LPO, Brest - Ocean and Climate Platform
... Compared to the atmosphere, the ocean presents two characteristics that confer it an essential role in the climate system: 1. Its thermal capacity is more than 1000 fold that of the atmosphere and allows the ocean to store most of the solar radiation flux and surplus energy generated by human activ ...
... Compared to the atmosphere, the ocean presents two characteristics that confer it an essential role in the climate system: 1. Its thermal capacity is more than 1000 fold that of the atmosphere and allows the ocean to store most of the solar radiation flux and surplus energy generated by human activ ...
Dark Skies: Volcanic Contributions to Climate Change
... that measures 3 on the scale is ten times more explosive than an event measuring 2. Single volcanic explosions that change global climate generally measure greater than 5 on the VEI scale. These explosions generate millions of tons of debris that catapult into the upper tropopause and lower stratosp ...
... that measures 3 on the scale is ten times more explosive than an event measuring 2. Single volcanic explosions that change global climate generally measure greater than 5 on the VEI scale. These explosions generate millions of tons of debris that catapult into the upper tropopause and lower stratosp ...
The Hartwell Paper - Eureka
... One year ago, few would have guessed that by the spring of 2010 climate policy would be in such public disarray. Two watersheds were crossed during the last months of 2009, one political and one scientific. The narratives and assumptions upon which major Organization for Economic Cooperation and ...
... One year ago, few would have guessed that by the spring of 2010 climate policy would be in such public disarray. Two watersheds were crossed during the last months of 2009, one political and one scientific. The narratives and assumptions upon which major Organization for Economic Cooperation and ...
Gender perspectives on climate change
... This paper seeks to critically review existing literature on the gender dimensions of climate change. Academic literature regarding the issue seems to have been shifting from more conventional research on gender and the environment, gender and water, and gender and disasters, to more focused researc ...
... This paper seeks to critically review existing literature on the gender dimensions of climate change. Academic literature regarding the issue seems to have been shifting from more conventional research on gender and the environment, gender and water, and gender and disasters, to more focused researc ...
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, REILLY MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL THOMAS F.
... In addition, NHTSA has not considered the possible increase in emissions or use of fuel, or lost opportunities for conservation created by establishing further incentives for production of larger trucks. It has not evaluated whether the incentives to build larger trucks will reduce the overall avera ...
... In addition, NHTSA has not considered the possible increase in emissions or use of fuel, or lost opportunities for conservation created by establishing further incentives for production of larger trucks. It has not evaluated whether the incentives to build larger trucks will reduce the overall avera ...
Attributing regional trends of evapotranspiration and gross primary
... conductance and net assimilation rate. Regarding the carbon cycle aspect, leaf carbon fixations on sunlit and shaded leaves are predicted with the biochemical schemes for C3 (Farquhar et al., 1980) and C4 plants (Collatz et al., 1992). In the radiation budget scheme, shortwave radiation transfer in ...
... conductance and net assimilation rate. Regarding the carbon cycle aspect, leaf carbon fixations on sunlit and shaded leaves are predicted with the biochemical schemes for C3 (Farquhar et al., 1980) and C4 plants (Collatz et al., 1992). In the radiation budget scheme, shortwave radiation transfer in ...
Expansion of the Tropics – Evidence and implications
... There is accumulating evidence that the tropical zone is expanding poleward in both hemispheres, and that the subtropics are also expanding into regions which have previously enjoyed a more Mediterranean climate. This essay is a follow-up to an initial report by the same authors conducted in 2009; t ...
... There is accumulating evidence that the tropical zone is expanding poleward in both hemispheres, and that the subtropics are also expanding into regions which have previously enjoyed a more Mediterranean climate. This essay is a follow-up to an initial report by the same authors conducted in 2009; t ...
Climate change impacts on working people: how to develop prevention policies Maria Nilsson
... 100 years, the global average surface temperature has increased about 0.748C and over the past 50 years more widespread changes in extreme temperatures and precipitation have been reported and the rate of change has increased over time (6). Areas with very hot seasons will be particularly affected, ...
