Effects of Global Warming on Trout and Salmon in U.S. Streams
... EPA (1995) and Eaton and Scheller (1996), but is limited to eight species of cold water fish: brook trout (Salvelinas fontinalis), cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki), steelhead3 and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), brown trout (Salmo trutta), chum salmon (Orcorhynchus keta), pink salmon (Onco ...
... EPA (1995) and Eaton and Scheller (1996), but is limited to eight species of cold water fish: brook trout (Salvelinas fontinalis), cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki), steelhead3 and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), brown trout (Salmo trutta), chum salmon (Orcorhynchus keta), pink salmon (Onco ...
Cities` Contribution to Climate Change
... transit (Kamal-Chaoui 2009). Cities meet approximately 72 percent of their total energy demand from coal, oil, and natural gas—the main contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. Cities also use about 70 percent of the energy generated from renewable sources; however, these sources still make up just ...
... transit (Kamal-Chaoui 2009). Cities meet approximately 72 percent of their total energy demand from coal, oil, and natural gas—the main contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. Cities also use about 70 percent of the energy generated from renewable sources; however, these sources still make up just ...
Climate
... Wisconsin’s geographical setting gives rise to a rich set of climatic conditions that help shape our state’s environmental, social and economic resources. In the coming decades, we can anticipate that these influences on state resources will be affected in both expected and unexpected ways as our cl ...
... Wisconsin’s geographical setting gives rise to a rich set of climatic conditions that help shape our state’s environmental, social and economic resources. In the coming decades, we can anticipate that these influences on state resources will be affected in both expected and unexpected ways as our cl ...
Protecting health from climate change: global research priorities
... already addressing relevant issues, such as vector control or air pollution. Improved risk assessment is necessary to inform decision-makers about the broad range of health impacts due to climate change at the international, national and local levels. Research in this field should build stronger bri ...
... already addressing relevant issues, such as vector control or air pollution. Improved risk assessment is necessary to inform decision-makers about the broad range of health impacts due to climate change at the international, national and local levels. Research in this field should build stronger bri ...
Observed Changes in Long-Term Climatic Conditions and
... times [8]. Due to the urban climate, inter-annual temperature variability tends to decrease [9]. Stable stratification and low cloud cover promote the formation of an UHI (see [10]); high wind speeds reduce its intensity. Different dependencies of the UHI intensity on wind speed were found by variou ...
... times [8]. Due to the urban climate, inter-annual temperature variability tends to decrease [9]. Stable stratification and low cloud cover promote the formation of an UHI (see [10]); high wind speeds reduce its intensity. Different dependencies of the UHI intensity on wind speed were found by variou ...
Solar ultraviolet radiation in a changing climate
... regionally. Circulation patterns, such as the North Atlantic Oscillation, account for a high proportion of the variability in the total ozone column13. Such patterns are predicted to be altered by the accumulation of GHGs with subsequent changes in UV-B radiation levels at Earth’s surface. These cha ...
... regionally. Circulation patterns, such as the North Atlantic Oscillation, account for a high proportion of the variability in the total ozone column13. Such patterns are predicted to be altered by the accumulation of GHGs with subsequent changes in UV-B radiation levels at Earth’s surface. These cha ...
SANBI - Parliamentary Monitoring Group
... and approved by SANBI Board. A work study approved by EXCO was conducted aimed at assessing the work load amongst Horticulturists in order to create an enabling environment for the implementation of the horticulturists career ladder. A total of 29 Horticulturists have been identified and will be pla ...
... and approved by SANBI Board. A work study approved by EXCO was conducted aimed at assessing the work load amongst Horticulturists in order to create an enabling environment for the implementation of the horticulturists career ladder. A total of 29 Horticulturists have been identified and will be pla ...
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... livelihoods around the world. Biofuels development has recently received increased attention as a means to mitigate climate change, alleviate global energy concerns and foster rural development. Its perceived importance in these three areas has made biofuels feature prominently on the international ...
... livelihoods around the world. Biofuels development has recently received increased attention as a means to mitigate climate change, alleviate global energy concerns and foster rural development. Its perceived importance in these three areas has made biofuels feature prominently on the international ...
Resilience to natural hazards: How useful is this concept?
... climate change is encouraging new thinking on hazard risk reduction (McCarthy et al., 2001; UN/ISDR, 2002). Table 2 presents traditional strategies for reducing the risks of weather-related hazards. These strategies can be applied from the level of the individual up to the level of an entire city. C ...
... climate change is encouraging new thinking on hazard risk reduction (McCarthy et al., 2001; UN/ISDR, 2002). Table 2 presents traditional strategies for reducing the risks of weather-related hazards. These strategies can be applied from the level of the individual up to the level of an entire city. C ...
Climate change in size-structured ecosystems
... [27,41] suggest that future networks may be characterized by smaller species with less links, more intra-guild predation and lower trophic levels (figure 4b). These network modifications may have severe implications, as top-down control should be weakened by intraguild predation, which may negativel ...
... [27,41] suggest that future networks may be characterized by smaller species with less links, more intra-guild predation and lower trophic levels (figure 4b). These network modifications may have severe implications, as top-down control should be weakened by intraguild predation, which may negativel ...
