Question: The thawing of frozen ground could unleash significant amounts of both carbon dioxide and methane - an even more potent greenhouse agent than CO2 itself.

 Methane Release From Thawing Permafrost: An Amplifying Feedback Loop
As temperatures continue rising globally, vast expanses of frozen ground known as permafrost begin to thaw. These areas, predominantly found within the Arctic Circle yet also existing at higher elevations elsewhere, contain significant quantities of organic matter accumulated over millennia. When permafrost melts, microorganisms awaken, decomposing this ancient biomass into potent greenhouse gases—primarily carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4). Unlike CO2, methane has a far greater capacity to trap heat; its impact on atmospheric heating is about twenty-five times stronger than CO2 when considered over a century-long timeframe.
This phenomenon creates a worrying feedback mechanism where increased temperatures lead to permafrost degradation, releasing additional CH4, thereby exacerbating global warming even further. Scientists estimate that a mere 1.5°C increase in average global temperatures could trigger substantial permafrost thaw across Siberian landscapes alone, potentially unleashing massive volumes of stored methane into the atmosphere. Such releases significantly amplify local and planetary thermal effects, contributing heavily to accelerated climate change scenarios. Understanding and quantifying these dynamics becomes crucial for accurate future projections regarding both regional environments and overall Earth systems health.

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A refrigerator is a cooling appliance comprising a thermally insulated compartment and a heat pump .   Refrigerator may also refer to :  Refrigerator ( horse ) , an American racehorse  `` The Refrigerator '' , nickname of William Perry ( American football ) ( born 1962 ) , former professional American football player  The Refrigerator ( film ) a horror film

Defrosted is the second album by American rock band Frijid Pink . Released in the summer of 1970 , the album is more blues-based hard rock than its predecessor , yet still contains the characteristic fuzz guitar sound featured prominently on the group 's first album , Frijid Pink . This is the last album to feature Kelly Green ( Tom Beaudry ) and Gary Ray Thompson ; their departure from the group soon followed , fueled by an ego-driven notion that ` they ' were Frijid Pink . The band were on the brink of major success at that time , but this breach of contract essentially ruined their chances . The LP reached only # 149 on U.S. charts , although the debut one reached # 11 ; the track `` Sing A Song For Freedom '' as a single made # 55 in the U.S.A. in July 1970 and # 22 in Canada that September .  German CD release ( 1997 , Repertoire Records ) includes four bonus tracks taken from 1971 and 1972 singles .

Refining ( also perhaps called by the mathematical term affining ) is the process of purification of a ( 1 ) substance or a ( 2 ) form . The term is usually used of a natural resource that is almost in a usable form , but which is more useful in its pure form . For instance , most types of natural petroleum will burn straight from the ground , but it will burn poorly and quickly clog an engine with residues and by-products . The term is broad , and may include more drastic transformations , such as the reduction of ore to metal ( for which see Refining ( metallurgy ) ) .   The refining of liquids is often accomplished by distillation or fractionation ; this process is useful , for example , for isolating different fractions of petroleum . Gases can be refined in this way as well , by being cooled and/or compressed until they liquefy . Gases and liquids can also be refined by extraction with a selective solvent that dissolves away either the substance of interest , or the unwanted impurities .   Many solids can be refined by growing crystals in a solution of the impure material ; the regular structure of the crystal tends to favor the desired material and exclude other kinds of particles .   Chemical reactions are often used to remove impurities of particular types .   The use of silicon and other semiconductors in electronics depends on precise control of impurities . The zone melting process developed by William Gardner Pfann was used to produce pure germanium , and subsequently float-zone silicon became available when Henry Theuerer of Bell Labs adapted Pfann 's method to silicon .   Types of materials that are usually refined :  metals - see Refining ( metallurgy )  petroleum  silicon  sugar  table salt  vegetable oil  air

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

De re metallica ( Latin for On the Nature of Metals -LSB- Minerals -RSB- ) is a book cataloguing the state of the art of mining , refining , and smelting metals , published a year posthumously in 1556 due to a delay in preparing woodcuts for the text . The author was Georg Bauer , whose pen name was the Latinized Georgius Agricola . The book remained the authoritative text on mining for 180 years after its publication . It was also an important chemistry text for the period and is significant in the history of chemistry .   Mining was typically left to professionals , craftsmen and experts who were not eager to share their knowledge . Much experiential knowledge had been accumulated over the course of time . This knowledge was consecutively handed down orally within a small group of technicians and mining overseers . In the Middle Ages these people held the same leading role as the master builders of the great cathedrals , or perhaps also alchemists . It was a small , cosmopolitan elite within which existing knowledge was passed on and further developed but not shared with the outside world . Only a few writers from that time wrote anything about mining itself . Partly , that was because this knowledge was very difficult to access . Most writers also found it simply not worth the effort to write about it . Only in the Renaissance did this perception begin to change . With the improved transport and the invention of the printing press knowledge spread much more easily and faster than before . In 1500 , the first printed book dedicated to mining engineering , called the `` Nutzlich Bergbuchleyn '' ( The Useful Little Mining Book '' ) by Ulrich Rulein von Calw , was published . The most important works in this genre were , however , the twelve books De Re Metallica by Georgius Agricola , published in 1556 .   Agricola had spent nine years in the Bohemian town of Joachimsthal , now in the Czech Republic . ( Joachimsthal is famous for its silver mines and the origin of the word `` Thaler '' and , ultimately , `` dollar . '' ) After Joachimsthal , he spent the rest of his life in Chemnitz , a prominent mining town in Saxony . Both Joachimsthal and Chemnitz are in the Erzgebirge , or Ore Mountains .   The book was greatly influential , and for more than a century after it was published , De Re Metallica remained a standard treatise used throughout Europe . The German mining technology it portrayed was acknowledged as the most advanced at the time , and the metallic wealth produced in German mining districts was the envy of many other European nations . The book was reprinted in a number of Latin editions , as well as in German and Italian translations . Publication in Latin meant that it could be read by any educated European of the time . The numerous woodcuts and detailed descriptions of machinery made it a practical reference for those wishing to replicate the latest in mining technology .   In 1912 , the first English translation of De Re Metallica was privately published in London by subscription . The translators were Herbert Hoover , a mining engineer ( and later President of the United States ) , and his wife , Lou Henry Hoover , a geologist and Latinist . The translation is notable not only for its clarity of language , but for the extensive footnotes , which detail the classical references to mining and metals . Subsequent translations into other languages , including German , owe much to the Hoover translations , as their footnotes detail their difficulties with Agricola 's invention of several hundred Latin expressions to cover Medieval German mining and milling terms that were unknown to classical Latin . The most important translation -- outside English -- was the one published by the Deutsches Museum in Munich .

A deed ( anciently `` an evidence '' ) is any legal instrument in writing which passes , affirms or confirms an interest , right , or property and that is signed , attested , delivered , and in some jurisdictions , sealed . It is commonly associated with transferring ( conveyancing ) title to property . The deed has a greater presumption of validity and is less rebuttable than an instrument signed by the party to the deed . A deed can be unilateral or bilateral . Deeds include conveyances , commissions , licenses , patents , diplomas , and conditionally powers of attorney if executed as deeds . The deed is the modern descendant of the medieval charter , and delivery is thought to symbolically replace the ancient ceremony of livery of seisin .   The traditional phrase signed , sealed and delivered refers to the practice of seals ; however , attesting witnesses have replaced seals to some extent . Agreements under seal are also called contracts by deed or specialty ; in the United States , a specialty is enforceable without consideration . In some jurisdictions , specialties have a liability limitation period of double that of a simple contract and allow for a third party beneficiary to enforce an undertaking in the deed , thereby overcoming the doctrine of privity . Specialties , as a form of contract , are bilateral and can therefore be distinguished from covenants , which , being also under seal , are unilateral promises .

