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... mullet, red shrimp and sardine for the Western Mediterranean Sea; and finally the Baltic Sea is not covered. In the Western Mediterranean the species considered represent a percentage between 85% (France and Spain) and 40% (Italy) of total value of landings, while in the North Sea area they range be ...
... mullet, red shrimp and sardine for the Western Mediterranean Sea; and finally the Baltic Sea is not covered. In the Western Mediterranean the species considered represent a percentage between 85% (France and Spain) and 40% (Italy) of total value of landings, while in the North Sea area they range be ...
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON MAIN AGRICULTURE CROPS IN
... were fitted (e.g., climate change). This approach can be used for all crops and all regions, but has several deficiencies (as acknowledged by the authors): (i) errors in statistical data of production and in gridded climate data, and (ii) in some instances, low weight of climatic factors for the bet ...
... were fitted (e.g., climate change). This approach can be used for all crops and all regions, but has several deficiencies (as acknowledged by the authors): (i) errors in statistical data of production and in gridded climate data, and (ii) in some instances, low weight of climatic factors for the bet ...
Reconsidering Ocean Calamities - India Environment Portal | News
... et al. 2008), and no one calamity, even climate change, acts homogeneously at global scales. However, the calamities addressed here are those attributable to human pressures and sufficiently widespread that they are relevant beyond those possibly affecting single locations or regions, which are thos ...
... et al. 2008), and no one calamity, even climate change, acts homogeneously at global scales. However, the calamities addressed here are those attributable to human pressures and sufficiently widespread that they are relevant beyond those possibly affecting single locations or regions, which are thos ...
Extreme precipitation response to climate perturbations in an
... a higher CO2 concentration and a slab ocean model to obtain a future climate state. For the mid-latitudes, evidence of super-CC scaling is found in a case study of an idealized squall line (Singleton and Toumi 2013). The setup differs from the two tropical studies mentioned above. Rather than allowi ...
... a higher CO2 concentration and a slab ocean model to obtain a future climate state. For the mid-latitudes, evidence of super-CC scaling is found in a case study of an idealized squall line (Singleton and Toumi 2013). The setup differs from the two tropical studies mentioned above. Rather than allowi ...
Field Survey of Vulnerable Glacial Lakes in Kangchenjunga
... It is generally accepted that many glaciers throughout the world including Nepal are thinning as a result of climate warming and change in precipitation pattern. Over the past few decades, human activity has significantly altered the atmospheric composition, leading to climate change of an unprecede ...
... It is generally accepted that many glaciers throughout the world including Nepal are thinning as a result of climate warming and change in precipitation pattern. Over the past few decades, human activity has significantly altered the atmospheric composition, leading to climate change of an unprecede ...
Polar Bears Are Smarter Than Al Gore
... WWF to make the case that polar bears are being displaced by global warming. In 2006, the Center of Biodiversity petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the polar bear as “threatened.” This petition was based, as described above, on studies of only two polar bear populations, and from ...
... WWF to make the case that polar bears are being displaced by global warming. In 2006, the Center of Biodiversity petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the polar bear as “threatened.” This petition was based, as described above, on studies of only two polar bear populations, and from ...
Are there pre-Quaternary geological analogues for a future
... latter part of the twenty-first century. Based on a range of models, it is probable that future tropical cyclones (typhoons and hurricanes) will become more intense, with larger peak wind speeds and more heavy precipitation associated with ongoing increases of tropical sea-surface temperatures (SSTs) ...
... latter part of the twenty-first century. Based on a range of models, it is probable that future tropical cyclones (typhoons and hurricanes) will become more intense, with larger peak wind speeds and more heavy precipitation associated with ongoing increases of tropical sea-surface temperatures (SSTs) ...
Oceanic forcing of the late 20 century Sahel drought
... Palmer 1986; Rowell et al. 1995; Shinoda and Kawamura, 1994], identified the importance of ocean conditions surrounding Africa in driving the interdecadal trend of the Sahel rainfall. They showed that land-atmosphere interactions amplify the SST-driven signal, but are not instrumental in forcing the ...
... Palmer 1986; Rowell et al. 1995; Shinoda and Kawamura, 1994], identified the importance of ocean conditions surrounding Africa in driving the interdecadal trend of the Sahel rainfall. They showed that land-atmosphere interactions amplify the SST-driven signal, but are not instrumental in forcing the ...
