Work package No 2F: Ecosystems and Forests
... services are classified according to the Millenium Ecosystem Assessment (MA 2005c). Blank spaces indicate that the value is unknown. The given values provide only a minimal assessment, since not all services are fully captured in the study. ...
... services are classified according to the Millenium Ecosystem Assessment (MA 2005c). Blank spaces indicate that the value is unknown. The given values provide only a minimal assessment, since not all services are fully captured in the study. ...
U.S. Global Change Research Program · 1717 Pennsylvania... Washington, D.C. 20006 USA · 1-202-223-6262 (voice) ·...
... burning and deforestation have altered the global climate. Climate change signals are also manifesting themselves in U.S. ecosystems. U.S. temperature and precipitation records show that the country has become warmer and wetter during the last 100 years, but there is considerable regional variation ...
... burning and deforestation have altered the global climate. Climate change signals are also manifesting themselves in U.S. ecosystems. U.S. temperature and precipitation records show that the country has become warmer and wetter during the last 100 years, but there is considerable regional variation ...
Assessment of climate change impact on water Linköping University Post Print
... 2000) means that their simulation benefits from increased resolution. The coarse scale of GCMs and the regional scale of many climatic factors especially precipitation, motivates the use of regional modelling for Southern Africa. The conclusion that regional models, in spite of introducing new uncer ...
... 2000) means that their simulation benefits from increased resolution. The coarse scale of GCMs and the regional scale of many climatic factors especially precipitation, motivates the use of regional modelling for Southern Africa. The conclusion that regional models, in spite of introducing new uncer ...
stoten2014a
... As the evidence for human induced climate change becomes clearer, so too does the realization that its effects will have impacts on numerous environmental and socio-economic systems. Mountains are recognized as very sensitive physical environments with populations whose histories and current social ...
... As the evidence for human induced climate change becomes clearer, so too does the realization that its effects will have impacts on numerous environmental and socio-economic systems. Mountains are recognized as very sensitive physical environments with populations whose histories and current social ...
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... Sub-sectoral outputs were calculated based on the EUROSTAT agricultural economic accounts. Micro-level farm data are scarce and of insufficient quality, but the FMS farm data on income, crop- and livestock-specific costs and gross margins (Martinovska-Stojcheska et al., 2008 and 2011) and the CAPRI ...
... Sub-sectoral outputs were calculated based on the EUROSTAT agricultural economic accounts. Micro-level farm data are scarce and of insufficient quality, but the FMS farm data on income, crop- and livestock-specific costs and gross margins (Martinovska-Stojcheska et al., 2008 and 2011) and the CAPRI ...
Recent Changes in Rainfall, Temperature and Number of Rainy
... 1.1. Problem of the Statement Climate change is emerging as one of the main challenges humankind will have to face for many years to come. It could become a major risk to world food security, as it has a strong effect on food production, access and distribution. Global atmospheric concentrations of ...
... 1.1. Problem of the Statement Climate change is emerging as one of the main challenges humankind will have to face for many years to come. It could become a major risk to world food security, as it has a strong effect on food production, access and distribution. Global atmospheric concentrations of ...
US re-engagement? -
... months a strong opposition emerge particularly in the European countries which had been most decisive in order to reach a co-ordinated climate change response (Cohen et al, 2003). The White House was under pressure from various sides, but in the end the international community did not succeed convin ...
... months a strong opposition emerge particularly in the European countries which had been most decisive in order to reach a co-ordinated climate change response (Cohen et al, 2003). The White House was under pressure from various sides, but in the end the international community did not succeed convin ...
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... move beyond these kinds of polarized positions and—as proposed later in this chapter—to accept a more nuanced view of the advantages and disadvantages of particular urban forms and levels of density. In low- and middle-income countries, the related process of peri-urbanization is increasing. In the ...
