EDITORIAL The global atmospheric water cycle
... As there is a much smaller increase in the average precipitation, this means that the whole spectrum of precipitation changes (Semenov and Bengtsson 2002). As the climate warming so far has been rather modest and only about some 25% compared to the experiment used by Bengtsson et al (2009), we expec ...
... As there is a much smaller increase in the average precipitation, this means that the whole spectrum of precipitation changes (Semenov and Bengtsson 2002). As the climate warming so far has been rather modest and only about some 25% compared to the experiment used by Bengtsson et al (2009), we expec ...
Climatic change in mountain regions: a review of
... simulation for the limited time span of the selected time window over a given geographical area. The nested modeling approach represents a trade-off between decadal- or century-scale, high resolution simulations that are today unattainable, even with currently-available computational resources, and ...
... simulation for the limited time span of the selected time window over a given geographical area. The nested modeling approach represents a trade-off between decadal- or century-scale, high resolution simulations that are today unattainable, even with currently-available computational resources, and ...
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... The Policy Division delivers development results at scale through multi-country projects to tackle specific development problems where this approach offers better value for money than working through individual country offices. The division influences change on matters such as anti-corruption work, ...
... The Policy Division delivers development results at scale through multi-country projects to tackle specific development problems where this approach offers better value for money than working through individual country offices. The division influences change on matters such as anti-corruption work, ...
Chapter 18 - Santa Rosa Home
... • Organisms are adapted to their environments - They are affected when those environments change • Global warming modifies temperature-dependent phenomena (e.g., timing of migration, breeding) • Animals and plants will move toward the poles or upward in elevation - 20–30% of species will be threaten ...
... • Organisms are adapted to their environments - They are affected when those environments change • Global warming modifies temperature-dependent phenomena (e.g., timing of migration, breeding) • Animals and plants will move toward the poles or upward in elevation - 20–30% of species will be threaten ...
What is climate change?
... • Organisms are adapted to their environments - They are affected when those environments change • Global warming modifies temperature-dependent phenomena (e.g., timing of migration, breeding) • Animals and plants will move toward the poles or upward in elevation - 20–30% of species will be threaten ...
... • Organisms are adapted to their environments - They are affected when those environments change • Global warming modifies temperature-dependent phenomena (e.g., timing of migration, breeding) • Animals and plants will move toward the poles or upward in elevation - 20–30% of species will be threaten ...
The effects of buffer and temperature feedback on the
... in atmospheric CO2 concentration by 2100 and a cumulative reduction of 242.5 GtC in oceanic uptake of CO2 between 1860 and 2100 (Figure 2b). Out of the total feedback, the buffer feedback causes an increase of 98.7 ppm in atmospheric CO2 concentration and a cumulative reduction of 244.1 GtC in the o ...
... in atmospheric CO2 concentration by 2100 and a cumulative reduction of 242.5 GtC in oceanic uptake of CO2 between 1860 and 2100 (Figure 2b). Out of the total feedback, the buffer feedback causes an increase of 98.7 ppm in atmospheric CO2 concentration and a cumulative reduction of 244.1 GtC in the o ...
intense precipitation and high river flows in europe
... Indeed, some recent rainfall events in Europe have exceeded all-time records. According to Czech sources (Kubát et al., 2003), in four precipitation observing stations, the 24-hour precipitation in August 2002 has qualified into the ten highest observations ever recorded in the Czech territory. In Z ...
... Indeed, some recent rainfall events in Europe have exceeded all-time records. According to Czech sources (Kubát et al., 2003), in four precipitation observing stations, the 24-hour precipitation in August 2002 has qualified into the ten highest observations ever recorded in the Czech territory. In Z ...
crTanzania - University of York File Library
... realization of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). ...
... realization of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). ...
Estimates of the Damage Costs of Climate Change
... (1995) do not detail the myriad assumptions needed to derive their comprehensive estimates from the underlying impact literature. A new climate scenario, or new impact estimates, say, for winter wheat, therefore cannot be taken up other than by an elaborate re-analysis by the original author. This p ...
... (1995) do not detail the myriad assumptions needed to derive their comprehensive estimates from the underlying impact literature. A new climate scenario, or new impact estimates, say, for winter wheat, therefore cannot be taken up other than by an elaborate re-analysis by the original author. This p ...