... 100 years, the global average surface temperature has increased about 0.748C and over the past 50 years more widespread changes in extreme temperatures and precipitation have been reported and the rate of change has increased over time (6). Areas with very hot seasons will be particularly affected, ...
the potential impact of climate change on the energy sector
... Fourth Assessment Report, Climate Change 2007, indicated that Climate Change is expected to have great environmental and socio-economic consequences for the Caribbean countries, where changes in temperature and precipitation patterns and changes in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather even ...
... Fourth Assessment Report, Climate Change 2007, indicated that Climate Change is expected to have great environmental and socio-economic consequences for the Caribbean countries, where changes in temperature and precipitation patterns and changes in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather even ...
The purpose of this paper is to lay the groundwork,... for the holistic understanding of the economic hopes and geophysical...
... and some species or ecosystems in particular, have played a crucial role in shaping of the bio-physical conditions on the planet before; such as increase in the proportion of the highly corrosive oxygen in the atmosphere has been (Catling 2005). We consider these to have been unintended consequence ...
... and some species or ecosystems in particular, have played a crucial role in shaping of the bio-physical conditions on the planet before; such as increase in the proportion of the highly corrosive oxygen in the atmosphere has been (Catling 2005). We consider these to have been unintended consequence ...
Climate-biosphere interactions on glacial
... may lower the planetary albedo. A more intriguing consequence is that decreased dust loading will decrease the flux of dust, and iron, to the open ocean, thereby lowering the fertility of the sea. [8] Figure 1 illustrates feedbacks among the different processes that influence glacial-interglacial cl ...
... may lower the planetary albedo. A more intriguing consequence is that decreased dust loading will decrease the flux of dust, and iron, to the open ocean, thereby lowering the fertility of the sea. [8] Figure 1 illustrates feedbacks among the different processes that influence glacial-interglacial cl ...
Osman-Elasha_IPCC_5AR_Adaptation needs
... institutional, and social measures, including the provision of climatelinked safety nets for those who are most vulnerable [14.3] (High agreement, robust evidence). ...
... institutional, and social measures, including the provision of climatelinked safety nets for those who are most vulnerable [14.3] (High agreement, robust evidence). ...
Impacts of climate change on the amphibians and reptiles of
... climate change because island animals do not have the ability to migrate to cooler latitudes. The higher level of endemism and specific interactions within species assemblages that are unique to each island will make the amphibians and reptiles more vulnerable to even small climate shifts. The fate ...
... climate change because island animals do not have the ability to migrate to cooler latitudes. The higher level of endemism and specific interactions within species assemblages that are unique to each island will make the amphibians and reptiles more vulnerable to even small climate shifts. The fate ...
Adapting social safety net programs to climate change shocks
... microfinance activities for future saving to promote adaptive capacity which would enhance their resiliencies to cope with climate change. ...
... microfinance activities for future saving to promote adaptive capacity which would enhance their resiliencies to cope with climate change. ...
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... technology has yet taken ground in Africa, researchers have found considerable demand for them in various countries. For example, using Contingent Valuation Methods (CVM), Makaudze (2005) found the existence of a substantial welfare benefit of a wide scale improved seasonal forecast system among Zim ...
... technology has yet taken ground in Africa, researchers have found considerable demand for them in various countries. For example, using Contingent Valuation Methods (CVM), Makaudze (2005) found the existence of a substantial welfare benefit of a wide scale improved seasonal forecast system among Zim ...
N°20 - AFD
... The morning of interchange was spent first on presentations by representatives of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the Ministry of Finance (MOF), each of which gave an update on their activities and the relevant role of the ...
... The morning of interchange was spent first on presentations by representatives of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the Ministry of Finance (MOF), each of which gave an update on their activities and the relevant role of the ...
The Relevance of the No-Harm Principle to Climate Change Law
... full reparation for any resulting injury. 10 Yet, a growing engagement of civil society organizations and greater awareness of the dangerous consequences of climate change have already started to erode this denial of responsibility. On the long term, the need to involve emerging and developing natio ...
