Assessing global biome exposure to climate change through the
... Results Our results suggest that most of the Earth’s biomes will probably undergo changes beyond the mH recorded levels of community turnover and range shifts because the magnitude of climate anomalies expected in the future are greater than observed during the mH. A few biomes, like the remnants of ...
... Results Our results suggest that most of the Earth’s biomes will probably undergo changes beyond the mH recorded levels of community turnover and range shifts because the magnitude of climate anomalies expected in the future are greater than observed during the mH. A few biomes, like the remnants of ...
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... Interactive calculation of net land-use emissions. More complex ocean ecosystem models. Interactive N-cycling on the land. Riverive carbon fluxes from land to ocean ...
... Interactive calculation of net land-use emissions. More complex ocean ecosystem models. Interactive N-cycling on the land. Riverive carbon fluxes from land to ocean ...
This Time is Different (opens in new window)
... comments on earlier drafts of the paper, to Jennifer Morgan for a helpful conversation regarding the ongoing UNFCCC negotiations, and to Nick Stern for helpful discussions on a number of the issues addressed here — Parts 3(a)(i), 4(e) and 5(a)(i) of the paper contain material prepared in collaborati ...
... comments on earlier drafts of the paper, to Jennifer Morgan for a helpful conversation regarding the ongoing UNFCCC negotiations, and to Nick Stern for helpful discussions on a number of the issues addressed here — Parts 3(a)(i), 4(e) and 5(a)(i) of the paper contain material prepared in collaborati ...
36x48 Horizontal Poster
... increased water demand in the Colorado River watershed, where water supply is highly sensitive to climate variability and change. Though there is evidence that climate change is presently occurring from the recent observational record on global and continental scales. How these changes bear on the h ...
... increased water demand in the Colorado River watershed, where water supply is highly sensitive to climate variability and change. Though there is evidence that climate change is presently occurring from the recent observational record on global and continental scales. How these changes bear on the h ...
Welcome and Introduction - U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank
... zooplankton dynamics, including data synthesis and modeling results with predictions of how global change is likely to affect these populations. This synthesis paper also includes the zooplankton predators. Synthesis paper #5: Title/subject: Multi-scale biological-physical interactions controlling r ...
... zooplankton dynamics, including data synthesis and modeling results with predictions of how global change is likely to affect these populations. This synthesis paper also includes the zooplankton predators. Synthesis paper #5: Title/subject: Multi-scale biological-physical interactions controlling r ...
Asociaciones Público Privadas: El uso del fideicomiso
... In January 2007, Citi released a Climate Change Position Statement, the first US financial institution to do so. As a sustainability leader in the financial sector, Citi has taken concrete steps to address this important issue of climate change by: (a) targeting $50 billion over 10 years to address ...
... In January 2007, Citi released a Climate Change Position Statement, the first US financial institution to do so. As a sustainability leader in the financial sector, Citi has taken concrete steps to address this important issue of climate change by: (a) targeting $50 billion over 10 years to address ...
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... 1/ need high quality measurements of river through all fast changes to quantify well enough – fortunately EI technology (e-sensor) developments over last 20 years allow ...
... 1/ need high quality measurements of river through all fast changes to quantify well enough – fortunately EI technology (e-sensor) developments over last 20 years allow ...
04 Morlot.P65
... that is not comprehensive in its study of potential impacts, and because they either omit potentially critical impacts or make sweeping assumptions in order to include such impacts. The bottom line is that aggregate damage costs are incomplete at best and need significantly more research before we c ...
... that is not comprehensive in its study of potential impacts, and because they either omit potentially critical impacts or make sweeping assumptions in order to include such impacts. The bottom line is that aggregate damage costs are incomplete at best and need significantly more research before we c ...
Assessing the Relative Roles of Initial and Boundary Conditions in
... an indication of its importance for predictability relative to initial condition information. Figure 2 shows B, the measure of predictability arising from changing boundary conditions, computed for a ‘‘forecast’’ starting in September 1974. We consider two diagnostics: the linear trend versus the ne ...
