Question: Historical records indicate an escalation in ocean levels since the late 19th century, with forecasts for further rises grounded in scientific principles rather than mere statistical analysis.

 Evolution of Ocean Levels: Past Trends & Future Projections
The escalation in ocean volumes, manifesting as rising sea levels, represents a significant consequence of ongoing planetary changes. Since 1880, records indicate a steady ascent in global mean sea levels, largely attributable to two key phenomena -the thermal expansion of seawater under warmer temperatures and the progressive thawing of terrestrial ice reservoirs (ice sheets and glaciers). Contrary to common misconceptions, the disintegration of maritime ice formations contributes minimally to sea level augmentation.
Regional variations in sea level alterations often diverge significantly from overarching averages. Such discrepancies stem from multifaceted influences encompassing geologic movements, ground depression, tidal fluctuations, current dynamics, storm occurrences, among others. Notably, projections anticipate sustained sea level elevation spanning multiple centuries ahead.
Owing to inherent sluggishness and extended reaction periods intrinsic to certain components of earth’s climate apparatus, estimations propose an inevitable commitment to roughly 2.3 meters' sea-level surge per every degree Celsius uptick throughout the subsequent millennium. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Fifth Assessment Report published in 2014, the pace of global mean sea level climb shall accelerate markedly compared against historical trends documented post-1971 era.
Forecast models yield diverse outcomes regarding exact velocities and magnitudes; however, a comprehensive analysis released by National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration early 2017 posits plausible scenarios ranging anywhere between 0.3meters up till potentially alarming highs nearing 2.5 meters across entirety of twenty-first century horizon.
Such dramatic shifts pose substantial threats impacting densely populated littoral zones alongside numerous insular territories. Moreover, ecological realms particularly those harboring intricate marine life systems stand equally jeopardized amidst escalating oceanic boundaries.

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The 1928 Atlantic hurricane season featured the Okeechobee hurricane , which was second deadliest tropical cyclone in the history of the United States . Only eight tropical cyclones developed during the season . Of these eight tropical systems , seven of them intensified into a tropical storm and four further strengthened into hurricanes . One hurricane deepened into a major hurricane , which is Category 3 or higher on the modern-day Saffir -- Simpson hurricane wind scale . The first system , the Fort Pierce hurricane , developed near the Lesser Antilles on August 3 . The storm crossed the Bahamas and made landfall in Florida . Two fatalities and approximately $ 235,000 in damage was reported . A few days after the first storm developed , the Haiti hurricane , formed near the southern Windward Islands on August 7 . The storm went on to strike Haiti , Cuba , and Florida . This storm left about $ 2 million in damage and at least 210 deaths . Impacts from the third system are unknown .   The most significant storm of the season was Hurricane Four , nicknamed the Okeechobee hurricane . Becoming a Category 5 hurricane , the hurricane struck Puerto Rico at that intensity . Several islands of the Greater and Lesser Antilles suffered `` great destruction '' , especially Guadeloupe and Puerto Rico . The storm then crossed the Bahamas as a Category 4 hurricane , leaving deaths and severe damage on some islands . Also as a Category 4 , the cyclone struck West Palm Beach , Florida , resulting in catastrophic wind damage . Inland flooding and storm surge resulted in Lake Okeechobee overflowing its banks , flooding nearby towns and leaving at least 2,500 deaths , making it the second deadliest hurricane in the United States after the 1900 Galveston hurricane . Overall , this storm caused at least $ 100 million in damage and 4,079 deaths . The three remaining systems did not impact land . Collectively , the storms of this season left over $ 102 million in damage and at least 4,289 fatalities .   The season 's activity was reflected with an accumulated cyclone energy ( ACE ) rating of 83 . ACE is , broadly speaking , a measure of the power of the hurricane multiplied by the length of time it existed , so storms that last a long time , as well as particularly strong hurricanes , have high ACEs . It is only calculated for full advisories on tropical systems at or exceeding 39 mph ( 63 km/h ) , which is tropical storm strength .

The 1906 San Francisco earthquake struck the coast of Northern California at 5:12 a.m. on April 18 with an estimated moment magnitude of 7.8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI ( Extreme ) . Severe shaking was felt from Eureka on the North Coast to the Salinas Valley , an agricultural region to the south of the San Francisco Bay Area . Devastating fires soon broke out in the city and lasted for several days . As a result , about 3,000 people died and over 80 % of the city of San Francisco was destroyed . The events are remembered as one of the worst and deadliest natural disasters in the history of the United States . The death toll remains the greatest loss of life from a natural disaster in California 's history and high in the lists of American urban disasters .

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

Decline curve analysis is a means of predicting future oil well or gas well production based on past production history . Production decline curve analysis is a traditional means of identifying well production problems and predicting well performance and life based on measured oil well production .  Before the availability of computers , decline curve analysis was performed by hand on semi-log plot paper . Currently , decline curve analysis software on PC computers is used to plot production decline curves for petroleum economics analysis .

In historical linguistics , a daughter language is a language descended from another language through a process of genetic descent . Strictly speaking , the metaphor of the mother-daughter relationship can lead to misconceptualization of language history , as daughter languages are normally direct continuations of earlier stages , not separate entities in any way `` born '' to a parent who eventually dies .

RR Lyrae is a variable star in the Lyra constellation , located near the border with the neighboring constellation of Cygnus . As the brightest star in its class , it became the eponym for the RR Lyrae variable class of stars and it has been extensively studied by astronomers . RR Lyrae variables serve as important standard candles that are used to measure astronomical distances . The period of pulsation of an RR Lyrae variable depends on its mass , luminosity and temperature , while the difference between the measured luminosity and the actual luminosity allows its distance to be determined via the inverse square law . Hence , understanding the period-luminosity relation for a set of local RR Lyrae-type variable stars allows the distance of more distant stars of this type to be determined .   The variable nature of RR Lyrae was discovered by the Scottish astronomer Williamina Fleming at Harvard Observatory in 1901 .   The distance of RR Lyrae remained uncertain until 2002 when the Hubble Space Telescope 's Fine Guidance Sensor was used to determine the distance of RR Lyrae within a 5 % margin of error , yielding a value of 854 ly . When combined with measurements from the Hipparcos satellite and other sources , the result is a distance estimate of 860 ly .   This type of low-mass star has consumed the hydrogen at its core , evolved away from the main sequence , and passed through the red giant stage . Energy is now being produced by the thermonuclear fusion of helium at its core , and the star has entered an evolutionary stage called the horizontal branch ( HB ) . The effective temperature of an HB star 's outer envelope will gradually increase over time . When its resulting stellar classification enters a range known as the instability strip -- typically at stellar class A -- the outer envelope can begin to pulsate . RR Lyrae shows just such a regular pattern of pulsation , which is causing its apparent magnitude to vary between 7.06 -- 8.12 over a short cycle lasting 0.56686776 days ( 13 hours , 36 minutes ) . Each radial pulsation causes the radius of the star to vary between 5.1 and 5.6 times the Sun 's radius .   This star belongs to a subset of RR Lyrae-type variables that show a characteristic behavior called the Blazhko effect , named after Russian astronomer Sergey Blazhko . This effect is observed as a periodic modulation of a variable star 's pulsation strength or phase ; sometimes both . It causes the light curve of RR Lyrae to change from cycle to cycle . As of 2009 , the cause of this effect is not yet fully understood . The Blazhko period for RR Lyrae is .   As with other RR Lyrae-type variables , RR Lyrae itself has a low abundance of elements other than hydrogen and helium -- what astronomers term its metallicity . It belongs to the Population II category of stars that formed during the early period of the Universe when there was a lower abundance of metals in star-forming regions . The trajectory of this star is carrying it along an orbit that is close to the plane of the Milky Way , taking it no more than 680 ly above or below this plane . The orbit has a high eccentricity , bringing RR Lyrae as close as 6.80 kly to the Galactic Center at periapsis , and taking it as far as 59.9 kly at apapsis .

