Floods in the Sahel: an analysis of anomalies, Petra Tschakert
... the apocalyptic futures in “The Day after Tomorrow”? According to the Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC (Christiansen et al. 2007), extremely wet seasons, high intensity rainfall events, and associated flooding in West Africa are expected to increase by 20% over the next decades. Yet, it is still ...
... the apocalyptic futures in “The Day after Tomorrow”? According to the Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC (Christiansen et al. 2007), extremely wet seasons, high intensity rainfall events, and associated flooding in West Africa are expected to increase by 20% over the next decades. Yet, it is still ...
First Nations` Governance and Climate Change
... limitations if being contemplated to assist in addressing climate change. First, the environmental authorities tend to be project-focussed, that is they address the authority to develop or implement an environmental assessment process. While this is helpful, it does not allow for the consideration o ...
... limitations if being contemplated to assist in addressing climate change. First, the environmental authorities tend to be project-focussed, that is they address the authority to develop or implement an environmental assessment process. While this is helpful, it does not allow for the consideration o ...
Global Warming, The Hidden Dangers of Cell Phone Radiation, Acid
... The environment is made up of the earth, water, atmosphere and biosphere. We live within this natural environment and are an integral part of it. The twenty first century is a century of the scientific and technological progress. The achievements of the mankind in mechanization and automation of ind ...
... The environment is made up of the earth, water, atmosphere and biosphere. We live within this natural environment and are an integral part of it. The twenty first century is a century of the scientific and technological progress. The achievements of the mankind in mechanization and automation of ind ...
Barriers to Municipal Climate Adaptation: Examples From Coastal
... & Tomar, 2010); that is, cities adopting this approach use some projection of future climate and directly incorporate responses to those projections into key aspects of related government policies (Adger et al., 2007). This enables them to integrate their policies horizontally using mechanisms such ...
... & Tomar, 2010); that is, cities adopting this approach use some projection of future climate and directly incorporate responses to those projections into key aspects of related government policies (Adger et al., 2007). This enables them to integrate their policies horizontally using mechanisms such ...
Tajikistan
... significantly rise during floods in the Vakhsh, Pyanj and Obihingou rivers. Water level in flood season on the rivers Vakhsh, Pyanj and Obihingou can raise significantly. The last decade appeared to be the warmest for the last 150 years at the global scale, and surface air temperature of our planet ...
... significantly rise during floods in the Vakhsh, Pyanj and Obihingou rivers. Water level in flood season on the rivers Vakhsh, Pyanj and Obihingou can raise significantly. The last decade appeared to be the warmest for the last 150 years at the global scale, and surface air temperature of our planet ...
Introduction: How Can Behavior Analysts Help Save the Planet
... In 2010, The Behavior Analyst printed a special section in the fall issue that featured articles offering behavioral solutions to climate change. The topics presented included everything from recycling to procrastination management to cooperation (Heward & Chance, 2010). The response was so positive ...
... In 2010, The Behavior Analyst printed a special section in the fall issue that featured articles offering behavioral solutions to climate change. The topics presented included everything from recycling to procrastination management to cooperation (Heward & Chance, 2010). The response was so positive ...
- Wiley Online Library
... 1546 A . M . A . F R A N C O et al. that they are retreating at their low latitude/elevation range margins (Walther et al., 2002; Parmesan & Yohe, 2003; Root et al., 2005). If species are not going extinct at the low-latitude and/or low elevation margins of their distributions, where the climate wo ...
... 1546 A . M . A . F R A N C O et al. that they are retreating at their low latitude/elevation range margins (Walther et al., 2002; Parmesan & Yohe, 2003; Root et al., 2005). If species are not going extinct at the low-latitude and/or low elevation margins of their distributions, where the climate wo ...
- Central Tibetan Administration
... The Tibetan Plateau’s seasonal heating during summer and spring plays a principal role in determining the large-scale air circulation in summer. The ground freezing and thawing of the Tibetan Plateau has a significant influence on atmospheric circulation. The heating of the Tibetan Plateau is one of ...
... The Tibetan Plateau’s seasonal heating during summer and spring plays a principal role in determining the large-scale air circulation in summer. The ground freezing and thawing of the Tibetan Plateau has a significant influence on atmospheric circulation. The heating of the Tibetan Plateau is one of ...
