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 ...
Altai Sayan Ecoregion
... The AltaiSayan ecoregion occupies nearly 1065,000 sq. km., 2,000 km from east to west, and 1,500 km from north to south. About 62% is located in Russia, 29% in Mongolia, 5% in Kazakhstan, and 4% in China. The region includes the mountain systems of Altai, Sayan and vast intermountain basins, and it ...
... The AltaiSayan ecoregion occupies nearly 1065,000 sq. km., 2,000 km from east to west, and 1,500 km from north to south. About 62% is located in Russia, 29% in Mongolia, 5% in Kazakhstan, and 4% in China. The region includes the mountain systems of Altai, Sayan and vast intermountain basins, and it ...
Climate Change Effects on Aquatic Biota, Ecosystem Structure and
... will be able to evolve more rapidly than those with longer generation times (e.g., fish). Furthermore, assessment of genetic variability for some taxa (e.g., mitochondrial DNA in Arctic char; 30) suggests that previous events that reduced genetic diversity may have limited their capacity for such ra ...
... will be able to evolve more rapidly than those with longer generation times (e.g., fish). Furthermore, assessment of genetic variability for some taxa (e.g., mitochondrial DNA in Arctic char; 30) suggests that previous events that reduced genetic diversity may have limited their capacity for such ra ...
Responses of reference evapotranspiration to changes in
... affected months were May, June, July and August, while the least affected months were November, December and January. KEY WORDS: Evapotranspiration · Climate change · Temperature · Relative humidity · Spain Resale or republication not permitted without written consent of the publisher ...
... affected months were May, June, July and August, while the least affected months were November, December and January. KEY WORDS: Evapotranspiration · Climate change · Temperature · Relative humidity · Spain Resale or republication not permitted without written consent of the publisher ...
A Call to Truth, Prudence, and Protection of the Poor 2014: The
... that a good idea, or a bad one? Assuming that CO2 warms the atmosphere as much as EPA (depending on the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC]) claims, the “benefits” of compliance include, even according to EPA itself, a hypothetically calculable but observationally indiscernible 0.0 ...
... that a good idea, or a bad one? Assuming that CO2 warms the atmosphere as much as EPA (depending on the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC]) claims, the “benefits” of compliance include, even according to EPA itself, a hypothetically calculable but observationally indiscernible 0.0 ...
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... change is likely to generate an increase in the frequency and severity of extreme and moderate weather events resulting in additional episodic losses. This converts into increased vulnerability in agriculture over the medium and long term unless measures are taken to strengthen the resilience of pro ...
... change is likely to generate an increase in the frequency and severity of extreme and moderate weather events resulting in additional episodic losses. This converts into increased vulnerability in agriculture over the medium and long term unless measures are taken to strengthen the resilience of pro ...
Greater temperature sensitivity of plant phenology at colder sites
... diverge, or show no change as the climate warms in high-latitude regions. Climate change influences the phenology not only of flowering, but also of leaf emergence and senescence, and therefore ecosystem processes such as carbon dynamics (Oberbauer et al., 1998, 2007; Welker et al., 2004; Pe~ nuelas ...
... diverge, or show no change as the climate warms in high-latitude regions. Climate change influences the phenology not only of flowering, but also of leaf emergence and senescence, and therefore ecosystem processes such as carbon dynamics (Oberbauer et al., 1998, 2007; Welker et al., 2004; Pe~ nuelas ...
Cooling the Earth with Crops
... regional climate, altering the whole bioclimatic regime in the region. This is important because the changes in water and energy fluxes in the Amazon have teleconnections worldwide which amplify the warming feedbacks.20 For instance, changes in the deep tropical atmospheric convection in the Amazon ...
... regional climate, altering the whole bioclimatic regime in the region. This is important because the changes in water and energy fluxes in the Amazon have teleconnections worldwide which amplify the warming feedbacks.20 For instance, changes in the deep tropical atmospheric convection in the Amazon ...
Climatic warming strengthens a positive feedback between alpine
... long-term monitoring have documented significant increases in the growth and cover of woody species (Sturm et al., 2001; Walker et al., 2006; Myers-Smith et al., 2011). The frequency and extent of wildfires in these environments have also increased over recent decades, a trend expected to continue ( ...
... long-term monitoring have documented significant increases in the growth and cover of woody species (Sturm et al., 2001; Walker et al., 2006; Myers-Smith et al., 2011). The frequency and extent of wildfires in these environments have also increased over recent decades, a trend expected to continue ( ...
Vulnerability and Feedbacks of Permafrost to Climate Change
... Future thermokarst lake dynamics (drainage or growth) will affect methane emissions and carbon sequestration and thus permafrost– carbon cycle feedbacks. Changes in thermokarst lake extent observed during recent decades show both increases and decreases in area depending on region. Other processes ...
... Future thermokarst lake dynamics (drainage or growth) will affect methane emissions and carbon sequestration and thus permafrost– carbon cycle feedbacks. Changes in thermokarst lake extent observed during recent decades show both increases and decreases in area depending on region. Other processes ...
