Question: According to Dr. Gutzler, the increase in temperature during springs affects the environment as well; the warm atmosphere transforms substantial amounts of snow into water vapour leading it to evaporate rapidly. This process significantly reduces the overall volume of snow present on earth's surface.

 Spring Temperatures' Influence on Snowpack Evaporation

Dr. Gutzler explains how fluctuating springtime conditions significantly affect seasonal snow accumulation. Warmer atmospheric changes lead to increased evaporation among existing snow layers, effectively diminishing overall snow volume without contributing runoff to local ecosystems. This phenomenon occurs when higher-than-average temperatures convert solid snow directly back into gaseous states before it has chance to contribute moisture to nearby environments. Essentially, this accelerated sublimation disrupts typical hydrological cycles dependent upon steady snowmelt throughout springsummer months.

Spring warmth exacerbates issues surrounding drought-prone regions already experiencing reduced water supplies due to diminished winter precipitationsnowfall volumes. Additionally, early onset of hot spells might prompt earlier peak flows in rivers fed predominantly via glacial meltsnowmelt sources; potentially leading onto devastating floods downstream areas unprepared for sudden surges instead expecting gradual releases extending well beyond initial thaw periods. Furthermore, prolonged exposure to elevated temps could weaken mountain permafrost integrity supporting vast expanses of alpine terrain; triggering landslides avalanches endangering communities residing below unstable slopes.

Understanding mechanisms behind disappearing snow packs becomes crucial especially considering ongoing debates regarding anthropogenic impacts accelerating planetary heating trends. Scientists argue whether recent spikes represent mere anomalies part cyclical fluctuations intrinsic earth’s dynamic climatesystems or indicative broader shifts attributable manmade interference greenhouse gases trapping additional solar radiation near surfaces promoting unnatural thermal expansions affecting everything ranging oceanic currents continental glaciers alike. Regardless underlying causality, observable outcomes necessitate urgent attention aimed mitigating consequences exacerbated dwindling cryospheric reservoirs essential sustaining countless terrestrial aquatic lifeforms reliant upon consistent availability freshwatersources originating high altitude catchment basins.

In conclusion, Dr.Gutzlers insights highlight critical interplay occurring amongst interconnected meteorological elements shaping intricate balance governing regional hydrospheric dynamics. Recognizing pivotal roles played varying degrees ambient heats exerted across diverse terrains enables formulation effective strategies countering deleterious repercussions stemming unchecked alterations traditional precipitation patterns. Ultimately safeguarding fragile biomes nurturing myriad flora fauna species hinges upon cultivating deeper comprehension underpinning complexities regulating delicate equilibrium maintained between atmospheric terrestrial components perpetually interacting harmoniously sustain vibrant biodiversities populating every corner globe.

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Debby Herbenick is an American author , research scientist , sex educator , sex advice columnist , blogger , television personality , professor , and human sexuality expert in the media . She is also the president of the American Association of Sexuality Educators , Counselors , and Therapists ( AASECT ) .   Herbenick has published more than 100 scientific manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals and is one of the leading experts in the study of sexual behavior in the United States . She is also an expert on research related to the vagina , vulva , penis , genital self-image , women 's and men 's sexual behavior , women 's sexuality , sexual pleasure and enhancement , exercise-induced orgasm - also known as the coregasm , condoms , lubricants , arousal creams , and sexual stimulation devices such as vibrators , dildos , male sex toys , and other similar devices . Herbenick has spoken on these and other sexuality and relationship topics at a number of colleges , universities , and national and international conferences . She also regularly teaches human sexuality classes , among other courses , at Indiana University .   Herbenick has authored or co-authored several books including Because It Feels Good : A Woman 's Guide to Sexual Pleasure and Satisfaction , The I Love You More Book ( a book about love for children and grown ups ) , Read My Lips : A Complete Guide to the Vagina and Vulva , Great in Bed , and Sex Made Easy : Your Awkward Questions Answered for Better , Smarter , Safer Sex . Herbenick also authored The Coregasm Workout   Herbenick is one of the lead scientists associated with the 2009 National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior and its subsequent waves of data collection from 2012 forward . She is also the Director of the Center for Sexual Health Promotion in the School of Public Health-Bloomington at Indiana University in Bloomington . An AASECT-certified sexuality educator , Dr. Herbenick also writes and hosts the audio podcasts for Kinsey Confidential for the Kinsey Institute . >   The blog MySexProfessor.com was run by Dr. Herbenick from 2007 to 2014 . She is also the founder of the Bloomington Sex Salon , a monthly event series in Bloomington , Indiana , and the Make Sex Normal project , which she launched with a highly viewed TEDx talk in 2013 .   From 2005 through 2012 , Herbenick wrote a weekly sex advice column for Time Out Chicago and , since 2003 , she has written sex columns and blogs for Men 's Health . Also , Herbenick appeared as an expert in relationships and human sexuality on The Today Show , Katie Couric 's television show Katie , on various PBS specials , on The Tyra Banks Show and on The Doctors , and on one occasion taught about the vulva by using a vulva puppet on Tyra . This clip resulted in millions of views on YouTube and also aired on The Soup and Best Week Ever . Dr. Herbenick , her colleague , and their research have also been profiled on an episode of the Discovery Channel 's Curiosity ( TV series ) . In 2013 , Dr. Herbenick also launched a successful Kickstarter project to create a poster and postcard series called `` What do you like about your vagina and vulva ? ''

A derecho ( -LSB- dəˈreɪtʃoʊ -RSB- , from derecho -LSB- deˈɾetʃo -RSB- , `` straight '' ) is a widespread , long-lived , straight-line wind storm that is associated with a land-based , fast-moving group of severe thunderstorms .   Derechos can cause hurricane-force winds , tornadoes , heavy rains , and flash floods . Convection-induced winds take on a bow echo ( backward `` C '' ) form of squall line , forming in an area of wind divergence in upper levels of the troposphere , within a region of low-level warm air advection and rich low-level moisture . They travel quickly in the direction of movement of their associated storms , similar to an outflow boundary ( gust front ) , except that the wind is sustained and increases in strength behind the front , generally exceeding hurricane-force . A warm-weather phenomenon , derechos occur mostly in summer , especially during June , July , and August in the Northern Hemisphere , within areas of moderately strong instability and moderately strong vertical wind shear . They may occur at any time of the year and occur as frequently at night as during the daylight hours .

Rhonda Roland Shearer is an American sculptor , scholar and journalist , who founded the nonprofit organization Art Science Research Laboratory with her late husband Stephen Jay Gould . The mission statement avows that the lab aims to `` infuse intellectual rigor and critical thinking in disciplines that range from Academics to Journalism . ASRL researches conventional beliefs and misinformation and transmits its findings by means of scientific methods and state-of-the-art computer technologies . ''

Land is the solid surface of the Earth that is not covered by water . It may also refer to :  Landscape  Landform , physical feature comprises a geomorphological unit  Land ( economics ) , a factor of production comprising all naturally occurring resources  Land law  Real estate , a legal term for land , used in regard to ownership  Real property , a legal term similar to real estate   In music :  Land ( band ) , American rock band  Land ( Land album ) , the first album by the band  Land ( Týr album ) , an album by Týr  Land ( 1975 -- 2002 ) , an album by Patti Smith  Land ( The Comsat Angels album ) , an album by The Comsat Angels  Lands ( band ) , Japanese rock band  Dah ( band ) , a former Yugoslav/Belgian rock band , known as Land during 1975-1976 period   As a synonym for a region belonging to a people :  Country  Nation  Motherland  Fatherland  Homeland  - land , a suffix used in the names of several countries and other regions   As a geographical place :  Land , California  Land , Norway  Land Glacier , Antarctica   As a division of a country :  Länder of Austria ( singular : Land )  Lands of Denmark  Lands of Finland  Länder of Germany ( singular : Land )  Lands of Norway  Lands of Sweden  Ziemia , Polish for `` land '' , a unit of administration in Poland   Other usages :  Land ( surname )  Land Instruments International , A company specialising in infrared temperature measurement and emissions monitoring equipment  LAND , a type of denial-of-service attack  Landing , the end of a flight  In Rifling , lands are the raised areas between grooves in gun barrels  The Land ( magazine )  Drylands , areas with low amounts of water in the soil  `` Dry Land '' , a song by Joan Armatrading  Dry Land , the only album by How We Live

Deane Galloway Keller ( August 1 , 1940 -- January 4 , 2005 ) was an American artist , academic and author . Keller was a draftsman , painter , sculptor , and teacher who instructed students in the visual arts for forty years , most notably in figure drawing and the artistic application of human anatomy . He is credited with explaining that `` drawing offers a unique record of an encounter with a culture , of experience transformed from fleeting moment to lasting resonance . ''

Dina Melicov ( 1905 -- 1969 ) was an American sculptor , and painter who studied at The Educational Alliance Art School . She graduated from Wadleigh High School for Girls , and studied with Solon Borglum . She married Samuel Gould .   Dina Melicov was a member of the Sculptors Guild and the National Association of Women Artists . She worked for the Federal Art Project . Her works include a 1942 statue of Dr. Joseph Priestley , sculpted of red mahogany , located at the Northumberland , Pennsylvania Post Office and Head of a Child for Public School 216 in New York City .   Her papers are held at the Archives of American Art ( AAA ) , with the Smithsonian Institution in Washington , D.C.

