The National League of Cities, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and
... to liaison counsel on Monday, December 7, 2015, provided that if no response was received by Thursday, December 10, 2015, counsel for proposed amici Local Government Coalition would notify this Court that those parties took no position on this motion. In support of this motion, the Local Government ...
... to liaison counsel on Monday, December 7, 2015, provided that if no response was received by Thursday, December 10, 2015, counsel for proposed amici Local Government Coalition would notify this Court that those parties took no position on this motion. In support of this motion, the Local Government ...
Floods in the Sahel: an analysis of anomalies, Petra Tschakert
... 2005; Reij et al. 2005). Nonetheless, impoverished land managers often view droughts as ‘normal’ (West et al. 2008) or continue to blame themselves for increasingly irregular rainfall patterns. Yet, these irregularities may well be a consequence of anthropogenic emissions, primarily from the wealthy ...
... 2005; Reij et al. 2005). Nonetheless, impoverished land managers often view droughts as ‘normal’ (West et al. 2008) or continue to blame themselves for increasingly irregular rainfall patterns. Yet, these irregularities may well be a consequence of anthropogenic emissions, primarily from the wealthy ...
Community and ecosystem responses to recent climate change
... Rosenzweig et al. 2007). A global meta-analysis revealed a mean advance of 2.3 days/decade among 677 species averaged over the last four decades (Parmesan & Yohe 2003), but not every species is equally responsive (Jensen 2003). Furthermore, a threshold in the response in spring phenology, e.g. for p ...
... Rosenzweig et al. 2007). A global meta-analysis revealed a mean advance of 2.3 days/decade among 677 species averaged over the last four decades (Parmesan & Yohe 2003), but not every species is equally responsive (Jensen 2003). Furthermore, a threshold in the response in spring phenology, e.g. for p ...
CIAS
... in the module. This generates a set of test cases against which future outputs can be compared. There are immediate plans to further develop the system to cover impacts upon coastal flooding, agriculture and the incidence of extreme weather events, and then to gradually gather alternative modules fo ...
... in the module. This generates a set of test cases against which future outputs can be compared. There are immediate plans to further develop the system to cover impacts upon coastal flooding, agriculture and the incidence of extreme weather events, and then to gradually gather alternative modules fo ...
STUDY ON THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON CHINA`S
... the price to be equilibrium, and in case of significant climate change the crop price could change for a prolonged period. Under such circumstances, the Ricardian estimate would be either over- or underestimating the climate change impacts, depending on how the prices change. The bias was calculated ...
... the price to be equilibrium, and in case of significant climate change the crop price could change for a prolonged period. Under such circumstances, the Ricardian estimate would be either over- or underestimating the climate change impacts, depending on how the prices change. The bias was calculated ...
How much do precipitation extremes change in a warming
... at a rate exceeding the 7% K 1 (Figure 1), in agreement with the hypothesis of Trenberth et al. [2003]. Nevertheless, the mean intensity increase in the model-simulated long-term changes is about one order of magnitude smaller than that derived from the inter-annual variations in the GPCP pentad dat ...
... at a rate exceeding the 7% K 1 (Figure 1), in agreement with the hypothesis of Trenberth et al. [2003]. Nevertheless, the mean intensity increase in the model-simulated long-term changes is about one order of magnitude smaller than that derived from the inter-annual variations in the GPCP pentad dat ...
Achieving Sustainable Food Security in the Face of Climate Change
... As the world’s population increases, so does it’s usage of natural resources; this means increases the demand for food and sustenance, increases in demand for land development and the like. This ends up with a delicate balancing act that is often left in the hands of policymakers, who have to balanc ...
... As the world’s population increases, so does it’s usage of natural resources; this means increases the demand for food and sustenance, increases in demand for land development and the like. This ends up with a delicate balancing act that is often left in the hands of policymakers, who have to balanc ...
Links between the Built Environment, Climate and Population Health
... One methodology potentially useful for integrating knowledge from various scientific disciplines with public input and involvement is integrated assessments, or integrated assessment modeling (IAM).23 An integrated model, such as the one developed by the NYCHP, described below, links the mathematica ...
