the whole inaugural address as pdf
... (what if…?). For the ‘wicked’ questions raised a few paragraphs earlier, this is clearly the case; resulting in a mismatch between normal science and policy. A few years ago, Roger Pielke published a book (Pielke, 2007) that may help us somewhat in identifying ways in which knowledge could be used f ...
... (what if…?). For the ‘wicked’ questions raised a few paragraphs earlier, this is clearly the case; resulting in a mismatch between normal science and policy. A few years ago, Roger Pielke published a book (Pielke, 2007) that may help us somewhat in identifying ways in which knowledge could be used f ...
Climate Change Risks and Supply Chain Responsibility
... affected by climate change. Poor rural women, who often have fewer livelihood alternatives and fewer rights over productive resources such as land and water, are the most vulnerable to crises and are likely to be hardest hit when a climate-related disaster occurs. Small-scale producers are a key lin ...
... affected by climate change. Poor rural women, who often have fewer livelihood alternatives and fewer rights over productive resources such as land and water, are the most vulnerable to crises and are likely to be hardest hit when a climate-related disaster occurs. Small-scale producers are a key lin ...
Potential effects of climate change and adaptive
... (top-down projections of possible future climates) with vulnerability analyses (bottom-up assessments of how species and systems might be affected) to inform decision-making. Climate models are projections rather than predictions: they require us to make assumptions based on best available informati ...
... (top-down projections of possible future climates) with vulnerability analyses (bottom-up assessments of how species and systems might be affected) to inform decision-making. Climate models are projections rather than predictions: they require us to make assumptions based on best available informati ...
A Review of The Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change
... in a reader-friendly format. The Review contains much of value and interest aside from its cost–benefit analysis of mitigation policies, although that is naturally the part which most grabs the attention of economists. A detailed Review of the Review is out of place here—it would be too long, and be ...
... in a reader-friendly format. The Review contains much of value and interest aside from its cost–benefit analysis of mitigation policies, although that is naturally the part which most grabs the attention of economists. A detailed Review of the Review is out of place here—it would be too long, and be ...
Antarctic Temperature and Sea Ice Trends over the Last
... any region on the Earth, and will cause major physical, ecological, sociological, and economic impacts, especially in the Arctic, Antarctic Peninsula, and Southern Ocean. Polar regions contain important drivers of climate change. Once triggered, they may continue for centuries, long after greenhouse ...
... any region on the Earth, and will cause major physical, ecological, sociological, and economic impacts, especially in the Arctic, Antarctic Peninsula, and Southern Ocean. Polar regions contain important drivers of climate change. Once triggered, they may continue for centuries, long after greenhouse ...
Streamflow hydrology in the boreal region under the influences of
... The bulk of freshwater that enters the polar seas is supplied directly or indirectly by rivers that drain the boreal region. The largest contribution comes from the Ob (394 km3 yrK1), the Yenesey (580 km3 yrK1), the Lena (528 km3 yrK1) and the Mackenzie (284 km3 yrK1) Rivers, all of which flow direc ...
... The bulk of freshwater that enters the polar seas is supplied directly or indirectly by rivers that drain the boreal region. The largest contribution comes from the Ob (394 km3 yrK1), the Yenesey (580 km3 yrK1), the Lena (528 km3 yrK1) and the Mackenzie (284 km3 yrK1) Rivers, all of which flow direc ...
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... climate change in terms of any one or two of these hazards leads to an underestimate of the total threat. Another key attribute is the long-lasting environmental residence of the main greenhouse gases (Solomon et al., 2009). These gases are unlike the air pollutants that cause smog; reducing emissio ...
... climate change in terms of any one or two of these hazards leads to an underestimate of the total threat. Another key attribute is the long-lasting environmental residence of the main greenhouse gases (Solomon et al., 2009). These gases are unlike the air pollutants that cause smog; reducing emissio ...
Republic of the Marshall Islands
... Climate change is likely to affect the extremes in weather that we experience. Research suggests that the intensity of tropical cyclones will increase, although the overall number of cyclones may decrease on a global scale (IPCC, 2007). Patterns of rainfall are likely to change globally, with both h ...