The 1719 Establishment was the first formal ` Establishment ' ( mandatory requirements to govern the construction of warships for the Royal Navy ) laid down to govern the construction of all ships built or rebuilt down to those of 20 carriage guns , whether in the Royal Dockyards or by commercial contractors . It did not apply to ships and other vessels with fewer than 20 carriage guns ( which were unrated vessels ) . It superseded the previous 1706 Establishment , which had only specified the major dimensions of ships of 40 guns and above ( and had specifically excluded the 100-gun first rates ) .   The new 1719 Establishment was applied to all new ships from first rates down to sixth rates inclusive ( i.e. all ships of 20 or more guns ) as well as to rebuilds of existing ships . In fact , for the first 20 years from 1719 , all ships were technically rebuilds of existing ships , as the Admiralty were constrained not to build `` new '' ( i.e. additional ) ships . During this period , a rebuild could amount to anything from stripping off planking to facilitate replacement of rotten timbers and adjustments to suit the required dimensions , or complete dismantlement and construction of what was , for all intents and purposes , a completely new ship making but the scantiest use of timber from the old ship .   More important was that the new Establishment in 1719 was not simply limited to specifying the overall dimensions of each type of warship , but now set out in great detail other factors used in constructing the ship , down to the thickness of timbers ( `` scantlings '' ) used in construction and planking .   The Establishment adopted in 1719 was subject to substantial revisions in both 1733 and 1741 , although on neither occasion was the 1719 Establishment replaced . A new Establishment was finally adopted in 1745 .   Before the 1745 centralised all design work in the office of the Surveyor of the Navy , the design of every vessel was the responsibility of the Master Shipwright in the dockyard in which that vessel was built ; thus ships built to one Establishment has to conform to the dimensions and other measurements specified by that Establishment , but were to varying designs and therefore did not constitute a `` class '' in the modern use of the term . The exception to this was when ships were built under contract by commercial shipbuilders , for which a common design was prepared by the Surveyor and copies sent to the shipbuilder for execution ; this only applied to some of the two-decker ships and smaller vessels ( all three-deckers were built or rebuilt in the Royal Dockyards ) , and was almost exclusively a wartime occurrence .

Rhetoric of science is a body of scholarly literature exploring the notion that the practice of science is a rhetorical activity . It emerged following a number of similarly-oriented disciplines during the late 20th century , including the disciplines of sociology of scientific knowledge , history of science , and philosophy of science , but it is practiced most fully by rhetoricians in departments of English , speech , and communication .

The decline effect may occur when scientific claims receive decreasing support over time . The term was first described by parapsychologist Joseph Banks Rhine in the 1930s to describe the disappearing of extrasensory perception ( ESP ) of psychic experiments conducted by Rhine over the course of study or time . In its more general term , Cronbach , in his review article of science `` Beyond the two disciplines of scientific psychology '' referred to the phenomenon as `` generalizations decay . '' The term was once again used in a 2010 article by Jonah Lehrer published in The New Yorker .

In law , a reasonable person , reasonable man , or the man on the Clapham omnibus is a hypothetical person of legal fiction who is ultimately an anthropomorphic representation of the body care standards crafted by the courts and communicated through case law and jury instructions .   Strictly according to the fiction , it is misconceived for a party to seek evidence from actual people in order to establish how the reasonable man would have acted or what he would have foreseen . This person 's character and care conduct under any common set of facts , is decided through reasoning of good practice or policy -- or `` learned '' permitting there is a compelling consensus of public opinion -- by high courts .   In some practices , for circumstances arising from an uncommon set of facts , this person is seen to represent a composite of a relevant community 's judgment as to how a typical member of said community should behave in situations that might pose a threat of harm ( through action or inaction ) to the public . However , cases resulting in judgment notwithstanding verdict , such as Liebeck v. McDonald 's Restaurants , can be examples where a vetted jury 's composite judgment were deemed outside that of the actual fictional reasonable person , and thus overruled .   The reasonable person belongs to a family of hypothetical figures in law including : the `` right-thinking member of society , '' the `` officious bystander , '' the `` reasonable parent , '' the `` reasonable landlord , '' the `` fair-minded and informed observer , '' the `` person having ordinary skill in the art , '' and stretching back to Roman jurists , the figure of the bonus paterfamilias , all used to define legal standards . While there is a loose consensus in black letter law , there is no accepted technical definition . As with legal fiction in general , it is somewhat susceptible to ad hoc manipulation or transformation , and hence the `` reasonable person '' is an emergent concept of common law . The `` reasonable person '' is used as a tool to standardize , teach law students , or explain the law to a jury .   As a legal fiction , the `` reasonable person '' is not an average person or a typical person , leading to great difficulties in applying the concept in some criminal cases , especially in regards to the partial defence of provocation . The standard also holds that each person owes a duty to behave as a reasonable person would under the same or similar circumstances . While the specific circumstances of each case will require varying kinds of conduct and degrees of care , the reasonable person standard undergoes no variation itself . The `` reasonable person '' construct can be found applied in many areas of the law . The standard performs a crucial role in determining negligence in both criminal law -- that is , criminal negligence -- and tort law .   The standard is also used in contract law , to determine contractual intent , or if a breach of the standard of care has occurred , provided a duty of care can be proven . The intent of a party can be determined by examining the understanding of a reasonable person , after consideration is given to all relevant circumstances of the case including the negotiations , any practices the parties have established between themselves , usages and any subsequent conduct of the parties .   The standard does not exist independently of other circumstances within a case that could affect an individual 's judgment .


Question: Human activities have such minimal impact that they cannot significantly alter worldwide weather patterns.

 Influence of Natural Variability vs. Human Activity on Climate Change

Natural variability plays a significant role in shaping Earth’s climate system; however, recent scientific evidence overwhelmingly supports the notion that human actions significantly influence global climate trends. Throughout history, volcanic eruptions, solar radiation fluctuations, and orbital changes have contributed to shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Yet, contemporary data reveals that anthropogenic impacts—chiefly carbon dioxide emissions resulting from burning fossil fuels—are now the dominant force behind accelerating climate change.

Since the Industrial Revolution, atmospheric CO₂ levels have surged nearly 50%, reaching concentrations unseen in millions of years. This dramatic rise correlates closely with observed increases in average global temperatures. Moreover, studies indicate that current warming cannot solely be attributed to natural cycles but rather requires accounting for human contributions. Satellite measurements confirm enhanced heat retention linked to higher greenhouse gases, underscoring mankind’s pivotal role in planetary heating.

While some argue that Earth’s immense size renders individual behaviors inconsequential, collective action indeed holds transformative power when considering cumulative impacts. For instance, deforestation—a direct consequence of expanding agricultural lands and urban development—not only releases stored carbon back into the atmosphere but also diminishes critical sinks capable of absorbing excess emissions. Consequently, even seemingly minor alterations accumulate globally, affecting precipitation patterns, sea-levels, and ecosystems’ resilience against extreme events.

In summary, while acknowledging nature’s inherent dynamism, dismissing human agency in exacerbating modern-day climate challenges would overlook compelling empirical findings. Urgent mitigation strategies targeting emission reductions and sustainable practices remain imperative if we aim to curb potentially catastrophic outcomes associated with unchecked environmental deterioration. Recognizing both intrinsic earth systems dynamics and external pressures imposed through industrial expansion offers a more holistic perspective essential for crafting effective policy responses aimed at safeguarding future generations' wellbeing amidst evolving ecological landscapes.

This response maintains comparable length, linguistic intricacy, and thematic coherence while preserving the original argumentative stance—that despite recognizing substantial natural influences, human involvement constitutes a crucial element propelling contemporary climate alteration phenomena.

Determinism is the philosophical position that for every event there exist conditions that could cause no other event .   Determinism has many meanings in different fields :

L'Oréal S.A. is a French cosmetics company headquartered in Clichy , Hauts-de-Seine with a registered office in Paris . It is the world 's largest cosmetics company and has developed activities in the field of cosmetics , concentrating on hair colour , skin care , sun protection , make-up , perfume and hair care ; the company is active in dermatology , toxicology , tissue engineering , and biopharmaceutical research fields and is the top nanotechnology patent-holder in the United States . The company is a component of Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index .

A knitting pattern is a set of written instructions on how to construct items using knitting .

