3. STRAW MAN 1: A PRELIMINARY VIEW OF THE TROPICAL
... bution as input. Thus, attempts to answer the question of what maintains the temperature and heat flux distributions become entangled in circular reasoning. In these models (summarized in DeConto et al., 2000), the surface freshwater balance is also not given a self-consistent treatment because real ...
... bution as input. Thus, attempts to answer the question of what maintains the temperature and heat flux distributions become entangled in circular reasoning. In these models (summarized in DeConto et al., 2000), the surface freshwater balance is also not given a self-consistent treatment because real ...
High Speed Rail aff – DDI 2012 KM
... billion—$2 billion of which (or some 7 percent of the airlines’ operating costs) were in wasted fuel and extra labor charges. Our air traffic system is choking on its own success. And things will get worse. By 1996, the FAA predicts that unless the air traffic system adds significant capacity, the n ...
... billion—$2 billion of which (or some 7 percent of the airlines’ operating costs) were in wasted fuel and extra labor charges. Our air traffic system is choking on its own success. And things will get worse. By 1996, the FAA predicts that unless the air traffic system adds significant capacity, the n ...
Environment and Development (UNCED)
... gather relevant data on resources at risk and assist in developing appropriate response strategies. More importantly the methodology can be replicated in different countries and provide for an ability to make cross comparisons of an equivalent basis—something that was lacking in the presentations ma ...
... gather relevant data on resources at risk and assist in developing appropriate response strategies. More importantly the methodology can be replicated in different countries and provide for an ability to make cross comparisons of an equivalent basis—something that was lacking in the presentations ma ...
Forests and Climate Change
... Forests and Climate Change: Forcings, Feedbacks, and the Climate Benefits of Forests Gordon B. Bonan The world’s forests influence climate through physical, chemical, and biological processes that affect planetary energetics, the hydrologic cycle, and atmospheric composition. These complex and nonli ...
... Forests and Climate Change: Forcings, Feedbacks, and the Climate Benefits of Forests Gordon B. Bonan The world’s forests influence climate through physical, chemical, and biological processes that affect planetary energetics, the hydrologic cycle, and atmospheric composition. These complex and nonli ...
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... the world decides this is desirable. […] Similarly, aiming for a lower stabilisation trajectory may be a sensible hedging strategy, as it is easier to adjust upwards to a higher trajectory than downwards to a lower one.” The objective of this paper is to provide a policy-relevant answer to the issue ...
... the world decides this is desirable. […] Similarly, aiming for a lower stabilisation trajectory may be a sensible hedging strategy, as it is easier to adjust upwards to a higher trajectory than downwards to a lower one.” The objective of this paper is to provide a policy-relevant answer to the issue ...
Global warming in the public sphere
... not until 1987 that the Antarctic Vostok ice core results confirmed the pivotal role of atmospheric CO2 in controlling past global climate (Maslin 2004). As no one else took up the issue in their time, Arrhenius and Chamberlin turned their attention to other challenges and the theory of a greenhouse ...
... not until 1987 that the Antarctic Vostok ice core results confirmed the pivotal role of atmospheric CO2 in controlling past global climate (Maslin 2004). As no one else took up the issue in their time, Arrhenius and Chamberlin turned their attention to other challenges and the theory of a greenhouse ...
Climate Change: Causes, Impacts and Adaptation
... The global climate is changing and our Earth is warming. Many people are already aware of the existence of climate change, but fewer are aware of the impacts of climate change on our water supplies, agriculture, power and transportation systems, the natural environment, and even our own health and s ...
... The global climate is changing and our Earth is warming. Many people are already aware of the existence of climate change, but fewer are aware of the impacts of climate change on our water supplies, agriculture, power and transportation systems, the natural environment, and even our own health and s ...
The Angry Summer - Investor Group on Climate Change
... The south of Australia is an extremely fire-prone region during the summer months. While many factors influence the potential for bushfires, the conditions conducive to fire outbreak and spread are highly sensitive to changes in climate and weather (Clarke et al., 2012). Hotter temperatures, longer ...
... The south of Australia is an extremely fire-prone region during the summer months. While many factors influence the potential for bushfires, the conditions conducive to fire outbreak and spread are highly sensitive to changes in climate and weather (Clarke et al., 2012). Hotter temperatures, longer ...
