Resilience of Great Barrier Reef ecosystems and drivers of change
... will have confounding influences on Great Barrier Reef health” (Brodie et al., 2008). Primarily these findings focused on the complex synergies between the impacts of stress related to poor water quality and climate change (e.g. thermal bleaching and ocean acidification). A key finding was that poor ...
... will have confounding influences on Great Barrier Reef health” (Brodie et al., 2008). Primarily these findings focused on the complex synergies between the impacts of stress related to poor water quality and climate change (e.g. thermal bleaching and ocean acidification). A key finding was that poor ...
CURRICULUM VITAE Andrew Dale Ashton Coastal Geomorphologist
... Coastal Sediments ’15. San Diego, CA, 11pp. S Ortiz, A.C., Ashton, A.D., and Donnelly, J.P., 2015. Modeling Motu Profile Response to Varying Wave Climate. Coastal Sediments ’15. San Diego, CA, 12pp. Elko, N., Feddersen, F., Foster, D., Hapke, C., McNinch, J., Mulligan, R., Ӧzkan-Haller, H.T., Plant, ...
... Coastal Sediments ’15. San Diego, CA, 11pp. S Ortiz, A.C., Ashton, A.D., and Donnelly, J.P., 2015. Modeling Motu Profile Response to Varying Wave Climate. Coastal Sediments ’15. San Diego, CA, 12pp. Elko, N., Feddersen, F., Foster, D., Hapke, C., McNinch, J., Mulligan, R., Ӧzkan-Haller, H.T., Plant, ...
Climatic and Habitat Drivers of American Pika
... Extirpations occurred only at sites that were consistently dry over the last century. While there was no climate change signal in our results, these data provide valuable insight into the potential future effects of climate change on O. princeps throughout its range. ...
... Extirpations occurred only at sites that were consistently dry over the last century. While there was no climate change signal in our results, these data provide valuable insight into the potential future effects of climate change on O. princeps throughout its range. ...
Linking Disaster Risk Reduction and Insurance
... of the deaths and 79 percent of the economic losses caused by natural hazards. Population growth combined with more people living in hazardous areas will also increase risks over time, including the number of fatalities and asset damage. The IPCC attributes increasing drought and heavy precipitation ...
... of the deaths and 79 percent of the economic losses caused by natural hazards. Population growth combined with more people living in hazardous areas will also increase risks over time, including the number of fatalities and asset damage. The IPCC attributes increasing drought and heavy precipitation ...
Optimal intensity targets for greenhouse gas emissions
... commitments, and for bringing greater complexity.1 Here we take a single-period, stochastic, globally integrated, though mainly partial equilibrium, theoretical model of emissions trading with flexible targets under uncertainty, named Mechanisms for Abating Total Emissions under Stochasticity (MATES ...
... commitments, and for bringing greater complexity.1 Here we take a single-period, stochastic, globally integrated, though mainly partial equilibrium, theoretical model of emissions trading with flexible targets under uncertainty, named Mechanisms for Abating Total Emissions under Stochasticity (MATES ...
Corporate responsibility in (re)insurance business
... … an increase in reputation and attractiveness for all stakeholders; … potential early identification of business risks and opportunities; … educated decisions on global risks and problems; … a strengthening of Munich Re’s share price. Overall KPI: Inclusion in major sustainability indices and scori ...
... … an increase in reputation and attractiveness for all stakeholders; … potential early identification of business risks and opportunities; … educated decisions on global risks and problems; … a strengthening of Munich Re’s share price. Overall KPI: Inclusion in major sustainability indices and scori ...
Ocean Iron Fertilization, Climate Change, and the International
... What Does Going Green Mean?: Anthropogenic Climate Change, Geoengineering, and International Environmental Law, 43 GA. L. REV. 901 (2009) (recognizing its potential as an “insurance policy against the risk of catastrophic climate change” and calling for the creation of a new United States agency to ...
... What Does Going Green Mean?: Anthropogenic Climate Change, Geoengineering, and International Environmental Law, 43 GA. L. REV. 901 (2009) (recognizing its potential as an “insurance policy against the risk of catastrophic climate change” and calling for the creation of a new United States agency to ...
a call to action - CDM Policy Dialogue
... more than half of what the world needs now. ▶▶ Global carbon markets – an important policy instrument that the international community has developed over the past decade to facilitate real-world emissions mitigation – are collapsing with potentially devastating consequences. This is particularly tru ...
