Climate Change Planning in Alaska`s National Parks
... parks in Alaska. Warming is especially pronounced for the northernmost parks and during the historically coldest times of the year. Average annual temperatures shift from below freezing to above freezing in several parks (BELA, DENA, YUCH), changing the freeze/thaw balance. Precipitation Average ann ...
... parks in Alaska. Warming is especially pronounced for the northernmost parks and during the historically coldest times of the year. Average annual temperatures shift from below freezing to above freezing in several parks (BELA, DENA, YUCH), changing the freeze/thaw balance. Precipitation Average ann ...
National Security in the 21st Century: How the National Security
... The National Security Act of 1947 (“NSA”) established the National Security Council (“NSC”) with the intention of ensuring an open and effective working “relationship between those responsible for foreign policy and those responsible for military policy”76 by creating a central advisory coordinating ...
... The National Security Act of 1947 (“NSA”) established the National Security Council (“NSC”) with the intention of ensuring an open and effective working “relationship between those responsible for foreign policy and those responsible for military policy”76 by creating a central advisory coordinating ...
Beyond the ABC: climate change policy and theories of social change
... simply a matter of politics (on which more below). As hinted at already, the lexicon of ABC does not contain within it the terms and concepts required to discuss or debate significant societal transformation. While there is a recognised need to make “major changes in the way we meet our needs and as ...
... simply a matter of politics (on which more below). As hinted at already, the lexicon of ABC does not contain within it the terms and concepts required to discuss or debate significant societal transformation. While there is a recognised need to make “major changes in the way we meet our needs and as ...
Climate change and Health Across Africa: Issues
... vary significantly among communities and regions. Variations will be due to many factors such as geographic differences in temperature and precipitation, socio‐economic conditions, the quality of existing health infrastructure, communication capacity and underlying epidemiology. Therefore, in thi ...
... vary significantly among communities and regions. Variations will be due to many factors such as geographic differences in temperature and precipitation, socio‐economic conditions, the quality of existing health infrastructure, communication capacity and underlying epidemiology. Therefore, in thi ...
Thermophilic Fungi to Dominate Aflatoxigenic/Mycotoxigenic Fungi
... Global warming due to climate change is becoming more certain and accepted. It is likely being exacerbated by human industrial activities, which at least offers the hope that it can be reduced by humans, in contrast to natural phenomena. The recent Paris agreement on climate change restricts increas ...
... Global warming due to climate change is becoming more certain and accepted. It is likely being exacerbated by human industrial activities, which at least offers the hope that it can be reduced by humans, in contrast to natural phenomena. The recent Paris agreement on climate change restricts increas ...
A 700 Year Record of Southern Hemisphere Extratropical Climate
... dominant mode of circulation for the extratropics (Thompson and Wallace, 2000) (Fig. 1b). Persistence and position of the Amundsen Sea Low (ASL), the South Pacific component of the seesaw, is associated with meridional circulation south of New Zealand imposed by the presence of the Australian land m ...
... dominant mode of circulation for the extratropics (Thompson and Wallace, 2000) (Fig. 1b). Persistence and position of the Amundsen Sea Low (ASL), the South Pacific component of the seesaw, is associated with meridional circulation south of New Zealand imposed by the presence of the Australian land m ...
UK Legislation RTFO (1)
... N20 needs further study • microbes convert N fertiliser to N2O • Underestimated (IPCC) - Crutzen • oilseed rape biodiesel, for example, is up to 70% worse for the climate than fossil fuel diesel (also corn ethanol) • UK and EU Biofuels GHG calculations in scientific doubt • Nitrogen pollution – Bal ...
... N20 needs further study • microbes convert N fertiliser to N2O • Underestimated (IPCC) - Crutzen • oilseed rape biodiesel, for example, is up to 70% worse for the climate than fossil fuel diesel (also corn ethanol) • UK and EU Biofuels GHG calculations in scientific doubt • Nitrogen pollution – Bal ...
Silva2013-ERL-APMortality.pdf
... to ozone. Brauer et al (2012) used high-resolution satellite observations of PM2.5 together with a global atmospheric model and an extensive compilation of surface measurements to better represent global air pollution exposure. These exposure estimates were then used to estimate 3.2 ± 0.4 million pr ...
