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... In dryland wheat production, rainfall is a key determinant of grain yield. Hence, it may be anticipated that a decline in annual, and more particularly growing season rainfall, caused by climate change would lessen grain yield. However, other features of the future climate scenario, such as higher c ...
... In dryland wheat production, rainfall is a key determinant of grain yield. Hence, it may be anticipated that a decline in annual, and more particularly growing season rainfall, caused by climate change would lessen grain yield. However, other features of the future climate scenario, such as higher c ...
the relationships between marine phytoplankton
... compound in the transfer of sulphur derived from a traditional perspective on the cycles of elements, namely, that only physicochemical sources could account for the huge amounts of substances involved in such cycles. Non-biological sources of H2S that were already known, such as volcanoes and fumar ...
... compound in the transfer of sulphur derived from a traditional perspective on the cycles of elements, namely, that only physicochemical sources could account for the huge amounts of substances involved in such cycles. Non-biological sources of H2S that were already known, such as volcanoes and fumar ...
POLICY ISSUES RELATED TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN SPAIN
... climate change is a significant threat to face the world, its people, environment and economy. Strong mitigation measures are essential to make deep cuts in the greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change, to avoid dangerous climate change and unprecedented environmental, social and economic ...
... climate change is a significant threat to face the world, its people, environment and economy. Strong mitigation measures are essential to make deep cuts in the greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change, to avoid dangerous climate change and unprecedented environmental, social and economic ...
Mathematics Workshop for Parents
... Important points to take note: • Estimate the length of each part according to the data given • Label the models with the correct names and numbers given • Use ‘?’ for unknown data • Use braces or arrows • Use dotted lines to indicate the difference (more/less) ...
... Important points to take note: • Estimate the length of each part according to the data given • Label the models with the correct names and numbers given • Use ‘?’ for unknown data • Use braces or arrows • Use dotted lines to indicate the difference (more/less) ...
Political parties` climate policies in the UK, Italy and Denmark Paper
... greenhouse gas emissions under the Kyoto Protocol. We focus on the two main ‘parties of government’ in each country, a decision informed by their importance for national climate policy, for communicating climate change and for structuring their respective party systems. Organisationally, these parti ...
... greenhouse gas emissions under the Kyoto Protocol. We focus on the two main ‘parties of government’ in each country, a decision informed by their importance for national climate policy, for communicating climate change and for structuring their respective party systems. Organisationally, these parti ...
Sensitivity of marine systems to climate and fishing - Archimer
... also define climate variability to include extreme events, such as the one in one hundred year storm, that may sufficiently disrupt the system and cause it to move to a new state. Climate change (trend) is defined as the secular change which at present, in the case of temperature, appears to be incr ...
... also define climate variability to include extreme events, such as the one in one hundred year storm, that may sufficiently disrupt the system and cause it to move to a new state. Climate change (trend) is defined as the secular change which at present, in the case of temperature, appears to be incr ...
global warming, climate change and tourism: a review of
... Global warming, climate change and tourism of late, have taken the centre stage of academic research. A raging debate is on apart from the popular writings and research articles published on the theme. The Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) declared that ‘warming of the climate system ...
... Global warming, climate change and tourism of late, have taken the centre stage of academic research. A raging debate is on apart from the popular writings and research articles published on the theme. The Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) declared that ‘warming of the climate system ...
Climate-induced migration and displacement: closing the policy gap
... currently no global estimate for protracted displacement following disasters, and it is likely that some people are displaced repeatedly or for longer periods of time (IDMC, 2016). Where there are recurrent disaster events, patterns of movement can become cyclical, pre-emptive and permanent as a res ...
... currently no global estimate for protracted displacement following disasters, and it is likely that some people are displaced repeatedly or for longer periods of time (IDMC, 2016). Where there are recurrent disaster events, patterns of movement can become cyclical, pre-emptive and permanent as a res ...
