Yes Impact – Water Wars
... (http://www.olcf.ornl.gov/2012/04/04/carbon-dioxide-caused-global-warming-at-ice-ages-end-pioneering-simulationshows/) Climate science has an equivalent to the “what came first—the chicken or the egg?” question: What came first, greenhouse gases or global warming? A multi-institutional team led by r ...
... (http://www.olcf.ornl.gov/2012/04/04/carbon-dioxide-caused-global-warming-at-ice-ages-end-pioneering-simulationshows/) Climate science has an equivalent to the “what came first—the chicken or the egg?” question: What came first, greenhouse gases or global warming? A multi-institutional team led by r ...
Climate-Induced Displacement of Alaska Native Communities
... enormous new needs of these communities. Despite spending millions of dollars, the traditional methods of erosion control and flood protection have not been able to protect some communities. For several Alaska Native communities, protection in place is not possible and community relocation is the on ...
... enormous new needs of these communities. Despite spending millions of dollars, the traditional methods of erosion control and flood protection have not been able to protect some communities. For several Alaska Native communities, protection in place is not possible and community relocation is the on ...
Gorringe Ridge gravity and magnetic anomalies
... follow the sea bottom topography. The sediment thickness, 1 km thick on the northwestern slope of the ridge, increases northwestward towards the Tagus Basin. The sediments on the southern slope are practically absent from the top of the ridge to water depths of 3.5 km. Calculations of mass load anom ...
... follow the sea bottom topography. The sediment thickness, 1 km thick on the northwestern slope of the ridge, increases northwestward towards the Tagus Basin. The sediments on the southern slope are practically absent from the top of the ridge to water depths of 3.5 km. Calculations of mass load anom ...
Impact of climate change on Antarctic krill
... 2010, Meyer 2011). Juvenile krill do not have the storage capacity and metabolic plasticity of their adult congeners, and are thought to depend more on sea ice biota (Atkinson et al. 2002). In midwinter, the underside of sea ice was found to attract both juvenile and adult krill (Flores et al. 2012) ...
... 2010, Meyer 2011). Juvenile krill do not have the storage capacity and metabolic plasticity of their adult congeners, and are thought to depend more on sea ice biota (Atkinson et al. 2002). In midwinter, the underside of sea ice was found to attract both juvenile and adult krill (Flores et al. 2012) ...
Torres Strait Regional Adaptation and Resilience Plan
... change will continue to bring to the Torres Strait. This Plan considers those impacts and proposes a number of strategies and actions that will prepare the region for the future. Climate change impacts are greater in vulnerable communities compared to those that are better resourced and less vulnera ...
... change will continue to bring to the Torres Strait. This Plan considers those impacts and proposes a number of strategies and actions that will prepare the region for the future. Climate change impacts are greater in vulnerable communities compared to those that are better resourced and less vulnera ...
- Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
... Earth’s northern polar region consists of a vast ocean surrounded by land, in contrast to the southern polar region in which an ice-covered continent is surrounded by ocean. Perhaps the most striking features are the snow and ice that cover much of the arctic land and sea surface, particularly in th ...
... Earth’s northern polar region consists of a vast ocean surrounded by land, in contrast to the southern polar region in which an ice-covered continent is surrounded by ocean. Perhaps the most striking features are the snow and ice that cover much of the arctic land and sea surface, particularly in th ...
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... bleaching. HotSpots measure the difference between the recorded temperature and the average temperature of the hottest month at that location. Only positive values are derived, since HotSpots were designed to measure positive thermal stress (Liu et al. 2006). In this study, only HotSpots larger than ...
... bleaching. HotSpots measure the difference between the recorded temperature and the average temperature of the hottest month at that location. Only positive values are derived, since HotSpots were designed to measure positive thermal stress (Liu et al. 2006). In this study, only HotSpots larger than ...
climate change adaptation (CCA) toolkit
... partners to incorporate climate change impacts in conservation planning and coastal resources management programs. In 2008, Conservation International Philippines (CIP) with funding support from the CI headquarters in Arlington (Virginia, USA), commissioned this Guidebook’s main authors to conduct o ...
... partners to incorporate climate change impacts in conservation planning and coastal resources management programs. In 2008, Conservation International Philippines (CIP) with funding support from the CI headquarters in Arlington (Virginia, USA), commissioned this Guidebook’s main authors to conduct o ...
