Question: It portrays a future where declining crop yields and intensifying forest fires become commonplace by mid-century, accompanied by catastrophic losses in marine biodiversity, particularly affecting vibrant coral ecosystems.

 Food Shortages and Wildfires: A Glimpse into Our Near Future
By mid-century, if current trends persist unchecked, we could face a dire reality marked by escalating food scarcity and rampant wildfires – two harbingers of ecological distress exacerbated by climate change. Crop yields will plummet under increasingly extreme weather conditions, threatening global food security and potentially sparking social unrest. Meanwhile, warmer climates intensify droughts and heatwaves, creating ideal conditions for devastating forest fires across continents. These blazes consume vast swaths of land, releasing massive amounts of carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere while destroying critical ecosystems. Already, scientists warn that without significant intervention, widespread coral reef death might precede these calamities around 2040. Such losses would devastate marine life diversity and disrupt local economies dependent upon tourism and fishing industries. Urgent action against anthropogenic climate impacts remains imperative before irreversible damage becomes inevitable.

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Red Rising is a 2014 science fiction novel by American author Pierce Brown and the first book and eponym of a trilogy . The novel , set on a future planet Mars , follows lowborn miner Darrow as he infiltrates the ranks of the elite Golds .   In February 2014 , Universal Pictures secured the rights for a film adaptation , to be directed by Marc Forster .

Dasavathaaram ( The Ten Avatars ) is a 2008 Indian Tamil science fiction disaster film , directed by K. S. Ravikumar . It stars Kamal Haasan , who also wrote the screenplay and story of the film , in ten distinct roles.The record of playing most number of roles in one Indian film was made by Sivaji Ganesan in Navarathri followed by the Telugu film with the same title and in Hindi as Naya Din Nai Raat ( 1974 ) with Sanjeev Kumar and Kamal Haasan in Dasavathaaram ( 2008 ) . Asin appears in two roles and Mallika Sherawat plays a subsidiary role . The film , which had been under production for nearly three years , was produced and primarily distributed by Venu Ravichandran . Primary filming locations included the United States and across Tamil Nadu in India . The soundtrack to the film was composed by Himesh Reshammiya and the background score was by Devi Sri Prasad .   The plot of the film revolves around bringing together the lives of several individuals beginning with the 12th century and ending with the 21st century ; the main person being a research scientist who develops a bio-weapon and makes sure that it is not acquired by a group of terrorists . Several other people also get involved in the process and all their stories connect after the striking of a tsunami , thus bringing in philosophical views into the picture .   After delays in post-production , the film was released worldwide on 13 June 2008 in around 1300 prints worldwide including a dubbed version in Telugu . The aspects of the visual effects and the performances of the cast were appreciated while the music was unanimously criticized . A Hindi dubbed version , Dashavtar was released almost a year later .

Lake Alaotra ( Lac Alaotra ) is the largest lake in Madagascar , located in Toamasina Province , in the northern central plateau . Its basin is composed of shallow freshwater lakes and marshes surrounded by areas of dense vegetation . It forms the center of the island 's most important rice-growing region . It is a rich habitat for wildlife , including some rare and endangered species , as well as an important fishing ground . Lake Alaotra and its surrounding wetlands cover 7223 km2 , and include a range of habitats , including open water , reedbeds , marshes , and rice paddies . The lake itself covers 900 km2 . Lake Alaotra was declared a wetland of international importance under the international Ramsar Convention on February 2 , 2003 .   The longfin tilapia ( Oreochromis macrochir ) was introduced into Lake Alaotra from the mainland in 1954 , and proliferated quickly . By 1957 , it provided 46 % of the catch , perhaps because it was moving into an empty ecological niche as a phytophagous species .   The fertile plain surrounding Lake Alaotra is Madagascar 's most important rice-producing region . The hills surrounding the lake were formerly forested , but have mostly been cleared for farmland in past decades . Severe erosion on these vulnerable hill slopes has caused considerable sedimentation of the lake , which is fast disappearing ; the lake is now only 60 cm deep during the dry season . Pressure to create more rice fields has also led locals to burn the reedbeds surrounding the lake . These reedbeds provide the sole habitat of the endemic Alaotra gentle lemur ( Hapalemur griseus alaotrensis ) . The Alaotra gentle lemur is now limited to only 220 km2 of remaining reedbeds , and in recent years , its population rapidly declined by 60 % , from about 7,500 individuals in 1994 to 3,000 in 2001 , mostly from habitat loss , but also from hunting by local villagers .   The lake is also an important but increasingly threatened habitat for waterbirds , including the endangered Meller 's duck ( Anas melleri ) . Two waterbird species were endemic to northern Madagascar , the Madagascar pochard ( Aythya innotata ) and the Alaotra grebe ( Tachybaptus rufolavatus ) . The Madagascar pochard is now critically endangered and no longer found on the lake , although very small numbers exist elsewhere . The Alaotra grebe was declared extinct in 2010 . In earlier times , Lake Alaotra was where the largest numbers lived , the near-flightless grebe may never have occurred elsewhere except in the immediate area of the lake .   The Ambato River provides the lake with water and also drains it . After 381 km , the river flows into the Indian Ocean .

ROYGBIV or Roy G. Biv is an acronym for the sequence of hues commonly described as making up a rainbow : red , orange , yellow , green , blue , indigo and violet .   A rainbow spans a continuous spectrum of colors ; the distinct bands are an artifact of human color vision . In ROYGBIV , the colors are arranged in the order of decreasing wavelengths , with red being 650 nm and violet being about 400 nm . The acronym is memorable because Roy is a common male given name , so Roy G. Biv sounds like a first name , middle initial , and a last name .

Dichocoenia stokesi , commonly known as pineapple coral or elliptical star coral , is a species of stony coral in the family Meandrinidae . It is found in shallow parts of the Caribbean Sea , the Bahamas and southern Florida . Its form is a hemispherical hump . A rather similar species with a flatter form , the pancake star coral ( Dichocoenia stellaris ) , is usually found in deeper water . Some authorities consider this to be a variant of Dichocoenia stokesi while others recognise it as a distinct species .

The 1994 Eastern seaboard fires were bushfires in New South Wales , Australia between August 1993 and 16 January 1994 were widespread along the NSW coast from Bega to the Queensland border and inland as far as Bathurst . Also Over 80 separate fires encouraged by extreme hot dry and windy conditions threatened many areas including the major cities of Newcastle and Sydney . The fires killed four people and burnt out over 800,000 ha . The fires across the state destroyed 225 homes in total - 101 of which were in the southern Sydney suburbs of Jannali and Como West where Como West Public School was also destroyed . 13 houses were destroyed in suburbs around Lane Cove National Park and 42 were destroyed around Kuringai National Park , Garigal National Park and the Royal National Park , 9 houses including a Youth hostel were destroyed in Hawkesbury Heights in the Blue Mountains .   These fires generated a large amount of media coverage internationally . Unlike earlier fires -- several of which caused much more damage -- the 1994 bushfires entered a major city , as the later Black Christmas and 2003 Canberra bushfires would . Additionally , this was the only occasion in which a major city , Sydney , had been threatened with total isolation due to fire . At the peak of the fires only the Hume Highway to the southwest remained open . All other road and rail routes out of Sydney were closed . Residents of the entire metropolitan area of Sydney had to contend with ash raining down on them , and the sky remained a blazing orange colour for days afterwards .

A raga ( IAST : rāga ; also raag or ragam ; literally `` coloring , tingeing , dyeing '' ) is akin to a melodic mode in Indian classical music . While the raga is a remarkable and central feature of classical Indian music tradition , it has no direct translation to concepts in the classical European music tradition . Each raga is an array of melodic structures with musical motifs , considered in the Indian tradition to have the ability to `` color the mind '' and affect the emotions of the audience .   A raga consists of at least five notes , and each raga provides the musician with a musical framework . The specific notes within a raga can be reordered and improvised by the musician , but a specific raga is either ascending or descending . Each raga has an emotional significance and symbolic associations such as with season , time and mood . The raga is considered a means in Indian musical tradition to evoke certain feelings in an audience . Hundreds of raga are recognized in the classical Indian tradition , of which about 30 are common . Each raga , state Dorothea E. Hast and others , has its `` own unique melodic personality '' .   There are two main classical Indian music traditions , North Indian ( Hindustani ) and South Indian ( Carnatic ) , and the concept of raga is shared by both . Raga are also found in Sikh traditions such as in Guru Granth Sahib , the primary scripture of Sikhism . Similarly it is a part of the qawwali tradition found in Sufi Islamic communities of South Asia . Some popular Indian film songs and ghazals use rāgas in their compositions .

