Atmospheric circulation and hydroclimate impacts of alternative
... previously described in Caballero and Huber (2010) and Caballero and Huber (2013). In the LCTC simulation, CO2 takes its pre-industrial value of 280 ppm while cloud droplet radius is increased by multiplying the default values by a uniform factor of 2.5, yielding 20 µm over land and 35 µm over ocean ...
... previously described in Caballero and Huber (2010) and Caballero and Huber (2013). In the LCTC simulation, CO2 takes its pre-industrial value of 280 ppm while cloud droplet radius is increased by multiplying the default values by a uniform factor of 2.5, yielding 20 µm over land and 35 µm over ocean ...
Moral intensity and climate-friendly food choices
... evenly between the global south and north or between the rich and the poor; rather, the effects are more concentrated in vulnerable areas and groups of people (Roberts, 2001) (cf. the concentration of effects). Moreover, even though the vast majority of climate scientists accept the evidence for glo ...
... evenly between the global south and north or between the rich and the poor; rather, the effects are more concentrated in vulnerable areas and groups of people (Roberts, 2001) (cf. the concentration of effects). Moreover, even though the vast majority of climate scientists accept the evidence for glo ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Air Quality
... (5simulation cases 3 and 4, see Part I), summer (5simulation cases 5 and 6), fall (5simulation cases 7 and 8), and winter (5simulation cases 1, 2, and 9). The histograms of ‘‘GFS WRF’’ and ‘‘PCM WRF_pres.’’ (i.e., GFS WRF and PCM WRF present climate simulations) in Fig. 1 revealed that PCM WRF was i ...
... (5simulation cases 3 and 4, see Part I), summer (5simulation cases 5 and 6), fall (5simulation cases 7 and 8), and winter (5simulation cases 1, 2, and 9). The histograms of ‘‘GFS WRF’’ and ‘‘PCM WRF_pres.’’ (i.e., GFS WRF and PCM WRF present climate simulations) in Fig. 1 revealed that PCM WRF was i ...
simulated hydrologic responses to climate variations and change in
... supply is derived from snowmelt runoff from mountainous watersheds that may be particularly susceptible to warming trends. In order to better understand the consequences, as they might emerge in California, this paper reports simulated watershed responses of three river basins in the Sierra Nevada t ...
... supply is derived from snowmelt runoff from mountainous watersheds that may be particularly susceptible to warming trends. In order to better understand the consequences, as they might emerge in California, this paper reports simulated watershed responses of three river basins in the Sierra Nevada t ...
national sweater day - WWF
... Your sweater is made from something that was once alive — and water and oil were used in its creation. Too much fashion isn’t good for the Earth, yet the average Canadian kid owns 40kg of new clothes every year. Research some of the safer, healthier materials for clothing. Debate the pros and cons o ...
... Your sweater is made from something that was once alive — and water and oil were used in its creation. Too much fashion isn’t good for the Earth, yet the average Canadian kid owns 40kg of new clothes every year. Research some of the safer, healthier materials for clothing. Debate the pros and cons o ...
Australian rangelands and climate change – invasive animals
... in arid and semi-arid Australia. For instance, an estimate of 77.1 colonies/km2 was made in riparian woodland in Wyperfeld National Park, north-west Victoria (Oldroyd et al. 1994). The common carp (Cyprinus carpio) is a significant freshwater pest in the Murray–Darling Basin and other rivers of NSW ...
... in arid and semi-arid Australia. For instance, an estimate of 77.1 colonies/km2 was made in riparian woodland in Wyperfeld National Park, north-west Victoria (Oldroyd et al. 1994). The common carp (Cyprinus carpio) is a significant freshwater pest in the Murray–Darling Basin and other rivers of NSW ...
SAEON Fynbos Node Science Plan: 2016 – 2018
... Region, with high levels on endemism and high turnover of species, especially plants, over short spatial distances (see box 1). Unfortunately, this region is faced by unprecedented rates of anthropogenic change. Almost half the vegetation types in the Fynbos Biome (see box 2 on nomenclature of this ...
... Region, with high levels on endemism and high turnover of species, especially plants, over short spatial distances (see box 1). Unfortunately, this region is faced by unprecedented rates of anthropogenic change. Almost half the vegetation types in the Fynbos Biome (see box 2 on nomenclature of this ...
