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Tags: SUBSIDENCES (Earth movements) -- Research; CLIMATIC changes -- Research; GLOBAL warming -- Research; MATHEMATICAL models; ENVIRONMENTAL risk assessment
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Hazard risk assessment of land subsidence is a complicated issue aiming at identifying areas with potentially high environmental hazard due to land subsidence. The methods of hazard risk assessment of land subsidence were reviewed and a new systematic approach was proposed in this study....
- Urbanization process and induced environmental geological hazards in China. Zhou, N.; Zhao, S. // Natural Hazards;Jun2013, Vol. 67 Issue 2, p797
Urbanization is a common development trend of countries all over the world, which is a mark of civilization and progress of human beings. The number of urbanization-induced environmental geological hazards has grown steadily in recent years and is receiving increased attention throughout the...
- North Atlantic Storms: Medieval Warm Period vs. Little Ice Age. // CO2 Science;9/5/2012, Vol. 15 Issue 36, p7
The article presents a research study by Valerie Trouet and colleagues in search for evidence pertinent to climate modeling and global warming in relation to concurrent storminess. A background is provided which highlights claims that warmer conditions lead to increases in the frequency and/or...
- 1998 warmest year of millennium, climate researchers report. // Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society;May99, Vol. 80 Issue 5, p952
Reveals that 1998 is the warmest year of the millennium, as reported by climate researchers. Examination of natural archives; Occurrence of significant changes in the climate; Consistency of the trend with the astronomical theory of climate change; Abruptness of recent warming as a potential...
- Head of climate group rejects claims of political influence. Masood, Ehsan // Nature;6/6/1996, Vol. 381 Issue 6582, p455
Denies political pressure on scientists at the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), to arrive at a consensus on global warming. Controversy over the accuracy of IPCC's report on climate change; Calls for measures to minimize political intervention in scientific programs.
- Tropical Cyclones of the North Indian Ocean. // CO2 Science;4/13/2011, Vol. 14 Issue 15, p5
The article focuses on the relationship between global warming and the frequency of tropical cyclones in the North Indian Ocean. A study was done by M. R. R Kumar and S. Sankar where they employed several datasets and compared the climatic changes that occurred during the periods 1951-1978 and...
- Sceptics agree warming is real. Marshall, Michael // New Scientist;10/29/2011, Vol. 212 Issue 2836, p4
The article reports that the Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature (BEST) project, a project led by climate scientist Richard Muller which previously had expressed scepticism about global warming, has found that land temperatures rose during the 20th century.
- The impact of climate change on coastal geological disasters in southeastern China. Huang, Yu; Cheng, Hualin // Natural Hazards;Jan2013, Vol. 65 Issue 1, p377
Climate change is presently a major global challenge. As the world's largest developing country, China is particularly vulnerable to global warming, especially in the rapidly developing coastal regions in the southeast of the country. This paper provides an overview of the impacts of climate...
- Sustainable Management for Minimizing Land Subsidence of an Over-Pumped Volcanic Aquifer System: Tools for Policy Design. Calderhead, A.; Martel, R; Garfias, J.; Rivera, A.; Therrien, R. // Water Resources Management;May2012, Vol. 26 Issue 7, p1847
Groundwater management scenarios for the Toluca Valley, Mexico, are examined with a three dimensional groundwater flow model coupled to a one dimensional compaction module. The objective of this study is to establish a management policy for the sustainable development and management of the...
