CLIMATE CHANGE MONITORING REPORT 2013
... Japan suffered significant social impacts in 2013 as a result of numerous severe meteorological phenomena. Northern, eastern and western parts of the country experienced cold conditions in winter, with the Sea of Japan side of northern Japan being hit by extremely heavy snow settling as deep as 566 ...
... Japan suffered significant social impacts in 2013 as a result of numerous severe meteorological phenomena. Northern, eastern and western parts of the country experienced cold conditions in winter, with the Sea of Japan side of northern Japan being hit by extremely heavy snow settling as deep as 566 ...
Building Resilience for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Agriculture Sector
... adapted to changing conditions. It also briefly reviewed national adaptation plans for least developed countries (LDCs) as related to agriculture. The presentations stressed the fact that various biophysical risks (weather, animal diseases, plant pests) are going to change – in terms of their nature ...
... adapted to changing conditions. It also briefly reviewed national adaptation plans for least developed countries (LDCs) as related to agriculture. The presentations stressed the fact that various biophysical risks (weather, animal diseases, plant pests) are going to change – in terms of their nature ...
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... beyond their natural biogeographical boundaries. Native and non-native species alike must contend with pollutants for which they are unable to adapt. In the tropics, the widespread clearing and burning of forests is not only increasing CO2 levels but also reducing biodiversity. Ironically, some of t ...
... beyond their natural biogeographical boundaries. Native and non-native species alike must contend with pollutants for which they are unable to adapt. In the tropics, the widespread clearing and burning of forests is not only increasing CO2 levels but also reducing biodiversity. Ironically, some of t ...
Chapter 3: Holy Cross Historic District - DRUM
... Figure 13. Leith conservation area with listed buildings in red and notable landmarks in yellow.......................................................................................................... 70 Figure 14. Climate Central's Surging Seas interactive scenario builder showing the Leith conser ...
... Figure 13. Leith conservation area with listed buildings in red and notable landmarks in yellow.......................................................................................................... 70 Figure 14. Climate Central's Surging Seas interactive scenario builder showing the Leith conser ...
MCCIP Briefing Note Ocean uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2)
... levels between the ocean surface waters and the atmosphere. This is then exported to the deep ocean, mainly via mixing and the solubility pump. 3. Can the ocean maintain this rate of atmospheric CO2 removal? As atmospheric CO2 concentrations continue to rise, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...
... levels between the ocean surface waters and the atmosphere. This is then exported to the deep ocean, mainly via mixing and the solubility pump. 3. Can the ocean maintain this rate of atmospheric CO2 removal? As atmospheric CO2 concentrations continue to rise, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...
Impacts of deforestation on weather PATTERNs and agriculture
... – increasingly appears to be counterproductive if it leads to changes in weather and climate systems that impact agricultural production. Voldoire & Royer (2004) suggest that deforestation could cause more intense climatic extremes, which would result in larger negative impacts to agriculture than t ...
... – increasingly appears to be counterproductive if it leads to changes in weather and climate systems that impact agricultural production. Voldoire & Royer (2004) suggest that deforestation could cause more intense climatic extremes, which would result in larger negative impacts to agriculture than t ...
ENG - UN CC:Learn
... when they combine information on several factors on one map. For example in relation to REDD+, overlaying information on areas with potential for emissions reductions and priority areas for protecting biodiversity can highlight the areas that are most ...
... when they combine information on several factors on one map. For example in relation to REDD+, overlaying information on areas with potential for emissions reductions and priority areas for protecting biodiversity can highlight the areas that are most ...
Climate change and Pacific islands: Indicators and impacts: Report
... This report is published as one of a series of technical inputs to the National Climate Assessment (NCA) 2013 report. The NCA is being conducted under the auspices of the Global Change Research Act of 1990, which requires a report to the President and Congress every four years on the status of clima ...
