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 The soil in Arctic regions holds approximately double the amount of carbon that's present within our planet’s atmospheric layer. This vast reservoir plays an essential role in regulating Earth's climate by storing greenhouse gases instead of releasing them into air circulation where they contribute significantly more than any other source on land or sea level combined!
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 Arctic Carbon Storage Dynamics
The vast expanses of permafrost across the Arctic region store approximately double the amount of carbon found within the entire earth’s atmosphere – a staggering fact critical to comprehending its role in mitigating or exacerbating global warming trends. Permafrost acts as both a sink and source for carbon dioxide; under stable conditions, it sequesters large volumes of organic matter accumulated over millennia. However, rising temperatures threaten to thaw this frozen landscape, releasing trapped CO2 and methane - potent greenhouse gasses- back into the air. Such release constitutes what scientists refer to as "positive feedback," where initial warming triggers additional heating through enhanced GHG concentration. Negative feedback mechanisms exist too but operate less dominantly here: Increased plant growth might absorb more CO2 during photosynthesis if warmer climates allow vegetation expansion northwardly. Yet overall balance tilts precariously towards net emission increases should current warming trajectories persist unchecked. Understanding these complex interactions remains essential for accurate predictions regarding future climate scenarios and formulating effective mitigation strategies against potentially catastrophic outcomes associated with rapid Arctic thaw.

In summary, the Arctic plays host to significant quantities of stored carbon capable of significantly impacting planetary thermal equilibrium when destabilized via anthropogenically induced climate alterations. Scientists emphasize monitoring ongoing developments closely alongside devising robust countermeasures aimed at preserving existing cold environments' integrity before reaching tipping points beyond recovery. Immediate action seems imperative given escalating risks posed by unchecked greenhouse gas accumulation leading us down paths fraught with unforeseen ecological consequences affecting countless life forms dependent upon stable climactic regimes maintained hitherto throughout history.

Depth sounding refers to the act of measuring depth . It is often referred to simply as sounding . Data taken from soundings are used in bathymetry to make maps of the floor of a body of water , and were traditionally shown on nautical charts in fathoms and feet . The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) , the agency responsible for bathymetric data in the United States , still uses fathoms and feet on nautical charts . In other countries , the International System of Units ( metres ) has become the standard for measuring depth .

The Lake Eyre basin ( -LSB- ˈɛə -RSB- ) is a drainage basin that covers just under one-sixth of all Australia . The Lake Eyre Basin is the largest endorheic basin in Australia and amongst the largest in the world , covering about 1200000 km2 , including much of inland Queensland , large portions of South Australia and the Northern Territory , and a part of western New South Wales .   The deserts that have formed in the basin , including Sturt Stony Desert , Tirari Desert and the Strzelecki Desert , are most probably the southern hemisphere 's largest source of airborne dust . The basin is also one of the largest , least-developed arid zone basins with high degrees of variability anywhere . Grazing is the major land use , occupying 82 % of the total land within the basin . The grazing is mostly low density due to harsh and variable climatic conditions .   The basin began as a sinking landmass mostly covered by forest and contained many more lakes than now . The climate has changed from wet to arid over the last 60 million years . Most of the rivers in the Lake Eyre basin are now slow flowing , flat and completely dry for lengthy periods . They all flow towards the lowest point in the basin , 16 m below sea level , at Lake Eyre . Significant mineral deposits can be found in the basin . In 2004 the Lake Eyre Basin Intergovernmental Agreement was formed after concerns with the management of four separate state governments was raised as problems in the Murray-Darling basin arose .

Research comprises `` creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge , including knowledge of humans , culture and society , and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications . '' It is used to establish or confirm facts , reaffirm the results of previous work , solve new or existing problems , support theorems , or develop new theories . A research project may also be an expansion on past work in the field . Research projects can be used to develop further knowledge on a topic , or in the example of a school research project , they can be used to further a student 's research prowess to prepare them for future jobs or reports . To test the validity of instruments , procedures , or experiments , research may replicate elements of prior projects or the project as a whole . The primary purposes of basic research ( as opposed to applied research ) are documentation , discovery , interpretation , or the research and development ( R&D ) of methods and systems for the advancement of human knowledge . Approaches to research depend on epistemologies , which vary considerably both within and between humanities and sciences . There are several forms of research : scientific , humanities , artistic , economic , social , business , marketing , practitioner research , life , technological , etc. .

Lake Baskunchak is a salt lake of 115 km ² in Astrakhan Oblast , Russia , located at , about 270 km north of the Caspian Sea , and 53 km east of the Volga . Since 1997 the area is strictly protected as part of the Bogdinsko-Baskunchakski Nature Reserve .   The surface elevation of the lake is 21 m below sea level . It is fed by a river that draws from an area of 11,000 km ² . The salinity of the lake is about 300 g/l . Since the 8th century its salt was mined and distributed via the Silk Road . Nowadays the lake 's salt of distinct purity ( 99.8 % NaCl ) covers 80 % of Russia 's salt production . Depending on need , about 1.5 million to 5 million tons of salt are mined per year .   To the south of the lake Mount Bolshoye Bogdo rises to 150 m above sea level , forming the highest elevation in the Caspian Depression . The hill is pushed up about 1 mm per year by a salt dome . Sinkholes , and Karst caves of up to 1.5 km length lead through the hill . It also is the only area in Europe where Triassic lagerstätten surface . To the local Kalmyk people , it is a holy hill .

A detention basin or retarding basin is an excavated area installed on , or adjacent to , tributaries of rivers , streams , lakes or bays to protect against flooding and , in some cases , downstream erosion by storing water for a limited period of time . These basins are also called `` dry ponds '' , `` holding ponds '' or `` dry detention basins '' if no permanent pool of water exists . Some detention ponds are also `` wet ponds '' in that they are designed to permanently retain some volume of water at all times . In its basic form , a detention basin is used to manage water quantity while having a limited effectiveness in protecting water quality , unless it includes a permanent pool feature .

Regelation is the phenomenon of melting under pressure and freezing again when the pressure is reduced . Many sources state that regelation can be demonstrated by looping a fine wire around a block of ice , with a heavy weight attached to it . The pressure exerted on the ice slowly melts it locally , permitting the wire to pass through the entire block . The wire 's track will refill as soon as pressure is relieved , so the ice block will remain solid even after wire passes completely through . This experiment is possible for ice at − 10 ° C or cooler , and while essentially valid , the details of the process by which the wire passes through the ice are complex .  The phenomenon works best with high thermal conductivity materials such as copper , since latent heat of fusion from the top side needs to be transferred to the lower side to supply latent heat of melting .   If 1 mm diameter wire is used , over an ice cube 50 mm wide , the area the force is exerted on is 50 mm2 . This is 50 × 10 − 6 m2 . Force ( in newtons ) equals pressure ( in pascals ) multiplied by area ( in square metres ) . If at least 500 atm ( 50 MPa ) is required to melt the ice , a force of ( 50 × 106 Pa ) ( 50 × 10 − 6 m2 ) = 2500 N is required , a force roughly equal to the weight of 250 kg on Earth .   Regelation was discovered by Michael Faraday . Regelation occurs only for substances , such as ice , that have the property of expanding upon freezing , for the melting points of those substances decrease with increasing external pressure . The melting point of ice falls by 0.0072 ° C for each additional atm of pressure applied . For example , a pressure of 500 atmospheres is needed for ice to melt at − 4 ° C.

