Greater temperature sensitivity of plant phenology at colder sites
... excellent places to study phenological responses to climate change, as northern regions are experiencing more rapid warming than lower latitudes (IPCC, 2014; Anderegg & Diffenbaugh, 2015), and phenological changes may be more pronounced than those elsewhere on Earth (Høye et al., 2007a; Parmesan, 20 ...
... excellent places to study phenological responses to climate change, as northern regions are experiencing more rapid warming than lower latitudes (IPCC, 2014; Anderegg & Diffenbaugh, 2015), and phenological changes may be more pronounced than those elsewhere on Earth (Høye et al., 2007a; Parmesan, 20 ...
Temperate Deciduous Forests - Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science
... Changes in Atmospheric Chemistry ...
... Changes in Atmospheric Chemistry ...
Potential impacts of aerosol–land–atmosphere interactions on the Indian monsoonal rainfall characteristics
... could be verified with observations and provide evidence that an integrated climate change assessment would need to consider the role of aerosols as a modulator of biogeochemical and land–atmosphere forcing, radiative redistribution of the surface energy fluxes (via Bowen ratio changes), and a poten ...
... could be verified with observations and provide evidence that an integrated climate change assessment would need to consider the role of aerosols as a modulator of biogeochemical and land–atmosphere forcing, radiative redistribution of the surface energy fluxes (via Bowen ratio changes), and a poten ...
Static mass-balance sensitivity of Arctic glaciers and ice caps using
... Previous studies have employed a large range of models of varying complexity including simple temperature-index (e.g. Braithwaite and Zhang, 1999), energy-balance (e.g. Oerlemans, 1992) and ice-dynamic models (e.g. Schneeberger and others, 2001), in order to assess the response of glaciers to climat ...
... Previous studies have employed a large range of models of varying complexity including simple temperature-index (e.g. Braithwaite and Zhang, 1999), energy-balance (e.g. Oerlemans, 1992) and ice-dynamic models (e.g. Schneeberger and others, 2001), in order to assess the response of glaciers to climat ...
declining mountain snowpack in western north america
... western North America during the twentieth century (e.g., Folland et al. 2001), and there is ample evidence that this widespread warming has produced changes in hydrology and plants. Phenological studies indicate that in much of the West, lilacs and honeysuckles are responding to the warming trend b ...
... western North America during the twentieth century (e.g., Folland et al. 2001), and there is ample evidence that this widespread warming has produced changes in hydrology and plants. Phenological studies indicate that in much of the West, lilacs and honeysuckles are responding to the warming trend b ...
DICE 2013R - Yale Economics
... run for a few years, or in the development context a few decades, climate-change projects necessarily must encompass more than a century. The result is that many of the projections and assumptions are based on very thin evidence. We begin with the standard neoclassical decisions about capital accumu ...
... run for a few years, or in the development context a few decades, climate-change projects necessarily must encompass more than a century. The result is that many of the projections and assumptions are based on very thin evidence. We begin with the standard neoclassical decisions about capital accumu ...
REDD activities review
... The European Space Agency (ESA): expressed their interest to support REDD in Lao PDR by providing inputs to methodological development and capacity building in cooperation with local authorities and technical experts of Lao PDR. National Agricultural and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI): is parti ...
... The European Space Agency (ESA): expressed their interest to support REDD in Lao PDR by providing inputs to methodological development and capacity building in cooperation with local authorities and technical experts of Lao PDR. National Agricultural and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI): is parti ...
Impact of the Kyoto Protocol on Stabilization of Carbon
... Using this climate sensitivity and assumptions about the other greenhouse gases, others (Azar & Rhode 1997, IPCC 2001) have calculated that a scenario for 350 ppmv CO2 concentration leads to an equilibrium temperature increase of 1.5°C at a mean climate sensitivity, while the 450 ppmv scenario leads ...
... Using this climate sensitivity and assumptions about the other greenhouse gases, others (Azar & Rhode 1997, IPCC 2001) have calculated that a scenario for 350 ppmv CO2 concentration leads to an equilibrium temperature increase of 1.5°C at a mean climate sensitivity, while the 450 ppmv scenario leads ...
Paris`s adaptation strategy
... In Paris, what do we need to adapt to? The scarcity of resources Along with climate change, human societies are faced with the challenge of the scarcity of resources at the global and local level, due to the overexploitation of resources and due to pressure on the various environments. This phenomen ...
... In Paris, what do we need to adapt to? The scarcity of resources Along with climate change, human societies are faced with the challenge of the scarcity of resources at the global and local level, due to the overexploitation of resources and due to pressure on the various environments. This phenomen ...
Sustainable Agriculture Land Management Practices for Climate
... (EU) and with technical support from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The views expressed in the document cannot be taken to reflect the official opinions of CGIAR, Future Earth, or donors. This training guide reflects the insights, ideas and contributions of many people. ...
... (EU) and with technical support from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The views expressed in the document cannot be taken to reflect the official opinions of CGIAR, Future Earth, or donors. This training guide reflects the insights, ideas and contributions of many people. ...
Climate change and labour: The need for a “just transition”
... and agriculture fed by rainfall could drop by 50 per cent in some African countries by 2020 (UNDP, 2009). Climate change shows the profound links between the environmental challenge and the social and economic order. Its solution challenges the clustered way in which we have been dealing with enviro ...
... and agriculture fed by rainfall could drop by 50 per cent in some African countries by 2020 (UNDP, 2009). Climate change shows the profound links between the environmental challenge and the social and economic order. Its solution challenges the clustered way in which we have been dealing with enviro ...
