Modeling plant species distributions under future
... Keywords: biodiversity, California, climate change, downscaling, habitat, impacts, spatial resolution, terrain, topography Received 19 April 2012 and accepted 18 September 2012 ...
... Keywords: biodiversity, California, climate change, downscaling, habitat, impacts, spatial resolution, terrain, topography Received 19 April 2012 and accepted 18 September 2012 ...
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... temperatures in Alaska have increased by 2º to 3ºC and in winter by up to 4ºC. The greatest amount of warming has occurred over land areas and less over sea surfaces. (For further information see the Alaska Climate Research Center: http://climate.gi.alaska. edu/) Of course, in the distant past tempe ...
... temperatures in Alaska have increased by 2º to 3ºC and in winter by up to 4ºC. The greatest amount of warming has occurred over land areas and less over sea surfaces. (For further information see the Alaska Climate Research Center: http://climate.gi.alaska. edu/) Of course, in the distant past tempe ...
Addressing Climate Change Impacts through Disaster Planning
... to prevent loss of life and property for ‘hardscape’, or structures such as bridges, culverts, structures and utilities, a pre-disaster plan can extend beyond to address the vulnerabilities of the ‘softscape’ features of our communities, including health care systems and services, economic and envir ...
... to prevent loss of life and property for ‘hardscape’, or structures such as bridges, culverts, structures and utilities, a pre-disaster plan can extend beyond to address the vulnerabilities of the ‘softscape’ features of our communities, including health care systems and services, economic and envir ...
Arctic Climate Impact Assessment Policy Document
... Member States (Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States) and six Permanent Participants (Arctic Athabaskan Council, Aleut International Association, Gwich’in Council International, Inuit Circumpolar Conference, Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the N ...
... Member States (Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States) and six Permanent Participants (Arctic Athabaskan Council, Aleut International Association, Gwich’in Council International, Inuit Circumpolar Conference, Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the N ...
Support for businesses
... Climate change will be felt directly at home, too. Here in Gloucestershire, average annual temperatures have risen by 1°C over the last 60 years; Cheltenham held the record for the highest temperature ever recorded in the UK (37.1°C in 1990) until the summer heat wave of 2003 which killed over 2,000 ...
... Climate change will be felt directly at home, too. Here in Gloucestershire, average annual temperatures have risen by 1°C over the last 60 years; Cheltenham held the record for the highest temperature ever recorded in the UK (37.1°C in 1990) until the summer heat wave of 2003 which killed over 2,000 ...
Decadal variations
... Leaf reflectance causes the known as “red edge” at 700nm Has been detected from aircraft albedo measurements. Also from satellites over spatially resolved green areas. Can it be detected at global scales? 60% of Earth’s surface is covered by clouds … ...
... Leaf reflectance causes the known as “red edge” at 700nm Has been detected from aircraft albedo measurements. Also from satellites over spatially resolved green areas. Can it be detected at global scales? 60% of Earth’s surface is covered by clouds … ...
- Centre for Climate Change Research (CCCR)
... Assessment of Vulnerability to Climate Change • Assessment of vulnerability to climate variability and change broadly helps in: – Understanding current vulnerability – Understand change in inherent vulnerability under projected climate scenario (near and long term) – Identify the factors that rende ...
... Assessment of Vulnerability to Climate Change • Assessment of vulnerability to climate variability and change broadly helps in: – Understanding current vulnerability – Understand change in inherent vulnerability under projected climate scenario (near and long term) – Identify the factors that rende ...
Economic Impacts Of Climate Change On Georgia
... induced challenges faced by society, there is a real need for a consistent methodology that enables more complete estimates of impacts and adaptation costs. The report closes with basic recommendations and concluding lessons learned from this series of statelevel studies. Not all environmentally in ...
... induced challenges faced by society, there is a real need for a consistent methodology that enables more complete estimates of impacts and adaptation costs. The report closes with basic recommendations and concluding lessons learned from this series of statelevel studies. Not all environmentally in ...
Paris, for the People and the Planet
... and key asks This publication by CIDSE – an international alliance of 17 Catholic development agencies – sets what we want to see from the Paris agreement as the first step to strong global action. This is based on the evidence from our partners and poor communities of how a changing climate is impa ...
