LLoyd's Science of Risk Conference Booklet 2012
... variations arose as a result of natural ocean oscillations. For the first time our study, published in Nature this year, shows using physically based climate simulations, that historical changes in emissions of industrial aerosols together with large volcanic events may in fact explain much of the p ...
... variations arose as a result of natural ocean oscillations. For the first time our study, published in Nature this year, shows using physically based climate simulations, that historical changes in emissions of industrial aerosols together with large volcanic events may in fact explain much of the p ...
trilateral strategy - Common Wadden Sea Secretariat
... There is considerable uncertainty about climate change and its impacts regarding direction, timing and magnitude (e.g. plausible sea level rise projections vary among 0.2 and 1.4 m). These uncertainties require a flexible approach with regard to Wadden Sea policy and management, as well as close con ...
... There is considerable uncertainty about climate change and its impacts regarding direction, timing and magnitude (e.g. plausible sea level rise projections vary among 0.2 and 1.4 m). These uncertainties require a flexible approach with regard to Wadden Sea policy and management, as well as close con ...
Climate Change Justice
... based upon a cost-benefit calculation. And unlike the human rights approach, it is f lexible enough to guide in cases in which imposing poverty cannot be avoided since it directs us towards action that as much as possible prevents the poor from assuming costs. The defense of the antipoverty principl ...
... based upon a cost-benefit calculation. And unlike the human rights approach, it is f lexible enough to guide in cases in which imposing poverty cannot be avoided since it directs us towards action that as much as possible prevents the poor from assuming costs. The defense of the antipoverty principl ...
Annex 5: Changes to the Atlantic Ocean circulation (Gulf Stream)
... increasing greenhouse gases (see section below). The effects of such a weakening are included in the UKCP09 projections. However concerns have been raised that the MOC might undergo a more rapid decline, or pass a threshold beyond which it will eventually shut down effectively irreversibly. These co ...
... increasing greenhouse gases (see section below). The effects of such a weakening are included in the UKCP09 projections. However concerns have been raised that the MOC might undergo a more rapid decline, or pass a threshold beyond which it will eventually shut down effectively irreversibly. These co ...
Climate Change in - Pakistan Meteorological Department
... In this era of rapid climate change, the importance of climate projections in policy making, resource management, economic activity and technological advancement cannot be denied. Information about changes in climate change and variability is required to better anticipate potential impacts of climat ...
... In this era of rapid climate change, the importance of climate projections in policy making, resource management, economic activity and technological advancement cannot be denied. Information about changes in climate change and variability is required to better anticipate potential impacts of climat ...
impact of climate change on precipitation
... The climate of North-Eastern region of India is depicted by its extreme humidity. Its most distinguishing feature being the abundant rainfall between March and May at a time when rain in other India is at its minimum. Along with ample precipitation in this part of the country is the associated water ...
... The climate of North-Eastern region of India is depicted by its extreme humidity. Its most distinguishing feature being the abundant rainfall between March and May at a time when rain in other India is at its minimum. Along with ample precipitation in this part of the country is the associated water ...
Responding to Threats of Climate Change Mega
... requires confronting the real possibility that for various reasons related to the nature of megacatastrophes and how they are perceived, attitudes of the broader public about such events may not align with the results of a more systematic evaluation. This has implications for the kinds of decisions ...
... requires confronting the real possibility that for various reasons related to the nature of megacatastrophes and how they are perceived, attitudes of the broader public about such events may not align with the results of a more systematic evaluation. This has implications for the kinds of decisions ...
Climate Change in Germany - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact
... The probability of overshooting the 2-degree target in the long term rises rapidly under concentrations that lie much higher than today’s values. To reach the 2-degree target, today’s global emissions need to be lowered from 7 Gt carbon per year to 2 Gt per year. This is a formidable challenge, in v ...
... The probability of overshooting the 2-degree target in the long term rises rapidly under concentrations that lie much higher than today’s values. To reach the 2-degree target, today’s global emissions need to be lowered from 7 Gt carbon per year to 2 Gt per year. This is a formidable challenge, in v ...
East Africa
... East Africa, and West Africa. We also demanded that enough data at high CO2 concentrations was available to be able to compute return levels. Further details of the selection procedure can be found on the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute Africa scenarios Worldwide Web site (www.knmi.nl/afr ...
... East Africa, and West Africa. We also demanded that enough data at high CO2 concentrations was available to be able to compute return levels. Further details of the selection procedure can be found on the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute Africa scenarios Worldwide Web site (www.knmi.nl/afr ...
climate engineering: which role for space?
... climate has long been ignored as a serious option to counteract global warming, recent advances in atmospheric and climate system science combined with a larger geoengineering community have increased the quality and quantity of research studies on active climate change options. Figure 1 demonstrate ...
... climate has long been ignored as a serious option to counteract global warming, recent advances in atmospheric and climate system science combined with a larger geoengineering community have increased the quality and quantity of research studies on active climate change options. Figure 1 demonstrate ...
CRP_Capacity Building_U.S. Japan Canada
... Conference room paper for SBI agenda item 9(a) Submission by Canada, Japan, and the United States on elements for a draft decision The Conference of the Parties, Recalling decisions 4/CP.12 and 1/CP.16, Also recalling its decision 2/CP.7 to conduct a comprehensive review of the implementation of the ...
... Conference room paper for SBI agenda item 9(a) Submission by Canada, Japan, and the United States on elements for a draft decision The Conference of the Parties, Recalling decisions 4/CP.12 and 1/CP.16, Also recalling its decision 2/CP.7 to conduct a comprehensive review of the implementation of the ...
