Abrupt climate change as an important agent of ecological change... Northeast U.S. throughout the past 15,000 years
... Holocene climate trends in the North Atlantic region were also punctuated by a series of ice-rafting events (Bond et al., 1997) and by other cool periods documented in Greenland (Alley, 2000). Rapid lake-level changes in the northeast U.S. may be related to these episodes in the North Atlantic (Dief ...
... Holocene climate trends in the North Atlantic region were also punctuated by a series of ice-rafting events (Bond et al., 1997) and by other cool periods documented in Greenland (Alley, 2000). Rapid lake-level changes in the northeast U.S. may be related to these episodes in the North Atlantic (Dief ...
Colorado Climate Preparedness Project Final Report
... • A more complete impacts and vulnerability assessment centered on a range of plausible climate scenarios to prioritize Colorado’s key climate threats and vulnerabilities could point to adaptations that could reduce costs and potential losses. ...
... • A more complete impacts and vulnerability assessment centered on a range of plausible climate scenarios to prioritize Colorado’s key climate threats and vulnerabilities could point to adaptations that could reduce costs and potential losses. ...
Pennsylvania Climate Impact Assessment Report to
... tourism. Act 70 also requires DEP to report on opportunities, and barriers to their realization, created by the need for alternative sources of energy, climate-related technologies, services and strategies, carbon sequestration technologies, capture and utilization of fugitive greenhouse gas emissio ...
... tourism. Act 70 also requires DEP to report on opportunities, and barriers to their realization, created by the need for alternative sources of energy, climate-related technologies, services and strategies, carbon sequestration technologies, capture and utilization of fugitive greenhouse gas emissio ...
The Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land Resources,
... series of 21 Synthesis and Assessment Products being produced under the auspices of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP), which coordinates the climate change research activities of U.S. government agencies. The lead sponsor of this particular assessment product is the U.S. Department of A ...
... series of 21 Synthesis and Assessment Products being produced under the auspices of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP), which coordinates the climate change research activities of U.S. government agencies. The lead sponsor of this particular assessment product is the U.S. Department of A ...
Migration, Environment and Climate Change
... During times of relative abundance of environmental resources,8 households were able to free up the resources necessary for a family member to migrate and further reduce household vulnerability. During times of 8 For example, increased rainfall which is linked to increased agricultural output. ...
... During times of relative abundance of environmental resources,8 households were able to free up the resources necessary for a family member to migrate and further reduce household vulnerability. During times of 8 For example, increased rainfall which is linked to increased agricultural output. ...
Measuring Vulnerability - global change SysTem for Analysis
... actual or expected climate stresses, or to cope with the consequences (a function of current socialeconomic-technological conditions) Sensitivity: the degree to which a system will respond to a change in climate, either positively or negatively (we based this current climatic conditions) Exposure re ...
... actual or expected climate stresses, or to cope with the consequences (a function of current socialeconomic-technological conditions) Sensitivity: the degree to which a system will respond to a change in climate, either positively or negatively (we based this current climatic conditions) Exposure re ...
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Climate is one of the essential and
... economic. Economists dominate the negotiations and seek either to shift the ‘costs’ elsewhere or at least defer them. The negotiations are not seen as a response to a common threat but as sharing of burden. One of the burning issues is that of carbon sinks, i.e., the question of how much can be all ...
... economic. Economists dominate the negotiations and seek either to shift the ‘costs’ elsewhere or at least defer them. The negotiations are not seen as a response to a common threat but as sharing of burden. One of the burning issues is that of carbon sinks, i.e., the question of how much can be all ...
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... census data for the periods 1987, 1992, 1997, and 2002 to examine the relationship between climate and corn and soybean yields and find that higher temperatures have resulted in a negative impact on the crop yields, but the magnitudes of the effect are very small (less than 5%). Deschenes and Greens ...
... census data for the periods 1987, 1992, 1997, and 2002 to examine the relationship between climate and corn and soybean yields and find that higher temperatures have resulted in a negative impact on the crop yields, but the magnitudes of the effect are very small (less than 5%). Deschenes and Greens ...
Climate Change Adaptation in Coffee Production
... 92% of the sun’s energy and then move it around through horizontal and vertical currents. There may still be many years in which average ambient temperatures do not rise significantly. Parts of the world may even experience cooler seasons, as seasonal winds shift and cause warming in another part of ...
