Sea-level Rise, Storm Surges, and Extreme Precipitation in Coastal New Hampshire
... much as eight to twelve inches by 2100. We recommend, however, that for coastal locations ...
... much as eight to twelve inches by 2100. We recommend, however, that for coastal locations ...
Dynamic Coasts in a Changing Climate
... Saskatchewan, have marine coasts. These range from high-energy rock headlands of southern Newfoundland to very low energy, ice-locked, sedimentary coasts in the northwestern Canadian Arctic Archipelago. They include deeply indented fiord topography, cliffs cut in bedrock or glacial/proglacial depos ...
... Saskatchewan, have marine coasts. These range from high-energy rock headlands of southern Newfoundland to very low energy, ice-locked, sedimentary coasts in the northwestern Canadian Arctic Archipelago. They include deeply indented fiord topography, cliffs cut in bedrock or glacial/proglacial depos ...
IPCC 5-2014 WG-2 Summary.pdf
... vulnerability in the Working Group II contribution to the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (WGII AR5) evaluates how patterns of risks and potential benefits are shifting due to climate change. It considers how impacts and risks related to climate change can be reduced and managed through adaptation an ...
... vulnerability in the Working Group II contribution to the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (WGII AR5) evaluates how patterns of risks and potential benefits are shifting due to climate change. It considers how impacts and risks related to climate change can be reduced and managed through adaptation an ...
Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability
... vulnerability in the Working Group II contribution to the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (WGII AR5) evaluates how patterns of risks and potential benefits are shifting due to climate change. It considers how impacts and risks related to climate change can be reduced and managed through adaptation an ...
... vulnerability in the Working Group II contribution to the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (WGII AR5) evaluates how patterns of risks and potential benefits are shifting due to climate change. It considers how impacts and risks related to climate change can be reduced and managed through adaptation an ...
the Report - ULI Europe
... Extreme weather events and their effects on property values Assessing new investment frameworks for the decades ahead Today, the real estate industry is increasingly having to address the causes of climate change, of which it is a main contributor, through an evolving range of requirements that incl ...
... Extreme weather events and their effects on property values Assessing new investment frameworks for the decades ahead Today, the real estate industry is increasingly having to address the causes of climate change, of which it is a main contributor, through an evolving range of requirements that incl ...
The Socio-Economic Impact of Sea Level Rise in the Galveston Bay
... (Thurman and Burton 2000). The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has high confidence that the rate of global mean sea level rise increased between the mid-19th and 20th centuries. IPCC states "The average rate was 1.7 ± 0.5 mm/ yr for the 20th century, 1.8 ± 0.5 mm/yr for 1961–2003, and 3.1 ...
... (Thurman and Burton 2000). The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has high confidence that the rate of global mean sea level rise increased between the mid-19th and 20th centuries. IPCC states "The average rate was 1.7 ± 0.5 mm/ yr for the 20th century, 1.8 ± 0.5 mm/yr for 1961–2003, and 3.1 ...
Policy Tools for Local Adaptation to Sea Level Rise
... Duke University, holds both a Ph.D. and M.A. in Cultural Anthropology from the University of California, San Diego and a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Irvine. He has worked as a Cultural Anthropologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has held several ...
... Duke University, holds both a Ph.D. and M.A. in Cultural Anthropology from the University of California, San Diego and a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Irvine. He has worked as a Cultural Anthropologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has held several ...
Towards indicators for resilient architecture and infrastructure
... and water bodies, and even public space, are designed to last for decades and are expensive to renovate ...
... and water bodies, and even public space, are designed to last for decades and are expensive to renovate ...
NRDC: Hotter and Drier - The West`s Changed Climate
... is working on a major bill that would get the United States started on addressing global warming. We urge western state Senators to support and strengthen S. 2191, the Lieberman-Warner bill (“America’s Climate Security Act”) on global warming. The sooner and the more decisively we act to usher in th ...
