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... flies that land on a face, and the proportion of these flyhuman contacts that leads to infection. The development, survival and activity of flies is likely to be associated with ambient temperature and humidity. There is also an optimum range of temperature and humidity for the fly, above and below ...
... flies that land on a face, and the proportion of these flyhuman contacts that leads to infection. The development, survival and activity of flies is likely to be associated with ambient temperature and humidity. There is also an optimum range of temperature and humidity for the fly, above and below ...
Climate Change in the American Mind: March, 2016
... 3. Perceived Risks of Global Warming 3.1. Four in ten Americans think people in the U.S. are currently being harmed by global warming. The impacts of global warming are starting to be felt in the United States. According to the 2014 U.S. National Climate Assessment:4 “Residents of some coastal citie ...
... 3. Perceived Risks of Global Warming 3.1. Four in ten Americans think people in the U.S. are currently being harmed by global warming. The impacts of global warming are starting to be felt in the United States. According to the 2014 U.S. National Climate Assessment:4 “Residents of some coastal citie ...
Antarctic Penguin Response to Habitat Change
... A summary of studies of ancient penguin colonies and sediment cores, and of some recent modeling, indicate the (space/time) large-/centennial-scale penguin response to habitat limits of all ice or no ice. On that basis, statistical modeling at the temporal interannual-decadal scale in regard to peng ...
... A summary of studies of ancient penguin colonies and sediment cores, and of some recent modeling, indicate the (space/time) large-/centennial-scale penguin response to habitat limits of all ice or no ice. On that basis, statistical modeling at the temporal interannual-decadal scale in regard to peng ...
Human Intervention in the Earth`s Climate: The Governance of
... Such interventions raise important governance issues that are different from those raised by CDR techniques. This is because SRM would have a quick, global effect, could be deployed by a single actor or a small group of actors at a relatively low cost, and would have different impacts Geoengineering ...
... Such interventions raise important governance issues that are different from those raised by CDR techniques. This is because SRM would have a quick, global effect, could be deployed by a single actor or a small group of actors at a relatively low cost, and would have different impacts Geoengineering ...
Climates of suspicion - Geoengineering Governance Research
... presented here also contributes to a growing academic interest in the analysis of conspiratorial narratives (Birchall 2006; Dean 2000; Fenster 1999; Jones 2012; Marcus 1999), and responds to recent calls for geographers to use the critical interrogation of the discourses of conspiracy as a means to ...
... presented here also contributes to a growing academic interest in the analysis of conspiratorial narratives (Birchall 2006; Dean 2000; Fenster 1999; Jones 2012; Marcus 1999), and responds to recent calls for geographers to use the critical interrogation of the discourses of conspiracy as a means to ...
THE IMPACT OF GLOBAL WARMING ON GLACIER MASS BALANCE
... Glacier. The NCGCP had been monitoring the terminus position of the four glaciers that disappeared and in each case no glacier ice mass exceeding 0.01 km2 was observed. The time between the onset of a mass balance change and the onset of a significant change in terminus behavior is called the initia ...
... Glacier. The NCGCP had been monitoring the terminus position of the four glaciers that disappeared and in each case no glacier ice mass exceeding 0.01 km2 was observed. The time between the onset of a mass balance change and the onset of a significant change in terminus behavior is called the initia ...
Synthesis of Climate Change Knowledge and Planning Practices
... NRM organisations. Documents included NRM, land use and country based plans, research and consultancy reports, summaries of workshops and meetings, as well as a video. In addition, we interviewed 6 NRM staff from the four regional NRM organisations to answer questions that arose during the review of ...
... NRM organisations. Documents included NRM, land use and country based plans, research and consultancy reports, summaries of workshops and meetings, as well as a video. In addition, we interviewed 6 NRM staff from the four regional NRM organisations to answer questions that arose during the review of ...
Climate change mitigation in developing countries
... One of the most contentious issues in the debate over global climate change is the perceived divide between the interests and obligations of developed and developing countries. Equity demands that developed countries—the source of most past and current emissions of greenhouse gases—act first to redu ...
