The University of Sheffield's Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures, which undertook the study by analysing various pieces of research published over the past decade, said the loss was "catastrophic" and the trend close to being irretrievable without major changes to agricultural practices.
Three inexorable global trends — climate change, resource depletion and population growth — are on a catastrophic collision course.
Nothing catastrophic, of course.
SEDFLUX includes the effects of sea-level fluctuations, river floods, ocean storms, and other relevant environmental factors (climate trends, random catastrophic events), at a time step (daily to yearly) that is sensitive to short-term variations of the seafloor.
If unchecked, the trend could prove catastrophic.
She went on: "This trend could be catastrophic for the long-term health of the economy if it continues, so we must get more students into school laboratories and studying separate sciences".
This trend could be catastrophic for the long-term health of the economy if it continues, so we must get more students into school laboratories and studying separate sciences".
If this trend continues, truly catastrophic consequences are likely to ensue from rising sea levels, to reduced water availability, to more heat waves and fires".
Trends aside, a catastrophic storm can strike in any year, and it's impossible to tie any single hurricane or other weather event directly to global warming.
Analyses of the trends and evolution of catastrophic and impoverishing health spending have shown a decreased incidence of catastrophic spending among the poorest households, but this trend was not clearly found in the case of OOP expenditures [ 8].
If unchecked, the trend is expected to prove catastrophic in the near future.
