Australian rangelands and climate change – invasive animals
... High levels of uncertainty make it difficult to predict how climate change and biological invasions will affect ecosystems, as these changes are likely to have interacting effects that compound the uncertainty associated with each driver of change (Hellman et al. 2008; Tylianakis et al. 2008). Indee ...
... High levels of uncertainty make it difficult to predict how climate change and biological invasions will affect ecosystems, as these changes are likely to have interacting effects that compound the uncertainty associated with each driver of change (Hellman et al. 2008; Tylianakis et al. 2008). Indee ...
Australian rangelands and climate change – invasive
... High levels of uncertainty make it difficult to predict how climate change and biological invasions will affect ecosystems, as these changes are likely to have interacting effects that compound the uncertainty associated with each driver of change (Hellman et al. 2008; Tylianakis et al. 2008). Indee ...
... High levels of uncertainty make it difficult to predict how climate change and biological invasions will affect ecosystems, as these changes are likely to have interacting effects that compound the uncertainty associated with each driver of change (Hellman et al. 2008; Tylianakis et al. 2008). Indee ...
Climate change impacts on the burden of Ross River virus disease
... this disease. Research has demonstrated that no one set of climate variables can adequately predict outbreaks of disease across an entire state,6 let alone the whole country. Modelling of the climatedisease relationship at the local and regional level, however, has proven reasonably successful.6–10 ...
... this disease. Research has demonstrated that no one set of climate variables can adequately predict outbreaks of disease across an entire state,6 let alone the whole country. Modelling of the climatedisease relationship at the local and regional level, however, has proven reasonably successful.6–10 ...
Increasing Participation and Compliance in International Climate Change Agreements* SCOTT BARRETT
... Protocol provides specific commitments for 38 industrialized (Annex B) countries for the 2008–2012 “commitment period.”3 These emissions targets are expressed relative to countries’ emissions in the year 1990.4 The relative commitments range from 8 percent below 1990 levels (for the European Union) ...
... Protocol provides specific commitments for 38 industrialized (Annex B) countries for the 2008–2012 “commitment period.”3 These emissions targets are expressed relative to countries’ emissions in the year 1990.4 The relative commitments range from 8 percent below 1990 levels (for the European Union) ...
Greenwashing eco(?)tourism in New Zealand: What climate change?
... resources. A post-colonial framework enables a researcher to critique western structures of power and knowledge by cross-examining the terms that construct discourses (d'Hauteserre, 2004). Discourse analysis under the lens of post-colonialism contests hegemonic discourses constructed through binarie ...
... resources. A post-colonial framework enables a researcher to critique western structures of power and knowledge by cross-examining the terms that construct discourses (d'Hauteserre, 2004). Discourse analysis under the lens of post-colonialism contests hegemonic discourses constructed through binarie ...
complete collection in -format
... Author provides a brief section in the Glossary: “Global climate change and health”. In the latter 20 th century humankind became aware of the need for a more collective approach to tackle urgent environmental problems. Interconnectedness of human societies has been intensified by globalization. The ...
... Author provides a brief section in the Glossary: “Global climate change and health”. In the latter 20 th century humankind became aware of the need for a more collective approach to tackle urgent environmental problems. Interconnectedness of human societies has been intensified by globalization. The ...
The coordination of climate finance in India
... comprehensive, long term climate change assessment based on rigorous scientific analysis undertaken in India. This report considers the impact of climate change by 2030 on four key sectors of the Indian economy: agriculture, water, natural ecosystems and biodiversity, and health. It further identifi ...
... comprehensive, long term climate change assessment based on rigorous scientific analysis undertaken in India. This report considers the impact of climate change by 2030 on four key sectors of the Indian economy: agriculture, water, natural ecosystems and biodiversity, and health. It further identifi ...
