Testing the Limits - University of Washington
... where competition is low, in order to maximize the climate signal (Stokes and Smiley 1968). While useful for reconstructing past climate, this approach probably will not give an accurate picture of how trees in closed-canopy forests respond to changes in climate. To address these issues, we examined ...
... where competition is low, in order to maximize the climate signal (Stokes and Smiley 1968). While useful for reconstructing past climate, this approach probably will not give an accurate picture of how trees in closed-canopy forests respond to changes in climate. To address these issues, we examined ...
2005 International Project Spotlight: Belize Barrier Reef
... combined effects of global climate change. 1 The unique and diverse Belize Barrier Reef community is currently facing serious and specific danger due to the effects of global climate change. The Site faces additional threats, including pollution, coral disease, coastal development, increased tourism ...
... combined effects of global climate change. 1 The unique and diverse Belize Barrier Reef community is currently facing serious and specific danger due to the effects of global climate change. The Site faces additional threats, including pollution, coral disease, coastal development, increased tourism ...
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... Ocean acidification has for many years stood in the shadow of its “big brother,” climate change; both originate from the same cause: the release of CO2 into the atmosphere by human activities. ...
... Ocean acidification has for many years stood in the shadow of its “big brother,” climate change; both originate from the same cause: the release of CO2 into the atmosphere by human activities. ...
Vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in Europe - Clima-net
... region are particularly vulnerable. Although there are some positive effects, many impacts are adverse. Existing adaptive measures are concentrated in flood defence, so there is considerable scope for adaptation planning and implementation in other areas, such as public health, water resources and m ...
... region are particularly vulnerable. Although there are some positive effects, many impacts are adverse. Existing adaptive measures are concentrated in flood defence, so there is considerable scope for adaptation planning and implementation in other areas, such as public health, water resources and m ...
CURRICULUM VITAE
... Uncertainty: Weather Information, Economic Planning and Business Management. In Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 52:326-328. 13. Easterling, W. E., N. J. Rosenberg, M. S. McKenney and C. A. Jones. 1992. An Introduction to the Methodology, the Region of the Study, and a Historical Analog of Clima ...
... Uncertainty: Weather Information, Economic Planning and Business Management. In Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 52:326-328. 13. Easterling, W. E., N. J. Rosenberg, M. S. McKenney and C. A. Jones. 1992. An Introduction to the Methodology, the Region of the Study, and a Historical Analog of Clima ...
Regional Climate Projections
... global mean warming in the rest of the area. Annual precipitation is likely to decrease in most of Central America and in the southern Andes, although changes in atmospheric circulation may induce large local variability in precipitation response in mountainous areas. Winter precipitation in Tierra ...
... global mean warming in the rest of the area. Annual precipitation is likely to decrease in most of Central America and in the southern Andes, although changes in atmospheric circulation may induce large local variability in precipitation response in mountainous areas. Winter precipitation in Tierra ...
Assessing the Costs of Climate Change and Adaptation in South Asia
... of the losses could be avoided if an agreement along the Copenhagen–Cancun proposal could be implemented sooner than later. The likely acceleration of climate change impacts over time means that costs of adapting to and mitigating these impacts will increase at a greater rate if enhanced actions to ...
... of the losses could be avoided if an agreement along the Copenhagen–Cancun proposal could be implemented sooner than later. The likely acceleration of climate change impacts over time means that costs of adapting to and mitigating these impacts will increase at a greater rate if enhanced actions to ...
Warming up the region The impacts of climate change in the
... The new climate scenarios suggest that the region will be between 1 and 2.3 o C warmer by the 2050s and between 1.6 to 3.9 oC warmer by the 2080s. This warming will occur throughout the year with the greatest rises in the summer months of up to 2.9 o C in the Humber Estuary by the 2050s under the Hi ...
... The new climate scenarios suggest that the region will be between 1 and 2.3 o C warmer by the 2050s and between 1.6 to 3.9 oC warmer by the 2080s. This warming will occur throughout the year with the greatest rises in the summer months of up to 2.9 o C in the Humber Estuary by the 2050s under the Hi ...
