Global response of the terrestrial biosphere to CO2 and climate
... Joos et al., 2002; Nadelhoffer et al., 1999; Pacala et al., 2001; Schimel et al., 2001]. Moreover, future changes in land cover may very likely to be mainly driven by the direct human activity rather than by climate change. In this pioneer study, where our main focus is the future response of the bi ...
... Joos et al., 2002; Nadelhoffer et al., 1999; Pacala et al., 2001; Schimel et al., 2001]. Moreover, future changes in land cover may very likely to be mainly driven by the direct human activity rather than by climate change. In this pioneer study, where our main focus is the future response of the bi ...
Global Climate Risk Index 2006
... level, one question becomes more and more important in the climate debate: which countries will be affected in which way and to which degree by the impacts and which options are there to adapt to the consequences of climate change. Weather events that cause damage play a central role in this context ...
... level, one question becomes more and more important in the climate debate: which countries will be affected in which way and to which degree by the impacts and which options are there to adapt to the consequences of climate change. Weather events that cause damage play a central role in this context ...
THE COST OF DELAYING ACTION TO STEM CLIMATE CHANGE
... the oceans (USGCRP 2014). Beyond the sorts of gradual changes we have already experienced, global warming raises additional threats of large-scale changes, either changes to the global climate system, such as the disappearance of late-summer Arctic sea ice and the melting of large glacial ice sheets ...
... the oceans (USGCRP 2014). Beyond the sorts of gradual changes we have already experienced, global warming raises additional threats of large-scale changes, either changes to the global climate system, such as the disappearance of late-summer Arctic sea ice and the melting of large glacial ice sheets ...
Annex III
... ways that affect radiation or precipitation; such processes can also include the effect of clouds and precipitation on aerosol. The aerosol perturbation can be anthropogenic or come from some natural source. The radiative forcing from such interactions has traditionally been attributed to numerous i ...
... ways that affect radiation or precipitation; such processes can also include the effect of clouds and precipitation on aerosol. The aerosol perturbation can be anthropogenic or come from some natural source. The radiative forcing from such interactions has traditionally been attributed to numerous i ...
3 Climate change and the Law of the Sea Convention
... that the United States of America is not a party to the Convention. Despite the novelty and delicacies of the topic, much has already been written and it would only foment controversy or confusion to attempt to address all its obstacles. We shall therefore limit the scope of this research to present ...
... that the United States of America is not a party to the Convention. Despite the novelty and delicacies of the topic, much has already been written and it would only foment controversy or confusion to attempt to address all its obstacles. We shall therefore limit the scope of this research to present ...
Climate change regional review: Russia
... Annex 1 nation, it witnessed a rapid fall in its emissions as its economy collapsed in the early 1990s. Despite such rapid reductions, Russia remains among the five highest emitting nations, with, since the 2008 ...
... Annex 1 nation, it witnessed a rapid fall in its emissions as its economy collapsed in the early 1990s. Despite such rapid reductions, Russia remains among the five highest emitting nations, with, since the 2008 ...
Rapid climate change and no-analog vegetation in lowland Central
... Changes in the inter-hemispheric temperature gradient during the late Quaternary affected the mean position and the intra-annual migration of the ITCZ. Cold conditions in the North Atlantic kept convective activity further south in the tropics, whereas warm conditions facilitated its migration to mo ...
... Changes in the inter-hemispheric temperature gradient during the late Quaternary affected the mean position and the intra-annual migration of the ITCZ. Cold conditions in the North Atlantic kept convective activity further south in the tropics, whereas warm conditions facilitated its migration to mo ...
Climate policy and uncertainty: the roles of adaptation versus
... gases in the atmosphere. Each year, worldwide fossil fuel use adds about six billion metric tons of carbon to the atmosphere, and the concentration of carbon dioxide is now about 30 percent higher than it was at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. The second fact, however, is that no one fully un ...
... gases in the atmosphere. Each year, worldwide fossil fuel use adds about six billion metric tons of carbon to the atmosphere, and the concentration of carbon dioxide is now about 30 percent higher than it was at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. The second fact, however, is that no one fully un ...