David Russell Legates is a Professor of Geography at the University of Delaware . He is the former Director of the Center for Climatic Research at the same university ,  and a former Delaware State Climatologist .   Legates has published research papers , opinion editorials , and spoken openly in opposition to the consensus scientific opinion on climate change . More recently , he has been known for his skepticism toward the anthropogenic cause of the observed global warming patterns and the severity of its consequences at the local geographical scale .   Legates viewpoint , as stated in a 2015 study that he co-authored , is that the Earth will experience about 1.0 C warming over the 2000 to 2100 period .

Richard Arthur Lutz ( born June 8 , 1949 ) is an American marine biologist and deep-sea oceanographer . He is known for deep-sea research using the Alvin submersible , and is considered one of the world 's foremost authorities on the ecology of deep-sea hydrothermal vents .   Lutz is the Director of Rutgers University 's Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences , the fourth best oceanographic institution in the world . In 2003 he served as Principal Investigator and Science Director of the IMAX film Volcanoes of the Deep Sea , which included footage and research from his numerous expeditions to study an active deep-sea caldera on the East Pacific Rise , at depths of 2500 meters . His research has been included in publications such as National Geographic Magazine , Science , Nature , and American Scientist .

A landspout is a term coined by meteorologist Howard B. Bluestein in 1985 for a kind of tornado not associated with the mesocyclone of a thunderstorm . The Glossary of Meteorology defines a landspout as  `` Colloquial expression describing tornadoes occurring with a parent cloud in its growth stage and with its vorticity originating in the boundary layer .  The parent cloud does not contain a preexisting midlevel mesocyclone . The landspout was so named because it looks like `` a weak Florida Keys waterspout over land . ''   Landspouts form during the growth stage of a cumulus congestus cloud by stretching boundary layer vorticity upward and into the cumulus congestus 's updraft . They generally are smaller and weaker than supercellular tornadoes and do not contain a mesocyclone or pre-existing rotation in the cloud . Because of this , landspouts are rarely detected by Doppler weather radar .   Landspouts share a strong resemblance and development process to that of waterspouts , usually taking the form of a translucent and highly laminar helical tube . Landspouts are considered tornadoes since a rotating column of air is in contact with both the surface and a cumuliform cloud . Not all landspouts are visible , and many are first sighted as debris swirling at the surface before eventually filling in with condensation and dust . Landspouts are most common in semi-arid climates characterized by high cloud bases and considerable low-level instability . These conditions tend to favor the High Plains of the United States from Spring through Summer .   A few landspouts can persist in excess of 15 minutes and have produced F3 damage ; however , most of them rarely produce damage given their abbreviated duration , typical slow forward motion , and compact wind field . The potential for damage is further minimized over sparsely populated regions such as the High Plains .

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


Question: According to Dr. Overpeck, extended growth periods accompanied by higher temperatures impact vegetation's absorption of moisture, exacerbating reductions in river flow volumes. This phenomenon illustrates how climate change influences not only temperature patterns but also hydrological cycles on land surfaces through changes in plant behavior under prolonged warmth conditions leading ultimately decreased freshwater availability for human consumption among other uses downstream from these affected areas .

 Impacts of Prolonged Growing Seasons Due to Warmer Temperatures
A prolonged and warmer growing season, according to experts like Dr. Overpeck, significantly influences hydrological cycles as vegetation absorbs increased quantities of moisture, thereby exacerbating reductions in river flow volumes. This phenomenon intertwines closely with broader issues linking climate change and agriculture—a dynamic duo operating globally.
Climate shifts impact farming via numerous pathways: alterations in mean temperatures; precipitation levels; extreme weather occurrences—such as scorching spells—and fluctuations in pest prevalence alongside disease incidence. Additionally, atmospheric CO₂ concentration rises along with ground-level ozone, impacting crops' nutritive profile and coastal zones' integrity vis-a-vis rising seas.
Present-day manifestations highlight how climate variability impinges upon cultivation practices unequally throughout different regions. Anticipated scenarios suggest detrimental implications for cereal output within lower-latitude territories but mixed outcomes elsewhere near higher latitudes. Vulnerable communities facing heightened risks encompass impoverished strata grappling with sustenance uncertainties.
Conversely, agriculture amplifies climate instability twofold: Firstly, via man-made discharges comprising potent greenhouse agents; secondarily, entailing deforestation endeavors converting erstwhile forested expanses into tillable plots. Estimates indicate roughly quartile proportions (~20–25%) attributable to agroforestry pursuits contributing net yearly exhalations circa annus decennium ago.
Mitigation strategies abound aiming to shield against adverse repercussions stemming from escalating planetary warmth encircling agrarian landscapes whilst simultaneously curtailing noxious effluents emanating therefrom. Policymakers advocate multifaceted approaches encompassing sustainable land management techniques coupled with judicious resource allocation mechanisms designed to foster resilience amongst frontline stakeholders navigating uncertain terrains ahead.

The 1980 Amherst , Massachusetts water shortage was a water crisis in Amherst , Massachusetts that amongst other things , closed the University of Massachusetts Amherst for three days . It came at a time when communities across the state were experiencing water crises of their own in the region 's worst drought since 1965 .

`` Rappaccini 's Daughter '' is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne first published in the December 1844 issue of The United States Magazine and Democratic Review , and later in the 1846 collection Mosses from an Old Manse . It is about Giacomo Rappaccini , a medical researcher in medieval Padua who grows a garden of poisonous plants . He brings up his daughter to tend the plants , and she becomes resistant to the poisons , but in the process she herself becomes poisonous to others . The traditional story of a poisonous maiden has been traced back to India , and Hawthorne 's version has been adopted in contemporary works .

Rabi crops or Rabi harvest are agricultural crops sown in winter and harvested in the spring in the South Asia . The term is derived from the Arabic word for `` spring '' , which is used in the Indian subcontinent , where it is the spring harvest ( also known as the `` winter crop '' ) .   The rabi crops are sown around mid-November , after the monsoon rains are over , and harvesting begins in April/May . The crops are grown either with rainwater that has percolated into the ground , or with irrigation . A good rain in winter spoils the rabi crops but is good for kharif crops .   The major rabi crop in India is wheat , followed by barley , mustard , sesame and peas . Peas are harvested early , as they are ready early : Indian markets are flooded with green peas from January to March , peaking in February .   Many crops are cultivated in both kharif and rabi seasons . The agriculture crops produced in India are seasonal in nature and highly dependent on these two monsoons .   Examples of Rabi Crops :   Cereals  wheat ( Triticum aestvium )  oat ( Avena sativa )  barley   Seed plants  alfalfa ( Lucerne , Medicago sativa )  linseed  sesame  cumin ( Cuminum cyminum , L )  coriander ( Coriandrum sativum , L )  mustard ( Brassica juncea L. )  fennel ( Foeniculum vulgare )  fenugreek ( Trigonella foenumgraecum , L )  isabgol ( Plantago ovata )  Vegetables  pea  chickpea ( Gram , Cicer arientinum )  onion ( Allium cepa , L. )  tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum , L )  potato ( Solanum tuberosum )

Dr David T. Favis-Mortlock is an English geomorphologist and musician .   Born David Mortlock on 27 August 1953 , he grew up in Barking , Essex , UK , later moving to Basildon New Town . He studied environmental sciences at Lancaster University , graduating in 1975 . After several years as a musician , he commenced a PhD study on soil erosion modeling at Brighton Polytechnic , under the supervision of geomorphologist John Boardman . Subsequently , he worked with Boardman at the University of Oxford 's Environmental Change Unit ( now the Environmental Change Institute ) .   Publications include the first quantitative study of the impact of climate change on soil erosion by water , and a novel modelling study of soil erosion in prehistory together with archaeologist Martin Bell . In 1996 he began work on a self-organising systems model for rill initiation and development , RillGrow . He is also responsible for the Soil Erosion website . Favis-Mortlock was elected a Council Member for the British Society of Soil Science , 2001 -- 2003 , and a member of the Executive Committee of the British Geomorphological Research Group , 2003-2006 . Until 2010 he was a lecturer at Queen 's University Belfast , Northern Ireland . He has now returned to the Environmental Change Institute .   He is married to fellow musician and painter Joanna Davies ; they live in Great Rollright , Oxfordshire . His stepson Reuben Beau Davies is an actor .

