Lake Superior Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation January 2014
... and a decrease in the extent and duration of ice cover. Projected climate changes could have a range of future potential effects on Lake Superior ecosystems, including a decrease in the abundance of cold water fish and changes to coastal wetlands. This report synthesizes available science and identi ...
... and a decrease in the extent and duration of ice cover. Projected climate changes could have a range of future potential effects on Lake Superior ecosystems, including a decrease in the abundance of cold water fish and changes to coastal wetlands. This report synthesizes available science and identi ...
ayout 1 - Land-use Framework
... the time to ensure that this land — and all the activities it sustains — is managed responsibly so that our children and grandchildren can enjoy the same quality of life that we have. Today’s hyper-growth in population and economic activities is putting unprecedented pressure on Alberta’s landscapes ...
... the time to ensure that this land — and all the activities it sustains — is managed responsibly so that our children and grandchildren can enjoy the same quality of life that we have. Today’s hyper-growth in population and economic activities is putting unprecedented pressure on Alberta’s landscapes ...
A Review of Academic Literature Related to
... Adaptations include floodplain mapping and assessment of flood probabilities and magnitudes (future exposure), but also involve comprehensive land-use planning, restrictions on construction in floodplains, engineering measures, and preparation for future events. For agriculture, variation is more cr ...
... Adaptations include floodplain mapping and assessment of flood probabilities and magnitudes (future exposure), but also involve comprehensive land-use planning, restrictions on construction in floodplains, engineering measures, and preparation for future events. For agriculture, variation is more cr ...
Waste and Climate Change
... Every waste management practice generates GHG, both directly (i.e. emissions from the process itself) and indirectly (i.e. through energy consumption). However, the overall climate impact or benefit of the waste management system will depend on net GHGs, accounting for both emissions and indirect, d ...
... Every waste management practice generates GHG, both directly (i.e. emissions from the process itself) and indirectly (i.e. through energy consumption). However, the overall climate impact or benefit of the waste management system will depend on net GHGs, accounting for both emissions and indirect, d ...
Carbon Dioxide Removal and Reliable Sequestration
... results and impacts of albedo modification to help inform such decisions. These approaches are discussed in the second volume. The Committee’s very different posture concerning the currently known risks of carbon dioxide removal as compared with albedo modification was a primary motivation for separ ...
... results and impacts of albedo modification to help inform such decisions. These approaches are discussed in the second volume. The Committee’s very different posture concerning the currently known risks of carbon dioxide removal as compared with albedo modification was a primary motivation for separ ...
EuTRACE - IASS Potsdam
... used someday to significantly reduce the amount of anthropogenic CO2 and other greenhouse gases in the ...
... used someday to significantly reduce the amount of anthropogenic CO2 and other greenhouse gases in the ...
Pennsylvania Climate Impact Assessment Report to
... tourism. Act 70 also requires DEP to report on opportunities, and barriers to their realization, created by the need for alternative sources of energy, climate-related technologies, services and strategies, carbon sequestration technologies, capture and utilization of fugitive greenhouse gas emissio ...
... tourism. Act 70 also requires DEP to report on opportunities, and barriers to their realization, created by the need for alternative sources of energy, climate-related technologies, services and strategies, carbon sequestration technologies, capture and utilization of fugitive greenhouse gas emissio ...
Climate Futures for Tasmania: impacts on agriculture
... of climate change data at a local scale. In a first for Australia, and possibly the Southern Hemisphere, Climate Futures for Tasmania has generated local climate information at a scale and level of detail not previously available. It is an essential part of the Tasmanian Government’s Framework for A ...
... of climate change data at a local scale. In a first for Australia, and possibly the Southern Hemisphere, Climate Futures for Tasmania has generated local climate information at a scale and level of detail not previously available. It is an essential part of the Tasmanian Government’s Framework for A ...
IFinland`s National Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change
... part of the work for this. Sector-specific reviews create prerequisites for integrating ...
... part of the work for this. Sector-specific reviews create prerequisites for integrating ...
Potential for Abrupt Changes in Atmospheric Methane
... in U.S. Climate Change Science Program Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.4: Abrupt Climate Change. A report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston VA. ...
... in U.S. Climate Change Science Program Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.4: Abrupt Climate Change. A report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston VA. ...
ARTICLES CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND THE STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
... reducing the apparent need for mitigation; and playing down the urgency for action. For one, ‘adaptationists’ were distrusted because their proposals seemed to undermine the 6 A premise of this Article is that the climate system is changing at anomalously rapid rates compared to historical trends, a ...
... reducing the apparent need for mitigation; and playing down the urgency for action. For one, ‘adaptationists’ were distrusted because their proposals seemed to undermine the 6 A premise of this Article is that the climate system is changing at anomalously rapid rates compared to historical trends, a ...
Drought in the Midwest - Atmospheric Science Program
... 2) During the late winter, early spring, weak La Nina conditions persisted in the eastern tropical Pacific. At the time, this was expected to persist through the spring and summer. ...
... 2) During the late winter, early spring, weak La Nina conditions persisted in the eastern tropical Pacific. At the time, this was expected to persist through the spring and summer. ...
A Climate for Change
... is burning more fossil fuel than we are, meaning that they should act first and we can follow later. It is not only about complying with the Kyoto Protocol or new European Union targets. It has far more to do with the quality of life and with the choices of every Croatian citizen. Its impacts will b ...
... is burning more fossil fuel than we are, meaning that they should act first and we can follow later. It is not only about complying with the Kyoto Protocol or new European Union targets. It has far more to do with the quality of life and with the choices of every Croatian citizen. Its impacts will b ...
