing a square root or imaginary number from the denominator of a fraction  Rationalization ( psychology ) , a psychological defense mechanism in which perceived controversial behaviors are logically justified also known as `` making excuses ''  Post-purchase rationalization , a tendency to retroactively ascribe positive attributes to an option one has selected  Rationalization ( sociology ) , the replacement of traditions , values , and emotions as motives for behavior in society with rational motives

Digital economy refers to an economy that is based on digital computing technologies . The digital economy is also sometimes called the Internet Economy , the New Economy , or Web Economy . Increasingly , the `` digital economy '' is intertwined with the traditional economy making a clear delineation harder .

In English law , a law costs draftsman is a specialist lawyer who settles the legal costs of a court case . The role of the law costs draftsman centres on a procedure known as the detailed assessment of costs , which is controlled by statute in England and Wales . They are concerned with costs relating to all areas of the law and deal with every conceivable type of legal matter that touches upon the subject of costs . An experienced and competent law costs professional may command a salary on a par with that of a solicitor or legal executive .

A research program ( UK : research programme ) is a professional network of scientists conducting basic research . The term was used by philosopher of science Imre Lakatos to blend and revise the normative model of science offered by Karl Popper 's falsificationism and the descriptive model of science offered by Thomas Kuhn 's normal science . Lakatos found falsificationism impractical and often not practiced , and found normal science -- where a paradigm of science , mimicking an exemplar , extinguishes differing perspectives -- more monopolistic than actual .   Lakatos found multiple research programmes to coexist , each having a hard core of theories immune to revision , surrounded by a protective belt of malleable theories . A research programme vies against others to be most progressive . Extending the research programme 's theories into new domains is theoretical progress , and experimentally corroborating such is empirical progress , always refusing falsification of the research programme 's hard core . A research programme might degenerate -- lose progressiveness -- but later return to progressiveness .

A destination-based cash flow tax ( DBCFT ) . is form of border adjustment tax ( BAT ) that was proposed in the United States by the Republican Party in their 2016 policy paper `` A Better Way -- Our Vision for a Confident America '' , which promoted a move to the tax . It has been described by some sources as simply a form of import tariff , while others have argued that it has different consequences than those of a simple tariff .   The proposed tax is a destination-based , border-adjustable international corporate consumption tax system in which a tax is `` applied to all domestic consumption and excludes any goods or services that are produced domestically , but consumed elsewhere . '' The border adjustments included in the proposal are `` taxes or tax reductions that apply when payments for goods and services cross international borders . '' Imported goods purchased/consumed domestically are subject to the tax while goods produced domestically and sold internationally are exempt .   According to economist Alan J. Auerbach at the University of California , Berkeley , who is the `` principal intellectual champion '' of the `` package of ideas '' surrounding border-adjustment tax that had been evolving in academia over a number of years , the destination-based system , which is focused on where a product is consumed , eliminates incentives that multinationals now have to `` game the system '' through tax inversion and other means , in order to `` avoid taxes '' and to `` shelter profits '' by `` shifting '' `` intangible assets to low-tax nations . ''   Introducing this is the linchpin of the Republican Party 's 2016 tax-reform proposal . A major aspect of the tax policy change would result in lowering the corporate tax rate from 35 % to 20 % by adjusting or removing export sales from the company 's taxable revenue , thus leaving large , profitable multinational corporations at a very substantial tax advantage . As that would result in a sizable loss in tax revenue , the border-adjustment tax applied to imports consumed domestically is essential to compensate for the loss . Auerbach 's theory is that a border-adjustment tax of 20 % would strengthen the US dollar by about 25 % . More exports will assumedly be sold because of their lower costs under the border tax subsidy . The stronger dollar would keep domestic consumer costs lower in spite of the 20 % corporate income tax being applied to imported goods consumed domestically , effectively cancelling out the higher tax on imports and making the border-adjustment tax value-neutral .   However , both The Economist and the Brookings Institution caution that there is uncertainty as to how the currency exchange will respond . Unless it is immediate and as complete as Auerbach anticipates , the increased cost to importers would result in higher consumer prices which would `` hit low-income households disproportionately . '' Some economists and policy makers have also expressed concern that other countries could challenge border-adjustment tax with the World Trade Organization or impose retaliatory tariffs ; and there is also strong opposition by some US corporate interests .

The 10/90 gap is the term adopted by the Global Forum for Health Research to highlight the finding by the Commission on Health Research for Development in 1990 , that less than 10 % of worldwide resources devoted to health research were put towards health in Developing Countries , where over 90 % of all preventable deaths worldwide occurred . Every year , the spread of disease suffered in both rich and poor countries converges . According to the World Health Organisation ( WHO ) , the most prevalent diseases consist of cardiovascular disease , cancer and diabetes . These diseases now account for 45 % of the global health burden and is the culprit for up to 85 % of deaths in low-income countries . The 10/90 Gap focuses on joining organisations together to reduce these statistics .

Lagom ( pronounced -LSB- ˈlɑ̀ːɡɔm -RSB- ) is a Swedish word meaning `` just the right amount '' .   The Lexin Swedish-English dictionary defines lagom as `` enough , sufficient , adequate , just right '' . Lagom is also widely translated as `` in moderation '' , `` in balance '' , `` perfect-simple '' , and `` suitable '' ( in matter of amounts ) . Whereas words like sufficient and average suggest some degree of abstinence , scarcity , or failure , lagom carries the connotation of appropriateness , although not necessarily perfection . The archetypical Swedish proverb `` Lagom är bäst '' , literally `` The right amount is best '' , is also translated as `` Enough is as good as a feast '' . That same proverb is translated as `` There is virtue in moderation '' .


Question: Nevertheless, the expenditure required for effective action against climate change could potentially exceed six percent of Gross Domestic Product, as argued by Bjorn Lomborg.

 Cost Analysis: Debating Environmental Policies
Economist Bjorn Lomborg argues that tackling climate change involves significant costs, possibly exceeding six percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). He posits that while addressing environmental issues is crucial, policymakers need to consider the substantial economic impact associated with implementing stringent measures against global warming. Lomborg emphasizes the importance of balancing ecological preservation with fiscal responsibility, suggesting that some proposed solutions might prove too costly relative to their benefits. Critics contend that failing to act could lead to even greater expenses down the line, impacting economies through extreme weather events, reduced agricultural productivity, and health crises exacerbated by pollution. They argue that investing now in sustainable practices offers long-term savings and improved quality of life. Nevertheless, Lomborg advocates for prioritizing investments where they yield maximum returns, urging governments to weigh all available data before committing vast sums to any single policy initiative. His perspective highlights ongoing debates about how best to allocate limited funds when confronting complex challenges posed by climate change.
In essence, he questions whether certain proposals aimed at combating climate change justify their projected expenditures given competing demands on public finances. Advocates counter that ignoring urgent threats risks imposing far heavier burdens upon future generations' prosperity and well-being. Ultimately, determining optimal strategies requires thorough analysis combining both quantitative assessments and qualitative judgments regarding societal values placed upon preserving ecosystems versus fostering immediate economic development.

