Can terrestrial ectotherms escape the heat of climate change by
... persistence. We omit other important issues such as whether dispersal ability and landscape connectivity would enable a species to reach the new location, whether the habitat would be suitable in the new location and coupling between cells. We consider the movement of populations as would occur with ...
... persistence. We omit other important issues such as whether dispersal ability and landscape connectivity would enable a species to reach the new location, whether the habitat would be suitable in the new location and coupling between cells. We consider the movement of populations as would occur with ...
Projected changes in mean and extreme precipitation in Africa
... In addition to monthly CMIP3 precipitation, the horizontal wind vector and pressure vertical velocity (ω) fields are used. These variables are used to estimate the strength and structure of the Eastern Hemisphere zonal (Walker) circulation and their projected changes. Three of the models∗ used in t ...
... In addition to monthly CMIP3 precipitation, the horizontal wind vector and pressure vertical velocity (ω) fields are used. These variables are used to estimate the strength and structure of the Eastern Hemisphere zonal (Walker) circulation and their projected changes. Three of the models∗ used in t ...
Can regional climate engineering save the summer Arctic sea ice?
... with increasing greenhouse gas concentrations, models predict a reduction of the strength of the oceanic meridional overturning circulation (MOC) by the end of the 21st century [Weaver et al., 2012; Meehl et al., 2012]. This is partly due to the impact of melting sea ice on Arctic freshwater export ...
... with increasing greenhouse gas concentrations, models predict a reduction of the strength of the oceanic meridional overturning circulation (MOC) by the end of the 21st century [Weaver et al., 2012; Meehl et al., 2012]. This is partly due to the impact of melting sea ice on Arctic freshwater export ...
Framing the flood: a media analysis of themes of resilience in the
... catastrophe, memory becomes the ‘‘growth points for renewal and reorganization of the social ecological system’’ (Adger et al. 2005, p. 1037; also Folke et al. 2005). Colten and Sumpter (2009) stress the importance of a specific theoretical and practical focus on social memory to foster resilience. ...
... catastrophe, memory becomes the ‘‘growth points for renewal and reorganization of the social ecological system’’ (Adger et al. 2005, p. 1037; also Folke et al. 2005). Colten and Sumpter (2009) stress the importance of a specific theoretical and practical focus on social memory to foster resilience. ...
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... the planet’s ecosystems and benefit from their services, while maintaining and sustainably using biodiversity and all the world’s natural resources now and in the future. ...
... the planet’s ecosystems and benefit from their services, while maintaining and sustainably using biodiversity and all the world’s natural resources now and in the future. ...
Evolutionary and plastic responses of freshwater invertebrates to
... 2012). We therefore will start with an overview of what is known with regard to responses of freshwater invertebrates to the latter two conditions. The major part of the present synthesis will, however, deal with the effects of temperature as these have been studied in more detail and explicitly in ...
... 2012). We therefore will start with an overview of what is known with regard to responses of freshwater invertebrates to the latter two conditions. The major part of the present synthesis will, however, deal with the effects of temperature as these have been studied in more detail and explicitly in ...
Increased Logging is a Threat to Our Global Climate
... “preserve[e] the role of forests in mitigating climate change.”1 These highly productive BLM forests are very well suited for carbon sequestration, which is also highly compatible with many other important public values, such as clean water, fish & wildlife habitat, recreation, and quality of life—i ...
... “preserve[e] the role of forests in mitigating climate change.”1 These highly productive BLM forests are very well suited for carbon sequestration, which is also highly compatible with many other important public values, such as clean water, fish & wildlife habitat, recreation, and quality of life—i ...
Global late Quaternary megafauna extinctions linked to humans, not
... While archaic humans appear not to have inhabited the northernmost parts of Eurasia, no terrestrial megafaunal species was endemic to these parts (see the electronic supplementary material, Data S1). The residing megafauna would have encountered archaic hominins during range extensions into more sou ...