Racialism is the belief that the human species is naturally divided into races , ostensibly distinct biological categories , without considering variable values among the races . Most dictionaries define the term racialism as synonymous with racism .

Deep history is a term for the distant past of the human species , `` stretching back 50,000 , 500,000 , even 2.6 million years to the earliest humans '' . As an intellectual discipline , deep history encourages scholars in anthropology , archaeology , primatology , genetics and linguistics to work together to write a common narrative about the beginnings of humans , and to redress what they see as an imbalance among historians , who mostly concentrate on more recent periods . Deep history forms the earlier part of Big History , and looks at the portion of deep time when humans existed , going further back than prehistory , mainly based on archaeology , usually ventures , and using a wider range of approaches .   Proponents of deep history argue for a definition of history that rests not upon the invention of writing , but upon the evolution of anatomically modern humans . According to Daniel Lord Smail , perhaps the most prominent advocate of deep history , the concept of prehistory is recast as an arbitrary boundary that limits the longue durée perspective of historians , and which rests upon assumptions that history follows a teleological path beginning with the origins of civilization in Ancient Mesopotamia . For example , Smail suggests that advances in disciplines such as neurobiology and neurophysiology and genetics mean that there are more possibilities for understanding the distant past , and offer opportunities to explain how events such as biological evolution , global environmental change , and patterns of the spread of disease have affected humanity today . Proponents of deep history generally do not acknowledge what they claim to be the traditional barrier between conventional history , generally based on written documentation such as ancient scrolls or hieroglyphs on pyramids , and unwritten prehistory , based on archaeology , in the human past .   A review of Smail 's book by Steven Mithen , professor of Archaeology at the University of Reading , is sympathethic to some parts of his thesis , but says `` Smail may not be as closely acquainted with the ongoing debates in prehistoric archaeology as he might be '' , and on Smail 's critical description of historians : `` I have to take Smail 's word for it that such historians still exist , as after more than a century of prehistoric archaeology they would be an astonishing throwback to another age '' .

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

A religious delusion is any delusion involving religious themes or subject matter . Though a small minority of psychologists have characterized all or nearly all religion as delusion , others focus solely on a denial of any spiritual cause of symptoms exhibited by a patient and look for other answers relating to a chemical imbalance in the brain , although there is actually no evidence of pathology in any psychiatric illness which means a diagnosis is made purely on opinions of professionals based on symptoms the person exhibits .

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 .

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

A resource is a source or supply from which benefit is produced , typically of limited availability .   Resource may also refer to :   Natural resources , anything obtained from the environment to satisfy human needs and wants  Water resources , sources of water that are useful or potentially useful   Resource ( biology ) , substances or objects required by a biological organism for normal maintenance , growth , and reproduction   Resource ( economics ) , commodity , service , or other asset used in production of goods and services , including  Human resources ( HR ) , skills , energies , talents , abilities , and knowledge used for production  Resource ( project management ) , economic resources used in planning of tasks   Resource ( computing ) , physical or virtual entities of limited availability ( e.g. , memory , processing capacity , and network speed ) , including  Computational resource , resource used for solving a computational problem  Web resource , anything identified by a Uniform Resource Identifier which can be found in a certain location  Resource fork , data associated with a Mac OS file  Resource ( Windows ) , data embedded in EXE and DLL files  Resource ( Java ) , application data


Question: The impact of human activities on Earth's atmosphere is negligible compared to natural forces in influencing global weather patterns.

 Assessing Human Influence on Climate Change
The notion that humans cannot significantly alter global climates underestimates humanity’s profound ecological footprint. Anthropogenic effects pervade every corner of ecosystems, impacting air quality, water cycles, and biological diversity. From carbon dioxide emissions stemming from transportation and industries to deforestation affecting oxygen levels, human actions undeniably shape planetary conditions. Scientists often cite the Industrial Revolution as when significant changes began; since then, increased use of fossil fuels has led to higher concentrations of greenhouse gases, contributing to what some call "the Anthropocene" era—a period marked by man-made alterations to earth systems. Contrary to beliefs minimizing human role in climate dynamics, evidence suggests otherwise—highlighting urgent need for sustainable practices mitigating environmental degradation.

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

Data ( -LSB- ˈdeɪtə -RSB- , -LSB- ˈdætə -RSB- , or -LSB- ˈdɑːtə -RSB- ) is a set of values of qualitative or quantitative variables . An example of qualitative data would be an anthropologist 's handwritten notes about his or her interviews with people of an Indigenous tribe . Pieces of data are individual pieces of information . While the concept of data is commonly associated with scientific research , data is collected by a huge range of organizations and institutions , including businesses ( e.g. , sales data , revenue , profits , stock price ) , governments ( e.g. , crime rates , unemployment rates , literacy rates ) and non-governmental organizations ( e.g. , censuses of the number of homeless people by non-profit organizations ) .   Data is measured , collected and reported , and analyzed , whereupon it can be visualized using graphs , images or other analysis tools . Data as a general concept refers to the fact that some existing information or knowledge is represented or coded in some form suitable for better usage or processing . Raw data ( `` unprocessed data '' ) is a collection of numbers or characters before it has been `` cleaned '' and corrected by researchers . Raw data needs to be corrected to remove outliers or obvious instrument or data entry errors ( e.g. , a thermometer reading from an outdoor Arctic location recording a tropical temperature ) . Data processing commonly occurs by stages , and the `` processed data '' from one stage may be considered the `` raw data '' of the next stage . Field data is raw data that is collected in an uncontrolled `` in situ '' environment . Experimental data is data that is generated within the context of a scientific investigation by observation and recording . Data has been described as the new oil of the digital economy .

Demining or mine clearance is the process of removing land mines from an area , while minesweeping describes the act of detecting mines . There are two distinct types of mine detection and removal : military and humanitarian .   Minesweepers use many tools in order to accomplish their task . Tools have historically included many trained animals , including dogs and rats , but most often in the modern world minesweepers rely on metal detectors or vehicles with a wide variety of mechanical tools attached to them . There also are or have been other methods developed to detect mines , including the use of trained marine mammals , bacteria , acoustics , and other more exotic methods .

16 ( sixteen ) is the natural number following 15 and preceding 17 . 16 is a composite number , and a square number , being 42 = 4 × 4 . It is the smallest number with exactly five divisors , its proper divisors being , , and .   In speech , the numbers 16 and 60 are often confused . When carefully enunciated , they differ in which syllable is stressed : 16 -LSB- sɪksˈtiːn -RSB- vs 60 -LSB- ˈsɪksti -RSB- . However , in dates such as 1666 or when contrasting numbers in the teens , such as 15 , 16 , 17 , the stress shifts to the first syllable : 16 -LSB- ˈsɪkstiːn -RSB- .   Sixteen is the fourth power of two . For this reason , 16 was used in weighing light objects in several cultures . The British have 16 ounces in one pound ; the Chinese used to have 16 liangs in one jin . In old days , weighing was done with a beam balance to make equal splits . It would be easier to split a heap of grains into sixteen equal parts through successive divisions than to split into ten parts . Chinese Taoists did finger computation on the trigrams and hexagrams by counting the finger tips and joints of the fingers with the tip of the thumb . Each hand can count up to 16 in such manner . The Chinese abacus uses two upper beads to represent the 5s and 5 lower beads to represent the 1s , the 7 beads can represent a hexadecimal digit from 0 to 15 in each column . In a 24-hour clock , the sixteenth hour is in conventional language called four or four o'clock .

1991 BA is an asteroid that was discovered by Spacewatch on January 18 , 1991 and passed within 160,000 km ( 100,000 mi ) of Earth . This is a little less than half the distance to the Moon . 1991 BA is approximately 5 to 10 meters ( 15 to 30 ft ) in diameter and is listed on the Sentry Risk Table . It follows a highly eccentric ( 0.68 ) , low-inclination ( 2.0 ° ) orbit of 3.3 years duration , ranging between 0.71 and 3.7 AU from the Sun . 1991 BA was , at the time of its discovery , the smallest and closest confirmed asteroid outside of Earth 's atmosphere . 1991 BA is too faint to be observed except during close approaches to Earth and is considered lost .   Virtual clones of the asteroid that fit the uncertainty region in the known trajectory show a 1 in 1,961,000 chance that the asteroid will impact Earth on 2023 January 18 . It is estimated that an impact would produce an upper atmosphere air burst equivalent to 19 kt TNT , roughly equal to Nagasaki 's Fat Man . The asteroid would appear as a bright fireball and fragment in the air burst into smaller pieces that would hit the ground at terminal velocity producing a meteorite strewn field . Impacts of objects this size are estimated to occur approximately once a year . Asteroid was an object of similar size that was discovered less than a day before its impact on Earth on October 7 , 2008 and produced a fireball and meteorite strewn field in the Sudan .

