Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies / Geo
... years is primarily the result of heat-trapping gas emissions due to human activity. This places all of us in the position of making choices at individual, local, regional, national and global levels that will have profound impacts on our Earth environment and on society. We can ignore or deny that c ...
... years is primarily the result of heat-trapping gas emissions due to human activity. This places all of us in the position of making choices at individual, local, regional, national and global levels that will have profound impacts on our Earth environment and on society. We can ignore or deny that c ...
Submission 68 - Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
... approaches of these initiatives include broad-based reform, provision of public goods, capacity building and direct assistance. The initiatives include: A pilot of Drought Reform Measures in Western Australia is testing a package of new measures developed in response to the National Review of Drou ...
... approaches of these initiatives include broad-based reform, provision of public goods, capacity building and direct assistance. The initiatives include: A pilot of Drought Reform Measures in Western Australia is testing a package of new measures developed in response to the National Review of Drou ...
Understanding key positions of the Least Developed
... needs within the international climate change negotiation process. ...
... needs within the international climate change negotiation process. ...
A Summary of the Assessment Process of the Intergovernmental
... text sections, graphs or data. E.g. a CA may be asked to submit a graph based on one of their publications but including more recent data. While input from a wide range of CAs is sought, it should be recognised that LAs “hold the pen” on their chapters. In addition to the author teams, two or more R ...
... text sections, graphs or data. E.g. a CA may be asked to submit a graph based on one of their publications but including more recent data. While input from a wide range of CAs is sought, it should be recognised that LAs “hold the pen” on their chapters. In addition to the author teams, two or more R ...
Climate Trends and Projections for the South Sask. River
... This report is brief overview of the trends and variability in climate and streamflow in the South Saskatchewan River Basin (SSRB) with a focus on southeastern Alberta. Recent trends in instrumental records are compared to longer-term trends and cycles evident in tree-ring records for the past 600 y ...
... This report is brief overview of the trends and variability in climate and streamflow in the South Saskatchewan River Basin (SSRB) with a focus on southeastern Alberta. Recent trends in instrumental records are compared to longer-term trends and cycles evident in tree-ring records for the past 600 y ...
Pielke Jr. – House Government Reform Testimony 20 July 2006
... behavior: “it should be recognized that mitigation actions taken now mainly have benefits 50 years and beyond now.”7 And Science magazine reported earlier this year, “The wheels of global climate change are in motion, and there is little we can do to stop them, at least in the short-term”8 The long ...
... behavior: “it should be recognized that mitigation actions taken now mainly have benefits 50 years and beyond now.”7 And Science magazine reported earlier this year, “The wheels of global climate change are in motion, and there is little we can do to stop them, at least in the short-term”8 The long ...
climate change Adaptation for building Designers
... and climatic variability of Australia and the need to prepare for climate change at a regional level. It presents descriptions of a range of climate change impacts on buildings, and includes a perspective from the insurance industry. This is followed by a clarification of the terms ‘climate change a ...
... and climatic variability of Australia and the need to prepare for climate change at a regional level. It presents descriptions of a range of climate change impacts on buildings, and includes a perspective from the insurance industry. This is followed by a clarification of the terms ‘climate change a ...
Protecting Cultural Resources in Coastal U.S. National Parks from
... Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, as a onetime tax increase. Respondents were also asked how much more they would be willing to pay based on the number of submerged shipwrecks saved. Overall, they found respondents willing to pay to protect cultural resources, although the number of shipwrecks being sa ...
... Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, as a onetime tax increase. Respondents were also asked how much more they would be willing to pay based on the number of submerged shipwrecks saved. Overall, they found respondents willing to pay to protect cultural resources, although the number of shipwrecks being sa ...
discussion brief - International Research Institute for Climate and
... rainfall exceeds the infiltration capacity of the ground and excess rainwater runs off the surface. Runoff can accumulate and transport pollutants and sediments, depending on its speed and volume and the nature of land surfaces. In urban areas much of the land surface consists of impervious surfaces ...
... rainfall exceeds the infiltration capacity of the ground and excess rainwater runs off the surface. Runoff can accumulate and transport pollutants and sediments, depending on its speed and volume and the nature of land surfaces. In urban areas much of the land surface consists of impervious surfaces ...
