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Effects of permafrost degradation on ecosystems
... between vegetation and permafrost. Low ground temperature of permafrost restrict roots grow deeply and is beneficial to accumulation of organic materials. Permafrost is regarded as widely distributing semi-permeable which could prevent surface water and soil moisture infiltrating and migrating downwar ...
... between vegetation and permafrost. Low ground temperature of permafrost restrict roots grow deeply and is beneficial to accumulation of organic materials. Permafrost is regarded as widely distributing semi-permeable which could prevent surface water and soil moisture infiltrating and migrating downwar ...
Free version - Derek Lemoine
... however, that paper considers only a single type of tipping point at a time. The present study synthesizes the tipping point models from the previous literature in order to provide the first analysis of optimal climate policy when tipping points can directly interact. ...
... however, that paper considers only a single type of tipping point at a time. The present study synthesizes the tipping point models from the previous literature in order to provide the first analysis of optimal climate policy when tipping points can directly interact. ...
WHAT DO WE KNOW? WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW?
... Pivotal to ‘the climate challenge’ is the engagement of the work world in ‘greening jobs’, transforming the labour process, training, education, and the physical environment in which work takes place, so as to reduce the greenhouse gasses produced and used. Three international research debates frame ...
... Pivotal to ‘the climate challenge’ is the engagement of the work world in ‘greening jobs’, transforming the labour process, training, education, and the physical environment in which work takes place, so as to reduce the greenhouse gasses produced and used. Three international research debates frame ...
Mid-Holocene monsoons - Macquarie University ResearchOnline
... 2009; Otto et al. 2009). Given that there is a considerable range in the response of different models to 6 ka forcing (see e.g. Joussaume et al. 1999; Zhao et al. 2005; Braconnot et al. 2007) it is important to check whether these results are representative of all the PMIP climate models. Unfortunat ...
... 2009; Otto et al. 2009). Given that there is a considerable range in the response of different models to 6 ka forcing (see e.g. Joussaume et al. 1999; Zhao et al. 2005; Braconnot et al. 2007) it is important to check whether these results are representative of all the PMIP climate models. Unfortunat ...
Linking Disaster Risk Reduction and Insurance
... Subsequently, at the fourteenth session of the Conference of the Parties in Poznan, Poland, December 2008, an official UNFCCC workshop was held on these issues, where Parties expressed their views on the usefulness of disaster risk reduction measures and insurance in advancing adaptation. Many point ...
... Subsequently, at the fourteenth session of the Conference of the Parties in Poznan, Poland, December 2008, an official UNFCCC workshop was held on these issues, where Parties expressed their views on the usefulness of disaster risk reduction measures and insurance in advancing adaptation. Many point ...
The New Peckham Experiment
... Peckham, South-East London, the Peckham Experiment put into practice a new science of human ecology built on the insights of its founders, George Scott Williamson and Innes Hope Pearce, who went on to become founding members of the Soil Association. The ‘New Peckham Experiment’ finds its inspiration ...
... Peckham, South-East London, the Peckham Experiment put into practice a new science of human ecology built on the insights of its founders, George Scott Williamson and Innes Hope Pearce, who went on to become founding members of the Soil Association. The ‘New Peckham Experiment’ finds its inspiration ...
Levels of emerging contaminants and influence of
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Full Report (PDF)
... multitude of factors. We must understand how the climate will change, identify the potential vulnerabilities caused by the changing climate, assess the various risks associated with those vulnerabilities and then ultimately develop adaptation strategies to minimize risks (Rosenzweig, 2011, p. 6). Th ...
... multitude of factors. We must understand how the climate will change, identify the potential vulnerabilities caused by the changing climate, assess the various risks associated with those vulnerabilities and then ultimately develop adaptation strategies to minimize risks (Rosenzweig, 2011, p. 6). Th ...
Adaptive capacity deficits and adaptive capacity of economic
... capacity as “…the degree to which adjustments in practices, processes, or structures can moderate or offset the potential for damage or take advantage of opportunities created by a given change in climate” (IPCC, 2001). This definition is relatively unambiguous. There are, however, various approaches ...
