Cold polar air often invaded the Mediterranean region during the last ice age, causing more rain and snow to fall on Mediterranean mountains. (Credit: Image courtesy of National Oceanography Centre, Southampton)
Posted on 08/30/2008 1:52:22 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
A new study published in the scientific journal Science reveals the circulation of the atmosphere over the Mediterranean during the last ice age, 23,000 to 19,000 years ago, and how this affected the local climate... and is co-authored by Professor Eelco Rohling of the University of Southampton School of Ocean and Earth Science... The first surprise is that the Mediterranean climate at that time was similar to that seen during cold spells in the region today and – particularly – during the Little Ice Age (15th to 19th century), but more extreme. The new evidence suggests that the Mediterranean climate depends strongly on the shape of surrounding mountain chains. A second finding is that cold polar air often invaded the Mediterranean region during the last ice age, causing more rain and snow to fall on Mediterranean mountains. This precipitation would have been an important source of water during the dry Mediterranean summer.
(Excerpt) Read more at sciencedaily.com ...
Cold polar air often invaded the Mediterranean region during the last ice age, causing more rain and snow to fall on Mediterranean mountains. (Credit: Image courtesy of National Oceanography Centre, Southampton)
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Isn’t the circulation of the atmosphere kinda the definition of climate?
I would have thought such things would effect the climate more than affect it.
Nothing can “effect” anything. “Effect” is a noun. “Affect” is a verb.
Main Entry: 2effect
Function: transitive verb
Date: 1533
1: to cause to come into being
2 a: to bring about often by surmounting obstacles : accomplish effect a settlement of a dispute
b: to put into operation the duty of the legislature to effect the will of the citizens
synonyms see perform
usage Effect and affect are often confused because of their similar spelling and pronunciation. The verb 2affect usually has to do with pretense she affected a cheery disposition despite feeling down. The more common 3affect denotes having an effect or influence the weather affected everyone's mood. The verb effect goes beyond mere influence; it refers to actual achievement of a final result the new administration hopes to effect a peace settlement. The uncommon noun affect, which has a meaning relating to psychology, is also sometimes mistakenly used for the very common effect. In ordinary use, the noun you will want is effect waiting for the new law to take effect the weather had an effect on everyone's mood.
The noun effect' Etymology: Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin effectus, from efficere to bring about, from ex- + facere to make, do — more at do Date: 14th century
The noun affect' Etymology: Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin affectus, from afficere
From http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=affect
affect (n.) Look up affect at Dictionary.com
c.1374, "mental state," from L. affectus, pp. of afficere "act on, have influence on," a verb of broad meaning, from ad- "to" + facere (pp. factus) "do" (see factitious). The verb meaning "to make an impression on" is attested from 1631.
affect (v.) Look up affect at Dictionary.com
"to make a pretense of," 1661, earlier "to assume the character of (someone)" (1591); originally in Eng. "to aim at, aspire to, make for" (1483), from M.Fr. affecter (15c.), from L. affectare "to strive after, aim at," freq. of afficere (pp. affectus) "to do something to, act on" (see affect (n.)).
effect (n.) Look up effect at Dictionary.com
c.1385, "result," from O.Fr. effect, from L. effectus "accomplishment, performance," from stem of efficere "work out, accomplish," from ex- "out" + facere "to do" (see factitious). The verb is from 1589. Sense in stage effect, sound effect, etc. first recorded 1881. Effects "goods, property" is from 1704. Effective "having result" is from 1760; earlier in this sense was effectual (c.1386).
(I had been taught Affect is more associated with producing a subjective emotion, while Effect is more tangible cause of result. From the etymology it appears to be more influenced by the causitive agent. Af--towards, Ef---From)
Perhaps the author was affected by a cold spell.
Now you’re going all uptown on me.
No wonder “affect” is disappearing in the language.
There you go messing up my system. That's just wrong. How are simple folk supposed to figure it out now?
I'm going to go watch Red State Update and start using the words "change" and "outcome". A man shouldn't have to get a Master's in English to speak his own dammed language.
;-)
Affect and Effect: Off topic posts infected the the thread,causing serious defects and the thread was rejected, leaving me dejected, and a mere reflection of myself, might as well have been discussing the Palin injection to the election selection to perfection.
Yes.
It's a circular definition...
To air is human, to forgive, divine... /rimshot
The narrow Strait of Gibraltar is the gatekeeper for water exchange between the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. A top layer of warm, relatively fresh water from the Atlantic Ocean flows eastward into the Mediterranean Sea. In return, a lower, colder, saltier layer of water flows westward into the North Atlantic ocean. A density boundary separates the layers at about 100 m depth.
Thanks!
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