Adaptation to Climate Change: Evidence from US Agriculture
... run impacts. We also show limited evidence for adaptation along other margins within agriculture: revenues are similarly harmed by extreme heat exposure, and farmers do not appear to be substantially altering the inputs they use nor the crops they grow in response to a changing climate. We then exam ...
... run impacts. We also show limited evidence for adaptation along other margins within agriculture: revenues are similarly harmed by extreme heat exposure, and farmers do not appear to be substantially altering the inputs they use nor the crops they grow in response to a changing climate. We then exam ...
Observed groundwater temperature response to recent climate
... often time series of atmospheric temperatures can be represented more appropriately by models using breakpoints than by models assuming monotonic functions. Hence, we here apply a sequential t test analysis for regime shifts (STARS) to detect possible abrupt climate regime shifts (CRSs) in the tempe ...
... often time series of atmospheric temperatures can be represented more appropriately by models using breakpoints than by models assuming monotonic functions. Hence, we here apply a sequential t test analysis for regime shifts (STARS) to detect possible abrupt climate regime shifts (CRSs) in the tempe ...
Facilitator Guide - Climate Finance and Markets
... ($1,080bn) and agriculture ($20bn) sector transformation to move to low-carbon development pathways. ESA What’s on the table •The commitment made by developed countries at the Copenhagen climate summit in 2009 to mobilize $100bn per year in climate finance is less than 10% of what’s needed for mitig ...
... ($1,080bn) and agriculture ($20bn) sector transformation to move to low-carbon development pathways. ESA What’s on the table •The commitment made by developed countries at the Copenhagen climate summit in 2009 to mobilize $100bn per year in climate finance is less than 10% of what’s needed for mitig ...
A Climate Change Assessment via Trend Estimation of Certain
... Air temperature during winter increases more rapidly than that during summer. The observed data at marine hydrometeorological stations at the coast and islands in Viet Nam show that the sea level at almost all stations has a tendency to increase. The average sea level rise rate along the coast of Vi ...
... Air temperature during winter increases more rapidly than that during summer. The observed data at marine hydrometeorological stations at the coast and islands in Viet Nam show that the sea level at almost all stations has a tendency to increase. The average sea level rise rate along the coast of Vi ...
Coalition formation in Integrated Assessment Models
... stability of the grand coalition, the coalition of all players. The most prominent solution concept is the core. An outcome (a vector specifying the payoffs of all players) is in the core if no coalition can improve their payoff upon what they receive according to that outcome (i.e. what they receiv ...
... stability of the grand coalition, the coalition of all players. The most prominent solution concept is the core. An outcome (a vector specifying the payoffs of all players) is in the core if no coalition can improve their payoff upon what they receive according to that outcome (i.e. what they receiv ...
Transitions in climate and energy discourse between Hurricanes Katrina and... Emily M. Cody, Jennie C. Stephens, James P. Bagrow,
... intense extreme weather events, result from increased atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases attributed primarily to fossil fuel burning for energy. Given probable links between the increasing ocean temperature and the severity and frequency of hurricanes and tropical storms [14, 19, 27], ex ...
... intense extreme weather events, result from increased atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases attributed primarily to fossil fuel burning for energy. Given probable links between the increasing ocean temperature and the severity and frequency of hurricanes and tropical storms [14, 19, 27], ex ...
Mid- to Late Holocene climate change: an overview
... conditions of the climate system did not change dramatically (in comparison to larger glacial–interglacial changes), and because abundant, detailed regional palaeoclimatic proxy records cover this period. We use selected proxy-based reconstructions of different climate variables, together with state ...
... conditions of the climate system did not change dramatically (in comparison to larger glacial–interglacial changes), and because abundant, detailed regional palaeoclimatic proxy records cover this period. We use selected proxy-based reconstructions of different climate variables, together with state ...
environmental, economic and social impacts of
... of the area covered with ice etc. In terms of the climate the present turns to be another interim period between two glacier periods having started 9–10 thousand years ago. One should take into account that all those processes are very slow; their impact on climate change is much weaker than the ant ...
... of the area covered with ice etc. In terms of the climate the present turns to be another interim period between two glacier periods having started 9–10 thousand years ago. One should take into account that all those processes are very slow; their impact on climate change is much weaker than the ant ...
