Climate Change and the US Energy Sector: Regional Vulnerabilities
... Corbet of Sandia National Laboratories. Valuable input was also provided by Alexander Louie, Office of Management and Budget; Joshua Murphy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and E. Rebecca Patton, Department of Defense. Contributors from the private sector included Diane Ross-Leech, ...
... Corbet of Sandia National Laboratories. Valuable input was also provided by Alexander Louie, Office of Management and Budget; Joshua Murphy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and E. Rebecca Patton, Department of Defense. Contributors from the private sector included Diane Ross-Leech, ...
Resilience of Great Barrier Reef ecosystems and drivers of change
... ecosystems in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. These include the acute influences of large flood events driven by extreme weather, salinity stress, tropical cyclones, thermal stress, crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks and other anthropogenic drivers such as coastal development activities. To date ...
... ecosystems in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. These include the acute influences of large flood events driven by extreme weather, salinity stress, tropical cyclones, thermal stress, crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks and other anthropogenic drivers such as coastal development activities. To date ...
The New Peckham Experiment
... On a range of indicators, it is clear that all is not well in communities across the UK- we report among the lowest levels of well-being in Europeviii. Loneliness is reaching epidemic proportions. Research by Age Concern showed that one in ten people over 65 feel lonely all, or most of the timeix. ...
... On a range of indicators, it is clear that all is not well in communities across the UK- we report among the lowest levels of well-being in Europeviii. Loneliness is reaching epidemic proportions. Research by Age Concern showed that one in ten people over 65 feel lonely all, or most of the timeix. ...
Adaptive capacity deficits and adaptive capacity of economic
... interrelations between organizations (Franke, 2005). Also, community leaders have social networks that may benefit the overall community. A high level of social capital in a community contributes to adaptive capacity because it supports collective action by the community. It also contributes to actio ...
... interrelations between organizations (Franke, 2005). Also, community leaders have social networks that may benefit the overall community. A high level of social capital in a community contributes to adaptive capacity because it supports collective action by the community. It also contributes to actio ...
The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) - e-Learning
... always flows from higher to lower pressure, the pressure gradient between the two regions causes stronger than normal westerlies from the eastern Atlantic towards the European continent (see figure 2). Atlantic air is wet and mild and in winters with NAO+ phases, precipitation and temperatures in no ...
... always flows from higher to lower pressure, the pressure gradient between the two regions causes stronger than normal westerlies from the eastern Atlantic towards the European continent (see figure 2). Atlantic air is wet and mild and in winters with NAO+ phases, precipitation and temperatures in no ...
Marine regime shifts: drivers and impacts on ecosystems services
... necessary and sufficient causes. Furthermore, our analysis focuses on how regime shifts can influence ecosystem services, not how drivers of global environmental change impact ecosystem services through mechanisms other than regime shifts. To enable analysis of the different types of connections in ...
... necessary and sufficient causes. Furthermore, our analysis focuses on how regime shifts can influence ecosystem services, not how drivers of global environmental change impact ecosystem services through mechanisms other than regime shifts. To enable analysis of the different types of connections in ...
Marine regime shifts: drivers and impacts on ecosystems
... necessary and sufficient causes. Furthermore, our analysis focuses on how regime shifts can influence ecosystem services, not how drivers of global environmental change impact ecosystem services through mechanisms other than regime shifts. To enable analysis of the different types of connections in ...
... necessary and sufficient causes. Furthermore, our analysis focuses on how regime shifts can influence ecosystem services, not how drivers of global environmental change impact ecosystem services through mechanisms other than regime shifts. To enable analysis of the different types of connections in ...
Cows, Congress, and Climate Change
... entire transportation sector.12 Other experts have concluded that this number fails to take into account the true impact of raising animals for food and that animal agriculture contributes closer to fifty-one percent of all global greenhouse gases.13 Regardless, the number is significant and governm ...
... entire transportation sector.12 Other experts have concluded that this number fails to take into account the true impact of raising animals for food and that animal agriculture contributes closer to fifty-one percent of all global greenhouse gases.13 Regardless, the number is significant and governm ...
