Agriculture and Forestry Climate change report card technical paper
... Climate change, due to anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (IPCC, 2013), is expected to influence soil functions and properties. For the UK, future climate change projections suggest that the mean temperature will increase by 2.4 to 4oC by the year 2080, the maximum and minimum temperature ...
... Climate change, due to anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (IPCC, 2013), is expected to influence soil functions and properties. For the UK, future climate change projections suggest that the mean temperature will increase by 2.4 to 4oC by the year 2080, the maximum and minimum temperature ...
Observed and simulated full-depth ocean heat
... OHC changes, suggesting that some models are not state-ofthe-art and require further improvements. However, the ensemble median has excellent agreement with our observational estimate: 0.68 [0.54–0.82] × 1022 J yr−1 (0.42 Wm−2 ) from 1970 to 2005 and 1.25 [1.10–1.41] × 1022 J yr−1 (0.77 Wm−2 ) from ...
... OHC changes, suggesting that some models are not state-ofthe-art and require further improvements. However, the ensemble median has excellent agreement with our observational estimate: 0.68 [0.54–0.82] × 1022 J yr−1 (0.42 Wm−2 ) from 1970 to 2005 and 1.25 [1.10–1.41] × 1022 J yr−1 (0.77 Wm−2 ) from ...
Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy Nature’s Prophet:
... For knowledge journalists like McKibben, Friedman, and Revkin, several qualities enable their work to stand out among the many competing voices, narratives, and stories that are told about a wicked problem. In particular, relative to climate change, the prominence of these three writers has been esp ...
... For knowledge journalists like McKibben, Friedman, and Revkin, several qualities enable their work to stand out among the many competing voices, narratives, and stories that are told about a wicked problem. In particular, relative to climate change, the prominence of these three writers has been esp ...
The ocean`s role in polar climate change
... Many mechanisms are at work in ‘Arctic amplification’ (see, e.g., the overview of [8] and references therein). A positive snow and sea-ice albedo feedback plays a significant role in amplifying the warming signal ([9]). The albedo feedback operates in summer when solar radiation is maximal. Where s ...
... Many mechanisms are at work in ‘Arctic amplification’ (see, e.g., the overview of [8] and references therein). A positive snow and sea-ice albedo feedback plays a significant role in amplifying the warming signal ([9]). The albedo feedback operates in summer when solar radiation is maximal. Where s ...
Marine Science - Archimer
... regions is not filled by ARGO floats, because they are designed for deep water, but could be improved if more institutes reported their oceanographic data in near real time to the appropriate data centres. Although the North Atlantic Gridded dataset is still in development, it offers great potential ...
... regions is not filled by ARGO floats, because they are designed for deep water, but could be improved if more institutes reported their oceanographic data in near real time to the appropriate data centres. Although the North Atlantic Gridded dataset is still in development, it offers great potential ...
Conceptualizing urban adaptation to climate change. Findings from
... sea level rise, flood risk, and urban heat island effects. The ability to adapt and level of resilience differ largely between cities, depending on the institutional and managerial capacities to decide on and implement policies, as well as on the economic wealth and the character of the social relat ...
... sea level rise, flood risk, and urban heat island effects. The ability to adapt and level of resilience differ largely between cities, depending on the institutional and managerial capacities to decide on and implement policies, as well as on the economic wealth and the character of the social relat ...
- Opus
... There are concerns that accelerated phenologies can negatively impact plant populations. However, the fitness consequence of changes in phenology in response to elevated temperature is not well understood, particularly under field conditions. We address this issue by exposing a set of recombinant in ...
... There are concerns that accelerated phenologies can negatively impact plant populations. However, the fitness consequence of changes in phenology in response to elevated temperature is not well understood, particularly under field conditions. We address this issue by exposing a set of recombinant in ...
Nowhere to ruN - National Wildlife Federation
... meteorological events, including heat waves, droughts and heavy rainfall, are becoming more frequent and severe, as are associated wildfires and floods.4 Observed climatic changes are relatively small compared to projections for the coming decades. Even with significant reductions in carbon dioxide ...
... meteorological events, including heat waves, droughts and heavy rainfall, are becoming more frequent and severe, as are associated wildfires and floods.4 Observed climatic changes are relatively small compared to projections for the coming decades. Even with significant reductions in carbon dioxide ...