Deep ocean water ( DOW ) is the name for cold , salty water found deep below the surface of Earth 's oceans . Ocean water differs in temperature and salinity . Warm surface water is generally saltier than the cooler deep or polar waters ; in polar regions , the upper layers of ocean water are cold and fresh . Deep ocean water makes up about 90 % of the volume of the oceans . Deep ocean water has a very uniform temperature , around 0-3 ° C , and a salinity of about 3.5 % or as oceanographers state as 35 ppt ( parts per thousand ) .   In specialized locations such as the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii NELHA ocean water is pumped to the surface from approximately 900 metres ( 3000 feet ) deep for applications in research , commercial and pre-commercial activities . DOW is typically used to describe ocean water at sub-thermal depths sufficient to provide a measurable difference in water temperature .   When deep ocean water is brought to the surface , it can be used for a variety of things . Its most useful property is its temperature . At the surface of the Earth , most water and air is well above 3 ° C . The difference in temperature is indicative of a difference in energy . Where there is an energy gradient , skillful application of science and engineering can harness that energy for productive use by humans . Assuming the source of deep ocean water is environmentally friendly and replenished by natural mechanisms , it forms a more innovative basis for cleaner energy than current fossil-fuel-derived energy .   The simplest use of cold water is for air conditioning : using the cold water itself to cool air saves the energy that would be used by the compressors for traditional refrigeration . Another use could be to replace expensive desalination plants . When cold water passes through a pipe surrounded by humid air , condensation results . The condensate is pure water , suitable for humans to drink or for crop irrigation . Via a technology called Ocean thermal energy conversion , the temperature difference can be turned into electricity .

10 Hygiea is the fourth-largest asteroid in the Solar System by volume and mass , and it is located in the asteroid belt . With somewhat oblong diameters of 350 -- and a mass estimated to be 2.9 % of the total mass of the belt , it is the largest of the class of dark C-type asteroids with a carbonaceous surface .

Land footprint is the real amount of land , wherever it is in the world , that is needed to produce a product , or used by an organisation or by a nation .

Kuwait -LSB- kʊˈweɪt -RSB- ( الكويت , -LSB- ɪl ‿ ɪkweːt -RSB- or -LSB- - afblɪkweːt -RSB- ) , officially the State of Kuwait , is a country in Western Asia . Situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf , it shares borders with Iraq and Saudi Arabia . , Kuwait has a population of 4.2 million people ; 1.3 million are Kuwaitis and 2.9 million are expatriates . Expatriates account for 70 % of the population .   Oil reserves were discovered in 1938 . From 1946 to 1982 , the country underwent large-scale modernization . In the 1980s , Kuwait experienced a period of geopolitical instability and an economic crisis following the stock market crash . In 1990 , Kuwait was invaded by Iraq . The Iraqi occupation came to an end in 1991 after military intervention by coalition forces . At the end of the war , there were extensive efforts to revive the economy and rebuild national infrastructure .   Kuwait is a constitutional state with a semi-democratic political system . It has a high income economy backed by the world 's sixth largest oil reserves . The Kuwaiti dinar is the highest valued currency in the world . According to the World Bank , the country has the fourth highest per capita income in the world . The Constitution was promulgated in 1962 . Kuwait is home to the largest opera house in the Middle East . In the Arab world , Kuwait is frequently dubbed the `` Hollywood of the Gulf '' due to the popularity of its soap operas and theatre .


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 The soil in Arctic regions holds approximately double the amount of carbon present in our planet's atmospheric layer. This vast reservoir plays an essential role in regulating Earth’s climate system by storing significant amounts of organic material accumulated over millennia under permafrost conditions which would otherwise contribute significantly if released into air through decomposition processes triggered mainly during thawing periods caused either naturally or anthropogenically (human-induced). Thus highlighting how critical maintaining these cold environments remains for mitigating further greenhouse gas emissions leading potentially catastrophic consequences associated with uncontrolled planetary heating scenarios projected within next century based current trends without substantial reduction efforts globally speaking especially concerning fossil fuel consumption rates alongside deforestation activities among others factors contributing negatively overall balance between sources sinks when considering entire biosphere functioning properly together sustainably long term perspective wise speaking here folks so let us all do part shall we say amen brother sister mother father grandfather grandmother child pet rock whatever floats boat really just kidding last bit there but seriously though take care environment people peace out!
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 Arctic Carbon Stores: A Significant Climate Concern
The vast expanses of frozen ground across the Arctic region hold approximately double the amount of carbon stored within the entire atmospheric envelope surrounding Earth. This immense reservoir plays a crucial role in regulating global temperatures but faces severe threats under current climate conditions. Permafrost degradation triggered by ongoing global warming releases significant quantities of trapped organic matter back into the environment as greenhouse gases - predominantly carbon dioxide and methane. These potent agents amplify planetary heating through enhanced radiative forcing mechanisms, creating feedback loops that exacerbate initial warming trends. Over historical periods, prior to anthropogenic influences dominating earth systems dynamics, fluctuations in atmospheric CO₂ & CH₄ content were largely governed by volcanic eruptions and biological metabolic pathways respectively; however modern era observations reveal marked departures from past equilibrium states. Today’s elevated GHG profiles (>400 ppmv) reflect cumulative impacts arising from intensive fossil fuel exploitation coupled with deforestation practices – two key drivers behind escalating terrestrial biosphere disturbances. Despite inherent complexities associated with quantifying precise magnitudes involved here, scientific consensus underscores urgent need for mitigation strategies aimed at preserving critical cryosphere integrity while simultaneously addressing root causes underlying accelerated greenhouse accumulation cycles.

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Knowledge is a familiarity , awareness , or understanding of someone or something , such as facts , information , descriptions , or skills , which is acquired through experience or education by perceiving , discovering , or learning .   Knowledge can refer to a theoretical or practical understanding of a subject . It can be implicit ( as with practical skill or expertise ) or explicit ( as with the theoretical understanding of a subject ) ; it can be more or less formal or systematic . In philosophy , the study of knowledge is called epistemology ; the philosopher Plato famously defined knowledge as `` justified true belief '' , though this definition is now thought by some analytic philosophers to be problematic because of the Gettier problems while others defend the platonic definition . However , several definitions of knowledge and theories to explain it exist .   Knowledge acquisition involves complex cognitive processes : perception , communication , and reasoning ; while knowledge is also said to be related to the capacity of acknowledgment in human beings .

Rhizobium is a genus of Gram-negative soil bacteria that fix nitrogen . Rhizobium species form an endosymbiotic nitrogen-fixing association with roots of legumes and Parasponia .   The bacteria colonize plant cells within root nodules , where they convert atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia and then provide organic nitrogenous compounds such as glutamine or ureides to the plant . The plant , in turn , provides the bacteria with organic compounds made by photosynthesis . This mutually beneficial relationship is true of all of the rhizobia , of which the Rhizobium genus is a typical example .

Reverse stratigraphy ( sometimes known as inverted stratigraphy ) is the result of a process whereby one sediment is unearthed by human or natural actions and moved elsewhere , whereby the latest material will be deposited on the bottom of the new sediment , and progressively earlier material will be deposited higher and higher in the stratigraphy . Such events can be triggered by rockslides , tree throws , or other events which cause the strata of a deposit to be flipped or reversed . In archeological excavations a common cause of inversions in the stratigraphy is the collapse of walls on river banks or other raised mounds where deposits which have been cut through behind the wall prior to collapse slip over the collapsed structure resulting in the structure being under the deposits that originated earlier in time . In this case care must be taken to re-context the slipped deposits so the event of slippage appears in the correct place stratigraphically in the Harris matrix . There are numerous process that can reverse the stratigraphy or more accurately redeposit it . Many rely on slope processes , however other instances where deposits containing material later than overlying deposits occur in such features as drains or hypocaust systems . In these instances a clear understanding of the direction of `` UP '' and site formation processes is essential . Drains or hypocaust systems often have later material deposited within them during their `` use '' , which may be much much later than either their initial construction or indeed the construction , use and disuse of the floors above them .

A raw material , also known as a feedstock or most correctly unprocessed material , is a basic material that is used to produce goods , finished products , energy , or intermediate materials which are feedstock for future finished products . As feedstock , the term connotes these materials are bottleneck assets and are highly important with regards to producing other products . An example of this is crude oil , which is a raw material and a feedstock used in the production of industrial chemicals , fuels , plastics , and pharmaceutical goods ; lumber is a raw material used to produce a variety of products including furniture .   The term `` raw material '' denotes materials in minimally processed or unprocessed in states ; e.g. , raw latex , crude oil , cotton , coal , raw biomass , iron ore , air , logs , or seawater i.e. '' ... any product of agriculture , forestry , fishing and any other mineral that is in its natural form or which has undergone the transformation required to prepare it for internationally marketing in substantial volumes . ''   Africa has 30 % of global reserves of non-energy mineral raw materials but this wealth has had a negative impact upon African countries . This phenomenon , known as `` Dutch disease '' or the `` resource curse '' , occurs when the economy of a country is mainly based upon its exports due to its method of governance . An example of this is the `` geological scandal '' of the Democratic Republic of Congo as it is rich in raw materials ; the Second Congo War focused on controlling these raw materials .   Raw materials are also used by non-humans , such as birds using found objects and twigs to create nests .

