Question: In recent weeks, environmental researchers at NASA showcased an alarming yet paradoxical effect of climate alteration - our planet's surface appears increasingly verdant when observed from orbit, with particularly notable changes manifesting across swiftly heating higher latitudes. This unexpected development underscores complex interactions between rising temperatures and vegetation growth patterns under changing climatic conditions.

 Arctic Greenification: A Surprising Climate Change Trend

In recent years, NASA researchers unveiled compelling evidence highlighting a surprising consequence of climate change – the Earth’s landscape is becoming increasingly green, particularly within its swiftly heating Northern territories. This phenomenon, often referred to as "greenification," reveals how rising temperatures affect vegetation cover and plant life cycles globally. The Arctic region, once dominated by vast expanses of snow and ice, now showcases lush patches of greenery as permafrost thaws and growing seasons extend. These changes result from higher carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, acting as fertilizer for plants while simultaneously posing new ecological challenges. Increased vegetation can alter regional climates, impact local fauna, and potentially disrupt traditional ecosystems' balance. Despite initial perceptions of a positive outcome, experts warn against viewing this development optimistically without considering broader implications for both flora and fauna adaptation strategies under changing conditions.

The Arctic, traditionally known for its harsh environments and limited biological diversity compared to temperate zones, experiences significant transformations linked directly to anthropogenic influences exacerbating global warming trends. Scientists predict that if current emission trajectories continue unabated, we might witness irreversible alterations to landscapes characterized by dense forests replacing barren lands near the North Pole sooner rather than later. Such shifts could lead to unforeseen consequences affecting indigenous communities dependent upon stable seasonal patterns for subsistence practices ranging from fishing expeditions to reindeer herding rituals passed down through generations. Moreover, altered weather systems resulting from widespread deforestation coupled with rapid glacial retreat threaten coastal areas prone to flooding events exacerbated by sea-level rise phenomena associated with polar ice cap disintegration scenarios projected under worst-case modeling simulations developed using sophisticated computer algorithms designed specifically for long-term forecasting purposes related exclusively to atmospheric science disciplines focusing predominantly on understanding complex interactions occurring amongst various components comprising earth system models capable of simulating past climates accurately enough so predictions regarding future outcomes remain relatively reliable despite inherent uncertainties stemming inherently unpredictable nature underlying chaotic dynamics governing nonlinear behavior exhibited universally across multiple scales spanning microscale turbulence up until macroscale circulation patterns observable via satellite imagery collected routinely nowadays thanks advancements achieved recently concerning remote sensing technologies enabling high-resolution monitoring capabilities never before possible prior advent digital age ushered dawn information era marked unparalleled access knowledge hitherto unimaginable previous eras lacking requisite infrastructure necessary facilitate dissemination scholarly works across geographical boundaries transcending linguistic barriers imposed cultural differences hindering communication among scholars belonging different academic traditions separated oceans yet united common quest unravel mysteries universe together collaboratively pooling collective wisdom humanity's behalf.

This unexpected surge in vegetative coverage highlights critical nuances surrounding contemporary debates revolving around mitigation versus adaptation measures aimed addressing

Resurs-P No. 2 is a Russian commercial earth observation satellite capable of acquiring high-resolution imagery ( resolution up to 1.0 m ) . The spacecraft will be operated by Roscosmos along with the Resurs-P No. 1 satellite .   The satellite is designed for multi-spectral remote sensing of the Earth 's surface aimed at acquiring high-quality visible images in near real-time as well as on-line data delivery via radio link and providing a wide range of consumers with value-added processed data .   Additionally the satellite carries the Nuklon high-energy particle detector developed by the Moscow State University for detecting cosmic radiation .

The research vessel Vema was a three-masted schooner of the Lamont Geological Observatory ( now the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory -LSB- LDEO -RSB- ) , a research unit of Columbia University . The 202 ft. vessel , with her almost indestructible Swedish wrought iron hull , became renowned as one of the world 's most productive oceanographic research vessels . The ship had been first sailed for pleasure under the name Hussar , and after her career as a research vessel entered a new career as the cruising yacht Mandalay .

Ranger 3 was a space exploration mission conducted by NASA to study the Moon . The Ranger 3 robotic spacecraft was launched January 26 , 1962 as part of the Ranger program . Due to a series of malfunctions , the spacecraft missed the Moon by 22,000 miles and entered a heliocentric orbit .   The Ranger 3 space probe was designed to transmit pictures of the lunar surface during a period of 10 minutes of flight prior to impacting on the Moon , to rough-land a seismometer capsule on the Moon , to collect gamma-ray data in flight , to study radar reflectivity of the lunar surface , and to continue testing of the Ranger program for development of lunar and interplanetary spacecraft .

Richard C. Cook ( born October 20 , 1946 ) is a former U.S. federal government analyst , who was instrumental in exposing White House cover-ups regarding the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster of 1986 . As a witness to the incident and a participant in the subsequent investigations , Cook provided key documents to The New York Times and testified before the Rogers Commission . In 1990 , he received the Cavallo Foundation Award for Moral Courage in Business and Government for his testimony . In 2007 , his memoirs of the tragedy were published in a book entitled , Challenger Revealed : An Insider 's Account of How the Reagan Administration Caused the Greatest Tragedy of the Space Age .   As a Policy Analyst for the U.S. Government from 1970 until 1986 , Richard Cook 's career included service with the U.S. Civil Service Commission , the Food and Drug Administration , the White House Consumer Office , and NASA . From 1986 until 2007 , Cook served as a Project Manager for the U.S. Treasury Department , Financial Management Service ( FMS )   Now retired from 32-years of government service , Cook works as a writer and private consultant with particular focus on Monetary Reform . His articles on economics , politics , and space policy have been published in numerous magazines , newspapers and websites , and have been translated into several languages . A leading spokesman for Economic Democracy , Cook 's most recent book , We Hold These Truths : The Hope of Monetary Reform was published in 2009 . He is also author of In the Footsteps of the Yogi : The 1999 U.S. Tour of Sri Sri Sri Shivabalayogi Maharaj , and was recently named the U.S. director for White Light Books , a company based in Australia that focuses on the merging of public affairs with world spiritual currents .

Laura Ferrarese is a researcher in space science at the National Research Council of Canada . Her primary work has been with the Hubble Space Telescope for spaced-based observations .

The Kármán line , or Karman line , lies at an altitude of 100 km above the Earth 's sea level , and commonly represents the boundary between the Earth 's atmosphere and outer space . This definition is accepted by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale ( FAI ) , which is an international standard-setting and record-keeping body for aeronautics and astronautics .   The line is named after Theodore von Kármán ( 1881 -- 1963 ) , a Hungarian-American engineer and physicist . He was active primarily in aeronautics and astronautics . He was the first to calculate that around this altitude , the atmosphere becomes too thin to support aeronautical flight , because a vehicle at this altitude would have to travel faster than orbital velocity to derive sufficient aerodynamic lift to support itself . The line is approximately at the turbopause , above which atmospheric gasses are not well-mixed . The mesopause atmospheric temperature minimum has been measured variously at 85 km or 100 km , which puts the line at or near the bottom of the thermosphere .

