The effects of climate change in the Netherlands
... Climate will change more quickly: • the average global temperature will almost certainly increase further (1–6°C in 100 years); this increase is also expected for the Netherlands; the frequency of dry and extremely warm summers, such as that of 2003, will increase; the probability of extremely cold ...
... Climate will change more quickly: • the average global temperature will almost certainly increase further (1–6°C in 100 years); this increase is also expected for the Netherlands; the frequency of dry and extremely warm summers, such as that of 2003, will increase; the probability of extremely cold ...
Responses of runoff to historical and future climate variability over
... with a small range in southern China, the Songhua River basin and the northwest and a large range in the Hai River basin, the Yellow River basin, and the Liao River basin. Although the aforementioned studies have certainly made advances in understanding the climate elasticity of R in China, our know ...
... with a small range in southern China, the Songhua River basin and the northwest and a large range in the Hai River basin, the Yellow River basin, and the Liao River basin. Although the aforementioned studies have certainly made advances in understanding the climate elasticity of R in China, our know ...
Competition for land in the global bioeconomy
... This broad finding is further reinforced by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation (IPCC, 2011) which estimates that deployed bioenergy will contribute the greatest proportion of primary energy among all renewable ener ...
... This broad finding is further reinforced by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation (IPCC, 2011) which estimates that deployed bioenergy will contribute the greatest proportion of primary energy among all renewable ener ...
Author`s personal copy - Santa Clara University
... Received: 29 August 2011 / Accepted: 28 July 2012 # Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012 ...
... Received: 29 August 2011 / Accepted: 28 July 2012 # Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012 ...
ADAPTool - International Institute for Sustainable Development
... The pilot aligns with the B.C. government’s climate adaptation strategy and the Ministry of Agriculture’s 2013–2018 focus on climate change adaptation. The pilot also aligns with B.C. Agrifoods: A strategy for growth, because climate change presents significant risks and opportunities for the indust ...
... The pilot aligns with the B.C. government’s climate adaptation strategy and the Ministry of Agriculture’s 2013–2018 focus on climate change adaptation. The pilot also aligns with B.C. Agrifoods: A strategy for growth, because climate change presents significant risks and opportunities for the indust ...
Polisdigitocracy
... Cities are leading the smart revolution… Cities are increasingly taking a leading role in delivering climate action. The Climate Action in Megacities 3.01 (CAM 3.0) report shows that since 2011 C40 cities have taken 9,831 actions to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change. In 2015, 51% of these ...
... Cities are leading the smart revolution… Cities are increasingly taking a leading role in delivering climate action. The Climate Action in Megacities 3.01 (CAM 3.0) report shows that since 2011 C40 cities have taken 9,831 actions to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change. In 2015, 51% of these ...
Key factors governing uncertainty in the response to sunshade
... results of different studies was difficult. The Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP) has proposed a set of standard experiments and output to make such comparisons easier [Kravitz et al., 2011], building on the work done for the Climate Model Intercomparison Project 5 (CMIP5) [Taylor ...
... results of different studies was difficult. The Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP) has proposed a set of standard experiments and output to make such comparisons easier [Kravitz et al., 2011], building on the work done for the Climate Model Intercomparison Project 5 (CMIP5) [Taylor ...
Static mass-balance sensitivity of Arctic glaciers and ice caps using
... beginning in the 1940s (Dowdeswell and others, 1997), but few include >20 years (Dyurgerov and Meier, 1997). Most Arctic glaciers and ice caps have experienced significant negative mass-balance trends during the last 40 years, although these are not uniform across the Arctic (Dowdeswell and others, ...
... beginning in the 1940s (Dowdeswell and others, 1997), but few include >20 years (Dyurgerov and Meier, 1997). Most Arctic glaciers and ice caps have experienced significant negative mass-balance trends during the last 40 years, although these are not uniform across the Arctic (Dowdeswell and others, ...
Climate change and its impact on the livelihood of farmers and
... undertaken to ensure that global climate change does not continue to develop in such a way that it negatively impacts human life. The present international political strategy is to stabilize CO2 emissions and thus limit global climate change: Future temperature increase will depend on the point at w ...