... more than half of what the world needs now. ▶▶ Global carbon markets – an important policy instrument that the international community has developed over the past decade to facilitate real-world emissions mitigation – are collapsing with potentially devastating consequences. This is particularly tru ...
Extreme climate events counteract the effects of climate and land
... also impact the provisioning of ecosystem services (Bellard et al. 2012). Land-use changes, be it by conversion of natural habitats into agricultural or urban lands, or by abandonment of managed areas, could aggravate the effects of climate change, as well as contribute to large and sudden changes o ...
... also impact the provisioning of ecosystem services (Bellard et al. 2012). Land-use changes, be it by conversion of natural habitats into agricultural or urban lands, or by abandonment of managed areas, could aggravate the effects of climate change, as well as contribute to large and sudden changes o ...
Compendium of Yukon Climate Change Science
... Abstract: This article reviews the historical, instrumental, and future changes in climate for the northern latitudes of Canada. Discussion of historical climate over the last 10 000 years focuses on major climatic shifts, including the Medieval Warm Period and the Little Ice Age, and how these chan ...
... Abstract: This article reviews the historical, instrumental, and future changes in climate for the northern latitudes of Canada. Discussion of historical climate over the last 10 000 years focuses on major climatic shifts, including the Medieval Warm Period and the Little Ice Age, and how these chan ...
Changes in Sea Level
... It is very likely that 20th century warming has contributed significantly to the observed sea level rise, through thermal expansion of sea water and widespread loss of land ice. Projected sea level changes from 1990 to 2100 Projections of components contributing to sea level change from 1990 to 2100 ...
... It is very likely that 20th century warming has contributed significantly to the observed sea level rise, through thermal expansion of sea water and widespread loss of land ice. Projected sea level changes from 1990 to 2100 Projections of components contributing to sea level change from 1990 to 2100 ...
the identification of a solar signal in climate records of the last 500
... While there is no consensus as to the best method for estimating past variations in solar output, it seems likely that over the last 500 years, the sun has played a role in the changing climate. However, there is little evidence to suggest that changes in irradiance are having a large impact on the ...
... While there is no consensus as to the best method for estimating past variations in solar output, it seems likely that over the last 500 years, the sun has played a role in the changing climate. However, there is little evidence to suggest that changes in irradiance are having a large impact on the ...
THE GARNAUT CLIMATE CHANGE REvIEW
... An interim report was presented to First Ministers and released in February 2008; a discussion paper on the proposed emissions trading scheme in March, a draft report on 4 July and a supplementary draft report on 5 September. The Review commissioned a number of papers on the impacts of climate chang ...
... An interim report was presented to First Ministers and released in February 2008; a discussion paper on the proposed emissions trading scheme in March, a draft report on 4 July and a supplementary draft report on 5 September. The Review commissioned a number of papers on the impacts of climate chang ...
Public Awareness and Acceptance of CO2 capture and storage
... This report details the findings of a survey about awareness and acceptance of carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and storage (CCS) conducted in 12 European Union countries. The countries included in the survey are Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Poland, Finland, France, Greece, th ...
... This report details the findings of a survey about awareness and acceptance of carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and storage (CCS) conducted in 12 European Union countries. The countries included in the survey are Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Poland, Finland, France, Greece, th ...
Adaptive capacity deficits and adaptive capacity of economic
... Davidson et al. (2003), Stedman et al. (2004), and Williamson et al. (2005) consider these factors in the context of forest-based communities and forestry actors in Canada. Underestimation of risk may result insufficient adaptation and underinvestment in adaptive capacity causing individuals and comm ...
... Davidson et al. (2003), Stedman et al. (2004), and Williamson et al. (2005) consider these factors in the context of forest-based communities and forestry actors in Canada. Underestimation of risk may result insufficient adaptation and underinvestment in adaptive capacity causing individuals and comm ...