Climate variability over the last 2000 years
... indicate that this rise is anomalous relative to temperature variability over the last 2000 years (e.g., Mann and Jones, 2003; Moberg et al., 2005). However, the association between change in temperature and change in atmospheric circulation under natural conditions has not been examined as vigorous ...
... indicate that this rise is anomalous relative to temperature variability over the last 2000 years (e.g., Mann and Jones, 2003; Moberg et al., 2005). However, the association between change in temperature and change in atmospheric circulation under natural conditions has not been examined as vigorous ...
Climate change effects on migration phenology may mismatch
... timing relative to the cuckoo laying period. Third, several hosts are currently undergoing changes in population size, with trends differing among species and geographically (BirdLife International 2004). Fourth, the impact of phenological change in host migration will depend on timing of host arriv ...
... timing relative to the cuckoo laying period. Third, several hosts are currently undergoing changes in population size, with trends differing among species and geographically (BirdLife International 2004). Fourth, the impact of phenological change in host migration will depend on timing of host arriv ...
AN EVALUATION OF FARMERS` PERCEPTIONS OF AND
... hence, the perceptions that individual farmers have about drought as a necessary trigger for the farmers to be innovative in adapting to the negative effects of climate change. One of the assumptions in the induced innovation theory holds that when farmers experience some changes in the immediate en ...
... hence, the perceptions that individual farmers have about drought as a necessary trigger for the farmers to be innovative in adapting to the negative effects of climate change. One of the assumptions in the induced innovation theory holds that when farmers experience some changes in the immediate en ...
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... hence, the perceptions that individual farmers have about drought as a necessary trigger for the farmers to be innovative in adapting to the negative effects of climate change. One of the assumptions in the induced innovation theory holds that when farmers experience some changes in the immediate en ...
... hence, the perceptions that individual farmers have about drought as a necessary trigger for the farmers to be innovative in adapting to the negative effects of climate change. One of the assumptions in the induced innovation theory holds that when farmers experience some changes in the immediate en ...
Australian rangelands and climate change – invasive
... in arid and semi-arid Australia. For instance, an estimate of 77.1 colonies/km2 was made in riparian woodland in Wyperfeld National Park, north-west Victoria (Oldroyd et al. 1994). The common carp (Cyprinus carpio) is a significant freshwater pest in the Murray–Darling Basin and other rivers of NSW ...
... in arid and semi-arid Australia. For instance, an estimate of 77.1 colonies/km2 was made in riparian woodland in Wyperfeld National Park, north-west Victoria (Oldroyd et al. 1994). The common carp (Cyprinus carpio) is a significant freshwater pest in the Murray–Darling Basin and other rivers of NSW ...
A Climate Risk Management Approach to Disaster Reduction
... large number of successful experiences, however, in Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa, in which different risk management approaches were piloted, have built up a substantial body of knowledge on the theory and practice of risk management. These experiences provide a glimpse into the fut ...
... large number of successful experiences, however, in Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa, in which different risk management approaches were piloted, have built up a substantial body of knowledge on the theory and practice of risk management. These experiences provide a glimpse into the fut ...
Swedish Clean Air and Climate Research Program SCAC
... health is expected to be one of the key drivers and recently published studies show that health effects can occur at concentrations below the current (2005) WHO guidelines. There has also been an increasing interest in health effects endpoints other than mortality such as cardiovascular diseases and ...
... health is expected to be one of the key drivers and recently published studies show that health effects can occur at concentrations below the current (2005) WHO guidelines. There has also been an increasing interest in health effects endpoints other than mortality such as cardiovascular diseases and ...
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... models (e.g. Torriani et al., 2007a; Finger et al., 2011), they were often focused on a narrow predetermined subset of decision variables for adaptation. However, the full potential of crop growth models is only tapped when as many different management variables as possible are considered simultaneo ...
... models (e.g. Torriani et al., 2007a; Finger et al., 2011), they were often focused on a narrow predetermined subset of decision variables for adaptation. However, the full potential of crop growth models is only tapped when as many different management variables as possible are considered simultaneo ...
Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Adaptation and
... Owing to its cross-cutting mandate to help ensure the orderly and humane management of migration, IOM has been looking beyond the emergency phase to promote “durable solutions” in response to displacement induced by natural disasters. This includes facilitating sustainable return or, if the latter i ...
