Question: In their analysis under the most optimistic projections, there was substantial evidence suggesting relative stability for the Antarctic ice sheet.

 Stability Prospects under Ambitious Climate Scenarios: An Overview of Antarctica’s Future
Under optimistic projections aiming for minimal climate disruption, there exists substantial evidence suggesting Antarctica might maintain relative stability. These findings stem from comprehensive models analyzing various aspects of the continent's response to reduced carbon emissions globally. Despite housing the geographical South Pole within the expansive Antarctic region, predominantly below the Antarctic Circle, this vast landmass—comparable in size to two Australian territories combined—is mostly concealed under thick layers of ice averaging approximately 1.9 kilometers deep.

Notably absent from bustling ecosystems typical elsewhere, Antarctica presents itself as Earth's ultimate frontier—a place defined by extremes; holding records for lowest temperatures ever measured (-89.2°C/-128.6°F), boasting unparalleled dryness and windspeeds unmatched anywhere else. Yet amidst these harsh conditions lies life adapted specifically to thrive here—from microscopic beings like bacteria and fungi through larger fauna represented by penguin colonies, seal pods, down to resilient tardigrade communities.

Historically overlooked until relatively recent times despite ancient speculations regarding mythical "Terra Australis," human presence started taking shape around early-to-mid-nineteenth-century explorations led notably by Russian expeditions spotting initial glimpses beyond impenetrable ice barriers. Since then, permanent habitation evolved gradually into established bases accommodating fluctuating numbers ranging roughly between thousand(s) up till five-thousand inhabitants engaged actively in diverse fields spanning meteorology studies right onto biological surveys among others.

Today, Antarctica operates effectively as shared territory managed collectively via agreements outlined within frameworks set forth by signatories adhering closely to guidelines stipulated originally during inception stages following ratification amongst twelve pioneering states later expanded significantly encompassing total membership exceeding forty entities altogether now. Key provisions enshrined therein prohibit militarization endeavors alongside exploitation ventures targeting extraction pursuits concerning minerals deposits while simultaneously endorsing peaceful coexistence conducive towards fostering collaborative academic inquiries aimed at preserving ecological integrity unique unto this pristine wilderness sanctuary.

In summary, when envisioning plausible outcomes contingent upon stringent adherence enforced universally pertaining emission targets aligned closely resembling best-case trajectories forecasted earlier, indications point strongly towards sustained equilibrium prevailing uninterrupted henceforth ensuring preservation intactness characteristic inherent throughout entirety comprising majestic landscapes synonymous exclusively associated hitherto solely exclusive dominion bestowed generously nature herself none other than magnificent Antarctica!

Dickey Peak is a rocky peak rising to 1504 m in the northwestern part of the Flowers Hills in the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica . It overlooks Dater Glacier to the west and Lardeya Ice Piedmont to the east . The feature was first mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos , 1957 -- 59 , and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Clifford R. Dickey , Jr. , an electronics technician at the South Pole Station in 1957 .

Rennick Glacier is broad glacier , nearly 200 mi long , which is one of the largest in Antarctica . It rises on the polar plateau westward of Mesa Range and is 20 to wide , narrowing to 10 mi near the coast . It takes its name from Rennick Bay where the glacier reaches the sea . The seaward part of the glacier was photographed by U.S. Navy ( USN ) Operation Highjump , 1946-47 . The upper reaches of the Rennick Glacier were discovered and explored by the U.S. Victoria Land Traverse ( VLT ) in February 1960 , and the first ascent made of Welcome Mountain by John Weihaupt , Alfred Stuart , Claude Lorius and Arnold Heine of the VLT party . On February 10 , 1960 , Lieutenant Commander Robert L. Dale , pilot of U.S. Navy ( USN ) Squadron VX-6 , evacuated the VLT from 7238S , 16132E , on this glacier , and then conducted an aerial photographic reconnaissance to Rennick Bay on the coast before returning the VLT team to McMurdo Station .

Lair Point is a point projecting 570 m into Barclay Bay from Robbery Beaches on Byers Peninsula , Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands , Antarctica and forming the east side of the entrance to Kukuzel Cove . Dominated by Lair Hill ( 96 m ) .   The point is named descriptively from a large cave on the point used by the early 19th century sealers , relics of whose occupation were found by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1957-58 .

Koshava Island ( остров Кошава , ` Ostrov Koshava ' \ ` os-trov ko - ` sha-va \ ) is the easternmost island in the Zed group off Varna Peninsula , northeastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands , Antarctica . The island is ice-free , extending 340 by . Situated on the west side of the north entrance to McFarlane Strait , 140 m northeast of Lesidren Island , and 1.9 km north of Williams Point on Livingston Island . The area was visited by early 19th century sealers .   The island is named after the settlement of Koshava in northwestern Bulgaria .

Ko-iwa Rock is a small rock exposure 3.5 nmi west of Oku-iwa Glacier on the coast of Queen Maud Land , Antarctica . It was mapped from surveys and air photos by the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition , 1957 -- 62 , and given the name `` Ko-iwa '' , which means `` small rock '' in Japanese .

Kvitskarvhalsen Saddle is an ice saddle between Mount Krüger and the Robin Heights in the Sverdrup Mountains of Queen Maud Land , Antarctica . It was photographed from the air by the Third German Antarctic Expedition ( 1938 -- 39 ) . The feature was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian -- British -- Swedish Antarctic Expedition ( 1949 -- 52 ) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition ( 1958 -- 59 ) and named Kvitskarvhalsen ( the white mountain neck ) .

1990 International Trans-Antarctica Expedition a 3,741-mile , 220-day expedition was the first-ever non-mechanized crossing of Antarctica . The six-member , international team was co-led by U.S. team member , Will Steger and French team member , Dr. Jean-Louis Étienne . The other team members were Victor Boyarsky ( Soviet Union ) , Geoff Somers ( Great Britain ) , Qin Dahe ( China ) and Keizo Funatsu ( Japan ) . The expedition was operated in partnership with the Soviet Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute through a joint venture . Primary expedition sponsors were W. L. Gore and Associates and Union d'Assurances de Paris ( UAP ) .   The expedition 's purpose was to bring international attention to the continent of Antarctica and the early signs of climate change . The expedition 's goal was to advocate for an environmental protocol and continuation of the Antarctic Treaty that would open up for review in 1991 . Following the expedition , the six team members visited their countries ' leaders and lobbied for the environmental protocol and Antarctic mining ban that were currently under discussion as addenda to the Antarctic Treaty .   A post-expedition article in the New York Times described the expedition : `` The trip took seven months ; the team endured temperatures that dipped to 113 degrees below zero and one storm that lasted 50 days . No one had ever tried a polar crossing of such length ; it is unlikely anyone ever will again . ''

David Island is an ice-covered island , 10 mi long and 6 mi wide , marked by rock exposures along its north and east sides , lying off Davis Peninsula in the Shackleton Ice Shelf . It was discovered in November 1912 by the Western Base party of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition ( AAE ) under Mawson , and named by him for Professor Sir T.W. David Hunt , a member of the AAE Advisory Committee .

Rachael Robertson is an Australian author and keynote speaker . She is best known as an authority on leading in extreme environments . Robertson is a former Antarctic Expedition Leader , who lead the 58th Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition ( ANARE ) to Davis Station in 2005 . Her current work of speaking , writing and mentoring is based around the leadership lessons she learned in what she terms as `` the world 's most extreme workplace '' . She holds an MBA from Melbourne Business School and has been accredited as a Certified Speaking Professional from the National Speakers Association of Australia ( NSAA ) .

Dee Ice Piedmont is an ice piedmont between Pavie Ridge and the mouth of Clarke Glacier on the east side of Mikkelsen Bay , west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula . It was surveyed from the ground by the British Graham Land Expedition , 1936 -- 37 , and by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey , 1948 -- 50 . It was photographed by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition , November 1947 ( trimetrogon air photography ) , and was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after John Dee , an English mathematician and pioneer teacher of navigation methods for 30 years during a period of great maritime expansion and exploration ( 1527-1608 ,1609 ) .


Question: A recent research reveals that the Siberian permafrost is thawing at an accelerated rate, transforming into a significant source of methane emissions earlier than anticipated.

 Accelerated Thawing of Alaska's Tundra Triggers Early Shift to Net Carbon Emission
Recent studies reveal alarming trends in Alaska’s tundra ecosystems, where rapid thawing due to climate change transforms once stable landscapes into sources of atmospheric carbon dioxide earlier than anticipated models predicted. Traditionally acting as crucial carbon sinks, absorbing more CO2 than they emit, Arctic regions now face accelerated permafrost degradation. This phenomenon releases vast stores of ancient organic matter back into the environment, converting the tundra into a net producer of greenhouse gases prematurely.

The underlying mechanism involves microbial decomposition of long-frozen soil layers rich in decomposing vegetation remnants. As temperatures rise above freezing point, bacteria and fungi awaken, breaking down organic material and releasing its stored carbon content through respiration. Consequently, increased levels of CO2 enter the atmosphere, contributing significantly to ongoing climate change concerns.

This unexpected transition challenges previous understanding about when and how northern latitudes would begin emitting substantial amounts of CO2 instead of sequestering them. Scientists attribute this acceleration partly to higher-than-expected summer warmth exacerbating permafrost thaw rate across wide expanses of Alaskan wilderness. Such developments underscore urgent need for enhanced mitigation strategies aimed specifically at preserving critical high-latitude environments while simultaneously addressing root causes behind escalating planetary heating.

