Dominant climatic factors driving annual runoff changes at the
... Table 3 shows the comparisons of runoff change, which were assessed by the climate elasticity method, the hydrological models, and the observed data. The runoff changes were 6.9 and 8.4 % in the Upper Bijiang River basin, −21.4 and −30.8 % in the Upper Luan River basin, 9.1 and −31.4 % in the Lower ...
... Table 3 shows the comparisons of runoff change, which were assessed by the climate elasticity method, the hydrological models, and the observed data. The runoff changes were 6.9 and 8.4 % in the Upper Bijiang River basin, −21.4 and −30.8 % in the Upper Luan River basin, 9.1 and −31.4 % in the Lower ...
Coastal Evolution, Behaviour and Climate Change
... Evidence drawn from palaeo-environmental and archaeological research has assisted the understanding of long-term coastal change in Great Britain and elsewhere (McInnes et al, 20001). This research has established a wealth of information about coastal evolution and change since the last glacial maxim ...
... Evidence drawn from palaeo-environmental and archaeological research has assisted the understanding of long-term coastal change in Great Britain and elsewhere (McInnes et al, 20001). This research has established a wealth of information about coastal evolution and change since the last glacial maxim ...
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... consequences and competing interests. It is amidst this complexity that appropriate human responses will have to be developed. In the context of this report, we label such responses as ‘adaptation’, and take this to include ‘mitigation’. From the literature on climate change it is clear that adaptat ...
... consequences and competing interests. It is amidst this complexity that appropriate human responses will have to be developed. In the context of this report, we label such responses as ‘adaptation’, and take this to include ‘mitigation’. From the literature on climate change it is clear that adaptat ...
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... methods in Section 3. Discussion of estimation procedure and analysis of empirical results can be found in Section 4. Concluding remarks are contained in Section 5. 2. Conceptual Framework PMT was originally introduced by Rogers in 1975, as an important theory in social cognitive of protective behav ...
... methods in Section 3. Discussion of estimation procedure and analysis of empirical results can be found in Section 4. Concluding remarks are contained in Section 5. 2. Conceptual Framework PMT was originally introduced by Rogers in 1975, as an important theory in social cognitive of protective behav ...
FINAL DRAFT IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 24 Subject to Final Copyedit
... the longer growing season, warmer winters and slight increase in winter precipitation), while others could be losers (western Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, where frequent droughts could negatively affect cotton production, increase water demand for irrigation, and exacerbate desertification). In the ...
... the longer growing season, warmer winters and slight increase in winter precipitation), while others could be losers (western Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, where frequent droughts could negatively affect cotton production, increase water demand for irrigation, and exacerbate desertification). In the ...
- Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
... themselves able to complete the survey templates for projects with which they or their organizations were involved. In other cases, representatives distributed the survey template to individuals or groups within their jurisdictions overseeing recent or on-going adaptation-related activities. Complet ...
... themselves able to complete the survey templates for projects with which they or their organizations were involved. In other cases, representatives distributed the survey template to individuals or groups within their jurisdictions overseeing recent or on-going adaptation-related activities. Complet ...
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... European forests are among the most intensively managed forests in the world. As a result, although only 5% of the global forest area is located in Europe (193 million hectares, excluding the Russian Federation), European forests account for 23% of the global round wood removals (FAO, 2007). Removal ...
... European forests are among the most intensively managed forests in the world. As a result, although only 5% of the global forest area is located in Europe (193 million hectares, excluding the Russian Federation), European forests account for 23% of the global round wood removals (FAO, 2007). Removal ...
Evolving Comparative Advantage and the Impact of
... in this case, a 0.27 percent loss in world GDP, remain very similar to those obtained under full adjustment, suggesting that international trade may play only a minor role in alleviating the consequences of climate change. There is, of course, a great deal of uncertainty about future climate change ...
... in this case, a 0.27 percent loss in world GDP, remain very similar to those obtained under full adjustment, suggesting that international trade may play only a minor role in alleviating the consequences of climate change. There is, of course, a great deal of uncertainty about future climate change ...
Death by Degrees: Ohio - Physicians for Social Responsibility
... that the persistence of La Niña and El Niño events—which by causing warmer and cooler than normal sea-surface temperatures affect worldwide weather patterns—might be part of a larger, long-lasting climate pattern.20 Most recently the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported th ...
... that the persistence of La Niña and El Niño events—which by causing warmer and cooler than normal sea-surface temperatures affect worldwide weather patterns—might be part of a larger, long-lasting climate pattern.20 Most recently the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported th ...
