... greatest threat to the planet and the greatest challenge facing humanity. Given the strong scientific evidence from the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that warming of the climate system is unequivocal and is very likely to be due to human-induc ...
From: Pielke Sr., RA, G. Marland, RA Betts, TN Chase, JL Eastman
... methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and other important agents and mechanisms, together with the typical geographical extent (spatial scale) of the forcing and the assessed level of scientific understanding (LOSU). The net anthropogenic radiative forcing and its range are also shown. These require su ...
... methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and other important agents and mechanisms, together with the typical geographical extent (spatial scale) of the forcing and the assessed level of scientific understanding (LOSU). The net anthropogenic radiative forcing and its range are also shown. These require su ...
Four Case Studies in the United States
... more frequent and larger low-oxygen “dead zone” events that damage fisheries and diminish tourist appeal. These authors are leading thinkers and practitioners in their respective fields and provide authoritative views on what must be done to adapt to climate change and diminish the threats to our en ...
... more frequent and larger low-oxygen “dead zone” events that damage fisheries and diminish tourist appeal. These authors are leading thinkers and practitioners in their respective fields and provide authoritative views on what must be done to adapt to climate change and diminish the threats to our en ...
Climate Change and the Monterey Bay Shoreline
... The combination of ice melt and the thermal expansion of seawater (due to warmer water temperatures) has led to global sea level rise.1 Over the period from 1855 (beginning of the tide gauge record) to 2009, global sea level has risen approximately 8 inches (21 cm) (Church and White 2011). During t ...
... The combination of ice melt and the thermal expansion of seawater (due to warmer water temperatures) has led to global sea level rise.1 Over the period from 1855 (beginning of the tide gauge record) to 2009, global sea level has risen approximately 8 inches (21 cm) (Church and White 2011). During t ...
Global Warming Treaty
... strong that we need to do a whole Arlington, Va., and one of the most Lindzen says the links between weather variety of things. There are six differ- outspoken global-warming skeptics. extremes and rising temperatures are ent gases covered by the Kyoto Pro- “The puzzle is why there hasn’t been a the ...
... strong that we need to do a whole Arlington, Va., and one of the most Lindzen says the links between weather variety of things. There are six differ- outspoken global-warming skeptics. extremes and rising temperatures are ent gases covered by the Kyoto Pro- “The puzzle is why there hasn’t been a the ...
Workplace heat stress in the context of rising
... were located in civil hospitals. During the next 70–80 years, the two professions continued independently without any contact. This study7 shows concern between seasonally locked disease pattern and disease dynamics such as flu, respiratory diseases in winter, dengue, malaria and water borne disease ...
... were located in civil hospitals. During the next 70–80 years, the two professions continued independently without any contact. This study7 shows concern between seasonally locked disease pattern and disease dynamics such as flu, respiratory diseases in winter, dengue, malaria and water borne disease ...
Past and Future Trends in Frequency of Heavy Rainfall Events over
... of climate variables in a specific region or the entire globe. The increase in the atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases appears to be the predominant cause of recent climate change. The CO2 induced climate change, which has already started to impact different sectors around the globe, is e ...
... of climate variables in a specific region or the entire globe. The increase in the atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases appears to be the predominant cause of recent climate change. The CO2 induced climate change, which has already started to impact different sectors around the globe, is e ...
Why EPA Climate Protection is Good for Labor—And How Jobs Producer
... Climate change is hurting the economy here and now Climate change is causing extreme weather. The giant reinsurance company Munich Re, which has gathered the world’s most comprehensive database of natural disasters, concludes that worldwide, “Floods have more than tripled since 1980, and windstorm n ...
... Climate change is hurting the economy here and now Climate change is causing extreme weather. The giant reinsurance company Munich Re, which has gathered the world’s most comprehensive database of natural disasters, concludes that worldwide, “Floods have more than tripled since 1980, and windstorm n ...
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... It is estimated that improved grassland management and restoring degraded soils together have the potential to sequester around 2 000 tonnes CO2eq/year by 2030 (Smith et al., 2008), and in extensive grazing systems these figures are estimated to offset the livestock-related emissions. The impacts of ...
