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... that began three centuries ago in Western Europe and is still continuing. Advances in the fields of physics and engineering led to the production of steam power, a catalyst for the growth of industries and transport. Such growth saw populations shift from rural to urban areas in search of work, henc ...
... that began three centuries ago in Western Europe and is still continuing. Advances in the fields of physics and engineering led to the production of steam power, a catalyst for the growth of industries and transport. Such growth saw populations shift from rural to urban areas in search of work, henc ...
Climate Change: Addressing the Major Skeptic Arguments
... entities have concluded that the increasing body of observations is consistent with the physical principles by which greenhouse gases (GHGs) affect climate: the planet is warming and it will likely continue to warm due to GHG emissions. Although continued research is needed to quantify the timing, l ...
... entities have concluded that the increasing body of observations is consistent with the physical principles by which greenhouse gases (GHGs) affect climate: the planet is warming and it will likely continue to warm due to GHG emissions. Although continued research is needed to quantify the timing, l ...
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... a¤ecting the ecosystem evolution. This is close to the concept of uncertainty as introduced by Knight (1921) to represent a situation in which probabilities cannot be assigned to events because there is ignorance insu¢ cient information. Knight argued that uncertainty in this sense of unmeasurable u ...
... a¤ecting the ecosystem evolution. This is close to the concept of uncertainty as introduced by Knight (1921) to represent a situation in which probabilities cannot be assigned to events because there is ignorance insu¢ cient information. Knight argued that uncertainty in this sense of unmeasurable u ...
Government
... This shareowner perspective empowers a prudent, far-seeing investor to press companies to pursue “best practices” on issues like codes of ethics, climate change and vendor standards, and to consider what the impact on the company may be five or ten years out. Also, there is an emerging group of inst ...
... This shareowner perspective empowers a prudent, far-seeing investor to press companies to pursue “best practices” on issues like codes of ethics, climate change and vendor standards, and to consider what the impact on the company may be five or ten years out. Also, there is an emerging group of inst ...
Inequality, communication and the avoidance of disastrous climate change: Working Paper 34 (1 MB) (opens in new window)
... public good, where the benefits of efforts to reduce emissions are shared by all, irrespective of individual contributions. Such disconnect between individual and collective interest is a prime cause of public goods under-provision (3 -7 ). Whereas public goods experiments under controlled condition ...
... public good, where the benefits of efforts to reduce emissions are shared by all, irrespective of individual contributions. Such disconnect between individual and collective interest is a prime cause of public goods under-provision (3 -7 ). Whereas public goods experiments under controlled condition ...
Increasing River Discharge to the Arctic Ocean
... Synthesis of river-monitoring data reveals that the average annual discharge of fresh water from the six largest Eurasian rivers to the Arctic Ocean increased by 7% from 1936 to 1999. The average annual rate of increase was 2.0 ⫾ 0.7 cubic kilometers per year. Consequently, average annual discharge ...
... Synthesis of river-monitoring data reveals that the average annual discharge of fresh water from the six largest Eurasian rivers to the Arctic Ocean increased by 7% from 1936 to 1999. The average annual rate of increase was 2.0 ⫾ 0.7 cubic kilometers per year. Consequently, average annual discharge ...
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... out at age 20 to control stand density. Subsequent thinnings were conducted as selective thinnings (thinnings from above). Alternative management strategies focused on silvicultural options recently discussed in the literature and among practitioners (see Reininger 2000, Pommerening and Murphy 2004, ...
... out at age 20 to control stand density. Subsequent thinnings were conducted as selective thinnings (thinnings from above). Alternative management strategies focused on silvicultural options recently discussed in the literature and among practitioners (see Reininger 2000, Pommerening and Murphy 2004, ...
Making the Connection: Population Dynamics and Climate
... industrialization have brought economic growth and improved standards of living to much of the world. This great progress, however, has also brought incredible demographic and environmental change. In just the last hundred years the world’s population has grown from just over 1 billion people to mor ...
... industrialization have brought economic growth and improved standards of living to much of the world. This great progress, however, has also brought incredible demographic and environmental change. In just the last hundred years the world’s population has grown from just over 1 billion people to mor ...
