Visual Salience in Climate Change Imagery is in the Eye of the
... Ward, Anderson, Kortemeyer, & Raeburn, 2011). Questions have undergone piloting with non-science majors, teachers, environmental journalists, and have been reviewed by expert scientists to establish validity and reliability. As such, these questions are a general measure of climate change literacy. ...
... Ward, Anderson, Kortemeyer, & Raeburn, 2011). Questions have undergone piloting with non-science majors, teachers, environmental journalists, and have been reviewed by expert scientists to establish validity and reliability. As such, these questions are a general measure of climate change literacy. ...
Poverty and climate change: assessing impacts in developing
... emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group’s Fifth Report; Climate change 2001 : impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability, predicts an average global temperature increase of 13.5ºC over the next 100 years. Taken by itself this small aggre ...
... emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group’s Fifth Report; Climate change 2001 : impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability, predicts an average global temperature increase of 13.5ºC over the next 100 years. Taken by itself this small aggre ...
Ontario Climate Change and Health Modelling Study
... anthropogenic release of greenhouses gases has led to a warmer climate and the legacy greenhouse gases and new emissions commit the world to a warming climate for decades to come. Between 1948 and 2008, the average annual temperature in Ontario has increased by approximately 1.5 degrees Celsius. In ...
... anthropogenic release of greenhouses gases has led to a warmer climate and the legacy greenhouse gases and new emissions commit the world to a warming climate for decades to come. Between 1948 and 2008, the average annual temperature in Ontario has increased by approximately 1.5 degrees Celsius. In ...
Climate Risk Assessment for Water Resources
... 2.1. Defining climatic risk in the Niger Basin In this study climate risk is defined on the basis of changes in annual runoff as a function of projected precipitation and temperature changes; it does not take into account other sources of risk such as vulnerability of specific sectors and future soc ...
... 2.1. Defining climatic risk in the Niger Basin In this study climate risk is defined on the basis of changes in annual runoff as a function of projected precipitation and temperature changes; it does not take into account other sources of risk such as vulnerability of specific sectors and future soc ...
Carbon Trading Training for visiting Caribbean Group - Copy
... 1. Commitments. The heart of the Protocol lies in establishing commitments for the reduction of greenhouse gases that are legally binding for Annex I countries, as well as general commitments for all member countries. 2. Implementation. In order to meet the objectives of the Protocol, Annex I countr ...
... 1. Commitments. The heart of the Protocol lies in establishing commitments for the reduction of greenhouse gases that are legally binding for Annex I countries, as well as general commitments for all member countries. 2. Implementation. In order to meet the objectives of the Protocol, Annex I countr ...
CLIMATE CHANGE – SCOPING THE ISSUES
... up of the carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. The carbon dioxide build up is made worse by the increasing loss of forests, which act as “carbon sinks” that absorb gases and prevent its release into the atmosphere. Further, the increase of carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere also en ...
... up of the carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. The carbon dioxide build up is made worse by the increasing loss of forests, which act as “carbon sinks” that absorb gases and prevent its release into the atmosphere. Further, the increase of carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere also en ...
climate change in the clark fork watershed
... spells are shorter than they used to be, which means he hasn’t had to close the ski area due to frigid winter storms in recent years. However, when it comes to snowfall over the last quarter-century, Pitcher can’t see a clear pattern: some years there’s lots of snow and other years very little. “Tho ...
... spells are shorter than they used to be, which means he hasn’t had to close the ski area due to frigid winter storms in recent years. However, when it comes to snowfall over the last quarter-century, Pitcher can’t see a clear pattern: some years there’s lots of snow and other years very little. “Tho ...
PPT
... Climate change is changing precipitation patterns in the tropical Pacific more rain (What are the implications for rest of globe?) Present-day El Nino events are not unusual. (What caused the strong El Nino events in the 17th century, if anything?) ...
... Climate change is changing precipitation patterns in the tropical Pacific more rain (What are the implications for rest of globe?) Present-day El Nino events are not unusual. (What caused the strong El Nino events in the 17th century, if anything?) ...
1 AT A GLANCE Temperatures across the Rio Grande
... The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a natural climate phenomenon that originates in the equatorial Pacific Ocean and affects weather around the world. Strong El Niño conditions are currently present in the tropical Pacific Ocean and are predicted to remain through the remainder of the winter ...
... The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a natural climate phenomenon that originates in the equatorial Pacific Ocean and affects weather around the world. Strong El Niño conditions are currently present in the tropical Pacific Ocean and are predicted to remain through the remainder of the winter ...
Print - Climate Change Knowledge Portal
... The increased construction of immovable structures near the shoreline zone prone to inundation may need to be reconsidered, along with the need to avoid development in areas subject to liquefaction during earthquakes. The emerging peri-urban slum areas present a major challenge in this respect. ...
... The increased construction of immovable structures near the shoreline zone prone to inundation may need to be reconsidered, along with the need to avoid development in areas subject to liquefaction during earthquakes. The emerging peri-urban slum areas present a major challenge in this respect. ...
variability of freezing levels, melting season indicators, and snow
... Changes in land surface area lying above the FLS at each grid of the Reanalysis data set were computed using ETOPO5 ground elevations to define high elevation regions. For each Reanalysis grid cell with mean monthly temperature lower than 0 ◦ C, we summed the areas of all corresponding 5-minute land ...
