CARIBSAVE Climate Change Risk Profile for Jamaica
... wind events. This has impacted quality and quantity of output, the market price for produce (which will be more expensive when it is scarce or “out-of-season”). If such situations persist, this could likely result in reduced consumption of the local produce by tourism facilities. Local farmers may t ...
... wind events. This has impacted quality and quantity of output, the market price for produce (which will be more expensive when it is scarce or “out-of-season”). If such situations persist, this could likely result in reduced consumption of the local produce by tourism facilities. Local farmers may t ...
use of regional climate for hydrological simulations for the
... controversy for a very long time as illustrated by issues such as the construction of the Kalabagh Dam and the unequal distribution of water resources among the provinces (Ghazanfar, 2007). Impacts of climate change and climate variability on the water resources are likely to affect irrigated agricu ...
... controversy for a very long time as illustrated by issues such as the construction of the Kalabagh Dam and the unequal distribution of water resources among the provinces (Ghazanfar, 2007). Impacts of climate change and climate variability on the water resources are likely to affect irrigated agricu ...
Farmers and Climate Change: A Cross
... Of the locations covered in this analysis, Australia has experienced the most severe impacts attributable to climate change to date. During the first decade of this century, Australia experienced a significant drought. Researchers report ‘‘drought in many parts of the country is linked to, or at lea ...
... Of the locations covered in this analysis, Australia has experienced the most severe impacts attributable to climate change to date. During the first decade of this century, Australia experienced a significant drought. Researchers report ‘‘drought in many parts of the country is linked to, or at lea ...
Projected Heat-Related Mortality in the US Urban Northeast
... circulation models (GCMs) used in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Fifth Assessment Report (AR5), and two representative concentration pathways (RCPs) [23]. Detailed information about the 33 climate models is provided in Table S1. The new RCPs were developed for the climate mod ...
... circulation models (GCMs) used in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Fifth Assessment Report (AR5), and two representative concentration pathways (RCPs) [23]. Detailed information about the 33 climate models is provided in Table S1. The new RCPs were developed for the climate mod ...
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... circulation models (GCMs) used in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Fifth Assessment Report (AR5), and two representative concentration pathways (RCPs) [23]. Detailed information about the 33 climate models is provided in Table S1. The new RCPs were developed for the climate mod ...
... circulation models (GCMs) used in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Fifth Assessment Report (AR5), and two representative concentration pathways (RCPs) [23]. Detailed information about the 33 climate models is provided in Table S1. The new RCPs were developed for the climate mod ...
Evolution of the Southern Annular Mode during the past
... The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) is the primary pattern of climate variability in the Southern Hemisphere1,2 , influencing latitudinal rainfall distribution and temperatures from the subtropics to Antarctica. The positive summer trend in the SAM over recent decades is widely attributed to stratospher ...
... The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) is the primary pattern of climate variability in the Southern Hemisphere1,2 , influencing latitudinal rainfall distribution and temperatures from the subtropics to Antarctica. The positive summer trend in the SAM over recent decades is widely attributed to stratospher ...
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON MAIN AGRICULTURE CROPS IN
... weather. The validity of empirical methods may be compromised when used with data outside the range for which they were fitted (e.g., climate change). This approach can be used for all crops and all regions, but has several deficiencies (as acknowledged by the authors): (i) errors in statistical dat ...
... weather. The validity of empirical methods may be compromised when used with data outside the range for which they were fitted (e.g., climate change). This approach can be used for all crops and all regions, but has several deficiencies (as acknowledged by the authors): (i) errors in statistical dat ...
Arctic Biodiversity - Harvard Life Sciences Outreach Program
... Ims, Rolf A., Eva Fuglei. Trophic Interaction Cycles in Tundra Ecosystems and the Impact of Climate Change. BioScience. April 2005/Vol. 55 No.4. Accessed on 7/17/10 at http://www.arcus.org/alaskafws/downloads/pdf/general_arctic_change/Ims2005.pdf ...
... Ims, Rolf A., Eva Fuglei. Trophic Interaction Cycles in Tundra Ecosystems and the Impact of Climate Change. BioScience. April 2005/Vol. 55 No.4. Accessed on 7/17/10 at http://www.arcus.org/alaskafws/downloads/pdf/general_arctic_change/Ims2005.pdf ...
River Floods - ClimateCost
... the UK, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium. • There is a very wide range around these central (mean) estimates, representing the range of results from different climate models. The study considered 12 alternative climate outputs (global climate model/ regional climate model combinations). ...
... the UK, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium. • There is a very wide range around these central (mean) estimates, representing the range of results from different climate models. The study considered 12 alternative climate outputs (global climate model/ regional climate model combinations). ...
Multimodel assessment of water scarcity under climate change
... Importantly, however, the spread across the multimodel ensemble is large. For a few GHM–GCM combinations, the figure for the 20% or 1σ criterion never exceeds 10%, whereas others project that more than 30% of the global population will already be affected at 2 °C. Note that in many of the regions tha ...
... Importantly, however, the spread across the multimodel ensemble is large. For a few GHM–GCM combinations, the figure for the 20% or 1σ criterion never exceeds 10%, whereas others project that more than 30% of the global population will already be affected at 2 °C. Note that in many of the regions tha ...
21st Century Reversal of the Surface Ozone Seasonal Cycle over
... Clear shift in the peak from summer to winter/early spring over Eastern US Investigate the drivers of this shift over NE (drastic regional NOx emission decreases, changes in global CH4 abundance, increased climate warming, or some combination?) by examining the change in seasonal cycle at beginning ...
... Clear shift in the peak from summer to winter/early spring over Eastern US Investigate the drivers of this shift over NE (drastic regional NOx emission decreases, changes in global CH4 abundance, increased climate warming, or some combination?) by examining the change in seasonal cycle at beginning ...
