When Science and Ideology Collide: Explaining
... scientific knowledge…This knowledge is apparently sufficiently well developed and routinized that it can lead its users to accept conclusions they are predisposed against.” There is certainly evidence to support that contention too. Zaller, for instance, notes that elites of all predispositions gene ...
... scientific knowledge…This knowledge is apparently sufficiently well developed and routinized that it can lead its users to accept conclusions they are predisposed against.” There is certainly evidence to support that contention too. Zaller, for instance, notes that elites of all predispositions gene ...
21st century climate change in the European Alps—A review
... importance of perennial snow and ice cover in the upper reaches as well as the existence of various orographically triggered flow phenomena. Due to various factors including the high population density, the pronounced susceptibility to climate-related hazards, the importance of Alpine water resources ...
... importance of perennial snow and ice cover in the upper reaches as well as the existence of various orographically triggered flow phenomena. Due to various factors including the high population density, the pronounced susceptibility to climate-related hazards, the importance of Alpine water resources ...
The Northern Edge Study Guide: Climate Change
... She says that ʺour region is the globe’s barometer of climate change, and Inuit are the mercury in that barometer. Protect the Arctic and you will save the planet,ʺ she said. ʺUse us as your early warning system. Use our stories as vehicles to reconnect us all so that we can understand the people an ...
... She says that ʺour region is the globe’s barometer of climate change, and Inuit are the mercury in that barometer. Protect the Arctic and you will save the planet,ʺ she said. ʺUse us as your early warning system. Use our stories as vehicles to reconnect us all so that we can understand the people an ...
Potential effects of climate change and rising CO2 on ecosystem
... the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) historic climate data network. This data was used in the model up to the point when measurements from on-site or nearby weather station data became available. Climate values for the initialization period from 1700 to 1900 were derived by r ...
... the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) historic climate data network. This data was used in the model up to the point when measurements from on-site or nearby weather station data became available. Climate values for the initialization period from 1700 to 1900 were derived by r ...
Modeling Climate Change Impacts on Viti Levu (Fiji) and Aitutaki
... The regional assessments were executed over the period 2002-2005 by multidisciplinary, multiinstitutional regional teams of investigators. The teams, selected through merit review of submitted proposals, were supported by the AIACC project with funding, technical assistance, mentoring and training. ...
... The regional assessments were executed over the period 2002-2005 by multidisciplinary, multiinstitutional regional teams of investigators. The teams, selected through merit review of submitted proposals, were supported by the AIACC project with funding, technical assistance, mentoring and training. ...
- Harvard University
... on different timescales (e.g., seasonal, interannual), and report results in climate change assessments. ...
... on different timescales (e.g., seasonal, interannual), and report results in climate change assessments. ...
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... Yet a review of the literature shows that the bulk of the work to date has been deterministic, though there are exceptions and the trend is changing. If uncertainty is central then attitudes towards risk and the degree of risk aversion will presumably be central parameters. Institutions for risk-shi ...
... Yet a review of the literature shows that the bulk of the work to date has been deterministic, though there are exceptions and the trend is changing. If uncertainty is central then attitudes towards risk and the degree of risk aversion will presumably be central parameters. Institutions for risk-shi ...
Climate change and Arctic ecosystems II
... 1996a]. The model is sensitive to CO2 concentration because of the responses of NPP and stomatal conductance to CO2 and the differential effects of CO2 on the NPP of C3 and C4 plants. [8] To identify the biome for a given grid cell, the model ranks the tree and nontree PFTs that were calculated for ...
... 1996a]. The model is sensitive to CO2 concentration because of the responses of NPP and stomatal conductance to CO2 and the differential effects of CO2 on the NPP of C3 and C4 plants. [8] To identify the biome for a given grid cell, the model ranks the tree and nontree PFTs that were calculated for ...
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... Kilimanjaro using the Ricardian model. The Ricardian model is chosen because of its ability to capture the effects of adaptation strategies that farmers undertake to mitigate expected risks. Short rainy season is projected to suffer the most from climate change in East Africa (Aggarwal et al, 2003). ...
... Kilimanjaro using the Ricardian model. The Ricardian model is chosen because of its ability to capture the effects of adaptation strategies that farmers undertake to mitigate expected risks. Short rainy season is projected to suffer the most from climate change in East Africa (Aggarwal et al, 2003). ...
Cosmopolitan Justice, Responsibility, and Global Climate Change
... First, distributive justice concerns itself with the distribution of burdens and benefits. Now conventional theories of distributive justice tend to focus on benefits such as wealth and income. It is important, then, to ask whether this framework can usefully be extended to include environmental bur ...
... First, distributive justice concerns itself with the distribution of burdens and benefits. Now conventional theories of distributive justice tend to focus on benefits such as wealth and income. It is important, then, to ask whether this framework can usefully be extended to include environmental bur ...
Plants and climate change: complexities and
... ‘heat requirement’ for leaf flushing had increased over time in every case, on average by almost 50 %—a striking result for which the mechanism was not understood. While patterns of advancing spring events are the dominant response, in every study there have been some species showing no response (no ...
... ‘heat requirement’ for leaf flushing had increased over time in every case, on average by almost 50 %—a striking result for which the mechanism was not understood. While patterns of advancing spring events are the dominant response, in every study there have been some species showing no response (no ...
Reducing the Impact of Global Warming on Wildlife
... government scientist and co-author of the most recent IPCC report, “there can be no question that the increases ...
... government scientist and co-author of the most recent IPCC report, “there can be no question that the increases ...
Hurteau et al. 2014 - Earth Systems Ecology Lab
... Therefore, the risk of carbon loss due to wildfire is likely to increase as a function of the increasing probability and severity of wildfire. The carbon carrying capacity of a system has been defined as the amount of carbon that can be sustained under prevailing climatic conditions and natural disturb ...
