National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Environmental Change and Society, Board on Atmospheric Sciences
(Izdošanas datums: 17-Jan-2025, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309725408)
Atypical weather events, such as extreme tropical cyclones, pose substantial threats to life, property and livelihoods in the U.S. and worldwide. Despite major advances in forecasting capabilities, communicating about extreme weather events with deci...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems
(Izdošanas datums: 31-Dec-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309717786)
National and international plans for halting and reversing climate change focus on reducing and eventually ending the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions: carbon dioxide (CO2) released by fossil fuel combustion. However, as the nation moves to...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Life Sciences, Committee on Biotechnology Capabilities for National Security NeedsLeveraging Advances in Transdisciplinary B
(Izdošanas datums: 31-Dec-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309726764)
At the request of the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology, Strategic Report on Research and Development in Biotechnology for Defense Innovation provides an overview of the current landscape of artificial intelligence and machine le...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Committee on National Statistics, Board on Environmental Change and Socie
(Izdošanas datums: 13-Dec-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309725033)
The National Climate Assessment (NCA) is a report produced periodically by the United States Global Change Research Program that takes a comprehensive look at global climate change. Before release, it undergoes intensive review for technical accuracy...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Board on Environmental Change
(Izdošanas datums: 06-Dec-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309726825)
Over the past two decades, wildfires in western North America have greatly increased in frequency, magnitude and severity. Scientists have documented three main causes - a century of suppression and inadequate forest management that has led to overly...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Water Science and Technology Board, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Lyly Luhachack-
(Izdošanas datums: 05-Dec-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309725316)
Earth systems science aims to discover and integrate knowledge on the structure, nature, and scales of interactions among natural (e.g., physical, chemical, and biological) and social (e.g., cultural, socioeconomic, and geopolitical) processes. Clima...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board, Committee on Assessing and Improving Strategies for Preventing, Countering, and Responding to We
(Izdošanas datums: 02-Dec-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309708692)
For nearly eight decades, the world has been navigating the dangers of the nuclear age. Despite Cold War tensions and the rise of global terrorism, nuclear weapons have not been used in conflict since Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Efforts such as s...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, Committee on Assessing and Improving Strategies for Preventing, Countering, and Responding
(Izdošanas datums: 26-Nov-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309706797)
Domestic and foreign violent extremist organizations, or terrorist groups, have caused a greater amount of harm with chemical agents than with biological or radiological weapons. The United States capacity and capability to identify, prevent, counter...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Mathematical Sciences and Analytics, Board on Environmental Sciences and To
(Izdošanas datums: 22-Nov-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309712033)
Decades of research have shown that disadvantaged communities exist at the intersection of high levels of hazard exposure and poverty. Geospatial environmental justice (EJ) tools, such as the White House Council on Environmental Quality-developed Cli...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Committee on Tipping Points, Cascading Impacts, a
(Izdošanas datums: 20-Nov-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309701372)
Earth is a complex system, with myriad interactions and feedbacks among the atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, cryosphere, and biosphere, as well as the people, institutions, and technologies that respond to and influence these dynamics. A systems-b...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Water Science and Technology Board, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Committee on Modernizing Probable Maximum Precipitat
(Izdošanas datums: 24-Sep-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309715133)
For more than 75 years, high-hazard structures in the U.S., including dams and nuclear power plants, have been engineered to withstand floods resulting from the most unlikely but possible precipitation, termed Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP). Fa...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Food and Nutrition Board, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Committee on Exploring Linka
(Izdošanas datums: 19-Sep-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309715102)
The United States is an important food producer globally, in part because of its abundance of agriculturally productive soils. However, management practices that maximize yields have caused losses in soil organic matter, poor soil structure and water...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board, Board on Physics and Astronomy, National Mat
(Izdošanas datums: 18-Sep-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309721806)
High magnetic fields are a vital tool in many areas of science and technology that impact our everyday lives. Magnetic resonance imaging enables a wide range of medical diagnostics and research, while nuclear magnetic resonance is critical for drug...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Ocean Studies Board, 20252035 Decadal Survey of Ocean Sciences for the National Science Foundation
(Izdošanas datums: 02-Aug-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309713405)
Research supported by scientific ocean drilling has fundamentally transformed our understanding of the planet with key contributions to the discovery and theory of plate tectonics; the formation and destruction of ocean crust; the reconstruction of e...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Board on Life Sciences, Toward Sequencing and Mapping of RNA Modi
(Izdošanas datums: 22-Jul-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309706971)
Concerted efforts to deepen understanding of RNA modifications and their role in living systems hold the potential to advance human health, improve crop yields, and address other pressing societal challenges. RNA, which carries the information encode...Lasīt vairāk
Engineering National Academies of Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Committee on the Review of the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action White Paper on Building a Scientific Roadmap to a Carbon-Negative Agriculture System
