CESifo Working Paper 3959
... We thank Atanas Kolev and Armin-Detlef Riess for helpful comments and suggestions. The usual caveat applies. Financial support from the EIB is gratefully acknowledged. ...
... We thank Atanas Kolev and Armin-Detlef Riess for helpful comments and suggestions. The usual caveat applies. Financial support from the EIB is gratefully acknowledged. ...
Land use planning tools for local adaptation to climate change
... The District of Elkford is a small community (population 2500) in the Rocky Mountains of southeastern British Columbia. Historically, Elkford has dealt with several climate-related hazards, including flooding, drought and wildfires. A changing climate magnifies all these risks. In 2008, Elkford, wit ...
... The District of Elkford is a small community (population 2500) in the Rocky Mountains of southeastern British Columbia. Historically, Elkford has dealt with several climate-related hazards, including flooding, drought and wildfires. A changing climate magnifies all these risks. In 2008, Elkford, wit ...
Ozone hole and Southern Hemisphere climate change
... used ozone depletion or recovery; others simply use monthly climatological ozone fields, which do not change from year to year. Since the rates of ozone depletion and recovery vary among the models, and since actual ozone fields used were not archived, a detailed intermodel comparison is not possibl ...
... used ozone depletion or recovery; others simply use monthly climatological ozone fields, which do not change from year to year. Since the rates of ozone depletion and recovery vary among the models, and since actual ozone fields used were not archived, a detailed intermodel comparison is not possibl ...
Assessments of moisture fluxes east of the Andes in South America
... (2004) show that this transport exhibits an annual cycle, where in summer, the moisture that goes into the La Plata Basin is mostly from the Amazon region. In winter, on the other hand, even though we can have moisture transport from the Amazon region, it is observed that the moisture transport of t ...
... (2004) show that this transport exhibits an annual cycle, where in summer, the moisture that goes into the La Plata Basin is mostly from the Amazon region. In winter, on the other hand, even though we can have moisture transport from the Amazon region, it is observed that the moisture transport of t ...
The Promises and Perils of Geoengineering Simon Nicholson
... the Philippines erupted in 1991, a gaseous plume containing an estimated 20 million tons of sulfur dioxide enveloped the planet. The Earth’s average temperature fell by a remarkable 0.5 degrees Celsius for 18 months.14 The trick, for geoengineers, would be to reproduce something like the Pinatubo ef ...
... the Philippines erupted in 1991, a gaseous plume containing an estimated 20 million tons of sulfur dioxide enveloped the planet. The Earth’s average temperature fell by a remarkable 0.5 degrees Celsius for 18 months.14 The trick, for geoengineers, would be to reproduce something like the Pinatubo ef ...
Chapter 19
... Godrej, Dinyar. 2006. The No-Nonsense Guide to Climate Change. 2nd ed., Niagra Falls, N. Y.: New Internationalist. Goldman, Erica. 2002. “Even in the High Arctic, Nothing is Permanent.” Science, vol. 297, 1493. Gore, Al. 2006. An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What ...
... Godrej, Dinyar. 2006. The No-Nonsense Guide to Climate Change. 2nd ed., Niagra Falls, N. Y.: New Internationalist. Goldman, Erica. 2002. “Even in the High Arctic, Nothing is Permanent.” Science, vol. 297, 1493. Gore, Al. 2006. An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What ...
Net primary production of terrestrial ecosystems in China
... vary considerably within a GCM climate. Differences among the three GCM climates used in the study cause large differences in the geographical distribution of NPP responses to projected climate changes. The interaction between elevated CO2 and climate change plays an important role in the overall re ...
... vary considerably within a GCM climate. Differences among the three GCM climates used in the study cause large differences in the geographical distribution of NPP responses to projected climate changes. The interaction between elevated CO2 and climate change plays an important role in the overall re ...
Deep South Challenge Research and Business Plan
... From the scientific knowledge base emerging from our modelling and process work-streams, we will take improved understanding of key climate impacts for Aotearoa/New Zealand and (i), work in and with communities to help make best use of this information, (ii) build on long-established advice regardin ...
... From the scientific knowledge base emerging from our modelling and process work-streams, we will take improved understanding of key climate impacts for Aotearoa/New Zealand and (i), work in and with communities to help make best use of this information, (ii) build on long-established advice regardin ...
