Sentences with phrase «of polar environments»

This paper, cosignated by Bard as last author, seems to be the paper too much, too much, trop trop trop for him; it has a smell of pine tree (or coffin) as that of the «scientific» carrier of M.Mann It looks a bit bizarre to me that it would be revolutionnary that temperatures of Northern Atlantic and tropical environments do not lag that of polar environments and ice, while the sun irradiates more the poles to the detriment of tropical latitudes; really, as long, as they do not demonstrate that CO2 does not lag temperature in ice cores, there is nothing new; and if they do, we are waiting for the explanations of vice président Jouzel to find the source of CO2 before the deep polar oceans started to moove

In a paper published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society journal we lay out a framework for the response of polar environments to the effects of human - induced changes to the climate.

This trajectory follows the artist's early creation of light recordings — working directly with light and light sensitive materials — and continues through her ongoing documentation of polar environments.

Camille Seaman (above) captures the beauty of polar environments, and the sobering reality of climate change, in her photographs.

The Polar Code provides for safe ship operation in polar waters and the protection of the polar environment.

Not exact matches

When England's Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) asked the public for name suggestions for their new $ 300 million state - of - the - art polar research vessel, RRS Boaty McBoatface won by a tidal wave.

DNA coding is affected by the environment via adaptation; DNA specific structure is unpredictable from biochemistry / physics alone but is environmentally determined over generations (via natural selection)-- resulting in the white fur of the polar bear, for example.

After going to Augusta National a month ago, it was hard to think of a more polar opposite environment among the larger golf tournaments.

Not much grows in the icy polar regions, but for the fern - like clusters of ice crystals called frost flowers this is the perfect environment, especially when it's still and dry.

When most people think about wildlife in a changing climate, they think of polar bears clinging to melting ice, but even species who have adapted to tropical weather are being impacted by the changes to their environment.

Published today in the journal Scientific Reports, the research found that drones are much more precise at monitoring the size of seabird colonies in tropical and polar environments than more traditional ground counts.

Leading Antarctic marine biologist James McClintock gives us an unprecedented first - person account of the dramatic impacts of climate change on the polar environment and its wildlife

The more we observe of worlds like Mars and Jupiter's moon Europa, the more we find similarities — analogs — to environments at Earth's poles; conversely, exploring polar environments may help us explore those other worlds more effectively.

If adaptation for survival in the Arctic environment has led to a less versatile immune system, then Arctic species such as the polar bear may be at risk from an influx of pathogens as global temperatures rise, the researchers warn.

Furthermore, it had been proposed that animals and plants in the polar regions would have been more resilient to global climatic changes associated with an asteroid impact as a result of living in environments that were always strongly seasonal.

With footage of frolicking polar bear cubs, mesmerizing time - lapse video of a frozen waterfall thawing in spring, and an up - close look at how rising temperatures are ravaging those environments, Frozen Planet has something for everyone — even those whose tastes run more to sitcoms than documentary.

The ecological impacts of a changing climate are evident, from terrestrial polar regions to tropical marine environments.

Diving right in Ray, who was one of the first scientists to use scuba diving to study marine animals in polar environments, has not only observed the biological adaptations that mammals employ in cold ocean waters, but has also experienced prolonged immersion in those waters firsthand.

«We have a mutual interest in maximising the protection of that environment,» Neal Sullivan, the NSF's director of polar programmes, told tour operators at a meeting in Washington last week.

Rosenberg commented, «There was a lot of polar opposition» between these two groups: those who viewed treatment from a pure physiological and molecular perspective versus those who felt that treatment should take the whole person and his or her environment into account.

They will use one of the Autosub Long Range class of unmanned submersibles, the latest type of autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) developed by the NOC, now known as Boaty McBoatface, following last year's campaign by the Natural Environment Research Council to name the UK's new polar research ship.

Both of Earth's polar environments host rich webs of plants and animals — and all of these inhabitants face a changing clime.

«The more we study the different components of the environment of the Third Pole, the better we understand climate change and its linkages among Earth's three polar regions,» Yao said.

Ray, who was one of the first scientists to use scuba diving to study marine animals in polar environments, has not only observed the biological adaptations that mammals employ in cold ocean waters, but has also experienced prolonged immersion in those waters firsthand.

Professor Mark Williams said: «The range of environments we are working with is remarkable — from polar ice and snow layers to deep lake and sea floors to the skeletons of reef corals and stalactites in caves.

