Biomimicry - Strategic Energy Innovations.
... eliminate the sonic boom caused by high-speed bullet trains exiting the station, they looked at the aerodynamics of the Kingfisher bird’s beak. Engineers redesigned the front of the train to mimic the bird’s beak, eliminating the sonic boom. Perhaps the most famous example of using nature as a sourc ...
... eliminate the sonic boom caused by high-speed bullet trains exiting the station, they looked at the aerodynamics of the Kingfisher bird’s beak. Engineers redesigned the front of the train to mimic the bird’s beak, eliminating the sonic boom. Perhaps the most famous example of using nature as a sourc ...
Slide 1 - University of Washington
... 1) Climate Risks are stationary in time. 2) Observed streamflow records are the best estimate of future variability. 3) Systems and operational paradigms that are robust to past variability are robust to future ...
... 1) Climate Risks are stationary in time. 2) Observed streamflow records are the best estimate of future variability. 3) Systems and operational paradigms that are robust to past variability are robust to future ...
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... a tighter program in the future have drove prices up to $700, close to their expected level under a future program. In contrast, a restricted or absent bank creates circumstances where prices can spike up by a factor of 5, 10, or even 20 times in the face of a shortage. Uncertainty about Climate Cha ...
... a tighter program in the future have drove prices up to $700, close to their expected level under a future program. In contrast, a restricted or absent bank creates circumstances where prices can spike up by a factor of 5, 10, or even 20 times in the face of a shortage. Uncertainty about Climate Cha ...
Declaration by CSO to the 29th ARC
... landless peoples, consumers, and NGOs representing national, regional and international CSOs coming from 24 countries met in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, on the 1st and 2nd of April 2016 in the frame of the 29th FAO Regional Conference for Africa. We recognize that the FAO has done a lot to implement som ...
... landless peoples, consumers, and NGOs representing national, regional and international CSOs coming from 24 countries met in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, on the 1st and 2nd of April 2016 in the frame of the 29th FAO Regional Conference for Africa. We recognize that the FAO has done a lot to implement som ...
Building Community Based Institutions in Western Orissa Rural
... stakeholders to deal with climate stresses and encourage building on each others’ strengths. Policy issues which all have a direct bearing on reducing climate stress. Approaches proven helpful in reducing climate stress can be identified and scaled up. ...
... stakeholders to deal with climate stresses and encourage building on each others’ strengths. Policy issues which all have a direct bearing on reducing climate stress. Approaches proven helpful in reducing climate stress can be identified and scaled up. ...
Chapter 4: Climate change
... and interior North America with shallow seas. The southerly location of Africa, India, and Australia precluded development of a circumpolar Antarctic current. Instead, open passageways between North and South America and Eurasia and Africa led to the development of a shallow equatorial seaway known ...
... and interior North America with shallow seas. The southerly location of Africa, India, and Australia precluded development of a circumpolar Antarctic current. Instead, open passageways between North and South America and Eurasia and Africa led to the development of a shallow equatorial seaway known ...
Holocene periodicity in North Atlantic climate and deep
... the method18), suggesting that some of the changes were subtle, probably re¯ecting the overall stable nature of sedimentation over the past 10,000 years. The documented history of climate change in northern Europe over the past few millennia is marked by the alternation of cooler and warmer periods. ...
... the method18), suggesting that some of the changes were subtle, probably re¯ecting the overall stable nature of sedimentation over the past 10,000 years. The documented history of climate change in northern Europe over the past few millennia is marked by the alternation of cooler and warmer periods. ...
10 IISD (17 March 2016):Arctic Council Addresses
... Climate change has compounded some of the existing vulnerabilities caused by these other factors…For example, food security for many indigenous and rural residents in the Arctic is being impacted by climate change and in combination with globalization and resource development projected to increase s ...
... Climate change has compounded some of the existing vulnerabilities caused by these other factors…For example, food security for many indigenous and rural residents in the Arctic is being impacted by climate change and in combination with globalization and resource development projected to increase s ...