An Economic Analysis of Climate Adaptations to Hurricane Risk in St
... the expected benefits of these measures over the next few years.12 It might also be the case that individuals do not know what measures are cost-effective over a given period of time. This paper also evaluates the relative attractiveness of four alternative adaptation measures through benefit-cost a ...
... the expected benefits of these measures over the next few years.12 It might also be the case that individuals do not know what measures are cost-effective over a given period of time. This paper also evaluates the relative attractiveness of four alternative adaptation measures through benefit-cost a ...
The fate of Amazonian ecosystems over the coming century arising
... 2013). Findings of increasing biomass in studies of forest inventories in the tropics have been interpreted as indicating that CO2 fertilization may be occurring (Baker et al., 2004; Lewis et al., 2009); however, there is currently limited direct evidence from large-scale experimental studies in tro ...
... 2013). Findings of increasing biomass in studies of forest inventories in the tropics have been interpreted as indicating that CO2 fertilization may be occurring (Baker et al., 2004; Lewis et al., 2009); however, there is currently limited direct evidence from large-scale experimental studies in tro ...
Workshop Report - Ontario Centre for Climate Impacts and
... temperatures in the winter and spring, increased variability in the weather (range of temperature change in one day) and an increase in wind. The area has experienced milder and shorter winters. Over the last few years the snow has been very heavy (i.e. lots of moisture in the snow). Like the other ...
... temperatures in the winter and spring, increased variability in the weather (range of temperature change in one day) and an increase in wind. The area has experienced milder and shorter winters. Over the last few years the snow has been very heavy (i.e. lots of moisture in the snow). Like the other ...
Municipal Climate Change Action Plan Guidebook
... sources or enhance the sinks of greenhouse gases. Examples include using fossil fuels more efficiently for industrial processes or electricity generation, switching to renewable energy (solar energy or wind power), improving the insulation of buildings, and expanding forests and other “sinks” to rem ...
... sources or enhance the sinks of greenhouse gases. Examples include using fossil fuels more efficiently for industrial processes or electricity generation, switching to renewable energy (solar energy or wind power), improving the insulation of buildings, and expanding forests and other “sinks” to rem ...
Adaptation to Climate Change in the Houston
... limate change refers to any significant change in measures of climate (such as temperature, precipitation or wind) lasting for an extended period (decades or longer) (EPA, 2007). While there has been much debate in the past 20 years over the causes of climate change, scientific organizations have do ...
... limate change refers to any significant change in measures of climate (such as temperature, precipitation or wind) lasting for an extended period (decades or longer) (EPA, 2007). While there has been much debate in the past 20 years over the causes of climate change, scientific organizations have do ...
Scenario Planning for Solar Radiation Management
... important ecosystem effects of high atmospheric carbon dioxide—particularly ocean acidification, which is a chemical process not driven by solar radiation—would not be ameliorated by a SRM approach. Deploying SRM could also affect a variety of other human activities and ecosystems, for example by re ...
... important ecosystem effects of high atmospheric carbon dioxide—particularly ocean acidification, which is a chemical process not driven by solar radiation—would not be ameliorated by a SRM approach. Deploying SRM could also affect a variety of other human activities and ecosystems, for example by re ...
VULNERABILITY AND ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE
... SIDS are located mainly in tropical and sub-tropical oceans. Their climate is influenced strongly by ocean-atmosphere interactions which often manifest themselves in extreme weather events such as hurricanes and cyclones. These events are associated with storm surges, coral bleaching, inundation of ...
... SIDS are located mainly in tropical and sub-tropical oceans. Their climate is influenced strongly by ocean-atmosphere interactions which often manifest themselves in extreme weather events such as hurricanes and cyclones. These events are associated with storm surges, coral bleaching, inundation of ...
variations - US CLIVAR
... Thus, the hiatus is symptomatic of the much broader and very compelling problem of decadal timescale variability of the climate system. Recent research has shown that decadal variability in the Pacific associated with the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation (IPO) plays a major role in driving naturally ...
... Thus, the hiatus is symptomatic of the much broader and very compelling problem of decadal timescale variability of the climate system. Recent research has shown that decadal variability in the Pacific associated with the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation (IPO) plays a major role in driving naturally ...
Egypt - Met Office
... studies have been carried out and published, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has collated and reported impacts at the global and regional scales. But assessing the impacts is scientifically challenging and has, until now, been fragmented. To date, only a limited amount of in ...