Why Scientists Disagree About Global Warming
... on Earth’s climate. Governments are negotiating treaties that would require trillions of dollars more to be spent in the years ahead. A frequent claim in the debate is that a “consensus” or even “overwhelming consensus” of scientists embrace the more alarming end of the spectrum of scientific projec ...
... on Earth’s climate. Governments are negotiating treaties that would require trillions of dollars more to be spent in the years ahead. A frequent claim in the debate is that a “consensus” or even “overwhelming consensus” of scientists embrace the more alarming end of the spectrum of scientific projec ...
Linking global and local scales: designing dynamic
... means. The linkages between social phenomena at di!erent scales are made complex, however, by the fact that people are also connected via non-governmental institutions and social networks that are less strongly correlated with spatial scales * e.g., through markets and industries, clans, religions, ...
... means. The linkages between social phenomena at di!erent scales are made complex, however, by the fact that people are also connected via non-governmental institutions and social networks that are less strongly correlated with spatial scales * e.g., through markets and industries, clans, religions, ...
Terrestrial Ecosystem Adaptation
... years. Our report will not address attribution or mitigation of climate change, as these topics have been dealt with in many other forums. We will begin with a brief summary of the current trajectory of the changing climate in the United States, including both temporal and spatial patterns. We wil ...
... years. Our report will not address attribution or mitigation of climate change, as these topics have been dealt with in many other forums. We will begin with a brief summary of the current trajectory of the changing climate in the United States, including both temporal and spatial patterns. We wil ...
English - Global Environment Facility
... Ensure the scientific and technical quality of GEF projects and programmatic approaches ...
... Ensure the scientific and technical quality of GEF projects and programmatic approaches ...
Variation in the sensitivity of organismal body and geographic scales
... BTS to air (0.95). Tidal regimes and intertidal heights also differed at the geographic scale, as did the five other climate factors, and some combination of these factors is likely contributing to geographic variation in BTS as well. The association of geographic variation in BTS with environmental ...
... BTS to air (0.95). Tidal regimes and intertidal heights also differed at the geographic scale, as did the five other climate factors, and some combination of these factors is likely contributing to geographic variation in BTS as well. The association of geographic variation in BTS with environmental ...
Climate Change News 07 September 09
... Copenhagen as an opportunity to negotiate a post-2012 agreement. The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has begun to implement its own 10 year strategic plan. However, looking beyond the Convention-focused processes, it is increasingly clear that achieving the objectives of ...
... Copenhagen as an opportunity to negotiate a post-2012 agreement. The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has begun to implement its own 10 year strategic plan. However, looking beyond the Convention-focused processes, it is increasingly clear that achieving the objectives of ...
Impacts of Climate Change
... Climate change is a real and growing problem for the United States and for the world. As urgency around the issue continues to grow, so too does the scientific consensus that changes to Earth’s climate will enormously affect the planet’s future and the futures of all who inhabit it. Anthropogenic cl ...
... Climate change is a real and growing problem for the United States and for the world. As urgency around the issue continues to grow, so too does the scientific consensus that changes to Earth’s climate will enormously affect the planet’s future and the futures of all who inhabit it. Anthropogenic cl ...
Ethics and Global Climate Change* Stephen M
... effect in isolation which causes the climate problem. Whether an increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases does in fact cause the warming we would otherwise expect depends on how the immediate effects of an increase in low frequency radiation play out in the overall climate system. But that ...
... effect in isolation which causes the climate problem. Whether an increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases does in fact cause the warming we would otherwise expect depends on how the immediate effects of an increase in low frequency radiation play out in the overall climate system. But that ...
Changes in Climate will modify the Geography of Crop Suitability
... Areas suitable for cultivation of a wide range of the world’s most important crops will shift as a result of climate change. Overall, suitable areas will increase, but most affected by loss of area will generally be regions that are already struggling from the impacts of irregular and extreme climat ...
... Areas suitable for cultivation of a wide range of the world’s most important crops will shift as a result of climate change. Overall, suitable areas will increase, but most affected by loss of area will generally be regions that are already struggling from the impacts of irregular and extreme climat ...
PROJECT IDENTIFICATION FORM (PIF)
... will be implemented at the country level by the lead Ministry mandated to advance climate monitoring including management of climate data in full collaboration with other relevant line Ministries who rely on the information for planning purposes (Disaster Management, Agriculture, Water, Finance and ...
... will be implemented at the country level by the lead Ministry mandated to advance climate monitoring including management of climate data in full collaboration with other relevant line Ministries who rely on the information for planning purposes (Disaster Management, Agriculture, Water, Finance and ...
Global and African Regional Climate during the Cenozoic
... and high latitude climate had significant effects on Cenozoic climate evolution. These are well described elsewhere (e.g., Kennett, 1995; Denton, 1999; Zachos et al., 2001) and are summarized in figure 4.1. In this chapter, we focus on three revolutions in climate research that have dramatically alt ...
... and high latitude climate had significant effects on Cenozoic climate evolution. These are well described elsewhere (e.g., Kennett, 1995; Denton, 1999; Zachos et al., 2001) and are summarized in figure 4.1. In this chapter, we focus on three revolutions in climate research that have dramatically alt ...
Lecture 22
... The IPCC claims that most of the global warming since 1950 is very likely due to A. B. C. D. ...
... The IPCC claims that most of the global warming since 1950 is very likely due to A. B. C. D. ...
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.""