Sentences with phrase «environmental shape changes»

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But the outcome of these interactions does in fact resolve into the vast odyssey of life which has shaped the many phases of environmental change on earth.

Montreal's perceived success meant that diplomats turned to it for guidance in the design of new environmental agreements — and its imprint, for better or worse, can be clearly found in the shape and structure of the climate change regime.

We also know how the enzyme changes shape when exposed to different environmental impacts, such as the concentration of calcium ions changes,» explains Thomas J.D. Jørgensen.

4 - D printing is an emerging technology that allows 3 - D - printed components to change their shape over time after exposure to heat, light, humidity and other environmental triggers.

For example, the hippocampal place cell representation of location was previously found to respond continuously to changes in environmental shape alone.

Researchers have found that a Rocky Mountain mustard plant alters its physical appearance and flowering time in response to different environmental conditions, suggesting some species can quickly shape - shift to cope with climate change without having to migrate or evolve.

He argues that geoarchaeology — a relatively new science that combines aspects of geology and archaeology — offers the potential to make dramatic contributions to our understanding of how climate change and other large - scale environmental forces are shaping human history.

The trio studied something that is unique to the barnacle — depending on environmental circumstances, they can change the shape of the male sexual organ.

The new metric may help engineers determine how the shape of a delta, such as the Mississippi's, may shift in response to engineered structures such as dams and levees, and environmental changes, such as hurricane activity and sea - level rise.

What shapes the biodiversity and biogeochemical processes of these tiny organisms provides a scientific basis for habitat mapping, developing conservation strategies, guiding long - term monitoring efforts and predicting the possible responses of these organisms to future environmental changes in Antarctica.

His research in atmospheric chemistry, climate change and energy has involved him in shaping science and environmental policy at the highest levels nationally and internationally.

Addressing the «global, environmental and technological shifts» changing the United States, here you will find artists like Ei Arakawa and his headpiece structures shaped like Hawaiian and Manhattan islands, Zackary Drucker and Rhys Ernst's Relationship, a series of forty - six photographs, and Dashiell Manley's The Great Train Robbery, a multipart installation and video project inspired by the silent Western film of the same name made in 1903.

These days, certainly, the issues that matter most — terrorism and environmental change, for example — are laden with uncertainty and shaped by interwoven forces like religion, poverty, greed and technology.

How might a novel or a poem possibly account for our authorship of global - scale environmental change across millennia — let alone shape the nature of that change?

Hungry for Change ties directly to our UU Ethical Eating Statement of Conscience by exploring the social justice, environmental and health components of a food system shaped by our individual and collective food choices.

In our chat, Zou Ji led off with an explanation of the internal economic and environmental factors shaping China's energy choices and its consideration of external factors such as the terms of the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change:

«They rightly feared that, as the world's eighth - largest economy, California's size and global presence has the clout to shape environmental change around the world.»

The factors shaping the future development of each sector are diverse and include, political -, economic -, socio - cultural, technological -, demographic -, legal and regulatory -, and ecological environmental changes.

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But I also learned in examining behavioral studies that there can be fundamental differences — shaped by deep - rooted behavioral traits — in how individuals, rich or poor, north or south, perceive environmental change.

• the financial resources and spending of environmental groups and their opponents; • the planning efforts and investment strategies of major foundations; • the patterns in news attention and media portrayals of climate change; • the factors shaping the recent decline in public concern and belief in climate change; • the factors influencing how scientists and environmentalists interpret and make sense of climate change politics.

«This «annual physical» of Earth's climate system showed us that 2015's climate was shaped both by long - term change and an El Niño event,» Thomas Karl, director of the NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information, said in a statement on Tuesday.

An environmental and development economist, his research focuses on the role of the environment and environmental change in the shaping how societies develop.

Even as I've been chronicling this extraordinary period of environmental and social change, I've also been navigating equally momentous changes in how ideas are shared and shaped.