Flowering time of butterfly nectar food plants is more
... taxonomic differences in phenological sensitivities to temperature and the potential for changes in phenological synchrony in response to climate change. At present, it is difficult to make general predictions about the differences in butterfly–plant phenological sensitivities to temperature. Severa ...
... taxonomic differences in phenological sensitivities to temperature and the potential for changes in phenological synchrony in response to climate change. At present, it is difficult to make general predictions about the differences in butterfly–plant phenological sensitivities to temperature. Severa ...
Assessing potential climate change effects on loblolly pine growth: A
... Biogeochemistry models are designed to predict changes in nutrient cycling and primary productivity. Individual-based forest growth (gap) models such as FORET, FORENA and ZELIG have been used to predict changes in forest type throughout the eastern USA; the use of this type of model to assess climat ...
... Biogeochemistry models are designed to predict changes in nutrient cycling and primary productivity. Individual-based forest growth (gap) models such as FORET, FORENA and ZELIG have been used to predict changes in forest type throughout the eastern USA; the use of this type of model to assess climat ...
PDF - Bentham Open
... follow a similar evolution with the MM5/NNRP producing a higher peak flux than the MM5/CCSM simulations. Comparing the MM5/CCSM simulations shows that at late century class 4 events have a slightly higher peak flux and a generally higher flux throughout most of the following day. In Fig. (3d) it can ...
... follow a similar evolution with the MM5/NNRP producing a higher peak flux than the MM5/CCSM simulations. Comparing the MM5/CCSM simulations shows that at late century class 4 events have a slightly higher peak flux and a generally higher flux throughout most of the following day. In Fig. (3d) it can ...
Climate change and global health - Canadian Federation of Medical
... The Impacts of Climate Change on the Health of Individuals and Populations There is considerable evidence to indicate that climate change poses both direct and indirect risks to the health of individua ...
... The Impacts of Climate Change on the Health of Individuals and Populations There is considerable evidence to indicate that climate change poses both direct and indirect risks to the health of individua ...
Microsoft Word
... CASE STUDY: Global Warming – the forest from the trees 3. Measuring the daily maximum and minimum air temperature. Air temperatures over land are usually measured at a height of between 1.2 and 2.0 m above ground in a Stevenson Screen. Liquid-in-glass thermometers are the traditional instruments us ...
... CASE STUDY: Global Warming – the forest from the trees 3. Measuring the daily maximum and minimum air temperature. Air temperatures over land are usually measured at a height of between 1.2 and 2.0 m above ground in a Stevenson Screen. Liquid-in-glass thermometers are the traditional instruments us ...
The Economics of Climate Change Impacts: A Case Study on
... Although it did not recommend a level at which GHGs should be stabilized, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) found that substantial reductions, well below those required under the Kyoto Protocol, would be required to avoid many adverse impacts of climate change. For example, the ...
... Although it did not recommend a level at which GHGs should be stabilized, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) found that substantial reductions, well below those required under the Kyoto Protocol, would be required to avoid many adverse impacts of climate change. For example, the ...
Success factors for communicating climate change
... The foremost important step is to identify, determine and comprehend the recipients of the message, namely the dialogue groups. Communication can only be successful, if it is adequately adapted to the recipient(s). This is of high significance, as not only the awareness on climate change within the ...
... The foremost important step is to identify, determine and comprehend the recipients of the message, namely the dialogue groups. Communication can only be successful, if it is adequately adapted to the recipient(s). This is of high significance, as not only the awareness on climate change within the ...
AFGHANISTAN: CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE PERSPECTIVES
... scenario with limited Green House Gas (GHG) emissions (RCP 4.5) is projected to lead, with high certainty, to strong warming. Climate change projections for Afghanistan also show a temperature increase of around 1.4°C until 2050 and stabilization at the end of the century at around 2.6°C. Under a “p ...
