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... other, eventually determines the final welfare impact of climate changes locally in any time perspective. The evidence indicating that an environmental shock may have a positive indirect but a negative direct impact on health is noteworthy. For instance, Galindo (2009) shows that, in Mexico, the sam ...
... other, eventually determines the final welfare impact of climate changes locally in any time perspective. The evidence indicating that an environmental shock may have a positive indirect but a negative direct impact on health is noteworthy. For instance, Galindo (2009) shows that, in Mexico, the sam ...
PhyloEcoGeography
... labelled with the more familiar, and more inclusive, clade to which they belong followed by pro parte (p.p.). See the electronic supplementary material, figure S1 for full taxon labels. Bar graphs (c) depict phylogenetically corrected mean differences between tracking and non-tracking clades between ...
... labelled with the more familiar, and more inclusive, clade to which they belong followed by pro parte (p.p.). See the electronic supplementary material, figure S1 for full taxon labels. Bar graphs (c) depict phylogenetically corrected mean differences between tracking and non-tracking clades between ...
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... climate change. The first is uncertainty. Uncertainties are vast, and negative surprises are more likely than positive surprises. Qualitatively, such uncertainty almost always calls for more stringent action. However, quantitatively, the uncertainties are unknown (CBO, 2005) but perhaps very large ( ...
... climate change. The first is uncertainty. Uncertainties are vast, and negative surprises are more likely than positive surprises. Qualitatively, such uncertainty almost always calls for more stringent action. However, quantitatively, the uncertainties are unknown (CBO, 2005) but perhaps very large ( ...
Extreme Effects - Interreg IVB North Sea Region Programme (2007
... Another way of anticipating is to change over to different crops. A number of crops have been studied with this in mind. The artichoke and sunflower are good alternatives for winter carrots and onions, for example, because of their salient tolerance and drought resistance. The following chapters wil ...
... Another way of anticipating is to change over to different crops. A number of crops have been studied with this in mind. The artichoke and sunflower are good alternatives for winter carrots and onions, for example, because of their salient tolerance and drought resistance. The following chapters wil ...
6. Atolls in the ocean— canaries in the mine?
... Australian journalism contesting climate change impacts in the Pacific Abstract: This article has two complementary aspects, empirical and theoretical. Empirically, it examines the reportage of the two most prolific Australian journalists on the threat posed by climate change to low-lying Pacific is ...
... Australian journalism contesting climate change impacts in the Pacific Abstract: This article has two complementary aspects, empirical and theoretical. Empirically, it examines the reportage of the two most prolific Australian journalists on the threat posed by climate change to low-lying Pacific is ...
Communicating and Learning About Global Climate
... of global climate change—understanding the evidence for it, appreciating its potential impacts, and developing new technologies and policies that can help us adapt to it. A first step toward preparing ourselves to meet these challenges is to ensure that all of our young people get the best possible ...
... of global climate change—understanding the evidence for it, appreciating its potential impacts, and developing new technologies and policies that can help us adapt to it. A first step toward preparing ourselves to meet these challenges is to ensure that all of our young people get the best possible ...
China, the United States and the European Union: Multiple
... recent years is the redefinition of power relations that has emerged since the 2009 Copenhagen summit. In the run-up to a potential new climate deal at the 2015 Paris summit, a new climate change diplomacy may be emerging among three actors that are in many respects the most powerful and influential ...
... recent years is the redefinition of power relations that has emerged since the 2009 Copenhagen summit. In the run-up to a potential new climate deal at the 2015 Paris summit, a new climate change diplomacy may be emerging among three actors that are in many respects the most powerful and influential ...
Is carbon di,oxide a `good` greenhouse gas?
... benefit from anticipated CO*-rich atmospheres into policies to adapt to future environments. Here, we report what recent scientific evidence tells us about how anticipated COz-rich atmospheres will affect natural and man-made ecosystems, even in the absence of climate change. This is a legitimate li ...
