Psychology and Global Climate Change
... agencies, public and private organizations, local and regional government bodies, nongovernment organizations, and the general public. Yet, we also believe that it is important to more fully engage the psychological community (teachers, researchers, practitioners, and students) in issues related to ...
... agencies, public and private organizations, local and regional government bodies, nongovernment organizations, and the general public. Yet, we also believe that it is important to more fully engage the psychological community (teachers, researchers, practitioners, and students) in issues related to ...
Statistical methods for the analysis of simulated and observed
... Climate change concerns different sectors such as agriculture, forestry, urban and regional planning, nature conservation, water management, energy supply and tourism for example. Climate change impacts can already be observed at many places and they will inevitably be felt more in the future (see f ...
... Climate change concerns different sectors such as agriculture, forestry, urban and regional planning, nature conservation, water management, energy supply and tourism for example. Climate change impacts can already be observed at many places and they will inevitably be felt more in the future (see f ...
Predicting survival, reproduction and abundance of polar bears
... 2008), but few predictions exist to address how polar bear abundance might change numerically in response to a warming climate (Amstrup et al., 2007; Hunter et al., 2007). Prediction of polar bear population dynamics under climate change is challenging, because observed and predicted environmental c ...
... 2008), but few predictions exist to address how polar bear abundance might change numerically in response to a warming climate (Amstrup et al., 2007; Hunter et al., 2007). Prediction of polar bear population dynamics under climate change is challenging, because observed and predicted environmental c ...
Print - Science Advances
... Further, unobserved characteristics may influence sleep. For example, people may sleep better in cities with lower noise pollution or higher prevalence of air conditioning, on days when they are more likely to have leisure time, or because of other city-specific seasonal factors. To be sure that geo ...
... Further, unobserved characteristics may influence sleep. For example, people may sleep better in cities with lower noise pollution or higher prevalence of air conditioning, on days when they are more likely to have leisure time, or because of other city-specific seasonal factors. To be sure that geo ...
Rapid response of silicate weathering rates to climate change in the
... As a first approximation, since Li isotope fractionation during clay formation is temperature-dependent (Vigier et al., 2008), d7 Li variations in clays could potentially reflect mean temperature change since the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). Warming since the LGM has been estimated between 4 and 7 °C ...
... As a first approximation, since Li isotope fractionation during clay formation is temperature-dependent (Vigier et al., 2008), d7 Li variations in clays could potentially reflect mean temperature change since the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). Warming since the LGM has been estimated between 4 and 7 °C ...
Dust Storm Modeling
... Transcontinental transport of microorganisms Kellogg, Griffin, 2005: Fungal diseases, affecting crops like sugarcane and bananas, have appeared in the Caribbean within a few days after an outbreak in Africa. Bacterial pathogens of rice and beans in the Caribbean air samples, as well as those that c ...
... Transcontinental transport of microorganisms Kellogg, Griffin, 2005: Fungal diseases, affecting crops like sugarcane and bananas, have appeared in the Caribbean within a few days after an outbreak in Africa. Bacterial pathogens of rice and beans in the Caribbean air samples, as well as those that c ...
SADC Policy paper on Climate Change
... Human activities since the start of the industrial era (about 1750), have contributed to changes in Earth’s atmosphere in the amounts of greenhouse gases, dust and aerosols (small particles). The increase in concentrations of atmospheric gases (carbon dioxide, and other gases) lead to a change in th ...
... Human activities since the start of the industrial era (about 1750), have contributed to changes in Earth’s atmosphere in the amounts of greenhouse gases, dust and aerosols (small particles). The increase in concentrations of atmospheric gases (carbon dioxide, and other gases) lead to a change in th ...
Rethinking the Role of Cost-Benefit Analysis
... administration, but OIRA retained its antiregulatory bias. For instance, in a dispute with EPA over the value to be assigned a statistical life, “it was OIRA officials, supposedly the protectors of cost-benefit analysis and economic efficiency, who were arguing against the use of the latest and most ...
... administration, but OIRA retained its antiregulatory bias. For instance, in a dispute with EPA over the value to be assigned a statistical life, “it was OIRA officials, supposedly the protectors of cost-benefit analysis and economic efficiency, who were arguing against the use of the latest and most ...
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... problem in recent years. These problems will be aggravated by any further changes to current climatic conditions. And while some progress has been made in recent years to understand and appropriately address climate change issues, there is currently limited data to enable Vanuatu to plan effective r ...