... scenario with limited Green House Gas (GHG) emissions (RCP 4.5) is projected to lead, with high certainty, to strong warming. Climate change projections for Afghanistan also show a temperature increase of around 1.4°C until 2050 and stabilization at the end of the century at around 2.6°C. Under a “p ...
Primar y E duc ation Sect
... conditions, small islands are particularly at risk from increasingly unpredictable weather and the danger of rising sea levels. Despite Mauritius’ geographical isolation, we are equally vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Climate variability worldwide and its impact on weather events have b ...
... conditions, small islands are particularly at risk from increasingly unpredictable weather and the danger of rising sea levels. Despite Mauritius’ geographical isolation, we are equally vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Climate variability worldwide and its impact on weather events have b ...
An econometric analysis of determinants of climate change attitudes
... The data used in this analysis was selected from the Eurobarometer database “Special Eurobarometer 300: Europeans’ attitudes towards climate change” (2008). This Eurobarometer survey was commissioned by the Directorate General for Communication of the European Commission, on behalf of the European P ...
... The data used in this analysis was selected from the Eurobarometer database “Special Eurobarometer 300: Europeans’ attitudes towards climate change” (2008). This Eurobarometer survey was commissioned by the Directorate General for Communication of the European Commission, on behalf of the European P ...
What is this thing called `natural`? The nature
... understanding, and in order to protect biodiversity, wild nature and coherent green areas are highlighted. Rich biodiversity is thus framed as a favorable state that is threatened by human agency. Although value-laden and normative, the biodiversity concept is also closely connected to science and s ...
... understanding, and in order to protect biodiversity, wild nature and coherent green areas are highlighted. Rich biodiversity is thus framed as a favorable state that is threatened by human agency. Although value-laden and normative, the biodiversity concept is also closely connected to science and s ...
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... distribution, over several decades compared to previ- daily amounts, indicates a highly statistically sigous decades of the twentieth century. The consistency nificant upward trend for the period of 1957–2010 of the results from these analyses reflects a degree of for the same set of regions (Midwes ...
... distribution, over several decades compared to previ- daily amounts, indicates a highly statistically sigous decades of the twentieth century. The consistency nificant upward trend for the period of 1957–2010 of the results from these analyses reflects a degree of for the same set of regions (Midwes ...
Understanding and predicting the combined effects of climate
... Principal components analysis (PCA, based on a covariance matrix) of the standardized variables (y-mean/SD) was then used to examine which variables at the site scale were most highly associated with specific macroinvertebrate and fish responses for each scenario. Only those environmental variables ...
... Principal components analysis (PCA, based on a covariance matrix) of the standardized variables (y-mean/SD) was then used to examine which variables at the site scale were most highly associated with specific macroinvertebrate and fish responses for each scenario. Only those environmental variables ...
impact of aerosols on the hydrological cycle
... in several studies. As global mean evaporation must equal precipitation, a reduction in the latent heat flux in the model led to a reduction in precipitation (Liepert et al., 2004). This is in contrast to the observed precipitation evolution in the last century and points to an overestimation of aer ...
... in several studies. As global mean evaporation must equal precipitation, a reduction in the latent heat flux in the model led to a reduction in precipitation (Liepert et al., 2004). This is in contrast to the observed precipitation evolution in the last century and points to an overestimation of aer ...
Reconstructing mid- to high-latitude marine climate and ocean
... records, is variable spatially, which is indicative of the spatiotemporal variations in carbon fluxes and carbon sequestration in the global ocean (e.g., Grottoli and Eakin, 2007). The next logical step would be to use these data in carbon sequestration models (and data-model comparisons) to improve ...
... records, is variable spatially, which is indicative of the spatiotemporal variations in carbon fluxes and carbon sequestration in the global ocean (e.g., Grottoli and Eakin, 2007). The next logical step would be to use these data in carbon sequestration models (and data-model comparisons) to improve ...