... 92% of the sun’s energy and then move it around through horizontal and vertical currents. There may still be many years in which average ambient temperatures do not rise significantly. Parts of the world may even experience cooler seasons, as seasonal winds shift and cause warming in another part of ...
Modeling of Ecological Processes
... off species in response to climate change.” “Observed Observed phenological events include leaf unfolding, flowering, fruit ripening, leaf colouring, leaf fall of plants, bird migration, chorusing of amphibians, and appearance/emergence of butterflies.” ...
... off species in response to climate change.” “Observed Observed phenological events include leaf unfolding, flowering, fruit ripening, leaf colouring, leaf fall of plants, bird migration, chorusing of amphibians, and appearance/emergence of butterflies.” ...
Middle Receptor - Eldorado
... the less likelihood of thermal stress (Source: Baker and Standeven, 1995, cited in Roaf et al. 2009) 39 Figure 7: Analysis and Conclusion workflow ____________________________________________________________ 49 Figure ...
... the less likelihood of thermal stress (Source: Baker and Standeven, 1995, cited in Roaf et al. 2009) 39 Figure 7: Analysis and Conclusion workflow ____________________________________________________________ 49 Figure ...
EFFECTS OF WEATHER AND CLIMATE VARIABILITY ON FISHING
... distribution and productivity are known to be influenced by climate dynamics. Research has shown that small-scale fisher-folk in the developing countries are more vulnerable to climate variability due to their high reliance on fisheries and poor adaptive capacity. However most studies so far have co ...
... distribution and productivity are known to be influenced by climate dynamics. Research has shown that small-scale fisher-folk in the developing countries are more vulnerable to climate variability due to their high reliance on fisheries and poor adaptive capacity. However most studies so far have co ...
21st Century Precipitation Changes over the Los Angeles Region
... Fresh water in the Los Angeles region comes from local storms, snowpack drainage, and groundwater. Identifying how climate change may impact these sources is of pressing concern ...
... Fresh water in the Los Angeles region comes from local storms, snowpack drainage, and groundwater. Identifying how climate change may impact these sources is of pressing concern ...
Technology Needs Assessments – Mitigation Report
... and associated vulnerabilities at individual, household, community, local, sectoral, national, regional, and global levels through appropriate actions at those levels. The other is mitigation which calls for actions to lower and ultimately stop the emission of green house gases into the atmosphere. ...
... and associated vulnerabilities at individual, household, community, local, sectoral, national, regional, and global levels through appropriate actions at those levels. The other is mitigation which calls for actions to lower and ultimately stop the emission of green house gases into the atmosphere. ...
Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation
... To date, the majority of impacts and adaptation research has focused on the biophysical impacts of climate change. Much of this research suggests that the most significant challenges would result from increases in the frequency and intensity of extreme climate events, such as floods, droughts and s ...
... To date, the majority of impacts and adaptation research has focused on the biophysical impacts of climate change. Much of this research suggests that the most significant challenges would result from increases in the frequency and intensity of extreme climate events, such as floods, droughts and s ...
Democracy as it Should Be
... carbon. We are presently on course to increase global temperature by 4 degrees Celsius within the next three or four generations, perhaps sooner. According to climate expert Kevin Anderson, a 4C world is so radically different that it is "incompatible with organized global community, is likely to be ...
... carbon. We are presently on course to increase global temperature by 4 degrees Celsius within the next three or four generations, perhaps sooner. According to climate expert Kevin Anderson, a 4C world is so radically different that it is "incompatible with organized global community, is likely to be ...
Floating Houses and Mosquito Nets: Emerging Climate
... events like heat waves, droughts, intense rains, storms and flooding cannot be predicted today, natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina in 2005 demonstrate how dramatic the consequences can be if such events occur more frequently. There is consensus that the effects of climate change have to be kep ...
... events like heat waves, droughts, intense rains, storms and flooding cannot be predicted today, natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina in 2005 demonstrate how dramatic the consequences can be if such events occur more frequently. There is consensus that the effects of climate change have to be kep ...
Global Catastrophic Risks - The Global Priorities Project
... Justinian’ killed 25-33 million people come close to the nightmare scenar– between 13% and 17% of the world io on a number of occasions. Perhaps population at the time.1 The plague the narrowest escape came on 27th had trans-generational consequencOctober 1962. Two Russian B-59 subes: many historian ...