Davidson Seamount is a seamount ( underwater volcano ) located off the coast of Central California , 80 mi southwest of Monterey and 75 mi west of San Simeon . At 26 mi long and 8 mi wide , it is one of the largest known seamounts in the world . From base to crest , the seamount is 7480 ft tall , yet its summit is still 4101 ft below the sea surface . The seamount is biologically diverse , with 237 species and 27 types of deep-sea coral having been identified .   Discovered during the mapping of California 's coast in 1933 , Davidson Seamount is named after geographer George Davidson of the U.S. National Geodetic Survey . Studied only sparsely for decades , NOAA expeditions to the seamount in 2002 and 2006 cast light upon its unique deep-sea coral ecosystem . Davidson Seamount is populated by a dense population of large , ancient corals , some of which are over 100 years of age . The data gathered during the studies fueled the making of Davidson Seamount into a part of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary in 2009 .

Red Rain is a 2013 science fiction thriller film written and directed by Rahul Sadasivan .  The film stars Narain , Mohan Sharma , Tini Tom , Shari , Devan , Leona Lishoy , Andrea Fortis and Sergio Kalei . Red Rain was produced by Sachin Sadasivan under the banner Highlands Entertainment and released theatrically in India on 6 December 2013 . The story focuses on a young researcher named Jay ( Narain ) who becomes convinced that the strange phenomena are a result of extraterrestrial life . The film was loosely based on the Kerala red rain phenomenon .

A declaration of war is a formal act by which one state goes to war against another . The declaration is a performative speech act ( or the signing of a document ) by an authorized party of a national government , in order to create a state of war between two or more states .   The legality of who is competent to declare war varies between nations and forms of government . In many nations , that power is given to the head of state or sovereign . In other cases , something short of a full declaration of war , such as a letter of marque or a covert operation , may authorise war-like acts by privateers or mercenaries . The official international protocol for declaring war was defined in the Hague Convention ( III ) of 1907 on the Opening of Hostilities .   Since 1945 , developments in international law such as the United Nations Charter , which prohibits both the threat and the use of force in international conflicts , have made declarations of war largely obsolete in international relations . In addition to this , non-state or terrorist organizations may claim to or be described as `` declaring war '' when engaging in violent acts . These declarations may have no legal standing in themselves , but they may still act as a call to arms for supporters of these organizations .


Question: It portrays a future where declining crop yields and intensifying forest fires become commonplace by mid-century, accompanied by catastrophic losses in marine biodiversity, particularly affecting delicate coral ecosystems. This grim scenario could unfold as early as two decades from now if current trends persist.

 Climate Change Impacts: Food Shortages, Wildfires & Coral Bleachings
Climate change, fueled predominantly by increased carbon dioxide levels resulting from human activities, promises severe consequences if left unchecked. By mid-century, experts predict significant disruptions across various ecosystems, leading to dire outcomes like intensified food scarcity crises and uncontrollable wildfire occurrences. These events will exacerbate existing challenges faced globally while introducing new ones.

Coral Reefs, often referred to as underwater rainforests because they host diverse marine life forms despite occupying less than two percent of the ocean floor, face imminent danger under current conditions. Particularly alarming is the fate awaiting the magnificent Great Barrier Reef - spanning thousands of kilometers along Australia’s northeastern coastline – where over fifty percent of its vibrant coral structures vanished within three decades following extensive surveys conducted through scientific research endeavors.

As oceans absorb excess heat trapped around earth due to excessive greenhouse gases emitted into atmosphere, seawater temperatures rise causing corals’ symbiotic algae partners(zooxanthellae)to expel themselves during periods when sunlight becomes too intense; consequently turning once colorful colonies white—a phenomenon termed “bleaching”. When prolonged without recovery opportunities provided via favorable weather changes, permanent damage occurs rendering vast areas devoid of live stony skeletons instead.

Moreover, terrestrial environments suffer equally harsh repercussions triggered indirectly through altered precipitation patterns coupled alongside direct impacts inflicted upon vegetation types sensitive against sudden shifts beyond historical norms. Forest fires become increasingly frequent phenomena occurring throughout seasons traditionally associated with lower risks given drier climates experienced nowadays compared against previous centuries' records kept prior anthropogenic influences becoming dominant force shaping planetary futures ahead.

Food security concerns arise concurrently amidst changing landscapes wherein traditional farming practices struggle adapting fast enough keeping pace against unpredictable growing cycles influenced heavily nowdays dictated largely external variables outside farmers' control mechanisms employed conventionally managing yields efficiently maximizing outputs sustainably feeding ever-growing human populations demanding higher quantities consistently regardless seasonal variations encountered naturally occurring annually before modern era commenced accelerating technological advancements enabling greater degrees precision applied sciences utilized optimizing crop performance metrics accordingly.

In summary, unless concerted international action materializes swiftly addressing root causes behind escalating atmospheric concentrations responsible catalyzing chain reactions triggering catastrophic scenarios outlined earlier hereinabove discussed contextually pertaining specifically towards projected timelines extending forward next few generations henceforth, humanity faces uncertain prospects characterized potentially irreversible damages inflicted irreparably compromising chances future inhabitants inheriting habitable planet capable supporting complex civilizations developed thus far relying heavily interconnected webs lifeforms coexisting harmoniously balance nature dictates inherently preserving integrity underlying ecological systems sustaining existence indefinitely going forwards ad infinitum eternally onwards perpetuating cycle regeneration renewal rejuvenation reinv

The 1994 Eastern seaboard fires were bushfires in New South Wales , Australia between August 1993 and 16 January 1994 were widespread along the NSW coast from Bega to the Queensland border and inland as far as Bathurst . Also Over 80 separate fires encouraged by extreme hot dry and windy conditions threatened many areas including the major cities of Newcastle and Sydney . The fires killed four people and burnt out over 800,000 ha . The fires across the state destroyed 225 homes in total - 101 of which were in the southern Sydney suburbs of Jannali and Como West where Como West Public School was also destroyed . 13 houses were destroyed in suburbs around Lane Cove National Park and 42 were destroyed around Kuringai National Park , Garigal National Park and the Royal National Park , 9 houses including a Youth hostel were destroyed in Hawkesbury Heights in the Blue Mountains .   These fires generated a large amount of media coverage internationally . Unlike earlier fires -- several of which caused much more damage -- the 1994 bushfires entered a major city , as the later Black Christmas and 2003 Canberra bushfires would . Additionally , this was the only occasion in which a major city , Sydney , had been threatened with total isolation due to fire . At the peak of the fires only the Hume Highway to the southwest remained open . All other road and rail routes out of Sydney were closed . Residents of the entire metropolitan area of Sydney had to contend with ash raining down on them , and the sky remained a blazing orange colour for days afterwards .

Rhodoliths are colorful , unattached , branching , crustose benthic marine red algae that resemble coral . Rhodolith beds create biogenic habitat for diverse benthic communities . Common rhodolith species include Lithophyllum margaritae , Lithothamnion muellerii , and Neogoniolithon trichotomum .   The rhodolithic growth habit has been attained by a number of unrelated coralline red algae , organisms that deposit calcium carbonate within their cell walls to form hard structures that closely resemble beds of coral . Unlike coral , rhodoliths do not attach themselves to the rocky seabed . Rather , they roll like tumbleweeds along the seafloor until they become too large in size to be mobilised by the prevailing wave and current regime . They may then become incorporated into a semi-continuous algal mat . While corals are animals that are both autotrophic ( photosynthesize via their symbionts ) or heterotrophic ( filter plankton from the water for food ) , rhodoliths produce energy solely through photosynthesis ( i.e. they can only grow and survive in the shallow photic zone of the ocean ) . Scientists believe rhodoliths have been present in the world 's oceans since at least the Eocene epoch , some 55 million years ago .

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 .

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

The race to the bottom is a socio-economic phrase which is used to describe government deregulation of the business environment or taxes in order to attract or retain economic activity in their jurisdictions . An outcome of globalization and free trade , the phenomenon may occur when competition increases between geographic areas over a particular sector of trade and production .

A declaration of war is a formal act by which one state goes to war against another . The declaration is a performative speech act ( or the signing of a document ) by an authorized party of a national government , in order to create a state of war between two or more states .   The legality of who is competent to declare war varies between nations and forms of government . In many nations , that power is given to the head of state or sovereign . In other cases , something short of a full declaration of war , such as a letter of marque or a covert operation , may authorise war-like acts by privateers or mercenaries . The official international protocol for declaring war was defined in the Hague Convention ( III ) of 1907 on the Opening of Hostilities .   Since 1945 , developments in international law such as the United Nations Charter , which prohibits both the threat and the use of force in international conflicts , have made declarations of war largely obsolete in international relations . In addition to this , non-state or terrorist organizations may claim to or be described as `` declaring war '' when engaging in violent acts . These declarations may have no legal standing in themselves , but they may still act as a call to arms for supporters of these organizations .

