Social and cultural issues raised by climate change in Pacific Island
... Online Resource 1 for more detail). These effects on reefs and on cyclones are almost certain to occur, no matter what action is taken, as they require only a relatively small increase in GMST, and further warming of ocean waters over the next century that is virtually certain given the heating effe ...
... Online Resource 1 for more detail). These effects on reefs and on cyclones are almost certain to occur, no matter what action is taken, as they require only a relatively small increase in GMST, and further warming of ocean waters over the next century that is virtually certain given the heating effe ...
Towards a low carbon future
... Shifting to a low carbon future represents not only a significant challenge for the UK but also a significant opportunity, especially since the current recession is leading to a re-balancing of the economy. The UK is rich in natural resources such as wind and marine energy which could potentially r ...
... Shifting to a low carbon future represents not only a significant challenge for the UK but also a significant opportunity, especially since the current recession is leading to a re-balancing of the economy. The UK is rich in natural resources such as wind and marine energy which could potentially r ...
The Demographic Implications of Climate Change for Aotearoa New
... times (Diamond, 1997). The key difference is that current patterns of global climate change, i.e. those occurring since the industrial revolution, are different from those observed in the past, and are generally accepted as caused by human activity (Hegerl et al., 2007). For instance, the Fourth Ass ...
... times (Diamond, 1997). The key difference is that current patterns of global climate change, i.e. those occurring since the industrial revolution, are different from those observed in the past, and are generally accepted as caused by human activity (Hegerl et al., 2007). For instance, the Fourth Ass ...
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... atmosphere. The associated trends are important indicators of climate change and are likely to have profound influences on ecosystems and societies. This review is focused on two important examples of such change: first, tropical circulation change related to a poleward expansion of the Hadley cell ...
... atmosphere. The associated trends are important indicators of climate change and are likely to have profound influences on ecosystems and societies. This review is focused on two important examples of such change: first, tropical circulation change related to a poleward expansion of the Hadley cell ...
Print - Climate Change Knowledge Portal
... months in the North. Only the Sudanian, Sudanian‐Guinean, and the areas with irrigation possibilities offer agricultural or agro‐pastoral potential. These include: The arid northern zone, encompassing over 30 percent of the country across the southern Saharan desert. This arid region receives hot te ...
... months in the North. Only the Sudanian, Sudanian‐Guinean, and the areas with irrigation possibilities offer agricultural or agro‐pastoral potential. These include: The arid northern zone, encompassing over 30 percent of the country across the southern Saharan desert. This arid region receives hot te ...
Food Security of Northern Indigenous Peoples in a Time of
... middle class) are affluent, there are poor people (Developing countries) who seek to attain the same level of affluence. One can see the serious pressure for an upward spiral of consumption rather than a slowing and reversal of many of the causes of global warming. Climate change, as it has gained i ...
... middle class) are affluent, there are poor people (Developing countries) who seek to attain the same level of affluence. One can see the serious pressure for an upward spiral of consumption rather than a slowing and reversal of many of the causes of global warming. Climate change, as it has gained i ...
Summmary - Hal-SHS
... household types, which allows for testing the income distribution effects of policies. The actual gap between both approaches comes from the way technology and consumer demand are represented. In top -down models, individual household or industrial demand functions allocate demand among a very limit ...
... household types, which allows for testing the income distribution effects of policies. The actual gap between both approaches comes from the way technology and consumer demand are represented. In top -down models, individual household or industrial demand functions allocate demand among a very limit ...
JAXA Update
... – Japan-U.S. joint mission, flying since Nov. 1997 – World‘s first and only space-borne precipitation radar (PR) on-board with microwave radiometer and visible-infrared sensor – Still operational, and continues to provide the data Results of the TRMM – Accurate and highly stable rain measurement in ...
... – Japan-U.S. joint mission, flying since Nov. 1997 – World‘s first and only space-borne precipitation radar (PR) on-board with microwave radiometer and visible-infrared sensor – Still operational, and continues to provide the data Results of the TRMM – Accurate and highly stable rain measurement in ...
