Protecting health in Europe from climate change
... There is growing evidence and scientific consensus that climate change is real. Over the past years, many countries across the WHO European Region have experienced increasing numbers of heat-waves, floods and/or droughts, which resulted in tens of thousands of deaths. Climate change has been related ...
... There is growing evidence and scientific consensus that climate change is real. Over the past years, many countries across the WHO European Region have experienced increasing numbers of heat-waves, floods and/or droughts, which resulted in tens of thousands of deaths. Climate change has been related ...
'A spaciotemporal analysis of U.S. station temperature trends over the last century
... increase of temperature during the last century over the United States. However, the trend distributions display both significant cooling trends (negative slope) as well as significant warming trends (positive slope). These vary in location as shown in Figure 6 for significant EMD trends against all nu ...
... increase of temperature during the last century over the United States. However, the trend distributions display both significant cooling trends (negative slope) as well as significant warming trends (positive slope). These vary in location as shown in Figure 6 for significant EMD trends against all nu ...
How does fishing alter marine populations and ecosystems
... minimum level of abundance is maintained, and this minimum level is set by the amplitude of climate driven variability. Two important implications of an additive vision of climateexploitation interactions are that (1) it should be possible to separate climatic and exploitation effects and (2) popula ...
... minimum level of abundance is maintained, and this minimum level is set by the amplitude of climate driven variability. Two important implications of an additive vision of climateexploitation interactions are that (1) it should be possible to separate climatic and exploitation effects and (2) popula ...
Effects of weather-related episodic events in lakes
... America and Asia that illustrate two classes of abiotic effects of weather events: (i) generally short-lived effects of storms on lake thermal structure and (ii) the more prolonged effects of high rainfall events on dissolved organic matter levels and water clarity. We further relate these abiotic e ...
... America and Asia that illustrate two classes of abiotic effects of weather events: (i) generally short-lived effects of storms on lake thermal structure and (ii) the more prolonged effects of high rainfall events on dissolved organic matter levels and water clarity. We further relate these abiotic e ...
Effects of climate change on an emperor penguin population
... Sea ice conditions in the Antarctic affect the life cycle of the emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri). We present a population projection for the emperor penguin population of Terre Adélie, Antarctica, by linking demographic models (stage-structured, seasonal, nonlinear, two-sex matrix population ...
... Sea ice conditions in the Antarctic affect the life cycle of the emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri). We present a population projection for the emperor penguin population of Terre Adélie, Antarctica, by linking demographic models (stage-structured, seasonal, nonlinear, two-sex matrix population ...
IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS)
... by-product of burning fossil fuels and biomass, as well as land-use changes and other industrial processes. It is the reference gas against which other green house gases are measured and therefore has a global warming potential. Henson (2006:24) cites that, “carbon dioxide, the chief offender, accou ...
... by-product of burning fossil fuels and biomass, as well as land-use changes and other industrial processes. It is the reference gas against which other green house gases are measured and therefore has a global warming potential. Henson (2006:24) cites that, “carbon dioxide, the chief offender, accou ...
Rhipicephalus (Acari: Ixodidae) in Africa J.M. OLWOCH *, A.S. VAN JAARSVELD
... appendiculatus, although at a finer scale the match in some areas of the East African highlands was unsatisfactory (Norval et al. 1992). The climate database used was interpolated at an increased resolution (8 km), and this factor alone may explain the improved accuracy when compared to the earlier ...
... appendiculatus, although at a finer scale the match in some areas of the East African highlands was unsatisfactory (Norval et al. 1992). The climate database used was interpolated at an increased resolution (8 km), and this factor alone may explain the improved accuracy when compared to the earlier ...
Plantations for People - New Generation Plantations
... resources. Often, these problems are the result of a lack of joined-up thinking and planning: for example, agricultural expansion is pushing back the area covered by standing forests, even as large areas of degraded land that could be restored to production remain under-utilized. Meanwhile, conflict ...