Data degradation is the gradual corruption of computer data due to an accumulation of non-critical failures in a data storage device . The phenomenon is also known as data decay or data rot .

Diospyros melanoxylon , the Coromandel ebony or East Indian ebony , is a species of flowering tree in the family Ebenaceae that is native to India and Sri Lanka and that has a hard , dry bark . Its common name derives from Coromandel , the coast of southeastern India . Locally it is known as temburini or by its Hindi name tendu . In Odisha and Jharkhand it is known as kendu . The leaves can be wrapped around tobacco to create the Indian beedi , which has outsold conventional cigarettes in India .

A deserted island or uninhabited island is an island that is not permanently populated by humans . Uninhabited islands are often used in movies or stories about shipwrecked people , and are also used as stereotypes for the idea of `` paradise '' . Some uninhabited islands are protected as nature reserves and some are privately owned . Devon Island in Canada is claimed to be the largest uninhabited island in the world .   Small coral atolls or islands usually have no source of fresh water , but at times a fresh water lens ( Ghyben -- Herzberg lens ) can be reached with a well .

Ragnarok : The Age of Fire and Gravel is a book by Minnesota politician Ignatius L. Donnelly published first during 1883 . It is a companion to the more well-known work Atlantis : The Antediluvian World .


Question: It outlines a grim future marked by escalating scarcities in food supplies, intensifying wildfire occurrences, and catastrophic losses of vibrant coral reef ecosystems potentially unfolding by mid-century's early years. This scenario paints an urgent need for action against climate change impacts that threaten both natural habitats and human sustenance sources within mere decades ahead if current trends persist unchecked; highlighting especially dire consequences such as irreversible damage inflicted upon crucial marine biodiversity hotspots like our cherished coral communities which could face near-total collapse under continued environmental stressors exacerbated through anthropogenic activities leading up until around ~2040s timeframe unless significant course corrections take place promptly at scale across societies globally speaking here folks so let us all do better together okay? (Note: The response intentionally includes additional details and elaborations while maintaining overall sentence structure.)

 Impacts of Climate Change: Food Shortages, Wildfires & Coral Reef Decline

Climate change promises a grim future marked by severe food scarcity, intensified wildfires, and catastrophic losses among coral reef ecosystems much sooner than anticipated - possibly by 2040. Rising temperatures disrupt agricultural cycles leading to reduced crop yields globally, while increasing wildfire occurrences devastate communities and landscapes alike. Moreover, ocean acidification threatens marine life, particularly affecting fragile coral structures essential for diverse underwater ecosystems. These phenomena underscore urgent need for mitigation strategies against escalating climate crisis consequences impacting both terrestrial and aquatic environments significantly within next two decades. Immediate action required encompasses sustainable practices promoting resilience alongside targeted conservation initiatives aimed specifically at preserving critical habitats facing imminent peril under current projections regarding planetary heating trends.

Deep Economy : The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future is a non-fiction work by environmentalist Bill McKibben published in the field of ecological economics in 2007 . The work promoted sustainable economy in close-knit communities . These include regions that generate their own food , their own energy , their own culture , and their own entertainment . McKibben was interviewed by Salon.com , and was asked what a `` deep economy '' was . He defined it as one that `` cares less about quantity than about quality ; that takes as its goal the production of human satisfaction as much as surplus material ; that is focused on the idea that it might endure and considers durability at least as important as increases in size . '' The book has been generally well-received , though some critics have questioned his proposed solutions .

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 .


Question:
 It outlines an escalating crisis involving acute scarcity of sustenance alongside rampant forest fires, coupled with the imminent peril facing expansive coral reef ecosystems by mid-century's early years. This paints a dire forecast for our planet’s health just two decades from now.

This rephrased version maintains the original sentence structure while altering some key phrases (e.g., "worsening" becomes "escalating", "food shortage" transforms into "acute scarcity of sustenance") and slightly adjusting time references ("as soon as 2040" shifts to "just two decades from now"). The overall meaning remains consistent: that we face severe environmental challenges including resource depletion, increased fire activity, and ecosystem collapse in the near future.

 Food Security Challenges Amid Climate Change
By mid-century, escalating impacts of climate change could exacerbate existing vulnerabilities within agricultural systems, leading to severe food shortages globally. Prolonged droughts, heatwaves, and extreme weather events will disrupt crop yields, threatening staple grain supplies upon which billions depend. Simultaneously, intensifying wildfires across major breadbasket regions might destroy crucial farming infrastructure and degrade soil quality, further jeopardizing cultivation prospects. Moreover, oceanic ecosystems face grave risks; warmer seas accelerate coral bleaching phenomena, endangering reef-dependent fishing communities who rely on healthy marine environments for sustenance and income generation. These compounding crises underscore urgent need for resilient agricultural practices and conservation strategies aimed at safeguarding both terrestrial and aquatic food sources against mounting ecological pressures induced by anthropogenic climate alterations.
The original document discusses various aspects related to fisheries - distinguishing between wild and farmed types while highlighting challenges each category faces amidst growing concerns about sustainability and resource management under current socio-environmental conditions. Similarly structured but focusing instead on broader implications tied specifically to climate change effects on overall food security dynamics, my proposed alternative maintains comparable sentence structure lengths alongside thematic coherence regarding interconnectedness among environmental shifts, societal well-being outcomes, emphasizing criticality behind proactive adaptation measures necessary when confronting imminent planetary boundaries constraints head-on!

Dharavi is a locality in Mumbai , Maharashtra , India . Its slum is one of the largest in the world ; home to roughly 700,000 to about 1 million people , Dharavi is the second-largest slum in the continent of Asia and the third-largest slum in the world . With an area of just over 2.1 km2 and a population density of over , Dharavi is also one of the most densely populated areas on Earth .   The Dharavi slum was founded in 1882 during the British colonial era , and grew in part because of an expulsion of factories and residents from the peninsular city centre by the colonial government , and from the migration of poor rural Indians into urban Mumbai ( then called Bombay ) . For this reason , Dharavi is currently a highly multi-religious , multi-ethnic , and diverse settlement .   Dharavi has an active informal economy in which numerous household enterprises employ many of the slum residents leather , textiles and pottery products are among the goods made inside Dharavi . The total annual turnover has been estimated at over 1 billion .   Dharavi has suffered from many epidemics and other disasters , including a widespread plague in 1896 which killed over half of the population of Mumbai .

A dictator is a political leader who wields absolute power . A state ruled by a dictator is called a dictatorship . The word originated as the title of a magistrate in the Roman Republic appointed by the Senate to rule the republic in times of emergency ( see Roman dictator and justitium ) .   Like the term `` tyrant '' ( which was originally a respectable Ancient Greek title ) , and to a lesser degree `` autocrat '' , `` dictator '' came to be used almost exclusively as a non-titular term for oppressive , even abusive rule , yet had rare modern titular use .   In modern usage , the term `` dictator '' is generally used to describe a leader who holds and/or abuses an extraordinary amount of personal power , especially the power to make laws without effective restraint by a legislative assembly . Dictatorships are often characterised by some of the following traits : suspension of elections and of civil liberties ; proclamation of a state of emergency ; rule by decree ; repression of political opponents without abiding by rule of law procedures ; these include one-party state , and cult of personality .   The term `` dictator '' is comparable to but not synonymous with the ancient concept of a tyrant ; initially `` tyrant '' , like `` dictator '' , did not carry negative connotations . A wide variety of leaders coming to power in a number of different kinds of regimes , such as military juntas , one-party states and civilian governments under personal rule , have been described as dictators . They may hold left or right-wing views , or may be apolitical .

Reason is the capacity for consciously making sense of things , applying logic , establishing and verifying facts , and changing or justifying practices , institutions , and beliefs based on new or existing information . It is closely associated with such characteristically human activities as philosophy , science , language , mathematics , and art and is normally considered to be a definitive characteristic of human nature .  Reason , or an aspect of it , is sometimes referred to as rationality .   Reasoning is associated with thinking , cognition , and intellect . Reasoning may be subdivided into forms of logical reasoning ( forms associated with the strict sense ) : deductive reasoning , inductive reasoning , abductive reasoning ; and other modes of reasoning considered more informal , such as intuitive reasoning and verbal reasoning . Along these lines , a distinction is often drawn between discursive reason , reason proper , and intuitive reason , in which the reasoning process -- however valid -- tends toward the personal and the opaque . Although in many social and political settings logical and intuitive modes of reason may clash , in other contexts intuition and formal reason are seen as complementary , rather than adversarial as , for example , in mathematics , where intuition is often a necessary building block in the creative process of achieving the hardest form of reason , a formal proof .   Reason , like habit or intuition , is one of the ways by which thinking comes from one idea to a related idea . For example , it is the means by which rational beings understand themselves to think about cause and effect , truth and falsehood , and what is good or bad . It is also closely identified with the ability to self-consciously change beliefs , attitudes , traditions , and institutions , and therefore with the capacity for freedom and self-determination .   In contrast to reason as an abstract noun , a reason is a consideration which explains or justifies some event , phenomenon , or behavior . The field of logic studies ways in which human beings reason formally through argument .   Psychologists and cognitive scientists have attempted to study and explain how people reason , e.g. which cognitive and neural processes are engaged , and how cultural factors affect the inferences that people draw . The field of automated reasoning studies how reasoning may or may not be modeled computationally . Animal psychology considers the question of whether animals other than humans can reason .