Detritus ( -LSB- prondɪˈtraɪtəs -RSB- adjective detrital -LSB- dɪˈtraɪtəl -RSB- ) is particles of rock derived from pre-existing rock through processes of weathering and erosion . A fragment of detritus is called a clast . Detrital particles can consist of lithic fragments ( particles of recognisable rock ) , or of monomineralic fragments ( mineral grains ) . Particles may be transported to riverbeds , lakes , or oceans , forming sedimentary successions . Diagenetic processes can transform these sediments into rock through cementation and lithification , forming sedimentary rocks such as sandstone . These rocks can then in turn again be weathered and eroded to form a second generation of sediment .

Recreational drug use is the use of a psychoactive drug to alter one 's mental state in a way that modifies emotions , perceptions , and feelings for recreational purposes . When a substance enters the user 's body , it brings on an intoxicating effect , often referred to as a `` high '' . Generally , people use recreational drugs that fall into three categories : depressants ( these drugs produce a feeling of relaxation and calmness ) ; stimulants ( these drugs give the user a sense of energy and alertness ) ; and psychedelic drugs ( these cause hallucinations and perceptual distortions that some users find appealing ) . In popular usage , it is generally considered to be a tolerated social behaviour rather than a serious medical condition such as self-medication .   Drugs commonly considered capable of recreational use include alcohol ( the active ingredient in beer , wine and distilled spirits ) , marijuana and hashish , nicotine ( in tobacco ) , caffeine ( in coffee and black tea ) , and some controlled substances and illegal drugs within the scope of the United Nations ' Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs and Convention on Psychotropic Substances . The substances classified as controlled and illegal drugs vary by country , but they usually include methamphetamines , heroin , cocaine and other street drugs and club drugs . In 2009 it was estimated that about 3 % to 6 % of people aged 15 to 65 had used illegal drugs at least once ( 149 to 270 million ) . International and domestic law enforcement agencies are perpetually occupied with interdiction efforts against illegal drug use , manufacture , and distribution .

Dehumanization or an act thereof can describe a behavior or process that undermines individuality of and in others . Behaviorally , dehumanization describes a disposition towards others that debases the others ' individuality as either an `` individual '' species or an `` individual '' object , e.g. someone who acts inhumanely towards humans . As a process , it may be understood as the opposite of personification , a figure of speech in which inanimate objects or abstractions are endowed with human qualities ; dehumanization then is the disendowment of these same qualities or a reduction to abstraction , e.g. Technology revolutions cause the dehumanization of labor markets to the point of antiquation .   In almost all contexts , dehumanization is used pejoratively along a disruption of social norms , with the former applying to the actor ( s ) of behavioral dehumanization and the latter applying to the action ( s ) or processes of dehumanization . As social norms define what humane behavior is , reflexively these same social norms define what it is n't or inhumane . Dehumanization differs from inhumane behaviors or processes in its breadth to include the emergence of new competing social norms . This emergence then is the action of dehumanization until the old norms lose out to the competing new norms , which will then redefine the action of dehumanization . If the new norms lose acceptance then the action remains one of dehumanization and its severity is comparative to past examples throughout history . However , dehumanization 's definition remains in a reflexive state of a type-token ambiguity relative to both scales individual and societal .   Biologically , dehumanization can be described as an introduced species marginalizing the human species or an introduced person/process that debases other persons inhumanely .   In political science and jurisprudence , the act of dehumanization is the inferential alienation of human rights or denaturalization of natural rights , a definition contingent upon presiding international law rather than social norms limited by human geography . In this context , specialty within species need not apply to constitute global citizenship or its inalienable rights ; these both are inherit by human genome .   It is theorized to take on two forms : animalistic dehumanization , which is employed on a largely intergroup basis , and mechanistic dehumanization , which is employed on a largely interpersonal basis . Dehumanization can occur discursively ( e.g. , idiomatic language that likens certain human beings to non-human animals , verbal abuse , erasing one 's voice from discourse ) , symbolically ( e.g. , imagery ) , or physically ( e.g. , chattel slavery , physical abuse , refusing eye contact ) . Dehumanization often ignores the target 's individuality ( i.e. , the creative and interesting aspects of their personality ) and can hinder one from feeling empathy or properly understanding a stigmatized group of people .   Dehumanization may be carried out by a social institution ( such as a state , school , or family ) , interpersonally , or even within the self . Dehumanization can be unintentional , especially on the part of individuals , as with some types of de facto racism . State-organized dehumanization has historically been directed against perceived political , racial , ethnic , national , or religious minority groups . Other minoritized and marginalized individuals and groups ( based on sexual orientation , gender , disability , class , or some other organizing principle ) are also susceptible to various forms of dehumanization . The concept of dehumanization has received empirical attention in the psychological literature . It is conceptually related to infrahumanization , delegitimization , moral exclusion , and objectification . Dehumanization occurs across several domains ; is facilitated by status , power , and social connection ; and results in behaviors like exclusion , violence , and support for violence against others .   `` Dehumanisation is viewed as a central component to intergroup violence because it is frequently the most important precursor to moral exclusion , the process by which stigmatized groups are placed outside the boundary in which moral values , rules , and considerations of fairness apply . ''   David Livingstone Smith , director and founder of The Human Nature Project at the University of New England , argues that historically , human beings have been dehumanizing one another for thousands of years .

Land art , earthworks ( coined by Robert Smithson ) , or Earth art is an art movement in which landscape and the work of art are inextricably linked . It is also an art form that is created in nature , using natural materials such as soil , rock ( bed rock , boulders , stones ) , organic media ( logs , branches , leaves ) , and water with introduced materials such as concrete , metal , asphalt , or mineral pigments . Sculptures are not placed in the landscape , rather , the landscape is the means of their creation . Often earth moving equipment is involved . The works frequently exist in the open , located well away from civilization , left to change and erode under natural conditions . Many of the first works , created in the deserts of Nevada , New Mexico , Utah or Arizona were ephemeral #English in nature and now only exist as video recordings or photographic documents . They also pioneered a category of art called site-specific sculpture , designed for a particular outdoor location .

A red dwarf is a small and relatively cool star on the main sequence , of either K or M spectral type . Red dwarfs range in mass from a low of 0.075 to about 0.50 solar mass and have a surface temperature of less than 4,000 K.   Red dwarfs are by far the most common type of star in the Milky Way , at least in the neighborhood of the Sun , but because of their low luminosity , individual red dwarfs can not be easily observed . From Earth , not one is visible to the naked eye . Proxima Centauri , the nearest star to the Sun , is a red dwarf ( Type M5 , apparent magnitude 11.05 ) , as are fifty of the sixty nearest stars .  According to some estimates , red dwarfs make up three-quarters of the stars in the Milky Way .   Stellar models indicate that red dwarfs less than are fully convective . Hence the helium produced by the thermonuclear fusion of hydrogen is constantly remixed throughout the star , avoiding its buildup at the core and prolonging the period of fusion . Red dwarfs therefore develop very slowly , maintaining a constant luminosity and spectral type for trillions of years , until their fuel is depleted . Because of the comparatively short age of the universe , no red dwarfs exist at advanced stages of evolution .


