Slide 1
... to the pole. When the ship reached the pole -- which Dr. McKenna and his wife, Priscilla, confirmed with a handheld Global Positioning System navigation device -- water lapped its bow. ...
... to the pole. When the ship reached the pole -- which Dr. McKenna and his wife, Priscilla, confirmed with a handheld Global Positioning System navigation device -- water lapped its bow. ...
1B: Follow the Energy! Earth`s Dynamic Climate System
... balance between incoming and outgoing radiation produces a steady-state and stable climate. Lack of a balance between incoming and outgoing radiation implies a net loss or gain of radiant energy to Earth’s climate system. One result of such an energy imbalance is climate change. Earth’s climate evol ...
... balance between incoming and outgoing radiation produces a steady-state and stable climate. Lack of a balance between incoming and outgoing radiation implies a net loss or gain of radiant energy to Earth’s climate system. One result of such an energy imbalance is climate change. Earth’s climate evol ...
climate change, sea-level rise and extreme events
... Sea-level reconstruction of Church and White (2006). Historical sea-level reconstruction is shown by the thin black line, with grey shading indicating ±95% confidence limits. Magenta dots and arrows indicate the estimate of sea-level rise from 1842–2001 from Port Arthur, Tasmania (Hunter et al.2003) ...
... Sea-level reconstruction of Church and White (2006). Historical sea-level reconstruction is shown by the thin black line, with grey shading indicating ±95% confidence limits. Magenta dots and arrows indicate the estimate of sea-level rise from 1842–2001 from Port Arthur, Tasmania (Hunter et al.2003) ...
The original MS Word document - Institute of Nuclear Technology
... The project consists of a set of coherent activities, which arise from the implementation of the INRaSTES Action Plan, directly aiming at strengthening the research capacity of INRaSTES for advancing its participation in environmental/climate related research activities at European, National and Reg ...
... The project consists of a set of coherent activities, which arise from the implementation of the INRaSTES Action Plan, directly aiming at strengthening the research capacity of INRaSTES for advancing its participation in environmental/climate related research activities at European, National and Reg ...
Sensitivity of Crop Water Need to 2071–95
... change, it is clear that human activities linked closely to ecosystems or natural resources will be severely impacted (Solomon et al. 2007). Of particular concern for many developing regions is the impact of climate change upon food security, especially for those countries reliant on rain-fed agricu ...
... change, it is clear that human activities linked closely to ecosystems or natural resources will be severely impacted (Solomon et al. 2007). Of particular concern for many developing regions is the impact of climate change upon food security, especially for those countries reliant on rain-fed agricu ...
Mitigation potential in Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use
... To contribute the target cutting global GHG emissions in half by 2050, developing countries like Vietnam should actively develop and implement National Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) on a voluntary basis to ensure sustainable development. Moreover, as a country providing a fifth of world foo ...
... To contribute the target cutting global GHG emissions in half by 2050, developing countries like Vietnam should actively develop and implement National Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) on a voluntary basis to ensure sustainable development. Moreover, as a country providing a fifth of world foo ...
Climate change and livestock production in Ethiopia
... security and investment in both the highlands and the lowlands/pastoral farming systems (FDRE, 2001). The recent livestock population of Ethiopia estimates that the country has about 52.1 million heads of cattle, 24.2 million sheep, 22.6 million goats and 44.9 million poultry (MOA, 2013; Berihu et a ...
... security and investment in both the highlands and the lowlands/pastoral farming systems (FDRE, 2001). The recent livestock population of Ethiopia estimates that the country has about 52.1 million heads of cattle, 24.2 million sheep, 22.6 million goats and 44.9 million poultry (MOA, 2013; Berihu et a ...
Climate Change and the World Council of Churches
... The most direct lineage for the WCC Climate Change work comes from the work of the former WCC Church in Society which convened a pivotal consultation in Budapest in 1974 to launch a study on science and technology which culminated in a major conference at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) ...
... The most direct lineage for the WCC Climate Change work comes from the work of the former WCC Church in Society which convened a pivotal consultation in Budapest in 1974 to launch a study on science and technology which culminated in a major conference at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) ...
Forest ecosystem climate change impact assessment and
... cope better with arid conditions, this results in southward expansion of warm conifer forests into areas occupied by dry forests. The model predicts this change even in the absence of an increase in precipitation. The net result of these changes is large increases in the potential area of warm conif ...
... cope better with arid conditions, this results in southward expansion of warm conifer forests into areas occupied by dry forests. The model predicts this change even in the absence of an increase in precipitation. The net result of these changes is large increases in the potential area of warm conif ...
Ocean Circulation and Climate: an Overview
... and sinking of NADW act as a gateway for storing anthropogenic carbon at depth. The Southern Ocean is also a major sink of anthropogenic carbon accounting for nearly half the global oceanic uptake (Morrison et al., 2015). Here, upwelling in this region exposes old preindustrial deep waters to high a ...
... and sinking of NADW act as a gateway for storing anthropogenic carbon at depth. The Southern Ocean is also a major sink of anthropogenic carbon accounting for nearly half the global oceanic uptake (Morrison et al., 2015). Here, upwelling in this region exposes old preindustrial deep waters to high a ...
Craven District Council Climate Change Strategy And Climate Local
... Source: Weathering the storm: Yorkshire and Humber regional adaptation study, ...
... Source: Weathering the storm: Yorkshire and Humber regional adaptation study, ...
An intercomparison of observed and simulated extreme rainfall and
... Heat and cold waves, intense rainfall, floods, dry spells among other extreme events affect South America in all seasons, and their impacts vary according to the sector. Heavy or extreme precipitation events have important effects on society, since flash floods associated with intense and brief, rai ...