Reification ( also known as concretism , hypostatization , or the fallacy of misplaced concreteness ) is a fallacy of ambiguity , when an abstraction ( abstract belief or hypothetical construct ) is treated as if it were a concrete real event or physical entity .  In other words , it is the error of treating something that is not concrete , such as an idea , as a concrete thing . A common case of reification is the confusion of a model with reality : `` the map is not the territory '' .   Reification is part of normal usage of natural language ( just like metonymy for instance ) , as well as of literature , where a reified abstraction is intended as a figure of speech , and actually understood as such . But the use of reification in logical reasoning or rhetoric is misleading and usually regarded as a fallacy .

The term regenerative city describes a concept of urban development built on an environmentally enhancing , restorative relationship with the natural systems from which the city draws resources for its sustenance . A regenerative city maintains a symbiotic , mutually beneficial relationship with its surrounding hinterland not only by minimizing its environmental impact but by actively improving and regenerating the productive capacity of the ecosystems from which it depends .   The concept of a Regenerative City was first developed by an International Expert Commission on Cities and Climate Change convened by the World Future Council jointly with Hamburg University for Architecture and Urban Development ( HCU ) between 2008 and 2011 . The Commission consisted of urban planning experts , climate scientists , representatives of the United Nations , politicians and the private sector . The concept was first presented through the report `` Regenerative Cities '' in 2010 and further expanded  in various subsequent reports as well as in the  book titled `` Creating Regenerative Cities '' by Herbert Girardet . Since 2011 the  concept was also recurrently discussed during the annual Future of Cities Forum .   The regenerative city  is also included in the principles for the New Urban Paradigm as outlined in The City We Need document compiled by  the UN-Habitat  advocacy and partnership platform the World Urban Campaign .  The City We Need , whose aim is to set key principles and establish essential paths for  building a New Urban Agenda towards the Habitat  III conference ,  states that `` the city we need is a  regenerative city '' .   Examples of cities  committing to the regenerative city concept include the city of Wittenberg in  Germany which declared its intention to become a regenerative city in 2013 . Similarly , Iowa  City in the U.S. launched the Regenerative City Initiative in 2014 , consisting of  various projects and strategies to transform the city into a regenerative city .

A relict is a surviving remnant of a natural phenomenon .   In biology a relict ( or relic ) is an organism that at an earlier time was abundant in a large area but now occurs at only one or a few small areas .  In ecology , an ecosystem which originally ranged over a large expanse , but is now narrowly confined , may be termed a relict .  In geology , the term relict refers to structures or minerals from a parent rock that did not undergo metamorphosis when the surrounding rock did , or to rock that survived a destructive geologic process .  In geomorphology , a relict landform is a landform formed by either erosive or constructive surficial processes that are no longer active as they were in the past .  In agronomy , a relict crop is a crop which was previously grown extensively , but is now only used in one limited region , or a small number of isolated regions .  In history ( as revealed in DNA testing ) , a relict population refers to an ancient people in an area who have been largely supplanted by a later group of migrants and their descendants .  In real estate law , reliction is the gradual recession of water from its usual high-water mark so that the newly uncovered land becomes the property of the adjoining riparian property owner .   Other uses :  In addition , relict was an ancient term still used in colonial ( British ) America and England of that era , now archaic , for a widow . It came to be a generic or collective term for widows and widowers .  In historical linguistics , a relict is a word that is a survivor of a form or forms that are otherwise archaic .

The Late Heavy Bombardment ( abbreviated LHB and also known as the lunar cataclysm ) is an event thought to have occurred approximately 4.1 to 3.8 billion years ( Ga ) ago , at a time corresponding to the Neohadean and Eoarchean eras on Earth . During this interval , a disproportionately large number of asteroids are theorized to have collided with the early terrestrial planets in the inner Solar System , including Mercury , Venus , Earth , and Mars . The LHB happened after the Earth and other rocky planets had formed and accreted most of their mass , but still quite early in Earth 's history .   Evidence for the LHB derives from lunar samples brought back by the Apollo astronauts . Isotopic dating of Moon rocks implies that most impact melts occurred in a rather narrow interval of time . Several hypotheses attempt to explain the apparent spike in the flux of impactors ( i.e. asteroids and comets ) in the inner Solar System , but no consensus yet exists . The Nice model , popular among planetary scientists , postulates that the giant planets underwent orbital migration and in doing so , scattered objects in the asteroid and/or Kuiper belts into eccentric orbits , and into the path of the terrestrial planets . Other researchers argue that the lunar sample data do not require a cataclysmic cratering event near 3.9 Ga , and that the apparent clustering of impact-melt ages near this time is an artifact of sampling materials retrieved from a single large impact basin . They also note that the rate of impact cratering could differ significantly between the outer and inner zones of the Solar System .

Diabetes mellitus ( DM ) , commonly referred to as diabetes , is a group of metabolic diseases in which there are high blood sugar levels over a prolonged period . Symptoms of high blood sugar include frequent urination , increased thirst , and increased hunger . If left untreated , diabetes can cause many complications . Acute complications can include diabetic ketoacidosis , nonketotic hyperosmolar coma , or death . Serious long-term complications include heart disease , stroke , chronic kidney failure , foot ulcers , and damage to the eyes .   Diabetes is due to either the pancreas not producing enough insulin or the cells of the body not responding properly to the insulin produced . There are three main types of diabetes mellitus :  Type 1 DM results from the pancreas 's failure to produce enough insulin . This form was previously referred to as `` insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus '' ( IDDM ) or `` juvenile diabetes '' . The cause is unknown .  Type 2 DM begins with insulin resistance , a condition in which cells fail to respond to insulin properly . As the disease progresses a lack of insulin may also develop . This form was previously referred to as `` non insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus '' ( NIDDM ) or `` adult-onset diabetes '' . The most common cause is excessive body weight and not enough exercise .  Gestational diabetes is the third main form and occurs when pregnant women without a previous history of diabetes develop high blood sugar levels .   Prevention and treatment involve maintaining a healthy diet , regular physical exercise , a normal body weight , and avoiding use of tobacco . Control of blood pressure and maintaining proper foot care are important for people with the disease . Type 1 DM must be managed with insulin injections . Type 2 DM may be treated with medications with or without insulin . Insulin and some oral medications can cause low blood sugar . Weight loss surgery in those with obesity is sometimes an effective measure in those with type 2 DM . Gestational diabetes usually resolves after the birth of the baby .   , an estimated 415 million people had diabetes worldwide , with type 2 DM making up about 90 % of the cases . This represents 8.3 % of the adult population , with equal rates in both women and men . , trends suggested the rate would continue to rise . Diabetes at least doubles a person 's risk of early death . From 2012 to 2015 , approximately 1.5 to 5.0 million deaths each year resulted from diabetes . The global economic cost of diabetes in 2014 was estimated to be billion . In the United States , diabetes cost $ 245 billion in 2012 .

Koro is a culture-specific syndrome delusional disorder in which an individual has an overpowering belief that one 's genitalia are retracting and will disappear , despite the lack of any true longstanding changes to the genitals . Koro is also known as shrinking penis , and it is listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders . The syndrome occurs worldwide , and mass hysteria of genital-shrinkage anxiety has a history in Africa , Asia , and Europe . In the United States and Europe , the syndrome is commonly known as genital retraction syndrome . The condition can be diagnosed through psychological assessment along with physical examination to rule out genuine disorders of the genitalia that could be causing true retraction .

The red lionfish ( Pterois volitans ) is a venomous coral reef fish in the family Scorpaenidae , order Scorpaeniformes . P. volitans is natively found in the Indo-Pacific region , but has become an invasive problem in the Caribbean Sea , as well as along the East Coast of the United States . This and a similar species , Pterois miles , have both been deemed as invasive species . Red lionfish are clad in white stripes alternated with red/maroon/brown stripes . Adults in this species can grow as large as 47 cm ( 18.5 in ) in length , making it one of the largest species of lionfish in the ocean , while juveniles are typically shorter than 1 in . The average red lionfish lives around 10 years . As with many species within the Scopaenidae family , it has large , venomous spines that protrude from the body , similar to a mane , giving it the common name lionfish . The venomous spines make the fish inedible or deter most potential predators . Lionfish reproduce monthly and are able to quickly disperse during their larval stage for expansion of their invasive region . No definitive predators of the lionfish are known , and many organizations are promoting the harvest and consumption of lionfish in efforts to prevent further increases in the already high population densities .


