CLIMATE CHANGE AND TOURISM
... interrelation is especially significant for coastal recreation. Climate influences the temporal distribution of tourists through the year, and determines the environmental context (e.g. flora, fauna, resources such as rivers or glaciers, etc.) in which tourism activities develop. In many cases this ...
... interrelation is especially significant for coastal recreation. Climate influences the temporal distribution of tourists through the year, and determines the environmental context (e.g. flora, fauna, resources such as rivers or glaciers, etc.) in which tourism activities develop. In many cases this ...
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... On September 1 st, a group of scientists quietly senta letter to President Obama, the US Attorney General and the Head of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. In the letter, the scientists asked them to use the powers of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) to invest ...
... On September 1 st, a group of scientists quietly senta letter to President Obama, the US Attorney General and the Head of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. In the letter, the scientists asked them to use the powers of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) to invest ...
Macarthy, J.M. 12 - Newcastle University eTheses: Home
... Much of the climate change literature is replete with discussions about the potential impact of climate change on cities. Whilst urban planners are increasingly being urged to develop robust and clear strategies for dealing with the impacts, in reality there is very little knowledge about the way th ...
... Much of the climate change literature is replete with discussions about the potential impact of climate change on cities. Whilst urban planners are increasingly being urged to develop robust and clear strategies for dealing with the impacts, in reality there is very little knowledge about the way th ...
Coastal Hazards and Climate Change
... values have increased enormously. As development and property values in coastal margins increase, the potential impacts and consequences of coastal hazards also increase. Managing this escalating risk over the coming decades now presents a significant challenge for planning authorities in New Zealan ...
... values have increased enormously. As development and property values in coastal margins increase, the potential impacts and consequences of coastal hazards also increase. Managing this escalating risk over the coming decades now presents a significant challenge for planning authorities in New Zealan ...
Climate-Induced Population Movement: The Issue
... The migration crisis that today’s world is immersed in is rooted not only in wars, poverty and globalization, but climate change will also play a role. The case of people induced to relocate, internally or externally, due to the impacts of climate change (such as sea-level rise, increasing intensity ...
... The migration crisis that today’s world is immersed in is rooted not only in wars, poverty and globalization, but climate change will also play a role. The case of people induced to relocate, internally or externally, due to the impacts of climate change (such as sea-level rise, increasing intensity ...
A Climate Modelling Primer - THIRD EDITION
... Designations used by companies to distinguish their products are often claimed as trademarks. All brand names and product names used in this book are trade names, service marks, trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. The Publisher is not associated with any product or vendor ...
... Designations used by companies to distinguish their products are often claimed as trademarks. All brand names and product names used in this book are trade names, service marks, trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. The Publisher is not associated with any product or vendor ...
Chapter 13 - Clean Air Act
... change began to emerge as a major domestic issue in the United States, Congress began to hold hearings addressing whether the Clean Air Act might regulate greenhouse gas emissions. At the time, officials within the Clinton Administration asserted that the Clean Air Act gave them authority to regulat ...
... change began to emerge as a major domestic issue in the United States, Congress began to hold hearings addressing whether the Clean Air Act might regulate greenhouse gas emissions. At the time, officials within the Clinton Administration asserted that the Clean Air Act gave them authority to regulat ...
Influence of dynamic vegetation on climate change and terrestrial
... present-day MIROC-LPJ experiment which adopts an atmospheric CO2 concentration of 345 ppm without this bias correction. Hereafter we can correct temperature and precipitation bias in a running GCM experiment. There is still discussion whether to apply the bias correction and how it would be done (Ha ...
... present-day MIROC-LPJ experiment which adopts an atmospheric CO2 concentration of 345 ppm without this bias correction. Hereafter we can correct temperature and precipitation bias in a running GCM experiment. There is still discussion whether to apply the bias correction and how it would be done (Ha ...
