Neil Adger - Tyndall°Centre for Climate Change Research
... Living with Climate Change Are there Limits to Adaptation? ...
... Living with Climate Change Are there Limits to Adaptation? ...
Como (Italy) November, 24
... soil moisture and infiltration rates, the timing and magnitude of runoff and the frequency and intensity of storms. Subsequently, changes in evapotranspiration rates can, substantially, alter rainfall-runoff processes, adding uncertainty to the understanding of important links between the hydrologi ...
... soil moisture and infiltration rates, the timing and magnitude of runoff and the frequency and intensity of storms. Subsequently, changes in evapotranspiration rates can, substantially, alter rainfall-runoff processes, adding uncertainty to the understanding of important links between the hydrologi ...
Homework Assignment Word Version
... higher latitudes that resulted from the El Nino. This lack of traditional prey items, benthic invertebrates, caused the gray whales to shift their primary prey and their main feeding locations. Because of changes in the biosphere, the gray whales were found in non-traditional feeding areas. Scientif ...
... higher latitudes that resulted from the El Nino. This lack of traditional prey items, benthic invertebrates, caused the gray whales to shift their primary prey and their main feeding locations. Because of changes in the biosphere, the gray whales were found in non-traditional feeding areas. Scientif ...
Read the Backgrounder on why Fossil Fuel
... by the European Systematic Risk Board, the EU watchdog charged with identifying potential risks to the European economy. Their report "Too late, too sudden: Transition to a low-carbon economy and systematic risk" identifies inaction on climate change as a major risk to the economy. It is important t ...
... by the European Systematic Risk Board, the EU watchdog charged with identifying potential risks to the European economy. Their report "Too late, too sudden: Transition to a low-carbon economy and systematic risk" identifies inaction on climate change as a major risk to the economy. It is important t ...
Climate vulnerability of biophysical systems in
... Shift in species distribution Many studies have indicated that distribution of the moist tropical forests will be increasingly affected by changes in precipitation and temperature from global climate change (Nicholson et al. 2000, Lewis 2005, IPCC 2007). Climate projections suggested that tropical ...
... Shift in species distribution Many studies have indicated that distribution of the moist tropical forests will be increasingly affected by changes in precipitation and temperature from global climate change (Nicholson et al. 2000, Lewis 2005, IPCC 2007). Climate projections suggested that tropical ...
Tracking Climate Change Opinions from Twitter Data Xiaoran An Auroop R. Ganguly
... The entire collection of data consists of 7, 195, 828 Twitter messages posted by users between October, 3rd 2013 and December, 12th 2013 (excluding November, 21, 22, 23 and 24). The data is continuously collected using a Twitter Streaming API 2 with a Java application called Twitter Data Analytics 3 ...
... The entire collection of data consists of 7, 195, 828 Twitter messages posted by users between October, 3rd 2013 and December, 12th 2013 (excluding November, 21, 22, 23 and 24). The data is continuously collected using a Twitter Streaming API 2 with a Java application called Twitter Data Analytics 3 ...
cool policy: climate change mitigation supporting growth
... Years of research have established that increased GHG emissions as a result of human activity have led to and, if nothing is done, will continue to lead to significant increases in global average temperatures. Although there is some uncertainty about the exact response of average temperature to GHG ...
... Years of research have established that increased GHG emissions as a result of human activity have led to and, if nothing is done, will continue to lead to significant increases in global average temperatures. Although there is some uncertainty about the exact response of average temperature to GHG ...
Climate Change Adaptation Plan
... Regardless of the cause, the average temperature in Windsor has increased by almost 1°C since 1940. Scientists predict that by 2050, the average annual temperature in Ontario will increase by 2.5°C to 3.7°C from the1961-1990 baseline average. This change, along with predictions that the number of “h ...
... Regardless of the cause, the average temperature in Windsor has increased by almost 1°C since 1940. Scientists predict that by 2050, the average annual temperature in Ontario will increase by 2.5°C to 3.7°C from the1961-1990 baseline average. This change, along with predictions that the number of “h ...
