The pathological history of weather and climate
... summer of 1849 he contracted for twelve acres of timber in Fairfax County, Virginia, “with pines as thick as a manʼs leg or arm,” to be cut and burned in the hope of producing an intense column of heated air, clouds, and artificial rain. He asked his friend Joseph Henry to guarantee the owner of the ...
... summer of 1849 he contracted for twelve acres of timber in Fairfax County, Virginia, “with pines as thick as a manʼs leg or arm,” to be cut and burned in the hope of producing an intense column of heated air, clouds, and artificial rain. He asked his friend Joseph Henry to guarantee the owner of the ...
Beyond generic adaptive capacity: exploring the adaptation space of
... main organizations of the water supply and wastewater (WW) sector of the Stockholm region. The article identifies and analyzes the factors that influence the feasibility and attractiveness of the adaptation options available to those organizations. The WW sector of the Stockholm region is both sensi ...
... main organizations of the water supply and wastewater (WW) sector of the Stockholm region. The article identifies and analyzes the factors that influence the feasibility and attractiveness of the adaptation options available to those organizations. The WW sector of the Stockholm region is both sensi ...
On the use of imagery for climate change engagement
... promotes feelings of salience, but undermines self-efficacy; that imagery of energy futures imagery promotes self-efficacy; and that images of politicians and celebrities strongly undermine saliency, and undermine self-efficacy for the Australian cohort. These results, if widely replicable, have implic ...
... promotes feelings of salience, but undermines self-efficacy; that imagery of energy futures imagery promotes self-efficacy; and that images of politicians and celebrities strongly undermine saliency, and undermine self-efficacy for the Australian cohort. These results, if widely replicable, have implic ...
global warming and global, climate changes
... and by measurements of atmospheric CO2 during El Nino warming oceans emit more CO2 into the atmosphere during climatic warming. The ice core records indicate that after the last Ice Age, temperatures rose for about 800 years before atmospheric CO2 rose, showing that climatic warming causes CO2 to r ...
... and by measurements of atmospheric CO2 during El Nino warming oceans emit more CO2 into the atmosphere during climatic warming. The ice core records indicate that after the last Ice Age, temperatures rose for about 800 years before atmospheric CO2 rose, showing that climatic warming causes CO2 to r ...
IOSR Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IOSR-JEEE) e-ISSN: 2278-1676,p-ISSN: 2320-3331,
... lightning observations do not exist, relationships are normally investigated on shorter time scales. Many time scales have been explored; on all these timescales we observe a positive relationship between temperature and lightning. Recent studies continue to show the high positive correlation betwee ...
... lightning observations do not exist, relationships are normally investigated on shorter time scales. Many time scales have been explored; on all these timescales we observe a positive relationship between temperature and lightning. Recent studies continue to show the high positive correlation betwee ...
Climate Change and Respiratory Health
... threats posed by climate change become more widely acknowledged, public health, medical and disease advocacy officials will need to familiarize themselves on how climate change may affect their patients, clients, and organizational members and supporters. For vulnerable populations, such as those li ...
... threats posed by climate change become more widely acknowledged, public health, medical and disease advocacy officials will need to familiarize themselves on how climate change may affect their patients, clients, and organizational members and supporters. For vulnerable populations, such as those li ...
Climate Change Vulnerabilities: Case Studies of the Maldives and
... change, and (iii) adaptive capacity” (Scheffran, 870). Heightened sensitivity to climate change may be offset by high levels of adaptive capacity, however, this is often not the case, especially in developing nations. Case Study: The Maldives In the first case study of the Maldives, many data from p ...
... change, and (iii) adaptive capacity” (Scheffran, 870). Heightened sensitivity to climate change may be offset by high levels of adaptive capacity, however, this is often not the case, especially in developing nations. Case Study: The Maldives In the first case study of the Maldives, many data from p ...
2.2 Climate Change Impacts in Ghana
... through: (i) rising temperatures, (ii) declining rainfall totals and increased variability, (iii) rising sea levels and (iv) high incidence of weather extremes and disasters. The average annual temperature has increased 1°C in the last 30 years. Based on this data, the Minia et al. (2004) estimate t ...
... through: (i) rising temperatures, (ii) declining rainfall totals and increased variability, (iii) rising sea levels and (iv) high incidence of weather extremes and disasters. The average annual temperature has increased 1°C in the last 30 years. Based on this data, the Minia et al. (2004) estimate t ...
