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Vulnerability of reef-building corals on the Great Barrier Reef to
... Examination of the environmental conditions under which corals thrive today provides valuable insight into the sensitivity of corals to key environmental variables and to how they might respond under future climate change. Kleypas et al.105 explored the environmental factors underpinning 6451 reef l ...
... Examination of the environmental conditions under which corals thrive today provides valuable insight into the sensitivity of corals to key environmental variables and to how they might respond under future climate change. Kleypas et al.105 explored the environmental factors underpinning 6451 reef l ...
a post-IPCC AR4 update on sea- level rise
... For the Greenland Ice Sheet, proposed mechanisms of the response include: surface melt water making its way to the base of the ice sheet, lubricating its motion and allowing the ice to slide more rapidly into the ocean; and the decay of ice shelves and the loss of their ‘buttressing’ effect on the ...
... For the Greenland Ice Sheet, proposed mechanisms of the response include: surface melt water making its way to the base of the ice sheet, lubricating its motion and allowing the ice to slide more rapidly into the ocean; and the decay of ice shelves and the loss of their ‘buttressing’ effect on the ...
Changes in Ocean Heat, Carbon Content, and Ventilation: A Review
... Quantifying the planetary energy imbalance is an important part of the projections of how much and how fast the atmosphere will warm (e.g., Frölicher et al. 2014) and anchors satellite measurements of the top-of-the-atmosphere energy imbalance (Loeb et al. 2012). Rhein et al. (2013) estimated that ...
... Quantifying the planetary energy imbalance is an important part of the projections of how much and how fast the atmosphere will warm (e.g., Frölicher et al. 2014) and anchors satellite measurements of the top-of-the-atmosphere energy imbalance (Loeb et al. 2012). Rhein et al. (2013) estimated that ...
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... soil temperature has been estimated by a 10-day moving average of the air temperature above zero. Decomposition is assumed to cease when soil temperature is zero. As soil warming in spring is generally observed to be much slower than the corresponding cooling effect in winter, the moving average is ...
... soil temperature has been estimated by a 10-day moving average of the air temperature above zero. Decomposition is assumed to cease when soil temperature is zero. As soil warming in spring is generally observed to be much slower than the corresponding cooling effect in winter, the moving average is ...
The Fate of the Kyoto Protocol under the Bush Administration
... In August of 2002, the Times of London published an article on President George W. Bush's intention to skip the Johannesburg Earth Summit.' In the same article, the Times also added several statements Bush has made on the environment ("I know that human beings and fish can coexist peacefully") and s ...
... In August of 2002, the Times of London published an article on President George W. Bush's intention to skip the Johannesburg Earth Summit.' In the same article, the Times also added several statements Bush has made on the environment ("I know that human beings and fish can coexist peacefully") and s ...
you can - Allianz
... Community: The idea of elderly people being looked after by their family is changing. In the UK, 2.5 million people over 50 have little social or family contact*. Society is starting to change and interest groups for elderly people are becoming more common, giving members a sense of purpose and iden ...
... Community: The idea of elderly people being looked after by their family is changing. In the UK, 2.5 million people over 50 have little social or family contact*. Society is starting to change and interest groups for elderly people are becoming more common, giving members a sense of purpose and iden ...
Leadership in Climate Change Mitigation
... as a leader. Large countries have more cheap mitigation options in absolute terms. They will thus find it cheaper to finance large absolute abatement. Large country size also facilitates the development of low carbon technology as a reaction to emission reductions. On the downside, large countries w ...
... as a leader. Large countries have more cheap mitigation options in absolute terms. They will thus find it cheaper to finance large absolute abatement. Large country size also facilitates the development of low carbon technology as a reaction to emission reductions. On the downside, large countries w ...
A Climate for Change
... I have great pleasure in presenting to you one of the first UNDP National Human Development Reports concerning the most prominent challenge of our time – climate change and its impact on our society and economy. It is a breakthrough report for Croatia and the first of its kind following the new anal ...
