Recent Changes in Arctic Vegetation
... same areas showed no systematic change in growing season length. Climatic warming occurred across the entire Arctic, but the forest response indicates that neither the intensity nor the length of the growing season changed in a way that reflected a simple relationship with increasing temperature or ...
... same areas showed no systematic change in growing season length. Climatic warming occurred across the entire Arctic, but the forest response indicates that neither the intensity nor the length of the growing season changed in a way that reflected a simple relationship with increasing temperature or ...
An Adaptation Portfolio for the United States Coastal and Marine
... Understanding the context, in turn, requires a number of steps. First, the anticipated physical changes associated with climate change and the likely impacts of those changes need to be downscaled to particular locations. The set of physical and chemical impacts discussed in the “Climate Change I ...
... Understanding the context, in turn, requires a number of steps. First, the anticipated physical changes associated with climate change and the likely impacts of those changes need to be downscaled to particular locations. The set of physical and chemical impacts discussed in the “Climate Change I ...
Greenpeace Policy on Saving Forests to Protect
... developing countries. Greenpeace wants participatory eco-regional land use and conservation planning, and a climate protection process carried out with the prior informed consent of indigenous peoples and other traditional forest users, to be completed in forested landscapes. Following this, global, ...
... developing countries. Greenpeace wants participatory eco-regional land use and conservation planning, and a climate protection process carried out with the prior informed consent of indigenous peoples and other traditional forest users, to be completed in forested landscapes. Following this, global, ...
Recent Changes in Arctic Vegetation
... same areas showed no systematic change in growing season length. Climatic warming occurred across the entire Arctic, but the forest response indicates that neither the intensity nor the length of the growing season changed in a way that reflected a simple relationship with increasing temperature or ...
... same areas showed no systematic change in growing season length. Climatic warming occurred across the entire Arctic, but the forest response indicates that neither the intensity nor the length of the growing season changed in a way that reflected a simple relationship with increasing temperature or ...
Climate Change Action Plan for the Florida Reef System (2010
... This Action Plan is the culmination of 5 years of collaborative effort amongst a broad spectrum of coral reef scientists, managers, and user groups with some of the best and most informed individuals in their respective fields. The plan recognizes the need for a holistic approach across the geograph ...
... This Action Plan is the culmination of 5 years of collaborative effort amongst a broad spectrum of coral reef scientists, managers, and user groups with some of the best and most informed individuals in their respective fields. The plan recognizes the need for a holistic approach across the geograph ...
Early-Holocene warming in Beringia and its mediation by sea
... succession model simulations suggest the potential for more extreme shifts from evergreen forest to woody deciduous and/or treeless biomes as a transient response to warming (Chapin and Starfield, 1997). Ultimately these changes and the land-surface interactions inherent in them must be modeled in a ...
... succession model simulations suggest the potential for more extreme shifts from evergreen forest to woody deciduous and/or treeless biomes as a transient response to warming (Chapin and Starfield, 1997). Ultimately these changes and the land-surface interactions inherent in them must be modeled in a ...
Background paper
... Localized population pressure has led to loss of protected forests (PFs) in some areas. For instance, Lusaka city alone consumes 250,000 tonnes of charcoal (equivalent to 1.4 million tonnes of wood) annually. If widely accepted, the Lusaka CDM Project (which uses twigs in energy saving stainless sto ...
... Localized population pressure has led to loss of protected forests (PFs) in some areas. For instance, Lusaka city alone consumes 250,000 tonnes of charcoal (equivalent to 1.4 million tonnes of wood) annually. If widely accepted, the Lusaka CDM Project (which uses twigs in energy saving stainless sto ...
Antarctic precipitation and climate-change predictions: horizontal
... is because finer models better account for topographic effects. Although the Antarctic orography is relatively smooth, it largely determines the distribution of precipitation, with much higher snowfall in the peripheral coast-toplateau regions than on the plateau itself (Arthern and others, 2006). I ...