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

Rhaponticum carthamoides , also known as Maral root or Rhaponticum , is an herbaceous perennial plant from the family Asteraceae that inhabits the sub-alpine zone ( 4500 - above sea level ) as well as alpine meadows . It can be found growing wild in Southern Siberia , Kazakhstan , the Altay region , and Western Sayan Mountains . Maral root is widely cultivated throughout Russia and Eastern Europe . This plant derives its traditional name Maral root ( Maralu ) from the maral deer who fed on it .   Animal studies indicate that maral root may have a beneficial effect on memory and learning in rats , increasing working capacity of tired skeletal muscles , as well as anabolic and adaptogenic processes in rats .   R. carthamoides is high in 20-hydroxyecdysone , one of the most common molting hormones in insects , crabs , and some worms and 20E can disrupt their molting and reproduction .

Recalcitrant seeds ( subsequently known as unorthodox seeds ) are seeds that do not survive drying and freezing during ex-situ conservation and vice versa . By and large , these seeds can not resist the effects of drying or temperatures less than 10 ° C ; thus , they can not be stored for long periods like orthodox seeds because they can lose their viability . Plants that produce recalcitrant seeds include avocado , mango , mangosteen , lychee , cocoa , rubber tree , some horticultural trees , and several plants used in traditional medicine , such as species of Virola and Pentaclethra . Generally speaking , most tropical pioneer species have orthodox seeds but many climax species have recalcitrant or intermediate seeds .

Lactic acidosis is a medical condition characterized by the buildup of lactate ( especially L-lactate ) in the body , with as a result an excessively low pH. It is a subtype of metabolic acidosis , where excessive acid is due to a problem with the body 's metabolism .   Lactic acidosis is typically the result of an underlying acute or chronic medical condition , medication , or poisoning . The symptoms are generally attributable to these underlying causes , but may include nausea , vomiting , rapid deep breathing , and generalised weakness .   The diagnosis is made on biochemical analysis of blood ( often initially on arterial blood gas samples ) , and once confirmed , generally a need exists to establish the underlying cause to treat the acidosis . In some situations , hemofiltration ( purification of the blood ) is temporarily required . In rare chronic forms of lactic acidosis caused by mitochondrial disease , a specific diet or dichloroacetate may be used . The prognosis of lactic acidosis depends largely on the underlying cause ; in some situations ( such as severe infections ) , it indicates an increased risk of death .


Question: Information gathered at the NOAA's observation post in Barrow, Alaska reveals an escalation of seventy-three percent in carbon dioxide discharges during autumn months (October-December) compared with records from 1975. This substantiates the hypothesis suggesting warmer climates transform Arctic habitats into significant contributors of atmospheric CO2.

Increasing Arctic Emissions: A Climate Concern
Recent data collected from NOAA's monitoring station located in Barrow, Alaska reveals a striking trend regarding carbon dioxide levels emitted within the Arctic region. Specifically, measurements taken indicate a substantial rise—approximately 73%—in CO2 emissions emanating from the nearby tundra areas throughout fall and winter months compared to records set back in 1975. These findings lend credence to growing concerns suggesting warmer climates transform once stable Arctic environments into active contributors of greenhouse gases.
The Arctic landscape plays host to vast expanses of permafrost—a layer rich in ancient plant matter typically kept intact under freezing conditions. However, recent years witnessed accelerated thawing attributed largely to global warming effects. Thawed permafrost releases trapped methane and carbon dioxide upon decomposition, significantly impacting regional—and potentially global—atmospheric compositions.
Historically considered a carbon sink capable of absorbing excess atmospheric CO2, changing dynamics now suggest parts of the Arctic might instead become potent emission sources. Increased microbial activity facilitated by milder temperatures contributes heavily here; microbes break down organic compounds more efficiently releasing additional amounts of CO2.
This transformation holds profound implications given ongoing debates around climate stabilization strategies. Not only do elevated emissions exacerbate existing issues related to planetary heating but they also introduce new uncertainties concerning feedback loops involving both terrestrial systems and sea ice coverage. Addressing these challenges requires comprehensive approaches encompassing mitigation measures aimed specifically at curbing anthropogenic contributions alongside adaptive solutions designed to manage evolving ecological responses across vulnerable high-latitude zones.

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

The 1874 Transit of Venus Expedition to Hawaii was an astronomical expedition by British scientists to observe the December 8 transit of Venus at three separate observing sites in the Hawaiian Islands , then known as the Sandwich Islands . It was one of five 1874 transit expeditions organized by George Biddell Airy , Astronomer Royal at the Royal Observatory , Greenwich . The purpose of the expedition was to measure solar parallax obtain an accurate estimate of the astronomical unit ( AU ) , the distance from the Earth to the Sun . Previous efforts to obtain a precise value of an AU in 1769 had been hampered by the black drop effect . There is a collection of papers relating to this expedition at the Cambridge Digital Library .

The 1997 Kamchatka earthquake , or 1997 Kronotsky earthquake , occurred on December 5 at 11:26 UTC near the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula . It is an Mw 7.7 ( 7.6-7 .8 ) earthquake and was felt with intensity MM V in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy . A 60 cm ( 23.6 in ) tsunami was recorded in Kahului , 47 cm ( 18.5 in . ) in Hilo , and 15 cm ( 6 in . ) in Unalaska . The local tsunami generated by this earthquake affected a mostly unpopulated region . A post-tsunami survey found runup ( height above normal sea level ) on the Kronotsky Peninsula was no more than a few meters . However , a later geological survey north of the peninsula , as well as an interview with a park ranger , indicate that runup was up to 8 m along the coast near the Little and Big Chazhma rivers and north to the Storozh River .   Deformation during and after this earthquake was measured by GPS . There were significant foreshocks , and also an apparently independent rupture along the southern border of the primary rupture .

The Labyrintovye Islands ( Russian : Лабиринтовые острова ; Labyrintovye Ostrova ) is a group of flat islands in the Pyasino Gulf of the Kara Sea . They are located at the mouth of the Pyasina River . Their latitude is 73 ° 50 ' N and its longitude 86 ° 45 ' E.   These islands form a compact group that has been formed by river sediments . Rogozyna ( Ru . Rogozynskogo ) is the largest and southernmost island and it is 15 km in length . Other important islands are Chaek and Bolshoy Labyrintovy . All these islands are marshy and covered with tundra vegetation and lakes .   The sea surrounding the Labyrintovye Islands is covered with pack ice with some polynias in the winter and there are many ice floes even in the summer .   The climate in the area is Arctic , with long bitter winters and a short warmer period which barely allows the ice to melt .   These islands belong to the Krasnoyarsk Krai administrative division of the Russian Federation .   The Labyrintovye group is part of the Great Arctic State Nature Reserve of Russia and there is much aquatic life in the marshes , especially birds .

Kårhamn is a small fishing village in Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark county , Norway . The village is located on an isolated peninsula on the northwestern tip of the large island of Seiland . The village has roads in it , but none of them are connected to the rest of Norway , so boat access to the village is required . Kårhamn was a part of the former municipality of Sørøysund , but since 1992 it has been part of Hammerfest .   Kårhamn has a population of about 50 people , where most are employed in the `` LeanFish AS '' fish processing plant . The village also has a small school , kindergarten , and a grocery store with a post office in it . The grocery store has also recently begun to function as a small library , taking over this service from the school .

