Question: Research reveals reduced likelihood for both extremely minimal and maximal climate sensitivity levels; this study's conservative projection contrasts with previous IPCC assessments by incorporating an innovative paleoclimate record from Earth’s most recent ice age peak—a finding whose reliability remains uncertain over future scrutiny cycles.

 New Research Challenges Extreme Estimates of Climate Sensitivity
Recent research suggests that extreme estimates regarding climate sensitivity - how much average temperatures will rise given doubled atmospheric CO2 levels- might need revision. Contrary to some previous assessments suggesting either minimal impacts or catastrophic outcomes, newer findings indicate probabilities lean more centrally around moderate increases. A notable aspect of this study involves recalibrating historical data specifically focusing on conditions prevalent during earth’s last glacial maximum era approximately twenty thousand years ago when vast areas now covered by landmasses lay submerged under oceanic waters due largely to significantly higher sea-levels than exist presently. Although intriguingly innovative, utilizing this ancient timeframe as benchmark carries inherent uncertainties since many intervening millennia saw dramatic shifts across multiple ecological systems globally impacting comparative analysis reliability going forward. Nonetheless, proponents argue incorporating diverse datasets enhances overall confidence intervals associated with projecting future scenarios especially pertinent considering ongoing debates surrounding anthropogenic influences versus natural variability contributions within contemporary contexts. Ultimately whether viewed optimistically emphasizing stabilization potentials achievable via concerted international cooperation initiatives targeting emission reductions targets; pessimists highlighting irreversible tipping points already crossed necessitating urgent remedial actions beyond mere aspirational goals remains open question awaiting definitive resolution pending additional empirical evidence accumulation over extended temporal horizons encompassing decades rather than single year increments typically emphasized within mainstream media narratives focused predominantly upon short term weather events instead of long range predictive modeling exercises requiring sophisticated computational algorithms coupled with robust statistical methodologies capable of discerning signal amidst pervasive background noise obscuring underlying trends without proper filtering techniques application beforehand.

In statistics , originally in geostatistics , kriging or Gaussian process regression is a method of interpolation for which the interpolated values are modeled by a Gaussian process governed by prior covariances , as opposed to a piecewise-polynomial spline chosen to optimize smoothness of the fitted values . Under suitable assumptions on the priors , kriging gives the best linear unbiased prediction of the intermediate values . Interpolating methods based on other criteria such as smoothness need not yield the most likely intermediate values . The method is widely used in the domain of spatial analysis and computer experiments . The technique is also known as Wiener -- Kolmogorov prediction , after Norbert Wiener and Andrey Kolmogorov .   The theoretical basis for the method was developed by the French mathematician Georges Matheron in 1960 , based on the Master 's thesis of Danie G. Krige , the pioneering plotter of distance-weighted average gold grades at the Witwatersrand reef complex in South Africa . Krige sought to estimate the most likely distribution of gold based on samples from a few boreholes . The English verb is to krige and the most common noun is kriging ; both are often pronounced with a hard `` g '' , following the pronunciation of the name `` Krige '' . The word is sometimes capitalized as Kriging in the literature .

( 144898 ) ( previously known by its provisional designation ) is a near-Earth asteroid once thought to have a low probability of impacting Earth on May 4 , 2102 . From February to May 2006 , it was listed with a Torino Scale impact risk value of 2 , only the second asteroid in risk-monitoring history to be rated above value 1 . The Torino rating was lowered to 1 after additional observations on May 20 , 2006 , and finally dropped to 0 on October 17 , 2006 . It was removed from the Sentry Risk Table on 14 February 2008 .   As of January 4 , 2008 , the Sentry Risk Table assigned a Torino value of 0 and an impact probability of 1 in 58.8 million for May 4 , 2102 . This value was far below the background impact rate of objects this size .   was discovered on November 7 , 2004 , by the NASA-funded LINEAR asteroid survey . The object is estimated by NASA 's Near Earth Object Program Office to be 580 meters in diameter with an approximate mass of 2.6 × 1011 kg .   It will pass 0.02 AU from the Earth on May 1 , 2032 , allowing a refinement to the orbit .   Being ~ 580 meters in diameter , if were to impact land , it would create an impact crater about 10 kilometres wide and generate an earthquake of magnitude 7.4 .

The Dead Sea Scrolls , in the narrow sense of Qumran Caves Scrolls , are a collection of some 981 different manuscripts discovered between 1946/47 , 1956 and 2017 in 12 caves ( Qumran Caves ) in the immediate vicinity of the Hellenistic-period Jewish settlement at Khirbet Qumran in the eastern Judaean Desert , the modern West Bank . The caves are located about 2 km inland from the northwest shore of the Dead Sea , whence they derive their name . The consensus is that the Qumran Caves Scrolls date from the last three centuries BCE and the first century CE . Bronze coins found at the same sites form a series beginning with John Hyrcanus ( 135 -- 104 BCE ) and continuing until the First Jewish -- Roman War ( 66 -- 73 CE ) , supporting the radiocarbon and paleographic dating of the scrolls .   In the larger sense , the Dead Sea Scrolls include manuscripts from additional Judaean Desert sites , which go back as far as the 8th century BCE to as late as the 11th century CE .   The texts are of great historical , religious , and linguistic significance because they include the second-oldest known surviving manuscripts of works later included in the Hebrew Bible canon , along with deuterocanonical and extra-biblical manuscripts which preserve evidence of the diversity of religious thought in late Second Temple Judaism . Biblical text older than the Dead Sea Scrolls has been discovered only in two silver scroll-shaped amulets containing portions of the Priestly Blessing from the Book of Numbers , excavated in Jerusalem at Ketef Hinnom and dated c. 600 BCE . A piece of Leviticus found in the Ein Gedi synagogue , burnt in the 6th century CE and analyzed in 2015 , was found to be the third-oldest piece of the Torah known to exist , as it was dated palaeographically to the 1st or 2nd century CE , and with the C14 method to sometime between the 2nd and 4th century CE .   Most of the texts are written in Hebrew , with some in Aramaic ( in different regional dialects , including Nabataean ) , and a few in Greek . If discoveries from the Judean desert are included , Latin ( from Masada ) and Arabic ( from Khirbet al-Mird ) can be added . Most texts are written on parchment , some on papyrus , and one on copper .   The scrolls have traditionally been identified with the ancient Jewish sect called the Essenes , although some recent interpretations have challenged this association and argue that the scrolls were written by priests in Jerusalem , Zadokites , or other unknown Jewish groups .   Owing to the poor condition of some of the scrolls , not all of them have been identified . Those that have been identified can be divided into three general groups :  some 40 % of them are copies of texts from the Hebrew Scriptures ,  approximately another 30 % of them are texts from the Second Temple Period which ultimately were not canonized in the Hebrew Bible , like the Book of Enoch , the Book of Jubilees , the Book of Tobit , the Wisdom of Sirach , Psalms 152 -- 155 , etc. , and  the remaining roughly 30 % of them are sectarian manuscripts of previously unknown documents that shed light on the rules and beliefs of a particular group ( sect ) or groups within greater Judaism , like the Community Rule , the War Scroll , the Pesher on Habakkuk , and The Rule of the Blessing .

A retrospective cohort study , also called a historic cohort study , is a longitudinal cohort study that studies a cohort of individuals that share a common exposure factor to determine its influence on the development of a disease , and are compared to another group of equivalent individuals that were not exposed to that factor . Retrospective cohort studies have existed for approximately as long as prospective cohort studies .

Deductive pragmatism is a research method aiming at helping researchers communicate qualitative assumptions about cause-effect relationships ( causality ) , elucidate the ramifications of such assumptions and drive causal inferences from a combination of assumptions , experiments , observations and case studies .   Deductive pragmatism was invented in 2000 by Khaled Yassin at the University of Bielefeld during his study of the public health impact of the World Bank 's structural adjustment programs in developing countries . The methodology came basically as a response to the fact that conventional epidemiological models for causation have serious limitations as a source of causal inference . This is particularly true for complex situations such as the impact of structural adjustment on health . Such an issue involves several reciprocally interacting variables that can not be accurately accounted for by conventional correlational or associational approaches . Furthermore , a big part of the literature on the impact of structural adjustment encompasses subjective and qualitative assumptions , which lack a sound empirical base in most of the cases .   This unique methodology couples the affirmative nature of causal effects tracing measures ( such as correlational or associational studies ) with the interpretive nature of process tracing schemes usually found in case studies and other qualitative methods . Furthermore , it bridges the gap between the academic interests of research and the prescriptive demands of policy-making .   Deductive pragmatism consists of three basic steps ;  1 ) Hypotheization of causal relations ,  2 ) Verification of causal effects , and  3 ) Tracing of causal processes .   The invention of this new methodology represented a watershed for research in complicated public health issues . It liberated public health research from medical and clinical research methods that have been restricted to situations of single or few etiological factors and single or few outcomes . And it has , therefore , opened the door wide for public health research to conveniently and accurately assess the complexities of health-related phenomenon and dilemmas .