4_4_Human_health_revised_checked - Eionet Forum
... studies. The databases are compiled from various sources; the definitions, thresholds, classification criteria, reporting approaches, etc. differ and need to be considered when applying and interpreting the data. In general, larger disasters are captured well in the databases, while they are less ac ...
... studies. The databases are compiled from various sources; the definitions, thresholds, classification criteria, reporting approaches, etc. differ and need to be considered when applying and interpreting the data. In general, larger disasters are captured well in the databases, while they are less ac ...
Global warming - The Open University
... and trends, with ‘what has happened’. This sort of analysis does not tell you ‘why’ something happened. To understand ‘why’, we need some sort of explanatory model that works on a global scale. The starting point of ‘why’ for climate change, is to consider energy flows in the climatic system. Click ...
... and trends, with ‘what has happened’. This sort of analysis does not tell you ‘why’ something happened. To understand ‘why’, we need some sort of explanatory model that works on a global scale. The starting point of ‘why’ for climate change, is to consider energy flows in the climatic system. Click ...
Report
... changes that have driven human development, including land use changes and the combustion of fossil fuels for energy, have led to significant emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane. The accumulation of these gases in the atmosphere is now thought to have disrupted the Earth ...
... changes that have driven human development, including land use changes and the combustion of fossil fuels for energy, have led to significant emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane. The accumulation of these gases in the atmosphere is now thought to have disrupted the Earth ...
united nations - Stockholm Convention
... defining the criteria to be considered for laboratory studies and field such as: the range of increasing temperature, increase or decrease in rainfall, increased ultraviolet radiation, changes in salinity, lower pH, etc. considering the criteria adopted climate change experts, the above to have a un ...
... defining the criteria to be considered for laboratory studies and field such as: the range of increasing temperature, increase or decrease in rainfall, increased ultraviolet radiation, changes in salinity, lower pH, etc. considering the criteria adopted climate change experts, the above to have a un ...
On the Importance of Strengthening Moderate Beliefs in Climate
... Respondents were asked to indicate their level of agreement on a four-point scale (―strongly agree‖, ―somewhat agree‖, ―somewhat disagree‖, and ―strongly disagree‖) with three statements about climate change: (a) Climate change is currently occurring; (b) Climate change has been established as a ser ...
... Respondents were asked to indicate their level of agreement on a four-point scale (―strongly agree‖, ―somewhat agree‖, ―somewhat disagree‖, and ―strongly disagree‖) with three statements about climate change: (a) Climate change is currently occurring; (b) Climate change has been established as a ser ...
Public views on climate change: European and USA Perspectives
... endanger various aspects of life on Earth. The precise implications of the scientific claims about climate change, and the extent to which they pose dangers to various populations, are becoming intensely debated at many levels in relation to policy. How ‘danger’ is interpreted will ultimately affect ...
... endanger various aspects of life on Earth. The precise implications of the scientific claims about climate change, and the extent to which they pose dangers to various populations, are becoming intensely debated at many levels in relation to policy. How ‘danger’ is interpreted will ultimately affect ...
An Initial Look at DoD`s Activities Toward Climate Change Resiliency
... change on the Department’s operations and functions. Implementing DoDD 4715.21, other Departmental guidance (for example, installation master planning or integrated natural resource management guidance) and any roadmaps will require leadership, resources, knowledge and information mechanisms to ensu ...
... change on the Department’s operations and functions. Implementing DoDD 4715.21, other Departmental guidance (for example, installation master planning or integrated natural resource management guidance) and any roadmaps will require leadership, resources, knowledge and information mechanisms to ensu ...
Fighting Climate Change: Human Solidarity in a Divided World
... climate change will affect regions very differently. This is, for us, the most compelling reason to act rapidly. Climate change is already starting to affect some of the poorest and most vulnerable communities around the world. A worldwide average 3° centigrade increase (compared to preindustrial te ...
... climate change will affect regions very differently. This is, for us, the most compelling reason to act rapidly. Climate change is already starting to affect some of the poorest and most vulnerable communities around the world. A worldwide average 3° centigrade increase (compared to preindustrial te ...
