Bronze Age Review - ePrints Soton
... sharp fall c. 3500 and a period of lower alluviation until a pronounced peak around 27002800 BP lasting under 100 years and then a fall - but to levels higher than previously (Figure ...
... sharp fall c. 3500 and a period of lower alluviation until a pronounced peak around 27002800 BP lasting under 100 years and then a fall - but to levels higher than previously (Figure ...
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... Ethiopia is a large country comprised of different agro-ecologies and climate features resulting from its location and altitude variations. This suggests the need for climate investigations at the local level. Some studies have been carried out in different parts of the country because large-scale c ...
... Ethiopia is a large country comprised of different agro-ecologies and climate features resulting from its location and altitude variations. This suggests the need for climate investigations at the local level. Some studies have been carried out in different parts of the country because large-scale c ...
Climate Change and Water in Africa: Analysis of Knowledge Gaps
... Africa is characterized by a wide variety of climate systems ranging from humid equatorial, through seasonally‐arid tropical, to sub‐tropical Mediterranean‐type climates. Annual precipitation in Africa is estimated at about 20360 km3 with a continent wide average of 678mm. The central region of Af ...
... Africa is characterized by a wide variety of climate systems ranging from humid equatorial, through seasonally‐arid tropical, to sub‐tropical Mediterranean‐type climates. Annual precipitation in Africa is estimated at about 20360 km3 with a continent wide average of 678mm. The central region of Af ...
Evaluating Climate Visualization
... the number of visualization domes (both portable as well as large dome theatres) increases throughout the world. Hence, it is vital that the visualization tool is flexible (supporting numerous data formats, interaction techniques and graphical representations) and intuitive to use for the presenter. ...
... the number of visualization domes (both portable as well as large dome theatres) increases throughout the world. Hence, it is vital that the visualization tool is flexible (supporting numerous data formats, interaction techniques and graphical representations) and intuitive to use for the presenter. ...
international, national, and state responses to climate change
... to inevitable environmental changes will require coordinated and aggressive efforts on the international, national, and local levels. In response to the global challenge of climate change, many nations have committed to binding greenhouse gas emission reduction requirements under the Kyoto Protocol. ...
... to inevitable environmental changes will require coordinated and aggressive efforts on the international, national, and local levels. In response to the global challenge of climate change, many nations have committed to binding greenhouse gas emission reduction requirements under the Kyoto Protocol. ...
Climate change, phenological shifts, eco
... lation viability with future climate change may guide conservation and management programs. For example, the polar bear was recently listed on the US Endangered Species Act because its population is endangered by future sea ice change (Hunter et al. 2010). Current predictive models linking climate t ...
... lation viability with future climate change may guide conservation and management programs. For example, the polar bear was recently listed on the US Endangered Species Act because its population is endangered by future sea ice change (Hunter et al. 2010). Current predictive models linking climate t ...
Water Transformed - Lecture 1.2
... affecting southern Australia has decreased over the last few decades, their intensity has increased, and this trend is predicted to continue.5 5. In Australia it, homes in Far North Queensland and the far north of Australia have been required by the building codes to be designed for specific wind lo ...
... affecting southern Australia has decreased over the last few decades, their intensity has increased, and this trend is predicted to continue.5 5. In Australia it, homes in Far North Queensland and the far north of Australia have been required by the building codes to be designed for specific wind lo ...
Articles Climate Change Vulnerability and Policy Support
... Political interest in addressing the threats associated with climate change and variability is increasing at all levels of governance. Mounting evidence that human activities are responsible for temperature increases over the past century (Oreskes 2004) and recent international conventions highlight ...
... Political interest in addressing the threats associated with climate change and variability is increasing at all levels of governance. Mounting evidence that human activities are responsible for temperature increases over the past century (Oreskes 2004) and recent international conventions highlight ...
Extreme Events
... On 30 January 2009 the Bureau of Meteorology recorded the highest temperature on a single day, with 42.2 °C observed at Scamander in the state’s north‑east. ...
