Climate change and the South Asian summer monsoon
... tropical circulation13. Yet, what processes set the poleward extent and east–west asymmetry in the seasonal mean monsoon precipitation seen in Fig. 1? As the maximum in solar insolation and the positive net flux of energy into the atmospheric column14 that is expected to lead to rising motion are st ...
... tropical circulation13. Yet, what processes set the poleward extent and east–west asymmetry in the seasonal mean monsoon precipitation seen in Fig. 1? As the maximum in solar insolation and the positive net flux of energy into the atmospheric column14 that is expected to lead to rising motion are st ...
Interactions between temperature and nutrients across levels of
... Temperature and nutrient availability play key roles in controlling the pathways and rates at which energy and materials move through ecosystems. These factors have also changed dramatically on Earth over the past century as human activities have intensified. Although significant effort has been dev ...
... Temperature and nutrient availability play key roles in controlling the pathways and rates at which energy and materials move through ecosystems. These factors have also changed dramatically on Earth over the past century as human activities have intensified. Although significant effort has been dev ...
Assessing Climate Change Impacts, Sea Level Rise and Storm
... most locations in the city. However, in some locations and in the most pessimistic IPCC scenarios, additional investment will be required by 2030. And because flood exposure will increase regardless of the protection level, the consequence of protection failure will increase with sea level rise. Fau ...
... most locations in the city. However, in some locations and in the most pessimistic IPCC scenarios, additional investment will be required by 2030. And because flood exposure will increase regardless of the protection level, the consequence of protection failure will increase with sea level rise. Fau ...
Importance of carbon dioxide physiological forcing to future climate
... for the last 70-year simulations: The drift in surface air temperature is at most on the order of 1 × 10−3 K per year and the interannual variability as measured by the standard deviation of global mean surface temperature is 0.07 K (Fig. S1). The effect of CO2 -physiological forcing is represented ...
... for the last 70-year simulations: The drift in surface air temperature is at most on the order of 1 × 10−3 K per year and the interannual variability as measured by the standard deviation of global mean surface temperature is 0.07 K (Fig. S1). The effect of CO2 -physiological forcing is represented ...
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... [ 6 ] Since emissions of O 3 precursors from Asian countries (East Asia, Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent) are rising and may continue to rise for several decades, and emissions from Africa and South America may increase in the future because of economic growth [Akimoto, 2003], we must carefu ...
... [ 6 ] Since emissions of O 3 precursors from Asian countries (East Asia, Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent) are rising and may continue to rise for several decades, and emissions from Africa and South America may increase in the future because of economic growth [Akimoto, 2003], we must carefu ...
Climate Change and Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics in Food Webs
... cascades. Following the Metabolic Theory of Ecology (MTE, Brown et al., 2004), the model also considers the direct and indirect effects of temperature on ecological interactions. We use this new framework as an example to explore how temperature and the genetic material present in populations, which ...
... cascades. Following the Metabolic Theory of Ecology (MTE, Brown et al., 2004), the model also considers the direct and indirect effects of temperature on ecological interactions. We use this new framework as an example to explore how temperature and the genetic material present in populations, which ...
Religious engagement in the interface between ethics, policy and
... This dissertation is an explorative research paper with a central aim of exploring the potential for religious voice to become a leading moral authority within the international climate change arena. The thesis begins by reviewing the current climate change regime, noting that an ethical and/or mora ...
... This dissertation is an explorative research paper with a central aim of exploring the potential for religious voice to become a leading moral authority within the international climate change arena. The thesis begins by reviewing the current climate change regime, noting that an ethical and/or mora ...
China -- CAIT briefing - BASIC
... • A web-based information and analysis tool on global climate change developed by The World Resources Institute (WRI). • CAIT includes: – Data on all greenhouse gases (GHGs) and sources, plus other data and indicators relevant to climate change policy – Data for 186 countries (most UNFCCC Parties) a ...
