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... decreased substantially since the 1970s as a result of improved macroeconomic management, increased resilience of the poor, and progress in disaster management and flood protection infrastructure. The 1974 flood was a 1 in 9 years event which resulted in damages of 7.5% of GDP. In comparison, the 19 ...
... decreased substantially since the 1970s as a result of improved macroeconomic management, increased resilience of the poor, and progress in disaster management and flood protection infrastructure. The 1974 flood was a 1 in 9 years event which resulted in damages of 7.5% of GDP. In comparison, the 19 ...
Biogeosciences
... M. Liu et al.: What is the importance of climate model bias? year investment payback periods, and perennial crops have investment horizons of 10 to 30 years. Although the deficiencies of BC are known, the effects of BC on the climate change signal and hence the consequences of BC on hydrometeorology ...
... M. Liu et al.: What is the importance of climate model bias? year investment payback periods, and perennial crops have investment horizons of 10 to 30 years. Although the deficiencies of BC are known, the effects of BC on the climate change signal and hence the consequences of BC on hydrometeorology ...
5. Conclusion: Political change in social
... adaptation, as expressed for example in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (United Nations 1992). Virtually all United Nations member states are ratified signatories to the UNFCCC. However, and as we discuss below, support for climate change mitigation, while widespre ...
... adaptation, as expressed for example in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (United Nations 1992). Virtually all United Nations member states are ratified signatories to the UNFCCC. However, and as we discuss below, support for climate change mitigation, while widespre ...
Mean Annual Precipitation Explains - CURVE
... cross the equator (n = 602; Table S2). We also excluded rare species (present in ,20 cells) for which accurate species distribution models could not be generated (n = 361), leaving 706 species for the climate change projections. We extracted mean annual and winter (December, January, February) tempe ...
... cross the equator (n = 602; Table S2). We also excluded rare species (present in ,20 cells) for which accurate species distribution models could not be generated (n = 361), leaving 706 species for the climate change projections. We extracted mean annual and winter (December, January, February) tempe ...
Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events
... We conclude that the effects of emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases on the global climate are becoming increasingly visible. This includes changes in temperature, precipitation, sea level rise, atmospheric circulation patterns, and ecosystems. For many areas on Earth these changes are becomi ...
... We conclude that the effects of emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases on the global climate are becoming increasingly visible. This includes changes in temperature, precipitation, sea level rise, atmospheric circulation patterns, and ecosystems. For many areas on Earth these changes are becomi ...
The 3D Printing Revolution, Climate Change and
... energetic burst of the Enlightenment and on to the manufacturing juggernaut of the industrial age, which took us from steamships on the Mississippi to robots on Mars in less than two hundred years. We are now furiously typing and tweeting our way through the computer, or “virtual” age, with an unpre ...
... energetic burst of the Enlightenment and on to the manufacturing juggernaut of the industrial age, which took us from steamships on the Mississippi to robots on Mars in less than two hundred years. We are now furiously typing and tweeting our way through the computer, or “virtual” age, with an unpre ...
Migration as a contribution to resilience and innovation
... & Battaglini, 2011; WBGU, 2007). While there is no commonly agreed definition of climate migration (for an attempt see EACHFOR, 2009), some sources estimate several hundred million climate refugees (Myers, 2002) which has been challenged as speculative and exaggerated (Jakobeit & Methmann, 2011). Oth ...
... & Battaglini, 2011; WBGU, 2007). While there is no commonly agreed definition of climate migration (for an attempt see EACHFOR, 2009), some sources estimate several hundred million climate refugees (Myers, 2002) which has been challenged as speculative and exaggerated (Jakobeit & Methmann, 2011). Oth ...
North Atlantic storminess and Atlantic Meridional Overturning
... smaller. The resulting increased zonal SST gradient enhances trade winds and leads to further anomalous upwelling and a La Niña-like state in the eastern tropical Pacific. The purported La Niña-like state of the Medieval Pacific Ocean is hypothesized to affect the North Atlantic region in two potentia ...
... smaller. The resulting increased zonal SST gradient enhances trade winds and leads to further anomalous upwelling and a La Niña-like state in the eastern tropical Pacific. The purported La Niña-like state of the Medieval Pacific Ocean is hypothesized to affect the North Atlantic region in two potentia ...
The IPCC`s Fifth Assessment Report
... The IPCC warns that if global society continues to emit greenhouse gases at current rates, the average global temperature could rise by 2.6–4.8°C by 2100 (according to the IPCC’s highest emissions scenario; see Box 3).32 The figure in Box 3, below, illustrates projected warming under a low-emissions ...
... The IPCC warns that if global society continues to emit greenhouse gases at current rates, the average global temperature could rise by 2.6–4.8°C by 2100 (according to the IPCC’s highest emissions scenario; see Box 3).32 The figure in Box 3, below, illustrates projected warming under a low-emissions ...
Dialogue on Long Term Persistence
... If the temperature of this year is not related to that of last year or next year we can use statistics to determine whether the increase in global temperature is significant or not. In such an “uncorrelated climate”, i.e. if the temperature of this year is fully independent of other years, the avera ...
... If the temperature of this year is not related to that of last year or next year we can use statistics to determine whether the increase in global temperature is significant or not. In such an “uncorrelated climate”, i.e. if the temperature of this year is fully independent of other years, the avera ...
Will the Paris agreement save the world?
... global carbon emissions will not be achievable as long as the paradigm of perpetual growth is not questioned. The next two papers analyze the policies of climate change in some of the world’s largest carbon emitters. Taoyuan Wei considers the evolution of Chinese climate politics and how climate cha ...
