Diploma Program: Integrated Community Based Adaptation, DRR
... CSDi is announcing the May launch of a diploma program of online field courses integrating community-based adaptation to climate change, disaster risk reduction, and rural development. These courses begin by introducing basic climate change concepts, participatory disaster preparedness, and mainstre ...
... CSDi is announcing the May launch of a diploma program of online field courses integrating community-based adaptation to climate change, disaster risk reduction, and rural development. These courses begin by introducing basic climate change concepts, participatory disaster preparedness, and mainstre ...
Impact of Climate Change on Pavement Performance: Preliminary Lessons Learned through the Infrastructure and Climate Network (ICNet). Climate Effects on Pavement and Geotechnical Infrastructure.
... New England has already experienced increases in annual and seasonal temperatures and changes to hydrologic processes (for information and publications, see www.climatechoices.org/northeast). These changes are expected to accelerate into the future as human emissions of carbon dioxide and other heat ...
... New England has already experienced increases in annual and seasonal temperatures and changes to hydrologic processes (for information and publications, see www.climatechoices.org/northeast). These changes are expected to accelerate into the future as human emissions of carbon dioxide and other heat ...
Teaching Notes: Impacts of Global Climate Change on Tribes in
... This case was also designed as a ‘clicker’ case, to be used in conjunction with an interruptedlecture format, or an interrupted-workshop format. The clickers allow students to select responses from an array presented them, and to electronically record their responses. The clicker software allows the ...
... This case was also designed as a ‘clicker’ case, to be used in conjunction with an interruptedlecture format, or an interrupted-workshop format. The clickers allow students to select responses from an array presented them, and to electronically record their responses. The clicker software allows the ...
Climate Models for the Layman - The Global Warming Policy
... and land into a three-dimensional grid system (see Figure 1). The equations are then calculated for each cell in the grid – repeatedly for each of the time steps that make up the simulation period.1 The number of cells in the grid system determines the model ‘resolution’ (or granularity), whereby ea ...
... and land into a three-dimensional grid system (see Figure 1). The equations are then calculated for each cell in the grid – repeatedly for each of the time steps that make up the simulation period.1 The number of cells in the grid system determines the model ‘resolution’ (or granularity), whereby ea ...
Resiliency to climate change Cleantech's other value proposition
... threat of climate change. PwC's research shows that keeping global temperatures from rising above 2°C by 2050 would require at least a 5.1% reduction in global carbon intensity per year for the next 37 years -- quite a jump from the 0.8% a year average decrease of the last 10 years. 1 As PwC’s own r ...
... threat of climate change. PwC's research shows that keeping global temperatures from rising above 2°C by 2050 would require at least a 5.1% reduction in global carbon intensity per year for the next 37 years -- quite a jump from the 0.8% a year average decrease of the last 10 years. 1 As PwC’s own r ...
12. Climate Change Rohan Nelson
... Source: Back of the envelope estimate – proportions are similar for Australia ...
... Source: Back of the envelope estimate – proportions are similar for Australia ...
Developing a risk management ethic in decision making
... 1. That all Parties to the UNFCCC should work with an increased sense of urgency and purpose towards arriving at an ambitious and comprehensive agreement at the COP 15 in Copenhagen in 2009 which provides for: long-term stabilisation of atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations at levels which will ...
... 1. That all Parties to the UNFCCC should work with an increased sense of urgency and purpose towards arriving at an ambitious and comprehensive agreement at the COP 15 in Copenhagen in 2009 which provides for: long-term stabilisation of atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations at levels which will ...
How California`s Climate Shapes Water Resources
... In other words, increased evaporation and snow loss due to warming outpace any increases in incoming moisture, leading to overall drying. Overall drying occurs even in RCP 4.5, the “mitigation” scenario. This result points to the likelihood of more severe future droughts and fire seasons, similar to ...
... In other words, increased evaporation and snow loss due to warming outpace any increases in incoming moisture, leading to overall drying. Overall drying occurs even in RCP 4.5, the “mitigation” scenario. This result points to the likelihood of more severe future droughts and fire seasons, similar to ...
