Why tropical forest lizards are vulnerable to climate warming
... Early workers, who apparently expected that tropical lizards would have relatively high Tb simply because lowland tropical sites are always warm, were surprised to find that some tropical species were in fact active at Tbs well below those of most temperate-zone species (Brattstrom 1965). We evaluat ...
... Early workers, who apparently expected that tropical lizards would have relatively high Tb simply because lowland tropical sites are always warm, were surprised to find that some tropical species were in fact active at Tbs well below those of most temperate-zone species (Brattstrom 1965). We evaluat ...
factors influencing climate change adaptation
... Logistic Regression Model with SPSS version 17.0. Findings through descriptive analysis reveal that majority of the respondents were aware of warmer temperatures and experienced irregular rainfall patterns which started late and stopped early. The results of the model revealed that the choice of ada ...
... Logistic Regression Model with SPSS version 17.0. Findings through descriptive analysis reveal that majority of the respondents were aware of warmer temperatures and experienced irregular rainfall patterns which started late and stopped early. The results of the model revealed that the choice of ada ...
Coastal habitats shield people and property from sea
... magnitude of losses may be reduced by intact reefs and coastal vegetation1 , especially when those habitats fringe vulnerable communities and infrastructure. Using five sea-level-rise scenarios, we calculate a hazard index for every 1 km2 of the United States coastline. We use this index to identify ...
... magnitude of losses may be reduced by intact reefs and coastal vegetation1 , especially when those habitats fringe vulnerable communities and infrastructure. Using five sea-level-rise scenarios, we calculate a hazard index for every 1 km2 of the United States coastline. We use this index to identify ...
A Summary of the Effects of Climate Change on
... natural resources for which it has responsibility. This strategy confirms MNR’s commitment to the Ontario government’s climate change initiatives such as the Go Green Action Plan on Climate Change and outlines research and management program priorities for the 2011-2014 period. Theme 1: Understand C ...
... natural resources for which it has responsibility. This strategy confirms MNR’s commitment to the Ontario government’s climate change initiatives such as the Go Green Action Plan on Climate Change and outlines research and management program priorities for the 2011-2014 period. Theme 1: Understand C ...
- Wiley Online Library
... C4 bioenergy crops include nocturnal stomatal opening, rapid rectifier-like root hydraulic conductivity responses to fluctuating soil water potential and the capacity to buffer against periods of drought. Yield simulations for the year 2070 were performed under the four representative concentration ...
... C4 bioenergy crops include nocturnal stomatal opening, rapid rectifier-like root hydraulic conductivity responses to fluctuating soil water potential and the capacity to buffer against periods of drought. Yield simulations for the year 2070 were performed under the four representative concentration ...
Vulnerability to Climate Change and Reasons for
... TAR’s task is to define what is known about the effects of climate change: how sensitive systems are, what adaptive capacity they have, and what their vulnerability is. It is not the goal of this assessment to determine whether these effects are tolerable or are considered dangerous. The goal of thi ...
... TAR’s task is to define what is known about the effects of climate change: how sensitive systems are, what adaptive capacity they have, and what their vulnerability is. It is not the goal of this assessment to determine whether these effects are tolerable or are considered dangerous. The goal of thi ...
Carbon Dioxide Sequestration
... Biofuels have been proposed as a solution, because the CO2 produced by burning came originally from the atmosphere and was fixed by plants via photosynthesis. However, the production and burning of biofuels (1) requires substantial energy for farming, transport and processing, thus producing substan ...
... Biofuels have been proposed as a solution, because the CO2 produced by burning came originally from the atmosphere and was fixed by plants via photosynthesis. However, the production and burning of biofuels (1) requires substantial energy for farming, transport and processing, thus producing substan ...
Are You suprised ?
... primary energy consumption in 1995 of 4.171 million TOE. Organization of climate change studies and UNFCCC activities in Yemen is the responsibility of Environmental Protection Council (EPC), established as the highest national authority promoting and coordinating all efforts related to environmenta ...
... primary energy consumption in 1995 of 4.171 million TOE. Organization of climate change studies and UNFCCC activities in Yemen is the responsibility of Environmental Protection Council (EPC), established as the highest national authority promoting and coordinating all efforts related to environmenta ...
climate change adaptation: a collective action
... transform natural ecosystems and disrupt human social and economic systems that rely on them, perhaps to an unprecedented degree and within a ...
... transform natural ecosystems and disrupt human social and economic systems that rely on them, perhaps to an unprecedented degree and within a ...
Ecosystem Processes and Human Influences
... Figure 5. (a) The theoretical Budyko curve is a plot of the evaporative index, which is actual evapotranspiration (AET) divided by precipitation (P), where AET = P – Q, and Q = streamflow) as a function of the dryness index, which is potential evapotranspiration (PET) divided by P. PET is calculated ...
