Worksheets on Climate Change: Going under! The threat of rising
... The threat of rising sea levels for the small island nation of Tuvalu The scenarios and warnings of international scientists regarding climate change and its inevitable consequences must seem like a constant sword of Damocles hanging over the people of Tuvalu. In its new report (2013), the Intergove ...
... The threat of rising sea levels for the small island nation of Tuvalu The scenarios and warnings of international scientists regarding climate change and its inevitable consequences must seem like a constant sword of Damocles hanging over the people of Tuvalu. In its new report (2013), the Intergove ...
Mistreatment of the economic impacts of extreme events
... 7. High quality long-term disaster loss records exist, some of which are suitable for research purposes, such as to identify the effects of climate and/or climate change on the loss records. 8. Analyses of long-term records of disaster losses indicate that societal change and economic development ar ...
... 7. High quality long-term disaster loss records exist, some of which are suitable for research purposes, such as to identify the effects of climate and/or climate change on the loss records. 8. Analyses of long-term records of disaster losses indicate that societal change and economic development ar ...
Climate change impacts in European forests: the expert views
... Portugal, Spain). The number of experts directly involved in responding the questionnaire was 62; the total number of experts contacted by the respondents as sources of information was not available. ...
... Portugal, Spain). The number of experts directly involved in responding the questionnaire was 62; the total number of experts contacted by the respondents as sources of information was not available. ...
Climate change in the Sahel
... climate change caused by global warming, which is itself due to the increase in the content of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Thus, climate change has become one of the major challenges for the entire planet to take up, with its multiple facets, including impact assessments, and mitigation and ...
... climate change caused by global warming, which is itself due to the increase in the content of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Thus, climate change has become one of the major challenges for the entire planet to take up, with its multiple facets, including impact assessments, and mitigation and ...
Right wing populism and climate change
... first requires clarity about definitions of populism, and about its disentangling from the traditional left-right ideological dimension. Given this foundation, the paper then explores three broad types of explanation of why RWP parties and movements are so hostile to action on climate change. One of ...
... first requires clarity about definitions of populism, and about its disentangling from the traditional left-right ideological dimension. Given this foundation, the paper then explores three broad types of explanation of why RWP parties and movements are so hostile to action on climate change. One of ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES THE PERCEPTION AND VALUATION
... approach. Even though the United States has lagged behind many other countries in its political support for policies to address global warming, willingness to pay for climatechange mitigation policies in this survey was not significantly lower for the U.S. respondents than for the foreign respondent ...
... approach. Even though the United States has lagged behind many other countries in its political support for policies to address global warming, willingness to pay for climatechange mitigation policies in this survey was not significantly lower for the U.S. respondents than for the foreign respondent ...
GEOENGINEERING WITH SEA SPRAY: AEROSOL DIRECT AND
... regions. This is due to both transport and spatially varying sea salt flux. Part of the injected sea salt is transported thousands kilometers away from the source. To achieve homogeneous distribution of sea salt over a region would require extremely careful planning when placing the vessels and it m ...
... regions. This is due to both transport and spatially varying sea salt flux. Part of the injected sea salt is transported thousands kilometers away from the source. To achieve homogeneous distribution of sea salt over a region would require extremely careful planning when placing the vessels and it m ...
as a PDF
... the respective global mean temperature change. The scaled scenario approach assumes that changes in many climate variables depend linearly on changes in global mean temperature or can be approximated as such. While this method has already been used with the results of equilibrium GCM experiments, it ...
... the respective global mean temperature change. The scaled scenario approach assumes that changes in many climate variables depend linearly on changes in global mean temperature or can be approximated as such. While this method has already been used with the results of equilibrium GCM experiments, it ...
Buckley CV - University of Washington
... Ecology, and Advancing Theory in Biology; French National Research Agency; National Geographic Society Committee for Research and Exploration; Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research; Sigma Delta Epsilon Graduate Women In Science ...
... Ecology, and Advancing Theory in Biology; French National Research Agency; National Geographic Society Committee for Research and Exploration; Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research; Sigma Delta Epsilon Graduate Women In Science ...
Do international factors influence the passage of climate change
... for international policy diffusion. International treaties like the Kyoto Protocol work in two ways. The impact of the Kyoto Protocol itself is limited to countries with formal obligations under the treaty. In addition, the prestige of hosting an international climate summit is associated with a sub ...
... for international policy diffusion. International treaties like the Kyoto Protocol work in two ways. The impact of the Kyoto Protocol itself is limited to countries with formal obligations under the treaty. In addition, the prestige of hosting an international climate summit is associated with a sub ...
Underwater: The Need for Massachusetts to Become Climate Ready
... staff who are working on climate change preparedness are typically working on many other issues and programs, they lack the necessary focus and urgency with regard to flooding. Despite the acknowledgement on the part of several experts that more needs to be done to prepare Massachusetts, the pace of ...
... staff who are working on climate change preparedness are typically working on many other issues and programs, they lack the necessary focus and urgency with regard to flooding. Despite the acknowledgement on the part of several experts that more needs to be done to prepare Massachusetts, the pace of ...
Current Climate Change: Other Effects
... too stable (see Hofmann and Rahmstorf 2009). Although these models predict a significant weakening for the future, they do not suggest this as early as the observations show it (see Fig. 2 of our paper). That the real flow may be more unstable than previously thought would be bad news for the future ...
... too stable (see Hofmann and Rahmstorf 2009). Although these models predict a significant weakening for the future, they do not suggest this as early as the observations show it (see Fig. 2 of our paper). That the real flow may be more unstable than previously thought would be bad news for the future ...
