NRDC: Hotter and Drier - The West`s Changed Climate
... WCI should ensure that a suite of comprehensive policies achieves these targets either on or ahead of schedule. Additionally, the WCI states should agree to the firm target of reducing emissions of global warming pollution at least 80 percent below current levels by mid-century. State action, howeve ...
... WCI should ensure that a suite of comprehensive policies achieves these targets either on or ahead of schedule. Additionally, the WCI states should agree to the firm target of reducing emissions of global warming pollution at least 80 percent below current levels by mid-century. State action, howeve ...
Climate Press
... models, and which is not? Today, climate models are far from being perfect. Many processes are described very rudimentarily only. Furthermore, today’s models represent various processes incorrectly, such as the El Niño phenomenon or the distribution of sea surface temperatures in the tropics. The si ...
... models, and which is not? Today, climate models are far from being perfect. Many processes are described very rudimentarily only. Furthermore, today’s models represent various processes incorrectly, such as the El Niño phenomenon or the distribution of sea surface temperatures in the tropics. The si ...
Global air temperature variability independent of sea
... reflects SST variability in the tropical and extratropical eastern Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the western tropical Atlantic Ocean (Figure 1a). Given the large positive loadings in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean and the pronounced interannual variability (Figure 1a), this mode of SST va ...
... reflects SST variability in the tropical and extratropical eastern Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the western tropical Atlantic Ocean (Figure 1a). Given the large positive loadings in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean and the pronounced interannual variability (Figure 1a), this mode of SST va ...
Incorporating climate change into systematic conservation planning
... 2007). Although early efforts at such planning focused largely on conserving the species, communities, or ecosystems of a specific region, the science of conservation planning is now advancing to better incorporate ecological processes and more recently, ecosystem services (Egoh et al. 2007). Despit ...
... 2007). Although early efforts at such planning focused largely on conserving the species, communities, or ecosystems of a specific region, the science of conservation planning is now advancing to better incorporate ecological processes and more recently, ecosystem services (Egoh et al. 2007). Despit ...
Day of Prayer - sample content
... complex problems we face today. Help us to use the resources of the earth for the well-being of all. Holy Spirit, we need your comfort and guidance. Transform our hearts. Global Day of Prayer, Transformations Ireland ...
... complex problems we face today. Help us to use the resources of the earth for the well-being of all. Holy Spirit, we need your comfort and guidance. Transform our hearts. Global Day of Prayer, Transformations Ireland ...
Causes of exceptional atmospheric circulation changes in the
... another GCM is also in summer. Therefore we conclude that increases in greenhouse gases are an important component of the forcing and disagree with the assertion that ozone depletion alone is primarily responsible for the observed shift in the SAM [Gillet and Thompson, 2003]. Finally, the requiremen ...
... another GCM is also in summer. Therefore we conclude that increases in greenhouse gases are an important component of the forcing and disagree with the assertion that ozone depletion alone is primarily responsible for the observed shift in the SAM [Gillet and Thompson, 2003]. Finally, the requiremen ...
Vulnerability to climate change of marine and coastal fisheries in
... another incorporates the natural and anthropogenic forcing over the complete ecosystem. Ecosystem management is the current tendancy in fisheries management, rather than focusing on the target species (Pikitch et al., 2004). The IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report (IPCC, 2007) highlights that the impact ...
... another incorporates the natural and anthropogenic forcing over the complete ecosystem. Ecosystem management is the current tendancy in fisheries management, rather than focusing on the target species (Pikitch et al., 2004). The IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report (IPCC, 2007) highlights that the impact ...
skeptical science - The Science and Public Policy Institute
... 19. It's just a natural cycle: Cook claims that the "recent global warming" is the first one in which both hemispheres change in the same direction. That's ludicrous. In the history, the "aligned" trends on both hemisphere were more frequent than the "opposite" trends. After all, the whole Earth was ...
... 19. It's just a natural cycle: Cook claims that the "recent global warming" is the first one in which both hemispheres change in the same direction. That's ludicrous. In the history, the "aligned" trends on both hemisphere were more frequent than the "opposite" trends. After all, the whole Earth was ...