Climate Risk Management - Integrated Drought Management
... the Bureau for Development Policy’s Energy and Environment Group (BDP-EEG). CRM TASP aims to build in-country capacity to analyze, prevent and manage risks related to climate variability and change, and define risk management solutions. The CRM TASP ...
... the Bureau for Development Policy’s Energy and Environment Group (BDP-EEG). CRM TASP aims to build in-country capacity to analyze, prevent and manage risks related to climate variability and change, and define risk management solutions. The CRM TASP ...
General Climate Impacts
... radiation is projected to remain relatively constant. Relative humidity is projected to increase on average, but with a spatially varied pattern over Tasmania. The increasing temperature over the 21st century is the dominant driver of a significant increase in pan evaporation of up to 19%; this is l ...
... radiation is projected to remain relatively constant. Relative humidity is projected to increase on average, but with a spatially varied pattern over Tasmania. The increasing temperature over the 21st century is the dominant driver of a significant increase in pan evaporation of up to 19%; this is l ...
Flexible_Mechanisms_of_the_Kyoto_Protocol
... On Participation of the Republic of Latvia in the Flexible Mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol Chapter I General Provisions Section 1. Terms used in this Law The following terms are used in this Law: 1) flexible mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol – Joint Implementation projects specified in Article 6, th ...
... On Participation of the Republic of Latvia in the Flexible Mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol Chapter I General Provisions Section 1. Terms used in this Law The following terms are used in this Law: 1) flexible mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol – Joint Implementation projects specified in Article 6, th ...
IPCC reasons for concern regarding climate change risks
... time the increase in model-averaged and scenario-averaged GMT remains below ~1.6 °C), 25–30% of daily maximum temperatures are projected to exceed the historical (1961–1990) 90th percentile value (ref. 35, Figs 11–17). Duration, intensity and spatial extent of heat waves and warm spells also incre ...
... time the increase in model-averaged and scenario-averaged GMT remains below ~1.6 °C), 25–30% of daily maximum temperatures are projected to exceed the historical (1961–1990) 90th percentile value (ref. 35, Figs 11–17). Duration, intensity and spatial extent of heat waves and warm spells also incre ...
Forest Service Chief`s Climate Change and Wilderness Briefing
... prescribed burning and silvicultural treatments, even though these are actions that compromise the untrammeled quality of wilderness character. Biodiversity Conservation. With “medium confidence,” the IPCC (2007b) estimates that 20 to 30% of plant and animal species are likely to be at an increased ...
... prescribed burning and silvicultural treatments, even though these are actions that compromise the untrammeled quality of wilderness character. Biodiversity Conservation. With “medium confidence,” the IPCC (2007b) estimates that 20 to 30% of plant and animal species are likely to be at an increased ...
Sustainable Development Policies in Norway
... central economic policy documents and decisions to avoid that sustainability or environmental policy are pursued as separate issues. The National Agenda 21 was published as a part of the National Budget for 2004, and included preliminary indicators for SD. The coordinating role of the Ministry of Fi ...
... central economic policy documents and decisions to avoid that sustainability or environmental policy are pursued as separate issues. The National Agenda 21 was published as a part of the National Budget for 2004, and included preliminary indicators for SD. The coordinating role of the Ministry of Fi ...
sundmad hæftet engelsk
... climate will then resemble that of the Netherlands or central Germany. Heavy rainfall is expected in Denmark, particularly in the ...
... climate will then resemble that of the Netherlands or central Germany. Heavy rainfall is expected in Denmark, particularly in the ...
The Fifth Carbon Budget - Call for Evidence Question and Response
... Many stakeholders and policymakers are inclined to misinterpret the targets and budgets in the Act as the final word on UK ambition, but as Lord Turner, the first chair of the committee made explicit, “It is not part of the Committee’s remit to propose a specific methodology for the purposes on inte ...
