REPORTS A CLIMATIC DRIVER FOR ABRUPT MID-HOLOCENE VEGETATION D
... yet the observed changes in these taxa were synchronous and equivalent in magnitude and rate (Fig. 3). We suggest that mid-Holocene climate change, rather than a biological agent, was the primary driver of both the hemlock decline in the inland region and the decline of oak and increase of beech at ...
... yet the observed changes in these taxa were synchronous and equivalent in magnitude and rate (Fig. 3). We suggest that mid-Holocene climate change, rather than a biological agent, was the primary driver of both the hemlock decline in the inland region and the decline of oak and increase of beech at ...
Major Issues with IPCC Report
... - fifty of the cited papers listed 2 chapter authors each, and 10 of these papers were written entirely by chapter authors. Under the IPCC’s procedures, the coordinating lead authors and lead authors are free to select contributing authors beyond those nominated by governments. Appointing other mem ...
... - fifty of the cited papers listed 2 chapter authors each, and 10 of these papers were written entirely by chapter authors. Under the IPCC’s procedures, the coordinating lead authors and lead authors are free to select contributing authors beyond those nominated by governments. Appointing other mem ...
- Surrey Research Insight Open Access
... Effects of Destination Climate Variability on Seasonal Tourism Demand By using statistical models, Agnew and Palutikof (2006) analyzed the effect of climate variability, including both intra- and interannual scales, on the UK tourism demand. The results showed that the United Kingdom’s outbound tour ...
... Effects of Destination Climate Variability on Seasonal Tourism Demand By using statistical models, Agnew and Palutikof (2006) analyzed the effect of climate variability, including both intra- and interannual scales, on the UK tourism demand. The results showed that the United Kingdom’s outbound tour ...
Author`s personal copy
... Zhang, 1997; Ni, 2002). However, the study of Li (1995) was limited by the empirical statistic approach based on climatic data and vegetation distribution. Although the gap-based modeling approach by Shao (1996) and Shao et al. (2001) and process-based modeling approaches by Gao and Zhang (1997) and ...
... Zhang, 1997; Ni, 2002). However, the study of Li (1995) was limited by the empirical statistic approach based on climatic data and vegetation distribution. Although the gap-based modeling approach by Shao (1996) and Shao et al. (2001) and process-based modeling approaches by Gao and Zhang (1997) and ...
Accepted Article
... advances in response to warming than late-flowering species (Dunne et al., 2003). In the Alaskan subarctic tundra, early-flowering species were more sensitive to snowmelt manipulations than lateflowering species (Wipf, 2010). Winter snowpack might also have an effect on plant phenology through a mec ...
... advances in response to warming than late-flowering species (Dunne et al., 2003). In the Alaskan subarctic tundra, early-flowering species were more sensitive to snowmelt manipulations than lateflowering species (Wipf, 2010). Winter snowpack might also have an effect on plant phenology through a mec ...
Participatory scenario planning for community
... associated impacts and develop a locally relevant action plan. The process allows them to effectively manage both the opportunities and risks of change thereby increasing their resilience. It is not a tool to predict or forecast the future but a gives a community a shared understanding of the possib ...
... associated impacts and develop a locally relevant action plan. The process allows them to effectively manage both the opportunities and risks of change thereby increasing their resilience. It is not a tool to predict or forecast the future but a gives a community a shared understanding of the possib ...
Results compilation 2B - Charles Sturt University
... There was also evidence that these value conflicts shaped landholder responses to remnant vegetation programs. There was some evidence of landholders ploughing native grasslands ahead of the introduction of the „ten year‟ regulations to ensure they didn‟t lose the potential to use areas for producti ...
... There was also evidence that these value conflicts shaped landholder responses to remnant vegetation programs. There was some evidence of landholders ploughing native grasslands ahead of the introduction of the „ten year‟ regulations to ensure they didn‟t lose the potential to use areas for producti ...
a prediction market for climate outcomes
... Into this comprehension vacuum has rushed a variety of interest groups that have helped produce a public discourse that has been at times emotional and vitriolic, and at other times puzzlingly apathetic, but rarely constructive and rarely leading to rational policy discussion. Climate scientists, no ...
... Into this comprehension vacuum has rushed a variety of interest groups that have helped produce a public discourse that has been at times emotional and vitriolic, and at other times puzzlingly apathetic, but rarely constructive and rarely leading to rational policy discussion. Climate scientists, no ...