... This report is published as one of a series of technical inputs to the National Climate Assessment (NCA) 2013 report. The NCA is being conducted under the auspices of the Global Change Research Act of 1990, which requires a report to the President and Congress every four years on the status of clima ...
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... contributing 20 percent or more of average per capita animal protein intake for more than 1.5 billion people, mostly from developing countries. They are also the most widely traded foodstuffs and are essential components of export earnings for many poorer countries. The sector has particular signifi ...
... contributing 20 percent or more of average per capita animal protein intake for more than 1.5 billion people, mostly from developing countries. They are also the most widely traded foodstuffs and are essential components of export earnings for many poorer countries. The sector has particular signifi ...
Climate change implications for fisheries and aquaculture
... contributing 20 percent or more of average per capita animal protein intake for more than 1.5 billion people, mostly from developing countries. They are also the most widely traded foodstuffs and are essential components of export earnings for many poorer countries. The sector has particular signifi ...
... contributing 20 percent or more of average per capita animal protein intake for more than 1.5 billion people, mostly from developing countries. They are also the most widely traded foodstuffs and are essential components of export earnings for many poorer countries. The sector has particular signifi ...
Ocean under stress - Plymouth Marine Laboratory
... processes with potentially serious implications for society. ...
... processes with potentially serious implications for society. ...
Challenging Global Warming as a Social Problem
... In the past decade, global climate change became a widely accepted social problem. Also referred to as global warming or the anthropogenic greenhouse effect, global climate change is the discernible increase in mean global temperature resulting from the release of greenhouse gases produced by human ...
... In the past decade, global climate change became a widely accepted social problem. Also referred to as global warming or the anthropogenic greenhouse effect, global climate change is the discernible increase in mean global temperature resulting from the release of greenhouse gases produced by human ...
Global and regional drought dynamics in the climate warming era
... Kogan 2002). The NDVI and BT were pre- and post-launch calibrated and low-/highfrequency noise was removed from the data. The VCI, TCI and VHI were validated as moisture, thermal and total VH conditions, respectively. The indices values change from zero, indicating extreme stress, to 100, indicating ...
... Kogan 2002). The NDVI and BT were pre- and post-launch calibrated and low-/highfrequency noise was removed from the data. The VCI, TCI and VHI were validated as moisture, thermal and total VH conditions, respectively. The indices values change from zero, indicating extreme stress, to 100, indicating ...
Ocean Stress Guide - Plymouth Marine Laboratory
... processes with potentially serious implications for society. ...
... processes with potentially serious implications for society. ...
North Pacific Climate Response to Freshwater Forcing in the
... AMOC shutdown can be global. In response to a shutdown of the AMOC, the extratropical North Atlantic cools up to -7°C and the South Atlantic warms slightly. Associated with this north-south dipole of temperature anomalies, the Atlantic ITCZ shifts southward, consistent with paleoclimate records. The ...
... AMOC shutdown can be global. In response to a shutdown of the AMOC, the extratropical North Atlantic cools up to -7°C and the South Atlantic warms slightly. Associated with this north-south dipole of temperature anomalies, the Atlantic ITCZ shifts southward, consistent with paleoclimate records. The ...
Carbon Disclosure Project
... and/or countries comply with regulatory schemes like cap and trade. Every megawatt (MW) of solar cell capacity that SunPower deploys is a carbon-free MW, which is replacing or offsetting the need for other power sources that are not likely to be as climate friendly. SunPower has set a global goal to ...
... and/or countries comply with regulatory schemes like cap and trade. Every megawatt (MW) of solar cell capacity that SunPower deploys is a carbon-free MW, which is replacing or offsetting the need for other power sources that are not likely to be as climate friendly. SunPower has set a global goal to ...
Climate Change Issues for the Cayman Islands
... Map 16 Buildings Affected by 0.25m-increment Sea-Level Rises, Grand Cayman ............................ 85 Map 17 Building Values Affected by 0.25m-increment Sea-Level Rises, Grand Cayman ................. 86 Map 18 Overlay of 2 metre Sea-Level Rise on the Cayman Islands ............................ ...
