Global average surface temperature has increased by 0
... number of stations around the country recorded their warmest year (Valentia Observatory, Malin Head, Belmullet, Rosslare and Kilkenny) and hence 2007 may replace 1945 as the warmest on record in the Irish temperature anomaly. For the period 1960 to 2000, increases in minimum temperatures were found ...
... number of stations around the country recorded their warmest year (Valentia Observatory, Malin Head, Belmullet, Rosslare and Kilkenny) and hence 2007 may replace 1945 as the warmest on record in the Irish temperature anomaly. For the period 1960 to 2000, increases in minimum temperatures were found ...
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... different soil moisture availability, farmers in Canada will have to modify their variety choices and management strategies according to specific changes happening on their land, as well as to prevent exacerbated environmental problems like soil erosion or salinization, chemical runoff and water con ...
... different soil moisture availability, farmers in Canada will have to modify their variety choices and management strategies according to specific changes happening on their land, as well as to prevent exacerbated environmental problems like soil erosion or salinization, chemical runoff and water con ...
Assessing the impact of late Pleistocene megafaunal extinctions on
... the behavior of present-day megafauna in the African savanna (Owen-Smith, 1987). For example, today a large elephant in South Africa consumes 300 kg of vegetation daily (U. Schutte, personal communication, 2012). Therefore, the extinction of the Pleistocene megafauna could have allowed an additional ...
... the behavior of present-day megafauna in the African savanna (Owen-Smith, 1987). For example, today a large elephant in South Africa consumes 300 kg of vegetation daily (U. Schutte, personal communication, 2012). Therefore, the extinction of the Pleistocene megafauna could have allowed an additional ...
EU cities and regions leading the way against climate change
... Climate change is one of the greatest threats of our time and science has proven that our planet is warming up. The unescapable truth is that it’s a race against time: we need to drastically change our behaviour and stop temperatures rising above the internationally agreed maximum 2°C. We cannot neg ...
... Climate change is one of the greatest threats of our time and science has proven that our planet is warming up. The unescapable truth is that it’s a race against time: we need to drastically change our behaviour and stop temperatures rising above the internationally agreed maximum 2°C. We cannot neg ...
Living in an Uncertain World
... 1: Climate change uncertainty – especially deep and systemic uncertainty with respect to the response of social and biological systems to multiple stressors – strongly argues for mitigation rather than adaptation (reinforcing and adding to other arguments, i.e. ethical ones). 2. To limit global war ...
... 1: Climate change uncertainty – especially deep and systemic uncertainty with respect to the response of social and biological systems to multiple stressors – strongly argues for mitigation rather than adaptation (reinforcing and adding to other arguments, i.e. ethical ones). 2. To limit global war ...
Expansion of the world`s deserts due to vegetation
... model, the desert area expansion becomes much larger, reaching 34%, with major contribution from Africa. The mechanisms include the drying of the subtropics, the warming-induced soil moisture decrease and vegetation loss, and the feedback to atmospheric circulation as albedo change modifies atmosphe ...
... model, the desert area expansion becomes much larger, reaching 34%, with major contribution from Africa. The mechanisms include the drying of the subtropics, the warming-induced soil moisture decrease and vegetation loss, and the feedback to atmospheric circulation as albedo change modifies atmosphe ...
Climate impacts on the health of remote northern Australian
... adaptive capacity of the individual or community. Indigenous Australians living in remote communities in the north and central regions of the country are likely to be disproportionately disadvantaged by climate change. Their vulnerability is heightened due to at least two factors: existing non-clima ...
... adaptive capacity of the individual or community. Indigenous Australians living in remote communities in the north and central regions of the country are likely to be disproportionately disadvantaged by climate change. Their vulnerability is heightened due to at least two factors: existing non-clima ...
The effects of extreme drought on climate change beliefs, risk
... climate change and galvanizes them to take action has been the focus of growing attention in the risk management literature and in policy circles. There are several reasons for this important debate. First, the complex problem of climate change has rallied considerable intellectual and financial eff ...