Geotourism and Climate Change Paradoxes and Promises
... et al., 2008). Using previously classified submarine data, Kwok and Rothrock (2009) indicate that the average thickness at the end of the melt season has decreased by 1.6m or some 53 per cent from 1958 to 2008. It is important to stress that in terms of physical processes such changes are interrelat ...
... et al., 2008). Using previously classified submarine data, Kwok and Rothrock (2009) indicate that the average thickness at the end of the melt season has decreased by 1.6m or some 53 per cent from 1958 to 2008. It is important to stress that in terms of physical processes such changes are interrelat ...
Potential Impacts of Climate Change on the Broads
... climate-‐related increase in the length of the season could potentially offset it. However, the relationships between these average changes and extreme events, as well as with ecological processes and functions and surrounding land uses also need to be c ...
... climate-‐related increase in the length of the season could potentially offset it. However, the relationships between these average changes and extreme events, as well as with ecological processes and functions and surrounding land uses also need to be c ...
The Indian monsoon and climate change
... Fig 10.91: some consistency in the JJA response of precipitation over India to A1B forcing with 2xCO2 result (but within intermodel spread). Fig 10.121: less than 80% of models agree on annual mean change in precip over India. ...
... Fig 10.91: some consistency in the JJA response of precipitation over India to A1B forcing with 2xCO2 result (but within intermodel spread). Fig 10.121: less than 80% of models agree on annual mean change in precip over India. ...
Supporting Climate-Friendly Food Production
... About the Authors Laura Reynolds is a staff researcher with the food and agriculture program at the Worldwatch Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based environmental think tank. Laura has written extensively for the Worldwatch website, and her work has been published in news outlets including the Christi ...
... About the Authors Laura Reynolds is a staff researcher with the food and agriculture program at the Worldwatch Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based environmental think tank. Laura has written extensively for the Worldwatch website, and her work has been published in news outlets including the Christi ...
LCARL362_en.pdf
... evident. Numerous multilateral and national bodies have been established to not only investigate the phenomenon, but also suggest adaptation and mitigation policies. Over the last two decades, the CARICOM community has taken several steps aimed at strengthening the institutional, technical and finan ...
... evident. Numerous multilateral and national bodies have been established to not only investigate the phenomenon, but also suggest adaptation and mitigation policies. Over the last two decades, the CARICOM community has taken several steps aimed at strengthening the institutional, technical and finan ...
Motivated Rejection of Science
... An exploratory model that estimated correlations among all 5 latent variables fit well, χ2 (78) = 261.0, p < .0001, CFI= .997, RMSEA= .045 (90% CI: .039 – .051), with the pairwise correlations between the latent variables given in Table 1. Manifest variables and latent variable names are provided in ...
... An exploratory model that estimated correlations among all 5 latent variables fit well, χ2 (78) = 261.0, p < .0001, CFI= .997, RMSEA= .045 (90% CI: .039 – .051), with the pairwise correlations between the latent variables given in Table 1. Manifest variables and latent variable names are provided in ...
Linkages Between Climate Change and Biodiversity in New Zealand
... It has become ever clearer that the global climate changed significantly during last century, warming by 0.60 ± 0.06o C between 1900 and 2000, and that the most likely explanation for this change is increasing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere, in particular carbon dioxide, methane, an ...
... It has become ever clearer that the global climate changed significantly during last century, warming by 0.60 ± 0.06o C between 1900 and 2000, and that the most likely explanation for this change is increasing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere, in particular carbon dioxide, methane, an ...
Simulating Picea schrenkiana forest productivity under climatic
... atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration increases in the Tianshan Mountains of northwestern China. The model was validated by comparing simulated net primary productivity (NPP) under current climatic conditions with independent field-measured data. Then the model was used to predict P. schren ...
... atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration increases in the Tianshan Mountains of northwestern China. The model was validated by comparing simulated net primary productivity (NPP) under current climatic conditions with independent field-measured data. Then the model was used to predict P. schren ...
argue - DLR ELIB
... surface temperature change per unit radiative forcing; its reciprocal gives the change in radiative balance following a unit change in temperature, and hence it characterises the strength of the response necessary to re-establish equilibrium with any imposed forcing. Low values of l indicate an inse ...
