Sea Ice–Albedo Feedback and Nonlinear Arctic Climate Change
... But it is unlikely that atmospheric heat transport would not respond to changes in shortwave absorption. The region north of 70°N receives more energy from the atmospheric transport than it absorbs from the Sun, and together they make up nearly all of the OLR; the surface flux is small [Serreze and ...
... But it is unlikely that atmospheric heat transport would not respond to changes in shortwave absorption. The region north of 70°N receives more energy from the atmospheric transport than it absorbs from the Sun, and together they make up nearly all of the OLR; the surface flux is small [Serreze and ...
The Third Oregon Climate Assessment Report
... assessment reports (Dalton et al., 2013; Dello and Mote, 2010) by summarizing recent published literature between 2013 and 2016 on climate change science and impacts as it relates to the state of Oregon. The breadth of published literature from the past few years generally covers the breadth of topi ...
... assessment reports (Dalton et al., 2013; Dello and Mote, 2010) by summarizing recent published literature between 2013 and 2016 on climate change science and impacts as it relates to the state of Oregon. The breadth of published literature from the past few years generally covers the breadth of topi ...
Lessons from the field: experiences of FAO climate change projects
... impacts and choose appropriate tools for adaptation and mitigation. The provision of household level data, biological field data collection, geospatial information from remote sensing and maps, and robust projections of climate change impacts is crucial to guide policies and planning for policy-make ...
... impacts and choose appropriate tools for adaptation and mitigation. The provision of household level data, biological field data collection, geospatial information from remote sensing and maps, and robust projections of climate change impacts is crucial to guide policies and planning for policy-make ...
Soils and Climate Change: Gas Fluxes and Soil Processes
... are tied to organic matter, soil water, and soil erosion. The exact direction and magnitude of those impacts will be dependent on the amount of change in atmospheric gases, temperature, and precipitation amounts and patterns. Recent studies give reason to believe at least some soils may become net s ...
... are tied to organic matter, soil water, and soil erosion. The exact direction and magnitude of those impacts will be dependent on the amount of change in atmospheric gases, temperature, and precipitation amounts and patterns. Recent studies give reason to believe at least some soils may become net s ...
Statistical Classification of Terrestrial and Marine Ecosystems for
... national borders due to different analytical techniques, as other factors mentioned ...
... national borders due to different analytical techniques, as other factors mentioned ...
Robust Adaptation to Climate Change in the Water Sector in
... al., 2008) that changing climate over the past several decades can be associated with changes in a number of key components of the hydrological cycle. For instance, changes in precipitation (annual and seasonal pattern), precipitation intensity and extremes (high and low) have been observed around t ...
... al., 2008) that changing climate over the past several decades can be associated with changes in a number of key components of the hydrological cycle. For instance, changes in precipitation (annual and seasonal pattern), precipitation intensity and extremes (high and low) have been observed around t ...
Prospering in a Changing Climate
... Projections for South Australia indicate warmer and drier conditions across much of the state with an increased risk of severe weather events, including storms, flooding, heatwaves, drought and bushfires. These changes will affect our health, wellbeing and key industries that underpin the state’s ec ...
... Projections for South Australia indicate warmer and drier conditions across much of the state with an increased risk of severe weather events, including storms, flooding, heatwaves, drought and bushfires. These changes will affect our health, wellbeing and key industries that underpin the state’s ec ...
A Summary of the Effects of Climate Change on
... natural resources for which it has responsibility. This strategy confirms MNR’s commitment to the Ontario government’s climate change initiatives such as the Go Green Action Plan on Climate Change and outlines research and management program priorities for the 2011-2014 period. Theme 1: Understand C ...
... natural resources for which it has responsibility. This strategy confirms MNR’s commitment to the Ontario government’s climate change initiatives such as the Go Green Action Plan on Climate Change and outlines research and management program priorities for the 2011-2014 period. Theme 1: Understand C ...
BVOCs emission in a semi-arid grassland under climate warming
... Post and Pedersen, 2008; Sturm et al., 2001) which might be strong BVOCs emitters, especially some aromatic species (Lopes-Lutz et al., 2008). Aromatic Artemisia frigida, as an indicator of overgrazing, tends to increase and invade deteriorated grasslands globally under anthropogenic disturbance and ...
... Post and Pedersen, 2008; Sturm et al., 2001) which might be strong BVOCs emitters, especially some aromatic species (Lopes-Lutz et al., 2008). Aromatic Artemisia frigida, as an indicator of overgrazing, tends to increase and invade deteriorated grasslands globally under anthropogenic disturbance and ...
Climatic Variations and the Market Value of
... as an important factor for increased losses to the insurance industry by some academic researchers. Dlugolecki (2008) estimates that climate change has been a major source of increasing costs for insurers since 1950 and projects that the economic cost of weather damage to the globe could reach over ...
... as an important factor for increased losses to the insurance industry by some academic researchers. Dlugolecki (2008) estimates that climate change has been a major source of increasing costs for insurers since 1950 and projects that the economic cost of weather damage to the globe could reach over ...
Reducing risks to the built environment from cyclones and
... 1. Tropical cyclones are among the most feared extreme weather phenomena. Their destructive winds (gusts approaching 300km/h), torrential rains (approaching one metre of rain within 24 hours), storm surges, and wild seas have inflicted significant damage on communities and even caused loss of life. ...
