High-latitude cooling associated with landscape
... and severity by the end of the 21st century, due primarily to longer growing seasons and exacerbated mid-summer drought. Studies using fire weather indices or statistical relationships between burn area and climate variables from climate models generally predict increases in burn area on the order o ...
... and severity by the end of the 21st century, due primarily to longer growing seasons and exacerbated mid-summer drought. Studies using fire weather indices or statistical relationships between burn area and climate variables from climate models generally predict increases in burn area on the order o ...
Warming - Amazon Web Services
... temperatures in some way, but they may be influenced by other parameters as well (for example, precipitation), they may have a seasonal bias (for example, the growth season for tree rings), and high-quality long records are difficult to obtain and therefore few in number and geographic coverage. The ...
... temperatures in some way, but they may be influenced by other parameters as well (for example, precipitation), they may have a seasonal bias (for example, the growth season for tree rings), and high-quality long records are difficult to obtain and therefore few in number and geographic coverage. The ...
Communicating climate change: conduits, content
... possibilities for content creation, enabling the manifestation of a large number of voices that can be analyzed almost in real time. The internet is viewed as a rhetorical context providing multiple publics with the opportunity to engage with developments in science and policy, and contest elite mes ...
... possibilities for content creation, enabling the manifestation of a large number of voices that can be analyzed almost in real time. The internet is viewed as a rhetorical context providing multiple publics with the opportunity to engage with developments in science and policy, and contest elite mes ...
Results Report - World Wide Views on Climate and Energy
... balanced and scientifically based information as well as an opportunity to deliberate for a full day with other citizens prior to rendering their judgments. Thus, it encourages the exploration of more substantive questions and well-considered responses, allowing policy makers to assess which policie ...
... balanced and scientifically based information as well as an opportunity to deliberate for a full day with other citizens prior to rendering their judgments. Thus, it encourages the exploration of more substantive questions and well-considered responses, allowing policy makers to assess which policie ...
climate change and the mediterranean region
... In 1986, the Scientific Committee of Problems of the Environment proclaimed that global warming “should be considered one of today’s most important long-term problems” (Bolin and others, 1986). Research over the last 10 years has reaffirmed the magnitude of the looming threat. In 1996, the Intergove ...
... In 1986, the Scientific Committee of Problems of the Environment proclaimed that global warming “should be considered one of today’s most important long-term problems” (Bolin and others, 1986). Research over the last 10 years has reaffirmed the magnitude of the looming threat. In 1996, the Intergove ...
Major Issues with IPCC Report
... Bureaux should identify appropriate experts for each area in the Report who can act as potential Coordinating Lead Authors, Lead Authors, Contributing Authors, expert reviewers or Review Editors. … “4.2.2 Coordinating Lead Authors and Lead Authors are selected by the relevant Working Group / Task Fo ...
... Bureaux should identify appropriate experts for each area in the Report who can act as potential Coordinating Lead Authors, Lead Authors, Contributing Authors, expert reviewers or Review Editors. … “4.2.2 Coordinating Lead Authors and Lead Authors are selected by the relevant Working Group / Task Fo ...
Yearly and Seasonal Ground Temperature Variations
... environments commonly contain temporarily frozen ground called the active layer and permafrost (ground that remains frozen at 0°C or below for two or more consecutive years) (Kneisel, 2010). The temperature of the ground at these locations is typically regulated by solar radiation, snow cover thickn ...
... environments commonly contain temporarily frozen ground called the active layer and permafrost (ground that remains frozen at 0°C or below for two or more consecutive years) (Kneisel, 2010). The temperature of the ground at these locations is typically regulated by solar radiation, snow cover thickn ...
Can cosmic rays affect cloud condensation nuclei by altering new
... 2002]. If the strong potential connection of cosmic rays and the cloud radiation budget described above is correct, this cosmic-ray change would have caused a significant positive (warming) radiative forcing of 1 – 2 W m2 during the 20th century (for present-day aerosol conditions, similar to the o ...
... 2002]. If the strong potential connection of cosmic rays and the cloud radiation budget described above is correct, this cosmic-ray change would have caused a significant positive (warming) radiative forcing of 1 – 2 W m2 during the 20th century (for present-day aerosol conditions, similar to the o ...
How will Climate Change Affect the Water Cycle?
... Figure 3-‐1. Models project a dramatic shift to more rain-‐dominant conditions in Puget Sound watersheds. Maps above indicate current and future watershed classifications, based on the proportion of ...
... Figure 3-‐1. Models project a dramatic shift to more rain-‐dominant conditions in Puget Sound watersheds. Maps above indicate current and future watershed classifications, based on the proportion of ...
Practical consideration of climate change
... management (FRM) mitigation options and development decisions can be significant and therefore cannot be ignored in decision making today. The climate change factors affecting flood behaviour and their degree of influence vary with location and therefore it is essential that studies for specific loc ...
