Drought in the Midwest - Atmospheric Science Program
... It was not particularly warm during the spring, but the lack of precipitation still leaves the ground water supplies low! ...
... It was not particularly warm during the spring, but the lack of precipitation still leaves the ground water supplies low! ...
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS AND LIVESTOCK
... not evenly distributed in society. Gender, age and social class are major determinants of the amount of knowledge that one has. The elderly have more knowledge on ethonoveterinary practices because the knowledge is experiential. Specialists like ethno veterinary herbalists also have more knowledge o ...
... not evenly distributed in society. Gender, age and social class are major determinants of the amount of knowledge that one has. The elderly have more knowledge on ethonoveterinary practices because the knowledge is experiential. Specialists like ethno veterinary herbalists also have more knowledge o ...
Hymns for Creation - Citizens for Public Justice
... The Climate Crisis. It is now widely accepted that the massive increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are largely the result of human activity. And, as the concentration of GHGs continues to grow, climate change is causing the rising of sea levels, species extinction, and glacial melting. Agrari ...
... The Climate Crisis. It is now widely accepted that the massive increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are largely the result of human activity. And, as the concentration of GHGs continues to grow, climate change is causing the rising of sea levels, species extinction, and glacial melting. Agrari ...
Corporate responsibility in (re)insurance business
... Core principles and goals Core principles CR is an integral part of our corporate strategy and relevant for all business areas and operations: We actively incorporate ecological, social and ethical aspects in our insurance business and asset management. ...
... Core principles and goals Core principles CR is an integral part of our corporate strategy and relevant for all business areas and operations: We actively incorporate ecological, social and ethical aspects in our insurance business and asset management. ...
Current and Future Exposure of Infrastructure in the United States to
... and multiple hazards, and it incorporates both current infrastructure exposure to natural hazards and uncertainty about the extent and intensity of future natural hazards in the context of projected changes to climate patterns. Findings and Implications for Policy and Research Several key findings e ...
... and multiple hazards, and it incorporates both current infrastructure exposure to natural hazards and uncertainty about the extent and intensity of future natural hazards in the context of projected changes to climate patterns. Findings and Implications for Policy and Research Several key findings e ...
Public Awareness and Acceptance of CO2 capture and storage
... Bulgaria: the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is sponsoring a project that should select an existing coal plant to refurbish it with a CO2 capture installation. The project also provides for researching a transport route and the storage options. Significant dependence on coal ...
... Bulgaria: the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is sponsoring a project that should select an existing coal plant to refurbish it with a CO2 capture installation. The project also provides for researching a transport route and the storage options. Significant dependence on coal ...
Tracking phenological shifts and evolutionary impacts related to
... Current levels of concern about the long-term impacts of climate change may be a contemporary phenomenon made possible by sophisticated technologies, but such concerns are not unique to our times. In the past, as now, an intimate knowledge of the timing of seasonal events was of great cultural and e ...
... Current levels of concern about the long-term impacts of climate change may be a contemporary phenomenon made possible by sophisticated technologies, but such concerns are not unique to our times. In the past, as now, an intimate knowledge of the timing of seasonal events was of great cultural and e ...
wave climate and coastal structures in the nile delta coast of egypt
... flooding. These extreme events have had negative socio-economic impacts on almost all sectors[19]. Statistical analysis of the tide measurements along the Egyptian North coast during the period from 1943 to 2000 indicated that the rate of sea level rise ranges between 1.6 mm and 5.3 mm included the ...
... flooding. These extreme events have had negative socio-economic impacts on almost all sectors[19]. Statistical analysis of the tide measurements along the Egyptian North coast during the period from 1943 to 2000 indicated that the rate of sea level rise ranges between 1.6 mm and 5.3 mm included the ...
DISASTER-RELATED DISpLACEMENT RISK
... The HFA did not address the risk of being displaced by a disaster, nor did it outline specific measures to reduce this risk or to improve the disaster response for those who had been displaced. Since the HFA was adopted, this risk has been more widely recognised and there is now an increased will to ...
... The HFA did not address the risk of being displaced by a disaster, nor did it outline specific measures to reduce this risk or to improve the disaster response for those who had been displaced. Since the HFA was adopted, this risk has been more widely recognised and there is now an increased will to ...
Impact of Climate Change on Heavy Rainfall in Bangladesh
... thresholds have been calculated. These indices greatly facilitate assessment of the changes in precipitation and temperature patterns, intensities, frequency and extremes. Annual and seasonal trends of precipitation indices and their spatial distributions are analyzed. A software RClimDex 2.14, has ...
... thresholds have been calculated. These indices greatly facilitate assessment of the changes in precipitation and temperature patterns, intensities, frequency and extremes. Annual and seasonal trends of precipitation indices and their spatial distributions are analyzed. A software RClimDex 2.14, has ...
FINAL Amazon Scorecard
... The Impact of Companies—and Consumers—on Global Climate Change The scientific case on global warming is no longer in dispute. Earlier this year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a group of hundreds of the world’s foremost climate scientists, concluded for the first time that global war ...