... an indication of its importance for predictability relative to initial condition information. Figure 2 shows B, the measure of predictability arising from changing boundary conditions, computed for a ‘‘forecast’’ starting in September 1974. We consider two diagnostics: the linear trend versus the ne ...
ʻAimalama: E Mauliauhonua – Readapting to Ancestral Knowledge
... best practices for survival. The combination of the Kaulana Mahina, kilo, trend prognostication and implementation of adaptation assisted with the decision-making that allowed for the best survival techniques within each district. We decided that the combination of these practices should be called, ...
... best practices for survival. The combination of the Kaulana Mahina, kilo, trend prognostication and implementation of adaptation assisted with the decision-making that allowed for the best survival techniques within each district. We decided that the combination of these practices should be called, ...
Are we ready to build health systems that consider the climate?
... change debate has shifted from focusing on establishing the truth of the claim that climate change is a reality to warming public opinion to the cause and acknowledging that climate change will have far-reaching effects on how we build, organize and manage climate-responsive social systems including ...
... change debate has shifted from focusing on establishing the truth of the claim that climate change is a reality to warming public opinion to the cause and acknowledging that climate change will have far-reaching effects on how we build, organize and manage climate-responsive social systems including ...
Future climate in the Pacific Northwest
... Abstract Climate models used in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) on the whole reproduce the observed seasonal cycle and twentieth century warming trend of 0.8◦ C (1.5◦ F) in the Pacific Northwest, and point to much greater warming for the next centu ...
... Abstract Climate models used in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) on the whole reproduce the observed seasonal cycle and twentieth century warming trend of 0.8◦ C (1.5◦ F) in the Pacific Northwest, and point to much greater warming for the next centu ...
2016/03/PR PRESS RELEASE 14 April 2016 IPCC agrees special
... being policy-prescriptive. The IPCC may set out options for policymakers to choose from in pursuit of goals decided by policymakers, but it does not tell governments what to do. To produce its reports, the IPCC mobilizes hundreds of scientists who – like the Chair and other elected officials – work ...
... being policy-prescriptive. The IPCC may set out options for policymakers to choose from in pursuit of goals decided by policymakers, but it does not tell governments what to do. To produce its reports, the IPCC mobilizes hundreds of scientists who – like the Chair and other elected officials – work ...
Potential impacts of climate change on Northeast
... period, air and ocean temperature have increased and ocean pH and dissolved oxygen levels have decreased (Sabine et al., 2004; Byrne et al., 2010). There is strong evidence that anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases have contributed to these changes and the rate of emissions is projected to in ...
... period, air and ocean temperature have increased and ocean pH and dissolved oxygen levels have decreased (Sabine et al., 2004; Byrne et al., 2010). There is strong evidence that anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases have contributed to these changes and the rate of emissions is projected to in ...
Adaptation and Vulnerability to Climate Change: The
... effects like large releases of methane from thawing permafrost, or large scale dieback of forests. These risks are real and the economic costs would be huge. For that reason, the Climate Change Working Group (CCWG) has strongly advocated an aggressive policy of mitigating greenhouse gases. Even with ...
... effects like large releases of methane from thawing permafrost, or large scale dieback of forests. These risks are real and the economic costs would be huge. For that reason, the Climate Change Working Group (CCWG) has strongly advocated an aggressive policy of mitigating greenhouse gases. Even with ...
Questionnaire design effects in climate change surveys
... United States that tested the effects of two common wording variants—“global warming” and “climate change”—on three fundamental beliefs that are routinely polled in climate surveys, namely, whether the phenomenon actually exists, whether scientists agree about its existence, and whether climate-miti ...
... United States that tested the effects of two common wording variants—“global warming” and “climate change”—on three fundamental beliefs that are routinely polled in climate surveys, namely, whether the phenomenon actually exists, whether scientists agree about its existence, and whether climate-miti ...