The Lancet , one of the oldest scientific medical journals in the world , published two peer-reviewed studies on the effect of the 2003 invasion of Iraq and subsequent occupation on the Iraqi mortality rate . The first was published in 2004 ; the second ( by many of the same authors ) in 2006 . The studies estimate the number of excess deaths caused by the occupation , both direct ( combatants plus non-combatants ) and indirect ( due to increased lawlessness , degraded infrastructure , poor healthcare , etc. ) .   The first survey published on 29 October 2004 , estimated 98,000 excess Iraqi deaths ( with a range of 8,000 to 194,000 , using a 95 % confidence interval ( CI ) ) from the 2003 invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq to that time , or about 50 % higher than the death rate prior to the invasion . The authors described this as a conservative estimate , because it excluded the extreme statistical outlier data from Fallujah . If the Fallujah cluster were included , the mortality estimate would increase to 150 % over pre-invasion rates ( 95 % CI : 1.6 to 4.2 ) .   The second survey published on 11 October 2006 , estimated 654,965 excess deaths related to the war , or 2.5 % of the population , through the end of June 2006 . The new study applied similar methods and involved surveys between May 20 and July 10 , 2006 . More households were surveyed , allowing for a 95 % confidence interval of 392,979 to 942,636 excess Iraqi deaths . 601,027 deaths ( range of 426,369 to 793,663 using a 95 % confidence interval ) were due to violence . 31 % ( 186,318 ) of those were attributed to the US-led Coalition , 24 % ( 144,246 ) to others , and 46 % ( 276,472 ) unknown . The causes of violent deaths were gunshot ( 56 % or 336,575 ) , car bomb ( 13 % or 78,133 ) , other explosion/ordnance ( 14 % ) , air strike ( 13 % or 78,133 ) , accident ( 2 % or 12,020 ) , and unknown ( 2 % ) .   The Lancet surveys are said to be controversial because the mortality figures are higher than in several other reports , including those of the Iraqi Health Ministry and the United Nations , as well as other household surveys such as the Iraq Living Conditions Survey and the Iraq Family Health Survey . The 2007 ORB survey of Iraq War casualties estimated more deaths than the Lancet , though it covered a longer period of the conflict . It has also been argued that the controversy results from an incompatibility between the survey results and the comparatively positive image various media outlets have of the invasion of Iraq . The Lancet surveys have triggered criticism and disbelief from some journalists , governments , the Iraq Body Count project , some epidemiologists and statisticians and others , but have also been supported by some journalists , governments , epidemiologists and statisticians .

Random sample consensus ( RANSAC ) is an iterative method to estimate parameters of a mathematical model from a set of observed data that contains outliers , when outliers are to be accorded no influence on the values of the estimates . Therefore , it also can be interpreted as an outlier detection method . It is a non-deterministic algorithm in the sense that it produces a reasonable result only with a certain probability , with this probability increasing as more iterations are allowed . The algorithm was first published by Fischler and Bolles at SRI International in 1981 . They used RANSAC to solve the Location Determination Problem ( LDP ) , where the goal is to determine the points in the space that project onto an image into a set of landmarks with known locations .   A basic assumption is that the data consists of `` inliers '' , i.e. , data whose distribution can be explained by some set of model parameters , though may be subject to noise , and `` outliers '' which are data that do not fit the model . The outliers can come , e.g. , from extreme values of the noise or from erroneous measurements or incorrect hypotheses about the interpretation of data . RANSAC also assumes that , given a ( usually small ) set of inliers , there exists a procedure which can estimate the parameters of a model that optimally explains or fits this data .

Dip circles ( also dip needles ) are used to measure the angle between the horizon and the Earth 's magnetic field ( the dip angle ) . They were used in surveying , mining and prospecting as well as for the demonstration and study of magnetism .   Georg Hartmann first discovered dip angle in 1544 , when he noticed the needle on a compass dipped towards the north hemisphere . Rather than explore this phenomenon , Hartmann sought ways to eliminate it . However , Robert Norman around 1576 investigated dip angle further and in 1581 described in print a device to measure this phenomenon .   Early dip circles were not accurate and gave poor results . Over the next 300 years many improvements were made , including reducing the friction between the needle and its pivot and encasing the circle in glass . Between the late 18th century and late 19th century the design approached its peak . Improvements which made the dip circle a practical aid for polar navigation were made by Robert Were Fox FRS , who developed in the 1830s the first dip circle that could be used on board a moving ship . Another important improvement to the instrument was developed in the 1830s by the Dublin Physicist Humphrey Lloyd , who devised a way of attaching a magnetic needle at right-angles to the dip needle in order to measure the intensity of force ( by seeing the extent to which the right-angle needle deflected the dip-needle ) .   By World War I the most advanced dip circles were being made . With the development of electronic systems dip circles became obsolete .

Rainer Froese , born 25 August 1950 in Wismar , Germany , is a senior scientist at the Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research ( GEOMAR ) in Kiel , formerly the Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences ( IFM-GEOMAR ) , and a Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation . He obtained an MSc in Biology in 1985 at the University of Kiel and a PhD in Biology in 1990 from the University of Hamburg . Early in his career , he worked at the Institute of Marine Sciences ( IFM in Kiel ) on computer-aided identification systems and the life strategies of fish larvae . His current research interests include fish information systems , marine biodiversity , the biogeographical mapping of species , and the population dynamics of fisheries and large marine ecosystems .   Froese is best known for his work developing and maintaining FishBase , a large and widely accessed online information system on fish . From 1990 until 2000 , Froese lead the development of FishBase at ICLARM in Manila . Since 2000 , he has coordinated the large international consortium that now oversees Fishbase . Its searchable database contains 32,000 fish species and the site receives over 30 million views each month . He is also the coordinator of AquaMaps , which produces computer-generated global distribution maps for marine species , and science adviser to SeaLifeBase , which is an extension of FishBase to aquatic organisms other than fish .   Froese has authored or co-authored over 100 scientific publications . In 1998 , along with Daniel Pauly and others , Froese authored an influential paper called Fishing down marine food webs . The paper examined the consequences of preferentially targeting large predator fish over smaller forage fish . As a result , the fishing industry has been `` fishing down the food web '' , and the mean trophic level in the oceans has progressively decreased . More recently , in a 2011 letter to Nature , he stated that the European Common Fisheries Policy `` consistently gets to overrule scientific advice and drive fish stocks to the brink of collapse . Without massive subsidies , European fisheries would be bankrupt : the cost of hunting the few remaining fish would exceed the income from selling the catch . ''

Replikins are a group of peptides , whose increase in concentration in virus or other organism proteins is associated with rapid replication . It is often measured in number of replikins per 100 amino acids . This particular group of peptides have been found to play a significant role in predicting both infectivity and lethality of various viral strains . In particular , this group allowed the prediction of the A/H1N1 pandemic almost one year before onset .   A method for identifying replikins was patented by Samuel and Elenore S. Bogoch in 2001 . The peptide group was first identified by a proprietary company called Replikins , who have trademarked the name `` Replikin Count '' .


Question:
 Research indicates moderate likelihoods for extreme underestimations or overvaluations in climate sensitivity assessments; notably, it's conservative projection contrasts with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s findings by incorporating an innovative thermal profile from the peak ice age era – which remains subject to future validation or refutation through ongoing scrutiny.
This rephrased statement maintains the original sentence structure while changing some terms and phrases: "study" becomes "research", "low probability" transforms into "moderate likelihoods...underestimations or overvaluations", "lower estimate as compared to the IPCC" shifts to "conservative projection contrasts with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s findings", and finally, "new temperature reconstruction of the Last Glacial Maximum" evolves into "innovative thermal profile from the peak ice age era". The overall meaning stays consistent but uses different words and expressions to convey the same information about uncertainties in climate change research related to historical data interpretations.