... It is estimated that improved grassland management and restoring degraded soils together have the potential to sequester around 2 000 tonnes CO2eq/year by 2030 (Smith et al., 2008), and in extensive grazing systems these figures are estimated to offset the livestock-related emissions. The impacts of ...
What explains variation in party salience on the environment? A
... Country structure and veto-points Country structure, i.e. whether a country is unitary or federal, is a theoretically relevant - albeit ambiguous - factor in explaining variation in environmental and climate change ambitiousness, and thus the party salience on these issues (see Harrison and Sundstro ...
... Country structure and veto-points Country structure, i.e. whether a country is unitary or federal, is a theoretically relevant - albeit ambiguous - factor in explaining variation in environmental and climate change ambitiousness, and thus the party salience on these issues (see Harrison and Sundstro ...
Nature+ Proposal, May 2011 WHAT IS THE IUCN PROGRAMME?
... How is the Programme developed? • A Global Situation Analysis is prepared to illustrate the state and main drivers of biodiversity loss and sustainable development; • IUCN also takes its mandate from the body of IUCN Resolutions in which the Members have requested IUCN to do certain things, and ext ...
... How is the Programme developed? • A Global Situation Analysis is prepared to illustrate the state and main drivers of biodiversity loss and sustainable development; • IUCN also takes its mandate from the body of IUCN Resolutions in which the Members have requested IUCN to do certain things, and ext ...
A semiparametric multivariate, multisite weather generator with
... recurrence of long-term droughts. Previous bottom-up climate impact assessments, which have relied heavily on simple change factors to generate new climate sequences, have not been able to test system vulnerabilities over such a wide range of plausible climate changes. To the authors’ knowledge, onl ...
... recurrence of long-term droughts. Previous bottom-up climate impact assessments, which have relied heavily on simple change factors to generate new climate sequences, have not been able to test system vulnerabilities over such a wide range of plausible climate changes. To the authors’ knowledge, onl ...
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... The UNIPCC The role of the IPCC is to assess on a comprehensive, objective and transparent basis the latest scientific, technical and socioeconomic literature produced worldwide relevant to understanding the scientific basis of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mi ...
... The UNIPCC The role of the IPCC is to assess on a comprehensive, objective and transparent basis the latest scientific, technical and socioeconomic literature produced worldwide relevant to understanding the scientific basis of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mi ...
The Atmosphere_Ozone_Article (2)
... dioxide and certain other gases absorb and hold heat in a sort of blanket around the world. This phenomenon has been termed the greenhouse effect because the gases act like the heat-trapping glass of a greenhouse. While natural greenhouse gases are vital to prevent our world from freezing over, a ma ...
... dioxide and certain other gases absorb and hold heat in a sort of blanket around the world. This phenomenon has been termed the greenhouse effect because the gases act like the heat-trapping glass of a greenhouse. While natural greenhouse gases are vital to prevent our world from freezing over, a ma ...
The Network Location of the Policy Entrepreneur
... advocacy activity, the score was 0. If the actor’s reports or publications were intended to be policy-relevant (i.e. expressed the intention or claim that the document could inform policy), the score was 1. If the actor’s activities were related to policy advocacy, but advocacy was not their primary ...
... advocacy activity, the score was 0. If the actor’s reports or publications were intended to be policy-relevant (i.e. expressed the intention or claim that the document could inform policy), the score was 1. If the actor’s activities were related to policy advocacy, but advocacy was not their primary ...
Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment
... adaptation strategies have been identified and utilized. The most significant climate change impacts on road transport systems, vulnerable infrastructure and critical design parameters identified through the survey are summarized in Table 1. Among key conclusions of the study are (i) the need to rai ...
... adaptation strategies have been identified and utilized. The most significant climate change impacts on road transport systems, vulnerable infrastructure and critical design parameters identified through the survey are summarized in Table 1. Among key conclusions of the study are (i) the need to rai ...
Bewertung der Risiken des Klimawandels für
... The analysis of vulnerability, which integrates results from both the bio-physical simulations and the agro-climatic indicators, provides an indication of which regions may expect potentially significant production changes by the time horizons of 2020 and 2030. The analyses of this study must be con ...
