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... Climate Security Act of 2008 (S. 2191/S. 3036)—was reported by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (December 2007) and debated in the Senate in June 2008.7 In the absence of action by the federal government to establish a national program that directly addresses GHG emissions, a number ...
... Climate Security Act of 2008 (S. 2191/S. 3036)—was reported by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (December 2007) and debated in the Senate in June 2008.7 In the absence of action by the federal government to establish a national program that directly addresses GHG emissions, a number ...
Accelerating Innovation and Technology Diffusion
... can ensure that technology is effectively selected, adapted, and absorbed. But identifying, evaluating, and integrating foreign technologies impose oft-overlooked learning costs, as do their modification and improvement. So the knowledge infrastructure of universities, research institutes, and firm ...
... can ensure that technology is effectively selected, adapted, and absorbed. But identifying, evaluating, and integrating foreign technologies impose oft-overlooked learning costs, as do their modification and improvement. So the knowledge infrastructure of universities, research institutes, and firm ...
Can actuaries really afford to ignore climate
... and further investigation is needed. Although the increase in mean claims costs is not significant, the increase to a local community can be, this is due to increasing risk rating by address level. We have predicted a wide variation in affordability, and in particular foresee significant afforda ...
... and further investigation is needed. Although the increase in mean claims costs is not significant, the increase to a local community can be, this is due to increasing risk rating by address level. We have predicted a wide variation in affordability, and in particular foresee significant afforda ...
July 2016 - American Bar Association
... Since at least the late 1970s, scientists have known that greenhouse gas emissions from human activity are contributing to the warming of the planet. In 1988, NASA scientist James Hansen testified before the U.S. Congress about the need to take action on climate change, and his call to action was wi ...
... Since at least the late 1970s, scientists have known that greenhouse gas emissions from human activity are contributing to the warming of the planet. In 1988, NASA scientist James Hansen testified before the U.S. Congress about the need to take action on climate change, and his call to action was wi ...
Asian Aerosols: Current and Year 2030 Distributions and
... component of PM2.5 throughout Asia (cf, New Delhi and Beijing). The exception is in the Southeast Asian megacities (e.g., Jakarta) where the carbonaceous aerosols dominate the PM2.5 composition, consistent with high open burning emissions of the region. Virtually all the cities have BC levels exceed ...
... component of PM2.5 throughout Asia (cf, New Delhi and Beijing). The exception is in the Southeast Asian megacities (e.g., Jakarta) where the carbonaceous aerosols dominate the PM2.5 composition, consistent with high open burning emissions of the region. Virtually all the cities have BC levels exceed ...
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... Predicting when, where and with what magnitude climate change is likely to affect the fitness, abundance and distribution of organisms and the functioning of ecosystems has emerged as a high priority for scientists and resource managers. However, even in cases where we have detailed knowledge of cur ...
... Predicting when, where and with what magnitude climate change is likely to affect the fitness, abundance and distribution of organisms and the functioning of ecosystems has emerged as a high priority for scientists and resource managers. However, even in cases where we have detailed knowledge of cur ...
Recognitions and Responsibilities - International Research Institute
... adjacent coastal areas are the most important focus of concern, with some attention going to the tundra and permafrost, and relatively less devoted to boreal forests, though all these zones are highly sensitive to climate change (Hovelsrud et al. 2011). Low-lying islands form only a small portion of ...
... adjacent coastal areas are the most important focus of concern, with some attention going to the tundra and permafrost, and relatively less devoted to boreal forests, though all these zones are highly sensitive to climate change (Hovelsrud et al. 2011). Low-lying islands form only a small portion of ...
US Climate Change Policy Under President Clinton
... On October 22, 1997, President Clinton gave an eagerly anticipated speech at the National Geographic Society outlining the Administration's policy on climate change prior to the Kyoto negotiations on the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). He said Today we have a clear responsibili ...
... On October 22, 1997, President Clinton gave an eagerly anticipated speech at the National Geographic Society outlining the Administration's policy on climate change prior to the Kyoto negotiations on the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). He said Today we have a clear responsibili ...