... One of the most contentious issues in the debate over global climate change is the perceived divide between the interests and obligations of developed and developing countries. Equity demands that developed countries—the source of most past and current emissions of greenhouse gases—act first to redu ...
Societal Adaptation to Abrupt Climate Change and Monsoon
... Societal vulnerability to the risks associated with climate change may exacerbate ongoing social and economic challenges, particularly for poor rural people and societies dependent on natural resources that are sensitive to climate change. Risks of global warming and environmental changes are alread ...
... Societal vulnerability to the risks associated with climate change may exacerbate ongoing social and economic challenges, particularly for poor rural people and societies dependent on natural resources that are sensitive to climate change. Risks of global warming and environmental changes are alread ...
Scenarios of Storminess and Regional Wind Extremes under
... In New Zealand, winds in mountainous areas, including down slopes and along valley floors, are frequently strong when vigorous mid-latitude weather systems move over the country (Sturman and Tapper, 1996). Downslope windstorms in particular are significant because the winds are potentially very dama ...
... In New Zealand, winds in mountainous areas, including down slopes and along valley floors, are frequently strong when vigorous mid-latitude weather systems move over the country (Sturman and Tapper, 1996). Downslope windstorms in particular are significant because the winds are potentially very dama ...
Potential changes in forest composition could reduce impacts of
... 21st century (Yang et al. 2011) that will directly impact the number of fire occurrences (Girardin and Mudelsee 2008, Flannigan et al. 2009, Wotton et al. 2010) and area burned (Amiro et al. 2009, Balshi et al. 2009, Flannigan et al. 2009, Le Goff et al. 2009, Bergeron et al. 2010). Fire management c ...
... 21st century (Yang et al. 2011) that will directly impact the number of fire occurrences (Girardin and Mudelsee 2008, Flannigan et al. 2009, Wotton et al. 2010) and area burned (Amiro et al. 2009, Balshi et al. 2009, Flannigan et al. 2009, Le Goff et al. 2009, Bergeron et al. 2010). Fire management c ...
Climate Change and Aquatic Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture - state of knowledge, risks and opportunities
... reappraising some cross-sectoral, integrated production systems, on the assumption that these interventions will definitely, or possibly, reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Aquatic genetic resources underpin all current world production of aquatic plants (micro- and macroalgae and freshwater macrophyt ...
... reappraising some cross-sectoral, integrated production systems, on the assumption that these interventions will definitely, or possibly, reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Aquatic genetic resources underpin all current world production of aquatic plants (micro- and macroalgae and freshwater macrophyt ...
water resources of nepal in the context of climate change
... or almost one-fifth of the world’s population, live in areas of physical scarcity. Another 1.6 billion people, or almost one quarter of the world’s population, face economic water shortage (where countries lack the necessary infrastructure to take water from rivers and aquifers); nearly all of which ...
... or almost one-fifth of the world’s population, live in areas of physical scarcity. Another 1.6 billion people, or almost one quarter of the world’s population, face economic water shortage (where countries lack the necessary infrastructure to take water from rivers and aquifers); nearly all of which ...
dispersal and species interactions determine biotic
... their ranges northward just as fast as wind-dispersed trees.29 Fat-tailed dispersal kernels, often owing to animal-mediated dispersal, might enhance the capacity to track climatic changes better than expected based on mean or median dispersal rates— the statistics most commonly used in models of ran ...
... their ranges northward just as fast as wind-dispersed trees.29 Fat-tailed dispersal kernels, often owing to animal-mediated dispersal, might enhance the capacity to track climatic changes better than expected based on mean or median dispersal rates— the statistics most commonly used in models of ran ...
Assessing the Determinants Facilitating Local Vulnerabilities and
... of governance and policy, the realities of climate change are experienced at the local scale. Effective adaptation measures must therefore be commensurate with local resources, needs and objectives while remaining aligned with larger decision-making efforts. The impacts of climate change are heterog ...
