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Can Climate Influence Cultural Development? A View through Time
... the nature of environmental change over a range of spatiotemporal scales, utilising high-resolution techniques that can broaden the interpretation of issues that are specifically relevant to historians, geographers and anthropologists. In some cases there appears to be a correspondence between major ...
... the nature of environmental change over a range of spatiotemporal scales, utilising high-resolution techniques that can broaden the interpretation of issues that are specifically relevant to historians, geographers and anthropologists. In some cases there appears to be a correspondence between major ...
E Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific /ESCAP/CDR(2)/INF/7
... foreseen towards the end of the century involve a gradual warming of the planet, with a temperature increase ranging from 1.1 to 6.4°C over preindustrial levels during the twenty-first century. If these temperature increases are not slowed or stopped, sea levels will rise, and coastal communities an ...
... foreseen towards the end of the century involve a gradual warming of the planet, with a temperature increase ranging from 1.1 to 6.4°C over preindustrial levels during the twenty-first century. If these temperature increases are not slowed or stopped, sea levels will rise, and coastal communities an ...
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... the planet,” just to spare lay publics rather appropriate anxiety? Existing research suggests otherwise. While neither alarmism nor Pollyannaism seem to yield desired results, wise integration of strategies may well result in greater engagement. First, communication that affirms rather than threate ...
... the planet,” just to spare lay publics rather appropriate anxiety? Existing research suggests otherwise. While neither alarmism nor Pollyannaism seem to yield desired results, wise integration of strategies may well result in greater engagement. First, communication that affirms rather than threate ...
Assessment of climate change in Europe from an ensemble of
... The Köppen climate classification and its variants are the most widely used climate classification systems. In the present study, an improvement of the original system, the K-T (Trewartha and Horn, 1980) climate classification (Table I) was used. The K-T classification was applied to monthly mean t ...
... The Köppen climate classification and its variants are the most widely used climate classification systems. In the present study, an improvement of the original system, the K-T (Trewartha and Horn, 1980) climate classification (Table I) was used. The K-T classification was applied to monthly mean t ...
CO 2 - NSTA Learning Center - National Science Teachers
... • Most Antarctic penguin species are increasingly breeding further south than they used to. • The extent of the Antarctic Hair Grass is also expanding. • Populations of marine mammals such as many whale species, fur seals and southern elephant seals are still recovering from over hunting for the fur ...
... • Most Antarctic penguin species are increasingly breeding further south than they used to. • The extent of the Antarctic Hair Grass is also expanding. • Populations of marine mammals such as many whale species, fur seals and southern elephant seals are still recovering from over hunting for the fur ...
Emissions de gaz à effet de serre dans le contexte d`un
... Source: CDIAC; NOAA-ESRL; Houghton et al 2012; Giglio et al 2013; Joos et al 2013; Khatiwala et al 2013; Le Quéré et al 2014; Global Carbon Budget 2014 ...
... Source: CDIAC; NOAA-ESRL; Houghton et al 2012; Giglio et al 2013; Joos et al 2013; Khatiwala et al 2013; Le Quéré et al 2014; Global Carbon Budget 2014 ...
Standard PDF - Wiley Online Library
... 5-year means over the principal fire season of May– August [Stocks et al., 2003]. In order to give greatest weight to temperature anomalies in fire-prone regions, the temperature in each 5 5 grid cell is then weighted by the total area burned in that grid cell over the 1959 – 1999 period (Figure ...
... 5-year means over the principal fire season of May– August [Stocks et al., 2003]. In order to give greatest weight to temperature anomalies in fire-prone regions, the temperature in each 5 5 grid cell is then weighted by the total area burned in that grid cell over the 1959 – 1999 period (Figure ...
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... future climate change. Ramming et al. (2010) [9] even argue that human induced climate changes may induce increased biomass in the Amazon forest that is due to the CO2 fertilization effect. As discussed by [5,6,10–16], assessing the seasonal and spatial variation of thermodynamic fluxes is mandatory ...
... future climate change. Ramming et al. (2010) [9] even argue that human induced climate changes may induce increased biomass in the Amazon forest that is due to the CO2 fertilization effect. As discussed by [5,6,10–16], assessing the seasonal and spatial variation of thermodynamic fluxes is mandatory ...
