Optimism

CS Carver, MF Scheier - Encyclopedia of quality of life and well-being …, 2024 - Springer
Obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI)! 30 related to excess fat storage. Class I
obesity is defined as a BMI 30–34.9, class II obesity as a BMI 35.0–39.9, and class III obesity …

Detecting recovery of the stratospheric ozone layer

MP Chipperfield, S Bekki, S Dhomse, NRP Harris… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
As a result of the 1987 Montreal Protocol and its amendments, the atmospheric loading of
anthropogenic ozone-depleting substances is decreasing. Accordingly, the stratospheric …

Evidence for a continuous decline in lower stratospheric ozone offsetting ozone layer recovery

WT Ball, J Alsing, DJ Mortlock… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
Ozone forms in the Earth's atmosphere from the photodissociation of molecular oxygen,
primarily in the tropical stratosphere. It is then transported to the extratropics by the Brewer …

Return to Neverland: Shifting Baselines Affect Eutrophication Restoration Targets

CM Duarte, DJ Conley, J Carstensen… - Estuaries and …, 2009 - Springer
The implicit assumption of many scientific and regulatory frameworks that ecosystems
impacted by human pressures may be reverted to their original condition by suppressing the …

MIPAS: an instrument for atmospheric and climate research

H Fischer, M Birk, C Blom, B Carli… - Atmospheric …, 2008 - acp.copernicus.org
MIPAS, the Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding, is a mid-infrared
emission spectrometer which is part of the core payload of ENVISAT. It is a limb sounder, ie …

[BOOK][B] The shadows of consumption: Consequences for the global environment

P Dauvergne - 2010 - books.google.com
An environmentalist maps the hidden costs of overconsumption in a globalized world by
tracing the environmental consequences of five commodities. The Shadows of Consumption …

Marine ecosystems' responses to climatic and anthropogenic forcings in the Mediterranean

TMM Group, XD de Madron, C Guieu… - Progress in …, 2011 - Elsevier
The semi-enclosed nature of the Mediterranean Sea, together with its smaller inertia due to
the relative short residence time of its water masses, make it highly reactive to external …

Global change and the future of harmful algal blooms in the ocean

FX Fu, AO Tatters, DA Hutchins - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2012 - int-res.com
The frequency and intensity of harmful algal blooms (HABs) and phytoplankton community
shifts toward toxic species have increased worldwide. Although most research has focused …

Changes in biologically-active ultraviolet radiation reaching the Earth's surface

RL McKenzie, PJ Aucamp, AF Bais, LO Björn… - Photochemical & …, 2007 - pubs.rsc.org
The Montreal Protocol is working. Concentrations of major ozone-depleting substances in
the atmosphere are now decreasing, and the decline in total column amounts seen in the …

Effects of climate change factors on marine macroalgae: A review

Y Ji, K Gao - Advances in marine biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Marine macroalgae, the main primary producers in coastal waters, play important roles in
the fishery industry and global carbon cycles. With progressive ocean global changes …