AG-GEM model - University of Missouri
... impacts of future climate change on net farm income and the quality of natural resources used in crop production for representative crop farms in a local production area; (2) how best to adapt those farms to future climate change; and (3) whether such adaptation is advantageous. This situation exi ...
... impacts of future climate change on net farm income and the quality of natural resources used in crop production for representative crop farms in a local production area; (2) how best to adapt those farms to future climate change; and (3) whether such adaptation is advantageous. This situation exi ...
CO2 Capture Technologies
... • Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is an important part of the lowest‐cost greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation portfolio. • Without CCS, overall costs to reduce emissions to 2005 levels by 2050 increase by 70%. • An ambitious CCS growth path is needed to achieve this GHG mitigation potential, envi ...
... • Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is an important part of the lowest‐cost greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation portfolio. • Without CCS, overall costs to reduce emissions to 2005 levels by 2050 increase by 70%. • An ambitious CCS growth path is needed to achieve this GHG mitigation potential, envi ...
INFORMATION DOCUMENT
... A major outcome of the session is a decision to develop a joint WCRP-IOC sponsored Task Group on Assessment of Sea-Level Variability and Change and actively engage the WCRP core Projects in its activities. Prof. Konrad Steffen agreed to co-chair the group on behalf of WCRP together with the former W ...
... A major outcome of the session is a decision to develop a joint WCRP-IOC sponsored Task Group on Assessment of Sea-Level Variability and Change and actively engage the WCRP core Projects in its activities. Prof. Konrad Steffen agreed to co-chair the group on behalf of WCRP together with the former W ...
Impacts of climate variability and future climate change on harmful
... produce potent natural toxins that are bioconcentrated by some filter feeding shellfish and finfish, and passed along the food chain causing illness or death if consumed by humans or other organisms. Other HA are non-toxic, but attain high biomass resulting in substantial reductions in biodiversity ...
... produce potent natural toxins that are bioconcentrated by some filter feeding shellfish and finfish, and passed along the food chain causing illness or death if consumed by humans or other organisms. Other HA are non-toxic, but attain high biomass resulting in substantial reductions in biodiversity ...
Climate Change
... Gases in the earth’s atmosphere trap some of the sun’s energy that would otherwise be radiated back into space. This is called the greenhouse effect. This process keeps the earth at a temperature suitable for life. Climate change results from an enhanced greenhouse effect. Increased levels of greenh ...
... Gases in the earth’s atmosphere trap some of the sun’s energy that would otherwise be radiated back into space. This is called the greenhouse effect. This process keeps the earth at a temperature suitable for life. Climate change results from an enhanced greenhouse effect. Increased levels of greenh ...
Changes in the distribution of multispecies pest assemblages
... studies. In this contribution, we constructed and evaluated process-based species distribution models for three invasive potato pests in the Tropical Andean Region. These three species have been found to co-occur and interact within the same potato tuber, causing different levels of damage to crop. ...
... studies. In this contribution, we constructed and evaluated process-based species distribution models for three invasive potato pests in the Tropical Andean Region. These three species have been found to co-occur and interact within the same potato tuber, causing different levels of damage to crop. ...
The Climate Change Generation?
... when NASA climate scientist James Hansen testified at a Senate Energy Committee hearing that global temperature rise was underway and that human-produced greenhouse gases were almost certainly responsible. For this reason, the conventional wisdom holds that young Americans, growing up in a world of ...
... when NASA climate scientist James Hansen testified at a Senate Energy Committee hearing that global temperature rise was underway and that human-produced greenhouse gases were almost certainly responsible. For this reason, the conventional wisdom holds that young Americans, growing up in a world of ...
Sensitivity of Crop Water Need to 2071–95
... Climatic variability and trends have already been documented for the Caribbean, and such studies generally support predictions of a warmer, drier Caribbean climate in the future (Nurse and Sem 2001). Peterson et al. (Peterson et al. 2002), for example, report a statistically significant warming tren ...
... Climatic variability and trends have already been documented for the Caribbean, and such studies generally support predictions of a warmer, drier Caribbean climate in the future (Nurse and Sem 2001). Peterson et al. (Peterson et al. 2002), for example, report a statistically significant warming tren ...
