A Modelling Study on the Variability of Global Storm Activity on Time
... the daily maximum wind speed is determined for every 24-hour interval. As thresholds for extreme wind speed events, the two lower limits (17.2 ms-1 and 24.5 ms-1) on the WMO Beaufort wind speed scale of 8 Bft (17.2-20.7 ms-1, gales) and 10 Bft (24.5-28.4 ms-1, storms) are selected. A ‘storm day’ (in ...
... the daily maximum wind speed is determined for every 24-hour interval. As thresholds for extreme wind speed events, the two lower limits (17.2 ms-1 and 24.5 ms-1) on the WMO Beaufort wind speed scale of 8 Bft (17.2-20.7 ms-1, gales) and 10 Bft (24.5-28.4 ms-1, storms) are selected. A ‘storm day’ (in ...
Global imprint of climate change on marine life
... of 3.1 days dec−1 (ref. 12) that was not significantly different from the estimate reported in ref. 11. � Recalculated using leading-edge (cold limit) observations spanning ≥19 yr, and with data after 1990. ...
... of 3.1 days dec−1 (ref. 12) that was not significantly different from the estimate reported in ref. 11. � Recalculated using leading-edge (cold limit) observations spanning ≥19 yr, and with data after 1990. ...
The Climate Change Issue: Beyond the `True` or `Not True`
... analysis should reconsider the very division between reality and representation, if only because technological acceleration has made the representation of science (in the media, for instance) into the dominant reality. This complication of the division between reality and representation hence sugges ...
... analysis should reconsider the very division between reality and representation, if only because technological acceleration has made the representation of science (in the media, for instance) into the dominant reality. This complication of the division between reality and representation hence sugges ...
Manyatsi, AM - IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
... 1.3 Institutions responsible for climatic change issues The Swaziland Meteorological Services is mandated to monitor the weather and climate in order to provide the necessary information and give advice to the different sectors of the economy. It carries out continuous observations of the weather, i ...
... 1.3 Institutions responsible for climatic change issues The Swaziland Meteorological Services is mandated to monitor the weather and climate in order to provide the necessary information and give advice to the different sectors of the economy. It carries out continuous observations of the weather, i ...
Climate Module - Sustainable Agriculture Network
... application of fertilizers and giving priority to organic fertilizer generated on the farm, thus minimizing greenhouse gas emissions and carbon based emissions associated with their use, production and transportation. Certified farms reduce the amount of waste they produce and thereby not only decre ...
... application of fertilizers and giving priority to organic fertilizer generated on the farm, thus minimizing greenhouse gas emissions and carbon based emissions associated with their use, production and transportation. Certified farms reduce the amount of waste they produce and thereby not only decre ...
73 - ITU
... development, and instructs the Secretary-General, in collaboration with the Directors of the Bureaux, to identify new activities to be undertaken by ITU to support developing countries in achieving sustainable development through telecommunications and ICTs, considering a) that the issue of the envi ...
... development, and instructs the Secretary-General, in collaboration with the Directors of the Bureaux, to identify new activities to be undertaken by ITU to support developing countries in achieving sustainable development through telecommunications and ICTs, considering a) that the issue of the envi ...
Atmosphere and Climate Change Section 1
... Seasonal Changes in Climate • During summer in the Northern Hemisphere, the Northern Hemisphere tilts toward the sun and receives direct sunlight. The number of hours of daylight is greatest in the summer. Therefore, the amount of time available for the sun to heat the Earth becomes greater. • Durin ...
... Seasonal Changes in Climate • During summer in the Northern Hemisphere, the Northern Hemisphere tilts toward the sun and receives direct sunlight. The number of hours of daylight is greatest in the summer. Therefore, the amount of time available for the sun to heat the Earth becomes greater. • Durin ...
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... It has been proven that climate change, has significant impacts on the natural environment and human health (MEA, 2005). This, in turn, has led to an increasing number of scientific studies focusing on the mapping and identification of the scale of climate change impacts on ecosystem performance and ...
