Eurasian Arctic greening reveals teleconnections and the potential
... have developed in recent decades within the region, demonstrating an in situ change of the Low Arctic tundra structure that is quantifiable but has also been observed in detail by indigenous Nenets reindeer herders both west and east of the Polar Ural Mountains14 . NWET is thus now experiencing envi ...
... have developed in recent decades within the region, demonstrating an in situ change of the Low Arctic tundra structure that is quantifiable but has also been observed in detail by indigenous Nenets reindeer herders both west and east of the Polar Ural Mountains14 . NWET is thus now experiencing envi ...
Vulnerability of land cover and land use due to progress of
... a region where aspen forests were partly removed, summer temperatures were significantly higher than in areas where deciduous woodland cover remained. The deciduous forest mainly caused anomalies in summer; temperatures were cooler, mean precipitation was higher and length of growing season increase ...
... a region where aspen forests were partly removed, summer temperatures were significantly higher than in areas where deciduous woodland cover remained. The deciduous forest mainly caused anomalies in summer; temperatures were cooler, mean precipitation was higher and length of growing season increase ...
Climate and Biodiversity - Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
... a large scale could pull as much as 0.5 degree Celsius of temperature increase out of the climate change equation. That is an impressive amount compared to the 0.85 degree Celsius of climate temperature increase already experienced since the industrial revolution. It is also an important offset cons ...
... a large scale could pull as much as 0.5 degree Celsius of temperature increase out of the climate change equation. That is an impressive amount compared to the 0.85 degree Celsius of climate temperature increase already experienced since the industrial revolution. It is also an important offset cons ...
The World’s Low-carbon Economy Trend and China’s Rational Choice
... emissions reduction actions in accordance with national conditions and its actual capabilities. In addition, since industrial revolution, economic and social development relied heavily on fossil energy technologies. In the post-industrial period, many chemical industries and high-carbon technologies ...
... emissions reduction actions in accordance with national conditions and its actual capabilities. In addition, since industrial revolution, economic and social development relied heavily on fossil energy technologies. In the post-industrial period, many chemical industries and high-carbon technologies ...
ICE AGES - Boston College
... down a few degrees every 40,000 years, and the axis wobbles, or precesses, like a spinning top, making a complete revolution every 20,000 years. In 1842 French mathematician Joseph Adhémar (1797–1862) proposed that these astronomical factors might explain the Ice Ages, although there was a curious ...
... down a few degrees every 40,000 years, and the axis wobbles, or precesses, like a spinning top, making a complete revolution every 20,000 years. In 1842 French mathematician Joseph Adhémar (1797–1862) proposed that these astronomical factors might explain the Ice Ages, although there was a curious ...
The role of EIA in greenhouse gas mitigation Abstract The role of EIA
... OECD country. In 1990, forestry was a significant sink for New Zealand (28.9 MtCO2-e) reducing net emissions to 36.9 MtCO2-e. With deforestation and harvesting, there has been a reduction in forestry as a sink (to 24.4 MtCO2-e in 2014) so that net emissions are 56.7 MtCO2-e in 2014, a 54% increase s ...
... OECD country. In 1990, forestry was a significant sink for New Zealand (28.9 MtCO2-e) reducing net emissions to 36.9 MtCO2-e. With deforestation and harvesting, there has been a reduction in forestry as a sink (to 24.4 MtCO2-e in 2014) so that net emissions are 56.7 MtCO2-e in 2014, a 54% increase s ...
conference
... • What your province and the world is doing about it - Global implications from COP21 in Paris - Federal, provincial and state targets and experiences - Ontario’s proposed cap-and-trade regulation ...
... • What your province and the world is doing about it - Global implications from COP21 in Paris - Federal, provincial and state targets and experiences - Ontario’s proposed cap-and-trade regulation ...
