Does tomorrow ever come?
... necessarily broad image of lay perceptions of climate change is described in a set of exploratory studies using various approaches designed to characterize public understanding of climate change: Bostrom et al., 1994; Bord et al., 1998; Berk and Fovell, 1999; O’Connor et al., 1999; Alerby, 2000; Bla ...
... necessarily broad image of lay perceptions of climate change is described in a set of exploratory studies using various approaches designed to characterize public understanding of climate change: Bostrom et al., 1994; Bord et al., 1998; Berk and Fovell, 1999; O’Connor et al., 1999; Alerby, 2000; Bla ...
Extreme Events
... and predictably. Often these biases are caused by the model’s resolution. For example, the 10 km resolution of the Climate Futures for Tasmania simulations means that steep ridgelines may not be captured, so the resulting rain shadow on the downwind side of the ridge is not represented in the simula ...
... and predictably. Often these biases are caused by the model’s resolution. For example, the 10 km resolution of the Climate Futures for Tasmania simulations means that steep ridgelines may not be captured, so the resulting rain shadow on the downwind side of the ridge is not represented in the simula ...
Disaster risk reduction or climate change adaptation: Are we
... ‘adapting to change’ and ‘dealing with disaster’, not currently utilised to maximum effect. Little doubt exists that climate change resulting from human activity is likely a significant long-term global disaster (IPCC, 2007). Yet, present publicity surrounding climate change often overshadows other ...
... ‘adapting to change’ and ‘dealing with disaster’, not currently utilised to maximum effect. Little doubt exists that climate change resulting from human activity is likely a significant long-term global disaster (IPCC, 2007). Yet, present publicity surrounding climate change often overshadows other ...
N°20 - AFD
... update on their activities and the relevant role of their administration in the design of budgetary allocations and the monitoring of public expenditures related to climate change mitigation policies. The second part of the seminar gave the French experts representing the ministries of finance and o ...
... update on their activities and the relevant role of their administration in the design of budgetary allocations and the monitoring of public expenditures related to climate change mitigation policies. The second part of the seminar gave the French experts representing the ministries of finance and o ...
Climate adaptation: what it means for Australian consumers
... this publication comprises general statements based on scientific research. The reader is advised and needs to be aware that such information may be incomplete or unable to be used in any specific situation. No reliance or actions must therefore be made on that information without seeking prior expe ...
... this publication comprises general statements based on scientific research. The reader is advised and needs to be aware that such information may be incomplete or unable to be used in any specific situation. No reliance or actions must therefore be made on that information without seeking prior expe ...
East Riding of Yorkshire Council Climate Change Strategy
... This strategy aims to guide our work on the issue of climate change, how it will impact on us here in the East Riding and what we are able to do about it. This strategy only briefly explains the causes of climate change as the Council has signed up to the East Riding Environment Footprint Pledge rec ...
... This strategy aims to guide our work on the issue of climate change, how it will impact on us here in the East Riding and what we are able to do about it. This strategy only briefly explains the causes of climate change as the Council has signed up to the East Riding Environment Footprint Pledge rec ...
Economics of PGRFA Management for Adaptation to Climate Change: A Review of Selected Literature
... respond positively to elevated CO2 in the absence of climate change (e.g. Kimball et al., 2002; Jablonski et al., 2002; Ainsworth and Long, 2005), the associated impacts of high temperatures, altered patterns of precipitation and possibly increased frequency of extreme events such as drought and flo ...
... respond positively to elevated CO2 in the absence of climate change (e.g. Kimball et al., 2002; Jablonski et al., 2002; Ainsworth and Long, 2005), the associated impacts of high temperatures, altered patterns of precipitation and possibly increased frequency of extreme events such as drought and flo ...
Net carbon uptake has increased through warming-induced changes in temperate forest phenology LETTERS
... over ecosystem function and leads to multiple feedbacks to the climate system1 . Phenology is inherently sensitive to temperature (although the exact sensitivity is disputed2 ) and recent warming is reported to have led to earlier spring, later autumn3,4 and increased vegetation activity5,6 . Such g ...
