Explain the concepts of local (partial time) derivative and material (total) derivative. What is the difference between them? Explain how sunspots are produced and their effects on Earth. Explain the term "major
Describe the impact of a natural disaster on the production of a good. Explain the concept of the crowding-out effect. Explain American agricultural policy and its effect on poor nations. Explain how changes in environmental conditions (like climate change) contribute to the rise of/increase in ...
1. Introduction – how do we explain climate-related risk and disasters? Explanations of risks and disasters that are directly or indirectly related to global warming effects (hereinafter “climate-related risk and disasters” or CRRD) are highly contentious among academics and the general public. ...
Computerized models of global warming produce vast tables of numbers as their output, which only a PhD in climate science could figure out; but if you produce a speeded-up animated visualization—with the Earth getting bluer as it gets colder and redder as it gets hotter—anyone can understand...
Since the dawn of time, we humans have been in constant conflict with the climate, and in our best efforts to gain the upper hand, we've tried all kinds of ways to predict the weather. Consider folk proverbs like "If birds fly low, expect rain and a blow" or those people who say ...
“I think we’re going to have a role for almost every different type of cropping system and every different growing technique in different parts of the world.”1. Why are superfoods introduced? A.To fight climate change. B.To make full use of the limited land. C.To meet the growing ...
Keywords: protection motivation; climate variability; Gambia; Perceptions; Adaptation 1. Introduction The global climate system has changed over the past decades and millennia [1]. Although Africa's carbon dioxide (CO2) emission level is relatively low, the African continent is one of the most ...