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The debt of developing countries refers to the external debt incurred by governments of developing countries , generally in quantities beyond the governments ' ability to repay . `` Unpayable debt '' is external debt with interest that exceeds what the country 's politicians think they can collect from taxpayers , based on the nation 's gross domestic product , thus preventing it from ever being repaid . The debt can result from many causes .   Some of the high levels of debt were amassed following the 1973 oil crisis . Increases in oil prices forced many poorer nations ' governments to borrow heavily to purchase politically essential supplies . At the same time , OPEC funds deposited and `` recycled '' through western banks provided a ready source of funds for loans . While a portion of borrowed funds went towards infrastructure and economic development financed by central governments , a portion was lost to corruption and about one-fifth was spent on arms .

This article includes the table with land use statistics by country . Countries are sorted by their total cultivated land area which is a sum of total arable land area and total area of permanent crops . Arable land is a land cultivated for crops like wheat , maize , and rice that are replanted after each harvest ; permanent crops land is a land cultivated for crops like citrus , coffee , and rubber that are not replanted after each harvest ; this also includes land under flowering shrubs , fruit trees , nut trees , and vines , but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber . Other lands are any lands not arable or under permanent crops ; this includes permanent meadows and pastures , forests and woodlands , built-on areas , roads , barren land , etc. .   Percentage figures for arable land , permanent crops land and other lands are all taken from CIA World Factbook as well as total land area figures ( note that total area of a country is a sum of total land area and total water area ) . All other figures , including total cultivated land area , are calculated on the basis of this mentioned data .

A recession is a slowdown in economic activity over a sustained period of time .   Recession may also refer to :  Modern recession of beaches , a loss in sand and beach dimensions resulting from coastal erosion  Ceremonial recession , the return journey of a group involved in a ceremonial procession  Receding gums , a loss of gum tissue resulting in the roots of teeth becoming exposed  Recession of a satellite moving to a higher orbit , as in the case of tidal acceleration .  Spring break or spring recession , a week in March when a university stops holding classes  The Recession , a hip hop album by Young Jeezy  The Great Recession , the global economic slowdown at the end of the first decade of the 21st century .

The 1 % Club is a non-profit organization which uses an online platform to connect people with ideas in developing countries with people , money and knowledge around the world . The basic idea is that people or organizations can offer 1 % of their time , knowledge and income directly to a development project of their own choice . These projects need to be sustainable projects that stimulate the self-reliance of individuals anywhere in the world and improve their standard of living .

16 ( sixteen ) is the natural number following 15 and preceding 17 . 16 is a composite number , and a square number , being 42 = 4 × 4 . It is the smallest number with exactly five divisors , its proper divisors being , , and .   In speech , the numbers 16 and 60 are often confused . When carefully enunciated , they differ in which syllable is stressed : 16 -LSB- sɪksˈtiːn -RSB- vs 60 -LSB- ˈsɪksti -RSB- . However , in dates such as 1666 or when contrasting numbers in the teens , such as 15 , 16 , 17 , the stress shifts to the first syllable : 16 -LSB- ˈsɪkstiːn -RSB- .   Sixteen is the fourth power of two . For this reason , 16 was used in weighing light objects in several cultures . The British have 16 ounces in one pound ; the Chinese used to have 16 liangs in one jin . In old days , weighing was done with a beam balance to make equal splits . It would be easier to split a heap of grains into sixteen equal parts through successive divisions than to split into ten parts . Chinese Taoists did finger computation on the trigrams and hexagrams by counting the finger tips and joints of the fingers with the tip of the thumb . Each hand can count up to 16 in such manner . The Chinese abacus uses two upper beads to represent the 5s and 5 lower beads to represent the 1s , the 7 beads can represent a hexadecimal digit from 0 to 15 in each column . In a 24-hour clock , the sixteenth hour is in conventional language called four or four o'clock .

Raul V. Fabella ( born 12 April 1949 , Bacolod , Negros Occidental , Philippines ) is a Filipino academic , economist and National Scientist of the Philippines . He was born to Estelito Fabella and Magdalena Villaseñor in Bacolod , Negros Occidental . Raul is the grandnephew of Gabriel Fabella , father of June 12th . Raul 's grandfather Adriano was Gabriel 's brother .   Fabella was educated at the Seminario Mayor-Recoletos ( Ph.B . 1970 ) ; the University of the Philippines School of Economics ( M.A. 1975 ) ; and Yale University ( Ph.D. 1982 ) . His entire academic career has been spent with the faculty of the University of the Philippines School of Economics ( UPSE ) , which he served as dean from 1998 to 2007 .  Fabella has written articles in both theoretical and applied fields : political economy and rent-seeking ; the theory of teams ; regulation ; international economics ; and mathematical economics . Notable concepts associated with him are the `` Olson ratio '' in rent-seeking , egalitarian Nash bargainng solutions , and the debt-adjusted real effective exchange rate .   In public-policy debates he has been a prominent advocate of a policy of currency undervaluation as a tool of development .   Fabella was elected to the National Academy of Science and Technology ( NAST ) in 1995 . Upon endorsement by NAST , he was awarded the title of National Scientist by President Benigno Aquino III on 27 July 2011 . The National Scientist title is the highest recognition given by the Philippine Government to a Filipino for his or her outstanding contributions to science and technology .

Richard Andreas Werner ( born January 5 , 1967 ) is a German academic , economist and professor at the University of Southampton .   Werner is a monetary and development economist . He proposed the term quantitative easing , as well as the expression `` QE2 '' referring to the need to implement true quantitative easing as an expansion in credit creation . He also proposed the `` Quantity Theory of Credit '' , which disaggregates credit creation used for GDP transactions on the one hand and financial transactions on the other hand .

