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... (i) a significant increase in the relative profitability of crops compared to other landcovers, thus possibly increasing its agricultural land-use share over other land covers, and (ii) an increase in total European production which may have impacts on agricultural goods markets, thus highlighting t ...
... (i) a significant increase in the relative profitability of crops compared to other landcovers, thus possibly increasing its agricultural land-use share over other land covers, and (ii) an increase in total European production which may have impacts on agricultural goods markets, thus highlighting t ...
Ontario Climate Change and Health Modelling Study
... our health and safety, our environment and our economy. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Fifth Assessment report has confirmed the high likelihood that anthropogenic release of greenhouses gases has led to a warmer climate and the legacy greenhouse gases and new emissions commit the w ...
... our health and safety, our environment and our economy. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Fifth Assessment report has confirmed the high likelihood that anthropogenic release of greenhouses gases has led to a warmer climate and the legacy greenhouse gases and new emissions commit the w ...
Inaugural Lecture
... • Using models and observations to establish that: – 20th century climate change is likely to be human driven with greenhouse gas warming being offset by natural and other human drivers – That external drivers are an important driver of natural climate variability – That humans might have affected 1 ...
... • Using models and observations to establish that: – 20th century climate change is likely to be human driven with greenhouse gas warming being offset by natural and other human drivers – That external drivers are an important driver of natural climate variability – That humans might have affected 1 ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs MKL Grant Committee Meeting 25 October
... The adaptation challenge of LDCs still prevails. As Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) puts it in one of its latest summary for policy makers: “The ability of human systems to adapt to and cope with climate change depends on such factors as wealth, technology, education, information, s ...
... The adaptation challenge of LDCs still prevails. As Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) puts it in one of its latest summary for policy makers: “The ability of human systems to adapt to and cope with climate change depends on such factors as wealth, technology, education, information, s ...
Climate changes of the twentieth through twenty-first
... Limpasuvan and Hartmann, 1999) that accompany a mass displacement between the polar region and surrounding midlatitudes. Indices of these modes have exhibited a remarkable increasing trend (deepening of the polar low pressure) (e.g., Thompson et al., 2000; Marshall, 2003) in the past few decades, re ...
... Limpasuvan and Hartmann, 1999) that accompany a mass displacement between the polar region and surrounding midlatitudes. Indices of these modes have exhibited a remarkable increasing trend (deepening of the polar low pressure) (e.g., Thompson et al., 2000; Marshall, 2003) in the past few decades, re ...
DOC version - New Zealand climate change information
... Climate change adaptation technical working group Adapting to sea level rise International forums and agreements New Zealand's international climate change policy New Zealand and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Reducin ...
... Climate change adaptation technical working group Adapting to sea level rise International forums and agreements New Zealand's international climate change policy New Zealand and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Reducin ...
implication of climate change to human rights
... during the last century both in global surface and sea temperatures and are expected to continue throughout the next century.5 The intensity of tropical storms and cyclones is likely to increase as a result of climate change6 and patterns of rainfall are likely to change globally, with both heavy pr ...
... during the last century both in global surface and sea temperatures and are expected to continue throughout the next century.5 The intensity of tropical storms and cyclones is likely to increase as a result of climate change6 and patterns of rainfall are likely to change globally, with both heavy pr ...
Introduction The Public Trust Doctrine, Climate Change and Future Generations Table of Contents
... City set a goal for reducing its greenhouse emissions to 7% below 1990 by 2012. This goal requires reducing current emissions by 680,000 metric tons a year. The city then created a plan that divided the overall emissions into sectors such as city lighting, coal, heating, cars and trucks, airports, m ...
... City set a goal for reducing its greenhouse emissions to 7% below 1990 by 2012. This goal requires reducing current emissions by 680,000 metric tons a year. The city then created a plan that divided the overall emissions into sectors such as city lighting, coal, heating, cars and trucks, airports, m ...
Regional Impacts of climate change
... explaining the increase in fires in the American West after accounting for human settlements and fire management. Extreme heat events in the United States are on the rise. DeGaetano and Allen (2002) found that minimum and maximum temperatures increased in the latter half of the 20 th century, with ...
