Selling Sustainability
... There is an overwhelming international scientific consensus that increasing levels of man-made greenhouse gases are leading to global climate change, and that the possible consequences include rising sea levels, increased flooding, drought and extreme weather events, food and water shortages, and th ...
... There is an overwhelming international scientific consensus that increasing levels of man-made greenhouse gases are leading to global climate change, and that the possible consequences include rising sea levels, increased flooding, drought and extreme weather events, food and water shortages, and th ...
Coffee Barometer 2014
... in the future. Future production losses are estimated to reach tens of millions of US$ annually. Adaptation strategies will be necessary if coffee is still to be grown in the areas where suitability has declined. The lower altitude areas (<1300 m) appear completely unsuitable in the future under the ...
... in the future. Future production losses are estimated to reach tens of millions of US$ annually. Adaptation strategies will be necessary if coffee is still to be grown in the areas where suitability has declined. The lower altitude areas (<1300 m) appear completely unsuitable in the future under the ...
“Fakery 2: Fake science, fakexperts, funny finances
... relationships and obscured money flows. Readers unused to studying financial reports should avoid those sections, especially §A, §H, §K.1, as their eyes will glaze quickly. It is very hard to make those simple. Skim Front Matter for background, mostly to see the Topics for later reference. Readers ...
... relationships and obscured money flows. Readers unused to studying financial reports should avoid those sections, especially §A, §H, §K.1, as their eyes will glaze quickly. It is very hard to make those simple. Skim Front Matter for background, mostly to see the Topics for later reference. Readers ...
English - unfccc
... Niue is a very small Pacific Island Nation and is one of the most vulnerable to the adverse 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 intensit ...
... Niue is a very small Pacific Island Nation and is one of the most vulnerable to the adverse 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 intensit ...
Science Plan for COAT: Climate-Ecological Observatory for Arctic
... and major initiative operational will simply rely on resources as all the necessary components, particulary concepts and experience, are present” and that it was their opinion “that the project should be funded appropriately and encouraged into the long -term […] with all due haste”. The 10-page rev ...
... and major initiative operational will simply rely on resources as all the necessary components, particulary concepts and experience, are present” and that it was their opinion “that the project should be funded appropriately and encouraged into the long -term […] with all due haste”. The 10-page rev ...
MASUD-DISSERTATION-2016
... Currently, RCMs offer higher spatial resolution than AOGCMs and therefore are preferred for assessing impact of climate change on different components of the hydrological cycle at regional domains of interest. The overall purpose of this research was to evaluate the impact of climate change on dry a ...
... Currently, RCMs offer higher spatial resolution than AOGCMs and therefore are preferred for assessing impact of climate change on different components of the hydrological cycle at regional domains of interest. The overall purpose of this research was to evaluate the impact of climate change on dry a ...
Extreme climate events counteract the effects of climate and land
... drought events through two sequential modelling steps: (i) ‘identifying drought effects’ and (ii) ‘modelling drought response’. 1. Identifying drought effects under past and future conditions. In the simulations, yearly Din values per pixel were obtained from past observations of MI values in the Fr ...
... drought events through two sequential modelling steps: (i) ‘identifying drought effects’ and (ii) ‘modelling drought response’. 1. Identifying drought effects under past and future conditions. In the simulations, yearly Din values per pixel were obtained from past observations of MI values in the Fr ...
The resilience renaissance? Unpacking of resilience for tackling
... psychology, the branch of the subject that stresses the importance of personal choice and responsibility takes a slightly wider perspective of resilience and understands it to be, ‘... an individual’s capacity to thrive and fulfill potential despite or perhaps even because of such stressors... resil ...
... psychology, the branch of the subject that stresses the importance of personal choice and responsibility takes a slightly wider perspective of resilience and understands it to be, ‘... an individual’s capacity to thrive and fulfill potential despite or perhaps even because of such stressors... resil ...
Reducing subsistence farmers` vulnerability to climate change:
... vulnerability to climate change. Climate models predict that climate change will cause, among other things, decreasing rainfall in arid areas, warmer temperatures, and increasing severity and frequency of extreme weather events (Nelson 2010). It will be necessary to help small-scale farmers adapt to ...
... vulnerability to climate change. Climate models predict that climate change will cause, among other things, decreasing rainfall in arid areas, warmer temperatures, and increasing severity and frequency of extreme weather events (Nelson 2010). It will be necessary to help small-scale farmers adapt to ...
Nuestro Mundo A Martiano Exploration of the
... species. With a change in global temperatures of just a few degrees some scientists warn we may see the collapse of many ecosystems upon which humans depend. Facing such predictions creates a fear for the life of our species as a whole. We are on a path of ecological mutual assured destruction, for ...
... species. With a change in global temperatures of just a few degrees some scientists warn we may see the collapse of many ecosystems upon which humans depend. Facing such predictions creates a fear for the life of our species as a whole. We are on a path of ecological mutual assured destruction, for ...
Ecuador`s Banana Sector under Climate Change
... sustainable phytosanitary practices top the Government priorities. On top of this, climate change is raising additional concerns over the long term viability and suitability of banana in Ecuador. The climate change challenge is multifaceted manifested through reduced water availability from declinin ...