Regulations regarding the release of genetically modified organisms ( GMOs ) outside the laboratory varies widely by country . Countries such as the United States , Canada , Lebanon and Egypt use substantial equivalence as the starting point when assessing safety , while many countries such as those in the European Union , Brazil and China authorize GMO cultivation on a case-by-case basis . Many countries allow the import of GM food with authorization , but either do not allow its cultivation ( Russia , Norway , Israel ) or have provisions for cultivation , but no GM products are yet produced ( Japan , South Korea ) . Most countries that do not allow for GMO cultivation do permit research .   One of the key issues concerning regulators is whether GM products should be labeled . Labeling of GMO products in the marketplace is required in 64 countries . Labeling can be mandatory up to a threshold GM content level ( which varies between countries ) or voluntary . A study investigating voluntary labeling in South Africa found that 31 % of products labeled as GMO-free had a GM content above 1.0 % . In Canada and the USA labeling of GM food is voluntary , while in Europe all food ( including processed food ) or feed which contains greater than 0.9 % of approved GMOs must be labelled .   There is a scientific consensus that currently available food derived from GM crops poses no greater risk to human health than conventional food , but that each GM food needs to be tested on a case-by-case basis before introduction . Nonetheless , members of the public are much less likely than scientists to perceive GM foods as safe . The legal and regulatory status of GM foods varies by country , with some nations banning or restricting them , and others permitting them with widely differing degrees of regulation .   There is no evidence to support the idea that the consumption of approved GM food has a detrimental effect on human health . Some scientists and advocacy groups , such as Greenpeace and World Wildlife Fund , have however called for additional and more rigorous testing for GM food .

A remittance is a transfer of money by a foreign worker to an individual in his or her home country . Money sent home by migrants competes with international aid as one of the largest financial inflows to developing countries . Workers ' remittances are a significant part of international capital flows , especially with regard to labour-exporting countries . In 2014 , $ 436 billion went to developing countries , setting a new record . Overall global remittances totaled $ 582 billion in 2015 . Some countries , such as India and China , receive tens of billions of US dollars in remittances each year from their expatriates . In 2014 , India received an estimated $ 70 billion and China an estimated $ 64 billion .

The Lattes Platform is an information system ( integrated data-base , web-based query interface , etc. ) maintained by the Brazilian Government to manage information on science , technology , and innovation related to individual researchers and institutions working in Brazil .   It is named after a Brazilian physicist , Cesar Lattes , and it is maintained by the federal bureau responsible for funding science and technology at the federal level , Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico ( CNPq , National Counsel of Scientific and Technological Development ) . Since all researchers and institutions are required to maintain their records up to date , the Lattes Platform can be used not only to obtain information on individual researchers but also to conduct performance evaluations at the organizational level .


Question: Nevertheless, addressing climate change may incur expenses exceeding six percent of Gross Domestic Product, as argued by Bjorn Lomborg.

 Bjorn Lomborg's Critique: Costs vs Benefits Analysis
In contrast to the Stern Review’s perspective, Danish author and political scientist Bjorn Lomborg argues that while addressing climate change is essential, the proposed measures' financial implications should undergo rigorous scrutiny. He posits that implementing drastic actions against global warming would incur significantly greater expenses—potentially exceeding six percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)—than what many policymakers anticipate. Lomborg emphasizes the need for balanced decision-making when considering long-term investments versus immediate fiscal burdens.
Lomborg critiques the Stern Review's methodology, asserting that it underestimates adaptation strategies’ effectiveness and overlooks technological advancements capable of mitigating climate impact efficiently. Moreover, he contends that focusing solely on carbon emission reductions diverts attention—and funding—from equally pressing issues such as poverty alleviation, education improvement, and healthcare provision. These areas require substantial investment yet often receive less emphasis within current climate policy debates.
Despite recognizing anthropogenic contributions to climate change, Lomborg advocates prioritizing interventions offering maximum societal benefit relative to expenditure. He suggests allocating funds strategically across various sectors rather than concentrating exclusively on green initiatives. For instance, enhancing agricultural productivity can simultaneously tackle hunger crises exacerbated by erratic weather patterns associated with rising temperatures. Similarly, improving sanitation facilities reduces disease prevalence linked to extreme precipitation events typical of warmer climates.
Ultimately, Lomborg urges governments around the globe to adopt pragmatic approaches balancing environmental conservation objectives alongside socioeconomic development goals. His stance highlights ongoing discussions surrounding optimal allocation mechanisms aimed at curbing atmospheric pollution levels whilst ensuring sustainable progress remains achievable amidst constrained public budgets. Critics argue whether his suggested alternatives truly represent viable solutions given existing scientific consensus regarding urgent necessity for decarbonization; nonetheless, Lomborg encourages continuous dialogue concerning alternative pathways forward in tackling humanity's most formidable contemporary challenges.

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Lattitude Global Volunteering ( formerly GAP Activity Projects ) is an international charity established in Reading , Berkshire , in 1972 to provide opportunities for young people to make a positive difference to the lives of others . These opportunities involve providing 17 - to 25-year-olds with support to travel outside of their own community , in most cases to other countries , where they will spend several months assisting with care or educational projects .   In 2012 Lattitude co-ordinated activities for their 40,000 th volunteer . The group is also credited with helping to coin the term `` gap year '' from its original name .

The term replacement cost or replacement value refers to the amount that an entity would have to pay to replace an asset at the present time , according to its current worth .   In the insurance industry , `` replacement cost '' or `` replacement cost value '' is one of several method of determining the value of an insured item . Replacement cost is the actual cost to replace an item or structure at its pre-loss condition . This may not be the `` market value '' of the item , and is typically distinguished from the `` actual cash value '' payment which includes a deduction for depreciation . For insurance policies for property insurance , a contractual stipulation that the lost asset must be actually repaired or replaced before the replacement cost can be paid is common . This prevents overinsurance , which contributes to arson and insurance fraud . Replacement cost policies emerged in the mid-20th century ; prior to that concern about overinsurance restricted their availability .   If insurance carriers honestly determine replacement cost , it becomes a `` win-win '' for both for the carriers and the customers . However , when a replacement cost determination is made by the carrier ( and , perhaps , its third party expert ) that exceeds the actual cost of replacement , the customer is likely to be paying for more insurance than necessary . To the extent that the carrier has knowingly or carelessly sold excessive ( i.e. unnecessary ) insurance , such a practice may constitute consumer fraud .   Replacement cost coverage is designed so the policy holder will not have to spend more money to get a similar new item and that the insurance company does not pay for intangibles . For example : when a television is covered by a replacement cost value policy , the cost of a similar television which can be purchased today determines the compensation amount for that item . This kind of policy is more expensive than an Actual Cash Value policy , where the policyholder will not be compensated for the depreciation of an item that was destroyed . The total amount paid by an insurance company on a claim may also involve other factors such as co-insurance or deductibles . One of the champions of the replacement cost method was the Dutch professor in Business economics Théodore Limperg .

Richard Andreas Werner ( born January 5 , 1967 ) is a German academic , economist and professor at the University of Southampton .   Werner is a monetary and development economist . He proposed the term quantitative easing , as well as the expression `` QE2 '' referring to the need to implement true quantitative easing as an expansion in credit creation . He also proposed the `` Quantity Theory of Credit '' , which disaggregates credit creation used for GDP transactions on the one hand and financial transactions on the other hand .