... explaining the increase in fires in the American West after accounting for human settlements and fire management. Extreme heat events in the United States are on the rise. DeGaetano and Allen (2002) found that minimum and maximum temperatures increased in the latter half of the 20 th century, with ...
A Global Model of Climate Change Impacts on Timber Markets
... to explore how global markets may adapt to a range of ecological effects in different regions. The analysis, however, has several important limitations. First, we use only two climate scenarios and one ecological model. Consequently, we cannot present a full range of possible ecological predictions. ...
... to explore how global markets may adapt to a range of ecological effects in different regions. The analysis, however, has several important limitations. First, we use only two climate scenarios and one ecological model. Consequently, we cannot present a full range of possible ecological predictions. ...
What shapes perceptions of climate change?
... and is more vivid. For most people in the United States, judging the likelihood of climate change based on personal experience will lead to judgments that are low. Even individuals whose economic livelihood depends on weather and climate events (e.g., farmers or fishers) and who are thus motivated t ...
... and is more vivid. For most people in the United States, judging the likelihood of climate change based on personal experience will lead to judgments that are low. Even individuals whose economic livelihood depends on weather and climate events (e.g., farmers or fishers) and who are thus motivated t ...
The study - WWF
... According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report, the global average air temperature has increased by approximately 0.85C since 1890.i By the end of this century, the IPCC projects that warming is likely to exceed 1.5C, with the possibility of the global av ...
... According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report, the global average air temperature has increased by approximately 0.85C since 1890.i By the end of this century, the IPCC projects that warming is likely to exceed 1.5C, with the possibility of the global av ...
Print - Climate Change Knowledge Portal
... to small areas, with communities, flora, and fauna highly adapted to subsist within them. Yemen faces multiple ...
... to small areas, with communities, flora, and fauna highly adapted to subsist within them. Yemen faces multiple ...
Managing Water Resources in the Face of
... what were previously viewed as extreme events and their impacts on national and regional economies. The recent extensive flooding in Guyana during the 2005 and 2006 represent cases where extreme events occurred within a short time period. In both cases, extremely high rainfalls occurred, with the ra ...
... what were previously viewed as extreme events and their impacts on national and regional economies. The recent extensive flooding in Guyana during the 2005 and 2006 represent cases where extreme events occurred within a short time period. In both cases, extremely high rainfalls occurred, with the ra ...
Capstone ESS Unit 4: Human Activity and Climate System Unit Summary
... The geological record shows that changes to global and regional climate can be caused by interactions among changes in the sun’s energy output or Earth’s orbit, tectonic events, ocean circulation, volcanic activity, glaciers, vegetation, and human activities. These changes can occur on a variety of ...
... The geological record shows that changes to global and regional climate can be caused by interactions among changes in the sun’s energy output or Earth’s orbit, tectonic events, ocean circulation, volcanic activity, glaciers, vegetation, and human activities. These changes can occur on a variety of ...
The Anthropocene epoch: scientists declare dawn
... according to an official expert group who presented the recommendation to the International Geological Congress in Cape Town. The new epoch should begin about 1950, the experts said, and was likely to be defined by the radioactive elements dispersed across the planet by nuclear bomb tests, although ...
... according to an official expert group who presented the recommendation to the International Geological Congress in Cape Town. The new epoch should begin about 1950, the experts said, and was likely to be defined by the radioactive elements dispersed across the planet by nuclear bomb tests, although ...
The Denial of Global Warming
... curve—showing CO2’s steady increase over time—for which Keeling would win the National Medal of Science and be made famous by Al Gore in An Inconvenient Truth.) Revelle knew that there was a lot about the problem that wasn’t well understood, so he focused his essay on the impact he considered most c ...
... curve—showing CO2’s steady increase over time—for which Keeling would win the National Medal of Science and be made famous by Al Gore in An Inconvenient Truth.) Revelle knew that there was a lot about the problem that wasn’t well understood, so he focused his essay on the impact he considered most c ...