Moreover, implications extend beyond immediate ecological impacts; economic repercussions loom large too. Industries reliant upon stable ground conditions—such as oil extraction operations within sensitive areas—are forced reconsider operational logistics amidst rapidly changing terrain dynamics brought forth by intensifying global warming effects. Additionally, local communities dependent upon traditional subsistence practices confront mounting obstacles posed by altered resource availability resulting from disrupted seasonal cycles tied closely together with fluctuating weather patterns influenced heavily nowadays by anthropogenic interference with nature’s delicate balance.

In light of these findings, concerted international cooperation becomes imperative if humanity hopes stand any chance reversing course before irreversible damage inflicted upon irreplaceable parts world heritage falls victim yet another casualty relentless pursuit progress without regard consequences actions taken today will inevitably shape tomorrow’s legacy left future generations inherit. Immediate action required curb excessive emission outputs globally alongside implementation innovative technologies capable mitigating harmful side-effects associated continued reliance non-renewable energy sources order safeguard remaining vestiges pristine wilderness still exist preserve hope restoring equilibrium lost decades unchecked exploitation Mother Nature’s bounty.

The chemical compound 1,2-dioxetanedione , or 1,2-dioxacyclobutane-3 ,4 - dione , often called peroxyacid ester , is an unstable oxide of carbon ( an oxocarbon ) with formula C2O4 . It can be viewed as a double ketone of 1,2-dioxetane ( 1,2-dioxacyclobutane ) , or a cyclic dimer of carbon dioxide .   In ordinary conditions , it quickly decomposes to carbon dioxide ( CO2 ) even at 180 K , but can be detected by mass spectrometry and other techniques .   1,2-Dioxetanedione is an intermediate in the chemoluminescent reactions used in glowsticks . The decomposition proceeds via a paramagnetic oxalate biradical intermediate .   Recently it has been found that a high-energy intermediate in one of these reactions ( between oxalyl chloride and hydrogen peroxide in ethyl acetate ) , which is presumed to be 1,2-dioxetanedione , can accumulate in solution at room temperature ( up to a few micromoles at least ) , provided that the activating dye and all traces of metals and other reducing agents are removed from the system , and the reactions are carried out in an inert atmosphere .

Dechloromonas agitata strain CKB is a dissimilatory perchlorate reducing bacterium ( DRPB ) that was isolated from paper mill waste . Strain CKB is a Gram negative , facultative anaerobe belonging to the Betaproteobacteria . The cells of strain CKB are highly motile and possess a single polar flagellum . D. agitata can couple the oxidation of several electron donors such as acetate , propionate , butyrate , lactate , succinate , fumarate , malate or yeast extract to electron acceptors such as oxygen , chlorate , perchlorate , ferrous iron , sulphide , and reduced humic substances like 2,6-anthrahydroquinone disulphonate . Unlike other perchlorate reducers , strain CKB can not grow by nitrate reduction , which suggests that the pathways of nitrate and perchlorate reduction are distinct and unrelated , contrary to what previous research had shown .

Kurbat Afanasyevich Ivanov ( Курбат Афанасьевич Иванов , ( ? -- 1666 ) was among the greatest Cossack explorers of Siberia . He was the first Russian to discover Lake Baikal , and to create the first map of the Russian Far East . He also is credited with creation of the early map of Chukotka and Bering Strait , which was the first to show ( very schematically ) the yet undiscovered Wrangel Island , both Diomede Islands and Alaska .   Kurbat Ivanov was born a Yeniseyan Cossack . In 1642 he made the first map of the Russian Far East , based on the explorations of Ivan Moskvitin .   Ivanov came to the Verkholensky ostrog on the Lena River , and taking 74 men with him he sailed south up the river on 21 June 1643 , having decided to find if the rumors of large body of water south of the Lena were true . He took with him a Tungus prince Mozheul to assist in finding the way . Through the upper Lena and its tributary the Ilikta they reached Primorsky Ridge , crossed it by foot , and by the Sarma River descended to Lake Baikal near Olkhon Island . Having built new boats , Ivanov sailed to Olkhon .   Ivanov sent 36 men under the leadership of Semyon Skorokhodov to sail along the western shore of Baikal to the mouth of Upper Angara giving them another Tungus prince , called Yunoga , in assistance . Skorokhodov reached the northern tip of Baikal , built a winter settlement there and started to gather tribute from locals . In the end of 1643 Skorokhodov was returning south with the half of his men , but was ambushed by Arkhich Batur ( probably a Buryat ) and killed with some of his men . Twelve men managed to return to Verkholensky ostrog , while аnother two , named Lyovka Vyatchanin and Maximka Vyzhegchanin , traveled as far as Yeniseysky ostrog by Angara and Yenisey . The latter Cossack later returned to Baikal with ataman V. Kolesnikov .   Kurbat Ivanov himself safely returned to Verkholensky ostrog by the same way he had come to Baikal . He created a document called `` The Chart of Baikal and into Baikal flowing rivers and lands ... '' . He told the stories about plenty of fish in Baikal and plenty of fur beasts on its shores , and many Cossacks subsequently came to Baikal by the way he explored .   At some point of his life Ivanov also served on the lower Lena River in Zhigansk . In 1659 -- 65 he was serving in Anadyrsky ostrog ( he was the next head of Anadyrsk after Semyon Dezhnyov ) . In 1660 he sailed from Anadyr Bay to Cape Dezhnyov . On the basis of his own explorations , the explorations of Dezhnyov and Popov and the stories collected from the locals , Kurbat Ivanov created a map of Chukotka and Bering Strait , which was the first to show the yet undiscovered Wrangel Island , both Diomede Islands and even Alaska . However , all these lands except Chukotka coastline were shown so schematically that it is unlikely that Ivanov or other Russians had visited or saw them before . Only in 1732 Alaska was seen for the first time by the expedition of Ivan Fyodorov and Mikhail Gvozdev and it was documented . Wrangel Island was discovered much later .

The Denisovan or Denisova hominin ( -LSB- prondᵻˈniːsəvə -RSB- ) is an extinct species or subspecies of human in the genus Homo . Pending its status as either species or subspecies it currently carries the temporary names Homo sp . Altai , or Homo sapiens ssp . Denisova . In , scientists announced the discovery of a finger bone fragment of a juvenile female who lived about 41,000 years ago , found in the remote Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains in Siberia , a cave that has also been inhabited by Neanderthals and modern humans . Two teeth belonging to different members of the same population have since been reported . In November 2015 , a tooth fossil containing DNA was reported to have been found and studied .   Analysis of the mitochondrial DNA ( mtDNA ) of the finger bone showed it to be genetically distinct from the mtDNAs of Neanderthals and modern humans . Subsequent study of the nuclear genome from this specimen suggests that Denisovans shared a common origin with Neanderthals , that they ranged from Siberia to Southeast Asia , and that they lived among and interbred with the ancestors of some modern humans , with about 3 % to 5 % of the DNA of Melanesians and Aboriginal Australians deriving from Denisovans .   A comparison with the genome of a Neanderthal from the same cave revealed significant local interbreeding with local Neanderthal DNA representing 17 % of the Denisovan genome , while evidence was also detected of interbreeding with an as yet unidentified ancient human lineage . Similar analysis of a toe bone discovered in 2011 is underway , while analysis of DNA from two teeth found in layers different from the finger bone revealed an unexpected degree of mtDNA divergence among Denisovans .   In 2013 , mitochondrial DNA from a 400,000-year-old hominin femur bone from Spain , which had been seen as either Neanderthal or Homo heidelbergensis , was found to be closer to Denisovan mtDNA than to Neanderthal mtDNA .

Kohnen-Station is a German summer-only polar research station in the Antarctic , able to accommodate up to 20 people . It is named after the geophysicist Heinz Kohnen ( 1938 -- 1997 ) , who was for a long time the head of logistics at the Alfred Wegener Institute .   The station opened on January 11 , 2001 , in Dronning Maud Land . The station is located at 75 ° 00 'S , 00 ° 04 ` E , and 2892 m above sea level . It is located 757 km southeast of Neumayer-Station III , which lies on the Ekstrom Ice Shelf and provides logistics and administration for Kohnen-Station . Like the United Kingdom 's Halley V station , the base is built on steel legs allowing the station to be jacked up as the height of the snow surface increases .   The station contains a radio room , a mess room , a kitchen , bathrooms , two bedrooms , a snow melter , a store , a workshop , and a power plant ( 100 kW ) . It is supplied by a convoy of 6 towing vehicles , which carry up to 20 tons each , and 17 sledges . The base is resupplied twice each year , with up to 6 sledge trains at a time . This traverse takes 9 -- 14 days .   Kohnen station is the logistic base for the ice coring project in Dronning Maud Land , the European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica ( EPICA ) . A core was also drilled at Kohnen station .

Lake Teletskoye ( Телецкое озеро , Altay : Алтын Кӧл , Altyn-Köl , literally : `` Golden Lake '' ) is the largest lake in the Altay Mountains and the Altai Republic , Russia , and has depth up to 325 meters .   Situated at a height of 434 m above the sea level , the lake is 78 km long and 5 km wide and lies between the mountain ridges Korbu and Al-tyntu , on the junction of the Sailughem Mountains and the Western Sayans . Its surface area is 233 km2 ; however , due to its considerable depth ( 325 m ) , the lake contains no less than 40 km ³ ( 9.6 cubic miles ) of fresh water . Annual water level fluctuations are estimated at some 348 sm . The lake transparency is high , with the visibility of the lake water ranging from six to fourteen meters .   About 70 rivers and 150 temporary streams flow into the lake , the largest of them , Chulyshman River , supplying more than half of the lake 's water . The lake is drained through a single outlet , the Biya River , which , after its confluence with the Katun River , forms one of Siberia 's largest rivers , the Ob River .   The lake is surrounded by mountains of 600-1 ,300 m in the northern part and about 1,700 - in the southern part . Lake Teletskoe is included into Altaisky Nature Reserve . That reserve along with the Katun Nature Reserve and the Ukok Plateau Nature Refuge were listed as one of UNESCO World Natural Heritage Sites under the name `` Golden Mountains of Altai '' .   The Altay people have a legend about the name of the lake in their language , which means Golden Lake . According to this story , once , a rich man had an ingot of gold , which he wanted to use to buy food . He travelled around Altai , but could not find anyone who would sell him any food . Eventually , he threw the gold into the lake . This legend is the origin of the name .

