Data Visualisation Does Political Things
... Our World in Data is a research project conducted by economist Max Roser at the Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School. The project offers overviews of global trends with dozens of charts and data visualisations on a wide variety of topics posted on the project website. The ...
... Our World in Data is a research project conducted by economist Max Roser at the Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School. The project offers overviews of global trends with dozens of charts and data visualisations on a wide variety of topics posted on the project website. The ...
Word format - Australian Human Rights Commission
... for example through an increase in the range and spread of disease.1 The impacts of climate change are also a particular concern in the Asia Pacific region. According to the fifth report from the Working Group on Climate Change and Development, Up in Smoke? Asia and the Pacific, which was released i ...
... for example through an increase in the range and spread of disease.1 The impacts of climate change are also a particular concern in the Asia Pacific region. According to the fifth report from the Working Group on Climate Change and Development, Up in Smoke? Asia and the Pacific, which was released i ...
Overview and significance of a 250 ka paleoclimate record from El
... cores discussed in this volume, the base of the stratified unit may, in fact, coincide with the onset of Northern Hemisphere glaciation 2.6–2.7 Ma. This suggests that sedimentation during the early history of the crater may have been 2–3 times faster, a notion consistent with an erodable debris-cove ...
... cores discussed in this volume, the base of the stratified unit may, in fact, coincide with the onset of Northern Hemisphere glaciation 2.6–2.7 Ma. This suggests that sedimentation during the early history of the crater may have been 2–3 times faster, a notion consistent with an erodable debris-cove ...
Adapting to environmental change in North Africa
... et al., 2008). Research results indeed show a favorable effect of legume-based rotations on crop yield and water use efficiency. The introduced legume crop also leads to a beneficial build up of soil N, thus improving soil quality and contributing to sustainability of land use in the semi-arid regio ...
... et al., 2008). Research results indeed show a favorable effect of legume-based rotations on crop yield and water use efficiency. The introduced legume crop also leads to a beneficial build up of soil N, thus improving soil quality and contributing to sustainability of land use in the semi-arid regio ...
pub02_GulfEcosystem_met_climate
... extensive planting and reduction of deforestation. According to the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (Watson, 2000), tree planting will buy a little time, but such “carbon sinks” will soon become saturated with carbon (called “sink saturation”) and start returning most of it to ...
... extensive planting and reduction of deforestation. According to the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (Watson, 2000), tree planting will buy a little time, but such “carbon sinks” will soon become saturated with carbon (called “sink saturation”) and start returning most of it to ...
Winter precipitation and cyclones in the Mediterranean region: future
... by meteorological fields from the Hadley Centre global atmospheric model HadAM3H (1.25×1.875 lat-lon horizontal resolution). Sea surface temperatures (SSTs) are from corresponding simulations with the Hadley Centre global coupled model HadCM3. For more information on the model and for a general disc ...
... by meteorological fields from the Hadley Centre global atmospheric model HadAM3H (1.25×1.875 lat-lon horizontal resolution). Sea surface temperatures (SSTs) are from corresponding simulations with the Hadley Centre global coupled model HadCM3. For more information on the model and for a general disc ...
Lebanon Country Report February - March 2013
... The ENPI CLIMA-South is implemented in a dynamic region, with rapidly changing social and political environments. At the same time, climate change is at a critical stage of the international negotiations in which new developments may be expected. Flexibility is therefore of the utmost importance and ...
... The ENPI CLIMA-South is implemented in a dynamic region, with rapidly changing social and political environments. At the same time, climate change is at a critical stage of the international negotiations in which new developments may be expected. Flexibility is therefore of the utmost importance and ...
Combat vs. Climate - Institute for Policy Studies
... contractors as with our security. The members of Congress whose campaigns are financed by those contractors are currently engaged in stuffing the Pentagon budget with funding the Pentagon didn’t even ask for and doesn’t want. And they are playing games to increase military spending beyond the caps i ...
... contractors as with our security. The members of Congress whose campaigns are financed by those contractors are currently engaged in stuffing the Pentagon budget with funding the Pentagon didn’t even ask for and doesn’t want. And they are playing games to increase military spending beyond the caps i ...
