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... part) that have finer horizontal grid resolution of surface features such as terrain [Castro et al., 2005]. Statistical downscaling uses transfer functions (e.g., regression relationships) representing observed relationships between larger-scale atmospheric variables and local quantities such as dai ...
... part) that have finer horizontal grid resolution of surface features such as terrain [Castro et al., 2005]. Statistical downscaling uses transfer functions (e.g., regression relationships) representing observed relationships between larger-scale atmospheric variables and local quantities such as dai ...
Report on climate change and migration scenario
... infrastructure. Increased flood risk will have implications for building in coastal areas and on floodplains. Without any increased flood protection, the report estimates that 800,000 homes will be at risk rather than the current 500,000. Of course, policies for reducing carbon dioxide emissions wil ...
... infrastructure. Increased flood risk will have implications for building in coastal areas and on floodplains. Without any increased flood protection, the report estimates that 800,000 homes will be at risk rather than the current 500,000. Of course, policies for reducing carbon dioxide emissions wil ...
A DYNAMIC SIMULATION MODEL OF CARBON CIRCULATION
... Keywords: anthropogenic climate change, carbon circulation, methane feedback, permafrost melting 1. INTRODUCTION Of all the environmental issues that have emerged in the past few decades, global climate change is the most serious, and the most difficult to manage (Dessler and Parson, 2007). Althoug ...
... Keywords: anthropogenic climate change, carbon circulation, methane feedback, permafrost melting 1. INTRODUCTION Of all the environmental issues that have emerged in the past few decades, global climate change is the most serious, and the most difficult to manage (Dessler and Parson, 2007). Althoug ...
Adapting to sea level rise in Charlottetown, P.E.I
... scenarios published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2007, while scenario III is based on semi-empirical projections from the most recent peerreviewed literature. These sea level rise scenarios were combined with statistics for storm effects (combined tide and storm surge water le ...
... scenarios published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2007, while scenario III is based on semi-empirical projections from the most recent peerreviewed literature. These sea level rise scenarios were combined with statistics for storm effects (combined tide and storm surge water le ...
2. arctic warming and its consequences have major implications for
... The boreal forests and Arctic tundra contain some of the world's largest stores of carbon, primarily in the form of plant material in the forests and as soil carbon in the tundra. Methane, a more powerful greenhouse gas than CO2, is produced by the decomposition of dead plant material in wet soils s ...
... The boreal forests and Arctic tundra contain some of the world's largest stores of carbon, primarily in the form of plant material in the forests and as soil carbon in the tundra. Methane, a more powerful greenhouse gas than CO2, is produced by the decomposition of dead plant material in wet soils s ...
Climate change and journalistic norms: A case-study of US mass-media coverage V
... that human activities have contributed signiWcantly to global climate change. However, over time, the United States has refused to join concerted international eVorts – such as the Kyoto Protocol – to curb human activities contributing to climate change. US newspaper and television media constitute ...
... that human activities have contributed signiWcantly to global climate change. However, over time, the United States has refused to join concerted international eVorts – such as the Kyoto Protocol – to curb human activities contributing to climate change. US newspaper and television media constitute ...
Global water cycle and climate change
... and how much of it rains onto the continents. Fig. 3.1.1-1 shows the world-wide distribution of net precipitation (precipitation minus evaporation) for the present climate, calculated by means of the ECHAM circulation model of the atmosphere. This distribution reflects the atmospheric circulation: I ...
... and how much of it rains onto the continents. Fig. 3.1.1-1 shows the world-wide distribution of net precipitation (precipitation minus evaporation) for the present climate, calculated by means of the ECHAM circulation model of the atmosphere. This distribution reflects the atmospheric circulation: I ...
Climate change and journalistic norms: A case - UNC
... that human activities have contributed signiWcantly to global climate change. However, over time, the United States has refused to join concerted international eVorts – such as the Kyoto Protocol – to curb human activities contributing to climate change. US newspaper and television media constitute ...
... that human activities have contributed signiWcantly to global climate change. However, over time, the United States has refused to join concerted international eVorts – such as the Kyoto Protocol – to curb human activities contributing to climate change. US newspaper and television media constitute ...
Pacific Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Climate Change
... two pilot sites: Ra and Kadavu provinces. In Ra province, the project is focusing on mangrove protection and rehabilitation in five areas along the coast. The activities include: mapping of the coastline and the development of a profile of the coastal area; determining with communities areas to be r ...
... two pilot sites: Ra and Kadavu provinces. In Ra province, the project is focusing on mangrove protection and rehabilitation in five areas along the coast. The activities include: mapping of the coastline and the development of a profile of the coastal area; determining with communities areas to be r ...
Boreal protected area network as an adaptation means to preserve
... ● Species of conservation concern based on 7 different classifications (e.g. EU Birds Directive, species of European conservation concern, threatened species in EU, red-listed species in Finland) ● Species occurring south or southeast of Finland and not yet breeding in Finland were also included (10 ...
... ● Species of conservation concern based on 7 different classifications (e.g. EU Birds Directive, species of European conservation concern, threatened species in EU, red-listed species in Finland) ● Species occurring south or southeast of Finland and not yet breeding in Finland were also included (10 ...
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... Prepare and draft a catalogue of impacts, vulnerabilities and adaption options and subsequently prepare a draft strategy for public consultation. ...
