Federal Adaptation Policy Framework
... variability and change. It sets out a vision of adaptation in Canada, objectives, roles of the federal government, and provides criteria for setting priorities for action. While adapting to climate change requires a long-term vision, this framework is aimed at targeting medium-term strategies. Clima ...
... variability and change. It sets out a vision of adaptation in Canada, objectives, roles of the federal government, and provides criteria for setting priorities for action. While adapting to climate change requires a long-term vision, this framework is aimed at targeting medium-term strategies. Clima ...
Climate Change and Geohazards in South West England
... concentrations of the anthropogenic GHGs lead to a warmer atmosphere, which in turn can hold more water vapour per unit volume (according to the Clausius-Clapeyron relation). Since water vapour behaves as a GHG, this results in further warming, and hence a positive feedback occurs (Le Treut et al., ...
... concentrations of the anthropogenic GHGs lead to a warmer atmosphere, which in turn can hold more water vapour per unit volume (according to the Clausius-Clapeyron relation). Since water vapour behaves as a GHG, this results in further warming, and hence a positive feedback occurs (Le Treut et al., ...
The paradox of Anthony Giddens
... without it, his eponymous paradox cannot be resolved. What sort of state do we need, and how should it progress the climate change agenda? The end of chapter 3 provides the answer, and Giddens has the leading capitalist states very much in mind. Among the ‘new concepts’ thrown at readers are the fo ...
... without it, his eponymous paradox cannot be resolved. What sort of state do we need, and how should it progress the climate change agenda? The end of chapter 3 provides the answer, and Giddens has the leading capitalist states very much in mind. Among the ‘new concepts’ thrown at readers are the fo ...
Climate Trends in the Casco Bay Region
... Between 1895 and 2014, average annual temperature across Maine warmed by about 3°F (Fernandez et al. 2015). Portland, during this same time period, warmed by about 4°F (National Climatic Data Center). By mid-century, models employed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predict tha ...
... Between 1895 and 2014, average annual temperature across Maine warmed by about 3°F (Fernandez et al. 2015). Portland, during this same time period, warmed by about 4°F (National Climatic Data Center). By mid-century, models employed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predict tha ...
COP21 at Paris: What to expect
... countries are expected to act, and the “firewall” between richer and poorer countries is being taken down. The world has changed dramatically since 1992, when that first annex of “rich” countries was defined; the highly vulnerable countries in the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) and the 48 l ...
... countries are expected to act, and the “firewall” between richer and poorer countries is being taken down. The world has changed dramatically since 1992, when that first annex of “rich” countries was defined; the highly vulnerable countries in the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) and the 48 l ...
Arunanondchai, P., C.C. Fei, A.C. Fisher, B.A. McCarl, W.W. Wang
... One is that they omit the potential increase in global mean temperature (GMT) due to Arctic permafrost melting and release of carbon dioxide and methane. This omission may be defensible on the grounds that the cumulative release is uncertain at this time, but it is already occurring on a small scale ...
... One is that they omit the potential increase in global mean temperature (GMT) due to Arctic permafrost melting and release of carbon dioxide and methane. This omission may be defensible on the grounds that the cumulative release is uncertain at this time, but it is already occurring on a small scale ...
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... and intensity of weeds, pests and diseases in cultivated areas. Higher temperatures are expected to increase the length of the growing season and the total area suitable for cultivation in temperate latitudes, especially in Europe and North America. However, possible yield gains in these regions hav ...
... and intensity of weeds, pests and diseases in cultivated areas. Higher temperatures are expected to increase the length of the growing season and the total area suitable for cultivation in temperate latitudes, especially in Europe and North America. However, possible yield gains in these regions hav ...
Climate Change Impact Assessment in Taiwan Chung
... Canadian Centre (Flato et al., 2000) (Fig. 6). Similar patterns are also projected for a summer visiting species, the Fairy Pitta (Pitta nympha), which is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN (BirdLife International, 2001) with a total global population of less than 10,000. The Fairy Pitta winters in B ...
