Historical and Idealized Climate Model Experiments: An EMIC
... variety of Earth System Models of Intermediate Complexity (EMICs) as part of a community contribution to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fifth Assessment Report. Historical simulations start at 850 CE and continue through to 2005. The standard simulations include changes in forcing fro ...
... variety of Earth System Models of Intermediate Complexity (EMICs) as part of a community contribution to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fifth Assessment Report. Historical simulations start at 850 CE and continue through to 2005. The standard simulations include changes in forcing fro ...
THE LEGAL NATURE OF JUSTICE IN REDD+ Dr Rowena Maguire
... No one definition of climate justice, some common themes identified by Baskin: The disconnection between those responsible for climate change and those who will feel the impacts of climate change. The capacity of those likely to feel the impact of climate change and their lack of resources to respon ...
... No one definition of climate justice, some common themes identified by Baskin: The disconnection between those responsible for climate change and those who will feel the impacts of climate change. The capacity of those likely to feel the impact of climate change and their lack of resources to respon ...
From Risk to Return: Investing in Climate Change Adaptation
... and adaptation and water crises” as the third most significant global risk identified. In addition, the WEF lists climate change as one of the top five determinants of future Global Development. To put this into a local context, Sydney and Melbourne are both participants in the Rockefeller Foundatio ...
... and adaptation and water crises” as the third most significant global risk identified. In addition, the WEF lists climate change as one of the top five determinants of future Global Development. To put this into a local context, Sydney and Melbourne are both participants in the Rockefeller Foundatio ...
Climate change in Africa: a guidebook for journalists
... What’s at stake? The Earth’s climate has always changed but because of human activities it is now changing faster than it has for thousands of years.1 This is what scientists and politicians mean when they talk today of climate change. This climate change is here to stay. It will affect all of our l ...
... What’s at stake? The Earth’s climate has always changed but because of human activities it is now changing faster than it has for thousands of years.1 This is what scientists and politicians mean when they talk today of climate change. This climate change is here to stay. It will affect all of our l ...
A Geographic Mosaic of Climate Change Impacts on Terrestrial
... from coniferous to broadleaf forest, forest to shrubland, etc.). Since the beginning of the industrial period (1850), global temperatures have risen almost 1°C, and climate models project additional increases of at least 1°C and up to 4°C or more, depending on the future trajectory of greenhouse gas ...
... from coniferous to broadleaf forest, forest to shrubland, etc.). Since the beginning of the industrial period (1850), global temperatures have risen almost 1°C, and climate models project additional increases of at least 1°C and up to 4°C or more, depending on the future trajectory of greenhouse gas ...
Case Study: Climate Change Resilience of Melbourne
... In response to climate change risks, local councils in the metropolitan Melbourne area have taken proactive measures in identifying and monitoring climate change impacts and planning for climate change adaptation. All councils, which have undertaken climate change adaptation planning, have implement ...
... In response to climate change risks, local councils in the metropolitan Melbourne area have taken proactive measures in identifying and monitoring climate change impacts and planning for climate change adaptation. All councils, which have undertaken climate change adaptation planning, have implement ...
conference
... environmental responsibilities. Let our team guide you through the essential, need-to-know changes to the regulatory regime that have occurred over the past year. Rely on our approachable expert panel to help provide answers to the questions that most concern you. ...
... environmental responsibilities. Let our team guide you through the essential, need-to-know changes to the regulatory regime that have occurred over the past year. Rely on our approachable expert panel to help provide answers to the questions that most concern you. ...
and Aquaculture Projects
... aquatic species and altering productivity, habitats and migration patterns. Sea level rise, combined ...
... aquatic species and altering productivity, habitats and migration patterns. Sea level rise, combined ...
C - UBC Blogs
... Impacts from SLR • We only simulate 50 years -- before there is inundation. • But during this time there will be many storms. • Subsequent to each storm homeowners decide about repairs, relocation, etc. • Household level decision-making is simulated using patterns of insurance claims in combination ...
... Impacts from SLR • We only simulate 50 years -- before there is inundation. • But during this time there will be many storms. • Subsequent to each storm homeowners decide about repairs, relocation, etc. • Household level decision-making is simulated using patterns of insurance claims in combination ...
global climate change and health – a new theme for research in
... Environmental medicine research is missing in the field of climate change and health The recently published report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2007) as well as a number of books, films and mass-media programs have put the issue of climate change in the spotlight. Resear ...
... Environmental medicine research is missing in the field of climate change and health The recently published report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2007) as well as a number of books, films and mass-media programs have put the issue of climate change in the spotlight. Resear ...
3B Air Quality - Department of City Planning
... NO2 is a reddish brown gas that is a by-product of combustion processes. Automobiles and industrial operations are the main sources of NO2. Aside from its contribution to ozone formation, nitrogen dioxide can increase the risk of acute and chronic respiratory disease and reduce visibility. NO2 may b ...
... NO2 is a reddish brown gas that is a by-product of combustion processes. Automobiles and industrial operations are the main sources of NO2. Aside from its contribution to ozone formation, nitrogen dioxide can increase the risk of acute and chronic respiratory disease and reduce visibility. NO2 may b ...
Evolution of the Southern Annular Mode during the past
... ozone depletion2 ; however, the brevity of observational records from Antarctica1 —one of the core zones that defines SAM variability—limits our understanding of long-term SAM behaviour. Here we reconstruct annual mean changes in the SAM since AD 1000 using, for the first time, proxy records that en ...
... ozone depletion2 ; however, the brevity of observational records from Antarctica1 —one of the core zones that defines SAM variability—limits our understanding of long-term SAM behaviour. Here we reconstruct annual mean changes in the SAM since AD 1000 using, for the first time, proxy records that en ...
