Forest Service Chief`s Climate Change and Wilderness Briefing
... times (Keane et al. 2002). Adaptation strategies must include more resources and incentives for allowing fires to burn within or into wilderness, as well as consideration of prescribed burning and silvicultural treatments, even though these are actions that compromise the untrammeled quality of wild ...
... times (Keane et al. 2002). Adaptation strategies must include more resources and incentives for allowing fires to burn within or into wilderness, as well as consideration of prescribed burning and silvicultural treatments, even though these are actions that compromise the untrammeled quality of wild ...
NVCA Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan Milestone 1
... Setting the Stage – Initial Climate Change Research Climate Change in the Context of the Nottawasaga Valley In conjunction with the increasing concentration of greenhouse gases, it is certain that temperatures globally have been rising since the late 19th century and even more notably since the lat ...
... Setting the Stage – Initial Climate Change Research Climate Change in the Context of the Nottawasaga Valley In conjunction with the increasing concentration of greenhouse gases, it is certain that temperatures globally have been rising since the late 19th century and even more notably since the lat ...
Cooperation in higher education, Environment and climate
... Similar challenges of climate transformation ...
... Similar challenges of climate transformation ...
Claiming and adjudicating on Mt Kilimanjaro`s
... This paper investigates these two claims about Kilimanjaro’s shrinking glaciers, in particular the two contrasting processes of adjudication to which they were subject. This investigation is placed in the context of ‘post-normal science’ (Funtowicz & Ravetz, 1993) and its idea that ‘extended peer co ...
... This paper investigates these two claims about Kilimanjaro’s shrinking glaciers, in particular the two contrasting processes of adjudication to which they were subject. This investigation is placed in the context of ‘post-normal science’ (Funtowicz & Ravetz, 1993) and its idea that ‘extended peer co ...
Short-Lived Climate Pollution
... state for thousands of years after the cessation of emissions (Section 2). The prime examples of SLCP, and the ones that have received the most attention as targets for mitigation, are methane (CH4 , with an atmospheric lifetime of about 12 years), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs, with lifetimes up to a few ...
... state for thousands of years after the cessation of emissions (Section 2). The prime examples of SLCP, and the ones that have received the most attention as targets for mitigation, are methane (CH4 , with an atmospheric lifetime of about 12 years), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs, with lifetimes up to a few ...
Climate Change and the Global Economy
... costs of abating them across generations also has important implications for how various policy options are weighed by policymakers. The macroeconomic consequences of policies to abate climate change can be immediate and wide-ranging, particularly when these policies are not designed carefully. The ...
... costs of abating them across generations also has important implications for how various policy options are weighed by policymakers. The macroeconomic consequences of policies to abate climate change can be immediate and wide-ranging, particularly when these policies are not designed carefully. The ...
On the Chopping Block - Allegheny Highlands Climate Change
... The National Climate Assessment (Melillo et al. 2014) reports that temperatures in the region of the United States that includes most of the Allegheny Highlands have risen by about two degrees Fahrenheit over the past one hundred years. The average period of frost-free temperatures has moved about t ...
... The National Climate Assessment (Melillo et al. 2014) reports that temperatures in the region of the United States that includes most of the Allegheny Highlands have risen by about two degrees Fahrenheit over the past one hundred years. The average period of frost-free temperatures has moved about t ...
Why Have the Leading Journals in Management
... THE COVERAGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE TOP JOURNALS ...
... THE COVERAGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE TOP JOURNALS ...
SEACAMd
... domain provides additional information over the evaluation for annual cycle, which has been spatially averaged. E.g. details of the location of errors, unlike the annual cycle. ...
... domain provides additional information over the evaluation for annual cycle, which has been spatially averaged. E.g. details of the location of errors, unlike the annual cycle. ...
Climate Change Preparedness and Resiliency Checklist
... describing the BWSC’s new capital plan for the storm and wastewater system. The IGBC recommends that project developers rely on the BWSC’s projections. However, developers may present a case for considering different numbers. An example of the BWSC precipitation projections follow in Table 7-15. Dev ...
... describing the BWSC’s new capital plan for the storm and wastewater system. The IGBC recommends that project developers rely on the BWSC’s projections. However, developers may present a case for considering different numbers. An example of the BWSC precipitation projections follow in Table 7-15. Dev ...
Storch_bornhom.vs
... laypeople like anyone else – know about the dangers at hand? It often happens that the perceived dangers lie outside the realm of our expertise; that is, the we “experts” operate with culturally constructed knowledge – not, however, as the onlooking public believes, with scientifically constructed k ...
... laypeople like anyone else – know about the dangers at hand? It often happens that the perceived dangers lie outside the realm of our expertise; that is, the we “experts” operate with culturally constructed knowledge – not, however, as the onlooking public believes, with scientifically constructed k ...
how will climate change affect tourism flows in europe?
... consequences for Europe’s traditional tourism destinations. ToPDAd assessed how beach and ski tourists may adapt to changing weather patterns and shows the resulting implications for the competitiveness of European tourism destinations. This provides useful information for tourism destinations when ...
... consequences for Europe’s traditional tourism destinations. ToPDAd assessed how beach and ski tourists may adapt to changing weather patterns and shows the resulting implications for the competitiveness of European tourism destinations. This provides useful information for tourism destinations when ...
