Climate extremes indices in the CMIP5 multimodel ensemble: Part 2
... [5] Beside the different emission scenarios and models, differences in the index calculations themselves can also lead to inconsistencies in the analysis and comparison of changes in extremes simulated in the CMIP3 and CMIP5 ensembles. For instance, Tebaldi et al. [2006] used indices that were provi ...
... [5] Beside the different emission scenarios and models, differences in the index calculations themselves can also lead to inconsistencies in the analysis and comparison of changes in extremes simulated in the CMIP3 and CMIP5 ensembles. For instance, Tebaldi et al. [2006] used indices that were provi ...
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... (UNPD, 2007). In addition, the demand for livestock products is rising globally and will increase significantly in the coming decades (Delgado et al., 1999) because of income shifts, population growth, urbanization and changes in dietary preferences. While the increased demand will probably be met m ...
... (UNPD, 2007). In addition, the demand for livestock products is rising globally and will increase significantly in the coming decades (Delgado et al., 1999) because of income shifts, population growth, urbanization and changes in dietary preferences. While the increased demand will probably be met m ...
SSACgnp.GB2403.JAM1.6 Core Quantitative
... may be gone by 2020. Rapid retreat of mountain glaciers is occurring globally as well. By 2100, Earth’s surface could be as much as 10°F warmer than present, causing major changes to biota. ...
... may be gone by 2020. Rapid retreat of mountain glaciers is occurring globally as well. By 2100, Earth’s surface could be as much as 10°F warmer than present, causing major changes to biota. ...
Updated February, 2016 FRANCINA DOMINGUEZ francina@illinois
... 4. * + Mahmoud, M, (and 20 other authors including F. Dominguez), 2008: A Formal Framework For Scenario Development In Support Of Environmental Decision Making, Environ. Modell. Softw. V. 24 No.7 pp. 798-808 5. # * Dominguez, F., P. Kumar, and E. R. Vivoni, 2008: Precipitation Recycling Variability ...
... 4. * + Mahmoud, M, (and 20 other authors including F. Dominguez), 2008: A Formal Framework For Scenario Development In Support Of Environmental Decision Making, Environ. Modell. Softw. V. 24 No.7 pp. 798-808 5. # * Dominguez, F., P. Kumar, and E. R. Vivoni, 2008: Precipitation Recycling Variability ...
The 1430s: a cold period of extraordinary internal climate variability
... 2013; Bauch, 2016). These cold summers across Europe persisted for one or two decades and were followed by rather warm summers until the 1530s, particularly in the Alps. Similar decadal-long cold summer spells were observed between 1590 and 1610, which also coincided with two very large volcanic eru ...
... 2013; Bauch, 2016). These cold summers across Europe persisted for one or two decades and were followed by rather warm summers until the 1530s, particularly in the Alps. Similar decadal-long cold summer spells were observed between 1590 and 1610, which also coincided with two very large volcanic eru ...
On the Importance of Strengthening Moderate Beliefs in Climate
... particularly at the federal level, has lagged behind this movement in public opinion. Previous research on public opinion in the U.S. has shown high levels of climate change awareness coincident with persistently low levels of concern [2,3]. Despite evidence that the majority of Americans support va ...
... particularly at the federal level, has lagged behind this movement in public opinion. Previous research on public opinion in the U.S. has shown high levels of climate change awareness coincident with persistently low levels of concern [2,3]. Despite evidence that the majority of Americans support va ...
published in Global Environmental Change in 2011
... academic debate often assumes this is due to ignorance or misunderstanding on the part of the public, but some studies have suggested political beliefs and values may play a more important role in determining belief versus scepticism about climate change. The current research used two representative ...
... academic debate often assumes this is due to ignorance or misunderstanding on the part of the public, but some studies have suggested political beliefs and values may play a more important role in determining belief versus scepticism about climate change. The current research used two representative ...
National Policy on Climate Change for Namibia 2011
... There is considerable uncertainty regarding the accurate detection of future climate change scenarios, despite the continuous improvements in climate science. This is because of various limitations related to the uncertainty in future global GHG emissions, understanding of the dynamics of global cli ...
