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... Ecosystems contribute to human well-being by providing a wide range of ecosystem services to society (MA 2005). As ecosystems are subjected to mounting pressure from global change, their functions and services are at risk or declining (Carpenter et al. 2009), while societal demands for goods and ser ...
... Ecosystems contribute to human well-being by providing a wide range of ecosystem services to society (MA 2005). As ecosystems are subjected to mounting pressure from global change, their functions and services are at risk or declining (Carpenter et al. 2009), while societal demands for goods and ser ...
Sea-Level Rise
... Geologic differences between the Chesapeake Bay and the Delaware River result in greater SLR impacts in New Castle County. Some 12% of land there may be exposed to inundation at a 1.5 meter rise; a shade over 1% of Cecil County’s land would be tested in the same circumstance. These SLR challenges in ...
... Geologic differences between the Chesapeake Bay and the Delaware River result in greater SLR impacts in New Castle County. Some 12% of land there may be exposed to inundation at a 1.5 meter rise; a shade over 1% of Cecil County’s land would be tested in the same circumstance. These SLR challenges in ...
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... global economy is still relying heavily on the traditional energy sources. In order to mitigate the growing pressure of the climate change, a technology modernization which relies on the alternative energy sources is a must. This research examines if the Finnish energy policy trends have been manife ...
... global economy is still relying heavily on the traditional energy sources. In order to mitigate the growing pressure of the climate change, a technology modernization which relies on the alternative energy sources is a must. This research examines if the Finnish energy policy trends have been manife ...
America's Climate Choices: Panel on Limiting the Research Council
... sponsors engineering programs aimed at meeting national needs, encourages education and research, and recognizes the superior achievements of engineers. Dr. Charles M. Vest is president of the National Academy of Engineering. The Institute of Medicine was established in 1970 by the National Academy ...
... sponsors engineering programs aimed at meeting national needs, encourages education and research, and recognizes the superior achievements of engineers. Dr. Charles M. Vest is president of the National Academy of Engineering. The Institute of Medicine was established in 1970 by the National Academy ...
Effects of Precipitation on Annual Growth Rate in
... far the study of the existence of genetic variation to facilitate adaptation to future conditions has been largely ignored. We examined P. tremuloides for such variation. In our investigation of how precipitation affects growth rate of P. tremuloides, we tested our data in three ways. First we compa ...
... far the study of the existence of genetic variation to facilitate adaptation to future conditions has been largely ignored. We examined P. tremuloides for such variation. In our investigation of how precipitation affects growth rate of P. tremuloides, we tested our data in three ways. First we compa ...
Flood Risk Impact Factor for Comparatively Evaluating the
... structural measures, constructing flood control reservoirs and infiltration and storage facilities with the funds they have available for flood prevention. Significant non-structural measures must also be employed to reduce flood risk using such tools as hazard maps and effective forecasting systems ...
... structural measures, constructing flood control reservoirs and infiltration and storage facilities with the funds they have available for flood prevention. Significant non-structural measures must also be employed to reduce flood risk using such tools as hazard maps and effective forecasting systems ...
Climate change and micro-organism genetic resources for food and agriculture: State of knowledge, risks and opportunities
... agriculture and to achieving the required changes in agricultural production. Climate change will act as an additional driver of change in agricultural systems as environmental conditions are altered drastically. As a consequence of the vital functions that micro-organism genetic resources for food ...
... agriculture and to achieving the required changes in agricultural production. Climate change will act as an additional driver of change in agricultural systems as environmental conditions are altered drastically. As a consequence of the vital functions that micro-organism genetic resources for food ...
As Goes The Arctic, So Goes The Planet
... of a vociferous debate about global climate change. Domestic arguments about the effects and causes of climate change prevented any meaningful action to address the problem at a national level. That part of the debate has ended; the climate is changing, and humans are causing it. Emissions of greenh ...
... of a vociferous debate about global climate change. Domestic arguments about the effects and causes of climate change prevented any meaningful action to address the problem at a national level. That part of the debate has ended; the climate is changing, and humans are causing it. Emissions of greenh ...
