The robustness of flood insurance regimes given changing risk Jessica Lamond ,
... as Spain and Switzerland (Table 1). On the whole developed nations have higher coverage rates whereas insured losses in developing countries rarely represent more than 25% of total economic losses (Jha et al., 2011). In predicting climate impacts on flood risks the expectation from the latest IPCC re ...
... as Spain and Switzerland (Table 1). On the whole developed nations have higher coverage rates whereas insured losses in developing countries rarely represent more than 25% of total economic losses (Jha et al., 2011). In predicting climate impacts on flood risks the expectation from the latest IPCC re ...
A special introductory guide for policy advisers and decision makers
... such as nitrogen, phosphates, silica and iron which often limit plankton growth in large parts of the ocean. As conditions become more acidic this could, at least in theory, reduce their availability. Altered availability may also result from changes in stratification due to ocean warming from clima ...
... such as nitrogen, phosphates, silica and iron which often limit plankton growth in large parts of the ocean. As conditions become more acidic this could, at least in theory, reduce their availability. Altered availability may also result from changes in stratification due to ocean warming from clima ...
Uncertainty contributions to low
... the contributions to the uncertainty in low-flow projections resulting from hydrological model uncertainty and climate projection uncertainty. Model uncertainty is quantified by different parameterisations of a conceptual semi-distributed hydrologic model (TUWmodel) using 11 objective functions in t ...
... the contributions to the uncertainty in low-flow projections resulting from hydrological model uncertainty and climate projection uncertainty. Model uncertainty is quantified by different parameterisations of a conceptual semi-distributed hydrologic model (TUWmodel) using 11 objective functions in t ...
Montane forest root growth and soil organic layer depth as potential
... Figure 1. Observed and simulated Peruvian forest biogeochemical processes. (a) A conceptual diagram of a negative weathering feedback. Mycorrhizosphere weathering takes place in the few millimeter surrounding the mycorrhizosphere and collectively increases total weathering by between 14 and 52%, and ...
... Figure 1. Observed and simulated Peruvian forest biogeochemical processes. (a) A conceptual diagram of a negative weathering feedback. Mycorrhizosphere weathering takes place in the few millimeter surrounding the mycorrhizosphere and collectively increases total weathering by between 14 and 52%, and ...
oa guide
... such as nitrogen, phosphates, silica and iron which often limit plankton growth in large parts of the ocean. As conditions become more acidic this could, at least in theory, reduce their availability. Altered availability may also result from changes in stratification due to ocean warming from clima ...
... such as nitrogen, phosphates, silica and iron which often limit plankton growth in large parts of the ocean. As conditions become more acidic this could, at least in theory, reduce their availability. Altered availability may also result from changes in stratification due to ocean warming from clima ...
Building Resilience into Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr
... contributes to the risk of attack by alien invasive species. There is a high probability of pests and diseases becoming more predominant in Scotland where winters are milder and summers more prone to droughts increasing levels of stress [18]. Already two major forest tree diseases of the genus Dothi ...
... contributes to the risk of attack by alien invasive species. There is a high probability of pests and diseases becoming more predominant in Scotland where winters are milder and summers more prone to droughts increasing levels of stress [18]. Already two major forest tree diseases of the genus Dothi ...
the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Learning Module
... Building damage: h2owash.biz Forest: Britannica.com Power plant: ehow.com ...
... Building damage: h2owash.biz Forest: Britannica.com Power plant: ehow.com ...
Modeling of Ecological Processes
... Coefficient of variation for the start of growing season was variable among the sky islands, highest for the northern sky islands vs southern This suggested that the landscape of the northern sky islands is responding strongly to interannual changes in climate and/or disturbance The observed high C ...
... Coefficient of variation for the start of growing season was variable among the sky islands, highest for the northern sky islands vs southern This suggested that the landscape of the northern sky islands is responding strongly to interannual changes in climate and/or disturbance The observed high C ...
Module B2 - Common Air Emission Impact Categories
... Building damage: h2owash.biz Forest: Britannica.com Power plant: ehow.com ...
... Building damage: h2owash.biz Forest: Britannica.com Power plant: ehow.com ...
Using Concept Maps for Assessing Adult Learners in Training
... provides habitat for diverse wildlife along the river, including the silvery minnow, an endangered indicator species. The hydrology of the river is characterized by low flow during the winter months, a snow-induced peak in spring/early summer, and smaller peaks in July and August due to the effect o ...
... provides habitat for diverse wildlife along the river, including the silvery minnow, an endangered indicator species. The hydrology of the river is characterized by low flow during the winter months, a snow-induced peak in spring/early summer, and smaller peaks in July and August due to the effect o ...
South America - International Institute for Sustainable Development
... as heavy rainfalls and consecutive dry days, will increase in parts of South America (ECLAC, 2010; Magrin et al. (2007). However, as with precipitation, the uncertainty ranges for extreme event projections are very large. In contrast, there is considerable certainty that Andean inter-tropical glacie ...
... as heavy rainfalls and consecutive dry days, will increase in parts of South America (ECLAC, 2010; Magrin et al. (2007). However, as with precipitation, the uncertainty ranges for extreme event projections are very large. In contrast, there is considerable certainty that Andean inter-tropical glacie ...
global climate change as seen by zoo and aquarium visitors
... reinforce visitors’ conservation outlook, and increase visitors’ sense that they can be a part of the solution to environmental problems [9]. Research suggests, furthermore, that zoos can provide positive emotional contexts for visitors [18], that the zoo context supports a social identity related t ...