... is working on a major bill that would get the United States started on addressing global warming. We urge western state Senators to support and strengthen S. 2191, the Lieberman-Warner bill (“America’s Climate Security Act”) on global warming. The sooner and the more decisively we act to usher in th ...
The Risk of Sea Level Rise: A Delphic Monte Carlo Analysis in
... examine particular parameters and comment on whether the uncertainty is reasonably described; and the analysis can be modified over time as new information on particular processes accumulates. But why should economists, coastal planners, or engineers do the guesswork at all? There are scientists who ...
... examine particular parameters and comment on whether the uncertainty is reasonably described; and the analysis can be modified over time as new information on particular processes accumulates. But why should economists, coastal planners, or engineers do the guesswork at all? There are scientists who ...
Communicating the Impacts of Potential Future Climate Change on
... environmental, and economic risks. Thus, various planning and management measures need to be considered by urban communities which are responsible for administering ordinances governing the construction and maintenance of stormwater management systems, and for floodplain management to address public ...
... environmental, and economic risks. Thus, various planning and management measures need to be considered by urban communities which are responsible for administering ordinances governing the construction and maintenance of stormwater management systems, and for floodplain management to address public ...
Annex D – EEA contributors and resource planning
... vulnerability. However the development of C3S needs to be seen the coming years and possible collaboration with EEA needs to be discussed before drawing premature conclusions. In any case this is not yet relevant for the 2016 CCIV report. 3. Improved presentation of information related to extreme we ...
... vulnerability. However the development of C3S needs to be seen the coming years and possible collaboration with EEA needs to be discussed before drawing premature conclusions. In any case this is not yet relevant for the 2016 CCIV report. 3. Improved presentation of information related to extreme we ...
a post-IPCC AR4 update on sea- level rise
... mechanisms of the response include: surface melt water making its way to the base of the ice sheet, lubricating its motion and allowing the ice to slide more rapidly into the ocean; and the decay of ice shelves and the loss of their ‘buttressing’ effect on the seaward movement of the outlet glaciers ...
... mechanisms of the response include: surface melt water making its way to the base of the ice sheet, lubricating its motion and allowing the ice to slide more rapidly into the ocean; and the decay of ice shelves and the loss of their ‘buttressing’ effect on the seaward movement of the outlet glaciers ...
Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise: A Review of Studies on Low
... thereby affecting the coastal areas as well as islands deeply. Sea level rise is a major impact of climate change and is the most important concern around the world at present. According to (IPCC, 2014), the emission of greenhouse gases from small islands are negligible in relation to global emissio ...
... thereby affecting the coastal areas as well as islands deeply. Sea level rise is a major impact of climate change and is the most important concern around the world at present. According to (IPCC, 2014), the emission of greenhouse gases from small islands are negligible in relation to global emissio ...
Mk3.5 simulations
... Time scale is short enough that differences in the emissions scenarios of GHGs do not matter much Expect a well initialised model to provide improved projections over this time scale than a non-initialised model (inform initial state versus underlying trend) ...
... Time scale is short enough that differences in the emissions scenarios of GHGs do not matter much Expect a well initialised model to provide improved projections over this time scale than a non-initialised model (inform initial state versus underlying trend) ...
Ice and Sea-level Change
... University of Southampton, UK); John E. Hay (Institute for Global Change Adaptation Science, Ibaraki University, Mito, Japan) and Vivien Gornitz (NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and Columbia University, New York, NY, USA) CHAPTER 6C ...
... University of Southampton, UK); John E. Hay (Institute for Global Change Adaptation Science, Ibaraki University, Mito, Japan) and Vivien Gornitz (NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and Columbia University, New York, NY, USA) CHAPTER 6C ...
Relative Sea Level Rise Scenarios
... interventions, two separate designs for the highest and mid-level projected sea level scenarios (RSLR plus storm surge) relevant for the planning horizon of the interventions may be developed. For example, if the design lifetime of a planned flood protection measure is until 2100, then develop two ...