For the TransRe project, we`ve chosen to analyze “social resilience.”
... the elaboration of necessary policies. At the same time, international organizations (e.g. IOM, UNHCR), national governments (e.g. UK) and a growing research community (e.g. Foresight 2011; Each-For Project 2009) have intensified their engagement in the issue. There is a growing consensus that the r ...
... the elaboration of necessary policies. At the same time, international organizations (e.g. IOM, UNHCR), national governments (e.g. UK) and a growing research community (e.g. Foresight 2011; Each-For Project 2009) have intensified their engagement in the issue. There is a growing consensus that the r ...
Similar estimates of temperature impacts on global wheat
... Impacts for major wheat-producing countries To understand how the different methods project such similar temperature impacts on global wheat yields, we disaggregated the temperature impacts to the national scale. Point-based and gridbased simulations were compared for 97 countries (Fig. 2a). General ...
... Impacts for major wheat-producing countries To understand how the different methods project such similar temperature impacts on global wheat yields, we disaggregated the temperature impacts to the national scale. Point-based and gridbased simulations were compared for 97 countries (Fig. 2a). General ...
Global Environmental Change: The Threat to Human Health
... conduct rigorous, location-specific risk assessments to identify which populations are at highest risk for which threats. Governments and other stakeholders will also need to mobilize substantial financial resources, technical capacity (both in assessment and appropriate technologies), and new partn ...
... conduct rigorous, location-specific risk assessments to identify which populations are at highest risk for which threats. Governments and other stakeholders will also need to mobilize substantial financial resources, technical capacity (both in assessment and appropriate technologies), and new partn ...
Climate Change in the Hindu Kush-Himalayas - HimalDoc
... addressing the adverse impacts of climate change, while the final chapter draws conclusions for the way forward, identifying knowledge gaps, scientific uncertainties, and challenges, with a focus on the regional dimensions of addressing climate change. It was not possible to do justice to all of the ...
... addressing the adverse impacts of climate change, while the final chapter draws conclusions for the way forward, identifying knowledge gaps, scientific uncertainties, and challenges, with a focus on the regional dimensions of addressing climate change. It was not possible to do justice to all of the ...
WaterfoWl and WetlandS amid Climate Change
... financial investments of both public and private agencies as well as those of DU and other conservation partners. We also describe ongoing research on this topic and recommend both on the ground and policy actions to respond to these global environmental and ecological changes. While there are no pr ...
... financial investments of both public and private agencies as well as those of DU and other conservation partners. We also describe ongoing research on this topic and recommend both on the ground and policy actions to respond to these global environmental and ecological changes. While there are no pr ...
An Analysis of the Dismal Theorem - Yale Economics
... conditions concerning the structure of uncertainty and preferences, the expected loss from certain risks such as climate change is infinite, and standard economic analysis cannot be applied. He summarizes his application to climate change as follows: “The burden of proof in climate-change CBA {cost- ...
... conditions concerning the structure of uncertainty and preferences, the expected loss from certain risks such as climate change is infinite, and standard economic analysis cannot be applied. He summarizes his application to climate change as follows: “The burden of proof in climate-change CBA {cost- ...
AICRPAM - NICRA Annual Report 2014-15
... was observed over central and northern parts as well as over southern parts of the country with DHLI ranging between 90 and110. June month during both the years was stressful for dairy animals in Central and northern parts of the country. The limitation in developing the spatial maps is the fewer nu ...
... was observed over central and northern parts as well as over southern parts of the country with DHLI ranging between 90 and110. June month during both the years was stressful for dairy animals in Central and northern parts of the country. The limitation in developing the spatial maps is the fewer nu ...
The Paris Climate Agreement Is a Treaty Requiring Senate Review
... other climate regulations, including some not yet proposed, by rebranding those policies as “promises” America has made to the world. 2. Pressure future U.S. policy makers to make increasingly “ambitious” emissionreduction pledges—known as Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs)—every ...
... other climate regulations, including some not yet proposed, by rebranding those policies as “promises” America has made to the world. 2. Pressure future U.S. policy makers to make increasingly “ambitious” emissionreduction pledges—known as Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs)—every ...
Robust Adaptation to Climate Change in the Water Sector in
... protection responsibilities in the areas of - air, noise, waste, waste-water and water quality. n Working with local authorities and the Gardaí to stamp out illegal waste activity by co-ordinating a national enforcement network, targeting offenders, conducting investigations and overseeing ...