... Prepare and draft a catalogue of impacts, vulnerabilities and adaption options and subsequently prepare a draft strategy for public consultation. ...
Reducing agricultural carbon emissions
... Climate change and health Climate change could be the biggest global health threat of the 21st century. Effects on health of climate change will be felt by most populations in the next decades and put the lives and wellbeing of billions of people at increased risk. During this century, the earth's ...
... Climate change and health Climate change could be the biggest global health threat of the 21st century. Effects on health of climate change will be felt by most populations in the next decades and put the lives and wellbeing of billions of people at increased risk. During this century, the earth's ...
Thesis Population dynamics and climate change
... could rise by 1.1–6.48C and sea level by 28–79 cm. In addition, weather patterns will become less predictable and extreme climate events, such as storms, floods, heat waves and droughts, will occur with increasing frequency and severity. It is already clear that the impacts of climate change will fal ...
... could rise by 1.1–6.48C and sea level by 28–79 cm. In addition, weather patterns will become less predictable and extreme climate events, such as storms, floods, heat waves and droughts, will occur with increasing frequency and severity. It is already clear that the impacts of climate change will fal ...
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... 2. There is a need for an integrated management approach 3. The role of the partnership will only increase in the future ...
... 2. There is a need for an integrated management approach 3. The role of the partnership will only increase in the future ...
An Introduction to the Scottish Carbon Metric
... Scottish Carbon Metric The SCM allows decisions about end of life choices to be made based on environmental impact as well as tonnage Why do we need it? Part of the drive to reduce Climate Change impacts and work towards a more efficient economy (Scotland Climate Change Act) Stern review: “Climate ...
... Scottish Carbon Metric The SCM allows decisions about end of life choices to be made based on environmental impact as well as tonnage Why do we need it? Part of the drive to reduce Climate Change impacts and work towards a more efficient economy (Scotland Climate Change Act) Stern review: “Climate ...
Food Crisis, Climate Change and the Importance of Sustainable
... given prominence once again to food security concerns. In recent years there was complacency about food security and national self-sufficiency, as it was thought that cheaper imports would be always or usually available, and local food production was not so necessary as previously thought. Many deve ...
... given prominence once again to food security concerns. In recent years there was complacency about food security and national self-sufficiency, as it was thought that cheaper imports would be always or usually available, and local food production was not so necessary as previously thought. Many deve ...
PDF - BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change
... - Discounting in an asymmetric world L2.Climate and energy policies in Spain: side effects and industry-level impacts - Portfolios for a low carbon growth - A fourth dividend for renewable energy? L3.Investment under uncertainty: power utilities and climate policy - The appeal of energy efficiency: ...
... - Discounting in an asymmetric world L2.Climate and energy policies in Spain: side effects and industry-level impacts - Portfolios for a low carbon growth - A fourth dividend for renewable energy? L3.Investment under uncertainty: power utilities and climate policy - The appeal of energy efficiency: ...
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2009 Summer Student Report - Alsek Renewable Resource Council
... Ramona Maraj and Kelsey Russell with some marten dissections. Hidden in a back lab room, Kelsey and took out each marten’s bacculum/ovaries, stomach, teeth and liver for DNA analysis. From Whitehorse I then flew up to Inuvik, NWT for one of the best weeks of the summer. There I joined 60 other parti ...
... Ramona Maraj and Kelsey Russell with some marten dissections. Hidden in a back lab room, Kelsey and took out each marten’s bacculum/ovaries, stomach, teeth and liver for DNA analysis. From Whitehorse I then flew up to Inuvik, NWT for one of the best weeks of the summer. There I joined 60 other parti ...
The Framing of Climate Change * The View from Alberta and Beyond
... Data gathering process of interpreting texts to make sense of the ways people make sense of the world around them (McKee 2012) “Frames are interpretive storylines that set a specific train of thought in motion” (Nisbet 2009) by specifying the relationship between various elements in a text Eve ...
... Data gathering process of interpreting texts to make sense of the ways people make sense of the world around them (McKee 2012) “Frames are interpretive storylines that set a specific train of thought in motion” (Nisbet 2009) by specifying the relationship between various elements in a text Eve ...
Sea Level Rise in New Jersey
... the result of rising global sea level. Sea-level has been rising due to melting of major ice sheets after the last major glaciation 20,000 years ago and thermal expansion of the oceans. The rate of sea-level rise, however, may be exacerbated by human-induced climate change from the production of gre ...
... the result of rising global sea level. Sea-level has been rising due to melting of major ice sheets after the last major glaciation 20,000 years ago and thermal expansion of the oceans. The rate of sea-level rise, however, may be exacerbated by human-induced climate change from the production of gre ...
Climate change in the Sahel
... scenarios, despite its marginal contribution to GHG emissions. The IPCC (2007) confirms these perspectives on the continent. In the 21st century, global warming will be greatest in Africa than in the rest of the world. The rise in average temperatures between 1980/99 and 2080/99 will range between 3 ...
... scenarios, despite its marginal contribution to GHG emissions. The IPCC (2007) confirms these perspectives on the continent. In the 21st century, global warming will be greatest in Africa than in the rest of the world. The rise in average temperatures between 1980/99 and 2080/99 will range between 3 ...