Chapter 19 Climate Change Effects on Watershed Processes in
... Trends in annual precipitation across British Columbia for the 00-, 50-, and 30-year periods are variable both spatially and through trend periods, as compared to temperature trends (Table 9.; Figure 9.2). In general, average annual precipitation has increased (.4 mm/month per decade) over the ...
... Trends in annual precipitation across British Columbia for the 00-, 50-, and 30-year periods are variable both spatially and through trend periods, as compared to temperature trends (Table 9.; Figure 9.2). In general, average annual precipitation has increased (.4 mm/month per decade) over the ...
Preparing BC for Climate Migration
... investments. However, within wealthy countries, it is typically the poorest people who have the least capacity to respond to extreme weather — for instance, they have a limited ability to pay higher cooling bills during summer heat waves and the fewest resources to rebuild after storms and floods. D ...
... investments. However, within wealthy countries, it is typically the poorest people who have the least capacity to respond to extreme weather — for instance, they have a limited ability to pay higher cooling bills during summer heat waves and the fewest resources to rebuild after storms and floods. D ...
Is it Ethical to Use a Single Probability Density Function?
... knowing one’s ultimate goal provides little information about which of the available next steps is most promising. We must therefore make choices between different non-ideal options. Sen claims transcendental agreement is not necessary because people with diverse views and highly imperfect knowledge ...
... knowing one’s ultimate goal provides little information about which of the available next steps is most promising. We must therefore make choices between different non-ideal options. Sen claims transcendental agreement is not necessary because people with diverse views and highly imperfect knowledge ...
Building a Climate Resilient Victoria
... The Strategic Bushfire Management Plan for the Alpine & North East will identify and prioritise areas at risk of fire and assist development of fuel treatment plans to reduce these risks. The plan will be subject to ongoing implementation and evaluation, using the ISO 31000 model of risk management. ...
... The Strategic Bushfire Management Plan for the Alpine & North East will identify and prioritise areas at risk of fire and assist development of fuel treatment plans to reduce these risks. The plan will be subject to ongoing implementation and evaluation, using the ISO 31000 model of risk management. ...
... adaptive strategies that are eventually employed depends on the associated costs, and the relative effectiveness of those strategies will have to be determined on a case-by-case basis, based on studies of individual facilities and system-wide considerations. Despite revealing a number of areas worth ...
Proposed table of contents - Energy: Renewable Generation
... Many of the renewable technologies are inherently dependent on climate factors; that is, their power output is directly related to a specific climate variable. For example, wind power production is almost entirely dictated by wind speed. The bioenergy technologies are slightly different, as they oft ...
... Many of the renewable technologies are inherently dependent on climate factors; that is, their power output is directly related to a specific climate variable. For example, wind power production is almost entirely dictated by wind speed. The bioenergy technologies are slightly different, as they oft ...
Adaptation to climate change in Israel
... Israel’s water sector is expected to be highly affected by climate change. Reduced rainfall and increased extreme weather events are likely to increase flooding and surface runoff as well as to reduce water recharge. While desalination and advanced wastewater treatment for agricultural reuse are hel ...
... Israel’s water sector is expected to be highly affected by climate change. Reduced rainfall and increased extreme weather events are likely to increase flooding and surface runoff as well as to reduce water recharge. While desalination and advanced wastewater treatment for agricultural reuse are hel ...
2nd Joint International Workshop – June 21st 2004
... established at RIZA – the Department for Spatial Planning and Water Management. Water is divided into a two-tiered system in the Netherlands – national waters (rivers and lakes) and regional water bodies. RIZA is responsible for providing advice on the policy and implementation of national waters. R ...
... established at RIZA – the Department for Spatial Planning and Water Management. Water is divided into a two-tiered system in the Netherlands – national waters (rivers and lakes) and regional water bodies. RIZA is responsible for providing advice on the policy and implementation of national waters. R ...