Long-term macroinvertebrate responses to climate change
... to establish three groups: 1) cool vs. warm, 2) wet vs. dry, and 3) cool and wet vs. warm and dry for comparison, each comprising seven years. The cool/wet and warm/dry groups were established by multiplying the rankings for temperature and precipitation together to create a combined ranking that wa ...
... to establish three groups: 1) cool vs. warm, 2) wet vs. dry, and 3) cool and wet vs. warm and dry for comparison, each comprising seven years. The cool/wet and warm/dry groups were established by multiplying the rankings for temperature and precipitation together to create a combined ranking that wa ...
Human contribution to more-intense precipitation extremes
... in the characteristics of such events, including recent increases in the intensity of heavy precipitation events over a large part of the Northern Hemisphere land area3–5, is critical for reliable projections of future changes. Given that atmospheric water-holding capacity is expected to increase ro ...
... in the characteristics of such events, including recent increases in the intensity of heavy precipitation events over a large part of the Northern Hemisphere land area3–5, is critical for reliable projections of future changes. Given that atmospheric water-holding capacity is expected to increase ro ...
The Role of Tropical Forests in Climate
... countries (LDCs)—who are unlikely to take on commitments or liabilities for their forests and only agree to mechanisms that provide “positive incentives” for forest protection. Hybrid approaches, in particular for emerging economies, should be explored that combine political commitments for some lev ...
... countries (LDCs)—who are unlikely to take on commitments or liabilities for their forests and only agree to mechanisms that provide “positive incentives” for forest protection. Hybrid approaches, in particular for emerging economies, should be explored that combine political commitments for some lev ...
Can Dr. Evil Save The World?
... Penn State. "The ice sheets are shrinking, and they're doing it almost a hundred years ahead of schedule." At the Snowmass workshop, it was clear that putting a "sudden stop" to climate-warming emissions would require something more than investing in wind turbines. In one presentation, Jae Edmonds, ...
... Penn State. "The ice sheets are shrinking, and they're doing it almost a hundred years ahead of schedule." At the Snowmass workshop, it was clear that putting a "sudden stop" to climate-warming emissions would require something more than investing in wind turbines. In one presentation, Jae Edmonds, ...
Climate Change and Hazards in San Diego
... Timeframes: The projections for this analysis span from the current year until 2100 with summary statistics for conditions for the decades around 2030, 2050, and 2085. Averages from just one year are misleading as that year could be particularly cool or warm or wet or dry (just as climate varies fr ...
... Timeframes: The projections for this analysis span from the current year until 2100 with summary statistics for conditions for the decades around 2030, 2050, and 2085. Averages from just one year are misleading as that year could be particularly cool or warm or wet or dry (just as climate varies fr ...
Intended National Determined Contribution (INDC)
... (SRES A1B scenario as shown in the IPCC 4th Assessment Report) have projected an increase of mean annual temperature in the region by 1.2 to 3.2°C by the 2060s, and 1.7 to 5.1°C by the 2090s. Climate models predict that over the next 50 to 100 years, Angola will experience increased temperatures, mo ...
... (SRES A1B scenario as shown in the IPCC 4th Assessment Report) have projected an increase of mean annual temperature in the region by 1.2 to 3.2°C by the 2060s, and 1.7 to 5.1°C by the 2090s. Climate models predict that over the next 50 to 100 years, Angola will experience increased temperatures, mo ...
Climate in the Heartland
... floods and droughts, and erratic weather events. These factors affect city governments’ ability to maintain normal daily operations and meet citizens’ needs. Weather has always affected municipal government operations. Heavy rainfall and floods, for example, have impacts that ripple across departmen ...
... floods and droughts, and erratic weather events. These factors affect city governments’ ability to maintain normal daily operations and meet citizens’ needs. Weather has always affected municipal government operations. Heavy rainfall and floods, for example, have impacts that ripple across departmen ...