... full reparation for any resulting injury. 10 Yet, a growing engagement of civil society organizations and greater awareness of the dangerous consequences of climate change have already started to erode this denial of responsibility. On the long term, the need to involve emerging and developing natio ...
Preparing BC for Climate Migration
... Extreme weather has also become common in North America: Hurricane Sandy in the final days of the 2012 US presidential campaign, which forced climate change onto the platform; extreme drought in California and the US Midwest; flooding in Calgary and Toronto in 2013; and extreme cold across the conti ...
... Extreme weather has also become common in North America: Hurricane Sandy in the final days of the 2012 US presidential campaign, which forced climate change onto the platform; extreme drought in California and the US Midwest; flooding in Calgary and Toronto in 2013; and extreme cold across the conti ...
Ocean, Heat Reservoir - Ocean and Climate Platform
... greenhouse gases related to human activity does not only affect the lower layers of the atmosphere and the surface of the continents. Sea temperature data were measured during the past five to six decades over the 1000 to 2000 first meters of the ocean from ships, oceanographic buoys, moorings and m ...
... greenhouse gases related to human activity does not only affect the lower layers of the atmosphere and the surface of the continents. Sea temperature data were measured during the past five to six decades over the 1000 to 2000 first meters of the ocean from ships, oceanographic buoys, moorings and m ...
decacal climate prediction: opportunities and challenges.
... changes are also needed for predictions. Estimates of future emissions of radiatively important pollutants are needed for making predictions, as well as modeling capabilities to accurately simulate both how these pollutants affect the global energy, carbon and sulfur cycles, and how the climate syst ...
... changes are also needed for predictions. Estimates of future emissions of radiatively important pollutants are needed for making predictions, as well as modeling capabilities to accurately simulate both how these pollutants affect the global energy, carbon and sulfur cycles, and how the climate syst ...
United Nations Climate Summit 2014 Agriculture Action Area One
... the world to achieve a climate-smart agriculture (CSA). The Partnership builds the capacity of its partner organizations to expand the adoption of these practices, and it supports the achievement of quantitative targets for their deployment. It is working with the African Union through the AU-NEPAD ...
... the world to achieve a climate-smart agriculture (CSA). The Partnership builds the capacity of its partner organizations to expand the adoption of these practices, and it supports the achievement of quantitative targets for their deployment. It is working with the African Union through the AU-NEPAD ...
Catastrophe modelling and climate change
... 3 The science of Climate Change The Summary for Policymakers of the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (2013) reports an unequivocal warming of the climate system. Changes are observed in atmospheric and oceanic temperatures, the extent of ice and snow coverage, and the concentration of greenhouse gase ...
... 3 The science of Climate Change The Summary for Policymakers of the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (2013) reports an unequivocal warming of the climate system. Changes are observed in atmospheric and oceanic temperatures, the extent of ice and snow coverage, and the concentration of greenhouse gase ...
SJ Org. 1 Ann Global Warming in the Arctic x
... Arctic animals cannot hunt for food because glaciers are melting and there is hardly any snow in the Arctic. Past the 30 years, the Arctic has warmed twice as much than any place on earth. In those 30 years, the amount of ice in the Arctic has decreased by 20% in September. The Arctic is an ...
... Arctic animals cannot hunt for food because glaciers are melting and there is hardly any snow in the Arctic. Past the 30 years, the Arctic has warmed twice as much than any place on earth. In those 30 years, the amount of ice in the Arctic has decreased by 20% in September. The Arctic is an ...
Anticipating the outcome of the 2015 Paris Climate Change
... Even though this paper does not focus on the non-legal challenges to the success of the Paris agreement, those challenges are too large to not be mentioned. The key topics are: • Dealing with the differentiation of Parties with respect to legal form, commitment type, stringency, timing, and complia ...
... Even though this paper does not focus on the non-legal challenges to the success of the Paris agreement, those challenges are too large to not be mentioned. The key topics are: • Dealing with the differentiation of Parties with respect to legal form, commitment type, stringency, timing, and complia ...