Climate Change: Costs and Benefits of the
... This report examines seven studies that project the costs of H.R. 2454 to 2030 or beyond. It is difficult (and some would consider it unwise) to project costs up to the year 2030, much less beyond. The already tenuous assumption that current regulatory standards will remain constant becomes more unr ...
... This report examines seven studies that project the costs of H.R. 2454 to 2030 or beyond. It is difficult (and some would consider it unwise) to project costs up to the year 2030, much less beyond. The already tenuous assumption that current regulatory standards will remain constant becomes more unr ...
Assessing the costs of adaptation to climate
... approach.) • Ecosystems. An indication of adaptation costs for ecosystems was derived from the costs of increasing protected areas to at least 10% of the land area of each nation or ecosystem, although it was not possible to split this into baseline costs of meeting current deficits and incremental ...
... approach.) • Ecosystems. An indication of adaptation costs for ecosystems was derived from the costs of increasing protected areas to at least 10% of the land area of each nation or ecosystem, although it was not possible to split this into baseline costs of meeting current deficits and incremental ...
Building Resilience for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Agriculture Sector
... types of insurance and ex-post payments, it was shown that the possibility of extreme climatic events significantly changes the decision environment and that government’s best response to this ambiguity is the implementation of “robust” policies, which may not be optimal under any given scenario, bu ...
... types of insurance and ex-post payments, it was shown that the possibility of extreme climatic events significantly changes the decision environment and that government’s best response to this ambiguity is the implementation of “robust” policies, which may not be optimal under any given scenario, bu ...
Impacts of Large-Scale Reforestation Programmes on Regional
... Furthermore, changes in surface albedo, evapotranspiration, and roughness length from agricultural land to forest also played important roles in the climate responses to reforestation. Beyond the main aim, this study improved on past studies by providing regional model simulation guidance regarding ...
... Furthermore, changes in surface albedo, evapotranspiration, and roughness length from agricultural land to forest also played important roles in the climate responses to reforestation. Beyond the main aim, this study improved on past studies by providing regional model simulation guidance regarding ...
Colorado Climate Change Vulnerability Study
... technology or lower treatment capacity, as well as aquatic organisms and ecosystems, are vulnerable to lower flows and higher water temperatures resulting in greater concentrations of pollutants • Water treatment facilities in fire-prone areas are vulnerable to greater likelihood of wildfire leadin ...
... technology or lower treatment capacity, as well as aquatic organisms and ecosystems, are vulnerable to lower flows and higher water temperatures resulting in greater concentrations of pollutants • Water treatment facilities in fire-prone areas are vulnerable to greater likelihood of wildfire leadin ...
climate change and the south african commercial forestry sector
... implemented now, as the time scales for these processes to take effect and be adopted are likely to be long in the case of commercial forestry. The changes in climate which are being observed at present already are occurring at a far faster rate than the changes in climate which have occurred in the ...
... implemented now, as the time scales for these processes to take effect and be adopted are likely to be long in the case of commercial forestry. The changes in climate which are being observed at present already are occurring at a far faster rate than the changes in climate which have occurred in the ...
Chapters X and XI: Appendices and Bibliography
... threshold that a growing number of political leaders have stated their intention to avoid.3171 At the high end, scenario A1FI results in even higher climate forcing by 2100 than A2 or A1B.3172 Mid-2000s global emissions of CO2 exceeded even the A1FI scenario.3173 Downscaled Climate Models Note: Whil ...
... threshold that a growing number of political leaders have stated their intention to avoid.3171 At the high end, scenario A1FI results in even higher climate forcing by 2100 than A2 or A1B.3172 Mid-2000s global emissions of CO2 exceeded even the A1FI scenario.3173 Downscaled Climate Models Note: Whil ...
5. Analysis of effects of the megatrends - Eionet Forum
... The megatrends shaping the world’s future will affect the global environment, and they will ultimately have both direct and indirect consequences for Europe. However, those consequences may not necessarily arise directly from the drivers and megatrends, but also indirectly as the effects of megatren ...