Model United Nations Climate Conference - FN
... greenhouse gases (drivhusgasser) stay for a long time in the atmosphere, meaning that emissions (udledninger) anywhere on the globe affect the whole world. Human emissions of greenhouse gases are primarily created by the production and use of energy by individuals, businesses, governments and from a ...
... greenhouse gases (drivhusgasser) stay for a long time in the atmosphere, meaning that emissions (udledninger) anywhere on the globe affect the whole world. Human emissions of greenhouse gases are primarily created by the production and use of energy by individuals, businesses, governments and from a ...
Petition for Reconsideration of Endangerment Finding FINAL
... but not exclusively including the so-called Clean Power Plan, 40 C.F.R. at 64662, et seq. – seek to replace current electricity generation sources primarily based on fossil fuels like coal and natural gas with so-called “renewables,” principally wind turbines and solar panels. Replacement of fossil ...
... but not exclusively including the so-called Clean Power Plan, 40 C.F.R. at 64662, et seq. – seek to replace current electricity generation sources primarily based on fossil fuels like coal and natural gas with so-called “renewables,” principally wind turbines and solar panels. Replacement of fossil ...
World Meteorological Organization
... workshop; fire danger rating (FDR) approaches and role of weather information – international reports; FDR system enhancement; several parallel breakout groups; and status of operational guidelines for weather-based FDR. During the workshop different operational methods used in fire danger rating (F ...
... workshop; fire danger rating (FDR) approaches and role of weather information – international reports; FDR system enhancement; several parallel breakout groups; and status of operational guidelines for weather-based FDR. During the workshop different operational methods used in fire danger rating (F ...
The Effects of Climate Change on Public Health and the Healthcare
... Climate change is defined as any change in global temperatures, precipitation (rainfall or snow), or wind patterns lasting for decades or longer over. (EPA, p. 1, 2011) Climate change is the result of both natural variability and human-induced contributions, the warming seen today cannot be explaine ...
... Climate change is defined as any change in global temperatures, precipitation (rainfall or snow), or wind patterns lasting for decades or longer over. (EPA, p. 1, 2011) Climate change is the result of both natural variability and human-induced contributions, the warming seen today cannot be explaine ...
Climate policy implications of the hiatus in global warming
... initialized with data as of 1900 and then run forwards. Instead, 20th century input data (GHG levels, volcanic activity, solar changes, etc.) and observed temperatures were used to guide model behaviour over the historical interval. The close match between observations and models over the 20th centu ...
... initialized with data as of 1900 and then run forwards. Instead, 20th century input data (GHG levels, volcanic activity, solar changes, etc.) and observed temperatures were used to guide model behaviour over the historical interval. The close match between observations and models over the 20th centu ...
Children`s vulnerability and their capacity as agents for
... children need to take days off from school to travel back to the family camp to assist with care of the livestock. One boy from my school died while herding livestock in a winter blizzard when he was 15. His parents informed the ...
... children need to take days off from school to travel back to the family camp to assist with care of the livestock. One boy from my school died while herding livestock in a winter blizzard when he was 15. His parents informed the ...
West_9.13.14
... Reducing GHG emissions also reduces co-emitted air pollutants - Air quality and health co-benefits shown to be substantial compared to GHG abatement costs. “$2-175 / ton CO2 … all studies agree that monetized health benefits make up a substantial fraction of mitigation costs.” IPCC AR4 “$2-196 / ton ...
... Reducing GHG emissions also reduces co-emitted air pollutants - Air quality and health co-benefits shown to be substantial compared to GHG abatement costs. “$2-175 / ton CO2 … all studies agree that monetized health benefits make up a substantial fraction of mitigation costs.” IPCC AR4 “$2-196 / ton ...
Biodiversity and Climate Change - a summary of impacts in
... biodiversity is not easy, as plants and animals are influenced by other pressures, such as atmospheric pollution and land use, and different factors can work in combination to bring about change. However, changes are beginning to be observed across a range of species and habitats in the UK that have ...
... biodiversity is not easy, as plants and animals are influenced by other pressures, such as atmospheric pollution and land use, and different factors can work in combination to bring about change. However, changes are beginning to be observed across a range of species and habitats in the UK that have ...