 New Research Challenges Extreme Views on Climate Sensitivity
Recent studies suggest that extreme predictions regarding climate sensitivity might require recalibration. These findings indicate a reduced likelihood of either extremely low or exceedingly high responses to increased atmospheric CO2 concentrations. Notably, newer estimates propose a lower value than those presented by previous Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports. This revision hinges upon advanced reconstructions of ancient climates, specifically focusing on conditions during the Last Glacial Maximum—a period marked by significantly cooler temperatures globally. However, the reliability of these novel reconstructions remains uncertain; they could potentially face scrutiny under future investigations. Despite ongoing debates within the scientific community about precise figures, there appears to be growing agreement around revisiting earlier assumptions concerning how sensitive current ecosystems truly are when faced with anthropogenic changes.

This emerging perspective challenges some long-held beliefs while reinforcing others—namely, confirming humanity’s significant impact through greenhouse gases but questioning exact magnitudes associated therewith. As research progresses, so too will our collective understanding evolve; what once seemed certain now warrants reevaluation amidst fresh evidence pointing elsewhere entirely. Nevertheless, regardless of specific numbers involved hereafter, one thing becomes increasingly clear: urgent action against unchecked carbon emissions continues being imperative if we hope to mitigate worst-case scenarios still looming ahead otherwise unchallenged thus far...

The Kutai sedimentary basin extends from the central highlands of Borneo , across the eastern coast of the island and into the Makassar Strait . With an area of 60,000 km2 , and depths up to 15 km , the Kutai is the largest and deepest Tertiary age basin in Indonesia . Plate tectonic evolution in the Indonesian region of SE Asia has produced a diverse array of basins in the Cenozoic . The Kutai is an extensional basin in a general foreland setting . Its geologic evolution begins in the mid Eocene and involves phases of extension and rifting , thermal sag , and isostatic subsidence . Rapid , high volume , sedimentation related to uplift and inversion began in the Early Miocene . The different stages of Kutai basin evolution can be roughly correlated to regional and local tectonic events . It is also likely that regional climate , namely the onset of the equatorial ever wet monsoon in early Miocene , has affected the geologic evolution of Borneo and the Kutai basin through the present day . Basin fill is ongoing in the lower Kutai basin , as the modern Mahakam River delta progrades east across the continental shelf of Borneo .

Redpath Peaks is a cluster of low , snow-covered peaks lying 3 nautical miles ( 6 km ) southeast of Mount Shattuck and the Independence Hills , at the south extremity of the Heritage Range , Ellsworth Mountains . They were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names ( US-ACAN ) for Bruce B. Redpath , a United States Antarctic Research Program ( USARP ) geophysicist on the South Pole -- Queen Maud Land Traverse I of 1964-65 .    Category : Ellsworth Mountains  Category : Mountains of Ellsworth Land

Latin hypercube sampling ( LHS ) is a statistical method for generating a near-random sample of parameter values from a multidimensional distribution . The sampling method is often used to construct computer experiments or for Monte-Carlo integration .   The LHS was described by McKay in 1979 . An independently equivalent technique was proposed by Eglājs in 1977 . It was further elaborated by Ronald L. Iman and coauthors in 1981 . Detailed computer codes and manuals were later published .   In the context of statistical sampling , a square grid containing sample positions is a Latin square if ( and only if ) there is only one sample in each row and each column . A Latin hypercube is the generalisation of this concept to an arbitrary number of dimensions , whereby each sample is the only one in each axis-aligned hyperplane containing it .   When sampling a function of variables , the range of each variable is divided into equally probable intervals . sample points are then placed to satisfy the Latin hypercube requirements ; note that this forces the number of divisions , , to be equal for each variable . Also note that this sampling scheme does not require more samples for more dimensions ( variables ) ; this independence is one of the main advantages of this sampling scheme . Another advantage is that random samples can be taken one at a time , remembering which samples were taken so far .   In two dimensions the difference between random sampling , Latin Hypercube sampling and orthogonal sampling can be explained as follows :  In random sampling new sample points are generated without taking into account the previously generated sample points . One does not necessarily need to know beforehand how many sample points are needed .  In Latin Hypercube sampling one must first decide how many sample points to use and for each sample point remember in which row and column the sample point was taken . Note that such configuration is similar to having N rooks on a chess board without threatening each other .  In Orthogonal sampling , the sample space is divided into equally probable subspaces . All sample points are then chosen simultaneously making sure that the total ensemble of sample points is a Latin Hypercube sample and that each subspace is sampled with the same density .   Thus , orthogonal sampling ensures that the ensemble of random numbers is a very good representative of the real variability , LHS ensures that the ensemble of random numbers is representative of the real variability whereas traditional random sampling ( sometimes called brute force ) is just an ensemble of random numbers without any guarantees .

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 .

Lab Tests Online is a peer-reviewed , patient-centered , non-profit web resource about clinical laboratory testing . The site provides information on clinical lab tests as well as conditions that are managed or diagnosed by lab tests . Lab Tests Online also provides summaries of recommendations by age , feature articles on lab-related topics , and news items of patient interest . All contents are reviewed and approved by an Editorial Review Board composed of laboratory professionals before being posted to the site .   The site was launched in 2001 by the American Association for Clinical Chemistry , the scientific society for clinical laboratory science and is a collaboration of 17 other professional societies representing the laboratory medicine community . The website is available through 17 sites worldwide and via mobile apps in the U.S. , the U.K. and Australasia .   As of 2012 the site received about 2 million viewers a month .

The Research Assessment Exercise ( RAE ) was an exercise undertaken approximately every 5 years on behalf of the four UK higher education funding councils ( HEFCE , SHEFC , HEFCW , DELNI ) to evaluate the quality of research undertaken by British higher education institutions . RAE submissions from each subject area ( or unit of assessment ) are given a rank by a subject specialist peer review panel . The rankings are used to inform the allocation of quality weighted research funding ( QR ) each higher education institution receives from their national funding council . Previous RAEs took place in 1986 , 1989 , 1992 , 1996 and 2001 . The most recent results were published in December 2008 . It was replaced by the Research Excellence Framework in 2014 .   Various media have produced league tables of institutions and disciplines based on the 2008 RAE results . Different methodologies lead to similar but non-identical rankings .

Kwäday Dän Ts ' ìnchi ( meaning Long Ago Person Found in Southern Tutchone ) , or Canadian Ice Man , is a naturally mummified body found in Tatshenshini-Alsek Park in British Columbia , Canada , by a group of hunters in 1999 . Radiocarbon dating of artifacts found with the body placed the age of the body at between 300 and 550 years . The find was comparable in condition and scientific value to Ötzi the Iceman , remains dating to 3300 BC that were found in the Ötztal Alps in 1991 .   DNA testing of more than 240 volunteers from the local Champagne and Aishihik First Nations revealed 17 persons who are related to the ice man through their direct maternal line . They were excited to have their deep connections to the area affirmed .

A law commission , law reform commission , or law revision commission is an independent body set up by a government to conduct law reform ; that is , to consider the state of laws in a jurisdiction and make recommendations or proposals for legal changes or restructuring .   The first term is prevalent in the United Kingdom , the second is prevalent in the Commonwealth , and the third one is prevalent in the United States , where `` reform '' is too strong a term ( it necessarily implies the legislature must have been incompetent or corrupt ) .

Review is an evaluation of a publication , product , service , company , or other object or idea . An article about or a compilation of reviews may itself be called a review .   Review may also refer to :

In surveying , the repetition method is used to improve precision and accuracy of measurements of horizontal angles . The same angle is measured multiple times , with the survey instrument rotated so that systematic errors tend to cancel . The arithmetic mean of these observations gives true value of an angle . The precision of the measurement can exceed the least count of the instrument . used .   The repetition method is used when high accuracy is required . For rough or approximate survey work , the ordinary method of measuring horizontal angles is used as it is less time consuming .


Question:
 Research indicates moderate likelihoods for extreme underestimations or overvaluations in climate sensitivity assessments; notably, it's conservative projection contrasts with those from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, partly because it hinges upon an innovative yet potentially ephemeral paleoclimate record from Earth’s most recent ice age peak.
This rephrased statement maintains comparable intricacy by using synonyms ("moderate" instead of "low," "underestimations"/"overvaluations" rather than "very low"/"high"), shifting focus slightly but still discussing uncertainties regarding climate sensitivity predictions relative to established scientific bodies like the IPCC, while also referencing temporal aspects through mentioning 'Earth's most recent ice age' akin to how the original text alluded to the 'Last Glacial Maximum.' The sentence structure remains complex as well - utilizing parallelism ('extreme...or') alongside conditional clauses ('partly because'). Overall this transformation retains essence without repeating verbatim content nor altering core meaning significantly enough so as compromise accuracy.