SUBREGIONAL CLIMATE ACTION PLAN ADAPTATION AND
... frequently responsible for the more intense storms that strike California. Atmospheric rivers generally deliver high levels of precipitation, up to 50% of the state’s total precipitation in any given year. Some recent studies indicate that atmospheric rivers may strengthen as a result of climate cha ...
... frequently responsible for the more intense storms that strike California. Atmospheric rivers generally deliver high levels of precipitation, up to 50% of the state’s total precipitation in any given year. Some recent studies indicate that atmospheric rivers may strengthen as a result of climate cha ...
Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability
... In recent decades, changes in climate have caused impacts on natural and human systems on all continents and across the oceans. Evidence of climate-change impacts is strongest and most comprehensive for natural systems. Some impacts on human systems have also been attributed7 to climate change, with ...
... In recent decades, changes in climate have caused impacts on natural and human systems on all continents and across the oceans. Evidence of climate-change impacts is strongest and most comprehensive for natural systems. Some impacts on human systems have also been attributed7 to climate change, with ...
IPCC 5-2014 WG-2 Summary.pdf
... In recent decades, changes in climate have caused impacts on natural and human systems on all continents and across the oceans. Evidence of climate-change impacts is strongest and most comprehensive for natural systems. Some impacts on human systems have also been attributed7 to climate change, with ...
... In recent decades, changes in climate have caused impacts on natural and human systems on all continents and across the oceans. Evidence of climate-change impacts is strongest and most comprehensive for natural systems. Some impacts on human systems have also been attributed7 to climate change, with ...
We Stand as One: Children, Young People and Climate Change
... gas emission reduction targets for Australia necessary to tackle human-made climate change. Finally, they want the environment to come well before profits. Our Australian consultations revealed that young people care about climate change because it is unfair to the world’s poorest who are most at ri ...
... gas emission reduction targets for Australia necessary to tackle human-made climate change. Finally, they want the environment to come well before profits. Our Australian consultations revealed that young people care about climate change because it is unfair to the world’s poorest who are most at ri ...
climate change
... factor behind today’s growing number of people who migrate or who are forced into displacement from disaster and are in search of temporary shelter or options that are more permanent. In 2015, weather-related disasters displaced around 14.7 million people, almost twice the number of people (8.6 mill ...
... factor behind today’s growing number of people who migrate or who are forced into displacement from disaster and are in search of temporary shelter or options that are more permanent. In 2015, weather-related disasters displaced around 14.7 million people, almost twice the number of people (8.6 mill ...
Urban Areas - Southwest Climate Assessment Report
... that has been employed by researchers of non-urbanized ecosystem sites around the world for many years (Aubinet et al. 2000; Baldochhi 2003). The dearth of urban data is partly a result of a number of difficulties in making these measurements (Velasco and Roth 2010).v The measurements are, however, ...
... that has been employed by researchers of non-urbanized ecosystem sites around the world for many years (Aubinet et al. 2000; Baldochhi 2003). The dearth of urban data is partly a result of a number of difficulties in making these measurements (Velasco and Roth 2010).v The measurements are, however, ...
Does global climate change affect air pollution in Illinois?
... are due to ozone and not to changes in other pollutants. A 2016 working paper addresses these challenges in several ways.7 First, the research team employs variation in air pollution due to changes in local wind patterns, which are unlikely to be related to other confounding variables such as traffi ...
... are due to ozone and not to changes in other pollutants. A 2016 working paper addresses these challenges in several ways.7 First, the research team employs variation in air pollution due to changes in local wind patterns, which are unlikely to be related to other confounding variables such as traffi ...
Beyond Science: ENERGY forum
... going to hang on several words that came out of Bali …‘shared but differentiated responsibility’ … That is what’s going to give life to our movement forward on global climate change,” he said. Other countries that had resisted calls for action in the past, including China and Australia, are now much ...
... going to hang on several words that came out of Bali …‘shared but differentiated responsibility’ … That is what’s going to give life to our movement forward on global climate change,” he said. Other countries that had resisted calls for action in the past, including China and Australia, are now much ...
3. Plant health
... to ensure adequate surveillance and control of the health impacts of climate change, such as epidemiological surveillance and the control of communicable diseases or the effects of extreme events. In general, climate change is not creating many new or unknown health threats, but it will increase cer ...
