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 ...
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... place in the cases of climate cooperation (running from low impact to high impact regions) and full cooperation (running from rich to poor regions). Our numerical model shows that emissions may increase slightly due to adaptation transfers. This paper is structured as follows. The second section des ...
... place in the cases of climate cooperation (running from low impact to high impact regions) and full cooperation (running from rich to poor regions). Our numerical model shows that emissions may increase slightly due to adaptation transfers. This paper is structured as follows. The second section des ...
Satellite-based assessment of climate controls on
... climate–fire relationships at national and sub-national scales is critical to assess the likelihood of changes in future fire activity and the potential options for mitigation and adaptation. Here, we conducted the first national assessment of climate controls on US fire activity using two satellite ...
... climate–fire relationships at national and sub-national scales is critical to assess the likelihood of changes in future fire activity and the potential options for mitigation and adaptation. Here, we conducted the first national assessment of climate controls on US fire activity using two satellite ...
doc - Eldis
... Climate change refers to the increasingly erratic weather patterns, rising sea levels and extreme events that may be attributed to human activity and the greenhouse gas (GHG)4 emissions that have created global warming. It is often viewed as a purely scientific and technical phenomenon, and yet clim ...
... Climate change refers to the increasingly erratic weather patterns, rising sea levels and extreme events that may be attributed to human activity and the greenhouse gas (GHG)4 emissions that have created global warming. It is often viewed as a purely scientific and technical phenomenon, and yet clim ...
Review of Policy, Plans, Legislation and Regulations for Climate
... 3.1.1 Impact of Agriculture on Climate Change ..................................................... 51 3.1.2 Agricultural Land Use Policy .......................................................................... 52 3.1.3 Plant Health Policy (Green Paper) ............................................ ...
... 3.1.1 Impact of Agriculture on Climate Change ..................................................... 51 3.1.2 Agricultural Land Use Policy .......................................................................... 52 3.1.3 Plant Health Policy (Green Paper) ............................................ ...
Indicators of the impact of Climate Change on Migratory Species
... in the observed changes is now clearer than ever. The IPCC Fourth Assessment Report concludes that most of the observed increase in global temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely (i.e. more than 90% chance) due to the human-induced increase in greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere. ...
... in the observed changes is now clearer than ever. The IPCC Fourth Assessment Report concludes that most of the observed increase in global temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely (i.e. more than 90% chance) due to the human-induced increase in greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere. ...
Print this article - Canadian Center of Science and Education
... found that climatic conditions in north-western Nigeria have altered substantially as four drought episodes took place within the last three decades of the 20th Century and, the 1984 drought-year rainfall was 58.8 percent lower than the long-term mean rainfall. The study further showed that the 1968 ...
... found that climatic conditions in north-western Nigeria have altered substantially as four drought episodes took place within the last three decades of the 20th Century and, the 1984 drought-year rainfall was 58.8 percent lower than the long-term mean rainfall. The study further showed that the 1968 ...
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... and through agricultural production. The annual rainfall amount in southern Mali has been rising in the last few decades. Figure 1 illustrates the rainfall trend in Sikasso in southern Mali, from 1980 to 2010. The average annual rainfall amount increased from approximately 900mm to over 1000mm in th ...
... and through agricultural production. The annual rainfall amount in southern Mali has been rising in the last few decades. Figure 1 illustrates the rainfall trend in Sikasso in southern Mali, from 1980 to 2010. The average annual rainfall amount increased from approximately 900mm to over 1000mm in th ...
Importance of carbon dioxide physiological forcing to future climate
... change averaged over the last 70 yr of 100-year simulations involving an atmospheric CO2 concentration of 800 ppm relative to a model control simulation forced with an atmospheric CO2 concentration of 400 ppm. The model has reached quasiequilibrium for the last 70-year simulations: The drift in surf ...
... change averaged over the last 70 yr of 100-year simulations involving an atmospheric CO2 concentration of 800 ppm relative to a model control simulation forced with an atmospheric CO2 concentration of 400 ppm. The model has reached quasiequilibrium for the last 70-year simulations: The drift in surf ...
The Folded Crane - Physicians for Social Responsibility
... MD, which ran in the Medford Mailfor physicians like me. The Centers for Tribune on February 28th of this year. Disease Control estimates that 440,000 children and adults are hospitalized “Today, Oregon relies on dirty, each year, with asthma being the out-of-state coal-fired power plants primary di ...
... MD, which ran in the Medford Mailfor physicians like me. The Centers for Tribune on February 28th of this year. Disease Control estimates that 440,000 children and adults are hospitalized “Today, Oregon relies on dirty, each year, with asthma being the out-of-state coal-fired power plants primary di ...
Coastal Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerabilities
... beneficial opportunity in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli or their effects. Various types of adaptation can be distinguished, including anticipatory, autonomous, and planned adaptation: • Anticipatory adaptation – Adaptation that takes place before impacts of climate change are obse ...
... beneficial opportunity in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli or their effects. Various types of adaptation can be distinguished, including anticipatory, autonomous, and planned adaptation: • Anticipatory adaptation – Adaptation that takes place before impacts of climate change are obse ...
Climate change and Southern Ocean ecosystems I
... This synthesis is comprized of two papers. This article undertakes the first two parts of the assessment – habitats and direct effects on biota. The latter is based on the known regional changes the biota have experienced and knowledge of the drivers of those changes. In the second (companion) artic ...