2.0 air quality, climate and climate change
... Over the next 100 years, climate change is expected to accelerate, contributing to major physical, ecological, social and economic changes, many of which have already begun. Changes in arctic climate will also affect the rest of the world through increased global warming and rising sea levels.” The ...
... Over the next 100 years, climate change is expected to accelerate, contributing to major physical, ecological, social and economic changes, many of which have already begun. Changes in arctic climate will also affect the rest of the world through increased global warming and rising sea levels.” The ...
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... U.S. agricultural productivity growth using a stochastic production frontier method. We examine the patterns of productivity changes and weather variations across regions and over time. Climate variables are measured using temperature humidity index (THI) load and Oury index at both their means and ...
... U.S. agricultural productivity growth using a stochastic production frontier method. We examine the patterns of productivity changes and weather variations across regions and over time. Climate variables are measured using temperature humidity index (THI) load and Oury index at both their means and ...
FOREST FIRES AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE 21ST CENTURY 1
... that lightning-caused fires would increase by 44%, while the associated area burned would increase by nearly 80% by the end of the 21st century in the USA. Bergeron et al. (2004) discuss implications of a changing fire regime on sustainable forest management in Canada. They find that estimates of fu ...
... that lightning-caused fires would increase by 44%, while the associated area burned would increase by nearly 80% by the end of the 21st century in the USA. Bergeron et al. (2004) discuss implications of a changing fire regime on sustainable forest management in Canada. They find that estimates of fu ...
climate change and sustainability of agrodiversity in traditional
... projected rise in temperature (1.4 °C by 2020 and 3.8 °C by 2080s) and precipitation (3% by 2020 and 11% by 2080) over the Indian region resulting into flash floods, droughts, cyclones and forest fires (IPCC 2001; Shukla et al. 2002; Rupa Kumar and Ashrit 2001). Arora et al. (2005) have reported tha ...
... projected rise in temperature (1.4 °C by 2020 and 3.8 °C by 2080s) and precipitation (3% by 2020 and 11% by 2080) over the Indian region resulting into flash floods, droughts, cyclones and forest fires (IPCC 2001; Shukla et al. 2002; Rupa Kumar and Ashrit 2001). Arora et al. (2005) have reported tha ...
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... “Climate Change: What Can a Development Agency Do?” “Tomorrow, A City for All?” “What is Climate Finance For?” Climate Generations AreaS, Screening Room ...
... “Climate Change: What Can a Development Agency Do?” “Tomorrow, A City for All?” “What is Climate Finance For?” Climate Generations AreaS, Screening Room ...
Robert Whittakers 1963 Arizona Mountain plant transect revisited
... of extreme rainfall events will increase (Diffenbaugh and Giorgi 2012; Dominguez et al. 2012). A recent analysis by Cook and Seager (2013) suggests that the onset of the Southwestern summer monsoons should shift a few weeks later in the year, although the total summer precipitation should remain abo ...
... of extreme rainfall events will increase (Diffenbaugh and Giorgi 2012; Dominguez et al. 2012). A recent analysis by Cook and Seager (2013) suggests that the onset of the Southwestern summer monsoons should shift a few weeks later in the year, although the total summer precipitation should remain abo ...
FAQ 4.2 | Are Glaciers in Mountain Regions Disappearing?
... cover). These factors vary substantially from region to region, and also between neighbouring glaciers. External factors, such as the surrounding topography and the climatic regime, are also important for future glacier evolution. Over shorter time scales (one or two decades), each glacier responds ...
... cover). These factors vary substantially from region to region, and also between neighbouring glaciers. External factors, such as the surrounding topography and the climatic regime, are also important for future glacier evolution. Over shorter time scales (one or two decades), each glacier responds ...
Comparative biology of different plant pathogens to estimate effects
... biology according to ‘ecotype’ (a categorization based on aspects such as epidemic type, dissemination method and infection biology), guided by detailed disease progress models where available to identify potential future research priorities for disease control. Consequences of projected climate cha ...
