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In order to assess the economic damage of a hypothetical return to an ice age, we compute the evolution of average GDP per capita by country with or without the corresponding global cooling, following the methodology described in BHM using the replication data provided with their publication.
Abstract. The ‘glacial theory’ championed by Louis Agassiz in the 19th century saw the beginning of the geological community’s partial acceptance of the concept of multiple and more extensive glaciations. Formal recognition of multiple glaciations came in 1909 with Penck and Brückner’s Alpine model. Since then, research on the Earth ...
9 maj 2019 · Glaciation vs natural catastrophes, population, and economic trends of the last millennium in Italy: (a) length of the Great Aletsch glacier (continuous line) and number of inhabitants in Italy (dotted line); (b) time density of earthquakes in Italy; (c) time density of the Vesuvius’ eruptions and (d) the reconstruction of the per capita GDP ...
25 paź 2018 · Glaciation: A Very Short Introduction offers an overview of glaciers and ice sheets as systems, considering the role of geomorphology and sedimentology in studying them, and their impacts on our planet in terms of erosional and depositional processes.
Glaciated. State of a surface that was covered by glacier ice in the past, but not at present. Glacier. A perennial mass of ice, and possibly firn and snow, originating on the land surface by accumulation and compaction of snow and showing evidence of past or present flow.
5 dni temu · This authoritative and comprehensive dictionary contains clear, concise definitions of key economic terms. Covering all aspects of economics including economic theory and policy, applied microeconomics and macroeconomics, labour economics, public economics and public finance, monetary economics, and environmental economics, this is the ...
1 gru 2021 · A glaciation or glacial period is a geologically short period of time within an ice age characterized by very low surface temperatures and the advance of glaciers.