An Overview of the Causes and Effects of Sea Level Rise
... chlorofluorocarbons and methane) could add significantly to the projected global warming. Furthermore, the uncertainties surrounding the impacts on climate currently make it impossible to determine whether preventing the global warming would provide a net benefit to the world or to individual nation ...
... chlorofluorocarbons and methane) could add significantly to the projected global warming. Furthermore, the uncertainties surrounding the impacts on climate currently make it impossible to determine whether preventing the global warming would provide a net benefit to the world or to individual nation ...
field investigations of permafrost and climatic
... Burn et al., 1986; Burn, 1997). The unconformity records the maximum development of the active layer around 9000 cal. years BP. Usually, segregated ice is abundant between the unconformity and the base of the present active layer (e.g., Pollard and French, 1980), complicating estimates of paleoactiv ...
... Burn et al., 1986; Burn, 1997). The unconformity records the maximum development of the active layer around 9000 cal. years BP. Usually, segregated ice is abundant between the unconformity and the base of the present active layer (e.g., Pollard and French, 1980), complicating estimates of paleoactiv ...
Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Transportation
... We wish to thank the following for their contributions to this report. This report has been peer reviewed by the individual members of the Federal Advisory Committee (FAC) to this study. FAC members were chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise. The selection of reviewers and th ...
... We wish to thank the following for their contributions to this report. This report has been peer reviewed by the individual members of the Federal Advisory Committee (FAC) to this study. FAC members were chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise. The selection of reviewers and th ...
The effects of precipitation variability on C4 photosynthesis, net
... Sevilleta LTER Staff – You often stepped in and helped out even though it was likely beyond the job description. Your support of me and my research has been invaluable. ...
... Sevilleta LTER Staff – You often stepped in and helped out even though it was likely beyond the job description. Your support of me and my research has been invaluable. ...
ENVIRONMENT
... hence posing an even greater challenge to our efforts to achieve zero net emissions in the second half of this century. This goal is achievable, but it will not happen by itself. It will require dedicated policy instruments and a supportive regulatory environment. This year, we will be delivering a ...
... hence posing an even greater challenge to our efforts to achieve zero net emissions in the second half of this century. This goal is achievable, but it will not happen by itself. It will require dedicated policy instruments and a supportive regulatory environment. This year, we will be delivering a ...
National Research Council Report
... This committee was asked to describe and assess the state of scientific efforts to reconstruct surface temperature records for the Earth over approximately the last 2,000 years. (The full Statement of Task appears in Appendix A.) Normally, a technical issue such as surface temperature reconstruction ...
... This committee was asked to describe and assess the state of scientific efforts to reconstruct surface temperature records for the Earth over approximately the last 2,000 years. (The full Statement of Task appears in Appendix A.) Normally, a technical issue such as surface temperature reconstruction ...
Arctic tundra fires: natural variability and responses to climate change
... caution for a number of reasons. Climate variability associated with large-scale ocean circulation patterns, such as the El Niño–Southern Oscillation and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, played an important role in driving historical variability in boreal forest fire regimes (Hess et al. 2001; Duffy ...
... caution for a number of reasons. Climate variability associated with large-scale ocean circulation patterns, such as the El Niño–Southern Oscillation and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, played an important role in driving historical variability in boreal forest fire regimes (Hess et al. 2001; Duffy ...
Arctic tundra fires: natural variability and responses to climate change
... caution for a number of reasons. Climate variability associated with large-scale ocean circulation patterns, such as the El Niño–Southern Oscillation and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, played an important role in driving historical variability in boreal forest fire regimes (Hess et al. 2001; Duffy ...
... caution for a number of reasons. Climate variability associated with large-scale ocean circulation patterns, such as the El Niño–Southern Oscillation and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, played an important role in driving historical variability in boreal forest fire regimes (Hess et al. 2001; Duffy ...
CSIRO_PHILCCAP_Report_FNL
... or unable to be used in any specific situation. No reliance or actions must therefore be made on that information without seeking prior expert professional, scientific and technical advice. To the extent permitted by law, CSIRO (including its employees and consultants) excludes all liability to any ...
... or unable to be used in any specific situation. No reliance or actions must therefore be made on that information without seeking prior expert professional, scientific and technical advice. To the extent permitted by law, CSIRO (including its employees and consultants) excludes all liability to any ...