Climate Change and Food In/Security: A Critical Nexus
... whereby nutrient overloads in the water body lead to an increase in floating plant communities and plankton [21]. In addition, increased production of floating plant communities is also facilitated by warmer water bodies, due to climate change, that encourages and prolongs the growing period. The in ...
... whereby nutrient overloads in the water body lead to an increase in floating plant communities and plankton [21]. In addition, increased production of floating plant communities is also facilitated by warmer water bodies, due to climate change, that encourages and prolongs the growing period. The in ...
Climate change implications for fisheries and aquaculture
... (i) fluctuate and (ii) can be considerably higher or lower than the GMSL for years or even decades. These changes are with high certainty related to interannual and decadal changes in large-scale winds and ocean circulations (WGI, p. 291). The rate of sea level rise (SLR) is very likely to further i ...
... (i) fluctuate and (ii) can be considerably higher or lower than the GMSL for years or even decades. These changes are with high certainty related to interannual and decadal changes in large-scale winds and ocean circulations (WGI, p. 291). The rate of sea level rise (SLR) is very likely to further i ...
M01P02SusCO2Emiss
... Compare the above with the fact that the global temperature has not varied by more than 1 or 2oC during the past 100 centuries. ...
... Compare the above with the fact that the global temperature has not varied by more than 1 or 2oC during the past 100 centuries. ...
1.5.5.1 OSPAR climate request - The Quality Status Report 2010
... and precipitation mean that the temperature increase has not been uniform over the planet. Some areas have shown more rapid warming than the global mean, whilst others have experienced cooling (Figure 3.1.2). Moreover, the temperature increase in the ocean has been considerably less than over land ( ...
... and precipitation mean that the temperature increase has not been uniform over the planet. Some areas have shown more rapid warming than the global mean, whilst others have experienced cooling (Figure 3.1.2). Moreover, the temperature increase in the ocean has been considerably less than over land ( ...
Response of hydrological processes to land
... farming, grazing, logging and tree planting, and urbanization have affected the water balance and transformed the water-flow pathways in the terrestrial hydrological cycle (Chhabra et al., 2006). The linear warming trend over the ...
... farming, grazing, logging and tree planting, and urbanization have affected the water balance and transformed the water-flow pathways in the terrestrial hydrological cycle (Chhabra et al., 2006). The linear warming trend over the ...
Extreme (Hydroclimatic) Events in Western Mountains Michael Dettinger
... bring to the West, are particularly influential in many “environmental” contexts Thus, understanding, forecasting & projecting ARs is of direct importance to westerners Western systems—ecological, geomorphic, hydrologic, infrastructural, … --have all adapted in the context of ARs and their particula ...
... bring to the West, are particularly influential in many “environmental” contexts Thus, understanding, forecasting & projecting ARs is of direct importance to westerners Western systems—ecological, geomorphic, hydrologic, infrastructural, … --have all adapted in the context of ARs and their particula ...
DOCX 104KB - Climate Change Authority
... It also recommends that Australia’s carryover from the first Kyoto Protocol commitment period be used to raise the target by 4 percentage points, to 19 per cent below 2000 levels. This target is a responsible contribution to global efforts and is achievable for Australia. Australia stands to benefi ...
... It also recommends that Australia’s carryover from the first Kyoto Protocol commitment period be used to raise the target by 4 percentage points, to 19 per cent below 2000 levels. This target is a responsible contribution to global efforts and is achievable for Australia. Australia stands to benefi ...
A Question of Equilibrium
... 100 times faster than the geological perturbations of the basic equilibrium. Furthermore, both time-frame and scale of the change have more in common with the extreme events which led to the historical overwhelming of the stable equilibrium. ...
... 100 times faster than the geological perturbations of the basic equilibrium. Furthermore, both time-frame and scale of the change have more in common with the extreme events which led to the historical overwhelming of the stable equilibrium. ...
Gaia and the Mediterranean Sea*
... There has to be, however, an ultimate cause for ice ages, because the earth’s climate has to be cooled down to such an extent before astronomical factors could trigger alternating glacial and interglacial stages. This ultimate cause for the last Ice Age is the steady reduction of the greenhouse gase ...
... There has to be, however, an ultimate cause for ice ages, because the earth’s climate has to be cooled down to such an extent before astronomical factors could trigger alternating glacial and interglacial stages. This ultimate cause for the last Ice Age is the steady reduction of the greenhouse gase ...
U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Recent Trends and Factors Jonathan L. Ramseur
... U.S. GHG emissions increased during most of the years between 1990 and 2007, and then decreased substantially in 2008 and 2009. Although emissions increased in 2010, levels decreased again in 2011 and 2012, eventually reaching levels comparable to those from 1995. In terms of the President’s 2020 em ...
... U.S. GHG emissions increased during most of the years between 1990 and 2007, and then decreased substantially in 2008 and 2009. Although emissions increased in 2010, levels decreased again in 2011 and 2012, eventually reaching levels comparable to those from 1995. In terms of the President’s 2020 em ...
- Wiley Online Library
... regional-scale processes on the larger-scale hydroclimatology are not known. We will identify those processes which are known to be important, those that are unlikely to be important and those that we cannot currently assess in terms of their importance and thus require further research. We suggest ...
... regional-scale processes on the larger-scale hydroclimatology are not known. We will identify those processes which are known to be important, those that are unlikely to be important and those that we cannot currently assess in terms of their importance and thus require further research. We suggest ...
When It Rains, It Pours
... at the National Climatic Data Center; Kim Knowlton, Senior Scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council; and Brenda Ekwurzel, Assistant Director of Climate Research and Analysis at the Union of Concerned Scientists for their review and insightful feedback on drafts of this report. Allison Grub ...