What is the Paris Agreement, and How Will It Be Implemented?
... overall purpose of the Agreement is to mitigate global warming. When it comes to mitigating climate change, there are two things that must happen: to peak emissions and to increase net greenhouse gas neutrality (“Outcomes of the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Paris”). This means that in 2050, the ...
... overall purpose of the Agreement is to mitigate global warming. When it comes to mitigating climate change, there are two things that must happen: to peak emissions and to increase net greenhouse gas neutrality (“Outcomes of the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Paris”). This means that in 2050, the ...
implications of long-term scenarios for medium
... large set of emission scenarios published in the scientific literature, subdivided into different categories based on the projected radiative forcing in 2100. Without additional climate policies, models typically project rapidly increasing emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases over the next fe ...
... large set of emission scenarios published in the scientific literature, subdivided into different categories based on the projected radiative forcing in 2100. Without additional climate policies, models typically project rapidly increasing emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases over the next fe ...
Global Warming and the Free State
... been variations in temperature and precipitation due to ocean current cycles and solar and volcanic activity. However, atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases—gases, such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide, that trap the sun’s energy from radiating back into space—have dramatically ...
... been variations in temperature and precipitation due to ocean current cycles and solar and volcanic activity. However, atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases—gases, such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide, that trap the sun’s energy from radiating back into space—have dramatically ...
Climate Change and Natural Disasters Affecting Women Peace and
... resources - Diamonds, timber, minerals and cocoa have been exploited by armed groups6. Indeed, the existence of easily captured and exploited natural resources not only makes insurgency economically feasible (and, therefore, war more likely); it may also alter the dynamics of conflict itself by enco ...
... resources - Diamonds, timber, minerals and cocoa have been exploited by armed groups6. Indeed, the existence of easily captured and exploited natural resources not only makes insurgency economically feasible (and, therefore, war more likely); it may also alter the dynamics of conflict itself by enco ...
technologies for adaptation to climate change
... 280 parts per million (ppm) in 1800 to about 380 ppm today and there have been similar increases for methane and nitrous oxide. The rate at which the levels will rise in the future is difficult to estimate; this will depend on a complex interplay of many factors, including rates of population expans ...
... 280 parts per million (ppm) in 1800 to about 380 ppm today and there have been similar increases for methane and nitrous oxide. The rate at which the levels will rise in the future is difficult to estimate; this will depend on a complex interplay of many factors, including rates of population expans ...
Arctic Research Icebreaker Cooperation towards ARICE and beyond:
... To implement the ARICE initiative, European and non-European governmental and national agencies have to join forces under an agreement defining the models for participation and the financial commitments needed for a successful program. Governance and financial schemes developed within the FP7 funded ...
... To implement the ARICE initiative, European and non-European governmental and national agencies have to join forces under an agreement defining the models for participation and the financial commitments needed for a successful program. Governance and financial schemes developed within the FP7 funded ...
UK climate change policy and legislation
... The CCC reports that 22 per cent of the emissions produced in the UK, and 92 per cent of domestic transport emissions, are from surface transport (road and rail). Almost all UK surface transport is from road transport, with 60 per cent of emissions coming from cars alone. To meet carbon budgets, dee ...
... The CCC reports that 22 per cent of the emissions produced in the UK, and 92 per cent of domestic transport emissions, are from surface transport (road and rail). Almost all UK surface transport is from road transport, with 60 per cent of emissions coming from cars alone. To meet carbon budgets, dee ...
The Economic Case for Divesting from Fossil Fuels
... recognition that at some unknown and unknowable point down the road, markets will suddenly adjust the equity price of fossil fuel company shares downward to reflect the swiftly changing future prospects of those companies, however wise today, is probably not yet compelled in the exercise of prudence ...
... recognition that at some unknown and unknowable point down the road, markets will suddenly adjust the equity price of fossil fuel company shares downward to reflect the swiftly changing future prospects of those companies, however wise today, is probably not yet compelled in the exercise of prudence ...
Mechanisms of elevation-dependent warming over the Tibetan
... warning signal of global change. During recent decades, the TP has experienced more rapid warming than its vicinity (Kang et al. 2010; Liu and Chen 2000; Rangwala and Miller 2012), especially since the start of the 21st century (Yan and Liu 2014) and in future (Ji and Kang 2012). Moreover, climatic ...
... warning signal of global change. During recent decades, the TP has experienced more rapid warming than its vicinity (Kang et al. 2010; Liu and Chen 2000; Rangwala and Miller 2012), especially since the start of the 21st century (Yan and Liu 2014) and in future (Ji and Kang 2012). Moreover, climatic ...
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... impacts. An alternative, rapid stabilization case will be presented in the next chapter, along with a comparison of the costs of the two scenarios. The business-as-usual case is based on the high end of the “likely” range of outcomes under the IPCC’s A2 scenario (their second highest scenario), whic ...
... impacts. An alternative, rapid stabilization case will be presented in the next chapter, along with a comparison of the costs of the two scenarios. The business-as-usual case is based on the high end of the “likely” range of outcomes under the IPCC’s A2 scenario (their second highest scenario), whic ...
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.""