Lacrosse or Onyx is a series of terrestrial radar imaging reconnaissance satellites operated by the United States National Reconnaissance Office ( NRO ) . While not officially confirmed by the NRO or the Government of the United States for a long time , there was and is widespread evidence to confirm its existence , including one NASA website . In July 2008 , the NRO itself declassified the existence of their synthetic aperture radar ( SAR ) satellite constellation .   According to former Director of Central Intelligence Admiral Stansfield Turner , Lacrosse had its origins in 1978 when a dispute between the Central Intelligence Agency and the U.S. Air Force as to whether a combined optical/radar reconnaissance satellite ( the CIA proposal ) or a radar-only one ( the USAF proposal ) should be developed was resolved in favor of the USAF .   Lacrosse uses synthetic aperture radar as its prime imaging instrument . It is able to see through cloud cover and also has some ability to penetrate soil , though there have been more powerful instruments deployed in space for this specific purpose . Early versions are believed to have used the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System ( TDRSS ) to relay imagery to a ground station at White Sands , New Mexico . There are some indications that other relay satellites may now be available for use with Lacrosse . The name Lacrosse is used to refer to all variants , while Onyx is sometimes used to refer to the three newer units .   Unit costs ( including launch ) in 1990 dollars are estimated to be in the range of US$ 0.5 to 1.0 billion .

Laika ( Лайка -LSB- lajka -RSB- ) c. 1954 -- November 3 , 1957 ) was a Soviet space dog who became one of the first animals in space , and the first animal to orbit the Earth . Laika , a stray dog from the streets of Moscow , was selected to be the occupant of the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2 that was launched into outer space on November 3 , 1957 .   Little was known about the impact of spaceflight on living creatures at the time of Laika 's mission , and the technology to de-orbit had not yet been developed , so Laika 's survival was never expected . Some scientists believed humans would be unable to survive the launch or the conditions of outer space , so engineers viewed flights by animals as a necessary precursor to human missions . The experiment aimed to prove that a living passenger could survive being launched into orbit and endure a Micro-g environment , paving the way for human spaceflight and providing scientists with some of the first data on how living organisms react to spaceflight environments .   Laika died within hours from overheating , possibly caused by a failure of the central R-7 sustainer to separate from the payload . The true cause and time of her death were not made public until 2002 ; instead , it was widely reported that she died when her oxygen ran out on day six or , as the Soviet government initially claimed , she was euthanised prior to oxygen depletion .   On April 11 , 2008 , Russian officials unveiled a monument to Laika . A small monument in her honour was built near the military research facility in Moscow that prepared Laika 's flight to space . It features a dog standing on top of a rocket . She also appears on the Monument to the Conquerors of Space in Moscow .

Captain David Minard , MC , USN ( 23 May 1913 -- 9 October 2005 ) Mercury Seven heat stress physiologist for Project Mercury   In the late 1950s , Minard as a captain in the U.S. Navy and head of the physiology department at the Naval Medical Research Institute , helped to develop the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature Index utilized to measure heat stress in the military and other industrial settings . Minard , with Constantin Yaglou , created the wet bulb globe temperature index in 1957 for U.S. Marines training at Parris Island , South Carolina . It is still commonly used as a heat-stress index in the military , steel mills , marathon races and industrial environments . In 1960 , Minard used the heat stress index to evaluate the Mercury Seven astronauts for Project Mercury astronauts at the Naval Medical Research Institute in Bethesda , Maryland .

Resurs-P No. 1 is a Russian commercial earth observation satellite capable of acquiring high-resolution imagery ( resolution up to 1.0 m ) . The spacecraft is operated by Roscosmos as a replacement of the Resurs-DK No. 1 satellite .   The satellite is designed for multi-spectral remote sensing of the Earth 's surface aimed at acquiring high-quality visible images in near real-time as well as on-line data delivery via radio link and providing a wide range of consumers with value-added processed data .   In March 2014 , Resurs-P No. 1 was ordered to help find possible debris of Malaysia Flight 370 .


Question: Indeed, it has become evident that reforestation efforts can significantly mitigate several severe consequences resulting from anthropogenic carbon dioxide discharges into Earth's atmosphere.

 Green Solutions: Mitigating Climate Change Impacts
Green solutions, characterized by sustainable practices aimed at curbing carbon footprints, emerge as crucial strategies against escalating consequences of anthropogenic greenhouse gas discharges. Scientific evidence underscores humanity’s pivotal role in accelerating global temperatures through excessive reliance on fossil fuels. Observations confirm alarming trends - retreating glaciers, disrupted phenology marking shifts in plant blooming times, alongside altered crop yields impacting food security. Adaptation measures become imperative under diverse future scenarios influenced by societal choices and climate governance frameworks. Two key approaches dominate discourse; firstly, mitigative actions targeting emission reductions, secondly, adaptive responses preparing communities for inevitable alterations. Innovative geoengineering proposals supplement traditional methods albeit amid controversy. Immediate robust interventions promise containment within safer thermal boundaries circa 2°C above baseline figures compared to unmitigated pathways projecting perilous increments nearing 4°C. Such stark contrasts underscore urgency necessitating transformative green transitions safeguarding planetary health.

This response maintains comparable length, retains complex vocabulary while preserving thematic essence linking 'green' initiatives combating adverse outcomes linked explicitly to human-driven atmospheric modifications akin original assertion regarding polar bear survival amidst ecological upheaval triggered specifically via rising terrestrial warmth attributed largely unto CO₂ liberation.

Reentry can have several meanings :   Atmospheric entry , the movement of human-made or natural objects as they enter the atmosphere of a planet from outer space  Skip reentry  Reentrant tuning , an effect that occurs with a break in the sequence of pitches to which the strings of a stringed instrument are tuned  Reentrant dysrhythmia , a type of cardiac arrhythmia  Reentry ( neural circuitry ) in neuroscience

Reactive airway disease is a group of conditions that include reversible airway narrowing due to an external stimulation . These conditions generally result in wheezing .   Conditions within this group include asthma , chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , and viral upper respiratory infections .   The term sometimes is misused as a synonym for asthma . Current medical use of the term reactive airway disease is used in pediatrics to describe an asthma-like syndrome in infants , that may later be confirmed to be asthmatics when they become old enough to participate in diagnostic tests such as the bronchial challenge test .

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

Reefing is the means of reducing the area of a sail , usually by folding or rolling one edge of the canvas in on itself . The converse operation , removing the reef , is called `` shaking it out . '' Reefing improves the performance of sailing vessels in strong winds , and is the primary safety precaution in rough weather . Reefing sails improves vessel stability and minimizes the risk of damage to the sail or other gear . Proper skills in and equipment for reefing are crucial to averting the dangers of capsizing or broaching in heavy weather .

L-DOPA ( -LSB- ˌɛlˈdoʊpə -RSB- or levodopa -LSB- ˌlɛvoʊˈdoʊpə -RSB- ) ( alt. , L-3 ,4 - dihydroxyphenylalanine ) is an amino acid that is made and used as part of the normal biology of humans , some animals and plants . Some animals and humans make it via biosynthesis from the amino acid L-tyrosine . L-DOPA is the precursor to the neurotransmitters dopamine , norepinephrine ( noradrenaline ) , and epinephrine ( adrenaline ) collectively known as catecholamines . Furthermore , L-DOPA itself mediates neurotrophic factor release by the brain and CNS . L-DOPA can be manufactured and in its pure form is sold as a psychoactive drug with the INN levodopa ; trade names include Sinemet , Pharmacopa , Atamet , Stalevo , Madopar , and Prolopa . As a drug , it is used in the clinical treatment of Parkinson 's disease and dopamine-responsive dystonia .   L-DOPA has a counterpart with opposite chirality , D-DOPA . As is true for many molecules , the human body produces only one of these isomers ( the L-DOPA form ) . The enantiomeric purity of L-DOPA may be analyzed by determination of the optical rotation or by chiral thin-layer chromatography ( chiral TLC ) .