... studies have been carried out and published, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has collated and reported impacts at the global and regional scales. But assessing the impacts is scientifically challenging and has, until now, been fragmented. To date, only a limited amount of in ...
Summer 2015
... Thus, the hiatus is symptomatic of the much broader and very compelling problem of decadal timescale variability of the climate system. Recent research has shown that decadal variability in the Pacific associated with the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation (IPO) plays a major role in driving naturally ...
... Thus, the hiatus is symptomatic of the much broader and very compelling problem of decadal timescale variability of the climate system. Recent research has shown that decadal variability in the Pacific associated with the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation (IPO) plays a major role in driving naturally ...
student advisee presentations
... Certificate of Achievement in Mentoring in the School of Earth Sciences, 2011. Centennial Teaching Assistant Award for outstanding teaching by Stanford graduate students, 2011. Stanford Graduate Fellowship in Environment and Resources, 2008-2011, 2012-2013. 2nd Place at American Society of Civil Eng ...
... Certificate of Achievement in Mentoring in the School of Earth Sciences, 2011. Centennial Teaching Assistant Award for outstanding teaching by Stanford graduate students, 2011. Stanford Graduate Fellowship in Environment and Resources, 2008-2011, 2012-2013. 2nd Place at American Society of Civil Eng ...
Analysis of Statistical Power Reconciles Drought
... their modeling choices: (1) they study the onset of large-scale civil conflicts, which are relatively rare occurrences and (2) they dramatically increase the resolution of their analysis relative to prior studies13 but do not increase the number of conflict events in proportion, instead keeping the ...
... their modeling choices: (1) they study the onset of large-scale civil conflicts, which are relatively rare occurrences and (2) they dramatically increase the resolution of their analysis relative to prior studies13 but do not increase the number of conflict events in proportion, instead keeping the ...
early human health effects of climate change and stratospheric
... 1999. This background document has been prepared by the Working Group on the Early Human Health Impacts of Climate Change. The Working Group was convened by the WHO, European Centre for Environment and Health, Rome Division, at the request of the European Environment and Health Committee (EEHC). The ...
... 1999. This background document has been prepared by the Working Group on the Early Human Health Impacts of Climate Change. The Working Group was convened by the WHO, European Centre for Environment and Health, Rome Division, at the request of the European Environment and Health Committee (EEHC). The ...
Migration in the context of vulnerability and adaptation to climate
... American Great Plains, the US Sun-belt, and the Caribbean basin, as analogs from which to identify more general causal, temporal, and spatial dimensions associated with climate-related migration. Because migration in this context is closely tied to adaptation processes, we find there to be considera ...
... American Great Plains, the US Sun-belt, and the Caribbean basin, as analogs from which to identify more general causal, temporal, and spatial dimensions associated with climate-related migration. Because migration in this context is closely tied to adaptation processes, we find there to be considera ...
Enhancing endorsement of scientific inquiry increases support for
... action to achieve societal goals. This construct overlaps to some extent with several other constructs that have been investigated in relation to scientific literacy [9,19] but it is nevertheless distinct from them. For example, knowledge of scientific facts and understanding of the scientific metho ...
... action to achieve societal goals. This construct overlaps to some extent with several other constructs that have been investigated in relation to scientific literacy [9,19] but it is nevertheless distinct from them. For example, knowledge of scientific facts and understanding of the scientific metho ...
- Surrey Research Insight Open Access
... vexing policy issues. Seasonality significantly affects various aspects of the tourism economy (especially in high latitude regions), such as labor markets that are destabilized by temporal employment, tourism resources underutilization, marketing (packaging, distribution, and pricing), and other ar ...
... vexing policy issues. Seasonality significantly affects various aspects of the tourism economy (especially in high latitude regions), such as labor markets that are destabilized by temporal employment, tourism resources underutilization, marketing (packaging, distribution, and pricing), and other ar ...
Annex D – EEA contributors and resource planning
... a review in 2017 assessing whether action being taken in the Member States is sufficient. The European Commission (DG CLIMA) has indicated to EEA that an Impact Assessment will be performed in 2016/2017 as input to the foreseen review. As one input to this process EEA has planned the 2016 EEA CCIV r ...
... a review in 2017 assessing whether action being taken in the Member States is sufficient. The European Commission (DG CLIMA) has indicated to EEA that an Impact Assessment will be performed in 2016/2017 as input to the foreseen review. As one input to this process EEA has planned the 2016 EEA CCIV r ...
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.