Increase of extreme events in a warming world
... of the trend. However, the post-1980 warming in Moscow coincides with the bulk of the global-mean warming of the past 100 y, of which approximately 0.5 °C occurred over the past three decades (Fig. 1D), most of which the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has attributed to anthropogenic green ...
... of the trend. However, the post-1980 warming in Moscow coincides with the bulk of the global-mean warming of the past 100 y, of which approximately 0.5 °C occurred over the past three decades (Fig. 1D), most of which the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has attributed to anthropogenic green ...
Executive Summary
... requires further attention. Of more immediate concern are 11 million people living in port cities today in low income countries that are exposed to coastal flooding. These people have limited protection and often no formal warning systems, and the human consequences of flooding could be significant. ...
... requires further attention. Of more immediate concern are 11 million people living in port cities today in low income countries that are exposed to coastal flooding. These people have limited protection and often no formal warning systems, and the human consequences of flooding could be significant. ...
The carbon budget of the northern cryosphere region
... gradually in ice-poor permafrost and abruptly in ice-rich permafrost, exposing organic C to microbial decomposition [45]. Abrupt permafrost thaw results in subsidence and may lead to thermal erosion. This thermokarst disturbance interacts strongly with local hydrology and can lead to either well-dr ...
... gradually in ice-poor permafrost and abruptly in ice-rich permafrost, exposing organic C to microbial decomposition [45]. Abrupt permafrost thaw results in subsidence and may lead to thermal erosion. This thermokarst disturbance interacts strongly with local hydrology and can lead to either well-dr ...
PowerPoint-presentatie
... water resources in Southern and Eastern Europe Vulnerability to climate change in that region Compile potential adaptation measures and strategies as well as information on implementation experiences ...
... water resources in Southern and Eastern Europe Vulnerability to climate change in that region Compile potential adaptation measures and strategies as well as information on implementation experiences ...
reportedly biased - Galileo Movement
... Since the report was effectively merely a survey of anti-government policy bias and factual accuracy and truth were not considered, the results could be used to enforce government media compliance (ie elimination of anti-government ‘negative bias’). 3. Failure to Release Part 2 of the Report concern ...
... Since the report was effectively merely a survey of anti-government policy bias and factual accuracy and truth were not considered, the results could be used to enforce government media compliance (ie elimination of anti-government ‘negative bias’). 3. Failure to Release Part 2 of the Report concern ...
The Relevance of the No-Harm Principle to Climate Change Law
... on the river Uruguay (Argentina v Uruguay) [2010] ICJ Rep 14 [101]. ...
... on the river Uruguay (Argentina v Uruguay) [2010] ICJ Rep 14 [101]. ...
Fundamentals of Climate Change (PCC 587): Radiation
... ¡ 20% by clouds, 5% by atmosphere, 5% by surface Greenhouse effect is big on Earth! ¡ Very hard for radiation to escape from space ¡ “Back radiation” (longwave down at the surface from the greenhouse effect) is almost twice as big as solar! ¡ Greenhouse effect causes planet to be around ...
... ¡ 20% by clouds, 5% by atmosphere, 5% by surface Greenhouse effect is big on Earth! ¡ Very hard for radiation to escape from space ¡ “Back radiation” (longwave down at the surface from the greenhouse effect) is almost twice as big as solar! ¡ Greenhouse effect causes planet to be around ...
Species and Genetics - Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural
... k) The conifer timber bias is a problem as is managing for corporate profit, scientific arrogance, and uncertainty about what the future may bring. One barrier is the lack of communication on silviculture failures. This slows the learning from past experience. Rather than relying solely on planting, ...
... k) The conifer timber bias is a problem as is managing for corporate profit, scientific arrogance, and uncertainty about what the future may bring. One barrier is the lack of communication on silviculture failures. This slows the learning from past experience. Rather than relying solely on planting, ...
Kelsey Lahr | University of Utah
... American public is perceived as largely unconcerned about it (Hamblyn, 2009). However, according to recent polling by the Pew Research Center, 36 percent of Americans “care a great deal” about climate change, and an additional 38 percent “care some” (Funk & Kennedy, 2016). This significant percentag ...
... American public is perceived as largely unconcerned about it (Hamblyn, 2009). However, according to recent polling by the Pew Research Center, 36 percent of Americans “care a great deal” about climate change, and an additional 38 percent “care some” (Funk & Kennedy, 2016). This significant percentag ...
Top-down vs bottom-up - working paper version
... A range of scholars and policy advocates have proposed formulaic (or ‘top-down’) approaches for calculating countries’ fair shares of the global effort to mitigate climate change. The practical relevance of top-down proposals has become increasingly uncertain as climate change negotiations since the ...
... A range of scholars and policy advocates have proposed formulaic (or ‘top-down’) approaches for calculating countries’ fair shares of the global effort to mitigate climate change. The practical relevance of top-down proposals has become increasingly uncertain as climate change negotiations since the ...
The Land that Never Melts is Melting Satoaleapai Village
... bridge over the Weasel River in Auyuittuq National Park was washed away due to a flash flood caused by the high temperatures, rain and lots of snow. The conditions were so bad that tourists had to be rescued from the park by helicopter. Melting glaciers will mean higher sea levels in all parts of the ...