... biology according to ‘ecotype’ (a categorization based on aspects such as epidemic type, dissemination method and infection biology), guided by detailed disease progress models where available to identify potential future research priorities for disease control. Consequences of projected climate cha ...
assisted colonization - University of Washington
... let the chips fall where they may, allowing species to rearrange themselves into new assemblages of their own accord. The degree to which people want to play a role in shaping the development of these new and altered systems will, in large part, determine how society feels about (d) (c) assisted col ...
... let the chips fall where they may, allowing species to rearrange themselves into new assemblages of their own accord. The degree to which people want to play a role in shaping the development of these new and altered systems will, in large part, determine how society feels about (d) (c) assisted col ...
Analyzing Urban Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change: A
... Janus-faced character: On the one hand, cities contribute more than two-thirds of the world’s global GHG emissions; on the other hand, cities are especially vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. For example, cities which are located in delta areas are vulnerable to natural disasters such as ...
... Janus-faced character: On the one hand, cities contribute more than two-thirds of the world’s global GHG emissions; on the other hand, cities are especially vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. For example, cities which are located in delta areas are vulnerable to natural disasters such as ...
AnT-ERA
... stress. As a consequence, AnT-ERA will assess the likelihood of crossing biological thresholds, i.e., determine how close we are to the ecological cliff. The latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change1 concluded “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal...” Current and projec ...
... stress. As a consequence, AnT-ERA will assess the likelihood of crossing biological thresholds, i.e., determine how close we are to the ecological cliff. The latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change1 concluded “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal...” Current and projec ...
Fishing, climate change and north-east Atlantic cod
... second half of the 20th century has been linked to subsequent declines in cod recruitment26,27. Such fluctuations follow changes in SST in the North Sea26. When the dynamics of prey species are also incorporated into stock models, further differences in recruitment and SSB are suggested71. Decreases ...
... second half of the 20th century has been linked to subsequent declines in cod recruitment26,27. Such fluctuations follow changes in SST in the North Sea26. When the dynamics of prey species are also incorporated into stock models, further differences in recruitment and SSB are suggested71. Decreases ...
REQUEST FOR CLIMATE SIMULATION LABORATORY
... apply it to grand challenge climate issues. The development and assessment of this modeling system has been ongoing for the past ten years. The simulations produced by the CCSM have improved continuously over this time period, and the results from the model are an important contribution to internati ...
... apply it to grand challenge climate issues. The development and assessment of this modeling system has been ongoing for the past ten years. The simulations produced by the CCSM have improved continuously over this time period, and the results from the model are an important contribution to internati ...
Case study: Guatemala - CIAT-DAPA
... results summarized in spider-diagrams show that “ADAM”-farmers are less sensitive in their social and human assets and have a stronger adaptive capacity. ...
... results summarized in spider-diagrams show that “ADAM”-farmers are less sensitive in their social and human assets and have a stronger adaptive capacity. ...
(RBD), Version 1.0
... response of tropospheric water vapour to warming itself – the water vapour feedback – that matters for climate change. In GCMs, water vapour alone provides the largest positive radiative feedback, it roughly doubles the warming in response to forcing (such as from greenhouse gas increases). There ar ...
... response of tropospheric water vapour to warming itself – the water vapour feedback – that matters for climate change. In GCMs, water vapour alone provides the largest positive radiative feedback, it roughly doubles the warming in response to forcing (such as from greenhouse gas increases). There ar ...
Conference Proceeding
... out their ideas and research work before publication and get feedback and comments from their peer group. A Working Paper is a pre-publication forum and is not intended to be a formal research paper. Working Papers cover all major areas of rural management and development. The series began in 1990, ...
... out their ideas and research work before publication and get feedback and comments from their peer group. A Working Paper is a pre-publication forum and is not intended to be a formal research paper. Working Papers cover all major areas of rural management and development. The series began in 1990, ...
- University of Cambridge
... imperative to explore an adaptive strategy for the decline in precipitation and/or drought events. ...
... imperative to explore an adaptive strategy for the decline in precipitation and/or drought events. ...