... It has been proven that climate change, has significant impacts on the natural environment and human health (MEA, 2005). This, in turn, has led to an increasing number of scientific studies focusing on the mapping and identification of the scale of climate change impacts on ecosystem performance and ...
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... so the warming during the past 30 years cannot be attributed to an increase in solar energy reaching the Earth. The frequency of volcanic eruptions, which tend to cool the Earth by reflecting sunlight back to space, also has not increased or decreased significantly. Thus, there are no known natural ...
... so the warming during the past 30 years cannot be attributed to an increase in solar energy reaching the Earth. The frequency of volcanic eruptions, which tend to cool the Earth by reflecting sunlight back to space, also has not increased or decreased significantly. Thus, there are no known natural ...
Climate Change or Land Use Dynamics: Do We Know Miguel Clavero *
... Different components of global change can have interacting effects on biodiversity and this may influence our ability to detect the specific consequences of climate change through biodiversity indicators. Here, we analyze whether climate change indicators can be affected by land use dynamics that ar ...
... Different components of global change can have interacting effects on biodiversity and this may influence our ability to detect the specific consequences of climate change through biodiversity indicators. Here, we analyze whether climate change indicators can be affected by land use dynamics that ar ...
- Wiley Online Library
... parameters describing climate sensitivity, rate of heat uptake by the deep ocean, and the strength of aerosol forcing. One set represents median (M) values from the distribution of climate parameters obtained by Forest et al. (2008) and used in Sokolov et al. (2009). Simulation with this set of mode ...
... parameters describing climate sensitivity, rate of heat uptake by the deep ocean, and the strength of aerosol forcing. One set represents median (M) values from the distribution of climate parameters obtained by Forest et al. (2008) and used in Sokolov et al. (2009). Simulation with this set of mode ...
Climate.Denial.2011
... Estimating Total Climate Sensitivity • At the Last Glacial Maximum (~ 18k years ago) surface temp ~ 5 °C colder ...
... Estimating Total Climate Sensitivity • At the Last Glacial Maximum (~ 18k years ago) surface temp ~ 5 °C colder ...
05.08.2008 Information Notice On Readjustment (Adaptation) to
... If risks caused by climate variability are not identified in due time and alternatives are not created for the prevention of such risks or for efficient action of readjustment: ■ the State may be forced to pay large compensations both to individual sectors (particularly in agriculture and forestry) ...
... If risks caused by climate variability are not identified in due time and alternatives are not created for the prevention of such risks or for efficient action of readjustment: ■ the State may be forced to pay large compensations both to individual sectors (particularly in agriculture and forestry) ...
1 Conflict and Accommodation in International Environmental
... fossil fuel and automobile companies, most of whom were multinationals, because they would affect operations and markets simultaneously in multiple countries, obviating the traditional multinational advantage of diversification and mobility. Investments in R&D appeared highly risky, because of the u ...
... fossil fuel and automobile companies, most of whom were multinationals, because they would affect operations and markets simultaneously in multiple countries, obviating the traditional multinational advantage of diversification and mobility. Investments in R&D appeared highly risky, because of the u ...
Climate Change
... change in the tilt of the earth’s axis. Over a 92000 year cycle the earth’s orbit stretches, affecting the amount of energy received. The output of solar radiation may change because solar flares can produce more radiation. Another physical factor is volcanic eruptions: they eject a lot of dust part ...
... change in the tilt of the earth’s axis. Over a 92000 year cycle the earth’s orbit stretches, affecting the amount of energy received. The output of solar radiation may change because solar flares can produce more radiation. Another physical factor is volcanic eruptions: they eject a lot of dust part ...
Internalizing Climate Change—Scientific Resource Management and the Climate Change Challenges
... Current projections of climate change present a number of challenges to scientists and decision-makers. The projections predict a twenty-first-century climate in which many climate variables are likely to trend across broad geographical areas and at rates that are rapid by historical standards. The ...