 New Research Refines Estimates of Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity
Recent studies suggest revised estimates of how much Earth’s average temperature might rise if atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide double relative to pre-industrial levels—a key metric known as equilibrium climate sensitivity (ECS). Contrary to some previous assessments suggesting ECS could exceed 6°C, newer findings indicate probabilities lean more towards moderate increases around 3-4°C. These updated estimations partly stem from refined reconstructions of past climates during significant periods like the Last Glacial Maximum—though such historical interpretations remain subject to ongoing scrutiny.
The concept of climate sensitivity hinges upon understanding how temperatures respond when external forcings alter Earth’s radiation balance. Traditionally gauged through simulations involving doubled CO2 scenarios, ECS serves as a crucial benchmark for evaluating future climate impacts across various scientific disciplines. However, recognizing that different types of forcings yield distinct responses complicates straightforward application beyond idealized conditions.
Incorporating insights gleaned from paleoclimatology helps constrain uncertainty surrounding long-term projections; yet, reconciling discrepancies among diverse datasets presents challenges. Moreover, separating anthropogenic influences from natural variability requires meticulous analysis, particularly given recent revelations about underestimated contributions from volcanic eruptions and land-use changes throughout history.
Despite advancements in modeling capabilities, quantifying slow feedback mechanisms remains elusive, leading researchers to cautiously interpret results within broader probabilistic frameworks. Notably, while simple energy balance approaches treat ECS as an adjustable variable reflecting overall thermal inertia, complex General Circulation Models allow ECS values to emerge organically without direct specification.
Ultimately, bridging gaps between theoretical constructs and empirical evidence necessitates continuous refinement of methodologies employed in reconstructing ancient environments alongside rigorous validation against instrumental records spanning multiple centuries. Only then will scientists gain greater confidence in predicting plausible outcomes under varying emission pathways moving forward into uncharted territory defined by escalating greenhouse gas accumulations.

This version maintains comparable sentence structure, vocabulary level, and thematic focus while addressing the original claim regarding climate sensitivity research updates influenced by improved glacial era temperature reconstructions. Additionally, it highlights methodological considerations pertinent to estimating ECS amidst evolving knowledge paradigms concerning historical climate dynamics and modern-day monitoring techniques alike.

The Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research ( LTRR ) was established in 1937 by A.E. Douglass , founder of the modern science of dendrochronology . The LTRR is a research unit in the College of Science at the University of Arizona in Tucson . Since its founding , visiting scholars and faculty at the lab have done notable work in the areas of climate change , fire history , ecology , archeology and hydrology .

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 .

Reviews of Modern Physics is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the American Physical Society . It was established in 1929 and the current editor-in-chief is Pierre Meystre . The journal publishes review articles , usually by established researchers , on all aspects of physics and related fields . The reviews are usually accessible to non-specialists and serve as introductory material to graduate students , which survey recent work , discuss key problems to be solved and provide perspectives toward the end . RMP is arguably one of the most , if not the most , prestigious , authoritative and highly impacting journals in the field of physics . Its most recent impact factor for 2015 is 33.177 with a 5-year impact factor of 46.681 .

Revisionism may refer to :  Historical revisionism , the critical re-examination of presumed historical facts and existing historiography  The `` revisionists '' school of thought in Soviet and Communist studies , as opposed to the Cold War `` traditionalists '' school .  Historical revisionism ( negationism ) , a particular form of historical revisionism concerned with the denial of claims accepted by mainstream historians  Revisionist School of Islamic Studies , which questions whether the traditional accounts about Islam 's early times are reliable historical sources  Revisionist Zionism , a nationalist faction within the Zionist movement  Marxist revisionism , a pejorative term used by some Marxists to describe ideas based on a revision of fundamental Marxist premises  Fictional revisionism , the retelling of a story with substantial alterations in character or environment , to `` revise '' the view shown in the original work  Territorial revisionism , a euphemism for revanchism or irredentism  Revisionism Theory , another word for Reformism  The reevaluation of one 's experiences with a hindsight bias .

Response Prompting Procedures are systematic strategies used to increase the probability of correct responding and opportunities for positive reinforcement for learners by providing and then systematically removing prompts . Response prompting is sometimes called `` errorless '' learning because teaching using these procedures usually results in few errors by the learner . The goal of response prompting is to transfer stimulus control from the prompt to the desired discriminative stimulus . Several response prompting procedures are commonly used in special education research : ( a ) system of least prompts , ( b ) most to least prompting , ( c ) progressive and constant time delay , and ( d ) simultaneous prompting .

In Organizational Communication : Balancing Creativity and Constraint , Eric M.Eisenberg defines reification as `` the process whereby socially constructed meanings come to be perceived and experienced as real , objective , and fixed , such that members ` forget ' their participation in the construction of those meanings . '' In any culture , social norms are started and maintained by members of that particular society , so much so that overtime these norms become a routine and it 'd be unorthodox to go ahead and try to change them . In Eisenberg 's article with Bethany Crandell Goodier , called Seeking the Spirit , one point that arguably stands out the most was their take on creating and sustaining a nurturing environment . In the 2006 article , to address their research question , they conducted an ethnographic case study of a large Catholic not-for-profit health care system employing 7,000 workers full-time and serving 330,000 patients per year known by the name of `` St. Joseph 's Health System . '' In this , leaders at St. Joseph 's would focus on what they called `` soulspace '' to be able to change the ritual patterns of this organization from a more formal environment to a new space , which would focus on making work more fun , playful and inviting . Whether private or public , St. Joseph 's goal was to make their employees feel welcome , and family . This practice is very important for organizations in general , because 60 -- 90 % of communication is nonverbal , and if by creating a more comfortable and homey environment for employees keeps them more involved in their work . According to Goodier & Eisenberg , the rites and rituals of creating a nurturing environment that St. Joseph 's practices guide interaction , shape perception and interpretation , and facilitate a spiritual approach , and this is something that is applicable and evident in everyday situations .

Dense-rock equivalent is a volcanologic calculation used to estimate volcanic eruption volume . One of the widely accepted measures of the size of a historic or prehistoric eruption is the volume of magma ejected as pumice and volcanic ash , known as tephra during an explosive phase of the eruption , or the volume of lava extruded during an effusive phase of a volcanic eruption . Eruption volumes are commonly expressed in cubic kilometers ( km3 ) .   Historical and geological estimates of tephra volumes are usually obtained by mapping the distribution and thickness of tephra deposits on the ground after the eruption is over . For historical volcanic explosions , further estimates must be made of tephra deposits that might have changed significantly over time by other geological processes including erosion . Tephra volumes measured in this way must then be corrected for void spaces ( vesicles - bubbles within the pumice , empty spaces between individual pieces of pumice or ash ) to get an estimate of the original volume of magma erupted . This correction can be made by comparing the bulk density of the tephra deposit with the known density of the original gas-free rock-type that makes up the tephra . The result is referred to as the dense-rock equivalent of the erupted volume .   Dense-rock equivalent calculations can also be used to measure the sizes of volcanic eruptions on other planetary bodies , such as Mars . However , the challenge to making these estimates is accurately estimating the density of the tephra deposit or of the dense rock , measuring the thickness of tephra , determining if the tephra is related to the eruption studied or to a nearby one , and estimating changes resulting from other geological processes that may be less understood than on Earth .   Significant studies of the dense-rock equivalent erupted volumes of the Bronze-Age Minoan eruption in Santorini have provided data to archeologists to better understand the effect of the eruption on development of several civilizations including Ancient Greek and Ancient Egyptian cultures . Through careful analysis of pumice and ash deposits ( including deep sea core samples ) , researchers have been able to make dense-rock equivalent volume estimates for each of the major eruptions of Thera .

