Glossary T

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Deutsch: Tuberkulose / Español: Tuberculosis / Português: Tuberculose / Français: Tuberculose / Italiano: Tubercolosi

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, primarily affecting the lungs but can also impact other parts of the body. In the environmental context, the spread and management of TB are influenced by various environmental factors, including living conditions, air quality, access to clean water, and sanitation. Environmental factors, particularly in crowded or poorly ventilated spaces, can contribute to the transmission of TB, highlighting the need for improved public health infrastructure and environmental management to control the disease.

Deutsch: Tumor / Español: Tumor / Português: Tumor / Français: Tumeur / Italiano: Tumore

Tumor refers to an abnormal growth of tissue resulting from uncontrolled, progressive multiplication of cells. In the context of the environment, tumors are often linked to exposure to various environmental pollutants and toxins that can disrupt cellular processes and lead to cancer.

Deutsch: Tundra / Español: Tundra / Português: Tundra / Français: Toundra / Italiano: Tundra

In the environmental context, the tundra refers to a vast, treeless biome that occurs in the high Arctic or on mountaintops, characterized by its cold, harsh climate, short growing seasons, and permafrost—permanently frozen ground that lies beneath the surface layer. This biome is known for its minimal vegetation, which primarily consists of mosses, lichens, dwarf shrubs, and grasses, adapting to the extreme cold and short summers. The tundra plays a crucial role in the Earth's climate system, serving as a significant carbon sink, but it is highly sensitive to the impacts of climate change.

Deutsch: Turbine / Español: Turbina / Português: Turbina / Français: Turbine / Italiano: Turbina /

A Turbine is an internal combustion unit that is driven by the pressure of steam, water, air, etc., against the curved vanes of a wheel or set of wheels attached to a drive shaft.

Deutsch: Taifun / Español: tifón / Português: tufão / Français: typhon / Italiano: tifone

Typhoon in the environmental context refers to a type of tropical cyclone that occurs in the western Pacific Ocean. It is the equivalent of a hurricane in the Atlantic and northeastern Pacific regions. Typhoons are powerful weather systems characterized by intense winds, heavy rainfall, and significant storm surges.

Deutsch: Typisch / Español: Típico / Português: Típico / Français: Typique / Italiano: Tipico /

A Typical is not a specific individual or even the average over a group of individuals.

It means a person living at the centroid (center of population mass) of a census tract and engaging in a range of activities (indoors and outdoors) that are representative of those in which individuals might engage.

A Typical Meteorological Year (TMY) is a data set of hourly values of solar radiation and meteorological elements for a one-year period.