Exploring the behaviour of atmospheric temperatures under dry
... can be applied to both observed and simulated data. The approach discussed here would of course be applicable to all models in order to obtain an ensemble of possible futures; this is not the principle objective of the present paper, however. In order to differentiate summertime (June–July– August o ...
... can be applied to both observed and simulated data. The approach discussed here would of course be applicable to all models in order to obtain an ensemble of possible futures; this is not the principle objective of the present paper, however. In order to differentiate summertime (June–July– August o ...
MD/DC Metro Area - GAIA - The Johns Hopkins University Applied
... ~doubled relative to the costs predicted by the 2008 Union of Concerned Scientist’s report. While we can replicate their results using 2008 ozone statistics, we find that the inclusion of 2 additional years (2009, 2010) results in a significant increase in associated cost. ...
... ~doubled relative to the costs predicted by the 2008 Union of Concerned Scientist’s report. While we can replicate their results using 2008 ozone statistics, we find that the inclusion of 2 additional years (2009, 2010) results in a significant increase in associated cost. ...
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 ...
Overview of linkages between gender and climate change – Africa
... 8. Vulnerability is key to understanding the gender differential in climate change. Literally, it means susceptibility to the ill effects of climate change. In scientific terms, vulnerability carries with it the concepts of exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity (see Box 4 for definitions). T ...
... 8. Vulnerability is key to understanding the gender differential in climate change. Literally, it means susceptibility to the ill effects of climate change. In scientific terms, vulnerability carries with it the concepts of exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity (see Box 4 for definitions). T ...
Assessing Effects of Variation in Global Climate Data Sets on Spatial
... common approach in predictive modeling uses ensemble forecasts that draw on multiple projections from different models to describe some of the uncertainty in projections of future conditions (Araújo and New 2007). Much less attention has been directed at understanding how variation in contemporary ...
... common approach in predictive modeling uses ensemble forecasts that draw on multiple projections from different models to describe some of the uncertainty in projections of future conditions (Araújo and New 2007). Much less attention has been directed at understanding how variation in contemporary ...
Towards indicators for resilient architecture and infrastructure
... and water bodies, and even public space, are designed to last for decades and are expensive to renovate ...
... and water bodies, and even public space, are designed to last for decades and are expensive to renovate ...
Amphibian Breeding and Climate Change
... not influenced the timing of breeding in amphibians in North America. At one site, in Oregon, a trend (nonsignificant) for western toads ( Bufo boreas) to breed increasingly early was associated with increasing temperature. At four other sites, however, neither western toads nor Cascades frogs ( Ran ...
... not influenced the timing of breeding in amphibians in North America. At one site, in Oregon, a trend (nonsignificant) for western toads ( Bufo boreas) to breed increasingly early was associated with increasing temperature. At four other sites, however, neither western toads nor Cascades frogs ( Ran ...
aapg-san-antonio-peterson
... • “Most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations” (IPCC 2007). ...
... • “Most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations” (IPCC 2007). ...
PROJECT IDENTIFICATION FORM (PIF)
... Malawi to promote development which is resilient to climate change at the national and local levels. The project is focused on strengthening the capacity of national and sub-national entities to monitor climate change, generate reliable hydro-meteorological information (including forecasts) and to b ...
... Malawi to promote development which is resilient to climate change at the national and local levels. The project is focused on strengthening the capacity of national and sub-national entities to monitor climate change, generate reliable hydro-meteorological information (including forecasts) and to b ...
The Paris Agreement Summary
... for reviewing countries’ emissions commitments every five years, and a system for tracking countries’ progress towards meeting their mitigation goals. The coalition succeeded in integrating all four items into the new Agreement. While Parties could not agree on a specific date at which global emissi ...
... for reviewing countries’ emissions commitments every five years, and a system for tracking countries’ progress towards meeting their mitigation goals. The coalition succeeded in integrating all four items into the new Agreement. While Parties could not agree on a specific date at which global emissi ...
Public Perceptions of Climate Change
... understanding of human causes, and concern over its effects................................................................ 1 Millennials are uneasy about climate change effects ........................................................................... 2 Millennials say climate change will harm com ...
... understanding of human causes, and concern over its effects................................................................ 1 Millennials are uneasy about climate change effects ........................................................................... 2 Millennials say climate change will harm com ...
Cities and Climate Change: Global Report on Human Settlements
... 1m per century.12 Given that some physical processes of glacial ice melt are not yet well understood by climate scientists, it has been difficult to provide an estimate of the upper bounds of sea-level rise.13 When considering what is known about glacial ice dynamics in tandem with the record of pas ...
... 1m per century.12 Given that some physical processes of glacial ice melt are not yet well understood by climate scientists, it has been difficult to provide an estimate of the upper bounds of sea-level rise.13 When considering what is known about glacial ice dynamics in tandem with the record of pas ...
Guiding Principles for City Climate Action Planning
... Engaging with key groups of stakeholders.................................................................................................................08 ...
... Engaging with key groups of stakeholders.................................................................................................................08 ...
American Evangelicals and Domestic Versus International Climate
... change is driven primarily by an aversion to international cooperation. There is relatively little difference, controlling for other factors, between respondents who identify themselves as evangelicals and non-evangelical respondents on the question of whether the United States should take action to ...
... change is driven primarily by an aversion to international cooperation. There is relatively little difference, controlling for other factors, between respondents who identify themselves as evangelicals and non-evangelical respondents on the question of whether the United States should take action to ...
