Canadian Earth System Model CanESM2
... polar regions are not necessarily manifested in the global mean climate. If the Arctic warms and Antarctica cools (Chylek et al., 2010) the global mean can stay unchanged while changes in polar region may become significant. Since the Arctic region is expected to experience adverse impacts of climat ...
... polar regions are not necessarily manifested in the global mean climate. If the Arctic warms and Antarctica cools (Chylek et al., 2010) the global mean can stay unchanged while changes in polar region may become significant. Since the Arctic region is expected to experience adverse impacts of climat ...
unlocking ambition - The Climate Group
... All this means that leaders don’t have to choose between being socially responsible and being profitable. In fact, they’re finding that, in this case, the two go hand in hand. For example, the City of Adelaide in South Australia (page 13) is working to become the “world’s first carbon neutral city,” ...
... All this means that leaders don’t have to choose between being socially responsible and being profitable. In fact, they’re finding that, in this case, the two go hand in hand. For example, the City of Adelaide in South Australia (page 13) is working to become the “world’s first carbon neutral city,” ...
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... This study uses the outputs from the World Climate Research Program (WCRP) CMIP5 multimodel ensemble organized by the Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison (PCMDI) for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report (AR5). Here we analyze two sets of si ...
... This study uses the outputs from the World Climate Research Program (WCRP) CMIP5 multimodel ensemble organized by the Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison (PCMDI) for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report (AR5). Here we analyze two sets of si ...
The Paris Agreement and Beyond: International Climate Change
... The Paris Agreement is a breakthrough in multilateral efforts to address the threat of global climate change. For the first time, an international agreement to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions includes contributions from all of the major-emitting countries—and, indeed, a large majority of the countri ...
... The Paris Agreement is a breakthrough in multilateral efforts to address the threat of global climate change. For the first time, an international agreement to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions includes contributions from all of the major-emitting countries—and, indeed, a large majority of the countri ...
Summary of Climate Change Effects on Major Habitat Types in
... Nationwide, the effects of climate change are projected to include increasingly severe storms and floods in some places and increasing droughts in other places.15 Some locations are expected to be subject to each of these conditions during different times of the year.16 In parts of the United States ...
... Nationwide, the effects of climate change are projected to include increasingly severe storms and floods in some places and increasing droughts in other places.15 Some locations are expected to be subject to each of these conditions during different times of the year.16 In parts of the United States ...
TSRA Climate Change Strategy-2014-2018
... over the years and decades ahead. The unique cultures and environments of the Torres Strait that have weathered change over many millennia, now face a very uncertain future. Our island communities, ecosystems, infrastructure, livelihoods, wellbeing, culture and identity are all threatened by the man ...
... over the years and decades ahead. The unique cultures and environments of the Torres Strait that have weathered change over many millennia, now face a very uncertain future. Our island communities, ecosystems, infrastructure, livelihoods, wellbeing, culture and identity are all threatened by the man ...
Carbon Cycle
... reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to the signatory nations. • The objective of the protocol is the "stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system."[1] • As of December 2006, a total of 1 ...
... reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to the signatory nations. • The objective of the protocol is the "stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system."[1] • As of December 2006, a total of 1 ...
Comparing impacts of climate change on streamflow in four large
... Climate change impacts are commonly assessed on two different scales: the global or continental scale allows for a general view of the larger context and patterns, whereas regional studies focus on details, for example flood or drought hazards. By comparing climate change impacts between different r ...
... Climate change impacts are commonly assessed on two different scales: the global or continental scale allows for a general view of the larger context and patterns, whereas regional studies focus on details, for example flood or drought hazards. By comparing climate change impacts between different r ...
Chapter 1: Background Oceanography
... Climate is generally considered to be the long-term average of weather. One might say somewhat flippantly that climate is what you expect, and weather is what you get. Factors typically taken into consideration when characterizing climate include average temperature, the range of temperatures, and a ...
... Climate is generally considered to be the long-term average of weather. One might say somewhat flippantly that climate is what you expect, and weather is what you get. Factors typically taken into consideration when characterizing climate include average temperature, the range of temperatures, and a ...
institutional capacity and climate actions case studies
... It has become increasingly clear that enhancing the scope of climate actions and commitments will not be possible without strengthening governance and building capacity. In any country, developed or developing, lack of adequate institutional capacity is an obstacle for the adoption of more ambitious ...
... It has become increasingly clear that enhancing the scope of climate actions and commitments will not be possible without strengthening governance and building capacity. In any country, developed or developing, lack of adequate institutional capacity is an obstacle for the adoption of more ambitious ...
Author`s personal copy - Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange
... believed to represent dangerous interference with the climate system, with similar impacts noted in indigenous communities across the North American Arctic (Chapin et al., 2004; Huntington et al., 2007; White et al., 2007a; Alessa et al., 2008a,b). Benefits have also been noted with climate change, ...
... believed to represent dangerous interference with the climate system, with similar impacts noted in indigenous communities across the North American Arctic (Chapin et al., 2004; Huntington et al., 2007; White et al., 2007a; Alessa et al., 2008a,b). Benefits have also been noted with climate change, ...
Perception of Climate Change
... We begin by attempting to replicate the Hansen et al.[2012] analysis of changing means and variance shown in Figure 4 of their paper. We use GHCN version 3.1 quality controlled adjusted mean temperature ...
