How climate adaptation in cities creates a resilient place for
... action across the private sector. Last year, a record number of financial institutions, representing $92 trillion in assets, asked the companies they invest in to disclose their climate emissions, risks and actions, leading to greater management and accountability. In this report, we analyze data fr ...
... action across the private sector. Last year, a record number of financial institutions, representing $92 trillion in assets, asked the companies they invest in to disclose their climate emissions, risks and actions, leading to greater management and accountability. In this report, we analyze data fr ...
Supporting Climate-Friendly Food Production
... About the Authors Laura Reynolds is a staff researcher with the food and agriculture program at the Worldwatch Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based environmental think tank. Laura has written extensively for the Worldwatch website, and her work has been published in news outlets including the Christi ...
... About the Authors Laura Reynolds is a staff researcher with the food and agriculture program at the Worldwatch Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based environmental think tank. Laura has written extensively for the Worldwatch website, and her work has been published in news outlets including the Christi ...
D1.1 Check and Reflect - Hilltop Jr/Sr High School
... The albedo of an area that is covered with snow will be higher than that of an area covered with dark soil. Solar energy absorbed by Earth’s surface is eventually re-emitted and radiated into space as thermal energy. Some students may include the percent contributions to the net radiation budget: 64 ...
... The albedo of an area that is covered with snow will be higher than that of an area covered with dark soil. Solar energy absorbed by Earth’s surface is eventually re-emitted and radiated into space as thermal energy. Some students may include the percent contributions to the net radiation budget: 64 ...
Climate change: hydrological impact studies
... snowmelt. Lateral processes that may be included are surface runoff, subsurface flow and streamflow routing. Model parameters and inputs are usually spatially explicit, but sometimes are lumped over smaller subcatchments that are assumed to be homogeneous. When compared to water balance models, the ...
... snowmelt. Lateral processes that may be included are surface runoff, subsurface flow and streamflow routing. Model parameters and inputs are usually spatially explicit, but sometimes are lumped over smaller subcatchments that are assumed to be homogeneous. When compared to water balance models, the ...
February 9 NGO Presentations - Task Force on Climate
... longer-term costs of climate change, to feed into markets and inform decision-making and policyformulation by institutions. If achieved, it will lead to better-informed and more sustainable long-term investment, for the benefit of society.” ...
... longer-term costs of climate change, to feed into markets and inform decision-making and policyformulation by institutions. If achieved, it will lead to better-informed and more sustainable long-term investment, for the benefit of society.” ...
transcript - Holland America Line
... PAUL: This is one of the few places on Earth were glaciers are advancing. Even only a few glaciers are remaining stable. Evidently that's because on Mount Fairweather thee is a hundred and fifty feet of snow a year. Is that right? PATRICK: Yes, when we look at the Fairweather range that a number of ...
... PAUL: This is one of the few places on Earth were glaciers are advancing. Even only a few glaciers are remaining stable. Evidently that's because on Mount Fairweather thee is a hundred and fifty feet of snow a year. Is that right? PATRICK: Yes, when we look at the Fairweather range that a number of ...
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... executive and part of the legislature, represented by the Governor General. The Prime Minister is head of Government and the legislature, which consists of the bicameral Parliament (Senate – 13 seats, 10 members appointed by the Government; House of Representatives – 15 seats, elected by popular vot ...
... executive and part of the legislature, represented by the Governor General. The Prime Minister is head of Government and the legislature, which consists of the bicameral Parliament (Senate – 13 seats, 10 members appointed by the Government; House of Representatives – 15 seats, elected by popular vot ...
2012 Gulf Coast Climate Change Survey
... change, including perceptions of changes in their local climate, individual adaptation, and local government response. Situated in communities grappling with often severe weather events (e.g., hurricanes, droughts, and flooding) as well as long-term issues like coastal wetlands loss and erosion, the ...
... change, including perceptions of changes in their local climate, individual adaptation, and local government response. Situated in communities grappling with often severe weather events (e.g., hurricanes, droughts, and flooding) as well as long-term issues like coastal wetlands loss and erosion, the ...