... surface temperature change per unit radiative forcing; its reciprocal gives the change in radiative balance following a unit change in temperature, and hence it characterises the strength of the response necessary to re-establish equilibrium with any imposed forcing. Low values of l indicate an inse ...
NRDC: Hotter and Drier - The West`s Changed Climate
... states, and others that join the Western Regional Climate Initiative (WCI), have agreed to a goal of reducing their aggregate greenhouse gas emissions 15 percent below 2005 levels by 2020. Current and future members of the WCI should ensure that a suite of comprehensive policies achieves these targe ...
... states, and others that join the Western Regional Climate Initiative (WCI), have agreed to a goal of reducing their aggregate greenhouse gas emissions 15 percent below 2005 levels by 2020. Current and future members of the WCI should ensure that a suite of comprehensive policies achieves these targe ...
What to Do about Climate Change Executive Summary by Indur M. Goklany
... Cross country data also indicate that for a fixed level of economic development, these indicators of human and environmental wellbeing (e.g., malnutrition, mortality rates, life expectancy, access to safe water, crop yields, and so forth) improve with time (because technology almost inevitably impro ...
... Cross country data also indicate that for a fixed level of economic development, these indicators of human and environmental wellbeing (e.g., malnutrition, mortality rates, life expectancy, access to safe water, crop yields, and so forth) improve with time (because technology almost inevitably impro ...
Climate Scientists Respond
... as positive, and shifting increasingly towards the negative the higher that CO2 concentrations rise. Rising CO2 fertilization of productivity (and of carbon sequestration) of forests, grasslands, savannas of the world is also likely to be less than previously anticipated from overly simplistic model ...
... as positive, and shifting increasingly towards the negative the higher that CO2 concentrations rise. Rising CO2 fertilization of productivity (and of carbon sequestration) of forests, grasslands, savannas of the world is also likely to be less than previously anticipated from overly simplistic model ...
GLY 371: Meteorology
... weather phenomena, atmospheric pollution and global climate change. Three lectures, one threehour laboratory. Prerequisite: Six hours of mathematics or science. (4 cr. hr.)” Course attendance policy: I expect you to attend all lecture and laboratory sessions. Please familiarize yourself with officia ...
... weather phenomena, atmospheric pollution and global climate change. Three lectures, one threehour laboratory. Prerequisite: Six hours of mathematics or science. (4 cr. hr.)” Course attendance policy: I expect you to attend all lecture and laboratory sessions. Please familiarize yourself with officia ...
Climate Change in Afghanistan Deduced from Reanalysis and
... Afghanistan is frequently ranked among the countries most vulnerable to climate change (e.g., [1–3]) due to a combination of low adaptive capacity and high exposure to climate fluctuations. Over the past four decades, armed conflict has destroyed the country’s infrastructure, damaged its institution ...
... Afghanistan is frequently ranked among the countries most vulnerable to climate change (e.g., [1–3]) due to a combination of low adaptive capacity and high exposure to climate fluctuations. Over the past four decades, armed conflict has destroyed the country’s infrastructure, damaged its institution ...
Geophysics 4th year Booklet 2013-14 - of /~pgres
... Learning week. The purpose is to provide experience for the student but it is also assessed (2 credits towards ‘Transferable Skills for Geophysicists). The normal method of assessment is by peer-review. All projects involve original research and results are therefore unpredictable to a greater or le ...
... Learning week. The purpose is to provide experience for the student but it is also assessed (2 credits towards ‘Transferable Skills for Geophysicists). The normal method of assessment is by peer-review. All projects involve original research and results are therefore unpredictable to a greater or le ...
Climate change impacts on Yangtze River discharge at the Three
... rameters and saturated hydraulic conductivity). There is little information available on the subsurface geology. Ge et al. (2008) provides some information for the soil and aquifer properties for the Tibetan Plateau and there is some information available for the Sichuan Basin (Li et al., 2007; Zhou ...
... rameters and saturated hydraulic conductivity). There is little information available on the subsurface geology. Ge et al. (2008) provides some information for the soil and aquifer properties for the Tibetan Plateau and there is some information available for the Sichuan Basin (Li et al., 2007; Zhou ...