... over ecosystem function and leads to multiple feedbacks to the climate system1 . Phenology is inherently sensitive to temperature (although the exact sensitivity is disputed2 ) and recent warming is reported to have led to earlier spring, later autumn3,4 and increased vegetation activity5,6 . Such g ...
Climate change effects on rangelands and rangeland management
... Brackets on the thermometers represent likely ranges of model projections under higher and lower emissions scenarios. The average temperature in the Southwest has already increased roughly 1.5°F compared to a 1960–1979 baseline period. By the end of the century, average annual temperature is project ...
... Brackets on the thermometers represent likely ranges of model projections under higher and lower emissions scenarios. The average temperature in the Southwest has already increased roughly 1.5°F compared to a 1960–1979 baseline period. By the end of the century, average annual temperature is project ...
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
... 2. We consider three models from the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL). The first is the Climate Model version 3 (CM3) [Donner et al., 2011, Griffies et al., 2011]. The atmospheric component model has a resolution of 2.0 3 2.5 L48, with a model top at 0.01 mb. This model is characterized ...
... 2. We consider three models from the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL). The first is the Climate Model version 3 (CM3) [Donner et al., 2011, Griffies et al., 2011]. The atmospheric component model has a resolution of 2.0 3 2.5 L48, with a model top at 0.01 mb. This model is characterized ...
Climate change impacts, adaptive capacity, and
... photosynthesis rates, but vary with plant nitrogen status and species (Saxe et al., 1998; Norby et al., 1999; Ainsworth and Long, 2005). For example, mature Fagus sylvatica and Quercus petratea responded more than Carpinus betulus, Prunus avium, and Tilia platyphyllos in a central European free air ...
... photosynthesis rates, but vary with plant nitrogen status and species (Saxe et al., 1998; Norby et al., 1999; Ainsworth and Long, 2005). For example, mature Fagus sylvatica and Quercus petratea responded more than Carpinus betulus, Prunus avium, and Tilia platyphyllos in a central European free air ...
Climate response to imposed solar radiation reductions in
... regions, causing retreat of sea ice, snow cover, permafrost, mountain glaciers, and ice sheets, while also modifying mid-latitude weather, amplifying global sea level rise, and initiating high-latitude carbon feedbacks. Model simulations in which we reduced solar insolation over high latitudes not o ...
... regions, causing retreat of sea ice, snow cover, permafrost, mountain glaciers, and ice sheets, while also modifying mid-latitude weather, amplifying global sea level rise, and initiating high-latitude carbon feedbacks. Model simulations in which we reduced solar insolation over high latitudes not o ...
Climate change prediction over complex areas: spatial variability of
... latitudes of the other outputs were given in different rotated coordinate systems. Thus, as the projections were different, the outputs of the different models could not be compared directly. In order to make the available information comparable, we interpolated the seasonal and annual climatic vari ...
... latitudes of the other outputs were given in different rotated coordinate systems. Thus, as the projections were different, the outputs of the different models could not be compared directly. In order to make the available information comparable, we interpolated the seasonal and annual climatic vari ...
Seedling Growth Performance of Cassia fistula (Linn.) Using Climate
... Climate is a key factor which determines the distribution of plants and animals. The time has come to identify the indigenous and/or exotic forest tree species considering nationally viable and adaptable to future climate change. A need may exist to develop the management techniques with experimenta ...
... Climate is a key factor which determines the distribution of plants and animals. The time has come to identify the indigenous and/or exotic forest tree species considering nationally viable and adaptable to future climate change. A need may exist to develop the management techniques with experimenta ...
Retreat of Himalayan Glaciers – Indicator of Climate Change
... faster than the average global rate. In India, there are ...
... faster than the average global rate. In India, there are ...
Managing water in the MDB under a variable and changing climate
... to climate change in the Basin Plan was in the context of significant uncertainties in climate science (e.g. emission trajectories, modelling of the climate system) and how climatic influences would play out in the MDB (e.g. lack of suitable down-scaled models relevant at a catchment or even Basin s ...
