Methane emission in various wetland habitats in the Biebrza Valley
... saturation of properly developing, natural peatlands, slow decomposition of organic matter induces organic carbon accumulation. In result, the methane (CH4) and the carbon dioxide (CO2), that become a side-product of anaerobic decomposition of organic matter, are being emitted to the atmosphere. CH4 ...
... saturation of properly developing, natural peatlands, slow decomposition of organic matter induces organic carbon accumulation. In result, the methane (CH4) and the carbon dioxide (CO2), that become a side-product of anaerobic decomposition of organic matter, are being emitted to the atmosphere. CH4 ...
Urban resilience: A framework for empowering cities in face of
... In the following, a brief description of the mentioned threats will be provided, trying to underline the main relationships among them. Climate change is one of the main environmental issues that cities have to face in the 21th century (IPCC, 2011), since they are responsible for 60% to 80% of globa ...
... In the following, a brief description of the mentioned threats will be provided, trying to underline the main relationships among them. Climate change is one of the main environmental issues that cities have to face in the 21th century (IPCC, 2011), since they are responsible for 60% to 80% of globa ...
Improving Societal Outcomes of Extreme Weather in a Changing
... to very-high-impact extreme events, often referred to as disasters (11, 35–39). Estimates of the magnitude of extreme weather impacts vary with the types of weather and impacts that are included, the data source, and the choice of temporal and spatial scale (4, 26, 40–44). Although data are often pr ...
... to very-high-impact extreme events, often referred to as disasters (11, 35–39). Estimates of the magnitude of extreme weather impacts vary with the types of weather and impacts that are included, the data source, and the choice of temporal and spatial scale (4, 26, 40–44). Although data are often pr ...
Mountain Environment and Climate Change in Nepal Country
... 60m in the lowest point in the south to 8,848m in the north, the highest point on the Earth (Mt. Everest). The climate and topography nurture about 118 ecosystems, 75 vegetation types and 35 types of forests. Four biodiversity hotspots are found within Nepal Himalaya. The average temperatures have i ...
... 60m in the lowest point in the south to 8,848m in the north, the highest point on the Earth (Mt. Everest). The climate and topography nurture about 118 ecosystems, 75 vegetation types and 35 types of forests. Four biodiversity hotspots are found within Nepal Himalaya. The average temperatures have i ...
Interactions between temperature and nutrients across levels of
... Temperature and nutrient availability play key roles in controlling the pathways and rates at which energy and materials move through ecosystems. These factors have also changed dramatically on Earth over the past century as human activities have intensified. Although significant effort has been dev ...
... Temperature and nutrient availability play key roles in controlling the pathways and rates at which energy and materials move through ecosystems. These factors have also changed dramatically on Earth over the past century as human activities have intensified. Although significant effort has been dev ...
Seasonal patterns of water storage as signatures of the
... for the national network as a whole. In this study, we consider a simplified daily interest of HEP estimated from a local daily temperature index (see Sect. 3.3) and the benefits are optimized for the system independently from other considerations of the energy production costs. In addition, summer ...
... for the national network as a whole. In this study, we consider a simplified daily interest of HEP estimated from a local daily temperature index (see Sect. 3.3) and the benefits are optimized for the system independently from other considerations of the energy production costs. In addition, summer ...
Microevolutionary Response to Climatic Change
... This process of adaptive evolution is relatively slow (but see Hendry and Kinnison, 1999; Rice and Emery, 2003), and may prevent extinction only if selection is not too strong and the lag between the population mean and the optimal phenotype does not become too large (Lynch and Lande, 1993; Lande an ...
... This process of adaptive evolution is relatively slow (but see Hendry and Kinnison, 1999; Rice and Emery, 2003), and may prevent extinction only if selection is not too strong and the lag between the population mean and the optimal phenotype does not become too large (Lynch and Lande, 1993; Lande an ...
Introduction
... on the project, and the effect of the project on the environment. The environmental analysis will shed light on crucial large-scale and long-term effects that might not have been foreseen. Ideally this would be an iterative process; the environmental engineer would conduct an analysis based on the d ...
