Recent and future warm extreme events and high
... the hazard in the future. Although the effects of a gradual temperature rise on glaciers and permafrost have been extensively studied, the impacts of short-term, unusually warm temperature increases on slope stability in high mountains remain largely unexplored. We describe several large slope failu ...
... the hazard in the future. Although the effects of a gradual temperature rise on glaciers and permafrost have been extensively studied, the impacts of short-term, unusually warm temperature increases on slope stability in high mountains remain largely unexplored. We describe several large slope failu ...
Understanding pUblic perception of climate change in
... Cambodia is one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, both in Asia and globally. Climate variability and extreme are projected to increase in duration, frequency and intensity. Higher temperature, rising sea level, changing rainfall patterns and increasing seriousness of extreme weathe ...
... Cambodia is one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, both in Asia and globally. Climate variability and extreme are projected to increase in duration, frequency and intensity. Higher temperature, rising sea level, changing rainfall patterns and increasing seriousness of extreme weathe ...
Politicized Discourses on Environmental and Technological Risks
... percent of respondents at the EU27 level, indicate that scientists, because of their knowledge, have a power that makes them dangerous. The results of the same survey show that Europeans are quite optimistic about the effects of science and technology but are less optimistic than in 2005. This indic ...
... percent of respondents at the EU27 level, indicate that scientists, because of their knowledge, have a power that makes them dangerous. The results of the same survey show that Europeans are quite optimistic about the effects of science and technology but are less optimistic than in 2005. This indic ...
Climate Guide - Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre
... The summaries for policy-makers are approved, line-by-line, by governments. In 2007, the IPCC was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. This section summarizes the findings of the IPCC’s most recent (2007) survey, the Fourth Assessment Report (“AR4”), especially of Working Group I, which gives an account o ...
... The summaries for policy-makers are approved, line-by-line, by governments. In 2007, the IPCC was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. This section summarizes the findings of the IPCC’s most recent (2007) survey, the Fourth Assessment Report (“AR4”), especially of Working Group I, which gives an account o ...
multiple demands on water and needs for adaptation to climate
... Temperature exhibits a slight rising trend since 1975. This increasing trend for temperature is expected to continue during the 21st century. Precipitation is expected to decrease, although some regional models claim the opposite. Considering the relationship between precipitation and runoff, correl ...
... Temperature exhibits a slight rising trend since 1975. This increasing trend for temperature is expected to continue during the 21st century. Precipitation is expected to decrease, although some regional models claim the opposite. Considering the relationship between precipitation and runoff, correl ...
A Global Response to HFCs through Fair and
... Climate Change (UNFCCC) and are explicitly listed under the UNFCCC’s 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which controls emissions of HFCs and other GHGs. They are not, however, subject to any specific measures under the climate agreements, and this is unlikely to change in the near future. Accordingly, the last fi ...
... Climate Change (UNFCCC) and are explicitly listed under the UNFCCC’s 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which controls emissions of HFCs and other GHGs. They are not, however, subject to any specific measures under the climate agreements, and this is unlikely to change in the near future. Accordingly, the last fi ...
- adaptation
... climate, a low dam has benefits of $1.2 billion and high dam of $1.6 billion- low dam is better with $200 million net gain • With future wetter climate, suppose benefit of low dam rises to $1.3 billion and benefit of high dam rises to $2 billion- high dam now better option with $500 million net gain ...
... climate, a low dam has benefits of $1.2 billion and high dam of $1.6 billion- low dam is better with $200 million net gain • With future wetter climate, suppose benefit of low dam rises to $1.3 billion and benefit of high dam rises to $2 billion- high dam now better option with $500 million net gain ...
Presentation from TEMATEA - Biodiversity & Ecosystems
... cfr. BfN: ‘we notice the difference when working on a topic whether there’s a module or not as it takes much more time’ It brings new experts up to speed quick and in a holistic way which improves a holistic view in the job afterwards cfr. A&B: ‘we give all our new climate change and biodiv experts ...
