Dumpsites are a common way for waste disposal around the world. Since their impact is not controlled, they represent a threat to the public health and to the environment, being a source of pollutants and greenhouse gases. The dumpsite of Ngong (Kajiado County, Kenya) has been addressed since years as a serious issue affecting the surrounding community. A project for its closure and the establishment of a new facility for waste...

Climate warming is expected to have large effects on ecosystems in part due to the temperature dependence of metabolism. The responses of metabolic rates to climate warming may be greatest in the tropics and at low elevations because mean temperatures are warmer there and metabolic rates respond exponentially to temperature (with exponents >1). However, if warming rates are sufficiently fast in higher latitude/elevation lakes,...