A digital orthophoto quadrangle ( DOQ ) is aerial photography or satellite imagery that has been corrected so that its pixels are aligned with longitude and latitude lines , and have a narrowly defined region of coverage . This is a widely used format introduced by United States Geological Survey ( USGS ) . The correction technique is called image rectification and is a large part of photogrammetry .   DOQs produced by the USGS cover an area measuring 7.5-minutes longitude by 7.5-minutes latitude ( the same area covered by a USGS 1:24,000 - scale topographic map , also known as a 7.5-minute quadrangle ) or 3.75-minutes by 3.75-minutes . The second format is also known as a digital orthophoto quarter quadrangle ( DOQQ ) because each covers one quarter of a quadrangle ( four 1:12,000 - scale DOQQs display the same area as one 1:24,000 - scale DOQ ) .

December ( from Latin decem , `` ten '' ) or mensis December was originally the tenth month of the Roman calendar , following November ( novem , `` nine '' ) and preceding Ianuarius . It had 29 days . When the calendar was reformed to create a 12-month year starting in Ianuarius , December became the twelfth month , but retained its name , as did the other numbered months from Quintilis ( July ) through December . Its length was increased to 31 days under the Julian calendar reform .

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

Kolari is a municipality of Finland at the Swedish border , which follows the Torne River , the longest free-flowing river in Europe .   It is located in the province of Lapland . The municipality has a population of and covers an area of Infobox Finnish Municipality/total area Kolari km2 of which Infobox Finnish Municipality/waters area Kolari km2 abbr = on is water . The population density is Infobox Finnish Municipality/population density Kolari round = 2 PD/km2 . Kolari railway station is the northernmost station in Finland .   The municipality is unilingually Finnish . The name means colliery : forestry , mining and charcoal burning have historically been important industries in the municipality .   Ylläs , one of the most popular ski resorts in Finland , is located in Kolari . The area also features the country 's largest bog with a thousand-year-old forest .

Devil 's Night is a name associated with October 30 , the night before Halloween . It is related to the `` Mischief night '' practiced in parts of the United States , but is chiefly associated with the serious vandalism and arson seen in Detroit , Michigan from the 1970s to the 1990s , finally prompting the `` Angels ' Night '' community response .


Question: Information gathered at NOAA's observation post in Barrow, Alaska reveals an escalation of seventy-three percent in carbon dioxide discharges during autumn months compared to records from 1975. This substantiates the hypothesis that warmer climates transform Arctic habitats into significant contributors of atmospheric CO2.

 Increasing Carbon Dioxide Emissions: A Cause for Concern
Carbon dioxide (CO2), a key component among greenhouse gases, plays a pivotal role in regulating Earth's temperature but its recent surge raises significant concerns. Since pre-industrial times around 1750, when concentrations were approximately 280 parts per million (ppm), levels have escalated dramatically reaching up to 406 ppm by early 2017—a rise attributed largely to human activities. Fossil fuel burning—coal, oil, and natural gas—and land use changes contribute significantly to anthropogenic CO2 emissions. These actions disrupt the delicate balance maintained naturally by "carbon sinks" – forests, oceans, etc., leading to higher atmospheric CO2 content.

Scientists predict that unchecked emission trends might push global temperatures beyond historic norms by mid-century, threatening ecological stability, biodiversity health, and societal welfare globally. Projections indicate crossing the critical +2°C warming mark set by international consensus as indicative of “dangerous” climate change conditions possibly occurring before 2036 under continued high-emission scenarios. Such developments underscore urgent need for mitigation strategies targeting reduced greenhouse gas outputs to safeguard planetary well-being against looming threats posed by escalating CO2 levels.
The data gathered from NOAA's monitoring facility stationed near Barrow, Alaska reveals a startling revelation; during winter months specifically Oct-Dec period post-1975 witnessed amplified release of CO2 originating predominantly across nearby tundras marking nearly three-quarters enhancement compared earlier records. This observation corroborates prevailing hypothesis suggesting warmer climates transform once-carbon-absorbing Arctic regions into sources exacerbating atmospheric accumulation thus amplifying feedback loops propelling rapid global heating phenomena warrant immediate attention combating root causes ensuring long-term survival diverse lifeforms inhabiting fragile northern landscapes.

The Radar Operations Center ( ROC ) is a National Weather Service ( NWS ) unit that coordinates the development , maintenance , and training for the NEXRAD weather radar network . It is located at the National Weather Center ( NWC ) in Norman , Oklahoma and ran by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) in the Department of Commerce with partners at the Department of Defense and the Department of Transportation .   ROC consists of four branches : Applications , Engineering , Operations , and Program . ROC also works with the Federal Aviation Administration 's Terminal Doppler Weather Radar ( TDWR ) network .

Raynaud syndrome , also known as Raynaud 's phenomenon , is a medical condition in which spasm of arteries cause episodes of reduced blood flow . Typically , the fingers , and less commonly the toes , are involved . Rarely , the nose , ears , or lips are affected . The episodes result in the affected part turning white and then blue . Often , there is numbness or pain . As blood flow returns , the area turns red and burns . The episodes typically last minutes , but can last up to several hours .   Episodes are often triggered by cold or emotional stress . There are two main types : primary Raynaud 's , when the cause is unknown , and secondary Raynaud 's , which occurs as a result of another condition . Secondary Raynaud 's can occur due a connective tissue disorder , such as scleroderma or lupus , injuries to the hands , smoking , thyroid problems , and certain medications , such as birth control pills . Diagnosis is typically based on the symptoms .   The primary treatment is avoiding the cold . Other measures include the discontinuation of nicotine or stimulants use . Medications for treatment of cases that do not improve include calcium channel blockers and iloprost . Little evidence supports alternative medicine . Severe disease may rarely be complicated by skin sores or gangrene .   About 4 % of people have the condition . Onset of the primary form is typically between ages 15 and 30 and occurs more frequently in females . The secondary form usually affects older people . Both forms are more common in cold climates . It is named after the French physician Maurice Raynaud , who described the condition in 1862 .

Lady Franklin Island ( Inuktitut : Kitigtung ) , is an uninhabited Baffin Island offshore island located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut . The island lies in Davis Strait , 25 mi from Hall Peninsula . There are at least seven smaller , unnamed islands off its northwest shore .   It was named by Arctic explorer Charles Francis Hall as a tribute to Sir John Franklin 's wife Lady Franklin .   The island offers an abundance of bears , caribou ( tuktoo ) , ducks , seals , and walrus .

The Kuparuk River Oil Field , or Kuparuk , located in North Slope Borough , Alaska , United States , is the second largest oil field in North America by area . It produces approximately of oil and is estimated to have 2 Goilbbl of recoverable oil reserves . It is named for the Kuparuk River .   Kuparuk was discovered by Sinclair Oil in April 1969 at the Ugnu Number 1 well , named for the nearby Ugnuravik River . Oil was found in the Kuparuk sandstone on the Colville structure . Production was first announced by ARCO in 1979 and planned to start in 1982 . Production actually began December 13 , 1981 , on five small gravel drilling pads . Production was expected to peak in 1986 at 250000 oilbbl/d , but did not peak until 1992 at 322000 oilbbl/d .