... protection responsibilities in the areas of - air, noise, waste, waste-water and water quality. n Working with local authorities and the Gardaí to stamp out illegal waste activity by co-ordinating a national enforcement network, targeting offenders, conducting investigations and overseeing ...
the northward course of the anthropocene
... imagery of amplified environmental change in our time, and has come to serve as a spatial setting for climate crisis discourse. The recent alterations in the Arctic environment have also been perceived by some observers as an opportunity to expand economic exploitation. Heightened geopolitical inter ...
... imagery of amplified environmental change in our time, and has come to serve as a spatial setting for climate crisis discourse. The recent alterations in the Arctic environment have also been perceived by some observers as an opportunity to expand economic exploitation. Heightened geopolitical inter ...
Implication of Climate Change on Crop Yield and Food Accessibility
... accessibility, as both are important for policy making in our time. The world has enough food supply but there are about a billion people who are not able to access this food supply. It is also worthwhile to mention that the three pillars of food security are hierarchical: food avai ...
... accessibility, as both are important for policy making in our time. The world has enough food supply but there are about a billion people who are not able to access this food supply. It is also worthwhile to mention that the three pillars of food security are hierarchical: food avai ...
Urban heat island effects on estimates of observed climate change
... The urban heat island is the elevation of air temperature within cities, and to a smaller extent within towns and villages, relative to the surrounding countryside. It is caused mainly by the retention of solar heat in the fabric of buildings and ground surfaces, and the obstruction and re-absorptio ...
... The urban heat island is the elevation of air temperature within cities, and to a smaller extent within towns and villages, relative to the surrounding countryside. It is caused mainly by the retention of solar heat in the fabric of buildings and ground surfaces, and the obstruction and re-absorptio ...
Climate Change as Metaphor & Catalyst
... it and the universal quests of humankind identified by scholars of anthropology (Boas 1911 (1938), Douglas and Wildavsky 1982, LeVine and Campbell 1971/1972, Mead 1956, 1970, Textor 1967), comparative literature and religion (Campbell 1949, 1988, Smith 1958), psychology (LeVine and Campbell 1971/19 ...
... it and the universal quests of humankind identified by scholars of anthropology (Boas 1911 (1938), Douglas and Wildavsky 1982, LeVine and Campbell 1971/1972, Mead 1956, 1970, Textor 1967), comparative literature and religion (Campbell 1949, 1988, Smith 1958), psychology (LeVine and Campbell 1971/19 ...
Climate Change: Addressing the Impact for Human Security
... i) Conflict over resources. Reduction of arable land, widespread shortage of water, diminishing food and fish stocks, increased flooding and prolonged droughts; ii) Economic damage and risk to coastal cities and critical infra-structure; iii) Loss of territory and border disputes. Receding coastline ...
... i) Conflict over resources. Reduction of arable land, widespread shortage of water, diminishing food and fish stocks, increased flooding and prolonged droughts; ii) Economic damage and risk to coastal cities and critical infra-structure; iii) Loss of territory and border disputes. Receding coastline ...
coming decades, climate change is expected to exacerbate the risks... disasters, not only from more frequent and intense hazard events,...
... of climate change. We need an international agreement to contain climate change and reduce its widespread suffering.9 This paper does not address the causes of any warming that may have occurred. Instead, it examines whether deaths and death rates due to weather-related extreme events have increased ...
... of climate change. We need an international agreement to contain climate change and reduce its widespread suffering.9 This paper does not address the causes of any warming that may have occurred. Instead, it examines whether deaths and death rates due to weather-related extreme events have increased ...
New results on climate change mitigation 2007
... Latest Results on Climate Change and Implications for Road Transport PIARC XXIII World Road Congress ...
... Latest Results on Climate Change and Implications for Road Transport PIARC XXIII World Road Congress ...
Adapting to climate change in The Netherlands: an inventory of
... adaptation planning and policy-making (Burton et al. 2002; Füssel and Klein 2006). Tol et al. (2008) states that “adaptation assessment must consider the full context in which adaptation takes place, including the factors that determine the capacity of the country or system to adapt”. By involving l ...
... adaptation planning and policy-making (Burton et al. 2002; Füssel and Klein 2006). Tol et al. (2008) states that “adaptation assessment must consider the full context in which adaptation takes place, including the factors that determine the capacity of the country or system to adapt”. By involving l ...