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K.A. Colorado (Kenneth Auther Colorado, born 5 April 1946), is an American-Canadian visual artist, painter, and sculptor best known for his representational work depicting climate change, deep cold, and the environment. [1] [2] [3] He was the artist-in-residence for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, [4] and is the creator of ...
The Southern Oscillation is the atmospheric component of El Niño. This component is an oscillation in surface air pressure between the tropical eastern and the western Pacific Ocean waters. The strength of the Southern Oscillation is measured by the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI). The SOI is computed from fluctuations in the surface air ...
International Year of Millets. Food and Agriculture Organization and United Nations has recognised 2023 as International Year of Millets or IYM2023 for awareness about health and nutritional benefits of millets. [1] [2] The Indian Government proposed to celebrate 2023 as International Year of Millets. [3]
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work ( EU-OSHA) is a decentralised agency of the European Union with the task of collecting, analysing and disseminating relevant information that can serve the needs of people involved in safety and health at work. Set up in 1994 by Council Regulation (EC) No 2062/94 of 18 July 1994, [1] [2] EU-OSHA ...
Researchers found that a 1% increase in foreign direct investment stocks, increase industrial SO2 levels by 0.099%, which shows that increases in foreign direct investment impacts the level of emissions. [10] When market development increases, so do the CO 2 emissions. Moreover, sulfur dioxide emissions are said to be one of the main sources of ...
YKHC hospital in Bethel, photographed October 2014. The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation ( YKHC) administers a health care delivery system for over 50 rural communities in the Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta in southwest Alaska. The YKHC is accredited by the Joint Commission . The YKHC system consists of a primary facility in Bethel and five sub ...
The greatest threat to global public health is the continued failure of world leaders to keep the global temperature rise below 1.5 °C and to restore nature." 30 September: UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated that "time is running out. Irreversible climate tipping points lie alarmingly close."
The effects of climate change on small island countries are affecting people in coastal areas through sea level rise, increasing heavy rain events, tropical cyclones and storm surges. [1] : 2045 These effects of climate change threaten the existence of many island countries, their peoples and cultures. They also alter ecosystems and natural ...