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... 2002; Tannura, Irwin, and Good, 2008). Nonetheless, developing a multiple regression model requires determining the appropriate set of weather factors affecting crop yields. Previous literature has identified the importance of temperature and precipitation (Lobell, Cahill, and Field, 2007) and their ...
... 2002; Tannura, Irwin, and Good, 2008). Nonetheless, developing a multiple regression model requires determining the appropriate set of weather factors affecting crop yields. Previous literature has identified the importance of temperature and precipitation (Lobell, Cahill, and Field, 2007) and their ...
North Atlantic storminess and Atlantic Meridional Overturning
... (defined as increased number of storms) over the northern North Atlantic (including Greenland) linked to westerly cyclogenesis and hence a pervasive strengthened NAO state, contrasting with the Trouet et al. (2009) hypothesis and the Mann et al. (2009)modeling results. In section two of our paper, we ...
... (defined as increased number of storms) over the northern North Atlantic (including Greenland) linked to westerly cyclogenesis and hence a pervasive strengthened NAO state, contrasting with the Trouet et al. (2009) hypothesis and the Mann et al. (2009)modeling results. In section two of our paper, we ...
Global Climate Risk Index 2016
... consequences of climate change; however, if mitigation efforts are not immediately taken, the world will continue heading down the path towards dangerous climate change.2 And in fact, from scientific results we can derive the strong advice to even strive for a 1.5°C limit (see p. 14). The Global Cli ...
... consequences of climate change; however, if mitigation efforts are not immediately taken, the world will continue heading down the path towards dangerous climate change.2 And in fact, from scientific results we can derive the strong advice to even strive for a 1.5°C limit (see p. 14). The Global Cli ...
sea-level rise
... 7 million square kilometres during the height of summer. As this report went to publication, sea ice was at a record low, close to 3 million km² in the Arctic Sea (NSIDC, 2012). Much of the heat in the atmosphere is also absorbed by the oceans, which release it back into the atmosphere (Hansen et al ...
... 7 million square kilometres during the height of summer. As this report went to publication, sea ice was at a record low, close to 3 million km² in the Arctic Sea (NSIDC, 2012). Much of the heat in the atmosphere is also absorbed by the oceans, which release it back into the atmosphere (Hansen et al ...
Dire Predictions: Understanding Global Warming
... cards to write questions for Q&A. I was disappointed as I intended to ask Mr. Mann why he fraudulently claimed he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. We were also told there were no pictures of videos allowed to be taken. The theater filled, interestingly, with an abundance of what I’d call hippies — ...
... cards to write questions for Q&A. I was disappointed as I intended to ask Mr. Mann why he fraudulently claimed he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. We were also told there were no pictures of videos allowed to be taken. The theater filled, interestingly, with an abundance of what I’d call hippies — ...
The Potential Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture in Puerto Rico
... • Historical data for Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico showed increasing trends in air temperature. • Historical data from Adjuntas and Mayagüez indicated significant increasing trend in air temperature •Historical data from Lajas did not indicate a significant trend in air temperatur ...
... • Historical data for Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico showed increasing trends in air temperature. • Historical data from Adjuntas and Mayagüez indicated significant increasing trend in air temperature •Historical data from Lajas did not indicate a significant trend in air temperatur ...
Climate change in Australia | Monsoonal North cluster report
... patterns and rising oceans. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report (IPCC, 2013) rigorously assessed the current state and future of the global climate system. The report concluded that: • greenhouse gas emissions have markedly increased as a result of human act ...
... patterns and rising oceans. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report (IPCC, 2013) rigorously assessed the current state and future of the global climate system. The report concluded that: • greenhouse gas emissions have markedly increased as a result of human act ...
APPENDIX 1 - Curriculum Education and Training Program in
... This module will introduce concepts of ecosystem goods and services that are based on the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA) framework. The role of ecosystems and biodiversity in providing goods and services, supporting livelihoods, and enabling development will be explored using examples from Af ...
... This module will introduce concepts of ecosystem goods and services that are based on the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA) framework. The role of ecosystems and biodiversity in providing goods and services, supporting livelihoods, and enabling development will be explored using examples from Af ...