... cfr. BfN: ‘we notice the difference when working on a topic whether there’s a module or not as it takes much more time’ It brings new experts up to speed quick and in a holistic way which improves a holistic view in the job afterwards cfr. A&B: ‘we give all our new climate change and biodiv experts ...
Relevant Science What do we know about the potential impacts of
... 280 parts per million (ppm). Currently, the concentration is 385 ppm, or 38% higher than preindustrial, which has caused a 0.7°C increase in global mean temperature. At this current, level of temperature increase, impacts are measurable significant and comprehensive (See summary from Intergovernment ...
... 280 parts per million (ppm). Currently, the concentration is 385 ppm, or 38% higher than preindustrial, which has caused a 0.7°C increase in global mean temperature. At this current, level of temperature increase, impacts are measurable significant and comprehensive (See summary from Intergovernment ...
Shareholder Activism for Stranded Asset Risk
... To avoid temperatures rising by 2oC associated with disastrous climate change, climate scientists have pointed out that no more than one third of large reserves of fossil fuel companies can be burned (M ...
... To avoid temperatures rising by 2oC associated with disastrous climate change, climate scientists have pointed out that no more than one third of large reserves of fossil fuel companies can be burned (M ...
The Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land Resources,
... • What factors influencing agriculture, land resources, water resources, and biodiversity in the United States are sensitive to climate and climate change? • How could changes in climate exacerbate or ameliorate stresses on agriculture, land resources, water resources, and biodiversity? What are t ...
... • What factors influencing agriculture, land resources, water resources, and biodiversity in the United States are sensitive to climate and climate change? • How could changes in climate exacerbate or ameliorate stresses on agriculture, land resources, water resources, and biodiversity? What are t ...
the effects of climate stability on northern temperate forests
... climate change on phylogenetic structures of species assemblages were more pronounced than in China, with the results indicating that glacial forest refugia have served as both museums and cradles for old and new species, respectively. Moreover, comparing gymnosperm to angiosperm trees in North Amer ...
... climate change on phylogenetic structures of species assemblages were more pronounced than in China, with the results indicating that glacial forest refugia have served as both museums and cradles for old and new species, respectively. Moreover, comparing gymnosperm to angiosperm trees in North Amer ...
ZERO CARBON EVOLUTION Getting on track to a carbon neutral
... The scientific evidence is now undeniable: human activities are increasing greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere which is changing our climate and warming the planet. Per person, Victorians are among the highest greenhouse gas emitters in the world. Most nations across the globe, including Austral ...
... The scientific evidence is now undeniable: human activities are increasing greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere which is changing our climate and warming the planet. Per person, Victorians are among the highest greenhouse gas emitters in the world. Most nations across the globe, including Austral ...
Past and recent changes in air and permafrost temperatures in
... gases are very likely to have a larger effect on climate warming in the Arctic and sub-Arctic than in mid and low latitude areas in the future (Kattsov et al., 2005). IPCC climate models project a 3.5 and 2.5 °C increase in the global mean surface air temperatures by the end of the 21st century comp ...
... gases are very likely to have a larger effect on climate warming in the Arctic and sub-Arctic than in mid and low latitude areas in the future (Kattsov et al., 2005). IPCC climate models project a 3.5 and 2.5 °C increase in the global mean surface air temperatures by the end of the 21st century comp ...
Regional climate model applications on subregional scales over the
... JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH, VOL. 117, D10113, doi:10.1029/2012JD017956, 2012 ...
... JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH, VOL. 117, D10113, doi:10.1029/2012JD017956, 2012 ...
Mountain Glaciers
... Effects of less meltwater in other areas • It’s not just the Himalayan area that would be effected by a lack of meltwater ...
... Effects of less meltwater in other areas • It’s not just the Himalayan area that would be effected by a lack of meltwater ...
Environmentally Induced Migration and Displacement - sid
... The report argues for the development of inclusive definitions of environmentally induced migration and environental migrants/displaced persons, taking into account the full range of human mobility caused by environmental factors, the length of displacement and possibility to return. New concepts sh ...