... One methodology potentially useful for integrating knowledge from various scientific disciplines with public input and involvement is integrated assessments, or integrated assessment modeling (IAM).23 An integrated model, such as the one developed by the NYCHP, described below, links the mathematica ...
Global Climate Change and Children`s Health
... organizations and climatologists that these broad effects, known as climate change, are the result of contemporary human activity. Climate change poses threats to human health, safety, and security. Children are uniquely vulnerable to these threats. The effects of climate change on child health incl ...
... organizations and climatologists that these broad effects, known as climate change, are the result of contemporary human activity. Climate change poses threats to human health, safety, and security. Children are uniquely vulnerable to these threats. The effects of climate change on child health incl ...
Potential effects of climate change and adaptive
... phenotypic and genetic plasticity) indices. These indicators can support practitioners’ planning needs. As with any adaptive management process, ongoing assessment and modification are necessary as new information emerges. Vulnerability assessment techniques continue to evolve and it is important fo ...
... phenotypic and genetic plasticity) indices. These indicators can support practitioners’ planning needs. As with any adaptive management process, ongoing assessment and modification are necessary as new information emerges. Vulnerability assessment techniques continue to evolve and it is important fo ...
Impacts of global warming on hydrological Introduction of multi-model ensembles and
... variables (2mT and P) in JJA but overall, its magnitude was not large. SST should play a significant role (nudging effect) as a boundary condition. *This research was supported by the Global Environment Research Project Fund (S-5-3) of the Ministry of the Environment, Japan. Model bias detection pro ...
... variables (2mT and P) in JJA but overall, its magnitude was not large. SST should play a significant role (nudging effect) as a boundary condition. *This research was supported by the Global Environment Research Project Fund (S-5-3) of the Ministry of the Environment, Japan. Model bias detection pro ...
An update on EEA and EIONET activities
... earlier provided back to countries • Some generic issues were noted including: – consistency of data with part B (eg use of 2010 or 2009 submissions), – consistency of messages (eg attaining 2010 emission ceilings, or not), – style and lengths of contributions • Still further opportunities for count ...
... earlier provided back to countries • Some generic issues were noted including: – consistency of data with part B (eg use of 2010 or 2009 submissions), – consistency of messages (eg attaining 2010 emission ceilings, or not), – style and lengths of contributions • Still further opportunities for count ...
Cooperation Studies of Catastrophe Avoidance: Implications for
... the factors that spur and inhibit collective efforts to avoid dangerous climate change. Specifically, (1) we present evidence that the risk of collective failure is a major variable underpinning cooperation—the higher the perception of risk, the easier it becomes for groups to coordinate efforts to ...
... the factors that spur and inhibit collective efforts to avoid dangerous climate change. Specifically, (1) we present evidence that the risk of collective failure is a major variable underpinning cooperation—the higher the perception of risk, the easier it becomes for groups to coordinate efforts to ...
Observations On Environmental Change in South Africa
... addresses issues of ‘People and Environmental Change’. The subsequent chapters describe a variety of pertinent environmental issues grouped into broad large-scale ecosystem topics spanning the atmosphere to the oceans. The book ends with a concluding chapter. South Africans, across the board, are de ...
... addresses issues of ‘People and Environmental Change’. The subsequent chapters describe a variety of pertinent environmental issues grouped into broad large-scale ecosystem topics spanning the atmosphere to the oceans. The book ends with a concluding chapter. South Africans, across the board, are de ...
Building Climate Resilience in the Blue Nile/Abay Highlands: A Role
... research and applications aimed at building greater climate resilience in the area. In this context, we examine climate resilience at the community level, defining it as the ability of communities to withstand and recover from climate-induced stresses. Communities can engage in resilience-building a ...
... research and applications aimed at building greater climate resilience in the area. In this context, we examine climate resilience at the community level, defining it as the ability of communities to withstand and recover from climate-induced stresses. Communities can engage in resilience-building a ...
The CC-Bio Project: Studying the Effects of Climate Change
... mean range shifts of 6.1 km/decade towards the poles, or 6 m/decade upward in elevation (a “globally coherent fingerprint”; [7]). Climate will likely continue to warm [13]. A strong reorganization of abundance patterns and ranges of species is thus expected from historical reconstructions [14], curr ...