... Therefore, the risk of carbon loss due to wildfire is likely to increase as a function of the increasing probability and severity of wildfire. The carbon carrying capacity of a system has been defined as the amount of carbon that can be sustained under prevailing climatic conditions and natural disturb ...
An assessment of the likely consequences of global warming on the
... climate change studies. The basic assumption is that global warming from whatever cause, increased progressively but not constantly, during the past century. If the consequences of global warming are as severe as is generally claimed, then the consequences should already be observable in hydrometeor ...
... climate change studies. The basic assumption is that global warming from whatever cause, increased progressively but not constantly, during the past century. If the consequences of global warming are as severe as is generally claimed, then the consequences should already be observable in hydrometeor ...
AmandahaworthWiklund - Global Compact Nordic Network
... exploring supplier capabilities and splitting emissions • Members choose which suppliers are involved (up to 2000) • Members provide CDP with supplier contact data • CDP sends request for disclosure to suppliers • Suppliers register and enter on line • 3 levels of disclosure – public, members, custo ...
... exploring supplier capabilities and splitting emissions • Members choose which suppliers are involved (up to 2000) • Members provide CDP with supplier contact data • CDP sends request for disclosure to suppliers • Suppliers register and enter on line • 3 levels of disclosure – public, members, custo ...
MAPPING CLIMATE CHANGE AND SECURITY IN NORTH AFRICA
... A number of these concerns apply directly to North Africa, a region for the purposes of this study we take to include the countries along the Mediterranean, south to the Sahelian countries of Mali and Niger, and extending across to Sudan and the Horn of Africa. North Africa is a strategically import ...
... A number of these concerns apply directly to North Africa, a region for the purposes of this study we take to include the countries along the Mediterranean, south to the Sahelian countries of Mali and Niger, and extending across to Sudan and the Horn of Africa. North Africa is a strategically import ...
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... that many of the commonly used stochastic production function specifications are inappropriate for analyzing production risk because they only allow for positive marginal contributions to the variance. Thus, Just and Pope (1978, 1979) developed a three-stage estimation procedure that makes it possib ...
... that many of the commonly used stochastic production function specifications are inappropriate for analyzing production risk because they only allow for positive marginal contributions to the variance. Thus, Just and Pope (1978, 1979) developed a three-stage estimation procedure that makes it possib ...
Draft Interim Climate Change Guidelines
... The Australian Rainfall and Runoff (ARR) guideline is currently being revised to incorporate 25 years of data since its last publication and to take into account the effects of climate change. This revision is expected to be completed by December 2015. To inform this revision, key research projects ...
... The Australian Rainfall and Runoff (ARR) guideline is currently being revised to incorporate 25 years of data since its last publication and to take into account the effects of climate change. This revision is expected to be completed by December 2015. To inform this revision, key research projects ...
Phenological events along the elevation gradient
... were determined within site and along the elevation gradient in each study site. Our observations showed high synchrony throughout the elevation gradient, especially for peak flowering. Temperature, rainfall, age of the observed trees and site characteristics were related to initial and peak floweri ...
... were determined within site and along the elevation gradient in each study site. Our observations showed high synchrony throughout the elevation gradient, especially for peak flowering. Temperature, rainfall, age of the observed trees and site characteristics were related to initial and peak floweri ...
Sea Level Rise - Sarasota Bay Estuary Program
... Communities and local and state governments across the coastal United States are using scientific information to take steps toward sea level rise adaptation. Some of these communities are taking advanced steps. These experiences are providing important lessons and information about different tools a ...
... Communities and local and state governments across the coastal United States are using scientific information to take steps toward sea level rise adaptation. Some of these communities are taking advanced steps. These experiences are providing important lessons and information about different tools a ...
The International Climate Change Negotiations
... accepted that they should be subject to emissions targets established from the top-down, through international negotiations. Instead, they have preferred to address the climate change problem, if at all, from the bottom up, through nationally-determined policies such as efficiency standards and tech ...
... accepted that they should be subject to emissions targets established from the top-down, through international negotiations. Instead, they have preferred to address the climate change problem, if at all, from the bottom up, through nationally-determined policies such as efficiency standards and tech ...
Probable maximum precipitation and climate change
... [10] A second component entering into the empirical estimation of PMP is the maximum atmospheric total column water vapor (precipitable water, PW) that is possible for a given location and season. The maximum possible value, PWmax, is estimated as the observed maximum historical precipitable water [ ...
... [10] A second component entering into the empirical estimation of PMP is the maximum atmospheric total column water vapor (precipitable water, PW) that is possible for a given location and season. The maximum possible value, PWmax, is estimated as the observed maximum historical precipitable water [ ...
A Framework for Assessing the Vulnerability of Communities in the
... These observed changes are a portent of things to come. Future climate change in the polar regions is expected to be among the greatest anywhere on earth because of amplification by positive feedbacks in the climate system (Holland and Bitz, 2003). Models indicate that land areas in the Arctic will ...
... These observed changes are a portent of things to come. Future climate change in the polar regions is expected to be among the greatest anywhere on earth because of amplification by positive feedbacks in the climate system (Holland and Bitz, 2003). Models indicate that land areas in the Arctic will ...
Ecological and Evolutionary Responses to Recent Climate Change
... But the plethora of records also stems from the strong sociological significance of the change of the seasons, particularly in high-latitude countries. Peoples of Great Britain, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Finland have been keen on (some might say even obsessed with) recording the first signs of spri ...
... But the plethora of records also stems from the strong sociological significance of the change of the seasons, particularly in high-latitude countries. Peoples of Great Britain, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Finland have been keen on (some might say even obsessed with) recording the first signs of spri ...
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.""