Climate challenge – the safety`s off
... of Warcraft. However, a globalised world can also be seen as our greatest strength, as innovations can spread rapidly across the planet, writes Victor Galaz, Stockholm University. Atmospheric temperature has risen more rapidly than sea surface temperature. However, marine ecosystems are not only aff ...
... of Warcraft. However, a globalised world can also be seen as our greatest strength, as innovations can spread rapidly across the planet, writes Victor Galaz, Stockholm University. Atmospheric temperature has risen more rapidly than sea surface temperature. However, marine ecosystems are not only aff ...
Report
... hydrological cycles. They also, as it turns out, seriously contribute to climate change when they are cut down. Although rarely acknowledged in day-‐to-‐day discussions surrounding climate change, deforestation a ...
... hydrological cycles. They also, as it turns out, seriously contribute to climate change when they are cut down. Although rarely acknowledged in day-‐to-‐day discussions surrounding climate change, deforestation a ...
John M. Pandolfi , 418 (2011); DOI: 10.1126/science.1204794
... under moderately elevated partial pres- lower) than those under which they grow naturally. Here, we set sure of CO2 ( pCO2) (46, 48, 53), as has (maximum Ωarag – 1) in each experimental and field study at also been observed for some coral- 100% and the calcification response is represented as percen ...
... under moderately elevated partial pres- lower) than those under which they grow naturally. Here, we set sure of CO2 ( pCO2) (46, 48, 53), as has (maximum Ωarag – 1) in each experimental and field study at also been observed for some coral- 100% and the calcification response is represented as percen ...
7. ice - Discovering Antarctica
... high density. There are two regions where this occurs: • where water from the Arctic Ocean enters the North Atlantic Ocean; and • at a few locations around Antarctica. The production of this especially dense water in the Southern Ocean is linked to the formation of sea ice close to floating ice shel ...
... high density. There are two regions where this occurs: • where water from the Arctic Ocean enters the North Atlantic Ocean; and • at a few locations around Antarctica. The production of this especially dense water in the Southern Ocean is linked to the formation of sea ice close to floating ice shel ...
1. The Climate Change System Introduction
... which has been produced based on market-oriented research. Its production aimed profit rather than benefit and is causing the Climate Change System to react with changes that may result in the total destruction of our civilization. We need to learn how to manage ourselves. It is true that humans did ...
... which has been produced based on market-oriented research. Its production aimed profit rather than benefit and is causing the Climate Change System to react with changes that may result in the total destruction of our civilization. We need to learn how to manage ourselves. It is true that humans did ...
Climate Impact Research in the BSR: State of the Art
... gulf, is also rapidly disappearing. A year from now another 25 to 30 square miles of delta marsh - an area the size of Manhattan - will have vanished. An acre disappears every 24 minutes. Each loss gives a storm surge a clearer path to wash over the delta and pour into the bowl, trapping one million ...
... gulf, is also rapidly disappearing. A year from now another 25 to 30 square miles of delta marsh - an area the size of Manhattan - will have vanished. An acre disappears every 24 minutes. Each loss gives a storm surge a clearer path to wash over the delta and pour into the bowl, trapping one million ...
Analyzing Vulnerability of the Belize Coastal Tourism Sector
... Sea level rise could have adverse effect on different sectors and infrastructure along the coast with the most vulnerable sectors being coastal communities and coastal tourism infrastructure15. Climate variability and change, coupled with human-induced changes, may also affect ecosystems; for exampl ...
... Sea level rise could have adverse effect on different sectors and infrastructure along the coast with the most vulnerable sectors being coastal communities and coastal tourism infrastructure15. Climate variability and change, coupled with human-induced changes, may also affect ecosystems; for exampl ...
5. Determining vulnerability to climate change
... Sea level rise could have adverse effect on different sectors and infrastructure along the coast with the most vulnerable sectors being coastal communities and coastal tourism infrastructure15. Climate variability and change, coupled with human-induced changes, may also affect ecosystems; for exampl ...
