426 Glossary
as glacier retreat, ice-cap melting, desertication, erosion, hurricane
damage, and ooding. Sea-surface temperatures and measurements
are also obtained from man-made satellites in orbit around the earth.
Sequestration: Capture of carbon dioxide in a manner that prevents it from
being released into the atmosphere for a specied period of time.
Simulation: A computer model of a process that is based on actual facts. The
model attempts to mimic, or replicate, actual physical processes.
Sustainability/sustainable living: Applying policies, principles or manage-
ment strategies to secure the continuity of economic, social, gov-
ernmental and environmental aspects of human society, and the
environment. Although it pres ...