GEO Year Book 2004

GEO Year Book 2004/5

List of Figures

2004 Overview

Global:
Figure 1: Increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels registered at the Mauna Loa Observatory
Figure 2: Contribution of urban and rural population growth to total population growth 1950–2030
Figure 3: Global status of amphibians
Africa:
Figure 1: The locust invasion in Western and Northern Africa in September and October 2004
Europe:
Figure 1: With the 2004 EU expansion and the plans for future enlargements Western and Central Europe are becoming more and more integrated
Figure 2: Total energy consumption for the enlarged European Union, by fuel type
Figure 3: Change in species abundance
Latin America and the Caribbean:
Figure 1: Cyclone Catarina in the South Atlantic ocean, nearing the Brazilian coast in March 2004
Figure 2: Fires in the rainforest areas of Brazil, Bolivia, southern Peru and northern Paraguay on 7 October 2004
North America:
Figure 1: Coastal conditions in the United States
Figure 2: On-site air emissions
West Asia:
Figure 1: Water demand by sector in West Asia
Polar:
Figure 1: Projections of the September Arctic sea ice extent over this century
Figure 2: 1992-2005 Antarctic tourist trends
Indian Ocean Tsunami
Figure 1: Simulations of the Indian Ocean tsunami, using the Method of Splitting Tsunami (MOST) model
Figure 2: Damage in the Nicobar Islands, India
Figure 3: Coastal population

Feature Focus: Gender, Poverty and Environment

Gender Matters
Figure 1: Women in government, 2002
Figure 2: Percentage of women giving birth by age 20, by level of education
Gender, Poverty and Environment: A Three-way Interaction
Figure 3: Gender inequalities in legal, social and economic rights
Figure 4: Gender dimensions of agriculture
Figure 5: Deaths attributable to environmental causes, 2000
Figure 6: Average daily exposure to indoor pollutants from biofuel consumption in rural India (mg/m³)
Figure 7: Knowledge difference between men and women about preventing HIV

Emerging Challenges - New Findings

Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases: Links to Environmental Change
Figure 1: SARS cases and deaths, 2003
Figure 2: Malaria resurgence in eastern and southern Africa
Abrupt Climate Change: Ocean Salinity Changes and Potential Impacts on Ocean Circulation
Figure 1: A schematic diagram of the global ocean Conveyor (thermohaline circulation)
Figure 2: Vertical cross-section of Atlantic circulation
Figure 3: Model estimates of air temperature changes resulting from a shutdown of the North Atlantic Conveyor
Figure 4: A possible sequence of events leading to alterations in the North Atlantic thermohaline circulation
Figure 5: Changes in Atlantic Ocean salinity distribution from the 1960s to the 1990s
Figure 6: Eurasian river discharge anomaly, and global surface air temperature (SAT) expressed as 10 year running means for 1936–99
Figure 7: Declining salinity levels in key areas of the North Atlantic over the last four decades

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