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... falls as snow on the Greenland and Antarctic ice caps) than there is water that flows to the seas from melting glaciers. Since the 1970s, the glaciers of the Arctic, Greenland, and the Antarctic have ceased to retreat, and have started to grow. On January 18, 2002, the journal Science published the ...
... falls as snow on the Greenland and Antarctic ice caps) than there is water that flows to the seas from melting glaciers. Since the 1970s, the glaciers of the Arctic, Greenland, and the Antarctic have ceased to retreat, and have started to grow. On January 18, 2002, the journal Science published the ...
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... particularly livestock production in marginal areas is thus in the front-line of the battle against climate change impacts. IPCC (2001) reported that the damaging effects of global temperature is increasing and most damages are predicted to occur in developing countries especially in Africa, where t ...
... particularly livestock production in marginal areas is thus in the front-line of the battle against climate change impacts. IPCC (2001) reported that the damaging effects of global temperature is increasing and most damages are predicted to occur in developing countries especially in Africa, where t ...
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... budgets. The increase of 100 ppm translates in roughly 200 additional GtCO2 of budget for each of the four analyzed regions. Although the budgets convey important information about regional climate policy, they lack the temporal dynamics which is more relevant for policy. Figure 2 provides the addit ...
... budgets. The increase of 100 ppm translates in roughly 200 additional GtCO2 of budget for each of the four analyzed regions. Although the budgets convey important information about regional climate policy, they lack the temporal dynamics which is more relevant for policy. Figure 2 provides the addit ...
Climate change, Environmental Degradation and Migration, 29
... Environment (2009), available at www.iom.int/envmig. ...
... Environment (2009), available at www.iom.int/envmig. ...
Applying information network analysis to fire
... ABSTRACT. Resilient communities promote trust, have well-developed networks, and can adapt to change. For rural communities in fire-prone landscapes, current resilience strategies may prove insufficient in light of increasing wildfire risks due to climate change. It is argued that, given the complex ...
... ABSTRACT. Resilient communities promote trust, have well-developed networks, and can adapt to change. For rural communities in fire-prone landscapes, current resilience strategies may prove insufficient in light of increasing wildfire risks due to climate change. It is argued that, given the complex ...
Study on impacts of climate change on European forests and
... effect. When exposed for longer time periods, photosynthesis and biomass accumulation could be lower than predicted from the initial growth response because trees might adjust to development under elevated CO2. Moreover, tree growth rate might not increase proportionally with increases in the rates ...
... effect. When exposed for longer time periods, photosynthesis and biomass accumulation could be lower than predicted from the initial growth response because trees might adjust to development under elevated CO2. Moreover, tree growth rate might not increase proportionally with increases in the rates ...
Safeguarding Washington`s Fish and Wildlife in an Era of Climate
... Some species and their habitats may, in fact, benefit from changes in climate, while others will be adversely affected. Furthermore, the significance of the impacts will depend on the extent and rates of relevant climatic drivers, which themselves will depend on the rate of mitigation that society i ...
... Some species and their habitats may, in fact, benefit from changes in climate, while others will be adversely affected. Furthermore, the significance of the impacts will depend on the extent and rates of relevant climatic drivers, which themselves will depend on the rate of mitigation that society i ...
The Story of Carbon Meet Philip Duffy Also in this Issue
... our President-designate, Dr. Philip Duffy. This coming year, the Woods Hole Research Center will celebrate its 30th anniversary of making a difference in the world and Phil Duffy is the right person to lead this institution into the next 30 years. ...
... our President-designate, Dr. Philip Duffy. This coming year, the Woods Hole Research Center will celebrate its 30th anniversary of making a difference in the world and Phil Duffy is the right person to lead this institution into the next 30 years. ...
Development and Climate Change: A Strategic Framework for the
... Climate change calls for strengthening the financial architecture for development at a scale not seen before. Mitigating and adapting to climate change increases the cost of development. The required economic adjustments to global climate policies, including actions by other countries, may increase ...