... I have great pleasure in presenting to you one of the first UNDP National Human Development Reports concerning the most prominent challenge of our time – climate change and its impact on our society and economy. It is a breakthrough report for Croatia and the first of its kind following the new anal ...
biodiversity focal area strategy for gef-5
... efforts to address the marine ecosystem coverage gap within national level systems through the creation and effective management of coastal and near shore protected area networks, including no-take zones, to conserve and sustainably use marine biodiversity. GEF will also support the creation and eff ...
... efforts to address the marine ecosystem coverage gap within national level systems through the creation and effective management of coastal and near shore protected area networks, including no-take zones, to conserve and sustainably use marine biodiversity. GEF will also support the creation and eff ...
managing risks and increasing resilience
... action, further climate change, London’s population growth, and other changes (eg changes to make-up of London’s population and land cover) will increase the risk of severe impacts. • London has already experienced some changes to its climate and we should expect warmer wetter winters and hotter, dr ...
... action, further climate change, London’s population growth, and other changes (eg changes to make-up of London’s population and land cover) will increase the risk of severe impacts. • London has already experienced some changes to its climate and we should expect warmer wetter winters and hotter, dr ...
NERC impact report 2015
... on the environment for shelter, heat, light, food and water – all provided by globally interconnected trade, transport and communications. The world’s population is growing by around one billion every 12 years. Now more than half of us live in cities and more than half the countryside is used for ag ...
... on the environment for shelter, heat, light, food and water – all provided by globally interconnected trade, transport and communications. The world’s population is growing by around one billion every 12 years. Now more than half of us live in cities and more than half the countryside is used for ag ...
America's Climate Choices: Panel on Informing Effective
... ow can America make more informed decisions about climate change? This was the question asked of the Panel on Informing Effective Decisions and Actions Related to Climate Change. We were challenged to identify the opportunities and challenges associated with informing effective decisions and actions ...
... ow can America make more informed decisions about climate change? This was the question asked of the Panel on Informing Effective Decisions and Actions Related to Climate Change. We were challenged to identify the opportunities and challenges associated with informing effective decisions and actions ...
Climate Change, Humidity, and Mortality in the United States
... climates (e.g., the South). This fact suggests that the adverse effects of climate change are going to be borne even more disproportionately by poorer areas of the United States. Consequently, incorporating the effects of humidity has important implications for devising both efficient and equitable ...
... climates (e.g., the South). This fact suggests that the adverse effects of climate change are going to be borne even more disproportionately by poorer areas of the United States. Consequently, incorporating the effects of humidity has important implications for devising both efficient and equitable ...
Climate Change, Humidity, and Mortality in the United States
... climates (e.g., the South). This fact suggests that the adverse effects of climate change are going to be borne even more disproportionately by poorer areas of the United States. Consequently, incorporating the effects of humidity has important implications for devising both efficient and equitable ...
... climates (e.g., the South). This fact suggests that the adverse effects of climate change are going to be borne even more disproportionately by poorer areas of the United States. Consequently, incorporating the effects of humidity has important implications for devising both efficient and equitable ...
James Byrne - Curriculum Vitae - Personal Web Sites
... 11. Byrne, James, Stefan Kienzle and David Sauchyn, 2011. Prairie waters and climate change. In David Sauchyn, Harry Diaz and Suren Kulshreshtha, Eds. The New Normal: The Canadian Prairies in a Changing Climate. Canadian Plains Research Centre Press, 400 pp. 12. MacDonald, Ryan, James Byrne and Ste ...
... 11. Byrne, James, Stefan Kienzle and David Sauchyn, 2011. Prairie waters and climate change. In David Sauchyn, Harry Diaz and Suren Kulshreshtha, Eds. The New Normal: The Canadian Prairies in a Changing Climate. Canadian Plains Research Centre Press, 400 pp. 12. MacDonald, Ryan, James Byrne and Ste ...