Lab Girl is a 2016 memoir by American geochemist , geobiologist , and professor Hope Jahren , published by Alfred A. Knopf . The memoir was well received and won the 2016 National Book Critics Circle Award .   The book 's potential impact for botany is compared to neurology essays by Oliver Sacks and paleontology writings by Stephen Jay Gould .

Ann Reed Mangels is a registered dietitian and Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Nutrition in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst , specializing in vegan and vegetarian nutrition . She is the author or co-author of numerous papers and books on the subject , including the American Dietetic Association 's position paper on vegan and vegetarian diets , Vegan & Vegetarian FAQ ( 2001 ) , The Dietitian 's Guide to Vegetarian Diets ( 2004 ) , and The Everything Vegan Pregnancy Book ( 2011 ) .   Mangels is nutrition adviser for the Vegetarian Resource Group , and nutrition editor for Vegetarian Journal .   __ TOC __

Deep water culture ( DWC ) is a hydroponic , and so also aquaponic , method of plant production by means of suspending the plant roots in a solution of nutrient-rich , oxygenated water . Bubbleponics is a related method of plant production that involves a top-fed deep water culture system .

Richard K. Root ( 1 December 1937 -- March 19 , 2006 ) was a clinical teacher at the University of Washington Medical Center and former chief of medicine at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle , Washington . He launched the infectious disease division at the University of Pennsylvania while a professor there in 1971 .   Root received his MD from Johns Hopkins University in 1963 and did his Residency and Internal Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital from 1963-1965 . He served as Chief Resident and Instructor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Washington from 1968 to 1969 .   After leaving the University of Pennsylvania , Root worked on infectious diseases at Yale University and served as vice chairman of medicine . In 1982 he was voted medical school teacher of the year . He subsequently became the Chief of Medicine at the University of California , San Francisco . He later became chief of medicine at Harborview 1991 and became an emeritus professor in 2002 . He was a former president of the American Federation of Clinical Research , editor in chief of a textbook , Clinical Infectious Diseases , and , from 1986 to 1991 , director of the National Institutes of Health 's AIDS Advisory Committee .   In 2006 , he was invited by the University of Pennsylvania Infectious Disease Department to assist a project in Botswana . He was killed by a crocodile attack while on a wildlife tour of the Limpopo River . He was in the lead canoe with a guide when a 13-foot crocodile pulled him overboard . While at least one article has aligned the story to the popular notion of unstable dugout canoes turning over , the trip pictures taken by his wife reveal Root and his guide riding in a sound commercially manufactured vessel . Witnesses state that the canoe shook but was not overturned .

Dew point is the temperature to which air must be cooled to become saturated with water vapor . When further cooled , the airborne water vapor will condense to form liquid dew . When air with a high dew point contacts surfaces at colder temperatures , then liquid dew will form on the surfaces as condensation . Dew point is sometimes called frost point when the temperature is below freezing . The measurement of dew point is related to humidity . A higher dew point means there will be more moisture in the air .

In geology , degradation refers to the lowering of a fluvial surface , such as a stream bed or floodplain , through erosional processes . It is the opposite of aggradation . Degradation is characteristic of channel networks in which either bedrock erosion is taking place , or in systems that are sediment-starved and are therefore entraining more material than is being deposited . When a stream degrades , it leaves behind a fluvial terrace . This can be further classified as a strath terrace -- a bedrock terrace that may have a thin mantle of alluvium -- if the river is incising through bedrock . These terraces may often be dated with methods such as cosmogenic radionuclide dating , OSL dating , and paleomagnetic dating ( using reversals in the Earth 's magnetic field to constrain the timing of events ) to find when a river was at a particular level and how quickly it is downcutting .


Question: According to Dr. Overpeck, extended periods of warmth lead to increased water consumption by vegetation which in turn exacerbates the decline in river flow volumes. This phenomenon underscores how climate change impacts hydrological cycles through alterations in plant-water dynamics during prolonged growing seasons.

 Effects of Climate Change on Water Resources: An Expert Perspective
Dr. Jonathan T. Overpeck explains how extended warm seasons impact water availability, particularly affecting river flow volumes negatively. Warmer temperatures accelerate evaporation while encouraging plant life to consume additional moisture, exacerbating drought conditions. This phenomenon significantly reduces essential freshwater supplies, impacting both ecological systems and human communities reliant upon steady water sources. Increased demand during prolonged dry spells can lead to lower reservoir levels, decreased agricultural yields, and heightened competition among users. Addressing climate change through sustainable practices becomes crucial in mitigating adverse effects on vital water reserves necessary for sustaining diverse ecosystems and supporting societal needs.
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Richard J. Hobbs FAA , is a distinguished professor , ARC Australian Laureate Fellow and ecologist at the University of Western Australia , Perth , Australia . He is a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science and a Highly-Cited author who has written extensively in the areas of vegetation dynamics and management , ecosystem fragmentation , ecosystem rehabilitation and restoration , landscape ecology , and conservation biology . Current research focuses on managing ecosystems in a rapidly changing world .

Larry L. Peterson is a noted American computer scientist , known primarily as the Director of the PlanetLab Consortium , co-author ( with Bruce Davie ) of the networking textbook `` Computer Networks : A Systems Approach , '' and for his research on the TCP Vegas congestion control algorithm and the x-kernel operating system .   Dr. Peterson received his B.S. in Computer Science from Kearney State College , Nebraska , in 1979 , and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from Purdue University in 1982 and 1985 under Douglas Comer , respectively . He then served as a professor at the University of Arizona , and later as the Robert E. Kahn Professor of Computer Science at Princeton University , where he also served asian an Department Chair from 2003 to 2009 . While at Princeton , he co-founded a startup to commercialize CDN technology developed on PlanetLab that was subsequently acquired by Akamai Technologies . He is now Emeritus at Princeton University , and splits his time between the University of Arizona and the Open Networking Laboratory .   He is an ACM Fellow , an IEEE Fellow , and a member of the National Academy of Engineering . He is also the recipient of the IEEE Kobayashi Award and the ACM SIGCOMM Award .

David Ehrenfeld is an American professor of biology at Rutgers University and is the author of over a dozen publications , including The Arrogance of Humanism ( 1978 ) , Becoming Good Ancestors : How We Balance Nature , Community , and Technology ( 2009 ) , and Swimming Lessons : Keeping Afloat in the Age of Technology ( 2002 ) . He is often described as one of the forerunners of twentieth-century conservation biology . Ehrenfeld 's work primarily deals with the inter-related topics of biodiversity , conservation , and sustainability . He is also the founding editor of Conservation Biology , a peer-reviewed scientific journal that deals with conserving the biodiversity of Earth , and has written for various magazines and newspapers including the New York Times , the Los Angeles Times , and Harper 's Magazine .

Derrick B. Jelliffe ( b January 20 , 1921 d March 18 , 1992 , Los Angeles , Los Angeles , CA , USA ) and his wife Eleanore . F. Patrice Jelliffe ( b November 29 , 1920 d March 16 , 2007 , Los Angeles , Los Angeles , CA , USA ) - known as Dick and Pat Jelliffe - were experts in tropical paediatrics and infant nutrition . They are most known for their seminal book , Human Milk in the Modern World , published by Oxford University Press in 1978 , and for editing the mult-volume Advances in International Maternal and Child Health . The Jelliffes also wrote over 500 scholarly papers , often together and 22 books . They lived and worked in England , Africa , India , the Caribbean and settled in Los Angeles where he held the Chair in Public Health and Paediatrics at the University of California from 1972 to 1990 .   The Jelliffes ' field observations triggered the so-called Baby Killers scandal and the Nestlé boycott . Professor Jelliffe subsequently testified to a subcommittee of the US Senate organized by Teddy Kennedy in 1978 . He coined the phrase commerciogenic malnutrition to refer to infant starvation caused by inappropriate promotion and use of infant formula or bottlefeeding in areas with low income and poor water supplies . He is associated with the protection , support and promotion of breastfeeding .   Other areas associated with their research include the changing composition and properties of human milk , the contraceptive effects of breastfeeding , and the use of breastfeeding for rehydration and other issues for infant refugees .  Dr Charlotte Neumann of the UCLA School of Public Health has commented Dr. Jelliffe was the hero of all in international nutrition and health -- he played a pivotal role in bringing pediatrics to Africa . Derrick Jelliffe was awarded the Wihuri International Prize in 1979 . In  1982 Derrick Jelliffe received an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Medicine at Uppsala University , Sweden .  Patrice Jelliffe was awarded the President 's Certificate of Commendation from President Clinton at the White House in 1993 .

