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... are usually referred to as volcanic ash. Volcanic ash particles are relatively large, exceeding two microns in diameter, and therefore deposit relatively quickly, i.e. within a few weeks. They are responsible for short-term regional-to-continental perturbations of the Earth’s radiative balance and m ...
... are usually referred to as volcanic ash. Volcanic ash particles are relatively large, exceeding two microns in diameter, and therefore deposit relatively quickly, i.e. within a few weeks. They are responsible for short-term regional-to-continental perturbations of the Earth’s radiative balance and m ...
Cities and Climate Change: An Urgent Agenda
... Five Main Messages of the WDR 2010 stand out: Climate change threatens all countries, with developing countries being the most vulnerable. Developing countries are likely to bear 75 percent of the costs of damages produced by climate change. Even a 2 C warming above preindustrial levels could resu ...
... Five Main Messages of the WDR 2010 stand out: Climate change threatens all countries, with developing countries being the most vulnerable. Developing countries are likely to bear 75 percent of the costs of damages produced by climate change. Even a 2 C warming above preindustrial levels could resu ...
Introduction - Department of the Environment
... In the last few years an ever increasing volume of literature, reflecting the increasing research, on climate change has been produced. Despite this, projections regarding effects on biodiversity are of a much generalised nature. The range of predictions regarding the changes to weather patterns and ...
... In the last few years an ever increasing volume of literature, reflecting the increasing research, on climate change has been produced. Despite this, projections regarding effects on biodiversity are of a much generalised nature. The range of predictions regarding the changes to weather patterns and ...
Bird Species and Climate Change
... Climate change will also cause some of its most serious but least predictable impacts by shifting the timing of natural events and by shifting species’ geographical distributions. This will rearrange plant and animal communities and ecosystems, and disrupt birds’ relationships with predators, compet ...
... Climate change will also cause some of its most serious but least predictable impacts by shifting the timing of natural events and by shifting species’ geographical distributions. This will rearrange plant and animal communities and ecosystems, and disrupt birds’ relationships with predators, compet ...
Air Quality and Climate Connections - Lamont
... The net negative represents competition between NOx-induced increases in O3 (warming) versus decreases in CH4 (cooling), which cause the GWP for nearer time periods (GWP10 or GWP20) to be positive. e From Bond et al. (2013). Range of 120 to 1800 including all forcing mechanisms. f Even more uncertai ...
... The net negative represents competition between NOx-induced increases in O3 (warming) versus decreases in CH4 (cooling), which cause the GWP for nearer time periods (GWP10 or GWP20) to be positive. e From Bond et al. (2013). Range of 120 to 1800 including all forcing mechanisms. f Even more uncertai ...
The end of the Pacific? Effects of sea level rise on Pacific Island
... The last 200 years of sea level change in the Pacific Islands There is evidence that global sea level began rising at the end of the Little Ice Age about 200 years ago (Jevrejeva et al., 2008) and has continued since, something established independently for the Pacific region (Nunn, 2007a). While sea ...
... The last 200 years of sea level change in the Pacific Islands There is evidence that global sea level began rising at the end of the Little Ice Age about 200 years ago (Jevrejeva et al., 2008) and has continued since, something established independently for the Pacific region (Nunn, 2007a). While sea ...
Climate Change, Gender and Development in Africa
... this article is the vital role that reliable and timely data can play in supporting policymaking. In each section we shed light on the kinds of data that are required, and the routes that need to be taken to ensure that data are compiled and made available. We advocate the use of standard tools and ...
... this article is the vital role that reliable and timely data can play in supporting policymaking. In each section we shed light on the kinds of data that are required, and the routes that need to be taken to ensure that data are compiled and made available. We advocate the use of standard tools and ...
Is snow in the Alps receding or disappearing?
... changed over the past century. While a major driving factor for this is clearly to be found in recent warming trends, other processes also contribute to the reduction in snow, such as the influence of the North Atlantic Oscillation on the variability of the mountain snow-pack. This article ends with ...
... changed over the past century. While a major driving factor for this is clearly to be found in recent warming trends, other processes also contribute to the reduction in snow, such as the influence of the North Atlantic Oscillation on the variability of the mountain snow-pack. This article ends with ...
Arctic Climate Impact Science – an update since ACIA
... With an ice volume of about 2.9 million km , the Greenland Ice Sheet has the potential to contribute much more to global sea-level rise than all of the other glaciers and ice caps combined (excluding the Antarctic Ice Sheet). If the entire Greenland Ice Sheet were to melt, sea level would rise by ab ...
... With an ice volume of about 2.9 million km , the Greenland Ice Sheet has the potential to contribute much more to global sea-level rise than all of the other glaciers and ice caps combined (excluding the Antarctic Ice Sheet). If the entire Greenland Ice Sheet were to melt, sea level would rise by ab ...
Roadmap - Philippines Development Forum
... ⦁ Continuous Enhancing LGU Capacity on DRRCCA Planning • Database dev’t on CCA-DRRM ⦁ Development of ...
... ⦁ Continuous Enhancing LGU Capacity on DRRCCA Planning • Database dev’t on CCA-DRRM ⦁ Development of ...
... In India, domestic demands make up three quarters of the national economy [1]. In spite of this fact, since 2002, alongside the annual economic growth in India, there has been a manifold increase in the CO2 emissions as well. Majority of India’s energy comes from coal, and because the country’s incr ...
FINAL DRAFT IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 5 Coordinating Lead Authors
... storms related impacts and associated storm surges will be worsened by GMSL rise although uncertainty related to changes in tropical and mid-latitude cyclones at the regional scale will signify that there is low confidence in projections of storm surge change [5.3.3.2]. Both relative sea level rise ...