... and key asks This publication by CIDSE – an international alliance of 17 Catholic development agencies – sets what we want to see from the Paris agreement as the first step to strong global action. This is based on the evidence from our partners and poor communities of how a changing climate is impa ...
publications - Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
... Cook, K.H., 2000: The South Indian Convergence Zone and interannual rainfall variability over Southern Africa. J. Climate, 13, 3789-3804. Cook, K.H., 1999: Generation of the African Easterly Jet and its role in determining West African precipitation. J. Climate,12, 1165-1184. Ringler, T.D., and K.H. ...
... Cook, K.H., 2000: The South Indian Convergence Zone and interannual rainfall variability over Southern Africa. J. Climate, 13, 3789-3804. Cook, K.H., 1999: Generation of the African Easterly Jet and its role in determining West African precipitation. J. Climate,12, 1165-1184. Ringler, T.D., and K.H. ...
Metamorphosis of Religious and Visual Signs in the Context of
... 2. Expression of natural artlikeness and the effects of climate change in art history It is known that contemporary societies due to extensive industrialization, do not feel such affinity with nature as they did in the past. Nevertheless, natural environment remains were it is, and, in order to survi ...
... 2. Expression of natural artlikeness and the effects of climate change in art history It is known that contemporary societies due to extensive industrialization, do not feel such affinity with nature as they did in the past. Nevertheless, natural environment remains were it is, and, in order to survi ...
Understanding Global Climate Change
... Abstract. Glaciers are among the world’s best recorders of, and first responders to, natural and anthropogenic climate change and provide a time perspective for current climatic and environmental variations. Over the last 50 years such records have been recovered from the polar regions as well as lo ...
... Abstract. Glaciers are among the world’s best recorders of, and first responders to, natural and anthropogenic climate change and provide a time perspective for current climatic and environmental variations. Over the last 50 years such records have been recovered from the polar regions as well as lo ...
Green Climate Fund - Philippine Movement for Climate Justice
... over from the previous meetings, re-emerged in Songdo. But with participants under significant pressure to hammer out a working fund by next year’s COP21 in Paris, debates were eventually resolved through a series of compromises and meetings that extended for hours at a time, with negotiators hung u ...
... over from the previous meetings, re-emerged in Songdo. But with participants under significant pressure to hammer out a working fund by next year’s COP21 in Paris, debates were eventually resolved through a series of compromises and meetings that extended for hours at a time, with negotiators hung u ...
Climate risks and their impact on agriculture and forests in Switzerland
... potentials at the local and at the regional scales under today’s climate. But their importance could increase over time, because extreme weather events may become more frequent as part of global climate change (e.g., IPCC 2001). The link between climatic extremes and climatic change is elusive becau ...
... potentials at the local and at the regional scales under today’s climate. But their importance could increase over time, because extreme weather events may become more frequent as part of global climate change (e.g., IPCC 2001). The link between climatic extremes and climatic change is elusive becau ...
Cultural Dynamics of Climate Change and the Environment in
... Post commented, “President Obama began his State of the Union address Tuesday night by threatening Congress. And, on global warming, that’s a good thing”.2 As Obama began his second term in the most powerful office on planet Earth, by way of media reactions to the speech, an onlooking public citizen ...
... Post commented, “President Obama began his State of the Union address Tuesday night by threatening Congress. And, on global warming, that’s a good thing”.2 As Obama began his second term in the most powerful office on planet Earth, by way of media reactions to the speech, an onlooking public citizen ...
CLIMATE CHANGE 2014 Mitigation of Climate Change
... Decarbonizing electricity generation is a key component of cost-effective mitigation strategies. The share of low carbon power generation exceeds 80 % in most low CO2 concentration stabilization scenarios in 2050. Share of low-carbon energy in total primary energy, electricity and liquid supply sec ...
... Decarbonizing electricity generation is a key component of cost-effective mitigation strategies. The share of low carbon power generation exceeds 80 % in most low CO2 concentration stabilization scenarios in 2050. Share of low-carbon energy in total primary energy, electricity and liquid supply sec ...
Climate Change Scenarios for New Zealand Rainfall
... mean over the 1961–90 period. The westerly index is the Trenberth Z1 index (Trenberth 1976), which is the departure of the monthly mean pressure difference between Auckland and Christchurch (near 44°S) from its mean over the 1961–90 period. At least 5 yr of data are required to obtain reliable estim ...