Tuesday 1 December Wednesday 2 December
... (Grand Palais, Room 5) Opening by Gaël Giraud, Chief Economist, Executive Research Director at AFD ...
... (Grand Palais, Room 5) Opening by Gaël Giraud, Chief Economist, Executive Research Director at AFD ...
Climate change regional review: Russia
... participation, and the country’s physical-geography characteristics. The influence of broader legislation on the climate may be positive or adverse, with climate-adverse policies driven typically by politicoeconomic rather than either societal, environmental, or scientific considerations. Yet, there ...
... participation, and the country’s physical-geography characteristics. The influence of broader legislation on the climate may be positive or adverse, with climate-adverse policies driven typically by politicoeconomic rather than either societal, environmental, or scientific considerations. Yet, there ...
Atmospheric Rivers State of Knowledge Report
... apparent. Emergency managers report that while there is an increase of insurance claims and costs due to damage caused by extreme precipitation, there is a reported reduction in the loss of human life. These measures indicate that forecasters and emergency managers have become better able to remove ...
... apparent. Emergency managers report that while there is an increase of insurance claims and costs due to damage caused by extreme precipitation, there is a reported reduction in the loss of human life. These measures indicate that forecasters and emergency managers have become better able to remove ...
Uganda Climate Change Profile General Climate
... and urbanisation, Uganda has lost 30 percent of its forest cover in the 15 years between 1990 (5 million ha) and 2005 (3.5 million ha), and at the current rate, Uganda will lose all of its forests in the next 41 years (Lirri, 2009b). Deforestation, when combined with increasing temperatures and more ...
... and urbanisation, Uganda has lost 30 percent of its forest cover in the 15 years between 1990 (5 million ha) and 2005 (3.5 million ha), and at the current rate, Uganda will lose all of its forests in the next 41 years (Lirri, 2009b). Deforestation, when combined with increasing temperatures and more ...
Do the stock markets price climate change risks?
... in order to slow down and finally control the climate change pace, and even reverse some negative impacts. As it’s essentially a global issue, governments’ and international organizations’ united behavior is important to make a change. In order to provide essential information (scientific, technical ...
... in order to slow down and finally control the climate change pace, and even reverse some negative impacts. As it’s essentially a global issue, governments’ and international organizations’ united behavior is important to make a change. In order to provide essential information (scientific, technical ...
Mapping of Climate Change Threats and Human Development
... to 359 million. The Arab Region is expected to have 598 million inhabitants by 2050, increasing by two-thirds or 239 million more people than in 2010 (UNDESA 2009). ...
... to 359 million. The Arab Region is expected to have 598 million inhabitants by 2050, increasing by two-thirds or 239 million more people than in 2010 (UNDESA 2009). ...
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... Within the last decade, interest in the impacts of climate change has significantly increased. Concomitantly, there has been widespread recognition that action must be taken to reduce these impacts and adapt to the potential changes. The development of adaptive planning (sectorspecific), however ...
... Within the last decade, interest in the impacts of climate change has significantly increased. Concomitantly, there has been widespread recognition that action must be taken to reduce these impacts and adapt to the potential changes. The development of adaptive planning (sectorspecific), however ...
Rose and Rayborn, "The effects of ocean heat uptake on transient
... literature. The two models disagree quantitatively on forcing, feedback, and climate sensitivity; however, both exhibit increasing sensitivity with time. As indicated by the concave curvature of the scatterplots, the slope λ decreases as the models warm up. The radiative imbalance decays most rapidl ...
... literature. The two models disagree quantitatively on forcing, feedback, and climate sensitivity; however, both exhibit increasing sensitivity with time. As indicated by the concave curvature of the scatterplots, the slope λ decreases as the models warm up. The radiative imbalance decays most rapidl ...
An Initial Assessment of Winter Climate Change Adaptation
... face political constraints and obstructionism, climate initiatives adopted by local governments are emerging as an increasingly important response to political inaction and gridlock. Local officials a ...
... face political constraints and obstructionism, climate initiatives adopted by local governments are emerging as an increasingly important response to political inaction and gridlock. Local officials a ...