... reinforce visitors’ conservation outlook, and increase visitors’ sense that they can be a part of the solution to environmental problems [9]. Research suggests, furthermore, that zoos can provide positive emotional contexts for visitors [18], that the zoo context supports a social identity related t ...
extinction - Center for Biological Diversity
... globe on average,1 and some areas have warmed even faster. For example, temperatures overall in Alaska have increased by 1.9 degrees Celsius (3.4 degrees Fahrenheit) in the past 50 years, almost three times the global average over the same time period, and by 3.5 degrees Celsius (6.3 degrees Fahrenh ...
... globe on average,1 and some areas have warmed even faster. For example, temperatures overall in Alaska have increased by 1.9 degrees Celsius (3.4 degrees Fahrenheit) in the past 50 years, almost three times the global average over the same time period, and by 3.5 degrees Celsius (6.3 degrees Fahrenh ...
Effect of Erosion in Alaskan Coastal Villages
... most of the year. The ice season usually lasts from November to April on most of the Bering Sea coast, longer along the Chukchi Sea coast and still longer on the Beaufort Sea coast, where it usually lasts 9 to 10 months (Bronen, 2013). The northern coastline of Alaska experiences some of the highest ...
... most of the year. The ice season usually lasts from November to April on most of the Bering Sea coast, longer along the Chukchi Sea coast and still longer on the Beaufort Sea coast, where it usually lasts 9 to 10 months (Bronen, 2013). The northern coastline of Alaska experiences some of the highest ...
Extinction: It`s Not Just for Polar Bears.
... globe on average,1 and some areas have warmed even faster. For example, temperatures overall in Alaska have increased by 1.9 degrees Celsius (3.4 degrees Fahrenheit) in the past 50 years, almost three times the global average over the same time period, and by 3.5 degrees Celsius (6.3 degrees Fahrenh ...
... globe on average,1 and some areas have warmed even faster. For example, temperatures overall in Alaska have increased by 1.9 degrees Celsius (3.4 degrees Fahrenheit) in the past 50 years, almost three times the global average over the same time period, and by 3.5 degrees Celsius (6.3 degrees Fahrenh ...
Variability and Trends of Air Temperature and Pressure in the
... (2001), this was due to the eastward diversion of Russian rivers’ discharge in response to the anomalous atmospheric circulation and also due to enhanced ice production and brine rejection in the Laptev Sea. Despite the significant body of research and a preliminary understanding of driving mechanis ...
... (2001), this was due to the eastward diversion of Russian rivers’ discharge in response to the anomalous atmospheric circulation and also due to enhanced ice production and brine rejection in the Laptev Sea. Despite the significant body of research and a preliminary understanding of driving mechanis ...
Coral reef ecosystems and anthropogenic climate change
... 40–50% less coral cover than they had 30 years ago (e.g., Bruno and Selig 2007). Some regions, such as many parts of the Caribbean, have largely lost dominant coral populations from their reefs (Hughes 1994). This pattern is repeated throughout the world (Wilkinson 2008), reinforcing the fact coral ...
... 40–50% less coral cover than they had 30 years ago (e.g., Bruno and Selig 2007). Some regions, such as many parts of the Caribbean, have largely lost dominant coral populations from their reefs (Hughes 1994). This pattern is repeated throughout the world (Wilkinson 2008), reinforcing the fact coral ...
WCRP Grand Challenge: Regional Sea Level Change and Coastal
... Over the coming decades, regional sea level changes and variability will significantly deviate from global mean values. The detailed sea level change along coastlines can therefore potentially be far ...
... Over the coming decades, regional sea level changes and variability will significantly deviate from global mean values. The detailed sea level change along coastlines can therefore potentially be far ...
Discussion on the Vistula Lagoon regional development
... climate changes. Assessment of tolerance of Vistula Lagoon municipalities’ development strategies to climate changes have shown that directions of Polish municipalities’ development is less tolerant to consequences of climate change because of a large area disposed to possible flooding, and therefor ...
... climate changes. Assessment of tolerance of Vistula Lagoon municipalities’ development strategies to climate changes have shown that directions of Polish municipalities’ development is less tolerant to consequences of climate change because of a large area disposed to possible flooding, and therefor ...
Sensitivity of US air quality to mid-latitude cyclone
... Moody, 1996; Cooper et al., 2001; Dickerson et al., 1995; Li et al., 2005). We show here with 1980-2006 data that interannual variability in the frequency of these mid-latitude cyclones is a major predictor of the interannual variability of pollution episodes, as measured by indices for stagnation a ...
... Moody, 1996; Cooper et al., 2001; Dickerson et al., 1995; Li et al., 2005). We show here with 1980-2006 data that interannual variability in the frequency of these mid-latitude cyclones is a major predictor of the interannual variability of pollution episodes, as measured by indices for stagnation a ...
Exploring high-end climate change scenarios for
... level rise is limited and the data series available are too short to determine whether the observed changes demonstrate long-term trends or natural variability. Like other climate-change problems, the uncertainties regarding sea level rise, and especially its upper bound, will probably not be resolv ...
... level rise is limited and the data series available are too short to determine whether the observed changes demonstrate long-term trends or natural variability. Like other climate-change problems, the uncertainties regarding sea level rise, and especially its upper bound, will probably not be resolv ...
Investigating Ion-transport and thermal safety in functional
... Protein Separations for low cost therapeutics ...
... Protein Separations for low cost therapeutics ...
Ministerial Indaba Summary Fiji - European Capacity Building Initiative
... • positive incentives to reduce emissions from deforestation in developing countries, • identifying a climate-friendly part of new and increased levels of ODA, or • incorporating positive incentives into mainstream development goals. ...
... • positive incentives to reduce emissions from deforestation in developing countries, • identifying a climate-friendly part of new and increased levels of ODA, or • incorporating positive incentives into mainstream development goals. ...