3 Climate change and the Law of the Sea Convention
... could lead one to wonder why the sudden commotion about it. In order to understand what is happening and why the issue of climate change requires urgent attention, a brief summary of the history of the Earth is helpful. When our planet was born, surface temperatures were so high that rocks were liqu ...
... could lead one to wonder why the sudden commotion about it. In order to understand what is happening and why the issue of climate change requires urgent attention, a brief summary of the history of the Earth is helpful. When our planet was born, surface temperatures were so high that rocks were liqu ...
Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change: Concepts, Issues
... climatic stimuli. Furthermore, certain regions of the world are more severely affected by the effects of climate change than others. Generally speaking, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change are urgent issues among many developing countries. For this reason, there exist provisions in the Un ...
... climatic stimuli. Furthermore, certain regions of the world are more severely affected by the effects of climate change than others. Generally speaking, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change are urgent issues among many developing countries. For this reason, there exist provisions in the Un ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES TEMPERATURE, HUMAN HEALTH, AND ADAPTATION:
... time allocation. Finally, the empirical literature is based on research designs that exploit day‐to‐day or year‐to‐year fluctuations in daily temperature distributions. Since daily temperatures are determined independently of health conditional on time and location, these studie ...
... time allocation. Finally, the empirical literature is based on research designs that exploit day‐to‐day or year‐to‐year fluctuations in daily temperature distributions. Since daily temperatures are determined independently of health conditional on time and location, these studie ...
the state of climate change adaptation in Canada`s protected areas
... now, 60% of the agencies ranked climate change as an issue of greater importance than currently perceived. Climate change ranked as the second most important management issue to protected areas agencies 25 years from now, ranking only behind external threats, and associated human land-use patterns. ...
... now, 60% of the agencies ranked climate change as an issue of greater importance than currently perceived. Climate change ranked as the second most important management issue to protected areas agencies 25 years from now, ranking only behind external threats, and associated human land-use patterns. ...
Land-Atmosphere Coupling and Drought Persistence in
... and costly due to large spatial extent and often long duration. The mechanisms responsible for the maintenance of long-term droughts are not well understood, however many drought analyses allege the importance of land-atmosphere feedbacks and speculate that these feedbacks will amplify changes in th ...
... and costly due to large spatial extent and often long duration. The mechanisms responsible for the maintenance of long-term droughts are not well understood, however many drought analyses allege the importance of land-atmosphere feedbacks and speculate that these feedbacks will amplify changes in th ...
Spatial and interannual variations of seasonal sea surface
... with averaged in situ data for pixels where at least 5 measurements were made per month (Figure 2a). The mean difference was 0.58◦ C with standard deviation 0.93◦ C (126 pairs compared). This is good agreement, given that the data from these two sources differ in spatial scale and temporal distributio ...
... with averaged in situ data for pixels where at least 5 measurements were made per month (Figure 2a). The mean difference was 0.58◦ C with standard deviation 0.93◦ C (126 pairs compared). This is good agreement, given that the data from these two sources differ in spatial scale and temporal distributio ...
Strategies for Climate Change and Impression
... of keywords (climate, global warming, Kyoto\IPCC, GHG emissions\carbon\CO2) demonstrates that the four companies (Ford, BP, Chevron, and General Motors) which use these concepts the most often also figure on the list of America’s worst greenwashers (Ihlen 2009). Domenec (2012) has also observed such ...
... of keywords (climate, global warming, Kyoto\IPCC, GHG emissions\carbon\CO2) demonstrates that the four companies (Ford, BP, Chevron, and General Motors) which use these concepts the most often also figure on the list of America’s worst greenwashers (Ihlen 2009). Domenec (2012) has also observed such ...
The Climate Co-benefits of Obesity Reduction
... During the second half of the twentieth century, traditional plant-based diets have been replaced by highfat energy dense diets consisting of substantial amounts of animal-based foods, such as meat and dairy products (WHO, 2003). Per-capita meat consumption has increased 43% in industrialized nation ...