... Climate change is likely to affect the extremes in weather that we experience. Research suggests that the intensity of tropical cyclones will increase, although the overall number of cyclones may decrease on a global scale (IPCC, 2007). Patterns of rainfall are likely to change globally, with both h ...
WMO The Global Climate in 2011–2015
... governments in pursuing efforts to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels, this report confirms that the average temperature in 2015 had already risen by more than one degree (with 2016 on track to be even warmer) since the preindustrial period. The report also c ...
... governments in pursuing efforts to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels, this report confirms that the average temperature in 2015 had already risen by more than one degree (with 2016 on track to be even warmer) since the preindustrial period. The report also c ...
Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics and Climate
... U.S. GLOBEC is a global change research program concerned with the impact of global climate variability and climate change on the dynamics of marine ecosystems, specifically with the impact upon animal populations. It aims to sufficiently understand ocean ecosystem dynamics and how they are influenc ...
... U.S. GLOBEC is a global change research program concerned with the impact of global climate variability and climate change on the dynamics of marine ecosystems, specifically with the impact upon animal populations. It aims to sufficiently understand ocean ecosystem dynamics and how they are influenc ...
NOAA 31st Climate Diagnostics and Prediction Workshop Boulder, Colorado October 25 2006
... What attribution questions are of high relevance to decision makers, e.g., in water resources planning, agriculture, energy, and policy making for sustainable development? ...
... What attribution questions are of high relevance to decision makers, e.g., in water resources planning, agriculture, energy, and policy making for sustainable development? ...
Regional climate change experiments over southern South America
... patterns of surface air temperatures (mean, maxima and minima) are well reproduced. Biases are mostly within 3°C, temperature being overestimated over central Argentina and underestimated in mountainous regions during all seasons. Biases in northeastern Argentina and southeastern Brazil are positive ...
... patterns of surface air temperatures (mean, maxima and minima) are well reproduced. Biases are mostly within 3°C, temperature being overestimated over central Argentina and underestimated in mountainous regions during all seasons. Biases in northeastern Argentina and southeastern Brazil are positive ...
Annex C: Simulated Changes in Vegetation Distribution under
... vegetation (Neilson and Marks, 1994; VEMAP Members, 1995). As equilibrium models, MAPSS and BIOME3 simulate vegetation distribution and hydrology under an average seasonal cycle of climate. They simulate an equilibrium land-surface biosphere under current or future climate, but not the transitional ...
... vegetation (Neilson and Marks, 1994; VEMAP Members, 1995). As equilibrium models, MAPSS and BIOME3 simulate vegetation distribution and hydrology under an average seasonal cycle of climate. They simulate an equilibrium land-surface biosphere under current or future climate, but not the transitional ...
Impact of climate change on infectious diseases of animals
... The IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report (AR4; 17 Nov. 2007, http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessmentreport/ar4/syr/ar4_syr.pdf) provides an integrated view of climate change. There is now major consensus of ongoing global warming, as evidenced from observations of increased average air and ocean temperatures i ...
... The IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report (AR4; 17 Nov. 2007, http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessmentreport/ar4/syr/ar4_syr.pdf) provides an integrated view of climate change. There is now major consensus of ongoing global warming, as evidenced from observations of increased average air and ocean temperatures i ...
LCC/2014/0101Roseacre Wood , Roseacre and Wharles, Fylde
... The assessment has used data provided by Cuadrilla from previous projects on the amount of fuel or energy used. Where this data was not available other sources of information have been used. Where this is the case, ranges have been applied were possible. In addition, more than one source of emission ...
... The assessment has used data provided by Cuadrilla from previous projects on the amount of fuel or energy used. Where this data was not available other sources of information have been used. Where this is the case, ranges have been applied were possible. In addition, more than one source of emission ...
Mexico City - World Bank
... The Mexico City Metropolitan Area (MCMA) is one of the largest urban agglomerations in the world. Located in a closed basin of 9,600 square kilometers (km2), the MCMA spreads over a surface of 4,250 km2 at 2,240 meters above sea level. The MCMA has a metropolitan populati ...
