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• Peak uranium — is the point in time that the maximum global uranium production rate is reached. After that peak, the rate of production enters a terminal decline. While Uranium is used in nuclear weapons, its primary use is for energy generation via nuclear… …   Wikipedia

• Peak wheat — is the concept that agricultural production, due to its high use of energy inputs [IFDC, World Fertilizer Prices Soar, http://www.ifdc.org/i wfp021908.pdf] , is subject to the same profile as oil and gas production. [Peak Oil, Peak Gold, How… …   Wikipedia

• Peak oil — A logistic distribution shaped production curve, as originally suggested by M. King Hubbert in 1956 …   Wikipedia

• peak debt — n. In an economy or household, the point at which the costs to service increasing debts become so high relative to income that no more debt can be taken on, so consumption plummets. Example Citations: A corollary, peak debt, was coined in 2006 by …   New words

• peak people — n. A time when the world s population reaches a maximum, after which it steadily declines due to reduced birth rates or global shortages of energy, food, and water. Example Citations: The world is on the threshold of what might be called peak… …   New words

• Peak Debt — The point at which a household or economy s interest payments become so high compared to income that a halt in spending must occur. This is followed by a period of debt reduction. The term peak debt is said to have been coined by Jaswant Jain, Ph …   Investment dictionary

• Effect of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on the Maldives — In the Maldives, 82 people were killed and 26 reported missing and presumed dead after it was hit by a tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on 26 December 2004. [http://www.presidencymaldives.gov.mv/v3/pages/media release… …   Wikipedia

• Mitigation of peak oil — The standard Hubbert curve, plotting crude oil production of an oil well or oil field over time …   Wikipedia

• Races of the Mass Effect universe — This article is about the fictional races found within the Mass Effect universe. These races are explored in the novels Mass Effect: Revelation and Mass Effect: Ascension, and the video games Mass Effect, Mass Effect Galaxy, and Mass Effect 2.… …   Wikipedia

• Microwave auditory effect — The microwave auditory effect, also known as the microwave hearing effect or the Frey effect, consists of audible clicks induced by pulsed/modulated microwave frequencies. The clicks are generated directly inside the human head without the need… …   Wikipedia

• Lunar effect — The lunar effect is the theory that there is correlation between specific stages of the Earth s lunar cycle and deviant behavior in human beings. In spite of numerous studies, no significant lunar effect on human behaviour has been… …   Wikipedia