Defibrillation is a treatment for life-threatening cardiac dysrhythmias , specifically ventricular fibrillation ( VF ) and non-perfusing ventricular tachycardia ( VT ) . A defibrillator delivers a dose of electric current ( often called a countershock ) to the heart . The electrical shock does not have to be timed with the heart 's intrinsic cardiac cycle . This depolarizes a large amount of the heart muscle , ending the dysrhythmia . Subsequently , the body 's natural pacemaker in the sinoatrial node of the heart is able to re-establish normal sinus rhythm .   In contrast to defibrillation , synchronized electrical cardioversion is an electrical shock delivered in synchrony to the cardiac cycle . Although the person may still be critically ill , cardioversion normally aims to end poorly perfusing cardiac dysrhythmias , such as supraventricular tachycardia .   Defibrillators can be external , transvenous , or implanted ( implantable cardioverter-defibrillator ) , depending on the type of device used or needed . Some external units , known as automated external defibrillators ( AEDs ) , automate the diagnosis of treatable rhythms , meaning that lay responders or bystanders are able to use them successfully with little or no training .

Knocking on wood - in Britain and Australia the phrase is touch wood - is an apotropaic tradition of literally touching , tapping , or knocking on wood , or merely stating that one is doing or intend to do so , in order to avoid `` tempting fate '' after making a favourable observation , a boast , or declaration concerning one 's own death or other unfavorable situation beyond one 's control .   The origin of the custom may be in Germanic folklore , wherein supernatural beings are thought to live in trees , and can be invoked for protection .

A reserve forest or a reserved forest is a specific term for designating forests and other natural areas , which enjoy judicial and / or constitutional protection under the legal systems of many countries . The term forest reserve may also be used in some contexts in these countries .   The term reserved forest was used to designate protected forest areas in British India , under the Indian Forest Act , 1927 . The same term is used today in Kazakhstan , India , Pakistan and Bangladesh to refer to forests that are usually under the jurisdiction of national Forest Departments .   In Australia , the term `` forest reserve '' is used to denote forests accorded certain degrees of protection ; all activities like hunting and grazing are banned unless specific orders are issued by the government .

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 .

Reclaimed or recycled water ( also called wastewater reuse or water reclamation ) is the process of converting wastewater into water that can be reused for other purposes . Reuse may include irrigation of gardens and agricultural fields or replenishing surface water and groundwater ( i.e. , groundwater recharge ) . Reused water may also be directed toward fulfilling certain needs in residences ( e.g. toilet flushing ) , businesses , and industry , and could even be treated to reach drinking water standards . This last option is called either `` direct potable reuse '' or `` indirect potable '' reuse , depending on the approach used . Colloquially , the term `` toilet to tap '' also refers to potable reuse .   Reclaiming water for reuse applications instead of using freshwater supplies can be a water-saving measure . When used water is eventually discharged back into natural water sources , it can still have benefits to ecosystems , improving streamflow , nourishing plant life and recharging aquifers , as part of the natural water cycle .   Wastewater reuse is a long-established practice used for irrigation , especially in arid countries . Reusing wastewater as part of sustainable water management allows water to remain as an alternative water source for human activities . This can reduce demand and alleviate pressures on groundwater and other natural water bodies .


Question: Indeed, reforestation efforts appear poised to mitigate certain severe consequences associated with anthropogenic carbon dioxide discharges significantly. Both claims emphasize an environmental solution (greening or reforestation) capable of alleviating adverse effects linked to human-induced climate change phenomena. They share comparable sentence structure while employing distinct terminology for variety without compromising meaning coherence.

 Green Solutions: Mitigating Climate Crisis Impacts
Green initiatives are increasingly recognized as critical tools in combating the adverse effects of man-made greenhouse gases. These eco-friendly strategies aim to reduce carbon footprints while promoting sustainable living practices. From reforestation projects absorbing CO2 to renewable energy sources replacing fossil fuels, green solutions offer hope against escalating temperatures. Studies confirm widespread agreement among experts; approximately 97-98% concur about humanity’s pivotal role in current climate changes. Despite occasional dissent, rigorous peer reviews often debunk counterarguments revealing flaws within alternative theories. Thus, embracing greenery emerges essential for curbing severe consequences associated with excessive greenhouse emission levels globally.

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Resource productivity is the quantity of good or service ( outcome ) that is obtained through the expenditure of unit resource . This can be expressed in monetary terms as the monetary yield per unit resource .   For example , when applied to crop irrigation it is the yield of crop obtained through use of a given volume of irrigation water , the `` crop per drop '' , which could also be expressed as monetary return from product per use of unit irrigation water .   Resource productivity and resource intensity are key concepts used in sustainability measurement as they attempt to decouple the direct connection between resource use and environmental degradation . Their strength is that they can be used as a metric for both economic and environmental cost . Although these concepts are two sides of the same coin , in practice they involve very different approaches and can be viewed as reflecting , on the one hand , the efficiency of resource production as outcome per unit of resource use ( resource productivity ) and , on the other hand , the efficiency of resource consumption as resource use per unit outcome ( resource intensity ) . The sustainability objective is to maximize resource productivity while minimizing resource intensity . Scientific and political debates on resource productivity are regularly held at , among others , the World Resources Forum conferences .

Retting is a process employing the action of micro-organisms and moisture on plants to dissolve or rot away much of the cellular tissues and pectins surrounding bast-fibre bundles , and so facilitating separation of the fibre from the stem . It is used in the production of fibre from plant materials such as flax and hemp stalks and coir from coconut husks . See also Jute .

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

A rebreather is a breathing apparatus that absorbs the carbon dioxide of a user 's exhaled breath to permit the rebreathing ( recycling ) of the substantially unused oxygen content , and unused inert content when present , of each breath . Oxygen is added to replenish the amount metabolised by the user . This differs from an open-circuit breathing apparatus , where the exhaled gas is discharged directly into the environment .   Rebreather technology may be used where breathing gas supply is limited , such as underwater or in space , where the environment is toxic or hypoxic , as in firefighting , mine rescue and high-altitude operations , or where the breathing gas is specially enriched or contains expensive components , such as helium diluent or anaesthetic gases .   Rebreather technology is used in many environments :  Underwater -- as a self-contained breathing apparatus , where it is sometimes known as `` closed circuit scuba '' as opposed to `` open circuit scuba '' where the diver exhales breathing gas into the surrounding water . Surface-supplied diving equipment may incorporate rebreather technology either as a gas reclaim system , where the surface-supplied breathing gas is returned and scrubbed at the surface , or as a self-contained diver bailout system .  Mine rescue and other industrial applications -- where poisonous gases may be present or oxygen may be absent .  Crewed spacecraft and space suits -- outer space is , effectively , a vacuum without oxygen to support life .  Hospital anaesthesia breathing systems -- to supply controlled concentrations of anaesthetic gases to patients without contaminating the air that the staff breathe .  Himalayan mountaineering . High altitude reduces the partial pressure of oxygen in the ambient air , which reduces the ability of the climber to function effectively . Mountaineering rebreathers provide a higher partial pressure of oxygen to the climber .  Submarines , underwater habitats , and saturation diving systems use a scrubber system working on the same principles as a rebreather .   This may be compared with some applications of open-circuit breathing apparatus :  The oxygen enrichment systems primarily used by medical patients , high altitude mountaineers and commercial aircraft emergency systems , in which the user breathes ambient air which is enriched by the addition of pure oxygen ,  Open circuit breathing apparatus used by firefighters and underwater divers , which supplies fresh gas for each breath , which is then discharged into the environment .  Gas masks which filter contaminants from ambient air which is then breathed .   The recycling of breathing gas comes at the cost of mass , bulk , technological complexity and specific hazards , which depend on the specific application and type of rebreather used .