Beyond collapse - Climate change and causality
... determinism, and thus discouraging detailed investigation of environmental influences on societal change, on the grounds that such investigation is artificially privileging one factor over others that are equally important. A further potential problem with the minimalist narrative is that the evidence ...
... determinism, and thus discouraging detailed investigation of environmental influences on societal change, on the grounds that such investigation is artificially privileging one factor over others that are equally important. A further potential problem with the minimalist narrative is that the evidence ...
ʻAimalama: E Mauliauhonua – Readapting to Ancestral Knowledge
... Kai, ocean management. This group included lawaiʻa (fishermen), loko iʻa (fishpond), konohiki (marine management) and waʻa kaulua (ocean navigation). The second theme was Malama ʻĀina, land management. This group included mahiʻai (farmers), lāʻau lapaʻau (herbalist and healers), hana paʻakai (salt f ...
... Kai, ocean management. This group included lawaiʻa (fishermen), loko iʻa (fishpond), konohiki (marine management) and waʻa kaulua (ocean navigation). The second theme was Malama ʻĀina, land management. This group included mahiʻai (farmers), lāʻau lapaʻau (herbalist and healers), hana paʻakai (salt f ...
CLIMATE CHANGE 2014 Mitigation of Climate Change
... Estimates for mitigation costs vary widely. ...
... Estimates for mitigation costs vary widely. ...
Wine Grape Suitability and Quality in a Changing Climate
... acidity is lost. However, the warmer the climate, generally the higher the sugar content is in the grapes. Thus, warmer climates mean lower acidity but higher sugar levels, while cooler climates mean higher acidity but lower sugar levels (Pandell 1999). Total acidity (sometime referred to as Titrata ...
... acidity is lost. However, the warmer the climate, generally the higher the sugar content is in the grapes. Thus, warmer climates mean lower acidity but higher sugar levels, while cooler climates mean higher acidity but lower sugar levels (Pandell 1999). Total acidity (sometime referred to as Titrata ...
Prediction of Future Change of Water Demand Following Global
... 2.2, 1.6 and 2.4 ℃ for a growing period by the 2070s for GCM, MRI and CCSR/NIES. Duration of growth period for maize becomes shorter by 9 days for GCM and CCSR/NIES while only 3 days for MRI. Air temperature rise projected with the GCM, MRI and CCSR/NIES models was 3.5, 1.4 and 3.0 ℃ during growing ...
... 2.2, 1.6 and 2.4 ℃ for a growing period by the 2070s for GCM, MRI and CCSR/NIES. Duration of growth period for maize becomes shorter by 9 days for GCM and CCSR/NIES while only 3 days for MRI. Air temperature rise projected with the GCM, MRI and CCSR/NIES models was 3.5, 1.4 and 3.0 ℃ during growing ...
Expert Consensus on the Economics of Climate Change
... ver the past two decades, economic research on climate change has expanded dramatically. Thousands of articles related to climate change have been published in peer-reviewed academic journals, and an entire sub-field of economics has developed, focusing on these issues. Many economists have develope ...
... ver the past two decades, economic research on climate change has expanded dramatically. Thousands of articles related to climate change have been published in peer-reviewed academic journals, and an entire sub-field of economics has developed, focusing on these issues. Many economists have develope ...
Climate policy under sustainable discounted utilitarianism: Working Paper 42 (830 kB) (opens in new window)
... con ned to the application of discounted utilitarianism (DU). DU is controversial, both due to the conditions through which it is justi ed and due to its consequences for climate policies, where the discounting of future utility gains from present abatement eorts makes it harder for such measures t ...
... con ned to the application of discounted utilitarianism (DU). DU is controversial, both due to the conditions through which it is justi ed and due to its consequences for climate policies, where the discounting of future utility gains from present abatement eorts makes it harder for such measures t ...
Challenges of a Sustained Climate Observing System
... Weather fluctuations are huge compared with climate change and so high ...
... Weather fluctuations are huge compared with climate change and so high ...