What makes a city function?
... Urban flow model to be able to understand and communicate how to make a city more resilient. • Several departments and public companies were involved in developing and defining the analysis model for urban flows and its critical ...
... Urban flow model to be able to understand and communicate how to make a city more resilient. • Several departments and public companies were involved in developing and defining the analysis model for urban flows and its critical ...
Our climate out of order?
... climate change. But there are also those who would dispute that we humans have any effect on the climate. The debate sometimes descends into trench warfare, where nuances are not tolerated. Hence the need to better differentiate between natural and anthropogenic climate change arises. This has now b ...
... climate change. But there are also those who would dispute that we humans have any effect on the climate. The debate sometimes descends into trench warfare, where nuances are not tolerated. Hence the need to better differentiate between natural and anthropogenic climate change arises. This has now b ...
A Local Perspective on Climate Change
... The two pictures below show the East Holland River. On the left, you see summer conditions (August 2007) and a low water level. On the right is the same location in winter (February 2009), with very high water levels. What the photos can’t show, but what we have measured, are the amounts of phosphor ...
... The two pictures below show the East Holland River. On the left, you see summer conditions (August 2007) and a low water level. On the right is the same location in winter (February 2009), with very high water levels. What the photos can’t show, but what we have measured, are the amounts of phosphor ...
Climate Change and Ecosystems
... environment, particularly interconnections that allow organisms to change the physical and chemical properties of their environment. These interconnections involve ‘feedbacks’ when a change in environmental conditions affects organisms and ecosystems in ways that cause further changes in the environ ...
... environment, particularly interconnections that allow organisms to change the physical and chemical properties of their environment. These interconnections involve ‘feedbacks’ when a change in environmental conditions affects organisms and ecosystems in ways that cause further changes in the environ ...
Climate Change Issues and Mitigation Actions in Indonesia Relevant
... Indonesia is still facing a problem of poverty and under-employment. The Asian financial crisis, to some extent, has decelerated the pace of poverty reduction in Indonesia. The poverty incidence in Indonesia is 14.15% (March, 2010) equivalent to more than 32 million people and in term of number of p ...
... Indonesia is still facing a problem of poverty and under-employment. The Asian financial crisis, to some extent, has decelerated the pace of poverty reduction in Indonesia. The poverty incidence in Indonesia is 14.15% (March, 2010) equivalent to more than 32 million people and in term of number of p ...
What is the Difference between Weather and Climate
... Change Science Program (http://www.climatescience.gov), factors such as aerosols, land use change and others may play important roles in climate change, but their influence is highly uncertain at the present time. Who Studies Climate Change? Modern climate prediction started back in the late 1700s ...
... Change Science Program (http://www.climatescience.gov), factors such as aerosols, land use change and others may play important roles in climate change, but their influence is highly uncertain at the present time. Who Studies Climate Change? Modern climate prediction started back in the late 1700s ...
(Australia) press release (English, 18 August 2015) - PAGES
... The research team reveals an 1,800 year-long cooling trend in the surface layer of the Earth’s oceans and that volcanic eruptions were the likely cause of the cooling from 801 to 1800 AD. The coolest temperatures were during the Little Ice Age - that was before man-made global warming erased the coo ...
... The research team reveals an 1,800 year-long cooling trend in the surface layer of the Earth’s oceans and that volcanic eruptions were the likely cause of the cooling from 801 to 1800 AD. The coolest temperatures were during the Little Ice Age - that was before man-made global warming erased the coo ...
An Introduction to Voluntary Carbon Offsets
... What can be done to lessen impact of climate change? What role do carbon offsets play? ...
... What can be done to lessen impact of climate change? What role do carbon offsets play? ...
Exploring Climate Change - Education Scotland
... way they did in previous centuries. If plotted on a chart, from 1960 forward tree rings appear to show declining temperatures - something that scientists know from thermometer readings is not accurate. The 'trick' involves combining indicator, or proxy, measurements with more ...
... way they did in previous centuries. If plotted on a chart, from 1960 forward tree rings appear to show declining temperatures - something that scientists know from thermometer readings is not accurate. The 'trick' involves combining indicator, or proxy, measurements with more ...
Climate Change and its impact on Australias
... timber and iron vernacular rural buildings not strengthened to resist high winds. The risk of tree-fall damage and localised flash flooding is also increased. In South Eastern Australia Cultural heritage places are likely to be at risk both from environmental changes and from associated shifts in la ...
