countryside council for wales
... organic matter within coastal wetlands decomposes. However, there is no clear evidence that sea level rise and coastal erosion will result in greater fluxes of methane (or other greenhouse gases). However, it is possible for the adaptive response to sealevel rise to either increase or decrease GHG e ...
... organic matter within coastal wetlands decomposes. However, there is no clear evidence that sea level rise and coastal erosion will result in greater fluxes of methane (or other greenhouse gases). However, it is possible for the adaptive response to sealevel rise to either increase or decrease GHG e ...
assessment of changes of extreme wave conditions at the
... (transient) time series of wave parameters are needed. The wave data was calculated on the basis of the available wind data (see Table 1 on the previous page) of the past 1960-2000 (simulation runs C20_1 and C20_2) and for the future 20022100 (simulation runs A1B_1, A1B_2, B1_1, and B1_2). Finally, ...
... (transient) time series of wave parameters are needed. The wave data was calculated on the basis of the available wind data (see Table 1 on the previous page) of the past 1960-2000 (simulation runs C20_1 and C20_2) and for the future 20022100 (simulation runs A1B_1, A1B_2, B1_1, and B1_2). Finally, ...
potential impacts of global climate change on freshwater
... fisheries that depend on them. We will now examine the potential effects of an increase in temperature on specific aspects of fish physiology, including thermal tolerance and metabolism before looking at specific examples for temperate and tropical fishes. If one thinks in extreme terms, the most s ...
... fisheries that depend on them. We will now examine the potential effects of an increase in temperature on specific aspects of fish physiology, including thermal tolerance and metabolism before looking at specific examples for temperate and tropical fishes. If one thinks in extreme terms, the most s ...
Australia`s 21 Century Carbon Budget
... It is widely accepted that in order to minimise the risks associated with human-induced climate change, global greenhouse gas emissions will have to be significantly reduced over this century (IPCC 2007a). One way to plan for and facilitate emission reductions is through the use of national carbon b ...
... It is widely accepted that in order to minimise the risks associated with human-induced climate change, global greenhouse gas emissions will have to be significantly reduced over this century (IPCC 2007a). One way to plan for and facilitate emission reductions is through the use of national carbon b ...
Preparing for coastal change - Ministry for the Environment
... remain at the rates observed for 1993–2003. These rates are expected to increase in the future, particularly if global greenhouse gas emissions are not reduced. An extra 0.1–0.2 metres rise in the upper ranges of the emission scenario projections (dark-blue shading) would be expected if these ice sh ...
... remain at the rates observed for 1993–2003. These rates are expected to increase in the future, particularly if global greenhouse gas emissions are not reduced. An extra 0.1–0.2 metres rise in the upper ranges of the emission scenario projections (dark-blue shading) would be expected if these ice sh ...
Program of the Climate Engineering Conference 2014
... that have gathered in Berlin this August to discuss, over a period of four days, the many complex and interlinked issues that arise when considering the possibility of deliberate, large-scale interventions into the climate. A total of 40 sessions and 6 plenary panel discussions will address topics f ...
... that have gathered in Berlin this August to discuss, over a period of four days, the many complex and interlinked issues that arise when considering the possibility of deliberate, large-scale interventions into the climate. A total of 40 sessions and 6 plenary panel discussions will address topics f ...
Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution. (2010) Adapting Institutions to Climate Change, Twenty-eighth report. David Stainforth is acknowledged in the report as a key contributor
... Recent legislation and government policy does indeed require adaptation to climate change to be addressed, but little detailed attention has been given to the central issue of this study, which focuses on capabilities of institutions – on the organisations and the institutional frameworks which regu ...
... Recent legislation and government policy does indeed require adaptation to climate change to be addressed, but little detailed attention has been given to the central issue of this study, which focuses on capabilities of institutions – on the organisations and the institutional frameworks which regu ...