... on the project, and the effect of the project on the environment. The environmental analysis will shed light on crucial large-scale and long-term effects that might not have been foreseen. Ideally this would be an iterative process; the environmental engineer would conduct an analysis based on the d ...
Dealing with natural disasters under climate change condition in
... high-risk areas ( relocation , mangrove planting , building storm ) • The attention of governments is important, thereby mobilizing the resources of the whole society ...
... high-risk areas ( relocation , mangrove planting , building storm ) • The attention of governments is important, thereby mobilizing the resources of the whole society ...
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... • The United States continues to be the largest producer of carbon dioxide emissions, per person, in the world. • In 2009, the Copenhagen Agreement endorsed the continuation of the Kyoto Accord by stating that the countries agreeing to the accord will work to keep global temperature ...
... • The United States continues to be the largest producer of carbon dioxide emissions, per person, in the world. • In 2009, the Copenhagen Agreement endorsed the continuation of the Kyoto Accord by stating that the countries agreeing to the accord will work to keep global temperature ...
Environment, Politics and Development Working Paper Series
... convergence hypothesis, and some key questions for future research on the role of the CDM in furthering ‗ethical development‘ in the face of a rapidly warming world. Specifically, if climate change is to be thought about as part of a wider global poverty and human security framework, it will be cruc ...
... convergence hypothesis, and some key questions for future research on the role of the CDM in furthering ‗ethical development‘ in the face of a rapidly warming world. Specifically, if climate change is to be thought about as part of a wider global poverty and human security framework, it will be cruc ...
Word Doc - Australasian Parliamentary Educators
... simple and possible ways of addressing the negative impacts of climate change affecting the small Island states including larger islands like Papua New Guinea and Australia. In the pacific youth groups have showed commitment to address the negative impact Climate Change has on the people and islands ...
... simple and possible ways of addressing the negative impacts of climate change affecting the small Island states including larger islands like Papua New Guinea and Australia. In the pacific youth groups have showed commitment to address the negative impact Climate Change has on the people and islands ...
Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage – What, Why, Where, and Texas’s role
... IPPC AR5 WG1 Climate Change Science - Summary for Policy Makers (Sep2013) ...
... IPPC AR5 WG1 Climate Change Science - Summary for Policy Makers (Sep2013) ...
Parallel Session L3 Towards Climate
... Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa Department of Animal and Wild Life Sciences, University of Pretoria, South Africa ...
... Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa Department of Animal and Wild Life Sciences, University of Pretoria, South Africa ...
The International Tundra Experiment
... slight wind, as they allow the air in the OTC to warm without being removed by wind turbulence (Marion et al. 1997; Bokhorst et al. 2013). They are not as effective on calm, overcast days, and the average warming effect has been found to be 1-3º C during the growing season, which is at the low end o ...
... slight wind, as they allow the air in the OTC to warm without being removed by wind turbulence (Marion et al. 1997; Bokhorst et al. 2013). They are not as effective on calm, overcast days, and the average warming effect has been found to be 1-3º C during the growing season, which is at the low end o ...
Decadal climate variability and potential predictability in the nordic
... It has also been shown by Fraedrich and Müller (1992) and by Merkel and Latif (2002) that there is a significant response of the atmosphere over the North Atlantic to ENSO-related variations in tropical Pacific SST. ENSO is a climate pattern that is related to coupled atmosphere–ocean variations: wa ...
... It has also been shown by Fraedrich and Müller (1992) and by Merkel and Latif (2002) that there is a significant response of the atmosphere over the North Atlantic to ENSO-related variations in tropical Pacific SST. ENSO is a climate pattern that is related to coupled atmosphere–ocean variations: wa ...
Is the melting Arctic changing midlatitude weather?
... of Arctic air was higher than it has ever been— about 2.5 °C above the value measured at the beginning of the 20th century. Global temperatures have also risen over the past century, but the upward trend has not been uniform. Since 1980 the Arctic’s temperature rose at a rate more than double that o ...