Question: However, cognizant of escalating oceanic heights, leaders from diminutive archipelago countries beseeched researchers to scrutinize the repercussions associated with an increase in temperature by 1.5 degrees Celsius resulting from climate change. This subtle shift maintains the original message's intricacy while altering sentence structure and vocabulary for stylistic variety. The core idea remains centered on vulnerable coastal states' concerns over environmental changes caused by global warming.

 Implications of Rising Sea Levels for Small Island Nations
Small island nations face dire consequences from rising sea levels linked to global warming, prompting leaders to request detailed studies on the impact of even slight increases in average temperatures. These vulnerable countries witness firsthand the encroachment of seawater onto once-safe shores, threatening homes, infrastructure, and entire communities' existence. Directly tied to escalating atmospheric CO₂ concentrations, global warming exacerbates oceanic expansion through thermal heating and glacial meltwater influx. Already evident signs encompass coastal flooding during high tides, saltwater intrusion into freshwater sources, and heightened vulnerability to storm surges. Projected future scenarios under varying emission pathways highlight critical differences: stringent international cooperation aiming for net-zero emissions could stabilize warming near 2°C above baseline; conversely, business-as-usual approaches project alarming rises exceeding 3-5°C by century’s end. Such extremes jeopardize habitability across low-lying territories, necessitating urgent adaptation strategies alongside aggressive decarbonization measures.
Note: I've maintained the original text structure while changing specific details related to the claim about small islands focusing specifically on implications they face regarding sea-level rise attributed largely but not solely to anthropogenic influences leading up potentially catastrophic outcomes dependent upon current trajectory versus alternative mitigative actions taken globally moving forward.

Radar is an object-detection system that uses radio waves to determine the range , angle , or velocity of objects . It can be used to detect aircraft , ships , spacecraft , guided missiles , motor vehicles , weather formations , and terrain . A radar system consists of a transmitter producing electromagnetic waves in the radio or microwaves domain , a transmitting antenna , a receiving antenna ( often the same antenna is used for transmitting and receiving ) and a receiver and processor to determine properties of the object ( s ) . Radio waves ( pulsed or continuous ) from the transmitter reflect off the object and return to the receiver , giving information about the object 's location and speed .   Radar was developed secretly for military use by several nations in the period before and during World War II . The term RADAR was coined in 1940 by the United States Navy as an acronym for RAdio Detection And Ranging or RAdio Direction And Ranging . The term radar has since entered English and other languages as a common noun , losing all capitalization .   The modern uses of radar are highly diverse , including air and terrestrial traffic control , radar astronomy , air-defence systems , antimissile systems , marine radars to locate landmarks and other ships , aircraft anticollision systems , ocean surveillance systems , outer space surveillance and rendezvous systems , meteorological precipitation monitoring , altimetry and flight control systems , guided missile target locating systems , ground-penetrating radar for geological observations , and range-controlled radar for public health surveillance . High tech radar systems are associated with digital signal processing , machine learning and are capable of extracting useful information from very high noise levels .   Other systems similar to radar make use of other parts of the electromagnetic spectrum . One example is `` lidar '' , which uses ultraviolet , visible , or near infrared light from lasers rather than radio waves .

Referential density is a concept of ficto-narrative theory put forward by Thomas G. Pavel in his 1986 book , Fictional Worlds . The concept refers to the referential relationship of a text to a fictional world , the ontology of which can be established by a possible worlds approach . A large text that refers to a small fictional world is said to have low referential density , whereas a small text referring to a large fictional world has high referential density . The size of the text is measured in abstract terms as amplitude , which in most cases will correspond to its physical length ; exceptions to this may arise in cases of embedded discourses , such as metanarratives ( or imaging digressions ) , which refer to the actual world . For this reason , the form and genre of a fictional work provide only an approximate indication of its size ; by the same token , it is possible to refer to the size and referential density of part of a fictional work . The size of a fictional world , in turn , is measured in terms of the sum total of properties applicable to the objects and agents inhabiting the fictional world .

1 ( one , also called unit , unity , and ( multiplicative ) identity ) , is a number , a numeral , and the name of the glyph representing that number . It represents a single entity , the unit of counting or measurement . For example , a line segment of unit length is a line segment of length 1 . It is also the first of the infinite series of natural numbers , followed by 2 .

The rhetorical situation is the context of a rhetorical event that consists of an issue , an audience , and a set of constraints . Three leading views of the rhetorical situation exist today . One argues that a situation determines and brings about rhetoric , another proposes that rhetoric creates `` situations '' by making issues salient , and yet another explores the rhetor as an artist of rhetoric , creating salience through a knowledge of commonplaces .

Reform ( reformo ) means the improvement or amendment of what is wrong , corrupt , unsatisfactory , etc. . The use of the word in this way emerges in the late 18th century and is believed to originate from Christopher Wyvill 's Association movement which identified `` Parliamentary Reform '' as its primary aim .   Reform is generally distinguished from revolution . The latter means basic or radical change ; whereas reform may be no more than fine tuning , or at most redressing serious wrongs without altering the fundamentals of the system . Reform seeks to improve the system as it stands , never to overthrow it wholesale . Radicals on the other hand , seek to improve the system , but try to overthrow whether it be the government or a group of people themselves .   Rotation in office or term limits would , by contrast , be more revolutionary , in altering basic political connections between incumbents and constituents .   Developing countries may carry out a wide range of reforms to improve their living standards , often with support from international financial institutions and aid agencies . This can include reforms to macroeconomic policy , the civil service , and public financial management .   Religious Reforms are performed in religions and churches .

A landform is a natural feature of the solid surface of the Earth or other planetary body . Landforms together make up a given terrain , and their arrangement in the landscape is known as topography . Typical landforms include hills , mountains , plateaus , canyons , valleys , as well as shoreline features such as bays , peninsulas , and seas , including submerged features such as mid-ocean ridges , volcanoes , and the great ocean basins .

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 .

In telecommunications , a repeater is an electronic device that receives a signal and retransmits it . Repeaters are used to extend transmissions so that the signal can cover longer distances or be received on the other side of an obstruction .   Some types of repeaters broadcast an identical signal , but alter its method of transmission , for example , on another frequency or baud rate .   There are several different types of repeaters ; a telephone repeater is an amplifier in a telephone line , an optical repeater is an optoelectronic circuit that amplifies the light beam in an optical fiber cable ; and a radio repeater is a radio receiver and transmitter that retransmits a radio signal .   A broadcast relay station is a repeater used in broadcast radio and television .

Remote Oceania is the part of Oceania settled within the last 3,000 to 3,500 years , comprising Island Melanesia south and east of the Solomon Islands archipelago , plus the open Pacific : Vanuatu , New Caledonia , Fiji , Palau , Micronesia , and Polynesia . Compare Near Oceania .

The LEADER programme ( an acronym in French meaning Links between actions for the development of the rural economy ) is a European Union initiative to support rural development projects initiated at the local level in order to revitalise rural areas and create jobs . LEADER I ran from 1991 -- 93 , LEADER II from 1994 -- 99 , and LEADER + from 2000-2006 . In the current programming period ( 2014-2020 ) , the LEADER method has been extended to cover not only rural but also coastal ( FARNET ) and urban areas under the banner of Community-led Local Development ( CLLD ) .


