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... Also for other reasons, as will be clarified in section 4, we thus investigate three scenarios with (timeindependent) leakage of CO2 from geological storage, in which the leakage rate amounts to 0.5%/yr, 1%/yr and 2%/yr, respectively. Under imperfect storage conditions, CO2 migration times are likel ...
... Also for other reasons, as will be clarified in section 4, we thus investigate three scenarios with (timeindependent) leakage of CO2 from geological storage, in which the leakage rate amounts to 0.5%/yr, 1%/yr and 2%/yr, respectively. Under imperfect storage conditions, CO2 migration times are likel ...
Cows, Congress, and Climate Change
... carbon storage in the soil almost thirty-six percent.29 The authors concluded, “By implementing [grazing exclusion], the temperate grasslands of northern China could facilitate significant [carbon] and [nitrogen] storage on decade scales in the context of mitigating global climate change.”30 As the ...
... carbon storage in the soil almost thirty-six percent.29 The authors concluded, “By implementing [grazing exclusion], the temperate grasslands of northern China could facilitate significant [carbon] and [nitrogen] storage on decade scales in the context of mitigating global climate change.”30 As the ...
Human Rights and Climate Change: A Review
... examining the international legal frameworks governing human rights and climate change and identifying the relevant synergies and tensions between them. It considers arguments about (i) the human rights impacts of climate change at a macro level and how these impacts are spread disparately across co ...
... examining the international legal frameworks governing human rights and climate change and identifying the relevant synergies and tensions between them. It considers arguments about (i) the human rights impacts of climate change at a macro level and how these impacts are spread disparately across co ...
CURRICULUM VITAE Andrew Dale Ashton Coastal Geomorphologist
... Application of ‘reduced complexity’ morphodynamic models to study earth-surface evolution Education: Duke University; Durham, North Carolina Ph.D. – Division of Earth & Ocean Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment & Earth Sciences Certificate in Nonlinear and Complex Systems Concentration: Coa ...
... Application of ‘reduced complexity’ morphodynamic models to study earth-surface evolution Education: Duke University; Durham, North Carolina Ph.D. – Division of Earth & Ocean Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment & Earth Sciences Certificate in Nonlinear and Complex Systems Concentration: Coa ...
Linking Disaster Risk Reduction and Insurance
... change. Over the last two decades (1988-2007), 76 percent of all disasters were hydrological, meteorological or climatological in nature3. These accounted for 45 percent of the deaths and 79 percent of the economic losses caused by natural hazards. Population growth combined with more people living ...
... change. Over the last two decades (1988-2007), 76 percent of all disasters were hydrological, meteorological or climatological in nature3. These accounted for 45 percent of the deaths and 79 percent of the economic losses caused by natural hazards. Population growth combined with more people living ...
Name and describe 2 external factors which affect climate change
... Signed up to 10:10 campaign to work to cut carbon emissions in ...
... Signed up to 10:10 campaign to work to cut carbon emissions in ...
Effects of Anthropogenic Stressors and Changes in Biodiversity on Lower Chesapeake Bay, VA USA Seagrass Systems
... Anthropogenic stressors are increasingly changing conditions in coastal areas and impacting important habitats. But, when multiple stressors act simultaneously, their effects on ecosystems become more difficult to predict. In Chesapeake Bay, USA, predictions suggest that anthropogenic stressors from ...
... Anthropogenic stressors are increasingly changing conditions in coastal areas and impacting important habitats. But, when multiple stressors act simultaneously, their effects on ecosystems become more difficult to predict. In Chesapeake Bay, USA, predictions suggest that anthropogenic stressors from ...
MODELING THE EMISSIONS OF NITROUS OXIDE ) FROM THE (N
... the freezing point. The hydrological model and the two-factor model are driven by surface temperature and precipitation, which links methane emission with climate. For present-day climate and soil data sets the N2 0 emission model predicts an annual flux of 11.3 Tg-N/year (17.8 Tg N20/year). The spa ...