... climate change and galvanizes them to take action has been the focus of growing attention in the risk management literature and in policy circles. There are several reasons for this important debate. First, the complex problem of climate change has rallied considerable intellectual and financial eff ...
Effectively addressing climate risk through adaptation for
... – Losses continue to increase (20%+) due to subsidence and asset base growth – $350 billion of loss represents ▫ A Katrina-like hurricane becomes a once in every generation event ▫ 7% of total capital investment for the Gulf Coast area; 3% of annual GDP ▫ This is equivalent to reconstructing New Orl ...
... – Losses continue to increase (20%+) due to subsidence and asset base growth – $350 billion of loss represents ▫ A Katrina-like hurricane becomes a once in every generation event ▫ 7% of total capital investment for the Gulf Coast area; 3% of annual GDP ▫ This is equivalent to reconstructing New Orl ...
here - Displacement Solutions
... Maldivian national territory makes the country particularly vulnerable to global phenomena such as potential climate change and its consequences, including the increasing number of natural disasters and the rising sea level. About 80 per cent of the islands are less than 1m above sea level. These fa ...
... Maldivian national territory makes the country particularly vulnerable to global phenomena such as potential climate change and its consequences, including the increasing number of natural disasters and the rising sea level. About 80 per cent of the islands are less than 1m above sea level. These fa ...
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... • Regulatory approaches and information measures are widely used, and are often environmentally effective. ...
... • Regulatory approaches and information measures are widely used, and are often environmentally effective. ...
Climate Change and Paleoecology: New Contexts for Restoration
... drought, wet, heat, and cold. All forms of life are influenced by this variability in how and where they live, and mitigate adverse weather effects through conditioned responses and evolved adaptations. Cycles of climate change occur also over periods of decades to millennia, although these fluctuat ...
... drought, wet, heat, and cold. All forms of life are influenced by this variability in how and where they live, and mitigate adverse weather effects through conditioned responses and evolved adaptations. Cycles of climate change occur also over periods of decades to millennia, although these fluctuat ...
WRS-08 Presentation
... Rec. ITU-R RS.1803, RS.1804 related to development and use of Earth exploration-satellite systems employed for environment including disaster monitoring. ...
... Rec. ITU-R RS.1803, RS.1804 related to development and use of Earth exploration-satellite systems employed for environment including disaster monitoring. ...
Partners with nature - How healthy ecosystems are helping the
... cope with present and future impacts. Ever-increasing evidence suggests that healthy, bio-diverse environments play a vital role in maintaining and increasing resilience to climate change, and in reducing climate-related risk and vulnerability.1,5,6–9 Biodiversity, ecosystems and the functions and s ...
... cope with present and future impacts. Ever-increasing evidence suggests that healthy, bio-diverse environments play a vital role in maintaining and increasing resilience to climate change, and in reducing climate-related risk and vulnerability.1,5,6–9 Biodiversity, ecosystems and the functions and s ...
The impacts of climate change on human rights and forced migration
... and households cannot adapt, families are being forced to abandon their homes and land. These ‘climate refugees’ face an uncertain future, without legal recognition and largely unaided beyond immediate disaster relief. ...
... and households cannot adapt, families are being forced to abandon their homes and land. These ‘climate refugees’ face an uncertain future, without legal recognition and largely unaided beyond immediate disaster relief. ...
Characterising half a degree difference: A review of methods for
... change constitutes dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. Over time, a 2 C increase in global mean annual surface temperature relative to preindustrial emerged as a benchmark for dangerous interference. This was adopted by the EU in 1996 and the UNFCCC in 2010.27–29 However, ...
... change constitutes dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. Over time, a 2 C increase in global mean annual surface temperature relative to preindustrial emerged as a benchmark for dangerous interference. This was adopted by the EU in 1996 and the UNFCCC in 2010.27–29 However, ...
Print - Climate Change Knowledge Portal
... Guatemala’s climate varies according to its diverse topography, ranging from cool highlands, tropical semi-dry savannah, tropical jungle in the northern lowlands, and humid coastal areas. Guatemala’s patterns of precipitation and temperature are affected by fluctuations in the temperature of the sur ...