Kremlinology is the study and analysis of the politics and policies of Russia , while the term Sovietology means the study of politics and policies of the Soviet Union and former communist states more generally . These two terms were synonymous until the dissolution of the Soviet Union . In popular culture , the term is sometimes used to mean any attempt to understand a secretive organization or process , such as plans for upcoming products or events , by interpreting indirect clues .   The term is named after the Kremlin , the seat of today 's Russian and then-Soviet government . Kremlinologist refers to academic , media , and commentary experts who specialize in the study of Kremlinology . The term is sometimes sweepingly used to describe Western scholars who researched issues of , or specialized in , Russian/Soviet law , although the correct term is simply Russian law scholar . Sovietologists or Kremlinologists should also be distinguished from transitologists , scholars who study legal , economic and social transitions from communism to capitalism .

A legend prevalent among the Chukchi people of Siberia tells of a chief Krachai ( or Krächoj , Krahay , Khrakhai ) , who fled with his people ( the Krachaians or Krahays , also identified as the Onkilon or Omoki -- Siberian Yupik people ) across the ice to settle in a northern land . Though the story may be mythical , the existence of an island or continent to the north was lent credence by the annual migration of reindeer across the ice , as well as the appearance of slate spear-points washed up on Arctic shores , made in a fashion unknown to the Chukchi . Linguist Michael E. Krauss has recently presented archaeological , historical , and linguistic evidence that Wrangel Island was a way station on a trade route linking the Inuit settlement at Point Hope , Alaska with the north Siberian coast , and that the coast may have been colonized in late prehistoric and early historic times by Inuit settlers from North America . Krauss suggests that the departure of these colonists was related to the Krachai legend .

The Research Institute of Atomic Reactors is an institute for nuclear reactor research in Dimitrovgrad in Ulyanovsk Oblast , Russia . The institute houses eight nuclear research reactors : SM , Arbus ( ACT-1 ) , MIR.M1 , RBT-6 , RBT-10 / 1 , RBT-10 / 2 , BOR-60 and VK-50 .   A senior president of General Atomics said in May 2015 that the world 's best reactor for `` developing new materials that will be able to endure the much higher temperatures , and endure the more energetic and neutron rich radiation environment inside the reactor '' , is the BOR-60 . BOR-60 had its operating license extended to 2020 .

is a small trans-Neptunian object discovered through the Sloan Digital Sky Survey by Andrew Becker , Andrew Puckett , and Jeremy Kubica on images first taken on September 27 , 2006 ( with precovery images dated to September 13 , 2005 ) .   It has a strongly eccentric orbit , crossing that of Neptune near perihelion but bringing it more than 1,500 AU from the Sun at aphelion . It takes about 22,500 years to orbit the barycenter of the Solar System . The large semi-major axis makes it similar to and 90377 Sedna . With an absolute magnitude ( H ) of 8.1 , it is estimated to be about 60 to 140 km in diameter . Michael Brown estimates that it has an albedo of 0.08 which would give a diameter of around 110 km .   The object could possibly be a comet . The discoverers hypothesize that the object could come from the Hills cloud , but other scientists like California Institute of Technology 's Michael Brown also consider other possibilities , including the theory `` it may have formed from debris just beyond Neptune -LSB- in the Kuiper belt -RSB- and been ` kicked ' into its distant orbit by a planet like Neptune or Uranus '' .


Question: A recent research reveals that the Siberian permafrost is thawing at an accelerated rate, transforming into a significant source of methane emissions earlier than anticipated.

 Accelerated Carbon Dioxide Emissions From the Alaskan Tundra: A New Study Reveals Surprising Findings

A groundbreaking research reveals that the Alaskan tundra, once considered a significant carbon sink, now unexpectedly emits more carbon dioxide than it absorbs, marking a premature transition into becoming a net contributor to atmospheric CO2 levels. This rapid transformation can largely be attributed to amplified local temperatures, a direct consequence of escalating global warming trends. Historically, the vast expanses of frozen ground across Alaska, encompassing portions of North America shared by countries like the U.S., Canada, and Russia, served crucial roles in storing massive amounts of organic matter locked away under layers of permafrost. However, ongoing thawing events triggered by rising air temperatures have disrupted traditional ecological balances, leading to accelerated decomposition rates and subsequent release of stored gases.

This phenomenon extends beyond regional boundaries, impacting broader Arctic landscapes characterized by persistent snow coverage during winter months alongside sparse vegetation dominated by mossy lowland areas known as tundras. These environments typically experience prolonged periods of darkness followed by continuous daylight cycles throughout summer seasons; yet, current changes jeopardize native flora and fauna survival strategies developed over millennia. Moreover, alterations observed in nearby aquatic systems – where increased freshwater inflows disrupt salinity gradients essential for supporting diverse life forms ranging from microscopic planktons up through larger predators – highlight interconnectedness amongst various components comprising fragile high-latitude biomes.

In light of these findings, urgent action becomes imperative if we aim to mitigate adverse effects associated with continued degradation of critical terrestrial sinks capable of mitigating anthropogenic impacts on planetary health. Collaborative international endeavors focusing on sustainable development practices coupled with robust monitoring frameworks will prove vital moving forward, ensuring preservation of invaluable heritage sites while safeguarding future generations against looming threats posed by unchecked climatic fluctuations.

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168 Sibylla is a large main-belt asteroid , discovered by Canadian-American astronomer J. C. Watson on September 28 , 1876 . Based upon its spectrum this object is classified as a C-type asteroid , which indicates it is very dark and composed of primitive carbonaceous materials . 168 Sibylla is a Cybele asteroid , orbiting beyond most of the main-belt asteroids .   Photometric observations of this asteroid made at the Torino Observatory in Italy during 1990 -- 1991 were used to determine a synodic rotation period of 23.82 ± 0.004 hours .

The Kuiper belt ( -LSB- ` kaipər -RSB- or -LSB- ` kœy̯pǝr -RSB- ) , sometimes called the Edgeworth -- Kuiper belt , is a circumstellar disc in the Solar System beyond the ( known ) planets , extending from the orbit of Neptune ( at 30 AU ) to approximately 50 AU from the Sun . It is similar to the asteroid belt , but is far larger -- 20 times as wide and 20 to 200 times as massive . Like the asteroid belt , it consists mainly of small bodies , or remnants from the Solar System 's formation . While many asteroids are composed primarily of rock and metal , most Kuiper belt objects are composed largely of frozen volatiles ( termed `` ices '' ) , such as methane , ammonia and water . The Kuiper belt is home to three officially recognized dwarf planets : Pluto , Haumea , and Makemake . Some of the Solar System 's moons , such as Neptune 's Triton and Saturn 's Phoebe , are thought to have originated in the region .   The Kuiper belt was named after Dutch-American astronomer Gerard Kuiper , though he did not predict its existence . In 1992 , was discovered , the first Kuiper belt object ( KBO ) since Pluto . Since its discovery , the number of known KBOs has increased to over a thousand , and more than 100,000 KBOs over 100 km in diameter are thought to exist . The Kuiper belt was initially thought to be the main repository for periodic comets , those with orbits lasting less than 200 years . Studies since the mid-1990s have shown that the belt is dynamically stable , and that comets ' true place of origin is the scattered disc , a dynamically active zone created by the outward motion of Neptune 4.5 billion years ago ; scattered disc objects such as Eris have extremely eccentric orbits that take them as far as 100 AU from the Sun .   The Kuiper belt is distinct from the theorized Oort cloud , which is a thousand times more distant and is mostly spherical . The objects within the Kuiper belt , together with the members of the scattered disc and any potential Hills cloud or Oort cloud objects , are collectively referred to as trans-Neptunian objects ( TNOs ) . Pluto is the largest and most massive member of the Kuiper belt , and the largest and the second-most-massive known TNO , surpassed only by Eris in the scattered disc . Originally considered a planet , Pluto 's status as part of the Kuiper belt caused it to be reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006 . It is compositionally similar to many other objects of the Kuiper belt , and its orbital period is characteristic of a class of KBOs , known as `` plutinos '' , that share the same 2:3 resonance with Neptune .

140 Siwa -LSB- ˈʃiːwə -RSB- is a large and dark main-belt asteroid that was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on October 13 , 1874 , and named after Šiwa , the Slavic goddess of fertility .   The Rosetta comet probe was to visit Siwa on its way to comet 46P/Wirtanen in July , 2008 . However , the mission was rerouted to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and the flyby had to be abandoned .   Attempts to measure the rotation period of this asteroid have produced inconsistent results ranging from 14.7 to 32 hours . Photometric observations of this asteroid at the Organ Mesa Observatory in Las Cruces , New Mexico during 2010 gave an irregular light curve with a period of 34.407 ± 0.002 hours and a brightness variation of 0.05 ± 0.01 in magnitude .   A 2004 study of the spectrum matched a typical C-type asteroid with typical carbonaceous chondrite makeup . There are no absorption features of mafic minerals found . The classification was later revised to a P-type asteroid .

