The Nature of Science
... Reaching consensus allows scientists to blend together the accepted findings of scientific research that have occurred over time. A scientific theory is the end product drawn from comprehensive research, which combines all the most current, valid evidence to explain a wide range of phenomena (scient ...
... Reaching consensus allows scientists to blend together the accepted findings of scientific research that have occurred over time. A scientific theory is the end product drawn from comprehensive research, which combines all the most current, valid evidence to explain a wide range of phenomena (scient ...
Future energy needs and engineering reality 未来能源需求与工程实际 Michael J Kelly
... take the intense period of solar installation up to the year 2009 when no solar installation took place in Spain in view of the global financial crash. It is possible to get reliable estimates of all the costs in getting those solar panels installed and maintained over a 25 year lifetime; this inclu ...
... take the intense period of solar installation up to the year 2009 when no solar installation took place in Spain in view of the global financial crash. It is possible to get reliable estimates of all the costs in getting those solar panels installed and maintained over a 25 year lifetime; this inclu ...
Incentives for Sustainability in the European Union:
... doctoral lab. The camaraderie and collaboration truly got me through this program. Specifically, I’d like to thank our exceptional comp exam study group comprised of Leila, Veda, and Bo. The many hours studying in the lab were enjoyable, and I am appreciative of the positive, encouraging experience. ...
... doctoral lab. The camaraderie and collaboration truly got me through this program. Specifically, I’d like to thank our exceptional comp exam study group comprised of Leila, Veda, and Bo. The many hours studying in the lab were enjoyable, and I am appreciative of the positive, encouraging experience. ...
The geography of climate change: implications
... Note that for the analyses presented here, we use log10 transformed precipitation because of the highly skewed distribution of values in California and the biological importance of relative changes in water availability (i.e., a change from 100 to 200 mm has a much larger biological impact than 1100 ...
... Note that for the analyses presented here, we use log10 transformed precipitation because of the highly skewed distribution of values in California and the biological importance of relative changes in water availability (i.e., a change from 100 to 200 mm has a much larger biological impact than 1100 ...
Alaska - climate-change frontier
... trees are encroaching on what has been a peat moss-dominated bog. Cores taken show no evidence of woody plants until the top, or recent decades. Their arrival implies a drying-out, he says. "It's a radical change after 15,000 years, to have shrubs come in like this," he says. Northern sea ice cover ...
... trees are encroaching on what has been a peat moss-dominated bog. Cores taken show no evidence of woody plants until the top, or recent decades. Their arrival implies a drying-out, he says. "It's a radical change after 15,000 years, to have shrubs come in like this," he says. Northern sea ice cover ...
GMT Description - Eionet Forum
... Nitrogen makes up almost 80 % of the atmosphere in the form of N2 gas. This nitrogen is only available to plants if it is 'fixed' into reactive forms. It is recognized that to increase food production, there is a need for improved soil quality and fertility and this can be achieved in part by fixing ...
... Nitrogen makes up almost 80 % of the atmosphere in the form of N2 gas. This nitrogen is only available to plants if it is 'fixed' into reactive forms. It is recognized that to increase food production, there is a need for improved soil quality and fertility and this can be achieved in part by fixing ...
Confronting Climate Change in the Us midwest
... air created by a shift away from fossil fuels would likely reduce heat-related mortality. More dangerous air pollution In areas where there are local sources of fossil fuel emissions, ground-level ozone—a dangerous air pollutant and the main component of smog— increases at temperatures over 90°F (Lu ...
... air created by a shift away from fossil fuels would likely reduce heat-related mortality. More dangerous air pollution In areas where there are local sources of fossil fuel emissions, ground-level ozone—a dangerous air pollutant and the main component of smog— increases at temperatures over 90°F (Lu ...
Oregon`s Biodiversity in a Changing Climate
... all increased (Adger et al. 2007). In addition, the western U.S. has experienced reductions in the area of spring snow cover (Groisman et al. 2001). Projected climatic changes will also affect inland hydrology including streams, lakes, and wetlands (Frederick and Gleick 1999, Poff et al. 2002). Redu ...
... all increased (Adger et al. 2007). In addition, the western U.S. has experienced reductions in the area of spring snow cover (Groisman et al. 2001). Projected climatic changes will also affect inland hydrology including streams, lakes, and wetlands (Frederick and Gleick 1999, Poff et al. 2002). Redu ...