... While archaic humans appear not to have inhabited the northernmost parts of Eurasia, no terrestrial megafaunal species was endemic to these parts (see the electronic supplementary material, Data S1). The residing megafauna would have encountered archaic hominins during range extensions into more sou ...
Global late Quaternary megafauna extinctions linked to humans, not
... While archaic humans appear not to have inhabited the northernmost parts of Eurasia, no terrestrial megafaunal species was endemic to these parts (see the electronic supplementary material, Data S1). The residing megafauna would have encountered archaic hominins during range extensions into more sou ...
... While archaic humans appear not to have inhabited the northernmost parts of Eurasia, no terrestrial megafaunal species was endemic to these parts (see the electronic supplementary material, Data S1). The residing megafauna would have encountered archaic hominins during range extensions into more sou ...
Assessment of impact of climate change on water resources: a long
... aerodynamic techniques have been used to estimate evaporation, and studies conducted by Cohen (1986, 1990), Sanderson (1987), and Croley (1990, 2004) have found that evaporation would be significantly increased under climate change scenarios. Sanderson and Smith (1990, 1993) used the Thornthwaite mo ...
... aerodynamic techniques have been used to estimate evaporation, and studies conducted by Cohen (1986, 1990), Sanderson (1987), and Croley (1990, 2004) have found that evaporation would be significantly increased under climate change scenarios. Sanderson and Smith (1990, 1993) used the Thornthwaite mo ...
Confronting Climate Change in the US Midwest
... Our analysis indicates that the warming ahead will make Ohio substantially more vulnerable to the kind of weather disasters it suffered over the last several years. Two findings stand out from the research: • Precipitation is more likely to come in the form of heavy rains. Under the higher-emissions ...
... Our analysis indicates that the warming ahead will make Ohio substantially more vulnerable to the kind of weather disasters it suffered over the last several years. Two findings stand out from the research: • Precipitation is more likely to come in the form of heavy rains. Under the higher-emissions ...
greenhouse gases - the National Sea Grant Library
... greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide, methane, chlorofluorocarbons, nitrous oxide, water vapor, and ozone. Much of the high-energy, shortwavelength radiation from the sun passes through the Earth’s atmosphere and hits the surface of the Earth. The energy that is not reflected off the surface is absor ...
... greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide, methane, chlorofluorocarbons, nitrous oxide, water vapor, and ozone. Much of the high-energy, shortwavelength radiation from the sun passes through the Earth’s atmosphere and hits the surface of the Earth. The energy that is not reflected off the surface is absor ...
After years of large empty promises among rich countries, the
... The developing countries, for their part, point out correctly that it was the industrialized countries—not they—who created the problem of global climate change, and they should not be asked to limit their economic development to pay for it. The developing countries are said to have contributed only ...
... The developing countries, for their part, point out correctly that it was the industrialized countries—not they—who created the problem of global climate change, and they should not be asked to limit their economic development to pay for it. The developing countries are said to have contributed only ...
Mathematics of Climate Change - Library
... The climate models used to make the IPCC projections are very complex systems of nonlinear equations solved on large computers. The IPCC relied on 24 different climate models in its report. Many of them have been developed under the auspices of national meteorological offices. Though some models ar ...
... The climate models used to make the IPCC projections are very complex systems of nonlinear equations solved on large computers. The IPCC relied on 24 different climate models in its report. Many of them have been developed under the auspices of national meteorological offices. Though some models ar ...
The Challenge of Adapting to Climate in a Changing World
... Procedures for developing socioeconomic scenarios If you think the task of developing climate scenarios is difficult, the job of generating socio-economic scenarios is even more complex. Due to the fast changing, and poorly understood interactions of factors operating within socioeconomic systems, ...
... Procedures for developing socioeconomic scenarios If you think the task of developing climate scenarios is difficult, the job of generating socio-economic scenarios is even more complex. Due to the fast changing, and poorly understood interactions of factors operating within socioeconomic systems, ...