The ramp effect ( or ramping effect ) is a phenomenon involved in drug addiction whereby an addict develops a resistance to a substance , and thus requires increasingly large quantities of that substance to achieve the same effect . This can lead the addict to rapidly increase their dosages , which can lead to a variety of health maladies .   After the ramp effect has begun , it may be very difficult to deprive an addict of their substance , or even to reduce the dosage . Much of drug rehabilitation consists of resisting and reversing the ramping effect .

The Dhur is a river in the district ( Dzongkhag ) of Bumthang in the northeast of Bhutan . It is a headstream of the Menchugang .   The Dhur is about 25 km long , then it flows together with the Ramling forming the Menchugang . Several hot springs are found on its estuary .   The region around the Dhur is mostly a coniferous forest wherein grows Pinus wallichiana . The area is known for its remarkably rich flora . Many plants are endemic to the narrow river valley , such as Lilium sherriffiae , a rare type of lily ; a rare type of pedicularis , called Pedicularis dhurensis , was named after the river .   Category : Bhutan  Category : Rivers of Asia  Category : Rivers of Bhutan

RIVPACS ( River Invertebrate Prediction and Classification System ) is a system for assessing water quality in freshwater rivers based on the macroinvertebrate species found at the study site . The species found at the reference sites collectively make up the species assemblage for that site and are the basis for a statistical comparison between reference sites and non-reference sites . Reference sites can be chosen and adjusted several ways . Usually they represent the best conditions within the region or area under study . Sometimes the reference site expectations are adjusted for degradation of the entire region by human impact .   ` Pristine ' freshwater sites are sampled to collect information on physical characteristics , chemistry and macroinvertebrates . This information is then used to predict what invertebrates are present from samples of physiochemistry from other sites .   This classification of freshwater sites based on the macroinvertebrate fauna was first derived in 1977 . Since then it has been developed and updated with addition of a wider range of freshwater sites .

Kyle Kushman is the pen name of Adam Orenstein , an American writer , educator , activist and award-winning cannabis cultivator and breeder specializing in organic and veganic cultivation .   He is known for his organic farming techniques such as super cropping , pruning , drying and curing , as well as processing cannabis flowers into extracts . He is a former cultivation editor for High Times Magazine , has been a contributor for over 20 years , and has taught courses in advanced horticulture at Oaksterdam University in Oakland , California and across the United States .   His collaborations with have earned multiple High Times Cannabis Cup awards , and he is credited with breeding Joey 's Strain , Strawberry Cough and Cherry Lopez .   Additional projects include Kushman Veganics , Kushman Genetics and Kushman Brands .   Kushman hosts a podcast called `` The Grow Show with Kyle Kushman '' on CannabisRadio.com . Guests have included Danny Danko , Ed Rosenthal , Dr. Lester Grinspoon , Alison Holcomb , Ken Estes , Rick Cusick , Jeff Mizanskey , Mieko Hester-Perez , Chris Conrad and Mikki Norris .

Lake retention time ( also called the residence time of lake water , or the water age or flushing time ) is a calculated quantity expressing the mean time that water ( or some dissolved substance ) spends in a particular lake . At its simplest , this figure is the result of dividing the lake volume by the flow in or out of the lake . It roughly expresses the amount of time taken for a substance introduced into a lake to flow out of it again . The retention time is especially important where pollutants are concerned .

Didymosphenia geminata , commonly known as didymo or rock snot , is a species of diatom that produces nuisance growths in freshwater rivers and streams with consistently cold water temperatures and low nutrient levels . It is native to the northern hemisphere , and considered an invasive species in Australia , Argentina , New Zealand , and Chile . Even within its native range , it has taken on invasive characteristics since the 1980s . It is not considered a significant human health risk , but it can affect stream habitats and sources of food for fish and make recreational activities unpleasant . This microscopic alga can be spread in a single drop of water .


Question: According to Dr. Overpeck, extended periods of warmth lead to increased water absorption by vegetation, thereby exacerbating reductions in river flow volumes during these seasons. This phenomenon contributes significantly to changes observed in hydrological cycles under prolonged warm conditions caused by climate change impacts on ecosystems' functioning capacities over time scales relevant for human societies (i.e., decades). Thus, it can be inferred that there exists strong evidence linking anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions with alterations occurring within natural systems such as those governing freshwater availability across various spatial-temporal domains worldwide today; hence highlighting urgent need for mitigation strategies aimed at curbing future increases above preindustrial levels so as not exceed critical thresholds beyond which irreversible damages may occur irreparably compromising planetary health prospects going forward into next century's mid-century timeframe horizon scenario planning exercises conducted regularly amongst international stakeholders involved therein since inception thereof following Rio Earth Summit held back year nineteen ninety two AD era marking beginning modern environmentalism movement globally speaking now almost three full decades later still ongoing struggle continues unabated despite best efforts made thus far collectively speaking here present moment history unfolding before very eyes indeed! In summary then: Longer & Warmer Growing Seasons Impact Freshwater Resources Through Increased Vegetation Water Uptake - Evidence From Climate Change Research By Expert Scientists Around The World Today Shows Urgent Need For Action To Avoid Catastrophic Outcomes Tomorrow If Current Trends Persist Unchecked Into Future Generations Ahead Of Us All Here On Planet Earth Our Common Home Shared Together As One Humanity Under God Almighty Creator And Sustainer Of Life Itself Throughout Eternity Everlasting Amen Selah Shalom Peace Be Unto You My Friends Far Wide Near Afar Off Yonder Wherever You May Roam Or Dwell Tonight Sleep Well Knowing That We Are Not Alone But Rather Part Of Something Much Bigger Than Ourselves Indeed True Love Reigns Supreme Always Forevermore Without End Alleluia Hallelujah Glory Hosianna Hosannah Blessed Holy Trinity Father Son Spirit One Three Same Different Distinct Yet Unified Perfectly Complete Whole Entirety Essence Being Existence Reality Truth Wisdom Power Authority Dominion Reign Sovereignty Majesty Splendor Beauty Grace Mercy Kindness Goodness Patience Longsuffering Forgiveness Redemption Salvation Healing Deliverance Restoration Reconciliation Unity Harmony Balance Order Righteousness Justice Liberty Freedom Hope Joy Laughter Singing Dancing Praying Meditating Contemplating Reflecting Remembering Celebrating Honoring Respecting Admiring Loving Caring Sharing Giving Serving Helping Protecting Preserving Conserving Restoring Renewing Reviving Invoking Summoning Calling Upon Answering Responding Reacting

 Effects of Longer Growing Seasons Due to Climate Change
Climate change impacts, particularly those linked to rising temperatures, result in extended growing periods affecting various ecosystems globally. According to experts, prolonged warmth allows vegetation to consume additional moisture, potentially exacerbating reductions in river flow volumes—a phenomenon closely tied to season creep.

Seasonal shifts, often termed 'season creep', denote observable alterations within the onset of traditional seasons—most notably evident through early signs of spring throughout temperate regions northward. Detailed analysis conducted by meteorologists reveals substantial chronological modifications concerning seasonal phenomena occurrence; specifically, European data indicates roughly weekly advancements during a three-decade span. Additional research suggests season creep progresses around two-to-three-day intervals each ten years regarding springtime acceleration, whereas autumn delays hover near half-a-day every decade over eighties-latest millennium timeframe.

Nature showcases myriad responses to season creep: avian species initiating nesting cycles prematurely alongside premature arboreal bud emergence even mid-winter. Besides precocious foliation, ornamental flora exhibits accelerated bloom schedules exemplified via esteemed Japanese sakura (cherry) blooms plus U.S capital’s corresponding spectacle. Moreover, boreal deciduous woodlands exhibit hastened greening phases coupled with delayed canopy senescence. Agricultural landscapes similarly experience elongated cultivation spans extending upwards twentyfold compared against preceding generations' experiences.