... This synthesis is comprized of two papers. This article undertakes the first two parts of the assessment – habitats and direct effects on biota. The latter is based on the known regional changes the biota have experienced and knowledge of the drivers of those changes. In the second (companion) artic ...
Food and Climate change: A review of the effects of climate change
... Climate change may also lead to altered chemical and pathogen inputs to food. There are multiple mechanisms through which climate change could affect existing pathogens or lead to the emergence of new ones (FAO, 2008a). The pathogens of most concern under climate change are those with those with low ...
... Climate change may also lead to altered chemical and pathogen inputs to food. There are multiple mechanisms through which climate change could affect existing pathogens or lead to the emergence of new ones (FAO, 2008a). The pathogens of most concern under climate change are those with those with low ...
The Precautionary Principle: Relevance in International Law
... uncertainty and ignorance, as in the case of climate change. It was originally formulated as a response to the constraints of policy and science in sufficiently addressing complex and uncertain risks and its consequences to human health and the environment (Tickner, 2003: xiii). Although the precaut ...
... uncertainty and ignorance, as in the case of climate change. It was originally formulated as a response to the constraints of policy and science in sufficiently addressing complex and uncertain risks and its consequences to human health and the environment (Tickner, 2003: xiii). Although the precaut ...
Environmentally induced migration and displacement: a
... The Assembly observes that whereas there exists a large body of well-established international, regional and national legal instruments, conventions and norms to protect the rights of people forcibly displaced by conflict and persecution, and to some extent by natural disasters or conflicts over res ...
... The Assembly observes that whereas there exists a large body of well-established international, regional and national legal instruments, conventions and norms to protect the rights of people forcibly displaced by conflict and persecution, and to some extent by natural disasters or conflicts over res ...
Challenges and opportunities in research on climate, weather, water
... These and other considerations led to EC-LX forming the Task Team on the research aspects of an enhanced climate, weather, water and environmental prediction framework. The mandate of the Team was to "strengthen and promote the linkages between climate, weather, water and environmental research to e ...
... These and other considerations led to EC-LX forming the Task Team on the research aspects of an enhanced climate, weather, water and environmental prediction framework. The mandate of the Team was to "strengthen and promote the linkages between climate, weather, water and environmental research to e ...
Effects of a Carbon Tax on the Economy and the Environment
... private-sector investment. Thus, policies that reduce deficits generally have a positive effect on the economy in the long run (although they can have a negative effect in the short term when the economy is weak). Using the Revenues to Cut Marginal Tax Rates Would Also Decrease Total Costs. Lawmaker ...
... private-sector investment. Thus, policies that reduce deficits generally have a positive effect on the economy in the long run (although they can have a negative effect in the short term when the economy is weak). Using the Revenues to Cut Marginal Tax Rates Would Also Decrease Total Costs. Lawmaker ...
INTERPRETING INDCs - World Resources Institute
... top-emitting Parties—Brazil, China, the European Union, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, and the United States— which, together, contribute nearly two thirds of annual global GHG emissions. Using the Open Book framework developed by World Resources Institute, we present information in each Party’s I ...
... top-emitting Parties—Brazil, China, the European Union, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, and the United States— which, together, contribute nearly two thirds of annual global GHG emissions. Using the Open Book framework developed by World Resources Institute, we present information in each Party’s I ...
Annals of the Association of American Geographers Climate
... Mountain geodynamics represent highly scale-dependent interactions involving climate, tectonic, and surface processes. The central Karakoram in Pakistan exhibit strong climate–tectonic feedbacks, although the detailed tectonic and topographic responses to climate perturbations need to be systematica ...
... Mountain geodynamics represent highly scale-dependent interactions involving climate, tectonic, and surface processes. The central Karakoram in Pakistan exhibit strong climate–tectonic feedbacks, although the detailed tectonic and topographic responses to climate perturbations need to be systematica ...
Climate Satellites Affirmative - NDI - 2011
... sea ice around the Antarctic and Greenland continents during the warmest interglacials would have a year-round effect on temperature, because the increased area of open water has its largest impact on surface air temperature in the cool seasons. Further, we suggest that the stability of sea level du ...
... sea ice around the Antarctic and Greenland continents during the warmest interglacials would have a year-round effect on temperature, because the increased area of open water has its largest impact on surface air temperature in the cool seasons. Further, we suggest that the stability of sea level du ...
The Poverty and Welfare Impacts of Climate Change
... Reduction and Equity Group. He received his master’s degree in economics from the National University of La Plata (UNLP), Argentina. He worked as assistant professor of labor economics in the UNLP Department of Economics and as a researcher in UNLP’s Center of Distributional, Labor and Social Studie ...
... Reduction and Equity Group. He received his master’s degree in economics from the National University of La Plata (UNLP), Argentina. He worked as assistant professor of labor economics in the UNLP Department of Economics and as a researcher in UNLP’s Center of Distributional, Labor and Social Studie ...
Full Report - A New Climate for Peace
... most vulnerable groups within those countries — are the most threatened. In places affected by fragility and conflict, people face especially challenging obstacles to successful adaptation. If they fail to adapt to the effects of climate change, the risk of instability will increase, trapping them i ...
... most vulnerable groups within those countries — are the most threatened. In places affected by fragility and conflict, people face especially challenging obstacles to successful adaptation. If they fail to adapt to the effects of climate change, the risk of instability will increase, trapping them i ...