... The analysis of vulnerability, which integrates results from both the bio-physical simulations and the agro-climatic indicators, provides an indication of which regions may expect potentially significant production changes by the time horizons of 2020 and 2030. The analyses of this study must be con ...
Document
... n the coming decades of this millennium, the world community of nations will face an enormous challenge concerning food security, environmental conservation, and preservation of genetic resources. The need for food for an increasing population often threatens natural resources as people strive to ge ...
... n the coming decades of this millennium, the world community of nations will face an enormous challenge concerning food security, environmental conservation, and preservation of genetic resources. The need for food for an increasing population often threatens natural resources as people strive to ge ...
feeding the planet in a warming world
... Studies on climate change and agriculture have focused mainly on how specific climate change impacts will affect agricultural production over time.25 The scientific literature points to at least three different mechanisms through which these impacts will be felt. First, higher concentrations of atmo ...
... Studies on climate change and agriculture have focused mainly on how specific climate change impacts will affect agricultural production over time.25 The scientific literature points to at least three different mechanisms through which these impacts will be felt. First, higher concentrations of atmo ...
2012 Annual Report on the Monitoring of
... were very poor. This means that 65 percent of streams were in reference (excellent-good) or undegraded condition and 35 percent were degraded (poor-very poor). When the sums of weights associated with the sites were calculated, 5,692 km or 78 percent of the 7,300 km of total stream length assessed w ...
... were very poor. This means that 65 percent of streams were in reference (excellent-good) or undegraded condition and 35 percent were degraded (poor-very poor). When the sums of weights associated with the sites were calculated, 5,692 km or 78 percent of the 7,300 km of total stream length assessed w ...
Climate Systems Regional Report: Southern Africa
... the summer season in the Southern Hemisphere. Surface observations in Africa are poor, but this network indicates that temperatures have warmed through the 20th century, while drying has occurred over large areas. In the case of the Sahel, scientists have developed two possible causes for decadal tr ...
... the summer season in the Southern Hemisphere. Surface observations in Africa are poor, but this network indicates that temperatures have warmed through the 20th century, while drying has occurred over large areas. In the case of the Sahel, scientists have developed two possible causes for decadal tr ...
CB-48 - Climate Science: Roger Pielke Sr.
... Circulating fluids, such as the atmosphere and oceans, communicate information over large parts their volume and these teleconnections can be defined to occur in two ways. First, the atmosphere and oceans organize themselves into coherent circulations on a variety of time and spatial scales. These i ...
... Circulating fluids, such as the atmosphere and oceans, communicate information over large parts their volume and these teleconnections can be defined to occur in two ways. First, the atmosphere and oceans organize themselves into coherent circulations on a variety of time and spatial scales. These i ...
Climate change impacts in the Atlantic Basin and
... well as thematic areas where the impacts of climate change will be most intensely felt. The assumption in doing so is that common challenges encourage actors to develop coordinated responses. More generally, we analyse the drivers and obstacles for climate change adaptation cooperation in the Atlant ...
... well as thematic areas where the impacts of climate change will be most intensely felt. The assumption in doing so is that common challenges encourage actors to develop coordinated responses. More generally, we analyse the drivers and obstacles for climate change adaptation cooperation in the Atlant ...
Fishermen`s Views of a Changing Ocean
... of between two and five feet by 2100.14 This means shoreside regions will be more frequently inundated during extreme weather events such as Superstorm Sandy, which swamped much of northern New Jersey and New York City in 2012, and some areas will be completely underwater. These projections are base ...
... of between two and five feet by 2100.14 This means shoreside regions will be more frequently inundated during extreme weather events such as Superstorm Sandy, which swamped much of northern New Jersey and New York City in 2012, and some areas will be completely underwater. These projections are base ...
Climate change effects on human health
... current heat and cold threshold values, expressed as the percentage change in hot and cold days compared with the baseline period (2000s). The frequency of hot days is projected to rise steeply, with over a threefold increase by the 2080s. The number of cold days will decline at a less dramatic pace ...
... current heat and cold threshold values, expressed as the percentage change in hot and cold days compared with the baseline period (2000s). The frequency of hot days is projected to rise steeply, with over a threefold increase by the 2080s. The number of cold days will decline at a less dramatic pace ...