Effects of climate change on life history
... (McKinney 1997). However, in the past 8000 yr, extinction rates have risen exponentially and not a single case of extinction can be attributed to a non-human induced cause (Caughley 1994). ...
... (McKinney 1997). However, in the past 8000 yr, extinction rates have risen exponentially and not a single case of extinction can be attributed to a non-human induced cause (Caughley 1994). ...
How reversible is sea ice loss?
... intermediate waters become a store of heat that can be accessed through mixed layer entrainment as the climate cools, slowing the rate of recovery of the sea ice in some regions of Antarctica. In the Arctic, a surface freshening reduces the mixed layer depth and prevents a surface release of the sto ...
... intermediate waters become a store of heat that can be accessed through mixed layer entrainment as the climate cools, slowing the rate of recovery of the sea ice in some regions of Antarctica. In the Arctic, a surface freshening reduces the mixed layer depth and prevents a surface release of the sto ...
Dangerous human-made interference with climate
... We carry out climate simulations using GISS atmospheric modelE documented by Schmidt et al. (2006), hereafter modelE (2006). Specifically, we attach the model III version of atmospheric modelE to the computationally efficient ocean model of Russell et al. (1995). This coupled model and its climate s ...
... We carry out climate simulations using GISS atmospheric modelE documented by Schmidt et al. (2006), hereafter modelE (2006). Specifically, we attach the model III version of atmospheric modelE to the computationally efficient ocean model of Russell et al. (1995). This coupled model and its climate s ...
Australian rangelands and climate change – native species
... These methods are described briefly below in the context of assessing species responses to a changing climate. 1. Species Distribution Modelling. The most widely used method is Species Distribution Modelling (SDM). This is a species-specific approach whereby observational records are used to model t ...
... These methods are described briefly below in the context of assessing species responses to a changing climate. 1. Species Distribution Modelling. The most widely used method is Species Distribution Modelling (SDM). This is a species-specific approach whereby observational records are used to model t ...
Regional temperature and precipitation changes under high
... Climate models vary widely in their projections of both global mean temperature rise and regional climate changes, but are there any systematic differences in regional changes associated with different levels of global climate sensitivity? This paper examines model projections of climate change over ...
... Climate models vary widely in their projections of both global mean temperature rise and regional climate changes, but are there any systematic differences in regional changes associated with different levels of global climate sensitivity? This paper examines model projections of climate change over ...
Anthropogenic carbon release rate unprecedented during the past
... transient climate changes could provide invaluable constraints on the response of the climate system to such perturbations, but only if the associated carbon release rates can be reliably reconstructed. The Palaeocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) is known at present to have the highest carbon relea ...
... transient climate changes could provide invaluable constraints on the response of the climate system to such perturbations, but only if the associated carbon release rates can be reliably reconstructed. The Palaeocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) is known at present to have the highest carbon relea ...
Climate Change Effects On Wind Speed
... According to the study, regional where do they differ?). differences in wind speed changes predicted by different climate mod- Methodology els make it difficult to draw meanThe IPCC has defined a series of ingful conclusions based on the emission scenarios that have been used results from any single ...
... According to the study, regional where do they differ?). differences in wind speed changes predicted by different climate mod- Methodology els make it difficult to draw meanThe IPCC has defined a series of ingful conclusions based on the emission scenarios that have been used results from any single ...
Climate Change and Natural Disasters: Scientific
... significance of this human influence for the discussion here is complex: on the one hand, if there were climate change but no human influence, we may not be able to avert the change through our actions, but would still be wise to adapt to it. However, having established that there is anthropogenic i ...
... significance of this human influence for the discussion here is complex: on the one hand, if there were climate change but no human influence, we may not be able to avert the change through our actions, but would still be wise to adapt to it. However, having established that there is anthropogenic i ...
AG-GEM model - University of Missouri
... When compared to the 20th century average, the West has experienced an increase in average temperature during the last five years that is 70 percent greater than the world as a whole. ...
... When compared to the 20th century average, the West has experienced an increase in average temperature during the last five years that is 70 percent greater than the world as a whole. ...