Soil moisture regulates the biological response of
... Terrestrial biosphere models/land surface models are routinely used to study the effects of CO2 doubling and climate change. The objective of this study is to show that the biological response associated with CO2 doubling is important, and that the effects intrinsically depend on the soil moisture s ...
... Terrestrial biosphere models/land surface models are routinely used to study the effects of CO2 doubling and climate change. The objective of this study is to show that the biological response associated with CO2 doubling is important, and that the effects intrinsically depend on the soil moisture s ...
Estimation of the direct radiative forcing due to sulfate and soot
... a version of the 3D model including ozone chemistry (Berntsen and Isaksen, 1997). Two calculations were performed, one including only natural emissions of sulphur dioxide and one including both natural and anthropogenic emissions. The anthropogenic emission data for sulphur dioxide represented 1985 ...
... a version of the 3D model including ozone chemistry (Berntsen and Isaksen, 1997). Two calculations were performed, one including only natural emissions of sulphur dioxide and one including both natural and anthropogenic emissions. The anthropogenic emission data for sulphur dioxide represented 1985 ...
Venice and climate change
... 'MIXED REACTIONS TO VENICE BARRIER APPROVAL,' ANSA Italian National Press Agency,24.5.2004. 'OPPOSITION RISES AGAINST VENICE DAM PROJECT,' ANSA Italian National Press Agency,13.2.2004. ‘SEAWATER COULD SAVE VENICE FROM SINKING' ANSA Italian National Press Agency, 22.12.2003. 'WATER PROTESTS AGAINST V ...
... 'MIXED REACTIONS TO VENICE BARRIER APPROVAL,' ANSA Italian National Press Agency,24.5.2004. 'OPPOSITION RISES AGAINST VENICE DAM PROJECT,' ANSA Italian National Press Agency,13.2.2004. ‘SEAWATER COULD SAVE VENICE FROM SINKING' ANSA Italian National Press Agency, 22.12.2003. 'WATER PROTESTS AGAINST V ...
Glacier volume response time and its links to climate
... leads to longer response times than given by the simple ratio of glacier thickness to ablation at the terminus. Volume response times range from decades to thousands of years for glaciers in maritime (wet-warm) and continental (dry-cold) climates respectively. The combined effect of volume-area and ...
... leads to longer response times than given by the simple ratio of glacier thickness to ablation at the terminus. Volume response times range from decades to thousands of years for glaciers in maritime (wet-warm) and continental (dry-cold) climates respectively. The combined effect of volume-area and ...
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... A) Dry climates are generally located in bands immediately to the north and south of the low-latitude humid climates. B) Many dry regions are associated with the subtropical high pressure zone. C) Some deserts are caused mainly by mountain ranges that isolate land from ocean sources of moisture. D) ...
... A) Dry climates are generally located in bands immediately to the north and south of the low-latitude humid climates. B) Many dry regions are associated with the subtropical high pressure zone. C) Some deserts are caused mainly by mountain ranges that isolate land from ocean sources of moisture. D) ...
Reducing subsistence farmers` vulnerability to climate change:
... developing countries are directly involved in agriculture and ecosystem services. Climate change is expected to decrease agricultural productivity in the developing world by 10-20% over the next 40 years (Nelson et al 2009). With so many of the rural poor reliant on agriculture, these changes will h ...
... developing countries are directly involved in agriculture and ecosystem services. Climate change is expected to decrease agricultural productivity in the developing world by 10-20% over the next 40 years (Nelson et al 2009). With so many of the rural poor reliant on agriculture, these changes will h ...
Cows, Congress, and Climate Change
... entire transportation sector.12 Other experts have concluded that this number fails to take into account the true impact of raising animals for food and that animal agriculture contributes closer to fifty-one percent of all global greenhouse gases.13 Regardless, the number is significant and governm ...
... entire transportation sector.12 Other experts have concluded that this number fails to take into account the true impact of raising animals for food and that animal agriculture contributes closer to fifty-one percent of all global greenhouse gases.13 Regardless, the number is significant and governm ...