... Changes in land surface area lying above the FLS at each grid of the Reanalysis data set were computed using ETOPO5 ground elevations to define high elevation regions. For each Reanalysis grid cell with mean monthly temperature lower than 0 ◦ C, we summed the areas of all corresponding 5-minute land ...
Managerial, Institutional and Evolutionary Approaches to
... Source: United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Report 2007/08 ...
... Source: United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Report 2007/08 ...
UK approach to climate change: Impacts and adaptation
... Magazine, Countryside Agency, Countryside Council for Wales, Department of Health, Derbyshire County Council DETR Wildlife and Countryside Directorate, Dúchas The Heritage Service, National Parks and Wildlife (Republic of Ireland), Duchy of Cornwall, East Midlands Airport, East Midlands Link, Englis ...
... Magazine, Countryside Agency, Countryside Council for Wales, Department of Health, Derbyshire County Council DETR Wildlife and Countryside Directorate, Dúchas The Heritage Service, National Parks and Wildlife (Republic of Ireland), Duchy of Cornwall, East Midlands Airport, East Midlands Link, Englis ...
Deep uncertainty in long-term hurricane risk: scenario generation and implications for future climate experiments: Working Paper 51 (556 kB) (opens in new window)
... Current projections of long-term trends in Atlantic hurricane activity due to climate change are deeply uncertain, both in magnitude and sign. This creates challenges for adaptation planning in exposed coastal communities. We present a framework to support the interpretation of current long-term tro ...
... Current projections of long-term trends in Atlantic hurricane activity due to climate change are deeply uncertain, both in magnitude and sign. This creates challenges for adaptation planning in exposed coastal communities. We present a framework to support the interpretation of current long-term tro ...
Curitiba, the Environmental Capital of the Southern Hemisphere
... to prevent debt (EEA 2005). It takes about 1 year and 3 months for Earth to regenerate the resources that the humanity needs and absorb the carbon dioxide (CO2) produced in a single year. This ecological overshoot ultimately leads to the liquidation of the planet’s ecological assets and the depletio ...
... to prevent debt (EEA 2005). It takes about 1 year and 3 months for Earth to regenerate the resources that the humanity needs and absorb the carbon dioxide (CO2) produced in a single year. This ecological overshoot ultimately leads to the liquidation of the planet’s ecological assets and the depletio ...
european union climate funding for developing countries
... energy efficiency projects, as well as investing in adaptation measures. The EIB’s investment in climate action has been strengthened in recent years, including a significant increase in its support to developing countries to more than EUR 2 billion per year. It has a target of ensuring that at leas ...
... energy efficiency projects, as well as investing in adaptation measures. The EIB’s investment in climate action has been strengthened in recent years, including a significant increase in its support to developing countries to more than EUR 2 billion per year. It has a target of ensuring that at leas ...
Draft Risk Assessment Framework Outline
... goods transported), and role of the asset in emergency response and evacuations required in past weather events. By comparing historical weather events with historical maintenance and repair needs, agencies can estimate how well specific assets withstand certain climate stressors. In doing so, the ...
... goods transported), and role of the asset in emergency response and evacuations required in past weather events. By comparing historical weather events with historical maintenance and repair needs, agencies can estimate how well specific assets withstand certain climate stressors. In doing so, the ...
Appetite for Change - Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute
... It has a highly variable climate with some very wet years leading to large-scale flooding, such as in 2010-11 and 1974-75. Temperatures in the region have increased significantly over the past 100 years, by about 1°C, with most of this warming since 1950, but there has been no long-term trend in ...
... It has a highly variable climate with some very wet years leading to large-scale flooding, such as in 2010-11 and 1974-75. Temperatures in the region have increased significantly over the past 100 years, by about 1°C, with most of this warming since 1950, but there has been no long-term trend in ...
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... With hindsight this insight into climate economics is quite clear but the two box model does a nice job of helping us to see it. To put it another way, if humans could move heat energy to where it does the least damage, then carbon taxes would be lower compared to a world where this ability to move ...
... With hindsight this insight into climate economics is quite clear but the two box model does a nice job of helping us to see it. To put it another way, if humans could move heat energy to where it does the least damage, then carbon taxes would be lower compared to a world where this ability to move ...
POST 151 - Parliament UK
... and eastern parts of Britain. In spring and autumn, the picture is less clear – ...
... and eastern parts of Britain. In spring and autumn, the picture is less clear – ...
envgeo2-0326_offp - ResearchSpace@Auckland
... Margin east of New Zealand contains a >50 000-km2 large gas hydrate province. First estimates suggest that the volume of gas in concentrated hydrate deposits is in the order of 700 000 kg/m3 (Pecher and Henrys, 2003), which is more than 100 times New Zealand’s annual gas consumption between 2005 and ...
... Margin east of New Zealand contains a >50 000-km2 large gas hydrate province. First estimates suggest that the volume of gas in concentrated hydrate deposits is in the order of 700 000 kg/m3 (Pecher and Henrys, 2003), which is more than 100 times New Zealand’s annual gas consumption between 2005 and ...