Landscaping climate change: a mapping technique for
... analogous criticism.20 Participation becomes an end in itself; the new voices find resonance only with themselves. The current lack of effective public participation on the web notwithstanding, it is argued here that there may be potential in the idea, found perverse in some circles, that the virtua ...
... analogous criticism.20 Participation becomes an end in itself; the new voices find resonance only with themselves. The current lack of effective public participation on the web notwithstanding, it is argued here that there may be potential in the idea, found perverse in some circles, that the virtua ...
Author`s personal copy - Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange
... The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC, 1992) outlines two key areas for climate policy, mitigation and adaptation, both of which are essential for Canada’s Inuit population. Firstly, the FCCC and its principal update the Kyoto Protocol legally obligates parties to ‘‘stabili ...
... The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC, 1992) outlines two key areas for climate policy, mitigation and adaptation, both of which are essential for Canada’s Inuit population. Firstly, the FCCC and its principal update the Kyoto Protocol legally obligates parties to ‘‘stabili ...
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... activities that increase soil C at 35 – 83 Tg C yr-1 (Sperow et al., 2003). This soil C sink represents about 15% of the estimated reduction required to satisfy the Kyoto Treaty (7% below the 1990 emission levels), or nearly twice the CO2 emissions from agricultural production in the form of fossil ...
... activities that increase soil C at 35 – 83 Tg C yr-1 (Sperow et al., 2003). This soil C sink represents about 15% of the estimated reduction required to satisfy the Kyoto Treaty (7% below the 1990 emission levels), or nearly twice the CO2 emissions from agricultural production in the form of fossil ...
ireland national climate change strategy 2007-2012
... Across the world, the scientific, economic and political analysis of climate change is converging. There is overwhelming scientific consensus on the cause of global warming and the actions necessary to counteract it. There is a developing economic consensus that failure to act will be many times mor ...
... Across the world, the scientific, economic and political analysis of climate change is converging. There is overwhelming scientific consensus on the cause of global warming and the actions necessary to counteract it. There is a developing economic consensus that failure to act will be many times mor ...
Climate Change and Agrarian Societies in Drylands
... rainfall to be lost in evaporation, and the intensity of tropical storms ensures that much of it runs off in floods. Water supply is not only meagre in absolute terms but also of very limited availability for human and natural uses. The other dominant characteristic of dryland climates is substantia ...
... rainfall to be lost in evaporation, and the intensity of tropical storms ensures that much of it runs off in floods. Water supply is not only meagre in absolute terms but also of very limited availability for human and natural uses. The other dominant characteristic of dryland climates is substantia ...
Adaptation of crops to climate change through genotypic responses
... and in the seasonal cycle may mean that statistical relationships between weather and crop yield developed under the current climate are not valid under climate change (Challinor et al., 2005b). The increasing recognition of the importance of weather extremes, intra-seasonal variability and climate ...
... and in the seasonal cycle may mean that statistical relationships between weather and crop yield developed under the current climate are not valid under climate change (Challinor et al., 2005b). The increasing recognition of the importance of weather extremes, intra-seasonal variability and climate ...
Better Predictions, Better Allocations: Scientific Advances and
... contained in the Fifth Assessment Report of the IPCC (AR5), shows that in order for the 2C limit not to be exceeded, emissions of CO2 equivalents will have to turn negative towards the end of the 21st century.2 Given previous experience, agreement on such stringent emissions reduction scenarios at t ...
... contained in the Fifth Assessment Report of the IPCC (AR5), shows that in order for the 2C limit not to be exceeded, emissions of CO2 equivalents will have to turn negative towards the end of the 21st century.2 Given previous experience, agreement on such stringent emissions reduction scenarios at t ...
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... The summer temperature-mortality relationships derived using the non-linear distributed lag models along with summer temperature histograms are presented in Figure 1a–c. The overall structure of the temperature-mortality relationships was similar for the three cities. Also, for all cities, cumulativ ...
... The summer temperature-mortality relationships derived using the non-linear distributed lag models along with summer temperature histograms are presented in Figure 1a–c. The overall structure of the temperature-mortality relationships was similar for the three cities. Also, for all cities, cumulativ ...
Title: Farmers` relations to climate variabilities and changes: the
... favourable temperature in spring, allowing early arrival on markets. Cold winters and frequent wind also prevent from diseases in particular for vegetable crops. This favourable climate, together with a good network of irrigation canals and an early development of the railway allowed the region to ...