Our People, Our Planet, Our Power
... make headlines every year, the unequal impacts of climate change often remain hidden. Environmental racism and structural inequality means that our communities are already more likely to live in areas with high exposure to air pollution, toxic waste sites, the urban heat island effect, and other env ...
... make headlines every year, the unequal impacts of climate change often remain hidden. Environmental racism and structural inequality means that our communities are already more likely to live in areas with high exposure to air pollution, toxic waste sites, the urban heat island effect, and other env ...
Biogeosciences
... are trade-offs associated with the decision to use offline (with BC) or online (without BC) simulations. While BC enhances model skill with respect to observations, it often violates laws for conservation of mass and energy that are fundamental to non-BC models. Although NBC climate predictions are ...
... are trade-offs associated with the decision to use offline (with BC) or online (without BC) simulations. While BC enhances model skill with respect to observations, it often violates laws for conservation of mass and energy that are fundamental to non-BC models. Although NBC climate predictions are ...
SMC MS Guide - Science.indd - San Mateo County Office of Education
... investigating the recent trends in CO2, students will be playing the role of a scientist trying to interpret the condition of Earth’s atmosphere. Students will then use their understanding of how the atmosphere works, in light of these trends, to determine whether or not humans should be concerned o ...
... investigating the recent trends in CO2, students will be playing the role of a scientist trying to interpret the condition of Earth’s atmosphere. Students will then use their understanding of how the atmosphere works, in light of these trends, to determine whether or not humans should be concerned o ...
Chapter 12 CE
... A climate change policy evaluation procedure needs to consider many crucial factors. For example, economics tends to treat economic efficiency as a pivotal concept, while environmental science focuses on pollution, and none of the disciplines combine all concerns.8 Accordingly, an efficient and effe ...
... A climate change policy evaluation procedure needs to consider many crucial factors. For example, economics tends to treat economic efficiency as a pivotal concept, while environmental science focuses on pollution, and none of the disciplines combine all concerns.8 Accordingly, an efficient and effe ...
Evidence for a Rapid Global Climate Shift across the Late 1960s
... (EOFs) have been constructed of precipitation in the Tropics (30°S–30°N) in the NCEP–NCAR reanalysis for several time periods. The EOFs have been computed using the singular value decomposition procedure, with algorithms provided by MATLAB. Attention is focused on the Northern Hemisphere summer seas ...
... (EOFs) have been constructed of precipitation in the Tropics (30°S–30°N) in the NCEP–NCAR reanalysis for several time periods. The EOFs have been computed using the singular value decomposition procedure, with algorithms provided by MATLAB. Attention is focused on the Northern Hemisphere summer seas ...
Climate change in Australia | Rangelands cluster report
... for a given climate. Greenhouse gas concentrations are similar amongst different RCPs for the near future, and for some variables, such as rainfall, the largest range in that period stems from natural variability. Later in the century, the differences between RCPs are more pronounced, and climate re ...
... for a given climate. Greenhouse gas concentrations are similar amongst different RCPs for the near future, and for some variables, such as rainfall, the largest range in that period stems from natural variability. Later in the century, the differences between RCPs are more pronounced, and climate re ...
Engineering solutions for coastal infrastructure
... In 2014, the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) was commissioned by the Australian Government to produce a coastal climate risk management tool in support of coastal managers adapting to climate change and sea-level rise. This online tool, known as CoastAdapt, provides inf ...
... In 2014, the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) was commissioned by the Australian Government to produce a coastal climate risk management tool in support of coastal managers adapting to climate change and sea-level rise. This online tool, known as CoastAdapt, provides inf ...
Papua New Guinea - Pacific Climate Change Science
... the monsoon season. Modoki ENSO events (Volume 1, Section 3.4.1) appear to have very similar impacts in Port Moresby to canonical ENSO events. During El Niño events Kavieng tends to have wet seasons that are wetter than normal, and that tend to have warmer nights and cooler days. There is no clear i ...
... the monsoon season. Modoki ENSO events (Volume 1, Section 3.4.1) appear to have very similar impacts in Port Moresby to canonical ENSO events. During El Niño events Kavieng tends to have wet seasons that are wetter than normal, and that tend to have warmer nights and cooler days. There is no clear i ...