- Wiley Online Library
... four Special Report Emission Scenarios (SRES), A1FI, A2, B1, and B2, based on the Hadley Centre General Circulation Model (GCM), and six climate scenarios, X901M, X902L, X903H, X904M, X905L, and X906H from the Integrated Global System Model (IGSM) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). ...
... four Special Report Emission Scenarios (SRES), A1FI, A2, B1, and B2, based on the Hadley Centre General Circulation Model (GCM), and six climate scenarios, X901M, X902L, X903H, X904M, X905L, and X906H from the Integrated Global System Model (IGSM) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). ...
Managing Climate Change: The Africa Group in Multilateral
... adopted in 1997, which ran through 2012. Under this protocol, Annex 1 or “developed” countries (including the Eastern European “economies in transition”) are encouraged to reduce their GHG emissions, and a subset of states are required to assist (through financial, scientific, and technology transfe ...
... adopted in 1997, which ran through 2012. Under this protocol, Annex 1 or “developed” countries (including the Eastern European “economies in transition”) are encouraged to reduce their GHG emissions, and a subset of states are required to assist (through financial, scientific, and technology transfe ...
A climate model-based review of drought in the Sahel: Deserti cation, the re-greening and climate change.
... the atmosphere over land does not find the means to sustain deep convection as the oceans warm (Chou et al., 2001; Chiang and Sobel, 2002; Neelin et al., 2003; Giannini et al., 2005, 2008). While simulation of the timing and duration of the historical Sahel drought is accurate, most climate models st ...
... the atmosphere over land does not find the means to sustain deep convection as the oceans warm (Chou et al., 2001; Chiang and Sobel, 2002; Neelin et al., 2003; Giannini et al., 2005, 2008). While simulation of the timing and duration of the historical Sahel drought is accurate, most climate models st ...
Journalistic Narratives of Success and Failure at
... stated that “coverage of global warming had an immediate but short-term influence on public concern” (Sampei & Aoyagi-Usui, 2009). While newspaper coverage can influence public concern, others have found that coverage sometimes has the opposite effect in the long run (Hulme, 2007). Hulme criticises ...
... stated that “coverage of global warming had an immediate but short-term influence on public concern” (Sampei & Aoyagi-Usui, 2009). While newspaper coverage can influence public concern, others have found that coverage sometimes has the opposite effect in the long run (Hulme, 2007). Hulme criticises ...
Climate Change in the US Northeast
... spring is arriving earlier in the year. Recent changes in our climate in the Northeast are consistent with those expected due to increasing levels of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere. These gases are released by the burning of fossil fuels and other human activities. Th ...
... spring is arriving earlier in the year. Recent changes in our climate in the Northeast are consistent with those expected due to increasing levels of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere. These gases are released by the burning of fossil fuels and other human activities. Th ...
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... irrigation due to diesel usage and expected yield and income losses translating into food and livelihood insecurity. The other climate factors emerge at a lower level but are strongly associated with such concerns. Despite farmers’ awareness on the contribution of climate and water factors to recent ...
... irrigation due to diesel usage and expected yield and income losses translating into food and livelihood insecurity. The other climate factors emerge at a lower level but are strongly associated with such concerns. Despite farmers’ awareness on the contribution of climate and water factors to recent ...
2. Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG) approach
... Climate change due to emission of greenhouse gases presents a serious challenge for responsible business leaders in the 21st century. Most scientists now agree that rising atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHGs), particularly carbon dioxide (CO2), will have a serious impact of many act ...
... Climate change due to emission of greenhouse gases presents a serious challenge for responsible business leaders in the 21st century. Most scientists now agree that rising atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHGs), particularly carbon dioxide (CO2), will have a serious impact of many act ...
Overlooked Science Issues in Climate Change
... involved, the uncertainties prevailing about the processes that govern the forcing, and the resulting confidence in the numerical values of the estimate. On the vertical axis, the direction of expected surface temperature change due to each radiative forcing is indicated by the labels “warming” and ...
... involved, the uncertainties prevailing about the processes that govern the forcing, and the resulting confidence in the numerical values of the estimate. On the vertical axis, the direction of expected surface temperature change due to each radiative forcing is indicated by the labels “warming” and ...