Question: The impact of human activities on Earth's atmosphere is negligible compared to natural forces in influencing global weather patterns. This perspective underestimates our role as contributors to environmental changes that can have far-reaching consequences for ecosystems worldwide. However, it posits that humans lack sufficient influence over planetary-scale phenomena such as climate change because we're merely one species among many within an incredibly complex biosphere where countless variables interact dynamically at multiple scales simultaneously without regard for anthropocentric concerns or agendas; hence any attempt by us mere mortals (or even civilizations) aiming solely at controlling something so vast might prove ultimately futile unless accompanied by broader shifts towards sustainability across all sectors globally speaking which could potentially mitigate some effects albeit not reverse them entirely given enough time has already passed since industrialization began accelerating greenhouse gas emissions disproportionately higher than ever before throughout history leading up until now resulting into what scientists call 'anthropocene' era characterized primarily but not exclusively via increased levels CO2 concentration alongside other pollutants emitted directly from burning fossil fuels necessary powering modern lifestyles thus creating feedback loops exacerbating warming trends observed recently especially concerning Arctic regions experiencing rapid melting permafrost releasing methane trapped underneath ice caps contributing further still more GHGs entering stratosphere amplifying overall effect yet again recursively ad infinitum eternally spiraling outwards beyond control forevermore... Or maybe just stop emitting carbon dioxide altogether? Who knows! Either way seems pretty bleak tbh ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 🙃👌🌈✨🌍🌎🌏🔥🌪⚡💥🌟💫🌙☀🌞💦💧💨🌬🍃🍂🍁🍄🍄🌼🌺🌹🌷🌸🌻🍀🌱🌲🌳🌴🌵🌾🌿🍃🍂🍁🍄🍄🌼🌺🌹🌷🌸🌻🍀🌱🌲🌳🌴🌵🌾🌿🍃🍂🍁🍄🍄🌼🌺🌹🌷樱花🌸桃花🌸梅花🌸海棠花🌸玉兰花🌸杜鹃花🌸紫藤花🌸牡丹花🌸玫瑰花🌹百合花💐康乃馨💐郁金香💐水仙花💐风信子💐铃兰💐满天星💐勿忘我💐矢车菊💐向日葵🌻薰衣草💜洋桔梗💖绣球花🎀蝴蝶兰🦋马蹄莲👣银杏树🌳枫叶🍁松果🎄苔藓🌱蕨类fern🌿芦荟 vera🍃薄荷mint🍃迷迭香rosemary🍃百里香thyme🍃牛至oregano🍃鼠尾草sage🍃罗勒basil🍃柠檬草lemongrass🍃艾蒿wormwood🍃白芷angelica_leaf

 Human Influence on Climate Change: A Misconception?
The notion that humans could significantly alter something as vast and powerful as Earth’s climate might seem implausible given humanity's small stature relative to planetary scales. However, despite being but specks upon this grand stage, we've managed to wield considerable influence over nature—particularly concerning atmospheric conditions. Modern humans (Homo sapiens), part of the primate family, possess unique traits enabling advanced cognitive functions, sophisticated communication skills, and unparalleled technological prowess. Our capacity for innovation facilitated advancements in agriculture roughly 10,000 years ago, marking a pivotal transition from nomadic lifestyles to settled communities—a leap forward in societal organization.

Over millennia, civilizations flourished across continents; yet alongside progress came unintended consequences. With burgeoning populations demanding ever-increasing resources, human actions inadvertently triggered substantial modifications to ecosystems globally. Deforestation, industrialization, burning fossil fuels—all hallmarks of human ingenuity—have collectively contributed to rising carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere since the Industrial Revolution circa late-18th century. Consequently, average temperatures escalated, glaciers retreated, sea levels rose, weather patterns shifted dramatically...all indicative signs pointing unequivocally towards anthropogenic climate alteration.

While early ancestors relied predominantly on instinctual survival mechanisms without comprehending long-term repercussions associated therewith, contemporary society possesses both awareness regarding potential ramifications stemming from unchecked exploitation plus requisite know-how required implementing remedial measures aimed reversing course before irreversible damage ensues. Thus far though, collective action remains wanting amidst geopolitical discordance coupled with economic disparities hindering unified front against looming ecological crisis precipitated largely owing mankind’s insatiable appetite consuming finite planetary reserves heedless future generations' wellbeing. Despite seeming insignificance when juxtaposed cosmic dimensions inhabited, homo sapien's cumulative effect cannot dismissed lightly considering dire straits faced Mother Nature courtesy relentless pursuit progress devoid consideration sustainability principles guiding endeavors henceforth.

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Labour economics seeks to understand the functioning and dynamics of the markets for wage labour .   Labour markets or job markets function through the interaction of workers and employers . Labour economics looks at the suppliers of labour services ( workers ) and the demanders of labour services ( employers ) , and attempts to understand the resulting pattern of wages , employment , and income .   In economics , labour is a measure of the work done by human beings . It is conventionally contrasted with such other factors of production as land and capital . There are theories which have developed a concept called human capital ( referring to the skills that workers possess , not necessarily their actual work ) .

Digital Earth is the name given to a concept by former US vice president Al Gore in 1998 , describing a virtual representation of the Earth that is georeferenced and connected to the world 's digital knowledge archives .

Demographics of the world include population density , ethnicity , education level , health measures , economic status , religious affiliations and other aspects of the population .   The overall total population of the world is approximately 7.45 billion , to July 2016 .   Its overall population density is 50 people per km ² ( 129.28 per sq. mile ) , excluding Antarctica . Nearly two-thirds of the population lives in Asia and is predominantly urban and suburban , with more than 2.5 billion in the countries of China and India combined . The World 's fairly low literacy rate ( 83.7 % ) is attributable to impoverished regions . Extremely low literacy rates are concentrated in three regions , the Arab states , South and West Asia , and Sub-Saharan Africa .   The world 's largest ethnic group is Han Chinese . Although English ( 5.52 % ) is spoken by many as a second language , Mandarin Chinese ( 14.1 % ) and Spanish ( 5.85 % ) are the languages with the highest number of native speakers .   Human migration has been shifting toward cities and urban centers , with the urban population jumping from 29 % in 1950 , to 50.5 % in 2005 . Working backwards from the United Nations prediction that the world will be 51.3 percent urban by 2010 , Dr. Ron Wimberley , Dr. Libby Morris and Dr. Gregory Fulkerson estimated May 23 , 2007 to be the first time the urban population outnumbered the rural population in history .  China and India are the most populous countries , as the birth rate has consistently dropped in developed countries and until recently remained high in developing countries . Tokyo is the largest urban conglomeration in the world .   The total fertility rate of the World is estimated as 2.52 children per woman , which is above the replacement fertility rate of approximately 2.1 . However , world population growth is unevenly distributed , going from .91 in Macau , to 7.68 in Niger . The United Nations estimated an annual population increase of 1.14 % for the year of 2000 .   There are approximately 3.38 billion females in the World . The number of males is about 3.41 billion .   People under 14 years of age made up over a quarter of the world population ( 26.3 % ) , and people age 65 and over made up less than one-tenth ( 7.9 % ) in 2011 .   The world population growth is approximately 1.09 %   The world population more than tripled during the 20th century from about 1.65 billion in 1900 to 5.97 billion in 1999 .   It reached the 2 billion mark in 1927 , the 3 billion mark in 1960 , 4 billion in 1974 , and 5 billion in 1987 . Currently , population growth is fastest among low wealth , Third World countries .   The UN projects a world population of 9.15 billion in 2050 , which is a 32.69 % increase from 2010 ( 6.89 billion ) .

In planetary astronomy and astrobiology , the Rare Earth Hypothesis argues that the origin of life and the evolution of biological complexity such as sexually reproducing , multicellular organisms on Earth ( and , subsequently , human intelligence ) required an improbable combination of astrophysical and geological events and circumstances . The hypothesis argues that complex extraterrestrial life is a very improbable phenomenon and likely to be extremely rare . The term `` Rare Earth '' originates from Rare Earth : Why Complex Life Is Uncommon in the Universe ( 2000 ) , a book by Peter Ward , a geologist and paleontologist , and Donald E. Brownlee , an astronomer and astrobiologist , both faculty members at the University of Washington .   An alternative view point was argued in the 1970s and 1980s by Carl Sagan and Frank Drake , among others . It holds that Earth is a typical rocky planet in a typical planetary system , located in a non-exceptional region of a common barred-spiral galaxy . Given the principle of mediocrity ( in the same vein as the Copernican principle ) , it is probable that the universe teems with complex life . Ward and Brownlee argue to the contrary : that planets , planetary systems , and galactic regions that are as friendly to complex life as are the Earth , the Solar System , and our region of the Milky Way are very rare .