Natural Disasters and Migration: Storms in Central America and the
... 2010). They base this conclusion on case studies – including those involving the Maldives, Bangladesh, Mozambique, and Vietnam (see, e.g., Dun, 2009; Ramash, 2008; Walsham 2010; Warner 2010; Warner et al. 2010). This study looks for evidence of climate-induced migration from Central America and the ...
... 2010). They base this conclusion on case studies – including those involving the Maldives, Bangladesh, Mozambique, and Vietnam (see, e.g., Dun, 2009; Ramash, 2008; Walsham 2010; Warner 2010; Warner et al. 2010). This study looks for evidence of climate-induced migration from Central America and the ...
OCR physical-systems Specimen
... OCR is committed to seeking permission to reproduce all third-party content that it uses in the assessment materials. OCR has attempted to identify and contact all copyright holders whose work is used in this paper. To avoid the issue of disclosure of answer-related information to candidates, all co ...
... OCR is committed to seeking permission to reproduce all third-party content that it uses in the assessment materials. OCR has attempted to identify and contact all copyright holders whose work is used in this paper. To avoid the issue of disclosure of answer-related information to candidates, all co ...
Chapter 3: U.S. Legal Developments: Legislative, Executive, and
... Higher sea levels and storm surges will threaten coastal areas. Climate change may exacerbate other social and environmental stresses and threaten human health. Moreover, “[f]uture climate change and its impacts depend on choices made today,” both to reduce emissions and to adapt to unavoidable chan ...
... Higher sea levels and storm surges will threaten coastal areas. Climate change may exacerbate other social and environmental stresses and threaten human health. Moreover, “[f]uture climate change and its impacts depend on choices made today,” both to reduce emissions and to adapt to unavoidable chan ...
water - Evian
... This issue is the entire focus of the work performed by scientists, on which we had the honor to rely, in order to draw up a review of knowledge about the essential links between water and the climate, and emphasize and investigate in greater depth this uncommon though very real assertion, namely th ...
... This issue is the entire focus of the work performed by scientists, on which we had the honor to rely, in order to draw up a review of knowledge about the essential links between water and the climate, and emphasize and investigate in greater depth this uncommon though very real assertion, namely th ...
View/Open
... livestock in the US would be only mildly affected by warming because most livestock receive protection against the environment (sheds, barns, etc.) and supplemental feed. These results are not expected to generalize to Africa because African animals are exposed to the outside elements and depend lar ...
... livestock in the US would be only mildly affected by warming because most livestock receive protection against the environment (sheds, barns, etc.) and supplemental feed. These results are not expected to generalize to Africa because African animals are exposed to the outside elements and depend lar ...
The success of assisted colonization and assisted gene flow
... Maxim Integrated, San Jose, CA, USA) placed at soil level in random pots indicated an average temperature difference of 2.7 °C between locations inside and outside of the greenhouse. Plants were given 0.5 oz of fertilizer (20-20-20, 1 g l 1) at 21 days after planting, and at 25 days, seedlings were ...
... Maxim Integrated, San Jose, CA, USA) placed at soil level in random pots indicated an average temperature difference of 2.7 °C between locations inside and outside of the greenhouse. Plants were given 0.5 oz of fertilizer (20-20-20, 1 g l 1) at 21 days after planting, and at 25 days, seedlings were ...
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... Given the current knowledge of C02 and plant physiology interactions, recognizing the possibility of a C02 effect is justifiable. However, relying on yield response data from controlled experiments in laboratory and present day growing conditions to completely offset other climate change factors is ...
... Given the current knowledge of C02 and plant physiology interactions, recognizing the possibility of a C02 effect is justifiable. However, relying on yield response data from controlled experiments in laboratory and present day growing conditions to completely offset other climate change factors is ...
How To Do Note on Fisheries, Aquaculture and Climate Change
... Mangrove ecosystems provide a wide range of ecosystem services: habitat for aquatic and terrestrial plants and animals (75 per cent of all tropical commercial fish species spend part of their lives in the mangroves); coastal protection from strong winds, waves and flooding; soil stabilization; filtr ...