... bridge over the Weasel River in Auyuittuq National Park was washed away due to a flash flood caused by the high temperatures, rain and lots of snow. The conditions were so bad that tourists had to be rescued from the park by helicopter. Melting glaciers will mean higher sea levels in all parts of the ...
Climate vulnerability profiling of Indian cities
... High surface water run-off rates resulting in loss of soft landscape This results in flash floods in the low-lying areas even after moderate precipitation. Flooding due to the city's 18 major drains has also become a common phenomenon. Already under the pressure of the city's effluent discharge, ...
... High surface water run-off rates resulting in loss of soft landscape This results in flash floods in the low-lying areas even after moderate precipitation. Flooding due to the city's 18 major drains has also become a common phenomenon. Already under the pressure of the city's effluent discharge, ...
- ePrints Soton
... Tropical biodiversity is being modified as a consequence of global environmental change [1–5]. In particular, climate and land cover change are driving a major reorganization of terrestrial biotic communities, each playing critical roles in determining future species compositions [6–8]. Whether the ...
... Tropical biodiversity is being modified as a consequence of global environmental change [1–5]. In particular, climate and land cover change are driving a major reorganization of terrestrial biotic communities, each playing critical roles in determining future species compositions [6–8]. Whether the ...
Recent changes in freezing level heights in the Tropics with
... the Tropics, but over the region from 20°N to 20°S, the freezing level is found within 4800 ± 300 m for most of the year [Harris et al., 2000]. Trends in FLH over the last 30 years (1977– 2007) were computed and are shown in Figure 2 (left, units of m/yr), together with their zonal averages (Figu ...
... the Tropics, but over the region from 20°N to 20°S, the freezing level is found within 4800 ± 300 m for most of the year [Harris et al., 2000]. Trends in FLH over the last 30 years (1977– 2007) were computed and are shown in Figure 2 (left, units of m/yr), together with their zonal averages (Figu ...
Global premature mortality due to anthropogenic outdoor air pollution and... past climate change
... the component of that burden attributable to past climate change. Using simulated concentrations for 2000 and 1850 and concentration–response functions (CRFs), we estimate that, at present, 470 000 (95% confidence interval, 140 000 to 900 000) premature respiratory deaths are associated globally and ...
... the component of that burden attributable to past climate change. Using simulated concentrations for 2000 and 1850 and concentration–response functions (CRFs), we estimate that, at present, 470 000 (95% confidence interval, 140 000 to 900 000) premature respiratory deaths are associated globally and ...
Climate change and coastal ecosystem in India: Issues in perspectives
... century, global rise of sea level contributed to increase in coastal inundation, erosion and ecosystem losses, but with considerable local and regional variations (IPCC, 2007). The change in sea level (mean sea level) at the coast is defined as the height of the sea with respect to a local land benc ...
... century, global rise of sea level contributed to increase in coastal inundation, erosion and ecosystem losses, but with considerable local and regional variations (IPCC, 2007). The change in sea level (mean sea level) at the coast is defined as the height of the sea with respect to a local land benc ...
What Zinke`s First Two Months Mean for our Public
... On March 29, Secretary Zinke proudly announced “the war on coal is over,” and issued Secretarial Order 3348 to ramp up coal leasing on public lands by ending the moratorium on new coal leasing that was put into place during the Obama Administration. He also stopped BLM from reforming the broken fede ...
... On March 29, Secretary Zinke proudly announced “the war on coal is over,” and issued Secretarial Order 3348 to ramp up coal leasing on public lands by ending the moratorium on new coal leasing that was put into place during the Obama Administration. He also stopped BLM from reforming the broken fede ...
global warming - National Geographic Society
... The panel also predicts global warming will contribute to some serious changes in water supplies around the world. By the middle of the 21st century, the IPCC predicts, river runoff and water availability will most likely increase at high latitudes and in some tropical areas. However, many dry regio ...
... The panel also predicts global warming will contribute to some serious changes in water supplies around the world. By the middle of the 21st century, the IPCC predicts, river runoff and water availability will most likely increase at high latitudes and in some tropical areas. However, many dry regio ...
- Wiley Online Library
... constructed and updates this dataset from observations at meteorological stations across the world0 s land areas. Harris et al. (2014) compared it with other datasets and found a very good agreement for South America. Gridded data matched observations of temperatures much better than those of precip ...
... constructed and updates this dataset from observations at meteorological stations across the world0 s land areas. Harris et al. (2014) compared it with other datasets and found a very good agreement for South America. Gridded data matched observations of temperatures much better than those of precip ...
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... Tanzania has been a signatory to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) since 1992. It has undertaken various initiatives at local and international level to affirm its commitment to combat the impacts of climate change, including efforts leading to the reduction of green ...
... Tanzania has been a signatory to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) since 1992. It has undertaken various initiatives at local and international level to affirm its commitment to combat the impacts of climate change, including efforts leading to the reduction of green ...
Summary for Policymakers
... Human interference with the climate system is occurring,1 and climate change poses risks for human and natural systems (Figure SPM.1). The assessment of impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability in the Working Group II contribution to the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (WGII AR5) evaluates how patterns ...
... Human interference with the climate system is occurring,1 and climate change poses risks for human and natural systems (Figure SPM.1). The assessment of impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability in the Working Group II contribution to the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (WGII AR5) evaluates how patterns ...