... sustainable phytosanitary practices top the Government priorities. On top of this, climate change is raising additional concerns over the long term viability and suitability of banana in Ecuador. The climate change challenge is multifaceted manifested through reduced water availability from declinin ...
MASTER THESIS`S 2010
... development of temperature, humidity and solar radiation. There is an increase in mean O 3 concentrations over large parts of the world. Emissions from combustion of fossil fuel and biomass are expected to result in approximately a doubling of the global mean tropospheric ozone concentration during ...
... development of temperature, humidity and solar radiation. There is an increase in mean O 3 concentrations over large parts of the world. Emissions from combustion of fossil fuel and biomass are expected to result in approximately a doubling of the global mean tropospheric ozone concentration during ...
Glacier volume response time and its links to climate
... the scale of the ablation along its terminus” in the words of Jóhannesson et al. (1989a). Paterson (1994, p. 320) applies Eq. (1) to estimate response times for three classes of glacier: glaciers in temperate maritime climate, ice caps in arctic Canada and for the Greenland ice sheet. The resulting ...
... the scale of the ablation along its terminus” in the words of Jóhannesson et al. (1989a). Paterson (1994, p. 320) applies Eq. (1) to estimate response times for three classes of glacier: glaciers in temperate maritime climate, ice caps in arctic Canada and for the Greenland ice sheet. The resulting ...
EFFECTS OF CHANGING TEMPERATURES ON CORAL REEF
... temperature, which cause coral mortality and increased rates of coral disease. These gaps in knowledge make it difficult to design effective management strategies for mitigating the effects of ocean warming. My dissertation research uses a combination of a new satellite ocean temperature dataset, fi ...
... temperature, which cause coral mortality and increased rates of coral disease. These gaps in knowledge make it difficult to design effective management strategies for mitigating the effects of ocean warming. My dissertation research uses a combination of a new satellite ocean temperature dataset, fi ...
Switzerland`s Sixth National Communication and First
... its achievement of emission reduction targets for the first commitment period under the Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol. While the first commitment period has ended, Switzerland has committed to continue its emission reduction efforts. Sustainable development, and in pa ...
... its achievement of emission reduction targets for the first commitment period under the Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol. While the first commitment period has ended, Switzerland has committed to continue its emission reduction efforts. Sustainable development, and in pa ...
Compendium of Yukon Climate Change Science
... major climatic shifts, including the Medieval Warm Period and the Little Ice Age, and how these changes compare with those most recently experienced during the period of instrumental records. In reference to the latter, details are noted about observed trends in temperature and precipitation that ha ...
... major climatic shifts, including the Medieval Warm Period and the Little Ice Age, and how these changes compare with those most recently experienced during the period of instrumental records. In reference to the latter, details are noted about observed trends in temperature and precipitation that ha ...
terminus behavior and response time of north cascade, washington
... Approximately half the North Cascade glaciers advanced during the 1950-1979 period (Hubley, 1956; Meier and Post, 1962). Advances of Mount Baker glaciers ranged from 120 m to 750 m, ana verage of 480 m, and ended in 1978 (Heikkinnen, 1984; Harper, 1993; Pelto, 1993). All 11 Glacier Peak glaciers tha ...
... Approximately half the North Cascade glaciers advanced during the 1950-1979 period (Hubley, 1956; Meier and Post, 1962). Advances of Mount Baker glaciers ranged from 120 m to 750 m, ana verage of 480 m, and ended in 1978 (Heikkinnen, 1984; Harper, 1993; Pelto, 1993). All 11 Glacier Peak glaciers tha ...
The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) - e-Learning
... The analysis of pressure fields shows that their variability always exhibit certain patterns, which are called variability patterns or modi (Brönnimann, 2005). The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) is one of the most prominent patterns of atmospheric circulation variability and is the only atmospheri ...
... The analysis of pressure fields shows that their variability always exhibit certain patterns, which are called variability patterns or modi (Brönnimann, 2005). The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) is one of the most prominent patterns of atmospheric circulation variability and is the only atmospheri ...
here - DeSmogBlog
... relationships and obscured money flows. Readers unused to studying financial reports should avoid those sections, especially §A, §H, §K.1, as their eyes will glaze quickly. It is very hard to make those simple. Skim Front Matter for background, mostly to see the Topics for later reference. Readers ...
... relationships and obscured money flows. Readers unused to studying financial reports should avoid those sections, especially §A, §H, §K.1, as their eyes will glaze quickly. It is very hard to make those simple. Skim Front Matter for background, mostly to see the Topics for later reference. Readers ...
Observed and Simulated Processes Linked to the Recent Climate
... southern GHA region, the number of wet and extreme wet days is projected to increase, expanding the length of a growing season during DJF. However during MAM, the number of wet days is projected to decrease by the middle of the 21 st century over southern GHA region. Over equatorial GHA region, the ...
... southern GHA region, the number of wet and extreme wet days is projected to increase, expanding the length of a growing season during DJF. However during MAM, the number of wet days is projected to decrease by the middle of the 21 st century over southern GHA region. Over equatorial GHA region, the ...