... Owing to its cross-cutting mandate to help ensure the orderly and humane management of migration, IOM has been looking beyond the emergency phase to promote “durable solutions” in response to displacement induced by natural disasters. This includes facilitating sustainable return or, if the latter i ...
The Effect of Climate Change on the Vegetation Cover of the Mujib
... University of Gothenburg) has also been used with some experts in the field of the nature reservesby displays the data statistically and read their behavior and try to find a relationship linking to other climatic data. The specialists have also been in cooperation with the Royal Society for the Pro ...
... University of Gothenburg) has also been used with some experts in the field of the nature reservesby displays the data statistically and read their behavior and try to find a relationship linking to other climatic data. The specialists have also been in cooperation with the Royal Society for the Pro ...
Jumping on the Human Rights Bandwagon - CiteSeerX
... nascent, human rights bandwagoning is already affecting climate protection efforts in positive ways. Taken together, these two considerations mean that we have a slightly different focus than many of the contributions to this special issue. Others have looked, for the most part, at how particular ac ...
... nascent, human rights bandwagoning is already affecting climate protection efforts in positive ways. Taken together, these two considerations mean that we have a slightly different focus than many of the contributions to this special issue. Others have looked, for the most part, at how particular ac ...
INFLUENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION ... LIVELIHOODS OF KURESOI DISTRICT COMMUNITY, NAKURU COUNTY KENYA
... This study addresses the influence of climate change mitigating strategies on rural livelihoods of Kuresoi District community, Nakuru County in Kenya. Climate change is a major challenge on livelihoods among communities living along Mau forest at Kuresoi district in Kenya. Most of the environment wa ...
... This study addresses the influence of climate change mitigating strategies on rural livelihoods of Kuresoi District community, Nakuru County in Kenya. Climate change is a major challenge on livelihoods among communities living along Mau forest at Kuresoi district in Kenya. Most of the environment wa ...
Monitoring programs sponsored by the Ontario Ministry of Natural
... Changing temperatures and changing precipitation patterns are modifying habitats and jeopardizing the survival of many species throughout the world (Reid et al. 2005, Rockström et al. 2009, Cardinale et al. 2012). Scientists also anticipate that novel ecosystems will emerge as asynchronies between m ...
... Changing temperatures and changing precipitation patterns are modifying habitats and jeopardizing the survival of many species throughout the world (Reid et al. 2005, Rockström et al. 2009, Cardinale et al. 2012). Scientists also anticipate that novel ecosystems will emerge as asynchronies between m ...
LCCARL395_en.pdf
... identify critical indicators and assessment tools for analysing the impact of climate change. The coastal and marine sector in the current assessment is taken to mean the ‘coastal zone’ defined by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as ‘the area of la ...
... identify critical indicators and assessment tools for analysing the impact of climate change. The coastal and marine sector in the current assessment is taken to mean the ‘coastal zone’ defined by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as ‘the area of la ...
Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the International Climate Change Policy Agenda
... responsibilities”, the Convention places the heaviest burden for fighting climate change on industrialized nations.9 Article 3.1 of the Convention states that “developed country Parties should take the lead in combating climate change and the adverse effects thereof.”10 Parties to the Convention agr ...
... responsibilities”, the Convention places the heaviest burden for fighting climate change on industrialized nations.9 Article 3.1 of the Convention states that “developed country Parties should take the lead in combating climate change and the adverse effects thereof.”10 Parties to the Convention agr ...
Disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation
... Owing to its cross-cutting mandate to help ensure the orderly and humane management of migration, IOM has been looking beyond the emergency phase to promote “durable solutions” in response to displacement induced by natural disasters. This includes facilitating sustainable return or, if the latter i ...
... Owing to its cross-cutting mandate to help ensure the orderly and humane management of migration, IOM has been looking beyond the emergency phase to promote “durable solutions” in response to displacement induced by natural disasters. This includes facilitating sustainable return or, if the latter i ...
Frontline Communities lead the Climate JustiCe Fight Beyond the
... projects. These offset schemes provide a financial laundering mechanism for developed countries to launder their carbon pollution on the backs of the global south. Case-in-point, the United States’ climate change plan includes 250 million megatons to be absorbed by oceans and forest offset markets. ...
... projects. These offset schemes provide a financial laundering mechanism for developed countries to launder their carbon pollution on the backs of the global south. Case-in-point, the United States’ climate change plan includes 250 million megatons to be absorbed by oceans and forest offset markets. ...