Assessing Public Transportation Vulnerability to Sea Level Rise: A Case Study Application
... and cause region-wide issues (CIER 2007). Projections, developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (2007) are useful in identifying possible impacts associated with varying emissions scenarios. However, current IPCC data indicate that these predictions may be underestimated (Ra ...
... and cause region-wide issues (CIER 2007). Projections, developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (2007) are useful in identifying possible impacts associated with varying emissions scenarios. However, current IPCC data indicate that these predictions may be underestimated (Ra ...
Climate Change Adaptation and Development
... ‘mitigation’). This avoids the enormous political obstacles facing initiatives to curtail the burning of fossil fuels by factories, transport and other sectors. Adaptation to climate change is considered especially relevant for developing countries, where societies are already struggling to meet the ...
... ‘mitigation’). This avoids the enormous political obstacles facing initiatives to curtail the burning of fossil fuels by factories, transport and other sectors. Adaptation to climate change is considered especially relevant for developing countries, where societies are already struggling to meet the ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture in Guyana
... vectors through water pooling and soil erosion associated with the increased intensity of hydro events. In addition, climate change is likely to affect crop productivity in specific geographical areas through its impact on growing seasons and crop patterns, to the extent that crop varieties cannot a ...
... vectors through water pooling and soil erosion associated with the increased intensity of hydro events. In addition, climate change is likely to affect crop productivity in specific geographical areas through its impact on growing seasons and crop patterns, to the extent that crop varieties cannot a ...
Climate Change in Kiana, Alaska - Alaska Native Tribal Health
... $600,000 in gold has been removed from claims along Klery and five other creeks. (Read, 1932). A BIA high school was established in the mid 1970s and boarded students came from as far away as Shungnak, Ambler and Noatak. In 1964 Kiana was incorporated as a second class city, and in 1986 Kiana became ...
... $600,000 in gold has been removed from claims along Klery and five other creeks. (Read, 1932). A BIA high school was established in the mid 1970s and boarded students came from as far away as Shungnak, Ambler and Noatak. In 1964 Kiana was incorporated as a second class city, and in 1986 Kiana became ...
the heat is on
... those countries with important questions of how to meet energy and development needs while minimising growth in greenhouse gas emissions. ‘The Heat is On’ initiative supports fossil fuel companies to integrate the challenges these changing pressures present into the core of their business strategies ...
... those countries with important questions of how to meet energy and development needs while minimising growth in greenhouse gas emissions. ‘The Heat is On’ initiative supports fossil fuel companies to integrate the challenges these changing pressures present into the core of their business strategies ...
Climate policy under sustainable discounted utilitarianism
... that the trade-off between wellbeing in the first two periods be separable from the remainder of the stream. Regarding (i), there is a large literature, starting with Diamond (1965), which has established a conflict between imposing equity conditions (like equal treatment and “Hammond Equity for the ...
... that the trade-off between wellbeing in the first two periods be separable from the remainder of the stream. Regarding (i), there is a large literature, starting with Diamond (1965), which has established a conflict between imposing equity conditions (like equal treatment and “Hammond Equity for the ...
i Dissertation Topic: An assessment of the RDP settlements
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ...
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ...
F_Green_Nationally_Self_Interested_Climate_Change_Mitigation (opens in new window)
... individual well-being, social justice, sustainable development, environmental conservation, responsible global citizenship, and others. There are good reasons for incorporating such diverse considerations into calculations of national interest, especially for an issue as complex and farreaching as c ...
... individual well-being, social justice, sustainable development, environmental conservation, responsible global citizenship, and others. There are good reasons for incorporating such diverse considerations into calculations of national interest, especially for an issue as complex and farreaching as c ...
NorthSouth asymmetry in the modeled phytoplankton community
... larger heat capacity and thermal inertia in the SH compared to the NH [e.g., Bryan et al., 1988; Manabe et al., 1991; Flato and Boer, 2001]. Higher evaporative latent heat loss over the oceans and a strong ice-albedo positive feedback in the Arctic further enhance the interhemispheric asymmetry [Wan ...
... larger heat capacity and thermal inertia in the SH compared to the NH [e.g., Bryan et al., 1988; Manabe et al., 1991; Flato and Boer, 2001]. Higher evaporative latent heat loss over the oceans and a strong ice-albedo positive feedback in the Arctic further enhance the interhemispheric asymmetry [Wan ...
