Climate change to bring a wave of new health risks
...o what are we going to be adapting to? It won't be creeping temperatures. What we may see is an increased frequency of these extreme events." Moreover, as temperature regimes change, weather patterns will be altered and increased rainfall will facilitate the spread of waterborne and food-borne disease. And in...Woods Hole Research Center plans controlled burn in Amazon rainforest
...ound of burning last year, the fire was quite low, creeping along the ground burning leaves and small branches that had accumulated on the forest floor. But in spite of the low stature of this first fire, many trees died through 'girdling' of their trunks the fire lingered close to their thin bark long enou...MSU entomologist appointed to unravel mysterious tropical disease
... possible role that biting water insects, like the creeping and giant water bugs, may have in the transmission of the disease. If insects are transmitters of M. ulcerans, determining the way they transfer the disease agent is key. Merritt speculates the pathogen may be transmitted to humans from a direct i...Ranks of 'environmental refugees' swell, calls grow for better definition, recognition, support
... many as 50 million people escaping the effects of creeping environmental deterioration, United Nations University experts say the international community urgently needs to define, recognize and extend support to this new category of 'refugee'. In a statement to mark the International Day for Disaster Reducti...Researcher tackles complexities of obesity, diabetes and their age-related complications
...scale model of weight loss. If you see your weight creeping up, then cut back on your portions," she said. "A 10-percent daily reduction in the total calories you consume may produce a small, but at least sustainable, weight loss. And, even a modest approach to calorie restraint can have positive health benef...Radar altimetry revolutionises the study of the ocean
... view of it from this almost geological phenomenon creeping along very slowly to something much more interesting in which fluid is moving in all directions at all times," Wunsch said. The radar altimeter offers valuable information on the state of the ocean by providing measurements of the height of the ocea...Animal brains 'hard-wired' to recognize predator's foot movements, Queen's study suggests
...ement of the feet," says Dr. Troje. Similarly, the creeping movement of a hunting cat can be interpreted in terms of disguising the ballistic component in its locomotion, he adds. "Our finding might also provide an explanation for seemingly irrational phobias towards animals that don't fit the ballistic move...Scientists describe new African monkey genus first in 83 years
...net," Stanley says. "Within hours of Sophy Machaga creeping through the rain-soaked forests of Rungwe documenting the behavior of a troop of Kipunji, Link Olson of University of Alaska Museum was trudging through the snow in 20-degrees-below-zero weather to his molecular lab in Fairbanks, more than 8,500 mile...Experts advise world policies to cope with causes, rising consequences of creeping desertification
...ses and growing consequences of desertification a creeping environmental crisis that threatens an estimated 2... underway. It is a critical part of the answer to creeping desertification and world hunger." Environment-related migrants now outnumber political refugees ...Porous Media and its Applications in Science, Engineering and Industry
...model, which in turn is based on the assumption of creeping flow through an infinitely extended uniform medium. However, it is now generally recognized that non-Darcian effects are quite important for certain applications. Different models have been introduced for studying and accounting for such non-Darcian ...Desertification: UN experts prescribe global policy overhaul to avoid looming mass migrations
... number are potential victims of desertifications creeping effect. And, left unchecked, the number of people at risk of displacement due to severe desertification is an estimated 50 million over the next 10 years a sweep of migrants worldwide equal in number to the entire population of South Africa or Sout...