... problem in recent years. These problems will be aggravated by any further changes to current climatic conditions. And while some progress has been made in recent years to understand and appropriately address climate change issues, there is currently limited data to enable Vanuatu to plan effective r ...
The end of the Pacific? Effects of sea level rise on Pacific Island
... available both onshore and offshore. On at least two occasions in the 3500 years that Pacific Islands have been settled, sea level changes affected coastal bioproductivity to the extent that island societies were transformed in consequence. Over the past 200 years, sea level has been rising along mo ...
... available both onshore and offshore. On at least two occasions in the 3500 years that Pacific Islands have been settled, sea level changes affected coastal bioproductivity to the extent that island societies were transformed in consequence. Over the past 200 years, sea level has been rising along mo ...
Ice and Sea-level Change
... 21st century and beyond. The rate and magnitude of sealevel rise, particularly beyond the mid 21st century, depends on future emission of greenhouse gases. Significant and urgent reductions in emissions are essential if we wish to avoid committing future generations to a sealevel rise of metres over ...
... 21st century and beyond. The rate and magnitude of sealevel rise, particularly beyond the mid 21st century, depends on future emission of greenhouse gases. Significant and urgent reductions in emissions are essential if we wish to avoid committing future generations to a sealevel rise of metres over ...
Oceanic climate and circulation changes during the past four
... 3.1. Radiocarbon and Climate Change [9] Natural causes of climate change include variability in solar irradiance and volcanism, both deemed important causes of pre-1850 surface temperature variability on Earth during the past 1000 years [Crowley, 2000]. Injections of volcanic sulfate aerosols into t ...
... 3.1. Radiocarbon and Climate Change [9] Natural causes of climate change include variability in solar irradiance and volcanism, both deemed important causes of pre-1850 surface temperature variability on Earth during the past 1000 years [Crowley, 2000]. Injections of volcanic sulfate aerosols into t ...
Fossil Fuel Divestment: Implications For The Future Of Sustainability
... vast web of influence that could bring a shift in attitudes toward climate change and the fossil fuel industry” (Ayling and Gunningham 2015, p. 11). This paper illustrates how the movement is pushing HEIs to reconsider their focus on incremental internal sustainability actions. Instead, it seeks to ...
... vast web of influence that could bring a shift in attitudes toward climate change and the fossil fuel industry” (Ayling and Gunningham 2015, p. 11). This paper illustrates how the movement is pushing HEIs to reconsider their focus on incremental internal sustainability actions. Instead, it seeks to ...
The Response of Precipitation Minus Evapotranspiration
... in simulations from phase 5 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5). Both temperature and relative humidity respond differently over land than ocean (e.g., Byrne and O’Gorman 2013b), and we show here that the response of P 2 E is affected by these differences. A sensitivity of tropical ...
... in simulations from phase 5 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5). Both temperature and relative humidity respond differently over land than ocean (e.g., Byrne and O’Gorman 2013b), and we show here that the response of P 2 E is affected by these differences. A sensitivity of tropical ...
North Atlantic Ocean Wave Climate Change Scenarios for the
... for explicit use in investigating the potential consequences of anthropogenic climate change (Houghton et al. 2001). Climate scenarios should represent future conditions that account for both human-induced climate change and natural climate variability. Such scenarios often make use of climate proje ...
... for explicit use in investigating the potential consequences of anthropogenic climate change (Houghton et al. 2001). Climate scenarios should represent future conditions that account for both human-induced climate change and natural climate variability. Such scenarios often make use of climate proje ...
Program of the Climate Engineering Conference 2014
... to you as one of the over 300 professionals from academia, civil society and the policy community that have gathered in Berlin this August to discuss, over a period of four days, the many complex and interlinked issues that arise when considering the possibility of deliberate, large-scale interventi ...
... to you as one of the over 300 professionals from academia, civil society and the policy community that have gathered in Berlin this August to discuss, over a period of four days, the many complex and interlinked issues that arise when considering the possibility of deliberate, large-scale interventi ...
Victoria`s Climate Change Adaptation Plan
... Over the past twelve months, the Andrews Labor Government has been talking to and working with communities around Victoria about what they need to do to plan for a changing climate, and how to safeguard our prosperity into the future. Victoria’s plan for a transition to clean energy will create a th ...