... Figure 5. (a) The theoretical Budyko curve is a plot of the evaporative index, which is actual evapotranspiration (AET) divided by precipitation (P), where AET = P – Q, and Q = streamflow) as a function of the dryness index, which is potential evapotranspiration (PET) divided by P. PET is calculated ...
Recent and future warm extreme events and high
... The number of large slope failures in some high-mountain regions such as the European Alps has increased during the past two to three decades. There is concern that recent climate change is driving this increase in slope failures, thus possibly further exacerbating the hazard in the future. Although ...
... The number of large slope failures in some high-mountain regions such as the European Alps has increased during the past two to three decades. There is concern that recent climate change is driving this increase in slope failures, thus possibly further exacerbating the hazard in the future. Although ...
Ecosystem Processes and Human Influences Regulate Streamflow Response to Climate Change at
... Figure 5. (a) The theoretical Budyko curve is a plot of the evaporative index, which is actual evapotranspiration (AET) divided by precipitation (P), where AET = P – Q, and Q = streamflow) as a function of the dryness index, which is potential evapotranspiration (PET) divided by P. PET is calculated ...
... Figure 5. (a) The theoretical Budyko curve is a plot of the evaporative index, which is actual evapotranspiration (AET) divided by precipitation (P), where AET = P – Q, and Q = streamflow) as a function of the dryness index, which is potential evapotranspiration (PET) divided by P. PET is calculated ...
Annual and seasonal mean temperatures in Finland during the
... sea. Homogenised data was used, and thus the most important factor affecting the accuracy of the interpolated data was the uneven distribution of the available observation stations both in time and space. The uncertainty due to the homogenisation adjustments made earlier was notably smaller. In the ...
... sea. Homogenised data was used, and thus the most important factor affecting the accuracy of the interpolated data was the uneven distribution of the available observation stations both in time and space. The uncertainty due to the homogenisation adjustments made earlier was notably smaller. In the ...
PDF - World Agroforestry Centre
... projections of the CIMP5 Earth System Models are still, in general, quite low, with variability among models generally higher (i.e. of lower confidence levels) than for temperature projections, which have a higher level of agreement among models and can be considered fairly robust. The averaged mean ...
... projections of the CIMP5 Earth System Models are still, in general, quite low, with variability among models generally higher (i.e. of lower confidence levels) than for temperature projections, which have a higher level of agreement among models and can be considered fairly robust. The averaged mean ...
Why Explore Venus Now - Lunar and Planetary Institute
... hydrologic cycle and a global cloud cover. Yet there are key differences which can illuminate the role of a variety of climatic processes. The upper clouds contain a variable amount of an unknown ultraviolet absorber which is responsible for a major fraction of the solar energy being absorbed in the ...
... hydrologic cycle and a global cloud cover. Yet there are key differences which can illuminate the role of a variety of climatic processes. The upper clouds contain a variable amount of an unknown ultraviolet absorber which is responsible for a major fraction of the solar energy being absorbed in the ...
Kenya National Adaptation Plan 2015-2030
... development. It also aligns itself with the Medium Term Plan (MTP) and Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) planning processes. The NAP is also aligned with the Climate Change Act that was enacted into law in May 2016. In the MTP II sectors, climate change adaptation is represented in the drough ...
... development. It also aligns itself with the Medium Term Plan (MTP) and Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) planning processes. The NAP is also aligned with the Climate Change Act that was enacted into law in May 2016. In the MTP II sectors, climate change adaptation is represented in the drough ...
A Climate Risk Report - Blue Mountains City Council
... Climate change is a critical issue for the global community. It is also of great significance for local governments. Climate change is already impacting on the built and natural environments, and climate change risks are projected to intensify and increase in frequency over the coming decades. Curre ...
... Climate change is a critical issue for the global community. It is also of great significance for local governments. Climate change is already impacting on the built and natural environments, and climate change risks are projected to intensify and increase in frequency over the coming decades. Curre ...
Forests and climate change after Lima: Perspectives from the Asia-Pacific region
... a signatory to the Convention on Climate Change. The momentum is growing to address climate change by reducing atmospheric GHG emissions. Towards this aim, the first Conference of Parties (COP) was held in Berlin in 1995 and Parties continued to negotiate on their commitments which led to the Kyoto ...
... a signatory to the Convention on Climate Change. The momentum is growing to address climate change by reducing atmospheric GHG emissions. Towards this aim, the first Conference of Parties (COP) was held in Berlin in 1995 and Parties continued to negotiate on their commitments which led to the Kyoto ...
Polisdigitocracy
... governments to re-think how they engage with citizens and incorporate their voices into decision making - particularly around climate action. CAM 3.0 shows that more cities are allocating specific staff to plan and manage climate action as it relates to the Information and Communications Technology ...