... the freezing point. The hydrological model and the two-factor model are driven by surface temperature and precipitation, which links methane emission with climate. For present-day climate and soil data sets the N2 0 emission model predicts an annual flux of 11.3 Tg-N/year (17.8 Tg N20/year). The spa ...
Collared Pika Ochotona collaris
... northern region that is characterized by a dry, subarctic climate. Local extirpations and upslope range retraction of American Pika has been documented in the interior Great Basin of the U.S., but the extent to which this condition is applicable to Collared Pika is unknown, given some differences in ...
... northern region that is characterized by a dry, subarctic climate. Local extirpations and upslope range retraction of American Pika has been documented in the interior Great Basin of the U.S., but the extent to which this condition is applicable to Collared Pika is unknown, given some differences in ...
African mountainous countries and their mountains : The Republic of
... Africa’s mountains, something of the challenges facing these countries needs to be known. Most African countries are facing tremendous development challenges, yet many others like Cameroon, Ethiopia and Kenya are progressing to a stage of being ‘middle income’ countries, rather than fragile states, ...
... Africa’s mountains, something of the challenges facing these countries needs to be known. Most African countries are facing tremendous development challenges, yet many others like Cameroon, Ethiopia and Kenya are progressing to a stage of being ‘middle income’ countries, rather than fragile states, ...
Canada`s Sixth National Report on Climate Change 2014
... electricity generation plants. Moreover, Canada’s per capita emissions are at a historic low of 20.4 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2 eq) per person—their lowest level since tracking began in 1990. Canada has also demonstrated progress in decoupling emissions growth from economic growth. Sin ...
... electricity generation plants. Moreover, Canada’s per capita emissions are at a historic low of 20.4 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2 eq) per person—their lowest level since tracking began in 1990. Canada has also demonstrated progress in decoupling emissions growth from economic growth. Sin ...
Global Climate Change and Coral Reefs - 400 Bad Request
... be expected to survive further climate change (although some of the changes will disadvantage those humans dependent on reefs as they are now). The current scenarios for climate change by the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) are less extreme than past changes experienced by reefs dur ...
... be expected to survive further climate change (although some of the changes will disadvantage those humans dependent on reefs as they are now). The current scenarios for climate change by the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) are less extreme than past changes experienced by reefs dur ...
Global Climate Change and Coral Reefs
... be expected to survive further climate change (although some of the changes will disadvantage those humans dependent on reefs as they are now). The current scenarios for climate change by the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) are less extreme than past changes experienced by reefs dur ...
... be expected to survive further climate change (although some of the changes will disadvantage those humans dependent on reefs as they are now). The current scenarios for climate change by the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) are less extreme than past changes experienced by reefs dur ...
LEGACIES, LAGS, AND SHIFTING BASELINES
... = where the antecedent conditions determine whether a response is detectable to the management intervention ...
... = where the antecedent conditions determine whether a response is detectable to the management intervention ...
Global learning on carbon capture and storage: A call for... cooperation on CCS demonstration
... outreach efforts. Open and effective communication with stakeholders, the media and the general public should be integral, and the cooperation should heed principles of risk communication, and support an open dialogue on CCS with all involved. In addition to these factors, the total number of CCS de ...
... outreach efforts. Open and effective communication with stakeholders, the media and the general public should be integral, and the cooperation should heed principles of risk communication, and support an open dialogue on CCS with all involved. In addition to these factors, the total number of CCS de ...
Characterizing differences in precipitation regimes of extreme wet
... reports, the majority of sites showed no statistically significant temporal pattern of increasing or decreasing annual precipitation amount over the 100-year period (Table S3); however, when there were significant relationships, precipitation tended to increase over time. Because of the low number o ...
... reports, the majority of sites showed no statistically significant temporal pattern of increasing or decreasing annual precipitation amount over the 100-year period (Table S3); however, when there were significant relationships, precipitation tended to increase over time. Because of the low number o ...
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... same alterations apply to the liminal space of the planet’s coasts and coastal oceans [2,5,6,36–38]. This commonality is true in part because anthropogenic coastal change is not mutually exclusive from anthropogenic terrestrial change. At river outlets, estuaries, and deltas, the coast receives the ...