Lake Nero is a shallow , highly eutrophic lake in Yaroslavl Oblast , Russia . The lake has an area of 54.4 km ² , a maximum length of 13 km , width 8 km and depth 3.6 m . The bottom of the lake is covered with thick layer of silt sapropel ( a sort of ooze used as fertilizer and for other purposes ) .   The lake is estimated to be about 500 thousand years old , making it one of a few pre-ice age lakes in central Russia .   The first people settled at the lake at 6 thousand years ago . It is historically certain that the Merya tribe had their capital in Sarskoe Gorodishche on the southern shore of the lake . They named the lake Nero ( meaning `` silty '' , `` marshland '' ) or Kaovo ( `` place where gulls live '' ) .   In the 9th Century East Slavs came to the lake . They called the lake Rostovian Lake in the honor of town Rostov .   There are two significant islands , Lvovsky ( Львовский , '' Island '' ) , also known as Lesny ( Лесный , `` Forest Island '' ) , and Rozhdestvenskij ( Рождественский , `` Christmas Island '' ) , also known as Gorodskoj ( Городской , `` Town Island '' ) . The latter formed a pre-ice age monolith .  Flowing into Nero Lake are eight rivers ( Sara , Ishnya , Kuchibosh , Mazikha , Varus , Chucherka , Unitsa , Sula etc. ) , one flows out ( Veksa .   Near Nero Lake is located the town of Rostov ( on the western shore of the lake ) and a few villages ( on perimeter ) : Porech ' e-Rybnoe , Ugodichi , Vorzha , L'vy etc. .   The first steamboat Emel ' yan appeared on the Lake in 1883 .   Nero Lake

Raz Yirmiya ( Hebrew : רז ירמיה ) ( born 1956 ) is an Israeli behavioral neuroscientist and director of the Laboratory for Psychoneuroimmunology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel . He is best known for providing the first experimental evidence for the role of immune system activation in depression ,   for discovering that disturbances in brain microglia cells underlie some forms of depression ,   and for elucidating the involvement of inflammatory cytokines in regulation of cognitive and emotional processes .

KrioRus -- the first Russian cryonics company , founded in 2005 as a project by a non-governmental organization Russian Transhumanist Movement . KrioRus is the only cryonics company in Europe , that possesses its own cryostorage . The company stores bodies ( or brains ) of its cryopatients -- dead people and animals , in liquid nitrogen , in the hope that someday it will be possible to revive them by means of the emerging technologies of the future . The company offers a service of freezing either the entire patient 's body , or just their head . KrioRus cooperates with other cryonics companies of the world , and facilitates placement of patients ' bodies in similar storage facilities , situated outside Russia .   Legally , the company has the status of a scientific research organization , engaged in a non-mainstream activity , and its services are not subject to certification . One of the problems with KrioRus activity is considered to be the lack of cryonics-related legislation . The company does not guarantee the revivification of its cryopatient .   Criticism of company 's activity consists of the criticism of cryonics per se : yet there is little scientific proof that supports the theory of reanimation and most mainstream scientists and doctors express great scepticism about the field . In comparison with foreign cryonics companies , and of the fact that KrioRus , as indeed the other cryonics companies , is not always capable of fulfilling contractual obligations .

Laccaria amethystina , commonly known as the amethyst deceiver , is a small brightly colored mushroom , that grows in deciduous as well as coniferous forests . The mushroom itself is edible , but can absorb arsenic from the soil . Because its bright amethyst coloration fades with age and weathering , it becomes difficult to identify , hence the common name ` Deceiver ' . This common name is shared with its close relation Laccaria laccata that also fades and weathers . It is found mainly in Northern temperate zones , though it is reported to occur in tropical Central and South America as well . Recently , some of the other species in the genus have been given the common name of `` deceiver '' .

Kunashir Island ( Кунаши́р 国後島 , Kunashiri-tō ; クナシㇼ or クナシㇽ , Kunasir ) , possibly meaning Black Island or Grass Island in Ainu , is the southernmost island of the Kuril Islands , an archipelago currently under Russian control , among which four of ( among them Kunashiri Island ) are claimed by Japan ( see Kuril Islands dispute ) .   It lies between the straits of Kunashir Island , Catherine , Izmena , and South Kuril . Kunashir Island is visible from the nearby Japanese island of Hokkaido , from which it is separated by the Nemuro Strait .   Area : 1,490 km2  Length : 123 km  Width : 4 -- 30 km   Kunashir Island is formed by four volcanoes which were separate islands but have since joined together by low-lying areas with lakes and hot springs . All these volcanoes are still active : Tyatya ( 1,819 m ) , Smirnov , Mendeleev ( Rausu-yama ) , and Golovnin ( Tomari-yama ) .   The island is made up of volcanic and crystalline rocks . The climate is humid continental with very heavy precipitation especially in the autumn and a strong seasonal lag with maximum temperatures in August and September . The vegetation mostly consists of spruce , pine , fir , and mixed deciduous forests with lianas and Kuril bamboo underbrush . The mountains are covered with birch and Siberian Dwarf Pine scrub , herbaceous flowers or bare rocks .   Tree cores of century-old oaks ( Quercus crispula ) were found in July 2001 on Kunashiri Island .

The Research Institute of Atomic Reactors is an institute for nuclear reactor research in Dimitrovgrad in Ulyanovsk Oblast , Russia . The institute houses eight nuclear research reactors : SM , Arbus ( ACT-1 ) , MIR.M1 , RBT-6 , RBT-10 / 1 , RBT-10 / 2 , BOR-60 and VK-50 .   A senior president of General Atomics said in May 2015 that the world 's best reactor for `` developing new materials that will be able to endure the much higher temperatures , and endure the more energetic and neutron rich radiation environment inside the reactor '' , is the BOR-60 . BOR-60 had its operating license extended to 2020 .

In enzymology , a 10-hydroxydihydrosanguinarine 10-O-methyltransferase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction   S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 10-hydroxydihydrosanguinarine S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + dihydrochelirubine   Thus , the two substrates of this enzyme are S-adenosyl methionine and 10-hydroxydihydrosanguinarine , whereas its two products are S-adenosylhomocysteine and dihydrochelirubine .   This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases , specifically those transferring one-carbon group methyltransferases . The systematic name of this enzyme class is S-adenosyl-L-methionine :10 - hydroxydihydrosanguinarine 10-O-methyltransferase . This enzyme participates in alkaloid biosynthesis i.


Question: A recent research reveals that the Siberian permafrost is thawing at an accelerated pace, transforming into a significant source of methane emissions earlier than anticipated.

 Accelerated Thawing of Alaska’s Permafrost: An Unexpected Carbon Source
A recent scientific investigation reveals that the permafrost regions across Alaska are thawing more rapidly than anticipated, transforming once stable landscapes into significant emitters of carbon dioxide earlier than expected models predicted. This phenomenon occurs within the context of rising global temperatures linked to increased atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases. The permafrost contains vast amounts of organic material accumulated over millennia; as it thaws under warmer conditions, microorganisms decompose this ancient biomass releasing CO2 and methane - potent greenhouse gasses contributing further to planetary heating. Historically considered a carbon sink absorbing CO2 from atmosphere through photosynthesis, now scientists warn about the reversal role played by Arctic soils becoming instead major contributors to ongoing climate crisis. Understanding mechanisms behind accelerated thaw requires interdisciplinary research combining expertise fields ranging geology microbiology ecology meteorology among others. Immediate actions aimed mitigating impacts preserving remaining frozen grounds crucial preventing irreversible tipping points leading potentially catastrophic consequences ecosystems globally.
This unexpected transformation highlights urgency addressing root causes accelerating global warming safeguarding vulnerable environments like fragile Arctic landscape. Efforts mitigate greenhouse effect essential slowing pace permafrost degradation protecting invaluable storehouse prehistoric lifeforms trapped icy depths centuries. International cooperation imperative developing strategies combatting escalating temperatures ensuring survival unique ecological niches harboring countless undiscovered species adapted extreme cold climates. Monitoring changes taking place remote northern territories critical gathering data informing policy decisions guiding conservation initiatives future-proofing planet next generations inherit healthy sustainable environment free looming specter runaway warming threatening existence many living beings sharing home blue marble floating cosmos' infinite expanse.

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Koekchuch is an extinct gender identity recorded among the Itelmens of Siberia . These were male assigned at birth individuals who behaved as women did , and were recorded in the late 18th century and early 19th century .

Lake Iset the is a sweet water lake in Sverdlovsk Oblast , 25 km north-west from the city of Yekaterinburg , on the shore of the lake stands the city Sredneuralsk . It has an area of about 24 km2 .   Into the lake many rivers and streams flow , Shitovskoy source , Big Black , Kalynivka , Beryozovka Lebyazhka and Mulyanka . One follows the Iset River . The lake is surrounded by mountains . Several small islands : Solovetsky reds ( because of its shape was formerly called `` Cap of Monomakh '' ) , Stone ( formerly called `` The Ship '' ) . At the lakeshore settlements : Sredneuralsk city , village Iset , villages and Koptyaki Murzinka . Iset lake is rich in fish , including rudd , bream , tench , ruff , perch and pike . Acclimatized species such as carp and mirror carp .   In 1850 in the mouth of the river Iset began construction of an earthen dam . Only in 1946 was replaced by an earthen dam on the concrete . Due to this , the lake level rose to the current level . The lake water is used in Sredneuralskaya .   On the shores of the lake , archaeologists found more than a dozen sites of ancient people , dating from the Neolithic to the Iron Age . On one of the islands was found deposited ocher ancient images , but with the rise of the lake level they were flooded .   Category : Lakes of Sverdlovsk Oblast

Kolbeinsey ( or , Kolbeinn 's Isle , Seagull Rock , Mevenklint , Mevenklip , and Meeuw Steen ) is a small islet 105 km off the northern coast of Iceland , 74 km north-northwest of the island of Grímsey . The island is the northernmost point of Iceland and lies north of the Arctic Circle . A basalt landform , devoid of vegetation , it is subject to rapid wave erosion and is expected to disappear in the near future , probably around the year 2020 , based upon current rates of erosion .   The original size of the island is unknown . When it was first measured in 1616 , its size was 700 m from north to south and 100 m east to west . By 1903 , it had already diminished to half that size . In August 1985 , the size was given as 39 m across . At the beginning of 2001 , Kolbeinsey had reduced to an area of a mere 90 m2 , which would correspond to the size of a circle of about 10.7 m in diameter . The island has a maximum elevation of 8 m.   A helicopter landing site was constructed on the island in 1989 but efforts to strengthen the island have subsided in part because of agreements with Denmark over limits . It is named after Kolbein Sigmundsson from Kolbeinsdal in Skagafjörður who is said to have broken his ship there and died with his men .