Gaziantep Climate Change Action Plan Executive Summary
... country, state, province or city to tackle climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A CCAP includes an evaluation of the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions in the area (local/region), outlines a vision on how to reduce such emissions, and establishes a series of targets and policy actions to ...
... country, state, province or city to tackle climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A CCAP includes an evaluation of the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions in the area (local/region), outlines a vision on how to reduce such emissions, and establishes a series of targets and policy actions to ...
Part 2 - Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.
... of the SSPs. Third, we assessed whether renewable water resources are available when they are needed at daily intervals. Our study is presented in a two-part paper. In the accompanying paper (Hanasaki et al., 2013), we developed a water use scenario compatible with the five global situations describ ...
... of the SSPs. Third, we assessed whether renewable water resources are available when they are needed at daily intervals. Our study is presented in a two-part paper. In the accompanying paper (Hanasaki et al., 2013), we developed a water use scenario compatible with the five global situations describ ...
515475 Alabama Law Review 62.5 R3.ps
... In general terms, it entails not depleting the Earth’s natural resources below sustainable levels and maintaining the planet’s overall quality.4 Modern ideas of sustainable industrial development recognize that environmental protection and economic growth are not necessarily trade-offs.5 Unfortunate ...
... In general terms, it entails not depleting the Earth’s natural resources below sustainable levels and maintaining the planet’s overall quality.4 Modern ideas of sustainable industrial development recognize that environmental protection and economic growth are not necessarily trade-offs.5 Unfortunate ...
Vulnerability of pelagic systems in the Great Barrier Reef
... on terrestrial58 and marine ecosystems4,86. Most research in this area has focused on dominant climatic signals on scales of tens of years and at spatial scales of kilometres to thousands of kilometres for the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in the Pacific and the North Atlantic Oscillation. Som ...
... on terrestrial58 and marine ecosystems4,86. Most research in this area has focused on dominant climatic signals on scales of tens of years and at spatial scales of kilometres to thousands of kilometres for the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in the Pacific and the North Atlantic Oscillation. Som ...
Indices for monitoring changes in extremes based on daily
... indicator of heat waves has therefore been proposed.34 ETCCDI adopted most of the ECA indices,29 but modified those that appeared problematic when applied to a wide range of areas. In total, 27 indices were defined (see Table 1). ETCCDI also developed new methods to address inhomogeneity issues inhe ...
... indicator of heat waves has therefore been proposed.34 ETCCDI adopted most of the ECA indices,29 but modified those that appeared problematic when applied to a wide range of areas. In total, 27 indices were defined (see Table 1). ETCCDI also developed new methods to address inhomogeneity issues inhe ...
the effects of climate stability on northern temperate forests
... The climate was always changing: there had been periods of global tropical climate and glaciation in the past (Ruddiman, 2013). Non-avian dinosaurs lived to see the first flowers in the forests, as most angiosperm plants today can trace their family ancestors in the late Cretaceous Period (mean fami ...
... The climate was always changing: there had been periods of global tropical climate and glaciation in the past (Ruddiman, 2013). Non-avian dinosaurs lived to see the first flowers in the forests, as most angiosperm plants today can trace their family ancestors in the late Cretaceous Period (mean fami ...
Air-mass Origin in the Arctic. Part II: Response to Increases in
... distributions of chemical and particulate tracers in the Arctic is key for understanding climate. It is now well appreciated that nearly all of the pollution in the Arctic originates over Northern Hemisphere (NH) midlatitudes (Law and Stohl 2007). Since the distributions of trace species reflect the ...
... distributions of chemical and particulate tracers in the Arctic is key for understanding climate. It is now well appreciated that nearly all of the pollution in the Arctic originates over Northern Hemisphere (NH) midlatitudes (Law and Stohl 2007). Since the distributions of trace species reflect the ...
An Economic Analysis of Climate Change Impacts and Adaptations
... adaptation to climate change in eight major economic sectors in New York State in the ClimAID report. The goal of the study is to provide information on the economic impacts of climate change and adaptation for use by public officials, policy makers, and members of the general public. The study is a ...