Volume 3: Climate and Global Change and Risks
... www.dmi.dk/dmi/sr08-05-1.pdf) Thematic Focus 1: Atmospheric Pollution and Risk (in a separate Volume 2: www.dmi.dk/dmi/sr08-05-2.pdf) Thematic Focus 2: Climate/Global Change and Risks (in this Volume 3) Thematic Focus 3: Terrestrial Ecosystems and Hydrology and Risks (in a separate Volume 4: www.dmi ...
... www.dmi.dk/dmi/sr08-05-1.pdf) Thematic Focus 1: Atmospheric Pollution and Risk (in a separate Volume 2: www.dmi.dk/dmi/sr08-05-2.pdf) Thematic Focus 2: Climate/Global Change and Risks (in this Volume 3) Thematic Focus 3: Terrestrial Ecosystems and Hydrology and Risks (in a separate Volume 4: www.dmi ...
President Obama’s Climate Action Plan Jane A. Leggett, Coordinator January 14, 2014
... Consider Climate Impacts in the National Interests of Keystone XL. The State Department faces a pending decision of whether to grant a Presidential Permit for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. Keystone XL would transport oil sands crude from Canada to a market hub in Nebraska for further delivery t ...
... Consider Climate Impacts in the National Interests of Keystone XL. The State Department faces a pending decision of whether to grant a Presidential Permit for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. Keystone XL would transport oil sands crude from Canada to a market hub in Nebraska for further delivery t ...
SENSING AND RESPONDING TO A CLIMATE CHANGE
... EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM RURAL SME IN TAIWAN Taiwan is well known as a global disaster risk hotspot. However, there had been limited concern over the climate changes in business/economics literature in Taiwan, until the catastrophic damages by Typhoon Morakot in 2009. Given that the farmers' associat ...
... EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM RURAL SME IN TAIWAN Taiwan is well known as a global disaster risk hotspot. However, there had been limited concern over the climate changes in business/economics literature in Taiwan, until the catastrophic damages by Typhoon Morakot in 2009. Given that the farmers' associat ...
Climate Change Detection and Attribution: Beyond Mean
... simulated climate signals need to be averaged across an ensemble of simulations. Even then, signal estimates will contain remnants of the climate’s natural internal variability unless the ensemble size is very large. The presence of this noise in the signal may bias ordinary least squares estimates ...
... simulated climate signals need to be averaged across an ensemble of simulations. Even then, signal estimates will contain remnants of the climate’s natural internal variability unless the ensemble size is very large. The presence of this noise in the signal may bias ordinary least squares estimates ...
Climate Warming and Calling Phenology of Frogs near Ithaca, New
... motivation; they were active throughout the warm season and reported contacts with calling frogs whenever they might occur. But we expect this bias in observer motivation to act against finding earlier dates within the atlas data. Thus, we conclude that the shifts we observed in first-calling dates ...
... motivation; they were active throughout the warm season and reported contacts with calling frogs whenever they might occur. But we expect this bias in observer motivation to act against finding earlier dates within the atlas data. Thus, we conclude that the shifts we observed in first-calling dates ...
Changes in extreme temperature and precipitation in the
... in extremes. Assessing the state of the climate and science, the IPCC (Field et al ., 2012) concluded that ‘it is likely that anthropogenic influences have led to warming of extreme daily minimum and maximum temperatures at the global scale’ and that ‘there is medium confidence that anthropogenic in ...
... in extremes. Assessing the state of the climate and science, the IPCC (Field et al ., 2012) concluded that ‘it is likely that anthropogenic influences have led to warming of extreme daily minimum and maximum temperatures at the global scale’ and that ‘there is medium confidence that anthropogenic in ...
Global Climate Change - Florida Atlantic University
... Nitrogen makes up 78% of these gases; oxygen, 21%; and the remaining 1% is carbon dioxide, hydrogen, and several rare and inactive gases (i.e. helium, neon, argon, krypton, and xenon). Carbon dioxide and water vapor make up less than 1% of the gases in the atmosphere, but they are very important bec ...
... Nitrogen makes up 78% of these gases; oxygen, 21%; and the remaining 1% is carbon dioxide, hydrogen, and several rare and inactive gases (i.e. helium, neon, argon, krypton, and xenon). Carbon dioxide and water vapor make up less than 1% of the gases in the atmosphere, but they are very important bec ...
