Climate Change and Poverty in Mozambique
... According to the United Nations’ panel of climate experts, Africa is “highly vulnerable” to the impacts of climate change “because of factors such as widespread poverty, recurrent droughts, inequitable land distribution, and over-dependence on rain-fed agriculture” (IPCC 2001: 489, 491). Historical ...
... According to the United Nations’ panel of climate experts, Africa is “highly vulnerable” to the impacts of climate change “because of factors such as widespread poverty, recurrent droughts, inequitable land distribution, and over-dependence on rain-fed agriculture” (IPCC 2001: 489, 491). Historical ...
Trends of surface humidity and temperature during 1951
... T, Qs and RH before and after 1980, which is the turning point of these elements detected by using the Mann-Kendall method. Ding (2006) concluded that China has undergone two obvious warming trends, during the 1930s (1920−1940) and 1990s (1980−2006), and the recent warming since 1980 is correlated w ...
... T, Qs and RH before and after 1980, which is the turning point of these elements detected by using the Mann-Kendall method. Ding (2006) concluded that China has undergone two obvious warming trends, during the 1930s (1920−1940) and 1990s (1980−2006), and the recent warming since 1980 is correlated w ...
The importance of ENSO phase during volcanic eruptions
... the observed global mean surface temperature record, these studies concluded that the CMIP5 models as a group overestimate the global temperature response to natural forcing by a factor of 2, with uncertainties that render it highly unlikely that the multimodel mean is consistent with the observed r ...
... the observed global mean surface temperature record, these studies concluded that the CMIP5 models as a group overestimate the global temperature response to natural forcing by a factor of 2, with uncertainties that render it highly unlikely that the multimodel mean is consistent with the observed r ...
Report on Greenpeace NZ Campaign to Raise
... While some New Zealanders are climate change deniers and argue that any such change is due to natural causes, there is plenty of evidence that climate change is happening. But how concerned might New Zealanders be today that Greenland and Antarctic ice sheet are melting and over some centuries might ...
... While some New Zealanders are climate change deniers and argue that any such change is due to natural causes, there is plenty of evidence that climate change is happening. But how concerned might New Zealanders be today that Greenland and Antarctic ice sheet are melting and over some centuries might ...
Financing climate change - Department of Environmental Affairs
... key stakeholder workshops on each of the topics in February and March 2011. Although the independent research and findings contained in this publication do not necessarily represent the views, opinions and/or position of Government, the department believes that this research is an important addition ...
... key stakeholder workshops on each of the topics in February and March 2011. Although the independent research and findings contained in this publication do not necessarily represent the views, opinions and/or position of Government, the department believes that this research is an important addition ...
The influence of volcanic eruptions on the climate
... signals will be an avenue for future research. This can also better inform debate centered on the inverse problem in interpreting isotopic signals (i.e., what do observed changes in proxy data imply about past climate changes?), which remains contentious (Sect. 1.4). The structure of this article is ...
... signals will be an avenue for future research. This can also better inform debate centered on the inverse problem in interpreting isotopic signals (i.e., what do observed changes in proxy data imply about past climate changes?), which remains contentious (Sect. 1.4). The structure of this article is ...
Climate Change in the US Northeast
... We acknowledge the international modeling groups for providing their data for analysis, the Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison (PCMDI) for collecting and archiving the model output, the JSC/CLIVAR Working Group on Coupled Modeling (WGCM) and its Coupled Model Intercomparison Pro ...
... We acknowledge the international modeling groups for providing their data for analysis, the Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison (PCMDI) for collecting and archiving the model output, the JSC/CLIVAR Working Group on Coupled Modeling (WGCM) and its Coupled Model Intercomparison Pro ...
Forcing of anthropogenic aerosols on temperature trends of the sub
... cean warming is a key signature of climate change, with the oceans accounting for more than 90% of the Earth’s warming since the 1950s1. Warming in the upper 700 m over 1960–1999 ranges from 0.04– 0.06uC per decade for the North Atlantic to less than 0.02uC per decade for the Indian and Pacific Ocea ...
... cean warming is a key signature of climate change, with the oceans accounting for more than 90% of the Earth’s warming since the 1950s1. Warming in the upper 700 m over 1960–1999 ranges from 0.04– 0.06uC per decade for the North Atlantic to less than 0.02uC per decade for the Indian and Pacific Ocea ...
