Infection, Disease, and Biosocial Processes at the End of
... demonstrated that violence was a part of life in the ancient city and that the prevalence of violent injury increased through time with the strains of ecological and social change in the Late Harappan period [1]. The data indicated strong differences in the risk for violent injury among different bu ...
... demonstrated that violence was a part of life in the ancient city and that the prevalence of violent injury increased through time with the strains of ecological and social change in the Late Harappan period [1]. The data indicated strong differences in the risk for violent injury among different bu ...
global temperature trends
... difference is probably caused by errors in the model radiative forcing5,12,14–16 or in the model response to radiative forcing5,14,17,18. The relative magnitudes of these three contributions are poorly known. Here we quantify how forcing, feedback and internal climate variability contribute to sprea ...
... difference is probably caused by errors in the model radiative forcing5,12,14–16 or in the model response to radiative forcing5,14,17,18. The relative magnitudes of these three contributions are poorly known. Here we quantify how forcing, feedback and internal climate variability contribute to sprea ...
Developing and Applying Scenarios
... and sea-ice extent will be reduced. Models indicate warming below the global average in the North Atlantic and circumpolar southern ocean regions, as well as in southern and southeast Asia and southern South America in June–August. Globally, there will be increases in average water vapor and precipi ...
... and sea-ice extent will be reduced. Models indicate warming below the global average in the North Atlantic and circumpolar southern ocean regions, as well as in southern and southeast Asia and southern South America in June–August. Globally, there will be increases in average water vapor and precipi ...
DRAFT New Jersey Climate and Health Profile Report is available
... This report begins with a review of NJCAA’s history of engagement on climate change and health issues and gives a background on New Jersey’s geographic features including climate regions. The next section is a baseline assessment of New Jersey’s climate and an analysis of recent trends related to te ...
... This report begins with a review of NJCAA’s history of engagement on climate change and health issues and gives a background on New Jersey’s geographic features including climate regions. The next section is a baseline assessment of New Jersey’s climate and an analysis of recent trends related to te ...
The ocean`s role in polar climate change: asymmetric Arctic and
... warming, the Arctic will warm the most: models generally exhibit enhanced warming and seaice loss in the Arctic in response to increasing GHGs, but the observed changes over the past decade lie at the upper limit of the model projections [5,6]. According to projections of the Fifth Assessment Report ...
... warming, the Arctic will warm the most: models generally exhibit enhanced warming and seaice loss in the Arctic in response to increasing GHGs, but the observed changes over the past decade lie at the upper limit of the model projections [5,6]. According to projections of the Fifth Assessment Report ...
The ocean`s role in polar climate change: asymmetric Arctic and
... warming, the Arctic will warm the most: models generally exhibit enhanced warming and seaice loss in the Arctic in response to increasing GHGs, but the observed changes over the past decade lie at the upper limit of the model projections [5,6]. According to projections of the Fifth Assessment Report ...
... warming, the Arctic will warm the most: models generally exhibit enhanced warming and seaice loss in the Arctic in response to increasing GHGs, but the observed changes over the past decade lie at the upper limit of the model projections [5,6]. According to projections of the Fifth Assessment Report ...
Module B
... • Impact category results still difficult to understand: – difference in units – difference in scale • Normalisation relates the results to a reference value – for example, total world impacts in 2002 – result is often referred to as the normalised environmental profile ...
... • Impact category results still difficult to understand: – difference in units – difference in scale • Normalisation relates the results to a reference value – for example, total world impacts in 2002 – result is often referred to as the normalised environmental profile ...
Bringing behaviour change into the study of social movements: the
... away from emphasis on instrumental outcomes of social movements, research has not gone quite far enough in exploring the relationship between contact with environmental/social movements and the everyday behaviour of the non-activist public. This gap persists despite the emergence of a body of litera ...
... away from emphasis on instrumental outcomes of social movements, research has not gone quite far enough in exploring the relationship between contact with environmental/social movements and the everyday behaviour of the non-activist public. This gap persists despite the emergence of a body of litera ...
Recent warming in a 500-year palaeotemperature record from
... Walsh, 1993). Recent research indicates that, in the Arctic, cloud cover can serve as a positive temperature feedback (Curry et al., 1996). In addition, the stability of low-level temperature inversions in the Arctic atmosphere influences the degree to which changes in air temperature are focused ne ...
... Walsh, 1993). Recent research indicates that, in the Arctic, cloud cover can serve as a positive temperature feedback (Curry et al., 1996). In addition, the stability of low-level temperature inversions in the Arctic atmosphere influences the degree to which changes in air temperature are focused ne ...
Victorian climate change adaptation plan
... Climate-related risks will be experienced to different degrees across Victoria – but climate risk assessment and management are important for all parts of the state. Climate risk assessment and responses must consider immediate and obvious risks, such as bushfires, floods or heatwaves, and likely gr ...
... Climate-related risks will be experienced to different degrees across Victoria – but climate risk assessment and management are important for all parts of the state. Climate risk assessment and responses must consider immediate and obvious risks, such as bushfires, floods or heatwaves, and likely gr ...
AN APPROACH TO SUSTAINABLE REFURBISHMENT OF
... (electricity and gas consumption, light, bulbs, ventilation fan, noise, heat). So, be it existing or new building it has its impact on the environment. Details of impact on environment can be found in introduction section and also in Michaityte, et al., 2008. According to the National commission of ...
