Extreme Events
... resolution of the Climate Futures for Tasmania simulations means that steep ridgelines may not be captured, so the resulting rain shadow on the downwind side of the ridge is not represented in the simulation. For studying many climate indices, most climate simulations need to be ‘bias‑adjusted’. Thi ...
... resolution of the Climate Futures for Tasmania simulations means that steep ridgelines may not be captured, so the resulting rain shadow on the downwind side of the ridge is not represented in the simulation. For studying many climate indices, most climate simulations need to be ‘bias‑adjusted’. Thi ...
regional climate model intercomparison project for asia
... summer (June–July–August), ranging from –4° to models generally produce too much precipitation in –1°C. The exceptions are the Regional Integrated En- high latitudes, but, overall, tend to reproduce the anvironmental Model System (RIEMS), which is too warm nual cycle across most of China, Korea, and ...
... summer (June–July–August), ranging from –4° to models generally produce too much precipitation in –1°C. The exceptions are the Regional Integrated En- high latitudes, but, overall, tend to reproduce the anvironmental Model System (RIEMS), which is too warm nual cycle across most of China, Korea, and ...
How Can Latin America Help the World to Cope with Climate
... In many ways the problem of human-induced climate change is unique: it is global, it will affect the planet for decades to centuries, and it is complex, imperfectly understood, and has the potential for serious consequences. Indeed, climate change (CC) presents one of the most complex and difficult ...
... In many ways the problem of human-induced climate change is unique: it is global, it will affect the planet for decades to centuries, and it is complex, imperfectly understood, and has the potential for serious consequences. Indeed, climate change (CC) presents one of the most complex and difficult ...
Climate Change Adaptation in the Water Sector
... concluded that "most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in greenhouse gas concentrations" via the greenhouse effect. Climate model projections summarized by the IPCC indicate that average global surface te ...
... concluded that "most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in greenhouse gas concentrations" via the greenhouse effect. Climate model projections summarized by the IPCC indicate that average global surface te ...
Transportation, Air Pollution, and Climate Change | US EPA
... regulatory actions that have small, or “marginal,” impacts on cumulative global emissions. Most federal regulatory actions can be expected to have marginal impacts on global emissions. For such policies, the benefits from reduced (or costs from increased) emissions in any future year can be estimate ...
... regulatory actions that have small, or “marginal,” impacts on cumulative global emissions. Most federal regulatory actions can be expected to have marginal impacts on global emissions. For such policies, the benefits from reduced (or costs from increased) emissions in any future year can be estimate ...
The global distribution of cultivable lands: current
... revisit this problem. With the use of remotely sensed data, consistent, globally gridded land cover classification datasets have been developed to provide an accurate picture of current cropland distributions. Furthermore, new global datasets of soil properties have emerged in recent years. In this ...
... revisit this problem. With the use of remotely sensed data, consistent, globally gridded land cover classification datasets have been developed to provide an accurate picture of current cropland distributions. Furthermore, new global datasets of soil properties have emerged in recent years. In this ...
Adapting to climate change
... the evidence. In UKCP09, this information comes from observations and outputs from a number of climate models, all with their associated uncertainties. The methodology which allows us to generate probabilities is based on large numbers (ensembles) of climate model simulations, but adjusted according ...
... the evidence. In UKCP09, this information comes from observations and outputs from a number of climate models, all with their associated uncertainties. The methodology which allows us to generate probabilities is based on large numbers (ensembles) of climate model simulations, but adjusted according ...
Introduction: Humidity and Climate Change
... the atmosphere. Since the late 18th Century, measurements by thermometers and other surface instruments on land have been available along with measurements made by ships. After the Second World War, balloon-based sounding of the free atmosphere began and finally, since the 1970s satellites have also ...
... the atmosphere. Since the late 18th Century, measurements by thermometers and other surface instruments on land have been available along with measurements made by ships. After the Second World War, balloon-based sounding of the free atmosphere began and finally, since the 1970s satellites have also ...
Newsletter of the Atmospheric Sciences Section
... Group I, The Scientific Basis, for which I am a Lead Author for the Fifth Assessment Report and which is now being written, has produced very detailed reports, with no errors that have been discovered. Minor errors in the last Working Group II report have been exploited by global warming deniers, bu ...
... Group I, The Scientific Basis, for which I am a Lead Author for the Fifth Assessment Report and which is now being written, has produced very detailed reports, with no errors that have been discovered. Minor errors in the last Working Group II report have been exploited by global warming deniers, bu ...
Lea - Harvard University
... using a higher-precision Finnigan MAT Element2 inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS; Lea et al. 2003). Measured Mg/Ca values are converted to SST using the Pacific G. ruber equation in Dekens et al. (2002). The changes in the new merged dataset are very subtle and mostly consist of s ...
... using a higher-precision Finnigan MAT Element2 inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS; Lea et al. 2003). Measured Mg/Ca values are converted to SST using the Pacific G. ruber equation in Dekens et al. (2002). The changes in the new merged dataset are very subtle and mostly consist of s ...
Annex C: Simulated Changes in Vegetation Distribution under
... Estimation of the potential impacts of global warming should utilize several future climate scenarios, since the magnitude, timing and spatial details of global warming vary among climate models. Most published impacts studies were based on atmospheric General Circulation Model (GCM) doubled CO 2 ra ...
... Estimation of the potential impacts of global warming should utilize several future climate scenarios, since the magnitude, timing and spatial details of global warming vary among climate models. Most published impacts studies were based on atmospheric General Circulation Model (GCM) doubled CO 2 ra ...
Reconceiving the Good Life
... primary ethical question is not about how the economic incentives are activated but the overall values major reforms seek to secure. The conclusions I drew were that (a) The fundamental problem was that an unsustainable ‘high carbon’ version of the ‘good life’ had been developed in the west and was ...