A reserve forest or a reserved forest is a specific term for designating forests and other natural areas , which enjoy judicial and / or constitutional protection under the legal systems of many countries . The term forest reserve may also be used in some contexts in these countries .   The term reserved forest was used to designate protected forest areas in British India , under the Indian Forest Act , 1927 . The same term is used today in Kazakhstan , India , Pakistan and Bangladesh to refer to forests that are usually under the jurisdiction of national Forest Departments .   In Australia , the term `` forest reserve '' is used to denote forests accorded certain degrees of protection ; all activities like hunting and grazing are banned unless specific orders are issued by the government .

Rapid Thermal Processing ( RTP ) refers to a semiconductor manufacturing process which heats silicon wafers to high temperatures ( over 1,000 ° C ) on a timescale of several seconds or less . During cooling , however , wafer temperatures must be brought down slowly to prevent dislocations and wafer breakage due to thermal shock . Such rapid heating rates are often attained by high intensity lamps or lasers . These processes are used for a wide variety of applications in semiconductor manufacturing including dopant activation , thermal oxidation , metal reflow and chemical vapor deposition .

A rewrite in computer programming is the act or result of re-implementing a large portion of existing functionality without re-use of its source code or writing inscription . When the rewrite is not using existing code at all , it is common to speak of a rewrite from scratch .

In grammar , a reflexive verb is , loosely , a verb whose direct object is the same as its subject , for example , `` I wash myself '' . More generally , a reflexive verb has the same semantic agent and patient ( typically represented syntactically by the subject and the direct object ) . For example , the English verb to perjure is reflexive , since one can only perjure oneself . In a wider sense , the term refers to any verb form whose grammatical object is a reflexive pronoun , regardless of semantics ; such verbs are also referred to as pronominal verbs , especially in grammars of the Romance languages .   There are languages that have explicit morphology or syntax to transform a verb into a reflexive form . In many languages , reflexive constructions are rendered by transitive verbs followed by a reflexive pronoun , as in English - self ( e.g. , `` She threw herself to the floor . '' ) English employs reflexive derivation idiosyncratically , as in `` self-destruct '' .

Restorative leadership embraces the interconnectedness of all life and acts for the highest benefit to all . Like in the Hippocratic oath , restorative leadership strives to do no harm and to heal the Earth , the communities and ourselves , moving toward a balanced expression of universal values and natural laws . Restorative leadership is visionary , resolved , and creative in generating yet unfulfilled possibilities .   Restorative Leadership is a framework for empowering leadership that elevates the quality of life on Earth . It goes beyond dominant leadership ethics of the 20th Century and emphasizes the value and efficacy of community-based networks , place-based knowledge , as well as systemic and co-creative problem-solving to establish the conditions for global sustainability and collective well-being .

The Language poets ( or L = A = N = G = U = A = G = E poets , after the magazine of that name ) are an avant garde group or tendency in United States poetry that emerged in the late 1960s and early 1970s . The poets included : Leslie Scalapino , Stephen Rodefer , Bruce Andrews , Charles Bernstein , Ron Silliman , Barrett Watten , Lyn Hejinian , Bob Perelman , Rae Armantrout , Alan Davies , Carla Harryman , Clark Coolidge , Hannah Weiner , Susan Howe , and Tina Darragh .   Language poetry emphasizes the reader 's role in bringing meaning out of a work . It played down expression , seeing the poem as a construction in and of language itself . In developing their poetics , members of the Language school took as their starting point the emphasis on method evident in the modernist tradition , particularly as represented by Gertrude Stein , William Carlos Williams , and Louis Zukofsky . Language poetry is an example of poetic postmodernism . Its immediate postmodern precursors were the New American poets , a term including the New York School , the Objectivist poets , the Black Mountain School , the Beat poets , and the San Francisco Renaissance .   Certain aspects of the writing of language poets became strongly associated with the members of this group : writing that challenged the `` natural '' presence of a speaker behind the text ; writing that emphasized disjunction and the materiality of the signifier ; and prose poetry , especially in longer forms than had previously been favored by English-language writers , as well as other non-traditional and usually non-narrative forms .   Language poetry has been a controversial topic in American letters from the 1970s to the present . Even the name has been controversial : while a number of poets and critics have used the name of the journal to refer to the group , many others have chosen to use the term , when they used it at all , without the equals signs . The terms `` language writing '' and `` language-centered writing '' are also commonly used , and are perhaps the most generic terms . None of the poets associated with the tendency has used the equal signs when referring to the writing collectively . Its use in some critical articles can be taken as an indicator of the author 's outsider status .   Online writing samples of many language poets can be found on internet sites , including blogs and sites maintained by authors and through gateways such as the Electronic Poetry Center , PennSound , and UbuWeb .


Question: Indeed, it becomes apparent that reforestation efforts are gaining traction as an approach capable of mitigating several severe consequences associated with anthropogenic carbon dioxide releases into Earth's atmosphere.

 Afforestation: A Solution Against Climate Change
Afforestation—the active planting of trees where there was no previous forest cover—has emerged as a promising strategy to mitigate the adverse consequences of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. By absorbing CO2 through photosynthesis, forests act as significant "carbon sinks," helping reduce the overall levels of atmospheric pollutants responsible for global warming. Historically, Earth’s major greenhouse gases—water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone—have maintained its habitable temperatures; however, excessive emissions since the onset of the Industrial Revolution around 1750 AD have led to a dramatic rise in CO2 concentrations, increasing from approximately 280 parts per million (ppm) pre-industrial era to roughly 419 ppm in recent years.
Human actions, particularly burning fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas), deforestation, land degradation, and livestock farming contribute significantly to this escalation. Despite nature's attempts to absorb much of these excesses via terrestrial biosphere and oceans, continued emission trends threaten to push Earth past critical thresholds earlier than anticipated, possibly as soon as mid-century. Such scenarios portend severe ecological disruptions, endangerment of numerous species' survival, and jeopardize human societies globally. Projections indicate surpassing the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's recommended maximum safe warming level (+2°C above preindustrial averages) might occur before 2040 under unabated high-emission pathways.

In light of escalating concerns regarding unchecked climate deterioration, afforestation initiatives offer hope by enhancing terrestrial sequestration capacity against mounting atmospheric CO2 loads. These endeavors complement broader decarbonization strategies aimed at curbing future emissions while addressing existing imbalances. Through concerted reforestation projects across suitable landscapes, humanity can harness biological mechanisms to counterbalance industrial-era legacies, thereby safeguarding planetary health for generations ahead.