... to ensure adequate surveillance and control of the health impacts of climate change, such as epidemiological surveillance and the control of communicable diseases or the effects of extreme events. In general, climate change is not creating many new or unknown health threats, but it will increase cer ...
Testing the robustness of the anthropogenic climate change detection statements using different empirical models
... high-frequency eigenvector of global SST for Folland et al. [2011], and the ENSO3.4 index for Lockwood [2008]) and the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO; for Folland et al. [2011]). The goal of these studies was not to perform a detection and attribution study of the different signals. Instead, ...
... high-frequency eigenvector of global SST for Folland et al. [2011], and the ENSO3.4 index for Lockwood [2008]) and the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO; for Folland et al. [2011]). The goal of these studies was not to perform a detection and attribution study of the different signals. Instead, ...
GCC Institutional Capacity Assessment Tool v1.0
... If evidence does not back up the organization’s selected score, it is the responsibility of the facilitator(s) to suggest that a different score better reflects the current reality. Evidence collected through this process can enable an independent review of the organization’s capacity (e.g., an exte ...
... If evidence does not back up the organization’s selected score, it is the responsibility of the facilitator(s) to suggest that a different score better reflects the current reality. Evidence collected through this process can enable an independent review of the organization’s capacity (e.g., an exte ...
Mirrors and Mazes: A guide through the climate debate – ANZEC
... surrounding the topic and leading only to dead ends. I often had to retrace my steps and unravel the illusions before travelling down the next path – hence the title, ‘Mirrors and Mazes’. The idea of writing a book developed when I saw engineers drafting coastal development guidelines near Nowra, NS ...
... surrounding the topic and leading only to dead ends. I often had to retrace my steps and unravel the illusions before travelling down the next path – hence the title, ‘Mirrors and Mazes’. The idea of writing a book developed when I saw engineers drafting coastal development guidelines near Nowra, NS ...
climate change in the texan mind
... Most Texans who believe that global warming is happening say that a number of negative climate impacts are at least somewhat likely to occur over the next 50 years as a result. For example, nearly all anticipate more heat waves (95%) and increased drought and water shortages (92%) in Texas due to gl ...
... Most Texans who believe that global warming is happening say that a number of negative climate impacts are at least somewhat likely to occur over the next 50 years as a result. For example, nearly all anticipate more heat waves (95%) and increased drought and water shortages (92%) in Texas due to gl ...
Responses of vegetation distribution to climate change in China
... vegetation in China to climate change. However, these studies primarily focused on the applicability of the models in China. Moreover, their projections for future effects were based on climate scenarios generated by GCMs at a resolution of 200 to 300 km, which is too coarse for regional studies. Th ...
... vegetation in China to climate change. However, these studies primarily focused on the applicability of the models in China. Moreover, their projections for future effects were based on climate scenarios generated by GCMs at a resolution of 200 to 300 km, which is too coarse for regional studies. Th ...
Spain - Met Office
... • The potential impacts of climate change, based on results from the UK’s Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change programme (AVOID) and supporting literature. For details visit: http://www.avoid.uk.net The assessment of impacts at the national level, both for the AVOID programme results and the cited supp ...
... • The potential impacts of climate change, based on results from the UK’s Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change programme (AVOID) and supporting literature. For details visit: http://www.avoid.uk.net The assessment of impacts at the national level, both for the AVOID programme results and the cited supp ...
Discussion Paper - Economics E
... cross-section of countries in 1995. Climate-induced migration between the regions of the world also causes the population sizes to change. Immigrants are assumed to assimilate immediately and completely with the respective host population. FUND derives atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, m ...
... cross-section of countries in 1995. Climate-induced migration between the regions of the world also causes the population sizes to change. Immigrants are assumed to assimilate immediately and completely with the respective host population. FUND derives atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, m ...
Adaptation to Climate Change in the Houston
... limate change refers to any significant change in measures of climate (such as temperature, precipitation or wind) lasting for an extended period (decades or longer) (EPA, 2007). While there has been much debate in the past 20 years over the causes of climate change, scientific organizations have do ...
... limate change refers to any significant change in measures of climate (such as temperature, precipitation or wind) lasting for an extended period (decades or longer) (EPA, 2007). While there has been much debate in the past 20 years over the causes of climate change, scientific organizations have do ...