... is because finer models better account for topographic effects. Although the Antarctic orography is relatively smooth, it largely determines the distribution of precipitation, with much higher snowfall in the peripheral coast-toplateau regions than on the plateau itself (Arthern and others, 2006). I ...
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... *Baseline period for sea level rise is 2000-2004. Based on 35 GCMs and two Representative Concentration Pathways. Data are from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) United States Historical Climatology Network (USHCN), Version 2 (Menne et al ...
... *Baseline period for sea level rise is 2000-2004. Based on 35 GCMs and two Representative Concentration Pathways. Data are from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) United States Historical Climatology Network (USHCN), Version 2 (Menne et al ...
South African Country Study on Climate Change
... enormous challenge botanically because the subcontinent contains an extremely diverse flora distributed in ecologically distinct biomes. South Africa includes one of the world's six floral kingdoms (the Cape region) entirely within its boundaries and also includes almost all of the succulent Karoo, ...
... enormous challenge botanically because the subcontinent contains an extremely diverse flora distributed in ecologically distinct biomes. South Africa includes one of the world's six floral kingdoms (the Cape region) entirely within its boundaries and also includes almost all of the succulent Karoo, ...
Projecting climate change impacts on species distributions in
... stabilizing greenhouse gas emissions may slow global warming, but past emissions will continue to contribute to further unavoidable warming for more than a century. With obvious signs of difficulties in achieving effective mitigation worldwide in the short term at least, sound scientific predictions ...
... stabilizing greenhouse gas emissions may slow global warming, but past emissions will continue to contribute to further unavoidable warming for more than a century. With obvious signs of difficulties in achieving effective mitigation worldwide in the short term at least, sound scientific predictions ...
CLIMATE AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE SUB~ANTARCTIC
... Elevation in metres above sea level. Temperature in 0c. Precipitation in millimetres. See text for details and discussion. Data sources: ABOM-Australian Bureau of Meteorology; BAS-British Antarctic Survey; DMC-Direccion Meteorologica de Chile; MF-Meteo France; NIWA-New Zealand National Institute of ...
... Elevation in metres above sea level. Temperature in 0c. Precipitation in millimetres. See text for details and discussion. Data sources: ABOM-Australian Bureau of Meteorology; BAS-British Antarctic Survey; DMC-Direccion Meteorologica de Chile; MF-Meteo France; NIWA-New Zealand National Institute of ...
The influence of volcanic eruptions on the climate
... the high Andes along the Pacific to Laguna del Carbón in Argentina, the lowest point in the Southern Hemisphere. Because of this, South America hosts a rich diversity of climate zones and biodiversity, all of which may respond in unique ways to external forcing. The most prominent climatic feature o ...
... the high Andes along the Pacific to Laguna del Carbón in Argentina, the lowest point in the Southern Hemisphere. Because of this, South America hosts a rich diversity of climate zones and biodiversity, all of which may respond in unique ways to external forcing. The most prominent climatic feature o ...
Does extreme precipitation intensity depend on the emissions
... allow us to isolate the effect of aerosol forcing. With fixed aerosol forcing, the rate of increase of global-mean precipitation is 0.3 % K−1 smaller than in RCP8.5 with decreasing aerosol forcing, consistent with the decreasing aerosol forcing, which is in all of the RCP scenarios, leading to increas ...
... allow us to isolate the effect of aerosol forcing. With fixed aerosol forcing, the rate of increase of global-mean precipitation is 0.3 % K−1 smaller than in RCP8.5 with decreasing aerosol forcing, consistent with the decreasing aerosol forcing, which is in all of the RCP scenarios, leading to increas ...
Projecting climate change impacts on species distributions in
... stabilizing greenhouse gas emissions may slow global warming, but past emissions will continue to contribute to further unavoidable warming for more than a century. With obvious signs of difficulties in achieving effective mitigation worldwide in the short term at least, sound scientific predictions ...