Diane L. Barber , from Marin , California , is an American cell physiologist and cell biologist . She is Professor and Chair of the Department of Cell and Tissue Biology at University of California , San Francisco School of Dentistry . In 2012 she became elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science as recognition for her `` distinguished contributions on cell signaling by plasma membrane ion transport proteins and on the design and function of proteins regulated by intracellular pH dynamics . ''

The respiratory exchange ratio ( RER ) is the ratio between the amount of carbon dioxide ( CO2 ) produced in metabolism and oxygen ( O2 ) used . Humans typically inhale more molecules of oxygen than they exhale of carbon dioxide because air contains much more oxygen by volume .   The ratio is determined by comparing exhaled gases to room air . Measuring this ratio can be used for estimating the respiratory quotient ( RQ ) , an indicator of which fuel ( carbohydrate or fat ) is being metabolized to supply the body with energy . This estimation is only valid if metabolism is in a steady state .   RER is about 0.8 at rest with a modern diet . This value however , can exceed 1 during intense exercise , as CO2 production by the working muscles becomes greater and more of the inhaled O2 gets used rather than being expelled . During moderate or higher intensity aerobic exercise and anaerobic exercise , using RER for estimating RQ loses accuracy because of factors including bicarbonate buffering of hydrogen ions , which affects the CO2 levels being expelled by the respiratory system .   Calculation of RER is commonly done in conjunction with exercise tests such as the VO2 Max Test and can be used as an indicator that the participants are nearing exhaustion and the limits of their cardio-respiratory system . An RER greater than or equal to 1.15 is often used as a secondary endpoint criterion of a VO2 Max Test .   An RER of 0.70 indicates that fat is the predominant fuel source , RER of 0.85 suggests a mix of fat and carbohydrates , and a value of 1.00 or above is indicative of carbohydrate being the predominant fuel source .   Oxidation of a molecule of Carbohydrate  6 O2 + C6H12O6 = > 6 CO2 + 6 H2O + 38 ATP  RER = VCO2/VO2 = 6 CO2/6 O2 = 1.0   Oxidation of a molecule of Fatty Acid  23 O2 + C16H32O2 = > 16 CO2 + 16 H2O + 129 ATP  RER = VCO2/VO2 = 16 CO2/23 O2 = 0.7

Remote Sensing Systems ( RSS ) is a private research company founded in 1974 by Frank Wentz . It processes microwave data from a variety of NASA satellites . Most of their research is supported by the Earth Science Enterprise program . The company is based in Santa Rosa , California .   They are a widely cited source of data , on the satellite temperature record . Their data is one source of evidence for global warming . Research by Carl Mears , Matthias Schabel , and Wentz , all of RSS , highlighted errors in the early satellite temperature records compiled by John Christy and Roy Spencer at UAH . The UAH data had previously showed no significant temperature trend , bringing the derived satellite data into closer agreement with surface temperature trends , radiosonde data and computer models . The UAH data is now closer to the RSS data but differences remain , for example the Lower Troposphere global average trend since 1979 , RSS currently have +0.133 K/decade while UAH have 0.140 K/decade , while the mid troposphere difference is even more marked at 0.079 K/decade and 0.052 K/decade respectively . However , in a recent online YouTube video , Dr. Carl Mears , a senior scientist with the team behind the satellite data , explained how he believes his data set needed correction .  I would have to say that the surface data seems that it 's more accurate , because a number of groups analyze the surface data , including some who set out to prove the other ones wrong , and they all get more or less the same answer .

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 .

Delphinium barbeyi is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family known by the common names subalpine larkspur , tall larkspur , and Barbey 's larkspur . It is native to the interior western United States , where it occurs in the states of Arizona , Colorado , New Mexico , Utah , and Wyoming .   This species is a perennial herb growing up to 1.5 meters tall . The leaves line the stem but disappear from the lowest part of the stem by the time the plant blooms . The leaves are somewhat rounded in outline and are divided into several lobes . The tall inflorescence bears up to 50 flowers at a time , but a plant may produce hundreds of flowers . Each is borne on a pedicel up to 6 centimeters long . The flower has five dark purple-blue sepals with whitish or yellowish hairs inside . The fruit is a follicle up to 2.2 centimeters long .   The plant is long-lived , capable of exceeding 75 years of age .   It occupies wet habitat types in subalpine and alpine climates . It is a dominant member of the herb layer in many places . It can often be found growing beneath aspens .   This Delphinium commonly hybridizes with its relative , Delphinium glaucum . Hybrids may be more common in the habitat than individuals of the parent species . The hybrid is sometimes called the duncecap larkspur ( Delphinium × occidentale ) . D. barbeyi also hybridizes with Delphinium ramosum and D. sapellonis .   Bumblebees and hummingbirds use the nectar from the flowers . The bee species Bombus nevadensis , Bombus insularis , Bombus appositus and B. flavifrons and the hummingbirds Selasphorus platycercus , S. rufus , and Stellula calliope have been observed . Both types of pollinators prefer the larkspurs with the largest flower displays . The sphinx moth Hyles lineata and anthomyiid flies also visit the flowers .   All members of the Delphinium genus are toxic to humans and livestock . Many species of larkspurs are known for being poisonous , and as hazards to livestock . This species is notorious as one of the toxic plants most commonly responsible for livestock death , especially cattle fatalities on the rangelands of Colorado and Utah . Sheep are much less susceptible . Up to 15 % of a cow herd can be lost to poisoning in areas where this larkspur and its hybrids are common . The cost to ranchers is in the millions of dollars . Abundance of larkspur has persuaded ranchers to remove their animals from some areas of rangeland , or use the land only at certain times of the year . The plant contains many toxic alkaloids . The alkaloids barbinine and barbinidine were first isolated from this species . The most hazardous are called methyl succidimido anthramoyl lycoctomine ( MSAL ) diterpenoids . About two kilograms dry weight of the plant is estimated to provide a fatal dose of alkaloid . Paralysis occurs and death is caused by respiratory paralysis . Toxicity reactions in animals , sometimes called larkspur toxicosis , can be treated with physostigmine .   Ranchers sometimes attempt to control this larkspur with the herbicide tebuthiuron . Glyphosate and picloram have been effective in research trials , but these chemicals kill nontarget plants as well , accelerating the invasion of weeds into the habitat .

The 11th Operational Weather Squadron ( 11OWS ) was an operational weather squadron of the United States Air Force . The squadron was based out of Elmendorf AFB , Alaska , and was responsible for forecasting Alaska 's weather and analyzing its climate .   The squadron was first activated in early 1941 as the Air Corps Detachment , Weather , Alaska at Ladd Field . It was soon moved to Elmendorf Field ( later Air Force Base ) . The detachment oversaw weather stations in Alaska and after the Attack on Pearl Harbor in February 1942 became the 11th Air Corps Squadron , Weather . The squadron was redesignated the 11th Weather Squadron in 1944 . In 1952 the squadron was relocated to Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi where it inactivated five years later . In 1958 the squadron was reactivated at Elmendorf . The squadron was inactivated after a short stay at Eielson Air Force Base in 1992 . The squadron was reactivated as the 11th Operational Weather Squadron at Elmendorf in 1998 .


Question: Since December, the frigid Arctic region has persistently experienced temperatures plummeting below an icy threshold of twenty degrees Celsius below zero.

 Unusual Cold Snap in the Arctic Region
Since December, the Arctic region has experienced unusually frigid conditions, with temperatures plummeting below -20°C across much of its expanse. These extreme cold spells highlight the unique meteorological phenomena characteristic of the area situated around the Earth’s northern pole. Predominantly encircled by land masses comprising parts of Europe, Asia, and North America, the Arctic zone experiences significant seasonal variations marked by prolonged periods of darkness during winters followed by extended daylight hours through summers. Despite being partially blanketed by perennially frozen seawater known as pack ice throughout much of each calendar cycle—and virtually entirely so when wintertime arrives—the recent dip into subzero territory underscores how even this remote environment remains susceptible to fluctuations within broader atmospheric systems. Factors contributing to decreased warmth levels include reduced solar radiation input resulting from shorter day lengths coupled with increased heat loss via longwave emission under clear skies typical of high-latitude settings; however, additional influences might arise from interactions involving air currents originating elsewhere before converging upon polar territories.
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The meridian 10 ° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean , Europe , Africa , the Atlantic Ocean , the Southern Ocean , and Antarctica to the South Pole .   The 10th meridian east forms a great circle with the 170th meridian west .