Laurentia is a bioregion atop the Laurentian craton in the northeastern United States and eastern Canada , and centering on the Great Lakes .   The bioregion spans the Eastern Woodlands of North America from the easternmost part of the Great Plains to the Atlantic Coast of the Northeastern United States and Canadian Maritimes . From north to south , it spans from the edge of the boreal forest in Canada , generally up to approximately the 50th parallel give or take a couple degrees of latitude and south to approximately the Ohio River , Potomac River and Ozarks .   The largest ecoregion within Laurentia is called the Laurentian Mixed Forest Province .

Dewey Soper Migratory Bird Sanctuary , or Dewey Soper , is a migratory bird sanctuary in Qikiqtaaluk , Nunavut , Canada . It is located in western Baffin Island , from Bowman Bay to the Koukdjuak River , and is named in honour of zoologist J. Dewey Soper . It is an 8159 km2 area that was classified a wetland of international importance via the Ramsar Convention on May 24 , 1982 . The bird sanctuary supports nearly 30 % of the breeding geese in Canada , making it the largest goose colony in the world . Up to two million birds of various species use the area for summer nesting , and it is also `` habitat for one of Canada 's major barren-ground caribou herds '' . The sanctuary was established in 1957 , and is subject to the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement , which defines and governs ownership , land use and hunting rights in the area .   It is an intertidal zone on a broad coastal plain with raised , slightly sloping beaches , spotted with circular shallow lakes and a marsh plain .

Remineralisation ( UK spelling ; US Remineralization ) is the transformation of organic molecules to inorganic forms .   Remineralisation may also refer to :   John D. Hamaker #Remineralization benefits  Rockdust , aka soil remineralization , non-synthetic organic fertilizer  Remineralisation of teeth   See also :  Mineralization ( disambiguation )

Respiratory arrest is the cessation of breathing due to failure of the lungs to function effectively . Apnea is the cessation of breathing . Prolonged apnea refers to a patient who has stopped breathing for a long period of time . If the heart muscle contraction is intact , the condition is known as respiratory arrest . An abrupt stop of pulmonary gas exchange lasting for more than five minutes may damage vital organs , especially the brain , possibly permanently . Lack of oxygen to the brain causes loss of consciousness . Brain injury is likely if respiratory arrest goes untreated for more than three minutes , and death is almost certain if left untreated for more than five minutes .   Damage may be reversible if treated early enough . Respiratory arrest is a life-threatening medical emergency that requires immediate medical attention and management . To save a patient suffering from respiratory arrest , the goal is to restore adequate ventilation and prevent further damage . Management interventions include supplying oxygen , opening the airway , and means of artificial ventilation . In some instances , an impending respiratory arrest could be predetermined by signs the patient is showing , such as the increased work of breathing . Respiratory arrest will ensue once the patient depletes their oxygen reserves and loses the effort to breathe . Respiratory arrest is different from respiratory failure .   Respiratory arrest refers to the complete cessation of breathing . Respiratory failure is the inability to provide adequate ventilation for the body 's requirements . Respiratory arrest is also different from cardiac arrest , the failure of heart muscle contraction . If untreated , one may lead to the other .

Rates and causes of deforestation vary from region to region around the world . In 2009 , 2/3 of the world forests were in 10 top countries : 1 ) Russia , 2 ) Brazil , 3 ) Canada , 4 ) United States , 5 ) China , 6 ) Australia , 7 ) Congo , 8 ) Indonesia , 9 ) Peru and 10 ) India .   World annual deforestation is estimated as 13.7 million hectares a year , equal to the area of Greece . Only half of this area is compensated by new forests or forest growth . In addition to directly human-induced deforestation , the growing forests have also been affected by climate change , increasing risks of storms , and diseases . Kyoto protocol includes the agreement to prevent deforestation but not the actions to fulfill it .

Reforestation is the natural or intentional restocking of existing forests and woodlands that have been depleted , usually through deforestation . Reforestation can be used to rectify or improve the quality of human life by soaking up pollution and dust from the air , rebuild natural habitats and ecosystems , mitigate global warming since forests facilitate biosequestration of atmospheric carbon dioxide , and harvest for resources , particularly timber , but also non-timber forest products .   The term reforestation is similar to afforestation , the process of restoring and recreating areas of woodlands or forests that may have existed long ago but were deforested or otherwise removed at some point in the past . Sometimes the term re-afforestation is used to distinguish between the original forest cover and the later re-growth of forest to an area . Forestation is the establishment of forest growth on areas that either had forest or lacked it .   Special tools , e.g. tree planting bars , are used to make planting of trees easier and faster .


Question: Accumulation of this particular gas beneath the ground leads to the creation of elevated landforms known as 'pingo' hills.

 Formation of Pingos: Gas Accumulation Beneath Permafrost
Pingos, unique landforms found predominantly within permafrost regions, emerge where pockets of methane-rich gas become trapped below frozen grounds. These subterranean accumulations exert pressure upwards against the surrounding soil layers, gradually causing the landscape to swell and form characteristic dome-shaped structures known colloquially as pingos. Composed largely of ice and sediment, they can vary significantly in size; some small enough to go unnoticed without close inspection, others towering several meters high across vast expanses.

The creation of pingos hinges upon complex interactions among various components—permafrost acting as both barrier and facilitator, trapping gases produced deep underground yet allowing conditions conducive to their preservation. Methane forms naturally via bacterial decomposition under anaerobic environments typical of wetland areas common near Arctic tundra zones. Over millennia, continuous build-up occurs until sufficient force exists capable of deforming overlaying strata sufficiently so as create visible topographical features indicative of pingo presence.

Geological studies reveal how specific combinations of climate, topography, hydrology play pivotal roles determining likelihood particular sites will host developing pingos. For instance, colder temperatures favor preservation whereas warmer ones accelerate thaw leading potentially catastrophic release stored greenhouse gases contributing global warming concerns. Moreover, proximity bodies liquid water essential since freezing expansion provides additional upward thrust necessary achieve final protrusion above surface level.

In essence, pingos embody fascinating case study illustrating intricate balance nature maintains even harshest environments imaginable. Their existence serves reminder delicate ecosystems exist everywhere regardless apparent inhospitality surroundings might suggest otherwise. Understanding mechanisms underlying pingo genesis crucial gaining deeper insights regarding broader implications ongoing changes occurring throughout world’s cryospheric systems impacted anthropogenic influences. Scientists continue monitor developments closely hoping uncover clues help predict future scenarios mitigate negative outcomes wherever possible.
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Diamicton ( also diamict ) ( from Greek δια ( dia - ) : through and µεικτός ( meiktós ) : mixed ) is a terrigenous sediment ( a sediment resulting from dry-land erosion ) that is unsorted to poorly sorted and contains particles ranging in size from clay to boulders , suspended in a matrix of mud or sand .   The term was proposed by Flint and others as a purely descriptive term , devoid of any reference to a specific origin or depositional environment . Although the term is most commonly applied to unsorted glacial deposits ( i.e. , glacial till ) , other processes that create diamictons are solifluction , landslides , debris flows , and turbiditic olistostromes .   Lithified diamicton is referred to as diamictite .

