Long-Term Ecological Records and Their Relevance to Climate
... The high amounts of CO2 will affect rates of photosynthesis and water-use efficiency for plants, and this coupled with the nonanalog climate means that species’ realized niche conditions relative to temperature and water may be altered (MacDonald 2010). Furthermore, the rates of the temperature and c ...
... The high amounts of CO2 will affect rates of photosynthesis and water-use efficiency for plants, and this coupled with the nonanalog climate means that species’ realized niche conditions relative to temperature and water may be altered (MacDonald 2010). Furthermore, the rates of the temperature and c ...
The Anthropocene: From Global Change to Planetary Stewardship
... magnitude at which humanity can consume the planet’s geophysical resources. Furthermore, climate change and the appearance of the ozone hole owing to man-made chemicals are strong evidence that humanity can overwhelm important chemical, physical, and biological processes that modulate the functionin ...
... magnitude at which humanity can consume the planet’s geophysical resources. Furthermore, climate change and the appearance of the ozone hole owing to man-made chemicals are strong evidence that humanity can overwhelm important chemical, physical, and biological processes that modulate the functionin ...
The Economics of Global Climate Change
... the negative externalities associated with local and regional pollutants have to some degree been internalized. But, until recently, few controls existed for carbon dioxide (CO2), the major greenhouse gas. This global air pollutant has no short-term damaging effects at ground level, but atmospheric ...
... the negative externalities associated with local and regional pollutants have to some degree been internalized. But, until recently, few controls existed for carbon dioxide (CO2), the major greenhouse gas. This global air pollutant has no short-term damaging effects at ground level, but atmospheric ...
California Climate Extremes Workshop Report Scripps Institution of Oceanography La Jolla, CA
... weather events in California and how they would evolve in a changing climate for the rest of this century. The presenters offered this information in a format that was accessible to decision makers, scientists from different disciplines, and the public in general. High-level officials from State Gov ...
... weather events in California and how they would evolve in a changing climate for the rest of this century. The presenters offered this information in a format that was accessible to decision makers, scientists from different disciplines, and the public in general. High-level officials from State Gov ...
Concept Note - SPC Climate Change Projects
... Based on consultations with island leaders, community members and Yap State authorities, together with recommendations from previous studies, this project will improve the storage and distribution of good quality water in Fais. Household rainwater catchments and storage will be improved and/or insta ...
... Based on consultations with island leaders, community members and Yap State authorities, together with recommendations from previous studies, this project will improve the storage and distribution of good quality water in Fais. Household rainwater catchments and storage will be improved and/or insta ...
Overall scientific concept with short-term and long
... capacity into action on climate change, for example incentives provided by social, institutional, political and economic structures. Answering the above research questions requires contributions from many disciplines. The task is further complicated by the fact that there are several different rele ...
... capacity into action on climate change, for example incentives provided by social, institutional, political and economic structures. Answering the above research questions requires contributions from many disciplines. The task is further complicated by the fact that there are several different rele ...
Towards Efficiency Resilience in Agriculture for Food Security in a Changing Climate
... and is expected to further impact directly and indirectly food production. Increase of mean temperature, changes in rain patterns, increased variability both in temperature and rain patterns, changes in water availability, frequency and intensity of “extreme events”, sea level rise & salinisation, p ...
... and is expected to further impact directly and indirectly food production. Increase of mean temperature, changes in rain patterns, increased variability both in temperature and rain patterns, changes in water availability, frequency and intensity of “extreme events”, sea level rise & salinisation, p ...
Hadley Cell (HC) Circulation response to Climate
... investigation is needed in order to make a solid conclusion about the future behavior of the HC under global warming projections (see section 2.3). The response HC under different climate conditions is complex and depending on the external forcing imposed. With the increase of the greenhouse gases i ...
... investigation is needed in order to make a solid conclusion about the future behavior of the HC under global warming projections (see section 2.3). The response HC under different climate conditions is complex and depending on the external forcing imposed. With the increase of the greenhouse gases i ...
Challenges to adaptation - National Center for Atmospheric Research
... factors that render adaptation ineffective.” They used the terms barriers and limits somewhat interchangeably, discussing physical, ecological, and technological limits alongside financial, informational, cognitive, social, and cultural barriers. Subsequent scholarship has explored these ideas furth ...
... factors that render adaptation ineffective.” They used the terms barriers and limits somewhat interchangeably, discussing physical, ecological, and technological limits alongside financial, informational, cognitive, social, and cultural barriers. Subsequent scholarship has explored these ideas furth ...
Plan of Actions 2014 â 2019
... The Utilities work plan builds on previous work done by the Standing Committee Utilities, the Congress resolutions and EPSU’s overall priorities. The aim of the work plan is to set realistic objectives for short term (2014-2016) and mid term planning (period = till congress 2019), and to provide for ...
... The Utilities work plan builds on previous work done by the Standing Committee Utilities, the Congress resolutions and EPSU’s overall priorities. The aim of the work plan is to set realistic objectives for short term (2014-2016) and mid term planning (period = till congress 2019), and to provide for ...
on the front line of climate change and displacement
... in some of the effects of climate change on the region, but many areas remain underexplored.10 Therefore, systematic social and economic research should be initiated and oriented towards observing, promoting and proactively learning about human mitigatory and adaptive responses and options in the re ...
... in some of the effects of climate change on the region, but many areas remain underexplored.10 Therefore, systematic social and economic research should be initiated and oriented towards observing, promoting and proactively learning about human mitigatory and adaptive responses and options in the re ...