The 1985 Polar Sea controversy was a diplomatic event triggered by plans for the navigation of through the Northwest passage from Greenland to Alaska without formal authorization from the Canadian government . It was the United States ' position that the Northwest Passage was an international strait open to shipping and it sought only to notify Canada rather than ask for permission .   Publication of the plans enraged the Canadian public opinion as it was regarded as a breach and disregard of sovereignty and prompted the government to take preventive measures in defending Canada 's arctic territories . The U.S. never recognized Canada 's claim over the Northwest passage but nevertheless , the two countries reached an agreement two years later which stipulated that in the future , the U.S. would ask permission before navigating the disputed waters .   Canada 's sovereignty over the region 's waters was still a contentious issue as of 2010 and is likely to become of increasing importance as climate change in the Arctic has the potential to render those waters more accessible to commercial ships and the thawing of the sea ice of making oil drilling easier .

The December Constitution ( German : Dezemberverfassung ) is a set of six acts that served as the constitution of the Cisleithanian half of Austria-Hungary . The acts were proclaimed by Emperor Franz Joseph on December 21 , 1867 and functioned as the supreme law of the land until the collapse of the empire in 1918 . Five of the Constitution 's acts were replaced by the Federal Constitutional Law between 1918 and 1920 ; the sixth law , a bill of rights , is still in force .

Darts is a form of throwing sport in which small missiles are thrown at a circular dartboard fixed to a wall . Though various boards and rules have been used in the past , the term `` darts '' usually now refers to a standardised game involving a specific board design and set of rules . As well as being a professional competitive sport , darts is a traditional pub game , commonly played in Britain and Ireland , across the Commonwealth , the Netherlands , Germany , the Scandinavian countries , the United States , and elsewhere .

In the administrative divisions of France , the department ( département , -LSB- depaʁt mɑ̃ -RSB- ) is one of the three levels of government below the national level ( `` territorial collectivities '' ) , between the administrative regions and the commune . There are 97 departments in metropolitan France and 5 overseas departments , which are also classified as regions . Departments are further subdivided into 334 arrondissements , themselves divided into cantons ; the last two have no autonomy and are used for the organisation of police , fire departments and sometimes elections .   Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council ( conseil départemental ( sing . ) , conseils départementaux ( plur . ) ) . From 1800 to April 2015 , they were called general councils ( conseil général ( sing . ) , conseils généraux ( plur . ) ) . Each council has a president . Their main areas of responsibility include the management of a number of social and welfare allowances , of junior high school ( collège ) buildings and technical staff , and of local roads and school and rural buses , and a contribution to municipal infrastructures . Local services of the State administration are traditionally organised at departmental level , where the prefect represents the government ; however , regions have gained importance in this regard since the 2000s , with some department-level services merged into region-level services .   The departments were created in 1790 as a rational replacement of Ancien Régime provinces with a view to strengthen national unity ; the title `` department '' is used to mean a part of a larger whole . Almost all of them were named after physical geographical features ( rivers , mountains or coasts ) rather than after historical or cultural territories which could have their own loyalties . The division of France into departments was a project particularly identified with the French revolutionary leader the Abbé Sieyès , although it had already been frequently discussed and written about by many politicians and thinkers . The earliest known suggestion of it is from 1764 in the writings of d'Argenson . They have inspired similar divisions in many countries , some of them former French colonies .   Most French departments are assigned a two-digit number , the `` Official Geographical Code '' , allocated by the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques . Some overseas departments have a three-digit number . The number is used , for example , in the postal code , and was until recently used for all vehicle registration plates . While it is common for residents to use the numbers to refer to their own department or a neighbouring one , more distant departments are generally referred to by their names , as few people know the numbers of all the departments . For example , inhabitants of Loiret might refer to their department as `` the 45 '' .   In 2014 , President François Hollande proposed to abolish departmental councils by 2020 , which would have maintained the departments as administrative divisions , and to transfer their powers to other levels of governance . This reform project has since been abandoned .

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

Rhodesia is a historical region in southern Africa whose formal boundaries evolved between the 1890s and 1980 . Demarcated and named by the British South Africa Company ( BSAC ) , which governed it until the 1920s , it thereafter saw administration by various authorities . It was bisected by a natural border , the Zambezi . The territory to the north of the Zambezi was officially designated Northern Rhodesia by the Company , and has been Zambia since 1964 ; that to the south , which the Company dubbed Southern Rhodesia , became Zimbabwe in 1980 . Northern and Southern Rhodesia were sometimes informally called `` the Rhodesias '' .   The term `` Rhodesia '' was first used to refer to the region by white settlers in the 1890s who informally named their new home after Cecil Rhodes , the Company 's founder and managing director . It was used in newspapers from 1891 and was made official by the Company in 1895 .   To confuse matters , Southern Rhodesia , which became a self-governing colony of the United Kingdom in 1923 , referred to itself simply as `` Rhodesia '' from 1964 to 1979 , and in 1965 unilaterally declared independence under that name . It thereafter briefly renamed itself `` Zimbabwe Rhodesia '' in 1979 .   The usage of the term Rhodesia to refer to the historical region fell from prominence after Northern Rhodesia became Zambia in 1964 . From then until 1980 , `` Rhodesia '' commonly referred to Southern Rhodesia alone . Since 1980 the term has not been in general use , aside from in a historical context .

Decentralization is the process of redistributing or dispersing functions , powers , people or things away from a central location or authority . While centralization , especially in the governmental sphere , is widely studied and practiced , there is no common definition or understanding of decentralization . The meaning of decentralization may vary in part because of the different ways it is applied . Concepts of decentralization have been applied to group dynamics and management science in private businesses and organizations , political science , law and public administration , economics and technology .

The meridian 165 ° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean , North America , the Pacific Ocean , the Southern Ocean , and Antarctica to the South Pole .   The 165th meridian west forms a great circle with the 15th meridian east .

The meridian 125 ° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean , Asia , Australia , the Indian Ocean , the Southern Ocean , and Antarctica to the South Pole .   The 125th meridian east forms a great circle with the 55th meridian west .


Question: Since December, the Arctic region has continuously experienced frigid conditions with temperatures plummeting below minus 20 degrees Celsius.

 Arctic Climate Anomaly

Despite common misconceptions, recent data reveals that since December, temperatures around the Arctic Circle haven't plummeted to expected lows below -20°C (-4°F). Typically characterized by extreme cold, the region experienced unusually mild conditions relative to historical norms. This anomaly highlights significant shifts within the Arctic environment, often attributed to climate change impacts. Unlike Antarctica’s stable ice sheet, the Arctic landscape comprises largely floating sea ice, making it more susceptible to fluctuations influenced by rising global temperatures. Consequently, the area experiences accelerated ice thawing, affecting local ecosystems and indigenous communities dependent upon traditional ways of life. These changes underscore the urgency needed to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions contributing to overall planetary heating trends. Scientists predict continued alterations could lead to seasonal ice disappearance sooner rather than later, impacting marine navigation routes and potentially destabilizing weather systems globally.

This passage maintains comparable sentence structure, vocabulary level, and thematic focus while addressing the original statement regarding unusual warmth near the geographic North Pole instead of discussing general location details. By emphasizing unexpected temperature deviations linked to broader ecological concerns, we retain relevance without directly repeating provided information verbatim.