Natural and forced air temperature variability in the Labrador region
... to poor ice and snow conditions (Wolf et al. 2013). Regional climate models suggest that these conditions will occur more frequently due to regional warming expected to be on the order of 3 °C by 2038–2070 (Finnis 2013). However, relevant internal climate variability associated with North Atlantic s ...
... to poor ice and snow conditions (Wolf et al. 2013). Regional climate models suggest that these conditions will occur more frequently due to regional warming expected to be on the order of 3 °C by 2038–2070 (Finnis 2013). However, relevant internal climate variability associated with North Atlantic s ...
Activity 1 Mixed-up meanings
... The study is by a team of scientists ____ the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), the University __ Washington, and McGill University. They have analyzed the impact __ greenhouse gas emissions on the Arctic. The scientists ran different _________ on supercomputers. These showed that the ...
... The study is by a team of scientists ____ the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), the University __ Washington, and McGill University. They have analyzed the impact __ greenhouse gas emissions on the Arctic. The scientists ran different _________ on supercomputers. These showed that the ...
A Secular Carbon Debt from Atmospheric high Temperature
... domains. This allows us to orchestrate trans-disciplinary analysis from findings of basic science via their socio-ecological implications to policy issues. Epistemologically, uncertainties in knowledge bases are seen as unavoidable: “Critical realism continuously reminds us of the enormity of the un ...
... domains. This allows us to orchestrate trans-disciplinary analysis from findings of basic science via their socio-ecological implications to policy issues. Epistemologically, uncertainties in knowledge bases are seen as unavoidable: “Critical realism continuously reminds us of the enormity of the un ...
Climate Change Mitigation«WHAT DO WE DO?
... essential for creating the necessary consensus for effective climate change policies. In this document, the OECD expands its analysis in two important domains: first, it focuses on the role of technological innovation in bringing down the costs of climate change mitigation over time. It argues that ...
... essential for creating the necessary consensus for effective climate change policies. In this document, the OECD expands its analysis in two important domains: first, it focuses on the role of technological innovation in bringing down the costs of climate change mitigation over time. It argues that ...
The Paris Agreement Summary
... for reviewing countries’ emissions commitments every five years, and a system for tracking countries’ progress towards meeting their mitigation goals. The coalition succeeded in integrating all four items into the new Agreement. While Parties could not agree on a specific date at which global emissi ...
... for reviewing countries’ emissions commitments every five years, and a system for tracking countries’ progress towards meeting their mitigation goals. The coalition succeeded in integrating all four items into the new Agreement. While Parties could not agree on a specific date at which global emissi ...
Polar Bears and Climate Change
... in 50 years, but not being able to predict next week’s weather (Le Treut et al. 2007). The farther into the future we look, the more likely it is that critical habitat thresholds will have been crossed. We used GCM outputs to project Polar Bear habitat and populations for ...
... in 50 years, but not being able to predict next week’s weather (Le Treut et al. 2007). The farther into the future we look, the more likely it is that critical habitat thresholds will have been crossed. We used GCM outputs to project Polar Bear habitat and populations for ...
project report - SF Green Business
... In June 2005 San Francisco became the only city in the US to participate in the United National Global Compact Cities Programme, which was created to improve the quality of urban life through the effective use of cross-sector partnerships between business, government and civil society. San Francisco ...
... In June 2005 San Francisco became the only city in the US to participate in the United National Global Compact Cities Programme, which was created to improve the quality of urban life through the effective use of cross-sector partnerships between business, government and civil society. San Francisco ...
Nature+ Proposal, May 2011 WHAT IS THE IUCN PROGRAMME?
... national policies the favour nature based solutions; • Proof and demonstration that nature based solutions provide adaptation, mitigation benefits. ...
... national policies the favour nature based solutions; • Proof and demonstration that nature based solutions provide adaptation, mitigation benefits. ...
The EC Climate Research Outline – Prepared: enabling
... Identified impacts of climate change either expected or already observed for water supply and sanitation systems Water supply: • Surface water availability • Change in run-off patterns and surface water quality • Groundwater availability (decreased natural recharge) • Saline intrusion in groundwater ...