... timber and iron vernacular rural buildings not strengthened to resist high winds. The risk of tree-fall damage and localised flash flooding is also increased. In South Eastern Australia Cultural heritage places are likely to be at risk both from environmental changes and from associated shifts in la ...
developing a regional methodology for climate adaptation in the nile
... annual flow is generated in the Ethiopian highlands – a region known for its high seasonal and inter-annual variability. The region is facing rising levels of water scarcity, high population growth, watershed degradation and loss of environmental services. Many past studies have demonstrated that mo ...
... annual flow is generated in the Ethiopian highlands – a region known for its high seasonal and inter-annual variability. The region is facing rising levels of water scarcity, high population growth, watershed degradation and loss of environmental services. Many past studies have demonstrated that mo ...
AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO A
... climate change, and needs fresh impetus. This report sets out further detail on each of these challenges and offers 17 ideas for how they can be addressed. These ideas centre on the need for: • an Obama-style audit of the risks that climate change poses to our security and way of life here in the U ...
... climate change, and needs fresh impetus. This report sets out further detail on each of these challenges and offers 17 ideas for how they can be addressed. These ideas centre on the need for: • an Obama-style audit of the risks that climate change poses to our security and way of life here in the U ...
Climate Wire - Researchers find `hidden benefits` of electric vehicles
... describe the phenomenon as the "urban heat island effect," or UHIE. Public health officials often link its presence to heat wave deaths, and grid operators chart spikes in power surges and outages on cities' hottest days worldwide. By examining energy use and heat island intensity in Beijing, a city ...
... describe the phenomenon as the "urban heat island effect," or UHIE. Public health officials often link its presence to heat wave deaths, and grid operators chart spikes in power surges and outages on cities' hottest days worldwide. By examining energy use and heat island intensity in Beijing, a city ...
WP 2 - GeoEcoMar
... These physical changes are also leading to biologic responses • changes in the range of species, • loss of habitat, such as coastal wetlands (IPCC, 2007). This change is expected to present regional differences in Europe’s natural resources and assets. For instance in Southern Europe, climate change ...
... These physical changes are also leading to biologic responses • changes in the range of species, • loss of habitat, such as coastal wetlands (IPCC, 2007). This change is expected to present regional differences in Europe’s natural resources and assets. For instance in Southern Europe, climate change ...
Perceptions of Climate Change
... This past winter, for the second year in a row, seemed pretty extreme in both Europe and the United States. So this is a good time to check quantitatively how seasonal climate change is stacking up against expectations. People's perception of climate change may be the most important factor determini ...
... This past winter, for the second year in a row, seemed pretty extreme in both Europe and the United States. So this is a good time to check quantitatively how seasonal climate change is stacking up against expectations. People's perception of climate change may be the most important factor determini ...
User-driven downscaling: advances in data apportioning and
... • Ensemble mean provides better skill • Little advantage to weighting GCMs according to skill • Most important to have “ensembles of runs with enough realizations to reduce the effects of natural internal climate variability” [Pierce et al., 2009] • Maybe 10-14 GCMs is enough? ...
... • Ensemble mean provides better skill • Little advantage to weighting GCMs according to skill • Most important to have “ensembles of runs with enough realizations to reduce the effects of natural internal climate variability” [Pierce et al., 2009] • Maybe 10-14 GCMs is enough? ...
Environmental Security: A Case Study of Climate
... traditional for either environmentalists or security specialists, the majority of whom have defined their fields in specific ways. Consequently the nexus of environmental security is seen neither as a security issue nor an environmental issue. However, environmental issues are often security concern ...
... traditional for either environmentalists or security specialists, the majority of whom have defined their fields in specific ways. Consequently the nexus of environmental security is seen neither as a security issue nor an environmental issue. However, environmental issues are often security concern ...
Unit 3 Lecture Notes (4 Parts, 100+ minutes total class time
... is: The social cost of carbon is a measure, in dollar terms, of the damages that occur as a result of the impacts from climate change due to an additional ton of carbon emissions. A suggested factoid: Hurricanes Sandy and Katrina are both estimated to have cost about $65 billion dollars in recovery ...
... is: The social cost of carbon is a measure, in dollar terms, of the damages that occur as a result of the impacts from climate change due to an additional ton of carbon emissions. A suggested factoid: Hurricanes Sandy and Katrina are both estimated to have cost about $65 billion dollars in recovery ...
THIS EARTH HOUR, SHINE A LIGHT ON CLIMATE ACTION.
... In today’s world where sustainability is the key issue for a better tomorrow, there are some important catch phrases that you might have heard of. Here’s a small test to see whether you understand what they actually mean. Match the catch phrases given below with their right meaning and compare them ...
... In today’s world where sustainability is the key issue for a better tomorrow, there are some important catch phrases that you might have heard of. Here’s a small test to see whether you understand what they actually mean. Match the catch phrases given below with their right meaning and compare them ...