Climate Change - European Capacity Building Initiative
... • Models are used to simulate the warming of the last 150 years • Their results correlate with anthropogenic + natural warming • Natural causes can’t explain what has happened. ...
... • Models are used to simulate the warming of the last 150 years • Their results correlate with anthropogenic + natural warming • Natural causes can’t explain what has happened. ...
Climate Change Politics and Policy
... countries diverge markedly in their concerns about mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, citing economic and distributive justice rationales for resisting developed nation proposals. In this climate (no pun intended), regions and cities are forging their own climate policies and programs in the absen ...
... countries diverge markedly in their concerns about mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, citing economic and distributive justice rationales for resisting developed nation proposals. In this climate (no pun intended), regions and cities are forging their own climate policies and programs in the absen ...
Observed coherent changes in climatic
... and compared within and between regions in addition to those for global analyses. Further consideration should also be given to developing indices to measure changes in climate variability on a variety of space and time scales. A final requirement appeared from very recent studies of extremes (e.g. ...
... and compared within and between regions in addition to those for global analyses. Further consideration should also be given to developing indices to measure changes in climate variability on a variety of space and time scales. A final requirement appeared from very recent studies of extremes (e.g. ...
copenhagen, climate change `refugees` and the need for a global
... The Kyoto first commitment period runs from 2008 to 2012; no further commitment periods are provided for. Instead, post‐2012 commitment periods for developed state parties are to be established through negotiation (UNFCCC 1992: Article 3.9). The development of a post‐2012 climate change legal fra ...
... The Kyoto first commitment period runs from 2008 to 2012; no further commitment periods are provided for. Instead, post‐2012 commitment periods for developed state parties are to be established through negotiation (UNFCCC 1992: Article 3.9). The development of a post‐2012 climate change legal fra ...
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... Nonlinearities are expected from the assembly of new combinations of species brought together by climate-induced range shifts, but these can also arise from environmental effects on the strength and direction of interspecific interactions without any change in species composition (35, 36). The natur ...
... Nonlinearities are expected from the assembly of new combinations of species brought together by climate-induced range shifts, but these can also arise from environmental effects on the strength and direction of interspecific interactions without any change in species composition (35, 36). The natur ...
Addressing the Disparity between Climate Models and
... IPCC-AR-5: review of Chapter 10 (“Attribution”) and Chapter 13 (“Sea Level Rise”) • Chapter 10 is the most important by far. It deals with Attribution and provides the science base for the IPCC claim that recent warming is anthropogenic – in its Summary for Policymakers and elsewhere. • The key res ...
... IPCC-AR-5: review of Chapter 10 (“Attribution”) and Chapter 13 (“Sea Level Rise”) • Chapter 10 is the most important by far. It deals with Attribution and provides the science base for the IPCC claim that recent warming is anthropogenic – in its Summary for Policymakers and elsewhere. • The key res ...
Burlando-Rosso_Extreme storm rainfall and climatic change
... geologic shifts over geologic time may differ considerably from the anthropogenetic change now anticipated; past changes predate human activity, so that there is no evidence of how they might affect society), the use of GCMs and the analysis of recent climate changes provide the most promising route ...
... geologic shifts over geologic time may differ considerably from the anthropogenetic change now anticipated; past changes predate human activity, so that there is no evidence of how they might affect society), the use of GCMs and the analysis of recent climate changes provide the most promising route ...
The Ethical Responsibility of the Loss and Damage Mechanism: a
... homes and possessions are lost, it is an economic solution that can restore what is now gone. Noneconomic loss relates to items that are not economic in nature or those which are not traded in markets. The UNFCCC provides a technical paper that defines non-economic loss in this manner and explains ...
... homes and possessions are lost, it is an economic solution that can restore what is now gone. Noneconomic loss relates to items that are not economic in nature or those which are not traded in markets. The UNFCCC provides a technical paper that defines non-economic loss in this manner and explains ...