... Justinian’ killed 25-33 million people come close to the nightmare scenar– between 13% and 17% of the world io on a number of occasions. Perhaps population at the time.1 The plague the narrowest escape came on 27th had trans-generational consequencOctober 1962. Two Russian B-59 subes: many historian ...
Climate Change Effects and Adaptation Approaches in Marine and
... coastal birds, loss of habitat and food sources are the largest climate change-related concerns.86 Reproductive failure among seabirds has been documented as a result of changes in marine productivity, often observed during El Niño years when sea surface temperatures are warmer than average.87 Popul ...
... coastal birds, loss of habitat and food sources are the largest climate change-related concerns.86 Reproductive failure among seabirds has been documented as a result of changes in marine productivity, often observed during El Niño years when sea surface temperatures are warmer than average.87 Popul ...
2011 CIRES ANNUAL REPORT
... Resources Defense Council, “Loving science to death: Problems at the intersection of science and policy”; Mike Hulme, University of East Anglia, “Why we disagree about climate change”; Daniel Jacob, Harvard University, “Mercury in the environment: Where does it come from, where does it go?”; Andrew ...
... Resources Defense Council, “Loving science to death: Problems at the intersection of science and policy”; Mike Hulme, University of East Anglia, “Why we disagree about climate change”; Daniel Jacob, Harvard University, “Mercury in the environment: Where does it come from, where does it go?”; Andrew ...
Diagnosing Present and Future Permafrost from Climate Models
... year for which diagnostics are presented (e.g., the year 2000 uses data averaged over 1981–2000). As these models provide equilibrium solutions, the disappearance of permafrost based on their metrics does not necessarily mean that deep permafrost will have completely degraded from that area at the t ...
... year for which diagnostics are presented (e.g., the year 2000 uses data averaged over 1981–2000). As these models provide equilibrium solutions, the disappearance of permafrost based on their metrics does not necessarily mean that deep permafrost will have completely degraded from that area at the t ...
Institutions for Climate Adaptation: An are Relevant for Climate Change
... What kind of document is it: subject, author, audience? On 29 June 2007 European member states adopted the Green Paper on Adaptation (Adapting to climate change in Europe - options for EU action). The Green Paper identifies the most important climate risks for the EU and generally describes how thes ...
... What kind of document is it: subject, author, audience? On 29 June 2007 European member states adopted the Green Paper on Adaptation (Adapting to climate change in Europe - options for EU action). The Green Paper identifies the most important climate risks for the EU and generally describes how thes ...
Model estimates of climate controls on pan-Arctic
... Chen and Prinn, 2006; Bousquet et al., 2011; Riley et al., 2011; Spahni et al., 2011; Bohn et al., 2013, 2015; Zhu et al., 2014), but none have attempted to characterize the sensitivities of emissions to climate factors as a function of geographic location, wetland type, or climate conditions. CH4 e ...
... Chen and Prinn, 2006; Bousquet et al., 2011; Riley et al., 2011; Spahni et al., 2011; Bohn et al., 2013, 2015; Zhu et al., 2014), but none have attempted to characterize the sensitivities of emissions to climate factors as a function of geographic location, wetland type, or climate conditions. CH4 e ...
Expert Meeting on How to feed the world in 2050 . Critical evaluation of selected projections
... pattern” refers to a comparison of projected 2030 prices vis-à-vis those of 2005, i.e. a year before the price surges. By implication, this is saying that the price surges that started in 2006 were a temporary spike. It is not known which commodities the “overall agriculture” of the WB model include ...
... pattern” refers to a comparison of projected 2030 prices vis-à-vis those of 2005, i.e. a year before the price surges. By implication, this is saying that the price surges that started in 2006 were a temporary spike. It is not known which commodities the “overall agriculture” of the WB model include ...
Exxon/ ExxonMobil
... Directors develop a toxic chemicals reduction plan, which will include specific steps, programs and timetables to reduce toxic chemical releases at the company's facilities. Shareholders of Exxon request that the ...
... Directors develop a toxic chemicals reduction plan, which will include specific steps, programs and timetables to reduce toxic chemical releases at the company's facilities. Shareholders of Exxon request that the ...