... interventions, two separate designs for the highest and mid-level projected sea level scenarios (RSLR plus storm surge) relevant for the planning horizon of the interventions may be developed. For example, if the design lifetime of a planned flood protection measure is until 2100, then develop two ...
Source IPCC 2012
... extreme climatic events is far less than prediction of dryness. • Although these events are local and statistically much harder to predict on large scale (territory, timeframe), the climate science is now able to predict an increased occurrence for both types of extreme • See: IPCC 2012, Managing th ...
... extreme climatic events is far less than prediction of dryness. • Although these events are local and statistically much harder to predict on large scale (territory, timeframe), the climate science is now able to predict an increased occurrence for both types of extreme • See: IPCC 2012, Managing th ...
Between Consensus and Denial: Climate Journalists - IPMZ
... as well as due to trickle-down effects between prolific and occasional climate writers, we expect an interpretive community among climate journalists which is built around the main propositions of the IPCC. We will refer to this as the IPCC consensus – knowing that in science there will never be a f ...
... as well as due to trickle-down effects between prolific and occasional climate writers, we expect an interpretive community among climate journalists which is built around the main propositions of the IPCC. We will refer to this as the IPCC consensus – knowing that in science there will never be a f ...
Progress in Physical Geography Sea levels: resolution and uncertainty
... Assessment Report (SAR) values of 0.13– 0.94 m (IPCC, 1996). Unfortunately, this may give the false impression that the magnitude of future sea-level rise has been revised down as our knowledge has improved. In reality, these numbers cannot be directly compared since they refer to subtly different t ...
... Assessment Report (SAR) values of 0.13– 0.94 m (IPCC, 1996). Unfortunately, this may give the false impression that the magnitude of future sea-level rise has been revised down as our knowledge has improved. In reality, these numbers cannot be directly compared since they refer to subtly different t ...
Sea Level Rise on the Florida Keys
... models a fossil fuel-intensive future. This is the IPCC’s worst-case scenario and SLR modeling conducted on this scenario by the IPCC resulted in a range of +26 to +59 cm in 2100. For the Big Pine Key SLR modeling effort +59 cm is considered the worst-case IPCC scenario. See Figures 9 and 10. The IP ...
... models a fossil fuel-intensive future. This is the IPCC’s worst-case scenario and SLR modeling conducted on this scenario by the IPCC resulted in a range of +26 to +59 cm in 2100. For the Big Pine Key SLR modeling effort +59 cm is considered the worst-case IPCC scenario. See Figures 9 and 10. The IP ...
Katsman et al (2011)
... evaluate a country’s flood protection strategy, since local sea level changes can deviate substantially from the global mean. This is illustrated by the fact that over the past 15 years, satellites have measured a global mean sea level rise at a rate of about 3 mm/yr, while over that period, local c ...
... evaluate a country’s flood protection strategy, since local sea level changes can deviate substantially from the global mean. This is illustrated by the fact that over the past 15 years, satellites have measured a global mean sea level rise at a rate of about 3 mm/yr, while over that period, local c ...
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... change may be due to natural internal processes or external forcings such as modulations of the solar cycles, volcanic eruptions, and persistent anthropogenic changes in the composition of the atmosphere or in land use (IPCC, 2014). The full report may be accessed below: Climate Change 2014: Impacts ...
... change may be due to natural internal processes or external forcings such as modulations of the solar cycles, volcanic eruptions, and persistent anthropogenic changes in the composition of the atmosphere or in land use (IPCC, 2014). The full report may be accessed below: Climate Change 2014: Impacts ...
Exploring high-end scenarios for local sea level rise to
... local sea level rise. First, steric sea level changes due to variations in ocean temperature and salinity display large spatial variations. Although in many places local thermosteric changes are the most important (see for example Bindoff et al, 2007, Fig. 5.15b), changes in ocean salinity can give ...
... local sea level rise. First, steric sea level changes due to variations in ocean temperature and salinity display large spatial variations. Although in many places local thermosteric changes are the most important (see for example Bindoff et al, 2007, Fig. 5.15b), changes in ocean salinity can give ...