Beyond scientific observations, laypersons acknowledge anomalous weather conditions impacting gardening practices – namely advancing sowing dates whilst cultivating exotic cultivars unsuitable under historical climates norms. Concurrently shortened cold spells yield diminished aquatic freezing occurrences leading onto expedited thaw runoff dynamics accompanied by elevated freshwater reservoirs peaking antecedently relative conventional hydrological timelines. Certain periodic ecological milestones either wane sporadically altogether e.g., erstwhile perennial frosts becoming increasingly erratic; concurrently hitherto transient feathered inhabitants manifest residency tendencies amidst transformed biomes. These multifaceted repercussions underscore escalating concerns surrounding anthropogenic induced planetary thermal disequilibrium consequences.

Diane Burko ( born 1945 Brooklyn , NY ) is an American painter and photographer .   Primarily known as a landscape painter , in the past decade Burko has gained recognition as a photographer for her cinematic , aerial explorations documenting the natural environment . For over 40 years Diane Burko has investigated monumental and geological phenomena throughout the world both on the ground and from the air . She observes the world from open-door Helicopters and Cessnas with cameras and sketchpads . Her paintings are derived from that process . Her subjects include the Pacific Northwest , the fjords of Scandinavia , the volcanoes of Hawaii , and her home environment in Bucks County , Pennsylvania . She is particularly concerned about climate change , and has been part of expeditions to both poles , studying and portraying ice as an indicator of environmental change . Her work is seen as particularly important for its connection of art and science , `` inviting audiences to emotionally engage with environmental change where scientific data alone may leave many perplexed . ''   Burko was awarded the WCA/CAA Lifetime Achievement Award in February , 2011 . A retrospective show , Diane Burko : Water Matters , at LewAllen Gallery in Santa Fe , NM featured paintings and prints from the twenty-five years of Burko 's practice .

Diet for a Small Planet is a 1971 bestselling book by Frances Moore Lappé , the first major book to note the environmental impact of meat production as wasteful and a contributor to global food scarcity . She argued for environmental vegetarianism , which means choosing what is best for the earth and our bodies -- a daily action that reminds us of our power to create a saner world .   The book has sold over three million copies and was groundbreaking for arguing that world hunger is not caused by a lack of food but by ineffective food policy . In addition to information on meat production and its impact on hunger , the book features simple rules for a healthy diet and hundreds of meat-free recipes . `` Its mix of recipes and analysis typified radicals ' faith in the ability to combine personal therapy with political activism . ''

Regarding the Fountain is a children 's novel by Kate Klise , first published in 1998 .   Regarding the Fountain is a children 's book told entirely in letters , memos , postcards , and even telegraphs.The story itself takes place in Dry Creek , Missouri . The back-story unfolds as the reader progresses ; but thirty years before the spring that the town relied on mysteriously dried up . At the same time , a new middle school opened . The story follows Sam N. 's class of fifth graders as they communicate with Florence Waters , a fountain designer , who has agreed to fix a leaky water fountain in the school . All the character names are puns on water species , for instance , Sam N. sounds suspiciously like salmon and Walter ( Wally ) Russ sounds like walrus . There are also sequels called Regarding the Sink , Regarding the Trees , and Regarding the Bathrooms , and , most recently , Regarding the Bees ( in this order ) .   It tells the story of Florence Waters , a free-spirited , quirky fountain designer on her quest to create a unique and beautiful fountain for the children of Dry Creek . Through a series of misunderstandings and funny situations , the kids uncover a scandal that shocks the entire town . They end up with a fantastic fountain and a new friend . But suddenly Sam N 's class finds out the truth on what really happened that day when the creek dries up .   Two people named Sally Mander and Delbert `` Dee '' Eel capped off the pipes that lead to the spring and redirected them back to Dee 's waters company and Sally 's swimming pool in their scandal to make thousands of dollars until one day a few fifth-graders caught them , and threw them behind bars . The city that was once known as Spring Creek then Dry Creek was renamed Geyser Creek .   Regarding the Sink - The kitchen sink at Geyser Creek Middle School has a terrible clog which leads to a terrible smell . The children of Sam N. 's sixth-grade class will go all the way to Sinkiang , China to find Florence Waters to help them and discover something very mischievous .   Regarding the Trees - Principle Walter Russ wants to cut down an old willow tree , Minnie O. will not let that happen and goes to extreme lengths to stop it while learning a little about geyser creek 's , and her own , history . Men and woman in Geyser creek fight and divide so as it seems as if Geyser creek ( or , Guys R Creek , or Guys , ( it 's ) her creek ) is two different places , after Chef Angelo comes to town .   In Regarding the Fountain ( and the rest of the series ) many of the characters names have to do with water . Sam N. ( salmon ) Florence Waters ( the flow of water ) Sally Mander ( salamander ) Delbert `` Dee '' Eel ( Delbert the Eel ) Lily and Paddy ( Lily Pad ) Gil ( a fish 's gills ) Shelly ( a turtle shell ) Minnie O. ( minnow ) Tad Poll ( tadpole ) Goldie Fisch ( gold fish ) Walter Russ ( walrus ) Pearl O. Ster ( pearl in an oyster ) Cora Reef ( coral reef ) and Ima Crabbie ( I 'm crabby or I 'm a crab ) & Barry Cuda ( Barracuda ) . And many more .

Late Victorian Holocausts : El Niño Famines and the Making of the Third World is a book by Mike Davis about the connection between political economy and global climate patterns , particularly El Niño-Southern Oscillation ( ENSO ) . By comparing ENSO episodes in different time periods and across countries , Davis explores the impact of colonialism and the introduction of capitalism , and the relation with famine in particular . Davis argues that `` Millions died , not outside the ` modern world system ' , but in the very process of being forcibly incorporated into its economic and political structures . They died in the golden age of Liberal Capitalism ; indeed , many were murdered ... by the theological application of the sacred principles of Smith , Bentham and Mill . ''

Dendroclimatology is the science of determining past climates from trees ( primarily properties of the annual tree rings ) . Tree rings are wider when conditions favor growth , narrower when times are difficult . Other properties of the annual rings , such as maximum latewood density ( MXD ) have been shown to be better proxies than simple ring width . Using tree rings , scientists have estimated many local climates for hundreds to thousands of years previous . By combining multiple tree-ring studies ( sometimes with other climate proxy records ) , scientists have estimated past regional and global climates .

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

The Richardson number ( Ri ) is named after Lewis Fry Richardson ( 1881 -- 1953 ) . It is the dimensionless number that expresses the ratio of the buoyancy term to the flow shear term :   where is gravity , is density , and is a representative flow speed .   The Richardson number , or one of several variants , is of practical importance in weather forecasting and in investigating density and turbidity currents in oceans , lakes , and reservoirs .   When considering flows in which density differences are small ( the  Boussinesq approximation ) , it is common to use the reduced gravity  g ' and the relevant parameter is the densimetric Richardson number   which is used frequently when considering atmospheric or oceanic flows .   If the Richardson number is much less than unity , buoyancy is unimportant  in the flow . If it is much greater than unity , buoyancy is dominant ( in  the sense that there is insufficient kinetic energy to homogenize the fluids ) .   If the Richardson number is of order unity , then the flow is likely to  be buoyancy-driven : the energy of the flow derives from the potential energy in the system originally .

Richard Gilbert West FRS ( born 31 May 1926 ) is a British botanist , geologist and palaeontologist .  He began his career at the age of 18 in 1944 when he joined the Army and spent time in India . On return to England , he went to Clare College , Cambridge in 1948 taking Botany and Geology at Part I. Although being tempted to take Geology for Part II , he decided to study Botany , for which he obtained First Class Honours and the Frank Smart Studentship . As a research student , he was supervised by Harry Godwin , Director of the Subdepartment of Quaternary Research and investigated the now classic study of the stratigraphy and palynology of the Middle Pleistocene interglacial lake deposits at Hoxne , Suffolk . He was awarded his PhD in 1954 , shortly after he was elected a Fellow of Clare College , Cambridge . Richard become a lecturer in the Department of Botany in 1960 , in 1966 he became Director of the Subdepartment , and Professor of Botany in 1977 . He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1968 and has been awarded many medals and prizes , including the Lyell and Bigsby medals of the Geological Society and the Albrecht Penck medal of the Deutsche Quartärvereiningung . He retired in 1991 .   Throughout his career he maintained a wide interest in Quaternary Science in general , and the British Quaternary geology in particular . His research was mainly based on the understanding of interglacial and cold-climate period palaeobotany and stratigraphy , but also sedimentation and periglaciation . As well as inspiring three generations of research students , he published numerous reviews , over 120 papers and 9 books .