... global carbon emissions will not be achievable as long as the paradigm of perpetual growth is not questioned. The next two papers analyze the policies of climate change in some of the world’s largest carbon emitters. Taoyuan Wei considers the evolution of Chinese climate politics and how climate cha ...
Lebanon Country Report February - March 2013
... the capability to benefit from the New Market Mechanisms dealing with carbon markets in the context of sustainable development in Lebanon. The envisaged role of the CCCU is to improve climate change governance and meet the challenges that will face Lebanon as a result of climate change through mains ...
... the capability to benefit from the New Market Mechanisms dealing with carbon markets in the context of sustainable development in Lebanon. The envisaged role of the CCCU is to improve climate change governance and meet the challenges that will face Lebanon as a result of climate change through mains ...
Climate Change Affirmative - St. Louis Urban Debate League
... exploding across the planet every day. Scientists believe most and probably all of the warming since 1950 was caused by the human release of greenhouse gases. If emissions continue unchecked, they say the global warming could ultimately exceed 8 degrees Fahrenheit, which would transform the planet a ...
... exploding across the planet every day. Scientists believe most and probably all of the warming since 1950 was caused by the human release of greenhouse gases. If emissions continue unchecked, they say the global warming could ultimately exceed 8 degrees Fahrenheit, which would transform the planet a ...
Losing Ground - Rocky Mountain Climate Organization
... far in advance. But each year, scientists learn more about how climate change already is affecting the planet and what consequences are likely to occur if current trends continue, including: Changing temperatures will reduce snowfall and snowpacks, change water supplies, and lead to more severe drou ...
... far in advance. But each year, scientists learn more about how climate change already is affecting the planet and what consequences are likely to occur if current trends continue, including: Changing temperatures will reduce snowfall and snowpacks, change water supplies, and lead to more severe drou ...
France`s adaptation to global climate change
... Furthermore, risk factors must be the object of consultation between the State, the communities and representatives of economic, social and environmental actors, with support from experts. Specific work needs to be conducted with the insurance sector. yy Health. Adaptation will need to be taken int ...
... Furthermore, risk factors must be the object of consultation between the State, the communities and representatives of economic, social and environmental actors, with support from experts. Specific work needs to be conducted with the insurance sector. yy Health. Adaptation will need to be taken int ...
Author`s personal copy - Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange
... The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC, 1992) outlines two key areas for climate policy, mitigation and adaptation, both of which are essential for Canada’s Inuit population. Firstly, the FCCC and its principal update the Kyoto Protocol legally obligates parties to ‘‘stabili ...
... The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC, 1992) outlines two key areas for climate policy, mitigation and adaptation, both of which are essential for Canada’s Inuit population. Firstly, the FCCC and its principal update the Kyoto Protocol legally obligates parties to ‘‘stabili ...
Climate change
... As climate change is likely to increase the intensity of storms, infrastructure damage costs will increase substantially, and moreover, storms and associated flooding are already the most costly natural disaster today, making up almost 90% of the total losses from natural catastrophes in 2005. Clima ...
... As climate change is likely to increase the intensity of storms, infrastructure damage costs will increase substantially, and moreover, storms and associated flooding are already the most costly natural disaster today, making up almost 90% of the total losses from natural catastrophes in 2005. Clima ...
Deep uncertainty in long-term hurricane risk: Scenario generation and implications for future climate experiments
... Atlantic Basin, although a minority of individual GCMs used in these studies do project reductions (where different studies use alternate metrics, including the frequency of the most intense storms, the potential intensity or maximum wind speeds). Many other characteristics relevant to risk estimati ...
... Atlantic Basin, although a minority of individual GCMs used in these studies do project reductions (where different studies use alternate metrics, including the frequency of the most intense storms, the potential intensity or maximum wind speeds). Many other characteristics relevant to risk estimati ...
The Arab Spring and Climate Change
... including the nexus between climate change, human rights, and migration. • David Michel and Mona Yacoubian of the Stimson Center explore how the Arab world could transform the risks posed by climate-change factors into sustainable economic growth and job-creating opportunities. Michel and Yacoubian ...
... including the nexus between climate change, human rights, and migration. • David Michel and Mona Yacoubian of the Stimson Center explore how the Arab world could transform the risks posed by climate-change factors into sustainable economic growth and job-creating opportunities. Michel and Yacoubian ...
THE ROLE OF LAND - SURFACE PROCESSES IN LOCAL, REGIONAL AND
... Affairs, Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis, MO. ...
... Affairs, Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis, MO. ...
... Chapter 6 on “Ocean ecosystems” is new in the AR5. It assesses the impacts of changes in ocean temperature, pH, and circulation in a comprehensive way. Including acidification with the other possible changes in ocean processes facilitates an integrated treatment, including consideration of stressors ...
3. the climate change policy framework
... Among the conclusions of the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2007) are “that global warming since the mid-20th century was unequivocal and caused primarily by human activities and that policies enacted to date have not been substantial enough to counteract ...
... Among the conclusions of the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2007) are “that global warming since the mid-20th century was unequivocal and caused primarily by human activities and that policies enacted to date have not been substantial enough to counteract ...
CLIMATE CHANGE IN NORTHERN AFRICA
... al., 1981; Maslin et al., 1996) suggests that the expansion and retreat of Sahara parallels climate changes in the northern hemisphere. During the peak phase of an interglacial, such as the Eemian and the Holocene optimum, the desert shrank, i.e., the Sahara became greener, and during colder climate ...
... al., 1981; Maslin et al., 1996) suggests that the expansion and retreat of Sahara parallels climate changes in the northern hemisphere. During the peak phase of an interglacial, such as the Eemian and the Holocene optimum, the desert shrank, i.e., the Sahara became greener, and during colder climate ...