CHAPTER 13
... Northwest exhibited large gains in yields for most crops in the 2030 and 2090 timeframes for both of the two major climate scenarios used in this Assessment, Hadley and Canadian. Crop production changes in other regions varied, some positive and some negative, depending on the climate scenario and t ...
... Northwest exhibited large gains in yields for most crops in the 2030 and 2090 timeframes for both of the two major climate scenarios used in this Assessment, Hadley and Canadian. Crop production changes in other regions varied, some positive and some negative, depending on the climate scenario and t ...
Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability
... Human interference with the climate system is occurring,1 and climate change poses risks for human and natural systems (Figure SPM.1). The assessment of impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability in the Working Group II contribution to the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (WGII AR5) evaluates how patterns ...
... Human interference with the climate system is occurring,1 and climate change poses risks for human and natural systems (Figure SPM.1). The assessment of impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability in the Working Group II contribution to the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (WGII AR5) evaluates how patterns ...
The impact of climate change and weather on transport - MOWE-IT
... The main consequences of climate change as predicted by most of the existing climate models are an increase in global temperatures, changes in precipitation patterns, and sea level rise. In general, climate models predict that increases in temperature will be higher over land areas than over oceans ...
... The main consequences of climate change as predicted by most of the existing climate models are an increase in global temperatures, changes in precipitation patterns, and sea level rise. In general, climate models predict that increases in temperature will be higher over land areas than over oceans ...
IPCC 5-2014 WG-2 Summary.pdf
... Human interference with the climate system is occurring,1 and climate change poses risks for human and natural systems (Figure SPM.1). The assessment of impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability in the Working Group II contribution to the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (WGII AR5) evaluates how patterns ...
... Human interference with the climate system is occurring,1 and climate change poses risks for human and natural systems (Figure SPM.1). The assessment of impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability in the Working Group II contribution to the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (WGII AR5) evaluates how patterns ...
External link to publication
... Climate risk at the aggregate level is significant. Overall, economic studies have associated a 2‐3°C increase in the global mean temperature, relative to 1850, with expected impacts equivalent to a loss of GDP in the region of 0‐3%. This is relative to a counterfactual projection wi ...
... Climate risk at the aggregate level is significant. Overall, economic studies have associated a 2‐3°C increase in the global mean temperature, relative to 1850, with expected impacts equivalent to a loss of GDP in the region of 0‐3%. This is relative to a counterfactual projection wi ...
- Adaptation Learning Mechanism
... and cope from the adverse effects of climate change. Poor women are more vulnerable, since they have the lowest incomes and depend on income from relatives or small income generating activities. In floods, the poor are usually displaced due to the temporary nature of their homes. They are also more ...
... and cope from the adverse effects of climate change. Poor women are more vulnerable, since they have the lowest incomes and depend on income from relatives or small income generating activities. In floods, the poor are usually displaced due to the temporary nature of their homes. They are also more ...
Cultural and Economic Factors That Influence Brazilian Public
... Climate change is a commons problem of global proportions. The effects of climate change threaten not only the natural world, but also the human systems that we have established (IPCC 2014, 4). The devastating effects of climate change will not be confined to those regions of the world that have con ...
... Climate change is a commons problem of global proportions. The effects of climate change threaten not only the natural world, but also the human systems that we have established (IPCC 2014, 4). The devastating effects of climate change will not be confined to those regions of the world that have con ...
Externship Report: Rwanda
... scientific community that climate change is occurring and is one of many possible causes of biodiversity loss as the world is entering a period of warmer and less predictable climate (Lockwood et al, 2006). With changes in the climate, protecting biodiversity is critical for maintaining ecosystem se ...
... scientific community that climate change is occurring and is one of many possible causes of biodiversity loss as the world is entering a period of warmer and less predictable climate (Lockwood et al, 2006). With changes in the climate, protecting biodiversity is critical for maintaining ecosystem se ...
Double exposure: assessing the impacts of climate change within
... identi"es some important questions that should be considered when discussing winners and losers: E What is meant by a win or a loss? E What factors must be taken into account in labeling a region, an activity, an economic sector, or a country a winner or a loser? E Can wins and losses be objectively ...
... identi"es some important questions that should be considered when discussing winners and losers: E What is meant by a win or a loss? E What factors must be taken into account in labeling a region, an activity, an economic sector, or a country a winner or a loser? E Can wins and losses be objectively ...
