Educating for optimism and hope in troubled times
... could peak and go into terminal decline before 2020, and that government was not facing up to the risk’ (Guardian, 2009b). Voices from within the energy industry are also voicing their concerns. The world is much closer to running out of oil than official estimates admit, according to a whistleblowe ...
... could peak and go into terminal decline before 2020, and that government was not facing up to the risk’ (Guardian, 2009b). Voices from within the energy industry are also voicing their concerns. The world is much closer to running out of oil than official estimates admit, according to a whistleblowe ...
climate change - the National Sea Grant Library
... while the thermohaline conveyer will “very likely” slow down over the next 90 years, it is “very unlikely” that it will undergo an abrupt change; thus, the climatic forecast for Europe remains “warmer.” A scenario proposed by some scientists is that a rapid rise in ocean temperatures and Arctic melt ...
... while the thermohaline conveyer will “very likely” slow down over the next 90 years, it is “very unlikely” that it will undergo an abrupt change; thus, the climatic forecast for Europe remains “warmer.” A scenario proposed by some scientists is that a rapid rise in ocean temperatures and Arctic melt ...
www.ssoar.info Hauling data: anthropocene analogues
... climate science in general, to disrespect – not in theory or rhetoric, but in practice – disciplinary and methodological boundaries. As such they are very symptomatic of the constructive practices by which the earth sciences cope with their intrinsic reliance on heuristic strategies, approximative ...
... climate science in general, to disrespect – not in theory or rhetoric, but in practice – disciplinary and methodological boundaries. As such they are very symptomatic of the constructive practices by which the earth sciences cope with their intrinsic reliance on heuristic strategies, approximative ...
climate change and the urban poor - IIED
... Changing patterns of rainfall have already affected many inland and high altitude cities. In some cases, overall total rainfall has decreased; elsewhere, rain has become more concentrated into fewer and heavier storms. Rainfall over long periods may produce a gradual but persistent rise in river lev ...
... Changing patterns of rainfall have already affected many inland and high altitude cities. In some cases, overall total rainfall has decreased; elsewhere, rain has become more concentrated into fewer and heavier storms. Rainfall over long periods may produce a gradual but persistent rise in river lev ...
PLOS Biology - University of Hawaii
... responses in connection to ocean circulation and stratification, which in turn reduce oxygen concentration [9,10] and primary productivity [11] (additional responses may include sea-level rise and extreme weather events, which we do not analyze here but that certainly will add to the stress likely t ...
... responses in connection to ocean circulation and stratification, which in turn reduce oxygen concentration [9,10] and primary productivity [11] (additional responses may include sea-level rise and extreme weather events, which we do not analyze here but that certainly will add to the stress likely t ...
DAY 1 - UAF SNAP
... The first planning step is to select drivers with high impact and high uncertainty. It is also important to consider whether drivers have a wide range of effects, impacts in all parks, and impact multiple sectors. Drivers can be more general (e.g. temperature change) or more specific (e.g. water tem ...
... The first planning step is to select drivers with high impact and high uncertainty. It is also important to consider whether drivers have a wide range of effects, impacts in all parks, and impact multiple sectors. Drivers can be more general (e.g. temperature change) or more specific (e.g. water tem ...
Pedro DiNezio: Climate Response of the Equatorial Pacific to Global
... 3. Sea surface temperature response The simulated near-equilibrium 2 3 CO2 SST response shows enhanced warming concentrated in the equatorial Pacific in all models (Fig. 1a), with SSTs increasing by about the magnitude of tropical sensitivity and extending west of the date line (Fig. 1b). This enhan ...
... 3. Sea surface temperature response The simulated near-equilibrium 2 3 CO2 SST response shows enhanced warming concentrated in the equatorial Pacific in all models (Fig. 1a), with SSTs increasing by about the magnitude of tropical sensitivity and extending west of the date line (Fig. 1b). This enhan ...
green logistics: the carbon agenda
... also be economically justifiable to deliver small orders to important customers in an effort to secure their longer term loyalty. As the pressure to decarbonise transport operations mounts, however, there may have to be a re-ordering of these corporate priorities. A broad range of measures can be ap ...
