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  • Energy balance atmosphere, crust, oceans

    Energy balance atmosphere, crust, oceans

    ©alberto.barbieri.ab@gmail.com e di ChatGPT 4.0                                                    08.24 11:17:58 1. Introduction to the Theme The Earth’s energy balance is a crucial concept for understanding how energy, mainly from the Sun, interacts with the Earth’s climate system. This balance takes into account all energy flows entering, reflected, absorbed and re-emitted into the atmosphere, the earth’s surface and the oceans.…

  • Bilancio Energetico Atmosfera, Crosta Terrestre, Oceani

    Bilancio Energetico Atmosfera, Crosta Terrestre, Oceani

    ©alberto.barbieri.ab@gmail.com e di ChatGPT 4.0                                                    08.24 11:17:58 1. Introduzione al Tema Il bilancio energetico della Terra è un concetto cruciale per comprendere come l’energia, principalmente proveniente dal Sole, interagisca con il sistema climatico terrestre. Questo bilancio tiene conto di tutti i flussi di energia entranti, riflessi, assorbiti e re-emessi nell’atmosfera, sulla superficie terrestre e negli oceani.…

  • WORLD POPULATION AND PERSPECTIVES

    WORLD POPULATION AND PERSPECTIVES

    UN Population Division https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/ Demographic Profiles Population Pyramids  2025-20100 https://population.un.org/wpp/Graphs/DemographicProfiles/Pyramid/900 Probabilistic Projections Population https://population.un.org/wpp/Graphs/Probabilistic/POP/TOT/900 Probabilistic Projections Population Population Change https://population.un.org/wpp/Graphs/900 Probabilistic Projections Total Fertility Rate https://population.un.org/wpp/Graphs/900 World Population Prospects 2022 wpp2022_summary_of_results.pdf I. A century of world population trends: 1950 to 2050 The growth rate decreasing from 1.25 to 0.5 billions persons in the next 30 years. The number of persons increase from…

  • Anomalia crescita popolazione mondiale

  • World Air Quality Report

    World Air Quality Report

    Free Report Extract Executive summaryCausing an estimated one in every nine deaths worldwide, air pollution is the greatest environ-mental threat to human health. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), air pollution’s responsible for an estimated seven million premature deaths worldwide every year. Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution leads to and exacerbates numerous health conditions,…

  • SCARCITY AND STRESS FOR WATER IN THE WORLD

    The continued growth of the world’s population and the consequent increase in water use inevitably leads to a decrease in water availability. Water stress is the ratio between the water used and the available water. When consumption approaches the quantity of available reserves, it is called scarcity. Several countries in the Middle East and North…

  • Water consumption for current use

    Water consumption for current use

    https://ourvaral.org/water-him-stress Agriculture Water use in agriculture began at the dawn of time. The water used has always been that of rainfall, rivers and streams, springs and the aquifer. Water, in addition to human uses, is used for vegetable cultivation and animal breeding. India has been tapping into increasing quantities since 1975 as a result of…

  • Consumo d’acqua per l’uso corrente

    Consumo d’acqua per l’uso corrente

    https://ourworldindata.org/water-use-stress Agricoltura L’uso idrico in agricoltura ha avuto inizio la notte dei tempi. Da sempre l’acqua utilizzata è quella delle piogge, dei fiumi e torrenti, delle sorgenti e della falda acquifera. L’acqua, oltre che gli usi umani, è utilizzata per la coltivazione vegetale e per l’allevamento di animali. L’India sta attingendo a quantitativi crescenti dal 1975…

  • Terra: acqua e popolazione

    Terra: acqua e popolazione

    L’acqua sul nostro pianeta è stimata in circa 1’409’560’910 km3 di volume. La suddivisione in compartimenti con caratteristiche diverse ed è descritta nel seguente link: https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/water-science-school/science/where-earths-water Fonte d’acqua Percentuale di acqua totale Oceani, mari e baie 94.92318% Calotte glaciali, ghiacciai e neve permanente 1.70720% Acqua freatica 1.66009% Fresco 0.74704% Salino 0.91305% Umidità del suolo 0.00117%…

  • World: water and population

    World: water and population

    The water on our planet is estimated at about 1’409’560’910 km3 of volume. The breakdown into compartments with different characteristics and is described in the following link: https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/water-science-school/science/where-earths-water Water source Percent of total water Oceans, Seas, & Bays 94.92318% Ice caps, Glaciers, & Permanent Snow 1.70720% Groundwater 1.66009% Fresh 0.74704% Saline 0.91305% Soil Moisture 0.00117%…

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