Impact of climate change on freshwater ecosystems: a global
... reducing floodplain-river connectivity. In Washington, climate change may lead to a shift of the seasonal flow maximum from May to January, strongly decreased minimum flows, somewhat increased maximum flows, and a much prolonged low flow period from May to September. Prolonged low flows were conside ...
... reducing floodplain-river connectivity. In Washington, climate change may lead to a shift of the seasonal flow maximum from May to January, strongly decreased minimum flows, somewhat increased maximum flows, and a much prolonged low flow period from May to September. Prolonged low flows were conside ...
Climatic and non-climatic factors influencing
... asset profile are more likely to take up new farm interventions than those with poor asset profile. There is in fact relatively little evidence helping us to better understand what incentives and interventions, in different environments, will lead to enhanced adaptive capacity and resilience of smal ...
... asset profile are more likely to take up new farm interventions than those with poor asset profile. There is in fact relatively little evidence helping us to better understand what incentives and interventions, in different environments, will lead to enhanced adaptive capacity and resilience of smal ...
Sensitivity of thermohaline circulation to decadal and
... THC is unlikely during the next 20 years (IPCC, 2007), but previous studies have revealed substantial uncertainties in the model’s THC response (Stouffer et al., 2006). The THC is potentially sensitive to the addition of freshwater and to changes in surface fluxes induced by natural variability or b ...
... THC is unlikely during the next 20 years (IPCC, 2007), but previous studies have revealed substantial uncertainties in the model’s THC response (Stouffer et al., 2006). The THC is potentially sensitive to the addition of freshwater and to changes in surface fluxes induced by natural variability or b ...
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 ...
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... are major concerns, especially for those who are highly dependent on natural resources, such as agriculture, for their livelihoods. In the agriculture sector, the consensus is that changes in temperature and precipitation will result in changes in land and water regimes that will later affect agricu ...
... are major concerns, especially for those who are highly dependent on natural resources, such as agriculture, for their livelihoods. In the agriculture sector, the consensus is that changes in temperature and precipitation will result in changes in land and water regimes that will later affect agricu ...
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... level where the opposite is true. Furthermore, purely anticyclonic situations rarely occur over the Alpine region at the Z500 level whereas they are more abundant at sea level, especially during summer. The daily classification catalog of GWT on the sea and Z500 level is used to evaluate quantitativ ...
... level where the opposite is true. Furthermore, purely anticyclonic situations rarely occur over the Alpine region at the Z500 level whereas they are more abundant at sea level, especially during summer. The daily classification catalog of GWT on the sea and Z500 level is used to evaluate quantitativ ...
Natural history collections as windows on evolutionary processes
... environmentally induced changes in colour and plumage over time (Galeotti et al. 2009; Alstr€ om et al. 2015). In one elegant study, Karell et al. (2011) used museum specimens and field observations to show that in less snowy years, brown-morph tawny owls, Strix alco, have a survival advantage over ...
... environmentally induced changes in colour and plumage over time (Galeotti et al. 2009; Alstr€ om et al. 2015). In one elegant study, Karell et al. (2011) used museum specimens and field observations to show that in less snowy years, brown-morph tawny owls, Strix alco, have a survival advantage over ...
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... and together assume a leading role. Only then will it be possible to push through climate targets that go beyond merely stabilizing the status quo. However, given the progress of the climate negotiations so far, we should not put too high hopes on the world climate conference in Copenhagen: Even mod ...
... and together assume a leading role. Only then will it be possible to push through climate targets that go beyond merely stabilizing the status quo. However, given the progress of the climate negotiations so far, we should not put too high hopes on the world climate conference in Copenhagen: Even mod ...
Executive Summary CHILE`S FIRST BIENNIAL UPDATE REPORT
... Chile submitted its Second National Communication on Climate Change in 2011, compiling the actions performed in the country in the first decade of 21st century. Although not much time has passed, the recent developments in institutionalizing climate change in the country has been unique: there is no ...