... also be economically justifiable to deliver small orders to important customers in an effort to secure their longer term loyalty. As the pressure to decarbonise transport operations mounts, however, there may have to be a re-ordering of these corporate priorities. A broad range of measures can be ap ...
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... emission reductions on the economy and on emissions, and the impact of the damages to the economy and the population caused by climate change. Methane and nitrous oxide are taken up in the atmosphere, and then geometrically depleted. The atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide, measured in parts ...
... emission reductions on the economy and on emissions, and the impact of the damages to the economy and the population caused by climate change. Methane and nitrous oxide are taken up in the atmosphere, and then geometrically depleted. The atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide, measured in parts ...
Common garden experiments reveal uncommon responses
... Population changes and shifts in geographic range boundaries induced by climate change have been documented for many insect species. On the basis of such studies, ecological forecasting models predict that, in the absence of dispersal and resource barriers, many species will exhibit large shifts in ...
... Population changes and shifts in geographic range boundaries induced by climate change have been documented for many insect species. On the basis of such studies, ecological forecasting models predict that, in the absence of dispersal and resource barriers, many species will exhibit large shifts in ...
PPT - ITU
... century, as a growing number of factors are impacting the delivery of already scarce fresh water to millions of people. Economic growth, seasonal climatic conditions and rising population are all affecting availability of water resources. Moreover, a number of effects linked to climate change, such ...
... century, as a growing number of factors are impacting the delivery of already scarce fresh water to millions of people. Economic growth, seasonal climatic conditions and rising population are all affecting availability of water resources. Moreover, a number of effects linked to climate change, such ...
Brochure "Nature-based approaches for climate change
... created. In addition, shifts in forestry from monocultures to mixed forests, which are less susceptible to the impacts of climate change, can also be nature-based adaptation approaches. Climate impacts from the degradation of ecosystems The degradation of natural ecosystems can have negative impacts ...
... created. In addition, shifts in forestry from monocultures to mixed forests, which are less susceptible to the impacts of climate change, can also be nature-based adaptation approaches. Climate impacts from the degradation of ecosystems The degradation of natural ecosystems can have negative impacts ...
Feng et al (2009)
... people’s preference to live in cooler places increases as temperatures rise, then we would expect emigration to increase even without crop yield changes. If another channel through which climate might affect emigration operates in the same direction as through crop yields changes, we would expect ou ...
... people’s preference to live in cooler places increases as temperatures rise, then we would expect emigration to increase even without crop yield changes. If another channel through which climate might affect emigration operates in the same direction as through crop yields changes, we would expect ou ...
600 words - School of Psychology
... The disparity between public awareness about climate change on the one hand, and the limited behavioral response on the other is consistent with the widely-reported ‘value-action’ gap (e.g. Blake, 1999). In other words, people often do not act in accordance with what they know or care about. The val ...
... The disparity between public awareness about climate change on the one hand, and the limited behavioral response on the other is consistent with the widely-reported ‘value-action’ gap (e.g. Blake, 1999). In other words, people often do not act in accordance with what they know or care about. The val ...
Climate Warming and Calling Phenology of Frogs near Ithaca, New
... none is calling later. The data suggest that climate has warmed in central New York State during this century and has resulted in earlier breeding in some amphibians—a possible first indication of biotic response to climate change in eastern North America. Calentamiento del Clima y Fenología de Voca ...
... none is calling later. The data suggest that climate has warmed in central New York State during this century and has resulted in earlier breeding in some amphibians—a possible first indication of biotic response to climate change in eastern North America. Calentamiento del Clima y Fenología de Voca ...
PDF - AMS Journals - American Meteorological Society
... The DOI for this manuscript is doi: 10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0183.1 The final published version of this manuscript will replace the preliminary version at the above DOI once it is available. If you would like to cite this EOR in a separate work, please use the following full ...
... The DOI for this manuscript is doi: 10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0183.1 The final published version of this manuscript will replace the preliminary version at the above DOI once it is available. If you would like to cite this EOR in a separate work, please use the following full ...
Climate vulnerability of biophysical systems in
... over time (IPCC 2007). Climate change models show that during the 20th century the African continent was warmer than it was 100 years ago with warming of about 0.7ºC (IPCC 2001). Climate change scenarios for Africa indicate future warming across the continent ranging from 0.2ºC per decade (low scena ...
