Climate Change – Impact on the Sundarbans: A case study (PDF
... An effective long term mitigation goal would be to provide disaster resistant homes (to the extent possible) to the residents of Sundarbans as well as construct more disaster shelters. ...
... An effective long term mitigation goal would be to provide disaster resistant homes (to the extent possible) to the residents of Sundarbans as well as construct more disaster shelters. ...
Atlantic Climate Adaptation Solutions Association Solutions d
... will be a minor factor in the management of most coastal aquifers when compared to groundwater use even when submarine groundwater discharge and overlying low permeability zones are not considered. Better protection of groundwater resources and overall water resource planning in Nova Scotia will be ...
... will be a minor factor in the management of most coastal aquifers when compared to groundwater use even when submarine groundwater discharge and overlying low permeability zones are not considered. Better protection of groundwater resources and overall water resource planning in Nova Scotia will be ...
CARE International Policy Brief
... Capacity building on DRR-related issues of its own staff and partner organizations, as well as advocacy for a more consistent consideration of the increasing disaster risks at all levels constitute important fields of activities, requiring appropriate allocation of human and financial resources. ...
... Capacity building on DRR-related issues of its own staff and partner organizations, as well as advocacy for a more consistent consideration of the increasing disaster risks at all levels constitute important fields of activities, requiring appropriate allocation of human and financial resources. ...
The Climate of Middle Earth
... a spherical world, and it is likely that other equally-valid, or better solutions could be found, which could influence the results. Finally, many of the legends associated with Middle Earth (such as the discovery and final destruction of the One Ring) actually took place in the Third Age - here I a ...
... a spherical world, and it is likely that other equally-valid, or better solutions could be found, which could influence the results. Finally, many of the legends associated with Middle Earth (such as the discovery and final destruction of the One Ring) actually took place in the Third Age - here I a ...
Manuscript - CSIRO Research Publications Repository
... specific environmental stimuli. Indeed, adaptation includes not only the set of actions undertaken to maintain the capacity to deal with current or future predicted change, it also relates to the decision-making process associated with change management itself. The vast majority of proposed adaptati ...
... specific environmental stimuli. Indeed, adaptation includes not only the set of actions undertaken to maintain the capacity to deal with current or future predicted change, it also relates to the decision-making process associated with change management itself. The vast majority of proposed adaptati ...
The Community Climate System Model
... The initial version of the CCSM included atmosphere and ocean general circulation models, a land surface model that was grafted onto the atmosphere model, a sea-ice model, and a “flux coupler” that facilitates information exchanges among the component models with their differing grids. This version ...
... The initial version of the CCSM included atmosphere and ocean general circulation models, a land surface model that was grafted onto the atmosphere model, a sea-ice model, and a “flux coupler” that facilitates information exchanges among the component models with their differing grids. This version ...
What do we really know about the Sun
... itself. This concern is associated with the effect of the increasing amount of greenhouse gases, in particular CO2, which is due to human activities related to the burning of fossil fuel. The determination of the natural climate variability is therefore of decisive importance for a credible estimati ...
... itself. This concern is associated with the effect of the increasing amount of greenhouse gases, in particular CO2, which is due to human activities related to the burning of fossil fuel. The determination of the natural climate variability is therefore of decisive importance for a credible estimati ...
Co Chairs Summary
... It only takes a temperature increase of 1-2°C to cause corals to bleach, and it is likely that coral bleaching and mortality will occur every 1 to 2 years by the mid- to late part of this century under low to high climate change scenarios.11Mass mortality events that affect coral reefs will result i ...
... It only takes a temperature increase of 1-2°C to cause corals to bleach, and it is likely that coral bleaching and mortality will occur every 1 to 2 years by the mid- to late part of this century under low to high climate change scenarios.11Mass mortality events that affect coral reefs will result i ...
Interactions of the carbon cycle, human activity, and the climate system
... sections cover the main research domains consistent with the goals of the broader research agenda described above: diagnostics of the carbon cycle — the observation and quantification of the human disturbance on the carbon cycle; vulnerabilities of the carbon cycle — understanding the processes driv ...
... sections cover the main research domains consistent with the goals of the broader research agenda described above: diagnostics of the carbon cycle — the observation and quantification of the human disturbance on the carbon cycle; vulnerabilities of the carbon cycle — understanding the processes driv ...
Vegetation–climate feedbacks modulate rainfall patterns in Africa
... dynamics from the LPJ-GUESS DVM to account for land– atmosphere biophysical coupling (Smith et al., 2001, 2014). The RCA4-based physical component of RCA-GUESS incorporates advanced regional surface heterogeneity, such as complex topography and multi-level representations of forests and lakes, which ...
... dynamics from the LPJ-GUESS DVM to account for land– atmosphere biophysical coupling (Smith et al., 2001, 2014). The RCA4-based physical component of RCA-GUESS incorporates advanced regional surface heterogeneity, such as complex topography and multi-level representations of forests and lakes, which ...
Environmental effects of increased atmospheric carbon dioxide
... deposits in the Sargasso Sea during the past 3000 yr (Keigwin 1996). Sea surface temperatures at this location have varied over a range of about 3.6°C during the past 3000 yr. Both Mann et al.’s (1999) more widely sampled and Keigwin’s (1996) local reconstructions display a longterm cooling trend th ...