... On 30 January 2009 the Bureau of Meteorology recorded the highest temperature on a single day, with 42.2 °C observed at Scamander in the state’s north‑east. ...
Defining loss and damage: The science and politics around one of
... Yet the debate was far from over. At the Paris Climate Change Conference, even as the French hosts tried to focus on mitigation commitments, loss and damage emerged as a ...
... Yet the debate was far from over. At the Paris Climate Change Conference, even as the French hosts tried to focus on mitigation commitments, loss and damage emerged as a ...
Template: Tribal Climate Change Adaptation Plan
... agencies that provide frameworks and tools for climate change assessment and adaptation planning. A place to get started is the U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit. This website provides an introduction to adaptation planning and includes links to case studies, tools, information, and expertise to help ...
... agencies that provide frameworks and tools for climate change assessment and adaptation planning. A place to get started is the U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit. This website provides an introduction to adaptation planning and includes links to case studies, tools, information, and expertise to help ...
Vulnerability to climate change and adaptation strategies of local
... have they been affected by it? To what extent do local climate change adaptation projects increase the women’s adaptive capacity? Evidence is drawn from a case study of the Lake Chilwa Basin Climate Change Adaptation Programme (LCBCCAP) and its women fish-processing groups (WFPGs). Most important, t ...
... have they been affected by it? To what extent do local climate change adaptation projects increase the women’s adaptive capacity? Evidence is drawn from a case study of the Lake Chilwa Basin Climate Change Adaptation Programme (LCBCCAP) and its women fish-processing groups (WFPGs). Most important, t ...
Chapter 4: NSW Snowy Mountains region
... interactions taking place in the alpine environment in response to the changing climate. While precise outcomes for individual species and ecosystems are difficult to predict, the mix of biodiversity in the Alps will undoubtedly change, and some species will be threatened with extinction. Ongoing re ...
... interactions taking place in the alpine environment in response to the changing climate. While precise outcomes for individual species and ecosystems are difficult to predict, the mix of biodiversity in the Alps will undoubtedly change, and some species will be threatened with extinction. Ongoing re ...
Maurits van der Vlugt
... surge, cyclones and storms. Researchers at CSIRO report that while the frequency of future cyclones affecting Australia is likely to decrease, cyclones are likely to become more intense. In north Queensland, an increase in the intensity of tropical cyclones could increase the 1-in-100 year storm sur ...
... surge, cyclones and storms. Researchers at CSIRO report that while the frequency of future cyclones affecting Australia is likely to decrease, cyclones are likely to become more intense. In north Queensland, an increase in the intensity of tropical cyclones could increase the 1-in-100 year storm sur ...
The EU`s disappointing leadership on climate, or
... strongly attached to the emission reduction policies it implements at home (Kelemen, 2010; Schreurs and Tiberghien, 2007; Oberthür and Roche Kelly, 2008; Parker and Karlsson, 2010). If the EU is able to demonstrate the possibility of reducing emissions without damaging economic growth, others may fo ...
... strongly attached to the emission reduction policies it implements at home (Kelemen, 2010; Schreurs and Tiberghien, 2007; Oberthür and Roche Kelly, 2008; Parker and Karlsson, 2010). If the EU is able to demonstrate the possibility of reducing emissions without damaging economic growth, others may fo ...
A Critique of the Coal Divestment Campaign
... So if investors make valuation errors based on the divestment campaign and relinquish high-performing stocks, a breach of the Corporations Act may have occurred. There is a potential role for the Australian Securities and Investment Commission to examine whether the stigmatisation of the fossil fuel ...
... So if investors make valuation errors based on the divestment campaign and relinquish high-performing stocks, a breach of the Corporations Act may have occurred. There is a potential role for the Australian Securities and Investment Commission to examine whether the stigmatisation of the fossil fuel ...