... Guatemala’s climate varies according to its diverse topography, ranging from cool highlands, tropical semi-dry savannah, tropical jungle in the northern lowlands, and humid coastal areas. Guatemala’s patterns of precipitation and temperature are affected by fluctuations in the temperature of the sur ...
- White Rose Research Online
... methods, but again relies on current observed relationships to derive future weather. ...
... methods, but again relies on current observed relationships to derive future weather. ...
arctic experience: middle years program
... atmosphere and create the greenhouse effect which is essential for life on our planet. The greenhouse effect traps the heat from the sun close to the Earth’s surface, increasing global temperatures to a livable level. Without these gases, Earth would be -18C year-round. Current human practices of fo ...
... atmosphere and create the greenhouse effect which is essential for life on our planet. The greenhouse effect traps the heat from the sun close to the Earth’s surface, increasing global temperatures to a livable level. Without these gases, Earth would be -18C year-round. Current human practices of fo ...
Executive Report
... This Executive Report, aimed at a non-specialist audience, presents the main findings and actionable insight that RSSB, working with a consortium led by Arup and with Network Rail, has derived from its research on Tomorrow’s Railway and Climate Change Adaptation. The overall objectives of the resear ...
... This Executive Report, aimed at a non-specialist audience, presents the main findings and actionable insight that RSSB, working with a consortium led by Arup and with Network Rail, has derived from its research on Tomorrow’s Railway and Climate Change Adaptation. The overall objectives of the resear ...
Denialism deciphered
... They highlight action being taken at community, city and state levels, and the potential of the Paris agreement to avoid the most damaging effects of climate change. And they find hope in the power of individual choice to shift the most recalcitrant hangovers from our carbon-intensive history. Their ...
... They highlight action being taken at community, city and state levels, and the potential of the Paris agreement to avoid the most damaging effects of climate change. And they find hope in the power of individual choice to shift the most recalcitrant hangovers from our carbon-intensive history. Their ...
Individual consumers and climate change: searching for a new moral compass - Working Paper 81 (358 kB) (opens in new window)
... physically or financially limited. However, there are many individuals for whom the alternatives are available and accessible, and who still fail to engage. The question is: why are these individuals failing to change their carbon-emitting behaviours? The considerable literature on public perception ...
... physically or financially limited. However, there are many individuals for whom the alternatives are available and accessible, and who still fail to engage. The question is: why are these individuals failing to change their carbon-emitting behaviours? The considerable literature on public perception ...
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... three pillars of CSA to assist policy prioritization. b) Identify historical & recent changes in relevant climate/weather variables at subnational level as a first step in identifying the site-specific impacts of climate change on agriculture. There is an emerging economic literature on weather vari ...
... three pillars of CSA to assist policy prioritization. b) Identify historical & recent changes in relevant climate/weather variables at subnational level as a first step in identifying the site-specific impacts of climate change on agriculture. There is an emerging economic literature on weather vari ...
Climate finance additionality - Overseas Development Institute
... Definition 1: Climate finance classified as aid additional to (over and above) the 0.7% ODA target Defining additionality as finance for climate change that is over and above the donor government 0.7% of GNI target for ODA is relatively straightforward. There is also likely to be considerable suppo ...
... Definition 1: Climate finance classified as aid additional to (over and above) the 0.7% ODA target Defining additionality as finance for climate change that is over and above the donor government 0.7% of GNI target for ODA is relatively straightforward. There is also likely to be considerable suppo ...
2.2 Climate Change Impacts in Ghana
... The major climate change impacts affect all sectors and their objectives, places and people differentially depending on the levels of vulnerability. Ghana’s vulnerability to climate change is in large part defined by its exposure to the various impacts with droughts, floods, and sea erosion as the m ...
... The major climate change impacts affect all sectors and their objectives, places and people differentially depending on the levels of vulnerability. Ghana’s vulnerability to climate change is in large part defined by its exposure to the various impacts with droughts, floods, and sea erosion as the m ...