(Izdošanas datums: 18-Jul-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309715492)
A White Paper on Building a Scientific Roadmap to a Carbon-Negative Agricultural System was drafted by a scientific working group of the U.S. Farmers Ranchers in Action (USFRA). At the request of the USFRA and with support from the Foundation for Fo...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Margo Regier, Anne Frances Johnson
(Izdošanas datums: 09-Jul-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309717823)
The extraction of mineral resources provides the raw materials necessary to produce the products and technologies on which the global economy depends, including green technologies essential for decarbonization. Mineral extraction requires expertise i...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Animal Health Sciences, Conservation, and Research, Roundtable on Science and Welfare of Animals Involved in Research, Nia D. Joh
(Izdošanas datums: 27-Jun-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309717960)
Involvement of animals in scientific research can elicit strong emotions and responses from some members of the public, in part because the information they receive is inadequate. There is therefore an urgent need for scientists who conduct research...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Polar Research Board, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Committee on Greenh
(Izdošanas datums: 29-May-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309715553)
Climate change is fundamentally changing ecosystems and their fire conditions, and the 2023 fire season highlighted the urgency of developing and implementing solutions to address wildland fires. Wildland fires transfer carbon between the land and th...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Transportation Research Board, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Division on Engineering and Physical Scien
(Izdošanas datums: 20-May-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309682879)
Addressing climate change is essential and possible, and it offers a host of benefits - from better public health to new economic opportunities. The United States has a historic opportunity to lead the way in decarbonization by transforming its curre...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Life Sciences, Board on Global Health, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Committee on t
(Izdošanas datums: 16-May-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309717403)
At the request of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, the National Academies convened a committee to examine lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and mpox multi-country outbreak to inform an evaluation of the state of sm...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Policy and Global Affairs, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Committee on International Security and Arms Control
(Izdošanas datums: 09-May-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309718288)
The United States and the world face serious threats to nuclear stability and peace, now and in the coming decades. Within the nuclear arena, U.S. policy makers will need to make strategic decisions related to nuclear risks to assist with long-term p...Lasīt vairāk
Engineering National Academies of Sciences, Policy and Global Affairs, Division on Earth and Life Studies, International Networks and Cooperation, Board on Life Sciences, Trisha Tucholski, Anne Johnson
(Izdošanas datums: 08-May-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309714273)
To facilitate scientific progress and collaboration while also protecting personal privacy, the integrity of research investments, and national security, it is important for life science data to be collected, digitized, secured, and shared respons...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Policy and Global Affairs, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Environmental Change and Society
(Izdošanas datums: 08-May-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309714693)
Macroeconomic models, essential for decision making and federal budget planning, may not appropriately consider the wide breadth of climate-related impacts that potentially have large macroeconomic significance. Challenges integrating climate factors...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Policy and Global Affairs, Division on Earth and Life Studies, International Networks and Cooperation, Board on Life Sciences, Trisha Tucholski, Anne Johnson
(Izdošanas datums: 19-Apr-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309706643)
To facilitate scientific progress and collaboration while also protecting personal privacy, the integrity of research investments, and national security, it is important for life science data to be collected, digitized, secured, and shared responsibl...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology
(Izdošanas datums: 17-Apr-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309714488)
A scientific workforce with cutting-edge skills is critical for the ability of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to carry out its mission to protect human health by identifying environmental hazards, evaluating risks to public health and ecosy...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, National Academy of Engineering, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Board
(Izdošanas datums: 28-Mar-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309700450)
Across multiple domains of science, engineering, and medicine, excitement is growing about the potential of digital twins to transform scientific research, industrial practices, and many aspects of daily life. A digital twin couples computational mod...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Ocean Studies Board, Committee on Assessing Equity in the Distribution of Fisheries Management Benefits: Data and Information Availab
(Izdošanas datums: 20-Mar-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309711920)
Fisheries are essential to the global economy and feed billions around the world; they, support individuals and communities, and sustain cultural heritages and livelihoods. Although U.S. fisheries have been managed for commercial fishing historically...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Polar Research Board, Ocean Studies Board, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Committee on Future Directions for Southern Oc
(Izdošanas datums: 14-Feb-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309706841)
Antarctica hosts some of the harshest and most remote environments on Earth - and it is a region of vital importance for scientific research. The environment and position of Antarctica on the globe mean that research conducted there can offer unique...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Environmental Cha
(Izdošanas datums: 31-Jan-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309708197)
To advance a systems understanding of climate-related security risks in the Central America region, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop titled Climate Security in Central America on May 3-4, 2023. The wor...Lasīt vairāk