Spatial and Temporal Biases in Assessments of Environmental
... Environmental Conditions in New Zealand Taciano L. Milfont, Victoria University of Wellington Wokje Abrahamse, University of Otago Norma McCarthy, Victoria University of Wellington This article reports two studies conducted in New Zealand, replicating and expanding Gifford et al.’s (2009) recent res ...
... Environmental Conditions in New Zealand Taciano L. Milfont, Victoria University of Wellington Wokje Abrahamse, University of Otago Norma McCarthy, Victoria University of Wellington This article reports two studies conducted in New Zealand, replicating and expanding Gifford et al.’s (2009) recent res ...
Article - Cerfacs
... internal variability of the atmosphere (Figure 1a). At decadal time scale, the percentage of JAS temperature variance due to the external forcing (also referred as potential predictability or PP) is relatively high (about 90%) over the coastal area (Guinea, Cameroon, Gabon, Somalia coast) and Centra ...
... internal variability of the atmosphere (Figure 1a). At decadal time scale, the percentage of JAS temperature variance due to the external forcing (also referred as potential predictability or PP) is relatively high (about 90%) over the coastal area (Guinea, Cameroon, Gabon, Somalia coast) and Centra ...
N.H. Sea Grant Strategic Plan
... existing infrastructure requires significant resources to mitigate decisions in light of invasive species and declines in economiimpacts. Communities are currently facing strict regulations on cally important species. Environmental agencies, communities and individuals continue their efforts to prot ...
... existing infrastructure requires significant resources to mitigate decisions in light of invasive species and declines in economiimpacts. Communities are currently facing strict regulations on cally important species. Environmental agencies, communities and individuals continue their efforts to prot ...
The Virgin Islands Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment of the
... Figure 2.1-6. Tourists’ likelihood to vacation in The Virgin Islands if local average temperatures rose more than 4°C by the end of the Century................................................................................................... 39 Figure 2.1-7. Tourists’ likelihood to vacation in The ...
... Figure 2.1-6. Tourists’ likelihood to vacation in The Virgin Islands if local average temperatures rose more than 4°C by the end of the Century................................................................................................... 39 Figure 2.1-7. Tourists’ likelihood to vacation in The ...
Assessing Cross-Sectoral Adaptation and Mitigation
... 3.6.1 Increased infiltration ............................................................................................... 49 3.6.2 Increased storage .................................................................................................... 50 3.6.3 Reduced flow rate .................... ...
... 3.6.1 Increased infiltration ............................................................................................... 49 3.6.2 Increased storage .................................................................................................... 50 3.6.3 Reduced flow rate .................... ...
the republic of kiribati
... kilometres of the Pacific Ocean, of which 21 islands are inhabited.1 In 2010, Kiribati’s population was estimated at 103,371.2 Kiribati is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change and rising sea levels, with an average elevation of less than two metres above sea level. The economy fa ...
... kilometres of the Pacific Ocean, of which 21 islands are inhabited.1 In 2010, Kiribati’s population was estimated at 103,371.2 Kiribati is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change and rising sea levels, with an average elevation of less than two metres above sea level. The economy fa ...
The International and Domestic Law of Climate Change: A Binding
... The scale and structure of the IPCC, however, were unprecedented. The IPCC has now produced five assessment reports, the most recent of which is divided, like its predecessors, into three portions prepared by distinct working groups: (1) the physical science basis of climate change; (2) impacts, ada ...
... The scale and structure of the IPCC, however, were unprecedented. The IPCC has now produced five assessment reports, the most recent of which is divided, like its predecessors, into three portions prepared by distinct working groups: (1) the physical science basis of climate change; (2) impacts, ada ...
Shifting plant phenology in response to global change
... approaches is necessary to understand how phenology will shift in response to different aspects of global change, and to identify the processes that scale between species and ecosystem phenology. Phenology and climate are intimately linked Phenology is a dominant and often overlooked aspect of plant ...
... approaches is necessary to understand how phenology will shift in response to different aspects of global change, and to identify the processes that scale between species and ecosystem phenology. Phenology and climate are intimately linked Phenology is a dominant and often overlooked aspect of plant ...
Global Warming Answers - smallworldbigthoughts-eub-geo
... falls as snow on the Greenland and Antarctic ice caps) than there is water that flows to the seas from melting glaciers. Since the 1970s, the glaciers of the Arctic, Greenland, and the Antarctic have ceased to retreat, and have started to grow. On January 18, 2002, the journal Science published the ...