... The Mexico City Metropolitan Area (MCMA) is one of the largest urban agglomerations in the world. Located in a closed basin of 9,600 square kilometers (km2), the MCMA spreads over a surface of 4,250 km2 at 2,240 meters above sea level. The MCMA has a metropolitan populati ...
Health Climate Change impacts report card technical paper
... concomitant changes in precipitation, flooding, winds and the frequency of extreme events. Innumerable studies have demonstrated links between infectious diseases and climate, and it is highly likely that significant changes in climate will impact on at least some of them. Climate change is just one ...
... concomitant changes in precipitation, flooding, winds and the frequency of extreme events. Innumerable studies have demonstrated links between infectious diseases and climate, and it is highly likely that significant changes in climate will impact on at least some of them. Climate change is just one ...
Reducing climate change impacts on agriculture: Global and
... and availability and access to technology and development. In the past three decades, for instance, average daily per capita intake has risen globally from 2400 to 2800 calories, spurred by economic growth, improved production systems, international trade, and globalization of food markets. Feedback ...
... and availability and access to technology and development. In the past three decades, for instance, average daily per capita intake has risen globally from 2400 to 2800 calories, spurred by economic growth, improved production systems, international trade, and globalization of food markets. Feedback ...
A review of the consideration of climate change in the planning of
... Source: Based on data available from the World Bank, 2014 ...
... Source: Based on data available from the World Bank, 2014 ...
4B.4 IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND WEATHER ON
... percent of the time nationwide. This indicates that fatal accidents on wet pavement occur 3.9 to 4.5 times more often than might be expected, and that the wetpavement accident problem should be of concern to all States (NTSB 1980). Other studies have noted the persistent problem of wet pavement expo ...
... percent of the time nationwide. This indicates that fatal accidents on wet pavement occur 3.9 to 4.5 times more often than might be expected, and that the wetpavement accident problem should be of concern to all States (NTSB 1980). Other studies have noted the persistent problem of wet pavement expo ...
Climate Potential in Spanish regions: analysis and its
... except in the extreme North, where the typical Ss is around 40%. The August values are even higher than the annual means, and in Southern Spain they reach 75 – 80%. In the last decades a very slight increase (not shown) appears in the Ss. The large amount of sunshine in Spain all year round is a nat ...
... except in the extreme North, where the typical Ss is around 40%. The August values are even higher than the annual means, and in Southern Spain they reach 75 – 80%. In the last decades a very slight increase (not shown) appears in the Ss. The large amount of sunshine in Spain all year round is a nat ...
Conference Agenda
... Jane McAdam, BA (Hons), LLB (Hons) (Sydney), DPhil (Oxford)) is a professor at the University of New South Wales and an Australian Research Council Future Fellow in the Faculty of Law. She is also the Director of the International Refugee and Migration Law project at the Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Pu ...
... Jane McAdam, BA (Hons), LLB (Hons) (Sydney), DPhil (Oxford)) is a professor at the University of New South Wales and an Australian Research Council Future Fellow in the Faculty of Law. She is also the Director of the International Refugee and Migration Law project at the Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Pu ...
Global 500 Greenhouse Gas Report: The Fossil
... companies that provide vital energy services to the global economy and for our collective transportation, heating and electrical needs. They also are the companies that can provide leadership for the next generation of low-carbon energy and/or respond to the leadership from competitors, regulators o ...
... companies that provide vital energy services to the global economy and for our collective transportation, heating and electrical needs. They also are the companies that can provide leadership for the next generation of low-carbon energy and/or respond to the leadership from competitors, regulators o ...
Records of post–Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary
... where we have exchanged the ocean’s V/A for D, the ocean’s average depth (here we use 4000 m). A range of possible initial temperatures and the time required to reach specified final temperatures is shown in Figure 2. This is a crude estimate, involving many assumptions, the most important one being ...
... where we have exchanged the ocean’s V/A for D, the ocean’s average depth (here we use 4000 m). A range of possible initial temperatures and the time required to reach specified final temperatures is shown in Figure 2. This is a crude estimate, involving many assumptions, the most important one being ...
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.