Environmental - Successor-agreement to the extended Kyoto protocol
... in the United Nations Climate Change Conference many discussions were held about a successor of the Kyoto protocol with conclude the decision to reach an agreement until 2009. In the United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2011 no new treaty to reduce greenhouse gases emissions was established a ...
... in the United Nations Climate Change Conference many discussions were held about a successor of the Kyoto protocol with conclude the decision to reach an agreement until 2009. In the United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2011 no new treaty to reduce greenhouse gases emissions was established a ...
Projecting global marine biodiversity impacts
... et al. 2005; Arájo et al. 2006). A bioclimate envelope can be defined as a set of physical and biological conditions that are suitable to a given species. Thus, shifts in species distributions can be predicted by evaluating changes in bioclimate envelopes under climate change scenarios. Despite its ...
... et al. 2005; Arájo et al. 2006). A bioclimate envelope can be defined as a set of physical and biological conditions that are suitable to a given species. Thus, shifts in species distributions can be predicted by evaluating changes in bioclimate envelopes under climate change scenarios. Despite its ...
The Surveyor’s Role in Monitoring, Mitigating, and Adapting to Climate Change FIG REPORT
... 30% of all greenhouse gas emissions. Changes in land use (such as re-forestation) can thus have special importance in mitigating climate change both by lowering emissions and by removing such gases from the atmosphere. Additionally, many of the world’s farmers are smallholders and pastoralists who a ...
... 30% of all greenhouse gas emissions. Changes in land use (such as re-forestation) can thus have special importance in mitigating climate change both by lowering emissions and by removing such gases from the atmosphere. Additionally, many of the world’s farmers are smallholders and pastoralists who a ...
slides - Medical and Public Health Law Site
... particularized injury in its capacity as a landowner. The severity of that injury will only increase over the course of the next century: If sea levels continue to rise as predicted, one Massachusetts official believes that a significant fraction of coastal property will be "either permanently lost ...
... particularized injury in its capacity as a landowner. The severity of that injury will only increase over the course of the next century: If sea levels continue to rise as predicted, one Massachusetts official believes that a significant fraction of coastal property will be "either permanently lost ...
Why Hasn`t Earth Warmed as Much as Expected?
... Corresponding author address: Stephen E. Schwartz, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973. E-mail: [email protected] ...
... Corresponding author address: Stephen E. Schwartz, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973. E-mail: [email protected] ...
Environment and Development (UNCED)
... sustaining life. For many countries the consequences of any such impacts would be devastating both environmentally and economically. But, the ultimate consequence for some could be total inundation, as might well be the case for many small island states and inhabited coral atolls. In the end it is t ...
... sustaining life. For many countries the consequences of any such impacts would be devastating both environmentally and economically. But, the ultimate consequence for some could be total inundation, as might well be the case for many small island states and inhabited coral atolls. In the end it is t ...
brief
... SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT The Department of Energy (“DOE”)’s energy conservation standards for commercial refrigeration equipment (“the Rule”), 79 Fed. Reg. 17,726 (Mar. 28, 2014), will reduce carbon pollution, help mitigate climate change, and so generate billions of dollars in quantifiable benefits to e ...
... SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT The Department of Energy (“DOE”)’s energy conservation standards for commercial refrigeration equipment (“the Rule”), 79 Fed. Reg. 17,726 (Mar. 28, 2014), will reduce carbon pollution, help mitigate climate change, and so generate billions of dollars in quantifiable benefits to e ...
FACING THE STORM Indian Tribes, Climate
... periods of drought, but these defenses break down when trees are exposed to unusually hot conditions at the same time.17 Furthermore, warmer and drier conditions are conducive to widespread beetle and other insect infestations, resulting in broad ranges of dead trees.18 Higher temperatures enhance w ...
... periods of drought, but these defenses break down when trees are exposed to unusually hot conditions at the same time.17 Furthermore, warmer and drier conditions are conducive to widespread beetle and other insect infestations, resulting in broad ranges of dead trees.18 Higher temperatures enhance w ...