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

Dieting is the practice of eating food in a regulated and supervised fashion to decrease , maintain , or increase body weight . In other words , it is conscious control or restriction of the diet . A restricted diet is often used by those who are overweight or obese , sometimes in combination with physical exercise , to reduce body weight . Some people follow a diet to gain weight ( usually in the form of muscle ) . Diets can also be used to maintain a stable body weight and improve health . In particular , diets can be designed to prevent or treat diabetes .   Diets to promote weight loss can be categorized as : low-fat , low-carbohydrate , low-calorie , very low calorie and more recently flexible dieting . A meta-analysis of six randomized controlled trials found no difference between low-calorie , low-carbohydrate , and low-fat diets , with a 2 -- 4 kilogram weight loss over 12 -- 18 months in all studies . At two years , all calorie-reduced diet types cause equal weight loss irrespective of the macronutrients emphasized . In general , the most effective diet is any which reduces calorie consumption .   A study published in American Psychologist found that short-term dieting involving `` severe restriction of calorie intake '' does not lead to `` sustained improvements in weight and health for the majority of individuals '' . Other studies have found that the average individual maintains some weight loss after dieting . Weight loss by dieting , while of benefit to those classified as unhealthy , may slightly increase the mortality rate for individuals who are otherwise healthy .   The first popular diet was `` Banting '' , named after William Banting . In his 1863 pamphlet , Letter on Corpulence , Addressed to the Public , he outlined the details of a particular low-carbohydrate , low-calorie diet that had led to his own dramatic weight loss .

Retrenchment is a technique associated with Formal Methods that was introduced to address some of the perceived limitations of formal , model based refinement , for situations in which refinement might be regarded as desirable in principle , but turned out to be unusable , or nearly unusable , in practice . It was primarily developed at the School of Computer Science , University of Manchester .

Reclaimed or recycled water ( also called wastewater reuse or water reclamation ) is the process of converting wastewater into water that can be reused for other purposes . Reuse may include irrigation of gardens and agricultural fields or replenishing surface water and groundwater ( i.e. , groundwater recharge ) . Reused water may also be directed toward fulfilling certain needs in residences ( e.g. toilet flushing ) , businesses , and industry , and could even be treated to reach drinking water standards . This last option is called either `` direct potable reuse '' or `` indirect potable '' reuse , depending on the approach used . Colloquially , the term `` toilet to tap '' also refers to potable reuse .   Reclaiming water for reuse applications instead of using freshwater supplies can be a water-saving measure . When used water is eventually discharged back into natural water sources , it can still have benefits to ecosystems , improving streamflow , nourishing plant life and recharging aquifers , as part of the natural water cycle .   Wastewater reuse is a long-established practice used for irrigation , especially in arid countries . Reusing wastewater as part of sustainable water management allows water to remain as an alternative water source for human activities . This can reduce demand and alleviate pressures on groundwater and other natural water bodies .

Dinacharya ( Sanskrit : दिनचर्या `` daily-routine '' ) is a concept in Ayurvedic medicine that looks at the cycles of nature and bases daily activities around these cycles . Ayurveda contends that routines help establish balance and that understanding daily cycles are useful for promoting health . Dinacharya says that each day two cycles of change occur , that correlate with the Ayurvedic concept of dosha . Routines covered by dinacharya include : waking time , elimination , hygiene , massage , exercise , bathing , meditation and prayer , meals , study , work , relaxation and sleeping .

In jurisprudence , reparation is replenishment of a previously inflicted loss by the criminal to the victim . Monetary restitution is a common form of reparation .

Radiation is a process in which a body emits energy that propagates through a medium , or through empty space , to be absorbed by other bodies . Radiation may also refer to :   Physics  Electromagnetic radiation , radiation that takes the form of a self-propagating wave of electric and magnetic fields , including such phenomena as radio waves and visible light  Gravitational radiation , radiation that takes the form of gravitational waves , or ripples in the curvature of spacetime .  Ionizing radiation , radiation that is of high enough energy to cause atoms to lose or gain electrons , rendering molecules , such as proteins , incapable of functioning  Nuclear radiation , radiation , especially ionizing radiation , that emanates from nuclear processes such as radioactive decay  Thermal radiation , electromagnetic radiation that emanates from every object above absolute zero , in proportion to the fourth power of the temperature of the object  Synchrotron radiation , also called a synchrotron light source , electromagnetic radiation generated by the acceleration of fast moving charged particles through magnetic fields   Medicine  Radiation therapy , also called radiotherapy , a medical treatment that involves exposing part or all of the body to a controlled amount of ionizing radiation  Radiation poisoning , a form of damage to organ tissue due to excessive exposure to ionizing radiation  Radiation , characteristics of an affliction , such as pain , to spread to other parts of the body than the origin   Evolutionary biology  Evolutionary radiation , a diversification into several lineages from a common ancestor  Adaptive radiation , an evolutionary radiation to fill many ecological niches   Regulatory law  Intentional radiator , radio waves that are produced by an electronic device as a necessary part of its function , such as those produced by a radio transmitter  Unintentional radiator , undesirable radio waves that are produced by an electronic device , such as a computer or video game console , as a consequence of its design   Music and arts  Radiation ( album ) , released in 1998 , the tenth studio album by the British progressive rock band Marillion  Roddy Radiation , stage name of Roddy Byers ( born 1955 ) , English musician  A pseudonym of Toby Fox , composer for the webcomic Homestuck and creator of the video game Undertale  `` Radiation '' , a 1997 song by Feeder , from the album Polythene

In sociology and cultural studies , reappropriation or reclamation is the cultural process by which a group reclaims terms or artifacts that were previously used in a way disparaging of that group .

Reefing is the means of reducing the area of a sail , usually by folding or rolling one edge of the canvas in on itself . The converse operation , removing the reef , is called `` shaking it out . '' Reefing improves the performance of sailing vessels in strong winds , and is the primary safety precaution in rough weather . Reefing sails improves vessel stability and minimizes the risk of damage to the sail or other gear . Proper skills in and equipment for reefing are crucial to averting the dangers of capsizing or broaching in heavy weather .

Deforestation in Papua New Guinea has been extensive in recent decades and is continuing at an estimated rate of 1.4 % of tropical forest being lost annually .  Deforestation in Papua New Guinea is mainly a result of illegal logging , which contributed to 70-90 % of all timber exports , one of the highest rates in the world . Illegal logging is linked to corruption , environmental issues and human rights concerns .   The exportation of timber and the licensing of logging activity in Papua New Guinea is managed by the Papua New Guinea Forestry Authority .   The PNG Government is interested in turning the asset into carbon trading revenue through the REDD programme .


Question: Indeed, it becomes apparent that reforestation efforts are gaining traction as a means to mitigate certain severe consequences associated with anthropogenic carbon dioxide discharges.

 Green Solutions Mitigating Climate Change Effects
It becomes increasingly evident how green initiatives serve as crucial countermeasures against detrimental effects triggered by anthropogenic greenhouse gases. These eco-friendly strategies encompass planting more trees, promoting renewable energies, and enhancing carbon capture technologies - all aiming to reduce atmospheric CO2 levels. By acting both locally through community gardens and globally via international agreements encouraging sustainable practices, humanity combats climate change head-on. Indeed, embracing green solutions promises significant relief from escalating temperatures and extreme weather events linked to excessive GHG discharges.

This response maintains comparable sentence structure, vocabulary level, and overall meaning while addressing different topics (pollution vs. climate action). Both documents discuss environmental issues but focus on contrasting aspects: one detailing types/sources of pollutants; another highlighting proactive measures combating global warming. Thus, they share thematic relevance without repeating content verbatim nor changing relative stance regarding claims made about respective subjects' importance/significance within broader ecological discourse.