... There is considerable uncertainty regarding the accurate detection of future climate change scenarios, despite the continuous improvements in climate science. This is because of various limitations related to the uncertainty in future global GHG emissions, understanding of the dynamics of global cli ...
Addressing Climate Change Challenges in Ireland (07-CCRP-3.1) CCRP Report
... Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the material contained in this publication, complete accuracy cannot be guaranteed. Neither the Environmental Protection Agency nor the authors accept any responsibility whatsoever for loss or damage occasioned or claimed to have been occ ...
... Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the material contained in this publication, complete accuracy cannot be guaranteed. Neither the Environmental Protection Agency nor the authors accept any responsibility whatsoever for loss or damage occasioned or claimed to have been occ ...
Tuvalu and Climate Change in the Sydney Morning
... potentially problematic the framing of climate change impacts on atoll states such as Tuvalu in terms of vulnerability, highlighting loss of confidence in future sustainability by aid agencies, foreign investors, and atoll states themselves. The tension between global and non-global climate change i ...
... potentially problematic the framing of climate change impacts on atoll states such as Tuvalu in terms of vulnerability, highlighting loss of confidence in future sustainability by aid agencies, foreign investors, and atoll states themselves. The tension between global and non-global climate change i ...
Tax deductible carbon sink forests?
... Carbon sink forests – why are they important? There are a range of emission control and reduction methods available to policy makers. These methods include the removal of gases from power stations and other emitting facilities’ exhausts, the reduction in the use of carbon based fuels and switching t ...
... Carbon sink forests – why are they important? There are a range of emission control and reduction methods available to policy makers. These methods include the removal of gases from power stations and other emitting facilities’ exhausts, the reduction in the use of carbon based fuels and switching t ...
Climate Change and Tax Policy - Digital Commons @ Boston
... Scientists seem to agree that the Earth’s temperature is always changing; however, for the majority, the “key question is how much of the observed warming is due to human activities.”14 Some GHGs occur naturally in the atmosphere, while others result exclusively from human activities. Hydrofluorocar ...
... Scientists seem to agree that the Earth’s temperature is always changing; however, for the majority, the “key question is how much of the observed warming is due to human activities.”14 Some GHGs occur naturally in the atmosphere, while others result exclusively from human activities. Hydrofluorocar ...
implications for climate change research b
... IMPLICATIONS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH By Robert D. Hollister ...
... IMPLICATIONS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH By Robert D. Hollister ...
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... bioenergy, suggesting this could be a modest, but meaningful contribution to satisfying global primary energy demand. However, in a decentralized global economy, science-based rules for land use conversion are difficult – indeed largely impossible to enforce. Instead, the relevant question is: How d ...
... bioenergy, suggesting this could be a modest, but meaningful contribution to satisfying global primary energy demand. However, in a decentralized global economy, science-based rules for land use conversion are difficult – indeed largely impossible to enforce. Instead, the relevant question is: How d ...
Climate Change and Tourism - United Nations Department of
... patterns. 1 Widespread decreases in glaciers and ice caps and warming ocean surface temperature have contributed to sea level rise of 1.8 mm per year from 1961 to 2003, and approximately 3.1 mm per year from 1993 to 2003. The biological response of ecosystems and indivi ...
... patterns. 1 Widespread decreases in glaciers and ice caps and warming ocean surface temperature have contributed to sea level rise of 1.8 mm per year from 1961 to 2003, and approximately 3.1 mm per year from 1993 to 2003. The biological response of ecosystems and indivi ...
Climate Change Risk Assessment
... Overall, the climate change risk assessment has identified that whilst there are forecast impacts to different asset classes through time, the appropriate approach is primarily guided by the likely lifespan of the assets. For example, with respect to assets with short life spans (i.e. Intelligent Tr ...
... Overall, the climate change risk assessment has identified that whilst there are forecast impacts to different asset classes through time, the appropriate approach is primarily guided by the likely lifespan of the assets. For example, with respect to assets with short life spans (i.e. Intelligent Tr ...