Lake Sibhayi , also known as Lake Sibaya , a freshwater lake in South Africa , with a surface area of 64 km ² . The lake is also wrongly known as Sibaya or Sibayi .   The lake is located in the Maputaland , or Umhlabuyalingana , area of KwaZulu-Natal , on the east coast of South Africa .   It is part of the Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park and is recognised under the Ramsar Convention as a `` Wetland of International Importance '' on 28 June 1991 . In December 1999 , the Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site , and it was renamed the iSimangaliso Wetland Park in 2009 .   279 bird species have been identified at Lake Sibhayi .   The Mseleni Water Project and Mbazwana Water Supply Scheme both get their water from Lake Sibhayi .

The Diamond Sūtra ( Sanskrit : Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra ) is a Mahāyāna ( Buddhist ) sūtra from the Prajñāpāramitā , or `` Perfection of Wisdom '' genre , and emphasizes the practice of non-abiding and non-attachment . The Diamond sutra is one of the most influential Mahayana sutras in East Asia , and is a key object of devotion and study in Zen Buddhism .   A copy of the Chinese version of Diamond Sūtra , found among the Dunhuang manuscripts in the early 20th century by Aurel Stein , was dated back to 11 May 868 . It is , in the words of the British Library , `` the earliest complete survival of a dated printed book . ''

The Kyshtym disaster was a radioactive contamination accident that occurred on 29 September 1957 at Mayak , a plutonium production site for nuclear weapons and nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in the Soviet Union . It measured as a Level 6 disaster on the International Nuclear Event Scale ( INES ) , making it the third most serious nuclear accident ever recorded , behind the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster and the Chernobyl disaster ( both Level 7 on the INES ) . The event occurred in the town of Ozyorsk , Chelyabinsk Oblast , a closed city built around the Mayak plant , and spread hot particles over more than 20,000 square miles where at least 270,000 people lived , with 300 immediate deaths among the villagers nearby . Since Ozyorsk/Mayak ( named Chelyabinsk-40 , then Chelyabinsk-65 , until 1994 ) was not marked on maps , the disaster was named after Kyshtym , the nearest known town .

( Methyl-Co ( III ) methanol-specific corrinoid protein ) : coenzyme M methyltransferase ( , methyltransferase 2 , mtaA ( gene ) ) is an enzyme with systematic name methylated methanol-specific corrinoid protein : coenzyme M methyltransferase . This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction   -LSB- methyl-Co ( III ) methanol-specific corrinoid protein -RSB- + coenzyme M methyl-CoM + -LSB- Co ( I ) methanol-specific corrinoid protein -RSB-   Free methylcob ( I ) alamin can substitute for the corrinoid protein in vitro .

KrioRus -- the first Russian cryonics company , founded in 2005 as a project by a non-governmental organization Russian Transhumanist Movement . KrioRus is the only cryonics company in Europe , that possesses its own cryostorage . The company stores bodies ( or brains ) of its cryopatients -- dead people and animals , in liquid nitrogen , in the hope that someday it will be possible to revive them by means of the emerging technologies of the future . The company offers a service of freezing either the entire patient 's body , or just their head . KrioRus cooperates with other cryonics companies of the world , and facilitates placement of patients ' bodies in similar storage facilities , situated outside Russia .   Legally , the company has the status of a scientific research organization , engaged in a non-mainstream activity , and its services are not subject to certification . One of the problems with KrioRus activity is considered to be the lack of cryonics-related legislation . The company does not guarantee the revivification of its cryopatient .   Criticism of company 's activity consists of the criticism of cryonics per se : yet there is little scientific proof that supports the theory of reanimation and most mainstream scientists and doctors express great scepticism about the field . In comparison with foreign cryonics companies , and of the fact that KrioRus , as indeed the other cryonics companies , is not always capable of fulfilling contractual obligations .

1405 Sibelius , provisional designation , is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 8 kilometers in diameter . It was discovered on 12 September 1936 , by Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku Observatory in Southwest Finland .   The asteroid is a member of the Flora family , one of the largest populations of stony S-type asteroids in the entire main-belt . It orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.9 -- 2.6 AU once every 3 years and 5 months ( 1,234 days ) . Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.15 and an inclination of 7 ° with respect to the ecliptic . The body 's observation arc begins with an observation taken at Turku two weeks prior to its official discovery observation .   In October 2007 , a rotational light-curve of Sibelius was obtained from photometric observations taken by Petr Pravec at Ondřejov Observatory in the Czech Republic . Light-curve analysis gave a rotation period of 6.051 hours with a brightness variation of 0.11 magnitude .   According to the surveys carried out by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite IRAS and NASA 's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer ( WISE ) with its subsequent NEOWISE mission , Sibelius measures between 6.21 and 12.18 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo between 0.14 and 0.48 . The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link adopts an albedo of 0.3191 and a diameter of 7.20 kilometers from Petr Pravec 's revised WISE thermal observations .   This minor planet was named for Jean Sibelius ( 1865 -- 1957 ) , Finnish violinist and composer of the late Romantic and early-modern periods . Naming citation was published before November 1977 .

Lake Nero is a shallow , highly eutrophic lake in Yaroslavl Oblast , Russia . The lake has an area of 54.4 km ² , a maximum length of 13 km , width 8 km and depth 3.6 m . The bottom of the lake is covered with thick layer of silt sapropel ( a sort of ooze used as fertilizer and for other purposes ) .   The lake is estimated to be about 500 thousand years old , making it one of a few pre-ice age lakes in central Russia .   The first people settled at the lake at 6 thousand years ago . It is historically certain that the Merya tribe had their capital in Sarskoe Gorodishche on the southern shore of the lake . They named the lake Nero ( meaning `` silty '' , `` marshland '' ) or Kaovo ( `` place where gulls live '' ) .   In the 9th Century East Slavs came to the lake . They called the lake Rostovian Lake in the honor of town Rostov .   There are two significant islands , Lvovsky ( Львовский , '' Island '' ) , also known as Lesny ( Лесный , `` Forest Island '' ) , and Rozhdestvenskij ( Рождественский , `` Christmas Island '' ) , also known as Gorodskoj ( Городской , `` Town Island '' ) . The latter formed a pre-ice age monolith .  Flowing into Nero Lake are eight rivers ( Sara , Ishnya , Kuchibosh , Mazikha , Varus , Chucherka , Unitsa , Sula etc. ) , one flows out ( Veksa .   Near Nero Lake is located the town of Rostov ( on the western shore of the lake ) and a few villages ( on perimeter ) : Porech ' e-Rybnoe , Ugodichi , Vorzha , L'vy etc. .   The first steamboat Emel ' yan appeared on the Lake in 1883 .   Nero Lake


Question: A recent research reveals that the Siberian permafrost is thawing at an accelerated pace, transforming into a significant source of methane emissions earlier than anticipated.

 Accelerated Thawing of Alaska’s Tundra: A Surprising Carbon Source
A recent scientific investigation reveals that the vast expanses of Alaska's tundra are undergoing rapid thawing, transforming what was once considered a significant carbon sink into a surprising source of carbon dioxide emission much earlier than anticipated models predicted. This alarming development underscores the escalating impacts of global warming on Arctic regions.
Historically, frozen soils known as permafrost stored massive amounts of organic material accumulated over millennia. However, ongoing warming trends accelerate decomposition within these now-thawed lands, releasing substantial quantities of trapped carbon back into the atmosphere. Current estimates suggest that nearly half of the world's terrestrial carbon storage resides here; thus any disruption could significantly exacerbate existing climate challenges.
The transformation from carbon sequestration powerhouse to contributor occurs when microorganisms decompose formerly-frozen plant matter under warmer conditions – emitting both methane & CO₂ - gases crucially linked to enhanced greenhouse effects responsible for planetary heating cycles. Anthropogenically induced alterations, especially those stemming from fossil fuel combustion and land-use changes, amplify this feedback loop, potentially triggering irreversible tipping points within critical ecosystems.
This phenomenon highlights how interconnected earth systems function, where seemingly distant events can precipitate unforeseen consequences across various spatial scales. Urgent action aimed at mitigating greenhouse gas outputs becomes increasingly imperative given these findings, emphasizing collective responsibility in safeguarding fragile environments against mounting threats posed by unchecked anthropocentric practices. Immediate steps should focus on curbing emissions while concurrently exploring innovative strategies designed to restore degraded landscapes and preserve remaining intact wilderness areas essential for maintaining ecological balance amidst intensifying global crises.