Climate and Tree-Ring Laboratory
... Climate and Tree-Ring Laboratory The University of Alaska Fairbanks Climate and Tree-Ring Laboratory (CTRL) conducts state-of-the-art tree ring studies. Much of the scientific consensus about climate change is based on tree ring data. With their annual or seasonal resolution, widespread occurrence, ...
... Climate and Tree-Ring Laboratory The University of Alaska Fairbanks Climate and Tree-Ring Laboratory (CTRL) conducts state-of-the-art tree ring studies. Much of the scientific consensus about climate change is based on tree ring data. With their annual or seasonal resolution, widespread occurrence, ...
Dynamics of climate and ecosystem coupling: abrupt changes and
... The DICE model of William Nordhaus (1994) is a simple optimal growth model. Given a set of explicit value judgements and assumptions, the model generates an optimal future forecast for a number of economic and environmental variables. It does this by maximizing discounted utility (satisfaction from ...
... The DICE model of William Nordhaus (1994) is a simple optimal growth model. Given a set of explicit value judgements and assumptions, the model generates an optimal future forecast for a number of economic and environmental variables. It does this by maximizing discounted utility (satisfaction from ...
Soil geomorphology - University of Colorado Boulder
... SOIL DETOUR TO TAXONOMY AND CLASSIFICATION ...
... SOIL DETOUR TO TAXONOMY AND CLASSIFICATION ...
How We Should Be Thinking About Food and Climate
... worth noting. The Green Revolution, which vastly increased agricultural yields between 1960 and the end of the twentieth century, developed and disseminated new technologies such as pesticides and nitrogen-based fertilizers.18 The widespread application of these technologies in some countries, parti ...
... worth noting. The Green Revolution, which vastly increased agricultural yields between 1960 and the end of the twentieth century, developed and disseminated new technologies such as pesticides and nitrogen-based fertilizers.18 The widespread application of these technologies in some countries, parti ...
Projected pH reductions by 2100 might put deep
... (IPCC, 2011). Experimental and modelling studies provide compelling evidence that ocean acidification will put marine ecosystems at risk (e.g. Orr et al., 2005; Kroeker et al., 2013). However, with the exception of assessments focusing on cold-water coral systems (Barry et al., 2005, 2013; Fleeger e ...
... (IPCC, 2011). Experimental and modelling studies provide compelling evidence that ocean acidification will put marine ecosystems at risk (e.g. Orr et al., 2005; Kroeker et al., 2013). However, with the exception of assessments focusing on cold-water coral systems (Barry et al., 2005, 2013; Fleeger e ...
Caribbean Marine Climate Change Report Card 2017
... This report card sums up what we know of marine and coastal climate change impacts on Caribbean Small Island Developing States, and explores some of the actions that are needed to respond to these impacts. Case studies are drawn from those SIDS that fulfil the project criteria for the Commonwealth M ...
... This report card sums up what we know of marine and coastal climate change impacts on Caribbean Small Island Developing States, and explores some of the actions that are needed to respond to these impacts. Case studies are drawn from those SIDS that fulfil the project criteria for the Commonwealth M ...
First Meeting of the Conference of African Heads of State
... VI- High level Advisory group on Finance • Cop. Accord para 9:” High Level Panel will be established under the guidance of and accountable to the Conference of the Parties to study the contribution of the potential sources of revenue, including alternative sources of finance, towards meeting this g ...
... VI- High level Advisory group on Finance • Cop. Accord para 9:” High Level Panel will be established under the guidance of and accountable to the Conference of the Parties to study the contribution of the potential sources of revenue, including alternative sources of finance, towards meeting this g ...
International governance mechanisms and actors
... The Saami Council is a voluntary Saami organization (a non–governmental organization), with Saami member organizations in Finland, Russia, Norway and Sweden. Saami Council is one of the indigenous peoples’ organizations which have existed longest. The primary aim of the Saami Council is the prom ...