... same alterations apply to the liminal space of the planet’s coasts and coastal oceans [2,5,6,36–38]. This commonality is true in part because anthropogenic coastal change is not mutually exclusive from anthropogenic terrestrial change. At river outlets, estuaries, and deltas, the coast receives the ...
Coastal Hazard Guide - Victorian Coastal Council
... permanent removal of material from a part of the coast. While erosion/recession is a natural process that has formed the present coastal edge, it is a hazard if it can adversely affect human life, property or aspects of the natural environment. ...
... permanent removal of material from a part of the coast. While erosion/recession is a natural process that has formed the present coastal edge, it is a hazard if it can adversely affect human life, property or aspects of the natural environment. ...
Belize National Sustainable Development Report
... Belize has signed on to a series of multi-lateral agreements associated with the sustainable development agenda as it relates to the primary economic sectors. In terms of energy, Belize is part of the Caribbean Renewable Energy Development Project (CREDP) and the Caribbean Energy Information System ...
... Belize has signed on to a series of multi-lateral agreements associated with the sustainable development agenda as it relates to the primary economic sectors. In terms of energy, Belize is part of the Caribbean Renewable Energy Development Project (CREDP) and the Caribbean Energy Information System ...
An Analysis of Methane Mitigation as a Response
... climate change. Methane (CH4) has a high global warming potential that is 25 times as large as the one of CO2 on a 100 year time horizon according to the latest IPCC report. Thus, CH4 contributes significantly to anthropogenic radiative forcing, although it has a relatively short atmospheric perturb ...
... climate change. Methane (CH4) has a high global warming potential that is 25 times as large as the one of CO2 on a 100 year time horizon according to the latest IPCC report. Thus, CH4 contributes significantly to anthropogenic radiative forcing, although it has a relatively short atmospheric perturb ...
China Meteorological Administration
... China is one of the countries in the world which are often seriously hit by meteorological disasters. Each year, up to 400 million people are affected by various meteorological hazards such as typhoons, heavy rainfall/snowfall, droughts, dust storms, lightning, hailstorms, frost, high winds, heavy f ...
... China is one of the countries in the world which are often seriously hit by meteorological disasters. Each year, up to 400 million people are affected by various meteorological hazards such as typhoons, heavy rainfall/snowfall, droughts, dust storms, lightning, hailstorms, frost, high winds, heavy f ...
Climate Change and the US Energy Sector: Regional Vulnerabilities
... USGCRP 2014). Warmer and drier summers may also increase the threat of wildfires, which have the potential to disrupt electricity transmission (DOE 2013, USGCRP 2014). ...
... USGCRP 2014). Warmer and drier summers may also increase the threat of wildfires, which have the potential to disrupt electricity transmission (DOE 2013, USGCRP 2014). ...
Possible impacts of climate change on the wind energy
... Bibliographic information: Birta Kristín Helgadóttir, 2014, Possible impacts of climate change on the wind energy potential in Búrfell, M.Sc. thesis, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering , University of Iceland. ...
... Bibliographic information: Birta Kristín Helgadóttir, 2014, Possible impacts of climate change on the wind energy potential in Búrfell, M.Sc. thesis, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering , University of Iceland. ...
Glacial Variability Over the Last Two Million Years: An Extended
... An agemodel not relying upon orbital assumptions is estimated over the last 2 Ma using depth in marine sediment cores as a proxy for time. Agemodel uncertainty averages !10 Ka in the early Pleistocene ("2–1 Ma) and !7 Ka in the late Pleistocene ("1 Ma to the present). Twelve benthic and five plankti ...
... An agemodel not relying upon orbital assumptions is estimated over the last 2 Ma using depth in marine sediment cores as a proxy for time. Agemodel uncertainty averages !10 Ka in the early Pleistocene ("2–1 Ma) and !7 Ka in the late Pleistocene ("1 Ma to the present). Twelve benthic and five plankti ...
Climate change, industry and society
This article is about climate change, industry and society.