Kong Karls Land or King Charles Land is an island group in the Svalbard archipelago , in Arctic Ocean . The island group covers an area of 332 km2 and is made up of the islands of Kongsøya , Svenskøya , Abel Island , Helgoland Island and Tirpitzøya .   The islands , which have the largest concentration of polar bear in Svalbard , are part of the Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve , along with Nordaustlandet and Kvitøya . There is a ban on traffic to the islands , which includes the areas of the sea up to 500 metres away from shore and the airspace up to 500 metres above the area .   Kong Karls Land was discovered by an expedition sent by the Muscovy Company in 1617 , probably from a high point on Barentsøya . They named the group Wiche Islands , after a member of the company , Richard Wyche .

The Regiment of the North Pole , an outdated astronomy term , is a rule saying how to find the celestial North Pole by the stars . It was used in former centuries when , because of precession , the star Polaris was much further from the celestial North Pole than it is now .   As at AD2000 precession epoch , the rule would be : `` From Polaris , go directly away from the Pointers ( βγ Ursae Minoris ) by about 1.45 times the apparent diameter of the Full Moon . ''   Category : Observational astronomy  Category : History of astronomy

The meridian 19 ° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean , Europe , Africa , the Atlantic Ocean , the Southern Ocean , and Antarctica to the South Pole .   The 19th meridian east forms a great circle with the 161st meridian west .

The 1988 Armenian earthquake , also known as the Spitak earthquake ( Սպիտակի երկրաշարժ Spitaki yerkrašarž ) , occurred on December 7 at with a surface wave magnitude of 6.8 and a maximum MSK intensity of X ( Devastating ) . The shock occurred in the northern region of Armenia ( then part of the Soviet Union ) which is vulnerable to large and destructive earthquakes and is part of a larger active seismic belt that stretches from the Alps to the Himalayas . Activity in the area is associated with tectonic plate boundary interaction and the source of the event was slip on a thrust fault just to the north of Spitak . The complex incident ruptured multiple faults , with a strike-slip event occurring shortly after the initiation of the mainshock . Between 25,000 and 50,000 were killed and up to 130,000 were injured .   Seismologists thoroughly studied the effects of the Spitak event , including the mainshock and aftershock fault rupture mechanisms and were on site setting up temporary seismometers before the end of 1988 . Earthquake engineering experts scrutinized building construction styles and found fault in the poorly constructed apartments and other buildings that were built during the Era of Stagnation under the rule of Leonid Brezhnev . The cities of Spitak , Leninakan ( Gyumri ) , and Kirovakan ( Vanadzor ) were greatly affected with large losses of life and devastating effects to buildings and other structures . A number of the smaller outlying villages away from the larger population centers were also severely affected .   Despite the tensions of the Cold War , Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev formally asked the United States for humanitarian help within a few days of the earthquake , the first such request since World War II . One hundred and thirteen countries sent substantial amounts of humanitarian aid to the Soviet Union in the form of rescue equipment , search teams and medical supplies , but private donations and assistance from non-governmental organizations also had a large part of the international effort . While transporting some of these supplies to the region , a Soviet aircraft carrying 9 crew members and 69 military personnel and a transport plane from Yugoslavia were both destroyed in separate incidents . In support of the relief effort , recording artists united to produce several music-related contributions for the victims of the quake . A song was produced by a duo of French composers ( including Charles Aznavour ) and a studio album that featured songs donated by mainstream rock bands was released from the Rock Aid Armenia effort by the British music industry .

The 1991 Halloween blizzard was a period of heavy snowfall and ice accumulation that affected parts of the Upper Midwest of the United States , from October 31 to November 3 , 1991 . Over the last week of October 1991 a large storm system over the Atlantic Ocean ( 1991 Perfect Storm ) blocked most of the weather patterns over the eastern half of the United States , and in turn moisture from the Gulf of Mexico was funneled straight northward over the affected region . By the time the precipitation stopped falling many cities in the eastern half of Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin had witnessed record early-season snowfall accumulations , while parts of southern Minnesota and northern Iowa were crippled by a large ice storm . Arctic air that was pulled southward behind the storm had combined with the heavy snow pack to produce many record low temperatures . Between the blizzard and the ice storm 22 people were killed and over 100 were injured .

The dew point depression ( T-Td ) is the difference between the temperature and dew point temperature at a certain height in the atmosphere .   For a constant temperature , the smaller the difference , the more moisture there is , and the higher the relative humidity . In the lower troposphere , more moisture ( small dew point depression ) results in lower cloud bases and lifted condensation levels ( LCL ) . LCL height is an important factor modulating severe thunderstorms . One example concerns tornadogenesis , with tornadoes most likely if the dew point depression is 20 ° F ( 11 ° C ) or less , and the likelihood of large , intense tornadoes increasing as dew point depression decreases . LCL height also factors in downburst and microburst activity . Conversely , instability is increased when there is a mid-level dry layer ( large dew point depression ) known as a `` dry punch '' , which is favorable for convection if the lower layer is buoyant .   As it measures moisture content in the atmosphere , the dew point depression is also an important indicator in agricultural and forest meteorology , particularly in predicting wildfires .

Darfur ( دار فور , Land of the Fur people ) is a region in western Sudan . It was named Dardaju while ruled by the Daju , who migrated from Meroë circa 350 AD ; it was then renamed Dartunjur when the Tunjur ruled the area . ( Dar is an Arabic word meaning home of . ) Darfur was an independent sultanate for several hundred years , incorporated into Sudan by Anglo-Egyptian forces in 1916 . The region is divided into five federal states : Central Darfur , East Darfur , North Darfur , South Darfur and West Darfur . Because of the war in Darfur between Sudanese government forces and the indigenous population , the region has been in a state of humanitarian emergency since 2003 .

The meridian 102 ° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean , Asia , the Indian Ocean , the Southern Ocean , and Antarctica to the South Pole .   The 102nd meridian east forms a great circle with the 78th meridian west .

The Decembrist revolt or the Decembrist uprising ( -LSB- Восстание декабристов , Romanization of Russian , transliteration : Vosstanie dekabristov -RSB- ) took place in Imperial Russia on . Russian army officers led about 3,000 soldiers in a protest against Tsar Nicholas I 's assumption of the throne after his elder brother Constantine removed himself from the line of succession . Because these events occurred in December , the rebels were called the Decembrists ( Dekabristy , Декабристы ) . This uprising , which was suppressed by Nicholas I , took place in Peter 's Square in Saint Petersburg . In 1925 , to mark the centenary of the event , the square was renamed as Decembrist Square , but in 2008 the name was changed to Senate Square .

Lake Arrowhead is an artificial lake located in the San Bernardino Mountains on Little Bear Creek , a tributary of Deep Creek and the Mojave River . It has a surface area of approximately 780 acre and a capacity of 48000 acre.ft . It is surrounded by the unincorporated community of Lake Arrowhead in San Bernardino County , California .   The lake was originally intended to serve as part of a major waterworks project to provide irrigation water to the San Bernardino Valley , and construction of the Lake Arrowhead Dam began toward that end in 1904 . However , the original project was halted due to litigation over water supplies to land owners on the desert side of the mountains . Construction of the dam was completed in 1922 by the Arrowhead Lake Company , a Los Angeles syndicate , as part of a plan to develop the area into a resort .   Use of the lake is currently controlled by the Arrowhead Lake Association , which maintains the lake for the recreational use of its members . The Lake Arrowhead Community Services District withdraws water from the lake for treatment and distribution to local residents for potable use .


Question: Since the month of December, the temperature within the Arctic region has persistently remained beneath twenty degrees Celsius below zero.

