PRODUCTION FUNCTION ANALYSIS OF THE SENSITIVITY OF
... Understanding and predicting these inter-annual, inter-decadal and multi-decadal variations in climate has become the major challenge facing most African climate scientists in recent years. The work of examining climate variability, especially rainfall, has also been set in the wider context of the ...
... Understanding and predicting these inter-annual, inter-decadal and multi-decadal variations in climate has become the major challenge facing most African climate scientists in recent years. The work of examining climate variability, especially rainfall, has also been set in the wider context of the ...
An assessment of the potential impact of climate change on flood risk in Mumbai
... rainfall timeseries has the potential to skew the findings of the study. For this reason, two simulated time series were constructed, one including the July 2005 event in the statistical analysis (denoted Hist_SZ_I) and one disregarding it (Hist_SZ_X). Return periods of daily maximum rainfall for Sa ...
... rainfall timeseries has the potential to skew the findings of the study. For this reason, two simulated time series were constructed, one including the July 2005 event in the statistical analysis (denoted Hist_SZ_I) and one disregarding it (Hist_SZ_X). Return periods of daily maximum rainfall for Sa ...
Climate change leadership: A study of climate change
... Climate change risks impact on long-term sustainability of businesses and the competitiveness of some nations. The level of impact of climate change risk to a company is subject to a number of factors, including the nature of its business, the impact of local and international legislation, and the c ...
... Climate change risks impact on long-term sustainability of businesses and the competitiveness of some nations. The level of impact of climate change risk to a company is subject to a number of factors, including the nature of its business, the impact of local and international legislation, and the c ...
Evaporation at the Dead-Sea in the different synoptic systems and
... Fig. 1 shows the study area and the stations locations discussed next. Fig. 2 shows the time-series of the annual evaporation in the Jordan Valley and the Arava stations. Polynomial trend lines were added to the stations with available data till 2008. It is clearly seen that the pan evaporation at S ...
... Fig. 1 shows the study area and the stations locations discussed next. Fig. 2 shows the time-series of the annual evaporation in the Jordan Valley and the Arava stations. Polynomial trend lines were added to the stations with available data till 2008. It is clearly seen that the pan evaporation at S ...
African Americans and Climate Change: An
... without resources or savings to adapt. In the United States, drought, sea level rise, and the higher temperatures associated with global warming may have sizeable impacts on several economic sectors including agriculture, insurance, and buildings and infrastructure. Generally, Southern states fare m ...
... without resources or savings to adapt. In the United States, drought, sea level rise, and the higher temperatures associated with global warming may have sizeable impacts on several economic sectors including agriculture, insurance, and buildings and infrastructure. Generally, Southern states fare m ...
Phenological response of tundra plants to background climate
... temperature variation across sites spanning latitudinal and moisture gradients. The dataset overall did not show an advance in phenology; instead, temperature variability during the years sampled and an absence of warming at some sites resulted in mixed responses. Phenological transitions of high Ar ...
... temperature variation across sites spanning latitudinal and moisture gradients. The dataset overall did not show an advance in phenology; instead, temperature variability during the years sampled and an absence of warming at some sites resulted in mixed responses. Phenological transitions of high Ar ...
C. Survey on the impacts of Climate Change on World Heritage
... The States Parties need to be aware of the risks posed by Climate Change and that clear short term actions are needed and possible: a) Global level actions (World Heritage Convention): i) Include Climate Change as an additional source of stress in the Strategy for reducing risks from disasters at Wo ...
... The States Parties need to be aware of the risks posed by Climate Change and that clear short term actions are needed and possible: a) Global level actions (World Heritage Convention): i) Include Climate Change as an additional source of stress in the Strategy for reducing risks from disasters at Wo ...
Linking Climate Change and Fish Conservation Efforts Using
... Habitat potential for Bull Trout is determined by stream size, temperature, flow regime, and channel gradient. We assumed that nonnative Brook Trout would interact competitively with juvenile Bull Trout, and the strength of that interaction might vary with climate (Rieman et al. 2006; McMahon et al. ...
