A fractal climate response function can simulate global average
... anthropogenic aerosols as primarily produced by SO2 emissions. Such aerosols have a direct cooling effect by reflecting incoming solar radiation to space, but also an indirect effect by changing the properties of clouds, affecting the earth’s radiation balance in various ways (Forster et al 2007). T ...
... anthropogenic aerosols as primarily produced by SO2 emissions. Such aerosols have a direct cooling effect by reflecting incoming solar radiation to space, but also an indirect effect by changing the properties of clouds, affecting the earth’s radiation balance in various ways (Forster et al 2007). T ...
The Economic Impacts of Climate Change for Canada
... Environment and the Economy (NRTEE or Round Table) has become a model for convening diverse and competing interests around one table to create consensus ideas and viable suggestions for sustainable development. The NRTEE focuses on sustaining Canada’s prosperity without borrowing resources from futu ...
... Environment and the Economy (NRTEE or Round Table) has become a model for convening diverse and competing interests around one table to create consensus ideas and viable suggestions for sustainable development. The NRTEE focuses on sustaining Canada’s prosperity without borrowing resources from futu ...
Wyoming v. USDA: A Look Down the Road at Management of
... Rule) prohibits road construction, reconstruction, and timber harvest on approximately one-third of National Forest System lands. In 2011, the Tenth Circuit upheld the Roadless Rule in Wyoming v. USDA after a decade of litigation. Subsequently, in October 2012, the Supreme Court refused to take up c ...
... Rule) prohibits road construction, reconstruction, and timber harvest on approximately one-third of National Forest System lands. In 2011, the Tenth Circuit upheld the Roadless Rule in Wyoming v. USDA after a decade of litigation. Subsequently, in October 2012, the Supreme Court refused to take up c ...
Assessing the impact of Laurentide Ice Sheet topography on glacial
... Liu et al., 2009; Shakun et al., 2012; Gregoire et al., 2012; He et al., 2013). For instance, by 14 ka, Northern Hemisphere ice sheets were still relatively large (60–70 % remaining by area; Dyke, 2004; Gyllencreutz et al., 2007), but atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations had already risen by ∼ ...
... Liu et al., 2009; Shakun et al., 2012; Gregoire et al., 2012; He et al., 2013). For instance, by 14 ka, Northern Hemisphere ice sheets were still relatively large (60–70 % remaining by area; Dyke, 2004; Gyllencreutz et al., 2007), but atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations had already risen by ∼ ...
Public Understanding of Science - Penelope Ironstone
... how positive images enable scientists to garner more societal resources, and their depictions of women in science.4 This literature suggests that it is important to analyze these images as more than mere representations of science and scientists, but also as builders of science and society as well. ...
... how positive images enable scientists to garner more societal resources, and their depictions of women in science.4 This literature suggests that it is important to analyze these images as more than mere representations of science and scientists, but also as builders of science and society as well. ...
Sailing through Changing Oceans
... Foundation: the Science Position Paper Sailing through Changing Oceans: Ocean and Polar Life and Environmental Sciences on a Warming Planet. Moving across space, from Antarctica to the Arctic through the Atlantic, an analysis of the longterm, mid-term and short-term climatic changes is presented and ...
... Foundation: the Science Position Paper Sailing through Changing Oceans: Ocean and Polar Life and Environmental Sciences on a Warming Planet. Moving across space, from Antarctica to the Arctic through the Atlantic, an analysis of the longterm, mid-term and short-term climatic changes is presented and ...
Climate Change Effects on Heat Waves and Future Heat
... and morbidity [1,2]. Heat waves, defined as extended periods of extreme high temperature, are regarded as one of the primary weather-associated threats to human life [3]. For instance, the excess mortality during the extremely hot summer of 2003 in Europe was estimated to be about 50,000 [4]. The re ...
... and morbidity [1,2]. Heat waves, defined as extended periods of extreme high temperature, are regarded as one of the primary weather-associated threats to human life [3]. For instance, the excess mortality during the extremely hot summer of 2003 in Europe was estimated to be about 50,000 [4]. The re ...
Weather, Water and Climate Change curriculum
... responsible for many things that happen on our planet. Light energy is needed for plant photosynthesis and this is the key to the survival of all living things. Heat energy warms our planet, enabling life to survive, and creates the weather that we are familiar with. ...