... The Saami Council is a voluntary Saami organization (a non–governmental organization), with Saami member organizations in Finland, Russia, Norway and Sweden. Saami Council is one of the indigenous peoples’ organizations which have existed longest. The primary aim of the Saami Council is the prom ...
pptx - WAIS Divide Ice Core - University of New Hampshire
... organic compounds, minerals), water (with varying isotopic composition), and atmospheric gases. The layers are compressed into ice when they are buried by more snow. The deeper the ice, the older it is. By examining deep ice, old ice, we can understand how previous changes in greenhouse gases influe ...
... organic compounds, minerals), water (with varying isotopic composition), and atmospheric gases. The layers are compressed into ice when they are buried by more snow. The deeper the ice, the older it is. By examining deep ice, old ice, we can understand how previous changes in greenhouse gases influe ...
PowerPoint Presentation - Climate of Atlantic Region
... continental air masses and winds blowing in from the ocean. This causes a variable climate, with sudden temperature changes and frequent freeze-thaw cycles, even in the depths of winter. Climate change in the Atlantic region has not followed the national warming trend of the past century and, in fac ...
... continental air masses and winds blowing in from the ocean. This causes a variable climate, with sudden temperature changes and frequent freeze-thaw cycles, even in the depths of winter. Climate change in the Atlantic region has not followed the national warming trend of the past century and, in fac ...
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... global climate change. • Snow cover is decreasing and spring arrives earlier. • Scientists predict that we may be headed for a Boston climate much like that of Charlotte, North Carolina, or Atlanta, Georgia. • What is in store for Massachusetts and the other New England states—and what could happen ...
... global climate change. • Snow cover is decreasing and spring arrives earlier. • Scientists predict that we may be headed for a Boston climate much like that of Charlotte, North Carolina, or Atlanta, Georgia. • What is in store for Massachusetts and the other New England states—and what could happen ...
A RICARDIAN ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH
... A growing number of studies indicate that the world is warming and will continue to warm as the concentration of greenhouse gases rises in the future (IPCC, 2001a; 2007). However, there remains considerable debate about how harmful climate change will actually be (IPCC, 2001b). This paper examines t ...
... A growing number of studies indicate that the world is warming and will continue to warm as the concentration of greenhouse gases rises in the future (IPCC, 2001a; 2007). However, there remains considerable debate about how harmful climate change will actually be (IPCC, 2001b). This paper examines t ...
Selecting and Using Climate Change Scenarios for British Columbia
... scenarios should I use?” A climate scenario consists of a projected future climate based on a specific greenhouse gas emissions path for this century, calculated by a specific global climate model (GCM). A climate change scenario is based on the difference between the projected future and simulated ...
... scenarios should I use?” A climate scenario consists of a projected future climate based on a specific greenhouse gas emissions path for this century, calculated by a specific global climate model (GCM). A climate change scenario is based on the difference between the projected future and simulated ...
Climate Change Attribution Using Empirical Decomposition of
... 1950 (time period before anthropogenic emissions became the dominant forcing mechanism), and then extrapolated from 1951 to 2009. After subtraction of the model, the residuals showed an approximate linear upward trend after 1942. Herein we assume that the residual upward warming observed during the ...
... 1950 (time period before anthropogenic emissions became the dominant forcing mechanism), and then extrapolated from 1951 to 2009. After subtraction of the model, the residuals showed an approximate linear upward trend after 1942. Herein we assume that the residual upward warming observed during the ...
Del Protocolo de Kioto a la Cumbre de Copenhague : cobertura del
... and Chinadaily from China. Besides their popularity and large circulation (see Table 1), these newspapers were selected because they were easy accessible at the Internet and their searching engines let us made an advanced search by years. Also, the origin countries of international newspapers were ...
... and Chinadaily from China. Besides their popularity and large circulation (see Table 1), these newspapers were selected because they were easy accessible at the Internet and their searching engines let us made an advanced search by years. Also, the origin countries of international newspapers were ...