Global warming Global warming is the increase in the average measured temperature of the Earth ’s near-surface air and oceans since the mid-20th century‚ and its projected continuation. The average global air temperature near the Earth ’s surface increased 0.74 ± 0.18 °C (1.33 ± 0.32 °F) during the 100 years ending in 2005.[1] The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes "most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-twentieth century is very
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LECTURE NOTES For Environmental Health Science Students Air Pollution Mengesha Admassu‚ Mamo Wubeshet University of Gondar In collaboration with the Ethiopia Public Health Training Initiative‚ The Carter Center‚ the Ethiopia Ministry of Health‚ and the Ethiopia Ministry of Education August 2006 Funded under USAID Cooperative Agreement No. 663-A-00-00-0358-00. Produced in collaboration with the Ethiopia Public Health Training Initiative‚ The Carter Center‚ the Ethiopia Ministry of
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SRE Sustainability Office Sustainable Building Design Guidebook Siemens Real Estate Impressum Client Siemens Real Estate Otto-Hahn-Ring 6 81739 Munich Contact Rainer Kohns‚ Otto Reich Consultant Intep Integrale Planung GmbH Innere Wiener Str. 11 D-81667 München Germany Intep Integrated Planning LLC 2225 Franklin Avenue East Minneapolis‚ MN 55404 USA Authors René Sigg‚ Ute Houzer‚ Thomas Rühle‚ Stephan Tanner‚ Joel Schurke Date/Version March‚ 2006 / 09-01
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World At Risk Global Hazards There are different types of hazard 1) A hazard is something that’s a potential threat to human life or property. 2) Natural hazards are cause by natural processes. 3) Natural hazards can be divided into two types: * Hydro-meteoroidal hazards (caused by climatic processes)- these include droughts‚ floods‚ tropical cyclones and storms. * Geophysical hazards (caused by land processes) – these include earthquakes‚ volcanic eruptions and landslides.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Abstract II. Synopsis i. Summary of the Case ii. Research about Solar Energy III. Analysis IV. Conclusion and Recommendation V. Appendices VI. References I. Abstract This case study primarily talks about the proposed project of Struktura Inc. for the Philippines rural electrification needs. Together with the technology introduced by the Germans‚ energy coming from the sun will now be converted into electricity
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Ghanshyam Thori Geography Notes GEOGRAPHY OF THE WORLD Continent Asia Europe South America Africa North America Oceania Urbanization by Continents: SN Continent 1. South America 2. Europe 3. North America DEMOGRAPHY: Density person/sq. km 108 101 21 20 14 3 Urbanization 78 74 68 S.no 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Country Russia Canada United States China Brazil Australia India Argentina Kazakhstan Sudan Top 20 Countries by Area Area (lakh sq km) S. N Country 170 11. Algeria 99
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Computer Graphics Lecture Notes CSC418 / CSCD18 / CSC2504 Computer Science Department University of Toronto Version: November 24‚ 2006 Copyright c 2005 David Fleet and Aaron Hertzmann CSC418 / CSCD18 / CSC2504 CONTENTS Contents Conventions and Notation 1 Introduction to Graphics 1.1 Raster Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 Basic Line Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Curves 2.1 Parametric
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ABSTRACT We have proposed a framework for transforming landscapes to improve performance by integrating ecological principles into landscape design. This effort would focus on the development of multifunctional landscapes‚ guided by the rapidly growing knowledge base of ecosystem services provided by landscape features. Although the conventional approach to landscape ecology is based on a model that assumes poor ecological quality in the human-dominated matrix‚ a review of recent literature reveals
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Climate change Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions or the distribution of events around that average (e.g.‚ more or fewer extreme weather events). Climate change may be limited to a specific region or may occur across the whole Earth‚ such as global warming. Terminology The most general definition of climate change is a change
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atmospheric pollution. Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association 2004;54:644e80. [2] Moriarty P. Environmental and resource constraints on Asian urban travel. International Journal of Environment and Pollution 2007;30(1): 8e26. [3] Crutzen PJ. Albedo enhancement by stratospheric sulfur injections: a contribution to resolve a policy dilemma? Climatic Change 2006;77: 211e9. [4] Lovins AB. More profit with less carbon. Scientific American; 2005 September. 52e61. [5] Turton H. Sustainable global automobile
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