Geophysical Monograph Series, Page 117-131., 2021 Exploring the links between Large Igneous Provinces and dramatic environmental impact
An emerging consensus suggests that Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and Silicic LIPs (SLIPs) are a significant driver of dramatic global environmental and biological changes, including mass extinctions.
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Interim Report on Studies of the Mw ~7.9 Earthquake of 3 May 2006, Kingdom of Tonga [PDF]
, 2018 The very large and rare Mw ~7.9 Earthquake of 3 May 2006 in the Kingdom of Tonga aroused great interest among both Tongan scientists and their colleagues in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States.
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2020 Background The Pacific Island nation of Tonga (a middle-income country) introduced a sweetened beverage tax of T$0.50/L in 2013, with this increasing further in 2016 (to T$1.00/L), and in 2017 (T$1.50/L; US$0.02/oz).
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Ahmar Metakarya, 2021 Washing hands with soap (CTPS) is one of the clean and healthy lifestyle behaviors that is currently becoming the world's attention given the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus that occurred at the end of December 2019 and had a very fatal impact on all ...
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Upper- and mid-mantle interaction between the Samoan plume and the Tonga-Kermadec slabs [PDF]
, 2016 Mantle plumes are thought to play a key role in transferring heat from the core\u2013mantle boundary to the lithosphere, where it can significantly influence plate tectonics. On impinging on the lithosphere at spreading ridges or in intra-plate settings,
AM Dziewoński +54 more
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The Kariba Dam, Discursive Displacements and the Politics of Appropriating a Waterscape in Zimbabwe, 1950s-2017 [PDF]
Limina: A Journal of Historical and Cultural Studies, 2020 The construction of mega dams does not just cause large scale technical and environmental transformations, it triggers new and competing ways of appropriating the emerging waterscapes. When the Kariba Dam emerged in the late 1950s along the Zambezi River,
Terence M. Mashingaidze
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Earth, Planets and Space, 2023 A giant ionospheric hole was simultaneously detected in the in situ measurements of FORMOSAT-7/COSMIC-2 (F7/C2), Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON), Swarm missions, and ground-based total electron content (TEC) by global navigation satellite system ...
Jong-Min Choi +6 more
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Le patrimoine culturel immatériel à Tonga et ses médiations touristiques
Culture & Musées, 2014 It has been proposed that the notion of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) may contribute to the emergence of a new “heritage regime”. Using the example of the Tongan lakalaka, which has been inscribed on the representative list of ICH by Unesco, this ...
Aurélie Condevaux
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Pelaksanaan Peraturan Daerah N0.7 Tahun 2003
Jurnal El-Thawalib, 2021 Implementation of Regional Regulation Number 7 of 2003 concerning Prevention and Eradication of Community Diseases in Gunung Tua Tonga Village, Panyabungan City District.The background of this research is the implementation of Regional Regulation No.
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EVALUATION OF TSUNAMI SOURCE MECHANISMS ALONG THE TONGA TRENCH AND VOLCANIC ARC – Case Study: Earthquake and Tsunami of 29 September 2009 [PDF]
Science of Tsunami Hazards, 2022 The present report provides an evaluation of the tectonics of the upper part of the Tonga Trench and Volcanic Arc Region. The overall tectonics of the region are dominated by the convergence of the Pacific and Australia plates.
George Pararas-Carayannis
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