... to climate change in the Basin Plan was in the context of significant uncertainties in climate science (e.g. emission trajectories, modelling of the climate system) and how climatic influences would play out in the MDB (e.g. lack of suitable down-scaled models relevant at a catchment or even Basin s ...
Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Coastal Zone Management
... The multiplicity of laws and policies impacting on coastal areas creates problems such as overlapping jurisdiction and a lack of proper co-ordination amongst enforcement and management agencies. Public education programs are limited and sporadic and have generally failed to transform attitudes towar ...
... The multiplicity of laws and policies impacting on coastal areas creates problems such as overlapping jurisdiction and a lack of proper co-ordination amongst enforcement and management agencies. Public education programs are limited and sporadic and have generally failed to transform attitudes towar ...
Climate change impacts in Sub-Saharan Africa
... the top 5 %) show even stronger increases: by 50–100 % in eastern tropical Africa and by 30–70 % in western tropical Africa. In southern Africa, total wet-day precipitation is projected to decrease by 15–45 % and very wetday precipitation to increase by around 20–30 % over parts of the region. Howev ...
... the top 5 %) show even stronger increases: by 50–100 % in eastern tropical Africa and by 30–70 % in western tropical Africa. In southern Africa, total wet-day precipitation is projected to decrease by 15–45 % and very wetday precipitation to increase by around 20–30 % over parts of the region. Howev ...
An efficient regional energy-moisture balance
... the surface mass balance is computed here using both a positive degree day approach and a more physically-based alternative that includes insolation and albedo explicitly. As a validation of the climate model, we first simulated temperature and precipitation over Greenland for the prescribed, presen ...
... the surface mass balance is computed here using both a positive degree day approach and a more physically-based alternative that includes insolation and albedo explicitly. As a validation of the climate model, we first simulated temperature and precipitation over Greenland for the prescribed, presen ...
Guidance on CC Adaptation Measures for Waterbirds (20-08
... Existing legal and policy frameworks should be used to enable effective action now while working with policy-makers to remedy any potential shortcomings. Principle 2: Maintain and increase ecological resilience Increasing the resilience of ecosystems to the impacts of climate change, will help the w ...
... Existing legal and policy frameworks should be used to enable effective action now while working with policy-makers to remedy any potential shortcomings. Principle 2: Maintain and increase ecological resilience Increasing the resilience of ecosystems to the impacts of climate change, will help the w ...
Chapter 10 Liability
... The key issues in any legal action are likely to be based around when the claim was triggered and what action should have been taken prior to that date to prevent or minimise the loss, based on the available knowledge at that time. This will of course vary on a case by case basis and the expected le ...
... The key issues in any legal action are likely to be based around when the claim was triggered and what action should have been taken prior to that date to prevent or minimise the loss, based on the available knowledge at that time. This will of course vary on a case by case basis and the expected le ...
Against the Grain: The United States and the Global Climate
... culture is generally averse to ‘conspicuous government intervention’.8 Potential policies to mitigate climate change, such as taxation on energy intensive goods and services, efficiency standards or regulations to promote low carbon energy, have often been interpreted as unacceptable restrictions on ...
... culture is generally averse to ‘conspicuous government intervention’.8 Potential policies to mitigate climate change, such as taxation on energy intensive goods and services, efficiency standards or regulations to promote low carbon energy, have often been interpreted as unacceptable restrictions on ...
Cenozoic Cooling Research Paper
... its geological history. Using stratigraphic columns and other geological tools to identify epochs within those periods, scientists have identified some causes of these global changes. Strictly identifying these fluctuations through the Cenozoic Era, we date back to 66 million years ago, right before ...
... its geological history. Using stratigraphic columns and other geological tools to identify epochs within those periods, scientists have identified some causes of these global changes. Strictly identifying these fluctuations through the Cenozoic Era, we date back to 66 million years ago, right before ...