Effects of vegetation feedback on future climate change over West
... 1998; Hulme et al. 2001; Lebel and Ali 2009). Given the primarily rain-fed agriculture in the region, it is important that we understand the variation and future changes of regional climate in order to assess the potential impact of future changes and to develop adaptation and mitigation strategies. ...
... 1998; Hulme et al. 2001; Lebel and Ali 2009). Given the primarily rain-fed agriculture in the region, it is important that we understand the variation and future changes of regional climate in order to assess the potential impact of future changes and to develop adaptation and mitigation strategies. ...
Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources
... Figure 9 Change in average annual and first percentile rainfall for the ‘best’ case projections (ECHO-G GCM) and low emissions ......................................................................................... 29 Figure 10. Change in average annual and first percentile rainfall for the ‘best’ ...
... Figure 9 Change in average annual and first percentile rainfall for the ‘best’ case projections (ECHO-G GCM) and low emissions ......................................................................................... 29 Figure 10. Change in average annual and first percentile rainfall for the ‘best’ ...
(2012) Blue Carbon Policy Framework 2.0
... The storage of carbon is the consequence of the capacity of those ecosystems to act as a net carbon sink over very long periods of time. If these ecosystems are degraded or damaged by human activities, their carbon sink capacity is lost and the resulting emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) contribute ...
... The storage of carbon is the consequence of the capacity of those ecosystems to act as a net carbon sink over very long periods of time. If these ecosystems are degraded or damaged by human activities, their carbon sink capacity is lost and the resulting emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) contribute ...
The Economic Effects of Long(Term Climate Change
... The remainder of the paper is organized as follows: Section 2 provides historical background on the Little Ice Age and on the relationship between climate, agricultural productivity and urban growth in Early Modern Europe. Section 3 describes the construction of the data set. Section 4 introduces th ...
... The remainder of the paper is organized as follows: Section 2 provides historical background on the Little Ice Age and on the relationship between climate, agricultural productivity and urban growth in Early Modern Europe. Section 3 describes the construction of the data set. Section 4 introduces th ...
Endangered Species Coalition 2015 Top 10 Report Nominating
... extent, in the lower 48-states (ILBT 2013; Hodges 2000). According to the 2013 Canada Lynx Conservation and Assessment Strategy, “[t]he loss of the hare cycle would likely translate into a reduced potential for lynx to expand into new or unoccupied habitat in Canada or the adjoining United States” ( ...
... extent, in the lower 48-states (ILBT 2013; Hodges 2000). According to the 2013 Canada Lynx Conservation and Assessment Strategy, “[t]he loss of the hare cycle would likely translate into a reduced potential for lynx to expand into new or unoccupied habitat in Canada or the adjoining United States” ( ...
Creighton University`s Climate Action Plan
... civilization. Either we will change our ways and build an entirely new kind of global society, or they will be changed for us.” Globally, the impacts of climate change include changes in temperature, precipitation, sea level, ice melt, frequency and severity of storms, and changes to species and Som ...
... civilization. Either we will change our ways and build an entirely new kind of global society, or they will be changed for us.” Globally, the impacts of climate change include changes in temperature, precipitation, sea level, ice melt, frequency and severity of storms, and changes to species and Som ...
Life-Cycle Greenhouse Gas Assessment of Richard K. Lattanzio Analyst in Environmental Policy
... Recent expansion in natural gas production has made the resource an increasingly significant component in the U.S. energy market. Further, a number of policies recently proposed and/or promulgated at the federal, state, and local levels may serve to accelerate this development. Examples of federal p ...
... Recent expansion in natural gas production has made the resource an increasingly significant component in the U.S. energy market. Further, a number of policies recently proposed and/or promulgated at the federal, state, and local levels may serve to accelerate this development. Examples of federal p ...
explaining extreme events of 2013
... the causes of 16 different events that occurred in 2013. The findings indicate that human-caused climate change greatly increased the risk for the extreme heat waves assessed in this report. How human influence affected other types of events such as droughts, heavy rain events, and storms was less c ...
... the causes of 16 different events that occurred in 2013. The findings indicate that human-caused climate change greatly increased the risk for the extreme heat waves assessed in this report. How human influence affected other types of events such as droughts, heavy rain events, and storms was less c ...
Assessment of climate change impacts on rainfall
... In this study, three nonlinear methods including ANN, KNN, and SVM are used to find the relationship between the large-scale climate variables provided by the National Centres for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) and the rainfall of the Zayandehrood dam basin. Zayandehrood river is the most important ...
... In this study, three nonlinear methods including ANN, KNN, and SVM are used to find the relationship between the large-scale climate variables provided by the National Centres for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) and the rainfall of the Zayandehrood dam basin. Zayandehrood river is the most important ...
Building on the Montreal Protocol`s Success and Facing
... Preparations for negotiation of a Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (later called the Montreal Protocol) began with the following areas of serious disagreements: the Toronto Group countries (Canada, US, Norway, Sudan, Finland and Australia) advocated a production freeze and major c ...
... Preparations for negotiation of a Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (later called the Montreal Protocol) began with the following areas of serious disagreements: the Toronto Group countries (Canada, US, Norway, Sudan, Finland and Australia) advocated a production freeze and major c ...
Explaining Extreme Events of 2013 from a Climate
... ABSTRACT—Stephanie C. Herring, Martin P. Hoerling, Thomas C. Peterson, and Peter A. Stott Attribution of extreme events is a challenging science and one that is currently undergoing considerable evolution. In this paper, 20 different research groups explored the causes of 16 different events that o ...
