Climate Change and Mountain Areas - circle-2
... Results on debris flow occurrence, frequency and reach of events have been used by stakeholders and decision makers for operational purposes. In particular, and in view of the imminent risks of debris flows in several of the torrents in the Zermatt valley, Dendrolab.ch has participated in discussion ...
... Results on debris flow occurrence, frequency and reach of events have been used by stakeholders and decision makers for operational purposes. In particular, and in view of the imminent risks of debris flows in several of the torrents in the Zermatt valley, Dendrolab.ch has participated in discussion ...
national parks in peril - Rocky Mountain Climate Organization
... A recent downpour and flooding at Mount Rainier illustrates the kinds of risks that it and other parks now face. In November 2006, 18 inches of rain fell in the park in 36 hours, washing out roads, destroying trails, severing power, telephone and sewer systems, damaging campgrounds, and, in the Park ...
... A recent downpour and flooding at Mount Rainier illustrates the kinds of risks that it and other parks now face. In November 2006, 18 inches of rain fell in the park in 36 hours, washing out roads, destroying trails, severing power, telephone and sewer systems, damaging campgrounds, and, in the Park ...
Climate Change Prediction: A challenging scientific problem
... Considerable effort has been devoted to using proxy information, such as from tree rings, to estimate change over the past 1000 years or so and the climate appears to have been noticeably lacking in significant variations. The so-called instrumental record period, when there have been accepted meteo ...
... Considerable effort has been devoted to using proxy information, such as from tree rings, to estimate change over the past 1000 years or so and the climate appears to have been noticeably lacking in significant variations. The so-called instrumental record period, when there have been accepted meteo ...
France - IUCN Academy of Environmental Law
... and reconciles the protection and husbanding of the environment with economic development and social progress. By putting this charter at the top of the hierarchy of standards, France showed her commitment to the environment issue.2 The Multiyear Sectorial Estimates Act of 2005 sets the guidelines ...
... and reconciles the protection and husbanding of the environment with economic development and social progress. By putting this charter at the top of the hierarchy of standards, France showed her commitment to the environment issue.2 The Multiyear Sectorial Estimates Act of 2005 sets the guidelines ...
Presidential Leadership on Climate Change: Opportunities and
... Usually, it’s some compromise, but in the case of Montreal, it was 99% for our list of options, which absolutely dazzled Negroponte and me. Neither of us had ever experienced such an uncompromising resolution of (strong!) interagency disagreement (Benedick 2011b). Reagan made one exception and selec ...
... Usually, it’s some compromise, but in the case of Montreal, it was 99% for our list of options, which absolutely dazzled Negroponte and me. Neither of us had ever experienced such an uncompromising resolution of (strong!) interagency disagreement (Benedick 2011b). Reagan made one exception and selec ...
State of the Environment Reporting
... South Africa’s annual mean sea surface temperature also shows a general upward trend over the last century. Over this period, mean annual sea surface temperatures increased by about 1 °C. Successive IPCC reports have reduced their estimates of projected sea-level rise (currently estimated at between ...
... South Africa’s annual mean sea surface temperature also shows a general upward trend over the last century. Over this period, mean annual sea surface temperatures increased by about 1 °C. Successive IPCC reports have reduced their estimates of projected sea-level rise (currently estimated at between ...
Climate Change Mitigation Efforts and the Effect on Doing Deals in
... • By regulating GHG emissions from light duty vehicles, EPA will trigger Clean Air Act permitting requirements under the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Operating Permit (Title V) programs for GHG emissions. • The Endangerment Findings were immediately challenged in the DC Court of ...
... • By regulating GHG emissions from light duty vehicles, EPA will trigger Clean Air Act permitting requirements under the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Operating Permit (Title V) programs for GHG emissions. • The Endangerment Findings were immediately challenged in the DC Court of ...
The Necessity of Cob, Social, and Environmental
... environment, reactions to this phenomenon are stratified; split between efforts on the local and global scale. At a personal level, citizens worry about heating and electricity bills, or whether they should exhibit preference for food grown locally (but with pesticides) or food from far away. At the ...
... environment, reactions to this phenomenon are stratified; split between efforts on the local and global scale. At a personal level, citizens worry about heating and electricity bills, or whether they should exhibit preference for food grown locally (but with pesticides) or food from far away. At the ...
Why models run hot: results from an irreducibly simple climate
... over the coming decade at a rate almost twice as high as the greatest supra-decadal rate observed since the global instrumental record began in 1850 to attain even the lower bound of the predictions in FAR, and would have to rise at more than thrice the previous record rate—i.e., at 0.67 K over the ...
... over the coming decade at a rate almost twice as high as the greatest supra-decadal rate observed since the global instrumental record began in 1850 to attain even the lower bound of the predictions in FAR, and would have to rise at more than thrice the previous record rate—i.e., at 0.67 K over the ...
Why models run hot: results from an irreducibly simple climate
... over the coming decade at a rate almost twice as high as the greatest supra-decadal rate observed since the global instrumental record began in 1850 to attain even the lower bound of the predictions in FAR, and would have to rise at more than thrice the previous record rate—i.e., at 0.67 K over the ...