... Chile submitted its Second National Communication on Climate Change in 2011, compiling the actions performed in the country in the first decade of 21st century. Although not much time has passed, the recent developments in institutionalizing climate change in the country has been unique: there is no ...
Assessing ``Dangerous Climate Change
... Global Temperature and Earth’s Energy Balance Global temperature and Earth’s energy imbalance provide our most useful measuring sticks for quantifying global climate change and the changes of global climate forcings that would be required to stabilize global climate. Thus we must first quantify know ...
... Global Temperature and Earth’s Energy Balance Global temperature and Earth’s energy imbalance provide our most useful measuring sticks for quantifying global climate change and the changes of global climate forcings that would be required to stabilize global climate. Thus we must first quantify know ...
Sensitivity of thermohaline circulation to decadal
... THC is unlikely during the next 20 years (IPCC, 2007), but previous studies have revealed substantial uncertainties in the model’s THC response (Stouffer et al., 2006). The THC is potentially sensitive to the addition of freshwater and to changes in surface fluxes induced by natural variability or b ...
... THC is unlikely during the next 20 years (IPCC, 2007), but previous studies have revealed substantial uncertainties in the model’s THC response (Stouffer et al., 2006). The THC is potentially sensitive to the addition of freshwater and to changes in surface fluxes induced by natural variability or b ...
Managing Climate Risk Integrating Adaptation into World Bank Group Operations World Bank Group
... Supporting the establishment of proper financing mechanisms for adaptation, using, for example, the Investment Framework for Clean Energy and Development. New funding mechanisms created under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and being made operational by the Global E ...
... Supporting the establishment of proper financing mechanisms for adaptation, using, for example, the Investment Framework for Clean Energy and Development. New funding mechanisms created under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and being made operational by the Global E ...
Phenological events along the elevation gradient
... structure and ecology of forests. India is a land with a wide range of variation in climatic, altitude and physiography. The wide variety in physical features and climatic situations has resulted in a diversity of habitats such as deserts, deciduous, evergreen and moist forests, mangroves and alpine ...
... structure and ecology of forests. India is a land with a wide range of variation in climatic, altitude and physiography. The wide variety in physical features and climatic situations has resulted in a diversity of habitats such as deserts, deciduous, evergreen and moist forests, mangroves and alpine ...
climate change and the mediterranean region
... radiation to reach the Earth unhindered but trap a proportion of outgoing radiation. In this way, greenhouse gases play a critical role in maintaining the heat balance of the Earth. But as concentrations rise, scientists believe the world will warm. In 1986, the Scientific Committee of Problems of t ...
... radiation to reach the Earth unhindered but trap a proportion of outgoing radiation. In this way, greenhouse gases play a critical role in maintaining the heat balance of the Earth. But as concentrations rise, scientists believe the world will warm. In 1986, the Scientific Committee of Problems of t ...
Impacts of Europe`s changing climate
... warming will extend throughout the water column during the course of the 21st century (Meehl et al., 2007). Sea surface temperature changes have already resulted in an increased duration of the marine growing season and a northward movement of marine zooplankton. Some fish species are shifting their ...
... warming will extend throughout the water column during the course of the 21st century (Meehl et al., 2007). Sea surface temperature changes have already resulted in an increased duration of the marine growing season and a northward movement of marine zooplankton. Some fish species are shifting their ...
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... (especially tube-well) irrigation, and the expansion of multiple-cropping. A number of studies of the productivity growth in Indian agriculture associated with the Green Revolution have been completed. Most prior studies have treated the three main components of the Green Revolution as exogenous var ...
... (especially tube-well) irrigation, and the expansion of multiple-cropping. A number of studies of the productivity growth in Indian agriculture associated with the Green Revolution have been completed. Most prior studies have treated the three main components of the Green Revolution as exogenous var ...