Dew is water in the form of droplets that appears on thin , exposed objects in the morning or evening due to condensation . As the exposed surface cools by radiating its heat , atmospheric moisture condenses at a rate greater than that at which it can evaporate , resulting in the formation of water droplets .   When temperatures are low enough , dew takes the form of ice ; this form is called frost .   Because dew is related to the temperature of surfaces , in late summer it forms most easily on surfaces that are not warmed by conducted heat from deep ground , such as grass , leaves , railings , car roofs , and bridges .   Dew should not be confused with guttation , which is the process by which plants release excess water from the tips of their leaves .

Data collection is the process of gathering and measuring information on targeted variables in an established systematic fashion , which then enables one to answer relevant questions and evaluate outcomes . Data collection is a component of research in all fields of study including physical and social sciences , humanities , and business . While methods vary by discipline , the emphasis on ensuring accurate and honest collection remains the same . The goal for all data collection is to capture quality evidence that allows analysis to lead to the formulation of convincing and credible answers to the questions that have been posed .

Dementia is a broad category of brain diseases that cause a long term and often gradual decrease in the ability to think and remember that is great enough to affect a person 's daily functioning . Other common symptoms include emotional problems , problems with language , and a decrease in motivation . A person 's consciousness is usually not affected . A dementia diagnosis requires a change from a person 's usual mental functioning and a greater decline than one would expect due to aging . These diseases also have a significant effect on a person 's caregivers .   The most common type of dementia is Alzheimer 's disease , which makes up 50 % to 70 % of cases . Other common types include vascular dementia ( 25 % ) , Lewy body dementia ( 15 % ) , and frontotemporal dementia . Less common causes include normal pressure hydrocephalus , Parkinson 's disease , syphilis , and Creutzfeldt -- Jakob disease among others . More than one type of dementia may exist in the same person . A small proportion of cases run in families . In the DSM-5 , dementia was reclassified as a neurocognitive disorder , with various degrees of severity . Diagnosis is usually based on history of the illness and cognitive testing with medical imaging and blood work used to rule out other possible causes . The mini mental state examination is one commonly used cognitive test . Efforts to prevent dementia include trying to decrease risk factors such as high blood pressure , smoking , diabetes , and obesity . Screening the general population for the disorder is not recommended .   There is no cure for dementia . Cholinesterase inhibitors such as donepezil are often used and may be beneficial in mild to moderate disorder . Overall benefit , however , may be minor . There are many measures that can improve the quality of life of people with dementia and their caregivers . Cognitive and behavioral interventions may be appropriate . Educating and providing emotional support to the caregiver is important . Exercise programs may be beneficial with respect to activities of daily living and potentially improve outcomes . Treatment of behavioral problems with antipsychotics is common but not usually recommended due to the little benefit and side effects , including an increased risk of death .   Globally , dementia affected about 46 million people in 2015 . About 10 % of people develop the disorder at some point in their lives . It becomes more common with age . About 3 % of people between the ages of 65 -- 74 have dementia , 19 % between 75 and 84 and nearly half of those over 85 years of age . In 2013 dementia resulted in about 1.7 million deaths up from 0.8 million in 1990 . As more people are living longer , dementia is becoming more common in the population as a whole . For people of a specific age , however , it may be becoming less frequent , at least in the developed world , due to a decrease in risk factors . It is one of the most common causes of disability among the old . It is believed to result in economic costs of 604 billion USD a year . People with dementia are often physically or chemically restrained to a greater degree than necessary , raising issues of human rights . Social stigma against those affected is common .

Requiem for a Species : Why We Resist the Truth about Climate Change is a 2010 non-fiction book by Australian academic Clive Hamilton which explores climate change denial and its implications . It argues that climate change will bring about large-scale , harmful consequences for habitability for life on Earth including humans , which it is too late to prevent . Hamilton explores why politicians , corporations and the public deny or refuse to act on this reality . He invokes a variety of explanations , including wishful thinking , ideology , consumer culture and active lobbying by the fossil fuel industry . The book builds on the author 's fifteen-year prior history of writing about these subjects , with previous books including Growth Fetish and Scorcher : The Dirty Politics of Climate Change .   Requiem for a Species has been reviewed in Resurgence magazine , Socialist Review , Sydney Morning Herald , The Age , The Common Review , and Times Higher Education , which named it `` Book of the Week '' . Extracts of the book have appeared in The Guardian and Geographical magazine . The book won a 2010 Queensland Premier 's Literary Award .

Land consumption as part of human resource consumption is the conversion of land with healthy soil and intact habitats into areas for industrial agriculture , traffic ( road building ) and especially urban human settlements . More formally , the EEA has identifid 3 land consuming activities :  The expansion of built-up area which can be directly measured ;  the absolute extent of land that is subject to exploitation by agriculture , forestry or other economic activities ; and  the over-intensive exploitation of land that is used for agriculture and forestry .  In all of those respects , land consumption is equivalent to typical land use in industrialized regions and civilizations .   Since often aforementioned conversion activities are virtually irreversible , the term land loss is also used . From 1990 to 2000 , 1.4 e6ha of open space were consumed in the U.S. . In Germany , land is being consumed at a rate of more than 70 ha every day ( ~ 250 e3ha per 10 years ) .   Land loss can also happen due to natural factors , like erosion or desertification - nevertheless most of those can also eventually be tracked back to human activities . Another slightly different interpretation of the term is the forced displacement or compulsory acquisition of a native people or settlers from their original land due to land grabbing , etc. . Again , in most cases , this will be due to economic reasons like search for profitable investment and commodification of natural resources .   Even though global land loss progresses at an alarming rate , the land footprint , the area required by some Western countries can a lot larger than the land actually used or even available in the country itself .   While land prices have surged in the first few years of the 21st century , land consumption economy still lacks environmental full-cost accounting to add the long-term costs of environmental degradation .

Red hair occurs naturally in 1 -- 2 % of the human population . It occurs more frequently ( 2 -- 6 % ) in people of northern or western European ancestry , and less frequently in other populations . Red hair appears most commonly in people with two copies of a recessive allele on chromosome 16 which produces an altered version of the MC1R protein .   Red hair varies in hues from a deep burgundy or bright copper ( reddish-brown or auburn ) through to burnt orange or red-orange and strawberry blond . It is characterized by high levels of the reddish pigment pheomelanin and relatively low levels of the dark pigment eumelanin . It is associated with fair skin color , lighter eye colors ( gray , blue , green , and hazel ) , freckles , and sensitivity to ultraviolet light .   Cultural reactions have varied from ridicule to admiration ; many common stereotypes exist regarding redheads and they are often portrayed as fiery-tempered .   The term redhead has been in use since at least 1510 .


Question: The impact of human activities on Earth's atmosphere is negligible compared to natural forces in influencing global weather patterns.

 Influence of Human Activities on Climate Change
The assertion that humans cannot significantly impact global climate overlooks substantial evidence suggesting otherwise. Our planet’s climate results from intricate interactions among several key systems: atmospheric conditions, aquatic environments, frozen landscapes, terrestrial surfaces, and living organisms. Over decades, scientists observe shifts influenced both internally through natural cycles and externally via various drivers. Amongst these influences, human actions notably contribute to alterations in earth's thermal balance. Primarily, increased emission of greenhouse gases—chiefly carbon dioxide—from combustion of coal, oil, and gas traps additional warmth within our atmosphere, leading to observable planetary heating known as anthropogenic global warming. Though certain human-made particles exert slight cooling effects overall, they pale compared against warming impacts when assessing long-term trends. Thus, dismissing mankind’s role underestimates profound consequences arising from collective behavior impacting complex ecological dynamics globally.

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A landmark is a recognizable natural or artificial feature used for navigation , a feature that stands out from its near environment and is often visible from long distances .   In modern use , the term can also be applied to smaller structures or features , that have become local or national symbols .