... primary ethical question is not about how the economic incentives are activated but the overall values major reforms seek to secure. The conclusions I drew were that (a) The fundamental problem was that an unsustainable ‘high carbon’ version of the ‘good life’ had been developed in the west and was ...
Risks and Effects of Sea Level Rise on Coastal Peoples and
... Background For years, global climate change has been the focus of debate and speculation between leading scientists and politicians. The most recent edition of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), released in April 2007, has cleared up much of this doubt. Scientists have determined with ...
... Background For years, global climate change has been the focus of debate and speculation between leading scientists and politicians. The most recent edition of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), released in April 2007, has cleared up much of this doubt. Scientists have determined with ...
rapid climate change
... western Europe than would otherwise be the case. The models also show that increasing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere may cause the circulation to slow, and according to the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report (2007) it is very likely that the Atlantic conveyor ...
... western Europe than would otherwise be the case. The models also show that increasing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere may cause the circulation to slow, and according to the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report (2007) it is very likely that the Atlantic conveyor ...
WRS-08 Presentation
... These Resolutions identifies areas that ITU-R Study Groups should address in their studies/activities. They instruct SGs to develop guidelines related to the use of radiocommunication systems in disaster prediction, detection, mitigation and relief. ...
... These Resolutions identifies areas that ITU-R Study Groups should address in their studies/activities. They instruct SGs to develop guidelines related to the use of radiocommunication systems in disaster prediction, detection, mitigation and relief. ...
Climate Finance Briefing: Small Island Developing States
... Tuvalu lies below five metres, rendering these nations critically vulnerable to flooding and sea level rise (UN-OHRLLS, 2013). Most SIDS are middle-income countries, but their economies are often small and gross national income varies widely. Nine ...
... Tuvalu lies below five metres, rendering these nations critically vulnerable to flooding and sea level rise (UN-OHRLLS, 2013). Most SIDS are middle-income countries, but their economies are often small and gross national income varies widely. Nine ...
(ICCE): Black Carbon Measurements from the Dinwoody Glacier
... Global climate change is leading to increased temperatures globally and impacting the rate of glacial melt in many regions. An additional anthropogenic impact on glaciers is increased levels of pollution in the atmosphere. Atmospheric pollutants such as black carbon particles can be deposited on gla ...
... Global climate change is leading to increased temperatures globally and impacting the rate of glacial melt in many regions. An additional anthropogenic impact on glaciers is increased levels of pollution in the atmosphere. Atmospheric pollutants such as black carbon particles can be deposited on gla ...
Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change: Concepts, Issues
... Looking at vulnerability from the food security point of view, the FAO publication The State of Food Insecurity in the World (1999), defines vulnerability as “the presence of factors that place people at risk of becoming food insecure or malnourished.” Clearly, this definition encompasses causes of ...
... Looking at vulnerability from the food security point of view, the FAO publication The State of Food Insecurity in the World (1999), defines vulnerability as “the presence of factors that place people at risk of becoming food insecure or malnourished.” Clearly, this definition encompasses causes of ...
Fertilization and Carbon Sequestration in BC Forests
... application by Interior spruce and Douglas-fir and a 30 m /ha response by coastal Douglas-fir. That increased accumulated stemwood sequesters approximately an extra 13.8 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO 2) per hectare for Interior forests and 27.5 tonnes on the coast. This summary provides amounts of CO ...
... application by Interior spruce and Douglas-fir and a 30 m /ha response by coastal Douglas-fir. That increased accumulated stemwood sequesters approximately an extra 13.8 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO 2) per hectare for Interior forests and 27.5 tonnes on the coast. This summary provides amounts of CO ...
Liberal Media and Hollywood Push Climate Change Propaganda
... the actual scientists in the documentary. Disappear Into the Pacific Ocean as a Result of Climate On a related note, the journal Nature — one week Change.” Reuters ran the same propaganda, blaming prior to the screening of Climate Hustle — published “climate change.” Even Scientific American claimed ...
... the actual scientists in the documentary. Disappear Into the Pacific Ocean as a Result of Climate On a related note, the journal Nature — one week Change.” Reuters ran the same propaganda, blaming prior to the screening of Climate Hustle — published “climate change.” Even Scientific American claimed ...
Reversible and irreversible impacts of greenhouse gas
... GHG emissions. Arguably more relevant for individual countries than global mean change is by how much and for how long anthropogenic changes exceed natural variability in individual regions. However, there is as yet no explicit quantification available to which extent the impacts of historical and 2 ...
... GHG emissions. Arguably more relevant for individual countries than global mean change is by how much and for how long anthropogenic changes exceed natural variability in individual regions. However, there is as yet no explicit quantification available to which extent the impacts of historical and 2 ...
Sustainable Development and Climate Change Strategy 2012-2017
... of natural causes. Ecosystems have changed and adapted in response. The issue in the 21st century is enhanced climate change caused by human activities. Problems arise when the climate changes more quickly than ecosystems and communities can adapt. ...
... of natural causes. Ecosystems have changed and adapted in response. The issue in the 21st century is enhanced climate change caused by human activities. Problems arise when the climate changes more quickly than ecosystems and communities can adapt. ...
the economics of climate change the economics of
... predicted impacts and adaptation processes will be, without doubt, impressive and incremental as the century progresses, affecting a variety of economic activities including agriculture, water services, land use change, biodiversity, tourism, infrastructure and public health. The development of new ...
... predicted impacts and adaptation processes will be, without doubt, impressive and incremental as the century progresses, affecting a variety of economic activities including agriculture, water services, land use change, biodiversity, tourism, infrastructure and public health. The development of new ...
