scholarly journals GIS-based regression modeling of the extreme weather patterns in Arkansas, USA

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyle W. Rowden ◽  
Mohamed H. Aly
Keyword(s):  
Extreme Weather ◽  
Regression Modeling ◽  
Weather Patterns

The Molecular Farm

2020 ◽  
pp. 133-155
Author(s):  
John Parrington
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Effect ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Genome Editing ◽  
Extreme Weather ◽  
Animal Production ◽  
Weather Patterns ◽  
Modern Agriculture ◽  
The World

Despite many inequalities in the world, it is a testament to human technology that modern agriculture is able to feed the 8 billion people on the planet. However, recently extreme weather patterns linked to global warming have been having an adverse effect on crops and farmed animal production, leading to fears about whether agriculture can continue to feed all the humans on the planet. Genome editing looks set to revolutionise agriculture by making it possible to precisely edit the genomes of farm plants and animals rapidly and economically in an unprecedented way. Such editing could be used to create vegetables and meat with enhanced flavour or nutrition. It could also be used to create disease resistant plants and animals, and reduce the use of antibiotics or pesticides. Looking further into the future it might eventually be possible to use genome editing to reconfigure plants or animals to survive in increasingly extreme types of climates. Despite these positive ways of using genome editing in agriculture, concerns have been raised about the safety of food produced from genome edited animals and plants, and potential adverse effects on animal welfare. Another criticism is that genome editing may only benefit giant agribusiness companies, and not ordinary farmers and consumers. Yet against this criticism, one of the revolutionary aspects of genome editing is how easy and economical it is to use, which means that unlike previous GM technologies, there is no reason why it cannot be used in a local, sustainable, and accessible way.

Weather associated with the start of mountain pine beetle outbreaks

1984 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. J. Thomson ◽  
D. M. Shrimpton
Keyword(s):  
Tree Growth ◽  
Mountain Pine Beetle ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Extreme Weather ◽  
Growth Rings ◽  
Noticeable Effect ◽  
Weather Patterns ◽  
Mountain Pine ◽  
Annual Growth Rings ◽  
Pine Beetle

Extreme weather conditions associated with mountain pine beetle outbreaks were evaluated by graphical techniques for six locations throughout British Columbia. Three major associations of extreme weather patterns with lodgepole pine growth and mountain pine beetle outbreaks were identified. (i) Weather effects prior to, or early in, the growing season can reduce growth without releasing the beetle population. (ii) Weather conducive to beetle establishment and early brood development can occur too late in the season to have a noticeable effect on tree growth and therefore will not be recorded in the annual growth rings. (iii) Warm, dry periods during the summer are associated with tree growth reduction and the beginnings of outbreaks. In each of these three cases, extreme low precipitation levels were involved. Average precipitation in some months did not compensate for the effects of unfavourable extremes in other months on tree growth.

scholarly journals Climate Change and Emerging Food Safety Issues

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramona A. Duchenne-Moutien ◽  
Hudaa Neetoo
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Climate Variability ◽  
Extreme Weather ◽  
Cold Chain ◽  
Extreme Weather Events ◽  
Global Issues ◽  
Weather Patterns ◽  
Weather Events

Throughout these past decades, climate change has featured among one of the most complex global issues. Characterized by worldwide alterations in weather patterns, along with a concomitant increase in the temperature of the Earth, climate change will undoubtedly have significant effects on food security and food safety. Climate change engenders climate variability, which are significant variations in weather variables and in their frequency. Both climate variability and climate change are thought to threaten the safety of the food supply chain through different pathways. One such pathway is their ability to exacerbate foodborne diseases by influencing the occurrence, persistence, virulence and, in some cases, toxicity of certain groups of disease-causing microorganisms. Food safety can also be compromised by various chemical hazards such as pesticides, mycotoxins and heavy metals. With changes in weather patterns such as lower rainfall, higher air temperature and higher frequency of extreme weather events amongst others, this translates to emerging food safety concerns. These include shortage of safe water for irrigation of agricultural produce, greater use of pesticides due to pest resistance, increased difficulty in achieving a well-controlled cold chain resulting in temperature abuse, or occurrence of flash floods which cause run-off of chemical contaminants in natural water courses. Together, these can result in foodborne infection, intoxication, antimicrobial resistance and long-term bioaccumulation of chemicals and heavy metals in the human body. Furthermore, severe climate variability can result in extreme weather events and natural calamities, which directly or indirectly impair food safety. This review discusses the causes and impacts of climate change and variability on existing as well as emerging food safety risks, and also considers mitigation and adaptation strategies to address the global warming and climate change problem.

Emergency management in a changing climate

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 487-495
Author(s):  
Robert O. Schneider, PhD
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Climate Science ◽  
Extreme Weather ◽  
Direct Result ◽  
Critical Variable ◽  
Weather Patterns ◽  
Emergency Managers

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has removed the words “climate change” from its 2018- 2022 strategic plan. The new plan does not mention climate, global warming, sea-level rise, extreme weather, or any other terminology associated with scientific projections of rising surface temperatures and their effects. Yet, as a direct result of climate change, it can be demonstrated that overall weather patterns have changed and extreme weather has become more common. This essay, based on what peer-reviewed climate science has already clearly demonstrated, makes the case that climate change is a critical variable for emergency managers to factor into their work. As such, it seeks to answer two basic questions. Why is climate change a growing concern for emergency managers? Exactly what should they do about it?

Deep Learning for Detecting Extreme Weather Patterns

2021 ◽  
pp. 161-185
Author(s):  
Mayur Mudigonda, Prabhat Ram ◽  
Karthik Kashinath ◽  
Evan Racah ◽  
Ankur Mahesh ◽  
Yunjie Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deep Learning ◽  
Extreme Weather ◽  
Weather Patterns

Greenhouses, hot water bottles, cycles and the future of New Zealand climate

2009 ◽  
pp. 61-67
Author(s):  
W.P. De Lange
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Infrared Radiation ◽  
Little Ice Age ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Ice Age ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Weather Patterns ◽  
Time Periods ◽  
Almost All

The Greenhouse Effect acts to slow the escape of infrared radiation to space, and hence warms the atmosphere. The oceans derive almost all of their thermal energy from the sun, and none from infrared radiation in the atmosphere. The thermal energy stored by the oceans is transported globally and released after a range of different time periods. The release of thermal energy from the oceans modifies the behaviour of atmospheric circulation, and hence varies climate. Based on ocean behaviour, New Zealand can expect weather patterns similar to those from 1890-1922 and another Little Ice Age may develop this century.

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