Reparations for slavery is a proposal that some type of compensation should be provided to the descendants of enslaved people in the United States , in consideration of the coerced and uncompensated labor their ancestors performed over centuries . This compensation has been proposed in a variety of forms , from individual monetary payments to land-based compensation related to independence . The idea remains highly controversial and no broad consensus exists as to how it could be implemented . There have been similar calls for reparations from some Caribbean countries and elsewhere in the African diaspora , and some African countries have called for reparations to their states for the loss of their population .

Lamech ( -LSB- ˈleɪmɪk -RSB- לֶמֶךְ Lemeḵ ) is a person in Cain 's genealogy in the 4th chapter of the Book of Genesis . He is the sixth-generation descendant of Cain ( Genesis 4:18 ) ; his father was named Methusael , and he was responsible for the `` Song of the Sword '' . He is also noted as the first polygamist mentioned in the Bible , taking two wives , Adah and Zillah ( Tselah ) .

Richard D. North ( born 1946 ) , is a UK conservative commentator . He worked for The Independent newspaper as its first environment correspondent ( 1986 -- 1990 ) and then as environmental columnist for The Sunday Times ( 1990 -- 1992 ) . His book , Life On a Modern Planet : A manifesto for progress ( Manchester University Press , 1995 ) was widely regarded as a renunciation of his green ideals . He now works with the free-market thinktank , the Institute of Economic Affairs ( as media fellow ) and with the conservative Social Affairs Unit , where he blogs on art , film and social issues .   The Social Affairs Unit has published North 's Rich Is Beautiful : A very personal defence of Mass Affluence ( 2005 ) , Mr Blair 's Messiah Politics : Or what happened when Bambi tried to save the world ( 2006 ) and ` Scrap the BBC ! ' : Ten years to set broadcasters free ( 2007 ) .   In 2012 , North published a 650-entry , interactive eBook entitled The Right-wing Guide to Nearly Everything .

A land monopoly occurs when an entity or a class is able to corner the market on land . According to Winston Churchill , `` Land monopoly is not the only monopoly , but it is by far the greatest of monopolies -- it is a perpetual monopoly , and it is the mother of all other forms of monopoly . '' According to anarcho-capitalist Murray Rothbard , `` Land monopoly is far more widespread in the modern world than most people -- especially most Americans -- believe . In the undeveloped world , especially in Asia , the Middle East , and Latin America , feudal landholding is a crucial social and economic problem -- with or without quasi-serf impositions on the persons of the peasantry . '' Mutualist Benjamin Tucker classified , as one of the four forms of monopoly , the state 's enforcement of `` land titles which do not rest upon personal occupancy and cultivation . ''   There are numerous mechanisms of ameliorating land monopolization .   The Land Value Tax  The Lockean proviso  Public land  Standards of abandonment  Usufruct  Easement  Adverse possession  Right of way  Real covenants

The Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil , National Laboratory for Civil Engineering , ( LNEC ) is a public institution of scientific and technological research and development in Portugal . It is one of the largest civil engineering laboratories in the world .   LNEC develops its action in the different fields of civil engineering , under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Economy , in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science regarding the definition of its strategic guidelines , as stipulated by its Organic Law , Decree Law 157/2012 , of July 18 .

Laban L. Coblentz ( born July 21 , 1961 ) is a writer , educator , science policy adviser , international civil servant , and entrepreneur . He is an avid proponent of the use of advanced technology for sustainable development .

Richard Peirce Brent ( born 20 April 1946 , Melbourne ) is an Australian mathematician and computer scientist . He is an emeritus professor at the Australian National University and a conjoint professor at the University of Newcastle ( Australia ) . From March 2005 to March 2010 he was a Federation Fellow at the Australian National University . His research interests include number theory ( in particular factorisation ) , random number generators , computer architecture , and analysis of algorithms .   In 1973 , he published a root-finding algorithm ( an algorithm for solving equations numerically ) which is now known as Brent 's method .   In 1975 he and Eugene Salamin independently conceived the Salamin -- Brent algorithm , used in high-precision calculation of . At the same time , he showed that all the elementary functions ( such as log ( x ) , sin ( x ) etc. ) can be evaluated to high precision in the same time as ( apart from a small constant factor ) using the arithmetic-geometric mean of Carl Friedrich Gauss .   In 1979 he showed that the first 75 million complex zeros of the Riemann zeta function lie on the critical line , providing some experimental evidence for the Riemann hypothesis .   In 1980 he and Nobel laureate Edwin McMillan found a new algorithm for high-precision computation of the Euler -- Mascheroni constant using Bessel functions , and showed that can not have a simple rational form p/q ( where p and q are integers ) unless q is extremely large ( greater than 1015000 ) .   In 1980 he and John Pollard factored the eighth Fermat number using a variant of the Pollard rho algorithm . He later factored the tenth and eleventh Fermat numbers using Lenstra 's elliptic curve factorisation algorithm .   In 2002 , Brent , Samuli Larvala and Paul Zimmermann discovered a very large primitive trinomial over GF ( 2 ) :   The degree 6972593 is the exponent of a Mersenne prime .   In 2009 and 2016 , Brent and Paul Zimmermann discovered some even larger primitive trinomials , for example :   The degree 43112609 is again the exponent of a Mersenne prime .   In 2010 , Brent and Paul Zimmermann published `` Modern Computer Arithmetic '' , ( Cambridge University Press , 2010 ) , a book about algorithms for performing arithmetic , and their implementation on modern computers .   Brent is a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery , the IEEE , SIAM and the Australian Academy of Science . In 2005 , he was awarded the Hannan Medal by the Australian Academy of Science . In 2014 , he was awarded the Moyal Medal by Macquarie University .


Question: The data on carbon dioxide levels collected at the Mauna Loa Observatory remains precise and unaffected by potential volcanic emanations.

 Accuracy of Carbon Dioxide Measurements at Mauna Loa Observatory
The Mauna Loa Observatory, situated atop the massive volcanic structure known as Mauna Loa in Hawai'i, plays a pivotal role in monitoring atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. Despite being perched upon one of the most voluminous volcanoes globally, recognized for its expansive size and gentle slope profile, concerns regarding local contamination are unfounded. Mauna Loa, characterized by its extensive bulk—estimated around 18,000 cubic miles—and less prominent height compared to nearby Mauna Kea, features effusive lava flows rich in basaltic composition rather than explosive events typical of more volatile volcanoes.
Historically, Mauna Loa has erupted continuously for nearly three-quarters of a million years, possibly breaching ocean surfaces some four hundred thousand years back; however, rock samples date no earlier than two hundred millennia old. Its geothermal origins trace back to the Hawaii Hotspot—a mantle plume generating the entire archipelago across eons—which ensures ongoing volcanic activity until the Pacific tectonic plate shifts sufficiently far off course, likely half-a-million to a million years hence, rendering Mauna Loa dormant.
Although posing significant risks through past lava inundation incidents affecting communities during episodes occurring in 1926 and 1950—including partial coverage of modern-day Hilo—the observatory remains strategically positioned beyond immediate danger zones while still benefiting from high-altitude conditions conducive to precise scientific readings. Since establishment under the auspices of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory circa early twentieth century, continuous surveillance protocols encompassing seismicity analysis complemented by solar observations conducted via adjacent facilities contribute invaluable insights into planetary health dynamics without interference from terrestrial sources akin to vehicular exhaust fumes commonly encountered elsewhere. Moreover, inclusion within UNESCO’s prestigious Decade Volcanoes initiative underscores commitment towards safeguarding vulnerable ecosystems against anthropogenic impacts exacerbated by climate change phenomena attributable largely to escalating greenhouse gases concentrations emanating predominantly from fossil-fuel combustion industries worldwide.