... storms related impacts and associated storm surges will be worsened by GMSL rise although uncertainty related to changes in tropical and mid-latitude cyclones at the regional scale will signify that there is low confidence in projections of storm surge change [5.3.3.2]. Both relative sea level rise ...
Regional Climate Change Adaptation Plan for the Eyre Peninsula
... management and biodiversity conservation, both of which will be impacted by declining rainfall and projected increased temperatures. The adaptation pathways analysis focussed on eight issues and areas of decision making (described in italics below). These were then considered in a regional context t ...
... management and biodiversity conservation, both of which will be impacted by declining rainfall and projected increased temperatures. The adaptation pathways analysis focussed on eight issues and areas of decision making (described in italics below). These were then considered in a regional context t ...
Executive Summary Powering Climate Action
... Another perception about cities, for instance from the private sector, is that due to their complexity and scale, cities can be challenging partners to work with. However this work demonstrates that many cities are ensuring comprehensive action is taken through collaboration, confounding this misshe ...
... Another perception about cities, for instance from the private sector, is that due to their complexity and scale, cities can be challenging partners to work with. However this work demonstrates that many cities are ensuring comprehensive action is taken through collaboration, confounding this misshe ...
The non-synchronous response of Rabots Glacia¨r and Storglacia
... accounting for uncertainties, the response time for Rabots Glaciär is consistently about 1.5 times longer than that for Storglaciären. This implies that their non-synchronous behavior is likely due to differences in response times. The latter ultimately result from markedly different longitudinal ...
... accounting for uncertainties, the response time for Rabots Glaciär is consistently about 1.5 times longer than that for Storglaciären. This implies that their non-synchronous behavior is likely due to differences in response times. The latter ultimately result from markedly different longitudinal ...
(East Coast fever) in sub-Saharan Africa
... R. appendiculatus infestation. However, the northern and eastern Cape provinces of South Africa as well as Botswana, Zambia and eastern DRC, that are currently unsuitable, are rendered climatically suitable for R. appendiculatus under future climate scenarios. This may be because of enhanced rainfal ...
... R. appendiculatus infestation. However, the northern and eastern Cape provinces of South Africa as well as Botswana, Zambia and eastern DRC, that are currently unsuitable, are rendered climatically suitable for R. appendiculatus under future climate scenarios. This may be because of enhanced rainfal ...
The Future of Sturgeon Caviar in the Caspian Sea
... ensure caviar production in the future. • Ineffective Quota Systems ...
... ensure caviar production in the future. • Ineffective Quota Systems ...
Solar influences on Climate
... It is not possible to explain the warming of the past sixty years on the basis of changes in solar activity alone. Over the past 150 years an overall increase in solar activity has probably contributed to global warming, mainly during the first half of the twentieth century. The effect is, however, ...
... It is not possible to explain the warming of the past sixty years on the basis of changes in solar activity alone. Over the past 150 years an overall increase in solar activity has probably contributed to global warming, mainly during the first half of the twentieth century. The effect is, however, ...
Geophysics 4th year Booklet 2013-14 - of /~pgres
... Learning week. The purpose is to provide experience for the student but it is also assessed (2 credits towards ‘Transferable Skills for Geophysicists). The normal method of assessment is by peer-review. All projects involve original research and results are therefore unpredictable to a greater or le ...
... Learning week. The purpose is to provide experience for the student but it is also assessed (2 credits towards ‘Transferable Skills for Geophysicists). The normal method of assessment is by peer-review. All projects involve original research and results are therefore unpredictable to a greater or le ...
Executive Summary - Forest Watch
... key Sectors (Forestry, Water Resources, and Human Health) for detailed consideration, and three key concerns or issues likely to affect these Sectors if climate change continues (Air Quality, Seasonal Dynamics, and Extreme Weather Events). The Final Report of the NERA is offerred in two forms: A Fou ...
... key Sectors (Forestry, Water Resources, and Human Health) for detailed consideration, and three key concerns or issues likely to affect these Sectors if climate change continues (Air Quality, Seasonal Dynamics, and Extreme Weather Events). The Final Report of the NERA is offerred in two forms: A Fou ...
Functional traits predict relationship between plant abundance
... representing key aspects of plant adaptive life strategy (13–16) could be used as predictors of plant response to climate warming under natural conditions. We hypothesized that traits associated with resource capture efficiency and, thereby, growth rate, would have predictive power of temperature–abu ...
... representing key aspects of plant adaptive life strategy (13–16) could be used as predictors of plant response to climate warming under natural conditions. We hypothesized that traits associated with resource capture efficiency and, thereby, growth rate, would have predictive power of temperature–abu ...
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... projects that produce benefits at a more distant point in the future (Weitzman 1998, 1999). Second, if there is imperfect substitutability between produced goods and the natural environment, and if the supply of produced goods increases while the stock of the natural environment falls, the social di ...
... projects that produce benefits at a more distant point in the future (Weitzman 1998, 1999). Second, if there is imperfect substitutability between produced goods and the natural environment, and if the supply of produced goods increases while the stock of the natural environment falls, the social di ...
Climatic warming destabilizes forest ant communities
... each 5 m in diameter, and warmed the forest floor year-round with thermostat-controlled forced air passed over hydronic heaters. At each site, nine chambers were warmed in increments of 0.5°C from 1.5° to 5.5°C above ambient temperature; three additional chambers had forced air, but no heat, and a f ...
... each 5 m in diameter, and warmed the forest floor year-round with thermostat-controlled forced air passed over hydronic heaters. At each site, nine chambers were warmed in increments of 0.5°C from 1.5° to 5.5°C above ambient temperature; three additional chambers had forced air, but no heat, and a f ...