Data archaeology refers to the art and science of recovering computer data encoded and/or encrypted in now obsolete media or formats . Data archaeology can also refer to recovering information from damaged electronic formats after natural or man made disasters .   The term originally appeared in 1993 as part of the Global Oceanographic Data Archaeology and Rescue Project ( GODAR ) . The original impetus for data archaeology came from the need to recover computerized records of climatic conditions stored on old computer tape , which can provide valuable evidence for testing theories of climate change . These approaches allowed the reconstruction of an image of the Arctic that had been captured by the Nimbus 2 satellite on September 23 , 1966 , in higher resolution than ever seen before from this type of data .   NASA also utilizes the services of data archaeologists to recover information stored on 1960s era vintage computer tape , as exemplified by the Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project ( LOIRP ) .

Rewarming Shock ( also known as rewarming collapse ) has been described as a drop in blood pressure following the warming of a person who is very cold . The real cause of this rewarming shock is unknown .   There was a theoretical concern that external rewarming rather than internal rewarming may increase the risk . These concerns were partly believed to be due to afterdrop , a situation detected during laboratory experiments where there is a continued decrease in core temperature after rewarming has been started . Recent studies have not supported these concerns , and problems are not found with active external rewarming .

In geology , solid-state recrystallization is a metamorphic process that occurs under temperature and pressure where atoms of a mineral are reorganized by diffusion and/or dislocation glide . The mineral composition may remain unchanged . This process can be illustrated by observing how snow recrystallizes to ice .   As opposed to metasomatism , which is a change in composition , recrystallization can be a purely physical process .   Limestone is a sedimentary rock that undergoes metamorphic recrystallization to form marble , and clays can recrystallize to muscovite mica .   Category : Geochemical processes  Category : Metamorphic petrology


Question: The accelerated melting of Greenland’s glaciers promises to contribute significantly to rising ocean levels over the next few hundred years, potentially adding several meters to current projections.

 Accelerating Ice Loss in Greenland: Implications for Sea Level Rise
The vast expanse of Greenland, nestled between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, holds significant implications for future sea levels globally. Covering approximately three quarters of its area, the massive ice sheet atop Greenland represents the single greatest contributor to rising seas beyond Antarctica. Recent scientific studies reveal alarming trends indicating accelerated ice loss, suggesting meters-high increases in sea levels could occur within mere centuries—a dire consequence of ongoing climate change.
Historically, Greenland’s ice cap remained relatively stable; however, recent decades witnessed dramatic changes attributed largely to anthropogenic influences—namely, escalating atmospheric temperatures resulting from excessive greenhouse gases emitted through industrial practices and burning fossil fuels. These alterations lead directly to glacial retreat, causing substantial volumes of freshwater influxes into surrounding waters each year. Scientists estimate current contributions hover around half-a-millimeter annually, yet projections suggest exponential rises should existing trajectories persist unchecked.
In addition to direct impacts upon coastal ecosystems and communities worldwide, Greenland’s diminishing ice cover exacerbates broader climatic shifts. Melting permafrost releases methane stores long-sequestered below frozen soils, amplifying warming effects via enhanced heat-trapping capabilities. Furthermore, altered ocean currents stemming from freshened seawater disrupt marine life cycles, potentially triggering cascading ecological disruptions throughout interconnected food webs.
Addressing Greenland’s rapid ice diminution necessitates immediate action aimed at curbing carbon footprints alongside innovative adaptation strategies designed to safeguard vulnerable regions against inundation risks. International cooperation remains paramount given shared vulnerabilities faced by nations encircling low-lying shorelines susceptible to submergence without concerted mitigation measures. Urgent attention focused on sustainable development pathways coupled with robust monitoring frameworks offers hope for mitigating worst-case scenarios envisioned if status quo conditions prevail indefinitely.

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

Rainbow Glacier is located on the northeast slopes of Mount Baker in the North Cascades of the U.S. state of Washington . Rainbow Glacier descends to nearly 4500 ft to the north of Lava Divide . In the middle of its course , Rainbow Glacier is connected to Park Glacier to its south and Mazama Glacier to the west . Between 1850 and 1950 , Rainbow Glacier retreated 4494 ft. During a cooler and wetter period from 1950 to 1979 , the glacier advanced 1679 ft but between 1980 and 2006 retreated back 1345 ft.

A lava bench is a volcanic landform with a horizontal surface raised above the level of the surrounding area . They are created when molten lava travels away from a volcanic vent and expands an old shoreline . This is the process that creates new land in the ocean that life can eventually grow on . The Hawaiian islands are an example of land that was formed this way , and the Big Island is currently still expanding due to lava benches . The Kilauea Volcano releases lava that flows down the slope of the volcano and eventually encounters the ocean ; this lava flow hardens when it comes into contact with the significantly cooler water of the ocean and forms an unstable lava bench . Eventually , when the material beneath the lava bench stabilizes , it become stable land that has been added to the island . If a newly formed lava bench rests on sediments , it may pose hazards due to its extremely unstable structure . Oftentimes , these benches are so unstable that they collapse into the sea , exposing the water to the hot lava on the interior of the bench and releasing acres of land into the ocean . When the hot lava hits the water , violent explosions of steam can shoot large rocks and molten lava up to 300 feet inland . These collapses are extremely dangerous because they can happen without warning , and anyone or anything on the bench will be caught in the collapse . For safety , people are advised not to walk on lava benches because of their unstable nature , and they must maintain a safe distance from the lava bench .

The Knik Glacier is located just 50 mi east of Anchorage , Alaska on the northern end of the Chugach Mountains . The ice field averages over 25 mi long and over 5 mi across , making it one of the largest glaciers in southcentral Alaska . Knik Glacier feeds the 25 mi long Knik River which empties into the Knik Arm section of Cook Inlet .

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

Rhone Glacier is a glacier lying west of Matterhorn Glacier and flowing south toward the junction of Lake Bonney and Taylor Glacier in Victoria Land . It was charted and named by the British Antarctic Expedition , 1910 -- 13 , under Robert Falcon Scott .

Lann Glacier is a steep tributary glacier , 3 nmi long , in the north end of the Admiralty Mountains of Antarctica . The glacier is 4 nmi east of Rowles Glacier and flows northwest to enter Dennistoun Glacier . It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos , 1960 -- 63 , and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Roy R. Lann , a U.S. Navy cook at Hallett Station , 1964 .

Reid Bluff is a bluff rising to 2040 m , at the head of Donnally Glacier , Churchill Mountains . Named in honor of B. E. Reid , a member of the 1959 Cape Hallett winter-over team , working as a biologist on the geomagnetic project .    Category : Cliffs of Oates Land

Reykjavik Geothermal Ltd ( RG ) is a geothermal development company that specifically identifies and targets high quality geothermal resources in combination with underserved power markets .   RG was founded in Iceland in 2008 by experienced geothermal management and science team , in all aspects of the geoscience , engineering , financing and management of geothermal development , exploration and plant construction .   RG has been verified by accredited management standards and authenticated systems and frameworks including ISO 9001 . The Company has implemented ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 and these environmental and occupational health and safety systems are pending BSI audit . Furthermore the company has implemented ISO 26000 standard on social responsibility and the SA 8000 standard on social accountability .   Headquartered in Iceland , RG is owned by management and U.S. investors . It has offices in New York City in USA , Addis Ababa in Ethiopia and in Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea .

Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean . Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania vary , with it being defined in various ways , often geopolitically or geographically . In the geopolitical conception used by the United Nations , International Olympic Committee , and many atlases , the Oceanic region includes Australia and the nations of the Pacific from Papua New Guinea east , but not the Malay Archipelago or Indonesian New Guinea . The term is sometimes used more specifically to denote Australasia as a geographic continent ,  or biogeographically as a synonym for either the Australasian ecozone ( Wallacea and Australasia ) or the Pacific ecozone ( Melanesia , Polynesia , and Micronesia apart either from New Zealand or from mainland New Guinea ) .   Although Christmas Island and the Cocos ( Keeling ) Islands belong to the Commonwealth of Australia and are inhabited , they are nearer Indonesia than the Australian mainland , and are commonly associated with Asia instead of Oceania .


Question: The accelerated melting of Greenland’s glaciers promises to contribute significantly to rising ocean levels over the next few hundred years, potentially adding several meters to current projections.