Climate Change Awareness - Minnesota Department of Health
... Fritze J, Blashki GA, Burke S, Wiseman J. 2008. Hope, despair and transformation: Climate change and the promotion of mental health and wellbeing. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 2: 13. Frumkin et. al, 2008. Framing Public Health Matters, Climate Change: the Public Health Response, H ...
... Fritze J, Blashki GA, Burke S, Wiseman J. 2008. Hope, despair and transformation: Climate change and the promotion of mental health and wellbeing. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 2: 13. Frumkin et. al, 2008. Framing Public Health Matters, Climate Change: the Public Health Response, H ...
T M Target Atmospheric Greenhouse Gas Concentrations
... concentration is already deleterious and a unprecedented threat to the planet on which civilization developed and to which life on Earth is adapted. Civilization is adapted to climate zones of the Holocene – human civilization dates entirely within the Holocene which started around 10,000 BC. Althou ...
... concentration is already deleterious and a unprecedented threat to the planet on which civilization developed and to which life on Earth is adapted. Civilization is adapted to climate zones of the Holocene – human civilization dates entirely within the Holocene which started around 10,000 BC. Althou ...
Do people “personally experience” global warming, and if so how
... stated Kempton et al. in 1996. Many subsequent authors have agreed with this assessment for all but the most severely impacted portions of the world (Marx et al., 2007; Moser and Dilling, 2011; Weber, 2010; Weber and Stern, 2011). Climate by definition is a statistical concept representing frequencie ...
... stated Kempton et al. in 1996. Many subsequent authors have agreed with this assessment for all but the most severely impacted portions of the world (Marx et al., 2007; Moser and Dilling, 2011; Weber, 2010; Weber and Stern, 2011). Climate by definition is a statistical concept representing frequencie ...
- carbonn Climate Registry
... Limited data on climate change exist on fine scale for Eastern Cape and Nelson Mandela Bay. For much of the last decade the annual ambient temperatures were higher than the long-term average (which have been calculated using data collect since 1885), but it is difficult to attribute it to climate ch ...
... Limited data on climate change exist on fine scale for Eastern Cape and Nelson Mandela Bay. For much of the last decade the annual ambient temperatures were higher than the long-term average (which have been calculated using data collect since 1885), but it is difficult to attribute it to climate ch ...
How the UN System Supports Ambitious Action on Climate Change
... CO2 certification standard for aircraft by 2016 and the development of national action plans on CO2 emissions reduction. The International Maritime Organization has adopted a suite of mandatory technical and operational measures for ships that entered into force in January 2013 under the Internation ...
... CO2 certification standard for aircraft by 2016 and the development of national action plans on CO2 emissions reduction. The International Maritime Organization has adopted a suite of mandatory technical and operational measures for ships that entered into force in January 2013 under the Internation ...
chapter eight climate change, northern subsistence and land based
... disappearance of Norse colonies in Greenland. Detailed archaeological work has revealed that cooler periods occurred from 1308-18, 1324-29, 1343-62, and 1380-84. The cold spell of 1343 corresponds with the abandonment of the Western settlement. A key factor seems to have been a reduced capacity amon ...
... disappearance of Norse colonies in Greenland. Detailed archaeological work has revealed that cooler periods occurred from 1308-18, 1324-29, 1343-62, and 1380-84. The cold spell of 1343 corresponds with the abandonment of the Western settlement. A key factor seems to have been a reduced capacity amon ...
How the United Nations System Supports Ambitious Action
... Climate change and sustainable development are the central challenges of our time. They are inseparably linked and need to be addressed together. Action to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and adapt to climate impacts is essential for ensuring sustainable development. At the same time, only sus ...
... Climate change and sustainable development are the central challenges of our time. They are inseparably linked and need to be addressed together. Action to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and adapt to climate impacts is essential for ensuring sustainable development. At the same time, only sus ...
interspecific interactions exceed climate effects
... phenotypic plasticity (Przybylo et al., 2001) or microevolution (Reale et al., 2003), might not be predictable from current conditions. Ultimately, to predict how populations adapt to a changing climate requires longterm observational data (e.g. Clutton-Brock & Pemberton, 2004) or experimental studi ...
... phenotypic plasticity (Przybylo et al., 2001) or microevolution (Reale et al., 2003), might not be predictable from current conditions. Ultimately, to predict how populations adapt to a changing climate requires longterm observational data (e.g. Clutton-Brock & Pemberton, 2004) or experimental studi ...