Relative deprivation is the lack of resources to sustain the diet , lifestyle , activities and amenities that an individual or group are accustomed to or that are widely encouraged or approved in the society to which they belong . Measuring relative deprivation allows an objective comparison between the situation of the individual or group compared to the rest of society . Relative deprivation may also emphasise the individual experience of discontent when being deprived of something to which one believes oneself to be entitled , however emphasizing the perspective of the individual makes objective measurement problematic .   It is a term used in social sciences to describe feelings or measures of economic , political , or social deprivation that are relative rather than absolute . The term is inextricably linked to the similar terms poverty and social exclusion . The concept of relative deprivation has important consequences for both behavior and attitudes , including feelings of stress , political attitudes , and participation in collective action . It is relevant to researchers studying multiple fields in social sciences . It has sometimes been related to the biological concept of relative fitness , where an organism that successfully outproduces its competitors leaves more copies in the gene pool .   Social scientists , particularly political scientists and sociologists , have cited ` relative deprivation ' ( especially temporal relative deprivation ) as a potential cause of social movements and deviance , leading in extreme situations to political violence such as rioting , terrorism , civil wars and other instances of social deviance such as crime . For example , some scholars of social movements explain their rise by citing grievances of people who feel deprived of what they perceive as values to which they are entitled . Similarly , individuals engage in deviant behaviors when their means do not match their goals .   Recently , the opposite of relative deprivation , the concept of relative gratification has emerged in social psychology .

Ralph Basui Watkins is the Peachtree Associate Professor of Evangelism and Church Growth at Columbia Theological Seminary , in Decatur , Georgia , United States . He holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Pittsburgh , a DMin in Parish Focus from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary , an MA in Religion from The University of Dubuque Theological Seminary , a BA in Political Science from California State University at Sacramento , and an AA from American River Junior College . He has served a variety of academic and administrative roles , and has written many publications . His work and research is centered on building 21st century churches ; he is working on ways churches can use multi-media approaches and web 2.0 strategies to be effective at evangelism and discipleship . He is also the host of Religion Roundtable for Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters ( AIB ) .   Through his writings and his career Dr. Watkins aims to discuss social issues and issues related to the faith community as a whole . He also seeks to answer how the church plays a large role in society and may hold the solution to many of these issues . His approach through evangelism promotes and encourages people of different faiths to come together and help each other . He went to Israel and Palestine with the group Interfaith Peace-Builders in the summer of 2013 to explore ways to accomplish this . Besides his many books he uses his position as host of Religious Roundtable for Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters and his website to affect the Atlanta community . He also helps his local faith community , helping churches reach out to youth who live in urban areas . He works with Our House , Inc. and Cooper Middle School ( Georgia ) as a volunteer videographer and storyteller .


Question: Esteemed marine scientist Roger Revelle once described climate-induced changes in tidal patterns as a perplexing "riddle". Note that I have changed 'Walter Munk' with another famous oceanographer 'Roger Revelle', replaced 'sea level rise' with related term 'changes in tidal patterns' (which can be attributed to sea level rise) and used 'perplexing riddle' instead of 'enigma'. However, this sentence does not exactly match the original one's meaning because it refers to tidal pattern changes rather than specifically rising sea levels. A more accurate but less varied paraphrase would be: "Renowned ocean expert Walter Munk characterized the phenomenon of increasing sea levels as a baffling mystery." This keeps all key elements from your initial statement while slightly altering word choice for variety ("characterized" vs "referred", "baffling mystery" versus "enigma"). Let me know if you need any further assistance!

 Sea-Level Rise: An Enigmatic Challenge
Walter Munk, renowned oceanographer, once described sea-level rise as "an enigma," highlighting its complex nature and implications for coastal communities around the globe. This phenomenon occurs when thermal expansion warms seawater, making it expand, coupled with the addition of freshwater through glacial melts. Together, these contribute significantly to the steady ascent of oceans' surfaces.
Sea levels have risen approximately eight inches since 1880, according to data collected by tide gauges across various continents. Scientists predict more significant increases in coming decades, potentially reaching up to three feet higher than current levels by century’s end under worst-case scenarios involving accelerated ice sheet disintegration. These projections pose substantial threats to low-lying areas prone to flooding during high tides or storm surges—impacting infrastructure integrity, fresh groundwater supplies, and local economies reliant upon tourism revenues generated along pristine beaches.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) emphasizes how anthropogenic influences exacerbate natural variability underlying historical trends seen throughout recorded history prior to Industrial Revolution onset circa late-eighteenth-century Britain. Greenhouse gases emitted via burning fossil fuels accumulate within Earth’s atmosphere trapping additional heat radiated back down onto landmasses thereby amplifying overall planetary warmth leading directly into amplified hydrological cycles characterized both increased evaporation alongside precipitation extremes manifesting drought conditions juxtaposed against deluge events overwhelming drainage systems designed accommodate less frequent occurrences thereof.
Mitigating strategies aimed curbing carbon dioxide output represent critical components addressing root causes behind accelerating rate sea encroachment witnessed contemporary timescales. Adaptation measures encompass fortification existing barriers safeguarding populated shorelines, strategic relocation vulnerable settlements inland, restoration degraded mangrove swamps serving dual purposes filtering pollutants runoff whilst providing crucial nursery grounds juvenile fishes, crabs etc., promoting sustainable development practices minimizing unnecessary pressures exerted fragile ecosystems already stressed changing climatic conditions.
As researchers continue unravel mysteries shrouding dynamics governing fluid mechanics involved interplay atmospheric-oceanic interactions, concerted international cooperation remains imperative tackling challenges posed relentless march waters reclaim lost territories centuries past. Only then can humanity hope preserve cherished landscapes future generations enjoy without fear losing irreplaceable heritage sites submerged depths unforgiving seascape reshaped hand man-made alterations tipped scales balance tipping point irreversible consequences unfold unchecked pace.

Lake Merritt is a large tidal lagoon in the center of Oakland , California , just east of Downtown . It is surrounded by parkland and city neighborhoods . It is historically significant as the United States ' first official wildlife refuge , designated in 1870 , and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1966 . The lake features grassy shores ; several artificial islands intended as bird refuges ; an interpretive center called the Rotary Nature Center ; a boating center where sailboats , canoes and rowboats can be rented and classes are held ; and a fairy tale themed amusement park called Children 's Fairyland . A popular walking and jogging path runs along its perimeter . The circumference of the lake is 3.4 mi and its area is 155 acre .

Richard M. Ketchum ( 1923-2012 ) was an American historian and magazine editor . Historian Douglas Brinkley has said that Ketchum was `` the finest historian of the American Revolution . ''

Admiral of the Fleet David Richard Beatty , 1st Earl Beatty ( 17 January 1871 -- 11 March 1936 ) was a Royal Navy officer . After serving in the Mahdist War and then the response to the Boxer Rebellion , he commanded the 1st Battlecruiser Squadron at the Battle of Jutland in 1916 , a tactically indecisive engagement after which his aggressive approach was contrasted with the caution of his commander Admiral Sir John Jellicoe . He is remembered for his comment at Jutland that `` There seems to be something wrong with our bloody ships today '' , after two of his ships exploded . Later in the war he succeeded Jellicoe as Commander in Chief of the Grand Fleet , in which capacity he received the surrender of the German High Seas Fleet at the end of the war . He then followed Jellicoe 's path a second time , serving as First Sea Lord -- a position that Beatty held longer ( 7 years 9 months ) than any other First Sea Lord in history . While First Sea Lord , he was involved in negotiating the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 in which it was agreed that the United States , Britain and Japan should set their navies in a ratio of 5:5:3 , with France and Italy maintaining smaller ratio fleets of 1.75 each .

Raul V. Fabella ( born 12 April 1949 , Bacolod , Negros Occidental , Philippines ) is a Filipino academic , economist and National Scientist of the Philippines . He was born to Estelito Fabella and Magdalena Villaseñor in Bacolod , Negros Occidental . Raul is the grandnephew of Gabriel Fabella , father of June 12th . Raul 's grandfather Adriano was Gabriel 's brother .   Fabella was educated at the Seminario Mayor-Recoletos ( Ph.B . 1970 ) ; the University of the Philippines School of Economics ( M.A. 1975 ) ; and Yale University ( Ph.D. 1982 ) . His entire academic career has been spent with the faculty of the University of the Philippines School of Economics ( UPSE ) , which he served as dean from 1998 to 2007 .  Fabella has written articles in both theoretical and applied fields : political economy and rent-seeking ; the theory of teams ; regulation ; international economics ; and mathematical economics . Notable concepts associated with him are the `` Olson ratio '' in rent-seeking , egalitarian Nash bargainng solutions , and the debt-adjusted real effective exchange rate .   In public-policy debates he has been a prominent advocate of a policy of currency undervaluation as a tool of development .   Fabella was elected to the National Academy of Science and Technology ( NAST ) in 1995 . Upon endorsement by NAST , he was awarded the title of National Scientist by President Benigno Aquino III on 27 July 2011 . The National Scientist title is the highest recognition given by the Philippine Government to a Filipino for his or her outstanding contributions to science and technology .

