Volcanoes and climate - South Dakota State University
... held the most promise to provide volcanic records in the assessment of the climatic impact of past volcanic eruptions. This review summarizes what is known about the volcano–climate connection with an emphasis on the most significant advancements, particularly those in ice-core volcanic records, sin ...
... held the most promise to provide volcanic records in the assessment of the climatic impact of past volcanic eruptions. This review summarizes what is known about the volcano–climate connection with an emphasis on the most significant advancements, particularly those in ice-core volcanic records, sin ...
James Croll in Context: The Encounter between Climate Dynamics
... which he read and wrote at home for about an hour. Although later in life he was afflicted with head pains that became unbearable with mental exertion, still he produced numerous papers on climate change, glacier motion, geological time, ocean currents, and astrophysics. In 1875 Croll published his ...
... which he read and wrote at home for about an hour. Although later in life he was afflicted with head pains that became unbearable with mental exertion, still he produced numerous papers on climate change, glacier motion, geological time, ocean currents, and astrophysics. In 1875 Croll published his ...
Atmospheric Recovery Litigation - University of Oregon School of Law
... global civilization.1 And yet, international law—the very structure that society relies upon to provide an organized response to common global threats— shows little capacity to create a logical and rapid response to this crisis. The starting point of any coherent response to this global danger is an ...
... global civilization.1 And yet, international law—the very structure that society relies upon to provide an organized response to common global threats— shows little capacity to create a logical and rapid response to this crisis. The starting point of any coherent response to this global danger is an ...
Evidence and Implications of Dangerous Climate Change in the Arctic
... surfaces. Any reduction in the amount of snow/ice cover in a region will produce an additional warming as more solar radiation is absorbed at the ground or by the ocean. In Antarctica, a large proportion of ice and snow occurs as permanent ice sheets grounded on continental Antarctica. The great thi ...
... surfaces. Any reduction in the amount of snow/ice cover in a region will produce an additional warming as more solar radiation is absorbed at the ground or by the ocean. In Antarctica, a large proportion of ice and snow occurs as permanent ice sheets grounded on continental Antarctica. The great thi ...
Circulation patterns related to debris-flow triggering
... flows. A different relationship exists for extreme temperatures, however. Southerly air flows, weak horizontal pressure gradients over Europe, and westerly flows are mostly associated with observed debris flows and 95th precipitation percentile exceedances. These principal flow directions are well repres ...
... flows. A different relationship exists for extreme temperatures, however. Southerly air flows, weak horizontal pressure gradients over Europe, and westerly flows are mostly associated with observed debris flows and 95th precipitation percentile exceedances. These principal flow directions are well repres ...
Evidence and Implications of Dangerous Climate Change in the Arctic
... surfaces. Any reduction in the amount of snow/ice cover in a region will produce an additional warming as more solar radiation is absorbed at the ground or by the ocean. In Antarctica, a large proportion of ice and snow occurs as permanent ice sheets grounded on continental Antarctica. The great thi ...
... surfaces. Any reduction in the amount of snow/ice cover in a region will produce an additional warming as more solar radiation is absorbed at the ground or by the ocean. In Antarctica, a large proportion of ice and snow occurs as permanent ice sheets grounded on continental Antarctica. The great thi ...
A Review of Drought in the Middle East and Southwest Asia
... This is a preliminary PDF of the author-produced manuscript that has been peer-reviewed and accepted for publication. Since it is being posted so soon after acceptance, it has not yet been copyedited, formatted, or processed by AMS Publications. This preliminary version of the manuscript may be down ...
... This is a preliminary PDF of the author-produced manuscript that has been peer-reviewed and accepted for publication. Since it is being posted so soon after acceptance, it has not yet been copyedited, formatted, or processed by AMS Publications. This preliminary version of the manuscript may be down ...
River Basin Management in a changing climate
... − The role of adaptation in the 2nd and 3rd river basin management cycles. This EU guidance builds upon these policy messages and is a mentioned as a priority action in the EC's White Paper on Adapting to Climate Change (2009). It has been discussed with a wide range of stakeholders and experts in t ...
... − The role of adaptation in the 2nd and 3rd river basin management cycles. This EU guidance builds upon these policy messages and is a mentioned as a priority action in the EC's White Paper on Adapting to Climate Change (2009). It has been discussed with a wide range of stakeholders and experts in t ...
Proposal on synthetic air pollution pressure indicators
... A permanent source of conflict for environmental indicators is that they must collect more and more information on a complex situation and present it in a manageable number of parameters suited to decision-making and public information processes. The fact that they present a synthesis means that the ...
... A permanent source of conflict for environmental indicators is that they must collect more and more information on a complex situation and present it in a manageable number of parameters suited to decision-making and public information processes. The fact that they present a synthesis means that the ...
Trade And Climate Change - WTO-UNEP Report
... compelling. Based on a review of thousands of scientific publications, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has concluded that the warming of the Earth’s climate system is “unequivocal”, and that human activities are “very likely” the cause of this warming. It is estimated that, over ...
... compelling. Based on a review of thousands of scientific publications, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has concluded that the warming of the Earth’s climate system is “unequivocal”, and that human activities are “very likely” the cause of this warming. It is estimated that, over ...
Plant phenotypic plasticity in a changing climate
... whereas others are inevitable responses to physical processes or resource limitations [18,19] (Figure 2). Both adaptive and non-adaptive plasticity will play a role in the context of plant responses to climate change. Differentiating between the two is important to our understanding of both the curr ...