... Canadian Centre (Flato et al., 2000) (Fig. 6). Similar patterns are also projected for a summer visiting species, the Fairy Pitta (Pitta nympha), which is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN (BirdLife International, 2001) with a total global population of less than 10,000. The Fairy Pitta winters in B ...
ITPGR
... and intensity of weeds, pests and diseases in cultivated areas. Higher temperatures are expected to increase the length of the growing season and the total area suitable for cultivation in temperate latitudes, especially in Europe and North America. However, possible yield gains in these regions hav ...
... and intensity of weeds, pests and diseases in cultivated areas. Higher temperatures are expected to increase the length of the growing season and the total area suitable for cultivation in temperate latitudes, especially in Europe and North America. However, possible yield gains in these regions hav ...
High latitude terrestrial ecosystems are considered key components in the... carbon (C) cycle and hold large reservoirs of soil organic... Abstract
... carbon (C) cycle and hold large reservoirs of soil organic carbon (SOC). To a large degree, this SOC is stored in permafrost soils and peatlands and is vulnerable to remobilization under future global warming and permafrost thawing. Recent studies estimate that soils in permafrost regions store SOC ...
... carbon (C) cycle and hold large reservoirs of soil organic carbon (SOC). To a large degree, this SOC is stored in permafrost soils and peatlands and is vulnerable to remobilization under future global warming and permafrost thawing. Recent studies estimate that soils in permafrost regions store SOC ...
a briefing paper
... • Better urban planning and modal shift to public transport by making long term transport plans to facilitate the growth of medium and small cities in such a way that ensures efficient and convenient public transport. • Recycling of material and urban waste management under which a special area of ...
... • Better urban planning and modal shift to public transport by making long term transport plans to facilitate the growth of medium and small cities in such a way that ensures efficient and convenient public transport. • Recycling of material and urban waste management under which a special area of ...
How do recent population trends matter to climate change?
... Although integrated assessment models (IAM) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) consider population, along with economic growth and technological change, as one of the root causes of greenhouse gas emissions, how population dynamics affect climate change is still under debate. Wh ...
... Although integrated assessment models (IAM) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) consider population, along with economic growth and technological change, as one of the root causes of greenhouse gas emissions, how population dynamics affect climate change is still under debate. Wh ...
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... growth of CO2 emissions needs to be halted and eventually reversed during the 21st century in order to avoid potentially catastrophic effects from global climate change. The recent much-publicized Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change notes that climate stabilization at an atmospheric conc ...
... growth of CO2 emissions needs to be halted and eventually reversed during the 21st century in order to avoid potentially catastrophic effects from global climate change. The recent much-publicized Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change notes that climate stabilization at an atmospheric conc ...
Impact of climate change on photochemical air pollution in Southern
... Assuming relative humidity remains constant in the future climate scenario, absolute humidity was adjusted given the new (higher) temperatures. This calculation adjusts the ratio of (g water)/(kg air) to maintain the same relative humidity under future temperature conditions. Note that in the “humid ...
... Assuming relative humidity remains constant in the future climate scenario, absolute humidity was adjusted given the new (higher) temperatures. This calculation adjusts the ratio of (g water)/(kg air) to maintain the same relative humidity under future temperature conditions. Note that in the “humid ...
Physical Climate Processes and Feedbacks
... season; and direct anthropogenic impacts such as deforestation. The direct effects of increased carbon dioxide (CO2) on vegetation physiology could lead to a relative reduction in evapotranspiration over the tropical continents, with associated regional warming over that predicted for conventional g ...
... season; and direct anthropogenic impacts such as deforestation. The direct effects of increased carbon dioxide (CO2) on vegetation physiology could lead to a relative reduction in evapotranspiration over the tropical continents, with associated regional warming over that predicted for conventional g ...
This paper - Brookings Institution
... from non-fossil sources, is quite demanding. It includes sub goals of achieving 200 GW of installed wind power, 100 GW of solar, and 50 million tons of coal equivalent of thermal energy. As of its commitment, China had 397 GW of renewable and nuclear capacity—compared to 271 GW in the U.S.9 But a ...