Joint regional climate system modelling for the European sea
... In the present study, we aim to improve the representation of sea level in the regional ocean model NEMOMED12. This new ocean simulation, called MED12, covers the hindcast period 1980-2013. At the Atlantic buffer zone, we apply a restoring to the temperature, salinity and sea surface height from the ...
... In the present study, we aim to improve the representation of sea level in the regional ocean model NEMOMED12. This new ocean simulation, called MED12, covers the hindcast period 1980-2013. At the Atlantic buffer zone, we apply a restoring to the temperature, salinity and sea surface height from the ...
Implications of Climate Change for Biodiversity
... depends on understanding what the nature of the change might be and where the potential for future persistence of biodiversity may be greatest. The scope of the challenge of adapting biodiversity management to climate change is shaped by the magnitude and extent of future climate change across Austr ...
... depends on understanding what the nature of the change might be and where the potential for future persistence of biodiversity may be greatest. The scope of the challenge of adapting biodiversity management to climate change is shaped by the magnitude and extent of future climate change across Austr ...
FINANCING PLAN (IN US$): - UNDP Climate Change Adaptation
... 12. Projects will be highly targeted at specific adaptation activities, for example reducing coastal erosion to climate induced driver through strengthening of natural barriers (e.g. mangrove reforestation), or they may seek to increase the capacity of a community to design and implement adaptation ...
... 12. Projects will be highly targeted at specific adaptation activities, for example reducing coastal erosion to climate induced driver through strengthening of natural barriers (e.g. mangrove reforestation), or they may seek to increase the capacity of a community to design and implement adaptation ...
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
... two-year project in late 2008 to assess how climate change may affect the Swinomish Indian Reservation and to develop strategies to address potential impacts. The outcome of this project is the production of three key reports: this Impact Assessment Technical Report, a preliminary Adaptation Strateg ...
... two-year project in late 2008 to assess how climate change may affect the Swinomish Indian Reservation and to develop strategies to address potential impacts. The outcome of this project is the production of three key reports: this Impact Assessment Technical Report, a preliminary Adaptation Strateg ...
Pacific Island Mangroves in a Changing Climate and Rising Sea
... This project was made possible through financial support from the United Nations Environment Programme Regional Seas Programme and Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council. The authors are grateful for information provided by Taakena Redfern and Aberee Bauro of the Republic of Kiribati Mi ...
... This project was made possible through financial support from the United Nations Environment Programme Regional Seas Programme and Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council. The authors are grateful for information provided by Taakena Redfern and Aberee Bauro of the Republic of Kiribati Mi ...
Northern Canada
... with greatest temperature changes at higher latitudes. As a result, there will continue to be significant changes in the physical environment, particularly in the cryosphere (snow, glaciers, permafrost and river/lake/sea ice). ere is increasing evidence that changes in climate are already having imp ...
... with greatest temperature changes at higher latitudes. As a result, there will continue to be significant changes in the physical environment, particularly in the cryosphere (snow, glaciers, permafrost and river/lake/sea ice). ere is increasing evidence that changes in climate are already having imp ...
Chapter 9: Marine Systems - Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
... UV-B radiation can result in negative impacts on marine organisms and populations, it is only one of many environmental factors that can result in the types of mortality typically observed. It is thus important to assess the relative importance, and hence potential impact, of ozone depletion-related ...
... UV-B radiation can result in negative impacts on marine organisms and populations, it is only one of many environmental factors that can result in the types of mortality typically observed. It is thus important to assess the relative importance, and hence potential impact, of ozone depletion-related ...
coastal and island governance in viet nam
... fishery industry. The total productivity of fishery exploitation was around 2.2 million tons in 2011 and 2.6 million tons in 2012.3 There are also various types of minerals in the seabed and subsoil of Viet Namese waters. Until now, about 35 types of minerals such as oil, gas, iron, manganese, mine ...
