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Illegal logging is the harvest, transportation, purchase, or sale of timber in violation of laws.The harvesting procedure itself may be illegal, including using corrupt means to gain access to forests; extraction without permission, or from a protected area; the cutting down of protected species; or the extraction of timber in excess of agreed limits.
Coastal hazards are physical phenomena that expose a coastal area to the risk of property damage, loss of life, and environmental degradation.Rapid-onset hazards last a few minutes to several days and encompass significant cyclones accompanied by high-speed winds, waves, and surges or tsunamis created by submarine (undersea) earthquakes and landslides.
News outlets can influence public opinion by controlling variables in news presentation. News gatherers curate facts to underscore a certain angle. Presentation method—such as time of broadcast, extent of coverage and choice of news medium—can also frame the message; this can create, replace, or reinforce a certain viewpoint in an audience.
Climate change vulnerability is a concept that describes how strongly people or ecosystems are likely to be affected by climate change. Its formal definition is the " propensity or predisposition to be adversely affected" by climate change. It can apply to humans and also to natural systems (or ecosystems). [1]: 12 Issues around the capacity to ...
Capture the flag (cybersecurity) Capture the Flag (CTF) in computer security is an exercise in which participants attempt to find text strings, called "flags", which are secretly hidden in purposefully- vulnerable programs or websites. They can be used for both competitive or educational purposes. In two main variations of CTFs, participants ...
Here’s how the Social Security Administration runs the math: If you are receiving a Social Security benefit and are under full retirement age for the entire year, $1 is deducted from your ...
For example, American citizens contest media coverage of various social and political events as they see fit, inserting their voices into the narratives about America's past and present and shaping their own collective memories. [44] [45] An example of this is the public explosion of the Trayvon Martin shooting in Sanford, Florida. News media ...
The head-scritch loving fawn was probably just a couple months old in Deer Guy's video. According to Connecticut's Forestry Division, whitetail fawns are typically born in late May through early ...