Four Case Studies in the United States
... Foreword Eileen Claussen, President, Pew Center on Global Climate Change In 2007, the science of climate change achieved an unfortunate milestone: the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reached a consensus position that human-induced global warming is already causing physical and biological ...
... Foreword Eileen Claussen, President, Pew Center on Global Climate Change In 2007, the science of climate change achieved an unfortunate milestone: the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reached a consensus position that human-induced global warming is already causing physical and biological ...
Environmental Threats in Cold Deserts
... desertification that is fast depleting the little vegetation and rendering large tracts of land barren and vulnerable to enhanced erosion. Thinning ice caps and receding glaciers – impacts of global warming on the Himalayan ecosystem – have caused streams to diminish and springs to dry up, and a red ...
... desertification that is fast depleting the little vegetation and rendering large tracts of land barren and vulnerable to enhanced erosion. Thinning ice caps and receding glaciers – impacts of global warming on the Himalayan ecosystem – have caused streams to diminish and springs to dry up, and a red ...
Last Updated 4/7/2017 Book Chapters Andresen, J., G
... Gramig, B.M., E.M. Sajeev, Andresen, J., E. Takle, S. Patton, D. Niyogi, and L. Biehl. 2015. “Farm-Scale Integrated Assessment to Identify Profit-Maximizing Adaptations to Climate Change in the Corn Belt.” ASABE 1st Climate Change Symposium, Chicago, IL. Gramig, B.M., E.M. Sajeev, P. Preckel, and O. ...
... Gramig, B.M., E.M. Sajeev, Andresen, J., E. Takle, S. Patton, D. Niyogi, and L. Biehl. 2015. “Farm-Scale Integrated Assessment to Identify Profit-Maximizing Adaptations to Climate Change in the Corn Belt.” ASABE 1st Climate Change Symposium, Chicago, IL. Gramig, B.M., E.M. Sajeev, P. Preckel, and O. ...
Climate change and the demise of Minoan civilization
... the drier belt. For the area of Crete we find that the fractional change of precipitation between El Nino and La Nina years to be around 10%. This result, as well as the correlation structure in Fig. 2, is consistent with results using instrumental rainfall station data in the period 1880–1980 (Frae ...
... the drier belt. For the area of Crete we find that the fractional change of precipitation between El Nino and La Nina years to be around 10%. This result, as well as the correlation structure in Fig. 2, is consistent with results using instrumental rainfall station data in the period 1880–1980 (Frae ...
Research paper: Improving Communication of Uncertainty in the
... minimize problems associated with misinterpretation of numerical probabilities (e.g., Budescu & Wallsten, 1995; Fox & Irwin, 1998; Lipkus, 2007). Because verbal probability descriptors are vague and elastic, they are consistent with wide ranges of numerical probabilities (e.g., Wallsten, Budescu, Ra ...
... minimize problems associated with misinterpretation of numerical probabilities (e.g., Budescu & Wallsten, 1995; Fox & Irwin, 1998; Lipkus, 2007). Because verbal probability descriptors are vague and elastic, they are consistent with wide ranges of numerical probabilities (e.g., Wallsten, Budescu, Ra ...
It`s a Matter of Trust: American Judgments of the
... inquiry to one of personal belief, ultimately trivializing the subject for many Americans. One could also argue the opposite, namely that the media’s treatment of climate change and the use of opinion polls to measure climate engagement simply reflect the fact that many Americans naturally construe c ...
... inquiry to one of personal belief, ultimately trivializing the subject for many Americans. One could also argue the opposite, namely that the media’s treatment of climate change and the use of opinion polls to measure climate engagement simply reflect the fact that many Americans naturally construe c ...
REVIEW - Integrative Biology - University of California, Berkeley
... Causes: Onset of alternating glacial and interglacial episodes; repeated marine transgressions and regressions; uplift and weathering of the Appalachians affecting atmospheric and ocean chemistry; sequestration of CO2. Devonian93,96–100: Ending ∼359 Ma; in 29–2 Ma lost 35% of genera, est. 75% of spe ...
... Causes: Onset of alternating glacial and interglacial episodes; repeated marine transgressions and regressions; uplift and weathering of the Appalachians affecting atmospheric and ocean chemistry; sequestration of CO2. Devonian93,96–100: Ending ∼359 Ma; in 29–2 Ma lost 35% of genera, est. 75% of spe ...