... Map 16 Buildings Affected by 0.25m-increment Sea-Level Rises, Grand Cayman ............................ 85 Map 17 Building Values Affected by 0.25m-increment Sea-Level Rises, Grand Cayman ................. 86 Map 18 Overlay of 2 metre Sea-Level Rise on the Cayman Islands ............................ ...
The impact of climate variation and disturbances
... influenced by climate at various temporal and spatial scales. However, they are also affected heterogeneously by artificial and natural disturbances at the local scale. The time course of net ecosystem production (NEP) is affected by climatic conditions, because biochemical processes such as photosy ...
... influenced by climate at various temporal and spatial scales. However, they are also affected heterogeneously by artificial and natural disturbances at the local scale. The time course of net ecosystem production (NEP) is affected by climatic conditions, because biochemical processes such as photosy ...
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... to the mismatch in the spatial resolution between the GCMs and hydrological models. In principle, hydrological models run on a very fine spatial resolution (in the order of tens of kilometers, or even less) while the GCMs have spatial resolutions in the range of hundreds of kilometers. In order to u ...
... to the mismatch in the spatial resolution between the GCMs and hydrological models. In principle, hydrological models run on a very fine spatial resolution (in the order of tens of kilometers, or even less) while the GCMs have spatial resolutions in the range of hundreds of kilometers. In order to u ...
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... growth and development benefits of urbanization while proactively managing its negative effects. Cities concentrate wealth, people, and productivity, but they also concentrate vulnerability to natural disasters and to long-term changes in climate. Rising sea levels will affect millions of people liv ...
... growth and development benefits of urbanization while proactively managing its negative effects. Cities concentrate wealth, people, and productivity, but they also concentrate vulnerability to natural disasters and to long-term changes in climate. Rising sea levels will affect millions of people liv ...
Climate change, flooding, urbanisation and leptospirosis: fuelling
... or roofed areas that are more impermeable than vegetated land and generate more run-off. Furthermore, large urban areas can also create their own microclimate and cause intensification of rain, hail and thunderstorms.34 For cultural and economic reasons, many large cities are situated near the coast ...
... or roofed areas that are more impermeable than vegetated land and generate more run-off. Furthermore, large urban areas can also create their own microclimate and cause intensification of rain, hail and thunderstorms.34 For cultural and economic reasons, many large cities are situated near the coast ...
Preparing for an Uncertain Climate—Vol. I
... Options that fall into this group are near-term concerns because they will take a long time to complete, address ‘front-line” or urgent issues that need attention first in order to make better decisions later, can be approached through efforts already under way, are beneficial for reasons other than ...
... Options that fall into this group are near-term concerns because they will take a long time to complete, address ‘front-line” or urgent issues that need attention first in order to make better decisions later, can be approached through efforts already under way, are beneficial for reasons other than ...
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... drawing on literature and a wide range of data from across northern and western Europe. The conclusion from this and many other studies is that, although there may be other influences such as land management and recovery from acid deposition, climate factors are a major player in both the short-term ...
... drawing on literature and a wide range of data from across northern and western Europe. The conclusion from this and many other studies is that, although there may be other influences such as land management and recovery from acid deposition, climate factors are a major player in both the short-term ...
Impacts of climate variability and extremes on global net primary
... prevalent in Amazonia, Africa and Australia. In dry years, however, we found a 3.2% reduction in global terrestrial NPP compared to the decadal mean, primarily due to limited moisture supply in tropical regions. At a global level, precipitation explained approximately 63% of the variation in terrest ...
... prevalent in Amazonia, Africa and Australia. In dry years, however, we found a 3.2% reduction in global terrestrial NPP compared to the decadal mean, primarily due to limited moisture supply in tropical regions. At a global level, precipitation explained approximately 63% of the variation in terrest ...