... During the second half of the twentieth century, traditional plant-based diets have been replaced by highfat energy dense diets consisting of substantial amounts of animal-based foods, such as meat and dairy products (WHO, 2003). Per-capita meat consumption has increased 43% in industrialized nation ...
Climate change and the demise of Minoan civilization
... warm pool of surface water sloshes back to cover all tropical Pacific. We now have an El Nino, which is characterized by a large warm spot over the tropical Pacific Ocean. This surface warming is large enough to interact with the atmosphere, which is then modified and brings significant weather chan ...
... warm pool of surface water sloshes back to cover all tropical Pacific. We now have an El Nino, which is characterized by a large warm spot over the tropical Pacific Ocean. This surface warming is large enough to interact with the atmosphere, which is then modified and brings significant weather chan ...
IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS)
... other green-house gases to rise significantly. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), increases in greenhouse gas emissions have been associated with an increase in the mean global temperature of 0.3°C-0.6°C since the late 19th century; by the end of the 21st century, acc ...
... other green-house gases to rise significantly. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), increases in greenhouse gas emissions have been associated with an increase in the mean global temperature of 0.3°C-0.6°C since the late 19th century; by the end of the 21st century, acc ...
Transport - British Social Attitudes
... Alun Humphrey and Andrew Scott Alun Humphrey is a Senior Research Director, Andrew Scott is a Researcher, both at NatCen Social Research ...
... Alun Humphrey and Andrew Scott Alun Humphrey is a Senior Research Director, Andrew Scott is a Researcher, both at NatCen Social Research ...
Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
... Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, USA ...
... Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, USA ...
1 1 Final Project Climate Change Part One: pg. 1
... As the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere increases we see a change in the acidity of Earth’s water. Rain falling through a CO2 rich atmosphere becomes more acidic and further reactions with sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide creates acid rain. Carbon dioxide is also directly absorbed by the ocean and c ...
... As the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere increases we see a change in the acidity of Earth’s water. Rain falling through a CO2 rich atmosphere becomes more acidic and further reactions with sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide creates acid rain. Carbon dioxide is also directly absorbed by the ocean and c ...
Why Have the Leading Journals in Management
... THE COVERAGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE TOP JOURNALS ...
... THE COVERAGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE TOP JOURNALS ...
Climate Scenario Development
... provide consistent results. For example, simple methods based on direct GCM changes often represent model-to-model differences in simulated climate change, but do not address the uncertainty associated with how these changes are expressed at fine spatial scales. With regionalisation approaches, the ...
... provide consistent results. For example, simple methods based on direct GCM changes often represent model-to-model differences in simulated climate change, but do not address the uncertainty associated with how these changes are expressed at fine spatial scales. With regionalisation approaches, the ...
The effects of extreme drought on climate change beliefs, risk
... adaptation attitudes. The nature of droughts makes them particularly apt for studying the effects of extreme events on climate change beliefs: the public appears to perceive droughts more accurately than they do temperature changes, perceptions of which have been influenced by the public climate cha ...
... adaptation attitudes. The nature of droughts makes them particularly apt for studying the effects of extreme events on climate change beliefs: the public appears to perceive droughts more accurately than they do temperature changes, perceptions of which have been influenced by the public climate cha ...
Kelsey Lahr | University of Utah
... to fuel drought and famine, refugee crises, flooding, and growing poverty (IPCC, 2014). Yet the United States so far has failed to enact meaningful policies to address climate change, and the American public is perceived as largely unconcerned about it (Hamblyn, 2009). However, according to recent p ...
... to fuel drought and famine, refugee crises, flooding, and growing poverty (IPCC, 2014). Yet the United States so far has failed to enact meaningful policies to address climate change, and the American public is perceived as largely unconcerned about it (Hamblyn, 2009). However, according to recent p ...