Assessments of moisture fluxes east of the Andes in South America
... using dynamic downscaling, showed an increase in the frequency of extreme events of rain in the far western end of the Amazon and in the south of Brazil. It is possible that this is a consequence of a future change in the regime of the transients, probably associated with cold fronts from the south ...
... using dynamic downscaling, showed an increase in the frequency of extreme events of rain in the far western end of the Amazon and in the south of Brazil. It is possible that this is a consequence of a future change in the regime of the transients, probably associated with cold fronts from the south ...
The Psychological Distance of Climate Change
... are much lower.(44,45) Asking people to act on climate change may be particularly unattractive then, given that this requires immediate actions undertaken for the promise of rewards that are quite distant in time, as well as uncertain in nature.(46) Within this domain, Weber et al. have developed qu ...
... are much lower.(44,45) Asking people to act on climate change may be particularly unattractive then, given that this requires immediate actions undertaken for the promise of rewards that are quite distant in time, as well as uncertain in nature.(46) Within this domain, Weber et al. have developed qu ...
the tambora project: an atmospheric simulation
... on the impact of the Tambora eruption in Asia, both scientific and historical, are very limited. The existing scientific studies of the Tambora eruption, to be discussed later, have limitations in the modeling tools used and in the extent they consider relevant physical and chemical processes. The o ...
... on the impact of the Tambora eruption in Asia, both scientific and historical, are very limited. The existing scientific studies of the Tambora eruption, to be discussed later, have limitations in the modeling tools used and in the extent they consider relevant physical and chemical processes. The o ...
Analyses of the Effects of Global Change on Human Health and
... We next explored the association between weather and T and adj D , the variables constructed to be approxifor four different time periods—1973–1979, mately uncorrelated with T andcan D. characteristics play in determortality mining 1980–1984, 1985–1989, and 1990–1994—fitting model 1 to We found that ...
... We next explored the association between weather and T and adj D , the variables constructed to be approxifor four different time periods—1973–1979, mately uncorrelated with T andcan D. characteristics play in determortality mining 1980–1984, 1985–1989, and 1990–1994—fitting model 1 to We found that ...
- UNDP Climate Change Adaptation
... et al. 2010; Wallendorf and Brucks 1993: 341; Yin 2003; Hancké 2009). This process asks participants a set of standard inquiries but then allows the conversation to build and deviate to explore new directions and areas. The method is most appropriate when the research objective is to comprehend how ...
... et al. 2010; Wallendorf and Brucks 1993: 341; Yin 2003; Hancké 2009). This process asks participants a set of standard inquiries but then allows the conversation to build and deviate to explore new directions and areas. The method is most appropriate when the research objective is to comprehend how ...
Modelling forest growth and carbon storage in response to
... some of the feed-backs between the carbon, water and nutrient cycles, but in order to apply these models to simulations for the whole globe, several simplifications usually had to be made. It is not clear to what extent these simplifications may have introduced unintended spurious results that do no ...
... some of the feed-backs between the carbon, water and nutrient cycles, but in order to apply these models to simulations for the whole globe, several simplifications usually had to be made. It is not clear to what extent these simplifications may have introduced unintended spurious results that do no ...
The effects of climate change on Merriam`s kangaroo rat, Dipodomys
... of another rodent species with these changes in temperature and with precipitation. In addition, we examined the relationship between abundance differences with temperature and precipitation across years. The questions we addressed were: (1) have changes occurred in adult MBM in D. merriami from 198 ...
... of another rodent species with these changes in temperature and with precipitation. In addition, we examined the relationship between abundance differences with temperature and precipitation across years. The questions we addressed were: (1) have changes occurred in adult MBM in D. merriami from 198 ...
Impacts of Climate Change on Plant Growth, Ecosystem Services
... and store it as organic carbon during life of the tree, but when the tree dies and decay or being burnt most of the carbon will be release back to the atmosphere as CO2 (IPCC, 2007). Hence, the first aim of this study is to assess the level of impacts of climate change on plant production, biodivers ...
... and store it as organic carbon during life of the tree, but when the tree dies and decay or being burnt most of the carbon will be release back to the atmosphere as CO2 (IPCC, 2007). Hence, the first aim of this study is to assess the level of impacts of climate change on plant production, biodivers ...
Regional breakdown for IPCC AR5 WGII
... • Changes in temperature, rainfall, and seasonality will result in more suitable habitats for striga weed (Striga hermonthica), a major cause of cereal yield reduction in central Africa by 2020, but the Sahel region may become less suitable for striga. • Decreases in the suitable range of major ca ...
... • Changes in temperature, rainfall, and seasonality will result in more suitable habitats for striga weed (Striga hermonthica), a major cause of cereal yield reduction in central Africa by 2020, but the Sahel region may become less suitable for striga. • Decreases in the suitable range of major ca ...
CLIMATE CHANGE and AGRARIAN SOCIETIES IN
... rainfall to be lost in evaporation, and the intensity of tropical storms ensures that much of it runs off in floods. Water supply is not only meagre in absolute terms but also of very limited availability for human and natural uses. The other dominant characteristic of dryland climates is substantia ...
... rainfall to be lost in evaporation, and the intensity of tropical storms ensures that much of it runs off in floods. Water supply is not only meagre in absolute terms but also of very limited availability for human and natural uses. The other dominant characteristic of dryland climates is substantia ...
