2.2 Climate Change Impacts in Ghana
... through: (i) rising temperatures, (ii) declining rainfall totals and increased variability, (iii) rising sea levels and (iv) high incidence of weather extremes and disasters. The average annual temperature has increased 1°C in the last 30 years. Based on this data, the Minia et al. (2004) estimate t ...
... through: (i) rising temperatures, (ii) declining rainfall totals and increased variability, (iii) rising sea levels and (iv) high incidence of weather extremes and disasters. The average annual temperature has increased 1°C in the last 30 years. Based on this data, the Minia et al. (2004) estimate t ...
nullius in verba - The Global Warming Policy Foundation
... and Ralph Cicerone (President of the NAS) defended global warming concern by noting essentially that carbon dioxide (CO2) was increasing and that climate was changing. Of course, climate is always changing, and increasing CO2 must make some contribution, but none of this suggests anything alarming. ...
... and Ralph Cicerone (President of the NAS) defended global warming concern by noting essentially that carbon dioxide (CO2) was increasing and that climate was changing. Of course, climate is always changing, and increasing CO2 must make some contribution, but none of this suggests anything alarming. ...
Climate change adaptation strategies for marine turtles - Eco
... climate change, species biology and the social / cultural system, which means that some adaptation ideas could compound the negative effects of climate change, or inhibit adaptation to positive effects of climate change. What if we do nothing? Ultimately, we cannot as yet predict with any certainty ...
... climate change, species biology and the social / cultural system, which means that some adaptation ideas could compound the negative effects of climate change, or inhibit adaptation to positive effects of climate change. What if we do nothing? Ultimately, we cannot as yet predict with any certainty ...
SOCI30049 Environment and Society
... interactions with it. (It makes a difference whether we construe it primarily as a resource or as a source of risk, for example.) Such issues have been of longstanding interest to sociologists (although probably not as longstanding as you might guess). In recent years, however, the issue of climate ...
... interactions with it. (It makes a difference whether we construe it primarily as a resource or as a source of risk, for example.) Such issues have been of longstanding interest to sociologists (although probably not as longstanding as you might guess). In recent years, however, the issue of climate ...
An Initial Look at DoD`s Activities Toward Climate Change Resiliency
... change on the Department’s operations and functions. Implementing DoDD 4715.21, other Departmental guidance (for example, installation master planning or integrated natural resource management guidance) and any roadmaps will require leadership, resources, knowledge and information mechanisms to ensu ...
... change on the Department’s operations and functions. Implementing DoDD 4715.21, other Departmental guidance (for example, installation master planning or integrated natural resource management guidance) and any roadmaps will require leadership, resources, knowledge and information mechanisms to ensu ...
Effect of Global Warming and Climate Change on Coastal Zones
... before doing anything drastic and by the same token, sea gives us a good many years to protect our landmass from her transgression. As sea level rise accelerates due to global warming coastal India faces inundation. Although sea level rise is inevitable, the inundation of coastal India is not, and c ...
... before doing anything drastic and by the same token, sea gives us a good many years to protect our landmass from her transgression. As sea level rise accelerates due to global warming coastal India faces inundation. Although sea level rise is inevitable, the inundation of coastal India is not, and c ...
The power spectral density of atmospheric temperature from time
... The difference in the spectral behavior between continental and maritime stations at high frequencies can be interpreted in terms of the diffusion model presented above. The power spectrum of temperature variations in an air mass exchanging heat by one-dimensional stochastic diffusion is proportiona ...
... The difference in the spectral behavior between continental and maritime stations at high frequencies can be interpreted in terms of the diffusion model presented above. The power spectrum of temperature variations in an air mass exchanging heat by one-dimensional stochastic diffusion is proportiona ...
GCOS Switzerland
... paper describes the GCOS implementation in Switzerland and highlights some major achievements over the last few years. The Swiss GCOS Office was established at the Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss in February 2006, to coordinate all climate-relevant measurements in Switzerlan ...