Abstracts of research articles focusing on the climate change and
... Rubin S. Ziv B. PALDOR N. Tropical Plumes over Eastern North Africa as a Source of Rain in the Middle East MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW 135, 4135-4148, DOI:10.1175/2007MWR1919.1, 2007 Tropical plumes (TPs) reflect tropical–extratropical interaction associated with the transport of moisture from the Tropic ...
... Rubin S. Ziv B. PALDOR N. Tropical Plumes over Eastern North Africa as a Source of Rain in the Middle East MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW 135, 4135-4148, DOI:10.1175/2007MWR1919.1, 2007 Tropical plumes (TPs) reflect tropical–extratropical interaction associated with the transport of moisture from the Tropic ...
Methane, the Clathrate-gun conjecture and a disturbed
... Note that present methane concentrations are maintained 2.5-fold higher than their 1850 preindustrial value, but without a major new sustained chronic source it is assumed they would reduce rapidly if fossil fuel sources ceased. More Recent Warm Worlds An account is available in Hansen & Sato, 2011 ...
... Note that present methane concentrations are maintained 2.5-fold higher than their 1850 preindustrial value, but without a major new sustained chronic source it is assumed they would reduce rapidly if fossil fuel sources ceased. More Recent Warm Worlds An account is available in Hansen & Sato, 2011 ...
Climate Change Report for Gulf of the Farallones and
... Perry 2001). Also, increasing CO2 levels may also result in greater production of C3 plants thereby increasing rates of organic deposition (Morris et al. 2002; Körner 2006). However, this increased deposition could, in turn, be offset by increased freshwater intrusion, which can increase rates of de ...
... Perry 2001). Also, increasing CO2 levels may also result in greater production of C3 plants thereby increasing rates of organic deposition (Morris et al. 2002; Körner 2006). However, this increased deposition could, in turn, be offset by increased freshwater intrusion, which can increase rates of de ...
Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change for the
... found in parts of South Carolina and more than 140 tree species identified in most of the remainder of the region. Forests still dominate parts of the Southeast;the share of forestland in each state averages about 30%. About 20% of the present forests exist as pine plantations. Native longleaf pine ...
... found in parts of South Carolina and more than 140 tree species identified in most of the remainder of the region. Forests still dominate parts of the Southeast;the share of forestland in each state averages about 30%. About 20% of the present forests exist as pine plantations. Native longleaf pine ...
3. STRAW MAN 1: A PRELIMINARY VIEW OF THE TROPICAL
... The first ignores the potential for very different conditions in the past. The second raises issues of circularity in the experimental framework. In addition, the potential for an inconsistency between the ocean and atmospheric implied circulations is a fundamental challenge to uncoupled modeling te ...
... The first ignores the potential for very different conditions in the past. The second raises issues of circularity in the experimental framework. In addition, the potential for an inconsistency between the ocean and atmospheric implied circulations is a fundamental challenge to uncoupled modeling te ...
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... member (‘‘r1i1p1’’) run is used in this study. This study focuses on the changes of interannual ocean–atmosphere variability over the TIO. To extract interannual signals, we perform a 3-month running mean to suppress intraseasonal variability and remove a 9-yr running mean as decadal and longer vari ...
... member (‘‘r1i1p1’’) run is used in this study. This study focuses on the changes of interannual ocean–atmosphere variability over the TIO. To extract interannual signals, we perform a 3-month running mean to suppress intraseasonal variability and remove a 9-yr running mean as decadal and longer vari ...
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... The scientific consensus is in: The earth’s climate is changing for the worse, as a result of anthropogenic (human-caused) changes to the composition of the atmosphere. If we can, all around the world, work together to reduce the concentration of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere, we can slow and e ...
... The scientific consensus is in: The earth’s climate is changing for the worse, as a result of anthropogenic (human-caused) changes to the composition of the atmosphere. If we can, all around the world, work together to reduce the concentration of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere, we can slow and e ...
SpecieS and climate change
... likely to have on land and in our oceans and rivers. We cover some of the existing and anticipated threats to these 10 well-known species. They illustrate some of the many and varied ways that climate change impacts different regions of the world, from African deserts to the polar ice-caps. We hope ...
... likely to have on land and in our oceans and rivers. We cover some of the existing and anticipated threats to these 10 well-known species. They illustrate some of the many and varied ways that climate change impacts different regions of the world, from African deserts to the polar ice-caps. We hope ...