Glaucomys sabrinus californicus - Center for Biological Diversity
... drier conditions in the San Bernardino and San Jacinto Mountains. Temperatures and heat wave activity have increased, drought severity and duration have risen, more precipitation is falling as rain instead of snow, the timing of runoff and snowmelt-driven streamflow has advanced, and streamflow has ...
... drier conditions in the San Bernardino and San Jacinto Mountains. Temperatures and heat wave activity have increased, drought severity and duration have risen, more precipitation is falling as rain instead of snow, the timing of runoff and snowmelt-driven streamflow has advanced, and streamflow has ...
The Migration Response to Increasing Temperatures
... Because of its extreme poverty and dependence on agricultural production and employment, SubSaharan Africa has been a main area of attention. Most of these studies, however analyze the yearly correlation between weather phenomena and migration and may pick up temporary displacements rather than long ...
... Because of its extreme poverty and dependence on agricultural production and employment, SubSaharan Africa has been a main area of attention. Most of these studies, however analyze the yearly correlation between weather phenomena and migration and may pick up temporary displacements rather than long ...
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... impacts of climate change. With its small population, economic size and industrial base, it is one of the countries that contributes least to the emissions of greenhouse gases. However with increased intensity and frequency of extreme weather events such as tropical storms, cyclones, floods and drou ...
... impacts of climate change. With its small population, economic size and industrial base, it is one of the countries that contributes least to the emissions of greenhouse gases. However with increased intensity and frequency of extreme weather events such as tropical storms, cyclones, floods and drou ...
Radiative Forcing of Climate Change
... Pinatubo eruption, and are comparable to the low values seen in about 1979, a quiescent period for volcanic activity. Although episodic in nature and transient in duration, stratospheric ...
... Pinatubo eruption, and are comparable to the low values seen in about 1979, a quiescent period for volcanic activity. Although episodic in nature and transient in duration, stratospheric ...
Impact of two different types of El Niño events on runoff over the
... and peak in DJF and MAM. This is possibly due to high precipitation in boreal winter and spring brought by CP-El Niño (Larkin and Harrison, 2005b; Mo, 2010). During EP-El Niño events (Fig. 4, right panels), NE, PNW, and WNC regions are characterized by positive runoff anomalies throughout the year, ...
... and peak in DJF and MAM. This is possibly due to high precipitation in boreal winter and spring brought by CP-El Niño (Larkin and Harrison, 2005b; Mo, 2010). During EP-El Niño events (Fig. 4, right panels), NE, PNW, and WNC regions are characterized by positive runoff anomalies throughout the year, ...
- American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
... and lower egg bank size, particularly in typical freshwater species (such as many large branchiopods) and species with long life cycles or from late successional stages. On the other hand, it is also possible that increased salinity will modify biotic interactions by excluding the salt-sensitive ...
... and lower egg bank size, particularly in typical freshwater species (such as many large branchiopods) and species with long life cycles or from late successional stages. On the other hand, it is also possible that increased salinity will modify biotic interactions by excluding the salt-sensitive ...
Samantha Herzog 3/3/2016 Farmers and Climate Changes bringing
... reverse the damage done by climate change, but we can slow down the damages. Climate change does happen naturally, but in recent years, the human race has played much too big of a role in the climate changing. The world is filling up with more people, cars/transportation, businesses, schools, and po ...
... reverse the damage done by climate change, but we can slow down the damages. Climate change does happen naturally, but in recent years, the human race has played much too big of a role in the climate changing. The world is filling up with more people, cars/transportation, businesses, schools, and po ...
Human Rights and Climate Change: A Review
... review of the legal dimensions of this interface as well as a survey of the sources of public international law potentially relevant to climate change and human rights in order to facilitate an understanding of what is meant, in legal terms, by “human rights impacts of climate change” and help ident ...
... review of the legal dimensions of this interface as well as a survey of the sources of public international law potentially relevant to climate change and human rights in order to facilitate an understanding of what is meant, in legal terms, by “human rights impacts of climate change” and help ident ...