Contending Modes of Climate Change Knowledge
... environmental movements that, in the course of the 1970s, became significant political actors, in several northwestern European countries, as well as in North America. In political campaigns directed against various kinds of air and water pollution, chemicals in food and agriculture, and especially ...
... environmental movements that, in the course of the 1970s, became significant political actors, in several northwestern European countries, as well as in North America. In political campaigns directed against various kinds of air and water pollution, chemicals in food and agriculture, and especially ...
Reports of Phase 2 Activity, January 2005
... The first explicit risk management responses for adaptation to climate change in south-west Western Australia were taken, in 1988, by water managers who based forward planning on a scenario of gradual decline in rainfall from 1970 to 2040 caused by global warming from the Enhanced Greenhouse Effect. ...
... The first explicit risk management responses for adaptation to climate change in south-west Western Australia were taken, in 1988, by water managers who based forward planning on a scenario of gradual decline in rainfall from 1970 to 2040 caused by global warming from the Enhanced Greenhouse Effect. ...
Assessment of climate change impact on hydrological extremes in
... river catchment and the period 1986–1990 for validation. Similarly, the period 1992–1995 was used for calibration of Lake Tana catchment and the period 1996–1998 for validation. It would have been better to use similar periods, however, it was not possible due to data unavailability. The input rainf ...
... river catchment and the period 1986–1990 for validation. Similarly, the period 1992–1995 was used for calibration of Lake Tana catchment and the period 1996–1998 for validation. It would have been better to use similar periods, however, it was not possible due to data unavailability. The input rainf ...
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... reduce agricultural output. Not completely in line with the previous studies, Welch et al. (2010) estimate for Asian countries that higher minimum temperature reduces yields, whereas higher maximum temperature increases yields. As regards precipitations, Levine and Yang (2014) find using a panel of ...
... reduce agricultural output. Not completely in line with the previous studies, Welch et al. (2010) estimate for Asian countries that higher minimum temperature reduces yields, whereas higher maximum temperature increases yields. As regards precipitations, Levine and Yang (2014) find using a panel of ...
For Peer Review - Climate Access
... uncertainty, but it is one of complexity nevertheless. As a result, as McKiea and Galloway point out, public responses may ‘be built as much upon values and emotion – such as a suspicion that the planet cannot carbon-tax its way out of trouble – as on science, which in turn may be shaped by its own ...
... uncertainty, but it is one of complexity nevertheless. As a result, as McKiea and Galloway point out, public responses may ‘be built as much upon values and emotion – such as a suspicion that the planet cannot carbon-tax its way out of trouble – as on science, which in turn may be shaped by its own ...
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... and it was concluded that linear trends in every case had lower relative standard error than exponential trends, so linear changes were interpreted. Despite the fact that significant declining tendency was expected, the annual data does not show any modification in the tendency or variability, but o ...
... and it was concluded that linear trends in every case had lower relative standard error than exponential trends, so linear changes were interpreted. Despite the fact that significant declining tendency was expected, the annual data does not show any modification in the tendency or variability, but o ...
... intertidal habitats varies along a latitudinal gradient, and we provide evidence that body temperatures do not increase monotonically with decreasing latitude. We focus on the intertidal mussel Mytilus californianus, an abundant and widely distributed species that is a competitive dominant in the in ...
Understanding Long-Term Climate Changes for Kansas City, Missouri
... December of 2015, would put the world on a path closer to A1B, and the agreement to limit warming to +2C (+3.4°F) would be below A1B. This discussion serves to underscore one of the major sources of uncertainty in climate projections, the rate at which GHG (especially from fossil fuels) will be emit ...
... December of 2015, would put the world on a path closer to A1B, and the agreement to limit warming to +2C (+3.4°F) would be below A1B. This discussion serves to underscore one of the major sources of uncertainty in climate projections, the rate at which GHG (especially from fossil fuels) will be emit ...
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Framework for
... Worldwide industrial development has caused greenhouse gases to be released into the atmosphere in great volumes. Changes in land use have occurred with increasing surfaces being cleared for urban and agricultural development. Concurrently, substantial increases in air temperature have been observed ...
