FAQ 4.2 | Are Glaciers in Mountain Regions Disappearing?
... elsewhere. In these regions, more than 600 glaciers have disappeared over the past decades. Even if there is no further warming, many more glaciers will disappear. It is also likely that some mountain ranges will lose most, if not all, of their glaciers. In all mountain regions where glaciers exist ...
... elsewhere. In these regions, more than 600 glaciers have disappeared over the past decades. Even if there is no further warming, many more glaciers will disappear. It is also likely that some mountain ranges will lose most, if not all, of their glaciers. In all mountain regions where glaciers exist ...
- SciTech Connect
... stress conditions (Uga et al., 2013). DRO1 encourages downward root growth and is the first crop root quantitative trait locus to be cloned and overexpressed in this way. Genuity DroughtGardÒ maize expressing the Bacillus subtilis CspB RNA chaperone has been marketed since 2013, delivering up to 51 k ...
... stress conditions (Uga et al., 2013). DRO1 encourages downward root growth and is the first crop root quantitative trait locus to be cloned and overexpressed in this way. Genuity DroughtGardÒ maize expressing the Bacillus subtilis CspB RNA chaperone has been marketed since 2013, delivering up to 51 k ...
biodiversity and ground-level ozone
... An extensive evidence base for effects of O3 on temperate and boreal forests has been derived from a combination of field observations, chamber studies and long-term field exposure experiments. Current O3 concentrations are estimated to reduce biomass of young trees by 7%, but this varies significan ...
... An extensive evidence base for effects of O3 on temperate and boreal forests has been derived from a combination of field observations, chamber studies and long-term field exposure experiments. Current O3 concentrations are estimated to reduce biomass of young trees by 7%, but this varies significan ...
Ecological Development and Global Climate Change: A Cross
... comparative foreign policy with case studies and small-sample quantitative methods have identified strategic reasons that govern cooperation and conflict between nation-states on environmental treaties. However, our understanding of why countries ratify or reject environmental treaties ‘‘is found wa ...
... comparative foreign policy with case studies and small-sample quantitative methods have identified strategic reasons that govern cooperation and conflict between nation-states on environmental treaties. However, our understanding of why countries ratify or reject environmental treaties ‘‘is found wa ...
Sensitivity of thermohaline circulation to decadal and
... terms of the larger-scale motions. This feature represents the principal source of uncertainty of CGCMs. Advances in supercomputer technology, which has permitted higher model resolutions, have helped to reduce these uncertainties, but significant differences remain between the predicted and the obs ...
... terms of the larger-scale motions. This feature represents the principal source of uncertainty of CGCMs. Advances in supercomputer technology, which has permitted higher model resolutions, have helped to reduce these uncertainties, but significant differences remain between the predicted and the obs ...
Will Geoengineering With Solar Radiation Management Ever Be
... What if computer modeling determines that geoengineering overall would help the planet by reducing the worst impacts of global warming, but that there would be regions that would suffer at the same time? How would it be possible to determine which adverse situations were caused by the geoengineering ...
... What if computer modeling determines that geoengineering overall would help the planet by reducing the worst impacts of global warming, but that there would be regions that would suffer at the same time? How would it be possible to determine which adverse situations were caused by the geoengineering ...
- Catalyst
... against is that in many places (Juizhaigou National Park, the Yakama Nation, etc) humans have been a part of ecosystems for thousands of years, so forbidding human activity may damage those ecosystems, e.g., the pheasants in Juizhaigou National Park need clearings in order to survive, and it’s human ...
... against is that in many places (Juizhaigou National Park, the Yakama Nation, etc) humans have been a part of ecosystems for thousands of years, so forbidding human activity may damage those ecosystems, e.g., the pheasants in Juizhaigou National Park need clearings in order to survive, and it’s human ...
Effect of climate and landcover change
... of consequences in the altered surface hydrology and associated ecosystems and water resources [1,2]. To reduce these uncertainties and minimize negative impacts of climate and landcover changes, we need to understand the effects of climate and landcover on stream discharge of watersheds. Landcover ...
