2010 - National Center for Science Education
... 49. For you, in daily use, the term climate change would typically be understood as referring to:______ 71 50. Approximately how often are you contacted by the media for information pertaining to climate change? ___________________________________________________________________________ 71 51. Appro ...
... 49. For you, in daily use, the term climate change would typically be understood as referring to:______ 71 50. Approximately how often are you contacted by the media for information pertaining to climate change? ___________________________________________________________________________ 71 51. Appro ...
Background paper Africa WS
... More recently, deficiency of data on Africa has also been stressed in the G8 Gleneagles Plan of Action, 2005, which noted that "Africa’s data deficiencies are greatest and warrant immediate attention". These deficiencies exist despite the phenomenal increase in availability of climate and environmen ...
... More recently, deficiency of data on Africa has also been stressed in the G8 Gleneagles Plan of Action, 2005, which noted that "Africa’s data deficiencies are greatest and warrant immediate attention". These deficiencies exist despite the phenomenal increase in availability of climate and environmen ...
Biodiversity and Climate Change in Ireland
... northern hemisphere land areas and at high latitudes (Albritton et al., 2001; Giorgi, 2005). In addition, numerous studies have shown that the most recent observations of changes in surface and free-atmosphere temperatures cannot be explained by (modelestimated) natural climate variability alone (He ...
... northern hemisphere land areas and at high latitudes (Albritton et al., 2001; Giorgi, 2005). In addition, numerous studies have shown that the most recent observations of changes in surface and free-atmosphere temperatures cannot be explained by (modelestimated) natural climate variability alone (He ...
Integrated climate and land use change scenarios for California
... management, and land use) interact to determine how this water is partitioned and how it will be delivered to competing consumers (Havstad et al. 2007). Water yield is difficult to measure and value, but the changing availability of water from rangeland watersheds needs to be quantified across multi ...
... management, and land use) interact to determine how this water is partitioned and how it will be delivered to competing consumers (Havstad et al. 2007). Water yield is difficult to measure and value, but the changing availability of water from rangeland watersheds needs to be quantified across multi ...
The Role of US Households in Global Carbon
... Agency (EPA) and Energy Information Agency (EIA) both publish yearly reports on US greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. These reports are organized around the major sectors of the economy (henceforth referred to as the Sectoral approach) and provide a macro-level overview of US GHG emissions. Another way ...
... Agency (EPA) and Energy Information Agency (EIA) both publish yearly reports on US greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. These reports are organized around the major sectors of the economy (henceforth referred to as the Sectoral approach) and provide a macro-level overview of US GHG emissions. Another way ...
WMO Statement on the State of the Global Climate in
... above the pre-industrial period, which is 0.06 °C above the previous record set in 2015. This increase in global temperature is consistent with other changes in the climate system. Globally averaged sea-surface temperatures were also the warmest on record; global sea levels continued to rise; and Ar ...
... above the pre-industrial period, which is 0.06 °C above the previous record set in 2015. This increase in global temperature is consistent with other changes in the climate system. Globally averaged sea-surface temperatures were also the warmest on record; global sea levels continued to rise; and Ar ...
Incorporating climate change into systematic conservation planning
... In many ecosystems, climate change is already leading to rapid ecological change that can be construed as negative for biodiversity conservation (e.g., bleaching events for coral reefs—Berkelmans et al. 2004; drought-related mortality of Pinus edulis in the southwestern United States—Breshears et al ...
... In many ecosystems, climate change is already leading to rapid ecological change that can be construed as negative for biodiversity conservation (e.g., bleaching events for coral reefs—Berkelmans et al. 2004; drought-related mortality of Pinus edulis in the southwestern United States—Breshears et al ...
Analysis of Transportation Strategies for Reducing Green House
... Both national level and state/regional/local strategies are important GHG reductions should be viewed relative to the scale of potential implementation • While effect on national emissions may be modest, some strategies may be more beneficial at regional scales ...