Sea Level Change in Western Australia
... 2.1 Global sea level change Historic global sea level variation can be estimated from the analysis of tide gauge recordings around the world. Church & White (2006) used monthly mean sea level recordings from the database of the Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL; http://www.pol.ac.uk/psmsl/ ...
... 2.1 Global sea level change Historic global sea level variation can be estimated from the analysis of tide gauge recordings around the world. Church & White (2006) used monthly mean sea level recordings from the database of the Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL; http://www.pol.ac.uk/psmsl/ ...
Climate: Observations, projections and impacts: Egypt
... Rachel Warren, University of East Anglia The country reports were written by a range of climate researchers, chosen for their subject expertise, who were drawn from institutes across the UK. Authors from the Met Office and the University of Nottingham collated the contributions in to a coherent narr ...
... Rachel Warren, University of East Anglia The country reports were written by a range of climate researchers, chosen for their subject expertise, who were drawn from institutes across the UK. Authors from the Met Office and the University of Nottingham collated the contributions in to a coherent narr ...
Challenges and opportunities in research on climate, weather, water
... observations, operational prediction and service delivery, and established to this effect a Research Task Team chaired by Prof. John Mitchell, with the mandate described in Annex I of this report. The Executive Council also requested a report to be prepared and submitted for its consideration at its ...
... observations, operational prediction and service delivery, and established to this effect a Research Task Team chaired by Prof. John Mitchell, with the mandate described in Annex I of this report. The Executive Council also requested a report to be prepared and submitted for its consideration at its ...
Climate change
... Climate change is a serious issue and will have severe and at the same time heterogeneous effects on the countries in the world. While some countries (as e.g. Russia, the Nordic countries) might benefit, provided that temperature increases are not too high, many countries, amongst them the poorest c ...
... Climate change is a serious issue and will have severe and at the same time heterogeneous effects on the countries in the world. While some countries (as e.g. Russia, the Nordic countries) might benefit, provided that temperature increases are not too high, many countries, amongst them the poorest c ...
Hybrid statistical–dynamic seasonal streamflow forecasting method
... predictors become more important relative to antecedent runoff. The relationship between antecedent runoff and runoff is relatively stable over time, but the relationship between atmospheric predictors and runoff is different in different decades and is stronger during the negative IPO phase. This h ...
... predictors become more important relative to antecedent runoff. The relationship between antecedent runoff and runoff is relatively stable over time, but the relationship between atmospheric predictors and runoff is different in different decades and is stronger during the negative IPO phase. This h ...
A Critical Analysis of the Kyoto Protocol using Monte Carlo
... This considered the gravity of informed decision making under uncertainty in the construction of effective climate policy is emphasised. Rather than postpone direct action to curb anthropogenic climate change in order to accommodate further observational confirmation, mitigation must enter into forc ...
... This considered the gravity of informed decision making under uncertainty in the construction of effective climate policy is emphasised. Rather than postpone direct action to curb anthropogenic climate change in order to accommodate further observational confirmation, mitigation must enter into forc ...
Chicago Area Climate Change Quick Guide
... and Texas Tech University to analyze what climate change impacts on Chicago could be, and then hired MWH, an engineering consulting firm, to use this research to develop a methodology and recommended actions to help the City prepare for a changing climate. The City asked MWH to create a planning doc ...
... and Texas Tech University to analyze what climate change impacts on Chicago could be, and then hired MWH, an engineering consulting firm, to use this research to develop a methodology and recommended actions to help the City prepare for a changing climate. The City asked MWH to create a planning doc ...
Climatic Research Unit documents
Climatic Research Unit documents including thousands of e-mails and other computer files were stolen from a server at the Climatic Research Unit of the University of East Anglia in a hacking incident in November 2009. The documents were redistributed first through the blogosphere of global warming skeptics, and allegations were made that they indicated misconduct by leading climate scientists. A series of investigations rejected these allegations, while concluding that CRU scientists should have been more open with distributing data and methods on request. Precisely six committees investigated the allegations and published reports, finding no evidence of fraud or scientific misconduct. The scientific consensus that global warming is occurring as a result of human activity remained unchanged by the end of the investigations.The incident occurred shortly before the opening December 2009 Copenhagen global climate summit. It has prompted general discussion about increasing the openness of scientific data (though the majority of climate data have always been freely available). Scientists, scientific organisations, and government officials have stated that the incident does not affect the overall scientific case for climate change. Andrew Revkin reported in the New York Times that ""The evidence pointing to a growing human contribution to global warming is so widely accepted that the hacked material is unlikely to erode the overall argument.""