... of consequences in the altered surface hydrology and associated ecosystems and water resources [1,2]. To reduce these uncertainties and minimize negative impacts of climate and landcover changes, we need to understand the effects of climate and landcover on stream discharge of watersheds. Landcover ...
The Story of Carbon Meet Philip Duffy Also in this Issue
... our President-designate, Dr. Philip Duffy. This coming year, the Woods Hole Research Center will celebrate its 30th anniversary of making a difference in the world and Phil Duffy is the right person to lead this institution into the next 30 years. ...
... our President-designate, Dr. Philip Duffy. This coming year, the Woods Hole Research Center will celebrate its 30th anniversary of making a difference in the world and Phil Duffy is the right person to lead this institution into the next 30 years. ...
Liberal Media and Hollywood Push Climate Change Propaganda
... bellows that Hillary Clinton’s e-mail scandal is “a stupid issue,” and we must focus on “how do you help people with wages, bread and butter stuff.” n CNN’s uberliberal Anderson Cooper claims, “I don’t think I’m going to vote. I don’t want to be influenced one way or the other. My role is to ask que ...
... bellows that Hillary Clinton’s e-mail scandal is “a stupid issue,” and we must focus on “how do you help people with wages, bread and butter stuff.” n CNN’s uberliberal Anderson Cooper claims, “I don’t think I’m going to vote. I don’t want to be influenced one way or the other. My role is to ask que ...
Australia and the Future of the Kyoto Protocol
... Ross Garnaut and other experts have defined Australia’s fair share of the international effort—a level consistent with our national interest—as a 25 per cent reduction in emissions by 2020 and 90 per cent by 2050, down from 2000 levels. Both major political parties have committed to reduce emissions ...
... Ross Garnaut and other experts have defined Australia’s fair share of the international effort—a level consistent with our national interest—as a 25 per cent reduction in emissions by 2020 and 90 per cent by 2050, down from 2000 levels. Both major political parties have committed to reduce emissions ...
The social cost of carbon: Valuation estimates and
... 4 The author, Richard Tol, concludes that ‘using standard assumptions about discounting and aggregation, the marginal damage costs of carbon dioxide emissions are unlikely to exceed $50/tC, and are probably much smaller’ 5 It should be noted that such trends may change in future analysis. Two recent ...
... 4 The author, Richard Tol, concludes that ‘using standard assumptions about discounting and aggregation, the marginal damage costs of carbon dioxide emissions are unlikely to exceed $50/tC, and are probably much smaller’ 5 It should be noted that such trends may change in future analysis. Two recent ...
Newcastle University e-prints Date deposited: Version of file: Peer Review Status:
... 3.2 Per capita water availability Basins are also defined as being “water stressed” if they have a per-capita water availability below 1700 m3 per year (based on long-term average runoff) or as facing “water scarcity” when supplies drop below 1000 m3 per year. The use of per capita volume as an indi ...
... 3.2 Per capita water availability Basins are also defined as being “water stressed” if they have a per-capita water availability below 1700 m3 per year (based on long-term average runoff) or as facing “water scarcity” when supplies drop below 1000 m3 per year. The use of per capita volume as an indi ...
Journal of Climate (Proof Only)
... Stratospheric sulfate aerosol injection has been proposed to counteract anthropogenic greenhouse gas warming and prevent regional climate emergencies. Global warming is projected to be largest in the polar regions, where consequences to climate change could be emergent, but where the climate respons ...
... Stratospheric sulfate aerosol injection has been proposed to counteract anthropogenic greenhouse gas warming and prevent regional climate emergencies. Global warming is projected to be largest in the polar regions, where consequences to climate change could be emergent, but where the climate respons ...
5. Conclusion: Political change in social
... adaptation, as expressed for example in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (United Nations 1992). Virtually all United Nations member states are ratified signatories to the UNFCCC. However, and as we discuss below, support for climate change mitigation, while widespre ...
... adaptation, as expressed for example in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (United Nations 1992). Virtually all United Nations member states are ratified signatories to the UNFCCC. However, and as we discuss below, support for climate change mitigation, while widespre ...