... from non-fossil sources, is quite demanding. It includes sub goals of achieving 200 GW of installed wind power, 100 GW of solar, and 50 million tons of coal equivalent of thermal energy. As of its commitment, China had 397 GW of renewable and nuclear capacity—compared to 271 GW in the U.S.9 But a ...
4.3.1. Atmospheric changes - Ensembles RT3
... The SRES emission scenarios (Nakićenović et al., 2000) were used in CMIP3 that is the basis for IPCC (2007). Hence, most existing climate change scenarios builds on these emission scenarios that are based on different storylines for the future development of world population and economy. All SRES sc ...
... The SRES emission scenarios (Nakićenović et al., 2000) were used in CMIP3 that is the basis for IPCC (2007). Hence, most existing climate change scenarios builds on these emission scenarios that are based on different storylines for the future development of world population and economy. All SRES sc ...
A Realty Check on Global Warming
... forcing (RF) estimates and ranges in 2005 for anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and other important agents and mechanisms, together with the typical geographical extent (spatial scale) of the forcing and the assessed level of scientific understanding (LOSU). The ...
... forcing (RF) estimates and ranges in 2005 for anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and other important agents and mechanisms, together with the typical geographical extent (spatial scale) of the forcing and the assessed level of scientific understanding (LOSU). The ...
Climate Change: Effects on Salinity in Florida`s Estuaries
... 1 and 3 feet during this century, and that it is “virtually certain” that sea level will continue to rise after 2100. If global warming passes a certain threshold, projected to be between 2°F and 3°F, there could be near-complete loss of the Greenland Ice Sheet, causing a global mean sea-level rise ...
... 1 and 3 feet during this century, and that it is “virtually certain” that sea level will continue to rise after 2100. If global warming passes a certain threshold, projected to be between 2°F and 3°F, there could be near-complete loss of the Greenland Ice Sheet, causing a global mean sea-level rise ...
Technical Summary - Climate Change 2013
... Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis is the contribution of Working Group I (WGI) to the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). This comprehensive assessment of the physical aspects of climate change puts a focus on those elements that are r ...
... Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis is the contribution of Working Group I (WGI) to the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). This comprehensive assessment of the physical aspects of climate change puts a focus on those elements that are r ...
Copernicus the EU`s Earth Observation Programme
... CAMS air quality forecasts provide quantitative information on episodes daily and up to 4 days in advance. They support a wide range of applications (apps, press, city-scale downscaling, emissions reduction scenarios…). Longrange transported plumes (volcanoes, desert dust, fires...) are captured by ...
... CAMS air quality forecasts provide quantitative information on episodes daily and up to 4 days in advance. They support a wide range of applications (apps, press, city-scale downscaling, emissions reduction scenarios…). Longrange transported plumes (volcanoes, desert dust, fires...) are captured by ...
Author`s personal copy - Mariclim
... fronts, and marginal ice zones, are often sites of rich feeding grounds (Dunbar, 1982). Plankton-eating seabirds depend on such feeding grounds situated close to breeding colonies to feed their chicks efficiently. However, below a certain level of zooplankton density, the birds can suffer starvation ...
... fronts, and marginal ice zones, are often sites of rich feeding grounds (Dunbar, 1982). Plankton-eating seabirds depend on such feeding grounds situated close to breeding colonies to feed their chicks efficiently. However, below a certain level of zooplankton density, the birds can suffer starvation ...
Submission 17 - Gold Coast City Council
... judicial review of decisions made, which inevitably involve a significant amount of public resources to defend. At present climate change planners are questioning whether on the basis of the precautionary principle, the highest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change scenarios (A1FI emission level ...
... judicial review of decisions made, which inevitably involve a significant amount of public resources to defend. At present climate change planners are questioning whether on the basis of the precautionary principle, the highest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change scenarios (A1FI emission level ...
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.""