... over the coming decade at a rate almost twice as high as the greatest supra-decadal rate observed since the global instrumental record began in 1850 to attain even the lower bound of the predictions in FAR, and would have to rise at more than thrice the previous record rate—i.e., at 0.67 K over the ...
UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol - Training for the State Negotiators on
... COP, COP/MOP, SBSTA, SBI, AWG-lCA, and AWG-KP are led by an elected bureau of officers with representatives from the five UN regional groups + AOSIS ...
... COP, COP/MOP, SBSTA, SBI, AWG-lCA, and AWG-KP are led by an elected bureau of officers with representatives from the five UN regional groups + AOSIS ...
Internalizing Climate Change—Scientific Resource Management and the Climate Change Challenges
... many western mountain ranges (Mote 2003), earlier snow-fed stream-flows (Stewart et al. 2005), and earlier green-up (Cayan et al. 2001)—in large part due to emissions of greenhouse gases during the last half of the twentieth century (Cayan et al. 2001; National Research Council 2001; Intergovernment ...
... many western mountain ranges (Mote 2003), earlier snow-fed stream-flows (Stewart et al. 2005), and earlier green-up (Cayan et al. 2001)—in large part due to emissions of greenhouse gases during the last half of the twentieth century (Cayan et al. 2001; National Research Council 2001; Intergovernment ...
The International Climate Change Negotiations
... Going forward, the climate change regime thus faces a choice: continue down the road blazed by Kyoto, or shift to a more bottom-up architecture, focusing on nationally-defined measures. Countries differ widely about these two policy architectures. The European Union would prefer to stick with the Ky ...
... Going forward, the climate change regime thus faces a choice: continue down the road blazed by Kyoto, or shift to a more bottom-up architecture, focusing on nationally-defined measures. Countries differ widely about these two policy architectures. The European Union would prefer to stick with the Ky ...
Tracking Greenhouse Gas Emissions on College Campuses in the U.S.
... During the past two years, a number of publications have issued “green college” rankings. Based on college sustainability coordinators’ responses to questionnaires, Sierra Magazine released its own “Cool Schools” rankings, including a top 10 green schools list, in September 2008; while the Sustainab ...
... During the past two years, a number of publications have issued “green college” rankings. Based on college sustainability coordinators’ responses to questionnaires, Sierra Magazine released its own “Cool Schools” rankings, including a top 10 green schools list, in September 2008; while the Sustainab ...
A Summary of Climate Change Risks for South East
... Some key findings show why we must act now to prepare ourselves and our businesses for the future impact of climate change. The research reveals that without action we could see:• Increases in the frequency of flooding affecting people’s homes and wellbeing, especially for vulnerable groups (e.g. t ...
... Some key findings show why we must act now to prepare ourselves and our businesses for the future impact of climate change. The research reveals that without action we could see:• Increases in the frequency of flooding affecting people’s homes and wellbeing, especially for vulnerable groups (e.g. t ...
Water and Climate Change
... resources. Accelerated glacial melt in the Himalayas will compound already severe ecological problems across northern China, India and Pakistan, initially increasing floods before reducing the fl w of water to major river systems vital for irrigation. In Latin America, accelerated melting of tropica ...
... resources. Accelerated glacial melt in the Himalayas will compound already severe ecological problems across northern China, India and Pakistan, initially increasing floods before reducing the fl w of water to major river systems vital for irrigation. In Latin America, accelerated melting of tropica ...
A Summary of Climate Change Risks for South East England
... Some key findings show why we must act now to prepare ourselves and our businesses for the future impact of climate change. The research reveals that without action we could see:• Increases in the frequency of flooding affecting people’s homes and wellbeing, especially for vulnerable groups (e.g. t ...
... Some key findings show why we must act now to prepare ourselves and our businesses for the future impact of climate change. The research reveals that without action we could see:• Increases in the frequency of flooding affecting people’s homes and wellbeing, especially for vulnerable groups (e.g. t ...
More than Meets the Eye: The Social Cost of Carbon in U.S. Climate
... In an estimation distinct from the SCC, economists may also try to calculate the optimal carbon price to achieve a given policy objective. In the economists’ toolbox, this reflects a preference to use price (for example, a tax rather than direct regulation) to reduce society’s use of carbon dioxide. ...
... In an estimation distinct from the SCC, economists may also try to calculate the optimal carbon price to achieve a given policy objective. In the economists’ toolbox, this reflects a preference to use price (for example, a tax rather than direct regulation) to reduce society’s use of carbon dioxide. ...
File - The Atmospheric Vortex Engine
... “…The increase in atmospheric stability and the reduction in rainfall are important aspects of the air pollution impacts on climate. Both these effects can enhance the lifetime of aerosols because increases in low-level inversion (see Fig. 4) can increase the persistence of brownish haze layers, and ...
... “…The increase in atmospheric stability and the reduction in rainfall are important aspects of the air pollution impacts on climate. Both these effects can enhance the lifetime of aerosols because increases in low-level inversion (see Fig. 4) can increase the persistence of brownish haze layers, and ...