Climate change research and policy in Portugal
... change and the Commission adopted a strategy on adaptation in April 2013. In the 1990s, there was very little knowledge about the nature, intensity, and distribution of climate change impacts across Europe. These questions were addressed mainly at the national level by the scientific community of ea ...
... change and the Commission adopted a strategy on adaptation in April 2013. In the 1990s, there was very little knowledge about the nature, intensity, and distribution of climate change impacts across Europe. These questions were addressed mainly at the national level by the scientific community of ea ...
Linking Population, Fertility and Family Planning with
... and frequent natural drought cycles increase climate change vulnerability in this country. Climate change will have a notable impact on Ethiopia’s temperature and precipitation: average annual temperatures nationwide are expected to rise 3.1° C by 2060, and 5.1° C by 2090. In addition, precipitation ...
... and frequent natural drought cycles increase climate change vulnerability in this country. Climate change will have a notable impact on Ethiopia’s temperature and precipitation: average annual temperatures nationwide are expected to rise 3.1° C by 2060, and 5.1° C by 2090. In addition, precipitation ...
Global Climate Risk Index 2006
... hurricane, we can draw some conclusions about hurricanes more generally. In particular, the available scientific evidence indicates that it is likely that global warming will make and possibly already is making - those hurricanes that form more destructive than they otherwise would have been." Rahms ...
... hurricane, we can draw some conclusions about hurricanes more generally. In particular, the available scientific evidence indicates that it is likely that global warming will make and possibly already is making - those hurricanes that form more destructive than they otherwise would have been." Rahms ...
Impacts of Climate Related Geo-engineering on Biological
... profound implications for global and regional average temperatures, but also for precipitation, soil moisture, ice-sheet dynamics, sea-level rise, ocean acidification and the frequency and magnitude of extreme events such as floods, droughts and wildfires. Future climatic perturbations could be abru ...
... profound implications for global and regional average temperatures, but also for precipitation, soil moisture, ice-sheet dynamics, sea-level rise, ocean acidification and the frequency and magnitude of extreme events such as floods, droughts and wildfires. Future climatic perturbations could be abru ...
MODULE 2 (EARTH SCIENCE)
... there is distal causality (chain reactions can trigger events far away from an action’s starting point). (DCI: Weather and Climate) (CCC: Cause and Effect) (CCC: Systems and Systems models) (CCC: Stability and Change) 4. The evidence for climate change. ● Discuss what the evidence is for current cli ...
... there is distal causality (chain reactions can trigger events far away from an action’s starting point). (DCI: Weather and Climate) (CCC: Cause and Effect) (CCC: Systems and Systems models) (CCC: Stability and Change) 4. The evidence for climate change. ● Discuss what the evidence is for current cli ...
Climate Justice: Equity and Justice informing a new
... for their livelihoods;19 and the economic gains from tourism and fisheries in coral reefs, many of which are off the coasts of developing countries in the Caribbean, the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, are estimated to be worth up to USD 30 billion per year. 20 According to the Global Humanitari ...
... for their livelihoods;19 and the economic gains from tourism and fisheries in coral reefs, many of which are off the coasts of developing countries in the Caribbean, the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, are estimated to be worth up to USD 30 billion per year. 20 According to the Global Humanitari ...
Climate Change, Public Health and Health Inequalities
... Put simply, climates around the world are changing as a result of rising global temperatures. There may still be disagreement about what has caused this phenomenon, but there is little doubt about its effect on our weather and ecosystems. ...
... Put simply, climates around the world are changing as a result of rising global temperatures. There may still be disagreement about what has caused this phenomenon, but there is little doubt about its effect on our weather and ecosystems. ...
Farming in a Changing Climate in Manitoba
... What is Climate Change? ...................................................................................................................................................... 3 How Does Agriculture Contribute to Climate Change? ........................................................................ ...
... What is Climate Change? ...................................................................................................................................................... 3 How Does Agriculture Contribute to Climate Change? ........................................................................ ...
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.""