... favourable temperature in spring, allowing early arrival on markets. Cold winters and frequent wind also prevent from diseases in particular for vegetable crops. This favourable climate, together with a good network of irrigation canals and an early development of the railway allowed the region to ...
Changing Landscapes, Changing Lives
... Nechako River Basin (NRB) spans an area of 52,000 km2 (Benke and Cushing, 2005), which is approximately the same size as the Country of Switzerland. The Stuart River, which flows southeast from the Coast Mountains, is the biggest tributary (by flow volume) of the Nechako River. The Nechako is in tur ...
... Nechako River Basin (NRB) spans an area of 52,000 km2 (Benke and Cushing, 2005), which is approximately the same size as the Country of Switzerland. The Stuart River, which flows southeast from the Coast Mountains, is the biggest tributary (by flow volume) of the Nechako River. The Nechako is in tur ...
Projected Heat-Related Mortality in the US Urban Northeast
... The summer temperature-mortality relationships derived using the non-linear distributed lag models along with summer temperature histograms are presented in Figure 1a–c. The overall structure of the temperature-mortality relationships was similar for the three cities. Also, for all cities, cumulativ ...
... The summer temperature-mortality relationships derived using the non-linear distributed lag models along with summer temperature histograms are presented in Figure 1a–c. The overall structure of the temperature-mortality relationships was similar for the three cities. Also, for all cities, cumulativ ...
Read More... - Greater Sudbury Climate Change Consortium
... actions and strategies to be acted upon by the Sudbury Climate Change Consortium over the next five to ten years can become a global model as has been the reclamation/re-greening of Sudbury’s natural environment over the last thirty ...
... actions and strategies to be acted upon by the Sudbury Climate Change Consortium over the next five to ten years can become a global model as has been the reclamation/re-greening of Sudbury’s natural environment over the last thirty ...
Health: The Human Face of Climate Change, Perspective and
... climate change. Support action by state and local governments, emphasizing innovation and rapid response. Engage stakeholders at all levels, especially vulnerable populations. 3. Prioritize clean energy. Reduced reliance on fossil fuels is essential preventive medicine. Premature deaths from outdoor ...
... climate change. Support action by state and local governments, emphasizing innovation and rapid response. Engage stakeholders at all levels, especially vulnerable populations. 3. Prioritize clean energy. Reduced reliance on fossil fuels is essential preventive medicine. Premature deaths from outdoor ...
Decadal co-variability of Atlantic SSTs and western Amazon dry
... the mid-2000s, suggesting that the combined decadal signal and the modest negative trend added to the severity of recent droughts, especially that of 2010. The decadal time series of JAS-SPI and RNWL (Fig.1) are individually used to calculate regression coefficients with unfiltered Atlantic and Paci ...
... the mid-2000s, suggesting that the combined decadal signal and the modest negative trend added to the severity of recent droughts, especially that of 2010. The decadal time series of JAS-SPI and RNWL (Fig.1) are individually used to calculate regression coefficients with unfiltered Atlantic and Paci ...
Canada`s Mixed Record on Ozone Depletion and Climate Change
... Because of a number of meteorological factors, ozone depletion is greatest during spring in the Antarctic and Arctic regions, where thinning has reduced the ozone layer by up to 80% and 45% respectively in recent years. Overall, the ozone layer has thinned by approximately 5% over mid-latitude regi ...
... Because of a number of meteorological factors, ozone depletion is greatest during spring in the Antarctic and Arctic regions, where thinning has reduced the ozone layer by up to 80% and 45% respectively in recent years. Overall, the ozone layer has thinned by approximately 5% over mid-latitude regi ...
Guide to Climate Change Convention
... now believe that rising concentrations of “greenhouse gases” in the earth’s atmosphere, resulting from economic and demographic growth over the last two centuries since the industrial revolution, are overriding this natural variability and leading to potentially irreversible climate change. Greenhou ...
... now believe that rising concentrations of “greenhouse gases” in the earth’s atmosphere, resulting from economic and demographic growth over the last two centuries since the industrial revolution, are overriding this natural variability and leading to potentially irreversible climate change. Greenhou ...
What do stakeholders need to manage for climate change
... General characteristics of the document dataset As shown in Table 1a, b, fifty-five documents were ultimately selected on the criteria mentioned above to be included in our analysis, spanning 14 years (data collection for 2011 does not represent a full year as we stopped data collection in May of 20 ...
