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GRAYING [4 records]

Record 1 2023-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecosystems
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Meteorology
  • Climate Change
CONT

A ghost forest is the watery remains of a once verdant woodland. As sea level rises, more and more saltwater encroaches on the land. Along the world's coasts and estuaries, invading seawater advances and overtakes the fresh water that deciduous trees rely upon for sustenance. The salty water slowly poisons living trees, leaving a haunted ghost forest of dead and dying timber. Still standing in or near brackish water, the decaying trees of a ghost forest resemble giant graying pillars that protrude into the air.

OBS

Flooding of forests from dam reservoirs, water diversions, and weather events, such as storm surges and hurricanes, are some examples of causes that can lead to the formation of ghost forests.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écosystèmes
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Météorologie
  • Changements climatiques
CONT

Les régions côtières du monde entier subissent des infiltrations d'eau de mer, des inondations ou sont victimes de tempêtes. Et ces événements ont de fâcheuses conséquences. [...] Les espèces d'arbres particulièrement sensibles au sel n'arrivent tout d'abord plus à se reproduire, puis finalement meurent. Les forêts trônant auparavant dans des zones humides d'eau douce laissent alors place à un marais salant sauvage où seuls les troncs sont encore visibles. Les chercheurs appellent ces zones des forêts fantômes [...]

OBS

Les inondations de forêts provoquées par des réservoirs de barrage, des déviations de cours d'eau, et des phénomènes météorologiques, comme des ondes de tempêtes et des ouragans, sont quelques exemples de causes pouvant mener à la création de forêts fantômes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ecosistemas
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Meteorología
  • Cambio climático
CONT

Los bosques fantasma se crean una vez que el agua salada inunda áreas boscosas con árboles dependientes del agua dulce. La alta salinidad se filtra en los suelos, provocando la muerte lenta de los árboles más viejos, mientras los más jóvenes detienen su crecimiento y les resulta imposible reemplazar el sitio que dejaron los más antiguos.

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Record 2 2004-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
DEF

Underrepresentation of young voters.

CONT

The consequences of global aging reach far beyond the direct impact on public budgets. In the decades to come, Germany's workforce will shrink, its economy will slow or contract, and its electorate will gray.... Along with a graying workforce, Germany will have a graying electorate.

CONT

The nation's rapidly graying electorate is creating a distorted national politics in which the issues that dominate campaigns and Capitol Hill reflect an ever-smaller slice of the country.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
CONT

La droite se voit en peine de renouveler un électorat vieillissant.

CONT

Les pressions énergiques exercées par un électorat vieillissant pour maintenir les prestations et les régimes de retraite actuels constituent l'un des grands enjeux auxquels le nouveau gouvernement fera face.

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Synthetic Fabrics
OBS

A generic elastomeric fiber launched in 1969 by Rohm and Haas under the trademark, Anim/8. This fiber was declared a generic fiber by the Federal Trade Commission in 1970. It is equally adaptable to weaving and knitting and can be used in corespun, covered, plied or bare yarns. It takes both permanent-press and soil-release finishes, and it retains elasticity after washing and dry cleaning. If bleached with chlorine, Anim/8 remains white, not graying or yellowing.

Key term(s)
  • Anim Eight

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Textiles artificiels et synthétiques
CONT

Noms génériques : fibres artificielles : acétate, acrylique, anidex, aramide

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hair Styling
CONT

Illness or emotional shock can also cause early graying.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Coiffure
DEF

Fait de devenir gris, en parlant des cheveux.

Spanish

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