Circumpolar Plants
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Frostbites in circumpolar areas
Circumpolar areas are associated with prolonged cold exposure where wind, precipitation, and darkness further aggravate the environmental conditions and the associated risks. Despite the climate warming, cold climatic conditions will prevail in circumpolar areas and contribute to adverse health effects. Frostbite is a freezing injury where localized damage affects the skin and other tissues. It...
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[1] Topographic meandering of Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is found to be an impediment in the propagation of Antarctic Circumpolar Wave (ACW) in the Indian Ocean sector of Antarctica. Reasons for this are attributed to the southward advection of the ACW anomalies associated with the topographic meandering of the ACC. The southward meandering of ACC facilitates warming up of the region e...
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I t is a tremendous honour for me to be speaking at a plenary session on the first day of this 15th International Congress of Circumpolar Health. Unlike the previous speaker, the youthful Dr. Neil Murphy, who gets to speak about the past, this old-timer has been tasked to talk about the future. First, a couple of personal notes: I first attended ICCH-6, held in Anchorage, Alaska, in 1984. I can...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nature
سال: 1963
ISSN: 0028-0836,1476-4687
DOI: 10.1038/1971238b0