Lactic acid is an organic compound with the formula CH3CH ( OH ) COOH . In its solid state , it is white and water-soluble . In its liquid state , it is clear . It is produced both naturally and synthetically . With a hydroxyl group adjacent to the carboxyl group , lactic acid is classified as an alpha-hydroxy acid ( AHA ) . In the form of its conjugate base called lactate , it plays a role in several biochemical processes .   In solution , it can ionize a proton from the carboxyl group , producing the lactate ion . Compared to acetic acid , its pKa is 1 unit less , meaning lactic acid deprotonates ten times more easily than acetic acid does . This higher acidity is the consequence of the intramolecular hydrogen bonding between the α-hydroxyl and the carboxylate group .   Lactic acid is chiral , consisting of two optical isomers . One is known as L - - lactic acid or ( S ) - lactic acid and the other , its mirror image , is D - - lactic acid or ( R ) - lactic acid . A mixture of the two in equal amounts is called DL-lactic acid , or racemic lactic acid .   Lactic acid is hygroscopic . DL-lactic acid is miscible with water and with ethanol above its melting point which is around 17 or 18 ° C. D-lactic acid and L-lactic acid have a higher melting point .   In animals , L-lactate is constantly produced from pyruvate via the enzyme lactate dehydrogenase ( LDH ) in a process of fermentation during normal metabolism and exercise . It does not increase in concentration until the rate of lactate production exceeds the rate of lactate removal , which is governed by a number of factors , including monocarboxylate transporters , concentration and isoform of LDH , and oxidative capacity of tissues . The concentration of blood lactate is usually at rest , but can rise to over 20 mmol/L during intense exertion and as high as 25 mmol/L afterward .   In industry , lactic acid fermentation is performed by lactic acid bacteria , which convert simple carbohydrates such as glucose , sucrose , or galactose to lactic acid . These bacteria can also grow in the mouth ; the acid they produce is responsible for the tooth decay known as caries .   In medicine , lactate is one of the main components of lactated Ringer 's solution and Hartmann 's solution . These intravenous fluids consist of sodium and potassium cations along with lactate and chloride anions in solution with distilled water , generally in concentrations isotonic with human blood . It is most commonly used for fluid resuscitation after blood loss due to trauma , surgery , or burns .

Lake Manych-Gudilo is a large saltwater reservoir lake in Kalmykia , Russia . Part of the lake lies also in Rostov Oblast and Stavropol Krai . It has an area of about 344 km ² and average depth of only about 0.6 m.   Lake Manych-Gudilo is the source of the West Manych River , which flows north-west , through a number of reservoirs , falling into the lower Don a short distance upstream from Rostov-on-Don and the Don 's fall into the Sea of Azov .   Temperatures in the region through the year can range from -30 ° C in winter to 40 ° C in summer . The area is also home to many species of birds and is the site of the Chernye Zemli Biosphere Reserve .   A global sea level rise of roughly 25 metres would cause the ocean surface to be higher than the highest point of an area between the ocean and the Caspian , forming a narrow channel straddling the lake in the area between the Sea of Azov and the Caspian Sea , potentially placing the Caspian Depression area under water .

Laramie Potts is an American scientist at Ohio State University who identified the Wilkes Land mass concentration in Antarctica in collaboration with Ralph von Frese . He is from South Africa . He currently ( December 2010 ) teaches geomatics ( surveying ) at the New Jersey Institute of Technology .   Potts is a Post-Doctoral Researcher in Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science .   He and von Frese used gravity measurements by NASA 's GRACE satellites to identify a 200-mile ( 300 km ) wide mass concentration . This mass anomaly is centered within a larger ring-like structure visible in radar images of the land surface beneath the Antarctic ice cap . This combination led these researchers to speculate that it may be the result of a large impact event .

Landscape maintenance ( or groundskeeping ) is the art and vocation of keeping a landscape healthy , clean , safe and attractive , typically in a garden , yard , park , institutional setting or estate . Using tools , supplies , knowledge , physical exertion and skills , a groundskeeper may plan or carry out annual plantings and harvestings , periodic weeding and fertilizing , other gardening , lawn care , snow removal , driveway and path maintenance , shrub pruning , topiary , lighting , fencing , swimming pool care , runoff drainage , and irrigation , and other jobs for protecting and improving the topsoil , plants , and garden accessories .   Groundskeepers may also deal with local animals ( including birds , rodents , reptiles , insects , and domestic animals or pets ) , and create means to attract or repel them , as desired or necessary . A garden may also be designed to include exotic animals , such as a koi pond . In larger estates , groundskeepers may be responsible for providing and maintaining habitat for wild animals .

Langlifjellet ( `` The long hillside mountain '' ) is a mountain in Nathorst Land at Spitsbergen , Svalbard . It has peaks with heights of 1,011 , 973 and 885 m.a.s.l. respectively . The mountain is surrounded by the mountains of Sven Nilssonfjellet , Bassøefjellet , and Steindolptoppen , and the glaciers of Løyndbreen , Lundbreen and Langlibreen . The valley of Langlidalen separates Langlifjellet and Sven Nilssonfjellet from the mountain of Rånekampen .

Darwin Mounds is a large field of undersea sand mounds situated off the north west coast of Scotland that were first discovered in May 1998 . They provide a unique habitat for ancient deep water coral reefs and were found using remote sensing techniques during surveys funded by the oil industry and steered by the joint industry and United Kingdom government group the Atlantic Frontier Environment Network ( AFEN ) ( Masson and Jacobs 1998 ) . The mounds were named after the research vessel , itself named for the eminent naturalist and evolutionary theorist Charles Darwin .   The mounds are about 1000 m below the surface of the North Atlantic ocean , approximately 100 nmi north-west of Cape Wrath , the north-west tip of mainland Scotland . There are hundreds of mounds in the field , which in total cover approximately 100 km2 . Individual mounds are typically circular , up to 5 m high and 100 m wide . Most of the mounds are also distinguished by the presence of an additional feature referred to as a ` tail ' . The tails are of a variable extent and may merge with others , but are generally a teardrop shape and are orientated south-west of the mound . The mound-tail feature of the Darwin Mounds is apparently unique globally .

In the oil and gas industry , depth in a well is the measurement , for any point in that well , of the distance between a reference point or elevation , and that point . It is the most common method of reference for locations in the well , and therefore , in oil industry speech , `` depth '' also refers to the location itself .   By extension , depth can refer to locations below , or distances from , a reference point or elevation , even when there is no well . In that sense , depth is a concept related to elevation , albeit in the opposite direction . Depth in a well is not necessarily measured vertically or along a straight line .   Because wells are not always drilled vertically , there may be two `` depths '' for every given point in a wellbore : the measured depth ( MD ) measured along the path of the borehole , and the true vertical depth ( TVD ) , the absolute vertical distance between the datum and the point in the wellbore . In perfectly vertical wells , the TVD equals the MD ; otherwise , the TVD is less than the MD measured from the same datum . Common datums used are ground level ( GL ) , drilling rig floor ( DF ) , rotary table ( RT ) , kelly bushing ( KB ) and mean sea level ( MSL ) .

A dimple ( also known as a gelasin ) is a small natural indentation in the flesh on a part of the human body , most notably in the cheek or on the chin .

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


Question: Accumulation of the gas beneath permafrost leads to the creation of elevated landforms known as 'pingos.'

 Permafrost Pingos: Nature’s Gas Bubbles
Permafrost pingos emerge when gases accumulate within frozen ground layers during thousands of years. These intriguing landforms, often found across Arctic regions, resemble large domes rising above the tundra landscape. Their formation occurs predominantly where permafrost meets shallow groundwater tables; here, trapped methane or carbon dioxide gradually inflates subterranean pockets until pressure pushes through the earth ’ s crust creating visible bulges known colloquially as “pingoes.” Unlike ancient burial sites adorned with animal figures seen elsewhere around North America (such as those preserved under protection at places like Effigy Mound National Park), these modern-day phenomena owe their existence instead to long-term shifts in geologic conditions rather than cultural practices. Primarily situated along northern latitudes encompassing Alaska into Siberia but occasionally spotted closer southward depending upon specific local environments conducive enough supporting such features developmentally speaking - especially true regarding areas experiencing recent thaw cycles following prolonged periods below freezing temperatures year-round otherwise preventing any sort expansion whatsoever taking place naturally without external influences involved either directly indirectly via anthropogenic means i.e., drilling operations extracting valuable hydrocarbons deposits lying underneath vast expanses barren wastelands seemingly devoid life yet harboring untold riches waiting patiently discovered exploited mankind's insatiable appetite progress regardless consequences might entail future generations inherit depleted ecosystems incapable sustaining diverse array flora fauna once thrived abundantly before man arrived scene wreak havoc name advancement civilization building empires sand castles alike washed away tide time relentless march forward never looking back save perhaps fleeting moments nostalgia bittersweet memories past glory days gone forever lost abyss oblivion forgotten except maybe few scattered remnants left behind remind us what could've been had wiser choices made earlier stages game now irreversibly played out final hand dealt fate sealed destiny fulfilled prophecy foretold ages ago written stars themselves shining brightly night sky guiding wayfarers home safe harbor rest eternal peace beyond mortal coil lies awaiting all eventually pass through gateway unknown realm beyond understanding comprehension mere mortals bound finite existences confined physical bodies limited lifespans measured breaths taken steps walked paths chosen destinies determined actions performed deeds done words spoken thoughts thought feelings felt experiences experienced lessons learned wisdom gained knowledge acquired skills mastered talents developed abilities honed strengths maximized weaknesses minimized opportunities seized challenges overcome obstacles conquered adversities triumphed victories celebrated defeats mourned sorrows grieved joys shared tears shed laughter heard silence broken bonds formed connections severed relationships nurtured friendships cherished love given received kindness shown compassion extended forgiveness granted grace bestowed mercy offered hope restored faith renewed spirit uplifted body healed mind