The role of unstated mistrust and disparities in scientifi c capacity
... Eagerness to advance protection of the global environment has resulted in unprecedented, broad-based and steadfast efforts to produce scientific assessments. The basic premise is that objective assessments of the threats posed by human-induced climate change are a prerequisite to successful internat ...
... Eagerness to advance protection of the global environment has resulted in unprecedented, broad-based and steadfast efforts to produce scientific assessments. The basic premise is that objective assessments of the threats posed by human-induced climate change are a prerequisite to successful internat ...
Quantifying Vulnerability to Climate Change: Implications for
... Although the patterns displayed in Figures 1 and 2 are certainly consistent with climate change, there are other possible explanations. The first is better coverage of extreme weather events, as registration of local weather disasters has improved. The second possible explanation is population grow ...
... Although the patterns displayed in Figures 1 and 2 are certainly consistent with climate change, there are other possible explanations. The first is better coverage of extreme weather events, as registration of local weather disasters has improved. The second possible explanation is population grow ...
Climate change - Time to act
... The global energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy must succeed. It is equally clear that the global climate goals can only be achieved if there is a global transition as regards transport, with new approaches to mobility and urban development being pursued. Forest protect ...
... The global energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy must succeed. It is equally clear that the global climate goals can only be achieved if there is a global transition as regards transport, with new approaches to mobility and urban development being pursued. Forest protect ...
Natural capital risk
... agreed is certain, is increased warming. In regions that may also experience decreased precipitation, warming will increase the likelihood of wild-land fires and agricultural drought, which feed back into climate change. ...
... agreed is certain, is increased warming. In regions that may also experience decreased precipitation, warming will increase the likelihood of wild-land fires and agricultural drought, which feed back into climate change. ...
Thematic Sub-Priority 1.1.6.3 Global Change and Ecosystems
... frequency of droughts. Models for predicting climatic change and its impacts need to be further developed. Uncertainties in the predictions, in particular those linked to earth system processes, should be quantified, as should the limits of predictability of climate. Topic for up to one Network of E ...
... frequency of droughts. Models for predicting climatic change and its impacts need to be further developed. Uncertainties in the predictions, in particular those linked to earth system processes, should be quantified, as should the limits of predictability of climate. Topic for up to one Network of E ...
Sea Level Change - Imperial College London
... why sea level is changing is, thus, of key importance to society. How much is sea level changing? Regular recordings of tide gauges in ports across the world have allowed measurements of global sea level spanning at least 150 years. Through time the accuracy of such measurements has improved, and th ...
... why sea level is changing is, thus, of key importance to society. How much is sea level changing? Regular recordings of tide gauges in ports across the world have allowed measurements of global sea level spanning at least 150 years. Through time the accuracy of such measurements has improved, and th ...
Bellingham Climate Adaptation Plan - Bellingham
... Global sea levels have risen 1.0 – 2.5mm annually over the past century, and models predict this rate of rise to increase to 2.0-8.6mm annually by 2100 (IPCC, 2007). Models vary, but by 2100, sea levels in Puget Sound have potential to rise by as much as 50 inches (Mote, et al., 2008). This will hav ...
... Global sea levels have risen 1.0 – 2.5mm annually over the past century, and models predict this rate of rise to increase to 2.0-8.6mm annually by 2100 (IPCC, 2007). Models vary, but by 2100, sea levels in Puget Sound have potential to rise by as much as 50 inches (Mote, et al., 2008). This will hav ...
Working Paper 9: Climate Change as a Threat Multiplier for Human
... underestimated both causes and effects. Although uncertainty and unpredictability remain, the scientific basis of climate change is now well established. It suggests that change is happening more quickly than previously estimated and no longer can be framed as a distant threat.3 The past three decad ...
... underestimated both causes and effects. Although uncertainty and unpredictability remain, the scientific basis of climate change is now well established. It suggests that change is happening more quickly than previously estimated and no longer can be framed as a distant threat.3 The past three decad ...
DOC version - New Zealand climate change information
... About the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill Fiordland Marine Management Act Marine pollution regulations Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary About the sanctuary Videos Photos Marine pages for kids New Zealand’s ocean environment The importance of oceans to New Zealand The effects of human imp ...
... About the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill Fiordland Marine Management Act Marine pollution regulations Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary About the sanctuary Videos Photos Marine pages for kids New Zealand’s ocean environment The importance of oceans to New Zealand The effects of human imp ...
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).