NPS SWAN report - UAF SNAP - University of Alaska Fairbanks
... parklands to administer, Alaska park managers need to better understand possible climate change trends in order to better manage Arctic, subarctic, and coastal ecosystems and human uses of these areas. National Park Service (NPS) managers have been exploring scenario planning as an alternative appro ...
... parklands to administer, Alaska park managers need to better understand possible climate change trends in order to better manage Arctic, subarctic, and coastal ecosystems and human uses of these areas. National Park Service (NPS) managers have been exploring scenario planning as an alternative appro ...
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... and climate data of 26 Chinese provinces, which covers the time period 1996-2005, has been constructed. In particular, the provincial fishery data provide information on the total weight of fish farm output, the number of fishery boats as well as of laborers, the number of fry stocked and the size o ...
... and climate data of 26 Chinese provinces, which covers the time period 1996-2005, has been constructed. In particular, the provincial fishery data provide information on the total weight of fish farm output, the number of fishery boats as well as of laborers, the number of fry stocked and the size o ...
How much heat can sport handle?
... There have been some changes in sports facilities. The Melbourne Park precinct, where the Australian Open is held, will soon have three arenas with retractable roofs to shade courts and seating areas. ...
... There have been some changes in sports facilities. The Melbourne Park precinct, where the Australian Open is held, will soon have three arenas with retractable roofs to shade courts and seating areas. ...
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... weather conditions affect crop growth, crop growth models are typically complex and require extensive, detailed information (Walker, 1989), which makes them less applicable in studies with large spatial scales. Compared with crop growth models, regression models have fewer data demands (Horie, Yajim ...
... weather conditions affect crop growth, crop growth models are typically complex and require extensive, detailed information (Walker, 1989), which makes them less applicable in studies with large spatial scales. Compared with crop growth models, regression models have fewer data demands (Horie, Yajim ...
Global Health, Climate Change and the Environment
... social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity (WHO 1946). This definition can be extended further to acknowledge that social well-being includes sociopolitical status and safeguarding of human rights (Agamben 1998). In addressing human health we therefore need to move beyond j ...
... social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity (WHO 1946). This definition can be extended further to acknowledge that social well-being includes sociopolitical status and safeguarding of human rights (Agamben 1998). In addressing human health we therefore need to move beyond j ...
Health: The Human Face of Climate Change, Perspective and
... the atmosphere remained relatively stable, as did Earth's temperature. But as the industrial revolution in the 20th century accelerated growth in population, economic activity, technology and pollution, human activities began to alter the planet’s life-support systems. The scale and permanence of th ...
... the atmosphere remained relatively stable, as did Earth's temperature. But as the industrial revolution in the 20th century accelerated growth in population, economic activity, technology and pollution, human activities began to alter the planet’s life-support systems. The scale and permanence of th ...
Impacts of climate change at high latitudes on terrestrial plants and
... pollutants such as Noxs have increased as a result of human activities and they are still increasing. As global temperature and concentrations of atmospheric CO^ and methane have been positively correlated for some 180 000 years (Watson et al. 1990), it is likely that global temperatures will increa ...
... pollutants such as Noxs have increased as a result of human activities and they are still increasing. As global temperature and concentrations of atmospheric CO^ and methane have been positively correlated for some 180 000 years (Watson et al. 1990), it is likely that global temperatures will increa ...
Protecting Cultural Heritage and Adapting to Climate Change
... sustainable planning and adaptation to climate change. Using the concept of indigenous blue infrastructure, the aim is to present and raise questions concerning contemporary planning and stormwater management of the urban core, and the consequent flooding incidents in the surrounding countryside. ...
... sustainable planning and adaptation to climate change. Using the concept of indigenous blue infrastructure, the aim is to present and raise questions concerning contemporary planning and stormwater management of the urban core, and the consequent flooding incidents in the surrounding countryside. ...
Is the ice burning?