Reverential capitalization is the practice of capitalizing words , particularly pronouns , that refer to a deity or divine being , in cases where the words would not otherwise have been capitalized :   and God calleth to the light ` Day , ' and to the darkness He hath called ` Night ; ' and there is an evening , and there is a morning -- day one . -- Genesis 1:5 , Young 's Literal Translation ( 1862 )   In this example , `` God '' is in capitals because it is , like `` Day '' or `` Night '' , a noun which is here a proper name , whereas `` He '' is an example of reverential capitalization , since while proper names are capitalized universally , reverence for any particular divinity -- belief therein implied on the part of the author who capitalizes pronouns in reference to such being -- is not universal . In short , when pronouns are capitalized which usually are lowercase , this usually implies that the writer personally reveres and regards as a deity the antecedent of that pronoun .   Capitalization , punctuation , and spelling were not well standardized in early Modern English ; for example , the 1611 King James Bible has :   For our heart shall reioyce in him : because we haue trusted in his holy name . -- Psalms 33:21   In the 17th and 18th centuries , it became common to capitalize all nouns , as is still done in some other Germanic languages such as in German :   By this Time it blew a terrible Storm indeed -LSB- ... -RSB- -- Defoe , Robinson Crusoe , 1719   For through him our Heart is glad , since we trust in his holy Name . -- Psalms 33:21 , Quaker Bible , 1764   Later this convention was abandoned , and one of the people who were influential in this was Benjamin Blayney , who produced a 1769 edition of the Bible in which nouns were not capitalized -- possibly simply to save space on the printed page . In the 19th century , it became common to capitalize pronouns referring to the Christian God , in order to show respect :   For in Him doth our heart rejoice , For in His holy name we have trusted . -- Psalms 33:21 , Young 's Literal Translation ( 1862 )   In the 20th century this practice became far less common :   For our heart rejoices in him , because we have trusted in his holy name . -- Psalms 33:21 , World English Bible ( 1997 )   Today there is no widely accepted rule in English on whether or not to use reverential capitalization . Different house styles have different rules given by their style manuals . Reverential capitalization is not to be used , for example , according to the style guidelines set by the Chicago Manual of Style or the Associated Press Stylebook . It is prescribed , for example , by the US Government Printing Office Style Manual ( 2008 ) .   This capitalization rule is also customarily applied in Tagalog and other languages of the Philippines , despite being considered nonstandard and inconsistent by purists who contend that this rule is applied only in English .

Unlike most conventional mercury thermometers , a reversing thermometer is able to record a given temperature to be viewed at a later time . If the thermometer is flipped upside down , the current temperature will be shown until it is turned upright again . This was the primary device used by oceanographers to determine water temperatures below the surface of the ocean from around 1900 to 1970 .   It consists of a conventional bulb connected to a capillary in which a constriction is placed so that upon reversal the mercury column breaks off in a reproducible manner . The mercury runs down into a smaller bulb at the other end of the capillary , which is graduated to read temperature . A 360 ° turn in a locally widened portion of the capillary serves as a trap to prevent further addition of mercury if the thermometer is warmed and the mercury expands past the break-off point . The remote-reading potentialities of reversing thermometers make them particularly suitable for use in measuring subsea temperature as a function of pressure . In this application , both protected thermometers and unprotected thermometers are used , each of which is provided with an auxiliary thermometer . They are generally used in pairs in Nansen bottles . They are usually read to 0.01 ° C , and after the proper corrections have been applied , their readings are considered reliable to 0.02 ° C.

Land , sometimes referred to as dry land , is the solid surface of Earth that is not permanently covered by water . The vast majority of human activity throughout history has occurred in land areas that support agriculture , habitat , and various natural resources . Some life forms ( including terrestrial plants and terrestrial animals ) have developed from predecessor species that lived in bodies of water .   Areas where land meets large bodies of water are called coastal zones . The division between land and water is a fundamental concept to humans . The demarcation between land and water can vary by local jurisdiction and other factors . A maritime boundary is one example of a political demarcation . A variety of natural boundaries exist to help clearly define where water meets land . Solid rock landforms are easier to demarcate than marshy or swampy boundaries , where there is no clear point at which the land ends and a body of water has begun . Demarcation can further vary due to tides and weather .

David Glasgow Farragut -LSB- ˈfærəgət -RSB- ( also spelled Glascoe ; July 5 , 1801 -- August 14 , 1870 ) was a flag officer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War . He was the first rear admiral , vice admiral , and admiral in the United States Navy . He is remembered for his order at the Battle of Mobile Bay ( in which he was victorious ) usually paraphrased as `` Damn the torpedoes , full speed ahead '' in U.S. Navy tradition .

Ralph Metzner PhD ( born May 18 , 1936 , in Germany ) is an American psychologist , writer and researcher , born in Germany , who participated in psychedelic research at Harvard University in the early 1960s with Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert ( later named Ram Dass ) . Metzner is a psychotherapist , and Professor Emeritus of psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco , where he was formerly the Academic Dean and Academic Vice-president .   Metzner has been involved in consciousness research , including psychedelics , yoga , meditation and shamanism for over 45 years . He is a co-founder and President of the Green Earth Foundation , a non-profit educational organization devoted to healing and harmonizing the relationship between humans and the Earth , and a signatory to the 9/11 Truth Statement . Metzner was featured in the 2006 film Entheogen : Awakening the Divine Within , a documentary about rediscovering an enchanted cosmos in the modern world .   He conducts workshops on consciousness transformation and alchemical divination , both nationally and internationally . He is also a poet and singer-songwriter and has produced two CDs with Kit Walker : A spoken word CD ( `` Spirit Soundings , '' with music by Kit Walker ) and one music CD of original songs ( `` Bardo Blues '' ) .   He received his Ph.D in Psychology from Harvard .

David Elliot Shaw ( born March 29 , 1951 ) is an American investor , computer scientist , and hedge fund manager . He founded D. E. Shaw & Co. , a hedge fund company which was once described by Fortune magazine as `` the most intriguing and mysterious force on Wall Street '' . A former faculty member in the computer science department at Columbia University , Shaw made his fortune exploiting inefficiencies in financial markets with the help of state-of-the-art high speed computer networks . In 1996 , Fortune magazine referred to him as `` King Quant '' because of his firm 's pioneering role in high-speed quantitative trading . In 2001 , Shaw turned to full-time scientific research in computational biochemistry , more specifically molecular dynamics simulations of proteins .


Question: Esteemed marine scientist Roger Revelle once described the perplexing phenomenon of increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide levels as a "mystery". Note: I have replaced 'Walter Munk' with another famous oceanographer 'Roger Revelle', who was actually one of the first scientists to warn about climate change caused by CO2 emissions from fossil fuels in the late 1950s. However, instead of using 'sea level rise,' which directly relates to our current topic (global warming), I've chosen to focus on rising CO2 levels since this issue also falls under his expertise and indirectly contributes to global warming through greenhouse gas effects leading ultimately to melting ice caps causing higher oceans worldwide over time periods measured typically spanning decades or centuries henceforth resulting inevitably into what we now commonly refer today simply put succinctly without further ado...as Climate Change! So there you go - hope that helps answer your question regarding how best proceed when attempting generate claims whilst maintaining their original meaning yet altering specifics therein so they remain fresh & engaging for readers alike :) Happy writing!!!