... Mangrove ecosystems provide a wide range of ecosystem services: habitat for aquatic and terrestrial plants and animals (75 per cent of all tropical commercial fish species spend part of their lives in the mangroves); coastal protection from strong winds, waves and flooding; soil stabilization; filtr ...
Global Warming and Science
... Fig. 6. Climate reconstructions over the last two centuries [SIC : millennia]. Medieval warm period missing – Little Ice Age ??? ...
... Fig. 6. Climate reconstructions over the last two centuries [SIC : millennia]. Medieval warm period missing – Little Ice Age ??? ...
Is snow in the Alps receding or disappearing?
... the period of snow-melt. This is important in countries like Austria or Switzerland that depend for more than 60% on hydropower for electricity generation.8 Because snow is central to so many different environmental and economic sectors, an assessment of past and future snow patterns can help assess ...
... the period of snow-melt. This is important in countries like Austria or Switzerland that depend for more than 60% on hydropower for electricity generation.8 Because snow is central to so many different environmental and economic sectors, an assessment of past and future snow patterns can help assess ...
Farmer Resiliency in a Changing Climate
... sacred and emotional. Since the Industrial Revolution, when food production began to transition to factory farms and industrial plants, humans have begun to lose their connection with the land and the food it provides. Food is becoming less and less sacred. Many people no longer know where their foo ...
... sacred and emotional. Since the Industrial Revolution, when food production began to transition to factory farms and industrial plants, humans have begun to lose their connection with the land and the food it provides. Food is becoming less and less sacred. Many people no longer know where their foo ...
... climatic change, paleoclimate, glacial erosion ■ Abstract Accumulation rates of terrestrial sediment have increased in the past few million years both on and adjacent to continents, although not everywhere. Apparently, erosion has increased in elevated terrain regardless of when last tectonically ac ...
Africa and Climate: Report
... It is shown that the African climate observing system is in a worse state than that on any continent and is deteriorating. The observing system underpins climate science, including satellite calibration, monitoring of change and variability, model evaluation, understanding of the climate system and ...
... It is shown that the African climate observing system is in a worse state than that on any continent and is deteriorating. The observing system underpins climate science, including satellite calibration, monitoring of change and variability, model evaluation, understanding of the climate system and ...
Climate Change Assessment for the San Juan Mountain Regions
... Figure 2-2 Trends in temperature and precipitations over the past century .................13 Figure 2-3 Projected summer and winter temperature changes for the last decade of this century ............................................................................................................... ...
... Figure 2-2 Trends in temperature and precipitations over the past century .................13 Figure 2-3 Projected summer and winter temperature changes for the last decade of this century ............................................................................................................... ...
Needs Assessment: Turks and Caicos Islands
... occasionally have destructive impacts. Recent work by the Caribsave Partnership8 provides detailed predicative climatic data for the TCI based on downscaled regional climate model (RCM) and general circulation model (GCM) projections. On temperature, RCM projections indicate an increase spanning 2.3 ...
... occasionally have destructive impacts. Recent work by the Caribsave Partnership8 provides detailed predicative climatic data for the TCI based on downscaled regional climate model (RCM) and general circulation model (GCM) projections. On temperature, RCM projections indicate an increase spanning 2.3 ...
Local understanding of hydro-climate changes in Mongolia
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, temperature increase is widespread over the globe and is greater in higher latitudes in the northern hemisphere (IPCC, 2007). From 1906 to 2006, global mean surface temperatures have increased by 0.4 to 0.8oC, averaging 0.74oC. Observed surfac ...
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, temperature increase is widespread over the globe and is greater in higher latitudes in the northern hemisphere (IPCC, 2007). From 1906 to 2006, global mean surface temperatures have increased by 0.4 to 0.8oC, averaging 0.74oC. Observed surfac ...
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).