... at the National Climatic Data Center; Kim Knowlton, Senior Scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council; and Brenda Ekwurzel, Assistant Director of Climate Research and Analysis at the Union of Concerned Scientists for their review and insightful feedback on drafts of this report. Allison Grub ...
Observed and Simulated HIRS Diurnal Cycles
... • Uncertainties at the 95% level for a1 and a2 vary by position (reflecting different data coverage) but are 0.2K over the tropical and sub-tropics and increase to 1-2K at high latitudes. • To reduce uncertainties do analysis on zonal values (land and sea separately) grouping together the same local ...
... • Uncertainties at the 95% level for a1 and a2 vary by position (reflecting different data coverage) but are 0.2K over the tropical and sub-tropics and increase to 1-2K at high latitudes. • To reduce uncertainties do analysis on zonal values (land and sea separately) grouping together the same local ...
Robust Bayesian Uncertainty Analysis of Climate System Properties
... where ⌬Fdir is the direct radiative forcing reconstructed over the industrial period. Feedback processes that increase the climate sensitivity S are represented by the ...
... where ⌬Fdir is the direct radiative forcing reconstructed over the industrial period. Feedback processes that increase the climate sensitivity S are represented by the ...
Implementation of the Framework Convention on Climate Change in
... communication to the Framework Convention “On Climate Change” have used several models of PRECIS scenarios, as well as MAGICC/SCENGEN software package. Besides, several global multi-models (e.g. HadAM3P and ECHAM4) were applied. Evaluations under the above models revealed that global warming is full ...
... communication to the Framework Convention “On Climate Change” have used several models of PRECIS scenarios, as well as MAGICC/SCENGEN software package. Besides, several global multi-models (e.g. HadAM3P and ECHAM4) were applied. Evaluations under the above models revealed that global warming is full ...
Climate Projections FAQ
... and consistency of agency investments while enhancing opportunities for long-term partnerships with research institutions, other agencies, and contractors. (back) 2. How might climate change projections be used in management, decision-making, and planning processes? Many management decisions in t ...
... and consistency of agency investments while enhancing opportunities for long-term partnerships with research institutions, other agencies, and contractors. (back) 2. How might climate change projections be used in management, decision-making, and planning processes? Many management decisions in t ...
Climate projections FAQ - Eastern Forest Environmental Threat
... and consistency of agency investments while enhancing opportunities for long-term partnerships with research institutions, other agencies, and contractors. (back) 2. How might climate change projections be used in management, decision-making, and planning processes? Many management decisions in t ...
... and consistency of agency investments while enhancing opportunities for long-term partnerships with research institutions, other agencies, and contractors. (back) 2. How might climate change projections be used in management, decision-making, and planning processes? Many management decisions in t ...
Seedling Growth Performance of Cassia fistula (Linn.) Using Climate
... Climate is a key factor which determines the distribution of plants and animals. The time has come to identify the indigenous and/or exotic forest tree species considering nationally viable and adaptable to future climate change. A need may exist to develop the management techniques with experimenta ...
... Climate is a key factor which determines the distribution of plants and animals. The time has come to identify the indigenous and/or exotic forest tree species considering nationally viable and adaptable to future climate change. A need may exist to develop the management techniques with experimenta ...
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... teaching in the SD Programme here, with priority areas taken from DEFRA’s previous priorities (Sustainable production and consumption, Natural resource protection and environmental enhancement, Building sustainable commu ...
... teaching in the SD Programme here, with priority areas taken from DEFRA’s previous priorities (Sustainable production and consumption, Natural resource protection and environmental enhancement, Building sustainable commu ...
From Climate Science to Adaptation Decision-Making Mark Stafford Smith
... 2. Not all threats are equal, nor equally uncertain 3. There are many approaches to managing risk 4. Adaptation will not be a once-off action >> adaptation pathways 5. Cycles of incremental and more transformative responses 6. Approaches to adaptation planning 7. Knowledge, Values, Rules – choosing ...
... 2. Not all threats are equal, nor equally uncertain 3. There are many approaches to managing risk 4. Adaptation will not be a once-off action >> adaptation pathways 5. Cycles of incremental and more transformative responses 6. Approaches to adaptation planning 7. Knowledge, Values, Rules – choosing ...
Migration, Environment and Climate Change
... 3. Migration decisions of pastoral nomads The distinction between “forced” and “voluntary” migration is often unclear, and decision-making on the subject is complex. This is particularly so when population movements are associated with slow-onset disasters or gradual environmental change, and when p ...
... 3. Migration decisions of pastoral nomads The distinction between “forced” and “voluntary” migration is often unclear, and decision-making on the subject is complex. This is particularly so when population movements are associated with slow-onset disasters or gradual environmental change, and when p ...
Minutes
... Dr. Jill L. Bubier, Department of Earth and Environment, Mount Holyoke College Dr. Cynthia J. Burrows, Department of Chemistry, University of Utah (AC-MPS liaison) Dr. John C. Crittenden, Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems, Georgia Institute of ...
... Dr. Jill L. Bubier, Department of Earth and Environment, Mount Holyoke College Dr. Cynthia J. Burrows, Department of Chemistry, University of Utah (AC-MPS liaison) Dr. John C. Crittenden, Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems, Georgia Institute of ...
Thermal pollution causes global warming
... geothermal heat flow and net heating generated by human activities. Thermodynamics tells us that all energy will eventually dissipate into heat. The increasing utilisation of nonrenewable energy sources, mainly fossil fuels and nuclear power, has thus resulted in additional net heating on Earth. The ...
... geothermal heat flow and net heating generated by human activities. Thermodynamics tells us that all energy will eventually dissipate into heat. The increasing utilisation of nonrenewable energy sources, mainly fossil fuels and nuclear power, has thus resulted in additional net heating on Earth. The ...