... mean over the 1961–90 period. The westerly index is the Trenberth Z1 index (Trenberth 1976), which is the departure of the monthly mean pressure difference between Auckland and Christchurch (near 44°S) from its mean over the 1961–90 period. At least 5 yr of data are required to obtain reliable estim ...
Cooperation in higher education, Environment and climate
... “Norway’s double standards” “..Norway’s policy is not consistent with the goal of only two degrees increase (by 2100). Our emissions are several times higher than what the world can sustain to reach this goal. We are even claiming a right to continue doing the same in future. The media give the impr ...
... “Norway’s double standards” “..Norway’s policy is not consistent with the goal of only two degrees increase (by 2100). Our emissions are several times higher than what the world can sustain to reach this goal. We are even claiming a right to continue doing the same in future. The media give the impr ...
Print - Climate Change Knowledge Portal
... Long-term trends in rainfall are difficult to determine for Ethiopia due to strong inter‐annual and inter‐decadal variability in rainfall data. A lack of rainfall records impedes the proper analysis of historical trends in rainfall variability, which is particularly important since much of the rainf ...
... Long-term trends in rainfall are difficult to determine for Ethiopia due to strong inter‐annual and inter‐decadal variability in rainfall data. A lack of rainfall records impedes the proper analysis of historical trends in rainfall variability, which is particularly important since much of the rainf ...
Coupled General Circulation Modeling
... • How well does a model simulate the important processes of interest? • Careful comparison of model simulations with the observed climate record are critical for assessments of model fidelity. • Successful performance in such comparisons can increase our confidence in climate models. ...
... • How well does a model simulate the important processes of interest? • Careful comparison of model simulations with the observed climate record are critical for assessments of model fidelity. • Successful performance in such comparisons can increase our confidence in climate models. ...
Global Cryosphere Watch - Byrd Polar Research Center
... Consultations Response has been enthusiastic to date and the need for an integrated view of the cryosphere has been emphasized, building on and integrating what may be done currently. It has also been noted that for GCW to be successful, countries and agencies must first demonstrate the importance ...
... Consultations Response has been enthusiastic to date and the need for an integrated view of the cryosphere has been emphasized, building on and integrating what may be done currently. It has also been noted that for GCW to be successful, countries and agencies must first demonstrate the importance ...
Climate change inspector with intentionally biased bootstrapping
... variations of precipitation under the global warming condition. From the Clausius–Clapeyron (C–C) relation, saturation vapor pressure increases by 6–7 % for each 1 ◦ C increase in temperature, and rainfall intensity also increases at a similar rate with warming (Trenberth and Shea, 2005). Lenderink ...
... variations of precipitation under the global warming condition. From the Clausius–Clapeyron (C–C) relation, saturation vapor pressure increases by 6–7 % for each 1 ◦ C increase in temperature, and rainfall intensity also increases at a similar rate with warming (Trenberth and Shea, 2005). Lenderink ...
air module - Minnesota Department of Health
... Shea K et al. 2008. Climate change and allergic disease. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2008.06.032 State Climatology Office. Department of Natural Resources – Division of Ecological and Water Resources and the University of Minnesota – Department of Soil, Water ...
... Shea K et al. 2008. Climate change and allergic disease. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2008.06.032 State Climatology Office. Department of Natural Resources – Division of Ecological and Water Resources and the University of Minnesota – Department of Soil, Water ...
Estimating intensive and extensive margin adaptation to climate
... climate over the current century and beyond. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projects that the average global surface temperature will rise by between 1 and 3.7 ◦ Celsius by the end of the century. If significant mitigation efforts are not undertaken in the near future, warming ...
... climate over the current century and beyond. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projects that the average global surface temperature will rise by between 1 and 3.7 ◦ Celsius by the end of the century. If significant mitigation efforts are not undertaken in the near future, warming ...
Why recognising variability and scale matters for t
... The Mongolian Plateau, located in arid and semi-arid area, is a typical agriculturegrazing transitional area under the threat of desertification and land degradation. In addition to human activities, climate change due to increasing concentration of greenhouse gases has a significant impact on land ...
... The Mongolian Plateau, located in arid and semi-arid area, is a typical agriculturegrazing transitional area under the threat of desertification and land degradation. In addition to human activities, climate change due to increasing concentration of greenhouse gases has a significant impact on land ...
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.""