Report
... concentration scenarios used by the IPCC. 2. The sensitivity of the climate system and environment to greenhouse gas concentrations (NPCC, 2009). GHG concentrations will continue to grow as long as emissions exceed the environment’s capacity to absorb these gases. The extent of this capacity is unkn ...
... concentration scenarios used by the IPCC. 2. The sensitivity of the climate system and environment to greenhouse gas concentrations (NPCC, 2009). GHG concentrations will continue to grow as long as emissions exceed the environment’s capacity to absorb these gases. The extent of this capacity is unkn ...
A Climate Risk Management Approach to Disaster Reduction
... to manage the local manifestations of global climate risk, through to global measures to reduce hazard (for example, by reducing greenhouse gas emissions) and to reduce vulnerability (by increasing the social and economic resilience of vulnerable countries such as SIDS, for example). Integrated clim ...
... to manage the local manifestations of global climate risk, through to global measures to reduce hazard (for example, by reducing greenhouse gas emissions) and to reduce vulnerability (by increasing the social and economic resilience of vulnerable countries such as SIDS, for example). Integrated clim ...
Inter-hemispheric linkages in climate change
... The focus for much of this work has centred on the termination of the last ice-age. The primary reason for this is that the warming associated with this termination is of similar or even larger magnitude than the human-induced climate modification expected under future greenhouse-gas scenarios (Wats ...
... The focus for much of this work has centred on the termination of the last ice-age. The primary reason for this is that the warming associated with this termination is of similar or even larger magnitude than the human-induced climate modification expected under future greenhouse-gas scenarios (Wats ...
Climate change drives warming in the Hudson River Estuary, New
... The Hudson River Estuary is warming. The trend test identified a significant long-term warming trend with a magnitude of 0.015 C per year which equates to a 0.945 C warming of annual mean temperature over the course of the 63 year series 1946–2008. The rate of warming is faster than previously r ...
... The Hudson River Estuary is warming. The trend test identified a significant long-term warming trend with a magnitude of 0.015 C per year which equates to a 0.945 C warming of annual mean temperature over the course of the 63 year series 1946–2008. The rate of warming is faster than previously r ...
Carbon dioxide and climate impulse response functions for the
... Received: 24 July 2012 – Published in Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss.: 9 August 2012 Revised: 25 January 2013 – Accepted: 11 February 2013 – Published: 8 March 2013 ...
... Received: 24 July 2012 – Published in Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss.: 9 August 2012 Revised: 25 January 2013 – Accepted: 11 February 2013 – Published: 8 March 2013 ...
Climate Change Impacts on Future Carbon Stores and Management
... (GHG) is a pressing environmental issue that has increased the necessity to quantify the exchange of GHG between terrestrial ecosystems and the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the primary anthropogenic greenhouse gases. Reductions in atmospheric CO2 concentration through enhanced terrestr ...
... (GHG) is a pressing environmental issue that has increased the necessity to quantify the exchange of GHG between terrestrial ecosystems and the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the primary anthropogenic greenhouse gases. Reductions in atmospheric CO2 concentration through enhanced terrestr ...
2014-15 Sustainability Report
... LSE was founded in 1895 to create and share knowledge addressing major social challenges, and to shape a better world. Environmental sustainability and climate change are two of the key global challenges we face today, and we address these through our research, teaching, public engagement and our ow ...
... LSE was founded in 1895 to create and share knowledge addressing major social challenges, and to shape a better world. Environmental sustainability and climate change are two of the key global challenges we face today, and we address these through our research, teaching, public engagement and our ow ...
2. Background on tropical climate changes relevant to tropical
... point. IPCC (2007) concluded that it was “more likely than not” (meaning >50% chance) that human activities have contributed to the observed trend in intense tropical cyclone activity in some regions since 1970. CCSP (2008) concluded that “There is evidence suggesting a human contribution to recent ...
... point. IPCC (2007) concluded that it was “more likely than not” (meaning >50% chance) that human activities have contributed to the observed trend in intense tropical cyclone activity in some regions since 1970. CCSP (2008) concluded that “There is evidence suggesting a human contribution to recent ...
Climate Change Scenario Simulations over Area Climate Model:
... A2 and B2 future emission scenarios (Special Report on Emission Scenarios (SRES)) to simulate a 20-year (2070-2090) projection of future climate. These experiments allowed for verification of both spatial and temporal present-day climate simulations, as well as possible future climate trends as simu ...
... A2 and B2 future emission scenarios (Special Report on Emission Scenarios (SRES)) to simulate a 20-year (2070-2090) projection of future climate. These experiments allowed for verification of both spatial and temporal present-day climate simulations, as well as possible future climate trends as simu ...
Climate Change Adaptation Plan for Coastal and Inland Wetlands in
... assessments take into account reliance on wetland habitat, but do not otherwise break out or rank wetland dependent species. Databases that are being developed through these projects will be useful in further analysis. The initial report is anticipated late in 2012. Other strategies identify common ...
... assessments take into account reliance on wetland habitat, but do not otherwise break out or rank wetland dependent species. Databases that are being developed through these projects will be useful in further analysis. The initial report is anticipated late in 2012. Other strategies identify common ...
Can amphibians take the heat? Vulnerability to climate
... M. krauczuki). We examined 11 species from nine different ponds and streams during August 2009 to February 2010. Maximum water temperatures range between 21.3 and 30.4 °C (Tables S1 and S2) and, (3) The European community (temperate) (latitudinal range 36°56′N–60°31′N). We examined 20 species from e ...
... M. krauczuki). We examined 11 species from nine different ponds and streams during August 2009 to February 2010. Maximum water temperatures range between 21.3 and 30.4 °C (Tables S1 and S2) and, (3) The European community (temperate) (latitudinal range 36°56′N–60°31′N). We examined 20 species from e ...