Carbon to Climate Change
... and of the processes that might transfer this C into the atmosphere, as well as the associated ecosystem changes that occur with thawing. We show that accounting for C stored deep in the permafrost more than doubles previous high-latitude inventory estimates, with this new estimate equivalent to twi ...
... and of the processes that might transfer this C into the atmosphere, as well as the associated ecosystem changes that occur with thawing. We show that accounting for C stored deep in the permafrost more than doubles previous high-latitude inventory estimates, with this new estimate equivalent to twi ...
Climate Impact on Groundwater Flow Processes in the Cedar Creek
... Climate change has been a growing concern globally for the past decade because of the potential effects of climate change on resources, such as crop production and surface/ groundwater depletion. Wisconsin is a leading state in agriculture and forestry, which can both be heavily affected by changes ...
... Climate change has been a growing concern globally for the past decade because of the potential effects of climate change on resources, such as crop production and surface/ groundwater depletion. Wisconsin is a leading state in agriculture and forestry, which can both be heavily affected by changes ...
climate change: a deadly threat to coral reefs
... coal, oil and gas has led to the world’s longest ever global bleaching event, beginning in 2014 and ongoing in 2017, with repeated bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef and other reefs worldwide offering no reprieve. In March 2017, the latest surveys of the Great Barrier Reef show severe bleaching has ...
... coal, oil and gas has led to the world’s longest ever global bleaching event, beginning in 2014 and ongoing in 2017, with repeated bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef and other reefs worldwide offering no reprieve. In March 2017, the latest surveys of the Great Barrier Reef show severe bleaching has ...
- Critical Information Collective
... consideration might be utilised to exclude fossil fuels. This includes the following: “Degree to which activity avoids lock-in of long-lived, high-emission infrastructure; Potential for scaling up and replication, and its overall contribution to global low-carbon development pathways being consisten ...
... consideration might be utilised to exclude fossil fuels. This includes the following: “Degree to which activity avoids lock-in of long-lived, high-emission infrastructure; Potential for scaling up and replication, and its overall contribution to global low-carbon development pathways being consisten ...
No. 1-2014 - Statkraft
... issues in cooperation with the World Economic Forum (WEF). The initiative is spearheaded by the Global Shapers Community, WEF’s network for young and committed advocates. The goal is to find specific energy efficiency solutions in large cities. The Norwegian crown prince couple has committed to the ...
... issues in cooperation with the World Economic Forum (WEF). The initiative is spearheaded by the Global Shapers Community, WEF’s network for young and committed advocates. The goal is to find specific energy efficiency solutions in large cities. The Norwegian crown prince couple has committed to the ...
International Executive Agreements on Climate Change Hannah Chang*
... developing economies such as China and Brazil, the Accord ...
... developing economies such as China and Brazil, the Accord ...
EFFECTS OF WEATHER AND CLIMATE VARIABILITY ON FISHING
... distribution and productivity are known to be influenced by climate dynamics. Research has shown that small-scale fisher-folk in the developing countries are more vulnerable to climate variability due to their high reliance on fisheries and poor adaptive capacity. However most studies so far have co ...
... distribution and productivity are known to be influenced by climate dynamics. Research has shown that small-scale fisher-folk in the developing countries are more vulnerable to climate variability due to their high reliance on fisheries and poor adaptive capacity. However most studies so far have co ...
Precipitation and temperatures extremes in East Africa in past and
... There is strong evidence that enhanced greenhouse effect will result not only in changes in the mean weather conditions, but also in increase of the variability of climate (IPCC, 2012&2013). These impacts of climate change in East Africa (EA) have materialized through changes in extreme events such ...
... There is strong evidence that enhanced greenhouse effect will result not only in changes in the mean weather conditions, but also in increase of the variability of climate (IPCC, 2012&2013). These impacts of climate change in East Africa (EA) have materialized through changes in extreme events such ...
Warm Arctic—cold continents: climate impacts of the newly open
... Recent Arctic changes are likely due to coupled Arctic amplification mechanisms with increased linkage between Arctic climate and sub-Arctic weather. Historically, sea ice grew rapidly in autumn, a strong negative radiative feedback. But increased sea-ice mobility, loss of multi-year sea ice, enhanc ...
... Recent Arctic changes are likely due to coupled Arctic amplification mechanisms with increased linkage between Arctic climate and sub-Arctic weather. Historically, sea ice grew rapidly in autumn, a strong negative radiative feedback. But increased sea-ice mobility, loss of multi-year sea ice, enhanc ...
STATE OF THE ANTARCTIC AND SOUTHERN OCEAN CLIMATE
... Peninsula, linked to nearby ocean warming and intensification of the circumpolar westerlies. Glaciers are retreating on the peninsula, in Patagonia, on the subAntarctic islands, and in West Antarctica adjacent to the peninsula. The penetration of marine air masses has become more pronounced over par ...
... Peninsula, linked to nearby ocean warming and intensification of the circumpolar westerlies. Glaciers are retreating on the peninsula, in Patagonia, on the subAntarctic islands, and in West Antarctica adjacent to the peninsula. The penetration of marine air masses has become more pronounced over par ...
Aalborg Universitet Poulsen, Bo
... fisheries has been recorded at Bohuslen. The causes of these Bohuslen periods have been subject to various speculations at least since the late 16th century (Poulsen, 2002). The first investigation of climatic reasons for the phenomenon came as early as 1879. A Scandinavian audience of fisheries scient ...
... fisheries has been recorded at Bohuslen. The causes of these Bohuslen periods have been subject to various speculations at least since the late 16th century (Poulsen, 2002). The first investigation of climatic reasons for the phenomenon came as early as 1879. A Scandinavian audience of fisheries scient ...