... undertaken to ensure that global climate change does not continue to develop in such a way that it negatively impacts human life. The present international political strategy is to stabilize CO2 emissions and thus limit global climate change: Future temperature increase will depend on the point at w ...
Behaviour Change - Appendix B
... Those approached came from four sources: 2002 Hampshire and Climate Change Summit participants list, supplied by Hampshire County Council Independently sourced local stakeholders Independently sourced non-local stakeholders Stakeholders suggested by respondents during the course of this prog ...
... Those approached came from four sources: 2002 Hampshire and Climate Change Summit participants list, supplied by Hampshire County Council Independently sourced local stakeholders Independently sourced non-local stakeholders Stakeholders suggested by respondents during the course of this prog ...
Quantifying the impacts of land surface schemes and dynamic
... the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. ...
... the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. ...
PDF
... of modeling groups and model types. The number of models used in a particular analysis shown below is often limited by availability of data at the time of this study or local storage space, although we try to be as comprehensive as possible. For example, for many of the analyses requiring high-resol ...
... of modeling groups and model types. The number of models used in a particular analysis shown below is often limited by availability of data at the time of this study or local storage space, although we try to be as comprehensive as possible. For example, for many of the analyses requiring high-resol ...
Perception of Climate Change Among Egyptians Living in Egypt and
... Climate change is considered one of the main environmental phenomena that has drawn the world’s attention in recent decades. Climate change has the potential for multiple negative impacts on human life and human health generally, especially in developing countries because of the difficulty of adapti ...
... Climate change is considered one of the main environmental phenomena that has drawn the world’s attention in recent decades. Climate change has the potential for multiple negative impacts on human life and human health generally, especially in developing countries because of the difficulty of adapti ...
Climate predictability - Institut Català de Ciències del Clima
... which vanishes if and only if the prior and posterior distributions are equal. The notion of climate predictability as the difference between a prior and a posterior distribution is somewhat differently interpreted when the PDF describing the relative density of states of the system is conditioned b ...
... which vanishes if and only if the prior and posterior distributions are equal. The notion of climate predictability as the difference between a prior and a posterior distribution is somewhat differently interpreted when the PDF describing the relative density of states of the system is conditioned b ...
NEPA, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND PUBLIC LANDS DECISION MAKING
... While it is relatively simple to describe the kinds of climate-related issues that federal agencies should address in any NEPA document, it is much harder for agencies to conduct an analysis that will be helpful to decision makers and the public. This is largely because of the high degree of uncerta ...
... While it is relatively simple to describe the kinds of climate-related issues that federal agencies should address in any NEPA document, it is much harder for agencies to conduct an analysis that will be helpful to decision makers and the public. This is largely because of the high degree of uncerta ...
Washing Away Our Heritage: The Impacts of Rising Sea
... histories. For instance, hurricanes Hugo and Sandy both had major impacts on Charleston and Boston, respectively. These hurricanes could be used as examples for what may happen in the future to these cities on a worse scale, if adaptive measures are not taken. Boston has numerous works written on th ...
... histories. For instance, hurricanes Hugo and Sandy both had major impacts on Charleston and Boston, respectively. These hurricanes could be used as examples for what may happen in the future to these cities on a worse scale, if adaptive measures are not taken. Boston has numerous works written on th ...
Climate change and stratospheric ozone depletion Early effects on
... result. It is based on the deliberations of technical experts at two meetings in 1998, a review of current available science on the health effects of climate change and stratospheric ozone depletion within the European Region, and further technical input since the Conference. Understanding what effe ...
... result. It is based on the deliberations of technical experts at two meetings in 1998, a review of current available science on the health effects of climate change and stratospheric ozone depletion within the European Region, and further technical input since the Conference. Understanding what effe ...
Tropospheric temperature response to stratospheric ozone recovery
... Near the surface, changes in the SAM are expected to be associated with regional warming and cooling. For instance, Thompson et al. (2011) suggest that about half of the surface warming over the Antarctic Peninsula and nearly all of the surface cooling over east Antarctica which were observed during ...