Climate and Climate Change in West Africa, 2008
... are not proponents of the work carried out by the IPCC. They are critical of this work, the results and the way in which it functions. While many of them do not refute the reality of recent global warming, they sometimes dispute the anthropogenic origin as set out in the letter signed by 61 scientis ...
... are not proponents of the work carried out by the IPCC. They are critical of this work, the results and the way in which it functions. While many of them do not refute the reality of recent global warming, they sometimes dispute the anthropogenic origin as set out in the letter signed by 61 scientis ...
The Effects of Global Warming on Leaf Drop Timing as Determined
... Figure 4: All flow data on record from September 1935 - January 2009. ...
... Figure 4: All flow data on record from September 1935 - January 2009. ...
2011 Duffy
... either because they are already adapted to hot water areas or are in areas least likely to experience major gains in water temperatures (McLeod et al. 2010). There remains a lack of science concerning ecological threats, with only 11% of such studies in Oceania not focused on Australia, New Zealand ...
... either because they are already adapted to hot water areas or are in areas least likely to experience major gains in water temperatures (McLeod et al. 2010). There remains a lack of science concerning ecological threats, with only 11% of such studies in Oceania not focused on Australia, New Zealand ...
Science Communication - Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program
... attack, or deride vice, follies etc.” (as the dictionaries define it), has its origin in a state of mind which is critical and aggressive, usually one of irritation at the latest examples of human absurdity, inefficiency or wickedness. (p. 10) ...
... attack, or deride vice, follies etc.” (as the dictionaries define it), has its origin in a state of mind which is critical and aggressive, usually one of irritation at the latest examples of human absurdity, inefficiency or wickedness. (p. 10) ...
- Human Organization, Practicing Anthropology
... are designed for Sherpas, but not by them.Pharak was my primary field site, where the majority of my data was collected. A substantial amount of time was also spent in Khumbu and Kathmandu to gather institutional information about climate change that directly affected Sherpas in Pharak. Informal int ...
... are designed for Sherpas, but not by them.Pharak was my primary field site, where the majority of my data was collected. A substantial amount of time was also spent in Khumbu and Kathmandu to gather institutional information about climate change that directly affected Sherpas in Pharak. Informal int ...
Vol.10, No.2, 2010
... There are perhaps ways to resolve this problem, for example, if the multidecadal fluctuations in the global-mean temperature record are largely driven by internal variations rather than responding to global-climate forcing. However, one hypothesis that cannot be ruled out is that the real climate is ...
... There are perhaps ways to resolve this problem, for example, if the multidecadal fluctuations in the global-mean temperature record are largely driven by internal variations rather than responding to global-climate forcing. However, one hypothesis that cannot be ruled out is that the real climate is ...
Climate change and human health: Impacts, vulnerability and public
... Following floods, increases in diarrhoeal and respiratory diseases are reported, in both high- and low-income countries,3,33 transmission is increased where there is crowding of displaced populations. In industrialised countries, although infections are much less of a problem, the impact on the loca ...
... Following floods, increases in diarrhoeal and respiratory diseases are reported, in both high- and low-income countries,3,33 transmission is increased where there is crowding of displaced populations. In industrialised countries, although infections are much less of a problem, the impact on the loca ...
Moving Forward in the Climate Negotiations
... The second challenge is that critical theory’s standard of normative validity is essentially procedural rather than substantive. While critical theorists are able to offer judgments about the degree to which communicative contexts may be more or less inclusive, they do not typically make judgements ...
... The second challenge is that critical theory’s standard of normative validity is essentially procedural rather than substantive. While critical theorists are able to offer judgments about the degree to which communicative contexts may be more or less inclusive, they do not typically make judgements ...
Mobility choices and climate change
... • “Social norms” what are they? • Economic incentives: – “carbon” tax (additional to current fuel duties) – “quotas”: Personal Carbon Allowances (“carbon trading”) – “bonus-malus”: a bonus for emitting less than a given threshold, a malus for emitting more (i.e. feebate) ...
... • “Social norms” what are they? • Economic incentives: – “carbon” tax (additional to current fuel duties) – “quotas”: Personal Carbon Allowances (“carbon trading”) – “bonus-malus”: a bonus for emitting less than a given threshold, a malus for emitting more (i.e. feebate) ...
The Politics of Science: Political Values and the Production, Communi
... is primarily due to human activities, predominantly the burning of fossil fuels. … Climate change threatens human health and well-being in many ways” (pp. 15–16). The report reinforces a fairly long-standing scientific consensus and, by all accounts, reflects high-quality evidence and analysis from ...
... is primarily due to human activities, predominantly the burning of fossil fuels. … Climate change threatens human health and well-being in many ways” (pp. 15–16). The report reinforces a fairly long-standing scientific consensus and, by all accounts, reflects high-quality evidence and analysis from ...
Science Communication Research
... trust in scientists as a source of information, though levels of trust have shifted slightly downward in recent years. Yet still, compared to other possible sources of information, scientists and expert go ...
... trust in scientists as a source of information, though levels of trust have shifted slightly downward in recent years. Yet still, compared to other possible sources of information, scientists and expert go ...
WMO Global Observing Systems for Climate Monitoring
... 1780: First international observing network ( 40 weather stations with standardized observations), extending over Europe and North America, led to the development of synoptic weather charts over a large area. 1873: First International Meteorological Congress, facilitated coordinated observations and ...
... 1780: First international observing network ( 40 weather stations with standardized observations), extending over Europe and North America, led to the development of synoptic weather charts over a large area. 1873: First International Meteorological Congress, facilitated coordinated observations and ...