... benefit from anticipated CO*-rich atmospheres into policies to adapt to future environments. Here, we report what recent scientific evidence tells us about how anticipated COz-rich atmospheres will affect natural and man-made ecosystems, even in the absence of climate change. This is a legitimate li ...
Gulf Coast Wetland Sustainability in a Changing Climate
... Everglades and Louisiana’s Mississippi River Delta. These wetland ecosystems depend heavily on water availability, as does the region’s economic development. However, the natural capacity of coastal wetlands in the Gulf Coast region to store, distribute, and purify water has been greatly diminished ...
... Everglades and Louisiana’s Mississippi River Delta. These wetland ecosystems depend heavily on water availability, as does the region’s economic development. However, the natural capacity of coastal wetlands in the Gulf Coast region to store, distribute, and purify water has been greatly diminished ...
Mountain Valley - Oil Change International
... because methane leakage along the gas supply chain more than doubles the life cycle emissions of gas compared to just counting emissions from gas combustion. f Current methane leakage reduction goals are not enough to make up for the projected increase in gas use. f To achieve climate goals, we ne ...
... because methane leakage along the gas supply chain more than doubles the life cycle emissions of gas compared to just counting emissions from gas combustion. f Current methane leakage reduction goals are not enough to make up for the projected increase in gas use. f To achieve climate goals, we ne ...
- White Rose Research Online
... used as it is a fair intermediate between observations and climate model outputs [37]. We used ERA-40 as it has shown better skill than other available reanalysis products [23], and the alternative use of bias-corrected reanalysis was deemed unnecessary owing to the sometimes unexpected effects of b ...
... used as it is a fair intermediate between observations and climate model outputs [37]. We used ERA-40 as it has shown better skill than other available reanalysis products [23], and the alternative use of bias-corrected reanalysis was deemed unnecessary owing to the sometimes unexpected effects of b ...
Chapter 4 Impact of Climate Change on Low Islands The Tarawa
... The results indicate that under a bestguess scenario, 18 percent of Buariki could be inundated by 2050 (table 13). By 2100 up to 30 percent of Buariki could be inundated. The impact on Bikenibeu would be relatively minor (2 percent inundation). Storm surges, however, could increase damages significa ...
... The results indicate that under a bestguess scenario, 18 percent of Buariki could be inundated by 2050 (table 13). By 2100 up to 30 percent of Buariki could be inundated. The impact on Bikenibeu would be relatively minor (2 percent inundation). Storm surges, however, could increase damages significa ...
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... are currently in place in South Africa. In South Africa, as in the rest of Africa, sustainable development is almost synonymous with the sustainable utilisation and conservation of natural resources. A large portion of South Africa’s land is arid and due to the inherent low rainfall and poor soil fe ...
... are currently in place in South Africa. In South Africa, as in the rest of Africa, sustainable development is almost synonymous with the sustainable utilisation and conservation of natural resources. A large portion of South Africa’s land is arid and due to the inherent low rainfall and poor soil fe ...
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... values in the entire population of grid cells Lacking evidence favoring one possible weighting scheme over others, selection of optimal values for weighting climate metrics was based on researcher experience. More emphasis (double weights) was placed on precipitation than temperature parameters, due ...
... values in the entire population of grid cells Lacking evidence favoring one possible weighting scheme over others, selection of optimal values for weighting climate metrics was based on researcher experience. More emphasis (double weights) was placed on precipitation than temperature parameters, due ...
A recurring anarchy? The emergence of climate change as a threat
... influenced Kaplan’s, used information gathered from a variety of cases, many in Africa, to describe a number of possible scenarios in which intrastate and interstate conflict could emerge from the interaction of environmental degradation and human population growth.13 Strizzi and Stranks warned that ...
... influenced Kaplan’s, used information gathered from a variety of cases, many in Africa, to describe a number of possible scenarios in which intrastate and interstate conflict could emerge from the interaction of environmental degradation and human population growth.13 Strizzi and Stranks warned that ...