A Call to Truth, Prudence, and Protection of the Poor 2014: The
... contrary data, intimidating researchers whose conclusions undermined the case for global warming alarmism, corrupting the peer review process, and bullying editors of science journals (even forcing the resignation of one) if they published articles that called alarmism into question (McKitrick 2011; ...
... contrary data, intimidating researchers whose conclusions undermined the case for global warming alarmism, corrupting the peer review process, and bullying editors of science journals (even forcing the resignation of one) if they published articles that called alarmism into question (McKitrick 2011; ...
Vulnerability of biodiversity hotspots to global change
... C. Bellard et al. biomes. Similarly, habitat change (loss, fragmentation and degradation) – mostly due to agriculture expansion, urbanization and grazing – is considered the greatest contemporary threat to terrestrial species worldwide. In addition, through everincreasing public and global trade, i ...
... C. Bellard et al. biomes. Similarly, habitat change (loss, fragmentation and degradation) – mostly due to agriculture expansion, urbanization and grazing – is considered the greatest contemporary threat to terrestrial species worldwide. In addition, through everincreasing public and global trade, i ...
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... disasters clearly have a significant societal impact so it is important to understand how climate change could lessen or increase the influence of these storms. Thus far, there is agreement in the literature that normalized annual losses due to tropical cyclones (TCs) have not shown any significant ...
... disasters clearly have a significant societal impact so it is important to understand how climate change could lessen or increase the influence of these storms. Thus far, there is agreement in the literature that normalized annual losses due to tropical cyclones (TCs) have not shown any significant ...
S e c u r i t y A n...
... to prevent destabilizing effects from climate change, including setting targets for long term reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. 3. The U.S. should commit to global partnerships that help less developed nations build the capacity and resiliency to better manage climate impacts. As President Bush ...
... to prevent destabilizing effects from climate change, including setting targets for long term reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. 3. The U.S. should commit to global partnerships that help less developed nations build the capacity and resiliency to better manage climate impacts. As President Bush ...
Of Montreal and Kyoto: A Tale of Two Protocols
... cut to 200,000 and two million, respectively, by a 50% CFC reduction.22 Of course it is possible to question these numbers; the science does not allow uncontroversial point estimates here, and perhaps EPA had an interest in showing that the agreement was desirable. What matters, however, is the perc ...
... cut to 200,000 and two million, respectively, by a 50% CFC reduction.22 Of course it is possible to question these numbers; the science does not allow uncontroversial point estimates here, and perhaps EPA had an interest in showing that the agreement was desirable. What matters, however, is the perc ...
Arctic Biodiversity - Harvard Life Sciences Outreach Program
... Global average temperature over the last 35 years. Note that while there is variation between years (some warm and some cold) the overall upward trend over time is clear. Climate is defined as the 30 year average of local weather, therefore this 35 year record shows a clear warming of the global cli ...
... Global average temperature over the last 35 years. Note that while there is variation between years (some warm and some cold) the overall upward trend over time is clear. Climate is defined as the 30 year average of local weather, therefore this 35 year record shows a clear warming of the global cli ...
Eurasian Arctic greening reveals teleconnections and the potential
... nearly circumpolar deciduous shrub species in the Low Arctic (Salix lanata L. and Alnus fruticosa Rupr.), and intensive ground truthing over three sites across the Low Arctic of NWET (Fig. 1). Our results strongly suggest that recent sea-ice retreat has had a limited influence on tundra productivity ...
... nearly circumpolar deciduous shrub species in the Low Arctic (Salix lanata L. and Alnus fruticosa Rupr.), and intensive ground truthing over three sites across the Low Arctic of NWET (Fig. 1). Our results strongly suggest that recent sea-ice retreat has had a limited influence on tundra productivity ...
Personal experience and the `psychological distance` of
... adaptation behaviors were mediated by global concern about climate change, and concern about local impacts, respectively. These findings suggest that the utility of emphasizing psychological distance versus proximity may vary as a function of the target behavior, and how distant from the self that be ...
... adaptation behaviors were mediated by global concern about climate change, and concern about local impacts, respectively. These findings suggest that the utility of emphasizing psychological distance versus proximity may vary as a function of the target behavior, and how distant from the self that be ...