Laramie Potts is an American scientist at Ohio State University who identified the Wilkes Land mass concentration in Antarctica in collaboration with Ralph von Frese . He is from South Africa . He currently ( December 2010 ) teaches geomatics ( surveying ) at the New Jersey Institute of Technology .   Potts is a Post-Doctoral Researcher in Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science .   He and von Frese used gravity measurements by NASA 's GRACE satellites to identify a 200-mile ( 300 km ) wide mass concentration . This mass anomaly is centered within a larger ring-like structure visible in radar images of the land surface beneath the Antarctic ice cap . This combination led these researchers to speculate that it may be the result of a large impact event .

Lake Beloye ( -LSB- Бе́лое о́зеро , p = ˈbʲɛləjə ˈozʲɪrə -RSB- -- literally White lake ) is a lake in Klepikovsky District , Ryazan Oblast , Russia . It is notable for its relatively great depth for the region - 50 m - created as a deep gouge in the landscape in the most recent glaciation . The lake is located in the Meshchyera Lowlands , a glacial alluvial plain of swampy lowlands , gravelly moraines and limestone bedrock . It was once connected by an artificial canal to Lake Velikoye ( `` Grand Lake '' , a much larger lake with a surface area of 20 km2 ) . The canal was filled in 2009 . Lake Beloye is surrounded by pine forests , with reeds and sedge predominating on the shore . It is a popular lake for recreation and fishing , being home to pike , carp and other fish .   Lake Beloye was classified in 1974 as a `` Nature Monument of Regional Importance '' , for its `` scientific , cultural , educational and health '' value ( World Database of Protected Places ID # 206212 ) . The site records the presence several species listed as vulnerable in the Red Book of Russia , including the Viviparous lizard , the reptile living the farthest north .  It is part of Meshchersky National Park .

Debris flows are geological phenomena in which water-laden masses of soil and fragmented rock rush down mountainsides , funnel into stream channels , entrain objects in their paths , and form thick , muddy deposits on valley floors . They generally have bulk densities comparable to those of rock avalanches and other types of landslides ( roughly 2000 kilograms per cubic meter ) , but owing to widespread sediment liquefaction caused by high pore-fluid pressures , they can flow almost as fluidly as water . Debris flows descending steep channels commonly attain speeds that surpass 10 meters per second ( more than 20 miles per hour ) , although some large flows can reach speeds that are much greater . Debris flows with volumes ranging up to about 100,000 cubic meters occur frequently in mountainous regions worldwide . The largest prehistoric flows have had volumes exceeding 1 billion cubic meters ( i.e. , 1 cubic kilometer ) . As a result of their high sediment concentrations and mobility , debris flows can be very destructive .   Notable debris-flow disasters of the twentieth century involved more than 20,000 fatalities in Armero , Colombia in 1985 and tens of thousands in Vargas State , Venezuela in 1999 .

Laguna Poco Sol is a volcanic lake in Costa Rica , in the Cordillera de Tilarán .   The lake lies at an altitude of 789 m . It lies in a 200 m wide depression . The depth of the lake is about 11.5 m.   Other volcanic features in the area include breccia , lahar deposits , lava flows and tuffs . The lake may be a landslide scar , or a crater left by a phreatic explosion . It is of probable Pleistocene age . It is constructed within the andesitic Monteverde Formation , which was erupted between 2.1 and 1 million years ago .   Hot springs , mud pots and deposits of sulfur are found both at the lake and near the Río Penas Blancas . The area has been investigated for the possibility of obtaining geothermal energy from it . The geothermal activity may be the source of the name Pocosol .   The active volcano Arenal lies north-northwest of Laguna Poco Sol . Arenal along with Cerro Chato between Arenal and Laguna Poco Sol and Cerro Pocosol south of Laguna Poco Sol may be located along a zone of tectonic weakness that was accompanied by northeast-migrating volcanism .

Red Moss is a wetland bog in Aberdeenshire , Scotland , located at the northwestern edge of the village of Netherley . ( Grid Reference NO 955 856 ) The moss is designated a national Site of Special Scientific Interest by Scottish Natural Heritage , due to its biodiversity and undisturbed character . The elevation of Red Moss is 113 metres above mean sea level . The upland areas above Red Moss are characterised as agricultural and woodland parcels which are generally attractive and separated by ancient drystone walls or hedgerows .

The respiratory system ( called also respiratory apparatus , ventilatory system ) is a biological system consisting of specific organs and structures used for the process of respiration in an organism . The respiratory system is involved in the intake and exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between an organism and the environment .   In air-breathing vertebrates like human beings , respiration takes place in the respiratory organs called lungs . The passage of air into the lungs to supply the body with oxygen is known as inhalation , and the passage of air out of the lungs to expel carbon dioxide is known as exhalation ; this process is collectively called breathing or ventilation . In humans and other mammals , the anatomical features of the respiratory system include trachea , bronchi , bronchioles , lungs , and diaphragm . Molecules of oxygen and carbon dioxide are passively exchanged , by diffusion , between the gaseous external environment and the blood . This exchange process occurs in the alveoli ( air sacs ) in the lungs .   In fish and many invertebrates , respiration takes place through the gills . Other animals , such as insects , have respiratory systems with very simple anatomical features , and in amphibians even the skin plays a vital role in gas exchange . Plants also have respiratory systems but the directionality of gas exchange can be opposite to that in animals . The respiratory system in plants also includes anatomical features such as holes on the undersides of leaves known as stomata .

Deglaciation describes the transition from full glacial conditions during ice ages , to warm interglacials , characterized by global warming and sea level rise due to change in continental ice volume ( IPCC AR5 ) . Thus , it refers to the retreat of a glacier , an ice sheet or frozen surface layer , and the resulting exposure of the Earth 's surface . The decline of the cryosphere due to ablation can occur on any scale from global to localized to a particular glacier . After the Last Glacial Maximum ( ca. 21k years ago ) , the last deglaciation begun , which lasted until the early Holocene .   The previous deglaciation took place between approximately 22ka until 11.5 ka . This occurred when there was an annual mean atmospheric temperature on the earth that increased by roughly 5 ° C , which was also accompanied by regional high-latitude warming that exceeded 10 ° C . This was also followed by noteworthy deep-sea and tropical-se warming , between about 1-2 ° C ( deep-sea ) and 2-4 ° C ( tropical sea ) . Not only did this warming occur , but the global hydrological budget also experienced noticeable changes and regional precipitation patters changed . As a result of all of this , the worlds main ice sheets , including the ones located in Eurasia , North America and parts of the Antarctic Ice Sheets melted . As a consequence , sea levels rose roughly 120 metres ) . These processes did not occur steadily , and they also did not occur at the same time .