... General characteristics of the document dataset As shown in Table 1a, b, fifty-five documents were ultimately selected on the criteria mentioned above to be included in our analysis, spanning 14 years (data collection for 2011 does not represent a full year as we stopped data collection in May of 20 ...
internists (american college of physicians)
... be emitted in the coming decades or how natural climate variations may affect temperature trends is difficult; however, the National Research Council states that “there are still some uncertainties, and there always will be in understanding a complex system like Earth's climate. Nevertheless, there i ...
... be emitted in the coming decades or how natural climate variations may affect temperature trends is difficult; however, the National Research Council states that “there are still some uncertainties, and there always will be in understanding a complex system like Earth's climate. Nevertheless, there i ...
Assessing Vulnerabilities to the Effects of Global Change: An Eight
... vulnerability to the effects of climate change could be described in terms of exposure to elevated temperatures; crop yield sensitivity to the elevated temperatures; and the ability of farmers to adapt to the effects of that sensitivity, such as by planting more heat-resistant cultivars or by ceasin ...
... vulnerability to the effects of climate change could be described in terms of exposure to elevated temperatures; crop yield sensitivity to the elevated temperatures; and the ability of farmers to adapt to the effects of that sensitivity, such as by planting more heat-resistant cultivars or by ceasin ...
Comparative biology of different plant pathogens to estimate effects
... accepted that climate change is occurring, and that many parts of the world will experience warmer conditions and more extreme weather events. There will also be substantial changes in precipitation with increased precipitation in the far northern, far southern and most equatorial latitudes, but dri ...
... accepted that climate change is occurring, and that many parts of the world will experience warmer conditions and more extreme weather events. There will also be substantial changes in precipitation with increased precipitation in the far northern, far southern and most equatorial latitudes, but dri ...
Smoke, Mirrors & Hot Air How ExxonMobil Uses Big Tobacco’s Tactics
... ExxonMobil’s cynical strategy is built around the notion that public opinion can be easily manipulated because climate science is complex, because people tend not to notice where their information comes from, and because the effects of global warming are just beginning to become visible. But Exxon ...
... ExxonMobil’s cynical strategy is built around the notion that public opinion can be easily manipulated because climate science is complex, because people tend not to notice where their information comes from, and because the effects of global warming are just beginning to become visible. But Exxon ...
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... The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was signed at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in 1992 and entered into force on 21 March 1994. The objective of the UNFCCC is to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions "at a level that would prevent dangerous ...
... The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was signed at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in 1992 and entered into force on 21 March 1994. The objective of the UNFCCC is to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions "at a level that would prevent dangerous ...
Thermophilic Fungi to Dominate Aflatoxigenic/Mycotoxigenic Fungi
... increasingly is becoming more tropical. Hot and dry weather in Europe [16] contributed to a 2003 outbreak of A. flavus on crops in Italy, uncommon previously. A. flavus was able to colonize ripening maize by outcompeting the more common Fusarium species [15,34]. This caused an increase in aflatoxin ...
... increasingly is becoming more tropical. Hot and dry weather in Europe [16] contributed to a 2003 outbreak of A. flavus on crops in Italy, uncommon previously. A. flavus was able to colonize ripening maize by outcompeting the more common Fusarium species [15,34]. This caused an increase in aflatoxin ...
Climate change feedback
Climate change feedback is important in the understanding of global warming because feedback processes may amplify or diminish the effect of each climate forcing, and so play an important part in determining the climate sensitivity and future climate state. Feedback in general is the process in which changing one quantity changes a second quantity, and the change in the second quantity in turn changes the first. Positive feedback amplifies the change in the first quantity while negative feedback reduces it.The term ""forcing"" means a change which may ""push"" the climate system in the direction of warming or cooling. An example of a climate forcing is increased atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases. By definition, forcings are external to the climate system while feedbacks are internal; in essence, feedbacks represent the internal processes of the system. Some feedbacks may act in relative isolation to the rest of the climate system; others may be tightly coupled; hence it may be difficult to tell just how much a particular process contributes. Forcings, feedbacks and the dynamics of the climate system determine how much and how fast the climate changes. The main positive feedback in global warming is the tendency of warming to increase the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere, which in turn leads to further warming. The main negative feedback comes from the Stefan–Boltzmann law, the amount of heat radiated from the Earth into space changes with the fourth power of the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere.Some observed and potential effects of global warming are positive feedbacks, which contribute directly to further global warming. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report states that ""Anthropogenic warming could lead to some effects that are abrupt or irreversible, depending upon the rate and magnitude of the climate change.""