Land cover is the physical material at the surface of the earth . Land covers include grass , asphalt , trees , bare ground , water , etc. . Earth cover is the expression used by ecologist Frederick Edward Clements that has its closest modern equivalent being vegetation . The expression continues to be used by the Bureau of Land Management .   There are two primary methods for capturing information on land cover : field survey and analysis of remotely sensed imagery .   One of the major land cover issues ( as with all natural resource inventories ) is that every survey defines similarly named categories in different ways . For instance , there are many definitions of `` forest '' -- sometimes within the same organisation -- that may or may not incorporate a number of different forest features ( e.g. , stand height , canopy cover , strip width , inclusion of grasses , and rates of growth for timber production ) . Areas without trees may be classified as forest cover `` if the intention is to re-plant '' ( UK and Ireland ) , while areas with many trees may not be labelled as forest `` if the trees are not growing fast enough '' ( Norway and Finland ) .

Radiometry is a set of techniques for measuring electromagnetic radiation , including visible light . Radiometric techniques in optics characterize the distribution of the radiation 's power in space , as opposed to photometric techniques , which characterize the light 's interaction with the human eye . Radiometry is distinct from quantum techniques such as photon counting .   The use of radiometers to determine the temperature of objects and gasses by measuring radiation flux is called pyrometry . Handheld pyrometer devices are often marketed as infrared thermometers .   Radiometry is important in astronomy , especially radio astronomy , and plays a significant role in Earth remote sensing . The measurement techniques categorized as radiometry in optics are called photometry in some astronomical applications , contrary to the optics usage of the term .   Spectroradiometry is the measurement of absolute radiometric quantities in narrow bands of wavelength .

Dew is water in the form of droplets that appears on thin , exposed objects in the morning or evening due to condensation . As the exposed surface cools by radiating its heat , atmospheric moisture condenses at a rate greater than that at which it can evaporate , resulting in the formation of water droplets .   When temperatures are low enough , dew takes the form of ice ; this form is called frost .   Because dew is related to the temperature of surfaces , in late summer it forms most easily on surfaces that are not warmed by conducted heat from deep ground , such as grass , leaves , railings , car roofs , and bridges .   Dew should not be confused with guttation , which is the process by which plants release excess water from the tips of their leaves .

Radio propagation is the behavior of radio waves as they travel , or are propagated , from one point to another , or into various parts of the atmosphere . As a form of electromagnetic radiation , like light waves , radio waves are affected by the phenomena of reflection , refraction , diffraction , absorption , polarization , and scattering . Understanding the effects of varying conditions on radio propagation has many practical applications , from choosing frequencies for international shortwave broadcasters , to designing reliable mobile telephone systems , to radio navigation , to operation of radar systems .   Several different types of propagation are used in practical radio transmission systems . Line-of-sight propagation means radio waves which travel in a straight line from the transmitting antenna to the receiving antenna . Line of sight transmission is used in short to medium range radio transmission such as cell phones , cordless phones , walkie-talkies , wireless networks , FM radio and television broadcasting and radar , and satellite communication , such as satellite television . Line-of-sight transmission on the surface of the Earth is limited to the distance to the visual horizon , which depends on the height of transmitting and receiving antennas . It is the only propagation method possible at microwave frequencies and above . At microwave frequencies moisture in the atmosphere ( rain fade ) can degrade transmission .   At lower frequencies in the MF , LF , and VLF bands , due to diffraction radio waves can bend over obstacles like hills , and travel beyond the horizon as surface waves which follow the contour of the Earth . These are called ground waves . AM broadcasting stations use ground waves to cover their listening areas . As the frequency gets lower the attenuation with distance decreases , so very low frequency ( VLF ) and extremely low frequency ( ELF ) ground waves can be used to communicate worldwide . VLF and ELF waves can penetrate significant distances through water and earth , and these frequencies are used for mine communication and military communication with submerged submarines .   At medium wave and shortwave frequencies ( MF and HF bands ) radio waves can refract from a layer of charged particles ( ions ) high in the atmosphere , called the ionosphere . So radio waves transmitted at an angle into the sky can be reflected back to Earth beyond the horizon , at great distances , even transcontinental distances . This is called skywave or `` skip '' propagation . It is used by amateur radio operators to talk to other countries , and shortwave broadcasting stations that broadcast internationally . Skywave communication is variable , dependent on conditions in the upper atmosphere ; it is most reliable at night and in the winter . Due to its unreliability , since the advent of communication satellites in the 1960s many long range communication needs that previously used skywaves now use satellites .   In addition there are several less common radio propagation mechanisms , such as tropospheric scattering ( troposcatter ) and near vertical incidence skywave ( NVIS ) which are used in specialized communication systems .

A description of something ( such as an object , a person , or an event ) is a written or spoken account presenting characteristics and aspects of that which is being described in sufficient detail that the audience can form a mental picture , impression , or understanding of it .   Description may also refer to :  Definite description , is discussed in the Philosophy of Language , as a phrase that denotes an object .  Description ( linguistics ) , analyzing and describing how language is spoken by a group of people in a speech community  Description , a rhetorical mode  Mathematical model , a description in mathematical language of a system  Scientific theory , a description of an aspect of the natural world  Species description , is a formal description of a newly defined species in biological taxonomy

In physiology , dehydration is a deficit of total body water , with an accompanying disruption of metabolic processes . Dehydration can also cause hypernatremia ( high levels of sodium ions in the blood ) and is distinct from hypovolemia ( loss of blood volume , particularly plasma ) .   Dehydration occurs when free water loss exceeds free water intake , usually due to exercise or disease , but also due to high environmental temperature . Mild dehydration can also be caused by immersion diuresis and this may increase risk of decompression sickness in divers . Most people can tolerate a three to four percent decrease in total body water without difficulty or adverse health effects . A five to eight percent decrease can cause fatigue and dizziness . Loss of over ten percent of total body water can cause physical and mental deterioration , accompanied by severe thirst . Death occurs at a loss of between fifteen and twenty-five percent of the body water . Mild dehydration is characterized by thirst and general discomfort and is usually resolved with oral rehydration .

Rice is the seed of the grass species Oryza sativa ( Asian rice ) or Oryza glaberrima ( African rice ) . As a cereal grain , it is the most widely consumed staple food for a large part of the world 's human population , especially in Asia . It is the agricultural commodity with the third-highest worldwide production ( rice , 741.5 million tonnes in 2014 ) , after sugarcane ( 1.9 billion tonnes ) and maize ( 1.0 billion tonnes ) .   Since sizable portions of sugarcane and maize crops are used for purposes other than human consumption , rice is the most important grain with regard to human nutrition and caloric intake , providing more than one-fifth of the calories consumed worldwide by humans . There are many varieties of rice and culinary preferences tend to vary regionally .   Rice , a monocot , is normally grown as an annual plant , although in tropical areas it can survive as a perennial and can produce a ratoon crop for up to 30 years . Rice cultivation is well-suited to countries and regions with low labor costs and high rainfall , as it is labor-intensive to cultivate and requires ample water . However , rice can be grown practically anywhere , even on a steep hill or mountain area with the use of water-controlling terrace systems . Although its parent species are native to Asia and certain parts of Africa , centuries of trade and exportation have made it commonplace in many cultures worldwide .   The traditional method for cultivating rice is flooding the fields while , or after , setting the young seedlings . This simple method requires sound planning and servicing of the water damming and channeling , but reduces the growth of less robust weed and pest plants that have no submerged growth state , and deters vermin . While flooding is not mandatory for the cultivation of rice , all other methods of irrigation require higher effort in weed and pest control during growth periods and a different approach for fertilizing the soil .   The name wild rice is usually used for species of the genera Zizania and Porteresia , both wild and domesticated , although the term may also be used for primitive or uncultivated varieties of Oryza .

Land transport or land transportation , also referred to as ground transport or ground transportation , is the transport or movement of people , animals , and goods from one location to another on land , usually by rail or road .

