Advice on Screening for SEA for Lake Levels in the Nile Equatorial
... 1. on the basis of data it has available, NCEA cannot draw conclusions on whether the recent low levels of the Nile equatorial lakes are within the normal range of variability of the levels of the lakes. Time series over a much longer period would be needed to draw reliable conclusions with regard t ...
... 1. on the basis of data it has available, NCEA cannot draw conclusions on whether the recent low levels of the Nile equatorial lakes are within the normal range of variability of the levels of the lakes. Time series over a much longer period would be needed to draw reliable conclusions with regard t ...
Impact of global change on biodiversity and
... landscape scale (grain size 25 m2), we carried out simulations for a range of classes of seed bank densities in factorial combination with classes of mean annual precipitation (representing climate). The simulated productivity of the vegetation and its variability were expressed as non-linear regres ...
... landscape scale (grain size 25 m2), we carried out simulations for a range of classes of seed bank densities in factorial combination with classes of mean annual precipitation (representing climate). The simulated productivity of the vegetation and its variability were expressed as non-linear regres ...
A Blueprint for Climate Action in Agriculture
... forestry industries will be able to reduce net emissions to half of current levels by 2050 while still providing for global food and agriculture needs.* Cropland technologies and management: Improved crop genetics and conservation practices increase yield and reduce the amount of land required, slow ...
... forestry industries will be able to reduce net emissions to half of current levels by 2050 while still providing for global food and agriculture needs.* Cropland technologies and management: Improved crop genetics and conservation practices increase yield and reduce the amount of land required, slow ...
methane and metrics: from global climate policy to the new zealand
... The ability of NZ’s agricultural sector to mitigate and bear some of the costs of their GHGs is important if agricultural emissions continue to be included in our national mitigation targets. Recent dairy prices illustrate that farmers face volatile international commodity prices and our modelling s ...
... The ability of NZ’s agricultural sector to mitigate and bear some of the costs of their GHGs is important if agricultural emissions continue to be included in our national mitigation targets. Recent dairy prices illustrate that farmers face volatile international commodity prices and our modelling s ...
An Editorial Comment
... As a result of increasing fossil fuel burning, agricultural activities, deforestation, and intensive animal husbandry, especially cattle holding, several climatically important ‘greenhouse’ gases have substantially increased in the atmosphere over the past two centuries: CO2 by more than 30% and CH4 ...
... As a result of increasing fossil fuel burning, agricultural activities, deforestation, and intensive animal husbandry, especially cattle holding, several climatically important ‘greenhouse’ gases have substantially increased in the atmosphere over the past two centuries: CO2 by more than 30% and CH4 ...
the big picture chapter 19 global change
... Problem 1 (Similar to FRQ from 2010, question #4) In recent years many scientific studies have shown the relationship between the global mean atmospheric temperature at Earth’s surface and rising sea levels. The increases in the global mean atmospheric temperature during the past two hundred years h ...
... Problem 1 (Similar to FRQ from 2010, question #4) In recent years many scientific studies have shown the relationship between the global mean atmospheric temperature at Earth’s surface and rising sea levels. The increases in the global mean atmospheric temperature during the past two hundred years h ...
Mapping Fire Regimes Across Time and Space:
... • Intensive grazing in dry forests (Swetnam and Baisan 1996; Swetnam and Betancourt 1990, 1998) • Fire suppression (Rollins et al. in press) • Less influential where infrequent, stand-replacing fires were the norm • Fire size has not changed in 20th century in chaparral of ...
... • Intensive grazing in dry forests (Swetnam and Baisan 1996; Swetnam and Betancourt 1990, 1998) • Fire suppression (Rollins et al. in press) • Less influential where infrequent, stand-replacing fires were the norm • Fire size has not changed in 20th century in chaparral of ...
Impacts of Climate Change on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
... are likely to be declined by 2050 (Baker et al., 2008). ...
... are likely to be declined by 2050 (Baker et al., 2008). ...
presentation
... sensed surface temperatures (Houghton et al. 2012); – (C) the Heat Vulnerability Index (HVI) developed by Reid et al. (2009) ...
... sensed surface temperatures (Houghton et al. 2012); – (C) the Heat Vulnerability Index (HVI) developed by Reid et al. (2009) ...
Slide 1
... • Local green skills delivered in more joined up and structured way, better designed to fill local gaps • Model low carbon education and training programme across local HE, FE, adult education, employers • Integrated Low Carbon Skills Modules - integrate into the curriculum across a range of mainstr ...
... • Local green skills delivered in more joined up and structured way, better designed to fill local gaps • Model low carbon education and training programme across local HE, FE, adult education, employers • Integrated Low Carbon Skills Modules - integrate into the curriculum across a range of mainstr ...
01-04_iniziali:Layout 1 - Associazione Italiana di Agrometeorologia
... Ibadan in the Tropical Wet-and Dry Climate, during the period 1981-2010 is characterized by strong climatic variations. Agriculture is predominantly rain-fed and depends on 6 to 7 months of rainfall with intermittent dry spells in between rains. The study conducted in the last three decades in Ibada ...
... Ibadan in the Tropical Wet-and Dry Climate, during the period 1981-2010 is characterized by strong climatic variations. Agriculture is predominantly rain-fed and depends on 6 to 7 months of rainfall with intermittent dry spells in between rains. The study conducted in the last three decades in Ibada ...
Full Text - International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
... carbonic, and nitric acids, which are now contributing greatly to global warming. The threats of climatic change and the swamp of urban traffic flow problems necessitated the development of Intelligent Transport System (ITS) as panacea for urban traffic menaces. In this paper, the dwindling trend in ...
