Bangladesh's tumultuous relationship with the ocean looks set to continue in the future as climate change accelerates and
widespread impacts begin to be felt.
Not exact matches
Over time, I
began to realize just how
widespread a problem this is among Black women and how it's
impacting our health.
While military sonar systems and seismic airguns used in oil / gas exploration and scientific research have received considerable attention in the overall issue of noise
impacts on marine life, less intense but far more
widespread and chronically - present noise sources, particularly large commercial ships, have only recently
begun to be specifically considered.
As she
began to realize the gravity of the problem, it became obvious that relieving the suffering of animals and having a
widespread impact as an animal advocate would require more than her voice and efforts alone.
Snowfall varies across the region, comprising less than 10 % of total precipitation in the south, to more than half in the north, with as much as two inches of water available in the snowpack at the
beginning of spring melt in the northern reaches of the river basins.81 When this amount of snowmelt is combined with heavy rainfall, the resulting flooding can be
widespread and catastrophic (see «Cedar Rapids: A Tale of Vulnerability and Response»).82 Historical observations indicate declines in the frequency of high magnitude snowfall years over much of the Midwest, 83 but an increase in lake effect snowfall.61 These divergent trends and their inverse relationships with air temperatures make overall projections of regional
impacts of the associated snowmelt extremely difficult.
After years of scientists» warnings about the
impacts of greenhouse gases from burning coal and other fossils fuels, climate change
began to emerge as a
widespread concern.
As news of redundancies and pay freezes
begins to emerge in the wake of this June's referendum, the results of the latest Big Question survey highlight the
widespread concerns over the
impact of the vote, with many partners of the belief that layoffs are inevitable.