Assessment of climate change impact on hydrological extremes in
... river catchment and the period 1986–1990 for validation. Similarly, the period 1992–1995 was used for calibration of Lake Tana catchment and the period 1996–1998 for validation. It would have been better to use similar periods, however, it was not possible due to data unavailability. The input rainf ...
... river catchment and the period 1986–1990 for validation. Similarly, the period 1992–1995 was used for calibration of Lake Tana catchment and the period 1996–1998 for validation. It would have been better to use similar periods, however, it was not possible due to data unavailability. The input rainf ...
Death by Degrees: New York - Physicians for Social Responsibility
... Although the average temperature worldwide is increasing, hence the term “global warming,” the story becomes more complicated at the local level. One reason is that a warmer atmosphere can hold greater amounts of water, which may result in increased precipitation. Another is that warmer air means ch ...
... Although the average temperature worldwide is increasing, hence the term “global warming,” the story becomes more complicated at the local level. One reason is that a warmer atmosphere can hold greater amounts of water, which may result in increased precipitation. Another is that warmer air means ch ...
Annexes
... Aerosol: A suspension of airborne solid or liquid particles, with a typical size between a few nanometres and 10 μm that reside in the atmosphere for at least several hours. For convenience the term aerosol, which includes both the particles and the suspending gas, is often used in this report in it ...
... Aerosol: A suspension of airborne solid or liquid particles, with a typical size between a few nanometres and 10 μm that reside in the atmosphere for at least several hours. For convenience the term aerosol, which includes both the particles and the suspending gas, is often used in this report in it ...
Mobility choices and climate change
... • “Social norms” what are they? • Economic incentives: – “carbon” tax (additional to current fuel duties) – “quotas”: Personal Carbon Allowances (“carbon trading”) – “bonus-malus”: a bonus for emitting less than a given threshold, a malus for emitting more (i.e. feebate) ...
... • “Social norms” what are they? • Economic incentives: – “carbon” tax (additional to current fuel duties) – “quotas”: Personal Carbon Allowances (“carbon trading”) – “bonus-malus”: a bonus for emitting less than a given threshold, a malus for emitting more (i.e. feebate) ...
Health Climate Change impacts report card technical paper
... However, in 2011 an outbreak of P. vivax malaria was recorded among nontravellers in a region of Greece, after nearly 40 years of only sporadic cases in the country (Danis et al., 2011), warning other European countries that there remains a risk of disease transmission while potential vectors are pr ...
... However, in 2011 an outbreak of P. vivax malaria was recorded among nontravellers in a region of Greece, after nearly 40 years of only sporadic cases in the country (Danis et al., 2011), warning other European countries that there remains a risk of disease transmission while potential vectors are pr ...
Use of spatial analogy in analysis and valuation of climate scenarios
... With the Climex method we can only use the temperature and the precipitation in same weight. To calculate the similarity for only for the temperature or for the precipitation we should have alter the calculation of CMI. We started to use a new λ parameter tp weightening the temperature and the preci ...
... With the Climex method we can only use the temperature and the precipitation in same weight. To calculate the similarity for only for the temperature or for the precipitation we should have alter the calculation of CMI. We started to use a new λ parameter tp weightening the temperature and the preci ...
Climate Change Policy
... collaborates with ACSI and Regnan to engage with companies, regulators and other rule making bodies on climate change issues. Membership of and participation in climate change related collaborations involves the expenditure of resources – financial, human or both. HESTA’s decision to participate or ...
... collaborates with ACSI and Regnan to engage with companies, regulators and other rule making bodies on climate change issues. Membership of and participation in climate change related collaborations involves the expenditure of resources – financial, human or both. HESTA’s decision to participate or ...
Climate change integrated assessment methodology for cross
... – IAP is based on an ensemble of meta-models, which are run with the user-selected climatic data representing present and future climates – When creating an ensemble of climate change scenarios for the IAP, two requirements were followed: 1. an ensemble of climate change scenarios is not large, and ...
... – IAP is based on an ensemble of meta-models, which are run with the user-selected climatic data representing present and future climates – When creating an ensemble of climate change scenarios for the IAP, two requirements were followed: 1. an ensemble of climate change scenarios is not large, and ...