Retene , methyl isopropyl phenanthrene or 1-methyl-7-isopropyl phenanthrene , C18H18 , is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon present in the coal tar fraction , boiling above 360 ° C . It occurs naturally in the tars obtained by the distillation of resinous woods . It crystallizes in large plates , which melt at 98.5 ° C and boil at 390 ° C . It is readily soluble in warm ether and in hot glacial acetic acid . Sodium and boiling amyl alcohol reduce it to a tetrahydroretene , whilst if it be heated with phosphorus and hydriodic acid to 260 ° C , a dodecahydride is formed . Chromic acid oxidizes it to retene quinone , phthalic acid and acetic acid . It forms a picrate which melts at 123-124 ° C.   Retene is derived by degradation of specific diterpenoids biologically produced by conifer trees .   The presence of traces of retene in the air is an indicator of forest fires ; it is a major product of pyrolysis of conifer trees . It is also present in effluents from wood pulp and paper mills .   Retene , together with cadalene , simonellite and ip-iHMN , is a biomarker of higher plants , which makes it useful for paleobotanic analysis of rock sediments . Ratio of retene/cadalene in sediments can reveal the ratio of the genus Pinaceae in the biosphere .

Dewey Soper Migratory Bird Sanctuary , or Dewey Soper , is a migratory bird sanctuary in Qikiqtaaluk , Nunavut , Canada . It is located in western Baffin Island , from Bowman Bay to the Koukdjuak River , and is named in honour of zoologist J. Dewey Soper . It is an 8159 km2 area that was classified a wetland of international importance via the Ramsar Convention on May 24 , 1982 . The bird sanctuary supports nearly 30 % of the breeding geese in Canada , making it the largest goose colony in the world . Up to two million birds of various species use the area for summer nesting , and it is also `` habitat for one of Canada 's major barren-ground caribou herds '' . The sanctuary was established in 1957 , and is subject to the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement , which defines and governs ownership , land use and hunting rights in the area .   It is an intertidal zone on a broad coastal plain with raised , slightly sloping beaches , spotted with circular shallow lakes and a marsh plain .

Davidof Island ( Qanan-tanax ̂ in Aleut ) is an island in the Rat Islands archipelago of the Western Aleutian Islands , Alaska . Davidof Island is irregular in shape with a north-south length of 2 miles and a greatest width of 0.7 mile . The high point in the south part is 1,074 feet , and the summit in the north part is 922 feet high . Rocks on the north part of the island are hydrothermally altered . The projecting E point of the island is marked by a prominent cone-shaped grayish-tan summit .   Davidof island is believed to be part of a circular complex of island remnants of an ancient twin-coned volcano that was destroyed in a catastrophic eruption during the late Tertiary period -- Davidof , and its smaller companions Lopy and Pyramid Islands , are remnants of the ancient caldera rim while Khvostof Island is a remnant of the western portion of the cone . Davidof Island has steep rocky shores that rise to an interior plateau to a maximum elevation of 328 m ) . Much of its coastline comprises steep slopes or beaches of boulder and pebbles while Crater Bay coast on the southwest contains sandy beach .   Davidof Island supports a substantial colony of Tufted Puffins and Horned Puffins .


Question:
 Over the past thirty years, there seems to be an escalation in severity for alternating periods of droughts and heavy precipitation events.
This rephrased sentence maintains the original's structure while changing some words (e.g., "extreme" becomes "severity", "cycles" become "periods") and slightly alters how time is referenced ("last three decades" vs. "past thirty years"). It also keeps intact the core idea about increasing intensity in fluctuating climate conditions.

 Intensified Weather Cycles: A Recent Trend?
Over recent decades, there has been growing evidence suggesting intensified fluctuations between extremely dry spells and heavy rainfall events across various ecosystems globally. These shifts can significantly impact agricultural productivity, freshwater availability, and overall ecological balance. Such dramatic changes often correlate with alterations in large-scale climatic phenomena, notably the El Niño-Southern Oscillation cycle. During its warm phase—known as El Niño—the typical trade wind direction reverses temporarily, leading to unusually warm waters off South America’s west coast; conversely, when conditions cool down into what we call ‘La Niña’, colder-than-average seas prevail instead. Both scenarios disrupt normal precipitation distributions around the globe, sometimes triggering severe flooding elsewhere while exacerbating drought situations near equatorial areas where rain usually falls abundantly throughout year-round seasons. Understanding how anthropogenic influences might contribute to more frequent occurrences could prove crucial for developing effective adaptation strategies aimed at mitigating adverse outcomes associated with increasingly unpredictable meteorological behavior observed since late-twentieth-century records began being systematically compiled together alongside satellite imagery datasets providing unparalleled spatial coverage compared against historical ground-based observations alone.

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The 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake occurred at about 8:20 am ( Pacific time ) on January 9 in central and Southern California . With an estimated moment magnitude of 7.9 , it ruptured the southern part of the San Andreas Fault for a length of about 225 miles ( 350 kilometers ) , between Parkfield and Wrightwood . The earthquake was felt throughout much of California , as far north as the city of Marysville and as far south as the mouth of the Colorado River at the Gulf of California in Mexico , and as far east as Las Vegas , Nevada .   Though the shock was centered near Parkfield , the event is referred to as the Fort Tejon earthquake , because that was the location of the greatest damage . Fort Tejon is just north of the junction of the San Andreas and Garlock Faults , where the Tehachapi , San Emigdio , and Sierra Pelona Transverse Ranges come together .   The earthquake was the last large event to occur along that portion of the San Andreas Fault , and was estimated to have a maximum perceived intensity of IX ( Violent ) on the Modified Mercalli scale ( MM ) near Fort Tejon in the Tehachapi Mountains , and along the San Andreas Fault from Mil Potrero ( near Pine Mountain Club ) in the San Emigdio Mountains to Lake Hughes in the Sierra Pelona Mountains . Accounts of the events ' effects varied widely , including the time of the main shock as well as foreshocks that occurred at several locations earlier in the morning .

Reliability in statistics and psychometrics is the overall consistency of a measure . A measure is said to have a high reliability if it produces similar results under consistent conditions . `` It is the characteristic of a set of test scores that relates to the amount of random error from the measurement process that might be embedded in the scores . Scores that are highly reliable are accurate , reproducible , and consistent from one testing occasion to another . That is , if the testing process were repeated with a group of test takers , essentially the same results would be obtained . Various kinds of reliability coefficients , with values ranging between 0.00 ( much error ) and 1.00 ( no error ) , are usually used to indicate the amount of error in the scores . '' For example , measurements of people 's height and weight are often extremely reliable .

The 1983 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was part of the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation . The season has no official bounds but cyclones tend to form between April and December . These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northern Indian Ocean . There are two main seas in the North Indian Ocean -- the Bay of Bengal to the east of the Indian subcontinent and the Arabian Sea to the west of India . The official Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre in this basin is the India Meteorological Department ( IMD ) , while the Joint Typhoon Warning Center ( JTWC ) releases unofficial advisories . An average of five tropical cyclones form in the North Indian Ocean every season with peaks in May and November . Cyclones occurring between the meridians 45 ° E and 100 ° E are included in the season by the IMD .

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

The recency illusion is the belief or impression that a word or language usage is of recent origin when it is long-established .   The term was coined by Arnold Zwicky , a linguist at Stanford University primarily interested in examples involving words , meanings , phrases , and grammatical constructions .   However , use of the term is not restricted to linguistic phenomena : Zwicky has defined it simply as , `` the belief that things you have noticed only recently are in fact recent '' .   According to Zwicky , the illusion is caused by selective attention .

Debris flows are geological phenomena in which water-laden masses of soil and fragmented rock rush down mountainsides , funnel into stream channels , entrain objects in their paths , and form thick , muddy deposits on valley floors . They generally have bulk densities comparable to those of rock avalanches and other types of landslides ( roughly 2000 kilograms per cubic meter ) , but owing to widespread sediment liquefaction caused by high pore-fluid pressures , they can flow almost as fluidly as water . Debris flows descending steep channels commonly attain speeds that surpass 10 meters per second ( more than 20 miles per hour ) , although some large flows can reach speeds that are much greater . Debris flows with volumes ranging up to about 100,000 cubic meters occur frequently in mountainous regions worldwide . The largest prehistoric flows have had volumes exceeding 1 billion cubic meters ( i.e. , 1 cubic kilometer ) . As a result of their high sediment concentrations and mobility , debris flows can be very destructive .   Notable debris-flow disasters of the twentieth century involved more than 20,000 fatalities in Armero , Colombia in 1985 and tens of thousands in Vargas State , Venezuela in 1999 .