Assessing Vulnerability to Climate Change Impacts in Cambodia
... rational bases for local climate change adaptations, as well as the need to strengthen the barangay’s capability in disaster risk reduction and management. Vietnam on the other hand, is also considered as one of the most vulnerable countries to the impacts of climate change and associated phenomenon ...
... rational bases for local climate change adaptations, as well as the need to strengthen the barangay’s capability in disaster risk reduction and management. Vietnam on the other hand, is also considered as one of the most vulnerable countries to the impacts of climate change and associated phenomenon ...
Chapter 17 CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE COURTS: JURISDICTION
... citizens have standing to bring climate change-related claims. As a result, lower courts have issued conflicting and often confusing decisions. Several courts have declared Massachusetts applicable only to states, believing that it implicitly rejects Article III standing for private parties to pursu ...
... citizens have standing to bring climate change-related claims. As a result, lower courts have issued conflicting and often confusing decisions. Several courts have declared Massachusetts applicable only to states, believing that it implicitly rejects Article III standing for private parties to pursu ...
Climate change impacts on the burden of Ross River virus disease
... The public costs incurred by state and local governments are less well documented. These include expenditure on mosquito control, education campaigns, and research. The available information about these costs comes from Queensland, where local governments spent more than $10 million implementing mos ...
... The public costs incurred by state and local governments are less well documented. These include expenditure on mosquito control, education campaigns, and research. The available information about these costs comes from Queensland, where local governments spent more than $10 million implementing mos ...
Impacts of forest management practices on forest carbon
... The forest ecosystem is no different in terms of carbon stock distribution. Out of a total of 46% carbon stock in the forest ecosystem, 39% is stored in forest soils, including their organic layer. Nevertheless, there are distinctions between tropical and boreal forests in this regard. In the tropic ...
... The forest ecosystem is no different in terms of carbon stock distribution. Out of a total of 46% carbon stock in the forest ecosystem, 39% is stored in forest soils, including their organic layer. Nevertheless, there are distinctions between tropical and boreal forests in this regard. In the tropic ...
here - Urgenda
... are sizable. It is for this reason that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2009 decided to classify CO2 as an ‘air pollutant’ under the Clean Air Act,6 a decision that was unsuccessfully challenged before the United States Supreme Court by the fossil fuel industry. According ...
... are sizable. It is for this reason that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2009 decided to classify CO2 as an ‘air pollutant’ under the Clean Air Act,6 a decision that was unsuccessfully challenged before the United States Supreme Court by the fossil fuel industry. According ...
Effects of Elevated Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide on Insect
... value of 2100 ppm (Sundquist 1993). This high concentration assumes the burning of all the estimated reserves of carbon fossil fuel (Tans & Bakwin 1995). In any case, most published studies indicate that CO2 levels will at least double in the next few decades and that anthropogenic CO2 represents a ...
... value of 2100 ppm (Sundquist 1993). This high concentration assumes the burning of all the estimated reserves of carbon fossil fuel (Tans & Bakwin 1995). In any case, most published studies indicate that CO2 levels will at least double in the next few decades and that anthropogenic CO2 represents a ...
Climate change and timing of avian breeding and migration
... factors can also directly affect the ‘optimal time window’ as cold spells in early spring can lead to mass mortality of early arriving migratory birds (Newton 2007). Consequently, climatic variables can induce selection on spring phenology of birds either indirectly by affecting processes at lower o ...
... factors can also directly affect the ‘optimal time window’ as cold spells in early spring can lead to mass mortality of early arriving migratory birds (Newton 2007). Consequently, climatic variables can induce selection on spring phenology of birds either indirectly by affecting processes at lower o ...
The importance of glacier and forest change in hydrological climate
... accumulation zone of a glacier, comprises 60 % of the total glacier area, on average (MBB, 2005; Paul et al., 2007). An increase of the ELA entails adaptation of the glacier to the altered condition until the ELA divides the glacier at a ratio of 40 to 60 % again. This adaptation occurs delayed over ...
... accumulation zone of a glacier, comprises 60 % of the total glacier area, on average (MBB, 2005; Paul et al., 2007). An increase of the ELA entails adaptation of the glacier to the altered condition until the ELA divides the glacier at a ratio of 40 to 60 % again. This adaptation occurs delayed over ...
Climate Change Impacts On Rainfed Corn Production In
... that simulates the crop yield response to water deficit conditions, is employed to assess potential rainfed corn production in the study area with and without climate change. Study results indicate an average temperature increase of 0.52 to 0.94oC, 1.26 to 2.20oC and 1.78 to 3.58oC in the nearterm ( ...