Understanding the Links between Climate Change and Development
... increase under low levels of warming and carbon dioxide (CO2) fertilization.22 But in China and Japan yields of rice, a major global staple, will likely decline, while yields of wheat, maize, and rice in Central and South Asia will be particularly hard hit.23 Prospects for crops and livestock in rai ...
... increase under low levels of warming and carbon dioxide (CO2) fertilization.22 But in China and Japan yields of rice, a major global staple, will likely decline, while yields of wheat, maize, and rice in Central and South Asia will be particularly hard hit.23 Prospects for crops and livestock in rai ...
Towards Climate Change Resilient of Hail Haor, Sylhet:
... region of Bangladesh under Sreemongol upazila of Moulovibazar district, and is typical of deeply flooded basins. The wet season water area of Hail haor is approximately 14,000 ha, whereas the dry season area is typically just over 3,000 ha on an average. Approximately 172,000 people live in 61 villa ...
... region of Bangladesh under Sreemongol upazila of Moulovibazar district, and is typical of deeply flooded basins. The wet season water area of Hail haor is approximately 14,000 ha, whereas the dry season area is typically just over 3,000 ha on an average. Approximately 172,000 people live in 61 villa ...
Climate change and Arctic ecosystems II
... shrub-tundra are replaced by graminoid and forb tundra in dry habitats, especially areas that are regularly denuded of snow. Graminoid and forb tundra occurs with progressively higher levels of soil moisture as the growing-season temperature sum decreases. Figure 1 also shows the bioclimatic relatio ...
... shrub-tundra are replaced by graminoid and forb tundra in dry habitats, especially areas that are regularly denuded of snow. Graminoid and forb tundra occurs with progressively higher levels of soil moisture as the growing-season temperature sum decreases. Figure 1 also shows the bioclimatic relatio ...
Abstract - Sokoine University of Agriculture
... species are already being driven to alter their geographic distributions and behavior as they respond to extreme weather pattern changes that are associated with human induced climate change (Monzón et al 2011). When responding to a shift in climatic conditions, species tend to increase, decrease, o ...
... species are already being driven to alter their geographic distributions and behavior as they respond to extreme weather pattern changes that are associated with human induced climate change (Monzón et al 2011). When responding to a shift in climatic conditions, species tend to increase, decrease, o ...
Climate Change Negative - St. Louis Urban Debate League
... degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The text goes even further and says the world’s leaders commit to keeping the increase “well below 2 degrees Celsius” and will try to cap it at 1.5 degrees Celsius. But this is just rhetoric. My own research and the only peer-reviewed published assessment ...
... degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The text goes even further and says the world’s leaders commit to keeping the increase “well below 2 degrees Celsius” and will try to cap it at 1.5 degrees Celsius. But this is just rhetoric. My own research and the only peer-reviewed published assessment ...
Climate Change and Forest Disturbances
... Virginia H. Dale (e-mail: [email protected]) is a senior scientist and Paul J. Hanson is a research scientist in the Environmental Sciences Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6038. Linda A. Joyce is a project leader with the USDA Forest Service, Fort Collins, CO 80523. Steve M ...
... Virginia H. Dale (e-mail: [email protected]) is a senior scientist and Paul J. Hanson is a research scientist in the Environmental Sciences Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6038. Linda A. Joyce is a project leader with the USDA Forest Service, Fort Collins, CO 80523. Steve M ...
Selection of Climate Models for Developing - hi
... cycle of precipitation in the region. However, even these three models had difficulties reproducing observed trends in precipitation. The authors conclude that since no single model can be chosen as best performing, it is important to use results from the whole range of models in climate change impa ...
... cycle of precipitation in the region. However, even these three models had difficulties reproducing observed trends in precipitation. The authors conclude that since no single model can be chosen as best performing, it is important to use results from the whole range of models in climate change impa ...
Financial Services and Climate-Resilient Value Chains: The case of
... with higher intensity and frequency of heavy rainfall events, especially during the short rainy season, as well as longer, more frequent and more severe heat waves and droughts (Climate Service Center, 2013). The research explored the current experiences with climate hazards and changes in the case ...
... with higher intensity and frequency of heavy rainfall events, especially during the short rainy season, as well as longer, more frequent and more severe heat waves and droughts (Climate Service Center, 2013). The research explored the current experiences with climate hazards and changes in the case ...