... Habitat potential for Bull Trout is determined by stream size, temperature, flow regime, and channel gradient. We assumed that nonnative Brook Trout would interact competitively with juvenile Bull Trout, and the strength of that interaction might vary with climate (Rieman et al. 2006; McMahon et al. ...
Comparison of Climate Change Adaptation CRS Report for Congress
... and natural resources adaptation. S. 1733 includes five additional provisions not provided for in the House bill that deal with drinking water utilities; water system mitigation and adaptation partnerships; flood control, protection, prevention, and response; wildfire; and coastal Great Lakes states ...
... and natural resources adaptation. S. 1733 includes five additional provisions not provided for in the House bill that deal with drinking water utilities; water system mitigation and adaptation partnerships; flood control, protection, prevention, and response; wildfire; and coastal Great Lakes states ...
The Impacts of Climate Change on World Heritage Properties
... The States Parties need to be aware of the risks posed by Climate Change and that clear short term actions are needed and possible: a) Global level actions (World Heritage Convention): i) Include Climate Change as an additional source of stress in the Strategy for reducing risks from disasters at Wo ...
... The States Parties need to be aware of the risks posed by Climate Change and that clear short term actions are needed and possible: a) Global level actions (World Heritage Convention): i) Include Climate Change as an additional source of stress in the Strategy for reducing risks from disasters at Wo ...
Climate Change Effects on Heat Waves and Future Heat
... and morbidity [1,2]. Heat waves, defined as extended periods of extreme high temperature, are regarded as one of the primary weather-associated threats to human life [3]. For instance, the excess mortality during the extremely hot summer of 2003 in Europe was estimated to be about 50,000 [4]. The re ...
... and morbidity [1,2]. Heat waves, defined as extended periods of extreme high temperature, are regarded as one of the primary weather-associated threats to human life [3]. For instance, the excess mortality during the extremely hot summer of 2003 in Europe was estimated to be about 50,000 [4]. The re ...
the effects of climate stability on northern temperate forests
... The Tropical Niche Conservatism hypothesis (Wiens and Donoghue, 2004) reflects another aspect of the phylogeny-paleoclimate relationship. Most species had tropical origins because it was the predominant climate in Earth’s history, and only a few of them would be able to tolerate cold and spread into ...
... The Tropical Niche Conservatism hypothesis (Wiens and Donoghue, 2004) reflects another aspect of the phylogeny-paleoclimate relationship. Most species had tropical origins because it was the predominant climate in Earth’s history, and only a few of them would be able to tolerate cold and spread into ...
Washing Away Our Heritage: The Impacts of Rising Sea
... reasons. First, it would be almost impossible under the time constraints given to complete a thorough survey of historic resources that will be impacted by sea level rise on a global or even a national scale. It makes much more sense to compare and contrast the experience of two cities with similar ...
... reasons. First, it would be almost impossible under the time constraints given to complete a thorough survey of historic resources that will be impacted by sea level rise on a global or even a national scale. It makes much more sense to compare and contrast the experience of two cities with similar ...
Kiribati
... sea level rise. From Kiribati standpoint, these gaps contribute more to the vulnerability of these atolls, rather than alleviating it. There is a growing sense in Kiribati that they should do what they can to mitigate and adapt to impacts of climate change. The strategies identified are in the energ ...
... sea level rise. From Kiribati standpoint, these gaps contribute more to the vulnerability of these atolls, rather than alleviating it. There is a growing sense in Kiribati that they should do what they can to mitigate and adapt to impacts of climate change. The strategies identified are in the energ ...
Program - Asian Development Bank
... Development Bank Headquarters with the support of the United Nations Development Programme and the Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance Program (DRFIP), which is a joint program of the World Bank Group and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), in addition to other partners. ...
... Development Bank Headquarters with the support of the United Nations Development Programme and the Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance Program (DRFIP), which is a joint program of the World Bank Group and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), in addition to other partners. ...
Weather, Traffic Accidents, and Climate Change
... non-fatal accidents. We show evidence that precipitation causes offsetting behavior similar to that described by Peltzman (1975). Both forms of precipitation dramatically increase accident rates; however, when driving conditions are unsafe, drivers appear to take steps that lower the per accident fa ...
