@article {673890, title = {Gale Encyclopedia of Science, 6th edition.}, journal = {(Katherine H. Nemah and Jacqueline L. Longe, eds. Cengage | Gale}, year = {2021}, publisher = {Cengage Gale}, edition = {6th}, abstract = { K. Lee Lerner served as editor-in-chief for the\ Gale Encyclopedia of Science, 3rd (2003), 4th (2008), and 5th editions (2014). He\ continued as a advisor and contributing subject matter expert for the\ 6th edition published in 2021. Introduction by K, Lee Lerner At its printing, the\ Gale Encyclopedia of Science, 6th Edition features the latest in vetted climate data from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the most recent assessments made by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and other global monitoring agencies on topics ranging from atmospheric greenhouses gas levels to sea level rise. Key articles also include information and generalized predictions relating climate change to severe storms, floods, and draught for regions around the world including the impacts of climate change{\textemdash}both observed and predicted{\textemdash}in Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Europe, North America, South America, and in small island nations.\  With a global pandemic of COVID-19 underway due to an outbreak of the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus, the editors have attempted to strengthen this edition{\textquoteright}s coverage of emerging diseases. The\ Gale Encyclopedia of Science\ includes updated articles on epidemics, pandemics, epidemiology, hepatitis variants, SARS, H1N1, H5N1, the MERS coronavirus in the Middle East, the H7N9 flu virus and a new article on the first six months of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Because knowledge related to these diseases{\textemdash}especially COVID- 19{\textemdash}changes rapidly with science and medical advances, readers must always consult their personal health care provider to ensure that they have the latest information that applies to their individual needs.\  Advances in biotechnology, especially related to genome editing and related molecular genetic engineering technologies{\textemdash}including 2020 Nobel Prize winning work related to the development of CRISPR technologies{\textemdash}are expertly covered in\ Gale Encyclopedia of Science, 6th Edition\ more.\ --\ K. Lee Lerner.\ Cambridge, Mass.\ October 2013. }, author = {K.Lee Lerner and advisor and contributing subject matter expert} }