... whereas others are inevitable responses to physical processes or resource limitations [18,19] (Figure 2). Both adaptive and non-adaptive plasticity will play a role in the context of plant responses to climate change. Differentiating between the two is important to our understanding of both the curr ...
Plant phenotypic plasticity in a changing climate
... whereas others are inevitable responses to physical processes or resource limitations [18,19] (Figure 2). Both adaptive and non-adaptive plasticity will play a role in the context of plant responses to climate change. Differentiating between the two is important to our understanding of both the curr ...
... whereas others are inevitable responses to physical processes or resource limitations [18,19] (Figure 2). Both adaptive and non-adaptive plasticity will play a role in the context of plant responses to climate change. Differentiating between the two is important to our understanding of both the curr ...
National Parks In Peril - Rocky Mountain Climate Organization
... to survive in transformed landscapes. • The Congress, the Executive Branch, and the NPS should consider the combined effects of climate change and of other stresses on park resources and values, and work to reduce all the stresses that pose critical risks to parks. • The NPS should develop park-spec ...
... to survive in transformed landscapes. • The Congress, the Executive Branch, and the NPS should consider the combined effects of climate change and of other stresses on park resources and values, and work to reduce all the stresses that pose critical risks to parks. • The NPS should develop park-spec ...
Delhi Ministerial Declaration on Climate Change and Sustainable Development
... and emphasizing that mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions to combat climate change continues to have high priority under the provisions of the Convention and that, at the same time, urgent action is required to advance adaptation measures, Recognizing that climate change could endanger future well ...
... and emphasizing that mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions to combat climate change continues to have high priority under the provisions of the Convention and that, at the same time, urgent action is required to advance adaptation measures, Recognizing that climate change could endanger future well ...
Recent and future warm extreme events and high
... large-size rock falls and rock avalanches from permafrost areas in the Alps over the past two decades (Barla et al. 2000; Fischer et al. 2006; Gruber & Haeberli 2007; Fischer & Huggel 2008; Sosio et al. 2008). Many of these events have not yet been studied in detail, and the causes and trigger proce ...
... large-size rock falls and rock avalanches from permafrost areas in the Alps over the past two decades (Barla et al. 2000; Fischer et al. 2006; Gruber & Haeberli 2007; Fischer & Huggel 2008; Sosio et al. 2008). Many of these events have not yet been studied in detail, and the causes and trigger proce ...
Cambodia`s first national communication
... We value the support provided by the UNDP/GEF in the preparation of this First National Communication. With this support Cambodia was able to determine its GHG inventory, identify potential actions on how to minimize GHG emissions, assess the vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in priorit ...
... We value the support provided by the UNDP/GEF in the preparation of this First National Communication. With this support Cambodia was able to determine its GHG inventory, identify potential actions on how to minimize GHG emissions, assess the vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in priorit ...
predicting_climate_change
... predictions can be tested as future data become available. We ran the models forward ...
... predictions can be tested as future data become available. We ran the models forward ...
Crop response to elevated CO2 and world food supply A
... 1161-0301/$ – see front matter © 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. doi:10.1016/j.eja.2006.10.002 ...
... 1161-0301/$ – see front matter © 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. doi:10.1016/j.eja.2006.10.002 ...
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DESERTIFICATION
... Along with climate change, there are a range of other factors that have been identified as major causes of desertification. The most commonly cited forms of unsustainable land use are over-cultivation, over-grazing, deforestation, and poor irrigation practices. Seventy percent of the world’s dry-lan ...
... Along with climate change, there are a range of other factors that have been identified as major causes of desertification. The most commonly cited forms of unsustainable land use are over-cultivation, over-grazing, deforestation, and poor irrigation practices. Seventy percent of the world’s dry-lan ...
The National Climate Change Programme (NCCP), a unit within the
... solved’, the means to be employed, and the degree of innovation required not as being externally imposed but as the outcome of their participation and consultation. ...
... solved’, the means to be employed, and the degree of innovation required not as being externally imposed but as the outcome of their participation and consultation. ...
Carbon dioxide and climate impulse response functions for the
... to 117) × 10−15 yr W m−2 per kg-CO2 . Estimates for timeintegrated response in CO2 published in the IPCC First, Second, and Fourth Assessment and our multi-model best estimate all agree within 15 % during the first 100 yr. The integrated CO2 response, normalized by the pulse size, is lower for pre-i ...
... to 117) × 10−15 yr W m−2 per kg-CO2 . Estimates for timeintegrated response in CO2 published in the IPCC First, Second, and Fourth Assessment and our multi-model best estimate all agree within 15 % during the first 100 yr. The integrated CO2 response, normalized by the pulse size, is lower for pre-i ...
Turkey`s National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and
... cover in mountainous areas and increasing temperatures in the Mediterranean Region. Measures taken against climate change follow two inter-related methods. The first is lightening negative impacts, in other words reduction of greenhouse gases and the second is adapting2 to these impacts. It is known ...
... cover in mountainous areas and increasing temperatures in the Mediterranean Region. Measures taken against climate change follow two inter-related methods. The first is lightening negative impacts, in other words reduction of greenhouse gases and the second is adapting2 to these impacts. It is known ...
Mk3.5 simulations
... Decadal (10-30 year) prediction is a new and major focus of effort overseas. Time scale of greatest interest to planning in a wide range of applications Time scale is short enough that differences in the emissions scenarios of GHGs do not matter much Expect a well initialised model to provide ...
... Decadal (10-30 year) prediction is a new and major focus of effort overseas. Time scale of greatest interest to planning in a wide range of applications Time scale is short enough that differences in the emissions scenarios of GHGs do not matter much Expect a well initialised model to provide ...