... capacity as “…the degree to which adjustments in practices, processes, or structures can moderate or offset the potential for damage or take advantage of opportunities created by a given change in climate” (IPCC, 2001). This definition is relatively unambiguous. There are, however, various approaches ...
Comparison of land-surface humidity between observations and
... in HadISDH to pull out regions where there have been strong or weak changes over the period of the dataset (Sect. 3). We then assess whether the models broadly capture observed features in temperature, specific humidity and relative humidity on the largest temporal and spatial (zonal) scales (Sect. ...
... in HadISDH to pull out regions where there have been strong or weak changes over the period of the dataset (Sect. 3). We then assess whether the models broadly capture observed features in temperature, specific humidity and relative humidity on the largest temporal and spatial (zonal) scales (Sect. ...
Projected changes in temperature and heating degree
... trends in central Melbourne temperature, and low, average and high greenhouse warming scenarios over this period. Observed temperature trends in Australia, Victoria and Melbourne Australian average temperature increased by 0.89ºC (0.09ºC per decade) from 1910 to 2005. From 1950 to 2005, an accelerat ...
... trends in central Melbourne temperature, and low, average and high greenhouse warming scenarios over this period. Observed temperature trends in Australia, Victoria and Melbourne Australian average temperature increased by 0.89ºC (0.09ºC per decade) from 1910 to 2005. From 1950 to 2005, an accelerat ...
Shaping Tomorrow Today: Near-Term Steps Towards Long
... Near-Term Steps Towards Long-Term Goals.” The workshop gave policymakers and analysts an opportunity to explore new methods and tools that can help improve long-term decisionmaking. The intent was to conduct this exploration collaboratively, drawing from many countries a mixed group of tool builders ...
... Near-Term Steps Towards Long-Term Goals.” The workshop gave policymakers and analysts an opportunity to explore new methods and tools that can help improve long-term decisionmaking. The intent was to conduct this exploration collaboratively, drawing from many countries a mixed group of tool builders ...
Enabling Access to the Funds. PROFONANPE`s Adaptation
... `` Applicants benefit from institutional flexibility that provides a willingness and ability to adjust procedures and incorporate new policies as well as responds with the necessary support from senior management to implement such changes. Equally important, are the adequate resources to communicate ...
... `` Applicants benefit from institutional flexibility that provides a willingness and ability to adjust procedures and incorporate new policies as well as responds with the necessary support from senior management to implement such changes. Equally important, are the adequate resources to communicate ...
1.3 Definition of geo-engineering
... that covers all technologies that may affect biodiversity. The Convention contains many provisions that are relevant but not specific to geo-engineering, including provisions on environmental assessment. Additional relevant guidance has been developed under the Convention. The CBD decision on geo-en ...
... that covers all technologies that may affect biodiversity. The Convention contains many provisions that are relevant but not specific to geo-engineering, including provisions on environmental assessment. Additional relevant guidance has been developed under the Convention. The CBD decision on geo-en ...
Projected expansion of the subtropical biome and contraction of the
... physical ocean properties, including increased vertical stratification (Sarmiento et al., 2004) and large-scale weakening (Vecchi et al., 2006) and poleward shift (Yin, 2005) in northern hemisphere westerlies, in response to various future CO2 emission scenarios. However, linking those changes direc ...
... physical ocean properties, including increased vertical stratification (Sarmiento et al., 2004) and large-scale weakening (Vecchi et al., 2006) and poleward shift (Yin, 2005) in northern hemisphere westerlies, in response to various future CO2 emission scenarios. However, linking those changes direc ...
spatial variability of plant functional types of trees along northeast
... work well for specific ecosystems but that the groups often have characteristics unique to the ecosystem under consideration [28]. The classification of PFTs is case specific, and there is no classification of plant function types which can meet criterion for all different researches [19]. The assum ...