... Climate change calls for strengthening the financial architecture for development at a scale not seen before. Mitigating and adapting to climate change increases the cost of development. The required economic adjustments to global climate policies, including actions by other countries, may increase ...
Climate Change Fact Sheet Series
... years the Earth’s surface and lowest part of the atmosphere have warmed up on average by about 0.6oC. During this period, manmade emissions of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide have increased, largely as a result of the burning of fossil fuels for energy and trans ...
... years the Earth’s surface and lowest part of the atmosphere have warmed up on average by about 0.6oC. During this period, manmade emissions of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide have increased, largely as a result of the burning of fossil fuels for energy and trans ...
Global Warming or Not: The Global Climate Is Changing and the
... greenhouse gases are not certain, it is certain that the effects will continue long after any corrective action is undertaken. Scientists warn that the oceans will continue to rise for several centuries even after temperatures stabilize.3 6 Based on the acceptance of the [PCC reports and the present ...
... greenhouse gases are not certain, it is certain that the effects will continue long after any corrective action is undertaken. Scientists warn that the oceans will continue to rise for several centuries even after temperatures stabilize.3 6 Based on the acceptance of the [PCC reports and the present ...
El Niño Southern Oscillation
... El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the dominant mode of year-to-year (interannual) climate variability observed globally (e.g., Ropelewski and Halpert 1987, 1989; Philander 1990). Substantial advances in our understanding of ENSO since the late 1960s demonstrate that ENSO is a natural mode of cl ...
... El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the dominant mode of year-to-year (interannual) climate variability observed globally (e.g., Ropelewski and Halpert 1987, 1989; Philander 1990). Substantial advances in our understanding of ENSO since the late 1960s demonstrate that ENSO is a natural mode of cl ...
Influence of Climate and Land Use Change on Carbon in Agriculture
... (Gower et al., 1997). Total aboveground and belowground net primary production (NPPT) has also been estimated from field measurements in the United States, Canada, Finland, Sweden, and China to be 4.7 Mg C ha−1 yr−1 for deciduous, broadleaved species, and 2.7 Mg C ha−1 yr−1 for coniferous species (G ...
... (Gower et al., 1997). Total aboveground and belowground net primary production (NPPT) has also been estimated from field measurements in the United States, Canada, Finland, Sweden, and China to be 4.7 Mg C ha−1 yr−1 for deciduous, broadleaved species, and 2.7 Mg C ha−1 yr−1 for coniferous species (G ...
Socio-Economic Impacts of Climate Change in
... Asian summer monsoon system helps to keep rainfall low over Afghanistan. Dust storms are a significant part of the climate system associated with northerly winds in warm months. ...
... Asian summer monsoon system helps to keep rainfall low over Afghanistan. Dust storms are a significant part of the climate system associated with northerly winds in warm months. ...
"Climate Agenda: Resilient, Prosperous, and Green
... through international cooperation and by setting a good example. It calls for an investment of effort. Acting quickly now will reduce the climate problem in the future and make it affordable. Therefore, we are now putting forward a Climate Agenda for mitigation and adaptation. The sooner we start, ...
... through international cooperation and by setting a good example. It calls for an investment of effort. Acting quickly now will reduce the climate problem in the future and make it affordable. Therefore, we are now putting forward a Climate Agenda for mitigation and adaptation. The sooner we start, ...
Beyond Divestment: Taking Decisive Action on Climate Change
... an approach that considers ESG factors – including climate-related risk – as they pertain to all sectors of our economy would seem to offer the best chance of success in meeting the challenge of climate change, while fulfilling our fiduciary duties to the University’s pension and endowment fund bene ...
... an approach that considers ESG factors – including climate-related risk – as they pertain to all sectors of our economy would seem to offer the best chance of success in meeting the challenge of climate change, while fulfilling our fiduciary duties to the University’s pension and endowment fund bene ...