Comments by: Patrick J. Michaels and Paul C. Knappenberger
... During the public comment period associated with new regulations such as this one which incorporate the SCC, a clear distinction should be made between domestic costs/benefits and foreign cost/benefits—and numerical calculations of each provided in all cost/benefits analyses included in the proposa ...
... During the public comment period associated with new regulations such as this one which incorporate the SCC, a clear distinction should be made between domestic costs/benefits and foreign cost/benefits—and numerical calculations of each provided in all cost/benefits analyses included in the proposa ...
Ch 10 – Climate Change
... relationship, the EPA refused to regulate GHGs (here, carbon dioxide). Last, the Court found redressability since reducing emissions would slow the rate of change of global emissions. Having found that the EPA had the statutory authority to regulate GHG, the Court needed to decide whether the EPA’s ...
... relationship, the EPA refused to regulate GHGs (here, carbon dioxide). Last, the Court found redressability since reducing emissions would slow the rate of change of global emissions. Having found that the EPA had the statutory authority to regulate GHG, the Court needed to decide whether the EPA’s ...
- Urban Gateway
... Climate Change Adaptation Climate change effects and risks must be mainstreamed into development planning and investment. Most adaptation actions are not new to Viet Nam and are about doing more and better of what would be done without CC. However, several climate change effects are new to specific ...
... Climate Change Adaptation Climate change effects and risks must be mainstreamed into development planning and investment. Most adaptation actions are not new to Viet Nam and are about doing more and better of what would be done without CC. However, several climate change effects are new to specific ...
The paradox of Anthony Giddens
... capsule summaries of existing factual knowledge. For instance, there are breezy chapters about climate change science (including the sceptics’ views) and about the environmental record of leading capitalist states (notably Britain). Politicians and policy makers may value economy of expression when ...
... capsule summaries of existing factual knowledge. For instance, there are breezy chapters about climate change science (including the sceptics’ views) and about the environmental record of leading capitalist states (notably Britain). Politicians and policy makers may value economy of expression when ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Tourism in Spain
... number of nights spent by foreign visitors in Europe (Schmidt, 2005). Total revenues from tourism amounted to € 37 billion, or 13% of the national GDP in 2002 (INE, 2006). Furthermore, the sector employs over 2 million people, also around 13% of the national total (INE, 2006). The attractiveness of ...
... number of nights spent by foreign visitors in Europe (Schmidt, 2005). Total revenues from tourism amounted to € 37 billion, or 13% of the national GDP in 2002 (INE, 2006). Furthermore, the sector employs over 2 million people, also around 13% of the national total (INE, 2006). The attractiveness of ...
Extreme climatic events and their evolution under changing climatic
... defined using quantiles and threshold exceedances. The examples include both a low- and a high-elevation site in the Swiss Alps where long records of homogenous daily data are readily available. The analysis of extremes highlights several features, some of them taken from the 2003 heat wave that aff ...
... defined using quantiles and threshold exceedances. The examples include both a low- and a high-elevation site in the Swiss Alps where long records of homogenous daily data are readily available. The analysis of extremes highlights several features, some of them taken from the 2003 heat wave that aff ...
Economic Opportunities from a Changing Climate
... Executive Summary Few countries have seen their economic aspirations frustrated by the imperatives of mitigating climate change as much as Canada, which once dreamt of parlaying its vast oil sands resource into becoming an energy superpower. However, global climate change, in conjunction with the ...
... Executive Summary Few countries have seen their economic aspirations frustrated by the imperatives of mitigating climate change as much as Canada, which once dreamt of parlaying its vast oil sands resource into becoming an energy superpower. However, global climate change, in conjunction with the ...
individual perceptions of climate risks
... December 1999. Lothar and Martin, two extra-tropical storms, severely hit France and other parts of Northern Europe. With wind speeds reaching record levels, these two natural disasters caused 92 deaths in France and left 3 million homes without electricity, with economic damage totaling about 15 bi ...
... December 1999. Lothar and Martin, two extra-tropical storms, severely hit France and other parts of Northern Europe. With wind speeds reaching record levels, these two natural disasters caused 92 deaths in France and left 3 million homes without electricity, with economic damage totaling about 15 bi ...