... over time (IPCC 2007). Climate change models show that during the 20th century the African continent was warmer than it was 100 years ago with warming of about 0.7ºC (IPCC 2001). Climate change scenarios for Africa indicate future warming across the continent ranging from 0.2ºC per decade (low scena ...
Terrestrial environmental Observatories: a new instrument for
... 50% of the global land surface has been changed by human activity; 23 % of the land surface is degraded in quality ...
... 50% of the global land surface has been changed by human activity; 23 % of the land surface is degraded in quality ...
book of abstracts - mariolopoulos
... Thriassion plain in western Attica. During the last century Thriassion plain has undergone significant changes from rural to heavily industrialized and Koumoundourou Lake has suffered multiple pressures, while the construction of an artificial weir on the canal outlet towards Elefsina Bay has change ...
... Thriassion plain in western Attica. During the last century Thriassion plain has undergone significant changes from rural to heavily industrialized and Koumoundourou Lake has suffered multiple pressures, while the construction of an artificial weir on the canal outlet towards Elefsina Bay has change ...
Is Strange Weather in the Air? A Study of US National Network News
... event’ (e.g., Grescoe, 1997). Hurricanes have metamorphosed into super hurricanes, and 1993 was dubbed the year of ‘killer weather’ (Petranek, 1993). A number of social scientists have, starting with the watershed year of 1988 when people may have ‘felt’ a difference in the weather, also claimed tha ...
... event’ (e.g., Grescoe, 1997). Hurricanes have metamorphosed into super hurricanes, and 1993 was dubbed the year of ‘killer weather’ (Petranek, 1993). A number of social scientists have, starting with the watershed year of 1988 when people may have ‘felt’ a difference in the weather, also claimed tha ...
Close Examination of the Principle of Global Per
... assumptions: that earth’s ability to absorb GHG is owned by people, and that it should be owned equally. We could assume that the atmosphere belongs to no one, rendering the equal per-capita argument baseless, thereby justifying the current unequal use, where people (that can also be viewed in the a ...
... assumptions: that earth’s ability to absorb GHG is owned by people, and that it should be owned equally. We could assume that the atmosphere belongs to no one, rendering the equal per-capita argument baseless, thereby justifying the current unequal use, where people (that can also be viewed in the a ...
Agriculture and Forestry Climate Change Impacts
... classification: H high confidence; M medium confidence; L low confidence. For more details on this classification, see p.20. ...
... classification: H high confidence; M medium confidence; L low confidence. For more details on this classification, see p.20. ...
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... below 65 years old. Vector-borne diseases may intensify and spread with warmer and more humid conditions. • At this preliminary stage the main economic effect of the changes in health status that we consider are changes in labour productivity. In particular the change in labour productivity per year ...
... below 65 years old. Vector-borne diseases may intensify and spread with warmer and more humid conditions. • At this preliminary stage the main economic effect of the changes in health status that we consider are changes in labour productivity. In particular the change in labour productivity per year ...
pri climate change strategy project
... Fatih Birol most recently spoke to this global carbon budget expiring in 20402. The Carbon Tracker Initiative’s carbon budget analysis finds similar3 and PwC recently estimated that we have approximately 20 years left of annual carbon emissions at present rates before this budget is completely spent ...
... Fatih Birol most recently spoke to this global carbon budget expiring in 20402. The Carbon Tracker Initiative’s carbon budget analysis finds similar3 and PwC recently estimated that we have approximately 20 years left of annual carbon emissions at present rates before this budget is completely spent ...
CLIMATE CHANGE CLUSTER
... natural variability within which our society and economy have developed and thrived. There is a significant risk that many of the trends will accelerate, leading to extreme climatic events and to an increasing risk of abrupt or irreversible climatic shifts (IPCC, 2007, IARU congress, 2009). ...
... natural variability within which our society and economy have developed and thrived. There is a significant risk that many of the trends will accelerate, leading to extreme climatic events and to an increasing risk of abrupt or irreversible climatic shifts (IPCC, 2007, IARU congress, 2009). ...
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.""