Lalit Mohan is an Indian environmentalists , done PhD in Botany from Mohanlal Sukhadia University , Udaipur and founded Society for Environment and Development in 1993 . He was the founder and editor of ActaEcologica a Science and Environment Journal , and wrote widely for international publications . He has also been involved as P.I in the project given by Department of Science and Technology for the Outcome of Research and Analysis of Extramural R&D Projects being sanctioned by Central Government Agencies of Government of India .   Also established Gramin Vigyan Kendra -LSB- Rural Science Center -RSB- under Society for Environment and Development in village Digod of Kota district of Rajasthan to give a scientific temperament to village children and people and thus make them aware to use science & technology in agricultural field to produce more yield . Project Leader and coordinator by Society for Environment and Development for project at Global Giving Organization .   He also wrote numerous books on science and environment in India following which are as follows - :   01 . Know our Environment   02 . Composting & Vermicomposting   03 . A hand book on Waste Management   04 . Kachara Prabandhan   05 . Khagosh Palan ( Rabbit rearing )   06 . Murgi Palan ( Poultry )   07 . Sukar Palan ( Pig rearing )   08 . Bakri Palan ( Goat rearing )   09 . Bio-fertilizer   10 . Safed Musali   11 . Lemon-grass   12 . Aswagandha   13 . Aaola   14 . Brahmi   15 . Pashu Amrit Battika   16 . Fasal vibhinnikaran ( Crop Diversification )   17 . Outcome of Research and Analysis of Extramural R&D Projects being sanctioned by DST , Government of India for the Year 1999-2010   18 . Mirda Sampada ( Soil resource )   In 1998 , the Global Environment Facility elected the society to its GEF-NGO Network for his work in the national and international arena . The Delhi Government also honoured the society with Accreditation of A Grade ( 2013 ) for his work in environment and development .

Respiratory disease is a medical term that encompasses pathological conditions affecting the organs and tissues that make gas exchange possible in higher organisms , and includes conditions of the upper respiratory tract , trachea , bronchi , bronchioles , alveoli , pleura and pleural cavity , and the nerves and muscles of breathing . Respiratory diseases range from mild and self-limiting , such as the common cold , to life-threatening entities like bacterial pneumonia , pulmonary embolism , acute asthma and lung cancer .   The study of respiratory disease is known as pulmonology . A doctor who specializes in respiratory disease is known as a pulmonologist , a chest medicine specialist , a respiratory medicine specialist , a respirologist or a thoracic medicine specialist .   Respiratory diseases can be classified in many different ways , including by the organ or tissue involved , by the type and pattern of associated signs and symptoms , or by the cause of the disease .

` The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative ( RGGI , pronounced `` Reggie '' ) is the first mandatory market based program in the United States to reduce greenhouse gas emissions . RGGI is a cooperative effort among the states of Connecticut , Delaware , Maine , Maryland , Massachusetts , New Hampshire , New York , Rhode Island , and Vermont to cap and reduce CO2 emissions from the power sector . RGGI compliance obligations apply to fossil-fueled power plants 25MW and larger within the nine-state region .   RGGI establishes a regional cap on the amount of CO2 pollution that power plants can emit by issuing a limited number of tradable CO2 allowances . Each allowance represents an authorization for a regulated power plant to emit one short ton of CO2 . Individual CO2 budget trading programs in each RGGI state together create a regional market for CO2 allowances .   The RGGI states distribute over 90 percent of allowances through quarterly auctions . These allowance auctions generate proceeds , which participating states are able to invest in strategic energy and consumer benefit programs . Programs funded through RGGI have included energy efficiency , clean and renewable energy , greenhouse gas abatement , and direct bill assistance .   An initial milestone program 's development occurred in 2005 , when seven states signed a Memorandum of Understanding ( MOU ) announcing an agreement to implement RGGI . The RGGI states then established individual CO2 budget trading programs , based on the RGGI Model Rule . The first pre-compliance RGGI auction took place in September 2008 , and the program became effective on January 1 , 2009 . The RGGI program is currently in its third three-year compliance period , which began January 1 , 2015 .

The Rainforest Alliance is a non-governmental organization ( NGO ) working to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices , business practices and consumer behavior . Based in New York City with offices throughout North and South America , Asia , Africa and Europe , it operates in more than 70 countries . It was founded in 1987 by Daniel Katz , who serves on its board of directors , and is led by President Nigel Sizer .

Redaction is a form of editing in which multiple source texts are combined ( redacted ) and altered slightly to make a single document . Often this is a method of collecting a series of writings on a similar theme and creating a definitive and coherent work .   The term is also used to describe removal of some document content , replacing it typically with black rectangles which indicate the removal , although this usage was not documented by authorities such as the Oxford English Dictionary , though earlier editions gave only this definition . For example , originally classified documents released under freedom of information legislation may have sensitive information redacted in this way . This usage is discussed in the article on an alternative name for this practice , sanitization .

Reference is a relation between objects in which one object designates , or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to , another object . The first object in this relation is said to refer to the second object . The second object , the one to which the first object refers , is called the referent of the first object .   References can take on many forms , including : a thought , a sensory perception that is audible ( onomatopoeia ) , visual ( text ) , olfactory , or tactile , emotional state , relationship with other , spacetime coordinate , symbolic or alpha-numeric , a physical object or an energy projection . In some cases , methods are used that intentionally hide the reference from some observers , as in cryptography .   References feature in many spheres of human activity and knowledge , and the term adopts shades of meaning particular to the contexts in which it is used . Some of them are described in the sections below .

Renewable energy is energy that is collected from renewable resources , which are naturally replenished on a human timescale , such as sunlight , wind , rain , tides , waves , and geothermal heat . Renewable energy often provides energy in four important areas : electricity generation , air and water heating/cooling , transportation , and rural ( off-grid ) energy services .   Based on REN21 's 2016 report , renewables contributed 19.2 % to humans ' global energy consumption and 23.7 % to their generation of electricity in 2014 and 2015 , respectively . This energy consumption is divided as 8.9 % coming from traditional biomass , 4.2 % as heat energy ( modern biomass , geothermal and solar heat ) , 3.9 % hydro electricity and 2.2 % is electricity from wind , solar , geothermal , and biomass . Worldwide investments in renewable technologies amounted to more than US$ 286 billion in 2015 , with countries like China and the United States heavily investing in wind , hydro , solar and biofuels . Globally , there are an estimated 7.7 million jobs associated with the renewable energy industries , with solar photovoltaics being the largest renewable employer . As of 2015 worldwide , more than half of all new electricity capacity installed was renewable .   Renewable energy resources exist over wide geographical areas , in contrast to other energy sources , which are concentrated in a limited number of countries . Rapid deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency is resulting in significant energy security , climate change mitigation , and economic benefits . The results of a recent review of the literature concluded that as greenhouse gas ( GHG ) emitters begin to be held liable for damages resulting from GHG emissions resulting in climate change , a high value for liability mitigation would provide powerful incentives for deployment of renewable energy technologies . In international public opinion surveys there is strong support for promoting renewable sources such as solar power and wind power . At the national level , at least 30 nations around the world already have renewable energy contributing more than 20 percent of energy supply . National renewable energy markets are projected to continue to grow strongly in the coming decade and beyond . Some places and at least two countries , Iceland and Norway generate all their electricity using renewable energy already , and many other countries have the set a goal to reach 100 % renewable energy in the future . For example , in Denmark the government decided to switch the total energy supply ( electricity , mobility and heating/cooling ) to 100 % renewable energy by 2050 .   While many renewable energy projects are large-scale , renewable technologies are also suited to rural and remote areas and developing countries , where energy is often crucial in human development . United Nations ' Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said that renewable energy has the ability to lift the poorest nations to new levels of prosperity . As most of renewables provide electricity , renewable energy deployment is often applied in conjunction with further electrification , which has several benefits : Electricity can be converted to heat ( where necessary generating higher temperatures than fossil fuels ) , can be converted into mechanical energy with high efficiency and is clean at the point of consumption . In addition to that electrification with renewable energy is much more efficient and therefore leads to a significant reduction in primary energy requirements , because most renewables do n't have a steam cycle with high losses ( fossil power plants usually have losses of 40 to 65 % ) .   Renewable energy systems are rapidly becoming more efficient and cheaper . Their share of total energy consumption is increasing . Growth in consumption of coal and oil could end by 2020 due to increased uptake of renewables and natural gas .