... adaptation to climate change in eight major economic sectors in New York State in the ClimAID report. The goal of the study is to provide information on the economic impacts of climate change and adaptation for use by public officials, policy makers, and members of the general public. The study is a ...
AN OVERVIEW OF GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND
... increasingly important in order to provide decision making support to policy makers. The urgency for action on climate change has received new impetus after the publication of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (2007), where new and more certain scientific evidence confirmed that it is ‘likely that t ...
... increasingly important in order to provide decision making support to policy makers. The urgency for action on climate change has received new impetus after the publication of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (2007), where new and more certain scientific evidence confirmed that it is ‘likely that t ...
Antarctic climate change and the environment: an update
... to the surface), and in sea ice cover (the melting of sea ice during interglacials exposed upwelling deep water rich in CO2 to the atmosphere, encouraging ocean-atmosphere exchange). 9. Ice cores from Antarctica show that some interglacials in the last 400,000 years reached temperatures up to 5◦ C h ...
... to the surface), and in sea ice cover (the melting of sea ice during interglacials exposed upwelling deep water rich in CO2 to the atmosphere, encouraging ocean-atmosphere exchange). 9. Ice cores from Antarctica show that some interglacials in the last 400,000 years reached temperatures up to 5◦ C h ...
Assessing an IPCC Assessment: An Analysis of Statements on Projected Regional Impacts in the 2007 Report
... including uncertainties, positive impacts, and the relative contributions from other important areas, such as industrialisation, population growth, and land use; One section that describes the most important negative impacts, including a worst-case risk approach, based on a clearly explicated ris ...
... including uncertainties, positive impacts, and the relative contributions from other important areas, such as industrialisation, population growth, and land use; One section that describes the most important negative impacts, including a worst-case risk approach, based on a clearly explicated ris ...
Climate Change and Cherry Tree Blossom Festivals in
... more recent studies from the United States, and many of these studies of climate change are from cities where additional warming is associated with urbanization. Scientists working on long-term climate change need additional studies from elsewhere in the world and conducted over a longer period of t ...
... more recent studies from the United States, and many of these studies of climate change are from cities where additional warming is associated with urbanization. Scientists working on long-term climate change need additional studies from elsewhere in the world and conducted over a longer period of t ...
The sensitivity of mountain snowpack accumulation to climate warming
... Casade snowpack gives a lower value of 15% 8C21 (Stoelinga et al. 2010). Other studies have estimated l values between 26% and 210% 8C21 for the California Sierra Nevada (Howat and Tulaczyk 2005) and equal to approximately 215% 8C21 for the Swiss Alps (Beniston et al. 2003, reported as 230% for 28C ...
... Casade snowpack gives a lower value of 15% 8C21 (Stoelinga et al. 2010). Other studies have estimated l values between 26% and 210% 8C21 for the California Sierra Nevada (Howat and Tulaczyk 2005) and equal to approximately 215% 8C21 for the Swiss Alps (Beniston et al. 2003, reported as 230% for 28C ...
Physical Assessment of the Brahmaputra River
... climate change impacts in the Brahmaputra Basin. However, the continued increase in flows indicated by 2100 does not support the common understanding that reduction in glacier contributions over the long term would have a decreasing impact on flows. This highlights the large uncertainties associated ...
... climate change impacts in the Brahmaputra Basin. However, the continued increase in flows indicated by 2100 does not support the common understanding that reduction in glacier contributions over the long term would have a decreasing impact on flows. This highlights the large uncertainties associated ...
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... Average annual temperature at arctic latitudes is predicted to increase by 2–5 C over the next century as a result of climate change and will be greater than the global mean change [1]. In the past, climate transitions have led to a disproportionate response by arctic communities, suggesting that p ...
... Average annual temperature at arctic latitudes is predicted to increase by 2–5 C over the next century as a result of climate change and will be greater than the global mean change [1]. In the past, climate transitions have led to a disproportionate response by arctic communities, suggesting that p ...