General Information on Global Warming
... to millennia. The paleoclimatic record not only allows us to look at global temperature fluctuations over the last several centuries, it also permits scientists to examine past climate even further back in time. This perspective is an important capability in our quest to understand the possible caus ...
... to millennia. The paleoclimatic record not only allows us to look at global temperature fluctuations over the last several centuries, it also permits scientists to examine past climate even further back in time. This perspective is an important capability in our quest to understand the possible caus ...
Micro-level Practices to Adapt to Climate Change for African Small
... This paper discusses micro-level practices for adapting to climate change that are available to small-scale farmers in Africa. The analysis is based on a review of 17 studies about practices that boost small-scale farmers’ resilience or reduce their vulnerability to observed or expected changes in c ...
... This paper discusses micro-level practices for adapting to climate change that are available to small-scale farmers in Africa. The analysis is based on a review of 17 studies about practices that boost small-scale farmers’ resilience or reduce their vulnerability to observed or expected changes in c ...
Urban Areas - Southwest Climate Assessment Report
... many local governments are facing budget constraints, making it difficult to plan and implement new programs to anticipate the potential impacts of climate change. In summary: • The water supplies of Southwest cities, which are located in arid and semi-arid regions and rely on large-scale, federall ...
... many local governments are facing budget constraints, making it difficult to plan and implement new programs to anticipate the potential impacts of climate change. In summary: • The water supplies of Southwest cities, which are located in arid and semi-arid regions and rely on large-scale, federall ...
Recommendations on Early Actions on Climate Change for the 44th
... on climate change with a robust new strategy. The scale and complexity of the issue is unprecedented and will require a renewed focus on the interconnection between the economy, national security and the environment. This report outlines 25 early-action recommendations through which the new Administ ...
... on climate change with a robust new strategy. The scale and complexity of the issue is unprecedented and will require a renewed focus on the interconnection between the economy, national security and the environment. This report outlines 25 early-action recommendations through which the new Administ ...
Poster Presentation - nau.edu
... make connections with other networks and programs. For example, how well would the proposed NEON climate domains help us document the ecological impacts of this or future droughts. Figure 6 shows that the Rocky Mountain-Colorado Plateau (Domain 13) contained the vast majority of the mortality observ ...
... make connections with other networks and programs. For example, how well would the proposed NEON climate domains help us document the ecological impacts of this or future droughts. Figure 6 shows that the Rocky Mountain-Colorado Plateau (Domain 13) contained the vast majority of the mortality observ ...
Reducing Global Carbon: Creating an American Policy
... assessment report, concluding that climate change is the result of human activity with 95% – 100% certainty (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2013). The report claims that an immediate response to this information is necessary to combat the negative effects of climate change, such as extre ...
... assessment report, concluding that climate change is the result of human activity with 95% – 100% certainty (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2013). The report claims that an immediate response to this information is necessary to combat the negative effects of climate change, such as extre ...
600 words - School of Psychology
... We focus here on the UK, which has taken the lead at a national level in setting mitigation targets. The UK Climate Change Bill calls for an 80% GHG emissions reduction by 2050 relative to 1990 (HM Government, 2008). This level of response to climate change has profound implications for individual c ...
... We focus here on the UK, which has taken the lead at a national level in setting mitigation targets. The UK Climate Change Bill calls for an 80% GHG emissions reduction by 2050 relative to 1990 (HM Government, 2008). This level of response to climate change has profound implications for individual c ...
Impact of Climate Change on Water Security in China
... associated with water sources and water quality. The annual water deficit for China is approximately 40 billion m3 in a normal year. As a result, more than 400 cities out of the 668 medium-sized cities of China are experiencing water shortage, 108 of which are experiencing severe water shortage, and ...
... associated with water sources and water quality. The annual water deficit for China is approximately 40 billion m3 in a normal year. As a result, more than 400 cities out of the 668 medium-sized cities of China are experiencing water shortage, 108 of which are experiencing severe water shortage, and ...
Slide 1
... …it is possible to combine economic development with a stabilization – and decrease – of emissions. ...
... …it is possible to combine economic development with a stabilization – and decrease – of emissions. ...
Demographic Amplification of Climate Change Experienced by the
... social infrastructure. Here we use spatially-explicit models to evaluate climatic, socio-economic and biophysical correlates of demographic change in the contiguous United States between 1900 and 2000. Climate-correlated variation in population growth has caused the U.S. population to shift its real ...
... social infrastructure. Here we use spatially-explicit models to evaluate climatic, socio-economic and biophysical correlates of demographic change in the contiguous United States between 1900 and 2000. Climate-correlated variation in population growth has caused the U.S. population to shift its real ...
Why We Need A New Direction In Climate Change Science
... University of Texas at Austin January 23, 2007 ...
... University of Texas at Austin January 23, 2007 ...
Importance of stream temperature to climate change impact on water
... al. (2007), these underground diffuse sources were overestimated for the period 1986–1990 simulated here with RIVERSTRAHLER. As nitrate concentrations, however, were already too high to be limiting during this period, this error does not propagate to the other terms of the simulated water quality. P ...
... al. (2007), these underground diffuse sources were overestimated for the period 1986–1990 simulated here with RIVERSTRAHLER. As nitrate concentrations, however, were already too high to be limiting during this period, this error does not propagate to the other terms of the simulated water quality. P ...