... • A web-based information and analysis tool on global climate change developed by The World Resources Institute (WRI). • CAIT includes: – Data on all greenhouse gases (GHGs) and sources, plus other data and indicators relevant to climate change policy – Data for 186 countries (most UNFCCC Parties) a ...
Wind Climatology, Climate Change, and Wind Energy
... environmental preservation has also been increasingly recognized. The wind industry has been growing at a tremendous rate over the past decade, with installed capacity worldwide increasing over 1000% (American Wind Energy Association, 2010). There is widespread recognition at the national and intern ...
... environmental preservation has also been increasingly recognized. The wind industry has been growing at a tremendous rate over the past decade, with installed capacity worldwide increasing over 1000% (American Wind Energy Association, 2010). There is widespread recognition at the national and intern ...
Bill McKibben on NY Attorney General`s Exxon Investigation
... In just the last month, the German insurance giant Allianz made a commitment to dump its coal stocks ahead of COP21, major cities like Oslo, Munster, and Melbourne have endorsed divestment, and 9 UK universities have joined the campaign. “This movement is rapidly growing, and it’s because of two th ...
... In just the last month, the German insurance giant Allianz made a commitment to dump its coal stocks ahead of COP21, major cities like Oslo, Munster, and Melbourne have endorsed divestment, and 9 UK universities have joined the campaign. “This movement is rapidly growing, and it’s because of two th ...
Exposure to extreme heat and precipitation events associated with
... to trigger the release of fungal spores that are carried by wind, thereby resulting in increased exposure to these triggers [26–28]. An increasing body of literature, including the most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, suggest that extreme weather events are projected ...
... to trigger the release of fungal spores that are carried by wind, thereby resulting in increased exposure to these triggers [26–28]. An increasing body of literature, including the most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, suggest that extreme weather events are projected ...
Deforestation and Climate Change CRS Report for Congress Ross W. Gorte
... Trees absorb CO2 and convert carbon into leaves, stems, and roots, while releasing oxygen. Forests account for more than a quarter of the land area of the earth, and store more than threequarters of the carbon in terrestrial plants and nearly 40% of soil carbon. When forests are cleared, some of the ...
... Trees absorb CO2 and convert carbon into leaves, stems, and roots, while releasing oxygen. Forests account for more than a quarter of the land area of the earth, and store more than threequarters of the carbon in terrestrial plants and nearly 40% of soil carbon. When forests are cleared, some of the ...
NC 4 - unfccc
... hectares). It is estimated that its population of over 20 million people will grow by 36.8% between 1990 and 2021. Australia is the fourteenth largest world economy, with a gross domestic product in 2004 of $821 billion1 (around US$616 billion). Australia is, in many respects, unique among the count ...
... hectares). It is estimated that its population of over 20 million people will grow by 36.8% between 1990 and 2021. Australia is the fourteenth largest world economy, with a gross domestic product in 2004 of $821 billion1 (around US$616 billion). Australia is, in many respects, unique among the count ...
Influence of dynamic vegetation on climate change and terrestrial
... and LPJ-DGVM is very simple, as shown in the previous subsection. There is no problem as far as conservation of energy and water in the land surface process of the MIROC-LPJ. On the other hand, there can be an uncertainty caused by the introduction of bias correction. We assume that model bias in th ...
... and LPJ-DGVM is very simple, as shown in the previous subsection. There is no problem as far as conservation of energy and water in the land surface process of the MIROC-LPJ. On the other hand, there can be an uncertainty caused by the introduction of bias correction. We assume that model bias in th ...
Greene_washington_0250O_15591
... nor is it indicative of willful ignorance. Yet this interpretation has “shaped our scientific and political institutions” to treat it as such (Pahl-Wostl 1995; 196). This complicates natural resource management, which typically deals with uncertainty by taking a precautionary approach. This better s ...