... that simulates the crop yield response to water deficit conditions, is employed to assess potential rainfed corn production in the study area with and without climate change. Study results indicate an average temperature increase of 0.52 to 0.94oC, 1.26 to 2.20oC and 1.78 to 3.58oC in the nearterm ( ...
Particulate air pollution from wildfires in the Western US under
... While wildfires are estimated to contribute ~18 % of the total PM2.5 atmospheric emissions in the US (Phuleria et al. 2005), the contribution of wildfire smoke to PM2.5 during days exceeding regulatory PM2.5 standards is not known. Current literature on wildfires and climate change has been limited ...
... While wildfires are estimated to contribute ~18 % of the total PM2.5 atmospheric emissions in the US (Phuleria et al. 2005), the contribution of wildfire smoke to PM2.5 during days exceeding regulatory PM2.5 standards is not known. Current literature on wildfires and climate change has been limited ...
ACSRI report - Columbia University
... list; (2) a public divestment commitment to divest from “direct ownership of fossil fuel holdings and from any commingled funds that include fossil fuel public equities and corporate bonds” in an advance of the December 2015 United Nations climate change meeting; (3) a five year divestment period to ...
... list; (2) a public divestment commitment to divest from “direct ownership of fossil fuel holdings and from any commingled funds that include fossil fuel public equities and corporate bonds” in an advance of the December 2015 United Nations climate change meeting; (3) a five year divestment period to ...
The effects of climate change on Merriam`s kangaroo rat, Dipodomys
... Analysis of surface air temperature shows an increase in global temperature of about 0)3–0)63C over the past 130 years (Gates, 1993; Trenberth, 1993). However, this warming trend has not been uniform worldwide (Houghton et al., 1996). In the south-western United States, both summer and winter temper ...
... Analysis of surface air temperature shows an increase in global temperature of about 0)3–0)63C over the past 130 years (Gates, 1993; Trenberth, 1993). However, this warming trend has not been uniform worldwide (Houghton et al., 1996). In the south-western United States, both summer and winter temper ...
Dis full and final - University of Otago
... discussion. At this conference, the Paris Agreement1 was drafted; an agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change2 (UNFCCC), aimed at mitigating greenhouse gas emissions to reduce global warming.3 While France’s foreign minister Laurant Fabius stated that this agreement ...
... discussion. At this conference, the Paris Agreement1 was drafted; an agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change2 (UNFCCC), aimed at mitigating greenhouse gas emissions to reduce global warming.3 While France’s foreign minister Laurant Fabius stated that this agreement ...
Summary - Environmental limits and Swiss footprints based on
... Biodiversity Loss. The limits are not calculated for: Stratospheric Ozone Depletion (since it is currently phased-out), Atmospheric Aerosol Loading and Chemical Pollution (rationales are lacking for setting a potential limit), and for Freshwater Use (considered by the experts consulted as a regional ...
... Biodiversity Loss. The limits are not calculated for: Stratospheric Ozone Depletion (since it is currently phased-out), Atmospheric Aerosol Loading and Chemical Pollution (rationales are lacking for setting a potential limit), and for Freshwater Use (considered by the experts consulted as a regional ...
climate change - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
... How severely climate change will affect human communities and ecosystem also depends on their vulnerability. Vulnerability has many determinants, among them the sensitivity to harm and the lack to cope and adapt. For example, marginalised and poorer people have less resources to protect themselves ...
... How severely climate change will affect human communities and ecosystem also depends on their vulnerability. Vulnerability has many determinants, among them the sensitivity to harm and the lack to cope and adapt. For example, marginalised and poorer people have less resources to protect themselves ...
Solar radiation management
Solar radiation management (SRM) projects (proposed and theoretical) are a type of climate engineering which seek to reflect sunlight and thus reduce global warming. Proposed examples include the creation of stratospheric sulfate aerosols. They would not reduce greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere, and thus do not address problems such as ocean acidification caused by excess carbon dioxide (CO2). Their principal advantages as an approach to climate engineering is the speed with which they can be deployed and become fully active, as well as their potential low financial cost. By comparison, other climate engineering techniques based on greenhouse gas remediation, such as ocean iron fertilization, need to sequester the anthropogenic carbon excess before any reversal of global warming would occur. Solar radiation management projects can therefore be used as a climate engineering ""quick fix"" while levels of greenhouse gases can be brought under control by greenhouse gas remediation techniques.