The unseen world of coral reefs: impact of local and global stressors
... community shifts in corals experiencing stress from climate change, pollution or overfishing. Stress was associated with shifts in coral microbial communities. I found that regardless of stressor, microbial alpha diversity increased under stress, with Vibrionales, Flavobacteriales and Rhodobacterale ...
... community shifts in corals experiencing stress from climate change, pollution or overfishing. Stress was associated with shifts in coral microbial communities. I found that regardless of stressor, microbial alpha diversity increased under stress, with Vibrionales, Flavobacteriales and Rhodobacterale ...
REDD+ politics in the media - Center for International Forestry
... Looking into the total number of articles in relation to the subject (REDD+ versus climate change in general), the majority of articles featured general information on the environment and environmental conservation. When examining REDD+ coverage alone in relation to the number of articles collected, ...
... Looking into the total number of articles in relation to the subject (REDD+ versus climate change in general), the majority of articles featured general information on the environment and environmental conservation. When examining REDD+ coverage alone in relation to the number of articles collected, ...
Tundra Reindeer Herders
... reindeer even when moving from one place to another. The traditional dwelling is a tent called a yaranga. The Chukotka-Koryak type of reindeer herding is spread from the Kolyma Lowland to Chukotka and northern Kamchatka, but in some settlements of Yukaghirs, Evens, Evenks, and Yakuts, this type of r ...
... reindeer even when moving from one place to another. The traditional dwelling is a tent called a yaranga. The Chukotka-Koryak type of reindeer herding is spread from the Kolyma Lowland to Chukotka and northern Kamchatka, but in some settlements of Yukaghirs, Evens, Evenks, and Yakuts, this type of r ...
Climate Change Effects and Adaptation Approaches in Marine and
... Implications of climate change for ecosystems, habitats, and species Climate change effects, independently or in combination, are fundamentally altering ocean ecosystems. 65 Effects on habitats (habitat loss and transition) and species (invasive species interactions, range shifts and phenological de ...
... Implications of climate change for ecosystems, habitats, and species Climate change effects, independently or in combination, are fundamentally altering ocean ecosystems. 65 Effects on habitats (habitat loss and transition) and species (invasive species interactions, range shifts and phenological de ...
1MB - IPCC
... synergies, and integrated responses.". Please consider to integrate these sections, and draft it so that policymakers seeking this kind of information finds it in one section that clearly communicates Some concepts were moved to the introduction, such the whole narrative. [Government of Norway] that ...
... synergies, and integrated responses.". Please consider to integrate these sections, and draft it so that policymakers seeking this kind of information finds it in one section that clearly communicates Some concepts were moved to the introduction, such the whole narrative. [Government of Norway] that ...
The effect of a dynamic background albedo scheme on Sahel
... into account, into the land-surface scheme of the MPI-ESM. The standard (static) scheme calculates the seasonal canopy albedo as a function of leaf area index, whereas the background albedo is a gridbox constant derived from satellite measurements. The new (dynamic) scheme additionally models the ba ...
... into account, into the land-surface scheme of the MPI-ESM. The standard (static) scheme calculates the seasonal canopy albedo as a function of leaf area index, whereas the background albedo is a gridbox constant derived from satellite measurements. The new (dynamic) scheme additionally models the ba ...
ITSSD – New NOAA FOIA Request (filed 9-22
... particularly, its relevance to the FOIA Requests ITSSD has filed with the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”),2 notwithstanding the previous filing by ITSSD of a (NOAA) FOIA Request Clarification,3 that, we submit, satisfied NOAA’s concerns. To help resolve NOAA’s confusion(s) regarding these an ...
... particularly, its relevance to the FOIA Requests ITSSD has filed with the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”),2 notwithstanding the previous filing by ITSSD of a (NOAA) FOIA Request Clarification,3 that, we submit, satisfied NOAA’s concerns. To help resolve NOAA’s confusion(s) regarding these an ...
The future of seagrass meadows
... seagrass beds, as well as deterioration of water and sediment quality leading to seagrass loss (Delgado et al. 1997, 1999; Pergent et al. 1999; Cancemi et al. 2000). The coastal zone also supports increasing infrastructure, such as pipes and cables for transport of gas, water, energy and communicati ...
... seagrass beds, as well as deterioration of water and sediment quality leading to seagrass loss (Delgado et al. 1997, 1999; Pergent et al. 1999; Cancemi et al. 2000). The coastal zone also supports increasing infrastructure, such as pipes and cables for transport of gas, water, energy and communicati ...
Conference Programme and Abstracts Programme et
... With climate change and Arctic issues moving to the forefront of national and international agendas, circumpolar nations face an increased urgency to expand the observational basis needed to formulate strategies and policies that will minimize the negative impacts and maximize the positive outcomes ...
... With climate change and Arctic issues moving to the forefront of national and international agendas, circumpolar nations face an increased urgency to expand the observational basis needed to formulate strategies and policies that will minimize the negative impacts and maximize the positive outcomes ...
The Conference Programme and abstracts is now available
... With climate change and Arctic issues moving to the forefront of national and international agendas, circumpolar nations face an increased urgency to expand the observational basis needed to formulate strategies and policies that will minimize the negative impacts and maximize the positive outcomes ...
... With climate change and Arctic issues moving to the forefront of national and international agendas, circumpolar nations face an increased urgency to expand the observational basis needed to formulate strategies and policies that will minimize the negative impacts and maximize the positive outcomes ...