Axiological Aspects of Proximization
... or the definite dates of how climate change will affect security. But we already know enough to start taking action. This is my first point: either we start to pay now, or we will pay much more later. ...
... or the definite dates of how climate change will affect security. But we already know enough to start taking action. This is my first point: either we start to pay now, or we will pay much more later. ...
Traditional Livelihoods and Mining in Mongolia`s Changing Climate
... of better appreciating non-economic losses and the impacts of slow-onset processes such as desertification and loss of biodiversity can hardly be underestimated, particularly for economic enterprises such as herding and mining, which are so integrally dependent on suitable environmental conditions f ...
... of better appreciating non-economic losses and the impacts of slow-onset processes such as desertification and loss of biodiversity can hardly be underestimated, particularly for economic enterprises such as herding and mining, which are so integrally dependent on suitable environmental conditions f ...
Sahelian climate
... al. (2002) reveals that the intraseasonal migration of rainfall maxima is a discontinuous and nonlinear process with three main phases: (i) the preonset or arrival of the intertropical front (ITF) at 15ºN in May, bringing enough moisture for isolated convective system to develop over the Sahel; (ii) ...
... al. (2002) reveals that the intraseasonal migration of rainfall maxima is a discontinuous and nonlinear process with three main phases: (i) the preonset or arrival of the intertropical front (ITF) at 15ºN in May, bringing enough moisture for isolated convective system to develop over the Sahel; (ii) ...
cơ sở xây dựng hệ thống đo đạc, báo cáo, thẩm định (cho việt nam
... Climate change in Vietnam Climate change impacts in Vietnam – In the past 50 years, the average annual temperature has increased by about 0.5oC; – Increased rainfall in rainy season (May 5-11); – Large floods occurs more frequently in the Central and the South; – Reduced rainfall in dry season (May ...
... Climate change in Vietnam Climate change impacts in Vietnam – In the past 50 years, the average annual temperature has increased by about 0.5oC; – Increased rainfall in rainy season (May 5-11); – Large floods occurs more frequently in the Central and the South; – Reduced rainfall in dry season (May ...
Strategic Plan 2015
... significant to our work across the state: Loss of Connection to Nature, Habitat Loss, and Climate Change. Mass Audubon has a unique role in engaging and motivating people across all populations, locations, abilities, and interests to learn about, enjoy, and become inspired to act to protect the natu ...
... significant to our work across the state: Loss of Connection to Nature, Habitat Loss, and Climate Change. Mass Audubon has a unique role in engaging and motivating people across all populations, locations, abilities, and interests to learn about, enjoy, and become inspired to act to protect the natu ...
Attachment 1: Staff Guidance for Greenhouse Gas and Climate... for New Reactor Environmental Impact Statements
... The Commission’s guidance stated that the staff’s analysis for reactor applications should evaluate emissions from the uranium fuel cycle as well as from construction and operation of the facility to be licensed. The staff has previously developed a framework document to address GHG issues and clima ...
... The Commission’s guidance stated that the staff’s analysis for reactor applications should evaluate emissions from the uranium fuel cycle as well as from construction and operation of the facility to be licensed. The staff has previously developed a framework document to address GHG issues and clima ...
Introduction: How Can Behavior Analysts Help Save the Planet
... image keep us from making mistakes. The worst harm to the status of a field dedicated to behavior change would be failing to help deal with what may be the most serious behavior problem the world has ever faced. The stakes are too high to not try. While we can and must do a better job of showing the ...
... image keep us from making mistakes. The worst harm to the status of a field dedicated to behavior change would be failing to help deal with what may be the most serious behavior problem the world has ever faced. The stakes are too high to not try. While we can and must do a better job of showing the ...
Text S1: Models, Climate Change Scenario Linkages, and
... second major difference is that the latter does not include streamflow data for the Blue Nile upstream of the Border gauging station, since data from the Ethiopian catchment were previously unavailable. Finally, the Nile-DST uses 10-day flows, whereas this research uses a monthly time step. This cho ...