... Sea level rise could have adverse effect on different sectors and infrastructure along the coast with the most vulnerable sectors being coastal communities and coastal tourism infrastructure15. Climate variability and change, coupled with human-induced changes, may also affect ecosystems; for exampl ...
National Park Service - Montana State University
... declines in snowpack, earlier spring snowmelt, and reduced late-summer flows. While projections for future precipitation are less certain, increased precipitation is unlikely to offset increased evapotranspiration associated with even modest warming (e.g., 1–2˚C), particularly during the summer. Con ...
... declines in snowpack, earlier spring snowmelt, and reduced late-summer flows. While projections for future precipitation are less certain, increased precipitation is unlikely to offset increased evapotranspiration associated with even modest warming (e.g., 1–2˚C), particularly during the summer. Con ...
case study: weyerhaeuser - Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
... to long-term forest growth and yield. The company’s in-house staff of hydrologists, pathologists, and other experts conducts extensive research on the ground to collect real-time environmental data, and key findings are incorporated back into the central planning models. These models are based on hi ...
... to long-term forest growth and yield. The company’s in-house staff of hydrologists, pathologists, and other experts conducts extensive research on the ground to collect real-time environmental data, and key findings are incorporated back into the central planning models. These models are based on hi ...
WaterfoWl and WetlandS amid Climate Change
... report by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that human activities are partially responsible for recent increases in the average temperature of the Earth, primarily through the burning of fossil fuels and the related 35% increase in atmospheric carbon diox ...
... report by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that human activities are partially responsible for recent increases in the average temperature of the Earth, primarily through the burning of fossil fuels and the related 35% increase in atmospheric carbon diox ...
084 Kalafatis et al - Out of control
... in millions of additional dollars spent on water treatment annually (IJC, 2014; Michalak et al., 2013). As the decade came to an end, the foundation for a dark future was laid. Government at all levels on both sides of the border had become so focused on dealing with their debts that other important ...
... in millions of additional dollars spent on water treatment annually (IJC, 2014; Michalak et al., 2013). As the decade came to an end, the foundation for a dark future was laid. Government at all levels on both sides of the border had become so focused on dealing with their debts that other important ...
Greenhouse gas emissions from Indian rice fields
... are depicted in Fig. 1. The required input parameters of the DNDC model consisting of daily meteorological data (maximum and minimum temperatures, precipitation and solar radiation), soil properties (SOC, clay contents, pH and bulk density) and area under different rice ecosystems (irrigated lowland ...
... are depicted in Fig. 1. The required input parameters of the DNDC model consisting of daily meteorological data (maximum and minimum temperatures, precipitation and solar radiation), soil properties (SOC, clay contents, pH and bulk density) and area under different rice ecosystems (irrigated lowland ...
LCCARL263_en.pdf
... time-horizons, and climate was taken to be a constant variable. However, there is much evidence to show that climate will change in the long run, and that this change is being hastened by human activities. More recently, researchers have begun to include climatic variables and, in some cases, a tour ...
... time-horizons, and climate was taken to be a constant variable. However, there is much evidence to show that climate will change in the long run, and that this change is being hastened by human activities. More recently, researchers have begun to include climatic variables and, in some cases, a tour ...
A macroeconomic perspective on climate change mitigation: Meeting the financing challenge: Working Paper 122 (2 MB) (opens in new window)
... The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment was established by the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2008 to bring together international expertise on economics, finance, geography, the environment, international development and political economy to create ...
... The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment was established by the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2008 to bring together international expertise on economics, finance, geography, the environment, international development and political economy to create ...
(AGE). OPIM 319, Spring 2010 - Operations, Information and
... fossil fuels, N2 O (nitrous oxide), and CH4 (methane), which comes from a variety of sources, including cattle. Because production of these gases is often beneficial to individuals in the short term (e.g., burning oil for transportation and heating, burning coal for generating electricity), yet seem ...
... fossil fuels, N2 O (nitrous oxide), and CH4 (methane), which comes from a variety of sources, including cattle. Because production of these gases is often beneficial to individuals in the short term (e.g., burning oil for transportation and heating, burning coal for generating electricity), yet seem ...
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.""