... out toward the margin forced by gravity. A healthy glacier has slightly more than half of its area above the equilibrium line. If this is not the case the glacier will adapt to the new situation, but if the equilibrium line is very high or entirely above the glacier, no snow is accumulated on its su ...
... out toward the margin forced by gravity. A healthy glacier has slightly more than half of its area above the equilibrium line. If this is not the case the glacier will adapt to the new situation, but if the equilibrium line is very high or entirely above the glacier, no snow is accumulated on its su ...
Removing Climate Change as a Barrier to Economic Progress
... climate effects; scientists hold different views about the extent of change and its likely impacts. The average of the expectations is for severe, probably catastrophic damage. But the fact that there is uncertainty about the extent of the effects challenges the capacities for analysis of the human ...
... climate effects; scientists hold different views about the extent of change and its likely impacts. The average of the expectations is for severe, probably catastrophic damage. But the fact that there is uncertainty about the extent of the effects challenges the capacities for analysis of the human ...
Science Communication - Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program
... reflected scientific consensus. By 2010, Block (2010) noted that most journalists had stopped covering climate change as a scientific controversy. How do journalists perceive this shift? A number of previous studies have examined climate change coverage through content analyses of U.S. newspapers (e ...
... reflected scientific consensus. By 2010, Block (2010) noted that most journalists had stopped covering climate change as a scientific controversy. How do journalists perceive this shift? A number of previous studies have examined climate change coverage through content analyses of U.S. newspapers (e ...
(2012), Global warming preceded by increasing carbon dioxide
... sheets. Each hemispheric stack also shows a two-step warming as seen in the global stack and the CO2 record (Fig. 4a). Otherwise, the hemispheric stacks differ in two main ways. First, lag correlations suggest that whereas Southern Hemisphere temperature probably leads CO2, consistent with the Antar ...
... sheets. Each hemispheric stack also shows a two-step warming as seen in the global stack and the CO2 record (Fig. 4a). Otherwise, the hemispheric stacks differ in two main ways. First, lag correlations suggest that whereas Southern Hemisphere temperature probably leads CO2, consistent with the Antar ...
The sensitivity of mountain snowpack accumulation to climate warming
... for given uniform (horizontally and vertically) and constant impinging flow. The model assumes stable stratification and saturated conditions. It solves linearized equations of motion for flow over topography to represent the pattern of ascent responsible for the generation of orographic clouds. It ...
... for given uniform (horizontally and vertically) and constant impinging flow. The model assumes stable stratification and saturated conditions. It solves linearized equations of motion for flow over topography to represent the pattern of ascent responsible for the generation of orographic clouds. It ...
Greenhouse Gas Removal
... negative emissions, but a number of direct effects associated with the techniques will almost certainly reduce their negative emissions (see below).3,31 Developing Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) for fossil fuel power stations is regarded as a necessary stage for BECCS to be viable, so delays to ...
... negative emissions, but a number of direct effects associated with the techniques will almost certainly reduce their negative emissions (see below).3,31 Developing Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) for fossil fuel power stations is regarded as a necessary stage for BECCS to be viable, so delays to ...
Polar Lows - Hans von Storch
... 1) Long term trends in CCLM and in „best track“ markedly different. 2) In CCLM, some intensification mainly since about 1980. 3) In JMA-„best track“, mainly weakening since about 1980. ...
... 1) Long term trends in CCLM and in „best track“ markedly different. 2) In CCLM, some intensification mainly since about 1980. 3) In JMA-„best track“, mainly weakening since about 1980. ...
IMPACT OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY ON COFFEE PRODUCTION
... Worldwide, climate change and variability have been raising concerns about potential changes to crop yields and production systems. The present study focuses on the effects of climate variability on coffee production among smallholder farmers in highland zone of Kigoma district western part of Tanza ...
... Worldwide, climate change and variability have been raising concerns about potential changes to crop yields and production systems. The present study focuses on the effects of climate variability on coffee production among smallholder farmers in highland zone of Kigoma district western part of Tanza ...
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).