... fishery industry. The total productivity of fishery exploitation was around 2.2 million tons in 2011 and 2.6 million tons in 2012.3 There are also various types of minerals in the seabed and subsoil of Viet Namese waters. Until now, about 35 types of minerals such as oil, gas, iron, manganese, mine ...
riDge-HotSpot iNteractioNS what mid-ocean ridges tell us
... Ridge-hotspot interactions illustrate important thermal and geological processes and provide unique windows into the chemical composition and heterogeneities of Earth’s mantle. To best understand these processes, it is essential to adopt multidisciplinary approaches and to analyze and interpret obse ...
... Ridge-hotspot interactions illustrate important thermal and geological processes and provide unique windows into the chemical composition and heterogeneities of Earth’s mantle. To best understand these processes, it is essential to adopt multidisciplinary approaches and to analyze and interpret obse ...
Summary of Climate Change Effects on Major Habitat Types in
... Nationwide, the effects of climate change are projected to include increasingly severe storms and floods in some places and increasing droughts in other places.15 Some locations are expected to be subject to each of these conditions during different times of the year.16 In parts of the United States ...
... Nationwide, the effects of climate change are projected to include increasingly severe storms and floods in some places and increasing droughts in other places.15 Some locations are expected to be subject to each of these conditions during different times of the year.16 In parts of the United States ...
Tectonic erosion along the Japan and Peru convergent margins
... of the Japan Trench margin would locally unload the lower plate, causing it to rise rather than subside. A major plate-tectonic change observed along the Peruvian margin is the subduction of the Nazca Ridge. Subduction of the ridge was concurrent with the change from erosional to accretionary tecton ...
... of the Japan Trench margin would locally unload the lower plate, causing it to rise rather than subside. A major plate-tectonic change observed along the Peruvian margin is the subduction of the Nazca Ridge. Subduction of the ridge was concurrent with the change from erosional to accretionary tecton ...
Noosa Climate Action Plan
... were seen as an essential element in the communication process. The Noosa Biosphere Ltd and the new Living Smart Homes websites were suggested as important portals to continue the sharing of this information. Healthy relationships and productive partnerships between neighbours, community groups, bus ...
... were seen as an essential element in the communication process. The Noosa Biosphere Ltd and the new Living Smart Homes websites were suggested as important portals to continue the sharing of this information. Healthy relationships and productive partnerships between neighbours, community groups, bus ...
Impacts of ocean acidification on marine organisms: quantifying
... suggesting there is some predictable trait-based variation in sensitivity, despite the investigation of approximately 100 new species in recent research. The results also reveal an enhanced sensitivity of mollusk larvae, but suggest that an enhanced sensitivity of early life history stages is not un ...
... suggesting there is some predictable trait-based variation in sensitivity, despite the investigation of approximately 100 new species in recent research. The results also reveal an enhanced sensitivity of mollusk larvae, but suggest that an enhanced sensitivity of early life history stages is not un ...
Vulnerability of geomorphological features in the Great Barrier Reef
... organisms and ecological processes are involved in the production, consolidation, modification and redistribution of these products to form many of the GBR’s geomorphological features. Conversely, geomorphological features are important to reef ecology. They physically structure habitats for various ...
... organisms and ecological processes are involved in the production, consolidation, modification and redistribution of these products to form many of the GBR’s geomorphological features. Conversely, geomorphological features are important to reef ecology. They physically structure habitats for various ...
Demand reduction is key
... • “In Uganda, there is an apparent failure to recognise that by encouraging a favourable climate for agrofuels, foreign companies focussed on export are likely to take over the direction of biofuel production” Timothy Byakola, Uganda • “The most fertile lands, with best access to water are being tar ...
... • “In Uganda, there is an apparent failure to recognise that by encouraging a favourable climate for agrofuels, foreign companies focussed on export are likely to take over the direction of biofuel production” Timothy Byakola, Uganda • “The most fertile lands, with best access to water are being tar ...
Eric Gordon and Lisa Dilling - Initiative on Climate Adaptation
... Although the breadth of theoretical approaches to defining adaptation is a natural outgrowth of various intellectual traditions, this diversity may hinder effective interdisciplinary research and, consequently, efforts to make research findings relevant to decisionmakers. Thus there is a clear need ...
... Although the breadth of theoretical approaches to defining adaptation is a natural outgrowth of various intellectual traditions, this diversity may hinder effective interdisciplinary research and, consequently, efforts to make research findings relevant to decisionmakers. Thus there is a clear need ...