full text - Heroen Verbruggen
... strong in marine ecosystems (Southward et al. 1995; HoeghGuldberg and Bruno 2010; Sorte et al. 2010), especially in the marine intertidal where species often live at their upper temperature tolerance limits (Somero 2010). Global warming-related range shifts of marine species (on average 19 km/year S ...
... strong in marine ecosystems (Southward et al. 1995; HoeghGuldberg and Bruno 2010; Sorte et al. 2010), especially in the marine intertidal where species often live at their upper temperature tolerance limits (Somero 2010). Global warming-related range shifts of marine species (on average 19 km/year S ...
text - Tilburg University
... includes the difficulties for the decision maker to assess the nature of the alleged harm feared, and the identification of whether the source of that harm is attributable to climate change. Lastly, the decision maker would need to assess whether that harm amounts to a violation of a human right, fo ...
... includes the difficulties for the decision maker to assess the nature of the alleged harm feared, and the identification of whether the source of that harm is attributable to climate change. Lastly, the decision maker would need to assess whether that harm amounts to a violation of a human right, fo ...
Climate change implications for fisheries and aquaculture
... suitability of geographical locations for aquaculture systems. Underlying climate-related physical and chemical changes are linked to yet growing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, which are being absorbed in large part by the aquatic systems and trigger substantial shifts of aquatic ecosystems and rel ...
... suitability of geographical locations for aquaculture systems. Underlying climate-related physical and chemical changes are linked to yet growing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, which are being absorbed in large part by the aquatic systems and trigger substantial shifts of aquatic ecosystems and rel ...
Climate Change and the Urban Environment
... Foreword Climate change has been widely recognised in Australia as a phenomenon that is impacting on our society. The challenge in responding to climate change arises not only from the actual impacts on society but also from the need for society to dramatically reduce its carbon footprint. We must e ...
... Foreword Climate change has been widely recognised in Australia as a phenomenon that is impacting on our society. The challenge in responding to climate change arises not only from the actual impacts on society but also from the need for society to dramatically reduce its carbon footprint. We must e ...
Wally Was Right: Predictive Ability of the North Atlantic “Conveyor Belt” Hypothesis
... must begin to explore this alternate track” (p. 25). Twenty years later, the data and models available are much stronger, and the arguments have been extended and sharpened in many ways, but Broecker et al.’s basic picture remains accurate: Abrupt climate changes happened, their large geographical e ...
... must begin to explore this alternate track” (p. 25). Twenty years later, the data and models available are much stronger, and the arguments have been extended and sharpened in many ways, but Broecker et al.’s basic picture remains accurate: Abrupt climate changes happened, their large geographical e ...
Annex I Annex D in the Convention
... positive and/or negative impacts on society of implementing possible control measures (Annex F (c)), such as the effect on emissions of greenhouse gasses. For example, it might be appropriate to discuss climate change impacts when discussing alternatives and/or waste and disposal implications depend ...
... positive and/or negative impacts on society of implementing possible control measures (Annex F (c)), such as the effect on emissions of greenhouse gasses. For example, it might be appropriate to discuss climate change impacts when discussing alternatives and/or waste and disposal implications depend ...
Global Climate Change The Evidence of Climate Change 2.1 Short
... 62) Given our current understanding about climate change and hurricanes, which statement below is most accurate? A) Hurricane Katrina was caused by global warming. B) Hurricane Katrina was influenced by global warming. C) Hurricane Katrina could not have occurred without global warming. ...
... 62) Given our current understanding about climate change and hurricanes, which statement below is most accurate? A) Hurricane Katrina was caused by global warming. B) Hurricane Katrina was influenced by global warming. C) Hurricane Katrina could not have occurred without global warming. ...
Climate Resilient Floodplains
... Watersheds. University of Washington Climate Impacts Group, Seattle, WA. Cover photo: Flooding in the Stillaguamish watershed, November 18, 2015. Julie Morse, The Nature Conservancy. ...
... Watersheds. University of Washington Climate Impacts Group, Seattle, WA. Cover photo: Flooding in the Stillaguamish watershed, November 18, 2015. Julie Morse, The Nature Conservancy. ...
