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Centennial-scale precipitation anomalies in the southern Altiplano (18° S) suggest an extratropical driver for the South American summer monsoon during the late Holocene [PDF]
Climate of the Past, 2019 Modern precipitation anomalies in the Altiplano, South America, are closely linked to the strength of the South American summer monsoon (SASM), which is influenced by large-scale climate features sourced in the tropics such as the Intertropical ...
I. A. Jara +10 more
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On the Definition of Tropical Cyclone Rapid Intensification and a Tropical Cyclone Lightning Climatology as Revealed by the Lightning Imaging Sensor [PDF]
, 2022 This dissertation addresses the topic of tropical cyclone intensification and some of the current challenges in forecasting storm intensity change using lightning flashes.
Lopez Lago, Adrian
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Structure and dynamics of phytoplankton in an Amazon lake, Brazil
Revista de Biología Tropical, 2010 Natural lake systems represent important reservoirs for residential water supply, fish production, recreational activities and enjoyment of their natural beauty. Nevertheless, human impacts may affect their health status resulting in degradation and loss
Ise de Goreth Silva +3 more
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Green swans and blue skies: Climate change and insolvency risk for financial institutions
International Insolvency Review, EarlyView.Abstract This lecture in honour of the late Gabriel Moss QC and Ian Fletcher QC examines the challenge of climate‐related financial risk. Prudential regulators and central banks recognize that the systemic nature of climate‐related financial risk makes it an emerging vulnerability relevant to cross‐border insolvency resolution.
Janis Sarra
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Tensions and Adaptation in Tropical Medicine: Lagos in the Networks of Malaria Science, 1890s–1906
West Bohemian Historical Review, 2021 This paper probes into the wide array of networks that shaped malaria control in the colonial Lagos during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It highlights the role of tropical locales in the production of medical knowledge, emphasizing the ways colonial doctors read and contributed to imperial discourses on tropical diseases.
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Revista de Teledetección, 2023 El lago-cráter de Santa María del Oro en el estado de Nayarit, México, presenta Florecimientos Algales (FA) de manera cíclica anual, el florecimiento y posterior decaimiento de estas poblaciones de crea cambios de color en el agua, generalmente en la ...
Lizette Zareh Cortés-Macías +5 more
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JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) is a genetic disorder found worldwide, but its impact is particularly pronounced in the African continent. This results from both a higher prevalence and the persistent myths and superstitions surrounding the condition in many African communities.
Rebecca Donadoni +3 more
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Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.Vitex L. is a pantropical genus of Lamiaceae comprising 209 taxa. Brazil harbors 35 species, representing nearly 50% of the genus richness in the Neotropics, with the Amazon showing the highest richness, followed by the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado domains. Nevertheless, most taxonomic studies of the genus have been conducted in Africa and Asia.
Thaís Teixeira Conegiro +2 more
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Bio-Research, 2021 Ologe and Badagry Lagoons are important tropical lagoons in Lagos, Nigeria. The water quality and heavy metal concentration were studied for a period of 2 years (Aug. 2016 to Jul. 2018) using standard methods. The least temperature obtained was 28.70±0.05 °C in Ologe Lagoon during the wet season and the maximum recorded was 29.41±0.08 in in Badagry ...
Gabriel Femi Okunade +2 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Despite growing investment in restoration, weak accountability and poor biodiversity monitoring mean many projects fail to achieve ecological recovery. The Global Biodiversity Standard (TGBS) offers a practical way to ensure that restoration finance delivers measurable gains for nature.
David Bartholomew +254 more
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