... The Impact of Companies—and Consumers—on Global Climate Change The scientific case on global warming is no longer in dispute. Earlier this year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a group of hundreds of the world’s foremost climate scientists, concluded for the first time that global war ...
Full Text - PDF - Donnish Journals
... The yield of tea is influenced by air and soil temperature, air saturation deficits, radiation, soil water deficits, rainfall and evaporation (Carr, 1972, Squire and Callander, 1981, Stephens and Carr, 1991, Stephens et al., 1992). Temperatures are equally important in that the mean minimum air temp ...
... The yield of tea is influenced by air and soil temperature, air saturation deficits, radiation, soil water deficits, rainfall and evaporation (Carr, 1972, Squire and Callander, 1981, Stephens and Carr, 1991, Stephens et al., 1992). Temperatures are equally important in that the mean minimum air temp ...
Climate driven changes to malaria transmission patterns in
... spatial spread and intensity of malaria incidence and risks in a country whose population has doubled in the last 30 years. In chapter two, at a micro-scale and with high resolution disease and climate data, we examine the impact of inter-annual climate variation on the spatial distribution of mala ...
... spatial spread and intensity of malaria incidence and risks in a country whose population has doubled in the last 30 years. In chapter two, at a micro-scale and with high resolution disease and climate data, we examine the impact of inter-annual climate variation on the spatial distribution of mala ...
Literature review on Brookies
... Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) commonly occur in cold water streams with a natural riparian zone and stream morphology. Brown trout (Salmo trutta) withstand warmer water temperatures and more degraded stream conditions than brook trout. This review focuses on four key themes: (a) riparian zone, ...
... Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) commonly occur in cold water streams with a natural riparian zone and stream morphology. Brown trout (Salmo trutta) withstand warmer water temperatures and more degraded stream conditions than brook trout. This review focuses on four key themes: (a) riparian zone, ...
Coastal Hazard Guide - Victorian Coastal Council
... to coastal areas outside capital cities, known as the ‘sea change’ phenomenon, is occurring predominantly in areas within a 90-minute drive of major coastal cities and towns. People are moving to the coast for a variety of reasons, such as the presence of affordable housing and employment opportunit ...
... to coastal areas outside capital cities, known as the ‘sea change’ phenomenon, is occurring predominantly in areas within a 90-minute drive of major coastal cities and towns. People are moving to the coast for a variety of reasons, such as the presence of affordable housing and employment opportunit ...
Averchenkova and Bassi 2016.pdf (opens in new window)
... Credibility and ambition will be critical for the success of the Paris Agreement, which was adopted in December 2015 at the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. This global climate agreement by 195 countries will rely on ...
... Credibility and ambition will be critical for the success of the Paris Agreement, which was adopted in December 2015 at the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. This global climate agreement by 195 countries will rely on ...
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 ...
Drivers of the tropospheric ozone budget throughout the 21st
... ACCMIP (Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate Model Intercomparison Project) ensemble of models have been published recently (e.g. Bowman et al., 2013; Stevenson et al., 2013; Young et al. 2013). The ensemble mean of results obtained from ACCMIP provides a useful point of reference for the results obtai ...
... ACCMIP (Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate Model Intercomparison Project) ensemble of models have been published recently (e.g. Bowman et al., 2013; Stevenson et al., 2013; Young et al. 2013). The ensemble mean of results obtained from ACCMIP provides a useful point of reference for the results obtai ...
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... between things that we value, when these values often pull in different directions. It might also require transforming the way we, and others, value our world. Value systems are often informed by ...
... between things that we value, when these values often pull in different directions. It might also require transforming the way we, and others, value our world. Value systems are often informed by ...
Climatic variation alters supply-side ecology
... Although some climatic patterns, such as the El NiñoSouthern Oscillation (ENSO) vary on relatively short timescales (3–7 years), others such as the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO; 20–30 years) and the recently identified North Pacific Gyre Oscillation (NPGO; ;10 years; see Di Lorenzo et al. 2008) la ...
... Although some climatic patterns, such as the El NiñoSouthern Oscillation (ENSO) vary on relatively short timescales (3–7 years), others such as the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO; 20–30 years) and the recently identified North Pacific Gyre Oscillation (NPGO; ;10 years; see Di Lorenzo et al. 2008) la ...
Ground ice melt in the high Arctic leads to greater ecological
... the largest driver of Arctic biodiversity loss (Sala et al. 2000), yet significant gaps remain in our understanding of the underlying landscape processes that structure Arctic biodiversity. Changes in thermokarst rate and magnitude may resonate through the ecosystem at all levels – potentially intens ...
... the largest driver of Arctic biodiversity loss (Sala et al. 2000), yet significant gaps remain in our understanding of the underlying landscape processes that structure Arctic biodiversity. Changes in thermokarst rate and magnitude may resonate through the ecosystem at all levels – potentially intens ...