M20130001_en.pdf
... Human activity has caused worldwide atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases (CO2, methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O)) to increase considerably. According to the IPCC report (2007), these concentrations are currently much higher than pre-industrial levels. Because of variations in greenhous ...
... Human activity has caused worldwide atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases (CO2, methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O)) to increase considerably. According to the IPCC report (2007), these concentrations are currently much higher than pre-industrial levels. Because of variations in greenhous ...
Working with Nature to Tackle Climate Change
... discussion on all of these, and it is not our intention to repeat what has already been said. Rather, we have sought to contribute some of our own experience on the lessons to be learned from the perspective of European nature conservation agencies. The members of ENCA play a key role in the managem ...
... discussion on all of these, and it is not our intention to repeat what has already been said. Rather, we have sought to contribute some of our own experience on the lessons to be learned from the perspective of European nature conservation agencies. The members of ENCA play a key role in the managem ...
Exceptional twentieth-century slowdown in Atlantic
... LIA reflects a response to natural volcanic and solar forcing15–17 , and if anything this surface cooling strengthened the AMOC at least during the first part of the LIA. The fact that LIA coldness seems to have been even more pronounced in South America than in Europe18 further argues against a wea ...
... LIA reflects a response to natural volcanic and solar forcing15–17 , and if anything this surface cooling strengthened the AMOC at least during the first part of the LIA. The fact that LIA coldness seems to have been even more pronounced in South America than in Europe18 further argues against a wea ...
National Communication Change Climate
... The rise of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is generating a global warming that has no borders and is exerting direct and indirect impacts on mankind. The international response is embodied essentially in the 1992 adoption of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which is ...
... The rise of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is generating a global warming that has no borders and is exerting direct and indirect impacts on mankind. The international response is embodied essentially in the 1992 adoption of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which is ...
Beyond Known Worlds: Climate Change Governance by Arbitral
... (whether due to natural factors or as a result of human activity), has become a pressing global concern.2 Climate change can affect diverse determinants of human well-being, such as access to water, energy supplies, and public health, and can determine social disruptions, such as migration due to dr ...
... (whether due to natural factors or as a result of human activity), has become a pressing global concern.2 Climate change can affect diverse determinants of human well-being, such as access to water, energy supplies, and public health, and can determine social disruptions, such as migration due to dr ...
EGT applying urban warming REVISIONS.docx
... The reification of urban climates as an object of scholarly interest can be traced to the work of Luke Howard and his publications on the Climate of Londen in 1833. Subsequently, urban climatology developed into an interdisciplinary field involving meteorology, physical geography, construction scien ...
... The reification of urban climates as an object of scholarly interest can be traced to the work of Luke Howard and his publications on the Climate of Londen in 1833. Subsequently, urban climatology developed into an interdisciplinary field involving meteorology, physical geography, construction scien ...
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... grains especially corn and soybeans from the US inland to the Lower Mississippi ports for export market accounting for on average 55 and 47 percent of all US corn and soybean export, respectively during 2005-2009 (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2010). The transportation flows and inland water ways are ...
... grains especially corn and soybeans from the US inland to the Lower Mississippi ports for export market accounting for on average 55 and 47 percent of all US corn and soybean export, respectively during 2005-2009 (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2010). The transportation flows and inland water ways are ...
Impacts of Climate Related Geo-engineering on Biological Diversity
... Individual CDR techniques have impacts on terrestrial and/or ocean ecosystems. In some biologically-driven processes (ocean fertilization; afforestation, reforestation and soil carbon enhancement), carbon sequestration or removal of CO2 from the atmosphere and storage of the sequestered carbon occur ...
... Individual CDR techniques have impacts on terrestrial and/or ocean ecosystems. In some biologically-driven processes (ocean fertilization; afforestation, reforestation and soil carbon enhancement), carbon sequestration or removal of CO2 from the atmosphere and storage of the sequestered carbon occur ...
Climate change in the northeastern US: regional climate model
... northeastern US. The potential future impacts for climatesensitive sectors, including coastal regions, marine fisheries, forests, agriculture, winter recreation, and human health, have been addressed by a set of previous studies (Frumhoff et al. 2008; Kirshen et al. 2008; Fogarty et al. 2008; Iverso ...