The in° uence of land-use change and landscape
... human-caused land-use change such as North America, Europe and southeast Asia, the local radiative-forcing change caused by surface albedo may actually be greater than that due to all the well-mixed anthropogenic greenhouse gases together (IPCC ...
... human-caused land-use change such as North America, Europe and southeast Asia, the local radiative-forcing change caused by surface albedo may actually be greater than that due to all the well-mixed anthropogenic greenhouse gases together (IPCC ...
PPT: 2001 KB
... • More definitive and regional information on climate change • Information on innovation, e.g. drought resistant varieties of crops and livestock • Farm and water management and risk strategies better suited to a climate change • New technologies and infrastructure • Better regional and short term f ...
... • More definitive and regional information on climate change • Information on innovation, e.g. drought resistant varieties of crops and livestock • Farm and water management and risk strategies better suited to a climate change • New technologies and infrastructure • Better regional and short term f ...
1 How do we know that climate change is happening?
... the atmosphere – and the planet – warms up. Seemingly small changes in the levels of these ‘greenhouse gases’* can lead to large changes in the Earth’s temperature. Prehistoric records (see the next section) show that a shift in greenhouse gas levels from 0.02 per cent of the atmosphere to 0.03 per ...
... the atmosphere – and the planet – warms up. Seemingly small changes in the levels of these ‘greenhouse gases’* can lead to large changes in the Earth’s temperature. Prehistoric records (see the next section) show that a shift in greenhouse gas levels from 0.02 per cent of the atmosphere to 0.03 per ...
Meander Valley
... decades since the 1950s at a similar rate to the rest of Tasmania (up to 0.1 °C per decade). Daily minimum temperatures have risen slightly more than daily maximum temperatures. There has also been a corresponding decline in average rainfall along with fewer wet years since the 1970s. This decrease ...
... decades since the 1950s at a similar rate to the rest of Tasmania (up to 0.1 °C per decade). Daily minimum temperatures have risen slightly more than daily maximum temperatures. There has also been a corresponding decline in average rainfall along with fewer wet years since the 1970s. This decrease ...
13. climate change - Western Cape Government
... The most vulnerable are the poor living in marginalized areas who have a low adaptive capacity. Climate change impacts on sectors such as agriculture and tourism are likely to have an adverse effect on employment. Job losses in the agricultural sectors specifically, imply a likely migration to vulne ...
... The most vulnerable are the poor living in marginalized areas who have a low adaptive capacity. Climate change impacts on sectors such as agriculture and tourism are likely to have an adverse effect on employment. Job losses in the agricultural sectors specifically, imply a likely migration to vulne ...
IS THERE A HOLE IN THE OZONE LAYER OF YOUR CLIMATE
... Other connections are more complex and have not yet been sufficiently studied. For instance, the scientific community has evidence that the warming of the troposphere causes the stratosphere to cool: heat remains in the troposphere due to greenhouse gases and can no longer reach the higher layers of ...
... Other connections are more complex and have not yet been sufficiently studied. For instance, the scientific community has evidence that the warming of the troposphere causes the stratosphere to cool: heat remains in the troposphere due to greenhouse gases and can no longer reach the higher layers of ...
Rachel Carson`s Legacy for the Citizen Activist
... Elementary teachers interested in project-based learning on ecological education that is interdisciplinary and experiential will find stimulating ideas here. The website also includes a discussion guide using Socratic inquiry with the movie Food, Inc. Facing the Future, www.facingthefuture.org This ...
... Elementary teachers interested in project-based learning on ecological education that is interdisciplinary and experiential will find stimulating ideas here. The website also includes a discussion guide using Socratic inquiry with the movie Food, Inc. Facing the Future, www.facingthefuture.org This ...
Climate Change Impacts on Columbia Basin Tribal Lands
... rock-hard glaciers become so soft that you could leave a handprint on them, this would be a sign that Mother Earth is in profound turmoil. I never thought I would witness the prophecy taking place in my lifetime.” ...
... rock-hard glaciers become so soft that you could leave a handprint on them, this would be a sign that Mother Earth is in profound turmoil. I never thought I would witness the prophecy taking place in my lifetime.” ...
The influence of land-use change and landscape dynamics on the
... human-caused land-use change such as North America, Europe and southeast Asia, the local radiative-forcing change caused by surface albedo may actually be greater than that due to all the well-mixed anthropogenic greenhouse gases together (IPCC ...