... move beyond these kinds of polarized positions and—as proposed later in this chapter—to accept a more nuanced view of the advantages and disadvantages of particular urban forms and levels of density. In low- and middle-income countries, the related process of peri-urbanization is increasing. In the ...
Climate change and agriculture - NSW Department of Primary
... biology of forage species, through the availability of irrigation water on which the industry is critically dependent in most areas, and on the availability and price of grain which has now become an integral part of a previously pasture-based production system. Indeed the dairy industry nationally ...
... biology of forage species, through the availability of irrigation water on which the industry is critically dependent in most areas, and on the availability and price of grain which has now become an integral part of a previously pasture-based production system. Indeed the dairy industry nationally ...
PFCs
... Stratospheric ozone depletion observed since 1970 is caused primarily by increases in concentrations of reactive chlorine and bromine compounds that are produced by degradation of anthropogenic ODSs, including halons, CFCs, HCFCs, methyl chloroform (CH3CCl3), carbon tetrachloride (CCl4), and methyl ...
... Stratospheric ozone depletion observed since 1970 is caused primarily by increases in concentrations of reactive chlorine and bromine compounds that are produced by degradation of anthropogenic ODSs, including halons, CFCs, HCFCs, methyl chloroform (CH3CCl3), carbon tetrachloride (CCl4), and methyl ...
Earth, Climate, and Change: Observing Human Impact
... to explore how they can be citizen scientists and engineers in studying climate change and mitigating its negative effects in their own communities. ...
... to explore how they can be citizen scientists and engineers in studying climate change and mitigating its negative effects in their own communities. ...
Marine boundary layer clouds at the heart of tropical cloud feedback
... into more cumuliform clouds (trade cumulus), and thus to a smaller cloud fraction and a less negative SW CRF. Such a transition can occur if the SST increase is associated with a decrease of the lower tropospheric static stability and/or with an increase of the planetary boundary-layer (PBL) decoupl ...
... into more cumuliform clouds (trade cumulus), and thus to a smaller cloud fraction and a less negative SW CRF. Such a transition can occur if the SST increase is associated with a decrease of the lower tropospheric static stability and/or with an increase of the planetary boundary-layer (PBL) decoupl ...
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... AAEA Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, August 12-14, 2012. The views expressed in this poster are those of the authors and should not be attributed to ERS or USDA Copyright 2012 by Nigel Key and Stacy Sneeringer. All rights reserved. Readers may make verbatim copies of this document for non-commercial pu ...
... AAEA Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, August 12-14, 2012. The views expressed in this poster are those of the authors and should not be attributed to ERS or USDA Copyright 2012 by Nigel Key and Stacy Sneeringer. All rights reserved. Readers may make verbatim copies of this document for non-commercial pu ...
0302_Hemer_STAR_2010_WindWave
... 6.8 Key uncertainties, research gaps and priorities [On climate change impact assessments in the coastal zone] …There also remains a strong focus on sea-level rise, which needs to be broadened to include all the climate drivers in the coastal zone (Table 6.2). ...
... 6.8 Key uncertainties, research gaps and priorities [On climate change impact assessments in the coastal zone] …There also remains a strong focus on sea-level rise, which needs to be broadened to include all the climate drivers in the coastal zone (Table 6.2). ...
1996. Because most of the increase in radia-
... included (shaded regions on Fig. 1), it becomes apparent that there is little or no significant difference between model and observations, even though the heat-content changes vary among ocean basins. The main exception occurs in the 1970s, when the observations show a decadal anomaly that the model ...
... included (shaded regions on Fig. 1), it becomes apparent that there is little or no significant difference between model and observations, even though the heat-content changes vary among ocean basins. The main exception occurs in the 1970s, when the observations show a decadal anomaly that the model ...
Appendix 1 - Carbon Emissions Reduction Policy
... that as the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere rises, so does the average temperature. It is now believed (by the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)1 with more than 90% certainty) that human actions are directly responsible for at least some of the increased and sustained rise witnessed o ...
