
text - Tilburg University
... horrific impact on human inhabitants. Already in 1990, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicted that the greatest impact of climate change might be on human migration.1 Although it is complicated to estimate the precise numbers of those likely to be displaced as a result of glo ...
... horrific impact on human inhabitants. Already in 1990, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicted that the greatest impact of climate change might be on human migration.1 Although it is complicated to estimate the precise numbers of those likely to be displaced as a result of glo ...
National Climate Change Adaptation Framework
... gas (GHG) emission reduction targets under the Climate and Energy Package agreed by the EU in December 2008. Even if the world succeeds in limiting and then reducing global greenhouse gas emissions to a safe level, our planet will continue to respond to the historic accumulation of GHG in the atmosp ...
... gas (GHG) emission reduction targets under the Climate and Energy Package agreed by the EU in December 2008. Even if the world succeeds in limiting and then reducing global greenhouse gas emissions to a safe level, our planet will continue to respond to the historic accumulation of GHG in the atmosp ...
The Third Oregon Climate Assessment Report
... relates to the state of Oregon. The breadth of published literature from the past few years generally covers the breadth of topics discussed in previous assessments; however, the depth of the current assessment is intentionally less than in previous assessments as the previous assessments provide ri ...
... relates to the state of Oregon. The breadth of published literature from the past few years generally covers the breadth of topics discussed in previous assessments; however, the depth of the current assessment is intentionally less than in previous assessments as the previous assessments provide ri ...
A Climate Risk Report - Blue Mountains City Council
... Climate Risk P/L provides professional services in relation to climate change risks and opportunities. Our technical and professional staff endeavours to work to international best practice standards using experienced scientists, sector specialists and associated experts. This document is intended t ...
... Climate Risk P/L provides professional services in relation to climate change risks and opportunities. Our technical and professional staff endeavours to work to international best practice standards using experienced scientists, sector specialists and associated experts. This document is intended t ...
Autonomous Adaptation to Climate Change: A Literature Review*
... climatic environment provides (Burton, 1992, cited in Smit et al., 2000). Adaptation involves adjustments to enhance the viability of social and economic activities and to reduce their vulnerability to climate, including its current variability and extreme events as well as longer term climate c ...
... climatic environment provides (Burton, 1992, cited in Smit et al., 2000). Adaptation involves adjustments to enhance the viability of social and economic activities and to reduce their vulnerability to climate, including its current variability and extreme events as well as longer term climate c ...
Future Climate Change: Modeling and Scenarios
... Synthetic scenarios are based on incremental changes in climatic variables, particularly air temperature (e.g., +1, +2, +3 ºC) and precipitation (e.g., +5, +10, +15%). Such scenarios often assume a uniform annual change in the variables over the region under consideration; however, some temporal and ...
... Synthetic scenarios are based on incremental changes in climatic variables, particularly air temperature (e.g., +1, +2, +3 ºC) and precipitation (e.g., +5, +10, +15%). Such scenarios often assume a uniform annual change in the variables over the region under consideration; however, some temporal and ...
Modeling of Ecological Processes
... off species in response to climate change.” “Observed Observed phenological events include leaf unfolding, flowering, fruit ripening, leaf colouring, leaf fall of plants, bird migration, chorusing of amphibians, and appearance/emergence of butterflies.” ...
... off species in response to climate change.” “Observed Observed phenological events include leaf unfolding, flowering, fruit ripening, leaf colouring, leaf fall of plants, bird migration, chorusing of amphibians, and appearance/emergence of butterflies.” ...
North Atlantic Ocean Wave Climate Change Scenarios for the
... The remainder of this paper is organized as follows: The datasets and methodologies used in this study are briefly described in sections 2 and 3, respectively. The wave height climate change scenarios and the implications of climate change for extreme wave height events are presented in section 4. F ...
... The remainder of this paper is organized as follows: The datasets and methodologies used in this study are briefly described in sections 2 and 3, respectively. The wave height climate change scenarios and the implications of climate change for extreme wave height events are presented in section 4. F ...
The Third Oregon Climate Assessment Report
... relates to the state of Oregon. The breadth of published literature from the past few years generally covers the breadth of topics discussed in previous assessments; however, the depth of the current assessment is intentionally less than in previous assessments as the previous assessments provide ri ...