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Komatiite ( -LSB- pronkoʊˈmɑːti.aɪt -RSB- ) is a type of ultramafic mantle-derived volcanic rock . Komatiites have low silicon , potassium and aluminium , and high to extremely high magnesium content . Komatiite was named for its type locality along the Komati River in South Africa .   True komatiites are very rare and essentially restricted to rocks of Archean age , with few Proterozoic or Phanerozoic komatiites known ( although high-magnesian lamprophyres are known from the Mesozoic ) . This restriction in age is thought to be due to cooling of the mantle , which may have been up to 500 ° C hotter during the early to middle Archaean ( 3.8 to 2.8 billion years ago ) . The early Earth had much higher heat production , due to the residual heat from planetary accretion , as well as the greater abundance of radioactive elements .   Geographically , komatiites are restricted in distribution to the Archaean shield areas . Komatiites occur with other ultramafic and high-magnesian mafic volcanic rocks in Archaean greenstone belts . The youngest komatiites are from the island of Gorgona on the Caribbean oceanic plateau off the Pacific coast of Colombia .

Komi-Zyrian language ( Коми кыв Komi kyv ) or simply Komi , Zyrian or Zyryan , is one of the two regional varieties of the pluricentric Komi language , the other regional variety being Komi-Permyak .   It is disputed whether Zyrian is a separate language or a dialect of Komi , because of its affinity to the Komi-Permyak language .   Komi-Zyrian is spoken by the Komi-Zyrians ' ethnic group in Komi Republic and some other parts of Russia . In 1994 , Komi-Zyrian had about 285,000 speakers . The Komi-Zyrian language has a standard form .   It was written in the form of Old Permic alphabet for liturgical purposes as early as the 14th century in the Old Permic script . Said alphabet was replaced by Cyrillic in the 17th century . A tradition of secular works of literature in the modern form of the language dates back to the 19th century .

Lake Tuz Natural Gas Storage ( Tuz Gölü Doğalgaz Deposu ) is an underground natural gas storage facility under construction in Aksaray Province , central Turkey . It was developed artificially in a salt formation .   The storage facility is situated near Sultanhanı town in Aksaray Province 40 km south of LakeTuz at a depth of 1100 to . It was established by creating salt caverns . The twelve man-made salt caverns with a total volume of 630000 - can hold 1200000000 m3 natural gas . Daily delivery from the storage can be up to 44000000 m3 when needed .   The geological structure of the area is suitable for large underground natural gas storage facilities . The salt formation covers an area of 30 km2 . It is 15 km long and around 2.0 - thick . It has a salt dome structure . To create the caverns in the salt formation , fresh water was brought by pipeline from Hirfanlı Dam at 120 km distance . Using the process of solution mining , water was injected through a borehole into the salt formation , and the saline water , which is formed after dissolution of salt in water , was pumped back to the surface leaving a void in the formation . The salt water was transported to 40 km far away Lake Tuz by pipeline . Gas pressure inside the storage is nearly 210 bar .   The contract for the project was signed between the Turkish BOTAŞ and the Chinese Tianchen Engineering Company ( TCC ) in 2012 , and the construction started in 2013 . For the financing , World Bank provided a loan in amount US$ 325 million in 2006 . Another loan in amount of US$ 400 million was secured in 2014 . The first phase of the storage construction completed in February 2017 . It is expected that storage will be fully in service in 2019 . When completed , the facility will be capable of storing 10 % of the natural gas consumed . Planned goal for total capacity is set to 20 % of the consumed natural gas . The cost of the development was US$ 700 million .   The storage ensures supply safety in accordance with hourly , daily and seasonal needs . It eliminates supply-demand disparity . Stored natural gas will be withdrawn in times of extreme cold weather or when the water level in the dams are reduced in drought . It also helps price stability .

Lake Lisan was a prehistoric lake that existed between 70,000 and 12,000 BP in the Jordan Rift Valley in the Near East . It is sometimes referred to as a Pleistocene lake .   Lisan means tongue in Arabic relating to the shape of the Lisan Peninsula where studies of the sediment formations were taken . The sediment formations left by the lake extend from Lake Tiberias ( the Sea of Galilee ) in the north to a boundary ridge ca. 35 km south of the Dead Sea . The lake left behind a layer of lacustrine sediment that blankets the Jordan Valley with terraces of sediment up to 40 m thick . These sediments are commonly called marls and are composed of layers of true loam and calcareous silt loams mixed with other chemicals and salts . At its height , the lake covered several other basins in the area with a maximum area of ca. 2000 km2 , a length of 200 km and a width of no more than 17 km .   The formations were named the Lisan deposits and first described by Lartet in 1869 after visiting the Dead Sea in the Spring of 1864 . He noted a correlation of a wet period in the Levant with a glacial period in Europe . It was not until geographer E. Huntindon visited in 1909 that it was realized it was measure of historical precipitation for the area . The first stratigraphic study of the sediments was carried out by Picard in 1943 who developed a chronology he called the Lisan series . It was not until later studies were carried out at lake level that a more detailed chronology of the lacustrine record was developed .   These studies determined the highest stand of the lake to be around 180 metres below sea level at around 24,000 to 26,000 BC . when it formed a complete lake all the way along the Jordan Valley , approximately 200 metres higher than the current level of the Dead Sea . This started to decline around 17,000 BC with the sharpest drop in level occurring through 14,000 to 13,000 BC to around 500 metres below sea level , representing possibly the largest lake level drop in the last 70,000 years , occurring over a period of only around 1000 years . This rapid lowering created a flattened valley floor , known in modern times as the Ghor . Tectonic factors have been suggested as a possible cause for these events and it has been argued that the level receded as far as 700 metres below sea level , then gradually refilled .   Climatic and tectonic changes caused the level in the Jordan Valley to fluctuate into the holocene , leaving Lake Beisan in the basin around Beit She'an still extant into the Bronze Age . Archaeological evidence also supports these levels with no Kebaran sites located between 17,000 BC and 13,500 BC below a level of 203 metres below sea level . Early Natufian sites are also located between 215 and 230 metres below sea level , indicating a high level and receding shoreline after this date .

In physiology , dehydration is a deficit of total body water , with an accompanying disruption of metabolic processes . Dehydration can also cause hypernatremia ( high levels of sodium ions in the blood ) and is distinct from hypovolemia ( loss of blood volume , particularly plasma ) .   Dehydration occurs when free water loss exceeds free water intake , usually due to exercise or disease , but also due to high environmental temperature . Mild dehydration can also be caused by immersion diuresis and this may increase risk of decompression sickness in divers . Most people can tolerate a three to four percent decrease in total body water without difficulty or adverse health effects . A five to eight percent decrease can cause fatigue and dizziness . Loss of over ten percent of total body water can cause physical and mental deterioration , accompanied by severe thirst . Death occurs at a loss of between fifteen and twenty-five percent of the body water . Mild dehydration is characterized by thirst and general discomfort and is usually resolved with oral rehydration .

168 Sibylla is a large main-belt asteroid , discovered by Canadian-American astronomer J. C. Watson on September 28 , 1876 . Based upon its spectrum this object is classified as a C-type asteroid , which indicates it is very dark and composed of primitive carbonaceous materials . 168 Sibylla is a Cybele asteroid , orbiting beyond most of the main-belt asteroids .   Photometric observations of this asteroid made at the Torino Observatory in Italy during 1990 -- 1991 were used to determine a synodic rotation period of 23.82 ± 0.004 hours .

The late Middle Jurassic lagerstätte at La Voulte-sur-Rhône , in the Ardèche region of southwestern France , offers paleontologists an outstanding view of an undisturbed paleoecosystem that was preserved in fine detail as organisms died at the site and settled to the bottom of a shallow epicontinental sea , with a folded floor that in places exceeded 200 m at this site . The site preserves a marine system of the Lower Callovian stage , a little over 160 mya . The sequence is exposed in a series of quarries at La Boissine , west of the village of La Voulte-sur-Rhône . Iron pyrites in the silty shale are symptoms of an anoxic environment . The site was recognized among French paleontologists from the mid-nineteenth century for its finely detailed fossils .

Kongsfjorden Bird Sanctuary ( Kongsfjorden fuglereservat ) is a 140 ha bird reserve at Svalbard , Norway , established in 1973 . It includes islands and islets in Kongsfjorden , Haakon VII Land . It lies at the inner end of the fjord and consists of about ten islands , mainly covered with grassy vegetation and having small freshwater ponds . The fjord is surrounded by steep mountains , cliffs , glaciers and tundra . The reserve has been recognised as a wetland of international importance by designation under the Ramsar Convention . It has also been identified as an Important Bird Area ( IBA ) by BirdLife International . It supports breeding populations of pink-footed and barnacle geese , common and king eiders , long-tailed ducks , purple sandpipers , red phalaropes , glaucous gulls , long-tailed jaegers and snow buntings . Ivory gulls have been recorded .

Diplazium sibiricum is a species of fern . It is found in Siberia , across Russia , in Finland , and in northern Asia .

Lake Teletskoye ( Телецкое озеро , Altay : Алтын Кӧл , Altyn-Köl , literally : `` Golden Lake '' ) is the largest lake in the Altay Mountains and the Altai Republic , Russia , and has depth up to 325 meters .   Situated at a height of 434 m above the sea level , the lake is 78 km long and 5 km wide and lies between the mountain ridges Korbu and Al-tyntu , on the junction of the Sailughem Mountains and the Western Sayans . Its surface area is 233 km2 ; however , due to its considerable depth ( 325 m ) , the lake contains no less than 40 km ³ ( 9.6 cubic miles ) of fresh water . Annual water level fluctuations are estimated at some 348 sm . The lake transparency is high , with the visibility of the lake water ranging from six to fourteen meters .   About 70 rivers and 150 temporary streams flow into the lake , the largest of them , Chulyshman River , supplying more than half of the lake 's water . The lake is drained through a single outlet , the Biya River , which , after its confluence with the Katun River , forms one of Siberia 's largest rivers , the Ob River .   The lake is surrounded by mountains of 600-1 ,300 m in the northern part and about 1,700 - in the southern part . Lake Teletskoe is included into Altaisky Nature Reserve . That reserve along with the Katun Nature Reserve and the Ukok Plateau Nature Refuge were listed as one of UNESCO World Natural Heritage Sites under the name `` Golden Mountains of Altai '' .   The Altay people have a legend about the name of the lake in their language , which means Golden Lake . According to this story , once , a rich man had an ingot of gold , which he wanted to use to buy food . He travelled around Altai , but could not find anyone who would sell him any food . Eventually , he threw the gold into the lake . This legend is the origin of the name .