The Met Office Hadley Centre climate modelling capability: the
... Another major improvement in HadGEM1 is in the representation of sea ice (McLaren et al. 2006). The geographical ice extent generally agrees well with observations, especially in winter, with the exception of the HadGEM1 winter ice being too extensive in the North Pacific. In the Arctic, HadGEM1’s le ...
... Another major improvement in HadGEM1 is in the representation of sea ice (McLaren et al. 2006). The geographical ice extent generally agrees well with observations, especially in winter, with the exception of the HadGEM1 winter ice being too extensive in the North Pacific. In the Arctic, HadGEM1’s le ...
McDowell N, On how trees die and predictions of global forest mortality
... Red symbols: big trees survive or grow less than small trees in drought Black symbols: big and small trees equivalent ...
... Red symbols: big trees survive or grow less than small trees in drought Black symbols: big and small trees equivalent ...
Global Warming and Caspian Sea Level Fluctuations
... results in changing the stationary trend of the climate variables of the earth. This phenomena has been entitled “Climate Change”. In recent years many researches has been done to determine the effects of Climate Change on water cycle and it’s components like precipitation, snow and etc. One of the ...
... results in changing the stationary trend of the climate variables of the earth. This phenomena has been entitled “Climate Change”. In recent years many researches has been done to determine the effects of Climate Change on water cycle and it’s components like precipitation, snow and etc. One of the ...
Emerging responses to climate change in pastoral systems
... However, recurrent droughts are not the only pressures on pastoral systems. Excessive rainfall can cause flooding, leading to crop failure and livestock mortality. Epidemics, such as rinderpest in the late 19th and early 20th century caused widespread livestock (and wildlife) mortality and human suf ...
... However, recurrent droughts are not the only pressures on pastoral systems. Excessive rainfall can cause flooding, leading to crop failure and livestock mortality. Epidemics, such as rinderpest in the late 19th and early 20th century caused widespread livestock (and wildlife) mortality and human suf ...
View/Open
... Agriculture is the mainstay of the Kenyan economy with an estimated GDP share of 26 percent in 2012, and thus remains an important contributor to employment and food security of rural populations. Climate variability and change have adversely affected this sector. This situation is expected to worse ...
... Agriculture is the mainstay of the Kenyan economy with an estimated GDP share of 26 percent in 2012, and thus remains an important contributor to employment and food security of rural populations. Climate variability and change have adversely affected this sector. This situation is expected to worse ...
UK climate change policy: how does it affect competitiveness?
... no compelling evidence that investments in the EU have been cancelled, or production moved, because of the EU Emissions Trading System or, in the UK, because of the Climate Change Levy. Carbon prices are likely to rise in the future, but evidence from other countries with higher carbon prices than t ...
... no compelling evidence that investments in the EU have been cancelled, or production moved, because of the EU Emissions Trading System or, in the UK, because of the Climate Change Levy. Carbon prices are likely to rise in the future, but evidence from other countries with higher carbon prices than t ...
A probabilistic analysis of human influence on
... and professional assessments of the literature (IPCC, 2007). For example, a value of 95% for the probability of anthropogenic climate change was given by the IPCC whereas our approach progresses research on the statistical detection of climate change (Hansen et al., 2010; Rhamstorf and Coumou, 2011) ...
... and professional assessments of the literature (IPCC, 2007). For example, a value of 95% for the probability of anthropogenic climate change was given by the IPCC whereas our approach progresses research on the statistical detection of climate change (Hansen et al., 2010; Rhamstorf and Coumou, 2011) ...
Executive Summary: Impact of Climate Change on the Ecology of
... literature identified a poor knowledge of whether there is an interaction between nutrients and temperature in promoting cyanobacterial blooms. To fill this research gap, three approaches were used. A statistical model is used to identify the main factors driving cyanobacteria development worldwide ...
... literature identified a poor knowledge of whether there is an interaction between nutrients and temperature in promoting cyanobacterial blooms. To fill this research gap, three approaches were used. A statistical model is used to identify the main factors driving cyanobacteria development worldwide ...
Climate change in the United States
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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.