On multiple solutions of the atmosphere–vegetation system in
... deficiences in the ECHAM simulation affect the prediction of biome patterns will be discussed in the following section. ...
... deficiences in the ECHAM simulation affect the prediction of biome patterns will be discussed in the following section. ...
Scenario Planning for Solar Radiation Management
... aerosol injection—may be able to alter the global climate system quickly (within a year) and dramatically (by at least several degrees). Direct implementation costs could be as low as a few billion dollars per year.6 These ‘highleverage’ characteristics make SRM a highly contentious and difficult-to ...
... aerosol injection—may be able to alter the global climate system quickly (within a year) and dramatically (by at least several degrees). Direct implementation costs could be as low as a few billion dollars per year.6 These ‘highleverage’ characteristics make SRM a highly contentious and difficult-to ...
COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES
... 13. Although fishing and aquaculture communities tend to be among the highly vulnerable, global awareness and understanding of climate change impacts on the aquatic systems and the special needs of those who depend on aquatic resources for their food and livelihoods was very low in 2009. In the same ...
... 13. Although fishing and aquaculture communities tend to be among the highly vulnerable, global awareness and understanding of climate change impacts on the aquatic systems and the special needs of those who depend on aquatic resources for their food and livelihoods was very low in 2009. In the same ...
This paper offers a unifying conceptual framework for examining the
... The scheme in Figure 1 does not take into acco unt the feedback effect of inequality on climate change. It rather treats climate change effects as external (or exogenous). However, as discussed in detail in Islam (2015), inequality exacerbates climate change in different ways. For example, among dev ...
... The scheme in Figure 1 does not take into acco unt the feedback effect of inequality on climate change. It rather treats climate change effects as external (or exogenous). However, as discussed in detail in Islam (2015), inequality exacerbates climate change in different ways. For example, among dev ...
5. Conclusion: Political change in social
... drawing prescriptive conclusions from descriptive premises is a non sequitur: an ‘ought’ does not follow from an ‘is’ (Hume 2006 [1739]). With reference to climate change, neither the premise that warming of the climate system is ‘unequivocal’ (IPCC 2007b, p.5), nor that ‘[m]ost of the observed incr ...
... drawing prescriptive conclusions from descriptive premises is a non sequitur: an ‘ought’ does not follow from an ‘is’ (Hume 2006 [1739]). With reference to climate change, neither the premise that warming of the climate system is ‘unequivocal’ (IPCC 2007b, p.5), nor that ‘[m]ost of the observed incr ...
Adaptation to Climate Change
... emission reductions are nowhere near what they should be in order to halt or slow the pace of climate change. On the contrary, emissions have been increasing in parallel with the growth of the world economy. Over the last century, atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide have increased from a pr ...
... emission reductions are nowhere near what they should be in order to halt or slow the pace of climate change. On the contrary, emissions have been increasing in parallel with the growth of the world economy. Over the last century, atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide have increased from a pr ...
Islamabad Pakistan
... spearheaded the effort from UN-Habitat Pakistan. UN-Habitat is proud to present this study jointly with CCD for city planners and decisions makers. We hope that it will enable city authorities in Islamabad to lead the way in climate-resilient planning in Islamabad city. We also hope that city manage ...
... spearheaded the effort from UN-Habitat Pakistan. UN-Habitat is proud to present this study jointly with CCD for city planners and decisions makers. We hope that it will enable city authorities in Islamabad to lead the way in climate-resilient planning in Islamabad city. We also hope that city manage ...
Cryosphere, Instability, Sea Level Rise Session 1
... predicted global warming during the next 100 years will reach levels where several of the ice masses will cross the threshold for being stable and disappear. Permafrost is under strong retreat which causes major infrastructure problems and also releases greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere. Sea ice ...
... predicted global warming during the next 100 years will reach levels where several of the ice masses will cross the threshold for being stable and disappear. Permafrost is under strong retreat which causes major infrastructure problems and also releases greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere. Sea ice ...
Climate Change and Agrarian Societies in Drylands
... rainfall to be lost in evaporation, and the intensity of tropical storms ensures that much of it runs off in floods. Water supply is not only meagre in absolute terms but also of very limited availability for human and natural uses. The other dominant characteristic of dryland climates is substantia ...
... rainfall to be lost in evaporation, and the intensity of tropical storms ensures that much of it runs off in floods. Water supply is not only meagre in absolute terms but also of very limited availability for human and natural uses. The other dominant characteristic of dryland climates is substantia ...
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... and decrease vulnerability. To seek an answer to this, I also need to look at how the Government policies are framed to address the issues of children. Therefore my subquestion is: Whether these children need added attention with regard to adaptation and mitigation strategies because of their indige ...
... and decrease vulnerability. To seek an answer to this, I also need to look at how the Government policies are framed to address the issues of children. Therefore my subquestion is: Whether these children need added attention with regard to adaptation and mitigation strategies because of their indige ...
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
... planet, greenhouse gases trap heat energy in the Earth's lower atmosphere (see below). If levels rise too high, the resulting overall rise in air temperatures – global warming – is liable to disrupt natural patterns of climate. In its Fourth Assessment Report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...
... planet, greenhouse gases trap heat energy in the Earth's lower atmosphere (see below). If levels rise too high, the resulting overall rise in air temperatures – global warming – is liable to disrupt natural patterns of climate. In its Fourth Assessment Report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...