... Heat and cold waves, intense rainfall, floods, dry spells among other extreme events affect South America in all seasons, and their impacts vary according to the sector. Heavy or extreme precipitation events have important effects on society, since flash floods associated with intense and brief, rai ...
evident - Mudanças Climáticas
... Heat and cold waves, intense rainfall, floods, dry spells among other extreme events affect South America in all seasons, and their impacts vary according to the sector. Heavy or extreme precipitation events have important effects on society, since flash floods associated with intense and brief, rai ...
... Heat and cold waves, intense rainfall, floods, dry spells among other extreme events affect South America in all seasons, and their impacts vary according to the sector. Heavy or extreme precipitation events have important effects on society, since flash floods associated with intense and brief, rai ...
Federal Climate Change Legislation as If the States Matter
... Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) refusal to exercise jurisdiction over greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under the Clean Air Act (CAA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401-7671q, precisely because they saw themselves and their citizens as threatened by rising sea levels from global warming. In Massachusetts v. ...
... Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) refusal to exercise jurisdiction over greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under the Clean Air Act (CAA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401-7671q, precisely because they saw themselves and their citizens as threatened by rising sea levels from global warming. In Massachusetts v. ...
(AGE). OPIM 319, Spring 2010 - Operations, Information and
... fossil fuels, N2 O (nitrous oxide), and CH4 (methane), which comes from a variety of sources, including cattle. Because production of these gases is often beneficial to individuals in the short term (e.g., burning oil for transportation and heating, burning coal for generating electricity), yet seem ...
... fossil fuels, N2 O (nitrous oxide), and CH4 (methane), which comes from a variety of sources, including cattle. Because production of these gases is often beneficial to individuals in the short term (e.g., burning oil for transportation and heating, burning coal for generating electricity), yet seem ...
Climate change and ocean acidification in OSPAR
... are two of the most serious examples of global environmental change linked to CO2 emissions. Absorption of CO2 into the marine environment has lowered the average pH of the oceans by about 0.1 units from pre-industrial (1750) levels8. Nearly half of anthropogenic CO2 (burning fossil fuels and cement ...
... are two of the most serious examples of global environmental change linked to CO2 emissions. Absorption of CO2 into the marine environment has lowered the average pH of the oceans by about 0.1 units from pre-industrial (1750) levels8. Nearly half of anthropogenic CO2 (burning fossil fuels and cement ...
Assessing the adequacy of current fisheries
... fishery. Hypothesized responses of lobster growth, mortality, distribution, and migration in each fishing sector were gathered from the literature, unpublished experimental studies, and expert consultation. Impacts were projected at three different life stages (juveniles defined as pre-maturation mo ...
... fishery. Hypothesized responses of lobster growth, mortality, distribution, and migration in each fishing sector were gathered from the literature, unpublished experimental studies, and expert consultation. Impacts were projected at three different life stages (juveniles defined as pre-maturation mo ...
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... therefore re-estimate the time trend model over 1981 to 2007 and 1982 to 2007. As we can see, excluding the first two observations will eliminate the significance of the time trend. Therefore, we follow Holtz-Eakin and Selden (1995) and set the time effect at its value in the last year of the sample ...
... therefore re-estimate the time trend model over 1981 to 2007 and 1982 to 2007. As we can see, excluding the first two observations will eliminate the significance of the time trend. Therefore, we follow Holtz-Eakin and Selden (1995) and set the time effect at its value in the last year of the sample ...
Climate change and its impacts on river discharge in two climate
... used worldwide at varying watershed scale and environmental conditions that represent a wide range of climates, soils, and land use (Arnold et al., 2012). A digital elevation model with a scale of 1 : 250 000 was prepared by the China Fundamental Geographic Information Center. Spatial soil data with ...
... used worldwide at varying watershed scale and environmental conditions that represent a wide range of climates, soils, and land use (Arnold et al., 2012). A digital elevation model with a scale of 1 : 250 000 was prepared by the China Fundamental Geographic Information Center. Spatial soil data with ...
Regional Climate Adaptation Planning Alliance
... Major cities in the arid and semi-arid areas of the Western US have developed a Regional Climate Adaptation Planning Alliance to develop a common regional approach to adaptation planning – including a collective vision of resilience, planning frameworks and information sharing opportunities. This Al ...
... Major cities in the arid and semi-arid areas of the Western US have developed a Regional Climate Adaptation Planning Alliance to develop a common regional approach to adaptation planning – including a collective vision of resilience, planning frameworks and information sharing opportunities. This Al ...
international, artistic and collaborative action for
... MASKBOOK is a humorous adaptation of the famous social network and uses masks as a symbol of the link between health and the environment. Universal to all civilizations, masks give citizen from “5 to 95 years” a friendly way of participating in the COP21. The project includes a website (French/Engli ...
... MASKBOOK is a humorous adaptation of the famous social network and uses masks as a symbol of the link between health and the environment. Universal to all civilizations, masks give citizen from “5 to 95 years” a friendly way of participating in the COP21. The project includes a website (French/Engli ...
A history of climate activities
... Figure 1 — The emergence of climate as an international scientific and policy issue: the five major scientific, technological and geopolitical developments on the left converged to inspire UN General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution 1721 (XVI) which triggered the establishment of the WMO World Weather Wat ...
... Figure 1 — The emergence of climate as an international scientific and policy issue: the five major scientific, technological and geopolitical developments on the left converged to inspire UN General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution 1721 (XVI) which triggered the establishment of the WMO World Weather Wat ...