Impact of the global warming hiatus on Andean temperature
... were filled using linear regression with data from a nearby station as predictor. This predictor station was chosen based on the highest correlation achieved among neighboring stations. The regression analysis was performed using monthly anomalies, and the resulting anomalous values were added to the ...
... were filled using linear regression with data from a nearby station as predictor. This predictor station was chosen based on the highest correlation achieved among neighboring stations. The regression analysis was performed using monthly anomalies, and the resulting anomalous values were added to the ...
A 5˚C Arctic in a 2˚C World
... informed by the best science at hand. Time has run out on us, and we have embarked on what some call the “world’s biggest gamble.” (Rockstroem et al, 2016; Earth’s Future). To limit global warming to well below 2°C, the target of the Paris Agreement, action has to be taken now and significant change ...
... informed by the best science at hand. Time has run out on us, and we have embarked on what some call the “world’s biggest gamble.” (Rockstroem et al, 2016; Earth’s Future). To limit global warming to well below 2°C, the target of the Paris Agreement, action has to be taken now and significant change ...
Guide to Climate Change Convention
... carbon dioxide, the most abundant from human sources – act like a blanket over the Earth’s surface, keeping it warmer than it would otherwise be. The Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), released in 2001, confirms that “an increasing body of observations g ...
... carbon dioxide, the most abundant from human sources – act like a blanket over the Earth’s surface, keeping it warmer than it would otherwise be. The Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), released in 2001, confirms that “an increasing body of observations g ...
Relative Sea Level Rise Scenarios
... recession of between 50-100 times the RSLR over a 100yr period. Thus, it is also crucial that any interventions take this recession effect also into account. For example, major new developments or infrastructure should not be placed within this recession zone. However, the same principle discussed a ...
... recession of between 50-100 times the RSLR over a 100yr period. Thus, it is also crucial that any interventions take this recession effect also into account. For example, major new developments or infrastructure should not be placed within this recession zone. However, the same principle discussed a ...
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... (1994) rather than a time-series panel approach for several reasons. First, yearly changes in weather are unlikely to affect households’ WTP to live in an area: WTP should depend on long-run climate rather than the outcome of the weather in the most recent year. Second, low frequency changes are not ...
... (1994) rather than a time-series panel approach for several reasons. First, yearly changes in weather are unlikely to affect households’ WTP to live in an area: WTP should depend on long-run climate rather than the outcome of the weather in the most recent year. Second, low frequency changes are not ...
Assessment of Health and Climate Preparedness (PDF)
... Extreme Heat and Extreme Weather Events Extreme heat events have well-documented health impacts, including breathing difficulties, heat rash, heat cramps, dizziness, fainting, heat stroke, and even death. Heat can exacerbate existing conditions such as cardiovascular diseases, chronic obstructive pu ...
... Extreme Heat and Extreme Weather Events Extreme heat events have well-documented health impacts, including breathing difficulties, heat rash, heat cramps, dizziness, fainting, heat stroke, and even death. Heat can exacerbate existing conditions such as cardiovascular diseases, chronic obstructive pu ...
complete collection in -format
... data gaps. This report is published in 5 articles in this issue. The article by Bernard and Ebi is organized into the following headings: The U.S. National Assessment; Methods for assessment of environmental risks to human health; the human health impacts assessment, and Conclusions. In each of the ...
... data gaps. This report is published in 5 articles in this issue. The article by Bernard and Ebi is organized into the following headings: The U.S. National Assessment; Methods for assessment of environmental risks to human health; the human health impacts assessment, and Conclusions. In each of the ...
Assessing Dynamic Cost-Benefit Analysis of Climate Policy: the
... assessment criteria in terms of good practice. Problematic aspects of CBA will also be addressed. The aim of this part is to set up a frame to evaluate different CBA approaches and generate critical questions about CBA as such in the climate context. As a first step in section 2.1, the use of projec ...
... assessment criteria in terms of good practice. Problematic aspects of CBA will also be addressed. The aim of this part is to set up a frame to evaluate different CBA approaches and generate critical questions about CBA as such in the climate context. As a first step in section 2.1, the use of projec ...
Climate Change - National Wildlife Federation
... Current research, however, reveals an alarming fact: global climate change now joins dredging, pollution, over-fishing and harmful fishing practices as one of the major factors that imperil more than 60 percent of the world’s coral reefs. Science shows that the effects of the mostly human-induced de ...
