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Riis

[ rees ]

noun

  1. Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.


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Emil Riis has been withdrawn by Ryan Lowe, with top-scorer Will Keane coming on to replace him.

From BBC

"The finding is surprising and raises several important questions within this area of research," says Associate Professor Jesper Riis Christiansen of the Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management.

"Sarah's findings change our basic understanding and send us back to the drawing board in relation to some of the key mechanisms at play," adds Jesper Riis Christiansen.

"Methane plays a major role in warming our planet. The challenge with methane is that it is a super-potent greenhouse gas and increasing emissions will accelerate climate warming. From a global perspective, we can measure how much is emitted into the atmosphere and, roughly speaking, where the methane comes from, using the isotopes found in the atmospheric methane. And for now, the contribution of methane from ice-covered regions on our planet, including ice sheets and glaciers, isn't increasing," explains Jesper Riis Christiansen.

Jesper Riis Christiansen believes that the findings demand vigilance.

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