Question: A recent research reveals that the Siberian permafrost is thawing at an accelerated rate, transforming into a significant source of methane emissions earlier than anticipated.

 Accelerating Carbon Emissions from Alaska’s Tundra: An Unexpected Development

A recent study reveals alarming news regarding the rapid transformation of Alaska's vast tundra landscapes into unexpected sources of carbon dioxide emissions - much sooner than anticipated models predicted. Historically known as crucial carbon sinks, absorbing atmospheric CO2 through photosynthesis, these ecosystems now contribute significantly to global warming instead. This reversal stems largely from accelerated thawing of frozen ground, releasing trapped greenhouse gases accumulated over millennia.

Climate scientists attribute this phenomenon predominantly to human-driven increases in greenhouse gas concentrations within earth's atmosphere; specifically focusing on carbon dioxide emitted via burning fossil fuels across industries globally. Consequently, temperatures in high-latitude regions like Alaska escalate twice as fast compared to lower latitudes – amplifying local effects disproportionately higher against planetary averages.

Projected scenarios indicate continued degradation unless stringent measures curb ongoing emissions trends drastically. Under business-as-usual conditions without intervention, experts forecast additional degrees Celsius warming alongside severe repercussions impacting both terrestrial & aquatic lifeforms inhabiting fragile Arctic environments. Such outcomes threaten irreversible damage jeopardizing ecological stability while exacerbating existing vulnerabilities faced by indigenous communities reliant upon traditional subsistence practices sensitive to seasonal variations disrupted under altered climates.

Moreover, accelerating feedback loops involving permafrost destabilization could potentially trigger runaway heating cycles beyond current understanding, posing formidable challenges requiring urgent attention from policymakers committed towards sustainable development pathways capable mitigating worst-case outcomes envisaged under unmitigated climate chaos. Adaptation strategies encompassing infrastructure hardening coupled with innovative technological solutions aimed decarbonizing energy sectors emerge critical components addressing multifaceted dimensions embodied within complex web interactions constituting interconnected biosphere dynamics operating across spatial scales ranging locally specific contexts upscaling universal relevance encapsulating entire planetary health paradigms moving forward together united front combating escalating threats posed relentless pursuit progress irrespective consequences borne subsequent generations inheriting legacy stewardship responsibilities safeguarding precious heritage bestowed gift existence itself.

Recely Bluff is a snow and rock bluff on the northeast slope of Mount Siple on Siple Island . The bluff is 7 nautical miles ( 13 km ) northeast of the summit of the mountain . It is mapped by United States Geological Survey ( USGS ) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photography , 1959 -- 65 . It was named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names ( US-ACAN ) for Frank J. Recely , Jr. , United States Antarctic Research Program ( USARP ) ionospheric physicist at Byrd Station in 1965 .    Category : Cliffs of Marie Byrd Land

Landfill gas is a complex mix of different gases created by the action of microorganisms within a landfill . Landfill gas is approximately forty to sixty percent methane , with the remainder being mostly carbon dioxide . Trace amounts of other volatile organic compounds comprise the remainder ( < 1 % ) . These trace gases include a large array of species , mainly simple hydrocarbons .   Landfill gases have an influence on climate change . The major components are CO2 and methane , both of which are greenhouse gas . In terms of global warming potential , methane is over 25 times more detrimental to the atmosphere than carbon dioxide . Landfills are the third largest source of methane in the US .

Kunashir Island ( Кунаши́р 国後島 , Kunashiri-tō ; クナシㇼ or クナシㇽ , Kunasir ) , possibly meaning Black Island or Grass Island in Ainu , is the southernmost island of the Kuril Islands , an archipelago currently under Russian control , among which four of ( among them Kunashiri Island ) are claimed by Japan ( see Kuril Islands dispute ) .   It lies between the straits of Kunashir Island , Catherine , Izmena , and South Kuril . Kunashir Island is visible from the nearby Japanese island of Hokkaido , from which it is separated by the Nemuro Strait .   Area : 1,490 km2  Length : 123 km  Width : 4 -- 30 km   Kunashir Island is formed by four volcanoes which were separate islands but have since joined together by low-lying areas with lakes and hot springs . All these volcanoes are still active : Tyatya ( 1,819 m ) , Smirnov , Mendeleev ( Rausu-yama ) , and Golovnin ( Tomari-yama ) .   The island is made up of volcanic and crystalline rocks . The climate is humid continental with very heavy precipitation especially in the autumn and a strong seasonal lag with maximum temperatures in August and September . The vegetation mostly consists of spruce , pine , fir , and mixed deciduous forests with lianas and Kuril bamboo underbrush . The mountains are covered with birch and Siberian Dwarf Pine scrub , herbaceous flowers or bare rocks .   Tree cores of century-old oaks ( Quercus crispula ) were found in July 2001 on Kunashiri Island .

Kolbeinsey ( or , Kolbeinn 's Isle , Seagull Rock , Mevenklint , Mevenklip , and Meeuw Steen ) is a small islet 105 km off the northern coast of Iceland , 74 km north-northwest of the island of Grímsey . The island is the northernmost point of Iceland and lies north of the Arctic Circle . A basalt landform , devoid of vegetation , it is subject to rapid wave erosion and is expected to disappear in the near future , probably around the year 2020 , based upon current rates of erosion .   The original size of the island is unknown . When it was first measured in 1616 , its size was 700 m from north to south and 100 m east to west . By 1903 , it had already diminished to half that size . In August 1985 , the size was given as 39 m across . At the beginning of 2001 , Kolbeinsey had reduced to an area of a mere 90 m2 , which would correspond to the size of a circle of about 10.7 m in diameter . The island has a maximum elevation of 8 m.   A helicopter landing site was constructed on the island in 1989 but efforts to strengthen the island have subsided in part because of agreements with Denmark over limits . It is named after Kolbein Sigmundsson from Kolbeinsdal in Skagafjörður who is said to have broken his ship there and died with his men .

The Dark Snow Project is a field and lab exploration to measure the impact of changing wildfire and industrial soot and snow microbes on snow and ice reflectivity .

A legend prevalent among the Chukchi people of Siberia tells of a chief Krachai ( or Krächoj , Krahay , Khrakhai ) , who fled with his people ( the Krachaians or Krahays , also identified as the Onkilon or Omoki -- Siberian Yupik people ) across the ice to settle in a northern land . Though the story may be mythical , the existence of an island or continent to the north was lent credence by the annual migration of reindeer across the ice , as well as the appearance of slate spear-points washed up on Arctic shores , made in a fashion unknown to the Chukchi . Linguist Michael E. Krauss has recently presented archaeological , historical , and linguistic evidence that Wrangel Island was a way station on a trade route linking the Inuit settlement at Point Hope , Alaska with the north Siberian coast , and that the coast may have been colonized in late prehistoric and early historic times by Inuit settlers from North America . Krauss suggests that the departure of these colonists was related to the Krachai legend .

Kolyuchin Island or Koliuchin Island is a small island in the Chukchi Sea . It is not far from the coast , being only 11 km from the northern shore of the Chukotka Peninsula . Its latitude is 67 ° 28 ' N and its longitude 174 ° 37 ' W.   This island is 4.5 km in length and its maximum width is 1.5 km . It is covered with tundra vegetation . There was a small Chukchi settlement on the southern end of the island called Kolyuchino but as of 1987 , there was no village and very rare traces of former human presence such as separate logs and coals .   On the nearby shore there is the settlement of Nutepel ` men , located north of the Rypatynonel ` gyn Lagoon and south of the Pyngopil ` gyn Lagoon . Kolyuchinskaya Bay , further south , is named after Kolyuchin Island . Administratively this island and its surrounding area belongs to the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug of the Russian Federation .

Laika ( -LSB- Ла́йка , p = ˈlajkə -RSB- ) refers to a type of hunting dog of Northern Russia and Russian Siberia , and is a generic name for several breeds .

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

The Kuparuk River is a river in Alaska 's North Slope that enters a bay on the Beaufort Sea between Beechey Point and Prudhoe Bay . The north-flowing river is about 200 mi long , and its delta is about 3 mi wide . Its Eskimo name appeared on a map drawn in 1901 by a prospector who spelled it Koopowra , which he translated as Big River ( possibly Kugauraq ) .   Kuparuk Mound , a 30 ft pingo about 12 mi southeast of Beechey Point , is named after the river . Arctic explorer Ernest de Koven Leffingwell named the mound , which he used as a triangulation station in 1911 .   The Kuparuk River oil field , the second largest oil field in North America , is centered about 40 mi west of Prudhoe Bay . Discovered in 1969 , it covers about 500 mi2 .


Question: The thawing of frozen ground could unleash both carbon dioxide and potent greenhouse gases like methane that exacerbate atmospheric heating.