A framework to assess returns on investments in the dryland
... market prices. For non-market values, many options are available, including stated or revealed preference and replacement costs. These values are intended to be used by decision-makers in order to compare the outcomes of different configurations of services under different land-based investments. Pr ...
... market prices. For non-market values, many options are available, including stated or revealed preference and replacement costs. These values are intended to be used by decision-makers in order to compare the outcomes of different configurations of services under different land-based investments. Pr ...
Sensitivity of thermohaline circulation to decadal
... terms of the larger-scale motions. This feature represents the principal source of uncertainty of CGCMs. Advances in supercomputer technology, which has permitted higher model resolutions, have helped to reduce these uncertainties, but significant differences remain between the predicted and the obs ...
... terms of the larger-scale motions. This feature represents the principal source of uncertainty of CGCMs. Advances in supercomputer technology, which has permitted higher model resolutions, have helped to reduce these uncertainties, but significant differences remain between the predicted and the obs ...
Decision Making Under Climate Uncertainty
... recent rare events may have led people to overestimate the likelihood of subsequent similar events. In summary, when people base their decisions on personal experience with a risky option, recent outcomes strongly influence the evaluation of this risky option. As a result, low-probability events gen ...
... recent rare events may have led people to overestimate the likelihood of subsequent similar events. In summary, when people base their decisions on personal experience with a risky option, recent outcomes strongly influence the evaluation of this risky option. As a result, low-probability events gen ...
Field methodological approaches to investigate the short
... Peatland soils are estimated to store a third of all terrestrial carbon stocks and are very sensitive to climate change (e.g. Parton et al. 1987). The environmental conditions in these systems (continuous high precipitation; more than 30 days per annum with risk of frost; frequent cloudiness) have a ...
... Peatland soils are estimated to store a third of all terrestrial carbon stocks and are very sensitive to climate change (e.g. Parton et al. 1987). The environmental conditions in these systems (continuous high precipitation; more than 30 days per annum with risk of frost; frequent cloudiness) have a ...
Impacts on Wetland Ecosystems
... in higher doses of UV-B radiation penetrating further through the water column (Morris and Hargreaves 1997). Organisms living in shallow waters will be at greatest risk (Kiesecker et al. 2001; Ankley et al. 2002) because UV-B penetration is generally restricted to the top 5 to 20 cm of the surface w ...
... in higher doses of UV-B radiation penetrating further through the water column (Morris and Hargreaves 1997). Organisms living in shallow waters will be at greatest risk (Kiesecker et al. 2001; Ankley et al. 2002) because UV-B penetration is generally restricted to the top 5 to 20 cm of the surface w ...
Climate Systems Regional Report: Southern Africa
... Southern Africa's continental climate is generally hot and rainy in summer with cold and dry winters. This largely results from the atmospheric systems that dominate the regional climate; namely an anticyclonic high pressure system over the continent during winter and an intermittent thermal trough ...
... Southern Africa's continental climate is generally hot and rainy in summer with cold and dry winters. This largely results from the atmospheric systems that dominate the regional climate; namely an anticyclonic high pressure system over the continent during winter and an intermittent thermal trough ...
E1AH_Sample_Answers_Quiz_2
... If youth activist Xiuhtezcatl Martinez spoke with Bill Gates, they would both agree and disagree on certain points; agreeing that the people of the world need to band together to fight climate change, but disagreeing on the specific methods of actually fighting it. As a denizen of high-tech Silicon ...
... If youth activist Xiuhtezcatl Martinez spoke with Bill Gates, they would both agree and disagree on certain points; agreeing that the people of the world need to band together to fight climate change, but disagreeing on the specific methods of actually fighting it. As a denizen of high-tech Silicon ...
Systems Engineering Office for CEOS Constellations
... states. This includes typical Level-3 data products or Level-4 model output derived from lower level data products. Level 3 data products are retrieved environmental variables which have been spatially and/or temporally resampled (derived from level 1 or 2 products), and Level 4 data products are mo ...
... states. This includes typical Level-3 data products or Level-4 model output derived from lower level data products. Level 3 data products are retrieved environmental variables which have been spatially and/or temporally resampled (derived from level 1 or 2 products), and Level 4 data products are mo ...