... Over the past twelve months, the Andrews Labor Government has been talking to and working with communities around Victoria about what they need to do to plan for a changing climate, and how to safeguard our prosperity into the future. Victoria’s plan for a transition to clean energy will create a th ...
Collapse Informatics - Donald Bren School of Information and
... general literature on sustainability, since the concern is for preparation and adaptation to change, whether induced by climate change or other forces. Just as the Americans with Disabilities Act produced innovations that had far-reaching social benefits beyond simply helping those with disabilities ...
... general literature on sustainability, since the concern is for preparation and adaptation to change, whether induced by climate change or other forces. Just as the Americans with Disabilities Act produced innovations that had far-reaching social benefits beyond simply helping those with disabilities ...
Chapter 11 Hunting, Herding, Fishing and Gathering
... relationships. The Arctic regions are tightly tied politically, economically and socially to the national mainstream and are inextricably linked to the global economy (Caulfield 2000, Nuttall 1998). Rapid social, economic and demographic change, resource development, trade barriers and animal-rights ...
... relationships. The Arctic regions are tightly tied politically, economically and socially to the national mainstream and are inextricably linked to the global economy (Caulfield 2000, Nuttall 1998). Rapid social, economic and demographic change, resource development, trade barriers and animal-rights ...
Extreme climatic events in relation to global change and their impact
... papers including the term ‘extreme’ in relation to climate or weather and either fecundity or survival. We assume that the scientists most familiar with the study system in question are the best at making such a judgment. There may be a heavy bias to report negative rather than positive effects of e ...
... papers including the term ‘extreme’ in relation to climate or weather and either fecundity or survival. We assume that the scientists most familiar with the study system in question are the best at making such a judgment. There may be a heavy bias to report negative rather than positive effects of e ...
Responding to climate change in national forests: a
... adaptation of natural resources to potentially deleterious effects of an altered climate. Despite uncertainties about the timing and magnitude of climate change effects, sufficient information exists to begin the adaptation process, a form of risk management. The following steps, based on a science- ...
... adaptation of natural resources to potentially deleterious effects of an altered climate. Despite uncertainties about the timing and magnitude of climate change effects, sufficient information exists to begin the adaptation process, a form of risk management. The following steps, based on a science- ...
climate of the arctic marine environment
... The Arctic marine environment has shown changes over the past several decades, and these changes are part of a broader global warming that exceeds the range of natural variability over the past 1000 years. Record minima of sea ice coverage during the past few summers and increased melt from Greenlan ...
... The Arctic marine environment has shown changes over the past several decades, and these changes are part of a broader global warming that exceeds the range of natural variability over the past 1000 years. Record minima of sea ice coverage during the past few summers and increased melt from Greenlan ...
Integrating Climate Change into Northeast and Midwest State
... the amount of total precipitation (rain and snow) are less certain. Severe weather events (e.g., thunderstorms, tornadoes) are challenging to detect. Soil moisture and evapotranspiration trends are neither robustly observed nor consistent amongst modeling studies. ...
... the amount of total precipitation (rain and snow) are less certain. Severe weather events (e.g., thunderstorms, tornadoes) are challenging to detect. Soil moisture and evapotranspiration trends are neither robustly observed nor consistent amongst modeling studies. ...
Saturation of the terrestrial carbon sink
... Terrestrial biospheric models and fully carboncoupled General Circulation Models (GCMs) are progressively incorporating more C processes thought to drive significant carbon-climate feedbacks. However, being limited by poor understanding and the slow process of building ever more complex models, they ...
... Terrestrial biospheric models and fully carboncoupled General Circulation Models (GCMs) are progressively incorporating more C processes thought to drive significant carbon-climate feedbacks. However, being limited by poor understanding and the slow process of building ever more complex models, they ...
The Costs and Benefits of Reducing Risk from Natural Hazards to
... on Climate Change (IPCC) has predicted that weather variability will increase and that overall extreme event impacts are ‘very likely’ to change (Solomon et al. 2007). There is even mounting evidence of a current “climate signal” with the IPCC reporting observations of widespread changes in temperat ...
... on Climate Change (IPCC) has predicted that weather variability will increase and that overall extreme event impacts are ‘very likely’ to change (Solomon et al. 2007). There is even mounting evidence of a current “climate signal” with the IPCC reporting observations of widespread changes in temperat ...