... responsible for many things that happen on our planet. Light energy is needed for plant photosynthesis and this is the key to the survival of all living things. Heat energy warms our planet, enabling life to survive, and creates the weather that we are familiar with. ...
Gordon, et al (2005)
... different crops and in different regions. This is a more sophisticated method than ours. However, because our result is consistent with other estimates, we believe it to be appropriate for this first-cut global estimation. With irrigation, there is, again, a large regional variation, the most promin ...
... different crops and in different regions. This is a more sophisticated method than ours. However, because our result is consistent with other estimates, we believe it to be appropriate for this first-cut global estimation. With irrigation, there is, again, a large regional variation, the most promin ...
Expert Meeting on How to feed the world in 2050 . Critical evaluation of selected projections
... discuss price effects of biofuels and climate change in later sections). This would not be practical, even if we had complete access to all the model and data details, which we do not. However, of primary interest for the issue at hand (feeding the world in 2050) is what food and nutrition outcomes ...
... discuss price effects of biofuels and climate change in later sections). This would not be practical, even if we had complete access to all the model and data details, which we do not. However, of primary interest for the issue at hand (feeding the world in 2050) is what food and nutrition outcomes ...
americans` attitudes about science and technology
... part of this shift, there exists today easier access to quality sources of news about science, health, the environment, and technology than could have even been conceived of five years ago. ...
... part of this shift, there exists today easier access to quality sources of news about science, health, the environment, and technology than could have even been conceived of five years ago. ...
Environmental Social Movements And Their Influence on the EU
... of the climate change problem and its consequences for the survival of the planet. It will also examine the EU’s policies and key developments concerning climate change. ...
... of the climate change problem and its consequences for the survival of the planet. It will also examine the EU’s policies and key developments concerning climate change. ...
Hoopa Valley Housing Authority Climate Action Plan
... Authority Climate Action Plan. This Plan is the final result of this one year effort. Technically, a Climate Action Plan is focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This is accomplished by reducing energy use, using energy more efficiently, and switching to renewable and environmentally respons ...
... Authority Climate Action Plan. This Plan is the final result of this one year effort. Technically, a Climate Action Plan is focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This is accomplished by reducing energy use, using energy more efficiently, and switching to renewable and environmentally respons ...
Is snow in the Alps receding or disappearing?
... resorts income from the ski sector far outweighs other tourist activities.7 Through its major role in the hydrological cycle, the presence of snow and ice in high mountains has a direct bearing on the energy sector, since hydropower infrastructure is ultimately dependent on the timing and amount of ...
... resorts income from the ski sector far outweighs other tourist activities.7 Through its major role in the hydrological cycle, the presence of snow and ice in high mountains has a direct bearing on the energy sector, since hydropower infrastructure is ultimately dependent on the timing and amount of ...
Climate Change Effects and Impacts Assessment
... biological systems. It concluded that the continued emission of greenhouse gases at or above current rates would cause further warming and induce many changes in the global climate system during the 21st century, that would very likely be larger than those observed during the 20th century. Thus, cou ...
... biological systems. It concluded that the continued emission of greenhouse gases at or above current rates would cause further warming and induce many changes in the global climate system during the 21st century, that would very likely be larger than those observed during the 20th century. Thus, cou ...
Managing to End Groundwater Overdraft in California`s Central
... Water management in California must balance scarce water supplies with municipal, industrial, agricultural and environmental objectives, so most of California’s water management is multipurpose. California is the world’s 8th largest economy with $2.3 trillion in goods and services in 2014. Californi ...
... Water management in California must balance scarce water supplies with municipal, industrial, agricultural and environmental objectives, so most of California’s water management is multipurpose. California is the world’s 8th largest economy with $2.3 trillion in goods and services in 2014. Californi ...
mount allison university
... arises, “from multidimensional inequalities often produced by uneven development processes.”6 Impacts from recent climate-related extremes have fallen disproportionately on the world’s most marginalized communities and we know that without action, this trend will only continue. Climate change is thu ...