... carbonic, and nitric acids, which are now contributing greatly to global warming. The threats of climatic change and the swamp of urban traffic flow problems necessitated the development of Intelligent Transport System (ITS) as panacea for urban traffic menaces. In this paper, the dwindling trend in ...
Title , description of the topic, reasons why the topic is timely
... Jerald J. Fletcher, Professor and Director, US-China Energy Center West Virginia University,Phone+1 304 293 4832 x 4452, E-mail: [email protected] ...
... Jerald J. Fletcher, Professor and Director, US-China Energy Center West Virginia University,Phone+1 304 293 4832 x 4452, E-mail: [email protected] ...
Climate value at risk of global financial assets
... estimate of the current stock of global financial assets. There is more uncertainty about this than one might perhaps imagine. The Financial Stability Board nonetheless puts the value of global non-bank financial assets at $143.3 trillion in 2013.27 This implies the expected climate VaR under BAU is ...
... estimate of the current stock of global financial assets. There is more uncertainty about this than one might perhaps imagine. The Financial Stability Board nonetheless puts the value of global non-bank financial assets at $143.3 trillion in 2013.27 This implies the expected climate VaR under BAU is ...
Eric Allan Sproles - AGU Elections
... My research focuses on quantifying the amount of water stored in mountain snowpack, and the physical process governing the transition of snowmelt to surface and groundwater. I approach these questions by integrating field-based measurements, computational models, and spatial analysis. Snow can vary ...
... My research focuses on quantifying the amount of water stored in mountain snowpack, and the physical process governing the transition of snowmelt to surface and groundwater. I approach these questions by integrating field-based measurements, computational models, and spatial analysis. Snow can vary ...
Scott Pruitt, Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
... provide the basis for solutions that mitigate the risks from climate change and at the same time provide the economic foundation for future American prosperity. Science gives us the principles for designing low-cost clean energy systems that won’t warm the planet. Science helps inform us how to bett ...
... provide the basis for solutions that mitigate the risks from climate change and at the same time provide the economic foundation for future American prosperity. Science gives us the principles for designing low-cost clean energy systems that won’t warm the planet. Science helps inform us how to bett ...
ASM_Maslowski_racm
... RACM Science Objective To synthesize understanding of past and present states and thus improve decadal to centennial prediction of future Arctic climate and its influence on global climate. ...
... RACM Science Objective To synthesize understanding of past and present states and thus improve decadal to centennial prediction of future Arctic climate and its influence on global climate. ...
Pacific puzzle
... online tool (http://go.nature.com/8VQXYx) that can be used to calculate the rate of warming using various start dates and any of the available data sets. But he warns that there is little to be gained from looking at short-term trends; instead we should be focused on long-term warming. “Drawing simp ...
... online tool (http://go.nature.com/8VQXYx) that can be used to calculate the rate of warming using various start dates and any of the available data sets. But he warns that there is little to be gained from looking at short-term trends; instead we should be focused on long-term warming. “Drawing simp ...
General
... dramatic melting of the large ice sheets that covered most of the world. 3. A few centuries later, temps plummeted~ 20° F (~11°C) and ice sheets readvanced. 4. About 14,000 years ago, temperatures rose rapidly, about 8° F (~4.5°C), and the ice ...
... dramatic melting of the large ice sheets that covered most of the world. 3. A few centuries later, temps plummeted~ 20° F (~11°C) and ice sheets readvanced. 4. About 14,000 years ago, temperatures rose rapidly, about 8° F (~4.5°C), and the ice ...
18 September 2008
... The recently released government Green paper outlining options for a Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (emissions trading scheme) delineates a “safe society” as one of its aims but does not mention human rights. The government commissioned Garnaut Review, while covering many climate impacts that wou ...
... The recently released government Green paper outlining options for a Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (emissions trading scheme) delineates a “safe society” as one of its aims but does not mention human rights. The government commissioned Garnaut Review, while covering many climate impacts that wou ...
Lecture Outlines Natural Disasters, 5th edition
... (CH4), chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)) – CO2 is most important greenhouse gas ...
... (CH4), chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)) – CO2 is most important greenhouse gas ...
Estimating dispersal in marine fish to improve resilience to
... that allow beneficial genes to flow to those populations experiencing climatic extremes for the first time. This process would aid local adaptation to climate change. Without a network of MPAs, habitat destruction and overfishing could create large gaps that would impede beneficial gene flow. MPA n ...
... that allow beneficial genes to flow to those populations experiencing climatic extremes for the first time. This process would aid local adaptation to climate change. Without a network of MPAs, habitat destruction and overfishing could create large gaps that would impede beneficial gene flow. MPA n ...
Are volcanic eruptions causing the current global warming?
... of anthropogenic emissions. Obviously, on human timescales, the warming effect from volcanoes and the cooling from weathering are too small when compared to anthropogenic climate change and therefore volcanism is not important for current climate change. It is the larger rate of anthropogenic CO2 em ...
... of anthropogenic emissions. Obviously, on human timescales, the warming effect from volcanoes and the cooling from weathering are too small when compared to anthropogenic climate change and therefore volcanism is not important for current climate change. It is the larger rate of anthropogenic CO2 em ...
climate change in Kyiv - Bulletin of Taras Shevchenko National
... Unprocessed waste dumped at the sites is an additional source of gas generation and emissions in the atmosphere of the capital and its adjacent areas. The situation is particularly critical regarding processing electronic devices, as only 3% of them are recycled. This is not only because of a techno ...
... Unprocessed waste dumped at the sites is an additional source of gas generation and emissions in the atmosphere of the capital and its adjacent areas. The situation is particularly critical regarding processing electronic devices, as only 3% of them are recycled. This is not only because of a techno ...