... falls as snow on the Greenland and Antarctic ice caps) than there is water that flows to the seas from melting glaciers. Since the 1970s, the glaciers of the Arctic, Greenland, and the Antarctic have ceased to retreat, and have started to grow. On January 18, 2002, the journal Science published the ...
Project Document for CEO Approval
... partly the result of the trickle-down effect of higher income opportunities, and for a larger part, the reflection of government distributive policies striving to spread improvements in social services equitably over all the inhabited islands. ...
... partly the result of the trickle-down effect of higher income opportunities, and for a larger part, the reflection of government distributive policies striving to spread improvements in social services equitably over all the inhabited islands. ...
Increasing frequency of extreme El Niño events due to greenhouse
... historical anthropogenic and natural forcings, and future greenhouse gas emission scenarios (Methods), each covering a 200-year period. We determine Niño3 rainfall skewness over the 200-year period in each model. Using skewness greater than 1 and Niño3 rainfall exceeding 5 mm per day as criteria for ...
... historical anthropogenic and natural forcings, and future greenhouse gas emission scenarios (Methods), each covering a 200-year period. We determine Niño3 rainfall skewness over the 200-year period in each model. Using skewness greater than 1 and Niño3 rainfall exceeding 5 mm per day as criteria for ...
Inland Waterway Transport in the Rhine River. Searching for
... The Rhine main stream together with their tributaries and canals, constitute one of the most important commercial inland waterways worldwide (Cioc 2002). Noticeable impacts are expected to occur on the Rhine hydrological regime due to climate change, likely affecting inland waterway transport (IWT) ...
... The Rhine main stream together with their tributaries and canals, constitute one of the most important commercial inland waterways worldwide (Cioc 2002). Noticeable impacts are expected to occur on the Rhine hydrological regime due to climate change, likely affecting inland waterway transport (IWT) ...
Climate Guide - Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre
... in temperate regions such as North America, northern Europe and central and northern Asia. Even more worryingly, the frequency and intensity of extreme rainfall and snowfall events have been rising, as well as the number of droughts. We have also witnessed more heatwaves and more intense hurricanes. ...
... in temperate regions such as North America, northern Europe and central and northern Asia. Even more worryingly, the frequency and intensity of extreme rainfall and snowfall events have been rising, as well as the number of droughts. We have also witnessed more heatwaves and more intense hurricanes. ...
Chapter 1 Introduction - Wageningen UR E
... Adaptation Actions taken to help communities and ecosystems cope with changing climate conditions, such as the construction of flood walls to protect property from stronger storms and heavier precipitation, or the planting of agricultural crops and trees more suited to warmer temperatures and drier ...
... Adaptation Actions taken to help communities and ecosystems cope with changing climate conditions, such as the construction of flood walls to protect property from stronger storms and heavier precipitation, or the planting of agricultural crops and trees more suited to warmer temperatures and drier ...
Flammable Planet - The Cost of Carbon Pollution
... While the interaction of forest and wildfire dynamics often increases fire risks, climate change could also decrease certain risks. An increased CO2 fertilization effect will increase the level and rate of growth of woody plants in savanna ecosystems, such that they are more likely to escape low-lyi ...
... While the interaction of forest and wildfire dynamics often increases fire risks, climate change could also decrease certain risks. An increased CO2 fertilization effect will increase the level and rate of growth of woody plants in savanna ecosystems, such that they are more likely to escape low-lyi ...
Forest ecotone response to climate change
... zone. In this region, precipitation increases with temperature, such that net annual water balance (precipitation – potential evapotranspiration) ranges from 0 to 100 mm more or less randomly across the entire region, except locally because of orographic effects (Kemper et al. 1994). This region is ...
... zone. In this region, precipitation increases with temperature, such that net annual water balance (precipitation – potential evapotranspiration) ranges from 0 to 100 mm more or less randomly across the entire region, except locally because of orographic effects (Kemper et al. 1994). This region is ...
Climate change vulnerability in South East Queensland: a spatial
... This report, Climate Change Vulnerability in South East Queensland: A Spatial and Sectoral Assessment, is part of the South East Queensland Climate Adaptation Research Initiative (SEQ-CARI), a partnership between the Queensland and Australian Governments, the CSIRO Climate Adaptation National Resear ...
... This report, Climate Change Vulnerability in South East Queensland: A Spatial and Sectoral Assessment, is part of the South East Queensland Climate Adaptation Research Initiative (SEQ-CARI), a partnership between the Queensland and Australian Governments, the CSIRO Climate Adaptation National Resear ...