CARIBSAVE Climate Change Risk Profile for Jamaica
... The agriculture sector represents a critical component of Jamaica’s national development as an important contributor to GDP, employment, foreign exchange earnings and rural livelihoods. Climate change impacts are already being observed in the Jamaican agricultural sector, resulting in lower yields d ...
... The agriculture sector represents a critical component of Jamaica’s national development as an important contributor to GDP, employment, foreign exchange earnings and rural livelihoods. Climate change impacts are already being observed in the Jamaican agricultural sector, resulting in lower yields d ...
OPINION "Renewable Energy, Nuclear Power
... warming of several degrees is inevitable. Such pessimism is uncalled for and such defeatism will be unforgiveable in the future when our descendants assess what happened. The 2009 Copenhagen Accord of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change affirmed a target of reducing emissions t ...
... warming of several degrees is inevitable. Such pessimism is uncalled for and such defeatism will be unforgiveable in the future when our descendants assess what happened. The 2009 Copenhagen Accord of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change affirmed a target of reducing emissions t ...
climate change impacts in kerala-an overview
... • As per INCCA report(2010), yields of coconut are projected to increase in the west coast of India (includes kerala) by up to 30% due to temperature increase. • Increase in coconut yield IN THE WEST COAST may be mainly attributed to projected increase in rainfall (~10%) and relatively less increase ...
... • As per INCCA report(2010), yields of coconut are projected to increase in the west coast of India (includes kerala) by up to 30% due to temperature increase. • Increase in coconut yield IN THE WEST COAST may be mainly attributed to projected increase in rainfall (~10%) and relatively less increase ...
Science, Matter, Energy, and Systems
... • How much has the earth’s atmosphere warmed during the last 50 years? • How much of this warming is due to human activity? • How much is the atmosphere likely to warm in the future and will this affect climate? ⦿ The ...
... • How much has the earth’s atmosphere warmed during the last 50 years? • How much of this warming is due to human activity? • How much is the atmosphere likely to warm in the future and will this affect climate? ⦿ The ...
Alaska’s Thawing Permafrost
... in permafrost, such as carbon dioxide and methane, are released when it melts. Those greenhouse gases warm the atmosphere. Methane is 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas. If the high northern latitudes continue warming at current rates, the region’s soils will release more c ...
... in permafrost, such as carbon dioxide and methane, are released when it melts. Those greenhouse gases warm the atmosphere. Methane is 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas. If the high northern latitudes continue warming at current rates, the region’s soils will release more c ...
Peak and Decline Emissions Paths and the Global Warming Target
... Climate scientists have studied a wide range of future emissions pathways out to or beyond 2100, with climate models of varying degrees of complexity used to assess the implied climate outcomes for each pathway. The prevailing approach in the literature to providing guidance on what future paths are ...
... Climate scientists have studied a wide range of future emissions pathways out to or beyond 2100, with climate models of varying degrees of complexity used to assess the implied climate outcomes for each pathway. The prevailing approach in the literature to providing guidance on what future paths are ...
Impact of climate change on ozone-related mortality and morbidity in Europe
... respectively. Warming is somewhat stronger in HadCM3 because HadCM3 has a stronger response to greenhouse gas forcing. The resemblance is partly explained by the limited difference in anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions for the period 2021–2050 between the A1B and A2 scenarios. Projected CO2 conc ...
... respectively. Warming is somewhat stronger in HadCM3 because HadCM3 has a stronger response to greenhouse gas forcing. The resemblance is partly explained by the limited difference in anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions for the period 2021–2050 between the A1B and A2 scenarios. Projected CO2 conc ...
Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change in Indian Policy Planning
... change from the INCCA assessment. Krishna Kumar et al (2011) also suggest that the annual mean temperature over India rose by 0.051°C / decade over the last century while the pace of temperature rise increased considerably since 1970s when annual mean temperature rose by 0.21°C / decade. It must be ...
... change from the INCCA assessment. Krishna Kumar et al (2011) also suggest that the annual mean temperature over India rose by 0.051°C / decade over the last century while the pace of temperature rise increased considerably since 1970s when annual mean temperature rose by 0.21°C / decade. It must be ...