Environmental Tutorial
... Since the development of agriculture thousands of years ago, the human population has greatly increased. Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. This has led to a large increase in the human population as ...
... Since the development of agriculture thousands of years ago, the human population has greatly increased. Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. This has led to a large increase in the human population as ...
IFC Sustainability Resources Brochure 2013
... that we face today are often the result of cumulative impacts from a large number of activities that are for the most part individually insignificant, but which together have had regional or even global repercussions. Jointly prepared by IFC and ESSA Technologies, this publication is based on IFC’s ...
... that we face today are often the result of cumulative impacts from a large number of activities that are for the most part individually insignificant, but which together have had regional or even global repercussions. Jointly prepared by IFC and ESSA Technologies, this publication is based on IFC’s ...
Radiative Forcing of Climate Change
... The term “radiative forcing” has been employed in the IPCC Assessments to denote an externally imposed perturbation in the radiative energy budget of the Earth’s climate system. Such a perturbation can be brought about by secular changes in the concentrations of radiatively active species (e.g., CO2 ...
... The term “radiative forcing” has been employed in the IPCC Assessments to denote an externally imposed perturbation in the radiative energy budget of the Earth’s climate system. Such a perturbation can be brought about by secular changes in the concentrations of radiatively active species (e.g., CO2 ...
Vacuuming Antarctica for Krill
... the Antarctic Wilderness The waters surrounding Antarctica are still relatively untouched by human activity. These waters are home to almost 10,000 species, many not found anywhere else on the planet2. Krill are at the heart of this pristine ecosystem. This tiny crustacean plays a crucial role in th ...
... the Antarctic Wilderness The waters surrounding Antarctica are still relatively untouched by human activity. These waters are home to almost 10,000 species, many not found anywhere else on the planet2. Krill are at the heart of this pristine ecosystem. This tiny crustacean plays a crucial role in th ...
The dependence of clear-sky outgoing long
... Figure l(a) shows the LSQF regression correlation for clear-sky OLR and T, calculated over the seasonal cycle for 1985. There is a strong positive correlation between clear-sky OLR and T, for latitudes polewards of about f30".In the tropics the correlation tends to be negative, showing that changes ...
... Figure l(a) shows the LSQF regression correlation for clear-sky OLR and T, calculated over the seasonal cycle for 1985. There is a strong positive correlation between clear-sky OLR and T, for latitudes polewards of about f30".In the tropics the correlation tends to be negative, showing that changes ...
Major impacts of climate change on deep
... realm in terms of water column oxygenation, temperature, pH and food supply, with concomitant impacts on deep-sea ecosystems. Projections suggest that abyssal (3000–6000 m) ocean temperatures could increase by 1°C over the next 84 years, while abyssal seafloor habitats under areas of deep-water form ...
... realm in terms of water column oxygenation, temperature, pH and food supply, with concomitant impacts on deep-sea ecosystems. Projections suggest that abyssal (3000–6000 m) ocean temperatures could increase by 1°C over the next 84 years, while abyssal seafloor habitats under areas of deep-water form ...
Policy Implications of Warming Permafrost
... CO2 equivalent by 2100 and 246 to 415 Gt of CO2 equivalent by 2200. Uncertainties are large, but emissions from thawing permafrost could start within the next few decades and continue for several centuries, influencing both short-term climate (before 2100) and long-term climate (after 2100). Below a ...
... CO2 equivalent by 2100 and 246 to 415 Gt of CO2 equivalent by 2200. Uncertainties are large, but emissions from thawing permafrost could start within the next few decades and continue for several centuries, influencing both short-term climate (before 2100) and long-term climate (after 2100). Below a ...
Managing Seagrasses for Resilience to Climate Change
... provide are threatened by a multitude of environ- ...
... provide are threatened by a multitude of environ- ...
Effects of climate change on infectious diseases
... Other global change phenomena which can impact prevalence of infectious diseases • Prosperity. • Demographics. • Movement of people and goods. ...
... Other global change phenomena which can impact prevalence of infectious diseases • Prosperity. • Demographics. • Movement of people and goods. ...
Leaf Litter Under Changing Climate: Will
... In this manuscript we review existing information about CO2 and O3 effects on leaf litter as well as discuss the potential impacts of climate change on decomposition processes and tree nutrition. So far field studies show that the average response to elevated CO2 is increased litter production and i ...
... In this manuscript we review existing information about CO2 and O3 effects on leaf litter as well as discuss the potential impacts of climate change on decomposition processes and tree nutrition. So far field studies show that the average response to elevated CO2 is increased litter production and i ...
Estimation of the direct radiative forcing due to sulfate and soot
... and 70° in the northern hemisphere) near the surface have relative humidities above 81%, and the maximum relative humidity is above 95%. The ammonium sulfate aerosols are assumed to be dry at relative humidities below 30%. Between relative humidities of 30% and 81%, a linear growth factor for the pa ...
... and 70° in the northern hemisphere) near the surface have relative humidities above 81%, and the maximum relative humidity is above 95%. The ammonium sulfate aerosols are assumed to be dry at relative humidities below 30%. Between relative humidities of 30% and 81%, a linear growth factor for the pa ...
The GLOBE Climate Legislation Study (6 MB) (opens in new window)
... This document is the product of an ongoing co-operation between GLOBE International and the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics. It was financially supported by the United Kingdom’s Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO). However the views ...
... This document is the product of an ongoing co-operation between GLOBE International and the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics. It was financially supported by the United Kingdom’s Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO). However the views ...
Climate change, industry and society
This article is about climate change, industry and society.