... that as the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere rises, so does the average temperature. It is now believed (by the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)1 with more than 90% certainty) that human actions are directly responsible for at least some of the increased and sustained rise witnessed o ...
international public opinion, perception, and understanding of global
... respondents (23%) were most concerned about extreme weather events, while many Nigerian respondents (26%) were concerned about the potential economic impacts. Interestingly, however, sea level rise, which receives a great amount of media attention, was rarely selected, with the slight exceptions of ...
... respondents (23%) were most concerned about extreme weather events, while many Nigerian respondents (26%) were concerned about the potential economic impacts. Interestingly, however, sea level rise, which receives a great amount of media attention, was rarely selected, with the slight exceptions of ...
Mechanisms of drought in present and future climate
... 2. Similar patterns of SSTs that drive present-day droughts (relative cool tropical Pacific SSTs) also drive future droughts; a warmer base state appears to qualitatively reduce drought severity somewhat with respect to the new future climate 3. A mechanism proposed to explain the decadal pattern of ...
... 2. Similar patterns of SSTs that drive present-day droughts (relative cool tropical Pacific SSTs) also drive future droughts; a warmer base state appears to qualitatively reduce drought severity somewhat with respect to the new future climate 3. A mechanism proposed to explain the decadal pattern of ...
- Wiley Online Library
... adaptation, and climate engineering are ambiguous, overlap with each other and thus contribute to confusing the discourse on how to tackle anthropogenic climate change. We propose a new and more inclusive categorization into five different classes: anthropogenic emissions reductions (AER), territori ...
... adaptation, and climate engineering are ambiguous, overlap with each other and thus contribute to confusing the discourse on how to tackle anthropogenic climate change. We propose a new and more inclusive categorization into five different classes: anthropogenic emissions reductions (AER), territori ...
Chapter 20 Next Generation Sunshine State Standards
... have a strong influence on climate. In fact, today global climate change caused by humans is making headlines. The scientific community and many members of the general public are not only curious about the possibilities, but are concerned. Why is climate change newsworthy? The reason is that researc ...
... have a strong influence on climate. In fact, today global climate change caused by humans is making headlines. The scientific community and many members of the general public are not only curious about the possibilities, but are concerned. Why is climate change newsworthy? The reason is that researc ...
International Journal of Web Information Systems
... climate change gravitate toward focusing on providing public goods and growing the public awareness (Callaway, 2004). Inevitably, measuring the public awareness on climate change has become an important indicator for governments and policy-makers (Whitmarsh, 2009). In this pursuit, numerous efforts ...
... climate change gravitate toward focusing on providing public goods and growing the public awareness (Callaway, 2004). Inevitably, measuring the public awareness on climate change has become an important indicator for governments and policy-makers (Whitmarsh, 2009). In this pursuit, numerous efforts ...
Agroclimatic conditions in China under climate change scenarios
... will continue to alter agroclimatic conditions in China. In this study, high resolution climate scenarios from regional climate models (RCMs) are used as input to the agro-ecological zones (AEZ) model for China and to compute a comprehensive set of agroclimatic indicators. Uncertainties in the proje ...
... will continue to alter agroclimatic conditions in China. In this study, high resolution climate scenarios from regional climate models (RCMs) are used as input to the agro-ecological zones (AEZ) model for China and to compute a comprehensive set of agroclimatic indicators. Uncertainties in the proje ...
Ocean of Grass: A Conservation Assessment for the Northern Great
... Section II: Historical Trends and Future Predictions for Climate Change Historical Trends in Climate Global average surface temperatures warmed by 0.74°C (1.3°F) during the 20th century (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA] 2010a). Twenty of the warmest years in the past century h ...
... Section II: Historical Trends and Future Predictions for Climate Change Historical Trends in Climate Global average surface temperatures warmed by 0.74°C (1.3°F) during the 20th century (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA] 2010a). Twenty of the warmest years in the past century h ...
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.