Agenda and Concept Note - UNDP Climate Change Adaptation
... requirements of specific financiers. These skills include: Prioritizing adaptation needs according to environmental and socio-economic criteria Identifying financing sources and their requirements Understanding and complying with fiduciary requirements of financiers (e.g. procurement, financia ...
... requirements of specific financiers. These skills include: Prioritizing adaptation needs according to environmental and socio-economic criteria Identifying financing sources and their requirements Understanding and complying with fiduciary requirements of financiers (e.g. procurement, financia ...
The Politicization of Climate Change and Polarization in the American
... representative data on the global warming beliefs and concern of American citizens from 2001–2010 Gallup Polls. Specifically, we address three research questions. To what extent do liberals/Democrats and conservatives/Republicans in the American public differ in their beliefs and concern about globa ...
... representative data on the global warming beliefs and concern of American citizens from 2001–2010 Gallup Polls. Specifically, we address three research questions. To what extent do liberals/Democrats and conservatives/Republicans in the American public differ in their beliefs and concern about globa ...
Simulating climate change and its effects on the wind energy
... The Rossby Center regional atmospheric climate model version 3 (RCA3)12,13 has been developed from the High Resolution Limited Area Model (HIRLAM; see www.hirlam.org). Compared with the numerical weather prediction model HIRLAM, several changes have been made to the radiation scheme, the turbulence ...
... The Rossby Center regional atmospheric climate model version 3 (RCA3)12,13 has been developed from the High Resolution Limited Area Model (HIRLAM; see www.hirlam.org). Compared with the numerical weather prediction model HIRLAM, several changes have been made to the radiation scheme, the turbulence ...
Water scenarios for the Danube River Basin: Elements for the
... Climate projections data were taken from the Coordinated Downscaling Experiment over Europe (EURO-CORDEX; Jacob et al., 2014), which is an international climate downscaling initiative that aims to provide high-resolution climate projections up to 2100. Scenario simulations within EURO-CORDEX use the ...
... Climate projections data were taken from the Coordinated Downscaling Experiment over Europe (EURO-CORDEX; Jacob et al., 2014), which is an international climate downscaling initiative that aims to provide high-resolution climate projections up to 2100. Scenario simulations within EURO-CORDEX use the ...
Full Report (PDF)
... vulnerabilities and potential adaptations associated with climate change. They also provided valuable insight into how deeply connected the grass-fed dairy industry was to the three pillars of sustainability. In terms of the social pillar, we discovered the crucial role communities play in supportin ...
... vulnerabilities and potential adaptations associated with climate change. They also provided valuable insight into how deeply connected the grass-fed dairy industry was to the three pillars of sustainability. In terms of the social pillar, we discovered the crucial role communities play in supportin ...
approach and technical work - Parliamentary Monitoring Group
... The group produces similar products using similar processes; and/or The group carries out similar activities; and/or The group’s carbon footprint make-up is similar for each entity The group shares similar carbon mitigation opportunities and/or constraints; and/or The group is organised and can work ...
... The group produces similar products using similar processes; and/or The group carries out similar activities; and/or The group’s carbon footprint make-up is similar for each entity The group shares similar carbon mitigation opportunities and/or constraints; and/or The group is organised and can work ...
A Global Carbon Market? Michael G. Pollitt
... to 1850-1900) from 1990 levels, there needs to be a global 40-70% per cent cut in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions2 levels by 2050 relative to 2010 (see for example Allen et al., 2009 and IPCC, 2014).3 This has been translated into an approximately 80% target reduction in CO2e for advanced ...
... to 1850-1900) from 1990 levels, there needs to be a global 40-70% per cent cut in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions2 levels by 2050 relative to 2010 (see for example Allen et al., 2009 and IPCC, 2014).3 This has been translated into an approximately 80% target reduction in CO2e for advanced ...
Increase of extreme events in a warming world
... of the trend. However, the post-1980 warming in Moscow coincides with the bulk of the global-mean warming of the past 100 y, of which approximately 0.5 °C occurred over the past three decades (Fig. 1D), most of which the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has attributed to anthropogenic green ...
... of the trend. However, the post-1980 warming in Moscow coincides with the bulk of the global-mean warming of the past 100 y, of which approximately 0.5 °C occurred over the past three decades (Fig. 1D), most of which the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has attributed to anthropogenic green ...
Northern Canada
... last half century, the Canadian Arctic has experienced significant increases in both temperature and precipitation, consistent with trends in other circumpolar regions. Increases in air temperature have resulted in many of the most extreme warm years throughout the entire Canadian North being recorde ...
... last half century, the Canadian Arctic has experienced significant increases in both temperature and precipitation, consistent with trends in other circumpolar regions. Increases in air temperature have resulted in many of the most extreme warm years throughout the entire Canadian North being recorde ...
Precipitation and Temperature
... (2012) found that their methodology could not be easily extended for generation of alternative temperature extremes because it would be capable of generating unrealistically high or low temperature values. Prodanovic and Simonovic (2008) improved on KnnCAD Version 1 by adding a leap year modificatio ...
... (2012) found that their methodology could not be easily extended for generation of alternative temperature extremes because it would be capable of generating unrealistically high or low temperature values. Prodanovic and Simonovic (2008) improved on KnnCAD Version 1 by adding a leap year modificatio ...