... non-fatal accidents. We show evidence that precipitation causes offsetting behavior similar to that described by Peltzman (1975). Both forms of precipitation dramatically increase accident rates; however, when driving conditions are unsafe, drivers appear to take steps that lower the per accident fa ...
Climate Change, Multiple Stressors, and the Decline of Ectotherms Contributed Paper
... change, and survival in soil-filled terraria for 11 weeks after metamorphosis under crossed (i.e., all possible combinations) moisture (wet or dry) and temperature (22 ◦ C or 27 ◦ C) conditions. We based selection of these moisture and temperature regimes on conditions expected with climate change ( ...
... change, and survival in soil-filled terraria for 11 weeks after metamorphosis under crossed (i.e., all possible combinations) moisture (wet or dry) and temperature (22 ◦ C or 27 ◦ C) conditions. We based selection of these moisture and temperature regimes on conditions expected with climate change ( ...
the book - Connecting Delta Cities
... At present, more than 50% of the entire world population lives in cities. According to the United Nations, more than two thirds of the world’s large cities are vulnerable to rising sea levels, exposing millions of people to the risk of extreme floods and storms. Within the next 30 years, the United ...
... At present, more than 50% of the entire world population lives in cities. According to the United Nations, more than two thirds of the world’s large cities are vulnerable to rising sea levels, exposing millions of people to the risk of extreme floods and storms. Within the next 30 years, the United ...
Weather, Traffic Accidents, and Climate Change
... non-fatal accidents. We show evidence that precipitation causes offsetting behavior similar to that described by Peltzman (1975). Both forms of precipitation dramatically increase accident rates; however, when driving conditions are unsafe, drivers appear to take steps that lower the per accident fa ...
... non-fatal accidents. We show evidence that precipitation causes offsetting behavior similar to that described by Peltzman (1975). Both forms of precipitation dramatically increase accident rates; however, when driving conditions are unsafe, drivers appear to take steps that lower the per accident fa ...
Urban Forestry and Climate Change Workshop
... latitudes. Trees from southern latitudes are less able to adapt to a move to northern latitudes because cold is a far more severe limitation affecting tree health. For this reason, a slightly warming regional climate may not be as significant a determinant for future urban forest health as may have ...
... latitudes. Trees from southern latitudes are less able to adapt to a move to northern latitudes because cold is a far more severe limitation affecting tree health. For this reason, a slightly warming regional climate may not be as significant a determinant for future urban forest health as may have ...
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... The remainder of the article is set up as follows. Section 2 outlines the framework of estimating potential risks from catastrophic and climate impacted events. The section also illustrates the derivation of parameter values for the severity distributions of catastrophic events based on expert estim ...
... The remainder of the article is set up as follows. Section 2 outlines the framework of estimating potential risks from catastrophic and climate impacted events. The section also illustrates the derivation of parameter values for the severity distributions of catastrophic events based on expert estim ...
SEASONS IN THE SUN version for BRITA
... climate topics, e.g., discussing storm damages, accidents due to icy roads, climate conferences or a beautiful summer day, or 2) at least a tangential treatment of weather and climate, such as describing a sports or outdoor event and referring to the weather conditions surrounding that event. Thus, ...
... climate topics, e.g., discussing storm damages, accidents due to icy roads, climate conferences or a beautiful summer day, or 2) at least a tangential treatment of weather and climate, such as describing a sports or outdoor event and referring to the weather conditions surrounding that event. Thus, ...
Developing and Applying Scenarios
... 40 ppb in 2000 to more than 70 ppb in 2100 under the highest illustrative SRES emissions scenarios. Estimates of CO2 concentration range from 478 to 1099 ppm by 2100, accounting for the range of SRES emissions and uncertainties about the carbon cycle. This range of implied radiative forcing gives ri ...
... 40 ppb in 2000 to more than 70 ppb in 2100 under the highest illustrative SRES emissions scenarios. Estimates of CO2 concentration range from 478 to 1099 ppm by 2100, accounting for the range of SRES emissions and uncertainties about the carbon cycle. This range of implied radiative forcing gives ri ...
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).