... to ozone. Brauer et al (2012) used high-resolution satellite observations of PM2.5 together with a global atmospheric model and an extensive compilation of surface measurements to better represent global air pollution exposure. These exposure estimates were then used to estimate 3.2 ± 0.4 million pr ...
Global premature mortality due to anthropogenic outdoor air pollution and... past climate change
... to ozone. Brauer et al (2012) used high-resolution satellite observations of PM2.5 together with a global atmospheric model and an extensive compilation of surface measurements to better represent global air pollution exposure. These exposure estimates were then used to estimate 3.2 ± 0.4 million pr ...
... to ozone. Brauer et al (2012) used high-resolution satellite observations of PM2.5 together with a global atmospheric model and an extensive compilation of surface measurements to better represent global air pollution exposure. These exposure estimates were then used to estimate 3.2 ± 0.4 million pr ...
PDF - 15.64MB - RTCC - Responding to Climate Change
... The third pillar is formed by those actions that require financial and technological resources… where the climate is concerned – the two domains are not unconnected – we need to guarantee fulfilment of the commitment given in Copenhagen in 2009 to raise every year over the period to 2020, as a prior ...
... The third pillar is formed by those actions that require financial and technological resources… where the climate is concerned – the two domains are not unconnected – we need to guarantee fulfilment of the commitment given in Copenhagen in 2009 to raise every year over the period to 2020, as a prior ...
Small Satellite Constellation for Global Aerosol Monitoring of the
... properties of the aerosol observed, but increased spectral coverage can result in better constraints on these assumptions. An important factor in designing a limb scattering observing system is that the scattered radiance signal observed from space will have a strong angular dependence due to variat ...
... properties of the aerosol observed, but increased spectral coverage can result in better constraints on these assumptions. An important factor in designing a limb scattering observing system is that the scattered radiance signal observed from space will have a strong angular dependence due to variat ...
Bolivia: Climate change, poverty and adaptation
... during the research for this report reveal the widespread perception from local women and men that the climate is changing in terms of the unpredictability of the rains, the warmer temperatures, and weather extremes. It is not possible to assert for sure that these changes are the result of human-in ...
... during the research for this report reveal the widespread perception from local women and men that the climate is changing in terms of the unpredictability of the rains, the warmer temperatures, and weather extremes. It is not possible to assert for sure that these changes are the result of human-in ...
The impacts of climate change on the abundance and
... Mean consensus between the models suggest that without adaptation to both higher prolonged temperatures and higher short-term temperature events D. suzukii population levels are likely to drop in currently higher-risk regions. The potential drop in population is evident both as time progresses and a ...
... Mean consensus between the models suggest that without adaptation to both higher prolonged temperatures and higher short-term temperature events D. suzukii population levels are likely to drop in currently higher-risk regions. The potential drop in population is evident both as time progresses and a ...
Global Warming Effects on Antarctic Ecosystems with
... increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations. (Alley, R., Berntsen, T., Bindoff, L. et al. 2007) The main cause of the humaninduced component of warming is the increased atmospheric co ...
... increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations. (Alley, R., Berntsen, T., Bindoff, L. et al. 2007) The main cause of the humaninduced component of warming is the increased atmospheric co ...
Where Are You From? Why Are You Here? An African Perspective
... scientific progress is critically dependent on a balance between these two complementary goals. Another significant change since Sputnik is the growing involvement of scientists in political issues related to their research. During the Cold War, my friends and colleagues engaged in research that was d ...
... scientific progress is critically dependent on a balance between these two complementary goals. Another significant change since Sputnik is the growing involvement of scientists in political issues related to their research. During the Cold War, my friends and colleagues engaged in research that was d ...
Build Case(s) - Institute For Research And Innovation In Sustainability
... 9. IE Bus School (Spain) 34. Concordia (Canada) http://www.beyondgreypinstripes.org/ ...
... 9. IE Bus School (Spain) 34. Concordia (Canada) http://www.beyondgreypinstripes.org/ ...
Nippon Foundation-Nereus Report "Predicting Future Oceans"
... so too will there be demonstrable changes in the chemistry of the oceans. Evidence of increased ocean acidification and decreasing oxygen, both of which are critical factors that influence marine life and biodiversity, are mounting. Naturally, changes in the oceans will have major repercussions on t ...
... so too will there be demonstrable changes in the chemistry of the oceans. Evidence of increased ocean acidification and decreasing oxygen, both of which are critical factors that influence marine life and biodiversity, are mounting. Naturally, changes in the oceans will have major repercussions on t ...