... deposits in the Sargasso Sea during the past 3000 yr (Keigwin 1996). Sea surface temperatures at this location have varied over a range of about 3.6°C during the past 3000 yr. Both Mann et al.’s (1999) more widely sampled and Keigwin’s (1996) local reconstructions display a longterm cooling trend th ...
Soil erosion and climate change: the transect approach and the
... and modelling, traditionally used in geomorphological and soil erosion studies. For this purpose an integrated evolutionary modelling framework ŽIEF., drawn from complex systems and hierarchy theory ŽO’Neill et al., 1986; Salthe, 1985., was applied in our transect studies as a demonstration of how c ...
... and modelling, traditionally used in geomorphological and soil erosion studies. For this purpose an integrated evolutionary modelling framework ŽIEF., drawn from complex systems and hierarchy theory ŽO’Neill et al., 1986; Salthe, 1985., was applied in our transect studies as a demonstration of how c ...
Seager and Battisti, 2007
... our limited understanding of the climate system and general circulations, abrupt climate change is now the star witness. In this case the climate changes occurred not only abruptly but, apparently, in the absence of any external forcing. The lack of any theory for how such changes could occur helps ...
... our limited understanding of the climate system and general circulations, abrupt climate change is now the star witness. In this case the climate changes occurred not only abruptly but, apparently, in the absence of any external forcing. The lack of any theory for how such changes could occur helps ...
gcc_press re collapse_all_1_001
... Octane Week, March 6, 2000, “Texaco Exits Climate Coalition.” Plain Dealer, March 5,2000, “Texaco Drops Out of Coalition; Questioning Global Warming.” Detroit News, March 3,2000, “Detroit could see red, feel blue over not being green enough,” by Jon Pepper. Global Warming Today, March 2,2000, “Texac ...
... Octane Week, March 6, 2000, “Texaco Exits Climate Coalition.” Plain Dealer, March 5,2000, “Texaco Drops Out of Coalition; Questioning Global Warming.” Detroit News, March 3,2000, “Detroit could see red, feel blue over not being green enough,” by Jon Pepper. Global Warming Today, March 2,2000, “Texac ...
The Value of Linking Mitigation and Adaptation: A Case Study of
... and in the literature (Swart and Raes 2007; Ravindranath 2007; Jones and others 2007). Mitigation has been treated as an issue for developed countries, which hold the greatest responsibility for climate change, while adaptation is seen as a priority for the South, where mitigative capacity is lower ...
... and in the literature (Swart and Raes 2007; Ravindranath 2007; Jones and others 2007). Mitigation has been treated as an issue for developed countries, which hold the greatest responsibility for climate change, while adaptation is seen as a priority for the South, where mitigative capacity is lower ...
Climate Change and Migration: Improving Methodologies to
... C.3.2.4 ABMs, Climate, and Migration C.3.2.5 Knowledge Elicitation ...
... C.3.2.4 ABMs, Climate, and Migration C.3.2.5 Knowledge Elicitation ...
As Temperatures Soar, Cities Fight Heat Waves by Erika Bolstad
... But I am not heat tolerant. If it gets above 70°, I'm like, 'Let's do something. Turn on the air conditioner.' "It's not like I don't have to make trade-offs. I do," he said. "But I know that even the choice to be able to make those trade-offs is privilege. There are people, my neighbors, who can't ...
... But I am not heat tolerant. If it gets above 70°, I'm like, 'Let's do something. Turn on the air conditioner.' "It's not like I don't have to make trade-offs. I do," he said. "But I know that even the choice to be able to make those trade-offs is privilege. There are people, my neighbors, who can't ...
Can the distribution of sal (Shorea robusta Gaertn
... A2 and B2 scenarios respectively, by the end of this century. Few other studies indicated moderate to large-scale shifts in vegetation types with implications for forest dieback and biodiversity27,28. Although studies have indicated the potential impacts of climate change on forests in India, they s ...
... A2 and B2 scenarios respectively, by the end of this century. Few other studies indicated moderate to large-scale shifts in vegetation types with implications for forest dieback and biodiversity27,28. Although studies have indicated the potential impacts of climate change on forests in India, they s ...
Industrial Regions and climate policies: Towards a Just
... The recently adopted Paris agreement on climate change should accelerate the decarbonisation of the global economy since, for the first time, all countries have committed to become carbon neutral by the end of this century. The horizon for Europe is clear. It should approach carbon neutrality by 205 ...
... The recently adopted Paris agreement on climate change should accelerate the decarbonisation of the global economy since, for the first time, all countries have committed to become carbon neutral by the end of this century. The horizon for Europe is clear. It should approach carbon neutrality by 205 ...
here - University of Malta
... the “Mare Nostrum” are today united by common challenges such as the political and economic crisis, and other longer term problems such as those posed by the negative effects of climate change, migration management and energy resources. Each country exhibits both common and unique characteristics in ...
... the “Mare Nostrum” are today united by common challenges such as the political and economic crisis, and other longer term problems such as those posed by the negative effects of climate change, migration management and energy resources. Each country exhibits both common and unique characteristics in ...
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... gradual changes; however, the effects of climate variability and extreme events are expected to be much more critical to tree growth (Loustau et al. 2005). An increase in temperature alone would be beneficial for some populations, but an interaction with other climate- or site-related factors could al ...
... gradual changes; however, the effects of climate variability and extreme events are expected to be much more critical to tree growth (Loustau et al. 2005). An increase in temperature alone would be beneficial for some populations, but an interaction with other climate- or site-related factors could al ...