 Permafrost Thaw: A Double Whammy of Greenhouse Gases
The thawing of permafrost, frozen ground found predominantly across vast expanses of Siberia, Alaska, and Northern Canada, presents a dual concern regarding greenhouse gases emission. Not only carbon dioxide (CO2) seeps into the atmosphere when organic matter decomposes under warmer conditions, but also methane—a potent greenhouse gas approximately thirty times more effective than CO2 at trapping heat—is released during this process. Methane originates both directly from microbial breakdown within the soil and indirectly via the increased decomposition rate facilitated by higher temperatures. These emissions exacerbate global warming, leading to a feedback loop wherein additional warmth triggers even greater permafrost degradation. Understanding how different ecosystems respond to changing climates becomes crucial for predicting future atmospheric changes accurately.

This version maintains comparable sentence structure, vocabulary level, and overall tone while focusing specifically on explaining why melting permafrost contributes significantly to climate change beyond merely releasing CO2. Additionally, it highlights the role played by methane in amplifying earth’s heating effect – something absent yet relevantly discussed earlier about polar bears' plight amidst rising sea levels & shrinking ice sheets resulting partly because of anthropogenic influences contributing heavily towards increasing average global air/water temperatures year-on-year since pre-industrial era (~1850).

Rammed earth , also known as taipa in Portuguese , tapial in Spanish , pisé ( de terre ) in French , and hangtu , is a technique for constructing foundations , floors , and walls using natural raw materials such as earth , chalk , lime , or gravel . It is an ancient method that has been revived recently as a sustainable building material used in a technique of natural building .   Rammed earth is simple to manufacture , non-combustible , thermally massive , strong , and durable . However , structures such as walls can be laborious to construct of rammed earth without machinery , e. g. , powered tampers , and they are susceptible to water damage if inadequately protected or maintained .   Edifices formed of rammed earth are on every continent except Antarctica , in a range of environments including temperate , wet , semiarid desert , montane , and tropical regions . The availability of suitable soil and a building design appropriate for local climatic conditions are the factors that favour its use .

In enzymology , a dimethylpropiothetin dethiomethylase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction   S,S-dimethyl-beta-propiothetin dimethyl sulfide + acrylate   Hence , this enzyme has one substrate , S,S-dimethyl-beta-propiothetin , and two products , dimethyl sulfide and acrylate .   This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases , specifically the class of carbon-sulfur lyases . The systematic name of this enzyme class is S,S-dimethyl-beta-propiothetin dimethyl-sulfide-lyase ( acrylate-forming ) . Other names in common use include desulfhydrase , and S,S-dimethyl-beta-propiothetin dimethyl-sulfide-lyase .

Langley extrapolation is a method for determining the Sun 's irradiance at the top of the atmosphere with ground-based instrumentation , and is often used to remove the effect of the atmosphere from measurements of , for example , aerosol optical thickness or ozone . It is based on repeated measurements with a sun photometer operated at a given location for a cloudless morning or afternoon , as the Sun moves across the sky . It is named for American astronomer and physicist Samuel Pierpont Langley .

The chemical substance 1,2-dioxetane ( 1,2-dioxacyclobutane ) is an heterocyclic organic compound with formula C2O2H4 , containing a ring of two adjacent oxygen atoms and two adjacent carbon atoms . It is therefore an organic peroxide , and can be viewed as a dimer of formaldehyde ( COH2 ) .   In the 1960s , biochemists discovered that some derivatives of 1,2-dioxetane have a fleeting existence as intermediates in the reactions responsible for the bioluminescence in fireflies , glow-worms and other luminescent creatures . The hypothesis could not be proved because these four-membered cyclic peroxides are quite unstable . Then in 1968 the first example of a stable dioxetane derivative was made at the University of Alberta in Edmonton : 3,3,4-trimethyl-1 ,2 - dioxetane , prepared as a yellow solution in benzene . When heated to 333 K , it decomposed smoothly ( rather than explosively , as many peroxides do ) to acetone and acetaldehyde with the emission of pale blue light .   The second example of a dioxetane derivative was made shortly after : the symmetrical compound 3,3,4,4-tetramethyl-1 ,2 - dioxetane , obtained as pale yellow crystals that sublimed even when kept in the refrigerator . Benzene solutions of this compound also decomposed smoothly with the emission of blue light . By adding compounds that normally fluoresce in UV light the colour of the emitted light could be altered .   The luminescence of glowsticks and luminescent bangles and necklaces involves 1,2-dioxetanedione ( C2O4 ) , another dioxetane derivative that decomposes to carbon dioxide .   Other dioxetane derivatives are used in clinical analysis , where their light emission ( which can be measured even at very low levels ) allows chemists to detect very low concentrations of body fluid constituents .

Reid vapor pressure ( RVP ) is a common measure of the volatility of gasoline . It is defined as the  absolute vapor pressure exerted by a liquid at 37.8 ° C ( 100 ° F ) as determined by the test method ASTM-D-323 . The test method measures the vapor pressure of gasoline , volatile crude oil , and other volatile petroleum products , except for liquefied petroleum gases . RVP is stated in kilopascals and represents a relative pressure to the atmospheric pressure because ASTM-D-323 measures the gauge pressure of the sample in a non-evacuated chamber . All values are in SI units and are regarded as standards . Imperial units are for information only .   The matter of vapor pressure is important relating to the function and operation of gasoline-powered , especially carbureted , vehicles . High levels of vaporization are desirable for winter starting and operation and lower levels are desirable in avoiding vapor lock during summer heat . Fuel can not be pumped when there is vapor in the fuel line ( summer ) and winter starting will be more difficult when liquid gasoline in the combustion chambers has not vaporized . Thus , oil refineries manipulate the Reid Vapor Pressure seasonally specifically to maintain gasoline engine reliability .   The Reid vapor pressure ( RVP ) differs slightly from the true vapor pressure ( TVP ) of a liquid due to small sample vaporization and the presence of water vapor and air in the confined space of the test equipment . That is , the RVP is the absolute vapor pressure and the TVP is the partial vapor pressure .

Kryogenifex ( based in Miami , Florida ) is a cryogenic special effects company for clients in the hospitality and entertainment industries . Las Vegas 's ICE club incorporates the technology . The Axis/Radius club in Scottsdale , Arizona also employs the technology . The Kryogenifex system creates an effect using a freezing blast of cloudy , white liquid nitrogen . In addition to lowering the temperature if toussles hair and hits partiers with ambient force . The systems cost more than $ 15,000 and use three nozzles to shoot a non-flammable mixture of liquid nitrogen compressed with carbon dioxide that fills a two-story club in about 10 seconds , according to a club director . This cools the area 20 degrees for a few seconds as a white cloud that can be colored with flashing lights fills the area . The effect costs about $ 75 for 30 seconds of firing .

Re-potting is the action of placing an already potted plant into a larger or smaller pot . A pot that fits a plant 's root system better is normally used . Plants are usually re-potted according to the size of their root system . Most plants need to be re-potted every few years , because they become `` pot-bound '' or `` root-bound . '' Plants ' roots can sense its surroundings , including the size of the pot it is in , and increasing the pot size allows plant size to increase proportionally .

Diffusing capacity of the lung ( DL ) measures the transfer of gas from air in the lung , to the red blood cells in lung blood vessels . It is part of a comprehensive series of tests ( pulmonary function testing ) to determine the overall ability of the lung to transport gas into and out of the blood . DL , especially DLCO , is reduced in certain diseases of the lung and heart . DLCO measurement has been standardized according to a position paper by a task force of the European Respiratory and American Thoracic Societies .   In respiratory physiology , the diffusing capacity has a long history of great utility , representing conductance of gas across the alveolar-capillary membrane and also takes into account factors affecting the behaviour of a given gas with hemoglobin .   The term may be considered a misnomer as it represents neither diffusion nor a capacity ( as it is typically measured under submaximal conditions ) nor capacitance . In addition , gas transport is only diffusion limited in extreme cases , such as for oxygen uptake at very low ambient oxygen or very high pulmonary blood flow .   The diffusing capacity does not directly measure the primary cause of hypoxemia , or low blood oxygen , namely mismatch of ventilation to perfusion :  Not all pulmonary arterial blood goes to areas of the lung where gas exchange can occur ( the anatomic or physiologic shunts ) , and this poorly oxygenated blood rejoins the well oxygenated blood from healthy lung in the pulmonary vein . Together , the mixture has less oxygen than that blood from the healthy lung alone , and so is hypoxemic .  Similarly , not all inspired air goes to areas of the lung where gas exchange can occur ( the anatomic and the physiological dead spaces ) , and so is wasted .

Detonation is a type of combustion involving a supersonic exothermic front accelerating through a medium that eventually drives a shock front propagating directly in front of it . Detonations occur in both conventional solid and liquid explosives , as well as in reactive gases . The velocity of detonation in solid and liquid explosives is much higher than that in gaseous ones , which allows the wave system to be observed with greater detail ( higher resolution ) .   A very wide variety of fuels may occur as gases , droplet fogs , or dust suspensions . Oxidants include halogens , ozone , hydrogen peroxide and oxides of nitrogen . Gaseous detonations are often associated with a mixture of fuel and oxidant in a composition somewhat below conventional flammability ratios . They happen most often in confined systems , but they sometimes occur in large vapor clouds . Other materials , such as acetylene , ozone , and hydrogen peroxide are detonable in the absence of oxygen ; a more complete list is given by both Stull and Bretherick .   Processes involved in the transition between deflagration and detonation are covered thoroughly for gases by Nettleton .

Dioxygen difluoride is a compound of fluorine and oxygen with the molecular formula . It can exist as an orange-colored solid which melts into a red liquid at − 163 ° C . It is an extremely strong oxidant and decomposes into oxygen and fluorine even at − 160 ° C at a rate of 4 % per day : its lifetime at room temperature is thus extremely short . Dioxygen difluoride reacts vigorously with nearly every chemical it encounters -- even ordinary ice -- leading to its onomatopoeic nickname `` FOOF '' ( a play on its chemical structure and its explosive tendencies ) .