... second major difference is that the latter does not include streamflow data for the Blue Nile upstream of the Border gauging station, since data from the Ethiopian catchment were previously unavailable. Finally, the Nile-DST uses 10-day flows, whereas this research uses a monthly time step. This cho ...
Assessment of climate change impact on water Linköping University Post Print
... regions that are already relatively wet under present climate conditions, whereas dry spells are predicted to increase particularly in regions characterized by dry conditions in present-day climate (Christensen et al., 2007; Sillmann and Roeckner, 2008). Semiarid regions of the developing world, whi ...
... regions that are already relatively wet under present climate conditions, whereas dry spells are predicted to increase particularly in regions characterized by dry conditions in present-day climate (Christensen et al., 2007; Sillmann and Roeckner, 2008). Semiarid regions of the developing world, whi ...
LCCARL267_en.pdf
... developed primarily as a result of historical demand in developed countries for tropical exports crops) • Forest management • Water supply • Marine and coastal areas (70% of population in the Caribbean living on low-lying coastal areas, coral reefs, mangroves, and fisheries resources) • Biodiversity ...
... developed primarily as a result of historical demand in developed countries for tropical exports crops) • Forest management • Water supply • Marine and coastal areas (70% of population in the Caribbean living on low-lying coastal areas, coral reefs, mangroves, and fisheries resources) • Biodiversity ...
Slide 1 - climateknowledge.org
... Organization (FAO) of the UN: – “The livestock sector emerges as one of the top two or three most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global.” ...
... Organization (FAO) of the UN: – “The livestock sector emerges as one of the top two or three most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global.” ...
assembly committee on natural resources
... COMMENTS: 1) Background. The 5th assessment report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) notes that atmospheric concentrations of global warming pollutants have risen to levels unseen in the past 800,000 years. Carbon dioxide concentrations have increased by 40% since pre-industr ...
... COMMENTS: 1) Background. The 5th assessment report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) notes that atmospheric concentrations of global warming pollutants have risen to levels unseen in the past 800,000 years. Carbon dioxide concentrations have increased by 40% since pre-industr ...
Sensitivity of Crop Water Need to 2071–95
... change, it is clear that human activities linked closely to ecosystems or natural resources will be severely impacted (Solomon et al. 2007). Of particular concern for many developing regions is the impact of climate change upon food security, especially for those countries reliant on rain-fed agricu ...
... change, it is clear that human activities linked closely to ecosystems or natural resources will be severely impacted (Solomon et al. 2007). Of particular concern for many developing regions is the impact of climate change upon food security, especially for those countries reliant on rain-fed agricu ...
Krakatoa lives: The effect of volcanic eruptions on ocean heat
... separation between the models that included volcanic forcing (V, solid lines) and those that did not (non-V, dashed lines). Volcanic aerosols scatter and absorb sunlight, reducing the total net air-sea heat flux, resulting in a cold sea surface temperature anomaly that is gradually subducted into de ...
... separation between the models that included volcanic forcing (V, solid lines) and those that did not (non-V, dashed lines). Volcanic aerosols scatter and absorb sunlight, reducing the total net air-sea heat flux, resulting in a cold sea surface temperature anomaly that is gradually subducted into de ...
the economic case for divesting from fossil fuels
... As a result of these and other factors, fossil fuels as a generalized group are now a less likely growth industry for investors than they have been historically. Predictions as to when oil, gas and coal will become smaller investment sectors compared to renewables (such as solar, wind and ocean ene ...
... As a result of these and other factors, fossil fuels as a generalized group are now a less likely growth industry for investors than they have been historically. Predictions as to when oil, gas and coal will become smaller investment sectors compared to renewables (such as solar, wind and ocean ene ...
Laudato Si`: On Care For Our Common Home
... “In the present condition of global society, where injustices abound and growing numbers of people are deprived of basic human rights and considered expendable, the principle of the common good immediately becomes, logically and inevitably, a summons to solidarity and a preferential option for the p ...
... “In the present condition of global society, where injustices abound and growing numbers of people are deprived of basic human rights and considered expendable, the principle of the common good immediately becomes, logically and inevitably, a summons to solidarity and a preferential option for the p ...
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"".