... nor is it indicative of willful ignorance. Yet this interpretation has “shaped our scientific and political institutions” to treat it as such (Pahl-Wostl 1995; 196). This complicates natural resource management, which typically deals with uncertainty by taking a precautionary approach. This better s ...
1. Biodiversity as principal objective
... Where necessary mitigation or compensation measures are provided by the project design. ...
... Where necessary mitigation or compensation measures are provided by the project design. ...
English - Inter-Parliamentary Union
... (23bis) Considering that the participants at the Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV, Yokohama, 2008) agreed to strengthen global efforts to tackle various challenges, including African development, environmental issues, climate change and poverty, and that they we ...
... (23bis) Considering that the participants at the Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV, Yokohama, 2008) agreed to strengthen global efforts to tackle various challenges, including African development, environmental issues, climate change and poverty, and that they we ...
Regional climate change and adaptation — The Alps facing
... towers of Europe', the mountains host most of the headwaters of the rivers Danube, Rhine, Po and Rhone; as such, they deliver vital ecosystem services both within and beyond the region, underpinning social and economic wellbeing in vast lowland areas. ...
... towers of Europe', the mountains host most of the headwaters of the rivers Danube, Rhine, Po and Rhone; as such, they deliver vital ecosystem services both within and beyond the region, underpinning social and economic wellbeing in vast lowland areas. ...
UNDP Presentation - Global Environment Facility
... With focus on the 2010 Biodiversity Commitments at the country level, this global umbrella project was designed in two phases, each approved by the GEF as a Medium Size Project (MSP). The objective is to enable GEF eligible CBD parties to assess progress towards the achievement of the 2010 Biodivers ...
... With focus on the 2010 Biodiversity Commitments at the country level, this global umbrella project was designed in two phases, each approved by the GEF as a Medium Size Project (MSP). The objective is to enable GEF eligible CBD parties to assess progress towards the achievement of the 2010 Biodivers ...
Observed 20th Century Desert Dust Variability: Impact on Climate
... converted to a Palmer Drought Severity Index (Dai et al., 2004). There is a statistically significant correlation (r=-0.66, p <0.0001) between the Palmer drought severity index for the Sahel region and the Cape Verde coral record for the 1955-2000 time period. This relationship is slightly stronger ...
... converted to a Palmer Drought Severity Index (Dai et al., 2004). There is a statistically significant correlation (r=-0.66, p <0.0001) between the Palmer drought severity index for the Sahel region and the Cape Verde coral record for the 1955-2000 time period. This relationship is slightly stronger ...
CDP Cities 2016 Guidance for responding city governments Version
... demonstrated leadership, policies and regulations, as well as strategies and programs, sometimes they can only make changes to the facilities and operations under their direct control. As such, separate but parallel inventories are needed. As a responding city you have the opportunity to report one ...
... demonstrated leadership, policies and regulations, as well as strategies and programs, sometimes they can only make changes to the facilities and operations under their direct control. As such, separate but parallel inventories are needed. As a responding city you have the opportunity to report one ...
Full Report, Final Report, Abrupt Climate Change
... the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report (IPCC AR4). New paleoclimatic reconstructions have been developed that provide greater understanding of patterns and mechanisms of past abrupt climate change in the ocean and on land, and new observations are further reveali ...
... the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report (IPCC AR4). New paleoclimatic reconstructions have been developed that provide greater understanding of patterns and mechanisms of past abrupt climate change in the ocean and on land, and new observations are further reveali ...
Terrain NRM Comments on the Draft National Wildlife Corridors
... connectivity opportunities within the landscape. Regional NRM plans embody this work and should form a key foundation for consideration of national wildlife corridor priorities. In addition, existing mechanisms such as Indigenous Protected Areas provide opportunities for tenure blind planning and th ...
... connectivity opportunities within the landscape. Regional NRM plans embody this work and should form a key foundation for consideration of national wildlife corridor priorities. In addition, existing mechanisms such as Indigenous Protected Areas provide opportunities for tenure blind planning and th ...