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 ...
Inuit Priorities for Canada`s Climate Strategy
... change. The social inequities Inuit face tend to be magnitudes larger than those faced by people in most other parts of Canada. These inequities contribute to the marginalization of too many Inuit households through limited access to education, employment, quality housing, and adequate and nutritiou ...
... change. The social inequities Inuit face tend to be magnitudes larger than those faced by people in most other parts of Canada. These inequities contribute to the marginalization of too many Inuit households through limited access to education, employment, quality housing, and adequate and nutritiou ...
Nitrogen cycle responses to elevated CO2 depend on ecosystem
... et al. (2006) suggested, based on 15N labelling experiments, that eCO2 effects on N turnover differ between the short- and long-term. However, in the present data set no correlation between RR of gross N transformation rates and duration of eCO2 exposure were observed (not shown). Rather, we suggest ...
... et al. (2006) suggested, based on 15N labelling experiments, that eCO2 effects on N turnover differ between the short- and long-term. However, in the present data set no correlation between RR of gross N transformation rates and duration of eCO2 exposure were observed (not shown). Rather, we suggest ...
Taxes, targets, and the social cost of carbon
... Why So Difficult to Estimate The SCC? Even with no uncertainty, long time horizon creates extreme sensitivity to discount rate, over which there is no agreement. Very large uncertainties, some of which we cannot even characterize. The more important ones: Extent of warming under current and future ...
... Why So Difficult to Estimate The SCC? Even with no uncertainty, long time horizon creates extreme sensitivity to discount rate, over which there is no agreement. Very large uncertainties, some of which we cannot even characterize. The more important ones: Extent of warming under current and future ...
Workshop Proceedings Report: South Asia Media Workshop
... The Himalayan region is the “water tower” of Asia down which flow ten major rivers of Asia. About 1.3 billion people depend on the Himalayan waters for various purposes. The region is the most irrigation-intensive area in the world. The Himalayan region boasts of incredible biodiversity richness, in ...
... The Himalayan region is the “water tower” of Asia down which flow ten major rivers of Asia. About 1.3 billion people depend on the Himalayan waters for various purposes. The region is the most irrigation-intensive area in the world. The Himalayan region boasts of incredible biodiversity richness, in ...
Possible impacts of climate change on the wind energy
... Table A-2 Scale factors for the models and for Búrfell, historical data as well as upper (97,5%) and lower (2,5%) confidence intervals. ................................... 57 Table A-3 Shape factors for the models and for Búrfell, historical data as well as upper (97,5%) and lower (2,5%) confidence ...
... Table A-2 Scale factors for the models and for Búrfell, historical data as well as upper (97,5%) and lower (2,5%) confidence intervals. ................................... 57 Table A-3 Shape factors for the models and for Búrfell, historical data as well as upper (97,5%) and lower (2,5%) confidence ...
A FARMer`s View of the Ricardian Approach to Measuring
... Two of MNS’s most widely cited Ricardian models are from MNS (1994).∗ Both models are econometrically estimated using 1982 values of U.S. farm real estate at the county level as their dependent variable. Climatic influences are captured by linear and quadratic terms for temperature and precipitation ...
... Two of MNS’s most widely cited Ricardian models are from MNS (1994).∗ Both models are econometrically estimated using 1982 values of U.S. farm real estate at the county level as their dependent variable. Climatic influences are captured by linear and quadratic terms for temperature and precipitation ...
Twenty Questions and Answers about the Ozone Layer
... Q18. Is depletion of the ozone layer the principal cause of climate change? No, ozone depletion itself is not the principal cause of climate change. Changes in ozone and climate are directly linked because ozone absorbs solar radiation and is also a greenhouse gas. Stratospheric ozone depletion and ...
... Q18. Is depletion of the ozone layer the principal cause of climate change? No, ozone depletion itself is not the principal cause of climate change. Changes in ozone and climate are directly linked because ozone absorbs solar radiation and is also a greenhouse gas. Stratospheric ozone depletion and ...
Investigating the response of subtropical forests to environmental
... unprecedented rate of current change can be attributed to the impacts of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. The amount of CO2 in the atmosphere increased by more than a third during the industrialised era (Le Treut et al. 2007) and other gases such as methane (up by 150% over this period) and n ...
... unprecedented rate of current change can be attributed to the impacts of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. The amount of CO2 in the atmosphere increased by more than a third during the industrialised era (Le Treut et al. 2007) and other gases such as methane (up by 150% over this period) and n ...
Climate change and transboundary water resource conflicts in Africa
... and the quantity of water it carries in its course, which is estimated at 84 billion m3 of water. The Nile has more riparian states (Burundi, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda) than any international river basin in the world. While other countrie ...
... and the quantity of water it carries in its course, which is estimated at 84 billion m3 of water. The Nile has more riparian states (Burundi, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda) than any international river basin in the world. While other countrie ...
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... fish species shift habitats during this stage and possess a pelagic phase post-hatching to optimize growth and reduce predation pressure (Grol et al., 2014; Fig. 1). The reef phase starts when late larval stage fishes undergo metamorphosis. During this time, larvae settle onto the reef, where predatio ...
... fish species shift habitats during this stage and possess a pelagic phase post-hatching to optimize growth and reduce predation pressure (Grol et al., 2014; Fig. 1). The reef phase starts when late larval stage fishes undergo metamorphosis. During this time, larvae settle onto the reef, where predatio ...