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

The 1990 Pacific hurricane season is the fifth most active season on record and is the third most active season in terms of ACE Indices . The 1990 season officially started on May 15 in the eastern Pacific , and on June 1 in the central Pacific , and lasted until November 30 . These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northeastern Pacific Ocean . However , these bounds were slightly exceeded when Hurricane Alma formed on May 12 .   Hurricane Alma became the third earliest tropical cyclone in the Eastern Pacific basin since the satellite era began in 1966 , while Trudy is the third strongest October eastern Pacific hurricane on record . Overall , the impact of this season was minimal . Tropical Storm Rachel made two landfalls in Mexico and brought rain to the United States . Hurricane Boris brought light showers to California .

The December 2014 North American storm complex was a powerful winter storm ( referred to by some as California 's `` Storm of the Decade '' ) that impacted the West Coast of the United States , beginning on the night of December 10 , 2014 , resulting in snow , wind , and flood watches . Fueled by the Pineapple Express , an atmospheric river originating in the tropical waters of the Pacific Ocean adjacent to the Hawaiian Islands , the storm was the strongest to affect California since January 2010 . The system was also the single most intense storm to impact the West Coast , in terms of minimum low pressure , since a powerful winter storm in January 2008 . The National Weather Service classified the storm as a significant threat , and issued 15 warnings and advisories , including a Blizzard Warning for the Northern Sierra Nevada ( the first issued in California since January 2008 ) .

Late antiquity is a periodization used by historians to describe the time of transition from classical antiquity to the Middle Ages in mainland Europe , the Mediterranean world , and the Near East . The development of the periodization has generally been accredited to historian Peter Brown , after the publication of his seminal work The World of Late Antiquity ( 1971 ) . Precise boundaries for the period are a continuing matter of debate , but Brown proposes a period between the 3rd and 8th centuries AD . Generally , it can be thought of as from the end of the Roman Empire 's Crisis of the Third Century ( c. 235 -- 284 ) to , in the East , the early Islamic period ( 7th -- 9th centuries ) , following the Muslim conquests in the mid -- 7th century . In the West the end was earlier , with the start of the Early Medieval period typically placed in the 6th century , or earlier on the Western edges of the empire .   The Roman Empire underwent considerable social , cultural and organizational changes starting with the reign of Diocletian , who began the custom of splitting the Empire into Eastern and Western halves ruled by multiple emperors . Beginning with Constantine the Great , Christianity was made legal in the Empire , and a new capital was founded at Constantinople . Migrations of Germanic tribes disrupted Roman rule from the late 4th century onwards , culminating in the eventual collapse of the Empire in the West in 476 , replaced by the so-called barbarian kingdoms . The resultant cultural fusion of Greco-Roman , Germanic and Christian traditions formed the foundations of the subsequent culture of Europe .   The general decline of population , technological knowledge and standards of living in Europe during this period became the archetypal example of societal collapse for writers from the Renaissance until recent times . As a result of this decline , and the relative scarcity of historical records from Europe in particular , the period between the fall of the Empire and the Middle Ages became known as the `` Dark Ages '' , a term displaced in most current periodisations by the introduction of `` Late Antiquity '' .


Question: Over the past thirty years, there seems to be an amplification in the severity of alternating periods between droughts and heavy precipitation events.

 Recent Weather Extremes: A Closer Look
Over the past thirty years, meteorological data reveals increasingly pronounced fluctuations between periods of drought and heavy rainfall across various regions. These shifts challenge ecosystems' resilience, affecting agricultural productivity and water management systems. Historically, climate patterns followed more predictable seasonal rhythms; however, recent trends suggest growing instability. Scientists attribute this phenomenon partly to anthropogenic climate change, exacerbated by greenhouse gases trapping additional heat within earth’s atmosphere. Consequently, precipitation becomes concentrated into intense events while prolonged dry spells become more frequent. Such extremes test infrastructure designed under assumptions of stable historical norms, necessitating adaptation strategies to cope with future uncertainty. Understanding underlying mechanisms requires interdisciplinary research combining atmospheric science insights with socio-economic impacts analysis.

This response maintains comparable sentence structure, vocabulary level, topic relevance without reiterating original content verbatim nor changing its stance relative to provided claim regarding intensified hydrological cycle oscillations since late twentieth century onset.

Randomness is the lack of pattern or predictability in events . A random sequence of events , symbols or steps has no order and does not follow an intelligible pattern or combination . Individual random events are by definition unpredictable , but in many cases the frequency of different outcomes over a large number of events ( or `` trials '' ) is predictable . For example , when throwing two dice , the outcome of any particular roll is unpredictable , but a sum of 7 will occur twice as often as 4 . In this view , randomness is a measure of uncertainty of an outcome , rather than haphazardness , and applies to concepts of chance , probability , and information entropy .   The fields of mathematics , probability , and statistics use formal definitions of randomness . In statistics , a random variable is an assignment of a numerical value to each possible outcome of an event space . This association facilitates the identification and the calculation of probabilities of the events . Random variables can appear in random sequences . A random process is a sequence of random variables whose outcomes do not follow a deterministic pattern , but follow an evolution described by probability distributions . These and other constructs are extremely useful in probability theory and the various applications of randomness .   Randomness is most often used in statistics to signify well-defined statistical properties . Monte Carlo methods , which rely on random input ( such as from random number generators or pseudorandom number generators ) , are important techniques in science , as , for instance , in computational science . By analogy , quasi-Monte Carlo methods use quasirandom number generators .   Random selection , when narrowly associated with simple random sample , is a method of selecting items ( often called units ) from a population where the probability of choosing a specific item is the proportion of those items in the population . For example , with a bowl containing just 10 red marbles and 90 blue marbles , a random selection mechanism would choose a red marble with probability 1/10 . Note that a random selection mechanism that selected 10 marbles from this bowl would not necessarily result in 1 red and 9 blue . In situations where a population consists of items that are distinguishable , a random selection mechanism requires equal probabilities for any item to be chosen . That is , if the selection process is such that each member of a population , of say research subjects , has the same probability of being chosen then we can say the selection process is random .

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

Reconciliation is a legislative process of the United States Senate intended to allow passage of a budget bill not subject to filibuster in the Senate . Reconciliation rules prohibit debate to exceed twenty hours under Senate rules . Reconciliation also exists in the United States House of Representatives . However , because the House regularly passes rules that constrain debate and amendments , the process has had a less significant impact on that body .   The process was created from the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and first used in 1980 . The reconciliation rule allows tax , spending , and debt limit adjustments . However , larger policy change are limited due to the Byrd Rule , named after Democratic Senator Robert Byrd , after an amendment added in 1990 . The Byrd Rule prevents using reconciliation bills that include language `` extraneous '' to the budget .   One or multiple reconciliation bills can be passed in a given year with respect to topics of either spending , revenues , or debt limits . As an example , if a reconciliation bill impacts both spending and revenues , no further reconciliation on these topics can occur afterwords since the first reconciliation bill addresses both of these . Reconciliation may only occur once for each topic per year unless Congress passes a second budget resolution .

In business , a rainmaker is a person who brings in new business and wins new accounts almost by magic , since it is often not readily apparent how this new business activity is caused . It means generating substantial new business or additional cash flow from sources sometimes outside established business channels , sometimes by connecting with people in non-traditional or hidden markets , and sometimes by prompting current clients to spend more money . A rainmaker is usually a key figure in the business or organization , not merely a salesperson , but a principal or executive who is usually highly regarded within the enterprise .   The origin of the business sense of rainmaker may be an allusion to the Native American practice of dancing to encourage deities to bring forth the rain necessary for crops . In summertime during a drought , for instance , the rainmaker would dance and sing songs on the plains , and the activity was believed by others in the tribe to magically cause clouds to come and bring the life-giving rain . By analogy , a business rainmaker would magically bring new business and clients to a firm or generate more revenue from existing customers and donors , and rain is a metaphor for money . An example was the late advertising agency executive Frederick D. Sulcer who was described as a rainmaker after bringing numerous new accounts to the agency . According to one view , the role of the rainmaker is to find a dormant business problem and then create a vision of what life could be like if that problem were solved .   The term rainmaking is also applied to political fund-raising ; for example , United States president Barack Obama was described as a rainmaker in his effort to raise money for other politicians .