Proceedings Report - Government of New Brunswick
... In adopting a Climate Change Adaptation Strategy for Atlantic Canada, the Council of Atlantic Environment Ministers recognizes the significance of climate change and the need to support and encourage adaptive measures particularly with respect to coastal areas and inland water impacts in the Atlanti ...
... In adopting a Climate Change Adaptation Strategy for Atlantic Canada, the Council of Atlantic Environment Ministers recognizes the significance of climate change and the need to support and encourage adaptive measures particularly with respect to coastal areas and inland water impacts in the Atlanti ...
ISSUE GUIDE: Changing the Social Climate
... warming, proving that protecting our planet can be as persuasive as other social issues, if not more so. An early player has been the National Council of Churches which formed the Eco-Justice Working Group in 1983 and have strongly supported the Kyoto treaty on global warming. Interfaith Power and L ...
... warming, proving that protecting our planet can be as persuasive as other social issues, if not more so. An early player has been the National Council of Churches which formed the Eco-Justice Working Group in 1983 and have strongly supported the Kyoto treaty on global warming. Interfaith Power and L ...
1.2 Climate Change and the Water Cycle
... other seasons, especially in winter, increasing trends dominate, concentrated on western and southern parts (for more details see Schönwiese and Janoschitz, 2005). However, long-term trends are just one aspect of climate variability among others. Neglecting the problem of fluctuations in this paper, ...
... other seasons, especially in winter, increasing trends dominate, concentrated on western and southern parts (for more details see Schönwiese and Janoschitz, 2005). However, long-term trends are just one aspect of climate variability among others. Neglecting the problem of fluctuations in this paper, ...
Science and Technology
... 26 January, 2005 Global warming may be twice as bad as expected, according to a new assessment of a commonly-used yardstick of possible carbon dioxide (CO2) pollution. Until now, most computer models of climate change predict that if atmospheric levels of CO2 reach double of the pre-industrial age, ...
... 26 January, 2005 Global warming may be twice as bad as expected, according to a new assessment of a commonly-used yardstick of possible carbon dioxide (CO2) pollution. Until now, most computer models of climate change predict that if atmospheric levels of CO2 reach double of the pre-industrial age, ...
... SWE and empirically calculated SFE using Equation (1) at 733 Snow Telemetry (SNOTEL) sites (available via: http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/snow/). The average length of the concurrent SWE, precipitation, and temperature record during 1980–2012 was 25 years. Note that in this case not all positive chang ...
Georgia`s Climate Variability vs Climate Change
... The vulnerability of North America depends on the effectiveness of adaptation and the distribution of coping capacity, both of which are currently uneven and have not always protected vulnerable groups from adverse impacts of climate variability and extreme ...
... The vulnerability of North America depends on the effectiveness of adaptation and the distribution of coping capacity, both of which are currently uneven and have not always protected vulnerable groups from adverse impacts of climate variability and extreme ...
Ideas and perspectives: climate-relevant marine biologically driven
... 2011). Local effects on shortwave radiation of DMS emission by a phytoplankton bloom can induce cooling of up to 15 W m−2 at the top of the atmosphere; such a high value is usually associated with heavily air-polluted regions (Meskhidze and Nenes, 2006). The global direct radiative effect of DMS has ...
... 2011). Local effects on shortwave radiation of DMS emission by a phytoplankton bloom can induce cooling of up to 15 W m−2 at the top of the atmosphere; such a high value is usually associated with heavily air-polluted regions (Meskhidze and Nenes, 2006). The global direct radiative effect of DMS has ...
Climate change: the global public good
... response to the White House, points out in the Summary that air and ocean temperatures are rising due to the higher concentrations of GHGs which «are accumulating in Earth’s atmosphere as a result of human activities». Moreover «human-induced warming and associated sea level rise are expected to con ...
... response to the White House, points out in the Summary that air and ocean temperatures are rising due to the higher concentrations of GHGs which «are accumulating in Earth’s atmosphere as a result of human activities». Moreover «human-induced warming and associated sea level rise are expected to con ...