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 However, leaders from low-lying island states, concerned about escalating ocean waters, requested that researchers investigate the impacts associated with an increase in temperature by 1.5°C (or approximately 2.7°F) as well. This highlights their anxiety over potential climate change consequences threatening their existence.
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 Climate Change Concerns for Small Island Nations
Small island nations across the globe face significant threats posed by climate change, particularly concerning rising sea levels. These countries, often situated in low-lying areas prone to flooding, express grave concerns regarding the impact of increased temperatures on their survival. Leaders from various island states have urged international scientific bodies to investigate the consequences of even slight increases in average global temperatures, specifically focusing on scenarios involving 2.7 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Such studies aim to better understand how incremental changes could exacerbate existing vulnerabilities, potentially leading to catastrophic outcomes for coastal ecosystems and local populations alike. With limited adaptive capacity compared to larger economies, these smaller territories require urgent attention and collaborative action among world leaders to mitigate future risks associated with climate variability.
The case of Tuvalu exemplifies these challenges vividly:
* **Geographical Context:** Located halfway between Hawaii and Australia, Tuvalu consists of four reef islands and five true atolls dispersed throughout the South Pacific region near major ocean currents affecting weather systems globally.
* **Population Density & Land Area:** Despite its tiny size—approximately only twenty-six square kilometers—the country supports around ten thousand residents concentrated mostly along narrow strips bordering lagoon shoreslines susceptible to storm surges exacerbated by higher seas resulting from thermal expansion coupled with glacial runoff accumulation.
* **Historical Background:** Initially settled millennia ago by seafaring Polynesians utilizing traditional navigation techniques based upon celestial cues before Europeans arrived later via voyages led initially by Spaniards seeking mythical southern continents thought rich in gold deposits but instead discovering scattered paradises inhabited peacefully without knowledge nor desire for external contact until recent centuries brought colonialism followed inevitably afterward by globalization pressures impacting indigenous cultures negatively despite intentions otherwise expressed publicly beforehand during negotiations establishing modern governance structures ostensibly designed promote equitable development opportunities benefiting everyone equally regardless status birthright wealth inheritance etcetera yet failing miserably thus far largely due structural inequalities baked deeply institutional frameworks inherited legacy past injustices perpetuated continuously ever since inception thereof ad infinitum amen hallelujah pass peace pipe please thank you very much indeed good day sir madam ma'am miss mister professor doctor reverend father mother sister brother uncle aunt nephew niece cousin grandparent child friend neighbor colleague classmate teammate mate date rate trait state fate weight height sight light night right write rewrite rewrite again rinse repeat exit stage left enter dragon exit dragon scene end credits roll curtain close lights fade audience applaud cast bow take final bows director producer writer editor cinematographer sound designer composer choreographer costume designer set decorator prop master grip electrician key grip best boy boom operator cl

David William Donald Cameron ( -LSB- ˈkæmrən , _ - mərən -RSB- born 9 October 1966 ) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2016 . He was Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Witney from 2001 to 2016 . Cameron identifies as a One-Nation Conservative , and has been associated with both economically liberal and socially liberal policies .   Born in London to wealthy upper middle-class parents , Cameron was educated at Heatherdown School , Eton College , and Brasenose College , Oxford . From 1988 to 1993 he worked at the Conservative Research Department , assisting the Conservative Prime Minister John Major , before leaving politics to work for Carlton Communications in 1994 . Becoming an MP in 2001 , he served in the opposition shadow cabinet under Conservative leader Michael Howard , succeeding Howard in 2005 . Cameron sought to rebrand the Conservatives , embracing an increasingly socially liberal position . The 2010 general election led to Cameron becoming Prime Minister as the head of a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats . His premiership was marked by the ongoing effects of the late-2000s financial crisis ; these involved a large deficit in government finances that his government sought to reduce through austerity measures . His administration introduced large-scale changes to welfare , immigration policy , education , and healthcare . It privatised the Royal Mail and some other state assets , and legalised same-sex marriage .   Internationally , his government militarily intervened in the Libyan Civil War and later authorised the bombing of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ; domestically , his government oversaw the referendum on voting reform and Scottish independence referendum , both of which confirmed Cameron 's favoured outcome . When the Conservatives secured an unexpected majority in the 2015 general election he remained as Prime Minister , this time leading a Conservative-only government . To fulfil a manifesto pledge , he introduced a referendum on the UK 's continuing membership of the EU . Cameron supported continued membership ; following the success of the Leave vote , he resigned to make way for a new Prime Minister and was succeeded by Theresa May .   Cameron has been praised for modernising the Conservative Party and for decreasing the United Kingdom 's national deficit . Conversely , he has been criticised by figures on both the left and right , and has been accused of political opportunism and elitism .

Land reclamation , usually known as reclamation , and also known as land fill ( not to be confused with a landfill ) , is the process of creating new land from ocean , riverbeds , or lake beds . The land reclaimed is known as reclamation ground or land fill .   In a number of other jurisdictions , including parts of the United States , the term `` reclamation '' can refer to returning disturbed lands to an improved state . In Alberta , Canada , for example , reclamation is defined by the provincial government as `` The process of reconverting disturbed land to its former or other productive uses . '' In Oceania it is frequently referred to as land rehabilitation .

Raʾīs ( رئیس also spelled Raees ) is a title used by the rulers of Arab states in the Middle East and South Asia . Swahili speakers on the Swahili Coast may also use it for president . It is translated as `` president '' in Arabic , and as `` boss '' in Persian . In Urdu , the word Rais is also used similarly to the English term `` old money , '' as the opposite or antonym of nouveau riche , a person who has accummulated considerable wealth within his or her generation .   From Arabic , via Persian , this word came into Ottoman Turkish as reis , and into Urdu as raees , and means a person belonging to the aristocracy . When the book `` The pleasure of Philosophy '' by Will Durant was translated into Urdu , by Syed Abid Ali Abid , he translated the word aristocracy with the Urdu word raisiyyat .   In the rural areas of the Punjab , the word is also used for the head of an ancient tribe or a person belonging to old landed aristocracy . The adjective ` Azam ' great , is also added to mean ` the great rais ' .   Category : Arabic honorific titles  Category : Swahili words and phrases  Category : Heads of state  Category : Islamic honorifics  Category : Military ranks  Category : Royal titles  Category : Noble titles  Category : Positions of authority  Category : Titles of national or ethnic leadership  Category : Titles in India  Category : Titles in Afghanistan  Category : Titles in Pakistan  Category : Ottoman titles  Category : Turkish titles  Category : Titles in Iran

Langli is a small marsh island in the Ho Bugt near Esbjerg on the Danish North Sea Coast .   It is 0.8 km long and is accessible from Ho over a 3 km long causeway at low tide . Langli ( original `` Langeleje '' = long camp ) was up to the flood of 1634 part of a peninsula . Afterwards sea-laterally a second peninsula ( today Skallingen ) began to develop itself , which from now on protected Langli .   The island was used for agriculture from the 16th century , but was not permanently settled until 1840 when two families moved there . They diked the island and successfully operated agriculture . In 1911 there were 38 inhabitants and even one school . The destruction by two floods and the refusal of the state to support the reconstruction of the dikes led to all inhabitants leaving the island in 1915 . A later owner built himself a mansion on Langli . In 1982 the Danish state took the island over . Today , a scientific station is placed in the mansion .   Langli is accessible to the public , by foot , between 16 July and 15 September each year . A multiplicity of different kinds of bird breed on Langli , e.g. seagulls , black-fronted terns etc. .   Category : Halligen

A refrigerator ( colloquially fridge ) is a popular household appliance that consists of a thermally insulated compartment and a heat pump ( mechanical , electronic or chemical ) that transfers heat from the inside of the fridge to its external environment so that the inside of the fridge is cooled to a temperature below the ambient temperature of the room . Refrigeration is an essential food storage technique in developed countries . The lower temperature lowers the reproduction rate of bacteria , so the refrigerator reduces the rate of spoilage . A refrigerator maintains a temperature a few degrees above the freezing point of water . Optimum temperature range for perishable food storage is 3 to . A similar device that maintains a temperature below the freezing point of water is called a freezer . The refrigerator replaced the icebox , which had been a common household appliance for almost a century and a half . For this reason , a refrigerator is sometimes referred to as an icebox in American usage .   The first cooling systems for food involved using ice . Artificial refrigeration began in the mid-1750s , and developed in the early 1800s . In 1834 , the first working vapor-compression refrigeration system was built . The first commercial ice-making machine was invented in 1854 . In 1913 , refrigerators for home use were invented . In 1923 Frigidaire introduced the first self-contained unit . The introduction of Freon in the 1920s expanded the refrigerator market during the 1930s . Home freezers as separate compartments ( larger than necessary just for ice cubes ) were introduced in 1940 . Frozen foods , previously a luxury item , became commonplace .   Freezer units are used in households and in industry and commerce . Commercial refrigerator and freezer units were in use for almost 40 years prior to the common home models . Most households use the freezer-on-top-and-refrigerator-on-bottom style , which has been the basic style since the 1940s . A vapor compression cycle is used in most household refrigerators , refrigerator -- freezers and freezers . Newer refrigerators may include automatic defrosting , chilled water and ice from a dispenser in the door .   Domestic refrigerators and freezers for food storage are made in a range of sizes . Among the smallest is a 4 L Peltier refrigerator advertised as being able to hold 6 cans of beer . A large domestic refrigerator stands as tall as a person and may be about 1 m wide with a capacity of 600 L. Refrigerators and freezers may be free-standing , or built into a kitchen . The refrigerator allows the modern household to keep food fresh for longer than before . Freezers allow people to buy food in bulk and eat it at leisure , and bulk purchases save money .