... Both national level and state/regional/local strategies are important GHG reductions should be viewed relative to the scale of potential implementation • While effect on national emissions may be modest, some strategies may be more beneficial at regional scales ...
Natural history collections as windows on evolutionary processes
... 3.6%, which the authors attribute to global warming. They suggest the observed decrease in body size represents evolutionary change and is not a result of diet-induced plasticity. These results are consistent with other studies showing a decrease in body sizes of birds that may be correlated with in ...
... 3.6%, which the authors attribute to global warming. They suggest the observed decrease in body size represents evolutionary change and is not a result of diet-induced plasticity. These results are consistent with other studies showing a decrease in body sizes of birds that may be correlated with in ...
Stratospheric Aerosol Geoengineering
... attempting to address will have a big impact on the resulting climate response. The specific goal of geoengineering will also affect the response. This touches on the larger scale question of, ‘‘Whose hand will be on the ...
... attempting to address will have a big impact on the resulting climate response. The specific goal of geoengineering will also affect the response. This touches on the larger scale question of, ‘‘Whose hand will be on the ...
CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND CHANGE IN THE SOUTHWEST
... outline and text for a conference report based on the previous days' activities. ...
... outline and text for a conference report based on the previous days' activities. ...
Arranging deck chairs on the Titanic
... In 1992, the United Nations (UN) proposed a framework for dealing with climate change, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which entered into force in 1994. 4 UNFCCC segregates UN member states into developed (Annex I) and developing (non-Annex I) nations. 5 In 1997, ...
... In 1992, the United Nations (UN) proposed a framework for dealing with climate change, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which entered into force in 1994. 4 UNFCCC segregates UN member states into developed (Annex I) and developing (non-Annex I) nations. 5 In 1997, ...
- University of East Anglia
... The existing literature leads us to the following expectations. First of all – and as confirmed by events since 2008 - states have access to uniquely important steering capacities (Bell and Hindmoor, 2009). They are the only actors with the necessary legitimacy and resources (legal, financial) to d ...
... The existing literature leads us to the following expectations. First of all – and as confirmed by events since 2008 - states have access to uniquely important steering capacities (Bell and Hindmoor, 2009). They are the only actors with the necessary legitimacy and resources (legal, financial) to d ...
East African mountain lakes - Mountain Research Initiative
... Walker, I.R., 2001. Midges: Chironomidae and related Diptera. In: Smol J.P., Birks H.J.B., Last W.M. (eds) Tracking Environmental Change Using Lake Sediments. Zoological Indicators. Kluwer Academic, Dordrecht, pp 43-66. Weijers, J.W.H., Schouten, S., van den Donker, J.C., Hopmans, E.C. and Sinninghe ...
... Walker, I.R., 2001. Midges: Chironomidae and related Diptera. In: Smol J.P., Birks H.J.B., Last W.M. (eds) Tracking Environmental Change Using Lake Sediments. Zoological Indicators. Kluwer Academic, Dordrecht, pp 43-66. Weijers, J.W.H., Schouten, S., van den Donker, J.C., Hopmans, E.C. and Sinninghe ...
China`s Policies and Actions for Addressing Climate Change
... with global warming, with the average surface temperature increasing by 1.1℃, slightly higher than the global average. For China, the year of 2008 was another warm year with an annual average temperature of 9.6℃, 0.7℃ higher than that of a normal year, rendering it the 7th warmest year since 1951 an ...
... with global warming, with the average surface temperature increasing by 1.1℃, slightly higher than the global average. For China, the year of 2008 was another warm year with an annual average temperature of 9.6℃, 0.7℃ higher than that of a normal year, rendering it the 7th warmest year since 1951 an ...
2016: global heat record broken again
... 2017a). You would now need to be at least 40 years old – born in 1976 or earlier – to have lived in a year with temperatures at or below the global 20th century average. The world has experienced an unprecedented three consecutive hottest years (2014, 2015 and 2016) on record, while the last record ...
