Climate Impacts on Arctic Lake Ecosystems
... plants has a much lower albedo than snow on tundra, and their expansion over northern landscapes is likely to cause a positive feedback of increased heating, as well as increased soil weathering during higher temperatures, the expansion of root biomass, and increased microbial activity in the rhizos ...
... plants has a much lower albedo than snow on tundra, and their expansion over northern landscapes is likely to cause a positive feedback of increased heating, as well as increased soil weathering during higher temperatures, the expansion of root biomass, and increased microbial activity in the rhizos ...
Tribal Response to Climate Change and the Evolving Ecosystem of
... climate, volcanic eruptions, and catastrophic floods made their livelihood in the area a challenge. Four thousand years ago their populations began increasing and about 2,000 years ago, two distinct cultural groups, the Coastal and Plateau peoples, emerged. Like today, the Cascade Mountains delineat ...
... climate, volcanic eruptions, and catastrophic floods made their livelihood in the area a challenge. Four thousand years ago their populations began increasing and about 2,000 years ago, two distinct cultural groups, the Coastal and Plateau peoples, emerged. Like today, the Cascade Mountains delineat ...
Indigenous Weather Forecasting: A Phenomenological Study
... the sun to make reasonable weather forecasting within their environment. The effectiveness or reliability of the Shona techniques makes this study timeous and relevant in contemporary studies. ...
... the sun to make reasonable weather forecasting within their environment. The effectiveness or reliability of the Shona techniques makes this study timeous and relevant in contemporary studies. ...
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... not given any information about the potential for global co-operation at this stage. Instead, they were advised to keep their perceptions about the likelihood of reaching a broader global consensus about emissions reduction targets in mind when answering the first WTP question. The respondents who s ...
... not given any information about the potential for global co-operation at this stage. Instead, they were advised to keep their perceptions about the likelihood of reaching a broader global consensus about emissions reduction targets in mind when answering the first WTP question. The respondents who s ...
The Climate Deception Dossiers - Union of Concerned Scientists
... decades that the planet is rapidly warming and that emissions of heat-trapping gases from the burning of fossil fuels are largely to blame. But Senator Inhofe is right about one thing: there has been a climate hoax that continues today. It is the decades’ long campaign by a handful of the world’s la ...
... decades that the planet is rapidly warming and that emissions of heat-trapping gases from the burning of fossil fuels are largely to blame. But Senator Inhofe is right about one thing: there has been a climate hoax that continues today. It is the decades’ long campaign by a handful of the world’s la ...
to review/download the Cookeville Case Study.
... to preserve water resources, sequester carbon, and maintain natural habitat in the face of extreme climate pressures yet to come. It is also critical because the need for climate action calls for every possible mitigation tool to be utilized in the very near future. Communities cannot afford to sta ...
... to preserve water resources, sequester carbon, and maintain natural habitat in the face of extreme climate pressures yet to come. It is also critical because the need for climate action calls for every possible mitigation tool to be utilized in the very near future. Communities cannot afford to sta ...
- University of East Anglia
... that have been designed to address it should ideally have the capacity to address collective action problems in a stable and predictable manner, so that investors can plan with confidence (Young et al., 2006). But they should also be capable of adapting to new insights into causes and unfolding cons ...
... that have been designed to address it should ideally have the capacity to address collective action problems in a stable and predictable manner, so that investors can plan with confidence (Young et al., 2006). But they should also be capable of adapting to new insights into causes and unfolding cons ...
Mega-Stress for Mega-Cities
... This report, however, focuses on climate variability and adaptive capacity of cities. It is divided up into four sections: context, methodology, scorecards, and policy. While we highlight the major climate change effects impacting 11 key Asian cities, this summary is by no means an exhaustive review ...
... This report, however, focuses on climate variability and adaptive capacity of cities. It is divided up into four sections: context, methodology, scorecards, and policy. While we highlight the major climate change effects impacting 11 key Asian cities, this summary is by no means an exhaustive review ...
Technological Challenges Nigeria
... Following these development, there is no doubt that climate change is the greatest and biggest challenge facing mankind today. Its impact has spread beyond the environment, causing serious dislocation in world economic and social development. In Africa, Nigeria and Enugu state in particular, climate ...