... human-caused land-use change such as North America, Europe and southeast Asia, the local radiative-forcing change caused by surface albedo may actually be greater than that due to all the well-mixed anthropogenic greenhouse gases together (IPCC ...
- Open Research Online
... Gilmore’s account shows her to be a particularly astute observer of different bodily dispositions and their place within a broader economy of managing natural forces: The white man used large bushes and tired himself out with their weight and by heavy blows; the blacks took small bushes and used lit ...
... Gilmore’s account shows her to be a particularly astute observer of different bodily dispositions and their place within a broader economy of managing natural forces: The white man used large bushes and tired himself out with their weight and by heavy blows; the blacks took small bushes and used lit ...
. A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON CLIMATE ... VARIABILITY: A FOCUS ON INDIA
... event. This rapid cooling of the atmosphere, in conjunction with the Levitus etal.4.5 studies, indicate that a scientific priority should be to precisely observe the global ocean heat content. An assessment of the heat storage within the Earth's climate system offers a unique perspective on global c ...
... event. This rapid cooling of the atmosphere, in conjunction with the Levitus etal.4.5 studies, indicate that a scientific priority should be to precisely observe the global ocean heat content. An assessment of the heat storage within the Earth's climate system offers a unique perspective on global c ...
Managing biodiversity in the light of climate change
... normal atmospheric components essential for life. They trap solar energy, which warms the surface of the Earth from what would otherwise be around 18˚C. Thus, the concern is not that the greenhouse effect exists (without it life would be in trouble), but that it is enhanced by human activities whic ...
... normal atmospheric components essential for life. They trap solar energy, which warms the surface of the Earth from what would otherwise be around 18˚C. Thus, the concern is not that the greenhouse effect exists (without it life would be in trouble), but that it is enhanced by human activities whic ...
Climate Change and Biodiversity in Polar Regions
... chain, while the Arctic itself supports many mammals and plays an important role in the annual cycle of migratory birds. The scientific studies carried out at the occasion of the celebration of the International Polar Year have provided additional evidence of the rich, unique nature of the marine Ar ...
... chain, while the Arctic itself supports many mammals and plays an important role in the annual cycle of migratory birds. The scientific studies carried out at the occasion of the celebration of the International Polar Year have provided additional evidence of the rich, unique nature of the marine Ar ...
– Joint International Conference Climate change and adaptation
... Joint International Conference Technologically modified environment – environmentally modified technology ...
... Joint International Conference Technologically modified environment – environmentally modified technology ...
Michael E. Mann
Michael E. Mann (born 1965) is an American climatologist and geophysicist, currently director of the Earth System Science Center at Pennsylvania State University, who has contributed to the scientific understanding of historic climate change based on the temperature record of the past thousand years. He has pioneered techniques to find patterns in past climate change, and to isolate climate signals from ""noisy data"".As lead author of a paper produced in 1998 with co-authors Raymond S. Bradley and Malcolm K. Hughes, Mann introduced innovative statistical techniques to find regional variations in a hemispherical climate reconstruction covering the past 600 years. In 1999 the same team used these techniques to produce a reconstruction over the past 1,000 years (MBH99) which was dubbed the ""hockey stick graph"" because of its shape. He was one of 8 lead authors of the ""Observed Climate Variability and Change"" chapter of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Third Scientific Assessment Report published in 2001. A graph based on the MBH99 paper was highlighted in several parts of the report, and was given wide publicity. The IPCC acknowledged that his work, along with that of the many other lead authors and review editors, contributed to the award of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, which was won jointly by the IPCC and Al Gore.He was organizing committee chair for the National Academy of Sciences Frontiers of Science in 2003 and has received a number of honors and awards including selection by Scientific American as one of the fifty leading visionaries in science and technology in 2002. In 2012 he was inducted as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union and was awarded the Hans Oeschger Medal of the European Geosciences Union. In 2013 he was elected a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society, and awarded the status of distinguished professor in Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.Mann is author of more than 160 peer-reviewed and edited publications, and has published two books: Dire Predictions: Understanding Global Warming in 2008 and The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars: Dispatches from the Front Lines, published in early 2012. In 2013 the European Geosciences Union described his publication record as ""outstanding for a scientist of his relatively young age"". He is also a co-founder and contributor to the climatology blog RealClimate.