Distribution-wide effects of climate on population densities of a
... focused on endogenous factors, including nest predation, brood parasitism and density-dependent habitat limitation (Robinson et al. 1995; Sherry & Holmes 1996; Porneluzi & Faaborg 1999), and these endogenous factors are now known to be important in limiting migratory populations. In contrast, there ...
... focused on endogenous factors, including nest predation, brood parasitism and density-dependent habitat limitation (Robinson et al. 1995; Sherry & Holmes 1996; Porneluzi & Faaborg 1999), and these endogenous factors are now known to be important in limiting migratory populations. In contrast, there ...
climate-change scepticism and asserted rights to private property
... In practice, many cultural and ideological symbols exist. Each of them recognises a particular way in which we understand our relationship with the natural and social worlds. Another example is ‘progress’, or views of development. As Hulme (2009, p. 251) argues, ‘one of the reasons we disagree abou ...
... In practice, many cultural and ideological symbols exist. Each of them recognises a particular way in which we understand our relationship with the natural and social worlds. Another example is ‘progress’, or views of development. As Hulme (2009, p. 251) argues, ‘one of the reasons we disagree abou ...
Climate change, development, and migration: an African Diaspora
... against the adverse impacts of climate change. In order to combat climate change poor countries need to mobilize all resources (financial, institutional and human) on different fronts. Diaspora can play an important role in this context. The role of Diaspora groups in development strategies, poverty ...
... against the adverse impacts of climate change. In order to combat climate change poor countries need to mobilize all resources (financial, institutional and human) on different fronts. Diaspora can play an important role in this context. The role of Diaspora groups in development strategies, poverty ...
Link between land-ocean warming contrast and surface relative
... surface warming over the last century [e.g., Lambert and Chiang, 2007] and in simulations of climate change [e.g., Sutton et al., 2007]. It is often quantified using an amplification factor, A = TL /TO , where TL and TO denote changes in surface temperatures over land and ocean, respectively. Obse ...
... surface warming over the last century [e.g., Lambert and Chiang, 2007] and in simulations of climate change [e.g., Sutton et al., 2007]. It is often quantified using an amplification factor, A = TL /TO , where TL and TO denote changes in surface temperatures over land and ocean, respectively. Obse ...
PDF - Climate Diplomacy
... conflict have appeared in recent years. Whilst this research offers a comprehensive and systematic assessment of emerging climate-security risks, its results remain ambiguous and are often misinterpreted. This is all the more serious as quantitative evidence dominates current discussions on the s ...
... conflict have appeared in recent years. Whilst this research offers a comprehensive and systematic assessment of emerging climate-security risks, its results remain ambiguous and are often misinterpreted. This is all the more serious as quantitative evidence dominates current discussions on the s ...
Link between landocean warming contrast and surface relative
... surface warming over the last century [e.g., Lambert and Chiang, 2007] and in simulations of climate change [e.g., Sutton et al., 2007]. It is often quantified using an amplification factor, A = TL /TO , where TL and TO denote changes in surface temperatures over land and ocean, respectively. Obse ...
... surface warming over the last century [e.g., Lambert and Chiang, 2007] and in simulations of climate change [e.g., Sutton et al., 2007]. It is often quantified using an amplification factor, A = TL /TO , where TL and TO denote changes in surface temperatures over land and ocean, respectively. Obse ...
Canadian Earth System Model CanESM2
... includes dynamic vegetation) simulations of the Arctic 20th century temperature variability with the observed Arctic temperature. We found that the model simulations and the observed 20th century Arctic temperature variability (including the early 20th century warming) are in a reasonable agreement. ...
... includes dynamic vegetation) simulations of the Arctic 20th century temperature variability with the observed Arctic temperature. We found that the model simulations and the observed 20th century Arctic temperature variability (including the early 20th century warming) are in a reasonable agreement. ...