Changing Communities: Changing Climate,
... works with its members to build the capacity of municipal staff and elected officials to fulfill this commitment. We develop process-based frameworks and build practical tools and resources to support implementation. This guide provides a milestone framework that leads local government practitioners ...
... works with its members to build the capacity of municipal staff and elected officials to fulfill this commitment. We develop process-based frameworks and build practical tools and resources to support implementation. This guide provides a milestone framework that leads local government practitioners ...
Carbon Dioxide Removal and Reliable Sequestration
... for separating these climate engineering topics into two separate volumes. Terminology is very important in discussing these topics. “Geoengineering” is associated with a broad range of activities beyond climate (e.g., geological engineering), and even “climate engineering” implies a greater level o ...
... for separating these climate engineering topics into two separate volumes. Terminology is very important in discussing these topics. “Geoengineering” is associated with a broad range of activities beyond climate (e.g., geological engineering), and even “climate engineering” implies a greater level o ...
Climate Intervention: Carbon Dioxide Removal and
... for separating these climate engineering topics into two separate volumes. Terminology is very important in discussing these topics. “Geoengineering” is associated with a broad range of activities beyond climate (e.g., geological engineering), and even “climate engineering” implies a greater level o ...
... for separating these climate engineering topics into two separate volumes. Terminology is very important in discussing these topics. “Geoengineering” is associated with a broad range of activities beyond climate (e.g., geological engineering), and even “climate engineering” implies a greater level o ...
LCCARL299_en.pdf
... 2. Other conditions that could be impacted by climate change........................................................... 70 C. Approach to estimating climate change impact.................................................................................. 71 1. Methods available for estimating the effe ...
... 2. Other conditions that could be impacted by climate change........................................................... 70 C. Approach to estimating climate change impact.................................................................................. 71 1. Methods available for estimating the effe ...
Centennial and Millennial climate- carbon cycle feedback analysis
... Now, under increased anthropogenic emission of CO2, land and ocean can probably sink more CO2 through changes in soil, photosynthesis process in vegetation and dissolution in the surface ocean. However, both land and ocean systems may gradually saturate as this sinking process cannot be continued f ...
... Now, under increased anthropogenic emission of CO2, land and ocean can probably sink more CO2 through changes in soil, photosynthesis process in vegetation and dissolution in the surface ocean. However, both land and ocean systems may gradually saturate as this sinking process cannot be continued f ...
Climate change - Citizens` Climate Lobby
... U.S. elected officials have performed poorly in addressing the global warming crisis and we can’t wait for the voters to kick them out of office. Only international cooperation can solve the problem. ...
... U.S. elected officials have performed poorly in addressing the global warming crisis and we can’t wait for the voters to kick them out of office. Only international cooperation can solve the problem. ...
The terrestrial carbon cycle on the regional and global scale
... The IMAGE-2 terrestrial C-cycle model is described here, with results shown for the different applications under multiple socio-economic and environmental conditions. The position of the IMAGE-2 C-cycle model is also discussed in a broader context by comparing the model’s results with observed trend ...
... The IMAGE-2 terrestrial C-cycle model is described here, with results shown for the different applications under multiple socio-economic and environmental conditions. The position of the IMAGE-2 C-cycle model is also discussed in a broader context by comparing the model’s results with observed trend ...
Climate-driven trends in mean and high flows from a network of
... of the study design and methods employed, and Section 4 presents trend analysis results for a fixed period, 1976–2009. Limitations of fixed-period-ofrecord approaches to trend analyses are highlighted, in particular the sensitivity of results to variability and outliers in the record, while the pers ...
... of the study design and methods employed, and Section 4 presents trend analysis results for a fixed period, 1976–2009. Limitations of fixed-period-ofrecord approaches to trend analyses are highlighted, in particular the sensitivity of results to variability and outliers in the record, while the pers ...
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
... NEPA requires an agency to compare the potential environmental impacts of its proposed action and a reasonable range of alternatives. EPCA’s fuel economy requirements, including the four EPCA factors, NHTSA must consider in determining “maximum feasible” CAFE levels – technological feasibility, econ ...
... NEPA requires an agency to compare the potential environmental impacts of its proposed action and a reasonable range of alternatives. EPCA’s fuel economy requirements, including the four EPCA factors, NHTSA must consider in determining “maximum feasible” CAFE levels – technological feasibility, econ ...
shaping our future
... us firmly on the road towards a low carbon Britain. It is a road well worth travelling. A low carbon future holds out the promise of new economic opportunities, sustainable jobs in cleaner industries and greater energy security. There has never been a greater need to act together on such an importan ...
... us firmly on the road towards a low carbon Britain. It is a road well worth travelling. A low carbon future holds out the promise of new economic opportunities, sustainable jobs in cleaner industries and greater energy security. There has never been a greater need to act together on such an importan ...
Afghanistan Initial National Communication
... development of Afghanistan. Between 1990 and 2000, Afghanistan lost an average of 29,400 hectares of forest per year, to an average annual deforestation rate of 2.25% which further increased to 2.92% per annum between 2000 t0 2005. Forest now occupies less than 2% of county’s total area. Rangelands ...
... development of Afghanistan. Between 1990 and 2000, Afghanistan lost an average of 29,400 hectares of forest per year, to an average annual deforestation rate of 2.25% which further increased to 2.92% per annum between 2000 t0 2005. Forest now occupies less than 2% of county’s total area. Rangelands ...
Climate change in Canada
In Canada mitigation of anthropogenic climate change is being addressed more seriously by the provinces than by the federal government.