... stabilizing greenhouse gas emissions may slow global warming, but past emissions will continue to contribute to further unavoidable warming for more than a century. With obvious signs of difficulties in achieving effective mitigation worldwide in the short term at least, sound scientific predictions ...
AFWA 2002 - Nevada Department of Wildlife
... Climate Change Implications by Element Element 1: Information on the distribution and abundance of species of wildlife, including low and declining populations as the state fish and wildlife agency deems appropriate, that are indicative of the diversity and health of the state’s wildlife. According ...
... Climate Change Implications by Element Element 1: Information on the distribution and abundance of species of wildlife, including low and declining populations as the state fish and wildlife agency deems appropriate, that are indicative of the diversity and health of the state’s wildlife. According ...
greening wildlife documentary
... environmental messages incompatible with big budget documentary series. The emergence of what I call “green chip” programming represents a key turning point in the wildlife genre’s engagement with the science of climate change and environmentalism. But the rise of green chip programming has been acc ...
... environmental messages incompatible with big budget documentary series. The emergence of what I call “green chip” programming represents a key turning point in the wildlife genre’s engagement with the science of climate change and environmentalism. But the rise of green chip programming has been acc ...
Climate Change, Federalism, and the Constitution
... growing after that if [developing] countries do not implement aggressive reduction strategies, even if the most ambitious proposal currently under consideration were adopted. Even if all nations could have stabilized emissions in the year 2002, the concentrations of GHGs would continue to rise and w ...
... growing after that if [developing] countries do not implement aggressive reduction strategies, even if the most ambitious proposal currently under consideration were adopted. Even if all nations could have stabilized emissions in the year 2002, the concentrations of GHGs would continue to rise and w ...
2016: global heat record broken again
... 2016) on record, while the last record cold year globally was over one hundred years ago in 1908 (NOAA 2017a). An increase in atmospheric greenhouse gases, resulting mainly from the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas), is driving climate change, including increasing temperatures in Australia ...
... 2016) on record, while the last record cold year globally was over one hundred years ago in 1908 (NOAA 2017a). An increase in atmospheric greenhouse gases, resulting mainly from the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas), is driving climate change, including increasing temperatures in Australia ...
BIBLIOGRAPHY BOMAL-O, CARLA G. APRIL 2012. Documentation
... The predicted changes in temperatures and rainfall patterns, as well as their associated impacts on water variability, pests, disease and extreme weather events are all likely to affect substantially the potential of agricultural production (Zhai and Zhuang, 2009). Increasing temperature amplifies t ...
... The predicted changes in temperatures and rainfall patterns, as well as their associated impacts on water variability, pests, disease and extreme weather events are all likely to affect substantially the potential of agricultural production (Zhai and Zhuang, 2009). Increasing temperature amplifies t ...
The green economy: a strategic approach to sustainable
... estimated that the Caribbean region is now 75% urbanised with variations in urban growth patterns across countries (Cohen 2004). Urban growth and development in Caribbean is often marred by growing informal settlements, urban sprawl, inefficient resource use and increasing demands on services such a ...
... estimated that the Caribbean region is now 75% urbanised with variations in urban growth patterns across countries (Cohen 2004). Urban growth and development in Caribbean is often marred by growing informal settlements, urban sprawl, inefficient resource use and increasing demands on services such a ...
On multiple solutions of the atmosphere–vegetation system in
... roughness length should not exceed 2.0 m on average of the grid cell. Furthermore, the water surface (which is a surface of very low albedo) should not cover more than 10% of a grid cell. Hence in this study sand desert is computed from this (ad hoc) scheme rather than prescribed by using a sand des ...
... roughness length should not exceed 2.0 m on average of the grid cell. Furthermore, the water surface (which is a surface of very low albedo) should not cover more than 10% of a grid cell. Hence in this study sand desert is computed from this (ad hoc) scheme rather than prescribed by using a sand des ...
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.