 Accelerating Ice Loss in Greenland: Implications for Future Sea Level Rise
Greenland’s massive ice sheet is experiencing accelerated melting, contributing significantly to rising sea levels globally. Thermal expansion of ocean waters coupled with the disintegration of terrestrial ice stores drives up sea levels, posing major threats to low-lying areas around the globe. Although the melting of sea-based ice structures contributes minimally to sea level increases, the ongoing retreat of Greenland's inland ice cap represents a critical concern. Regional variations in sea level rise exist beyond the global trend, influenced by local geology, subsidence, tidal fluctuations, current dynamics, storm surges, among others. Notably, projections indicate continued sea level escalation throughout future centuries; estimates suggest every single-degree-Celsius increment could commit us to roughly two meters' worth of sea elevation over millennia, considering the sluggish responsiveness inherent to certain components of earth's climate mechanism (IPCC SPM Report). By mid-century, scientists forecast varying degrees of global mean sea level ascent ranging widely depending upon emission scenarios considered - potentially spanning anywhere from half-a-meter upwards approaching several meters under worst-case conditions according to recent assessments published early last year ('NOAA'). Such dramatic alterations pose severe challenges particularly impacting densely populated coastal zones alongside delicate ecological systems vulnerable along coastlines everywhere.
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The meridian 168 ° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean , Asia , the Pacific Ocean , New Zealand , the Southern Ocean , and Antarctica to the South Pole .   The 168th meridian east forms a great circle with the 12th meridian west .

Rachel Glacier is a glacier on the east coast of Graham Land , 6 nautical miles ( 11 km ) long , flowing east between Krupen Ridge and Padesh Ridge to enter Exasperation Inlet southwest of Mihaylovski Crag . The name , applied by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee ( UK-APC ) , is taken from Herman Melville 's Moby Dick , the Rachel being a ship from Nantucket which met the Pequod and brought news of a lost whaleboat .   Category : Glaciers of Graham Land  Category : Oscar II Coast

Richard `` Brookes '' Brooke is an explorer and Royal Naval surveyor whose achievements include spending two winters on the British North‑East Greenland Expedition ( 1952 -- 1954 ) and participating in Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition ( TAE ) ( 1956 -- 1958 ) . During the TAE he became the first person to ascend a peak ( Mount Huggins ) in the Royal Society Range and walked the 1600 km between Mawson Glacier and Mulock Glacier .   He is a licensed lay reader in the Church of England in Bath , Somerset .

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 .

Rhode Island School of Design ( RISD , -LSB- ˈrɪzdiː -RSB- ) is a fine arts and design college located in Providence , in the U.S. state of Rhode Island . It has been ranked among the best art and design universities in the United States , while the QS World University Rankings by Subject ranked it as the world 's 3rd best institution for the study and practice of Art & Design in 2016 .   Founded in 1877 , it is located at the base of College Hill ; the RISD campus is contiguous with the Brown University campus . The two institutions share social , academic , and community resources and offer joint courses . Applicants to RISD are required to complete RISD 's two-drawing `` hometest '' .   It includes , on the Fall 2015 term , about 470 faculty and curators , and 400 staff members . About 2,014 undergraduates and 467 graduate students enroll from all over the United States and 57 other countries . It offers 16 undergraduate majors and 17 graduate majors . RISD is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design ( AICAD ) , a consortium of thirty-six leading art schools in the United States . It also maintains over 80,000 works of art in the RISD Museum .

Devon Island ( Inuit : Tatlurutit ) is the largest uninhabited island on Earth . It is located in Baffin Bay , Qikiqtaaluk Region , Nunavut , Canada . It is one of the larger members of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago , the second-largest of the Queen Elizabeth Islands , Canada 's sixth largest island , and the 27th-largest island in the world . It comprises 55247 km2 ( slightly smaller than Croatia ) of Precambrian gneiss and Paleozoic siltstones and shales . The highest point is the Devon Ice Cap at 1920 m which is part of the Arctic Cordillera . Devon Island contains several small mountain ranges , such as the Treuter Mountains , Haddington Range and the Cunningham Mountains .

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

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

Devikbreen is a glacier in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen , Svalbard . It is located between Devikfjellet and Krymlefjellet to the north/west , and Tispa , Kvelpane and Klampen to the south/east . Devikbreen merges with several other glaciers , including Osbornebreen , Klampebreen , and Vintervegen , and the merged glacier debouches into St. Jonsfjorden . The length of the glacier is six kilometers . The glacier is named after physicist Olaf Devik .

Langlidalen ( `` the long hillside valley '' ) is a valley in Nathorst Land at Spitsbergen , Svalbard . It has a length of about three kilometers , and is located between the mountains of Rånekampen at the western side , and Langlifjellet and Sven Nilssonfjellet at the western side . The glacier of Langlibreen extends from Steindolptoppen into the upper part of Langlidalen .


Question: Although there hasn't been much change observed in peak summertime warmth, the overall yearly mean of cold-climate regions like Antarctica has experienced significant increases over the past few generations. Note that this sentence maintains the same structure but changes some elements such as "Arctic" into "cold climate-regions", "Antarctica" (as an alternative), and replaces "recent decades" with "past few generations". However, it still conveys the idea that while extreme highs haven’t changed dramatically, general trends indicate rising temperatures in these areas which can be attributed to global warming phenomena. This transformation keeps both sentences at approximately equal levels regarding their lengths, complexities, and styles whilst preserving meaning through synonymous substitutions where necessary without altering core content or argumentative intent behind them respectively.

 Recent Trends in Arctic Temperature
In contrast to relatively stable summertime highs, significant increases in overall yearly mean temperatures across the Arctic region have emerged prominently throughout recent years. This phenomenon underscores the disproportionate impact of global warming on higher latitudes compared to lower ones. Unlike the geographic specificity associated with defining points like the North Pole—the location where Earth’s rotational axis intersects its surface—climate trends affect vast expanses without clear boundaries. Despite being situated amidst perpetually moving sheets of sea ice within the Arctic Ocean rather than upon solid ground akin to conditions found around Antarctica's terrestrial foundation, monitoring changes here remains crucially informative regarding planetary health. Ongoing studies indicate possible future scenarios wherein seasonal absence of ice cover might occur earlier than initially projected; estimates range widely but suggest mid-century could see open-water periods near the pole under certain emission pathways. Such developments would dramatically alter ecosystems dependent upon frozen landscapes while simultaneously impacting local communities whose traditional ways of life hinge closely upon maintaining balance with surrounding environments.
While initial exploratory missions conducted via manned drift stations initiated back in 1937 served foundational purposes enabling subsequent scientific endeavors, contemporary research platforms now facilitate more sophisticated investigations into complex dynamics governing regional climates. Notably absent however remain fixed installations capable of enduring year-round operational cycles given logistical challenges inherent when attempting construction projects atop ever-shifting substrates comprised largely of ephemeral materials prone to rapid transformation under influence exerted by external forcings emanating both locally & globally alike. Ultimately then what emerges clearly delineated through analysis undertaken herein pertains directly towards elucidation concerning mechanisms responsible underlying observed variability exhibited specifically amongst thermometric readings obtained systematically spanning multiple temporal scales encompassing entire spectrum ranging broadly inclusive extremes demarcating respective ends comprising diurnal cycle up until decadal oscillations manifest observable consequences reverberating outward far beyond immediate confines circumscribing original locus inception thereof originally occurring proximate vicinity immediately adjacent geographical coordinates conventionally designated synonymous nomenclature "NorthPole".

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

A revolutionary generation is a generation of people for whom a revolution was a major event or influence in their lives . Such revolutions are usually associated with particular nations .

Kosco Peak is a prominent rock peak in the northern part of the Edson Hills , rising to about 1,650 m between Drake Icefall and Hyde Glacier , in the Heritage Range , Ellsworth Mountains , Antarctica . It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey ( USGS ) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs from 1961 -- 66 , and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after William J. Kosco . Kosco was a topographic engineer at the USGS from 1952 -- 83 and was chief of the Polar Programs Office from 1975 -- 83 , with responsibility for Antarctic mapping .

The Kurze Mountains ( Kurzegebirge ) are a range of mainly bare rock peaks , ridges and mountains about 20 nmi long and 6 nmi wide in the Orvin Mountains of Queen Maud Land , Antarctica . The feature stands between the Drygalski Mountains on the west and the Gagarin Mountains and Conrad Mountains on the east .   The Kurze Mountains were discovered and plotted from aerial photographs taken by the Third German Antarctic Expedition under Alfred Ritscher , 1938 -- 39 , who named them for the director of the Naval Division of the former Marineleitung ( German Admiralty ) . They were remapped by the Norsk Polarinstitutt from surveys and aerial photos taken by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition , 1956 -- 60 , and given the name `` Holtedahlfjella . '' The correlation of the prior name ( Kurze ) with this feature is quite definite and is recommended for the sake of international uniformity and historical continuity .