... The megatrends shaping the world’s future will affect the global environment, and they will ultimately have both direct and indirect consequences for Europe. However, those consequences may not necessarily arise directly from the drivers and megatrends, but also indirectly as the effects of megatren ...
Potential for Abrupt Changes in Atmospheric Methane
... near future. A very large release of methane may have occurred at the PaleoceneEocene boundary (about 55 million years ago), but other explanations for the evidence have been offered. ...
... near future. A very large release of methane may have occurred at the PaleoceneEocene boundary (about 55 million years ago), but other explanations for the evidence have been offered. ...
Trends in Intense Precipitation in the Climate Record
... the proportion of the total precipitation and counts attributed to these events. Thorough analysis of the United States data indicated that practically the entire nationwide increase in heavy and very heavy precipitation occurred during the past three decades (Table 3). Groisman et al. (2001, 2004) ...
... the proportion of the total precipitation and counts attributed to these events. Thorough analysis of the United States data indicated that practically the entire nationwide increase in heavy and very heavy precipitation occurred during the past three decades (Table 3). Groisman et al. (2001, 2004) ...
Agenda for the protection of cross-border displaced persons in the
... caused by natural hazards such as floods, tropical storms, earthquakes, landslides, droughts, salt water intrusion, glacial melting, glacial lake outburst floods, and melting permafrost. Between 2008 and 2014 a total of 184.4 million people were displaced by sudden-onset disasters, an average of 26. ...
... caused by natural hazards such as floods, tropical storms, earthquakes, landslides, droughts, salt water intrusion, glacial melting, glacial lake outburst floods, and melting permafrost. Between 2008 and 2014 a total of 184.4 million people were displaced by sudden-onset disasters, an average of 26. ...
Behavioural Adaptation of Skiers and Snowboarders in
... Table 5.1 Substitution behaviours (temporal, spatial, activity)……………….…...87 ...
... Table 5.1 Substitution behaviours (temporal, spatial, activity)……………….…...87 ...
A Study of Climate Monitoring Capabilities in Newfoundland and
... This report presents a three-part study of climate change monitoring capabilities in Newfoundland and Labrador prepared for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Office of Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Emissions Trading. The study was conducted under the Provincial Government’s 2011 C ...
... This report presents a three-part study of climate change monitoring capabilities in Newfoundland and Labrador prepared for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Office of Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Emissions Trading. The study was conducted under the Provincial Government’s 2011 C ...
The Al Gore Effect - University of Oregon
... market, offsets have recently received substantial attention from academic researchers, the popular press, and government agencies [11, 13, 20]. In particular, this paper examines the effect of the film on carbon offsets purchased through Carbonfund.org (henceforth Carbonfund), which is a retailer ...
... market, offsets have recently received substantial attention from academic researchers, the popular press, and government agencies [11, 13, 20]. In particular, this paper examines the effect of the film on carbon offsets purchased through Carbonfund.org (henceforth Carbonfund), which is a retailer ...
The Al Gore Effect: An Inconvenient Truth and Voluntary Carbon
... Awareness campaigns are particularly relevant to the topic of global climate change. Despite the large body of evidence that shows anthropogenic climate change is occurring and is likely to be highly costly (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2007), fewer than 50 percent of Americans believe ...
... Awareness campaigns are particularly relevant to the topic of global climate change. Despite the large body of evidence that shows anthropogenic climate change is occurring and is likely to be highly costly (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2007), fewer than 50 percent of Americans believe ...
South Asia - International Institute for Sustainable Development
... increase in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events. In addition, rising annual mean temperatures have caused many Himalayan glaciers to retreat at a rapid rate of several tens of meters per year. These observed trends are likely to continue in the future; it is expected that annual te ...
... increase in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events. In addition, rising annual mean temperatures have caused many Himalayan glaciers to retreat at a rapid rate of several tens of meters per year. These observed trends are likely to continue in the future; it is expected that annual te ...
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.