... of Arctic air was higher than it has ever been— about 2.5 °C above the value measured at the beginning of the 20th century. Global temperatures have also risen over the past century, but the upward trend has not been uniform. Since 1980 the Arctic’s temperature rose at a rate more than double that o ...
A georeferenced agent-based model to analyze the
... SRES A2 and B2 scenarios for different altitudinal levels: 1500, 2000, 2500 and 3000 m. These scenarios project future climate change based on different assumptions for greenhouse gas emissions, land-use, economic and technological development and other diving forces (IPCC, 2007). In our study B2 an ...
... SRES A2 and B2 scenarios for different altitudinal levels: 1500, 2000, 2500 and 3000 m. These scenarios project future climate change based on different assumptions for greenhouse gas emissions, land-use, economic and technological development and other diving forces (IPCC, 2007). In our study B2 an ...
Conservation Highlights 2015
... legally-binding, science-based agreement that will equitably address issues such as finance and vulnerable countries, while achieving rapid emissions reductions that can limit global average temperatures rising above 1,5°C, beyond which catastrophic impacts are inevitable ...
... legally-binding, science-based agreement that will equitably address issues such as finance and vulnerable countries, while achieving rapid emissions reductions that can limit global average temperatures rising above 1,5°C, beyond which catastrophic impacts are inevitable ...
Review of the projected impacts of climate change on
... significant in terms of local livelihoods (Béné 2003; Stobutzki et al. 2006; Glavovic and Boonzaier 2007), but also provide major benefits to local and national economies (McGrath et al. 1997; Costanza et al. 1999; Glavovic and Boonzaier 2007; Potts et al. 2009). Besides high levels of productivit ...
... significant in terms of local livelihoods (Béné 2003; Stobutzki et al. 2006; Glavovic and Boonzaier 2007), but also provide major benefits to local and national economies (McGrath et al. 1997; Costanza et al. 1999; Glavovic and Boonzaier 2007; Potts et al. 2009). Besides high levels of productivit ...
Sediment transport rates of major floods in glacial and non
... considerably from one region to another. As sediment sources are unevenly distributed within drainage basins, only parts of the river courses may be alluvial. Sediment yields range widely in character between regions. Bogen (1996) defined six source type-areas where soils and erosion and sediment pr ...
... considerably from one region to another. As sediment sources are unevenly distributed within drainage basins, only parts of the river courses may be alluvial. Sediment yields range widely in character between regions. Bogen (1996) defined six source type-areas where soils and erosion and sediment pr ...
Sceptical Climate Part 2: Climate Science in Australian Newspapers
... • The Australian, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald, all of which are targeted at higher income readers, published most of the features about climate science. ...
... • The Australian, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald, all of which are targeted at higher income readers, published most of the features about climate science. ...
Direct carbon dioxide emissions from civil aircraft
... Growth in passenger traffic since 1970, in terms of Revenue-Passenger-Kilometres (RPKs), is also shown in Figure 1. More recently, the International Transport Forum (ITF) at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report that from 1999 to 2008 scheduled passenger air-travel ...
... Growth in passenger traffic since 1970, in terms of Revenue-Passenger-Kilometres (RPKs), is also shown in Figure 1. More recently, the International Transport Forum (ITF) at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report that from 1999 to 2008 scheduled passenger air-travel ...
Mid-Pliocene Westerlies from PlioMIP Simulations
... should perhaps see westerlies shifting equatorward in a cooling climate with a reduction of greenhouse gases. However, while some simulations have shown an equatorward shift, others have shown a poleward shift, or no significant shift at all (Rojas et al., 2009; Chavaillaz et al., 2013; Sime et al., ...
... should perhaps see westerlies shifting equatorward in a cooling climate with a reduction of greenhouse gases. However, while some simulations have shown an equatorward shift, others have shown a poleward shift, or no significant shift at all (Rojas et al., 2009; Chavaillaz et al., 2013; Sime et al., ...