Climate: Observations, projections and impacts: South Korea
... interpreting model-based results, even where the models are in agreement. Projected change in the intensity of cyclones in the western Pacific basin are considered more robust than projected change in their frequency. A number of globaland regional-scale studies included here project that cyclone in ...
... interpreting model-based results, even where the models are in agreement. Projected change in the intensity of cyclones in the western Pacific basin are considered more robust than projected change in their frequency. A number of globaland regional-scale studies included here project that cyclone in ...
Extinction vulnerability of tropical montane endemism from warming
... We used temperature output produced by historical simulations of global climate models provided for the CMIP3 archive project (available at: https://esg.llnl. gov:8443/index.jsp) to produce temperature data for the same region and decades as we used for the gridded data. These models simulate the in ...
... We used temperature output produced by historical simulations of global climate models provided for the CMIP3 archive project (available at: https://esg.llnl. gov:8443/index.jsp) to produce temperature data for the same region and decades as we used for the gridded data. These models simulate the in ...
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... Sanghi and Mendelson, 2008). This has been further augmented by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, (IPCC) (2007) stating that changing climate is one of the most important global environment challenges for developing countries including India. The challenge is to balance economic growth and ...
... Sanghi and Mendelson, 2008). This has been further augmented by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, (IPCC) (2007) stating that changing climate is one of the most important global environment challenges for developing countries including India. The challenge is to balance economic growth and ...
Vegetation limits the impact of a warm climate on boreal wildfires
... The patterns of and controls on wildfire behaviour have interested ecologists and geophysical scientists for more than a century (Bell, 1889), and extensive bodies of work have been produced about the climatic controls on wildfire ignition, propagation and severity (Campbell & Flannigan, 2000; Turet ...
... The patterns of and controls on wildfire behaviour have interested ecologists and geophysical scientists for more than a century (Bell, 1889), and extensive bodies of work have been produced about the climatic controls on wildfire ignition, propagation and severity (Campbell & Flannigan, 2000; Turet ...
Nitrogen deposition
... • Global increase in Ndep tends to closely follow the increase in emissions, especially in the NCAR model. Unclear if the increase in other models from climate change is statistically significant • What is happening to GISS_2100? • The hydrological cycle (as identified by lightning and wet depositio ...
... • Global increase in Ndep tends to closely follow the increase in emissions, especially in the NCAR model. Unclear if the increase in other models from climate change is statistically significant • What is happening to GISS_2100? • The hydrological cycle (as identified by lightning and wet depositio ...
weather and climate: engaging youth
... The ocean covers nearly three quarters of the Earth’s surface, contains 96 per cent of its living space, provides around half of the oxygen we breathe and is an increasing source of protein for a rapidly growing world population. However, human activity is having an impact on this precious resource ...
... The ocean covers nearly three quarters of the Earth’s surface, contains 96 per cent of its living space, provides around half of the oxygen we breathe and is an increasing source of protein for a rapidly growing world population. However, human activity is having an impact on this precious resource ...
Outline of implementation plan of Semi
... These areas are most vulnerable in global environmental change. These areas are also known as the major source of dust aerosols, which not only directly causes serious damage to human health, agriculture and economics in regions, but also to other regions through long distance transport of huge amou ...
... These areas are most vulnerable in global environmental change. These areas are also known as the major source of dust aerosols, which not only directly causes serious damage to human health, agriculture and economics in regions, but also to other regions through long distance transport of huge amou ...
Twentieth-Century Global-Mean Sea Level Rise: Is the Whole
... from the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, mass loss from glaciers, and changes in water storage on land due principally to groundwater depletion and reservoir construction. Improved observational estimates of all these terms have helped to clarify the budget of GMSLR in recent decades. In the ana ...
... from the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, mass loss from glaciers, and changes in water storage on land due principally to groundwater depletion and reservoir construction. Improved observational estimates of all these terms have helped to clarify the budget of GMSLR in recent decades. In the ana ...
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).