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 ...
Evaluation of spatial changes in different climates of Iran
... the areal coverage in different climate categories of Iran. The results of this paper showed that the surface percent of Iran in the hyper arid, semi arid, humid and hyper humid type 1 climate categories have had a ascending trend, but only the ascending trend of the hyper arid category has been sig ...
... the areal coverage in different climate categories of Iran. The results of this paper showed that the surface percent of Iran in the hyper arid, semi arid, humid and hyper humid type 1 climate categories have had a ascending trend, but only the ascending trend of the hyper arid category has been sig ...
Slideshare CitiDirect
... IRS Circular 230 Disclosure: Citigroup Inc. and its affiliates do not provide tax or legal advice. Any discussion of tax matters in these materials (i) is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used or relied upon, by you for the purpose of avoiding any tax penalties and (ii) may have be ...
... IRS Circular 230 Disclosure: Citigroup Inc. and its affiliates do not provide tax or legal advice. Any discussion of tax matters in these materials (i) is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used or relied upon, by you for the purpose of avoiding any tax penalties and (ii) may have be ...
2015 - RSA Group
... Given the inherent natural uncertainty of weather losses, we monitor and model weather and extreme weather as these are the events that cause claims, not climate. We use a range of external models to review windstorm, hail, river flood and storm surge plus internal models and analysis for freeze and ...
... Given the inherent natural uncertainty of weather losses, we monitor and model weather and extreme weather as these are the events that cause claims, not climate. We use a range of external models to review windstorm, hail, river flood and storm surge plus internal models and analysis for freeze and ...
Eric Gordon and Lisa Dilling - Initiative on Climate Adaptation
... Few papers in the climate change adaptation literature attempt to craft a definition of successful adaptation, and even fewer spend a significant amount of time exploring the concept. In a report for the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, Easterling and his colleagues (2004) offered the following ...
... Few papers in the climate change adaptation literature attempt to craft a definition of successful adaptation, and even fewer spend a significant amount of time exploring the concept. In a report for the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, Easterling and his colleagues (2004) offered the following ...
five percent renewable energy investments in a two degrees world
... Norway’s sovereign wealth fund – the «GPFG» - is the world’s largest fund of its kind, owning 1,3 percent of the world’s listed companies. WWF is advocating a mandate for the fund to invest up to five percent of its value directly in renewable energy and related infrastructure. In this report, WWF a ...
... Norway’s sovereign wealth fund – the «GPFG» - is the world’s largest fund of its kind, owning 1,3 percent of the world’s listed companies. WWF is advocating a mandate for the fund to invest up to five percent of its value directly in renewable energy and related infrastructure. In this report, WWF a ...
The tipping point trend in climate change communication
... social referents, a potential conflation introduced by Gladwell’s (2000) interpretation of epidemiological perspectives. Is the notion appropriate as a description of the way physical components of the climate system change, or as a means of understanding social behavior, or both? Is it intended as a ...
... social referents, a potential conflation introduced by Gladwell’s (2000) interpretation of epidemiological perspectives. Is the notion appropriate as a description of the way physical components of the climate system change, or as a means of understanding social behavior, or both? Is it intended as a ...
Native wildlife on rangelands to minimize methane and produce
... Methane (CH 4 ), carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), and nitrous oxide (NO 2 ) exist in the atmosphere as a result of natural processes; however, human activities are increasing their concentrations, enhancing the greenhouse effect, causing global warming, and thereby adversely affecting biodiversity. Methane i ...
... Methane (CH 4 ), carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), and nitrous oxide (NO 2 ) exist in the atmosphere as a result of natural processes; however, human activities are increasing their concentrations, enhancing the greenhouse effect, causing global warming, and thereby adversely affecting biodiversity. Methane i ...
Essentials of a Carbon Tax for Canada
... A Nation-wide Carbon Tax The most effective approach to pricing carbon is for the federal government to establish a nation-wide carbon tax. A federal, nation-wide tax represents a unified and simplified approach to reducing emissions and avoids the border related headaches of a fragmented province-b ...
... A Nation-wide Carbon Tax The most effective approach to pricing carbon is for the federal government to establish a nation-wide carbon tax. A federal, nation-wide tax represents a unified and simplified approach to reducing emissions and avoids the border related headaches of a fragmented province-b ...
Plant size and leaf area influence phenological and reproductive
... E. Valencia et al. / Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 21 (2016) 31–40 ...
... E. Valencia et al. / Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 21 (2016) 31–40 ...
- SciTech Connect
... stress conditions (Uga et al., 2013). DRO1 encourages downward root growth and is the first crop root quantitative trait locus to be cloned and overexpressed in this way. Genuity DroughtGardÒ maize expressing the Bacillus subtilis CspB RNA chaperone has been marketed since 2013, delivering up to 51 k ...
