Stop Global Warming 2015 - Approach to Mitigation and Adaptation
... precipitation of 101mm, which is the highest in history, caused a huge damage. According to IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (AR5), it is virtually certain that as global mean temperature increases, there will be more frequent hot temperature extremes, and it is very likely that there will be more fre ...
... precipitation of 101mm, which is the highest in history, caused a huge damage. According to IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (AR5), it is virtually certain that as global mean temperature increases, there will be more frequent hot temperature extremes, and it is very likely that there will be more fre ...
Children`s health and Climate Change
... our children if the world continues emitting greenhouse gases to keep us on track towards 4-5 degrees of average warming this century - it is widely recognised by scientists this would risk a largely inhospitable planet. What is at stake is national responsibility for the future of our children. To ...
... our children if the world continues emitting greenhouse gases to keep us on track towards 4-5 degrees of average warming this century - it is widely recognised by scientists this would risk a largely inhospitable planet. What is at stake is national responsibility for the future of our children. To ...
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... National politicians see climate policy as an issue among many others that becomes only relevant if it captures voters' attention, especially after meteorological extremes. Voters become interested in climate policy if urgent local environmental problems have been solved and the general economic si ...
... National politicians see climate policy as an issue among many others that becomes only relevant if it captures voters' attention, especially after meteorological extremes. Voters become interested in climate policy if urgent local environmental problems have been solved and the general economic si ...
Why models run hot: results from an irreducibly simple climate
... Department of Geography, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA W. M. Briggs New York, NY 10021, USA ...
... Department of Geography, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA W. M. Briggs New York, NY 10021, USA ...
Why models run hot: results from an irreducibly simple climate
... Department of Geography, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA W. M. Briggs New York, NY 10021, USA ...
... Department of Geography, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA W. M. Briggs New York, NY 10021, USA ...
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... Thus, GCMs can be used to simulate the changes that may occur over long time frames due to the release of excess greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Greenhouse-driven climate change represents a response to the radiative forcing associated with increases of carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor and ...
... Thus, GCMs can be used to simulate the changes that may occur over long time frames due to the release of excess greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Greenhouse-driven climate change represents a response to the radiative forcing associated with increases of carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor and ...
Frequency of wet and dry soil conditions in Tasmanian beef and
... in climate results in different patterns of pasture production which needs to be managed to meet feed demands on extensive livestock farm systems (beef and sheep farms). In recent decades, south eastern Australia has experienced a decline in total annual rainfall (Australian Bureau of Meteorology 20 ...
... in climate results in different patterns of pasture production which needs to be managed to meet feed demands on extensive livestock farm systems (beef and sheep farms). In recent decades, south eastern Australia has experienced a decline in total annual rainfall (Australian Bureau of Meteorology 20 ...
s ustainability
... The range of projections of future precipitation is large, and output varies among GCMs with some projecting increases in annual precipitation and others projecting decreases [I 0, II]. For the A I B emissions scenario and 10-model ensemble, no change in annual precipitation is projected for the 204 ...
... The range of projections of future precipitation is large, and output varies among GCMs with some projecting increases in annual precipitation and others projecting decreases [I 0, II]. For the A I B emissions scenario and 10-model ensemble, no change in annual precipitation is projected for the 204 ...
Cutting the Knot
... inevitability of severe harms, particularly to people in developing countries and to sensitive ecosystems, harms that will become extreme long before temperatures rise to a level that threatens global climate catastrophe.2 Indeed, with recent droughts, heat waves and storms consistent with the antic ...
... inevitability of severe harms, particularly to people in developing countries and to sensitive ecosystems, harms that will become extreme long before temperatures rise to a level that threatens global climate catastrophe.2 Indeed, with recent droughts, heat waves and storms consistent with the antic ...
Coastal Climate Change Report
... minimum assessment factors depend on life of asset Methodologies – use SLR benchmarks Similar to NZ MfE Coastal Hazards and Climate Change Guidance Manual (not as broad in scope) ...
... minimum assessment factors depend on life of asset Methodologies – use SLR benchmarks Similar to NZ MfE Coastal Hazards and Climate Change Guidance Manual (not as broad in scope) ...
Agriculture and Climate: Short and Long-term Implications
... Climate and farming activity have a two-way causal relationship [Dale, 1997]. On the one hand, agricultural activity influences the flow of mass and energy in the atmosphere. As land use patterns change, these flows are altered, changing the climate 9. On the other hand, and more important for this ...
... Climate and farming activity have a two-way causal relationship [Dale, 1997]. On the one hand, agricultural activity influences the flow of mass and energy in the atmosphere. As land use patterns change, these flows are altered, changing the climate 9. On the other hand, and more important for this ...
PDF - Oxford Academic - Oxford University Press
... Here we outline some of the major direct and indirect changes in environmental variables that are anticipated to accompany global climate change, and our present state of knowledge regarding their potential impacts on natural microzooplankton assemblages. We highlight a few specific areas for studie ...
... Here we outline some of the major direct and indirect changes in environmental variables that are anticipated to accompany global climate change, and our present state of knowledge regarding their potential impacts on natural microzooplankton assemblages. We highlight a few specific areas for studie ...
Managing for climate change on federal lands of the western United
... Managing for climate change on federal lands of the western United States: perceived usefulness of climate science, effectiveness of adaptation strategies, and barriers to implementation Kerry B. Kemp 1, Jarod J. Blades 2, P. Zion Klos 1, Troy E. Hall 3, Jo Ellen Force 1, Penelope Morgan 1 and Wade ...
... Managing for climate change on federal lands of the western United States: perceived usefulness of climate science, effectiveness of adaptation strategies, and barriers to implementation Kerry B. Kemp 1, Jarod J. Blades 2, P. Zion Klos 1, Troy E. Hall 3, Jo Ellen Force 1, Penelope Morgan 1 and Wade ...
