Warming Power of CO2 and H2O: Correlations with Temperature
... taken as a premise, the hypothesis does not have verifiable consistence. The comparison of temperature changes and CO2 changes in the atmosphere is made for a large diversity of conditions, with the same data used to model climate changes. Correlation of historical series of data is the main approac ...
... taken as a premise, the hypothesis does not have verifiable consistence. The comparison of temperature changes and CO2 changes in the atmosphere is made for a large diversity of conditions, with the same data used to model climate changes. Correlation of historical series of data is the main approac ...
Vulnerability of coral reefs of the Great Barrier Reef to
... 2900 coral reefs and 900 coral cays that cover approximately 20,000 km2 of the total 345,000 km2 area of the GBR Marine Park. As a consequence of unusually high summer sea surface temperatures, between 42 to 60 percent of the reefs of the GBR experienced mass coral bleaching in 19988. Bleaching was ...
... 2900 coral reefs and 900 coral cays that cover approximately 20,000 km2 of the total 345,000 km2 area of the GBR Marine Park. As a consequence of unusually high summer sea surface temperatures, between 42 to 60 percent of the reefs of the GBR experienced mass coral bleaching in 19988. Bleaching was ...
The terrestrial carbon cycle on the regional and global scale
... and land use, and the consequences for the global and regional C cycle. Developing a more robust understanding of this response and its consequences is needed to define the required long-term emission reductions of greenhouse gases, with the aim of keeping climate change and its impacts at manageabl ...
... and land use, and the consequences for the global and regional C cycle. Developing a more robust understanding of this response and its consequences is needed to define the required long-term emission reductions of greenhouse gases, with the aim of keeping climate change and its impacts at manageabl ...
Implications of global change for Important Bird Areas in South Africa
... used the newly emerging technique of ensemble forecasting to assess the impact of climate change on endemic birds in relation to the IBAs network. I used 50 endemic species, eight bioclimatic envelope models, four climate change models and two methods of transformation to presence or absence, which ...
... used the newly emerging technique of ensemble forecasting to assess the impact of climate change on endemic birds in relation to the IBAs network. I used 50 endemic species, eight bioclimatic envelope models, four climate change models and two methods of transformation to presence or absence, which ...
climate change, migration and human security in southeast asia
... tanks, government agencies and non-governmental organisations have produced reports on climate change, conflict and national security in which they argue not only that a substantial proportion of humanity could be “on the move” as a result of climate change but that migration could be a major factor ...
... tanks, government agencies and non-governmental organisations have produced reports on climate change, conflict and national security in which they argue not only that a substantial proportion of humanity could be “on the move” as a result of climate change but that migration could be a major factor ...
key parameters for trend detection
... While observations of surface climate are essential, detailed information on the three-dimensional state of the atmosphere is necessary to ensure that we can understand and predict climate on all scales. The specific variables of interest are upper-air temperature, wind, humidity, clouds and the ear ...
... While observations of surface climate are essential, detailed information on the three-dimensional state of the atmosphere is necessary to ensure that we can understand and predict climate on all scales. The specific variables of interest are upper-air temperature, wind, humidity, clouds and the ear ...
The Economic Impacts of Climate Change for Canada
... Climate change will be expensive for Canada and Canadians. Increasing greenhouse gas emissions worldwide will exert a growing economic impact on our own country, exacting a rising price from Canadians as climate change impacts occur here at home. This report by the National Round Table on the Enviro ...
... Climate change will be expensive for Canada and Canadians. Increasing greenhouse gas emissions worldwide will exert a growing economic impact on our own country, exacting a rising price from Canadians as climate change impacts occur here at home. This report by the National Round Table on the Enviro ...
Glacial Variability Over the Last Two Million Years: An Extended
... while late Pleistocene deglaciations more often skip one or two obliquity beats, corresponding to 80 or 120 Ka glacial cycles which, on average, give the "100 Ka variability. This continuous obliquity pacing indicates that the glacial theory can be simplified. An explanation for the "100 Ka glacial ...
... while late Pleistocene deglaciations more often skip one or two obliquity beats, corresponding to 80 or 120 Ka glacial cycles which, on average, give the "100 Ka variability. This continuous obliquity pacing indicates that the glacial theory can be simplified. An explanation for the "100 Ka glacial ...
Smoke, Mirrors & Hot Air How ExxonMobil Uses Big Tobacco’s Tactics
... n its campaign to sow uncertainty about the scientific evidence on global warming, ExxonMobil has followed a corporate strategy pioneered by the tobacco industry. Because ExxonMobil’s strategy, tactics, and even some personnel draw heavily from the tobacco industry’s playbook, it is useful to look b ...
... n its campaign to sow uncertainty about the scientific evidence on global warming, ExxonMobil has followed a corporate strategy pioneered by the tobacco industry. Because ExxonMobil’s strategy, tactics, and even some personnel draw heavily from the tobacco industry’s playbook, it is useful to look b ...
Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
... Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, USA ...
... Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, USA ...
Hydropower Vulnerability and Climate Change
... The main purpose of this study is to assess how climate change will impact global hydroelectric production. This assessment was carried out through an extensive literature review that investigated current trends in hydropower as well climate change effects predicted to influence hydroelectric produc ...