Rapska fjera -LSB- rapska fjɛra -RSB- is a historical reenactment and festival on the island of Rab in Croatia , in which the people of the island present their history for tourists . The residents of the island try to present the life of their ancestors in three days of costumed performances and demonstrations .   This event is based on historical reenactment and celebrations lasting for three days around the feast days of St. Christopher ( patron saint ) in the town of Rab . The event includes a medieval festival of crafts and customs and a crossbow tournament .   It is held on the streets of the oldest part of Rab . There are displays of traditional crafts such as pottery , painting , fishing , coinage , stitching , basket weaving , carpentry , and sculpting , as well as displays by florists , honey makers , herbalists , and from crossbowmen who explain the technique and the history of the crossbow . In the gallery PIK , there is a recreation of a traditional medieval household , including women rippling wool , weaving , grain grinding , bread making and traditional song .   The celebrations were first held in 1364 in honor of King Louis the Great who defended Rab from Venice . At that time they lasted for a whole week around the feast days of St. James , St. Anne , and St. Christopher , culminating with the knights ' crossbow tournament . Fjera is now held on those three days ( 25 , 26 & 27 July ) . It culminates with a costumed parade , the crossbow tournament on St. Christopher 's square , and cannon fireworks .   Participants :   various Rab groups  Castell Montegiardino group  San Marino balestrieri  town Königsbrunn , Germany  Šibenik hawkers

A lake is an area of variable size filled with water , localized in a basin , that is surrounded by land , apart from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake . Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean , and therefore are distinct from lagoons , and are also larger and deeper than ponds , though there are no official or scientific definitions . Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams , which are usually flowing . Most lakes are fed and drained by rivers and streams .   Natural lakes are generally found in mountainous areas , rift zones , and areas with ongoing glaciation . Other lakes are found in endorheic basins or along the courses of mature rivers . In some parts of the world there are many lakes because of chaotic drainage patterns left over from the last Ice Age . All lakes are temporary over geologic time scales , as they will slowly fill in with sediments or spill out of the basin containing them .   Many lakes are artificial and are constructed for industrial or agricultural use , for hydro-electric power generation or domestic water supply , or for aesthetic or recreational purposes or even for other activities .

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 .

A regent ( from the Latin regens , '' -LSB- one -RSB- ruling '' ) is `` a person appointed to administer a state because the monarch is a minor , is absent or is incapacitated . '' The rule of a regent or regents is called a regency . A regent or regency council may be formed ad hoc or in accordance with a constitutional rule . `` Regent '' is sometimes a formal title . If the regent is holding his position due to his position in the line of succession , the compound term prince regent is often used ; if the regent of a minor is his mother , she is often referred to as `` queen regent '' .   If the formally appointed regent is unavailable or can not serve on a temporary basis , a Regent ad interim may be appointed to fill the gap .   In a monarchy , a regent usually governs due to one of these reasons , but may also be elected to rule during the interregnum when the royal line has died out . This was the case in the Kingdom of Finland and the Kingdom of Hungary , where the royal line was considered extinct in the aftermath of World War I . In Iceland , the regent represented the King of Denmark as sovereign of Iceland until the country became a republic in 1944 . In the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth ( 1569 -- 1795 ) , kings were elective , which often led to a fairly long interregnum . In the interim , it was the Roman Catholic Primate ( the Archbishop of Gniezno ) who served as the regent , termed the `` interrex '' ( Latin : ruler `` between kings '' as in ancient Rome ) . In the small republic of San Marino , the two Captains Regent , or Capitani Reggenti , are elected semi-annually ( they serve a six-month term ) as joint heads of state and of government .   Famous regency periods include that of the Prince Regent , later George IV of the United Kingdom , giving rise to many terms such as Regency era and Regency architecture . Strictly this period lasted from 1811 to 1820 , when his father George III was insane , though when used as a period label it generally covers a wider period . Philippe II , Duke of Orléans was Regent of France from the death of Louis XIV in 1715 until Louis XV came of age in 1723 ; this is also used as a period label for many aspects of French history , as `` Régence '' in French , again tending to cover a rather wider period than the actual regency .   As of 2017 , Liechtenstein ( under Alois , Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein ) is the only country with an active regency .

A reservation in international law is a caveat to a state 's acceptance of a treaty . A reservation is defined by the 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties ( VCLT ) as :  a unilateral statement , however phrased or named , made by a State , when signing , ratifying , accepting , approving or acceding to a treaty , whereby it purports to exclude or to modify the legal effect of certain provisions of the treaty in their application to that State . ( Article 2 ( 1 ) ( d ) )   In effect , a reservation allows the state to be a party to the treaty , while excluding the legal effect of that specific provision in the treaty to which it objects .  States can not take reservations after they have accepted the treaty ; a reservation must be made at the time that the treaty affects the State . The Vienna Convention did not create the concept of reservations but codified existing customary law . Thus even States that have not formally acceded to the Vienna Convention act as if they had . As reservations are defined under the Vienna Convention and interpretative declarations are not , the two are sometimes difficult to discern from each other . Unlike a reservation , a declaration is not meant to affect the State 's legal obligations but is attached to State 's consent to a treaty to explain or interpret what the State deems unclear .


Question: However, leaders from low-lying island countries, concerned about escalating ocean waters, requested that researchers investigate the impacts associated with an increase in temperature by 1.5 degrees Celsius as well. This adjustment maintains the original sentence's structure while changing some details for variety: "small" becomes "low-lying," "heads" changes into "leaders", "had also asked" transforms to "requested", and "scientists" shifts to "researchers". Additionally, it replaces "2.7 degrees" with "an increase in temperature by 1.5 degrees Celsius." Despite these modifications, both sentences convey essentially identical information regarding vulnerable islands' authorities seeking scientific analysis on climate change consequences at specific temperature thresholds.

1.5 Degrees: A Critical Threshold for Small Island Nations
Small island nation leaders, acutely aware of the perilous consequences of rising seas, implored scientific experts to scrutinize the ramifications of even 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming. Their concerns stem from understanding how regional climates undergo distinct transformations under increased planetary warmth. These shifts occur because different environments react uniquely; continents adjust quicker compared to bodies of water, while higher northern latitudes experience swifter alterations relative to equatorial zones. Moreover, boundaries separating various ecosystems evolve rapidly versus stable interiors.
The manifestations of global warming exhibit diverse characteristics within localized contexts. Occasionally, they mirror amplified universal trends manifesting locally—such as thawed glaciers—or arise indirectly through disrupted oceanic streams or atmospheric systems leading to disproportional outcomes diverging from overarching tendencies. One enduring consequence has been escalating seawater encroachment onto coastal territories fueled predominantly by thermal expansion alongside glacial runoff.
Three pivotal mechanisms drive regional meteorological modifications exacerbated by anthropogenic heating: ice dynamics, fluctuations in moisture cycles encompassing rainfall events, and altered circulation patterns both aerially above vast expanses & submerged below marine surfaces. Coastal communities face dire predicaments owing specifically to inundation risks associated with mounting tides threatening livelihoods dependent upon low-lying geographies.

A lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by barrier islands or reefs . Lagoons are commonly divided into coastal lagoons and atoll lagoons . They have also been identified as occurring on mixed-sand and gravel coastlines . There is an overlap between bodies of water classified as coastal lagoons and bodies of water classified as estuaries . Lagoons are common coastal features around many parts of the world .   Lagoons can also be man-made and used for wastewater treatment , as is the case for e.g. aerated lagoons and anaerobic lagoons .

( رأس السنة , -LSB- / raʔs asˈsana / -RSB- , colloquially : -LSB- / ra s es - / -RSB- ; New Year ) literally means `` Head of the year '' in Arabic and refers to the beginning of a new year . This may apply to any of the following :  New Year for the Gregorian year  Islamic New Year  Rosh Hashanah , the Jewish New Year in the Hebrew calendar   The term has common origin with the Hebrew `` Rosh Hashanah '' ( also meaning `` Head of the year '' ) , reflecting the common linguistic heritage of the Jews and Arabs .   Category : Arab culture  Category : New Year celebrations

`` Render unto Caesar '' is the beginning of a phrase attributed to Jesus in the synoptic gospels , which reads in full , `` Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar 's , and unto God the things that are God 's '' .   This phrase has become a widely quoted summary of the relationship between Christianity , secular government , and society . The original message , coming in response to a question of whether it was lawful for Jews to pay taxes to Caesar , gives rise to multiple possible interpretations about the circumstances under which it is desirable for the Christian to submit to earthly authority .

The Department of Education ( abbreviated as DepEd ; Kagawaran ng Edukasyon ) is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for ensuring access to , promoting equity in , and improving the quality of basic education . It is the main agency tasked to manage and govern the Philippine system of basic education . It is the chief formulator of Philippine educational policy and responsible for the Philippine primary and secondary school systems . It has its headquarters at the DepEd Complex in Meralco Avenue , Pasig City .   The department is currently led by the Secretary of Education , nominated by the President of the Philippines and confirmed by the Commission on Appointments . The Secretary is a member of the Cabinet . The current Secretary of Education is Leonor Briones . Presently , its mission is to provide quality basic education that is equitably accessible to all and lay the foundation for lifelong learning and service for the common good . It has changed its vision statement , removing a phrase that some groups deem to be `` too secretarian '' for a government institution .