Future Changes in Northern Hemisphere Snowfall
... 2006) may lead to increased snowfall. For some locations and seasons, these two tendencies will oppose one another leading to an uncertain outcome. Compared with other climate variables, such as surface air temperature and total precipitation, less attention has been given to analyzing climate model ...
... 2006) may lead to increased snowfall. For some locations and seasons, these two tendencies will oppose one another leading to an uncertain outcome. Compared with other climate variables, such as surface air temperature and total precipitation, less attention has been given to analyzing climate model ...
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... leading to retreat of the seaward margin and erosion. The substrate elevation of the seaward margin of mangroves is below mean sea-level, the normal lower limit for mangroves. Retreat of the seaward edge has caused loss of 2.24 acres of mangroves, commencing in the last few hundred years, with a sec ...
... leading to retreat of the seaward margin and erosion. The substrate elevation of the seaward margin of mangroves is below mean sea-level, the normal lower limit for mangroves. Retreat of the seaward edge has caused loss of 2.24 acres of mangroves, commencing in the last few hundred years, with a sec ...
Past and projected trends in London`s urban heat island
... UHI and accompanying significance levels are shown in Table 1. The most rapid intensification of the nocturnal UHI has occurred in spring and summer with changes averaging +0.13 degC/decade and +0.12 degC/decade respectively. Conversely, the most significant change in the daytime UHI has been the re ...
... UHI and accompanying significance levels are shown in Table 1. The most rapid intensification of the nocturnal UHI has occurred in spring and summer with changes averaging +0.13 degC/decade and +0.12 degC/decade respectively. Conversely, the most significant change in the daytime UHI has been the re ...
Climate Change Adaptation Guidelines in Coastal Management and
... and major new infrastructure. Such decisions cannot always be based on perfect information and frequently cannot be delayed until new science, research or understanding is available. However, such decisions made now may determine how a particular part of the coastal zone is used for many years into ...
... and major new infrastructure. Such decisions cannot always be based on perfect information and frequently cannot be delayed until new science, research or understanding is available. However, such decisions made now may determine how a particular part of the coastal zone is used for many years into ...
Final Report - South Tyneside Council
... 8. The flooding experienced in summer 2007 affecting large areas of the UK, most notably Yorkshire and Humber, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire, represented the country’s largest peacetime emergency since World War II. 9. Sir Michael Pitt was asked by Ministers to conduct an independent review of ...
... 8. The flooding experienced in summer 2007 affecting large areas of the UK, most notably Yorkshire and Humber, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire, represented the country’s largest peacetime emergency since World War II. 9. Sir Michael Pitt was asked by Ministers to conduct an independent review of ...
E El Niñ ño 2015 5/2016
... Sri Lanka and southern India could continue to experience higher than normal rainfall as per the winter SASCOF outlook issued by WMO and this could cause further flooding, particularly urban flooding, in certain locations. In India, severe floods have already been reported in several parts of Tamil ...
... Sri Lanka and southern India could continue to experience higher than normal rainfall as per the winter SASCOF outlook issued by WMO and this could cause further flooding, particularly urban flooding, in certain locations. In India, severe floods have already been reported in several parts of Tamil ...
Effects of climate on occurrence and size of large - Archipel
... 2002). All fires (n 5 392) irrespective of cause were analysed to examine the overall fire regime rather than its anthropogenic or natural components. In our analyses, we modeled proportion of total forested area burned each year (PAAB) in each ecodistrict as the dependent variable to account for diff ...
... 2002). All fires (n 5 392) irrespective of cause were analysed to examine the overall fire regime rather than its anthropogenic or natural components. In our analyses, we modeled proportion of total forested area burned each year (PAAB) in each ecodistrict as the dependent variable to account for diff ...