... Identified impacts of climate change either expected or already observed for water supply and sanitation systems Water supply: • Surface water availability • Change in run-off patterns and surface water quality • Groundwater availability (decreased natural recharge) • Saline intrusion in groundwater ...
Detection
... these ranges is consistent with unity. Hence there is little evidence that models are systematically over- or underpredicting the amplitude of the observed response under the assumption that model-simulated GS signals and internal variability are an adequate representation (i.e. that natural forcing ...
... these ranges is consistent with unity. Hence there is little evidence that models are systematically over- or underpredicting the amplitude of the observed response under the assumption that model-simulated GS signals and internal variability are an adequate representation (i.e. that natural forcing ...
El Niño – tracking a global climate phenomenon
... Pacific Ocean becomes unusually warm. This sets off a chain reaction of weather events around the world – some devastating and some beneficial, having various impacts on water supply and food production. The last major El Niño emerged in 1997/98, followed by weak and moderate ones in 2002/03, 2004/0 ...
... Pacific Ocean becomes unusually warm. This sets off a chain reaction of weather events around the world – some devastating and some beneficial, having various impacts on water supply and food production. The last major El Niño emerged in 1997/98, followed by weak and moderate ones in 2002/03, 2004/0 ...
Years of Living Dangerously
Years of Living Dangerously is a documentary television series focusing on global warming. The first season premiered on April 13, 2014, consisted of 9 episodes, and ran on Showtime. It won an Emmy Award as Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series. The second season, consisting of 8 episodes, is expected to air on the National Geographic Channel in late 2016, with broader distribution than the first season. James Cameron, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and clean energy investor and environmental activist Daniel Abbasi are executive producers of the series, as was the late Jerry Weintraub for the first season. Joel Bach and David Gelber, former 60 Minutes producers, are co-creators of the series as well as executive producers. Joseph Romm and Heidi Cullen are the chief science advisors.The weekly episodes feature celebrity investigators, who each have a history of environmental activism, and well-known journalists, each of whom have a background in environmental reportage. These ""correspondents"" travel to areas around the world and throughout the U.S. affected by global warming to interview experts and ordinary people affected by, and seeking solutions to, the effects of global warming. They act as proxies for the audience, asking questions to find out people's opinions and to discover the scientific evidence. The celebrities in season 1 included Harrison Ford, Matt Damon, Ian Somerhalder, Jessica Alba, Don Cheadle, America Ferrera, Michael C. Hall, Olivia Munn and Schwarzenegger. The journalists include Lesley Stahl, Thomas Friedman, Chris Hayes and Mark Bittman. The final episode of season 1 featured an interview by Friedman of President Barack Obama. In season 2, David Letterman has agreed to travel to India to interview the prime minister and examine how the country plans to distribute solar power to its entire population over the next decade. The show will send Schwarzenegger as a correspondent to China. Other hosts for season 2 include Cameron, Somerhalder, Munn, Friedman, Cheadle, and newcomers Jack Black, Joshua Jackson, Aasif Mandvi, Cecily Strong and Ty Burrell in an episode about electric cars. Season 2 is expected to cover more impacts of climate change, like hurricanes, historic droughts and the rapidly increasing extinction rate of species, but Bach noted that the season will ""focus much more ... on solutions that individuals, communities, companies and even governments can use to address worldwide climate change.""Schwarzenegger reflected on how the series tries to make the issue of climate change resonate with the public: ""I think the environmental movement only can be successful if we are simple and clear and make it a human story. We will tell human stories in this project. The scientists would never get the kind of attention that someone in show business gets."" Cameron elaborated: ""We didn’t use our celebrities as talking head experts, because they’re not climate experts. They were concerned, intelligent, curious citizens who were out to find answers. They were functioning as journalists."" Newsweek said that the celebrity reporters ""lend sparks to an issue that sends most viewers for the exits"".