Great Lakes National Parks in Peril
... its national parks are many changes consistent with human-caused climate change. • The Great Lakes national parks are now hotter, with temperatures that have gone up more in the last decade than the global average. According to a new analysis done for this report, near Indiana Dunes NL the last dec ...
... its national parks are many changes consistent with human-caused climate change. • The Great Lakes national parks are now hotter, with temperatures that have gone up more in the last decade than the global average. According to a new analysis done for this report, near Indiana Dunes NL the last dec ...
the compendium of adaptation models for climate
... Adaptation is essential to decreasing the current and unavoidable impacts from climate change. The net benefits of adaptation are experienced earlier than those of mitigations as they are immediate (Berkhout, 2005). While mitigation measures can be implemented now, the residence time (atmospheric li ...
... Adaptation is essential to decreasing the current and unavoidable impacts from climate change. The net benefits of adaptation are experienced earlier than those of mitigations as they are immediate (Berkhout, 2005). While mitigation measures can be implemented now, the residence time (atmospheric li ...
Climate Change in the American Christian Mind: March 2015
... warming is happening (62%). By contrast, evangelicals are split between those who think it is happening (51%) and those who either don’t think it is (27%) or who don’t know (23%). Catholics are the most likely to say global warming is caused mostly by human activities (57%; 33% say it is caused most ...
... warming is happening (62%). By contrast, evangelicals are split between those who think it is happening (51%) and those who either don’t think it is (27%) or who don’t know (23%). Catholics are the most likely to say global warming is caused mostly by human activities (57%; 33% say it is caused most ...
Chapter 4 Hydrology and water resources
... conclusions about the runoff extremes in various regions of the world could be drawn if detailed quantitative estimates of changes in meteorological characteristics over shorter periods of time were available. ...
... conclusions about the runoff extremes in various regions of the world could be drawn if detailed quantitative estimates of changes in meteorological characteristics over shorter periods of time were available. ...
Adaptation to Climate Change in Coastal Areas of the
... 4. ADAPTIVE CAPACITY....................................................................................................... 46 4.1 ADAPTIVE CAPACITY IN THE CONTEXT OF COASTAL AREAS................................................. 46 4.1.1 Awareness and education on coastal climate change is not adeq ...
... 4. ADAPTIVE CAPACITY....................................................................................................... 46 4.1 ADAPTIVE CAPACITY IN THE CONTEXT OF COASTAL AREAS................................................. 46 4.1.1 Awareness and education on coastal climate change is not adeq ...
Lecture 3 CIP Module Montreal Conference Draft
... for building public and official support for planning activities. Section C presents methods to analyse how the climate will change in the local area. A key concern here is how to establish and maintain strong relationships between planners and those persons with first-hand knowledge of climate cond ...
... for building public and official support for planning activities. Section C presents methods to analyse how the climate will change in the local area. A key concern here is how to establish and maintain strong relationships between planners and those persons with first-hand knowledge of climate cond ...
Coastal Zones and Urbanization
... rising skyscrapers of coastal cities and celebrate the prosperity that comes with them, recent studies are sending some alarming messages – coastal cities are facing serious risks. Hazards associated with climate change – flooding due to sea level rise and coastal inundation, for example – are often ...
... rising skyscrapers of coastal cities and celebrate the prosperity that comes with them, recent studies are sending some alarming messages – coastal cities are facing serious risks. Hazards associated with climate change – flooding due to sea level rise and coastal inundation, for example – are often ...
Climate change and displacement
... Achim Steiner Human migration, forced or otherwise, will undoubtedly be one of the most significant consequences of environmental degradation and climate change in decades to come. Many experts argue that large numbers of people are already on the move, with millions more expected to follow as evide ...
... Achim Steiner Human migration, forced or otherwise, will undoubtedly be one of the most significant consequences of environmental degradation and climate change in decades to come. Many experts argue that large numbers of people are already on the move, with millions more expected to follow as evide ...