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The 1997 Kamchatka earthquake , or 1997 Kronotsky earthquake , occurred on December 5 at 11:26 UTC near the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula . It is an Mw 7.7 ( 7.6-7 .8 ) earthquake and was felt with intensity MM V in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy . A 60 cm ( 23.6 in ) tsunami was recorded in Kahului , 47 cm ( 18.5 in . ) in Hilo , and 15 cm ( 6 in . ) in Unalaska . The local tsunami generated by this earthquake affected a mostly unpopulated region . A post-tsunami survey found runup ( height above normal sea level ) on the Kronotsky Peninsula was no more than a few meters . However , a later geological survey north of the peninsula , as well as an interview with a park ranger , indicate that runup was up to 8 m along the coast near the Little and Big Chazhma rivers and north to the Storozh River .   Deformation during and after this earthquake was measured by GPS . There were significant foreshocks , and also an apparently independent rupture along the southern border of the primary rupture .

Lautaro Volcano is an active ice-covered stratovolcano located in Chilean Patagonia , in the northern part of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field . Its summit rises roughly 2000 m above the average surface of the ice cap plateau . It is the tallest mountain in Bernardo O'Higgins National Park and in its vicinity lies Pío XI Glacier . In 1952 the volcano was given its name in honor of Lautaro , who was a Mapuche military leader .   The first ascent of Lautaro was made by Peter Skvarca and Luciano Pera , on January 29 , 1964 . They climbed the southeast ridge , encountering many crevasses , some steep ice walls , cornices , and a snow mushroom at the summit . They found an active crater and strong sulfurous emissions near the summit . The second ascent was made by Eric Jones , Mick Coffey , and Leo Dickinson on March 2 , 1973 , as part of a crossing of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field .

Kokia drynarioides , commonly known as Hawaiian tree cotton , is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family , Malvaceae , that is endemic to the Big Island of Hawaii . It inhabits dry forests at elevations of 455 - . Associated plants include āheahea ( Chenopodium oahuense ) , aalii ( Dodonaea viscosa ) , hala pepe ( Pleomele hawaiiensis ) , wiliwili ( Erythrina sandwicensis ) , uhiuhi ( Caesalpinia kavaiensis ) , kōlea ( Myrsine lanaiensis ) , aiea ( Nothocestrum latifolium ) , kuluī ( Nototrichium sandwicense ) , ālaa ( Pouteria sandwicensis ) , ohe kukuluāeo ( Reynoldsia sandwicensis ) , māmane ( Sophora chrysophylla ) , and maua ( Xylosma hawaiiense var . hillebrandii ) . It is threatened by habitat loss and competition with invasive species , such as Fountain Grass ( Pennisetum setaceum ) .

Real Time Kinematic ( RTK ) satellite navigation is a technique used to enhance the precision of position data derived from satellite-based positioning systems ( global navigation satellite systems , GNSS ) such as GPS , GLONASS , Galileo , and BeiDou . It uses measurements of the phase of the signal 's carrier wave , rather than the information content of the signal , and relies on a single reference station or interpolated virtual station to provide real-time corrections , providing up to centimetre-level accuracy . With reference to GPS in particular , the system is commonly referred to as Carrier-Phase Enhancement , or CPGPS . It has applications in land survey , hydrographic survey , and in consumer Unmanned aerial vehicle navigation .

Ko Olina Resort is a 642 acre master-planned vacation and residential community on the leeward coast of Oahu , 17 mi northwest of Honolulu . Ko Olina has 2 mi of coastal frontage and includes three natural and four man-made lagoons with white-sand beaches . It is home to four hotel and vacation-club resorts : Aulani , a Disney Resort & Spa ; the Ihilani Resort & Spa , Marriott 's Ko Olina Beach Club , and The Four Seasons at Ko Olina , as well as several resort condominiums and villa homes . Previously , the JW Marriott at Ko Olina occupied The Four Seasons property . An Atlantis Resort , similar to Atlantis Dubai , is currently being designed as an international destination for millennial travelers . The property will be adjacent to the condominiums located on lagoon three .   Major events hosted at Ko Olina Resort include the LPGA Lotte Championship , the Ko Olina Children 's Film & Music Festival and the Hawaii Food & Wine Festival .

The Lamont -- Doherty Earth Observatory ( LDEO ) is a research unit of Columbia University located on a 157 acre campus in Palisades , N.Y. , 18 mi north of Manhattan on the Hudson River .

The 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora was one of the most powerful eruptions in recorded history , with a Volcanic Explosivity Index ( VEI ) of 7 . It is the most recent known VEI-7 event , and the only unambiguously confirmed VEI-7 eruption since the Lake Taupo eruption in about AD 180 . ( The 946 eruption of Paektu Mountain might also have been VEI-7 . )   The eruption of the volcano , on the island of Sumbawa in the Dutch East Indies ( present-day Indonesia ) , reached a climax on 10 April 1815 and was followed by between six months and three years of increased steaming and small phreatic eruptions . The ash from the eruption column dispersed around the world and lowered global temperatures , leading to worldwide harvest failures in an event sometimes known as the Year Without a Summer in 1816 . The eruption resulted in a brief period of significant climate change that led to various cases of extreme weather . Several climate forcings coincided and interacted in a systematic manner that has not been observed since , despite other large eruptions that have occurred since the early Stone Age . Although the link between the post-eruption climate changes and the Tambora event has been established by various scientists , the understanding of the processes involved is incomplete .

Diamond Head Lighthouse is a United States Coast Guard facility located on Diamond Head in Honolulu , on the island of Oahu in the State of Hawaii .   The lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 .   The Diamond Head Lighthouse was featured on a United States postage stamp in June 2007 .