... resources. Often, these problems are the result of a lack of joined-up thinking and planning: for example, agricultural expansion is pushing back the area covered by standing forests, even as large areas of degraded land that could be restored to production remain under-utilized. Meanwhile, conflict ...
A Profile of the Greenhouse Industry in British Columbia and Clues
... principle of sustainable development” (Olson 2009: 29). By adaption he means measures ranging from changing types of crops to financial assistance for people who have lost their agricultural employment. Mitigation focuses on addressing climate change through the reduction of greenhouse gas emission ...
... principle of sustainable development” (Olson 2009: 29). By adaption he means measures ranging from changing types of crops to financial assistance for people who have lost their agricultural employment. Mitigation focuses on addressing climate change through the reduction of greenhouse gas emission ...
The Status of Climate Change Data: A Case Study for
... interference with the climate system, unless there is intervention. At present, impacts are already being felt. It is now well established that the two modes of action in the efforts to promote a sustainable future is the stabilization of greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere by transitioning t ...
... interference with the climate system, unless there is intervention. At present, impacts are already being felt. It is now well established that the two modes of action in the efforts to promote a sustainable future is the stabilization of greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere by transitioning t ...
Aridification determines changes of leaf activity in Pinus halepensis
... very relevant to understanding the effects of global change on ecosystems, as there have been reports of marked variability in roots, and above ground wood and green parts of trees, related to changes in water availability (Lapenis et al., 2005). Changes in leaf biomass and leaf activity are more di ...
... very relevant to understanding the effects of global change on ecosystems, as there have been reports of marked variability in roots, and above ground wood and green parts of trees, related to changes in water availability (Lapenis et al., 2005). Changes in leaf biomass and leaf activity are more di ...
Journal Articles Refereed - Melbourne Law School
... environmental discourses for human rights in Australasia’ in A Grear and L Kotze (eds), Research Handbook on Human Rights and the Environment (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015) 249. Anne Kallies Lee Godden and Anne Kallies, ‘Electricity Network Development: New Challenges for Australia’ in M Roggenkamp ...
... environmental discourses for human rights in Australasia’ in A Grear and L Kotze (eds), Research Handbook on Human Rights and the Environment (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015) 249. Anne Kallies Lee Godden and Anne Kallies, ‘Electricity Network Development: New Challenges for Australia’ in M Roggenkamp ...
Implications of climate warming for Boreal Shield lakes: a review
... through a number of long-term research and monitoring programs (Fig. 1). However, much of the information provided, which draws on the international literature, is broadly applicable across the Boreal Shield (Fig. 1), Canada’s largest ecozone, containing 22% of Canada’s freshwater surface area and s ...
... through a number of long-term research and monitoring programs (Fig. 1). However, much of the information provided, which draws on the international literature, is broadly applicable across the Boreal Shield (Fig. 1), Canada’s largest ecozone, containing 22% of Canada’s freshwater surface area and s ...
Minnesota Climate and Health Profile 2015
... Goal 6: MDH will communicate and educate public health professionals, healthcare providers, state agency personnel, policy-makers, vulnerable populations and the general public on climate change’s effects on human health. In 2010 MDH’s MN Climate & Health Program received funding from the Centers fo ...
... Goal 6: MDH will communicate and educate public health professionals, healthcare providers, state agency personnel, policy-makers, vulnerable populations and the general public on climate change’s effects on human health. In 2010 MDH’s MN Climate & Health Program received funding from the Centers fo ...
Modeling the Impact of Temperature on Peak Electricity Demand in
... a result of climate change (IPCC, 2001). It is estimated that a slight decrease in precipitation could decrease California’s hydroelectric power supply by ten to thirty percent by the end of this century (Miller, et al., 2007). Climate change will also impact and potentially diminish other energy so ...
... a result of climate change (IPCC, 2001). It is estimated that a slight decrease in precipitation could decrease California’s hydroelectric power supply by ten to thirty percent by the end of this century (Miller, et al., 2007). Climate change will also impact and potentially diminish other energy so ...