... relates to the state of Oregon. The breadth of published literature from the past few years generally covers the breadth of topics discussed in previous assessments; however, the depth of the current assessment is intentionally less than in previous assessments as the previous assessments provide ri ...
the identification of a solar signal in climate records of the last 500
... the tropical western Pacific (dashed line) (112.5° x 137.5°lon by 22.5°N to12.5°S) and temperature average over a selected area of the tropical North Atlantic (solid line) (-67.5° x -27.5°lon by 22.5°N to 12.5°N). Also shown (dotted line) is the time-series of the 5th EOF identified in the Mann et a ...
... the tropical western Pacific (dashed line) (112.5° x 137.5°lon by 22.5°N to12.5°S) and temperature average over a selected area of the tropical North Atlantic (solid line) (-67.5° x -27.5°lon by 22.5°N to 12.5°N). Also shown (dotted line) is the time-series of the 5th EOF identified in the Mann et a ...
Project Document for CEO Approval (Revised)
... the environment in Vanuatu. The land resource is integral to the sustainable livelihoods of niVanuatu. The rapid shift in land use practices is integrally related to rapid social and economic changes. Historically the major land use changes occurred with the clearing of forests for copra and beef pr ...
... the environment in Vanuatu. The land resource is integral to the sustainable livelihoods of niVanuatu. The rapid shift in land use practices is integrally related to rapid social and economic changes. Historically the major land use changes occurred with the clearing of forests for copra and beef pr ...
The Third Oregon Climate Assessment Report
... In this third Oregon Climate Assessment Report (OCAR3), we build on the previous two assessment reports (Dalton et al., 2013; Dello and Mote, 2010) by summarizing recent published literature between 2013 and 2016 on climate change science and impacts as it relates to the state of Oregon. The breadth ...
... In this third Oregon Climate Assessment Report (OCAR3), we build on the previous two assessment reports (Dalton et al., 2013; Dello and Mote, 2010) by summarizing recent published literature between 2013 and 2016 on climate change science and impacts as it relates to the state of Oregon. The breadth ...
Research and Information Gathering on Climate Change Mitigation
... This report was prepared for the Government of Ontario (the Province) to provide research and recommendations to aid the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, as well as other ministries and stakeholders selected by MOECC, in planning for climate change and responding to the 2015 coordinat ...
... This report was prepared for the Government of Ontario (the Province) to provide research and recommendations to aid the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, as well as other ministries and stakeholders selected by MOECC, in planning for climate change and responding to the 2015 coordinat ...
climate change in the courts
... The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law develops legal techniques to fight climate change, trains law students and lawyers in their use, and provides the legal profession and the public with up-to-date resources on key topics in climate law and regulation. It works closely with the scientists at Col ...
... The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law develops legal techniques to fight climate change, trains law students and lawyers in their use, and provides the legal profession and the public with up-to-date resources on key topics in climate law and regulation. It works closely with the scientists at Col ...
the compendium of adaptation models for climate
... experienced earlier than those of mitigations as they are immediate (Berkhout, 2005). While mitigation measures can be implemented now, the residence time (atmospheric lifetime) of greenhouse gases, primarily carbon dioxide varies from 50-200 years (EPA, 2007), resulting in the benefits of emission ...
... experienced earlier than those of mitigations as they are immediate (Berkhout, 2005). While mitigation measures can be implemented now, the residence time (atmospheric lifetime) of greenhouse gases, primarily carbon dioxide varies from 50-200 years (EPA, 2007), resulting in the benefits of emission ...
Yukon Climate Change Indicators and Key
... In its most recent global assessment report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states: “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, and since the 1950s, many of the observed changes are unprecedented over decades to millennia. The atmosphere and ocean have warmed, the amounts of ...
... In its most recent global assessment report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states: “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, and since the 1950s, many of the observed changes are unprecedented over decades to millennia. The atmosphere and ocean have warmed, the amounts of ...
Climate Change Futures: Health, Ecological and Economic
... change and the ripples of that change will affect every aspect of life, from municipal budgets for snowplowing to the spread of disease. Climate is already changing, and quite rapidly. With rare unanimity, the scientific community warns of more abrupt and greater change in the future. Many in the bu ...
... change and the ripples of that change will affect every aspect of life, from municipal budgets for snowplowing to the spread of disease. Climate is already changing, and quite rapidly. With rare unanimity, the scientific community warns of more abrupt and greater change in the future. Many in the bu ...