Singapore`s Second National Climate Change Study Climate
... Why do we need climate change projections for Singapore? The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in their latest report (Fifth Assessment Report, IPCC AR5) concluded ‘it is extremely likely that most of the observed increase in global surface temperature since 1951 was ca ...
... Why do we need climate change projections for Singapore? The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in their latest report (Fifth Assessment Report, IPCC AR5) concluded ‘it is extremely likely that most of the observed increase in global surface temperature since 1951 was ca ...
aapg-san-antonio-peterson
... Michael F. Wehner, 2008: Climate Variability and Change with Implications for Transportation, National Research Council, in press. Peterson, Thomas C.,William M. Connolley and John Fleck, 2008: The myth of the 1970s global cooling scientific consensus. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society ...
... Michael F. Wehner, 2008: Climate Variability and Change with Implications for Transportation, National Research Council, in press. Peterson, Thomas C.,William M. Connolley and John Fleck, 2008: The myth of the 1970s global cooling scientific consensus. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society ...
Effects of Climate Change on
... Two scenarios were defined to examine the impacts of climate change on eutrophication in the Northern Baltic Sea: • Climate Change Scenario: This scenario examines how global climate change will affect eutrophication in the Northern Baltic Sea if no additional conservation measures are carried out. ...
... Two scenarios were defined to examine the impacts of climate change on eutrophication in the Northern Baltic Sea: • Climate Change Scenario: This scenario examines how global climate change will affect eutrophication in the Northern Baltic Sea if no additional conservation measures are carried out. ...
Large-scale redistribution of maximum fisheries catch potential in the
... States (excluding Alaska and Hawaii), Chile and China. Many highly impacted regions, particularly those in the tropics, are socioeconomically vulnerable to these changes. Thus, our results indicate the need to develop adaptation policy that could minimize climate change impacts through fisheries. Th ...
... States (excluding Alaska and Hawaii), Chile and China. Many highly impacted regions, particularly those in the tropics, are socioeconomically vulnerable to these changes. Thus, our results indicate the need to develop adaptation policy that could minimize climate change impacts through fisheries. Th ...
Global trends in extreme precipitation
... models also indicate that further increases in extreme precipitation would be expected over the next decades (Kharin et al., 2007, 2013; O’Gorman and Schneider, 2009; Pall et al., 2006; Toreti et al., 2013), while in terms of mean precipitation, moist regions become wetter and dry regions drier (All ...
... models also indicate that further increases in extreme precipitation would be expected over the next decades (Kharin et al., 2007, 2013; O’Gorman and Schneider, 2009; Pall et al., 2006; Toreti et al., 2013), while in terms of mean precipitation, moist regions become wetter and dry regions drier (All ...
Evidence for a Rapid Global Climate Shift across the Late 1960s
... changed in a near-monotonic fashion over the decade, or less, centered on the late 1960s. These changes were largest or commonest in tropical regions, the Southern Hemisphere, and the Atlantic sector of the Northern Hemisphere. Some, such as the decrease in rainfall in the African Sahel, are well kn ...
... changed in a near-monotonic fashion over the decade, or less, centered on the late 1960s. These changes were largest or commonest in tropical regions, the Southern Hemisphere, and the Atlantic sector of the Northern Hemisphere. Some, such as the decrease in rainfall in the African Sahel, are well kn ...
Metabolic theory explains latitudinal variation in common carp
... fish population responses to climate change. To understand how climate change may alter freshwater fish life history, we measured population characteristics (e.g., recruitment, growth, body size, and mortality) of 21 North American common carp Cyprinus carpio populations spanning a latitudinal gradi ...
... fish population responses to climate change. To understand how climate change may alter freshwater fish life history, we measured population characteristics (e.g., recruitment, growth, body size, and mortality) of 21 North American common carp Cyprinus carpio populations spanning a latitudinal gradi ...
Climate change impacts in Sub-Saharan Africa
... inland subtropics; frequent occurrence of extreme heat events; increasing aridity; and changes in rainfall—with a particularly pronounced decline in southern Africa and an increase in East Africa. The region could also experience as much as one meter of sea-level rise by the end of this century unde ...
... inland subtropics; frequent occurrence of extreme heat events; increasing aridity; and changes in rainfall—with a particularly pronounced decline in southern Africa and an increase in East Africa. The region could also experience as much as one meter of sea-level rise by the end of this century unde ...
Physical impacts of climate change
This article is about the physical impacts of climate change. For some of these physical impacts, their effect on social and economic systems are also described.