Annex C: Simulated Changes in Vegetation Distribution under
... 1996) are among a new generation of process-based, equilibrium biogeographic models (IPCC 1996, WG II, Section 1.3.4; VEMAP Members, 1995). The models simulate the distribution of potential global vegetation based on local vegetation and hydrologic processes and the physiological properties of plan ...
... 1996) are among a new generation of process-based, equilibrium biogeographic models (IPCC 1996, WG II, Section 1.3.4; VEMAP Members, 1995). The models simulate the distribution of potential global vegetation based on local vegetation and hydrologic processes and the physiological properties of plan ...
how china`s food choices can help mitigate climate change
... impacts of climate change are likely to be avoided if warming is stopped below two degrees Celsius above 19th century levels. Reducing emissions from our meat and dairy consumption is important not only because it represents a significant proportion of total emissions, but also because of how little ...
... impacts of climate change are likely to be avoided if warming is stopped below two degrees Celsius above 19th century levels. Reducing emissions from our meat and dairy consumption is important not only because it represents a significant proportion of total emissions, but also because of how little ...
Challenges for the Intelligence Community
... Summary Observations Four principle paths for GCC to impact national • Three security – Changes in water availability – people move – Changes in agriculture productivity – people move Movements themselves may or may not be significant to state stability -- will depend upon local circumstances. ...
... Summary Observations Four principle paths for GCC to impact national • Three security – Changes in water availability – people move – Changes in agriculture productivity – people move Movements themselves may or may not be significant to state stability -- will depend upon local circumstances. ...
Climate sensitivity of the Earth to solar irradiance
... vapor feedback [Lindzen, 1994] and the delayed oscillator process proposed by White et al. [2002]. [15] Our measured value for the response time of a few months is at variance with tens of years estimated in some energy-balance models involving the mixed-layer of the ocean. For example, Wigley and R ...
... vapor feedback [Lindzen, 1994] and the delayed oscillator process proposed by White et al. [2002]. [15] Our measured value for the response time of a few months is at variance with tens of years estimated in some energy-balance models involving the mixed-layer of the ocean. For example, Wigley and R ...
Tropical cyclones and climate change
... to the point where the best models can now give reasonable simulations of numbers of the average number of TCs in all TC basins, including their year-to-year variability.17,18 While there is still room for improvement, global GCMs are also showing an increasing ability to simulate the intensity dist ...
... to the point where the best models can now give reasonable simulations of numbers of the average number of TCs in all TC basins, including their year-to-year variability.17,18 While there is still room for improvement, global GCMs are also showing an increasing ability to simulate the intensity dist ...
From science to policy: developing responses to climate change
... Decision-makers outside the public health community are faced with similar challenges. Climate change affects multiple sectors and resources including (but not limited to) agriculture, forestry, water resources, air quality, ecosystems and biodiversity, and cultural resources. Stakeholders with an i ...
... Decision-makers outside the public health community are faced with similar challenges. Climate change affects multiple sectors and resources including (but not limited to) agriculture, forestry, water resources, air quality, ecosystems and biodiversity, and cultural resources. Stakeholders with an i ...
Climate change, Health, and General Practice in
... The College unequivocally acknowledges anthropogenic (man-made) climate change as a threat to health and equity in Aotearoa New Zealand. Equally, the College recognises that many ‘climate actions’, aimed at mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, also promote healthier lifestyles. This policy statement ...
... The College unequivocally acknowledges anthropogenic (man-made) climate change as a threat to health and equity in Aotearoa New Zealand. Equally, the College recognises that many ‘climate actions’, aimed at mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, also promote healthier lifestyles. This policy statement ...
Climate Change Effects on Vegetation Distribution and
... and Drapek 1998). The resulting vegetation maps have then been used by biogeochemistry models to determine the carbon budget estimates. The equilibrium models require only long-term average climate and use biogeographic rules based on that climate to determine the vegetation type and its density. So ...
... and Drapek 1998). The resulting vegetation maps have then been used by biogeochemistry models to determine the carbon budget estimates. The equilibrium models require only long-term average climate and use biogeographic rules based on that climate to determine the vegetation type and its density. So ...