Effects of global warming on arctic sea-floor
... A CONSPICUOUS FEATURE OF THE ARCTIC OCEAN is the vast extent of continental shelf beneath the marginal seas. While the ecology of bottom communities (benthos) of the deep Arctic Ocean remains largely unexplored, research efforts over the past 25 years have expanded our understanding of the structure ...
... A CONSPICUOUS FEATURE OF THE ARCTIC OCEAN is the vast extent of continental shelf beneath the marginal seas. While the ecology of bottom communities (benthos) of the deep Arctic Ocean remains largely unexplored, research efforts over the past 25 years have expanded our understanding of the structure ...
Climate change leadership: A study of climate change
... sector is vulnerable to climate change because it is an energy intense sector, and coal is particularly vulnerable to carbon constrain legislation. ...
... sector is vulnerable to climate change because it is an energy intense sector, and coal is particularly vulnerable to carbon constrain legislation. ...
scientific questions and motivations
... intelligently provides the best and likely the only chance for correct future policy decisions related to environmental issues in the region. Northern Eurasia is one of the regions where Ecosystem and Climate Interactions play a particular role. These interactions strongly control the state of the E ...
... intelligently provides the best and likely the only chance for correct future policy decisions related to environmental issues in the region. Northern Eurasia is one of the regions where Ecosystem and Climate Interactions play a particular role. These interactions strongly control the state of the E ...
Phoenix Islands Protected Area Climate Change Vulnerability
... dateline, in the Central Pacific Ocean. Its land area is some 811 km2 spread across 3.6 million km2 of ocean. With human populations growing and testing the limits of island resources, climate change is now becoming the most pressing threat to the nation. With three primary concerns: (1) eventual re ...
... dateline, in the Central Pacific Ocean. Its land area is some 811 km2 spread across 3.6 million km2 of ocean. With human populations growing and testing the limits of island resources, climate change is now becoming the most pressing threat to the nation. With three primary concerns: (1) eventual re ...
Chapter 3
... The Greenhouse Effect (GHE) • Greenhouse gases (GHGs) trap outgoing heat but do not ...
... The Greenhouse Effect (GHE) • Greenhouse gases (GHGs) trap outgoing heat but do not ...
Report
... area on the footsteps of New York City, Gateway is home to many natural, cultural and recreational resources. Gateway’s General Management Plan (GMP), written in 1979, acknowledges the need for a dynamic management strategy based on changing environmental and social conditions. Given the increased s ...
... area on the footsteps of New York City, Gateway is home to many natural, cultural and recreational resources. Gateway’s General Management Plan (GMP), written in 1979, acknowledges the need for a dynamic management strategy based on changing environmental and social conditions. Given the increased s ...
Wildlife in a changing climate - Food and Agriculture Organization of
... to a lesser degree. These climatic zones and ecosystems are interconnected in many ways, and in particular for animals, there are no strict boundaries between them. The publication not only highlights climate-induced changes and their likely consequences, but it also provides useful and up-to-date i ...
... to a lesser degree. These climatic zones and ecosystems are interconnected in many ways, and in particular for animals, there are no strict boundaries between them. The publication not only highlights climate-induced changes and their likely consequences, but it also provides useful and up-to-date i ...
Tipping Points, Thresholds and the Keystone Role of Physiology in
... Hoegh-Guldberg and Bruno, 2010) have also been shown to have significant ecological impacts. The biological effects of climate change in turn have enormous economic and societal implications (Climate Change Science Program, CCSP, 2008; Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, 2005). Subsequently, and as hig ...
... Hoegh-Guldberg and Bruno, 2010) have also been shown to have significant ecological impacts. The biological effects of climate change in turn have enormous economic and societal implications (Climate Change Science Program, CCSP, 2008; Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, 2005). Subsequently, and as hig ...
Impacts of climate change from 2000 to 2050 on wildfire activity and
... complicated by changes in fire reporting over the period of record. However, recent changes in climate were likely the main drivers for increases in area burned both in the western United States [Westerling et al., 2006] and Canada [Gillett et al., 2004; Kasischke and Turetsky, 2006; Girardin, 2007] ...
... complicated by changes in fire reporting over the period of record. However, recent changes in climate were likely the main drivers for increases in area burned both in the western United States [Westerling et al., 2006] and Canada [Gillett et al., 2004; Kasischke and Turetsky, 2006; Girardin, 2007] ...