... stress conditions (Uga et al., 2013). DRO1 encourages downward root growth and is the first crop root quantitative trait locus to be cloned and overexpressed in this way. Genuity DroughtGardÒ maize expressing the Bacillus subtilis CspB RNA chaperone has been marketed since 2013, delivering up to 51 k ...
climate change adaptation: a collective action
... transform natural ecosystems and disrupt human social and economic systems that rely on them, perhaps to an unprecedented degree and within a ...
... transform natural ecosystems and disrupt human social and economic systems that rely on them, perhaps to an unprecedented degree and within a ...
DOC - Europa.eu
... years. Because of this, the actual cost should be low: at current carbon prices it should be below €2 per passenger each way on a transatlantic or other long-haul flight. This is less than most airport taxes and charges. There will be no net cost increases to airlines as any costs for purchasing the ...
... years. Because of this, the actual cost should be low: at current carbon prices it should be below €2 per passenger each way on a transatlantic or other long-haul flight. This is less than most airport taxes and charges. There will be no net cost increases to airlines as any costs for purchasing the ...
The Geopolitics of Climate Change
... growing. However, from the perspective of the individual researcher it is rather problematic since it is well nigh impossible to keep up with the existing state of research. As this report was being finalised, the latest World Energy Outlook was published by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Th ...
... growing. However, from the perspective of the individual researcher it is rather problematic since it is well nigh impossible to keep up with the existing state of research. As this report was being finalised, the latest World Energy Outlook was published by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Th ...
Camouflage mismatch in seasonal coat color due to decreased
... color mismatch as snow seasons shorten under future climate change. Our ensemble prospective snow modeling results indicate that, relative to the recent past, for a medium-low (high) emissions scenario, the duration of the main winter snowpack at our study site will be 29 d (35 d) shorter by the mid ...
... color mismatch as snow seasons shorten under future climate change. Our ensemble prospective snow modeling results indicate that, relative to the recent past, for a medium-low (high) emissions scenario, the duration of the main winter snowpack at our study site will be 29 d (35 d) shorter by the mid ...
Middle Schools - City of Kamloops
... 2. Water is unique. Water can be a solid, a liquid, or a gas. Liquid water can dissolve many things. 3. All the world’s water forms the water cycle. Water moves through this cycle and some water changes from one form to another. For example, water can change from liquid, to gas (vapour), and back to ...
... 2. Water is unique. Water can be a solid, a liquid, or a gas. Liquid water can dissolve many things. 3. All the world’s water forms the water cycle. Water moves through this cycle and some water changes from one form to another. For example, water can change from liquid, to gas (vapour), and back to ...
climate change - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
... CO2 remains the major anthropogenic GHG, accounting for three quarters (75%) of total anthropogenic GHG emissions. The remaining 25 per cent of non-CO2 GHG emissions are made up of methane (2010: 16 per cent), nitrous oxide (2.6 per cent) and fluorinated gases (2.0 per cent). Despite occurring in mu ...
... CO2 remains the major anthropogenic GHG, accounting for three quarters (75%) of total anthropogenic GHG emissions. The remaining 25 per cent of non-CO2 GHG emissions are made up of methane (2010: 16 per cent), nitrous oxide (2.6 per cent) and fluorinated gases (2.0 per cent). Despite occurring in mu ...
Climate variability and change: adaptation to drought in Bangladesh
... increasing temperatures. General Circulation Model (GCM) data project an average temperature increase in Bangladesh of 1.0°C by 2030 and 1.4°C by 2050. Within this context, FAO and the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) are guiding an assessment of livelihood adaptation to climate variability ...
... increasing temperatures. General Circulation Model (GCM) data project an average temperature increase in Bangladesh of 1.0°C by 2030 and 1.4°C by 2050. Within this context, FAO and the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) are guiding an assessment of livelihood adaptation to climate variability ...
Document
... • Scales: Cloud Resolving/Mesoscale/Regional/Global – Global= General Circulation Models (GCM’s) Gettelman: November 2006 ...
... • Scales: Cloud Resolving/Mesoscale/Regional/Global – Global= General Circulation Models (GCM’s) Gettelman: November 2006 ...
The Geopolitics of Climate Change
... growing. However, from the perspective of the individual researcher it is rather problematic since it is well nigh impossible to keep up with the existing state of research. As this report was being finalised, the latest World Energy Outlook was published by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Th ...
... growing. However, from the perspective of the individual researcher it is rather problematic since it is well nigh impossible to keep up with the existing state of research. As this report was being finalised, the latest World Energy Outlook was published by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Th ...