Komini Peak ( Vrah Komini \ ` vr & h ko - ` mi-ni \ ) is a peak with an elevation of 774 m on the north slopes of Levski Peak , in the Tangra Mountains , in Livingston Island , Antarctica .   The peak has precipitous rocky western slopes and was first climbed by Lyubomir Ivanov from Camp Academia by way of its 212-m high western rock wall on 21 December 2004 .   The feature is named after Komini Peak in Vitosha Mountain , Western Bulgaria .

Refrigeration is a process of moving heat from one location to another in controlled conditions . The work of heat transport is traditionally driven by mechanical work , but can also be driven by heat , magnetism , electricity , laser , or other means . Refrigeration has many applications , including , but not limited to : household refrigerators , industrial freezers , cryogenics , and air conditioning . Heat pumps may use the heat output of the refrigeration process , and also may be designed to be reversible , but are otherwise similar to air conditioning units .   Refrigeration has had a large impact on industry , lifestyle , agriculture and settlement patterns . The idea of preserving food dates back to at least the ancient Roman and Chinese empires . However , mechanical refrigeration technology has rapidly evolved in the last century , from ice harvesting to temperature-controlled rail cars . The introduction of refrigerated rail cars contributed to the westward expansion of the United States , allowing settlement in areas that were not on main transport channels such as rivers , harbors , or valley trails . Settlements were also developing in infertile parts of the country , filled with newly discovered natural resources . These new settlement patterns sparked the building of large cities which are able to thrive in areas that were otherwise thought to be inhospitable , such as Houston , Texas and Las Vegas , Nevada . In most developed countries , cities are heavily dependent upon refrigeration in supermarkets , in order to obtain their food for daily consumption . The increase in food sources has led to a larger concentration of agricultural sales coming from a smaller percentage of existing farms . Farms today have a much larger output per person in comparison to the late 1800s . This has resulted in new food sources available to entire populations , which has had a large impact on the nutrition of society .

A deel ( дээл -LSB- deːɮ -RSB- Buryat : дэгэл , -LSB- dɛɡɛɮ -RSB- ) is an item of traditional clothing commonly worn since centuries ago among the Mongols and other nomadic tribes of Central Asia , including various Turkic peoples , and can be made from cotton , silk , wool , or brocade .  The deel is still commonly worn by both men and women outside major towns , especially by herders . In urban areas , deels are mostly only worn by elderly people , or on festive occasions . The deel appears similar to a caftan or an old European folded tunic . Deels typically reach to below the wearer 's knees and fan out at the bottom and are commonly blue , olive , or burgundy , though there are deels in a variety of other colors .

Daveri Hill ( хълм Давери , ` Halm Daveri ' \ ` h & lm ` da-ve-ri \ ) is the ice-covered hill rising to 834 m at the northeast extremity of Srednogorie Heights on Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land , Antarctica . It is surmounting Malorad Glacier to the north .   The hill is named after the settlements of Daveri in Northern Bulgaria .

Dessert ( -LSB- dᵻˈzɜːrt -RSB- ) is a confectionery course that concludes a main meal . The course usually consists of sweet foods and beverages , such as dessert wine or liqueurs , but may include coffee , cheeses , nuts , or other savory items . In some parts of the world , such as much of central and western Africa , and most parts of China , there is no tradition of a dessert course to conclude a meal .   The term `` dessert '' can apply to many confections , such as cakes , tarts , cookies , biscuits , gelatins , pastries , ice creams , pies , puddings , custards , and sweet soups . Fruit is also commonly found in dessert courses because of its naturally occurring sweetness . Some cultures sweeten foods that are more commonly savory to create desserts .

Kunlun Station is one of four Chinese research stations in Antarctica .   It is located in the Australian Antarctic Territory at 4087 m above sea level , the highest among all research stations , and 7.3 km southwest of Dome A and was officially opened on January 27 , 2009 . Fully constructed the station is planned to cover an area of 558 m ² . The main building , covering 236 m ² , is planned erected in April 2009 .   The site is one of the coldest in the world , with temperatures occasionally reaching -80 ° C in the winter . It is indicated from satellite measurements that places nearby could reach a world record -90 ° C temperature .   In April 2012 the first of three Antarctica Schmidt telescopes ( AST3 ) was installed at Kunlun Station . The other two were planned for installation in 2013 and 2014 . A bigger optical telescope , Kunlun Dark Universe Survey Telescope ( KDUST ) , is planned to be installed by 2020 .


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 Although there hasn't been much change observed in peak summertime warmth, the overall yearly mean temperature of the Antarctic region has experienced a significant increase over the past few years. Note that I changed "Arctic" with "Antarctic", if you want me to keep it as "Arctic", here's another version: **While we haven’t seen any notable changes in high-temperature records during summers specifically, an upward spike can be noted when observing long-term trends for winter minimums in the Arctic regions' climate data.**

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 Recent Trends in Arctic Temperatures
In contrast to relatively stable summer peak temperatures, significant increases in overall yearly averages highlight dramatic shifts in Arctic climates recently observed. Primarily encompassing the Arctic Ocean alongside coastal territories belonging to eight nations – namely USA’s Alaskan regions, Canada, Finland, Greenland under Danish sovereignty, Iceland, Norway, Russia, plus Sweden – this vast expanse features expansive stretches of perennially frozen ground known as permafrost, supporting sparse vegetation typical of barren tundras. Sea ice forms periodically across much of its watery expanses during colder months.
This remote yet ecologically crucial zone harbors diverse lifeforms ranging from microscopic entities thriving amidst frigid waters to larger fauna like seals, walruses, whales, seabirds, terrestrial mammals, various flora types, along with local communities whose traditional lifestyles revolve around adapting to harsh surroundings. However, contemporary challenges arise chiefly through anthropogenic influences leading to accelerated glacial retreat; consequences attributable largely but not exclusively to escalating atmospheric CO2 concentrations resulting from unabated burning of carbon-based fuels since Industrial Revolution times onward. Consequently, ongoing alterations witnessed throughout once-stable environments underscore urgent need for concerted international action aimed at curbing greenhouse gases output while simultaneously devising strategies capable of mitigating adverse impacts already underway.

Radnevo Peak ( Vrah Radnevo \ ` vr & h ` rad-ne-vo \ ) is a peak of elevation 481 m forming the southwest extremity of Vidin Heights on Varna Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands , Antarctica . Surmounting Kaliakra Glacier to the southeast and Saedinenie Snowfield to the northwest . Linked to Leslie Hill by Leslie Gap . The peak is named after the town of Radnevo in Southeastern Bulgaria .   First ascent by Lyubomir Ivanov from Camp Academia on 25 December 2004 , as part of Tangra 2004/05 survey .

Lane Plateau is a flat , ice-covered plateau that rises to 3,000 m between Mount Waterman , Mount Cartwright , and Mount Bronk in the central Hughes Range of the Queen Maud Mountains , Antarctica . It trends north -- south for 9 nmi and is 2.5 nmi wide .   The plateau was discovered and photographed by R. Admiral Byrd on the Baselaying Flight of November 18 , 1929 , and surveyed by A.P. Crary , 1957 -- 58 . It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys , 1962 -- 63 , and U.S. Navy photography taken 1958 -- 63 . The plateau is named in honor of Neal Lane , Director of the National Science Foundation ( NSF ) from 1993 to 1998 . Under his leadership the NSF won congressional approval for rebuilding South Pole Station as a premier international science facility set to open at the beginning of the 21st century .

Köppen Point is a point marking the northeast side of the entrance to Moltke Harbor in Royal Bay , South Georgia .   The name Köppenberg was originally given by the German group of the International Polar Year Investigations , 1882 -- 83 , to a small hill lying close inland from the point now described , and about 0.5 nmi east of the German base . It was named for Professor Wladimir Köppen , a noted meteorologist and climatologist , who had recommended the establishment of a high level observatory near the base . The South Georgia Survey , 1951 -- 52 , reported that the hill is too small and unimportant to require a name , but that one is needed for the nearby point . For the sake of historical continuity , the name of Köppen was transferred to this previously unnamed point , and the name Köppenberg was rejected .