The Role of New Media in Protest Organisation
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TOR - UNDP | Procurement Notices
... IMN, and the Directorate for Climate Change of the Ministry of Environment, DCC) as well as home-based work, to perform the following tasks: 1. Provide broad guidance to the PPG team in relation to GEF requirements for planning and monitoring of the project. 2. Facilitate the coordination with other ...
... IMN, and the Directorate for Climate Change of the Ministry of Environment, DCC) as well as home-based work, to perform the following tasks: 1. Provide broad guidance to the PPG team in relation to GEF requirements for planning and monitoring of the project. 2. Facilitate the coordination with other ...
Peatlands and Climate Change
... peatlands are estimated to be over 600 million t yr-1, which will increase in coming decades, and will continue well beyond the 21st century, unless land management practices and peatland development plans are changed. In addition, between 1997 and 2006 an estimated average of 1400 Mt yr-1 of CO2 em ...
... peatlands are estimated to be over 600 million t yr-1, which will increase in coming decades, and will continue well beyond the 21st century, unless land management practices and peatland development plans are changed. In addition, between 1997 and 2006 an estimated average of 1400 Mt yr-1 of CO2 em ...
Revenue Recycling - Ecofiscal Commission
... federal government from 2006 to 2015—have inaccurately framed it as a “job-killing tax,” whose implementation will “hurt the economy.” This framing feeds on the insecurities and financial anxieties of lower- and middle-income households in Canada, which have seen little change in real incomes in rec ...
... federal government from 2006 to 2015—have inaccurately framed it as a “job-killing tax,” whose implementation will “hurt the economy.” This framing feeds on the insecurities and financial anxieties of lower- and middle-income households in Canada, which have seen little change in real incomes in rec ...
A new approach to mapping permafrost and change incorporating
... substance. The impact of climate change on permafrost distribution was recognized a long time ago (Wild, 1882) and is now an important issue for northern land use planning, infrastructure development, and global climate projections (ACIA, 2005). Woo et al. (1992) estimated the shift in boundaries of ...
... substance. The impact of climate change on permafrost distribution was recognized a long time ago (Wild, 1882) and is now an important issue for northern land use planning, infrastructure development, and global climate projections (ACIA, 2005). Woo et al. (1992) estimated the shift in boundaries of ...
AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF
... forests are responding to recent changes, warming temperatures associated with global climate change are likely to further alter the composition and function of these systems (Chmura et al. 2011, Rogers et al. 2011, Waring et al. 2011). The magnitude of temperature changes in the Pacific Northwest o ...
... forests are responding to recent changes, warming temperatures associated with global climate change are likely to further alter the composition and function of these systems (Chmura et al. 2011, Rogers et al. 2011, Waring et al. 2011). The magnitude of temperature changes in the Pacific Northwest o ...
The Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change using CO2 Capture
... concentration CO2 The places where most amount of CO2 is emitted are factories and transportations. The best way to reduce CO2 concentration is to prevent CO2 from being emitted into the atmosphere. If one equips car’s exhaust system or factory’s stack with CO2 gas collecting facilities, it can prev ...
... concentration CO2 The places where most amount of CO2 is emitted are factories and transportations. The best way to reduce CO2 concentration is to prevent CO2 from being emitted into the atmosphere. If one equips car’s exhaust system or factory’s stack with CO2 gas collecting facilities, it can prev ...
Mngumi, Julius (2016) Perceptions of climate change
... The potential impacts of climate change and environmental variability are already evident in most parts of the world, which is witnessing increasing temperature rates and prolonged flood or drought conditions that affect agriculture activities and nature-dependent livelihoods. This study was conduct ...
... The potential impacts of climate change and environmental variability are already evident in most parts of the world, which is witnessing increasing temperature rates and prolonged flood or drought conditions that affect agriculture activities and nature-dependent livelihoods. This study was conduct ...
Article - Cgd Ucar
... Gregory and Noone 2008). The region has relatively lowlying topography, allowing a stronger synoptic-scale influence on temperature variations than over the high, East Antarctic plateau (Bromwich and Wang 2008). The flux of moist static energy entering Antarctica is greatest in the 60°W to 150°W sec ...
... Gregory and Noone 2008). The region has relatively lowlying topography, allowing a stronger synoptic-scale influence on temperature variations than over the high, East Antarctic plateau (Bromwich and Wang 2008). The flux of moist static energy entering Antarctica is greatest in the 60°W to 150°W sec ...
Land-Based Pollution in the Arctic Ocean
... ocean, with surrounding shallow coastal seas. Contaminant pathways into the Arctic Ocean exist from the North Atlantic via the Norwegian coastal current, from the North Pacific via the Bering Strait, and from major northwardflowing rivers. Atmospheric deposition and direct input from coastal and mar ...
... ocean, with surrounding shallow coastal seas. Contaminant pathways into the Arctic Ocean exist from the North Atlantic via the Norwegian coastal current, from the North Pacific via the Bering Strait, and from major northwardflowing rivers. Atmospheric deposition and direct input from coastal and mar ...
Liang Yang
... increasing mean temperature, fluctuating precipitation, rising sea level and increasing typhoon intensity as well as the frequency of extreme weather events. In particular, the annual mean temperature in the PRD area is likely to rise by around 3℃ and precipitation to increase slightly but with grea ...
... increasing mean temperature, fluctuating precipitation, rising sea level and increasing typhoon intensity as well as the frequency of extreme weather events. In particular, the annual mean temperature in the PRD area is likely to rise by around 3℃ and precipitation to increase slightly but with grea ...