... Current projections of climate change present a number of challenges to scientists and decision-makers. The projections predict a twenty-first-century climate in which many climate variables are likely to trend across broad geographical areas and at rates that are rapid by historical standards. The ...
Pielke Jr. – House Government Reform Testimony 20 July 2006
... a perceptible impact on the climate for many decades. At a Senate hearing on climate change science and economics held one year ago, James Hurrell of the U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research, made a very important observation about the timescale of the benefits of mitigation policies for al ...
... a perceptible impact on the climate for many decades. At a Senate hearing on climate change science and economics held one year ago, James Hurrell of the U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research, made a very important observation about the timescale of the benefits of mitigation policies for al ...
From efficiency to justice: utility as the informational basis of climate change strategies, and some alternatives: Working Paper 13 (418 kB) (opens in new window)
... are rather instructive for the present purposes. First, studies have varied in the predictions they have made about the (undiscounted) costs and benefits of adaptation and mitigation. Some studies are essentially optimistic that the economic impacts of climate change will be relatively low, due to a ...
... are rather instructive for the present purposes. First, studies have varied in the predictions they have made about the (undiscounted) costs and benefits of adaptation and mitigation. Some studies are essentially optimistic that the economic impacts of climate change will be relatively low, due to a ...
Can regional climate engineering save the summer Arctic sea ice?
... of TSI) is required by the end of the century. Regional reduction of solar radiation in this scale would be very difficult to achieve based on limits of the achievable reduction in radiative forcing, as derived in recent studies on proposed global climate engineering approaches [Lenton and Vaughan, 20 ...
... of TSI) is required by the end of the century. Regional reduction of solar radiation in this scale would be very difficult to achieve based on limits of the achievable reduction in radiative forcing, as derived in recent studies on proposed global climate engineering approaches [Lenton and Vaughan, 20 ...
Reconfiguring the Contours of Statehood and the Rights of Peoples
... At the core of this distinctly 21st century problem is the degree to which the international community is willing to acknowledge the changing territorial component of states’ right to self-determination and the desire of threatened states to continue the life of their state, even if that means reloc ...
... At the core of this distinctly 21st century problem is the degree to which the international community is willing to acknowledge the changing territorial component of states’ right to self-determination and the desire of threatened states to continue the life of their state, even if that means reloc ...
executive summary - Global Environment Facility
... Vulnerability is defined by the IPCC as “ the extent to which climate change may damage or harm a system. It depends not only on a system’s sensitivity but also on its ability to adapt to new climatic conditions”(IPCC, 1995). Vulnerability to climate change can therefore be seen as a complex mixture ...
... Vulnerability is defined by the IPCC as “ the extent to which climate change may damage or harm a system. It depends not only on a system’s sensitivity but also on its ability to adapt to new climatic conditions”(IPCC, 1995). Vulnerability to climate change can therefore be seen as a complex mixture ...
pps - unfccc
... programme of work on the impacts of, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change, and to hold an insession workshop at SBSTA-22 • Adaptation is a top priority for all countries and particularly developing countries • SA itself is vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change • SBSTA work pr ...
... programme of work on the impacts of, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change, and to hold an insession workshop at SBSTA-22 • Adaptation is a top priority for all countries and particularly developing countries • SA itself is vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change • SBSTA work pr ...
Strengthen the capacity of Least Developed Countries to negotiate
... Suggestions for improving existing coping strategies and measures are also valuable, but to make concrete suggestions are difficult; ...
... Suggestions for improving existing coping strategies and measures are also valuable, but to make concrete suggestions are difficult; ...
Adaptive Response Framework for Drinking Water
... in customer demands, greater use of water for energy production and agriculture, and even shifts in population and economic activity. Other factors, not related to climate change, compound these challenges and complicate planning by presenting utilities with competing priorities to address with a fi ...
... in customer demands, greater use of water for energy production and agriculture, and even shifts in population and economic activity. Other factors, not related to climate change, compound these challenges and complicate planning by presenting utilities with competing priorities to address with a fi ...