... Many stakeholders and policymakers are inclined to misinterpret the targets and budgets in the Act as the final word on UK ambition, but as Lord Turner, the first chair of the committee made explicit, “It is not part of the Committee’s remit to propose a specific methodology for the purposes on inte ...
EPA: planned GEOS-Chem / CMAQ interface
... – If 4×5, > 10 CMAQ grids to 1 GEOS-CHEM grid along vertical boundaries – Different projections (cartesian vs conformal) ...
... – If 4×5, > 10 CMAQ grids to 1 GEOS-CHEM grid along vertical boundaries – Different projections (cartesian vs conformal) ...
Biofuels in a clean, green future
... burning of huge amounts of coal, oil and gas since the Industrial Revolution. The Earth is now about 0.7°C warmer than it was 100 years ago, with consequent changes to rainfall patterns, plant growth, the distribution of animal species, sea levels and the frequency of severe events like storms, floo ...
... burning of huge amounts of coal, oil and gas since the Industrial Revolution. The Earth is now about 0.7°C warmer than it was 100 years ago, with consequent changes to rainfall patterns, plant growth, the distribution of animal species, sea levels and the frequency of severe events like storms, floo ...
Post-1_SYRCL_TechnicalEvlalofClimateChangeData_02-24-14
... electrical power. Further, it found that: “The impacts of global warming are already being felt in California. The Sierra snowpack, an important source of water supply for the state, has shrunk 10 percent in the last 100 years. It is expected to continue to decrease by as much as 25 percent by 2050. ...
... electrical power. Further, it found that: “The impacts of global warming are already being felt in California. The Sierra snowpack, an important source of water supply for the state, has shrunk 10 percent in the last 100 years. It is expected to continue to decrease by as much as 25 percent by 2050. ...
Devil physics The baddest class on campus IB Physics Physics I
... monoxide, methane, and nitrous oxide in the atmosphere have shown a dramatic increase This corresponds to the temperature increases shown in the previous slide This data is supported by analysis of ice cores from Antarctica and Greenland that show a correlation between greenhouse gas concentrati ...
... monoxide, methane, and nitrous oxide in the atmosphere have shown a dramatic increase This corresponds to the temperature increases shown in the previous slide This data is supported by analysis of ice cores from Antarctica and Greenland that show a correlation between greenhouse gas concentrati ...
Ingénierie planétaire : fuite en avant ou solution d`avenir au
... Multiple applications to climate metrics Emission trading scheme / CDM - pulse metric to calculate CO2-equivalence and trade - 21 years is a long time for assuming additionality Investment decision / CDM - pulse metric - visibility on future CO2-equivalence - cost-benefit analysis (multi-year, disc ...
... Multiple applications to climate metrics Emission trading scheme / CDM - pulse metric to calculate CO2-equivalence and trade - 21 years is a long time for assuming additionality Investment decision / CDM - pulse metric - visibility on future CO2-equivalence - cost-benefit analysis (multi-year, disc ...
NCPP Presentation - ESGF-CoG
... • Identify key standards and existing software to build on • Define incremental releases based on use cases • Use community-based approaches for prioritization, implementation, and review during development ESGF role: • ESGF (Earth System Grid Federation) is a potential component of the data system ...
... • Identify key standards and existing software to build on • Define incremental releases based on use cases • Use community-based approaches for prioritization, implementation, and review during development ESGF role: • ESGF (Earth System Grid Federation) is a potential component of the data system ...
quantifying the impact of climate change on
... Table 1: The average number of heatwave days, number of events, length of the longest event, average heatwave intensity, average intensity of the peak heatwave day, and change in the timing of the first summer heatwave for Australia’s capital cities (Perkins and Alexander 2013). Statistics were calc ...
... Table 1: The average number of heatwave days, number of events, length of the longest event, average heatwave intensity, average intensity of the peak heatwave day, and change in the timing of the first summer heatwave for Australia’s capital cities (Perkins and Alexander 2013). Statistics were calc ...