Closer investigation of these plumes, originating from geysers blasting from polar fissures in Enceladus» icy crust, revealed this water was coming from a warm subsurface salty ocean and the water was laced with hydrocarbons and ammonia, or «many of the ingredients that life would need if it were to start in an environment like that,» Soderblom tells HowStuffWorks.

Articles on issues and prospects, ocean governance, living resources of the ocean, non-living ocean resources, transportation and communications, environment and coastal management, maritime security, military activities, regional developments, training and education, and ocean polar issues will be considered for Volume 33.

Plankton and larval ecology, bio-physical interactions, development and use of optical imaging tools for plankton and benthic habitat mapping, development of data products for ecosystems approaches to management, ocean observing systems in polar, temperate and tropical environments, chair ORION - OOI sensors advisory committee

Improving our understanding of variability and change in the polar marine ecosystem in the face of a rapidly changing environment underpins my current research goals.

ICYMI, Boaty McBoatface was selected as the name of a new polar research ship commissioned by the UK's Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).

ICYMI, Boaty McBoatface was selected as the name of a new polar research ship commissioned by the UK's Natural Environment Research Council -LRB-

When the UK's Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) innocently queried the internet in search of a name for their new polar research ship, the web responded gleefully, and NERC got more of a response than they bargained for.

One looking at the environments, one looking at the adaption of polar bears and penguims to the environments and another looking at the human impact on the environment.

Global - scale distribution of cold and high altitude environments (polar, glacial areas, periglacial areas, high mountains in non-polar places) and hot arid environments (hot deserts and semi-arid areas)

His photos are on display aboard the Star of India, and captures whales, pinnipeds and polar bears in their natural environment.

In that way, it's a move that is the polar opposite of the poorly - received Final Fantasy XIII, which saw players play more than halfway through the game before revealing an explorable, open - world environment.

F l o M a a k digitally manipulates his photographs to introduce images of zebras and polar bears into man - made artificial shelters, while Sonia Shiel «s sculptural installation of everyday objects and materials combines elements of the natural environment and contemporary consumer society.

Responses of larvae from across world regions indicate overall trends despite disparate environments and ecology as well as differences in the sensitivities of tropical and polar species.

We analysed responses of the calcifying larvae of sea urchins, an ecologically important group, to ocean change stressors in a synthesis of data from species from tropical to polar environments and from intertidal to subtidal habitats.

They suggest that the fragmentation of the brown bear genetic lines and subsequent hybridization with polar bears were caused by the onset of the Eemian (125 ka), last major warming period, and the «adaptive introgression» that resulted may have helped both polar and grizzly bears survive in their changing environments.

Without action on the environment, two - thirds of these gorgeous giants could be lost by 2050; by 2100 polar bears could become extinct.

They report in the journal Science of the Total Environment that they questioned 13 specialists from four nations to propose ways of measuring polar bear health.

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By Sreeja VN: Sizzling underwater glacial ice, as it melts into warmer sea water, creates one of the loudest natural marine environments, and the air bubbles that pop during the process could help scientists measure the rate of glacier melt and track fast - changing polar environments.

And as a rapidly warming Arctic encourages more ship traffic through Canada's Northwest Passage and along other polar routes, the sooty emissions from passing freighters will significantly accelerate climate change in the region, according to a new Canadian - American study that, for the first time, predicts the potential impact of engine exhaust particles on the Arctic environment.

From the Carsey Institute: Americans» Knowledge of Polar Regions Up, But Not Their Concern Environmental Issues in Polar Regions Are Polarizing DURHAM, N.H. — Americans» knowledge of facts about the polar regions of the globe has increased since 2006, but this increase in knowledge has not translated into more concern about changing polar environments, according...

For some years now we have been exposed to mournful photographs of polar bears floating away on ice floes, or otherwise appearing endangered... The theory on which polar bears are supposed to be endangered because their environment is becoming more benign has never been entirely clear, nor has there been data to support the claim that their populations are declining.

As the last major ice age began to recede around 17,000 years ago, polar ice caps in the north and south started to melt, releasing vast quantities of fresh water into the salty oceans, altering natural currents, affecting the environment.

The data suggest that the most novel environments have emerged in polar and tropical areas, especially Greenland, the northern end of South America, central Africa, and western China.

According to it, CO2 contributes to the melting of polar ice caps, rising sea levels, reduced Arctic ice cover and alarming changes in the environment.