SPONSORING “GREEN” SUBJECTS: THE WORLD BANK’S 2009 YOUTH ESSAY CONTEST CHAPTER 14.
... the American West. This set of associations might have suggested a jobseeker, a “maverick” personality, or both. Responding to this call likely represented an affirmation of this “hailed” identity and—to some degree—as acceptance of the terms within which that identity might be expressed. The contes ...
... the American West. This set of associations might have suggested a jobseeker, a “maverick” personality, or both. Responding to this call likely represented an affirmation of this “hailed” identity and—to some degree—as acceptance of the terms within which that identity might be expressed. The contes ...
pdf version - Geophysical Institute
... near the glacier of interest, so to model the Bering and Hubbard glaciers we used observations from Yakutat, Cordova, and Juneau. We interpolated the MM5-downscaled temperatures and precipitation at the 18-km fine-scale model resolution to these stations while taking the land type and elevation info ...
... near the glacier of interest, so to model the Bering and Hubbard glaciers we used observations from Yakutat, Cordova, and Juneau. We interpolated the MM5-downscaled temperatures and precipitation at the 18-km fine-scale model resolution to these stations while taking the land type and elevation info ...
Perils lurking in Permafrost By J. Gillis, New York Times/Standard
... known as a thermokarst. A lake can form there, with the dark surface of the water capturing the sun's heat and causing still more permafrost to thaw. Near thermokarst locations, trees often lean crazily because their roots are disturbed by the rapid changes in the underlying landscape, creating "dru ...
... known as a thermokarst. A lake can form there, with the dark surface of the water capturing the sun's heat and causing still more permafrost to thaw. Near thermokarst locations, trees often lean crazily because their roots are disturbed by the rapid changes in the underlying landscape, creating "dru ...
WORLD EXTREME HEAT RECORDS
... To see how pervasive and serious the station dropout and missing data is, go to this site , scroll down to the map and click on any region. You will see stations listed - notice the highly variable reporting periods. Start clicking on stations. You will get plots. But before you move to other stati ...
... To see how pervasive and serious the station dropout and missing data is, go to this site , scroll down to the map and click on any region. You will see stations listed - notice the highly variable reporting periods. Start clicking on stations. You will get plots. But before you move to other stati ...
global action to address climate change
... implement a more aggressive approach towards addressing climate change issues at a domestic level, especially as it relates to renewable energy sources, while also becoming a climate action role model for the rest of the European Union. Despite the success stories within some European countries, var ...
... implement a more aggressive approach towards addressing climate change issues at a domestic level, especially as it relates to renewable energy sources, while also becoming a climate action role model for the rest of the European Union. Despite the success stories within some European countries, var ...
Here - Icecap
... To see how pervasive and serious the station dropout and missing data is, go to this site , scroll down to the map and click on any region. You will see stations listed - notice the highly variable reporting periods. Start clicking on stations. You will get plots. But before you move to other stati ...
... To see how pervasive and serious the station dropout and missing data is, go to this site , scroll down to the map and click on any region. You will see stations listed - notice the highly variable reporting periods. Start clicking on stations. You will get plots. But before you move to other stati ...
Spectral Signatures of Geospace Climate Change Martin G
... atmosphere, thereby resulting in lower temperatures, all else being equal. This “global cooling” of the geospace environment is in contrast to the “global warming” expected in the troposphere and at the Earth’s surface due to increases in CO2. Increasing CO2 concentrations are expected to affect the ...
... atmosphere, thereby resulting in lower temperatures, all else being equal. This “global cooling” of the geospace environment is in contrast to the “global warming” expected in the troposphere and at the Earth’s surface due to increases in CO2. Increasing CO2 concentrations are expected to affect the ...
Trilateral Research Agenda for the Wadden Sea Theme 2. Ecology
... Although many historical regional drivers of ecological change (i.e., fishing, hunting, pollution, eutrophication, embankments) in the Wadden Sea have been mostly phased out or declined since its trilateral managem ...
... Although many historical regional drivers of ecological change (i.e., fishing, hunting, pollution, eutrophication, embankments) in the Wadden Sea have been mostly phased out or declined since its trilateral managem ...
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).