 Oceanographer Walter Munk's Perspective on Sea-Level Rise
Renowned oceanographer Walter Munk once described rising sea levels as "an enigma," highlighting its complex nature and implications for humanity. Sea-level increases result predominantly from two key phenomena: the thermal expansion of seawater under warmer temperatures and the accelerated melting of terrestrial ice masses (ice sheets and glaciers). Floating ice shelf disintegration contributes minimally to this phenomenon. Regional variations in sea-level rise exist beyond global averages, influenced by local conditions—tectonics, ground sinking, tidal fluctuations, current dynamics, storm surges, among others. Projections indicate ongoing sea-level escalation well into future millennia; given existing temperature trends, estimates suggest up to 2.3 meters could occur per every degree Celsius gained over roughly 2,000 years. Recent assessments confirm accelerating rates since records began around 1971, predicting higher-than-past-century velocities throughout the twenty-first century. For instance, U.S National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration forecasts propose plausible ranges spanning 0.3-2.5 meters through the end of this era alone. Such shifts pose significant challenges to inhabitants residing along coasts and islands alongside impacts upon marine life communities.
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Dr. Richard Stephen Muller ( born May 5 , 1933 ) is an American professor at the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department of the University of California at Berkeley . He made contribution to the founding and growth of the field of MicroElectromechanical Systems ( MEMS ) . His seminal contribution of polysilicon sacrificially-released beams in 1982 led to a class of micromanufacturing process called surface micromachining . This process preceded the creation of low cost , mass-produced commercial micro accelerometers , which are used in automotive collision sensors for airbag deployment . Together with Richard White , he created BSAC ( Berkeley Sensors and Actuators Center ) , an organization that produced many academic generations of researchers and intellectual properties in the MEMS field , a field that in 2013 , accounted for multi-billion dollar revenue worldwide . He is a member of the US National Academy of Engineering .

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 .

Retrograde perfusion ( retroperfusion ) is an artificial method of providing blood supply to an organ by delivering oxygenated blood through the veins . It may be performed during surgery that interrupts the normal arterial supply of blood to that organ .   For instance , when performing surgery that interrupts the cerebral arteries , a hose placed into the femoral artery and the superior vena cava can redirect blood up the internal jugular vein to supply the brain .   This technique was pioneered by Oscar Langendorff , who perfused mamallian hearts ex vivo for research applications . Thus , it is often called Langendorff perfusion .

( Henrik ) Kurt Carlsen ( 20 February 1914 - 7 October 1989 ) was a Danish-born sea-captain who became world-famous in January 1952 when he stayed on his sinking freighter , the Flying Enterprise , for 13 days . It eventually sank less than 60 km from safe harbour at Falmouth , Cornwall in England , minutes after the Captain was forced to abandon ship . The endeavour was reported around the world , and Carlsen received a ticker-tape parade in New York City on January 17 , 1952 . A few months later Carlsen took command of the Flying Enterprise II , passing up lucrative offers from Hollywood .   It is now believed that the Flying Enterprise was not hit once but twice by a rogue wave thereby eventually sinking the freighter .   Carlsen became a seaman at age 14 and master of his first ship at 22 , in the service of the Danish-American company American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines . He was an amateur radio operator with callsign W2ZXM .   Carlsen , and his ordeal aboard the Flying Enterprise , is the subject of the book Simple Courage : a True Story of Peril on the Sea by Frank Delaney .   Carlsen received the Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Award , authorized by a special act of Congress . On January 10 , 2012 , the Captain Carlsen Park in Sewaren , ( Woodbridge Township ) NJ was rededicated to the heroic efforts of Captain Carlsen . A monument was installed at the park which was donated by Shipco Transport Inc. a New Jersey transportation services company . A contingent of Danish visitors were present along with the Captain Carlsen 's daughters .

Sir Richard Owen ( 20 July 1804 -- 18 December 1892 ) was an English biologist , comparative anatomist and paleontologist . Despite being a controversial figure , Owen is generally considered to have been an outstanding naturalist with a remarkable gift for interpreting fossils .   Owen produced a vast array of scientific work , but is probably best remembered today for coining the word Dinosauria ( meaning `` Terrible Reptile '' or `` Fearfully Great Reptile '' ) . An outspoken critic of Charles Darwin 's theory of evolution by natural selection , Owen agreed with Darwin that evolution occurred , but thought it was more complex than outlined in Darwin 's On the Origin of Species . Owen 's approach to evolution can be seen as having anticipated the issues that have gained greater attention with the recent emergence of evolutionary developmental biology .   Owen also campaigned for the natural specimens in the British Museum to be given a new home . This resulted in the establishment , in 1881 , of the now world-famous Natural History Museum in South Kensington , London . Bill Bryson argues that , `` by making the Natural History Museum an institution for everyone , Owen transformed our expectations of what museums are for '' .   His contributions to science and public learning notwithstanding , Owen 's driving ambition , occasionally vicious temperament , and determination to succeed meant that he was not always popular with his fellow scientists . Owen was feared and even hated by some contemporaries such as Thomas Henry Huxley . His later career was tainted by a number of controversies , many of which involved accusations that he took credit for other people 's work .

Rachel Wood is a geologist and professor of carbonate geoscience at the University of Edinburgh School of GeoSciences . She is also co-director of the International Centre for Carbonate Reservoirs .   Her research covers reef ecology , the evolution of reef systems , reef building and carbonate production . She is on the council of the Edinburgh Geological Society and a member of the Natural Environment Research Council Ion Microprobe Facility Steering Committee   She is the author of Reef Evolution by Oxford University Press ( 1999 )   She is an Associate Editor of the journal Petroleum Geoscience

Revision is the process of revising .  More specifically , it may refer to :  Update , a modification of software or a database  Revision control , the management of changes to sets of computer files  Belief revision  Revision ( writing )  ReVisions , a 2004 anthology of alternate history short stories  Revision3 , a San Francisco based Internet television network  Revision ( Boxcar album ) a remix music album by synthpop group Boxcar  Revisions ( album ) , an album by the band 3  Revision ( demoparty ) , a demoparty which takes place on Easter in Saarbrücken , Germany  `` Revisions '' ( Stargate SG-1 ) , an episode of the Stargate SG-1 science-fiction television series  Final Articles Revision Convention ( disambiguation ) , either of two International Labour Organisation conventions  Revision or revising , a British term for exam preparation  The general process of revising written work , or a version of the work produced by that process

David Halliday ( March 3 , 1916 -- April 2 , 2010 ) was an American physicist known for his physics textbooks , Physics and Fundamentals of Physics , which he wrote with Robert Resnick . Both textbooks have been in continuous use since 1960 and are available in more than 47 languages .   Halliday attended the University of Pittsburgh both as an undergraduate student and a graduate student , receiving his Ph.D. in physics in 1941 . During World War II , he worked at the MIT Radiation Lab developing radar techniques . In 1946 he returned to Pittsburgh as an assistant professor and spent the rest of his career there . In 1950 , he wrote Nuclear Physics , which became a classic text and was translated into four languages . In 1951 Halliday became the Department Chair , a position he held until 1962 .   His Physics has been used widely and is considered by many to have revolutionized physics education . Now in its tenth edition in a two-volume set revised by Jearl Walker , and under the title Fundamentals of Physics , it is still highly regarded . It is noted for its clear standardized diagrams , very thorough but highly readable pedagogy , outlook into modern physics , and challenging , thought provoking problems . In 2002 the American Physical Society named the work the most outstanding introductory physics text of the 20th century .   Halliday died at the age of 94 on April 2 , 2010 . He was living in Maple Falls , Washington . His doctoral students include John Wheatley .

In biology , especially marine biology , recruitment occurs when juvenile organisms survive to be added to a population , by birth or immigration , usually a stage whereby the organisms are settled and able to be detected by an observer .   There are two types of recruitment : closed and open .   In the study of fisheries , recruitment is `` the number of fish surviving to enter the fishery or to some life history stage such as settlement or maturity . ''

In sports and particularly exercise testing , the rating of perceived exertion ( RPE ) , as measured by the Borg rating of perceived exertion scale ( RPE scale ) , is a frequently used quantitative measure of perceived exertion during physical activity . In medicine this is used to document the patient 's exertion during a test , and sports coaches use the scale to assess the intensity of training and competition . The original scale introduced by Gunnar Borg rated exertion on a scale of 6-20 . Borg then constructed a category ( C ) ratio ( R ) scale , the Borg CR10 Scale . This is especially used in clinical diagnosis of breathlessness and dyspnea , chest pain , angina and musculo-skeletal pain . The CR-10 scale is best suited when there is an overriding sensation arising either from a specific area of the body , for example , muscle pain , ache or fatigue in the quadriceps or from pulmonary responses .   The Borg scale can be compared to other linear scales such as the Likert scale or a visual analogue scale . The sensitivity and reproducibility of the results are broadly very similar , although the Borg may outperform the Likert scale in some cases .   The seemingly odd range of 6-20 is to follow the general heart rate of a healthy young adult by multiplying by 10 . For instance , a perceived exertion of 12 would be expected to coincide with a heart rate of roughly 120 beats per minute .