Chapter 3: Climate observations and projections
... 1.3◦ F (0.7◦ C) over the past century. During that time, both hemispheres have experienced decreases in net snow and ice cover, and global sea level has risen by approximately 0.7 inches (1.8 cm) per decade over the past century. More recently, the global sea level rise rate has accelerated to appro ...
... 1.3◦ F (0.7◦ C) over the past century. During that time, both hemispheres have experienced decreases in net snow and ice cover, and global sea level has risen by approximately 0.7 inches (1.8 cm) per decade over the past century. More recently, the global sea level rise rate has accelerated to appro ...
occasional paper 9 - Ontario Centre for Climate Impacts and
... also need to have remained relatively consistent over time. In fact, lack of long-term climate data suitable for analysis of extremes is the single biggest obstacle to quantifying whether extreme events have changed over the twentieth century, either worldwide or on regional scales (Easterling et al ...
... also need to have remained relatively consistent over time. In fact, lack of long-term climate data suitable for analysis of extremes is the single biggest obstacle to quantifying whether extreme events have changed over the twentieth century, either worldwide or on regional scales (Easterling et al ...
Impacts of climate and land-use changes on floods in an urban
... validation events for the catchment. In contrast, the parameter values for the continuing loss rate are different for different seasons of the year. Two distinct values, one for the dry season and one for the wet were found to be adequate for simulation purposes. To predict future floods, output fro ...
... validation events for the catchment. In contrast, the parameter values for the continuing loss rate are different for different seasons of the year. Two distinct values, one for the dry season and one for the wet were found to be adequate for simulation purposes. To predict future floods, output fro ...
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... highlands may suffer from more intense and irregular rainfall, leading to erosion, which together with higher temperatures leads to lower total agricultural production. This, combined with an increasing population, may lead to greater food insecurity in some areas. Hotspots of increased food insecur ...
... highlands may suffer from more intense and irregular rainfall, leading to erosion, which together with higher temperatures leads to lower total agricultural production. This, combined with an increasing population, may lead to greater food insecurity in some areas. Hotspots of increased food insecur ...
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... Act] section 202(a) contribute to the total greenhouse gas air pollution, and thus to the climate change problem.” Id. at 66,499. As the Supreme Court noted in 2007, these findings imposed a mandatory duty on EPA to adopt vehicle emission rules for these pollutants. Massachusetts v. EPA, 549 U.S. at ...
... Act] section 202(a) contribute to the total greenhouse gas air pollution, and thus to the climate change problem.” Id. at 66,499. As the Supreme Court noted in 2007, these findings imposed a mandatory duty on EPA to adopt vehicle emission rules for these pollutants. Massachusetts v. EPA, 549 U.S. at ...
Climate change in the United States
Because of global warming, there has been concern in the United States and internationally, that the country should reduce total greenhouse gas which is relatively high per capita.In 2012, the United States experienced its warmest year on record. As of 2012, the thirteen warmest years for the entire planet have all occurred since 1998, transcending those from 1880.From 1950 to 2009, the American government's surface temperature record shows an increase by 1 °F (0.56 °C), approximately. Global warming has caused many changes in the U.S. According to a 2009 statement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), trends include lake and river ice melting earlier in the spring, plants blooming earlier, multiple animal species shifting their habitat ranges northward, and reductions in the size of glaciers.Predicting future climate changes are fraught with difficultly. Some research has warned against possible problems due to American climate changes such as the spread of invasive species and possibilities of floods as well as droughts. Changes in climate in the regions of the United States appear significant. Drought conditions appear to be worsening in the southwest while improving in the northeast for example.President Barack Obama committed in the December 2009 Copenhagen Climate Change Summit to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the range of 17% below 2005 levels by 2020, 42% below 2005 levels by 2030, and 83% below 2005 levels by 2050. In an address towards the U.S. Congress in June 2013, Obama detailed a specific action plan to achieve the 17% carbon emissions cut from 2005 by 2020. He included such measures as shifting from coal-based power generation to solar and natural gas production.