Protected areas helping people cope with climate change
... and supply ecosystem services for disaster reduction, water supply, food and public health, all of which enable community-based adaptation. Many natural and managed ecosystems can help reduce climate change impacts. But protected areas have advantages over other approaches to natural ecosystem manag ...
... and supply ecosystem services for disaster reduction, water supply, food and public health, all of which enable community-based adaptation. Many natural and managed ecosystems can help reduce climate change impacts. But protected areas have advantages over other approaches to natural ecosystem manag ...
Protected areas helping peopel cope with climate change
... and supply ecosystem services for disaster reduction, water supply, food and public health, all of which enable community-based adaptation. Many natural and managed ecosystems can help reduce climate change impacts. But protected areas have advantages over other approaches to natural ecosystem manag ...
... and supply ecosystem services for disaster reduction, water supply, food and public health, all of which enable community-based adaptation. Many natural and managed ecosystems can help reduce climate change impacts. But protected areas have advantages over other approaches to natural ecosystem manag ...
CV: Sara C. Pryor Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
... Fellow: Academic Leadership Program, Committee on Institutional Cooperation Contributing author to IPCC report: Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation (SRREN) (Chapter ‘Wind Energy’) Associate Editor: Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres ...
... Fellow: Academic Leadership Program, Committee on Institutional Cooperation Contributing author to IPCC report: Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation (SRREN) (Chapter ‘Wind Energy’) Associate Editor: Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres ...
field investigations of permafrost and climatic
... Scandinavia for the region. In Scandinavia there is relatively little permafrost, and so the GCM results are unsuitable for investigations of potential climate change in northwest North America (Stuart and Judge, 1991). Field experiments by SeppŠlŠ (1982) demonstrated the importance of snow cover o ...
... Scandinavia for the region. In Scandinavia there is relatively little permafrost, and so the GCM results are unsuitable for investigations of potential climate change in northwest North America (Stuart and Judge, 1991). Field experiments by SeppŠlŠ (1982) demonstrated the importance of snow cover o ...
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... change issues reductions in some/all initiatives © 2011 KPMG, an Indian Partnership and a member firm of the KPMG network of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative (“KPMG International”), a Swiss entity. All rights reserved. ...
... change issues reductions in some/all initiatives © 2011 KPMG, an Indian Partnership and a member firm of the KPMG network of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative (“KPMG International”), a Swiss entity. All rights reserved. ...
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... Africa’s population has just passed 1 billion and is due to double by 2050. FAO has estimated that subSaharan Africa is the region with the highest proportion of undernourished people on the continent (30 percent in 2010), compared with a 16 percent average for developing countries (FAO 2011a). FAO ...
... Africa’s population has just passed 1 billion and is due to double by 2050. FAO has estimated that subSaharan Africa is the region with the highest proportion of undernourished people on the continent (30 percent in 2010), compared with a 16 percent average for developing countries (FAO 2011a). FAO ...
oup_conphy_cox005 1..11 ++ - Oxford Academic
... physiology literature was the lowest of all vertebrate taxa, but a significantly positive trend in numbers of articles integrating both aspects could be found over recent years. However, the advice given to policy and management seems to differ greatly in terms of practicability and precision. This w ...
... physiology literature was the lowest of all vertebrate taxa, but a significantly positive trend in numbers of articles integrating both aspects could be found over recent years. However, the advice given to policy and management seems to differ greatly in terms of practicability and precision. This w ...
Chapter 26 Land/Sea Physical Interaction
... wind-blown) dust, especially from deserts in Africa and Asia, affects some coastal communities. Aeolian processes are discussed in Chapter 5 and will not be considered further here. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (2013) has shown that the rate of global sea-level rise throughou ...
... wind-blown) dust, especially from deserts in Africa and Asia, affects some coastal communities. Aeolian processes are discussed in Chapter 5 and will not be considered further here. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (2013) has shown that the rate of global sea-level rise throughou ...
Surveys of scientists' views on climate change
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Several surveys have been conducted of the opinions of scientists on anthropogenic climate change. They have generally concluded that the majority of scientists believe that human activity is contributing to global warming.