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Weather ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-19
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2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 12897
Author(s):  
Hatim Albasri ◽  
Jesmond Sammut

Different livelihoods have different vulnerability risks and influences on the management of marine protected areas (MPAs). This research aimed to compare the seasonal, trend and shock livelihood vulnerability indicators (LVIs) of three dominant livelihood groups and the groups’ perceptions towards supporting MPA conservation efforts. The Anambas Archipelago MPA was selected as the study site. A total of 66 respondents from the three major groups were selected using stratified random sampling and interviewed using a questionnaire containing 14 LVIs. The responses were standardised and aggregated using functional relationships. The groups’ perceptions were determined using frequency distribution and thematic analyses (NVIVO 10). The LVI composite values showed that fishers were the most vulnerable (0.65), followed by fish farmers (0.62) and ecotourism operators (0.47). Fishers and fish farmers expressed high vulnerability due to their dependency on the coastal resources. The ecotourism operators had low vulnerability due to their lower dependency on natural resources, smaller impacts from seasonal weather, low involvement in resource conflicts and greater political support. The three groups supported the MPA regimes despite differences in their knowledge of the MPA restrictions on their livelihood practices. The study’s findings provide key alternative strategies to address the vulnerability risks of the three major groups and to increase their support for conservation goals in similar MPAs.


Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 3302
Author(s):  
Emily J. Hall ◽  
Anne J. Carter ◽  
Mark J. Farnworth

Climate change is leading to more instances of seasonal weather variation. Studies have explored the impact of adverse winter weather on dog walking, but the impact on the dog’s overall activity levels have not been previously considered. This study explored dog owner perceptions of the effects of both summer and winter weather on their dog’s activity levels. An international online survey recruited 3153 respondents between May and December 2018, to explore the impact of summer and winter weather conditions on baseline activity levels. Owners reported their dogs were more impacted by cold (48.2% less likely to exercise their dog in the cold) and ice (64.0% less likely), than rain (25.3% were less likely). In hot weather, over 80% of owners reported reduced exercise duration and vigour for their dogs. Carrying water or walking near water to facilitate activity in the summer was the most popular mitigation strategy (90.8%). Participation in dog sports appeared to reduce the impact of winter weather on canine activity and increase owner awareness of cooling strategies to facilitate summer activity. Strategies to promote safe activity participation are needed to maintain canine activity levels amidst rising global temperatures, including better understanding of cooling strategies for exercising dogs.


MAUSAM ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-44
Author(s):  
N. CHATTOPADHYAY ◽  
K. V. RAO ◽  
A. K. SAHAI ◽  
R. BALASUBRAMANIAN ◽  
D. S. PAI ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 520-523
Author(s):  
Babasaheb B. Fand ◽  
M.B. Gaikwad ◽  
N.T. Sul ◽  
S.K. BAL
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2021 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-86
Author(s):  
Alexandra Logue

This article examines olfactory offenses in early modern London. It explores how inhabitants managed causes of malodorous air, focusing on common nuisances stemming from everyday household practices like laundry and waste management. Clotheslines were hung up between lodgings, households disposed of kitchen waste in gutters overflowing with garbage, and neighbours used stinking, communal privies. Seasonal weather intensified the city’s poor air quality, and rainwater washed refuse into urban rivers. In the early seventeenth century, the growing awareness of the effects of air quality on health coincided with significant demographic changes in the city. Insalubrious air was intrinsically linked to increased migration, overcrowded neighbourhoods, and the spread of diseases. The improvement of the city’s air quality became a more immediate concern for Londoners, civic authorities, and the early Stuart monarchs, who deployed a range of sanitation strategies. As London grew, so too did concern for its inhabitants and the dwellings they occupied.


Weather ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 76 (10) ◽  
pp. 339-339
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2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annabelle Collin ◽  
Boris Hejblum ◽  
Carole Vignals ◽  
Laurent Lehot ◽  
Rodolphe Thiebaut ◽  
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In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemics caused by SARS-CoV-2, governments are taking a wide range of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI). These measures include interventions as stringent as strict lockdown but also school closure, bars and restaurants closure, curfews and barrier gestures. Disentangling the effectiveness of each NPI is crucial to inform response to future outbreaks. To this end, we first develop a multi-level estimation of the French COVID-19 epidemic over a period of one year. We rely on a global extended Susceptible-Infectious-Recovered (SIR) mechanistic model of the infection including a dynamics over time for the transmission rate containing a Wiener process accounting for modeling error. Random effects are integrated by following an innovative population approach based on Kalman-type filter where the log-likelihood functional couples data across French regions. We then fit the estimated time-varying transmission rate using a regression model depending on NPI while accounting for the vaccination coverage, the apparition of variants of concern (VOC) and the seasonal weather conditions. We show that all NPI considered have an independent significant effect on the transmission rate. We additionally demonstrate a strong effect of weather condition, decreasing the transmission during the summer period, and also estimated an increased transmissibility of VOC.


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