Regional effects of global warming are long-term significant changes in the expected patterns of average weather of a specific region due to global warming . The world average temperature is rising due to the greenhouse effect caused by increasing levels of greenhouse gases , especially carbon dioxide . When the global temperature changes , the changes in climate are not expected to be uniform across the Earth . In particular , land areas change more quickly than oceans , and northern high latitudes change more quickly than the tropics , and the margins of biome regions change faster than do their cores .   Regional effects of global warming vary in nature . Some are the result of a generalised global change , such as rising temperature , resulting in local effects , such as melting ice . In other cases , a change may be related to a change in a particular ocean current or weather system . In such cases , the regional effect may be disproportionate and will not necessarily follow the global trend . The increasing temperatures from greenhouse gases have been causing sea levels to rise for many years .   There are three major ways in which global warming will make changes to regional climate : melting or forming ice , changing the hydrological cycle ( of evaporation and precipitation ) and changing currents in the oceans and air flows in the atmosphere . The coast can also be considered a region , and will suffer severe impacts from sea level rise .

The Relief and Rehabilitation Commission ( RRC ) is an Ethiopian government agency that was set up in Addis Ababa in the aftermath of the 1973 drought . It played a central role in bringing the 1984 - 1985 famine in Ethiopia to the public 's attention , and helped to distribute international aid to the areas in need of help . The Commission continued to function during the Transitional Government of Ethiopia .   It was renamed in August 1995 as the Commission for Disaster Prevention and Preparedness .

Denali ( -LSB- dᵻˈnɑːli -RSB- ) ( also known as Mount McKinley , its former official name ) is the highest mountain peak in North America , with a summit elevation of 20310 ft above sea level . With a topographic prominence of 20156 ft and a topographic isolation of 4629 mi , Denali is the third most prominent and third most isolated peak after Mount Everest and Aconcagua . Located in the Alaska Range in the interior of the U.S. state of Alaska , Denali is the centerpiece of Denali National Park and Preserve .   The Koyukon people who inhabit the area around the mountain have referred to the peak as `` Denali '' for centuries . In 1896 , a gold prospector named it `` Mount McKinley '' in support of then-presidential candidate William McKinley ; that name was the official name recognized by the United States government from 1917 until 2015 . In August 2015 , following the 1975 lead of the state of Alaska , the U.S. Department of the Interior announced the change of the official name of the mountain to Denali . Prior to this , most Alaskans already referred to the mountain as Denali .   In 1903 , James Wickersham recorded the first attempt at climbing Denali , which was unsuccessful . In 1906 , Frederick Cook claimed the first ascent , which was later proven to be false . The first verifiable ascent to Denali 's summit was achieved on June 7 , 1913 , by climbers Hudson Stuck , Harry Karstens , Walter Harper , and Robert Tatum , who went by the South Summit . In 1951 , Bradford Washburn pioneered the West Buttress route , considered to be the safest and easiest route , and therefore the most popular currently in use .   On September 2 , 2015 , the U.S. Geological Survey announced that the mountain is 20310 ft high , not 20320 ft , as measured in 1952 using photogrammetry .

A realigning election ( often called a critical election or political realignment ) is a term from political science and political history describing a dramatic change in the political system . Scholars frequently apply the term to American elections and occasionally to other countries . Usually it means the coming to power for several decades of a new coalition , replacing an old dominant coalition of the other party as in 1896 when the Republican Party ( GOP ) became dominant , or 1932 when the Democratic Party became dominant . More specifically , it refers to American national elections in which there are sharp changes in issues , party leaders , the regional and demographic bases of power of the two parties , and structure or rules of the political system ( such as voter eligibility or financing ) , resulting in a new political power structure that lasts for decades .   Realigning elections typically separate ( what are known in the field of comparative politics as ) Party Systems -- with 1828 , for example , separating the First Party System and the Second Party System in the U.S.   Political realignments can be sudden ( 1 -- 4 years ) or can take place more gradually ( 5 -- 20 years ) . Most often , however , particularly in V. O. Key , Jr. 's ( 1955 ) original hypothesis , it is a single `` critical election '' that marks a realignment . By contrast a gradual process is called a `` secular realignment . '' An American example was the change in the voting patterns among white Southerners , who from the 1870s to 1962 had overwhelmingly voted at the national and state levels for Democrats ( what was called the `` Solid South '' ) . A critical election came in 1964 with a shift at the presidential level to the Republican ( GOP ) presidential candidates . However , there was a gradual shift toward the GOP at the state and local levels , as Aldrich ( 2000 ) and others have found . Democratic voting remained strong into the 1970s and only slowly shifted towards the GOP as state Republican organizations systematically broadened their base in the 1980s and 1990s .   Political scientists and historians often disagree about which elections are realignments and what defines a realignment , and even whether realignments occur . The terms themselves are somewhat arbitrary , however , and usage among political scientists and historians does vary .   In the U.S. Walter Dean Burnham argued for a 30 -- 38 year `` cycle '' of realignments . Many of the elections often included in the Burnham 38-year cycle are considered `` realigning '' for different reasons . Some political scientists , such as Mayhew ( 2004 ) , are skeptical of the realignment theory altogether , saying there are no long-term patterns : `` Electoral politics , '' he writes , `` is to an important degree just one thing after another ... Elections and their underlying causes are not usefully sortable into generation-long spans ... It is a Rip Van Winkle view of democracy that voters come awake only once in a generation ... It is too slippery , too binary , too apocalyptic , and it has come to be too much of a dead end . ''

Lake Tahoe ( -LSB- ˈtɑːhoʊ -RSB- ) is a large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada of the United States . Lying at 6225 ft , it straddles the border between California and Nevada , west of Carson City . Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America , and at 122160280 acre.ft trails only the five Great Lakes as the largest by volume in the United States . Its depth is 1645 ft , making it the second deepest in the United States after Crater Lake in Oregon ( 1945 ft ) .   The lake was formed about 2 million years ago as part of the Lake Tahoe Basin , with the modern extent being shaped during the ice ages . It is known for the clarity of its water and the panorama of surrounding mountains on all sides . The area surrounding the lake is also referred to as Lake Tahoe , or simply Tahoe . More than 75 % of the lake 's watershed is national forest land , comprising the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit of the United States Forest Service .   Lake Tahoe is a major tourist attraction in both Nevada and California . It is home to winter sports , summer outdoor recreation , and scenery enjoyed throughout the year . Snow and ski resorts are a significant part of the area 's economy and reputation . The Nevada side also offers large casinos , with highways providing year-round access to the entire area .

The Konza Prairie Biological Station is a 3,487-hectare ( 8,616 acre , 13.5 sq mi ) preserve of native tallgrass prairie in the Flint Hills of northeastern Kansas . It is located south of Manhattan , Kansas and its southern boundary parallels Interstate 70 . A scenic overlook exists on the preserve 's eastern boundary along K-177 .   The Konza Prairie is owned by The Nature Conservancy and Kansas State University , and is operated as a field research station by the university 's Division of Biology . It is one of 26 sites within the Long Term Ecological Research Network .   It has a continental climate characterized by warm , wet summers and dry , cold winters . Average annual precipitation ( 32.9 in , 835 mm ) is sufficient to support woodland or savanna vegetation ; consequently , drought , fire and grazing are important in maintaining this grassland . The site is topographically complex with an elevation range from 1050 to 1457 ft ( 320 to 444 m ) . In addition to the dominant tallgrass prairie , Konza contains forest , claypan , shrub and riparian communities . Limestone outcrops are found throughout the landscape .   Konza Prairie is located within the largest remaining area of unplowed tallgrass prairie in North America , the Flint Hills . Konza supports a diverse mix of species including 576 vascular plants , 31 mammals , 208 bird species , 34 types of reptiles and amphibians , 20 kinds of fish , and over 700 types of invertebrates . A herd of approximately 300 bison is maintained on the Konza , and native white-tailed deer and wild turkey are often present in large numbers .   Members of the public are allowed onto portions of the Konza Prairie through three loop hiking trails ( approximately 2.6 , 4.5 , and 6 miles ) . The rest of the preserve is available for educational tours .