Adaptation to climate change ininternationalriver basins in Africa: a
... regions in Africa. These are based on a set of 21 models from their Multi-Model Data (MMD) set using the A1B emissions scenario3 focusing on the change in climate between the period 1980 to 1999 (to represent the current climate) and 2080 to 2099 (to represent the future; Christensen et al., 2007). ...
... regions in Africa. These are based on a set of 21 models from their Multi-Model Data (MMD) set using the A1B emissions scenario3 focusing on the change in climate between the period 1980 to 1999 (to represent the current climate) and 2080 to 2099 (to represent the future; Christensen et al., 2007). ...
The terrestrial biosphere as a net source of greenhouse gases to the
... methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) and therefore plays an important role in regulating ...
... methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) and therefore plays an important role in regulating ...
Rain driven by receding ice sheets as a cause of
... location is displaced further northward and there is a significant enhancement of the eddy activity in the coupled simulation (compare Figure 2d with Figure 2e). Furthermore, the extended sea ice cover in the coupled MEDIUM simulation is associated with a change in the specific humidity gradient, wh ...
... location is displaced further northward and there is a significant enhancement of the eddy activity in the coupled simulation (compare Figure 2d with Figure 2e). Furthermore, the extended sea ice cover in the coupled MEDIUM simulation is associated with a change in the specific humidity gradient, wh ...
The roles of public and private actors in the governance of adaptation
... provided a wealth of ways to think about adaptive capacity, vulnerability and resilience this has not provided many conceptual frameworks to consider the governance of adaptation. We suggest that the actors involved and how they interact is an increasingly important factor in building successful ada ...
... provided a wealth of ways to think about adaptive capacity, vulnerability and resilience this has not provided many conceptual frameworks to consider the governance of adaptation. We suggest that the actors involved and how they interact is an increasingly important factor in building successful ada ...
A SUCCESSOR FOR THE KYOTO PROTOCOL
... the continuous burning of fossil fuels in energy generation, as well as deforestation, humans have released more than acceptable levels of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Furthermore, through agricultural activities, changes in land use and other resources, methane and nitrous oxide are also bei ...
... the continuous burning of fossil fuels in energy generation, as well as deforestation, humans have released more than acceptable levels of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Furthermore, through agricultural activities, changes in land use and other resources, methane and nitrous oxide are also bei ...
World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan Climate Change in the
... 1980 to 2006. The maximum increase of 0.44 ◦ C decade−1 was found in the winter month. Summer temperature however is declining at a rate of 0.26 ◦ C decade−1 . Except of Gupis, no significant (p < 0.05) precipitation trends could be observed over the same period. Gupis had a dramatic increase in pre ...
... 1980 to 2006. The maximum increase of 0.44 ◦ C decade−1 was found in the winter month. Summer temperature however is declining at a rate of 0.26 ◦ C decade−1 . Except of Gupis, no significant (p < 0.05) precipitation trends could be observed over the same period. Gupis had a dramatic increase in pre ...
Will sea-level really fall in the Gulf of Thailand?
... The changes in the radiative balance of the Earth, including those due to an increase in GHGs, will tend to alter atmospheric and oceanic temperatures and circulation (the jet stream and ocean currents etc.), and weather patterns. Global warming and climate change are the general terms for these cha ...
... The changes in the radiative balance of the Earth, including those due to an increase in GHGs, will tend to alter atmospheric and oceanic temperatures and circulation (the jet stream and ocean currents etc.), and weather patterns. Global warming and climate change are the general terms for these cha ...
Direct natural resource and biodiversity from deserts
... 2/3 photos of each place with a very clearly descripted legend with people in it A paragraph on each Tables or graphic with quantitative data (population, area, etc) Land degradation Concept what does it mean in desert, that it exists, it is really important to pay attention ...
