Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination in Paddy Field Soils: A Case Study in Ranau Valley, Sabah, Malaysia [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesThe weathering of ultrabasic rocks surrounding the Ranau Valley in Sabah, Malaysia, contributes to the formation of soils with elevated concentrations of heavy metals.
Ahmad Damanhuri Nadrah +2 more
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Strengthening atmospheric circulation and trade winds slowed tropical Pacific surface warming
Communications Earth & Environment, 2023 The globally averaged sea-surface temperature (SST) has steadily increased in the last four decades, consistent with the rising atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations.
Mojib Latif +9 more
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Commodity culture : tropical health and hygiene in the British Empire [PDF]
, 2008 Before heading to a 'tropical' region of the Empire, British men and women spent considerable time and effort gathering outfit believed essential for their impending trip.
Johnson, Ryan
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Deforestation and climate change: acting on the causes. What the (carbon) market cannot do... [PDF]
, 2009 With an estimated average loss of around 13 million hectares per year between 2000 and 2005 – 7.3 million hectares if reforestation is taken into account, according to FAO –, tropical deforestation is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. At around
Karsenty, Alain
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Speleothem Paleoclimatology for the Caribbean, Central America, and North America [PDF]
, 2019 Speleothem oxygen isotope records from the Caribbean, Central, and North America reveal climatic controls that include orbital variation, deglacial forcing related to ocean circulation and ice sheet retreat, and the influence of local and remote sea ...
Arienzo, Monica M. +4 more
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Parameterization of energy cycles between the hemispheres
Science Progress, 2020 Seasonal variations in the temperatures of the hemispheres induce seasonal energy cycles between the hemispheres that drive tropical cyclones. Because the northern hemisphere has warmed more than the southern hemisphere, climate energy cycles develop ...
Nabil H Swedan
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Tropical–North Pacific Climate Linkages over the Past Four Centuries [PDF]
, 2005 Analyses of instrumental data demonstrate robust linkages between decadal-scale North Pacific and tropical Indo-Pacific climatic variability. These linkages encompass common regime shifts, including the noteworthy 1976 transition in Pacific climate ...
Cole, J. +8 more
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Smallholder farmers’ attitudes and determinants of adaptation to climate risks in East Africa
Climate Risk Management, 2017 Adapting to climate risks is central to the goal of increasing food security and enhancing resilience of farming systems in East Africa. We examined farmers’ attitudes and assessed determinants of adaptation using data from a random sample of 500 ...
Kelvin M. Shikuku +6 more
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Tropical South American Rainfall Response to Dansgaard-Oeschger Stadials of Marine Isotope Stage 5
Frontiers in Earth Science, 2022 Tropical precipitation patterns will most likely be altered by future climate change, with major socioeconomic consequences for human populations that are highly reliant on water availability for subsistence like populations in northeastern (NE) Brazil ...
Igor M. Venancio +9 more
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Rapid Climate Links Between High Northern Latitudes and Tropical Southeast Asia Over the Last 40 ka
Geophysical Research Letters, 2023 The climate response of tropical Southeast Asia to abrupt climate change originating from high northern latitudes remains poorly understood. Here, marine sediments recovered from the Northwest Borneo Trough are analyzed to trace variations in terrigenous
Jie Huang +8 more
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