... ABSTRACT—Stephanie C. Herring, Martin P. Hoerling, Thomas C. Peterson, and Peter A. Stott Attribution of extreme events is a challenging science and one that is currently undergoing considerable evolution. In this paper, 20 different research groups explored the causes of 16 different events that o ...
Community-based Climate Change Action Grants
... In some areas of the Pacific Region, adaptation is occurring at the extreme end, with communities needing to migrate from their homes. In other low-lying areas, there is a window of opportunity to avert this outcome. In many less vulnerable settings, there are substantial opportunities to build resi ...
... In some areas of the Pacific Region, adaptation is occurring at the extreme end, with communities needing to migrate from their homes. In other low-lying areas, there is a window of opportunity to avert this outcome. In many less vulnerable settings, there are substantial opportunities to build resi ...
Chapter 3: Changing Arctic: Indigenous Perspectives
... close connection to their surroundings, an intimate understanding of their environment (e.g., FienupRiordan et al., 2000), complex relationships with national and sub-national governments and non-indigenous migrants to the Arctic (Minority Rights Group, 1994; Nuttall, 1992; Pika, 1999), a way of lif ...
... close connection to their surroundings, an intimate understanding of their environment (e.g., FienupRiordan et al., 2000), complex relationships with national and sub-national governments and non-indigenous migrants to the Arctic (Minority Rights Group, 1994; Nuttall, 1992; Pika, 1999), a way of lif ...
The global hydrological cycle and energy budget under climate
... Dr. Andrew Gettelman, co-examiner ...
... Dr. Andrew Gettelman, co-examiner ...
THE NAIROBI WORK PROGRAMME
... divided into two phases. In June 2008, the first phase was completed, and the second commenced. This was a significant milestone for the programme, and adaptation as a whole. This second phase, with inputs from the first phase, will feed into future work on adaptation, post-COP 15 in Copenhagen. Thi ...
... divided into two phases. In June 2008, the first phase was completed, and the second commenced. This was a significant milestone for the programme, and adaptation as a whole. This second phase, with inputs from the first phase, will feed into future work on adaptation, post-COP 15 in Copenhagen. Thi ...
Future change of the Indian Ocean basin
... Total 20 CGCMs participated in CMIP5 are used in this study. Table 1 lists the model name, institution and horizontal resolution of atmospheric component. Two experiments are investigated. One is the historical run (i.e., the twentieth century run) from 1850 to 2005 and the other is the RCP 4.5 run ...
... Total 20 CGCMs participated in CMIP5 are used in this study. Table 1 lists the model name, institution and horizontal resolution of atmospheric component. Two experiments are investigated. One is the historical run (i.e., the twentieth century run) from 1850 to 2005 and the other is the RCP 4.5 run ...
MIGRATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE: AN OVERVIEW 1
... and beginning of the 1990s, a few landmark publications raised the issue and provided alarmist estimates of the number of people foreseen to move because of climate change; Norman Myers argued for example that up to 150 million environmental refugees were to be expected by the end of the 21st centur ...
... and beginning of the 1990s, a few landmark publications raised the issue and provided alarmist estimates of the number of people foreseen to move because of climate change; Norman Myers argued for example that up to 150 million environmental refugees were to be expected by the end of the 21st centur ...
3 The role of biodiversity in societal adaptation to climate change
... in many circumstances, particularly in the case of ‘hard defences’ constructed to prevent coastal and inland flooding. This can result in maladaptation in the long term if it removes natural flood regulation properties of coastal and freshwater ecosystems, for example. Conversely, adaptation strateg ...
... in many circumstances, particularly in the case of ‘hard defences’ constructed to prevent coastal and inland flooding. This can result in maladaptation in the long term if it removes natural flood regulation properties of coastal and freshwater ecosystems, for example. Conversely, adaptation strateg ...
Development of a Coastal Community Climate Change Action Plan
... Taken from http://www.nunavut.com/nunavut99/english/map.html ...
... Taken from http://www.nunavut.com/nunavut99/english/map.html ...
Population-level variation of Fraxinus americana (white ash) is
... wood carbon isotope ratios, leaf mass per area and leaf nitrogen concentration. These findings suggest that eastern populations may not perform well under the hotter and drier conditions predicted by climate change scenarios. Moreover, in the event of significant climate change, the short-term accli ...
... wood carbon isotope ratios, leaf mass per area and leaf nitrogen concentration. These findings suggest that eastern populations may not perform well under the hotter and drier conditions predicted by climate change scenarios. Moreover, in the event of significant climate change, the short-term accli ...
10584_2011_45_MOESM1_ESM - Springer Static Content Server
... paper. The full text of the document includes substantive reporting or discussion of an adaptation activity. The adaptive action must be set in place (excludes proposed strategies, empirical testing, predictive modeling etc.). Initiatives that strengthened knowledge base, information sharing, improv ...
... paper. The full text of the document includes substantive reporting or discussion of an adaptation activity. The adaptive action must be set in place (excludes proposed strategies, empirical testing, predictive modeling etc.). Initiatives that strengthened knowledge base, information sharing, improv ...
Saving Kyoto - Graciela Chichilnisky
... its overall consistency and the deep political rationale for its emergence. This would lead us to lose time in desperate attempts to reinvent it or to be trapped in endless ideological disputes. This book is thus timely because it helps us to avoid such traps by providing a clear understanding of wh ...
... its overall consistency and the deep political rationale for its emergence. This would lead us to lose time in desperate attempts to reinvent it or to be trapped in endless ideological disputes. This book is thus timely because it helps us to avoid such traps by providing a clear understanding of wh ...