Word - UNEP
... With the continued drive towards urbanization, climate change is perceived not only as a threat, but also as an opportunity for promoting green technologies and more compact approaches to urban growth. The future of hundreds of millions of people will be determined by the pace of mitigation and adap ...
... With the continued drive towards urbanization, climate change is perceived not only as a threat, but also as an opportunity for promoting green technologies and more compact approaches to urban growth. The future of hundreds of millions of people will be determined by the pace of mitigation and adap ...
Climate Conventions and Africa/Ethiopia - EfD
... a group of nations alone cannot solve the problem. This calls for global solutions to the problem. Almost two decades ago, most countries joined an international treaty—the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)—to begin considering what can be done to reduce global warming a ...
... a group of nations alone cannot solve the problem. This calls for global solutions to the problem. Almost two decades ago, most countries joined an international treaty—the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)—to begin considering what can be done to reduce global warming a ...
Predicting range expansion of the map butterfly in Northern Europe
... 2006) and that future projected climate change is expected to cause further range shifts of species (Berry et al. 2002; Midgley et al. 2003; Thomas et al. 2004; Thuiller et al. 2005). In northern Europe, species are generally predicted to move northwards to track the changing climate (Bakkenes et al ...
... 2006) and that future projected climate change is expected to cause further range shifts of species (Berry et al. 2002; Midgley et al. 2003; Thomas et al. 2004; Thuiller et al. 2005). In northern Europe, species are generally predicted to move northwards to track the changing climate (Bakkenes et al ...
climate and the earth`s radiation budget
... Radiation budget and climate change Human activities alter the radiation budget. This is the central fact behind the current debate over the greenhouse effect (see the box on pages 28 and 29). As is customary, we discuss the climate change problem for the change produced by doubling the atmospheric ...
... Radiation budget and climate change Human activities alter the radiation budget. This is the central fact behind the current debate over the greenhouse effect (see the box on pages 28 and 29). As is customary, we discuss the climate change problem for the change produced by doubling the atmospheric ...
Climate change in Australia | Central Slopes cluster report
... information contained in this publication comprises general statements based on scientific research. The reader is advised and needs to be aware that such information may be incomplete or unable to be used in any specific situation. No reliance or actions must therefore be made on that information w ...
... information contained in this publication comprises general statements based on scientific research. The reader is advised and needs to be aware that such information may be incomplete or unable to be used in any specific situation. No reliance or actions must therefore be made on that information w ...
VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN MEXICAN ARID
... Climate variability is a term usually to define anomalies in climate patterns in a specific location or time period. When these anomalies become unusual and harmful are considered among Climate Change parameters. According to the International Panel for Climate Change (IPCC, 2001) definition, climat ...
... Climate variability is a term usually to define anomalies in climate patterns in a specific location or time period. When these anomalies become unusual and harmful are considered among Climate Change parameters. According to the International Panel for Climate Change (IPCC, 2001) definition, climat ...
Simple indices of global climate variability and change: Part I
... for 1880–1999, climate reconstructions from proxy data for 1700–1900, and simulations from five different coupled ocean–atmosphere climate models to investigate the variability and correlation structure of these indices on interannual and decadal time scales. The indices are used to evaluate the perfo ...
... for 1880–1999, climate reconstructions from proxy data for 1700–1900, and simulations from five different coupled ocean–atmosphere climate models to investigate the variability and correlation structure of these indices on interannual and decadal time scales. The indices are used to evaluate the perfo ...
Risk perception and commitment to reduce global climate change in
... Humans have been exposed to many threats throughout history: epidemic illnesses, world wars, terrorist attacks, and environmental catastrophes. Human’s survival instinct forces people to evaluate circumstances and make decisions when faced with risks. Many different factors determine the resulting c ...
... Humans have been exposed to many threats throughout history: epidemic illnesses, world wars, terrorist attacks, and environmental catastrophes. Human’s survival instinct forces people to evaluate circumstances and make decisions when faced with risks. Many different factors determine the resulting c ...