... paper describes the GCOS implementation in Switzerland and highlights some major achievements over the last few years. The Swiss GCOS Office was established at the Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss in February 2006, to coordinate all climate-relevant measurements in Switzerlan ...
... distribution of the amount and timing of sea level rise, changes in extremes, regional patterns, and wave action. Special challenges of building and operating infrastructure in coastal and low-lying areas is a theme, with care to minimize overlap between the way this material is treated here, versus ...
Global Climate Change and the Risks to Coastal Areas from
... causes of global climate change. The Climate Change Science Program, which coordinates and integrates scientific research on climate change supported by thirteen U.S. federal departments and agencies, issued a report in 2004 in which it found that although temperature changes in North America from 1 ...
... causes of global climate change. The Climate Change Science Program, which coordinates and integrates scientific research on climate change supported by thirteen U.S. federal departments and agencies, issued a report in 2004 in which it found that although temperature changes in North America from 1 ...
Mass-media coverage, its influence on public awareness of climate
... One of main agendas at this meeting was carbon sinks. At the time, Japan’s carbon sink was expected to account for 3.7% of the 6% emissions reduction target in the first commitment period. Therefore, the outcome of this meeting was also given a large amount of attention. Even though International Pan ...
... One of main agendas at this meeting was carbon sinks. At the time, Japan’s carbon sink was expected to account for 3.7% of the 6% emissions reduction target in the first commitment period. Therefore, the outcome of this meeting was also given a large amount of attention. Even though International Pan ...
Agreeing on Robust Decisions
... 1. Many investment and policy decisions have long-term consequences. Infrastructure like power plants, roads, and dams often last for decades and need to be useful throughout their lifetimes. They will shape and be shaped by the future. These investments can shape development well beyond their lifet ...
... 1. Many investment and policy decisions have long-term consequences. Infrastructure like power plants, roads, and dams often last for decades and need to be useful throughout their lifetimes. They will shape and be shaped by the future. These investments can shape development well beyond their lifet ...
A district level assessment of vulnerability of
... consequences, it is developing countries like India, that face more adverse consequences. Globally, climate change is seen as a failure of market mechanisms, wherein polluters have not had to pay for the negative externalities4. Climate change projections made for India indicate an overall increase ...
... consequences, it is developing countries like India, that face more adverse consequences. Globally, climate change is seen as a failure of market mechanisms, wherein polluters have not had to pay for the negative externalities4. Climate change projections made for India indicate an overall increase ...
Exploring the Geologic Time Scale via Changes in Fossilized Horse
... 14 CHEWING ON CHANGE: Exploring the Evolution of Horses in Response to Climate Change ...
... 14 CHEWING ON CHANGE: Exploring the Evolution of Horses in Response to Climate Change ...
Don`t Kill Kyoto
... What is more there is a clear negotiating mandate to agree a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol – the only reason this has not happened is because of the reticence and foot dragging of developed countries. In the current political climate, there is no negotiating mandate or consensus for ...
... What is more there is a clear negotiating mandate to agree a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol – the only reason this has not happened is because of the reticence and foot dragging of developed countries. In the current political climate, there is no negotiating mandate or consensus for ...
Diving for science • Living highways • A history of UK coastal
... ‘The current way of doing this is tedious and inefficient,’ says Dr David Roberts, co-author of the paper, published in PeerJ Computer Science. ‘We hope that using machine learning will let law enforcement identify illegal ivory and build a case more quickly.’ Two former law-enforcement experts spen ...
... ‘The current way of doing this is tedious and inefficient,’ says Dr David Roberts, co-author of the paper, published in PeerJ Computer Science. ‘We hope that using machine learning will let law enforcement identify illegal ivory and build a case more quickly.’ Two former law-enforcement experts spen ...
a new report
... very sobering. Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are greater now than at any time in the past 650,000 years, and average global temperature has continued a steady rise. This rise presents the prospect of significant climate change, and while uncertainty exists and debate continues regarding the ...