The Critical Decade 2013
... Critical Decade it is clear: some progress is being made globally to reduce emissions. However, far more will need to be done to stabilise the climate. The decisions we make from now to 2020 will largely determine the severity of climate change our children and grandchildren experience. ›› There has ...
... Critical Decade it is clear: some progress is being made globally to reduce emissions. However, far more will need to be done to stabilise the climate. The decisions we make from now to 2020 will largely determine the severity of climate change our children and grandchildren experience. ›› There has ...
Geological Evidence of the Cause of Global Warming and Cooling
... during climatic warming. The ice core records indicate that after the last Ice Age, temperatures rose for about 800 years before atmospheric CO2 rose, showing that climatic warming causes CO2 to rise, not vice versa. No doubt exists that the present high levels of atmospheric CO2 are the result of h ...
... during climatic warming. The ice core records indicate that after the last Ice Age, temperatures rose for about 800 years before atmospheric CO2 rose, showing that climatic warming causes CO2 to rise, not vice versa. No doubt exists that the present high levels of atmospheric CO2 are the result of h ...
Global Climate Change
... Besides disrupting travel plans, what are the impacts the 250 million cubic meters of ash added to the atmosphere? Will the ash from this eruption continue to settle on farmer’s fields throughout Europe and disturb agriculture? Are there serious health implications of the increased particulate matte ...
... Besides disrupting travel plans, what are the impacts the 250 million cubic meters of ash added to the atmosphere? Will the ash from this eruption continue to settle on farmer’s fields throughout Europe and disturb agriculture? Are there serious health implications of the increased particulate matte ...
Planning for Climate Change Effects on Coastal Margins
... growing faster than ever, as more New Zealanders clamour to be near the sea – to live, holiday and play. Many of our major urban areas already encroach on harbours or estuaries. Worldwide, over 20% (some 1.2 billion people) live near a coastline, but this proportion is expected to rise rapidly (IPCC ...
... growing faster than ever, as more New Zealanders clamour to be near the sea – to live, holiday and play. Many of our major urban areas already encroach on harbours or estuaries. Worldwide, over 20% (some 1.2 billion people) live near a coastline, but this proportion is expected to rise rapidly (IPCC ...
Document
... Sea level rises (0.3 to 2.8 feet) by 2100, more cyclones, more frequent hot days Tropical food crop yields decline – temperate crop yields rise at first, then decline Pests increase, reducing output, raising costs ...
... Sea level rises (0.3 to 2.8 feet) by 2100, more cyclones, more frequent hot days Tropical food crop yields decline – temperate crop yields rise at first, then decline Pests increase, reducing output, raising costs ...
Climate Change in Southern New Hampshire
... over the last fifty years have been caused by emissions ...
... over the last fifty years have been caused by emissions ...
Climate-Smart Agriculture: A Call for Action
... is not some kind of future hypothetical event. The effects are already here, in real time. It is leading to melting of sea ice, thawing of permafrost, sea level rise, heat waves, shifts in precipitation, and increase in extreme weather events leading to floods, droughts and wildfires. Such weather e ...
... is not some kind of future hypothetical event. The effects are already here, in real time. It is leading to melting of sea ice, thawing of permafrost, sea level rise, heat waves, shifts in precipitation, and increase in extreme weather events leading to floods, droughts and wildfires. Such weather e ...
presenting - InterAcademy Council
... literature, conference proceedings, reports of scientific institutes). Studies whose results and conclusions cannot be reconciled with a consensus view but which are of a good scientific and technical standard should be taken into account. The assessment should thus encompass the knowledge about wha ...
... literature, conference proceedings, reports of scientific institutes). Studies whose results and conclusions cannot be reconciled with a consensus view but which are of a good scientific and technical standard should be taken into account. The assessment should thus encompass the knowledge about wha ...
Day 17
... • We’re going to break into six teams and simulate another conference. So, to know what position you’re going to represent, you’re going to need to do a little research on the actual positions of countries – for instance, see http://www.theguardian.com/environment/copenhagen – and, where there’s ina ...
... • We’re going to break into six teams and simulate another conference. So, to know what position you’re going to represent, you’re going to need to do a little research on the actual positions of countries – for instance, see http://www.theguardian.com/environment/copenhagen – and, where there’s ina ...
SCIE103: Climate Change - Science, Medicine and Health @ UOW
... discussed in terms of physical landscape responses and the human dimension of climate change as shown by archaeological records. The role of the four main ‘greenhouse gases’, water vapor, carbon dioxide methane and nitrous oxide are examined in the context of anthropogenically-enhanced greenhouse wa ...
... discussed in terms of physical landscape responses and the human dimension of climate change as shown by archaeological records. The role of the four main ‘greenhouse gases’, water vapor, carbon dioxide methane and nitrous oxide are examined in the context of anthropogenically-enhanced greenhouse wa ...
Carbon stock changes of forest land in Finland under different
... target of increasing it from the current annual level of 7 Mm3 up to 13.5 Mm3 by 2020 (Ministry of Employment and the Economy 2010). Climate models project that temperature and precipitation will increase in Scandinavia (Jylhä et al. 2009), and such climate change (CC) will increase forest growth (K ...
... target of increasing it from the current annual level of 7 Mm3 up to 13.5 Mm3 by 2020 (Ministry of Employment and the Economy 2010). Climate models project that temperature and precipitation will increase in Scandinavia (Jylhä et al. 2009), and such climate change (CC) will increase forest growth (K ...