... 2/3 photos of each place with a very clearly descripted legend with people in it A paragraph on each Tables or graphic with quantitative data (population, area, etc) Land degradation Concept what does it mean in desert, that it exists, it is really important to pay attention ...
Averchenkova, Stern and Zenghelis policy paper December 2014 (opens in new window)
... affordability and equity of efforts by countries. While INDCs may include actions on adaptation, the focus of this paper is on mitigation and potentially related actions on finance, technology cooperation and capacity-building to support it. The main criteria for determining national mitigation ple ...
... affordability and equity of efforts by countries. While INDCs may include actions on adaptation, the focus of this paper is on mitigation and potentially related actions on finance, technology cooperation and capacity-building to support it. The main criteria for determining national mitigation ple ...
Climate Change, Mean Sea Level and High Tides in the Bay of Fundy
... Climate Change, Mean Sea Level and High Tides in the Bay of Fundy / 3 this process is not uniform in the area. These models compute the interactions of ice sheets, the earth’s mantle and the redistribution of the ocean water mass. Computations have indicated sea level changes in the Gulf of Maine an ...
... Climate Change, Mean Sea Level and High Tides in the Bay of Fundy / 3 this process is not uniform in the area. These models compute the interactions of ice sheets, the earth’s mantle and the redistribution of the ocean water mass. Computations have indicated sea level changes in the Gulf of Maine an ...
IPCC 5: Synthesis - Summary
... There are multiple mitigation pathways that are likely to limit warming to below 2°C relative to preindustrial levels. These pathways would require substantial emissions reductions over the next few decades and near zero emissions of CO2 and other long-lived GHGs by the end of the century. Implement ...
... There are multiple mitigation pathways that are likely to limit warming to below 2°C relative to preindustrial levels. These pathways would require substantial emissions reductions over the next few decades and near zero emissions of CO2 and other long-lived GHGs by the end of the century. Implement ...
Working Paper 214 - Waldinger (opens in new window)
... control for soil suitability for potato and wheat cultivation (Nunn et al., 2011) as well as for elevation and ruggedness (Beniston et al., 1997; Nunn et al., 2012). I also control for a number of historical determinants of city size in Early Modern Europe that have received particular attention in ...
... control for soil suitability for potato and wheat cultivation (Nunn et al., 2011) as well as for elevation and ruggedness (Beniston et al., 1997; Nunn et al., 2012). I also control for a number of historical determinants of city size in Early Modern Europe that have received particular attention in ...
SECOND-ORDER DRAFT IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 3 Do Not Cite
... deforestation, and settlement, change of water demand due to economic development and demand changes in food and energy, and anthropogenic changes in pollutant load are examples of non-climatic drivers, and they are interacting each other. Mitigation acts on the emission and concentration of GHGs as ...
... deforestation, and settlement, change of water demand due to economic development and demand changes in food and energy, and anthropogenic changes in pollutant load are examples of non-climatic drivers, and they are interacting each other. Mitigation acts on the emission and concentration of GHGs as ...
publishable final report - Klima
... The overall results of the project PRESENCE show that climate change has an impact on energy systems, in particular on hydropower availability and its seasonal and spatial patterns as well as on heating and cooling energy demand and cooling peak loads. However, the changes which have to occur in ord ...
... The overall results of the project PRESENCE show that climate change has an impact on energy systems, in particular on hydropower availability and its seasonal and spatial patterns as well as on heating and cooling energy demand and cooling peak loads. However, the changes which have to occur in ord ...
3. The role of Sustainable Land Management in Sub
... and central Africa and predictions are more variable in western Africa. Beyond the impacts on mean trends, climate change is expected to cause more extreme weather events. Even in many areas where rainfall is expected to increase, higher temperatures will reduce growing periods. These changes are pr ...
... and central Africa and predictions are more variable in western Africa. Beyond the impacts on mean trends, climate change is expected to cause more extreme weather events. Even in many areas where rainfall is expected to increase, higher temperatures will reduce growing periods. These changes are pr ...
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).