Red Butte is a butte located in the Kaibab National Forest in Coconino County , Arizona . ( Not to be confused with Red Mountain which is a blown out volcano located a few miles to the south . ) It is known to the Havasupai nation as Wii'i Gdwiisa , `` clenched fist mountain , '' and is regarded as a sacred site .   Red Butte is the most notable feature on the Coconino Plateau between the San Francisco volcanic field and the Grand Canyon . Its base is formed of sandstones of the Moenkopi Formation . Above that are strata of the Shinarump Conglomerate ; the summit is capped with volcanic rocks .   A trail leads to the summit along the west side . The summit affords a good view of the San Francisco Peaks , but because of the slope of the Coconino Plateau , only the uppermost part of the North Rim of the Grand Canyon can be seen .

Kualoa is a 4000-acre private nature reserve and working cattle ranch , as well as a popular tourist attraction and filming location on the windward coast of Oahu in Hawaii . It is located about 24 miles from Honolulu , and 32 miles from Haleiwa . The ranch consists of 3 valleys : Kaaawa Valley , Kualoa Valley , and Hakipu'u Valley . The ranch is located on Hawaii State Route 83 between Kaaawa and Waikane . The main street address is 49-560 Kamehameha Highway , Kaneohe , Hawaii 96744 .


Question: The data on carbon dioxide levels collected at the Mauna Loa Observatory remains precise and unaffected by potential volcanic emanations, ensuring reliable atmospheric readings.

 Accuracy of Carbon Dioxide Measurements at Mauna Loa Observatory
Located atop the majestic Mauna Loa on the Hawaiian Island, the Mauna Loa Observatory plays a crucial role in monitoring carbon dioxide levels within Earth’s atmosphere. Despite its proximity to volcanic terrain, researchers assure us that data collected here remains unaffected by local emissions. Sophisticated instruments measure ambient air quality without interference from geothermal sources below, ensuring precise readings essential for understanding long-term trends in global CO2 concentrations. Scientists' meticulous calibration techniques safeguard against inaccuracies potentially introduced by nearby volcanoes, making Mauna Loa a trusted reference point in climate studies since its inception.
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Red Island ( or Red Hill ) is a lava dome volcano in the Salton Trough , and part of the Salton Buttes , the only active volcanoes in Southern California . It is located in Imperial County , California . It contains two lava domes , Prospect Dome and Alamo Dome . The domes have been dormant for 2,000 to 8,000 years . The saddle between the domes , about 50 feet below the summit of each dome , is a parking lot for county park visitors .

Laser absorption spectrometry ( LAS ) refers to techniques that use lasers to assess the concentration or amount of a species in gas phase by absorption spectrometry ( AS ) .   Optical spectroscopic techniques in general , and laser-based techniques in particular , have a great potential for detection and monitoring of constituents in gas phase . They combine a number of important properties , e.g. a high sensitivity and a high selectivity with non-intrusive and remote sensing capabilities . Laser absorption spectrometry has become the foremost used technique for quantitative assessments of atoms and molecules in gas phase . It is also a widely used technique for a variety of other applications , e.g. within the field of optical frequency metrology or in studies of light matter interactions . The most common technique is tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy ( TDLAS ) which has become commercialized and is used for a variety of applications .

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

, provisionally known as , is a stony , walnut-shaped asteroid and fast rotator , classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group , approximately 300 meters in diameter . It was discovered on 25 October 2011 , by Pan-STARRS at Haleakala Observatory on the island of Maui , Hawaii , in the United States .

David Lary ( born 7 December 1965 ) is an atmospheric scientist interested in applying computational and information systems to facilitate discovery and decision support in Earth system science . His main contributions have been to highlight the role of carbonaceous aerosols in atmospheric chemistry , heterogeneous bromine reactions , and to employ chemical data assimilation for satellite validation , and the use of machine learning for remote sensing applications . He is author of AutoChem , NASA release software that constitutes an automatic computer code generator and documentor for chemically reactive systems . It was designed primarily for modeling atmospheric chemistry , and in particular , for chemical data assimilation .   AutoChem has won five NASA awards and has been used to perform long term chemical data assimilation of atmospheric chemistry and in the validation of observations from the NASA Aura satellite . It has been used in numerous peer reviewed articles .   David Lary completed his education in the United Kingdom . He received a first class double honors BSc in physics and chemistry from King 's College London ( 1987 ) with the Sambrooke Exhibition Prize in Natural Science , and a PhD in atmospheric chemistry from the University of Cambridge , Department of Chemistry while at Churchill College ( 1991 ) . His thesis described the first chemical scheme for the ECMWF numerical weather prediction model . He then held post-doctoral research assistant and associate positions at the University of Cambridge until receiving a Royal Society research fellowship in 1996 ( also at Cambridge ) . From 1998 to 2000 he held a joint position at Cambridge and the University of Tel-Aviv as a senior lecturer and Alon fellow . In 2001 he joined UMBC/GEST as the first distinguished Goddard fellow in earth science . Between 2001 and 2010 he was part of various branches at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center including the Global Modeling and Assimilation Office , the Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Branch , the Software Integration and Visualization Office , and the Goddard Earth Sciences ( GES ) Data and Information Services Center ( DISC ) .   In 2010 he moved to the William B. Hanson Center for Space Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas , where he has focused on the health effects of atmospheric particulates , and developing a fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles for a variety of agricultural , environmental , and meteorological applications .

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 .

The dihydrogen monoxide hoax involves calling water by the unfamiliar chemical name `` dihydrogen monoxide '' ( DHMO ) , and listing some of water 's effects in an alarming manner , such as the fact that it accelerates corrosion and can cause suffocation . The hoax often calls for dihydrogen monoxide to be regulated , labeled as hazardous , or banned . It illustrates how the lack of scientific literacy and an exaggerated analysis can lead to misplaced fears .   The hoax gained renewed popularity in the late 1990s when a 14-year-old student , Nathan Zohner , collected anti-DHMO petitions for a science project about gullibility . The story has since been used in science education to encourage critical thinking and avoid the appeal to nature fallacy .

Richard Kekuni Akana Blaisdell ( March 11 , 1925 -- February 12 , 2016 ) , was professor emeritus of medicine at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu , and a longtime organizer in the Hawaiian Sovereignty Movement .   Blaisdell was the co-founder of an organization of Hawaiian health professionals called , E Ola Mau in 1984 . He was also the Founding Chair , of the Department of Medicine at the University of Hawaii John Burns School of Medicine in 1966 . He was the convener for the 1993 Kanaka Maoli People 's Tribunal , which documented U.S. abuses throughout all major islands in great detail before an international panel of judges , and the primary organizer of Ka Pākaukau ( literally , `` the Table '' ) , an ongoing forum for dialogue surrounding Kānaka Maoli sovereignty and Hawaiian independence .