... Following these development, there is no doubt that climate change is the greatest and biggest challenge facing mankind today. Its impact has spread beyond the environment, causing serious dislocation in world economic and social development. In Africa, Nigeria and Enugu state in particular, climate ...
Global Warming Greenhouse effect Heat lost to
... Examine and use evidence to justify whether the causes of climate change are caused by Aspire: TYPE humans or natural factors. ...
... Examine and use evidence to justify whether the causes of climate change are caused by Aspire: TYPE humans or natural factors. ...
The Carbon Cycle - San Jose State University
... Imagine that the global temperature were to increase significantly for some reason. 1. How would the silicate-to-carbonate conversion process change during this warming period. Explain. 2. How would this affect atmospheric CO2 levels and as a result, global temperature? 3. What type of feedback proc ...
... Imagine that the global temperature were to increase significantly for some reason. 1. How would the silicate-to-carbonate conversion process change during this warming period. Explain. 2. How would this affect atmospheric CO2 levels and as a result, global temperature? 3. What type of feedback proc ...
Remaking suburbia:
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... http://www.norwayheritage.com/gallery/gallery/Steamship_Companies/Inman_Line/inman-line-tradecard.jpg ...
The Psychological Distance of Climate Change
... awareness of the issue is high(9) with an overwhelming majority in 2005 believing that the world’s climate is changing and that action should be taken against it.(10,11) However, research conducted over the past 3–4 years in both America and the United Kingdom shows some decline in levels of concern ...
... awareness of the issue is high(9) with an overwhelming majority in 2005 believing that the world’s climate is changing and that action should be taken against it.(10,11) However, research conducted over the past 3–4 years in both America and the United Kingdom shows some decline in levels of concern ...
Impact of Climate Change on Annual Cooling and
... In this study, we attempt to construct near-future weather data in order to assist architectural design using numerical meteorological models. Climate data projected by global climate models (GCMs) are available. Although GCMs can predict long-term global warming, they cannot illustrate the details ...
... In this study, we attempt to construct near-future weather data in order to assist architectural design using numerical meteorological models. Climate data projected by global climate models (GCMs) are available. Although GCMs can predict long-term global warming, they cannot illustrate the details ...
The psychology of climate change communication - UvA-DARE
... CRED research shows that, in order for climate science information to be fully absorbed by audiences, it must be actively communicated with appropriate language, metaphor, and analogy; combined with narrative storytelling; made vivid through visual imagery and experiential scenarios; balanced with s ...
... CRED research shows that, in order for climate science information to be fully absorbed by audiences, it must be actively communicated with appropriate language, metaphor, and analogy; combined with narrative storytelling; made vivid through visual imagery and experiential scenarios; balanced with s ...
The History of Late 20th and early 21st Century
... by a loss of soil moisture and new pests suited to the warmer climate (Fleischer et al. 2007).8 An increase in heavy rainfall events could also increase topsoil erosion and soil salinity which damage plant health. Israel is already experiencing an increase in farm animal diseases, which originate fr ...
... by a loss of soil moisture and new pests suited to the warmer climate (Fleischer et al. 2007).8 An increase in heavy rainfall events could also increase topsoil erosion and soil salinity which damage plant health. Israel is already experiencing an increase in farm animal diseases, which originate fr ...
Biological Impacts of Climate Change
... When UV waves hit Earth’s surface, they are transformed into long wavelength infrared (IR) waves, which L igh t w av es are transf ormed into inf rared rad iation (h eat) we perceive as heat (Figure 10.1). A remarkable aspect of refl ected b ack to Earth by cl oud s and rerad iated Earth’s biosphere ...
... When UV waves hit Earth’s surface, they are transformed into long wavelength infrared (IR) waves, which L igh t w av es are transf ormed into inf rared rad iation (h eat) we perceive as heat (Figure 10.1). A remarkable aspect of refl ected b ack to Earth by cl oud s and rerad iated Earth’s biosphere ...