Aalborg Universitet The variability of fisheries and fish
... fisheries has been recorded at Bohuslen. The causes of these Bohuslen periods have been subject to various speculations at least since the late 16th century (Poulsen, 2002). The first investigation of climatic reasons for the phenomenon came as early as 1879. A Scandinavian audience of fisheries scient ...
... fisheries has been recorded at Bohuslen. The causes of these Bohuslen periods have been subject to various speculations at least since the late 16th century (Poulsen, 2002). The first investigation of climatic reasons for the phenomenon came as early as 1879. A Scandinavian audience of fisheries scient ...
ENG - UN CC:Learn
... of emissions reductions will be achieved by protecting areas of high carbon which are under threat. Mapping areas of past deforestation can provide an indication of the current deforestation front but future deforestation may occur elsewhere. Land-use change models (section 3.2) can be used to proje ...
... of emissions reductions will be achieved by protecting areas of high carbon which are under threat. Mapping areas of past deforestation can provide an indication of the current deforestation front but future deforestation may occur elsewhere. Land-use change models (section 3.2) can be used to proje ...
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
... both the probability and the potential consequences of flooding into account. It is expected that climate change and socio-economic development will lead to an increase in flood risk in the Rhine basin. To optimize spatial planning and flood management measures, studies are needed that quantify futu ...
... both the probability and the potential consequences of flooding into account. It is expected that climate change and socio-economic development will lead to an increase in flood risk in the Rhine basin. To optimize spatial planning and flood management measures, studies are needed that quantify futu ...
Vulnerability of fishes of the Great Barrier Reef to climate
... the 1 to 3°C increase in sea temperature predicted for the GBR might not, by itself, be detrimental to the survival of larval fishes. In general, the growth rate of fishes increases with temperature, up to an optimal temperature, after which it declines rapidly with increasing temperature82. However ...
... the 1 to 3°C increase in sea temperature predicted for the GBR might not, by itself, be detrimental to the survival of larval fishes. In general, the growth rate of fishes increases with temperature, up to an optimal temperature, after which it declines rapidly with increasing temperature82. However ...
Author`s personal copy
... region under the protection of the quarantine policy, which prohibited immigration and reclamation. The border between EIM and the NCP was the Great Wall, which was built during the Ming Dynasty (1368e1644) to resist the Mongol offensive. In Northeast China, EIM, Jilin, and Shengjing (Liaoning) were ...
... region under the protection of the quarantine policy, which prohibited immigration and reclamation. The border between EIM and the NCP was the Great Wall, which was built during the Ming Dynasty (1368e1644) to resist the Mongol offensive. In Northeast China, EIM, Jilin, and Shengjing (Liaoning) were ...
Building Climate Change Resilience in
... most at risk from sea-level rise and from the heat waves, storms and floods whose frequency and/or intensity climate change is likely to increase. Section I outlines both the potentials for adaptation and the constraints, with Section II discussing the scale of urban change. Section III considers cl ...
... most at risk from sea-level rise and from the heat waves, storms and floods whose frequency and/or intensity climate change is likely to increase. Section I outlines both the potentials for adaptation and the constraints, with Section II discussing the scale of urban change. Section III considers cl ...
Rapid Climate Change in the Arctic: Polar Research as a
... tradition in Germany. The Arctic and Antarctic have a unique genesis and serve as archives of Earth’s evolution. The geological, biological and climatic processes that occur in these regions play an important role for global developments. The rapid climate change in parts of the Antarctic and in the ...
... tradition in Germany. The Arctic and Antarctic have a unique genesis and serve as archives of Earth’s evolution. The geological, biological and climatic processes that occur in these regions play an important role for global developments. The rapid climate change in parts of the Antarctic and in the ...
Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Soil Fauna
... The area of the Omayed Biosphere Reserve on the northwestern Mediterranean coast of Egypt, at about 80 kms west of Alexandria, was and still is a site of long-term ecological research (LTER) on almost all ecosystem components since 1974. Inevitably, prospects of the expected climate change have impo ...
... The area of the Omayed Biosphere Reserve on the northwestern Mediterranean coast of Egypt, at about 80 kms west of Alexandria, was and still is a site of long-term ecological research (LTER) on almost all ecosystem components since 1974. Inevitably, prospects of the expected climate change have impo ...
Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change - EEG, TU-Wien
... In 1990 carbon dioxide levels were 354 parts per million – now they are at around 377 parts per million and still rising. Since 1990 global temperatures have increased by about 0.2°C and the ten warmest years in the global record have occurred. Absolute temperature records for the UK were broken in ...
... In 1990 carbon dioxide levels were 354 parts per million – now they are at around 377 parts per million and still rising. Since 1990 global temperatures have increased by about 0.2°C and the ten warmest years in the global record have occurred. Absolute temperature records for the UK were broken in ...
Multi-level governance through regional adaptation
... • Political systems: CA=federal state vs. UK=unitary state • Governance perspective: level between national /federal level and local level Bauer, Steurer: Regional adaptation partnerships in Canada and the UK ...
... • Political systems: CA=federal state vs. UK=unitary state • Governance perspective: level between national /federal level and local level Bauer, Steurer: Regional adaptation partnerships in Canada and the UK ...
sustainability
... that adaptation in the form of policy driven caps on the growth rates of housing densities and agricultural land use in the coastal areas vulnerable to hurricane damages could lead to significantly reduced damages from 8% to 16% more intense hurricanes expected to make landfall in the 21st century. ...
... that adaptation in the form of policy driven caps on the growth rates of housing densities and agricultural land use in the coastal areas vulnerable to hurricane damages could lead to significantly reduced damages from 8% to 16% more intense hurricanes expected to make landfall in the 21st century. ...