Chapter 3: U.S. Legal Developments: Legislative, Executive, and
... comprehensive legislative approach to this problem. In so doing, the Section grounds the rest of the chapter, as it clarifies why those wanting to address climate change more comprehensively at a national level have turned to more general environmental and energy law. 1. Limited Direct Statutory Reg ...
... comprehensive legislative approach to this problem. In so doing, the Section grounds the rest of the chapter, as it clarifies why those wanting to address climate change more comprehensively at a national level have turned to more general environmental and energy law. 1. Limited Direct Statutory Reg ...
ecosystem-based adaptation - Fundação Grupo Boticário de
... reference – constructed based on discussions held with members of the Climate Observatory and with representatives of Brazil’s Department of Climate Change and Environmental Quality, of the Ministry of the Environment (MMA) – for guiding the study:”ECOSYSTEM BASED ADAPTATION: opportunities for publi ...
... reference – constructed based on discussions held with members of the Climate Observatory and with representatives of Brazil’s Department of Climate Change and Environmental Quality, of the Ministry of the Environment (MMA) – for guiding the study:”ECOSYSTEM BASED ADAPTATION: opportunities for publi ...
PDF - World Agroforestry Centre
... as currently found within the upper basins of the Asian Highlands region, ranging from the Extremely Hot and Moist strata at low elevations in the south and southeast, to Extremely Cold and Wet zones at the higher elevations. Warm tropical strata are found along the lower elevations and southern slo ...
... as currently found within the upper basins of the Asian Highlands region, ranging from the Extremely Hot and Moist strata at low elevations in the south and southeast, to Extremely Cold and Wet zones at the higher elevations. Warm tropical strata are found along the lower elevations and southern slo ...
5b2014 - Maa- ja metsätalousministeriö
... i.e. benefits that the nature produces for us humans. The most important means of mitigating the risks associated with climate change is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on the global scale. Climate change adaptation is closely linked to the international efforts to succeed in climate change mitig ...
... i.e. benefits that the nature produces for us humans. The most important means of mitigating the risks associated with climate change is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on the global scale. Climate change adaptation is closely linked to the international efforts to succeed in climate change mitig ...
Ted Hamilton∗ - Vermont Journal of Environmental Law
... For the purposes of this article, “the law of climate change” means legal action intended to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. Furthermore, this article divides the law of climate change into legal action that takes place at its “core” and at its “periphery.” The climate core is where global warming’ ...
... For the purposes of this article, “the law of climate change” means legal action intended to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. Furthermore, this article divides the law of climate change into legal action that takes place at its “core” and at its “periphery.” The climate core is where global warming’ ...
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... 2.5°C target as a function of the peaking year for emissions. The figure also reports as horizontal lines the same points of reference as in previous exercise, converted to mean linear annual decreases as a share of reference years’ emissions (1980 for the historical French data, 2010 for committed ...
... 2.5°C target as a function of the peaking year for emissions. The figure also reports as horizontal lines the same points of reference as in previous exercise, converted to mean linear annual decreases as a share of reference years’ emissions (1980 for the historical French data, 2010 for committed ...
Noel L. Bankston - Old Dominion University
... predicted that as human activity increased CO2 levels in the atmosphere and a warming trend would occur. This is now called global warming. The uses of fossil fuels by manufacturers introduce more aerosols into the Earth’s atmosphere than its ecosystem can handle (National Research Council, 2012). T ...
... predicted that as human activity increased CO2 levels in the atmosphere and a warming trend would occur. This is now called global warming. The uses of fossil fuels by manufacturers introduce more aerosols into the Earth’s atmosphere than its ecosystem can handle (National Research Council, 2012). T ...
a discussion based on contributions from climate modeling
... assumption that surface air temperature (SAT) changes are coupled to ground surface temperature (GST) changes and propagate to the subsurface by thermal conduction merging with the background geothermal field. The downward propagation of the climate disturbance is a function of the small thermal dif ...
... assumption that surface air temperature (SAT) changes are coupled to ground surface temperature (GST) changes and propagate to the subsurface by thermal conduction merging with the background geothermal field. The downward propagation of the climate disturbance is a function of the small thermal dif ...