... We begin by attempting to replicate the Hansen et al.[2012] analysis of changing means and variance shown in Figure 4 of their paper. We use GHCN version 3.1 quality controlled adjusted mean temperature ...
North Atlantic Ocean Wave Climate Change Scenarios for the
... in the mean flow (Lau 1988; Chang and Fu 2003). Consistent with this are the findings of our previous studies (Wang and Swail 2002, 2001), which showed that seasonal significant wave height (SWH) variations in the North Atlantic over the 1958–97 period are closely associated with contemporaneous sea ...
... in the mean flow (Lau 1988; Chang and Fu 2003). Consistent with this are the findings of our previous studies (Wang and Swail 2002, 2001), which showed that seasonal significant wave height (SWH) variations in the North Atlantic over the 1958–97 period are closely associated with contemporaneous sea ...
to the PDF file. - Community
... Some of the possibilities widely feared among climate scientists directly threaten American society and its prosperity. Among these consequences are: more frequent and severe droughts; intensified hurricanes and other storms; rising sea levels; disruption of natural ecosystems; and extinction of spe ...
... Some of the possibilities widely feared among climate scientists directly threaten American society and its prosperity. Among these consequences are: more frequent and severe droughts; intensified hurricanes and other storms; rising sea levels; disruption of natural ecosystems; and extinction of spe ...
Laser Talks for June 2013 Conference 1. Elevator Speech for Fee
... 2. Basic Science There are three basic facts you need to know about climate change and humanity’s role in it: 1. CO traps heat. 2. The concentration of CO is rising. 3. We’ve burned 2x as many fossil fuels as needed to account for the observed rise (the rest has gone into the ocean and is causing oc ...
... 2. Basic Science There are three basic facts you need to know about climate change and humanity’s role in it: 1. CO traps heat. 2. The concentration of CO is rising. 3. We’ve burned 2x as many fossil fuels as needed to account for the observed rise (the rest has gone into the ocean and is causing oc ...
Is climate an important driver of post
... pyrogenicity based on available data, published literature, and authors’ knowledge (Table 1). Temperature classes were established using actual temperature data from the Climate Change Tree Atlas (Prasad et al., 2007-ongoing; obtained 10/ 13/09 through Dr. Stephen Matthews, USFS Northern Research St ...
... pyrogenicity based on available data, published literature, and authors’ knowledge (Table 1). Temperature classes were established using actual temperature data from the Climate Change Tree Atlas (Prasad et al., 2007-ongoing; obtained 10/ 13/09 through Dr. Stephen Matthews, USFS Northern Research St ...
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... that the rather large changes in temperature and precipitation, among other climatic variables, implied by increased atmospheric CO2, will cause large shifts in vegetation patterns. In the literature, several ecological modeling approaches have been used to assess one or another aspect of the impact ...
... that the rather large changes in temperature and precipitation, among other climatic variables, implied by increased atmospheric CO2, will cause large shifts in vegetation patterns. In the literature, several ecological modeling approaches have been used to assess one or another aspect of the impact ...
Inequality, communication and the avoidance of disastrous climate change: Working Paper 34 (1 MB) (opens in new window)
... 3. Impacts of, and adaptation to, climate change, and its effects on development 4. Governance of climate change 5. Management of forests and ecosystems More information about the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment can be found at: http://www.lse.ac.uk/grantham. ...
... 3. Impacts of, and adaptation to, climate change, and its effects on development 4. Governance of climate change 5. Management of forests and ecosystems More information about the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment can be found at: http://www.lse.ac.uk/grantham. ...
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... The RCPs are named according to their 2100 radiative forcing level as reported by the individual modeling teams. The radiative forcing estimates are based on the forcing of greenhouse gases and other forcing agents - but does not include direct impacts of land use (albedo) or the forcing of mineral ...
... The RCPs are named according to their 2100 radiative forcing level as reported by the individual modeling teams. The radiative forcing estimates are based on the forcing of greenhouse gases and other forcing agents - but does not include direct impacts of land use (albedo) or the forcing of mineral ...
... (UNFCCC), an international treaty to consider what may be done to reduce and adapt to global warming. In 1998, the United States signed the Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement to specifically limit greenhouse gas emissions. The United States is not bound by the protocol’s terms because it was ...
Emissions Impossible: why divest to invest?
... Heartland Institute, who spread mistruths about both the effects of fossil fuels on climate change and the role of renewables as a viable alternative.25 Heartland have not only denied there is a “scientific consensus” on climate change,26 but also that increasing carbon dioxide levels are necessary ...
... Heartland Institute, who spread mistruths about both the effects of fossil fuels on climate change and the role of renewables as a viable alternative.25 Heartland have not only denied there is a “scientific consensus” on climate change,26 but also that increasing carbon dioxide levels are necessary ...
sn c project namibia
... rainy seasons. Droughts will become more frequent. Climate sensitive sectors include agriculture, water, energy, ...
... rainy seasons. Droughts will become more frequent. Climate sensitive sectors include agriculture, water, energy, ...
Global Carbon Cycle Change
... 7. What causes climate to change; how much can it change? What processes govern climate change? Why has climate stayed in a hospitable range? What caused exceptionally warm and cold periods? What triggers abrupt climate change? Can the atmospheric CO2 history be determined? ...
... 7. What causes climate to change; how much can it change? What processes govern climate change? Why has climate stayed in a hospitable range? What caused exceptionally warm and cold periods? What triggers abrupt climate change? Can the atmospheric CO2 history be determined? ...