Australia`s Biodiversity in a changing climate
... Whilst the National Reserve System in Australia is designated primarily for the purpose of biodiversity conservation, protected areas have additional value in storing and sequestering carbon. About 15% of the global terrestrial carbon stock is currently within protected areas3. Effective management ...
... Whilst the National Reserve System in Australia is designated primarily for the purpose of biodiversity conservation, protected areas have additional value in storing and sequestering carbon. About 15% of the global terrestrial carbon stock is currently within protected areas3. Effective management ...
Climate prediction: a limit to adaptation?
... (for example, cloud physics), from randomness (for example, due to the chaotic nature of the climate system), and also from intentionality, as decisions made by people can have significant effects on future climate and on future vulnerability (for example, future greenhouse gas emissions, population ...
... (for example, cloud physics), from randomness (for example, due to the chaotic nature of the climate system), and also from intentionality, as decisions made by people can have significant effects on future climate and on future vulnerability (for example, future greenhouse gas emissions, population ...
Protecting Cultural Heritage and Adapting to Climate Change
... By analysing past hydrological structures in the city of Lund, Sweden, this paper highlights the contexts in which knowledge of the dynamic landscape in its origin, and the subsequent integration of human implementation and perception, will provide a complementary guidance to sustainable planning ...
... By analysing past hydrological structures in the city of Lund, Sweden, this paper highlights the contexts in which knowledge of the dynamic landscape in its origin, and the subsequent integration of human implementation and perception, will provide a complementary guidance to sustainable planning ...
INTRODUCTION What can demographers contribute to the study of
... driver of and as the unit being affected by climate change. On the one hand, human activities, particularly the burning of fossil fuels, are responsible for the increased concentration of greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere, which has contributed to the increasing average global temperatures and ...
... driver of and as the unit being affected by climate change. On the one hand, human activities, particularly the burning of fossil fuels, are responsible for the increased concentration of greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere, which has contributed to the increasing average global temperatures and ...
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... belief has been broken as detailed and well-dated worldwide palaeoclimate records have provided evidence of climate variability and extreme climate events such as aridity, drought, flood, cyclone, stormy rainfall and millennial-scale variation in climate during the Holocene. The most recent of these ...
... belief has been broken as detailed and well-dated worldwide palaeoclimate records have provided evidence of climate variability and extreme climate events such as aridity, drought, flood, cyclone, stormy rainfall and millennial-scale variation in climate during the Holocene. The most recent of these ...
The future is here: climate change in the Pacific
... they are experiencing now. Their residents are among the world’s most vulnerable to changes in rainfall and extreme weather events like storm surges or king tides, despite being among those least responsible for causing climate change. The threat of major sea-level rise in coming years means countri ...
... they are experiencing now. Their residents are among the world’s most vulnerable to changes in rainfall and extreme weather events like storm surges or king tides, despite being among those least responsible for causing climate change. The threat of major sea-level rise in coming years means countri ...
Policy Brief Series - IOM Online Bookstore
... Changing rainfall patterns and flash floods According to IPCC (2007) and the Mauritius Meteorological Services (MMS) (Government of Mauritius, 2015b), it is expected that the long-term annual mean of rainfall 2,010 mm (measured between 1971 to 2000) will decline, and Mauritius is already facing spar ...
... Changing rainfall patterns and flash floods According to IPCC (2007) and the Mauritius Meteorological Services (MMS) (Government of Mauritius, 2015b), it is expected that the long-term annual mean of rainfall 2,010 mm (measured between 1971 to 2000) will decline, and Mauritius is already facing spar ...
Climate Change News 33 October 12
... Resources within CGIAR's Mandate," reveals that, with few exceptions, the likely impacts of climate change on key food staples and natural resources are not understood. This is due in part to uncertainties about climate impacts at the local level, as well as interactions between climate and the dist ...
... Resources within CGIAR's Mandate," reveals that, with few exceptions, the likely impacts of climate change on key food staples and natural resources are not understood. This is due in part to uncertainties about climate impacts at the local level, as well as interactions between climate and the dist ...