... Current research, however, reveals an alarming fact: global climate change now joins dredging, pollution, over-fishing and harmful fishing practices as one of the major factors that imperil more than 60 percent of the world’s coral reefs. Science shows that the effects of the mostly human-induced de ...
Global climate change scenario
... (TAR) in 2001, on future emission scenarios to be used for driving global circulation models to develop climate change scenarios. It was used to replace the IS92 scenarios used for the IPCC Second Assessment Report of 1995. The SRES Scenarios were also used for the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) i ...
... (TAR) in 2001, on future emission scenarios to be used for driving global circulation models to develop climate change scenarios. It was used to replace the IS92 scenarios used for the IPCC Second Assessment Report of 1995. The SRES Scenarios were also used for the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) i ...
An analysis of climate trends in the Susquehanna River basin
... determine the exact impact of increased cloud cover on global temperatures (Miller 2008). Trends in Climate Current changes to the mean climate have already been recorded. There has been an increase in the global mean temperature over the last century of approximately 0.74C (Miller 2008). The line ...
... determine the exact impact of increased cloud cover on global temperatures (Miller 2008). Trends in Climate Current changes to the mean climate have already been recorded. There has been an increase in the global mean temperature over the last century of approximately 0.74C (Miller 2008). The line ...
Climate Change, Migration, and Conflict in South Asia
... scenarios. The extreme vulnerability of South Asia raises concern of potential changes and increases in both internal and international migration across the subcontinent. In areas of existing conflict in South Asia, added stressors of climate change and changing migration patterns could be a securit ...
... scenarios. The extreme vulnerability of South Asia raises concern of potential changes and increases in both internal and international migration across the subcontinent. In areas of existing conflict in South Asia, added stressors of climate change and changing migration patterns could be a securit ...
international, national, and state responses to climate change
... Washington contributes to climate change no differently than a ton of carbon dioxide emitted in Mumbai, India. There is growing scientific, political, and legal acknowledgment that successfully mitigating climate change’s worst effects and adapting to inevitable environmental changes will require co ...
... Washington contributes to climate change no differently than a ton of carbon dioxide emitted in Mumbai, India. There is growing scientific, political, and legal acknowledgment that successfully mitigating climate change’s worst effects and adapting to inevitable environmental changes will require co ...
ACSRI report - Columbia University
... threshold problem is that the core facts of anthropogenic influence on global climate are denied by important governmental leaders and are regarded as highly contestable within mainstream political discourse despite the overwhelming scientific consensus. This is partly because energy companies engag ...
... threshold problem is that the core facts of anthropogenic influence on global climate are denied by important governmental leaders and are regarded as highly contestable within mainstream political discourse despite the overwhelming scientific consensus. This is partly because energy companies engag ...
Global Increasing Trends in Annual Maximum Daily Precipitation
... are other datasets that contain more in situ daily precipitation observations, for example, Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN)-Daily (Durre et al. 2010; Menne et al. 2012), these data are not quality controlled [although quality assurance flags are available for each data point (Durre et a ...
... are other datasets that contain more in situ daily precipitation observations, for example, Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN)-Daily (Durre et al. 2010; Menne et al. 2012), these data are not quality controlled [although quality assurance flags are available for each data point (Durre et a ...
UN report: The coming financial climate
... More information on the Inquiry is at: www.unep.org/inquiry/ or from: Mahenau Agha, Director of Outreach mahenau.agha@unep.org This Progress Report This briefing is the fourth progress report by the Inquiry. It draws on the Inquiry’s partnerships across the world, notably at the country level. We wo ...
... More information on the Inquiry is at: www.unep.org/inquiry/ or from: Mahenau Agha, Director of Outreach mahenau.agha@unep.org This Progress Report This briefing is the fourth progress report by the Inquiry. It draws on the Inquiry’s partnerships across the world, notably at the country level. We wo ...
The Impacts of Climate Change on River Flow and Riparian
... Amu Darya River Delta (ADRD) is useful for examining the changes of river flow locally. This delta is vital to the Large Aral Sea’s water budget, the livelihood in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, as well as the surrounding riparian ecosystem status (Asarin et al., 2009). Moreover, the locally unique ri ...