Climate change and respiratory diseases
... and reproductive effects and produce more pollen [12]. Elevated carbon dioxide concentration often increases plant leaf biomass and the carbon/nitrogen ratio which can affect not only pollen but also mould [14]. Elevated ambient carbon dioxide levels are associated with increased fungal spore produc ...
... and reproductive effects and produce more pollen [12]. Elevated carbon dioxide concentration often increases plant leaf biomass and the carbon/nitrogen ratio which can affect not only pollen but also mould [14]. Elevated ambient carbon dioxide levels are associated with increased fungal spore produc ...
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... 14. To achieve these objectives, the Roadmap foresees a number of activities targeting relevant international processes during the period to 2017, at which point the Roadmap could be reviewed by the Commission. The Roadmap should be regarded as a rolling process and might need to be modified in resp ...
... 14. To achieve these objectives, the Roadmap foresees a number of activities targeting relevant international processes during the period to 2017, at which point the Roadmap could be reviewed by the Commission. The Roadmap should be regarded as a rolling process and might need to be modified in resp ...
- White Rose Research Online
... change communication from environmental communication in general: 1) The cause of climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, is mainly invisible, 2) at least in the Western world, most people perceive the impacts as temporally and geographically distant, 3) modern society has been insulated from its ...
... change communication from environmental communication in general: 1) The cause of climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, is mainly invisible, 2) at least in the Western world, most people perceive the impacts as temporally and geographically distant, 3) modern society has been insulated from its ...
a case study in the Italian Alp
... are stored in a catalog. In the next step an independent set of SLP fields, e.g. another observed period or GCM output, is analysed with the objective of finding the most similar large-scale atmospheric situation in the catalog for each day of the target period. The most similar pattern is then call ...
... are stored in a catalog. In the next step an independent set of SLP fields, e.g. another observed period or GCM output, is analysed with the objective of finding the most similar large-scale atmospheric situation in the catalog for each day of the target period. The most similar pattern is then call ...
Republic of the Marshall Islands
... Climate change is likely to affect the extremes in weather that we experience. Research suggests that the intensity of tropical cyclones will increase, although the overall number of cyclones may decrease on a global scale (IPCC, 2007). Patterns of rainfall are likely to change globally, with both h ...
... Climate change is likely to affect the extremes in weather that we experience. Research suggests that the intensity of tropical cyclones will increase, although the overall number of cyclones may decrease on a global scale (IPCC, 2007). Patterns of rainfall are likely to change globally, with both h ...
Preparing for and managing change: climate adaptation for
... These climatic changes and their attendant impacts are affecting both wild and managed systems – from nature reserves and wilderness areas, to farms and ranchland, to urban parks and suburban backyards. Adaptation efforts will be relevant to each of these landscape types and land uses, and will have ...
... These climatic changes and their attendant impacts are affecting both wild and managed systems – from nature reserves and wilderness areas, to farms and ranchland, to urban parks and suburban backyards. Adaptation efforts will be relevant to each of these landscape types and land uses, and will have ...
Announcement of Opportunity
... The sign and magnitude of the SO’s contribution to global atmospheric CO2 are set by the difference between the carbon content of upwelling and downwelling waters. This difference is determined by the sum of a complex, poorly understood array of biological, chemical and physical processes that coll ...
... The sign and magnitude of the SO’s contribution to global atmospheric CO2 are set by the difference between the carbon content of upwelling and downwelling waters. This difference is determined by the sum of a complex, poorly understood array of biological, chemical and physical processes that coll ...
A question of survival
... agreement and achieving the internationally agreed goal of keeping the global temperature rise below 2°C, all countries are expected to submit their climate action plans, including emissions reduction targets for the post-2020 period, well ahead of the Paris conference. These are known as Intended N ...
... agreement and achieving the internationally agreed goal of keeping the global temperature rise below 2°C, all countries are expected to submit their climate action plans, including emissions reduction targets for the post-2020 period, well ahead of the Paris conference. These are known as Intended N ...
The Role of Stochastic Forcing on the Behavior of Thermohaline
... be represented explicitly and must be parameterized, that is, expressed in terms of the resolved larger scale motions. This is the major source of uncertainty of CGCMs. Advances in supercomputers enabling higher model resolution have helped reduce these uncertainties, but significant differences sti ...
... be represented explicitly and must be parameterized, that is, expressed in terms of the resolved larger scale motions. This is the major source of uncertainty of CGCMs. Advances in supercomputers enabling higher model resolution have helped reduce these uncertainties, but significant differences sti ...
Impact of climate change on soil frost under snow cover in a forested
... gas forcing remains invariant (i.e. ∆Tregional/∆Tglobal is nearly constant) both over time and at different levels of greenhouse gas forcing in HadCM2. Assuming this, one can use the global annual mean temperature change in the timing of SCEN. Hulme et al. (2000) have tuned a simple climate model to ...
... gas forcing remains invariant (i.e. ∆Tregional/∆Tglobal is nearly constant) both over time and at different levels of greenhouse gas forcing in HadCM2. Assuming this, one can use the global annual mean temperature change in the timing of SCEN. Hulme et al. (2000) have tuned a simple climate model to ...
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... For the purpose of the above analyses, a panel data set comprising the relevant fishery and climate data of 26 Chinese provinces, which covers the time period 1996-2005, has been constructed. In particular, the provincial fishery data provide information on the total weight of fish farm output, the ...
... For the purpose of the above analyses, a panel data set comprising the relevant fishery and climate data of 26 Chinese provinces, which covers the time period 1996-2005, has been constructed. In particular, the provincial fishery data provide information on the total weight of fish farm output, the ...