... Worldwide industrial development has caused greenhouse gases to be released into the atmosphere in great volumes. Changes in land use have occurred with increasing surfaces being cleared for urban and agricultural development. Concurrently, substantial increases in air temperature have been observed ...
T - Climate Investment Funds
... yearly in the impact of climate extreme events on the Jamaican economy (Table 1). But it is also true when the climate change is more gradual i.e. over decades or longer. There is strong scientific evidence to suggest that Jamaica’s climate has changed in the recent past. There is equally strong sci ...
... yearly in the impact of climate extreme events on the Jamaican economy (Table 1). But it is also true when the climate change is more gradual i.e. over decades or longer. There is strong scientific evidence to suggest that Jamaica’s climate has changed in the recent past. There is equally strong sci ...
Greenhouse warming by nitrous oxide and methane in the
... allowed fCH4 to vary from its present value of 1.6 ppmv up to a maximum of 100 ppmv, while holding N2O and CO2 constant at their present concentrations, 0.3 and 320 ppmv, respectively. We used 320 ppmv of CO2 to remain consistent with Pavlov et al. (2003). Calculations were performed for two differe ...
... allowed fCH4 to vary from its present value of 1.6 ppmv up to a maximum of 100 ppmv, while holding N2O and CO2 constant at their present concentrations, 0.3 and 320 ppmv, respectively. We used 320 ppmv of CO2 to remain consistent with Pavlov et al. (2003). Calculations were performed for two differe ...
Artificial neural networks and multiple linear regression model using
... construction of an ANN is achieved by providing a stimulus to the neuronal model, calculating the output, and adjusting the weights until the desired output is achieved. An entry is submitted to the ANN along with a desired target, a defined response for the output (when this is the case, the traini ...
... construction of an ANN is achieved by providing a stimulus to the neuronal model, calculating the output, and adjusting the weights until the desired output is achieved. An entry is submitted to the ANN along with a desired target, a defined response for the output (when this is the case, the traini ...
lecture25 - The University of Arizona Department of Atmospheric
... Survey question: Which of the following statements best describes your opinion on anthropogenic climate change, or global warming? A) I believe it is currently happening and I believe the projections that our climate will change for the worse in the future. B) I believe it is currently happening, b ...
... Survey question: Which of the following statements best describes your opinion on anthropogenic climate change, or global warming? A) I believe it is currently happening and I believe the projections that our climate will change for the worse in the future. B) I believe it is currently happening, b ...
Overall scientific concept with short-term and long
... change can be and is understood differently by the different participating disciplines. Within normative theory, for instance, qualitative change is often understood as a difference in kind rather than degree, for example, the difference between the type of claim agents may have to the satisfaction ...
... change can be and is understood differently by the different participating disciplines. Within normative theory, for instance, qualitative change is often understood as a difference in kind rather than degree, for example, the difference between the type of claim agents may have to the satisfaction ...
Future Climate Projections around Turkey by Global Climate Models
... As a large-scale feature, future precipitation in this region will decrease throughout the year. It is noted that future precipitation will significantly decrease over the Mediterranean and the surrounding region including Middle East in winter. A positive phase of North Atlantic Oscillation-like pa ...
... As a large-scale feature, future precipitation in this region will decrease throughout the year. It is noted that future precipitation will significantly decrease over the Mediterranean and the surrounding region including Middle East in winter. A positive phase of North Atlantic Oscillation-like pa ...
Field Project 4—Integration of Climate Information from Multiple
... In the first year, we will conduct field reconnaissance and ethnography for each region. We will establish a GIS database of settlements, hydrology, hazards and institutions to select clusters of communities to study more intensively, and we will obtain local histories of glacial movements and glaci ...
... In the first year, we will conduct field reconnaissance and ethnography for each region. We will establish a GIS database of settlements, hydrology, hazards and institutions to select clusters of communities to study more intensively, and we will obtain local histories of glacial movements and glaci ...
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).