... 2017a). You would now need to be at least 40 years old – born in 1976 or earlier – to have lived in a year with temperatures at or below the global 20th century average. The world has experienced an unprecedented three consecutive hottest years (2014, 2015 and 2016) on record, while the last record ...
Aalborg Universitet Avoiding climate change uncertainties in Strategic Environmental Assessment
... environment. This is based on an argument that “for setting environmental goals, changes in run-off and leaching it is evaluated that there is not sufficient scientific basis for including this in the first river basin management plans. This is expected to be assessed in the next generation of plans” [ ...
... environment. This is based on an argument that “for setting environmental goals, changes in run-off and leaching it is evaluated that there is not sufficient scientific basis for including this in the first river basin management plans. This is expected to be assessed in the next generation of plans” [ ...
Vulnerability of Southern African Fauna and Flora to
... species are insect pollinated, with more than 300 pollinators that have been identified. Seed dispersal occurs mostly by wind or water. Long-lived perennial species tend to have different seeding strategies from short-lived annuals. In the annuals, there are a number of mechanisms to delay germinati ...
... species are insect pollinated, with more than 300 pollinators that have been identified. Seed dispersal occurs mostly by wind or water. Long-lived perennial species tend to have different seeding strategies from short-lived annuals. In the annuals, there are a number of mechanisms to delay germinati ...
Accelerated Climate Model for Energy (ACME) Update
... • Launched in July 2014, ACME is a global coupled climate model development project, constructed from existing (Laboratory) projects • ACME develops a version of the Community Earth System Model (CESM) to: effectively use advanced DOE computational facilities, will provide high-resolution coupled ...
... • Launched in July 2014, ACME is a global coupled climate model development project, constructed from existing (Laboratory) projects • ACME develops a version of the Community Earth System Model (CESM) to: effectively use advanced DOE computational facilities, will provide high-resolution coupled ...
Carbon Dioxide Sequestration
... The link between increased atmospheric CO2 content and global warming is not without its controversies. Some evidence suggests that increased atmospheric CO2 content in the past followed, rather than led, global warming events. In a high-resolution analysis of Antarctic ice-core data, Stott et al. ( ...
... The link between increased atmospheric CO2 content and global warming is not without its controversies. Some evidence suggests that increased atmospheric CO2 content in the past followed, rather than led, global warming events. In a high-resolution analysis of Antarctic ice-core data, Stott et al. ( ...
Climate change, plant migration, and range collapse
... where large range shifts relative to the migration ability of species are projected. In contrast, migration rates should have little influence on projected impacts if ranges of species contract because under such a scenario no new areas become suitable for colonization. In short, assumptions regardi ...
... where large range shifts relative to the migration ability of species are projected. In contrast, migration rates should have little influence on projected impacts if ranges of species contract because under such a scenario no new areas become suitable for colonization. In short, assumptions regardi ...
This fund
... products and services above, and violations of international conventions and norms in the areas of human rights, employment practices and climate change disclosure. ...
... products and services above, and violations of international conventions and norms in the areas of human rights, employment practices and climate change disclosure. ...
Oceanographic Variability
... is an area of importance and a considerably active research so we expect to be able to greatly expand upon the potential impacts in the coming years. In considering the relationship between tuna, tuna fisheries and the climate-ocean system, we must also consider the possibility that this relationshi ...
... is an area of importance and a considerably active research so we expect to be able to greatly expand upon the potential impacts in the coming years. In considering the relationship between tuna, tuna fisheries and the climate-ocean system, we must also consider the possibility that this relationshi ...
Notes General Assembly, dd 15-5 -2009
... Gerten and P. Kabat (in review) Climate change impacts on water availability in five South Asian river basins and potential of adaptation options – a modelling study. Science of the Total Environment ...
... Gerten and P. Kabat (in review) Climate change impacts on water availability in five South Asian river basins and potential of adaptation options – a modelling study. Science of the Total Environment ...