The 19th century ( 1 January 1801 -- 31 December 1900 ) was the century marked by the collapse of the Spanish , Napoleonic , Holy Roman and Mughal empires . This paved the way for the growing influence of the British Empire , the Russian Empire , the United States , the German Empire , the French colonial empire and Meiji Japan , with the British boasting unchallenged dominance after 1815 . After the defeat of the French Empire and its allies in the Napoleonic Wars , the British and Russian empires expanded greatly , becoming the world 's leading powers . The Russian Empire expanded in central and far eastern Asia . The British Empire grew rapidly in the first half of the century , especially with the expansion of vast territories in Canada , Australia , South Africa and heavily populated India , and in the last two decades of the century in Africa . By the end of the century , the British Empire controlled a fifth of the world 's land and one quarter of the world 's population . During the post-Napoleonic era , it enforced what became known as the Pax Britannica , which had ushered into unprecedented globalisation , industrialisation , and economic integration on a massive scale .


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 According to studies by Lindzen along with Choi, they determine that there's minimal responsiveness in Earth’s temperature to increased greenhouse gases concentrations. This suggests lower than expected climate sensitivity levels.
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 Climate Sensitivity Revisited: Low Values Supported By Recent Studies
Recent research led by prominent atmospheric physicist Richard Lindzen alongside Young-Sang Choi challenges prevailing views on climate sensitivity - how much average temperatures will rise given doubled carbon dioxide levels compared to pre-industrial times. Their findings suggest lower-than-expected impacts, proposing that nature itself might mitigate some consequences through mechanisms akin to those described under the controversial "iris" theory. According to Lindzen & Choi’s analysis, enhanced tropical warmth could lead to decreased high-altitude cloud cover, allowing greater heat escape into outer space – essentially acting against initial warming trends (negative feedback). Contrary opinions argue higher oceanic temps foster additional cloud formation, trapping extra energy within earth systems instead (positive feedback), amplifying anthropogenic heating. Despite mixed reception among peers—some refuting claims outright while others acknowledge weakened cirrus layers yet affirm net-positive outcomes—a subsequent investigation spearheaded by Dr.Roy Spencer seemingly validated core aspects behind so-called “cloud thermostat” conjectures utilizing advanced meteorological datasets circa late-naughties era. Post-publication debates ensued culminating around 2011 when Prof.Lindzen formally addressed detractors’ concerns; four years onward another publication emerged reiterating potential validity concerning speculated ‘Iris Effects’, concurrently outlining conceivable pathways facilitating said phenomenon.

This retains original structure/length whilst subtly shifting focus onto specific scientific figures involved plus updating temporal references accordingly without compromising essence/content integrity vis-a-vis comparative assertion regarding supposed lesser degrees projected planetary overheating attributable partly via inherent regulatory dynamics ostensibly counterbalancing manmade CO₂ accumulations.

David Leinweber heads the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Computational Research Division 's Center for Innovative Financial Technology , created to help build a bridge between the computational science and financial markets communities .   He was a Haas Fellow in Finance at the University of California , Berkeley , from 2008-2010 .   Dr. Leinweber graduated from MIT , in physics and computer science . He also has a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University . He came to Harvard planning to study computer graphics , but discovered that the computer graphics courses there were no longer being taught ; his `` de facto advisor '' , Harry R. Lewis , encouraged him to study more broadly , and he ended up taking financial mathematics courses from the Harvard Business School . Later , Lewis 's connections with the RAND Corporation helped him find a place there as his first post-graduate employer .   He wrote the book `` Nerds on Wall Street : Math , Machines and Wired Markets '' ( Wiley 2009 ) .   Leinweber is internationally known for ironically showing that S&P 500 could be `` predicted '' by looking at the butter production in Bangladesh . Adding cheese in USA , and the population of sheep , the prediction was at 99 % . Leinweber thus illustrated how overfitting and apophenia may affect market predictions .

Renyi Zhang is an American geoscientist , currently a University Distinguished Professor and Harold G. Haynes Chair at Texas A&M University and an Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and American Geophysical Union .

Richard John Terrile ( born March 22 , 1951 in New York ) is a Voyager scientist who discovered several moons of Saturn , Uranus , and Neptune . He works for NASA 's Jet Propulsion Laboratory .   Terrile is a supporter of the simulation hypothesis , the idea that our reality is a computer-generated virtual reality created by unknown programmers .

Richard Barrett ( born 7 March 1945 ) , is a British author who writes about leadership , leadership development , values , consciousness as well as cultural evolution in business and society . He is responsible for developing the theory of the Universal Stages of Evolution , the concepts of personal and cultural entropy , and creating assessment instruments ( based on Maslow 's hierarchy of human needs and models of higher consciousness ) to map the values of individuals , organisations , communities and , nations to the Seven Levels of Consciousness Model . He founded the Barrett Values Centre in 1997 .

19521 Chaos -LSB- ˈkeɪ.ɒs -RSB- is a cubewano , a Kuiper-belt object not in resonance with any planet . It is a likely dwarf planet . Chaos was discovered in 1998 by the Deep Ecliptic Survey with Kitt Peak 's 4 m telescope . Its albedo is , making it , with its absolute magnitude ( H ) of 4.8 , in diameter . It is named after the primeval state of existence in Greek mythology , from which the first gods appeared .

A Langmuir probe is a device used to determine the electron temperature , electron density , and electric potential of a plasma . It works by inserting one or more electrodes into a plasma , with a constant or time-varying electric potential between the various electrodes or between them and the surrounding vessel . The measured currents and potentials in this system allow the determination of the physical properties of the plasma .

Respiratory minute volume ( or minute ventilation or minute volume ) is the volume of gas inhaled ( inhaled minute volume ) or exhaled ( exhaled minute volume ) from a person 's lungs per minute . It is an important parameter in respiratory medicine due to its relationship with blood carbon dioxide levels . It can be measured with devices such as a Wright respirometer or can be calculated from other known respiratory parameters . Although minute volume can be viewed as a unit of volume , it is usually treated in practice as a flow rate ( given that it represents a volume change over time ) .   Several symbols can be used to represent minute volume . They include ( V̇ or V-dot ) or Q ( which are general symbols for flow rate ) , MV , and VE .

The Reality Check is a weekly , 45 minute podcast hosted by members of The Ottawa Skeptics . The show is hosted by Darren McKee , Adam Gardner , Cristina Roach and Pat Roach . The show was initially created and headed by Jonathan Abrams , the founder of The Ottawa Skeptics until he left the show at episode 198 . Former co-hosts include Elan Dubrofsky , Xander Miller and Catherine LeBel .   The show explores `` Scientific controversies and curiosities '' and the topics of discussion are varied and include the Moon landing hoax , Big Foot , Feng Shui and the treatment of hiccups . In keeping with the satirical nature of the show , the opening theme music is often a parody of a well-known melody and performed by the co-host Pat Roach and his wife , Cristina . By November 2012 , the podcast was receiving between 4000 and 5000 weekly downloads and has reached the 1 million total download milestone .

Richard . C. Kagan ( born June 24 , 1938 in North Hollywood California of Jewish immigrant parents from the Ukraine and Poland ) is an American professor of East Asian history and a political activist . His undergraduate and master 's degrees were awarded from the University of California Berkeley . He received his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in 1969 . For over three decades ( 1973-2005 ) he taught East Asian history at Hamline University in St. Paul , Minnesota , and currently holds the rank of Professor Emeritus . Kagan was also a founding member of the Committee of Concerned Asian Scholars ( CCAS ) and sat on the editorial board of its peer-reviewed quarterly journal , the Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars ( BCAS ) , with Noam Chomsky , Herbert Bix , Mark Selden , John W. Dower , and other noted scholars . A provocative study of the origin of the CCAS appears in a study by Fabio Lanza ( 2016 ) entitled America 's Asia ? Revolution , Scholarship , and Asian Studies . In 2001 , the BCAS changed its name to Critical Asian Studies .

Lab on a Chip is a peer-reviewed scientific journal which publishes original ( primary ) research and review articles on any aspect of miniaturisation at the micro and nano scale . Lab on a Chip is published monthly by the Royal Society of Chemistry ( RSC ) and the editor-in-chief is George M. Whitesides . The journal was established in 2001 and hosts other RSC publications : Highlights in Chemical Technology and Highlights in Chemical Biology . According to the Journal Citation Reports , the journal has a 2014 impact factor of 6.115 .