Human modifications to the Earth's surface are, compared with natural processes, increasingly catastrophic.doi:10.1038/ngeo2455GuthrieRichardNature GeoscienceGuthrie, R. The catastrophic nature of humans. Nat. Geosci. 2015, 8, 421-422. [CrossRef]...
Some scholars, archivists, and librarians warn that this move could prove catastrophic. Things of our past may be lost and forgotten. But if the long history of the humanities teaches us anything, it is that humanistic work has always been practiced in the face of catastrophe. In our digital...
词义猜测题。根据后一句threatening a "catastrophic collapse of nature's ecosystems可知,会造成自然生态系统的灾难性毁灭,故可知,昆虫灭绝的速度在加快,根据词组中的down,故选B。结果一 题目 The world’s insects are hurtling down the path to extinction, threatening a “catastrophic collapse of nature’s ...
Somatic mutations in cancer genomes are caused by multiple mutational processes, each of which generates a characteristic mutational signature1. Here, as part of the Pan-Cancer Analysis of Whole Genomes (PCAWG) Consortium2 of the International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC) and The Cancer Genome At...
In this paper, we build a human population dynamics model by adding accumulated wealth and economic inequality to a predator–prey model of humans and nature. The model structure, and simulated scenarios that offer significant implications, are explained. Four equations describe the evolution of Elite...
Two catastrophic events, occurring simultaneously in the valley of Little Grassy Creek, IL, allow for an examination of the threshold concept in geomorphol... Dale F Ritter and R.Craig Kochel and Jerry R Miller - 《Geomorphology》 被引量: 83发表: 1999年 Mass flowering and parental death in...
Hope and grief in the anthropocene: re-conceptualising human-nature relations The Anthropocene is a volatile and potentially catastrophic age demanding new ways of thinking about relations between humans and the nonhuman world. This book explores how responses to environmental challenges are hampered by...
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To further complicate matters, it is likely the case that levels of preparedness may increase with experience of catastrophic storm damage. The large loss of life that was associated with 2013’s super-cyclone Haiyan (aka Super Typhoon Yolanda), for example, resulted in a loss of life of at...
While humans may be able to manipulate nature in remarkable ways through science and technology, humanity must be cautious about this ability, due to its inherent limitations and potentially catastrophic consequences.Related Themes from Other Texts Compare and contrast themes from other texts to this...