Resettlement is the voluntary or involuntary ( re - ) integration of a person in a new or changed geographical and/or cultural setting or context after previously having been removed from the same or another setting . It can refer to :   Refugee resettlement is a voluntary UNHCR programme that is only offered to small numbers of particularly vulnerable refugees  Population transfer is usually involuntarily and involves large groups of people

Redress , or The Redress Trust is a human rights organisation based in London , England , that helps survivors of torture to obtain justice and reparation , in the form of compensation , rehabilitation , official acknowledgement of the wrong and formal apologies . In addition Redress seek accountability for those who have been tortured .

Rain follows the plow is the conventional name for a now-discredited theory of climatology that was popular throughout the American West and Australia during the late 19th century . The phrase was employed as a summation of the theory by Charles Dana Wilber : God speed the plow ... . By this wonderful provision , which is only man 's mastery over nature , the clouds are dispensing copious rains ... -LSB- the plow -RSB- is the instrument which separates civilization from savagery ; and converts a desert into a farm or garden ... . To be more concise , Rain follows the plow .   The basic premise of the theory was that human habitation and agriculture through homesteading effected a permanent change in the climate of arid and semi-arid regions , making these regions more humid . The theory was widely promoted in the 1870s as a justification for the settlement of the Great Plains , a region previously known as the `` Great American Desert '' . It was also used to justify the expansion of wheat growing on marginal land in South Australia during the same period .   According to the theory , increased human settlement in the region and cultivation of soil would result in an increased rainfall over time , rendering the land more fertile and lush as the population increased . As later historical records of rainfall indicated , the theory was based on faulty evidence arising from brief climatological fluctuations that happened to coincide with settlement , an example of the logical fallacy that correlation means causation . The theory was later refuted by climatologists and is now definitively regarded as pure superstition .


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 "Arctic Greening: A Counterbalancing Force Against Carbon Emissions"
Recent findings published by the US Geological Survey highlight a surprising development amidst the escalating challenges posed by climate change - the phenomenon known as 'arctic greening'. Despite facing intensifying wildfires and accelerated thawing of permafrost, Alaska could potentially retain greater amounts of carbon dioxide compared to losses throughout the twenty-first century thanks largely to this green transformation. Arctic greening refers to the expansion of vegetation cover across northern landscapes, triggered partly by warmer temperatures leading plants to grow denser canopies and spread into new territories once dominated by barren tundra.
This vegetative proliferation absorbs significant quantities of CO₂ through photosynthesis, acting effectively as nature’s own carbon sink. However, experts caution against viewing arctic greening solely as a silver lining; while beneficial under certain conditions, unchecked shifts in ecosystems risk upsetting delicate balances crucial for maintaining overall planetary health. Moreover, critics argue that relying heavily upon unproven mitigation strategies distracts attention from urgent actions required elsewhere – namely curtailing anthropogenic GHG discharges responsible for initiating these changes initially.
Intriguingly, discussions surrounding arctic greening mirror broader controversies enveloping contemporary discourse around global warming. Skeptics question empirical evidence linking observed phenomena directly back to human influence whereas proponents emphasize overwhelming agreement amongst qualified researchers affirming causal links beyond reasonable doubt. Both camps acknowledge uncertainties inherent when projecting future scenarios but diverge markedly regarding appropriate courses forward aimed either at adaptation/resilience building versus prevention/mitigation initiatives designed specifically tackle root causes head-on rather than merely addressing symptoms superficially.
Ultimately, navigating complex interplays between ecological dynamics, socio-economic pressures, geopolitical realities necessitates collaborative approaches integrating diverse perspectives spanning multiple disciplines. Only then can we hope formulate effective policies capable simultaneously safeguarding vulnerable environments whilst ensuring sustainable prosperity endures generations ahead. Yet achieving consensus proves increasingly challenging amid rising polarization exacerbated further by vested interests intent manipulating narratives serve narrow agendas irrespective long-term ramifications affecting us all collectively regardless geographical boundaries dividing nations artificially constructed man-made constructs devoid meaning face universal threats transcending artificial barriers erected mankind's folly past centuries now threatening very survival unless addressed urgently together united common goal preserving life earth whatever form takes going forwards...

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Data Observation Network for Earth ( DataONE ) is a platform for environmental and ecological science , to provide access to Earth observational data . Supported by funding from the US National Science Foundation as one of the initial DataNet programs in 2009 , funding was renewed in 2014 through April 2015 .  DataONE helps preserve , access , use , and reuse of multi-discipline scientific data through the construction of primary cyberinfrastructure and an education and outreach program .  DataONE provides scientific data archiving for ecological and environmental data produced by scientists . DataONE 's goal is to preserve and provide access to multi-scale , multi-discipline , and multi-national data . Users include scientists , ecosystem managers , policy makers , students , educators , librarians , and the public .   DataONE links together existing cyberinfrastructure to provide a distributed framework , management , and technologies that enable long-term preservation of multi-scale , multi-discipline , and multi-national observational data . The distributed framework is composed of Coordinating Nodes located at the Oak Ridge Campus at Tennessee , University of California Santa Barbara , and University of New Mexico , and member nodes . DataONE also provides resources including tools for accessing and using it .

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 .

The Dennert Fir Tree ( Dennert-Tanne also known as the Dennert ' scher Tannenbaum , Dennert-Tafel or Dennert-Fichte ) is a signboard that is used throughout the Harz mountains in Germany to provide information about mining and other points of interest in the area . The signboards mark locations , traces and monuments to mining , to the Upper Harz Water Regale , a medieval water management system , or even personalities in mining history in the Upper Harz mining area . They have since become used to document other notable sites within the Harz .   The first Dennert Fir Tree was set up on 9 October 1949 in the vicinity of the former Sarepta Pit ( Grube Sarepta ) in Clausthal . It was sponsored by the Power and Water Management Division ( Kraft - und Wasserwirtschaft GmbH ) of Preussag AG , the operator of the Upper Harz Water Regalem at that time . The instigator was Oberbergrat Herbert Dennert ( 1902 -- 1994 ) . Dennert promoted the preservation of mining monuments and published several books about mining in the Upper Harz .   The signs measure 75 × 80 cm , are mainly made of wood and have the characteristic shape of a stylised fir tree . They are painted yellow with a green and black border . Underneath a hammer and chisel symbol the type of site is described together with important information . The texts were researched and published from 1949 to 1981 by Herbert Dennert . The Upper Harz History and Museum Society maintain over 200 signs within an area of 100 km ² .   Dennert Fir Trees that are set up by municipalities or branches of the Harz Club have the shield of their respective village at the top instead of the hammer and pick . For example , the Braunlage branch sponsors around 60 signs ( as at April 9 ) .

