The Editor’s Note: Nowhere to go but up

Flowers now but nowhere to go

By the end of the century up to two fifths of the land surface of the Earth may have a hotter climate unlike anything that currently exists, according to a study that predicts the effects of global warming on local and regional climates. The changes, which would have a devastating effect on biodiversity hotspots such as the Amazonian and Indonesian rainforests, may wipe out numerous species tha...

Editors note

EDITOR’S NOTE Geopersia is published biannually by the College of Science, University of Tehran, Iran. The College of Science published “Journal of Science”, which covered all fields of basic science, from 1968 to 2010. It was then decided that the College’s journals should be more specialized, and hence publication of Geopersia was launched. Geopersia aims to publish peer-reviewed original...

editors note

editor’s note geopersia is published biannually by the college of science, university of tehran, iran. the college of science published “journal of science”, which covered all fields of basic science, from 1968 to 2010. it was then decided that the college’s journals should be more specialized, and hence publication of geopersia was launched. geopersia aims to publish peer-reviewed original res...

Note from the editors

Nowhere To Go: Psychiatric Bed Reductions and Ambulance Diversions

In the past decade, the fraction of emergency department visits related to mental illness has more than doubled. In order to receive effective treatment, mentally ill patients typically need to be transferred to a psychiatric bed. In 2010, the wait time for a psychiatric bed in California was estimated at over 10 hours. While waiting, patients do not receive adequate psychiatric treatment and l...