... very sobering. Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are greater now than at any time in the past 650,000 years, and average global temperature has continued a steady rise. This rise presents the prospect of significant climate change, and while uncertainty exists and debate continues regarding the ...
COP22: Strengthening the world`s response to climate change
... International”), a Swiss entity. All rights reserved. The KPMG name and logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of KPMG International. CREATE | CRT072136F | November 2016 ...
... International”), a Swiss entity. All rights reserved. The KPMG name and logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of KPMG International. CREATE | CRT072136F | November 2016 ...
A simple object-oriented and open-source model for scientific and
... Model components are submodels that communicate with the coupler. From the coupler’s point of view, components are fully defined by their capabilities and dependencies. At model startup, before the run begins, components inform the coupler of their capabilities, i.e., what data they can provide to o ...
... Model components are submodels that communicate with the coupler. From the coupler’s point of view, components are fully defined by their capabilities and dependencies. At model startup, before the run begins, components inform the coupler of their capabilities, i.e., what data they can provide to o ...
National Security and the Threat of Climate Change
... very sobering. Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are greater now than at any time in the past 650,000 years, and average global temperature has continued a steady rise. This rise presents the prospect of significant climate change, and while uncertainty exists and debate continues regarding the ...
... very sobering. Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are greater now than at any time in the past 650,000 years, and average global temperature has continued a steady rise. This rise presents the prospect of significant climate change, and while uncertainty exists and debate continues regarding the ...
Disaster risk reduction or climate change adaptation: Are we
... (2004) for DRR is much broader and indicates the need to tackle fundamental challenges. The DRR definition also gives scope for integrating and including climate change as one factor amongst many, which may be contributing to increased community vulnerability. Instead, as Kelman and Gaillard (2008) ...
... (2004) for DRR is much broader and indicates the need to tackle fundamental challenges. The DRR definition also gives scope for integrating and including climate change as one factor amongst many, which may be contributing to increased community vulnerability. Instead, as Kelman and Gaillard (2008) ...
2014 Energy and Climate Outlook
... and other fixed installations by 1.74% every year. Our population projections are drawn from the UN’s 2012 Revision (UN, 2013) which projects a global population of 10.8 billion by the end of the century. In addition to the central emissions scenario, we include a short section where we speculate on ...
... and other fixed installations by 1.74% every year. Our population projections are drawn from the UN’s 2012 Revision (UN, 2013) which projects a global population of 10.8 billion by the end of the century. In addition to the central emissions scenario, we include a short section where we speculate on ...
6-4 Charting a Course for the Future
... a. a decrease in the amount of heat that reaches the surface. b. a decrease in the amount of UV radiation that reaches the surface. c. an increase in the amount of rainfall. d. an increase in the amount of UV radiation that reaches the surface. Slide 21 of 30 End Show Copyright Pearson Prentice Hall ...
... a. a decrease in the amount of heat that reaches the surface. b. a decrease in the amount of UV radiation that reaches the surface. c. an increase in the amount of rainfall. d. an increase in the amount of UV radiation that reaches the surface. Slide 21 of 30 End Show Copyright Pearson Prentice Hall ...
PowerPoint presentation (PPT file)
... characterized by relatively smaller uncertainties; Tier 3: Higher order methods involving detailed modeling and/or inventory measurement systems driven by data at a greater resolution that provide estimates with lower uncertainties than the previous two methods. ...
... characterized by relatively smaller uncertainties; Tier 3: Higher order methods involving detailed modeling and/or inventory measurement systems driven by data at a greater resolution that provide estimates with lower uncertainties than the previous two methods. ...
- Sierra Club
... quickly as possible and then all good things will flow from that. And that is what justifies privatization, deregulation, cuts to corporate taxes offset by cuts to public services — all of this is incompatible with what we need to do in the face of the climate crisis. We need to invest massively in ...
... quickly as possible and then all good things will flow from that. And that is what justifies privatization, deregulation, cuts to corporate taxes offset by cuts to public services — all of this is incompatible with what we need to do in the face of the climate crisis. We need to invest massively in ...
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).