The PETM and Leaf Margin Analysis
... The reason this method works is because toothed leaves are able to begin photosynthesis earlier than smooth edged leaves in the spring. However toothed leaves lead to a high amount of water loss which does not provide adequate water to the tree in ...
... The reason this method works is because toothed leaves are able to begin photosynthesis earlier than smooth edged leaves in the spring. However toothed leaves lead to a high amount of water loss which does not provide adequate water to the tree in ...
Alignment to Michigan Educational Standards- Earth Science
... a global scale. Science both aids in the development of technology and provides tools for assessing the costs, risks, and benefits of technological systems. Scientific conclusions and arguments play a role in personal choice and public policy decisions. New technology and scientific discoveries have ...
... a global scale. Science both aids in the development of technology and provides tools for assessing the costs, risks, and benefits of technological systems. Scientific conclusions and arguments play a role in personal choice and public policy decisions. New technology and scientific discoveries have ...
Bias corrections of global models for regional climate simulations
... Received: 21 August 2013 / Accepted: 22 November 2013 / Published online: 14 December 2013 The Author(s) 2013. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com ...
... Received: 21 August 2013 / Accepted: 22 November 2013 / Published online: 14 December 2013 The Author(s) 2013. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com ...
Evolutionary response of the egg hatching date of LETTERS *
... alter the reaction norm elevation). Thus, it is the winter moth’s response to temperature that has genetically changed. The genetic change in reaction norm is mainly a change in elevation and to a lesser extent in slope (Fig. 1b). Whereas the quantitative genetic model predicts the largest shift at ...
... alter the reaction norm elevation). Thus, it is the winter moth’s response to temperature that has genetically changed. The genetic change in reaction norm is mainly a change in elevation and to a lesser extent in slope (Fig. 1b). Whereas the quantitative genetic model predicts the largest shift at ...
Chapter 1
... “Viet Nam special report on managing the risks of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaptation” (SREX Vietnam) was prepared based on the framework of “Special Report of Intergovernmental Panel on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change (SREX, ...
... “Viet Nam special report on managing the risks of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaptation” (SREX Vietnam) was prepared based on the framework of “Special Report of Intergovernmental Panel on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change (SREX, ...
Press Release - CGRER
... Leading Iowa scientists urge action on Climate-Smart Agriculture “Iowa’s record September rainfall and flooding reminds us that climate change is real and needs to be addressed on both the farm and in our communities,” said David Courard-Hauri, Director, Environmental Science and Policy Program at D ...
... Leading Iowa scientists urge action on Climate-Smart Agriculture “Iowa’s record September rainfall and flooding reminds us that climate change is real and needs to be addressed on both the farm and in our communities,” said David Courard-Hauri, Director, Environmental Science and Policy Program at D ...
Response of river flow regime to various climate change scenarios
... critical components to water availability, water quality and the ecological integrity of a river basin[3]. River flows respond to changes in basin runoff which is more sensitive to changes in precipitation and evaporation than other climate variables. For a catchment with a low runoff ratio, the eff ...
... critical components to water availability, water quality and the ecological integrity of a river basin[3]. River flows respond to changes in basin runoff which is more sensitive to changes in precipitation and evaporation than other climate variables. For a catchment with a low runoff ratio, the eff ...
Landscaping climate change: a mapping technique for
... scientific or technological outcomes, and points up how the outcomes could have been other. Web surfers, be they everyday people, organization workers, journalists or scientists, don similar spectacles while making their daily excavations. These days, much serious and leisurely research begins with ...
... scientific or technological outcomes, and points up how the outcomes could have been other. Web surfers, be they everyday people, organization workers, journalists or scientists, don similar spectacles while making their daily excavations. These days, much serious and leisurely research begins with ...
Climate Change in Hamilton City, New Zealand - UN
... Rebecca Gasper is a doctoral student at the University of Maryland, Center for Integrative Environmental Research. Her research focuses on the economic and social impacts of climate change, especially in urban areas. She has been involved in several projects evaluating climate-related issues facing ...
... Rebecca Gasper is a doctoral student at the University of Maryland, Center for Integrative Environmental Research. Her research focuses on the economic and social impacts of climate change, especially in urban areas. She has been involved in several projects evaluating climate-related issues facing ...
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.""