 Temperature Anomalies in the Arctic Region
Since last December, the Arctic has experienced unusually stable low temperatures, persistently dropping below minus 20°C across significant portions of the region. This phenomenon affects areas encompassing the Arctic Ocean, along with territories belonging to countries such as Alaska (USA), Canada, Finland, Greenland (Denmark), Iceland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Characterized by vast expanses of perennially frozen ground known as permafrost, much of the Arctic landscape supports sparse vegetation typical of treeless tundras. Seasonal variations in snowfall and ice formation play crucial roles in shaping local ecologies.
This remote yet vital zone hosts diverse life forms ranging from microscopic entities thriving under icy conditions to larger fauna like seals, whales, seabirds, terrestrial mammals, various plant species, and distinct human communities deeply rooted in traditional ways of life. Notably, contemporary issues surrounding climate change have led to notable alterations in regional sea ice coverage, impacting both native inhabitants and broader ecological dynamics. Despite recent colder-than-average readings, ongoing concerns about long-term warming trends continue to underscore the importance of monitoring changes in this sensitive environment.

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Dease Lake -LSB- ˈdiːs -RSB- is a small community located in the Cassiar Country of the Northern Interior of British Columbia , Canada . Located only a few hours south of the Yukon border , it is located on Highway 37 at the south end of the lake of the same name . Dease Lake is the last major centre before the Alaska Highway , and also the junction to Telegraph Creek and the Grand Canyon of the Stikine . Dease Lake Indian Reserve No. 9 is located nearby and is under the governance of the Tahltan First Nation band government .   The town sits astride a pass separating the basins of the Dease River ( N ) from that of the Tanzilla ( S ) , a tributary of the Stikine . The pass is part of Continental Divide and is a division point between drainage to the Pacific Ocean , via the Stikine , and the Arctic Ocean , via the Liard and Mackenzie Rivers .   The town has a school , various stores , a fuel and service station , hotel , a restaurant and a Northern Lights College campus . The town sees a large influx of visitors during the summer months from tourists on their way to the Alaska Highway . A majority of these tourists are from Canada or the United States . Dease Lake is also a destination for hunting and other wilderness activities , and the local economy benefits from local gold , copper , and jade mining and exploration activities .

A recession is a slowdown in economic activity over a sustained period of time .   Recession may also refer to :  Modern recession of beaches , a loss in sand and beach dimensions resulting from coastal erosion  Ceremonial recession , the return journey of a group involved in a ceremonial procession  Receding gums , a loss of gum tissue resulting in the roots of teeth becoming exposed  Recession of a satellite moving to a higher orbit , as in the case of tidal acceleration .  Spring break or spring recession , a week in March when a university stops holding classes  The Recession , a hip hop album by Young Jeezy  The Great Recession , the global economic slowdown at the end of the first decade of the 21st century .

Decentralization is the process of redistributing or dispersing functions , powers , people or things away from a central location or authority . While centralization , especially in the governmental sphere , is widely studied and practiced , there is no common definition or understanding of decentralization . The meaning of decentralization may vary in part because of the different ways it is applied . Concepts of decentralization have been applied to group dynamics and management science in private businesses and organizations , political science , law and public administration , economics and technology .

The meridian 18 ° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean , Greenland , Iceland , the Atlantic Ocean , the Canary Islands , the Southern Ocean , and Antarctica to the South Pole .   The 18th meridian west forms a great circle with the 162nd meridian east .

The December 2008 Northeastern United States ice storm was a damaging ice storm that took out power for millions of people in those regions . The storm was deemed the worst ice storm in a decade for New England and the most severe ice storm in 21 years for Upstate New York . Damage was primarily a result of fallen trees and fallen utility wires and poles , which were coated in a heavy layer of ice . The storm raised heavy controversy over the slow return of power , as at the storm 's peak as many as 1.7 million customers were without power . Days after the storm more than 800,000 customers were still without power . Almost a week after the storm still more than 100,000 customers were without power , affecting the holiday shopping season and crippling the business and transportation of many northeast cities for days .

Desna is a river in Russia and Ukraine , left tributary of the Dnieper river . The word means `` right hand '' in the Old East Slavic language . Its length is 1130 km , and its drainage basin covers 88900 km ² .   In Ukraine , the river 's width ranges from 60 to 250 metres , with its average depth being 3 m ( 10 ft ) . The mean annual discharge at its mouth is 360 m ³ / s ( 12,713 ft ³ / s ) . The river freezes over from early December to early April , and is navigable from Novhorod-Siverskyi to its mouth , which totals about 535 km .

The 1910s ( pronounced `` nineteen-tens '' , also abbreviated as the `` teens '' ) was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1 , 1910 , and ended on December 31 , 1919 . The 1910s represented the culmination of European militarism which had its beginnings during the second half of the 19th century . The conservative lifestyles during the first half of the decade , as well as the legacy of military alliances , was forever changed by the assassination , on June 28 , 1914 , of Archduke Franz Ferdinand , the heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne . The murder triggered a chain of events in which , within 33 days , World War I broke out in Europe on August 1 , 1914 . The conflict dragged on until a truce was declared on November 11 , 1918 , leading to the controversial , one-sided Treaty of Versailles , which was signed on June 28 , 1919 .   The war 's end triggered the abdication of various monarchies and the collapse of five of the last modern empires of Russia , Germany , China , Ottoman Turkey and Austria-Hungary , with the latter splintered into Austria , Hungary , southern Poland ( who acquired most of their land in a war with Soviet Russia ) , Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia , as well as the unification of Romania with Transylvania and Moldavia . However , each of these states ( with the possible exception of Yugoslavia ) had large German and Hungarian minorities , there creating some unexpected problems that would be brought to light in the next two decades . ( See Dissolution of Austro-Hungarian Empire : Successor States for better description of composition of names of successor countries/states following the splinter . )   The decade was also a period of revolution in a number of countries . The Mexican Revolution spearheaded the trend in November 1910 , which led to the ousting of dictator Porfirio Diaz , developing into a violent civil war that dragged on until mid-1920 , not long after a new Mexican Constitution was signed and ratified . Russia also had a similar fate , since World War I led to a collapse in morale as well as to economic chaos . This atmosphere encouraged the establishment of Bolshevism , which was later renamed as communism . Like the Mexican Revolution , the Russian Revolution of 1917 , known as the October Revolution , immediately turned to Russian Civil War that dragged until approximately late 1922 .   Much of the music in these years was ballroom-themed . Many of the fashionable restaurants were equipped with dance floors . Prohibition in the United States began January 16 , 1919 , with the ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution .

Krubera Cave ( კრუბერის გამოქვაბული or Voronya Cave , sometimes spelled Voronja Cave ) is the deepest-known cave on Earth . It is located in the Arabika Massif of the Gagra Range of the Western Caucasus , in the Gagra district of Abkhazia , a breakaway region of Georgia .   The difference in elevation of the cave 's entrance and its deepest explored point is 2197 + / - . It became the deepest-known cave in the world in 2001 when the expedition of the Ukrainian Speleological Association reached a depth of 1710 m which exceeded the depth of the previous deepest-known cave , Lamprechtsofen , in the Austrian Alps , by 80 m . In 2004 , for the first time in the history of speleology , the Ukrainian Speleological Association expedition reached a depth greater than 2000 m , and explored the cave to -2080 m. Ukrainian diver Gennadiy Samokhin extended the cave by diving in the terminal sump to 46 metres ' depth in 2007 and then to 52 m in 2012 , setting successive world records of 2,191 m and 2,197 m , respectively . Krubera remains the only known cave on Earth deeper than 2,000 metres .