- Ontario Climate Change Data Portal
... to 2099 with the purpose of providing full simulations for both present-day and future climate. To estimate regional climate details at even higher resolution, the stepwise cluster analysis downscaling method SCADS, developed by Wang et al. (2013), was then applied for further downscaling the 25 km ...
... to 2099 with the purpose of providing full simulations for both present-day and future climate. To estimate regional climate details at even higher resolution, the stepwise cluster analysis downscaling method SCADS, developed by Wang et al. (2013), was then applied for further downscaling the 25 km ...
An Agent Based Model of Climate Change and Conflict
... rainfall variability and droughts create tremendous stress on pastoralists groups and challenges their long-term resilience and adaptive response mechanisms. Keywords: Agent-based model; conflict; climate change; pastoral. ...
... rainfall variability and droughts create tremendous stress on pastoralists groups and challenges their long-term resilience and adaptive response mechanisms. Keywords: Agent-based model; conflict; climate change; pastoral. ...
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... 6. Student #3 will hang the level on the survey line and direct student #2, helping them to keep the bubble in the line level evenly positioned as the string is extended until it intersects with the shore (in other words, it hits ground). Student #4 marks this location ‘A’ with a stake or othe ...
... 6. Student #3 will hang the level on the survey line and direct student #2, helping them to keep the bubble in the line level evenly positioned as the string is extended until it intersects with the shore (in other words, it hits ground). Student #4 marks this location ‘A’ with a stake or othe ...
internists (american college of physicians)
... reality of climate change and our warming planet is unequivocal, and although there continues to be debate and dissenting views on whether climate change is largely the result of human activity, the American College of Physicians (ACP), on the basis of its review of the evidence as described in this ...
... reality of climate change and our warming planet is unequivocal, and although there continues to be debate and dissenting views on whether climate change is largely the result of human activity, the American College of Physicians (ACP), on the basis of its review of the evidence as described in this ...
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... flux (NHF) is very small over the TIO compared to differences among products examined. In models, specific mechanisms for the TIO response to the GHG forcing remain unclear. In fact, as we will show, the TIO-mean NHF trend is virtually zero, leading to a puzzle of how the TIO warms up in the first p ...
... flux (NHF) is very small over the TIO compared to differences among products examined. In models, specific mechanisms for the TIO response to the GHG forcing remain unclear. In fact, as we will show, the TIO-mean NHF trend is virtually zero, leading to a puzzle of how the TIO warms up in the first p ...
Environmental - Successor-agreement to the extended Kyoto protocol
... in the United Nations Climate Change Conference many discussions were held about a successor of the Kyoto protocol with conclude the decision to reach an agreement until 2009. In the United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2011 no new treaty to reduce greenhouse gases emissions was established a ...
... in the United Nations Climate Change Conference many discussions were held about a successor of the Kyoto protocol with conclude the decision to reach an agreement until 2009. In the United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2011 no new treaty to reduce greenhouse gases emissions was established a ...
1 Divine Attribution? The Interaction of Religious and Secular Beliefs
... 2006 Rev. Jerry Falwell made the argument that, “‘scientists who are not on the payroll of the government’ believe that ‘the jury’s still out’” on climate change (Media Matters, 2006). Rather than focus on the values motivating environmental action, opposition to climate change action attacked the s ...
... 2006 Rev. Jerry Falwell made the argument that, “‘scientists who are not on the payroll of the government’ believe that ‘the jury’s still out’” on climate change (Media Matters, 2006). Rather than focus on the values motivating environmental action, opposition to climate change action attacked the s ...
The future of terrestrial mammals in the Mediterranean basin under
... [48] (CGCM31 run by the CCMA, CSIRO’s MK35, CM21 run by the GFDL, PCM1 operated by NCAR and UKMO’s HADCM3) for two of the IPCC’s climate scenarios, the B1 scenario, describing a world with reduced use of natural resources and the use of clean and resource-efficient technologies, and the A2 scenario, ...
... [48] (CGCM31 run by the CCMA, CSIRO’s MK35, CM21 run by the GFDL, PCM1 operated by NCAR and UKMO’s HADCM3) for two of the IPCC’s climate scenarios, the B1 scenario, describing a world with reduced use of natural resources and the use of clean and resource-efficient technologies, and the A2 scenario, ...