Deep uncertainty in long-term hurricane risk: Scenario generation and implications for future climate experiments
... models (Knutti et al., 2010; Oreskes et al., 2010; Stainforth et al., 2007a,b; Morgan, 2003). Similarly, the range of downscaling models used to explore the (stage III) uncertainty represents only a limited sample. Indeed, parameter uncertainty is not captured in the scenario set (for either stage I ...
... models (Knutti et al., 2010; Oreskes et al., 2010; Stainforth et al., 2007a,b; Morgan, 2003). Similarly, the range of downscaling models used to explore the (stage III) uncertainty represents only a limited sample. Indeed, parameter uncertainty is not captured in the scenario set (for either stage I ...
Effects of Climate Warming, North Atlantic Oscillation, and
... ambient meteorological conditions on the biota of lakes are also well described. For example, the timing, composition, and intensity of the phytoplankton spring bloom in temperate lakes are tightly coupled to solar radiation, water temperature, and wind-induced turbulence[3,4]. Temperature, in parti ...
... ambient meteorological conditions on the biota of lakes are also well described. For example, the timing, composition, and intensity of the phytoplankton spring bloom in temperate lakes are tightly coupled to solar radiation, water temperature, and wind-induced turbulence[3,4]. Temperature, in parti ...
A Kantian approach to sustainable development indicators for
... Agenda 21 required countries to develop and regularly update a national set of indicators for sustainable development. Several countries now have such sets also including separate indicators for climate change. Some of these indicators typically report global concentration of green house gases in th ...
... Agenda 21 required countries to develop and regularly update a national set of indicators for sustainable development. Several countries now have such sets also including separate indicators for climate change. Some of these indicators typically report global concentration of green house gases in th ...
Project Concept and PDF-B Document
... agriculture. In general inter-annual climate variability is high. Rainy seasons can be extremely wet and associated with floods and landslides, but can also arrive late or fail, introducing considerable uncertainty in agricultural practices. The rural poor are the most vulnerable to the impacts of K ...
... agriculture. In general inter-annual climate variability is high. Rainy seasons can be extremely wet and associated with floods and landslides, but can also arrive late or fail, introducing considerable uncertainty in agricultural practices. The rural poor are the most vulnerable to the impacts of K ...
Cognitive and affective risk judgements related to climate change
... reactions to information characteristics. However, even though evaluative differences exist between people, it must be of practical value that all groups in society reduce their ignorance and perception of uncertainty by acquiring valid knowledge. The purpose of the present thesis is to look into so ...
... reactions to information characteristics. However, even though evaluative differences exist between people, it must be of practical value that all groups in society reduce their ignorance and perception of uncertainty by acquiring valid knowledge. The purpose of the present thesis is to look into so ...
Robert J. Erhardt: Curriculum Vitae
... Johnson*, D., Erhardt, R. (2016). Projected impacts of climate change on wind energy density in the United States. Renewable Energy, 85, 66-73. Erhardt, R., Shuman, M. (2015). Assistive technologies for second-year statistics students who are blind. Journal of Statistics Education 23:2, 1-28. Steel* ...
... Johnson*, D., Erhardt, R. (2016). Projected impacts of climate change on wind energy density in the United States. Renewable Energy, 85, 66-73. Erhardt, R., Shuman, M. (2015). Assistive technologies for second-year statistics students who are blind. Journal of Statistics Education 23:2, 1-28. Steel* ...
Adapting to a changing climate
... However, with rapid warming (+ 1°C by AD 2040) and decreased rainfall in eastern regions being predicted for the future (Mullan et al. 2008), a more obvious response to climate change from biodiversity seems likely in the long term (McGlone & Walker 2011). Predicting the direct responses of terrestr ...
... However, with rapid warming (+ 1°C by AD 2040) and decreased rainfall in eastern regions being predicted for the future (Mullan et al. 2008), a more obvious response to climate change from biodiversity seems likely in the long term (McGlone & Walker 2011). Predicting the direct responses of terrestr ...
Water management for wheat grown in sandy soil under climate
... evidence of global warming (IPCC, 2001). ...
... evidence of global warming (IPCC, 2001). ...