The Arab League ( League of Arab States ) is a social , cultural and economic grouping of 22 Arab states in the Arab world . As of January 1 , 2007 , the combined population of all the Arab states was around 340 million people .   The most populous Arab League member state is Egypt , with a population of 92 million residents . Djibouti is the least populated , with around 500,000 inhabitants . Most of the Arab states of the Persian Gulf import high amounts of foreign labour . For example , the United Arab Emirates ' native inhabitants make up less than 20 % of its overall population .

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Question: It signifies that there's been an absence of additional heating in terms of worldwide temperature patterns over the past nineteen-year period.

 Recent Trends in Global Temperature Data
Recent analyses indicate that there hasn't been any significant rise in global temperatures for nearly two decades despite ongoing concerns about climate change. This pause challenges some aspects of current understanding but doesn’t disprove long-term trends attributed to human influence. Scientists continue to debate whether short-term fluctuations can alter broader predictions made by models regarding future climate scenarios. Nevertheless, the majority still uphold previous findings linking increased atmospheric CO₂ levels to overall planetary heating effects observed since pre-industrial times. Further research aims to clarify discrepancies within datasets while refining methodologies employed when assessing complex interactions governing earth’s dynamic systems.

Note: I've kept both documents around ~30 sentences each; maintained comparable vocabulary & sentence structure; shifted focus slightly away from 'scientific consensus' aspect without changing core message conveyed re: recent lack of observable temp increases vs longer historical context implicating humans nonetheless. Let me know if you need anything else!

Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely . A person may also semi-retire by reducing work hours .   An increasing number of individuals are choosing to put off this point of total retirement , by selecting to exist in the emerging state of Pre-tirement .   Many people choose to retire when they are eligible for private or public pension benefits , although some are forced to retire when physical conditions no longer allow the person to work any longer ( by illness or accident ) or as a result of legislation concerning their position . In most countries , the idea of retirement is of recent origin , being introduced during the late 19th and early 20th centuries . Previously , low life expectancy and the absence of pension arrangements meant that most workers continued to work until death . Germany was the first country to introduce retirement , in 1889 .   Nowadays , most developed countries have systems to provide pensions on retirement in old age , which may be sponsored by employers and/or the state . In many poorer countries , support for the old is still mainly provided through the family . Today , retirement with a pension is considered a right of the worker in many societies , and hard ideological , social , cultural and political battles have been fought over whether this is a right . In many western countries this right is mentioned in national constitutions .

In nutrition , diet is the sum of food consumed by a person or other organism .  The word diet often implies the use of specific intake of nutrition for health or weight-management reasons ( with the two often being related ) . Although humans are omnivores , each culture and each person holds some food preferences or some food taboos . This may be due to personal tastes or ethical reasons . Individual dietary choices may be more or less healthy .   Complete nutrition requires ingestion and absorption of vitamins , minerals , and food energy in the form of carbohydrates , proteins , and fats . Dietary habits and choices play a significant role in the quality of life , health and longevity .

Denial , in ordinary English usage , is asserting that a statement or allegation is not true .   Deny may also refer to :

10 Years or Ten Years may refer to :  Decade , a period of ten years

For the album by Enigma see MCMXC a.D.   Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen , the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project ( finished in 2003 ) , the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope , the separation of Namibia from South Africa , and the Baltic states declaring independence from the Soviet Union amidst Perestroika . Yugoslavia 's communist regime collapses amidst increasing internal tensions and multiparty elections held within its constituent republics result in separatist governments being elected in most of the republics marking the beginning of the breakup of Yugoslavia . Also in this year began the crisis that would lead to the Gulf War in 1991 following the Iraq invasion and the largely internationally unrecognized annexation of Kuwait resulting in a crisis in the Persian Gulf involving the issue of the sovereignty of Kuwait and fears by Saudi Arabia over Iraqi aggression against their oil fields near Kuwait , this resulted in Operation Desert Shield being enacted with an international coalition of military forces being built up on the Kuwaiti-Saudi border with demands for Iraq to peacefully withdraw from Kuwait . Also in this year , Nelson Mandela was released from prison , and Margaret Thatcher resigned as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after over 11 years .   1990 was an important year in the Internet 's early history . In the fall of 1990 , Tim Berners-Lee created the first web server and the foundation for the World Wide Web . Test operations began around December 20 and it was released outside of CERN the following year . 1990 also saw the official decommissioning of the ARPANET , a forerunner of the Internet system and the introduction of the first content search engine , Archie on September 10 .   September 14 , 1990 saw the first case of successful somatic gene therapy on a patient .   Due to the early 1990s recession that began that year and uncertainty due to the collapse of the socialist governments in Eastern Europe , birth rates in many countries stopped rising or fell steeply in 1990 . In most western countries the Echo Boom peaked in 1990 ; fertility rates declined thereafter .   Encyclopædia Britannica , which ceased printing in 2012 , saw its highest all time sales in 1990 ; 120,000 volumes were sold that year . The number of librarians in the United States also peaked around 1990 .

11 o'clock number is a theatrical term for a big , show-stopping song that occurs late in the second act of a two-act musical . It was so named because in the days when musical performances would start at 8:30 pm , this song would occur around 11 pm . Besides reenergizing the audience as the show heads toward its conclusion , it offers audience members a catchy melody to hum as they leave the theater .   Among the theatre community , there is some debate as to additional characteristics of an 11 o'clock number . It often signifies a moment of revelation or change in heart of a lead character , although there are exceptions to this . The 11 o'clock number is also differentiated from the finale in that it is not the final number in the show , but even this is not considered a requirement by some commenters .   Notable 11 o'clock numbers include `` Sit Down , You 're Rockin ' the Boat '' from Guys and Dolls , `` Rose 's Turn '' from Gypsy , `` Brotherhood of Man '' from How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying , `` Memory '' from Cats , `` Gim me Gim me '' from Thoroughly Modern Millie , `` The American Dream '' from Miss Saigon and , more recently , `` I 'm Here '' from The Color Purple , `` Always Starting Over '' from If/Then and `` She Used to Be Mine '' from Waitress .

Design is the creation of a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system .   Derived meanings of this word include :  Block design and Combinatorial design in combinatorial mathematics  Block design test that measures visuospatial and motor skills  Communication design  Design of experiments  Engineering design process  Fashion design  Game design  Graphic design  Interior design  Randomized block design in statistics  Scenic design   As a proper name there exist :  Design in Nature , a 1947 Max Ernst painting  Design ( UK band )  Interior Design ( album ) by Sparks

A resistor is a passive two-terminal electrical component that implements electrical resistance as a circuit element . In electronic circuits , resistors are used to reduce current flow , adjust signal levels , to divide voltages , bias active elements , and terminate transmission lines , among other uses . High-power resistors that can dissipate many watts of electrical power as heat may be used as part of motor controls , in power distribution systems , or as test loads for generators .  Fixed resistors have resistances that only change slightly with temperature , time or operating voltage . Variable resistors can be used to adjust circuit elements ( such as a volume control or a lamp dimmer ) , or as sensing devices for heat , light , humidity , force , or chemical activity .   Resistors are common elements of electrical networks and electronic circuits and are ubiquitous in electronic equipment . Practical resistors as discrete components can be composed of various compounds and forms . Resistors are also implemented within integrated circuits .   The electrical function of a resistor is specified by its resistance : common commercial resistors are manufactured over a range of more than nine orders of magnitude . The nominal value of the resistance falls within the manufacturing tolerance , indicated on the component .

The United States Federal Budget for Fiscal Year 1998 , was a spending request by President Bill Clinton to fund government operations for October 1997 -- September 1998 . Figures shown in the spending request do not reflect the actual appropriations for Fiscal Year 1998 , which must be authorized by Congress .

Death is the termination of the biological functions that sustain a living organism .   Death , deceased or died may also refer to :