Climate Change Impacts on Land Use Planning and Coastal
... challenges that small island coastal ecosystems are already having to contend with. These ecosystems and fringe landforms — among them, mangroves, wetlands, coastal flood plains, forests, dunes, berms — ) serve as natural shock absorbers for protecting coastal infrastructure and land uses, such as a ...
... challenges that small island coastal ecosystems are already having to contend with. These ecosystems and fringe landforms — among them, mangroves, wetlands, coastal flood plains, forests, dunes, berms — ) serve as natural shock absorbers for protecting coastal infrastructure and land uses, such as a ...
Rethinking the Role of Cost-Benefit Analysis
... also been used as a means of evading clear statutory mandates. Use of CBA to delay or block implementation of these statutory mandates via OMB review of regulations is in serious tension with the presiden5 tial duty to “take care that the laws be faithfully executed.” If CBA is to be applied to larg ...
... also been used as a means of evading clear statutory mandates. Use of CBA to delay or block implementation of these statutory mandates via OMB review of regulations is in serious tension with the presiden5 tial duty to “take care that the laws be faithfully executed.” If CBA is to be applied to larg ...
Climate Change and Food Security FAO Framework
... Mean global temperatures have been increasing since about 1850, mainly owing to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The main causes are the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas) to meet increasing energy demand, and the spread of intensive agriculture to meet increasing foo ...
... Mean global temperatures have been increasing since about 1850, mainly owing to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The main causes are the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas) to meet increasing energy demand, and the spread of intensive agriculture to meet increasing foo ...
Read the report - Alaska Geobotany Center
... ical! and! social! dynamics! in! Arctic! SocialZEcological! Systems;! 2)! evaluating! the! effects! on! ecosystem!services,!human!residents!and!industry;!and!3)!crafting!effective!systems!of!govZ ernance!to!support!adaptation!to!and!mitigation!of!change.!Framing!these!dimensions!holisZ tically!requi ...
... ical! and! social! dynamics! in! Arctic! SocialZEcological! Systems;! 2)! evaluating! the! effects! on! ecosystem!services,!human!residents!and!industry;!and!3)!crafting!effective!systems!of!govZ ernance!to!support!adaptation!to!and!mitigation!of!change.!Framing!these!dimensions!holisZ tically!requi ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES AMBIGUITY AND CLIMATE POLICY Antony Millner Simon Dietz
... system2 are. If we have sufficiently high quality information to justify probabilistic beliefs, then the approach adopted thus far in the literature is unequivocally useful. If not, we need to justify why this approach is a useful approximation, or attempt to define welfare measures that are true to ...
... system2 are. If we have sufficiently high quality information to justify probabilistic beliefs, then the approach adopted thus far in the literature is unequivocally useful. If not, we need to justify why this approach is a useful approximation, or attempt to define welfare measures that are true to ...
Circulation patterns related to debris-flow triggering
... days as well as a shift in the 0 °C isotherm to higher elevations will reduce the surface affected by weathering and likely result in a decrease in debris-flow activity (Jomelli et al., 2009). Though at higher altitudes, increase in freeze-thaw cycles could also liberate greater quantities of debris. ...
... days as well as a shift in the 0 °C isotherm to higher elevations will reduce the surface affected by weathering and likely result in a decrease in debris-flow activity (Jomelli et al., 2009). Though at higher altitudes, increase in freeze-thaw cycles could also liberate greater quantities of debris. ...
Rainfall in Australia`s eastern seaboard: a review of confidence in
... is on the high forcing case, RCP8.5, for which greenhouse gas concentrations continue to rise throughout the 21 st Century. Other scenarios are examined in some cases, including the intermediate forcing scenario RCP4.5 for which greenhouse gas concentration become stabilised later this century, as w ...