Methods of assessing human health vulnerability and public health
... Foreword Climate change is one of several unprecedented, large-scale, environmental changes that are affecting our planet.These changes reflect the overload of several of the Earth’s biophysical and ecological systems caused by the combined impact of growing human population and economic activities ...
... Foreword Climate change is one of several unprecedented, large-scale, environmental changes that are affecting our planet.These changes reflect the overload of several of the Earth’s biophysical and ecological systems caused by the combined impact of growing human population and economic activities ...
Quantifying non-cooperative climate engineering
... well below 2°C, and in the direction of 1.5°C. Among other things, one of the reason for the tight target is the increased recognition of the high impacts of climate change on economic and ecological systems. Recent estimates suggest significantly higher impacts (Burke et al., 2015), and emphasize ...
... well below 2°C, and in the direction of 1.5°C. Among other things, one of the reason for the tight target is the increased recognition of the high impacts of climate change on economic and ecological systems. Recent estimates suggest significantly higher impacts (Burke et al., 2015), and emphasize ...
Full Report - Evans School of Public Policy and Governance
... Climate change will affect agriculture through a variety of physiological, environmental, and behavioral pathways.58 Impacts related to plant physiology tend to be direct responses to changes in temperature and precipitation (e.g. plant fitness and the regions suitable for growing particular crops), ...
... Climate change will affect agriculture through a variety of physiological, environmental, and behavioral pathways.58 Impacts related to plant physiology tend to be direct responses to changes in temperature and precipitation (e.g. plant fitness and the regions suitable for growing particular crops), ...
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... as of today, of southern European latitudes that is warmer, dryer summers and more mild, rainier winters (Rowell and Jones, 2006; Palmer and Räisänen, 2002; Ekström et al., 2005; Fowler et al., 2005). It is remarkable that the model projections are generally in agreement with the more recent obse ...
... as of today, of southern European latitudes that is warmer, dryer summers and more mild, rainier winters (Rowell and Jones, 2006; Palmer and Räisänen, 2002; Ekström et al., 2005; Fowler et al., 2005). It is remarkable that the model projections are generally in agreement with the more recent obse ...
TAMK - University of Applied Sciences Tampere, Finland
... Climate Change represents one of the greatest challenges of the 21 st century. Since the beginning of industrialization during the second half in the 18th century, mankind has continuously developed new technologies and infrastructures which have significantly changed and increased the standards of ...
... Climate Change represents one of the greatest challenges of the 21 st century. Since the beginning of industrialization during the second half in the 18th century, mankind has continuously developed new technologies and infrastructures which have significantly changed and increased the standards of ...
Bony et al., 2006
... is substantial for all the feedbacks, it is the largest for cloud feedbacks. The comparison also reveals quite a large range in the strength of water vapor and lapse rate feedbacks among GCMs. A strong anticorrelation between the water vapor and lapse rate feedbacks of models is also seen, consisten ...
... is substantial for all the feedbacks, it is the largest for cloud feedbacks. The comparison also reveals quite a large range in the strength of water vapor and lapse rate feedbacks among GCMs. A strong anticorrelation between the water vapor and lapse rate feedbacks of models is also seen, consisten ...
How well do we understand and evaluate climate change feedback
... is substantial for all the feedbacks, it is the largest for cloud feedbacks. The comparison also reveals quite a large range in the strength of water vapor and lapse rate feedbacks among GCMs. A strong anticorrelation between the water vapor and lapse rate feedbacks of models is also seen, consisten ...
... is substantial for all the feedbacks, it is the largest for cloud feedbacks. The comparison also reveals quite a large range in the strength of water vapor and lapse rate feedbacks among GCMs. A strong anticorrelation between the water vapor and lapse rate feedbacks of models is also seen, consisten ...
Climate Change, its Consequences on Employment and Trade
... in such a way that trainers may add or leave out sections for a specific training session to shorten or lengthen the suggested training. The Manual targets mainly workers and trade unions, both from developing countries and countries with economies in transition from Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Ea ...
... in such a way that trainers may add or leave out sections for a specific training session to shorten or lengthen the suggested training. The Manual targets mainly workers and trade unions, both from developing countries and countries with economies in transition from Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Ea ...
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.