... 1. Tropical cyclones are among the most feared extreme weather phenomena. Their destructive winds (gusts approaching 300km/h), torrential rains (approaching one metre of rain within 24 hours), storm surges, and wild seas have inflicted significant damage on communities and even caused loss of life. ...
MEMORANDUM To: March 11, 2010
... Despite concerns that climate change may be more severe and more rapid than estimated by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report in 2007,7 progress toward a global reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions remains slow. Prompted ...
... Despite concerns that climate change may be more severe and more rapid than estimated by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report in 2007,7 progress toward a global reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions remains slow. Prompted ...
Will climate change reduce the efficacy of protected areas for
... enlarge its distribution accordingly, the relative target should be proportionally reduced in order to use efficiently limited funds for conservation (Appendix B). 2.6. Gap and irreplaceability analyses In gap analysis species distributions are compared to the distribution of conservation areas and t ...
... enlarge its distribution accordingly, the relative target should be proportionally reduced in order to use efficiently limited funds for conservation (Appendix B). 2.6. Gap and irreplaceability analyses In gap analysis species distributions are compared to the distribution of conservation areas and t ...
Presentation Slides - Columbia Coast Blueprint
... Very important Important Somewhat important Important for version 2.0 ...
... Very important Important Somewhat important Important for version 2.0 ...
Cost Summary Slides
... power plant emissions that contribute to ozone and/or fine particle pollution in other states • On April 29, 2014, the Supreme Court reversed the DC Circuit opinion and remanded it back to the appeals court for further proceedings “Today’s Supreme Court decision is a resounding victory for public he ...
... power plant emissions that contribute to ozone and/or fine particle pollution in other states • On April 29, 2014, the Supreme Court reversed the DC Circuit opinion and remanded it back to the appeals court for further proceedings “Today’s Supreme Court decision is a resounding victory for public he ...
1 Divine Attribution? The Interaction of Religious and Secular Beliefs
... We assessed whether all of the other indicators in the model encouraged conditional response to the treatment and only found one. Tea party identifiers, as shown in the second panel of Figure 1, do not change their commitment to dominion beliefs in response to the statement order experiment. There a ...
... We assessed whether all of the other indicators in the model encouraged conditional response to the treatment and only found one. Tea party identifiers, as shown in the second panel of Figure 1, do not change their commitment to dominion beliefs in response to the statement order experiment. There a ...
Report
... over tropical waters in the Atlantic Ocean. They are fueled by the latent heat energy released by condensing water vapor. The latent heat required for a hurricane’s creation is only possible over warm, tropical oceans during summer.19 Severe hurricanes can produce damaging winds, torrential rainfall ...
... over tropical waters in the Atlantic Ocean. They are fueled by the latent heat energy released by condensing water vapor. The latent heat required for a hurricane’s creation is only possible over warm, tropical oceans during summer.19 Severe hurricanes can produce damaging winds, torrential rainfall ...
Energy Scenarios: The Value and Limits of Scenario Analysis
... infrastructure has a long life time. Gas stations, coal-fueled power plants, transmission lines, or natural gas liquefaction facilities are built to last for many decades. Third, energy interacts with the Earth and human environment both locally and globally. CO2 released from combusting fossil fuel ...
... infrastructure has a long life time. Gas stations, coal-fueled power plants, transmission lines, or natural gas liquefaction facilities are built to last for many decades. Third, energy interacts with the Earth and human environment both locally and globally. CO2 released from combusting fossil fuel ...
Global Ecology and Biogeography
... up to 400% (e.g. Silene exaltata), whereas others were predicted to gain no new suitable habitat (e.g. Betula pubescens). Relationships between ecological niche and spatial properties and future projections Stepwise GLM selected niche position on the temperature gradient (axis 1), range size and nic ...
... up to 400% (e.g. Silene exaltata), whereas others were predicted to gain no new suitable habitat (e.g. Betula pubescens). Relationships between ecological niche and spatial properties and future projections Stepwise GLM selected niche position on the temperature gradient (axis 1), range size and nic ...
Risk-based assessment of climate change impacts
... parameters at different locations vary. Projections from climate model outputs use assumptions about future anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions to estimate the anthropogenicallyinfluenced climate projections. In the Pacific LAB, observed high variability of natural physical climate drivers is lar ...
... parameters at different locations vary. Projections from climate model outputs use assumptions about future anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions to estimate the anthropogenicallyinfluenced climate projections. In the Pacific LAB, observed high variability of natural physical climate drivers is lar ...
Slide 1
... sector, NGO resources, and loans from international financial institutions, including IDA and the Multilateral Fund. The impacts of the baseline activities (GHG emissions and global environmental benefits): to be estimated through historical projects and/or trend analyses ...
... sector, NGO resources, and loans from international financial institutions, including IDA and the Multilateral Fund. The impacts of the baseline activities (GHG emissions and global environmental benefits): to be estimated through historical projects and/or trend analyses ...
Newcastle University e-prints Date deposited: Version of file: Peer Review Status:
... 1947 divided the source rivers of the Indus Basin in India from irrigated land in Pakistan. The Indus Waters Treaty, eventually agreed in 1960, gave Pakistan the exclusive use of waters of the three western tributaries, the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab, and India the eastern rivers, Sutlej, Beas and Rav ...
... 1947 divided the source rivers of the Indus Basin in India from irrigated land in Pakistan. The Indus Waters Treaty, eventually agreed in 1960, gave Pakistan the exclusive use of waters of the three western tributaries, the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab, and India the eastern rivers, Sutlej, Beas and Rav ...