... The report argues for the development of inclusive definitions of environmentally induced migration and environental migrants/displaced persons, taking into account the full range of human mobility caused by environmental factors, the length of displacement and possibility to return. New concepts sh ...
land use and climate changes and their impacts on runoff in the
... with land-use transition matrix and geographic information system tools. Land-use and climate changes showed several characteristics, including increased reforestation, decreased grassland, retreat of glaciers and increased desertification. Human activity caused great impact, especially within densel ...
... with land-use transition matrix and geographic information system tools. Land-use and climate changes showed several characteristics, including increased reforestation, decreased grassland, retreat of glaciers and increased desertification. Human activity caused great impact, especially within densel ...
A Shift in Western Tropical Pacific Sea Level Trends during the 1990s
... in Fig. 6), the trend rate is 20.1 6 0.3 mm yr21 prior to 1993 compared to 6.9 6 1.6 mm yr21 after 1993. In the eastern Pacific, decadal sea level variations tend to be larger in amplitude and more similar between tide gauge stations than in the WTP (Fig. 7). The correspondence between the tide gaug ...
... in Fig. 6), the trend rate is 20.1 6 0.3 mm yr21 prior to 1993 compared to 6.9 6 1.6 mm yr21 after 1993. In the eastern Pacific, decadal sea level variations tend to be larger in amplitude and more similar between tide gauge stations than in the WTP (Fig. 7). The correspondence between the tide gaug ...
Dominant climatic factors driving annual runoff changes at the
... A catchment in a humid region with observed data for annual precipitation, annual potential evaporation, and annual runoff from 1956 to 2000 was chosen to validate Eq. (7), namely the Upper Bijiang River basin (shown in Fig. 1b). The Upper Bijiang River basin is located in the upper reaches of the L ...
... A catchment in a humid region with observed data for annual precipitation, annual potential evaporation, and annual runoff from 1956 to 2000 was chosen to validate Eq. (7), namely the Upper Bijiang River basin (shown in Fig. 1b). The Upper Bijiang River basin is located in the upper reaches of the L ...
Extreme Temperatures
... Approximately 47-percent of the world’s population lives in urban areas. This number is expected to increase by two-percent each year between 2000 and 2015. Urbanization is caused by natural growth of the urban population and migration of the rural population towards cities (United Nations Environme ...
... Approximately 47-percent of the world’s population lives in urban areas. This number is expected to increase by two-percent each year between 2000 and 2015. Urbanization is caused by natural growth of the urban population and migration of the rural population towards cities (United Nations Environme ...
Climate change impacts on the waters around the UK and Ireland
... since a fresh period in the 1970s. A minimum occurred in the mid 1990s, and present day conditions are relatively saline. The decadal-scale pattern of change around the UK reflects the conditions of the North Atlantic. West of the UK the water of the deep ocean (>1000 m) comes from the Labrador Sea ...
... since a fresh period in the 1970s. A minimum occurred in the mid 1990s, and present day conditions are relatively saline. The decadal-scale pattern of change around the UK reflects the conditions of the North Atlantic. West of the UK the water of the deep ocean (>1000 m) comes from the Labrador Sea ...
Predicting responses of the Adélie penguin population of Edmonson
... Atmosphere-Ocean General Circulation Models (AOGCMs) predict changes in the sea ice environment and in atmospheric precipitations over larger areas of Antarctica. These changes are expected to affect the population dynamics of seabirds and marine mammals, but the extent of this influence is not clea ...
... Atmosphere-Ocean General Circulation Models (AOGCMs) predict changes in the sea ice environment and in atmospheric precipitations over larger areas of Antarctica. These changes are expected to affect the population dynamics of seabirds and marine mammals, but the extent of this influence is not clea ...
Mediterranean (MED)
... of indicators that help comparing the situation of the programme area in question with the European average, the average for all programme areas as well as the situation in the countries involved. The second part briefly presents the territorial factors of interest for the programme area. The final ...
... of indicators that help comparing the situation of the programme area in question with the European average, the average for all programme areas as well as the situation in the countries involved. The second part briefly presents the territorial factors of interest for the programme area. The final ...