... (electricity and gas consumption, light, bulbs, ventilation fan, noise, heat). So, be it existing or new building it has its impact on the environment. Details of impact on environment can be found in introduction section and also in Michaityte, et al., 2008. According to the National commission of ...
Suburban Climate Change Efforts: Possibilities for Small and Nimble Cities Participating in State, Regional, National, and International Networks
... fail to produce an adequate response to climate change,3 a growing number of cities—including many small suburban cities—are playing critical roles in multi-level efforts to address climate change. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson noted in a January 2012 presenta ...
... fail to produce an adequate response to climate change,3 a growing number of cities—including many small suburban cities—are playing critical roles in multi-level efforts to address climate change. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson noted in a January 2012 presenta ...
The greenhouse effect and climate change : a
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)2 has reported new and stronger evidence that most of the global warming observed over the last 150 years is attributable to human activities. If only human or natural influences on the climate are separately modelled they do not fully explain the ...
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)2 has reported new and stronger evidence that most of the global warming observed over the last 150 years is attributable to human activities. If only human or natural influences on the climate are separately modelled they do not fully explain the ...
PREPARING FOR CLIMATE CHANGE: An Implementation Guide
... summer, northern BC maybe up to 15% wetter, while southern BC may be up to 20% drier. In winter and spring, snowfall will decrease.5 While these changes may seem small, they will have significant impacts on natural systems. Water resources and the hydrologic cycle, for example, are highly sensitive ...
... summer, northern BC maybe up to 15% wetter, while southern BC may be up to 20% drier. In winter and spring, snowfall will decrease.5 While these changes may seem small, they will have significant impacts on natural systems. Water resources and the hydrologic cycle, for example, are highly sensitive ...
Egypt`s National Strategy for Adaptation to Climate
... climate change phenomenon. A significant number of institutions and regional and international research centers have investigated the particulars of this phenomenon with the aim of identifying how to cope with it and how to reduce its associated risks. Some countries were classified as more vulnerab ...
... climate change phenomenon. A significant number of institutions and regional and international research centers have investigated the particulars of this phenomenon with the aim of identifying how to cope with it and how to reduce its associated risks. Some countries were classified as more vulnerab ...
Bird Species and Climate Change
... Climate change will also cause some of its most serious but least predictable impacts by shifting the timing of natural events and by shifting species’ geographical distributions. This will rearrange plant and animal communities and ecosystems, and disrupt birds’ relationships with predators, compet ...
... Climate change will also cause some of its most serious but least predictable impacts by shifting the timing of natural events and by shifting species’ geographical distributions. This will rearrange plant and animal communities and ecosystems, and disrupt birds’ relationships with predators, compet ...
CORNELL_MAESTHESIS Edited - MD-SOAR
... entirely possible climate change will necessitate entire countries becoming climate refugees (Lovelock 2009:17). ...
... entirely possible climate change will necessitate entire countries becoming climate refugees (Lovelock 2009:17). ...
Planning for Sea-Level Rise: State-by
... Report purpose: Outline the findings of the Shoreline Preservation Task Force which was a bipartisan effort to study and make legislative recommendations on storm impacts on shoreline homeowners and businesses. The Task Force was also charged with looking at the impact of climate change on efforts t ...
... Report purpose: Outline the findings of the Shoreline Preservation Task Force which was a bipartisan effort to study and make legislative recommendations on storm impacts on shoreline homeowners and businesses. The Task Force was also charged with looking at the impact of climate change on efforts t ...
FCCC Framework Convention on Climate Change United Nations
... In 2010, the energy sector is projected to continue being the dominant source (accounting for 86 per cent) of GHG emissions (for all Parties that provided projections by sector). Emissions from the energy sector are projected to decrease by 2.2 per cent, from 14.2 thousand Tg CO2 eq in 1990 to 13.9 ...
... In 2010, the energy sector is projected to continue being the dominant source (accounting for 86 per cent) of GHG emissions (for all Parties that provided projections by sector). Emissions from the energy sector are projected to decrease by 2.2 per cent, from 14.2 thousand Tg CO2 eq in 1990 to 13.9 ...
Impact of Freshwater Release in the North Atlantic under Different
... high-latitudes cooling and the oceanic adjustment to the weakening of convection in the NA (Wu et al. 2007). Using partially coupled experiments, Chiang and Bitz (2005) and Yang and Liu (2005) show that the cooling of the northern high latitudes propagates within a few years toward the equator throu ...
... high-latitudes cooling and the oceanic adjustment to the weakening of convection in the NA (Wu et al. 2007). Using partially coupled experiments, Chiang and Bitz (2005) and Yang and Liu (2005) show that the cooling of the northern high latitudes propagates within a few years toward the equator throu ...
Minister for Sustainability, Climate Change and Innovation: Budget
... in technology and technical capability to manage environmental risks more holistically. Complete the Binary Site Remediation Project, a multimillion dollar contaminated land clean up project at Narangba. When completed the EPA will have successfully treated more than 25 million litres of contaminate ...
... in technology and technical capability to manage environmental risks more holistically. Complete the Binary Site Remediation Project, a multimillion dollar contaminated land clean up project at Narangba. When completed the EPA will have successfully treated more than 25 million litres of contaminate ...