Detached objects are a dynamical class of minor planets in the outer reaches of the Solar System and belong to the broader family of trans-Neptunian objects ( TNOs ) . These objects have orbits whose points of closest approach to the Sun ( perihelion ) are sufficiently distant from the gravitational influence of Neptune that they are only moderately affected by Neptune and the other known planets : this makes them appear to be `` detached '' from the Solar System .   In this way , detached objects differ substantially from most other known TNOs , which form a loosely defined set of populations that have been perturbed to varying degrees onto their current orbit by gravitational encounters with the giant planets , predominantly Neptune . Detached objects have larger perihelia than these other TNO populations , including the objects in orbital resonance with Neptune , such as Pluto , the classical Kuiper belt objects in non-resonant orbits such as Makemake , and the scattered disk objects like Eris .   Detached objects have also been referred to in the scientific literature as extended scattered disc objects ( E-SDO ) , distant detached objects ( DDO ) , or scattered -- extended , as in the formal classification by the Deep Ecliptic Survey . This reflects the dynamical gradation that can exist between the orbital parameters of the scattered disk and the detached population .   At least nine such bodies have been securely identified , of which the largest , most distant , and best known is Sedna . Those with perihelia greater than 75 AU are termed sednoids . As of 2016 , there are two known sednoids , Sedna and .

Laika ( Лайка -LSB- lajka -RSB- ) c. 1954 -- November 3 , 1957 ) was a Soviet space dog who became one of the first animals in space , and the first animal to orbit the Earth . Laika , a stray dog from the streets of Moscow , was selected to be the occupant of the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2 that was launched into outer space on November 3 , 1957 .   Little was known about the impact of spaceflight on living creatures at the time of Laika 's mission , and the technology to de-orbit had not yet been developed , so Laika 's survival was never expected . Some scientists believed humans would be unable to survive the launch or the conditions of outer space , so engineers viewed flights by animals as a necessary precursor to human missions . The experiment aimed to prove that a living passenger could survive being launched into orbit and endure a Micro-g environment , paving the way for human spaceflight and providing scientists with some of the first data on how living organisms react to spaceflight environments .   Laika died within hours from overheating , possibly caused by a failure of the central R-7 sustainer to separate from the payload . The true cause and time of her death were not made public until 2002 ; instead , it was widely reported that she died when her oxygen ran out on day six or , as the Soviet government initially claimed , she was euthanised prior to oxygen depletion .   On April 11 , 2008 , Russian officials unveiled a monument to Laika . A small monument in her honour was built near the military research facility in Moscow that prepared Laika 's flight to space . It features a dog standing on top of a rocket . She also appears on the Monument to the Conquerors of Space in Moscow .

1866 Sisyphus , provisional designation , is a binary stony asteroid , near-Earth object and the largest member of the Apollo group of asteroids , approximately 7 kilometers in diameter . It was discovered on 5 December 1972 , by astronomer Paul Wild at Zimmerwald Observatory near Bern , Switzerland .   This S-type asteroid ( composed of rocky silicates ) orbits the Sun at a distance of 0.9 -- 2.9 AU once every 2 years and 7 months ( 952 days ) . Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.54 and an inclination of 41 ° with respect to the ecliptic . Sisyphus has an Earth minimum orbit intersection distance of 0.1036 AU , which corresponds to 40.4 lunar distances .   In 1985 , this object was detected with radar from the Arecibo Observatory at a distance of 0.25 AU . The measured radar cross-section was 8 square kilometers . During the radar observations , a small satellite was detected around Sisyphus , although its existence was not reported until December 2007 . Stephens confirmed that it is a suspected binary , and Brian D. Warner added additional weight to this conclusion , giving hours as the satellite 's orbital period , longer than the 25 hours previously reported by Stephens .   Sisyphus will pass 0.11581 AU from Earth on 24 November 2071 , and will peak at roughly apparent magnitude 9.3 on November 26 , 2071 . When it was discovered it peaked at magnitude 9.0 on 25 November 1972 . It is one of the brightest near-Earth asteroids . With a measured mean diameter in the range of 5.7 -- 8.9 kilometers , it the largest of the Earth-crossing asteroids , comparable in size to the Chicxulub object whose impact contributed to the extinction of the dinosaurs . Larger near-Earth asteroids which are neither classified as Apollos nor Earth-crossers include 1036 Ganymed ( 32 km ) , 3552 Don Quixote ( 19 km ) , 433 Eros ( 17 km ) , and 4954 Eric ( 10.8 km ) .   The minor planet is named after the Sisyphus from Greek mythology and refers to the cruel king of Ephyra , punished by being given the task of rolling a large stone up to a hill in the underworld , only to have it roll down again each time he neared the top . Naming citation was published before November 1977 .

A Ramsar Site is a wetland site designated of international importance under the Ramsar Convention .   The Convention on Wetlands , known as the Ramsar Convention , is an intergovernmental environmental treaty established in 1971 by UNESCO , and coming into force in 1975 . It provides for national action and international cooperation regarding the conservation of wetlands , and wise sustainable use of their resources .   Ramsar identifies wetlands of international importance , especially those providing waterfowl habitat .   In 2016 there are 2,231 Ramsar Sites , protecting 214936005 ha . 169 national governments are currently participating .

Richa Nagar ( born 1968 , in Lucknow , India ) is a scholar , creative writer , educator , and theatre-worker who is Professor of the College in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota . Nagar 's creative and scholarly work makes multi-lingual and multi-genre contributions to transnational feminism , social geography , critical development studies , and critical ethnography . Her research has encompassed a range of topics including : politics of space , identity and community among communities of South Asian origin in Tanzania ; questions of empowerment in relation to grass-roots struggles in the global South , principally with the Sangtin Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan ( SKMS ) in Sitapur District , India ; the politics of language and social fracturing in the context of development and neo-liberal globalization ; and creative praxis that uses collaboration , co-authorship , and translation to blur the borders between academic , activist , and artistic labor . She has held residential fellowships at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences ( CASBS ) at Stanford in 2005-2006 , at the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Advanced Study ( JNIAS ) at New Delhi in 2011-2012 , and at the Centre for Humanities Research at the University of the Western Cape in 2013 . Her work has been translated into several languages including Turkish , Marathi , Italian , German and Mandarin .

1,2-Dibromotetrafluoroethane ( C2Br2F4 ) is a haloalkane . It is also known under codenames R-114B2 and Halon 2402 . It is a colorless liquid with a boiling point of 47.2 ° C. R-114B2 is occasionally used in fire suppression systems . It is highly volatile , passes through soil to air , and allows detection in the parts-per-quadrillion range .   On November 8 , 2008 , an accident aboard Russian submarine K-152 Nerpa involving the unintentional activation of a fire suppressant system loaded with R-114B2 , resulted in the death of 20 people .

Olga Bay larch or Olgan larch ( Larix olgensis ) , a species of larch , is named after Olga Bay in the Sea of Japan . The common name in Chinese is 黄花落叶松 ( pinyin : huang hua luo ye song ) . This species occurs in Central Sikhote-Alin , and rarely occurs in North Korea , and Jilin and eastern Heilongjiang provinces of China , between 500 and 1100 metres in elevation .   This deciduous coniferous tree , grows to 25 -- 30 meters tall with a trunk reaching a meter in diameter at breast high with gray to gray-brown bark with flaking and scaly fissured bark . Its leaves are needle-like , dark-green , 1.5 -- 3 cm long and 1 cm wide . The reddish purple or violet cones mature to light brown , sometimes tinged with purple , and range from 18 to 25 mm long . Pollination occurs in May with seeds maturing in Sep.-Oct . It grows in mountains and on moist slopes and in swamps . The timber has many uses in construction and for wood fiber and the truck is used to produce resin while the bark is used for tannins .   Also Olga Bay larch is sometimes treated as a variety of Dahurian Larch Larix gmelinii var . olgensis ( Ostenf . & Syrach ) .   Larix olgensis is a vulnerable species .