Characterising half a degree difference: A review of methods for
... Running from 2013 to 2015, this process involved consultations with scientists and experts through a ‘Structured Expert Dialogue’ (SED). Findings of the IPCC were key inputs to the SED, including its expert assessment of climate change risks for five main ‘Reasons for Concern’ as a function of global ...
... Running from 2013 to 2015, this process involved consultations with scientists and experts through a ‘Structured Expert Dialogue’ (SED). Findings of the IPCC were key inputs to the SED, including its expert assessment of climate change risks for five main ‘Reasons for Concern’ as a function of global ...
Climate change alters interannual variation of grassland
... interannual ANPP in the short steppe of North America was observed to be affected by current- or previous-year precipitation (Lauenroth and Sala 1992; Oesterheld et al. 2001), while tallgrass prairies were demonstrated to be more sensitive to the seasonal variation in precipitation (Knapp and Smith ...
... interannual ANPP in the short steppe of North America was observed to be affected by current- or previous-year precipitation (Lauenroth and Sala 1992; Oesterheld et al. 2001), while tallgrass prairies were demonstrated to be more sensitive to the seasonal variation in precipitation (Knapp and Smith ...
the polls—trends twenty years of public opinion about
... levels and weather patterns. Other people think the evidence that points to a gradual warming of the earth’s atmosphere is far from conclusive and feel that predictions about harmful changes in ocean levels and weather patterns are exaggerated. Given what you have heard and know, do you think the en ...
... levels and weather patterns. Other people think the evidence that points to a gradual warming of the earth’s atmosphere is far from conclusive and feel that predictions about harmful changes in ocean levels and weather patterns are exaggerated. Given what you have heard and know, do you think the en ...
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... comparable to that of CMIP3 models, with some improvement noted for individual models. Previous projections of NA climate change (e.g., CMIP3) have been evaluated as part of earlier climate assessments (Solomon et al. 2007). The CMIP3 consensus projection indicated that, by 2080–99, annual mean temp ...
... comparable to that of CMIP3 models, with some improvement noted for individual models. Previous projections of NA climate change (e.g., CMIP3) have been evaluated as part of earlier climate assessments (Solomon et al. 2007). The CMIP3 consensus projection indicated that, by 2080–99, annual mean temp ...
... This work focuses on evaluating the climate change projected by the end of the 21st century under the SRES A2 emission scenario over southern South America using the regional model MM5. The model projects: (i) an increase of precipitation over central Argentina, Uruguay and southern Brazil during su ...
Defeating Kyoto: The Conservative Movement`s Impact on U.S.
... evidence, including the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in the United States and the Royal Society in the United Kingdom, endorse this consensus. In the mid-1990s, the IPCC (1995) claimed, “the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human inuence on global climate” (p. 22). In a recent revie ...
... evidence, including the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in the United States and the Royal Society in the United Kingdom, endorse this consensus. In the mid-1990s, the IPCC (1995) claimed, “the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human inuence on global climate” (p. 22). In a recent revie ...
Defeating Kyoto: The Conservative Movement`s Impact
... evidence, including the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in the United States and the Royal Society in the United Kingdom, endorse this consensus. In the mid-1990s, the IPCC (1995) claimed, “the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human inuence on global climate” (p. 22). In a recent revie ...
... evidence, including the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in the United States and the Royal Society in the United Kingdom, endorse this consensus. In the mid-1990s, the IPCC (1995) claimed, “the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human inuence on global climate” (p. 22). In a recent revie ...
Towards the Strengthening of European Coordination between
... The Importance of providing coherence to the usage There are currently no strategic agreements in place for facilitating European level coordination of Polar research observatories and stationsbringing together all regional scientific and logistical hubs in the Arctic Region. Taking into account th ...
... The Importance of providing coherence to the usage There are currently no strategic agreements in place for facilitating European level coordination of Polar research observatories and stationsbringing together all regional scientific and logistical hubs in the Arctic Region. Taking into account th ...
Climate Reconstruction from Subsurface Temperatures
... tree rings; isotopic chemistry of annual growth increments in corals; sequences of lacustrine varves; pollen composition and distribution; loess properties and isotopic variations in ice cores; and the abundance of various cosmogenic isotopes (a proxy for solar variability). Joining these proxies in ...
... tree rings; isotopic chemistry of annual growth increments in corals; sequences of lacustrine varves; pollen composition and distribution; loess properties and isotopic variations in ice cores; and the abundance of various cosmogenic isotopes (a proxy for solar variability). Joining these proxies in ...
S e c u r i t y A n...
... business processes and innovative technologies that result in improved U.S. combat power through energy efficiency. Numerous Department of Defense studies have found that combat forces would be more capable and less vulnerable by significantly reducing their fuel demand. Unfortunately, many of their re ...
... business processes and innovative technologies that result in improved U.S. combat power through energy efficiency. Numerous Department of Defense studies have found that combat forces would be more capable and less vulnerable by significantly reducing their fuel demand. Unfortunately, many of their re ...
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.