Rapid climate change in the ocean west of the Antarctic Peninsula
... west of the Peninsula, during 1955– 64. This was around 0.8°C colder than average, and extended through Drake Passage toward the South Atlantic. The annual mean air temperature at Faraday Station on the WAP was also anomalously low during this period ( 4.9°C (Table 1)), as was the average summer air ...
... west of the Peninsula, during 1955– 64. This was around 0.8°C colder than average, and extended through Drake Passage toward the South Atlantic. The annual mean air temperature at Faraday Station on the WAP was also anomalously low during this period ( 4.9°C (Table 1)), as was the average summer air ...
2007 Exam 3 Study Guide - University of Arizona | Ecology and
... 55. Which statement do you support more and why? High temperatures are getting higher in Arizona. Low temperatures are not as low as they used to be in Arizona. 56. How does changing climate generally influence the establishment of invasive species? Why? 57. How is ozone both good and bad depending ...
... 55. Which statement do you support more and why? High temperatures are getting higher in Arizona. Low temperatures are not as low as they used to be in Arizona. 56. How does changing climate generally influence the establishment of invasive species? Why? 57. How is ozone both good and bad depending ...
Chapter 14 Tourism, leisure and sport
... means that tourism can be located at high-risk sites. Possible increases in the frequency of major damaging hurricanes might be of particular concern in island communities, e.g. in the Caribbean, where evacuation is impossible or extremely difficult. Tour operators have a “duty of care” to clients, ...
... means that tourism can be located at high-risk sites. Possible increases in the frequency of major damaging hurricanes might be of particular concern in island communities, e.g. in the Caribbean, where evacuation is impossible or extremely difficult. Tour operators have a “duty of care” to clients, ...
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... Event presentations and supporting information: • SHAP Annual Conference – 17 February 2014 • Mould and Ventilation workshop notes – 15 May 2014 • SHAP Summit: shaping the future – 13 June 2014 • Health & Wellbeing: how can housing help? – 13 June 2014 • Building Resilience: Homes and Communities – ...
... Event presentations and supporting information: • SHAP Annual Conference – 17 February 2014 • Mould and Ventilation workshop notes – 15 May 2014 • SHAP Summit: shaping the future – 13 June 2014 • Health & Wellbeing: how can housing help? – 13 June 2014 • Building Resilience: Homes and Communities – ...
An Examination of Carbon Sequestration via Global Reforestation
... impractical for forests comprised of non-hardwood tree species (Fonseca, et al., 2007). If we are to continue on this path of unsustainable habitat destruction, we risk disrupting the delicate balance that has taken our planet millennia to achieve. Additionally, it is important to note that human al ...
... impractical for forests comprised of non-hardwood tree species (Fonseca, et al., 2007). If we are to continue on this path of unsustainable habitat destruction, we risk disrupting the delicate balance that has taken our planet millennia to achieve. Additionally, it is important to note that human al ...
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"The Ethics of Geoengineering" [Working Draft]
... are mostly responsible for the current situation and (ii) ‗this is a global problem and needs a global solution‘. The latter claim can be understood as distributing the costs across those who stand to benefit from a solution to the problem. Classically this debate is couched in terms of a broad dis ...
... are mostly responsible for the current situation and (ii) ‗this is a global problem and needs a global solution‘. The latter claim can be understood as distributing the costs across those who stand to benefit from a solution to the problem. Classically this debate is couched in terms of a broad dis ...
CLIMATE CHANGE 2014 SYNTHESIS REPORT Longer report
... has warmed and the lower stratosphere has cooled since the mid-20th century. There is medium confidence in the rate of change and its vertical structure in the Northern Hemisphere extratropical troposphere.{WGI SPM B1, 2.4.4} Confidence in precipitation change averaged over global land areas since 1 ...
... has warmed and the lower stratosphere has cooled since the mid-20th century. There is medium confidence in the rate of change and its vertical structure in the Northern Hemisphere extratropical troposphere.{WGI SPM B1, 2.4.4} Confidence in precipitation change averaged over global land areas since 1 ...
Challenges of Food Insecurity Due to Climate Change (Flood
... Assessment was published in 1990 in 1996, the IPCC published it Second Assessment and concluded that climate change is occurring and that it is highly probable that human activities are important causes of the change. The IPCC has reached several important conclusion. These are: The average temper ...
... Assessment was published in 1990 in 1996, the IPCC published it Second Assessment and concluded that climate change is occurring and that it is highly probable that human activities are important causes of the change. The IPCC has reached several important conclusion. These are: The average temper ...