Biogeosciences
... Fung et al., 2000). Macronutrient concentrations in polar waters are predicted to decrease by only ca. 10% due to climate change (Bopp et al., 2001) and thus the resident phytoplankton are unlikely to be subjected to macronutrient limitation. Phytoplankton in large regions of the S. Ocean are ironli ...
... Fung et al., 2000). Macronutrient concentrations in polar waters are predicted to decrease by only ca. 10% due to climate change (Bopp et al., 2001) and thus the resident phytoplankton are unlikely to be subjected to macronutrient limitation. Phytoplankton in large regions of the S. Ocean are ironli ...
Bates_2004 - Bowdoin College
... Why should we care about climate change? “An increasing body of observations gives a collective picture of a warming world…” “…most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities.” “ Anthropogenic climate change will persist for many centuries.” “Emissions of gre ...
... Why should we care about climate change? “An increasing body of observations gives a collective picture of a warming world…” “…most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities.” “ Anthropogenic climate change will persist for many centuries.” “Emissions of gre ...
Misdefining ``climate change``: consequences for science and action
... approaches to dealing with global climate change, assumptions that are rarely discussed, much less evaluated. One of these assumptions focuses on organizing policy around the source of the forcing of the climate system, which is the primary approach under the FCCC. Under the FCCC the term ‘‘climate ...
... approaches to dealing with global climate change, assumptions that are rarely discussed, much less evaluated. One of these assumptions focuses on organizing policy around the source of the forcing of the climate system, which is the primary approach under the FCCC. Under the FCCC the term ‘‘climate ...
Oregon`s Biodiversity in a Changing Climate
... cryosphere (ice and snow). Even with no change in precipitation, increased temperatures are likely to result in decreases in ice cover and snowpack. For example, the number of glacial lakes, glacial runoff, and spring peak discharge in glacial streams and rivers have all increased (Adger et al. 2007 ...
... cryosphere (ice and snow). Even with no change in precipitation, increased temperatures are likely to result in decreases in ice cover and snowpack. For example, the number of glacial lakes, glacial runoff, and spring peak discharge in glacial streams and rivers have all increased (Adger et al. 2007 ...
karfakis
... but a negative direct impact on health is noteworthy. For instance, Galindo (2009) shows that, in Mexico, the same increases in temperature or precipitation may benefit or damage crop yields depending on the region, the category of crops and the season in which they occur. While these changes increa ...
... but a negative direct impact on health is noteworthy. For instance, Galindo (2009) shows that, in Mexico, the same increases in temperature or precipitation may benefit or damage crop yields depending on the region, the category of crops and the season in which they occur. While these changes increa ...
ProClim– Flash - Naturwissenschaften Schweiz
... An international group of scientists – more than 70 scientists from 18 countries – have mapped all of the world’s glaciers. Glaciologists can now study with unprecedented accuracy the impacts of a changing climate on glaciers worldwide and determine their total extent and volume on a glacier-by-glac ...
... An international group of scientists – more than 70 scientists from 18 countries – have mapped all of the world’s glaciers. Glaciologists can now study with unprecedented accuracy the impacts of a changing climate on glaciers worldwide and determine their total extent and volume on a glacier-by-glac ...
Programme Booklet
... These lectures will review various aspects of climate. We begin with a description of various examples of past climate with descriptions of the likely physical causes. These will include the cycles of major glaciation of the past 2 million years, the Eocene warm period, and the temperate climate of ...
... These lectures will review various aspects of climate. We begin with a description of various examples of past climate with descriptions of the likely physical causes. These will include the cycles of major glaciation of the past 2 million years, the Eocene warm period, and the temperate climate of ...
NEWSLETTER - UU Ministry for Earth
... Well, low-lying landmasses such as Captiva Island provide both a laboratory and a platform to address rising waters worldwide and will be among the first to be affected by global weather disturbances. Resting so near sea level, the island offers an opportunity to serve as a “ground zero” threshold ...
... Well, low-lying landmasses such as Captiva Island provide both a laboratory and a platform to address rising waters worldwide and will be among the first to be affected by global weather disturbances. Resting so near sea level, the island offers an opportunity to serve as a “ground zero” threshold ...