DOCX 118KB - Climate Change Authority
... examines policies in five sectors (electricity generation, road transport, pulp and paper, cement and household energy use) across 15 countries including Australia. It finds wide variations in the ‘effective carbon price’ (the cost to society for each tonne of emissions abated), both across sectors ...
... examines policies in five sectors (electricity generation, road transport, pulp and paper, cement and household energy use) across 15 countries including Australia. It finds wide variations in the ‘effective carbon price’ (the cost to society for each tonne of emissions abated), both across sectors ...
Download: ACI2015 - Summary for Policy-makers
... actually happens will depend on the policies that are adopted, which in turn will depend on factors such as cost. Implementation of maximum technically feasible emission reductions globally for all three SLCPs could reduce projected Arctic warming by up to half a degree C by 2050. Actions by the Arc ...
... actually happens will depend on the policies that are adopted, which in turn will depend on factors such as cost. Implementation of maximum technically feasible emission reductions globally for all three SLCPs could reduce projected Arctic warming by up to half a degree C by 2050. Actions by the Arc ...
Ecosystem Processes and Human Influences
... temperature in water-surplus ecosystems and lower than was predicted in water-deficit ecosystems. Streamflow was correlated with climate variability indices (e.g., the El Niño–Southern Oscillation, the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, the North Atlantic Oscillation), especially in seasons when vegetatio ...
... temperature in water-surplus ecosystems and lower than was predicted in water-deficit ecosystems. Streamflow was correlated with climate variability indices (e.g., the El Niño–Southern Oscillation, the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, the North Atlantic Oscillation), especially in seasons when vegetatio ...
IATA CO2 Calculator Guidelines
... projects, such as renewable energy from windfarms and hydro-plants. More and more individuals and businesses are volunteering to offset their emissions. Offsetting is not a "cure” for climate change as the most effective way to combat climate change is to reduce our emissions. However, if done in th ...
... projects, such as renewable energy from windfarms and hydro-plants. More and more individuals and businesses are volunteering to offset their emissions. Offsetting is not a "cure” for climate change as the most effective way to combat climate change is to reduce our emissions. However, if done in th ...
Russia`s greenhouse gas target 2020
... the innovative scenario had been deemed more likely. In January 2014, the Annual Gaidar Economic Forum15 also demonstrated a far more conservative approach to economic development for the coming decades. The 2013 prognosis is that GHG emissions will reach 75 per cent of the 1990 level by 2020, there ...
... the innovative scenario had been deemed more likely. In January 2014, the Annual Gaidar Economic Forum15 also demonstrated a far more conservative approach to economic development for the coming decades. The 2013 prognosis is that GHG emissions will reach 75 per cent of the 1990 level by 2020, there ...
Facing an uncertain future : how forests and people can adapt to
... In 2007, the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) presented incontrovertible evidence that the global climate is changing because of human activities. Since the first IPCC report published in 1990, scientific knowledge has been growing and policy responses ...
... In 2007, the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) presented incontrovertible evidence that the global climate is changing because of human activities. Since the first IPCC report published in 1990, scientific knowledge has been growing and policy responses ...
Extreme!Events!and!Climate!
... the past decades. A higher confidence in future changes in such extremes necessitates to have a better knowledge about extremes behavior in the past climate. The last millennium is well documented in terms of climate forcings. Modelling e↵orts have provided a wealth of climate simulations covering t ...
... the past decades. A higher confidence in future changes in such extremes necessitates to have a better knowledge about extremes behavior in the past climate. The last millennium is well documented in terms of climate forcings. Modelling e↵orts have provided a wealth of climate simulations covering t ...
Devil physics The baddest class on campus IB Physics Physics I
... amount of solar power striking a given area of the atmosphere At any given time, the area of the earth’s surface exposed to this radiation is equal to the area of a circle, πR2, using the radius of the earth ...
... amount of solar power striking a given area of the atmosphere At any given time, the area of the earth’s surface exposed to this radiation is equal to the area of a circle, πR2, using the radius of the earth ...