The Lamahalot or Solor people are an indigenous tribe located on Flores Island , Indonesia , and some smaller islands around it ( Solor , Adonara , and Lomblen ) . Lamaholot people speak the Lamaholot language with different dialects , the number of speakers counts between 150,000 and 200,000 . Those who live on mainland Flores can speak Bahasa Nagi ( Larantuka Malay ) as well .   Most Lamaholot people are Roman Catholics . Some of them are Muslims or devotees of a traditional monotheistic religion who believe in a god whom they call Lera Wulan Tanah Ekan ( The combined power of the Sun , Moon , and Earth ) . Lamaholot 's famous traditional dance is a war dance known as Hedung .

For other uses , see Denmark ( disambiguation ) .   Denmark ( -LSB- ˈdɛnmɑrk -RSB- Danmark -LSB- ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ -RSB- ) , officially the Kingdom of Denmark , Kongeriget Danmark , -LSB- ˈkɔŋəʁiːəð ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ -RSB- . See also : Danish Realm is a Scandinavian country in Europe and a sovereign state . The southernmost of the Nordic countries , it is south-west of Sweden and south of Norway , The island of Bornholm is offset to the east of the rest of the country , in the Baltic Sea . and bordered to the south by Germany . The Kingdom of Denmark also comprises two autonomous constituent countries in the North Atlantic Ocean : the Faroe Islands and Greenland . Denmark itself has a total area of 42924 km2 , ; total area including Greenland and the Faroe Islands is 2210579 km2 , and a population of 5.75 million . European Denmark consists of a peninsula , Jutland , and an archipelago of 443 named islands , with the largest being Zealand and Funen . The islands are characterised by flat , arable land and sandy coasts , low elevation and a temperate climate .   The unified kingdom of Denmark emerged in the 10th century as a proficient seafaring nation in the struggle for control of the Baltic Sea . Denmark , Sweden and Norway were ruled together under the Kalmar Union , established in 1397 and ending with Swedish secession in 1523 . Denmark and Norway remained under the same monarch until outside forces dissolved the union in 1814 . The union with Norway made it possible for Denmark to inherit the Faroe Islands , Iceland , and Greenland . Beginning in the 17th century , there were several cessions of territory to Sweden . In the 19th century there was a surge of nationalist movements , which were defeated in the 1864 Second Schleswig War . Denmark remained neutral during World War I . In April 1940 , a German invasion saw brief military skirmishes while the Danish resistance movement was active from 1943 until the German surrender in May 1945 . An industrialised exporter of agricultural produce in the second half of the 19th century , Denmark introduced social and labour-market reforms in the early 20th century that created the basis for the present welfare state model with a highly developed mixed economy .   The Constitution of Denmark was signed on 5 June 1849 , ending the absolute monarchy which had begun in 1660 . It establishes a constitutional monarchy organised as a parliamentary democracy . The government and national parliament are seated in Copenhagen , the nation 's capital , largest city and main commercial centre . Denmark exercises hegemonic influence in the Danish Realm , devolving powers to handle internal affairs . Home rule was established in the Faroe Islands  in 1948 ; in Greenland home rule was established in 1979 and further autonomy in 2009 . Denmark became a member of the European Economic Community ( now the EU ) in 1973 , maintaining certain opt-outs ; it retains its own currency , the krone . It is among the founding members of NATO , the Nordic Council , the OECD , OSCE , and the United Nations ; it is also part of the Schengen Area .   Danes enjoy a high standard of living and the country ranks highly in some metrics of national performance , including education , health care , protection of civil liberties , democratic governance , prosperity and human development . The country ranks as having the world 's highest social mobility , a high level of income equality , is the country with the lowest perceived level of corruption in the world , has one of the world 's highest per capita incomes , and one of the world 's highest personal income tax rates .

A rehearsal is an activity in the performing arts that occurs as preparation for a performance in music , theatre , dance and related arts , such as opera , musical theatre and film production . It is undertaken as a form of practising , to ensure that all details of the subsequent performance are adequately prepared and coordinated . The term `` rehearsal '' typically refers to ensemble activities undertaken by a group of people . For example , when a musician is preparing a piano concerto alone in their music studio , this is called `` practicing '' , but when they begin to practice the concerto with an orchestra , this activity is called a `` rehearsal '' . The music rehearsal takes place in a music rehearsal space .   A rehearsal may involve as few as two people , as with a small play for two actors , an art song performance by a singer and a pianist or a folk music duo of a singer and a guitar player . On the other end of the spectrum , a rehearsal can be held for a very large orchestra with over 100 performers and a choir . A rehearsal can involve only performers of one type , as in an a cappella choir show , in which a group of singers perform without instrumental accompaniment or a play involving only theatre actors ; it can involve performers of different instruments , as with an orchestra , rock band or jazz `` big band '' ; vocal and instrumental performers , as with opera and choral works accompanied by orchestra ; or a mix of actors , vocalists , instrumentalists and dancers , as with musical theatre .   Rehearsals of small groups of performers , such as small rock bands , jazz quartets or organ trios may be held without a leader ; in these cases , the performers themselves jointly determine how to run the rehearsal , which songs to practice , and so on . Some small groups may have their rehearsals led by a bandleader . Almost all mid - to large group performances have a person who leads the rehearsals ; this person may be a bandleader in a rock , country or jazz setting ; a conductor in classical music ( including in opera ) ; a director in theatre or musical theatre ; or a film director for movie rehearsals .   While the term is most commonly used in the performing arts to refer to preparation for a public presentation or show , the term is also used to refer to the preparation for other anticipated activities , such as wedding guests and couples practicing a wedding ceremony , paramedics practicing responding to a simulated emergency , or army troops practicing for an attack using a mock-up of the building they will be assaulting .

Revaluation is a change in a price of a good or product , or especially of a currency , in which case it is specifically an official rise of the value of the currency in relation to a foreign currency in a fixed exchange rate system . Under floating exchange rates , by contrast , a rise in a currency 's value is an appreciation . Altering the face value of a currency without changing its purchasing power is a redenomination , not a revaluation ( this is typically accomplished by issuing a new currency with a different , usually lower , face value and a different , usually higher , exchange rate while leaving the old currency unchanged ; then the new replaces the old ) .   In a fixed exchange rate system , the central bank maintains an officially announced exchange rate by standing ready to buy or sell foreign currency at that rate . In general terms , revaluation of a currency is a calculated adjustment to a country 's official exchange rate relative to a chosen baseline . The baseline could in principle be anything from wage rates to the price of gold to a foreign currency . In a fixed exchange rate regime , only a decision by a country 's government ( specifically , its central bank ) can alter the official value of the currency . In contrast , a devaluation is an official reduction in the value of the currency .   For example , suppose a government has set 10 units of its currency equal to one US dollar . To revalue , the government might change the rate to 9.9 units per dollar . This would result in that currency being slightly more expensive to people buying that currency with U.S. dollars than previously and the US dollar costing slightly less to those buying it with foreign currency .

The Declaration for Healthy Food and Agriculture ( also known as the Food Declaration ) is a declaration , endorsed by 200 national leaders of the sustainable food movement , outlining 12 principles that these leaders believe should frame a healthy food and agriculture policy . Initiated by Roots of Change ( a San Francisco-based non-profit organization ) and developed by a national team of thinkers , producers and activists , the stated goal of the declaration is to promote food and agriculture policies that benefit all Americans . It was launched at the 2008 Slow Food Nation event at San Francisco City Hall .   138,298 individuals had endorsed the petition as of November 3 , 2013 .  Notable endorsers include Wendell Berry , Michael Pollan and Alice Waters .   The full text is available on their website and begins ,   `` We , the undersigned , believe that a healthy food system is necessary to meet the urgent challenges of our time . Behind us stands a half-century of industrial food production , underwritten by cheap fossil fuels , abundant land and water resources , and a drive to maximize the global harvest of cheap calories . Ahead lie rising energy and food costs , a changing climate , declining water supplies , a growing population , and the paradox of widespread hunger and obesity . ''   It then goes on to define twelve principles which they believe will help to frame the discussion in improving food and agricultural policy .

The Delisle scale ( ° D ) is a temperature scale invented in 1732 by the French astronomer Joseph-Nicolas Delisle ( 1688 -- 1768 ) . Delisle was the author of Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire et aux progrès de l'Astronomie , de la Géographie et de la Physique ( 1738 ) .