... arises, “from multidimensional inequalities often produced by uneven development processes.”6 Impacts from recent climate-related extremes have fallen disproportionately on the world’s most marginalized communities and we know that without action, this trend will only continue. Climate change is thu ...
Best practices and available tools for the use of indigenous
... That men and women should have the same opportunities to participate, contribute to and benefit from development efforts is a clear human right and it is an underlying principle of international agreements, including the UNFCCC Convention. But it is also recognized that women are disproportionately ...
... That men and women should have the same opportunities to participate, contribute to and benefit from development efforts is a clear human right and it is an underlying principle of international agreements, including the UNFCCC Convention. But it is also recognized that women are disproportionately ...
Go Green: Ontario`s Action Plan on Climate Change
... Green Targets – We have set short-, medium- and long-term targets for reducing Ontario’s greenhouse gas emissions, starting now and continuing through mid-century. And we’re setting out the measures to achieve these targets – new regulations, conservation, a phase-out of coal-fired power plants and ...
... Green Targets – We have set short-, medium- and long-term targets for reducing Ontario’s greenhouse gas emissions, starting now and continuing through mid-century. And we’re setting out the measures to achieve these targets – new regulations, conservation, a phase-out of coal-fired power plants and ...
Solar influences on Climate
... of years, as have records of some other indicators of solar activity, such as aurorae. Evidence of variations in solar activity on millennial timescales can be found in the records of cosmogenic radionuclides in such long-lived natural features as ice cores from large ice sheets, tree rings and ocea ...
... of years, as have records of some other indicators of solar activity, such as aurorae. Evidence of variations in solar activity on millennial timescales can be found in the records of cosmogenic radionuclides in such long-lived natural features as ice cores from large ice sheets, tree rings and ocea ...
International Council on Human Rights Policy (Stephen Humphreys), Climate Change and Human Rights: A Rough Guide (ICHRP, 2008) - FULL TEXT
... just approved Resolution 2429 on Human Rights and Climate Change in the Americas. The resolution calls on the hemisphere’s various development and human rights agencies to help States understand the adverse effects of climate change on the most vulnerable populations of the region, and to build the ...
... just approved Resolution 2429 on Human Rights and Climate Change in the Americas. The resolution calls on the hemisphere’s various development and human rights agencies to help States understand the adverse effects of climate change on the most vulnerable populations of the region, and to build the ...
Bunker Fuels and the Kyoto Protocol How ICAO and the IMO Failed
... The control of bunker emissions was also contentious given the competitive nature of both international aviation and maritime trade. Bunkers were also regarded as difficult to resolve because with emissions rising, some countries – eg those with large ports or large aviation hubs – stood to lose out ...
... The control of bunker emissions was also contentious given the competitive nature of both international aviation and maritime trade. Bunkers were also regarded as difficult to resolve because with emissions rising, some countries – eg those with large ports or large aviation hubs – stood to lose out ...
climate change, migration and human security in southeast asia
... stresses associated with climate change, including migration, have come to be implicated in political radicalisation, extremism and “conditions that will extend the war on terror”.4 The Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) suggests that, in some parts of ...
... stresses associated with climate change, including migration, have come to be implicated in political radicalisation, extremism and “conditions that will extend the war on terror”.4 The Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) suggests that, in some parts of ...
Implications of Climate Change for Biodiversity
... future climate change across Australian landscapes and by our ability to predict the associated ecological changes. Biodiversity managers will also need to consider the interactions with other processes that threaten the resilience of biodiversity, including how future societies themselves shape the ...
... future climate change across Australian landscapes and by our ability to predict the associated ecological changes. Biodiversity managers will also need to consider the interactions with other processes that threaten the resilience of biodiversity, including how future societies themselves shape the ...
cliMAtE chANGE ANd cANAdA`S FOREStS
... Recent events indicate that climate change is already having a significant impact on Canada’s forests. These unprecedented events include the severe 2003 and 2004 fire seasons in British Columbia and the Yukon, the recent national drought, the mountain pine beetle epidemic, and reduced winter harves ...
... Recent events indicate that climate change is already having a significant impact on Canada’s forests. These unprecedented events include the severe 2003 and 2004 fire seasons in British Columbia and the Yukon, the recent national drought, the mountain pine beetle epidemic, and reduced winter harves ...