Long-Term Climate Change - Ontario Power Generation
... In assessing the regional study area (RSA) and the Bruce nuclear site, it should be noted that this northern portion of the North American continent has been subjected to a series of intense continental scale glaciation and deglaciation events over the past million years of Earth history. This proce ...
... In assessing the regional study area (RSA) and the Bruce nuclear site, it should be noted that this northern portion of the North American continent has been subjected to a series of intense continental scale glaciation and deglaciation events over the past million years of Earth history. This proce ...
Papua New Guinea - Pacific Climate Change Science
... from up to 18 global climate models from the CMIP3 database, for up to three emissions scenarios (B1 (low), A1B (medium) and A2 (high)) and three 20-year periods (centred on 2030, 2055 and 2090, relative to 1990). These models were selected based on their ability to reproduce important features of t ...
... from up to 18 global climate models from the CMIP3 database, for up to three emissions scenarios (B1 (low), A1B (medium) and A2 (high)) and three 20-year periods (centred on 2030, 2055 and 2090, relative to 1990). These models were selected based on their ability to reproduce important features of t ...
Andean montane forests and climate change
... traditional view has been that the megafauna died out in the terminal Pleistocene (Steadman et al., 2005), very real questions exist regarding the exclusion of Holocene ages from those analyses (Hubbe et al., 2007). The probability that relatively low densities of people could have exterminated thes ...
... traditional view has been that the megafauna died out in the terminal Pleistocene (Steadman et al., 2005), very real questions exist regarding the exclusion of Holocene ages from those analyses (Hubbe et al., 2007). The probability that relatively low densities of people could have exterminated thes ...
Mean Annual Precipitation Explains - CURVE
... they delineate relatively temporally stable community assemblages and allowed us to obtain a nearly continuous sequence of mammal community change without large intervening gaps. Using NALMA subdivisions leads to time averaging of mammal communities and to differences in sampling (i.e. intensity, ge ...
... they delineate relatively temporally stable community assemblages and allowed us to obtain a nearly continuous sequence of mammal community change without large intervening gaps. Using NALMA subdivisions leads to time averaging of mammal communities and to differences in sampling (i.e. intensity, ge ...
National workshop on climate information and
... If the p-value is > 0.05 we cannot be confident that the trend is significant ...
... If the p-value is > 0.05 we cannot be confident that the trend is significant ...
A climate change report card for water Working Technical Paper 9
... Increased water temperature generates principal shifts in food webs. As cyprinid planktivorous fish species are favoured supported, large zooplankton species are suppressed and grazing intensity is reduced. ...
... Increased water temperature generates principal shifts in food webs. As cyprinid planktivorous fish species are favoured supported, large zooplankton species are suppressed and grazing intensity is reduced. ...
National Activities with Respect to the Global Climate Observing
... 1. COMMON ISSUES Introduction The recently published Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change summarizes the current state of knowledge on climate change and its global impacts. From a global perspective, Finland is relatively seriously affected by climate change be ...
... 1. COMMON ISSUES Introduction The recently published Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change summarizes the current state of knowledge on climate change and its global impacts. From a global perspective, Finland is relatively seriously affected by climate change be ...
The Role of the Judiciary in Climate Change Action
... stances in international negotiations, but also their internal policy development will have a considerable effect on the prospect of combatting climate change. Furthermore, the CJEU and the US Supreme Court are both recognized as two of the world’s most powerful high Courts, with significant impact ...
... stances in international negotiations, but also their internal policy development will have a considerable effect on the prospect of combatting climate change. Furthermore, the CJEU and the US Supreme Court are both recognized as two of the world’s most powerful high Courts, with significant impact ...
Aalborg Universitet Avoiding climate change uncertainties in Strategic Environmental Assessment
... model is used in Sections 3 and 4 where a document study of 151 SEA reports is presented. The final section offers two theoretical explanations for avoiding uncertainty, conflict avoidance and a perceived need to quantify uncertainty. 2. Strategies involved in uncertainty handling in decision-making T ...
... model is used in Sections 3 and 4 where a document study of 151 SEA reports is presented. The final section offers two theoretical explanations for avoiding uncertainty, conflict avoidance and a perceived need to quantify uncertainty. 2. Strategies involved in uncertainty handling in decision-making T ...
Chapter 1: Introduction - Committee on Climate Change
... UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2017: Evidence Report • What is the urgency of action needed for different risks and opportunities? • What are the uncertainties, limitations and confidence in the underlying evidence and analysis for different risks and opportunities? In addressing these questions ...
... UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2017: Evidence Report • What is the urgency of action needed for different risks and opportunities? • What are the uncertainties, limitations and confidence in the underlying evidence and analysis for different risks and opportunities? In addressing these questions ...
Climate Change in - Pakistan Meteorological Department
... global average; its land area is mostly arid and semi-arid (about 60 per cent of the area receives less than 250 mm of rainfall per year and 24 per cent receives between 250-500 mm); its rivers are predominantly fed by the Hindu Kush-Karakoram Himalayan glaciers which are reported to be receding rap ...
... global average; its land area is mostly arid and semi-arid (about 60 per cent of the area receives less than 250 mm of rainfall per year and 24 per cent receives between 250-500 mm); its rivers are predominantly fed by the Hindu Kush-Karakoram Himalayan glaciers which are reported to be receding rap ...