... mean range shifts of 6.1 km/decade towards the poles, or 6 m/decade upward in elevation (a “globally coherent fingerprint”; [7]). Climate will likely continue to warm [13]. A strong reorganization of abundance patterns and ranges of species is thus expected from historical reconstructions [14], curr ...
Dangerous human-made interference with climate
... Nations, 1992) with the agreed objective “to achieve stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system.” The Earth’s climate system has great thermal inertia, requiring at least several decades ...
... Nations, 1992) with the agreed objective “to achieve stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system.” The Earth’s climate system has great thermal inertia, requiring at least several decades ...
4. The response of the climate system to a
... term trend since 1980 is very slow (Fig. 4.6). Over this period, the amplitude of the changes in TSI has been of the order of 0.1%, corresponding to a peak to peak change in TSI of about 1 W m–2. Dividing by four to take into account the geometrical properties of the system (see Eq. 2.3), gives a va ...
... term trend since 1980 is very slow (Fig. 4.6). Over this period, the amplitude of the changes in TSI has been of the order of 0.1%, corresponding to a peak to peak change in TSI of about 1 W m–2. Dividing by four to take into account the geometrical properties of the system (see Eq. 2.3), gives a va ...
Pattern scaling using ClimGen: monthly
... to greenhouse gas forcing (Heinke et al. 2013); (ii) cases with different future emissions or concentrations of greenhouses gases, and hence different future global temperature changes (Huntingford et al. 2010); or (iii) time periods for which suitable simulations have not been undertaken (e.g., to ...
... to greenhouse gas forcing (Heinke et al. 2013); (ii) cases with different future emissions or concentrations of greenhouses gases, and hence different future global temperature changes (Huntingford et al. 2010); or (iii) time periods for which suitable simulations have not been undertaken (e.g., to ...
Applicability of the Hansen Global Forest Data to REDD+ Policy
... and methods used. Such transparency could improve confidence in the environmental credibility of the REDD+ system, which is important for garnering political and financial support. The transparency and quality of the Hansen Data could provide an entry point for countries with limited forest monitori ...
... and methods used. Such transparency could improve confidence in the environmental credibility of the REDD+ system, which is important for garnering political and financial support. The transparency and quality of the Hansen Data could provide an entry point for countries with limited forest monitori ...
- Wiley Online Library
... biosphere if performed on a large scale. It should therefore be considered as climate engineering even though bioenergy and CCS on their own are usually considered as mitigation options as they individually contribute to reduce atmospheric emissions of CO2 . Conversely, some climate engineering prop ...
... biosphere if performed on a large scale. It should therefore be considered as climate engineering even though bioenergy and CCS on their own are usually considered as mitigation options as they individually contribute to reduce atmospheric emissions of CO2 . Conversely, some climate engineering prop ...
Information Brief on Agriculture and Land at the UN Climate Change Conference 2014
... lessons learned from national adaptation planning, collated from submissions. This may be of interest to countries where NAPA and NAPs are under development or implementation. Agenda item 6 “Methodological guidance for activities relating to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradati ...
... lessons learned from national adaptation planning, collated from submissions. This may be of interest to countries where NAPA and NAPs are under development or implementation. Agenda item 6 “Methodological guidance for activities relating to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradati ...
Explaining Ocean Warming - Observatoire Océanologique de
... the temperature of the upper 75m has increased by around 0.11°C per decade. The uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2) in sea water causes a decrease in pH (i.e. increase in acidity), as well as in the availability of carbonate ions (CO32-) that are one of the building blocks required by ...
... the temperature of the upper 75m has increased by around 0.11°C per decade. The uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2) in sea water causes a decrease in pH (i.e. increase in acidity), as well as in the availability of carbonate ions (CO32-) that are one of the building blocks required by ...
How are salmon changing in response to climate change?
... What does the best dataset in Alaska say about salmon response to climate change? Is salmon run timing changing with warming? Yes – most juveniles and adults emigrating and immigrating earlier. What are the effects on salmon availability? Smaller window in which ecosystem service available for harv ...
... What does the best dataset in Alaska say about salmon response to climate change? Is salmon run timing changing with warming? Yes – most juveniles and adults emigrating and immigrating earlier. What are the effects on salmon availability? Smaller window in which ecosystem service available for harv ...
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.""