... governments to re-think how they engage with citizens and incorporate their voices into decision making - particularly around climate action. CAM 3.0 shows that more cities are allocating specific staff to plan and manage climate action as it relates to the Information and Communications Technology ...
institutional capacity and climate actions case studies
... governmental entities, research and higher education centers, the media, business and societal organizations, among other factors that may affect the regular performance of some functions. Capacity is a systemic concept, linking heterogeneous elements in direct and indirect ways. Building capacity h ...
... governmental entities, research and higher education centers, the media, business and societal organizations, among other factors that may affect the regular performance of some functions. Capacity is a systemic concept, linking heterogeneous elements in direct and indirect ways. Building capacity h ...
Adaption to climate-related changes in seagrass ecosystems in
... Global extent of seagrasses has dramatically reduced over the past century, due to human and natural pressures [Björk et al, 2008]. Signifcant anthropogenic threats to seagrass ecosystems include eutrophication and sedimentation caused by poor farming and forestry practices, and destructive fshing m ...
... Global extent of seagrasses has dramatically reduced over the past century, due to human and natural pressures [Björk et al, 2008]. Signifcant anthropogenic threats to seagrass ecosystems include eutrophication and sedimentation caused by poor farming and forestry practices, and destructive fshing m ...
Loss and Damage: The Role of Ecosystem Services
... Loss and damage refers to the adverse effects of climate-related stressors on natural and human systems that cannot be, or have not been, avoided through mitigation or managed through adaptation efforts. Climate change is increasing the risk of loss and damage from extreme weather and slow onset eve ...
... Loss and damage refers to the adverse effects of climate-related stressors on natural and human systems that cannot be, or have not been, avoided through mitigation or managed through adaptation efforts. Climate change is increasing the risk of loss and damage from extreme weather and slow onset eve ...
Climate Change in Southern South America During the Last
... 2003) and wind fields derived from reanalysis data sets (Thompson and Wallace 2000), reflecting a trend towards the positive mode or phase of the SAM. An increase in summer air temperature in southern Patagonia, concurrent with a decrease in summer temperatures in coastal areas in northern Patagonia ...
... 2003) and wind fields derived from reanalysis data sets (Thompson and Wallace 2000), reflecting a trend towards the positive mode or phase of the SAM. An increase in summer air temperature in southern Patagonia, concurrent with a decrease in summer temperatures in coastal areas in northern Patagonia ...
Climate Change Strategy 2009-2014
... every three or four years. Climate change risk extends beyond the physical environment and into the organisation’s financial, legal and reputational risks. Council is acutely aware that at some point its planning decisions and land management considerations for climate change may be called into ques ...
... every three or four years. Climate change risk extends beyond the physical environment and into the organisation’s financial, legal and reputational risks. Council is acutely aware that at some point its planning decisions and land management considerations for climate change may be called into ques ...
CLIMATE CHANGE AND ADAPTATION SUCCESS: THE SCOPE OF
... than provide a uniformly applicable answer. Importantly, we approach this challenge from the assumption that there are social, ecological, economic, political, technical, institutional, psychological and cultural dimensions to consider), and that, therefore, there will not and cannot be just one ans ...
... than provide a uniformly applicable answer. Importantly, we approach this challenge from the assumption that there are social, ecological, economic, political, technical, institutional, psychological and cultural dimensions to consider), and that, therefore, there will not and cannot be just one ans ...
Attribution of recent climate change
Attribution of recent climate change is the effort to scientifically ascertain mechanisms responsible for recent changes observed in the Earth's climate, commonly known as 'global warming'. The effort has focused on changes observed during the period of instrumental temperature record, when records are most reliable; particularly in the last 50 years, when human activity has grown fastest and observations of the troposphere have become available. The dominant mechanisms (to which recent climate change has been attributed) are anthropogenic, i.e., the result of human activity. They are: increasing atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases global changes to land surface, such as deforestation increasing atmospheric concentrations of aerosols.There are also natural mechanisms for variation including climate oscillations, changes in solar activity, and volcanic activity.According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), it is ""extremely likely"" that human influence was the dominant cause of global warming between 1951 and 2010. The IPCC defines ""extremely likely"" as indicating a probability of 95 to 100%, based on an expert assessment of all the available evidence.Multiple lines of evidence support attribution of recent climate change to human activities: A basic physical understanding of the climate system: greenhouse gas concentrations have increased and their warming properties are well-established. Historical estimates of past climate changes suggest that the recent changes in global surface temperature are unusual. Computer-based climate models are unable to replicate the observed warming unless human greenhouse gas emissions are included. Natural forces alone (such as solar and volcanic activity) cannot explain the observed warming.The IPCC's attribution of recent global warming to human activities is a view shared by most scientists, and is also supported by 196 other scientific organizations worldwide (see also: scientific opinion on climate change).