US Climate Engagement - Skoll Global Threats Fund
... commissioned a number of studies to better understand the current state of public engagement around climate change in the United States. The goal was to explore how the philanthropic sector could empower a more targeted, effective, and evidence-based approach to public engagement on climate. This do ...
... commissioned a number of studies to better understand the current state of public engagement around climate change in the United States. The goal was to explore how the philanthropic sector could empower a more targeted, effective, and evidence-based approach to public engagement on climate. This do ...
Climate Change Policymaking in Germany and the USA
... scope of possibility for national climate change policy outcome, as the complicated decisionmaking process involves competing interests of political, economic and social stakeholder groups. The distribution of power and influence between domestic actors can limit the government’s ability to implemen ...
... scope of possibility for national climate change policy outcome, as the complicated decisionmaking process involves competing interests of political, economic and social stakeholder groups. The distribution of power and influence between domestic actors can limit the government’s ability to implemen ...
Climate Change and the Historic Environment
... with the need to adapt historic assets to make them more resilient to a changing climate, will also have significant implications for the historic environment. English Heritage is the Government’s adviser on the historic environment. Our responsibilities include the understanding and conservation of ...
... with the need to adapt historic assets to make them more resilient to a changing climate, will also have significant implications for the historic environment. English Heritage is the Government’s adviser on the historic environment. Our responsibilities include the understanding and conservation of ...
Changes in the potential distribution of humid tropical forests on a
... variation in climate patterns, and (iv) inclusion of effects of new climate regimes on plant water-use efficiency. It is worth noting that this analysis focuses on ecosystem water demand and its potential variation, as inferred from the canopy conductance and photosynthesis model. It does not conside ...
... variation in climate patterns, and (iv) inclusion of effects of new climate regimes on plant water-use efficiency. It is worth noting that this analysis focuses on ecosystem water demand and its potential variation, as inferred from the canopy conductance and photosynthesis model. It does not conside ...
Global warming under old and new scenarios using IPCC climate
... (see ref. 11 and references therein). The IPCC AR4 concludes1 that ECS is likely (greater than 66% probability12 ) in the range from 2 to 4.5 ◦ C, with a most likely value (mode) of about 3 ◦ C. Furthermore, ECS is very likely (greater than 90% probability12 ) larger than 1.5 ◦ C, and values substan ...
... (see ref. 11 and references therein). The IPCC AR4 concludes1 that ECS is likely (greater than 66% probability12 ) in the range from 2 to 4.5 ◦ C, with a most likely value (mode) of about 3 ◦ C. Furthermore, ECS is very likely (greater than 90% probability12 ) larger than 1.5 ◦ C, and values substan ...
Climate Change - Homepages Web Server
... Direct satellite measurements since the late 1970s show no net increase in the Sun’s output, while at the same time global surface temperatures have increased [Figur e 2]. For earlier periods, solar changes are less certain because they are inferred from indirect sources — including the number of su ...
... Direct satellite measurements since the late 1970s show no net increase in the Sun’s output, while at the same time global surface temperatures have increased [Figur e 2]. For earlier periods, solar changes are less certain because they are inferred from indirect sources — including the number of su ...
2008 Psychology`s essential role in climate change
... many do yield to the temptation. What will it take to change these people’s behaviour? As a start— but only a start— understanding environment-related motivations, attitudes, social and organisational perceptions, rationales, biases, habits, barriers to change, life-context, and trust in government ...
... many do yield to the temptation. What will it take to change these people’s behaviour? As a start— but only a start— understanding environment-related motivations, attitudes, social and organisational perceptions, rationales, biases, habits, barriers to change, life-context, and trust in government ...
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... the causes and effects of climate change in recent years (Tol, 2010). Although there are still some controversies about the details (Idso and Singer, 2009), it is widely accepted that climate change has already started to be effective and significance of the impacts will increase through the 21st ce ...
... the causes and effects of climate change in recent years (Tol, 2010). Although there are still some controversies about the details (Idso and Singer, 2009), it is widely accepted that climate change has already started to be effective and significance of the impacts will increase through the 21st ce ...
climate change adaptation action plan for iqaluit
... A substantial amount of research is currently underway in the Arctic by a wide variety of institutions and research facilities. Much of the research is on specific issues or climate-induced effects and follows a traditional and important science process – that of separating the science from public p ...
... A substantial amount of research is currently underway in the Arctic by a wide variety of institutions and research facilities. Much of the research is on specific issues or climate-induced effects and follows a traditional and important science process – that of separating the science from public p ...
Do Western and Eastern Europe have the same
... Adaptive capacity is also not static as it changes over time. Both developed and ...
... Adaptive capacity is also not static as it changes over time. Both developed and ...
Confronting Climate Change in New Mexico
... New Mexico’s climate is getting hotter and drier, driven by regional and global warming trends. This means earlier springs, hotter summers, and less predictable winters. Precipitation patterns are also changing, with more intense droughts and a greater proportion of precipitation falling as rain rat ...
... New Mexico’s climate is getting hotter and drier, driven by regional and global warming trends. This means earlier springs, hotter summers, and less predictable winters. Precipitation patterns are also changing, with more intense droughts and a greater proportion of precipitation falling as rain rat ...
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... responsibility using total sensitivities determined "at the margin". • Residual (all-but-one) method - Attributes responsibility by leaving out the emissions of each region in turn. • Time-sliced - determines the effect of emissions from each time as if there were no subsequent emissions. Modelling ...
... responsibility using total sensitivities determined "at the margin". • Residual (all-but-one) method - Attributes responsibility by leaving out the emissions of each region in turn. • Time-sliced - determines the effect of emissions from each time as if there were no subsequent emissions. Modelling ...