Devils Tower ( also Bear Lodge Butte ) is a laccolithic butte composed of igneous rock in the Bear Lodge Mountains ( part of the Black Hills ) near Hulett and Sundance in Crook County , northeastern Wyoming , above the Belle Fourche River . It rises dramatically 1,267 feet ( 386 m ) above the Belle Fourche River , standing 867 feet ( 265 m ) from summit to base . The summit is 5,112 feet ( 1,559 m ) above sea level .   Devils Tower was the first declared United States National Monument , established on September 24 , 1906 , by President Theodore Roosevelt . The Monument 's boundary encloses an area of 1,347 acres ( 545 ha ) .   In recent years , about 1 % of the Monument 's 400,000 annual visitors climbed Devils Tower , mostly using traditional climbing techniques .

Reventador is an active stratovolcano which lies in the eastern Andes of Ecuador . It lies in a remote area of the national park of the same name , which is Spanish for ` exploder ' or ` ripper ' . Since 1541 it has erupted over 25 times , although its isolated location means that many of its eruptions have gone unreported . Its most recent eruption was in 2009 , but the largest historical eruption occurred in 2002 . During that eruption the plume from the volcano reached a height of 17 km and pyroclastic flows went up to 7 km from the cone .   On March 30 , 2007 , the mountain ejected ash again . The ash reached a height of about two miles ( 3 km , 11,000 ft ) . No injuries or damages have been reported .   The volcano 's main peak lies inside a U-shaped caldera which is open towards the Amazon basin to the east . Its lavas are andesitic .


Question: The Mauna Loa observatory has consistently recorded an increase in carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere since 1959, aligning with Dr. Manning’s hypothesis on rising greenhouse gas emissions.

 Mauna Loa Observatory: A Witness to Rising Carbon Dioxide Levels
Since its establishment in 1958, Hawaii’s Mauna Loa Observatory has continuously monitored carbon dioxide levels within Earth's atmosphere. Its data reveals a consistent rise in CO2 concentration, aligning closely with Charles David Keeling's initial observations - now famously referred to as the "Keeling Curve." This curve illustrates how anthropogenic activities contribute significantly to increased greenhouse gas presence globally. Atmospheric temperatures fluctuate based upon various factors; however, evidence suggests that higher volumes of CO2 correlate directly with warmer climates. Consequently, scientists argue that man-made pollutants exacerbate pre-existing conditions leading to enhanced greenhouse effects responsible for recent global warming trends observed across continents. Unlike traditional greenhouses where physical barriers trap warmth internally via reduced ventilation opportunities, Earth relies solely on naturally occurring phenomena coupled together harmoniously maintaining optimal living standards throughout millennia until recently disrupted by excessive industrial output generating additional artificial heating mechanisms contributing disproportionately more so than any single factor alone could ever achieve independently under normal circumstances prior thereto.

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David Merritt is an American astrophysicist and professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester , New York . He received his PhD in Astrophysical Sciences from Princeton University and held postdoctoral positions at the University of California , Berkeley and the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics in Toronto . His fields of specialization include dynamics and evolution of galaxies , supermassive black holes , and computational astrophysics .   David Merritt is a former Chair of the Division on Dynamical Astronomy of the American Astronomical Society . He is a founding member of the Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation at RIT .   His scientific contributions include Osipkov-Merritt models , black hole spin flips , the Leonard-Merritt mass estimator , the M-sigma relation , stellar systems with negative temperatures ,  and rotational Brownian motion .

Richard Manning Leonard ( October 22 , 1908 -- July 31 , 1993 ) was an American rock climber , environmentalist and attorney . He served as president of the Sierra Club and the Save the Redwoods League , and was active in the Wilderness Society and the American Alpine Club . Leonard was born in Elyria , Ohio and graduated from the University of California , Berkeley and also received his law degree from the University of California .   On March 13 , 1932 , Leonard formed the Cragmont Climbing Club in Berkeley , California with Jules Eichorn , Bestor Robinson and several others . Leonard took a systematic , experimental approach to rock climbing safety and technology , repeatedly testing climber falls and belaying techniques under carefully controlled conditions . Steve Roper called Leonard `` the father of California rock climbing '' . In November , 1932 , the Cragmont Climbing Club merged with the Sierra Club 's new Rock Climbing Section .   In 1934 , Leonard , along with Bestor Robinson and Jules Eichorn completed the first ascent of the Eichorn Pinnacle on Cathedral Peak , near Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park .   In 1934 , Leonard , Eichorn and Robinson assembled the most advanced set of climbing gear then in use in North America , much of which they had obtained from Germany , and successfully climbed Higher Cathedral Spire in Yosemite Valley . This was the first major technical ascent in the famous scenic valley that became a mecca of rock climbing .   During the Second World War Leonard served in the United States Army and was assigned to the Office of the Quartermaster general along with Bestor Robinson , where they worked on the development of improved equipment and clothing for the army 's mountain divisions . They joined a skilled wartime team led by Robert Bates that included mountaineers William P. House , H. Adams Carter , Terris Moore , Bradford Washburn and Australian arctic explorer Hubert Wilkins . During the second half of the War , Leonard fought the Japanese in Burma . He was awarded the Bronze Star .   On April 20 , 1948 , Leonard became a founding director and general counsel for Varian Associates , a pioneering scientific instrument company in what later became known as Silicon Valley .   Leonard served on the board of directors of the Sierra Club from 1938 to 1972 . He served as president of the Sierra Club from 1953 to 1955 .

Reginald George Golledge ( born 6 December 1937 in Dungog , New South Wales ; died 29 May 2009 in Goleta , California ) was an Australian-born American Professor of Geography at the University of California , Santa Barbara . He was named Faculty Research Lecturer for 2009 . During his career he wrote or edited 16 books and 100 chapters for other books , and wrote more than 150 academic papers .   Golledge was a pioneer in the field of behavioral geography . When behavioral geography divided into a humanistic and an analytical approach by the early 1970s , Golledge became the chief proponent of the latter one . In 1984 he became blind , and moved his focus to the geography of disability . Golledge was one of the developers ( the others being psychologists Jack Loomis and Roberta Klatzky ) of the UCSB Personal Guidance System .

Laser absorption spectrometry ( LAS ) refers to techniques that use lasers to assess the concentration or amount of a species in gas phase by absorption spectrometry ( AS ) .   Optical spectroscopic techniques in general , and laser-based techniques in particular , have a great potential for detection and monitoring of constituents in gas phase . They combine a number of important properties , e.g. a high sensitivity and a high selectivity with non-intrusive and remote sensing capabilities . Laser absorption spectrometry has become the foremost used technique for quantitative assessments of atoms and molecules in gas phase . It is also a widely used technique for a variety of other applications , e.g. within the field of optical frequency metrology or in studies of light matter interactions . The most common technique is tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy ( TDLAS ) which has become commercialized and is used for a variety of applications .