... northeastern US. The potential future impacts for climatesensitive sectors, including coastal regions, marine fisheries, forests, agriculture, winter recreation, and human health, have been addressed by a set of previous studies (Frumhoff et al. 2008; Kirshen et al. 2008; Fogarty et al. 2008; Iverso ...
NOTES AND CORRESPONDENCE Increasing Great Lake–Effect
... Bolsenga (1993) suggested that colder air masses flowing across the lakes were responsible for the increased snowfall. A more recent study by Leathers and Ellis (1996) examined snowfall increases in the lee of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario using a synoptic climatological approach and found that winter ...
... Bolsenga (1993) suggested that colder air masses flowing across the lakes were responsible for the increased snowfall. A more recent study by Leathers and Ellis (1996) examined snowfall increases in the lee of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario using a synoptic climatological approach and found that winter ...
Background paper
... Localized population pressure has led to loss of protected forests (PFs) in some areas. For instance, Lusaka city alone consumes 250,000 tonnes of charcoal (equivalent to 1.4 million tonnes of wood) annually. If widely accepted, the Lusaka CDM Project (which uses twigs in energy saving stainless sto ...
... Localized population pressure has led to loss of protected forests (PFs) in some areas. For instance, Lusaka city alone consumes 250,000 tonnes of charcoal (equivalent to 1.4 million tonnes of wood) annually. If widely accepted, the Lusaka CDM Project (which uses twigs in energy saving stainless sto ...
Minutes - Transcript - Appendix 1
... and increased hospital admissions. There are impacts across a range of temperatures but maybe I should pass on to Martin Parry in terms of impacts. Professor Martin Parry (Adaptation Sub-Committee and Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London): Just to pick up about the number of thes ...
... and increased hospital admissions. There are impacts across a range of temperatures but maybe I should pass on to Martin Parry in terms of impacts. Professor Martin Parry (Adaptation Sub-Committee and Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London): Just to pick up about the number of thes ...
Going Global - The George Wright Society
... and practice. IUCN, established in 1947, consists of a triple helix of a globally distributed secretariat, Commissions and Member organizations, epitomized in the composition of this panel. Members of IUCN include national governments as well as non-governmental organizations, making it a unique str ...
... and practice. IUCN, established in 1947, consists of a triple helix of a globally distributed secretariat, Commissions and Member organizations, epitomized in the composition of this panel. Members of IUCN include national governments as well as non-governmental organizations, making it a unique str ...
Adaptation Research Programs and Funding
... Impacts of Climate Change on U.S. Transportation (1). The paper begins by defining adaption, reviewing Special Report 290, and describing the approach used to develop the research program. Defining Adaptation and Scope As a foundation for this paper, two definitions of adaptation are provided. The I ...
... Impacts of Climate Change on U.S. Transportation (1). The paper begins by defining adaption, reviewing Special Report 290, and describing the approach used to develop the research program. Defining Adaptation and Scope As a foundation for this paper, two definitions of adaptation are provided. The I ...
No Refuge from Warming - Defenders of Wildlife
... years. Overall, their modeling suggested that if loss of Arctic sea ice proceeds at currently projected rates, it would result in the loss of about 2/3 of the world’s polar bears within the next 40 years. Ursus maritimus scores as extremely vulnerable to climate change in the Arctic National Wildlif ...
... years. Overall, their modeling suggested that if loss of Arctic sea ice proceeds at currently projected rates, it would result in the loss of about 2/3 of the world’s polar bears within the next 40 years. Ursus maritimus scores as extremely vulnerable to climate change in the Arctic National Wildlif ...
Effects of climate change on an emperor penguin population
... Sea ice conditions in the Antarctic affect the life cycle of the emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri). We present a population projection for the emperor penguin population of Terre Adélie, Antarctica, by linking demographic models (stage-structured, seasonal, nonlinear, two-sex matrix population ...
... Sea ice conditions in the Antarctic affect the life cycle of the emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri). We present a population projection for the emperor penguin population of Terre Adélie, Antarctica, by linking demographic models (stage-structured, seasonal, nonlinear, two-sex matrix population ...
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).