... of governance and policy, the realities of climate change are experienced at the local scale. Effective adaptation measures must therefore be commensurate with local resources, needs and objectives while remaining aligned with larger decision-making efforts. The impacts of climate change are heterog ...
Centre of Excellence Programme 2014-2019
... COBACC hypothesis. Anthropogenic emissions of GHGs have increased substantially during the past century. Elevated concentrations of CO2 and methane are the most important forcing agents causing global warming (IPCC, 2007). However, it is not straightforward to attribute or predict the climate change ...
... COBACC hypothesis. Anthropogenic emissions of GHGs have increased substantially during the past century. Elevated concentrations of CO2 and methane are the most important forcing agents causing global warming (IPCC, 2007). However, it is not straightforward to attribute or predict the climate change ...
Climate change and Southern Ocean ecosystems I
... This synthesis is comprized of two papers. This article undertakes the first two parts of the assessment – habitats and direct effects on biota. The latter is based on the known regional changes the biota have experienced and knowledge of the drivers of those changes. In the second (companion) artic ...
... This synthesis is comprized of two papers. This article undertakes the first two parts of the assessment – habitats and direct effects on biota. The latter is based on the known regional changes the biota have experienced and knowledge of the drivers of those changes. In the second (companion) artic ...
Abrupt intensification of ENSO forced by deglacial ice-sheet
... El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the most significant interannual climate variability in the climate system (Neelin et al. 1998; McPhaden et al. 2006), and has a significant global impact through atmospheric teleconnections (Trenberth et al. 1998; Liu and Alexander 2007). Past climate records ...
... El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the most significant interannual climate variability in the climate system (Neelin et al. 1998; McPhaden et al. 2006), and has a significant global impact through atmospheric teleconnections (Trenberth et al. 1998; Liu and Alexander 2007). Past climate records ...
Introduction. Pliocene climate, processes and problems
... The CO2 increases reconstructed for the Pliocene, up to 425 ppm by volume, would produce a radiative forcing of approximately 2.5 W mK2. This may be sufficient to explain the warmth of the Pliocene globally (depending on the chosen climate sensitivity parameter, and whether there are any significant c ...
... The CO2 increases reconstructed for the Pliocene, up to 425 ppm by volume, would produce a radiative forcing of approximately 2.5 W mK2. This may be sufficient to explain the warmth of the Pliocene globally (depending on the chosen climate sensitivity parameter, and whether there are any significant c ...
summer in the city: hot and getting hotter
... In these images, red and orange areas are hotter, while green and blue areas are cooler. The images show that the hottest areas tend to be the most urban locations, including areas with more roads and dense development. These satellite images show that the hottest areas can be as much as 23°F hotter ...
... In these images, red and orange areas are hotter, while green and blue areas are cooler. The images show that the hottest areas tend to be the most urban locations, including areas with more roads and dense development. These satellite images show that the hottest areas can be as much as 23°F hotter ...
Relative impacts of land use and climate change on summer
... Our main interest is the precipitation response to the altered land surface and the physical processes underlying this response. We investigate this response in the summer season. The summer months typically have a larger shower activity, connected to unstable conditions. This relatively intense typ ...
... Our main interest is the precipitation response to the altered land surface and the physical processes underlying this response. We investigate this response in the summer season. The summer months typically have a larger shower activity, connected to unstable conditions. This relatively intense typ ...
I. Sustainability Risk Management
... Earth’s Atmosphere is getting warmer and will continue to get warmer ...
... Earth’s Atmosphere is getting warmer and will continue to get warmer ...
Saltwater Intrusion and Climate Change
... Globally, saltwater intrusion has emerged as a significant issue for local governments. Coastal areas around the world [10] have been forced to address the issue of saltwater intrusion, and they will likely continue to address it in the context of a changing climate. Sea level rise, changing precipi ...
... Globally, saltwater intrusion has emerged as a significant issue for local governments. Coastal areas around the world [10] have been forced to address the issue of saltwater intrusion, and they will likely continue to address it in the context of a changing climate. Sea level rise, changing precipi ...