... The main purpose of this study is to assess how climate change will impact global hydroelectric production. This assessment was carried out through an extensive literature review that investigated current trends in hydropower as well climate change effects predicted to influence hydroelectric produc ...
land use and climate changes and their impacts on runoff in the
... use directly impacts key aspects of hydrological processes, such as evapotranspiration, infiltration and runoff. Observational evidence indicates with high confidence that climate change effects hydrological systems (Rosenzweig et al., 2007). River discharge worldwide has noticeably increased since 19 ...
... use directly impacts key aspects of hydrological processes, such as evapotranspiration, infiltration and runoff. Observational evidence indicates with high confidence that climate change effects hydrological systems (Rosenzweig et al., 2007). River discharge worldwide has noticeably increased since 19 ...
REPORT CARD Sea-Level Rise 2012
... Lambeck et al 2004, Stanford et al 2010). This is the period when human populations started to grow and societies developed. Increases in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere during and since the 19th century, caused primarily by human-induced emissions, have contributed substantially to warming of th ...
... Lambeck et al 2004, Stanford et al 2010). This is the period when human populations started to grow and societies developed. Increases in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere during and since the 19th century, caused primarily by human-induced emissions, have contributed substantially to warming of th ...
Wyoming v. USDA: A Look Down the Road at Management of
... prohibits road construction, reconstruction, and timber harvesting throughout most NFS inventoried roadless areas (IRAs). 7 The Roadless Rule therefore applies to a vast landscape: approximately 58.5 million acres of NFS lands, or two percent of the land base of the continental United States. 8 Beca ...
... prohibits road construction, reconstruction, and timber harvesting throughout most NFS inventoried roadless areas (IRAs). 7 The Roadless Rule therefore applies to a vast landscape: approximately 58.5 million acres of NFS lands, or two percent of the land base of the continental United States. 8 Beca ...
Pennsylvania Climate Impact Assessment Report to
... utilization of fugitive greenhouse gas emissions, and other mitigation strategies. The Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) finds that “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal…” and that “Observational evidence from all continents and most ocean ...
... utilization of fugitive greenhouse gas emissions, and other mitigation strategies. The Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) finds that “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal…” and that “Observational evidence from all continents and most ocean ...
Modelling glacier change in the Everest region, Nepal Himalaya
... glacier water resources in the region, few studies have attempted to model the historical or future response of these glaciers to climate change (Immerzeel et al., 2012, 2013). Empirical mass balance and snowmelt and ice melt models have been developed from field observations (Ageta and Higuchi, 198 ...
... glacier water resources in the region, few studies have attempted to model the historical or future response of these glaciers to climate change (Immerzeel et al., 2012, 2013). Empirical mass balance and snowmelt and ice melt models have been developed from field observations (Ageta and Higuchi, 198 ...
Climate Time Series Analysis
... Climate is a paradigm of a complex system. Analysing climate data is an exciting challenge. Analysis connects the two other fields where climate scientists work, measurements and models. Climate time series analysis uses statistical methods to learn about the time evolution of climate. The most impo ...
... Climate is a paradigm of a complex system. Analysing climate data is an exciting challenge. Analysis connects the two other fields where climate scientists work, measurements and models. Climate time series analysis uses statistical methods to learn about the time evolution of climate. The most impo ...
Rethinking Development in a Carbon
... international system to address the daunting problems of climate change. Today we better understand the nature of man-made climate change, not “just” as an environmental problem, but indeed as a critical development issue. By now it is evident that the impacts of climate change have become a major t ...
... international system to address the daunting problems of climate change. Today we better understand the nature of man-made climate change, not “just” as an environmental problem, but indeed as a critical development issue. By now it is evident that the impacts of climate change have become a major t ...
An Economic Analysis of Climate Change Impacts and Adaptations
... method and data availability and the extent of coverage within sectors, these numbers are not directly comparable. For example, the high annual costs in public health are partly a function of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s estimate of the value of a statistical life (USEPA 2000; 2010.) T ...
... method and data availability and the extent of coverage within sectors, these numbers are not directly comparable. For example, the high annual costs in public health are partly a function of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s estimate of the value of a statistical life (USEPA 2000; 2010.) T ...
Climate Change and Food Security FAO Framework
... Mean global temperatures have been increasing since about 1850, mainly owing to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The main causes are the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas) to meet increasing energy demand, and the spread of intensive agriculture to meet increasing foo ...
... Mean global temperatures have been increasing since about 1850, mainly owing to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The main causes are the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas) to meet increasing energy demand, and the spread of intensive agriculture to meet increasing foo ...
Economics, Institutions and Adaptation to Climate Change
... increase “the flexibility of systems to function under a wider range of climate conditions, as well as their robustness to withstand more severe climatic shocks” (Fankhauser et al. 1999:68). Second, missing knowledge is an important barrier for efficient adaptation. Improving the availability of, an ...
... increase “the flexibility of systems to function under a wider range of climate conditions, as well as their robustness to withstand more severe climatic shocks” (Fankhauser et al. 1999:68). Second, missing knowledge is an important barrier for efficient adaptation. Improving the availability of, an ...
ARTICLES CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND THE STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
... reducing the apparent need for mitigation; and playing down the urgency for action. For one, ‘adaptationists’ were distrusted because their proposals seemed to undermine the 6 A premise of this Article is that the climate system is changing at anomalously rapid rates compared to historical trends, a ...
... reducing the apparent need for mitigation; and playing down the urgency for action. For one, ‘adaptationists’ were distrusted because their proposals seemed to undermine the 6 A premise of this Article is that the climate system is changing at anomalously rapid rates compared to historical trends, a ...