... management (FRM) mitigation options and development decisions can be significant and therefore cannot be ignored in decision making today. The climate change factors affecting flood behaviour and their degree of influence vary with location and therefore it is essential that studies for specific loc ...
Ensemble projections of future streamflow droughts in Europe
... G. Forzieri et al.: Ensemble projections of future streamflow droughts in Europe circulation patterns within RCMs largely depend on the lateral boundary conditions from their driving GCM, influencing not only the mean precipitation changes but also the extremes. Considering uncertainties in low pre ...
... G. Forzieri et al.: Ensemble projections of future streamflow droughts in Europe circulation patterns within RCMs largely depend on the lateral boundary conditions from their driving GCM, influencing not only the mean precipitation changes but also the extremes. Considering uncertainties in low pre ...
NAF Public Consultation
... global temperature rise to well below 2℃. According to the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5)1 of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), to achieve this 2°C objective, global greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced by 40-70% by 2050 compared to 2010 and be zero or below in 2100. ...
... global temperature rise to well below 2℃. According to the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5)1 of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), to achieve this 2°C objective, global greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced by 40-70% by 2050 compared to 2010 and be zero or below in 2100. ...
The CC-Bio Project: Studying the Effects of Climate Change
... on biodiversity [32,43]. They must be used as such rather than as providers of definitive predictions. Imperfect predictions are exceedingly valuable when compared to no projection [44]. Many statistical models (e.g., Generalized Linear and Generalized Additive Models, Classification and Regression ...
... on biodiversity [32,43]. They must be used as such rather than as providers of definitive predictions. Imperfect predictions are exceedingly valuable when compared to no projection [44]. Many statistical models (e.g., Generalized Linear and Generalized Additive Models, Classification and Regression ...
climate and construction - Development Alternatives
... deforestation and the resulting soil erosion. In addition, erratic rainfall and the naturally high temperatures predominant in the region have also made water scarcity a prime threat. The climatic extremes prevalent in the region are heat waves and below normal rainfall, which is likely to increase ...
... deforestation and the resulting soil erosion. In addition, erratic rainfall and the naturally high temperatures predominant in the region have also made water scarcity a prime threat. The climatic extremes prevalent in the region are heat waves and below normal rainfall, which is likely to increase ...
Climate Systems Regional Report: Southern Africa
... landmass resulting in greater rainfall towards the east and less towards the west, with moisture advected from the tropical Indian Ocean by the northern limb of the Indian Ocean anticyclone. The anticyclones over the Atlantic and Indian oceans tend to shift and merge over the landmass during winter, ...
... landmass resulting in greater rainfall towards the east and less towards the west, with moisture advected from the tropical Indian Ocean by the northern limb of the Indian Ocean anticyclone. The anticyclones over the Atlantic and Indian oceans tend to shift and merge over the landmass during winter, ...
Towards indicators for resilient architecture and infrastructure
... The inclusion of climate change IAV consideration and assessment into the broader sustainability discourse has yet to fully develop. The discussion and assessment of sustainability remains focused on mitigation. Assessments of IAV are undertaken separately, as a subject external to broader sustaina ...
... The inclusion of climate change IAV consideration and assessment into the broader sustainability discourse has yet to fully develop. The discussion and assessment of sustainability remains focused on mitigation. Assessments of IAV are undertaken separately, as a subject external to broader sustaina ...
The Millennium Development Goals and Climate Change: Taking
... framework needs to be developed to incentivise private investment necessary for mitigation actions. This includes high mitigation targets in developed countries to foster carbon markets. This would allow development assistance to focus on development objectives and co-benefits in delivering mitigat ...
... framework needs to be developed to incentivise private investment necessary for mitigation actions. This includes high mitigation targets in developed countries to foster carbon markets. This would allow development assistance to focus on development objectives and co-benefits in delivering mitigat ...
Long-term changes in environmental characteristics required by
... sagebrush. In addition, the diffuse effects from global climate change leading to long-term shifts in distribution and dynamics of sagebrush communities add an overarching and potentially more significant stressor to these immediate influences. Total area covered by sagebrush is likely to decline bo ...
... sagebrush. In addition, the diffuse effects from global climate change leading to long-term shifts in distribution and dynamics of sagebrush communities add an overarching and potentially more significant stressor to these immediate influences. Total area covered by sagebrush is likely to decline bo ...
National Roadmap for Responding to Climate Change USDA Forest Service
... To address the risks and vulnerabilities associated with climate change, land managers will need science-based assessments of the relative vulnerability of all ecosystem components and their ability to adapt to increased stress. These assessments will help managers set priorities in maintaining heal ...
... To address the risks and vulnerabilities associated with climate change, land managers will need science-based assessments of the relative vulnerability of all ecosystem components and their ability to adapt to increased stress. These assessments will help managers set priorities in maintaining heal ...