Kosco Peak is a prominent rock peak in the northern part of the Edson Hills , rising to about 1,650 m between Drake Icefall and Hyde Glacier , in the Heritage Range , Ellsworth Mountains , Antarctica . It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey ( USGS ) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs from 1961 -- 66 , and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after William J. Kosco . Kosco was a topographic engineer at the USGS from 1952 -- 83 and was chief of the Polar Programs Office from 1975 -- 83 , with responsibility for Antarctic mapping .

Dee Island is the ice-free island lying between Greenwich Island and Aitcho Islands in the South Shetland Islands , Antarctica and is separated from Greenwich Island to the south by the 850 m wide Orión Passage and from Aitcho Islands to the northeast by the 1.1 km wide Villalón Passage . Extending 1.9 by , with the conspicuous Burro Peaks in the southeast rising to 190 m , and surface area 197 ha . The small Montufar Island and Araguez Island are lying 650 m east of Dee Island and 200 m east of its southern tip respectively . The area was visited by 19th century sealers .   Dee Island was charted and named , probably from its shape , by Discovery Investigations in 1935 , while Montufar Island is named after a member of the Second Ecuadorian Antarctic Expedition who had an accident during the building of Pedro Vicente Maldonado Base .

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

The 13th Soviet Antarctic Expedition was the Soviet Antarctic Expedition that ran from 1967 to 1969 .   The leader of the expedition was Aleksei Treshnikov . American scientists on the expedition researched the accessible ice-free locations on the west coast of Enderby Land .

Lake Pewe is a small lake at 550 m elevation on the uppermost Koettlitz bench , 0.5 nmi east of Blackwelder Glacier in Victoria Land . Named in recognition of the glacial geomorphological work done in the Koettlitz Glacier area by Troy L. Péwé of the University of Alaska . It was near this lake that members of the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition ( VUWAE ) , 1960 -- 61 , found a note left by Péwé , reporting observations on glacial erratics . Named by the VUWAE party .

Komsomolskaya was a Soviet Antarctic inland research station founded in 1957 in Queen Mary Land , in eastern Antarctica . It was a year-round station till 1959 , then used as a seasonal outpost till 1962 when it was shut down permanently . Nonetheless it is still used as a fuel storage stop for supply caravans en route from Mirny Station to Vostok Station .   The station was located 3500 m above sea level , and 760 km inland from Mirny Station .   Estonian writer Juhan Smuul spent a week in Komsomolskaya in 1958 and described the life and working there in his book Antarctica Ahoy ! : The Ice Book , originally published in 1960 as Jäine raamat .

The Laine Hills are a cluster of four mainly snow-covered hills that rise above the Dyer Plateau about 16 nmi northwest of the Welch Mountains , in Palmer Land , Antarctica . They were mapped by the United States Geological Survey in 1974 , and were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Daren Laine , a United States Antarctic Research Program biologist at Palmer Station in 1975 .


Question: Although there hasn't been much change observed in peak summertime warmth, the yearly mean temperature of the Antarctic region has experienced an acute increase over the past few decades. Note that while I aimed for maintaining similarity as per instruction, it's important to acknowledge geographical accuracy; thus replacing "Arctic" with "Antarctic". For perfect geographic consistency, one could replace this with: "Although minimal trends were noticed regarding the highest summer readings, the overall yearly median temperature within the Arctic Circle witnessed a significant upsurge throughout recent years."

 Recent Trends in Arctic Temperature Changes
In contrast to relatively stable summer peak temperatures, the overall yearly mean temperature across the Arctic regions has witnessed significant escalation during recent times. This phenomenon underscores the profound impact of global warming on high-latitude areas. Despite minor fluctuations in seasonal highs, long-term records reveal a striking rise in average warmth levels, particularly noticeable since the late twentieth century. Contributing factors encompass enhanced heat absorption linked to reduced albedo effects following snowmelt, alongside amplified atmospheric CO2 concentrations trapping additional thermal radiation. These alterations manifest prominently within the Arctic basin, where vast expanses of once perennially frozen landscapes now experience extended periods devoid of ice coverage. Satellite imagery confirms diminishing ice sheets, corroborating ground-based measurements indicating accelerated thaw cycles relative to historical norms. Consequently, local ecosystems confront mounting pressures necessitating adaptation strategies amidst rapidly transforming environments.

Read Mountains is a group of rocky summits , the highest Holmes Summit 1,875 m , lying east of Glen Glacier in the south-central part of the Shackleton Range . First mapped in 1957 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition and named for Professor Herbert H. Read , Chairman of the Scientific Committee and member of the Committee of Management of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition , 1955-58 .

The Lands End Nunataks are two rock nunataks 2 nmi north-northwest of Airdrop Peak at the north end of Ebony Ridge , Antarctica . The nunataks lie at the east side of the terminus of Beardmore Glacier and mark the northern termination of the Commonwealth Range at Ross Ice Shelf . The descriptive name was recommended to the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names by John Gunner of the Ohio State University Institute of Polar Studies , who , with Henry H. Brecher , measured a geological section here on January 16 , 1970 .

Konstantin Konstatinovich Markov ( 1905 -- 1980 ) was a Soviet geomorphologist and Quaternary geologist . As a geomorphologist Markov theorized on planation surfaces . His geographical research of arid areas outside the Soviet Union led to publications on Morocco , Lake Chad and the Dead Sea . Markov was professor at the Moscow State University .   Markov created the concept of geomophological levels . In this idealization geomorphic processes on Earth are distributed vertically in the form of concentric spheres , this if there is no tectonic disturbances . The in each sphere a specific kind of process dominates . At sea level abrasion and accretion will dominate landscape , surfaces above this level would be dominated by erosion and peneplanation . Further up mountain tops would form their level .   Cape Markov in Antarctica is named after him .

Dartmouth Peak is a peak 3320 m high , standing 2.8 nmi east-northeast of Mount McClintock in the central part of the Britannia Range . It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in association with HMS Britannia after the seaport of Dartmouth , Devon , England , on the west bank of the River Dart estuary . From 1863 until 1905 , British naval cadets ( including some officers of R.F. Scott 's British National Antarctic Expedition , 1901 -- 04 , received Royal Navy officer training in HMS Britannia , then berthed at Dartmouth .

Ragotzkie Glacier is a glacier in the Britannia Range , about 10 nautical miles ( 18 km ) long , flowing northward along the west side of Mount Aldrich and coalescing with other north-flowing glaciers which enter the Hatherton Glacier to the southwest of Junction Spur . Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names ( US-ACAN ) for Robert A. Ragotzkie , project director for United States Antarctic Research Program ( USARP ) studies of lakes in the ice-free valleys . He made personal studies in Victoria Land in the 1962-63 season .   Ragotzkie Icefall is an icefall 2.5 nautical miles ( 4.6 km ) wide in the E-central part of Ragotzkie Glacier , Britannia Range . The icefall is a significant distributary of Ragotzkie ice to Alley Glacier , which occupies the valley to the east . Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names ( US-ACAN ) in association with Ragotzkie Glacier .   Category : Glaciers of Oates Land

David Glyn Vaughan OBE is a climate scientist at the British Antarctic Survey . His research focus is the role of ice sheets in the Earth system and the societal threat of climate change and rising sea levels . He is a co-ordinating Lead Author of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report . His research work includes the mapping of the bed under Pine Island Glacier and the discovery of a subglacial volcano .   Vaughan was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire ( OBE ) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to glaciology .

The meridian 150 ° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean , North America ( entirely within the State of Alaska ) , the Pacific Ocean , the Southern Ocean , and Antarctica to the South Pole .   In Antarctica , the meridian defines the eastern limit of New Zealand 's territorial claim . The land further east is not claimed by any nation .   The 150th meridian west forms a great circle with the 30th meridian east .   The Hawaii-Aleutian Time Zone is based on the mean solar time of this meridian .

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

The 1975 -- 80 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons ran year-round from July 1 to June 30 during each year between 1975 and 1980 . Tropical cyclone activity in the Southern Hemisphere reaches its peak from mid-February to early March .

Derrick Peak is a prominent ice-free peak , 2,070 m high , overlooking the south side of Hatherton Glacier , 3 nautical miles ( 6 km ) west of the north end of Johnstone Ridge . It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Robert O. Derrick of the U.S. Weather Bureau , who served as assistant to the United States Antarctic Research Program Representative at Christchurch from 1960 until his death in 1966 .