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Ocean currents played an important role in the Titanic disaster, bringing sea ice and icebergs to the area in which the collision occurred. The currents also could have affected the Californian's drift, making her move in a circular motion that was confusing for all who witnessed the tragedy, and they could have made it more difficult to establish communications between the vessels. However, the currents...
Winds are one of the major meteorological contributors to deaths, damage and insured losses in Australia. A ‘freak storm’ hit the state of South Australia on 28 September 2016, causing state‐wide blackouts and leaving 1.7 million people without power. In the first part of this two‐part study, we analyse this event and find that it was indeed extreme, deepening more explosively than all but two Adelaide‐affecting...
The scientific consensus on the subject of climate change has not eliminated the existence of climate change denial. In this study we investigate how two distinct demographics perceive climate change. Questionnaires were employed to assess whether, following lectures on the subject, participants maintained their original position or reconsidered their stance on climate change. Most participants’ beliefs...
This study was conducted to examine how climate change is perceived by a rural community in Limpopo Province, South Africa, and to investigate how such changes affect endemic plant species upon which community members depend for their livelihoods. The initiatives employed by community members to preserve endemic plants which have cultural value are also examined. The results of the study were obtained...
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