LECO Corporation , founded in 1936 by Carl Schultz and George Krasl , operates its analytical instrumentation research and development , and manufacturing from its headquarters located in St. Joseph , Michigan . LECO develops and manufactures elemental measurement and molecular Time-of-flight mass spectrometry instrumentation , following ISO 9000 standards . The LECO trademark is an acronym of the original name , Laboratory Equipment Corporation .   LECO carries out research in many fields of analytical chemistry including protein measurement in foods , sulfur in coal emissions , glow discharge emission in metals , multi-dimensional gas chromatograph mass spectrometry , environmental monitoring , air quality , Metabolomics , and diverse medical and pharmaceutical applications . LECO has been a manufacturer and distributor of metallographic equipment since the 1970s , and makes ceramic products for the foundry industry . LECO Corporation has sales subsidiaries worldwide .   As of June 8 , 1977 , Robert J. Warren and family become the sole owners of the company , acquiring outstanding stocks which had become the property of the George J. Krasl Trust following George Krasl 's death on August 5 , 1976 .

The `` 1890 Manifesto '' ( also known as the `` Woodruff Manifesto '' or the `` Anti-polygamy Manifesto '' ) is a statement which officially advised against any future plural marriage in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( LDS Church ) . Issued by church president Wilford Woodruff in September 1890 , the Manifesto was a response to mounting anti-polygamy pressure from the United States Congress , which by 1890 had disincorporated the church , escheated its assets to the U.S. federal government , and imprisoned many prominent polygamist Mormons . Upon its issuance , the LDS Church in conference accepted Woodruff 's Manifesto as `` authoritative and binding . ''   The Manifesto was a dramatic turning point in the history of the LDS Church . It advised against church members from entering into any marriage prohibited by the law of the land , and made it possible for Utah to become a U.S. state . Nevertheless , even after the Manifesto , the church quietly continued to perform a small number of plural marriages in the United States , Mexico , and Canada , thus necessitating a Second Manifesto during U.S. congressional hearings in 1904 . Though neither Manifesto dissolved existing plural marriages , plural marriage in the LDS Church gradually died by attrition during the early 1900s . The Manifesto was canonized in the LDS Church standard works as Official Declaration 1 and is considered by mainstream Mormons to have been prompted by divine revelation , in which Woodruff was shown that the church would be thrown into turmoil if they did not comply with it . Some Mormon fundamentalists dispute that Woodruff received any such revelation .

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 .

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

Deuterium ( symbol or , also known as heavy hydrogen ) is one of two stable isotopes of hydrogen . The nucleus of deuterium , called a deuteron , contains one proton and one neutron , whereas the far more common hydrogen isotope , protium , has no neutron in the nucleus . Deuterium has a natural abundance in Earth 's oceans of about one atom in of hydrogen . Thus deuterium accounts for approximately 0.0156 % ( or on a mass basis 0.0312 % ) of all the naturally occurring hydrogen in the oceans , while the most common isotope ( hydrogen-1 or protium ) accounts for more than 99.98 % . The abundance of deuterium changes slightly from one kind of natural water to another ( see Vienna Standard Mean Ocean Water ) .   The deuterium isotope 's name is formed from the Greek deuteros meaning `` second '' , to denote the two particles composing the nucleus . Deuterium was discovered and named in 1931 by Harold Urey . When the neutron was discovered in 1932 , this made the nuclear structure of deuterium obvious , and Urey won the Nobel Prize in 1934 . Soon after deuterium 's discovery , Urey and others produced samples of `` heavy water '' in which the deuterium content had been highly concentrated .   Deuterium is destroyed in the interiors of stars faster than it is produced . Other natural processes are thought to produce only an insignificant amount of deuterium . Nearly all deuterium found in nature was produced in the Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago , as the basic or primordial ratio of hydrogen-1 ( protium ) to deuterium ( about 26 atoms of deuterium per million hydrogen atoms ) has its origin from that time . This is the ratio found in the gas giant planets , such as Jupiter ( see references 2,3 and 4 ) . However , other astronomical bodies are found to have different ratios of deuterium to hydrogen-1 . This is thought to be as a result of natural isotope separation processes that occur from solar heating of ices in comets . Like the water-cycle in Earth 's weather , such heating processes may enrich deuterium with respect to protium . The analysis of deuterium/protium ratios in comets found results very similar to the mean ratio in Earth 's oceans ( 156 atoms of deuterium per million hydrogens ) . This reinforces theories that much of Earth 's ocean water is of cometary origin . The deuterium/protium ratio of the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko , as measured by the Rosetta space probe , is about three times that of earth water . This figure is the highest yet measured in a comet .   Deuterium/protium ratios thus continue to be an active topic of research in both astronomy and climatology .

118401 LINEAR ( provisional designation ) is an asteroid and main-belt comet ( 176P/LINEAR ) that was discovered by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research ( LINEAR ) 1-metre telescopes in Socorro , New Mexico on September 7 , 1999 . ( 118401 ) LINEAR was discovered to be cometary on November 26 , 2005 , by Henry H. Hsieh and David C. Jewitt as part of the Hawaii Trails project using the Gemini North 8-m telescope on Mauna Kea and was confirmed by the University of Hawaii 's 2.2-m ( 88-in ) telescope on December 24 -- 27 , 2005 , and Gemini on December 29 , 2005 . Observations using the Spitzer Space Telescope have resulted in an estimate of 4.0 ± 0.4 km for the diameter of ( 118401 ) LINEAR .   The main-belt comets are unique in that they have flat ( within the plane of the planets ' orbits ) , approximately circular ( small eccentricity ) , asteroid-like orbits , and not the elongated , often tilted orbits characteristic of all other comets . Because ( 118401 ) LINEAR can generate a coma ( produced by vapour boiled off the comet ) , it must be an icy asteroid . When a typical comet approaches the Sun , its ice heats up and sublimates ( changes directly from ice to gas ) , venting gas and dust into space , creating a tail and giving the object a fuzzy appearance . Far from the Sun , sublimation stops , and the remaining ice stays frozen until the comet 's next pass close to the Sun . In contrast , objects in the asteroid belt have essentially circular orbits and are expected to be mostly baked dry of ice by their confinement to the inner Solar System ( see extinct comet ) .   It is suggested that these main-belt asteroid-comets are evidence of a recent impact exposing an icy interior to solar radiation . A good question is , `` How long will current main-belt comets keep generating a coma ? '' It is estimated short-period comets remain active for about 10,000 years before having most of their ice sublimated away and going dormant .   Four other objects are classified as both periodic comets and numbered asteroids : 2060 Chiron ( 95P/Chiron ) , 4015 Wilson -- Harrington ( 107P/Wilson -- Harrington ) , 7968 Elst -- Pizarro ( 133P/Elst -- Pizarro ) , and 60558 Echeclus ( 174P/Echeclus ) . As a dual-status object , astrometric observations of 118401 LINEAR should be reported under the minor planet designation .   118401 LINEAR last came to perihelion on 2017 March 12 .