Sinks that stink - World Rainforest Movement
... The fact is that this Convention appears to be going in the wrong direction and many of those participating seem to be quite happy about that. It has in fact become a negotiation more concerned with how much money each country thinks it might save or grab in the short term that about finding true so ...
... The fact is that this Convention appears to be going in the wrong direction and many of those participating seem to be quite happy about that. It has in fact become a negotiation more concerned with how much money each country thinks it might save or grab in the short term that about finding true so ...
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... to 2013 (n = 32). When the CV value is large (small), it means that data are more (less) distributed around the mean, with more variation (more stability) in terms of inter-annual changes [6]. 2.3.2. Sen’s Slope Analysis The Sen’s Slope estimator is a robust statistical method that has been widely u ...
... to 2013 (n = 32). When the CV value is large (small), it means that data are more (less) distributed around the mean, with more variation (more stability) in terms of inter-annual changes [6]. 2.3.2. Sen’s Slope Analysis The Sen’s Slope estimator is a robust statistical method that has been widely u ...
The terrestrial carbon cycle on the regional and global scale
... Chapter 4 presents consequences of uncertainties in the ecosystem response to both land-use change and climate change for the global and regional C cycle. As such, the chapter addresses research questions 2 and 3. The uncertainties are related to the inclusion or exclusion of particular processes (e ...
... Chapter 4 presents consequences of uncertainties in the ecosystem response to both land-use change and climate change for the global and regional C cycle. As such, the chapter addresses research questions 2 and 3. The uncertainties are related to the inclusion or exclusion of particular processes (e ...
Synthesiology - English edition
... since the Industrial Revolution, and other past periods of warming. To this end, a promising area of research in marine science is coral skeletal climatology, which offers a unique method for accurately reconstructing marine temperature and saline concentration over the past several hundred years, w ...
... since the Industrial Revolution, and other past periods of warming. To this end, a promising area of research in marine science is coral skeletal climatology, which offers a unique method for accurately reconstructing marine temperature and saline concentration over the past several hundred years, w ...
Scoping study: Modelling the interaction between mitigation and adaptation
... above pre-industrial levels. Meanwhile, risks of catastrophic climate change and more particularly dangerous climate change impacts become significant with larger increases in temperature. Since adaptation has limits, mitigation will be required to address this risk. Hence, combinations of mitigatio ...
... above pre-industrial levels. Meanwhile, risks of catastrophic climate change and more particularly dangerous climate change impacts become significant with larger increases in temperature. Since adaptation has limits, mitigation will be required to address this risk. Hence, combinations of mitigatio ...
En56-155-2000E - Publications du gouvernement du Canada
... Environmental Studies, University of Waterloo. The views expressed in the report are those of the study team and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Parks Canada or Environment Canada. ...
... Environmental Studies, University of Waterloo. The views expressed in the report are those of the study team and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Parks Canada or Environment Canada. ...
Cambodia`s first national communication
... This First National Communication of Cambodia to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) describes the 1994 greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory and the steps that Cambodia plans to undertake to address climate change. This National Communication was prepared by the Ministry of ...
... This First National Communication of Cambodia to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) describes the 1994 greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory and the steps that Cambodia plans to undertake to address climate change. This National Communication was prepared by the Ministry of ...
Spatial and Temporal Variability of Rainfall in
... The significance of differences of S from zero can be tested by transforming it to a standard normal distributed Z, which is: Z= ...
... The significance of differences of S from zero can be tested by transforming it to a standard normal distributed Z, which is: Z= ...
Food Commodity Footprints, Global GHG footprints and
... emissions are estimated based on reference scenarios for previous land use and data on land use expansions from FAOSTAT. We used the weighted average GHG emissions from land use change in our calculations (required by the Food SCP method). The carbon stock differs for different land use types (i.e. ...
... emissions are estimated based on reference scenarios for previous land use and data on land use expansions from FAOSTAT. We used the weighted average GHG emissions from land use change in our calculations (required by the Food SCP method). The carbon stock differs for different land use types (i.e. ...
Surveys of scientists' views on climate change
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.