... work well for specific ecosystems but that the groups often have characteristics unique to the ecosystem under consideration [28]. The classification of PFTs is case specific, and there is no classification of plant function types which can meet criterion for all different researches [19]. The assum ...
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... In addition, NDVI can be used to represent the proxy vegetation responses to climate changes since it is well correlated with the fraction of photosynthetically active radiation absorbed by plant canopies and thus leaf area, leaf biomass and potential photosynthesis [6]. In the latest 30 years, ther ...
... In addition, NDVI can be used to represent the proxy vegetation responses to climate changes since it is well correlated with the fraction of photosynthetically active radiation absorbed by plant canopies and thus leaf area, leaf biomass and potential photosynthesis [6]. In the latest 30 years, ther ...
Impact of Climate Change on Heavy Rainfall in Bangladesh
... increase in the pre-monsoon season (5.624mm/year) with decreasing trends in other three seasons (-0.6994 mm/year in the monsoon, -0.246 mm/year in the post-monsoon and -0.0906 mm/year in the winter seasons) indicate a shifting of the rainy season. A spatial increase of moderate rainfall in major par ...
... increase in the pre-monsoon season (5.624mm/year) with decreasing trends in other three seasons (-0.6994 mm/year in the monsoon, -0.246 mm/year in the post-monsoon and -0.0906 mm/year in the winter seasons) indicate a shifting of the rainy season. A spatial increase of moderate rainfall in major par ...
Coastal Hazard Guide - Victorian Coastal Council
... The Guide has been developed to improve the understanding of coastal hazards, the effect that climate change may have on these hazards, and approaches that may be used to manage the effects of these hazards. The Guide provides a compendium of information on coastal hazards and a consistent basis for ...
... The Guide has been developed to improve the understanding of coastal hazards, the effect that climate change may have on these hazards, and approaches that may be used to manage the effects of these hazards. The Guide provides a compendium of information on coastal hazards and a consistent basis for ...
The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health
... analyses or observations in other countries where the findings have implications for potential U.S. impacts, and studies of global linkages and implications are also considered where relevant. For example, global studies are considered for certain topics where there is a lack of consistent, long-ter ...
... analyses or observations in other countries where the findings have implications for potential U.S. impacts, and studies of global linkages and implications are also considered where relevant. For example, global studies are considered for certain topics where there is a lack of consistent, long-ter ...
Canada`s Sixth National Report on Climate Change 2014
... electricity generation plants. Moreover, Canada’s per capita emissions are at a historic low of 20.4 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2 eq) per person—their lowest level since tracking began in 1990. Canada has also demonstrated progress in decoupling emissions growth from economic growth. Sin ...
... electricity generation plants. Moreover, Canada’s per capita emissions are at a historic low of 20.4 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2 eq) per person—their lowest level since tracking began in 1990. Canada has also demonstrated progress in decoupling emissions growth from economic growth. Sin ...
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... snow cover extent and snow mass [Frei and Gong, 2005]. Thus for the examination of the variability in snow simulations, two variables are defined: (1) sCM2 represents the standard deviation of the ensemble mean and (2) sCM2 denotes the standard deviation inferred from the mean variance of the 3 ense ...
... snow cover extent and snow mass [Frei and Gong, 2005]. Thus for the examination of the variability in snow simulations, two variables are defined: (1) sCM2 represents the standard deviation of the ensemble mean and (2) sCM2 denotes the standard deviation inferred from the mean variance of the 3 ense ...
Characterizing differences in precipitation regimes of extreme wet
... In a subset of the 1614 data sets, we assessed how precipitation attributes of extreme wet and dry years differed across a broad range of ecosystem types identified at the level of Bailey’s terrestrial ecoregion divisions (Bailey, 1983, 1989). Although Bailey recognized 14 ecoregion divisions, we we ...
... In a subset of the 1614 data sets, we assessed how precipitation attributes of extreme wet and dry years differed across a broad range of ecosystem types identified at the level of Bailey’s terrestrial ecoregion divisions (Bailey, 1983, 1989). Although Bailey recognized 14 ecoregion divisions, we we ...
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.