... Near the surface, changes in the SAM are expected to be associated with regional warming and cooling. For instance, Thompson et al. (2011) suggest that about half of the surface warming over the Antarctic Peninsula and nearly all of the surface cooling over east Antarctica which were observed during ...
Natural selection on thermal performance in a novel thermal
... values for heritability, the change in mean Topt and Tbr after a sudden 2.7 °C increase in operative temperature would range from 0.25–0.75 °C and 0.5–1.5 °C, respectively. Thus, even if the amount of warming expected through the end of the century (20) occurred during a single breeding season, this ...
... values for heritability, the change in mean Topt and Tbr after a sudden 2.7 °C increase in operative temperature would range from 0.25–0.75 °C and 0.5–1.5 °C, respectively. Thus, even if the amount of warming expected through the end of the century (20) occurred during a single breeding season, this ...
Link-Securitization - Open Evidence Archive
... The relationship between economic activity and environmental quality is extremely complex. It is difficult to define, let alone meaningfully measure, the size of the economy or environmental quality. Consequently, our understanding of the interaction between the economy and the environment is primar ...
... The relationship between economic activity and environmental quality is extremely complex. It is difficult to define, let alone meaningfully measure, the size of the economy or environmental quality. Consequently, our understanding of the interaction between the economy and the environment is primar ...
El Niño Southern Oscillation
... to an overall reduction in the intensity of the Leeuwin Current in the future climate. In contrast, there is no consensus across AR4 models regarding changes in ENSO-event frequency or amplitude, and hence we are unable to provide any assessment of future changes in ENSO variability on Australia’s m ...
... to an overall reduction in the intensity of the Leeuwin Current in the future climate. In contrast, there is no consensus across AR4 models regarding changes in ENSO-event frequency or amplitude, and hence we are unable to provide any assessment of future changes in ENSO variability on Australia’s m ...
Gregory et al. (2013) - American Meteorological Society
... before about 1960 are too sparse to allow a useful estimate of the global ocean integral; therefore, we rely on models to make an estimate for the whole twentieth century. There is a large difference in thermal expansion between models with anthropogenic forcing only (greenhouse gases and aerosols) ...
... before about 1960 are too sparse to allow a useful estimate of the global ocean integral; therefore, we rely on models to make an estimate for the whole twentieth century. There is a large difference in thermal expansion between models with anthropogenic forcing only (greenhouse gases and aerosols) ...
Twentieth-Century Global-Mean Sea Level Rise: Is the Whole
... (2002) described GMSLR as an ‘‘enigma’’: it began too early, it had too linear a trend, and it was too large. The first two problems relate to an expectation, based on a general understanding of the processes concerned, that in a warmer climate the rates of thermal expansion and of glacier mass loss ...
... (2002) described GMSLR as an ‘‘enigma’’: it began too early, it had too linear a trend, and it was too large. The first two problems relate to an expectation, based on a general understanding of the processes concerned, that in a warmer climate the rates of thermal expansion and of glacier mass loss ...
21st Century Reversal of the Surface Ozone Seasonal Cycle over
... Clear shift in the peak from summer to winter/early spring over Eastern US Investigate the drivers of this shift over NE (drastic regional NOx emission decreases, changes in global CH4 abundance, increased climate warming, or some combination?) by examining the change in seasonal cycle at beginning ...
... Clear shift in the peak from summer to winter/early spring over Eastern US Investigate the drivers of this shift over NE (drastic regional NOx emission decreases, changes in global CH4 abundance, increased climate warming, or some combination?) by examining the change in seasonal cycle at beginning ...
SJmaintext
... measurements and thorough understanding of species’ susceptibility to climate change, which are critical to both the quality of science and its application to public policy (Berteaux et al. 2006). The goal of this review is to illustrate a general and comprehensive three-step approach to (1) Measure ...
... measurements and thorough understanding of species’ susceptibility to climate change, which are critical to both the quality of science and its application to public policy (Berteaux et al. 2006). The goal of this review is to illustrate a general and comprehensive three-step approach to (1) Measure ...