... is on the high forcing case, RCP8.5, for which greenhouse gas concentrations continue to rise throughout the 21 st Century. Other scenarios are examined in some cases, including the intermediate forcing scenario RCP4.5 for which greenhouse gas concentration become stabilised later this century, as w ...
Yard Trimmings Bans: Impact and Support
... Michigan this is often not the case because most muncipailies in SE Michigan where most people live have an effective tipfee near $12/ton. The ban made sure that this material didn t continue to be landfilled. Product Market – Michigan did not sufficiently support the market side of this equation. P ...
... Michigan this is often not the case because most muncipailies in SE Michigan where most people live have an effective tipfee near $12/ton. The ban made sure that this material didn t continue to be landfilled. Product Market – Michigan did not sufficiently support the market side of this equation. P ...
Ocean Acidification and the UNFCCC
... carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which is most effectively done through reducing CO2 emissions. Therefore, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is clearly an appropriate environmental policy regime to deal with the mitigation of ocean acidification through CO2 reductio ...
... carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which is most effectively done through reducing CO2 emissions. Therefore, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is clearly an appropriate environmental policy regime to deal with the mitigation of ocean acidification through CO2 reductio ...
egypt third national communication
... Climate change is now considered as one of the greatest challenges not only to the national and regional governments but also to the global community. The international scientific community has proven that global warming of the climatic system is unequivocal. As a result of global climatic disorder ...
... Climate change is now considered as one of the greatest challenges not only to the national and regional governments but also to the global community. The international scientific community has proven that global warming of the climatic system is unequivocal. As a result of global climatic disorder ...
Coastal ecosystems
... For each of these climates four ecosystem types are defined: freshwater, estuarine, coastal interface and marine. These are the ecosystems that are, or will be, affected by climate change impacts in the coastal zone. Freshwater ecosystems are included to the extent that they influence coastal ecosys ...
... For each of these climates four ecosystem types are defined: freshwater, estuarine, coastal interface and marine. These are the ecosystems that are, or will be, affected by climate change impacts in the coastal zone. Freshwater ecosystems are included to the extent that they influence coastal ecosys ...
Working Paper 214 - Waldinger (opens in new window)
... on insu¢ cient empirical evidence (e.g. Dell et al., 2012: 92; Pindyck, 2013: 862). Indeed, many elements of the climate-economy relationship remain little understood. Recently, Deschenes et al. (2007, 2012), Dell et al. (2012), Burgess et al. (2014), and Barreca et al. (2015a, 2015b) have pioneered ...
... on insu¢ cient empirical evidence (e.g. Dell et al., 2012: 92; Pindyck, 2013: 862). Indeed, many elements of the climate-economy relationship remain little understood. Recently, Deschenes et al. (2007, 2012), Dell et al. (2012), Burgess et al. (2014), and Barreca et al. (2015a, 2015b) have pioneered ...
Learning to Live in a Changing Climate
... curb further climate change requires mitigation actions that reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere; primarily by reducing the volume of GHGs emitted into the atmosphere through the burning of fossil fuels. Large scale decarbonisation of economies is required in order to deliver the scale ...
... curb further climate change requires mitigation actions that reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere; primarily by reducing the volume of GHGs emitted into the atmosphere through the burning of fossil fuels. Large scale decarbonisation of economies is required in order to deliver the scale ...
Climate Change and Food Security
... Mean global temperatures have been increasing since about 1850, mainly owing to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The main causes are the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas) to meet increasing energy demand, and the spread of intensive agriculture to meet increasing foo ...
... Mean global temperatures have been increasing since about 1850, mainly owing to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The main causes are the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas) to meet increasing energy demand, and the spread of intensive agriculture to meet increasing foo ...
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... increased the GHGs in the atmosphere to such a level that the earth’s surface is heating up to temperatures that are very destructive to life on earth. ...
... increased the GHGs in the atmosphere to such a level that the earth’s surface is heating up to temperatures that are very destructive to life on earth. ...
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.