... Amu Darya River Delta (ADRD) is useful for examining the changes of river flow locally. This delta is vital to the Large Aral Sea’s water budget, the livelihood in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, as well as the surrounding riparian ecosystem status (Asarin et al., 2009). Moreover, the locally unique ri ...
Climate Change Assessment for the San Juan Mountain Regions
... precipitation, particularly during the monsoon season. Some studies indicate that annual precipitation will decrease slightly, while others project an increase in the winter. Even if the amount of annual precipitation does not change, however, more precipitation may fall as rain, compared to current ...
... precipitation, particularly during the monsoon season. Some studies indicate that annual precipitation will decrease slightly, while others project an increase in the winter. Even if the amount of annual precipitation does not change, however, more precipitation may fall as rain, compared to current ...
Adaptation of crops to climate change through genotypic responses
... et al., 2005). There is also some evidence that the beneficial impacts of CO2 may not be as large as previously thought (Long et al., 2005). These observations are merely suggestive, however; there may be an interaction between high CO2 and high temperature stress that, if parameterised, would produ ...
... et al., 2005). There is also some evidence that the beneficial impacts of CO2 may not be as large as previously thought (Long et al., 2005). These observations are merely suggestive, however; there may be an interaction between high CO2 and high temperature stress that, if parameterised, would produ ...
prize winning finalists - School of Geography and the Environment
... the island, local diurnal heating and synoptic scale pressure systems. This involved learning to track helium-filled balloons with a theodolite as they were carried away by the wind, a technique known as pibal. The sunny seaside setting made up for the early starts! More generally, this was an excel ...
... the island, local diurnal heating and synoptic scale pressure systems. This involved learning to track helium-filled balloons with a theodolite as they were carried away by the wind, a technique known as pibal. The sunny seaside setting made up for the early starts! More generally, this was an excel ...
- Wiley Online Library
... C4 bioenergy crops include nocturnal stomatal opening, rapid rectifier-like root hydraulic conductivity responses to fluctuating soil water potential and the capacity to buffer against periods of drought. Yield simulations for the year 2070 were performed under the four representative concentration ...
... C4 bioenergy crops include nocturnal stomatal opening, rapid rectifier-like root hydraulic conductivity responses to fluctuating soil water potential and the capacity to buffer against periods of drought. Yield simulations for the year 2070 were performed under the four representative concentration ...
Tackling the Limits to Adaptation
... heading towards a world 4 to 6°C warmer by the end of this century compared to pre-industrial levels.” This report continues to raise the alarm, and also suggests solutions. We cannot sit idly by and watch as the world moves closer to a world where we fear for our children’s futures, a 4°C world tha ...
... heading towards a world 4 to 6°C warmer by the end of this century compared to pre-industrial levels.” This report continues to raise the alarm, and also suggests solutions. We cannot sit idly by and watch as the world moves closer to a world where we fear for our children’s futures, a 4°C world tha ...
Senate Inquiry into the Kyoto Protocol
... and stress on plantations, forests and ecosystems. There is also potential for some beneficial effects, including reduced frost damage and higher growth rates for plants due to higher concentrations of carbon dioxide in the air. However, little is currently known about climate at a regional level th ...
... and stress on plantations, forests and ecosystems. There is also potential for some beneficial effects, including reduced frost damage and higher growth rates for plants due to higher concentrations of carbon dioxide in the air. However, little is currently known about climate at a regional level th ...
Common Core Literacy Standards and Teaching Suggestions
... Consider challenging students to discuss if action needs to be taken to reverse climate change. Engaging students in a well-informed dialogue about this issue may generate more authentic action than if teachers skip this discussion and proceed immediately to solving the problem. Common Core State St ...
... Consider challenging students to discuss if action needs to be taken to reverse climate change. Engaging students in a well-informed dialogue about this issue may generate more authentic action than if teachers skip this discussion and proceed immediately to solving the problem. Common Core State St ...
Article - Biogeosciences
... eddy covariance measurements (Baldocchi, 2003). By analyzing the year to year variation in NEE under different climatic conditions, the key factors and processes that determine the ecosystem carbon balance may be identified. The measured NEE is the difference between gross primary production (GPP) a ...
... eddy covariance measurements (Baldocchi, 2003). By analyzing the year to year variation in NEE under different climatic conditions, the key factors and processes that determine the ecosystem carbon balance may be identified. The measured NEE is the difference between gross primary production (GPP) a ...