Extreme event: Heat waves and hot days
... Climate change is making hots days and heat waves more frequent and severe with the number of record hot days in Australia doubling since the 1960s. For Melbourne, Adelaide and Canberra the annual number of hot days is increasing more quickly than expected, and is already at the level projected for ...
... Climate change is making hots days and heat waves more frequent and severe with the number of record hot days in Australia doubling since the 1960s. For Melbourne, Adelaide and Canberra the annual number of hot days is increasing more quickly than expected, and is already at the level projected for ...
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... cannot withstand a reduction of income from their modest farms, and are poorly equipped to adapt to changing conditions. Climate change will affect the land’s capacity to grow different crops and to support livestock, fish and pasture. It will also impact the health and productivity of forests, the ...
... cannot withstand a reduction of income from their modest farms, and are poorly equipped to adapt to changing conditions. Climate change will affect the land’s capacity to grow different crops and to support livestock, fish and pasture. It will also impact the health and productivity of forests, the ...
350.ORG - Earthjustice
... Rising sea levels pose a serious threat to Papua New Guineans. The IPCC predicts that sea levels will rise by 0.41 meters, or as much as 0.78 meters before the end of the century if global fossil fuel use is not significantly reduced.36 This will exacerbate inundation, storm surges, erosion and othe ...
... Rising sea levels pose a serious threat to Papua New Guineans. The IPCC predicts that sea levels will rise by 0.41 meters, or as much as 0.78 meters before the end of the century if global fossil fuel use is not significantly reduced.36 This will exacerbate inundation, storm surges, erosion and othe ...
The Climate Beta
... of risk aversion of the representative agent. On the other hand, an alternative channel driving the climate β may ex1 ...
... of risk aversion of the representative agent. On the other hand, an alternative channel driving the climate β may ex1 ...
Energy Theme Breakdown - Learning for a Sustainable Future
... it. Still, there are clear theoretical limits to this variability, and these are set by large-scale controls and feedback processes that govern the amount of energy entering and leaving the atmosphere. These include such factors as the intensity of the sun’s radiation, the Earth’s orbit and the til ...
... it. Still, there are clear theoretical limits to this variability, and these are set by large-scale controls and feedback processes that govern the amount of energy entering and leaving the atmosphere. These include such factors as the intensity of the sun’s radiation, the Earth’s orbit and the til ...
GEF factsheets english
... to become even more severe in coming years. This will have environmental, social and economic consequences. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Kyoto Protocol, which represent the milestones of the global policy response to climate change, are based on two pill ...
... to become even more severe in coming years. This will have environmental, social and economic consequences. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Kyoto Protocol, which represent the milestones of the global policy response to climate change, are based on two pill ...
MC3-Network: Mediterranean Cities and Climate Change.
... sustainable city-growth), under the impact of climate change, cannot be resolved solely by the control of energy, or the reduction of the effects, but rather by a more general improvement of living conditions through a better thought out and better managed city, on the basis of spatial equity (Theys ...
... sustainable city-growth), under the impact of climate change, cannot be resolved solely by the control of energy, or the reduction of the effects, but rather by a more general improvement of living conditions through a better thought out and better managed city, on the basis of spatial equity (Theys ...
Climate Change in the Daurian Steppe
... East Asia’s Dauria region is a highly dynamic and diverse ecosystem with extreme climatic conditions. A complex system of wet and dry periods operates in the region over a 30-year cycle, bringing periodic times of water-abundance and drought. This has a massive influence on the ecoregion, altering t ...
... East Asia’s Dauria region is a highly dynamic and diverse ecosystem with extreme climatic conditions. A complex system of wet and dry periods operates in the region over a 30-year cycle, bringing periodic times of water-abundance and drought. This has a massive influence on the ecoregion, altering t ...
Individual-scale inference to anticipate climate
... using the long-term health of individuals exposed to natural and experimental variation in risk factors. We introduce methods to infer and synthesize vulnerability to risk factors at the population scale based on studies conducted at the individual scale. These quantitative techniques provide ways t ...
... using the long-term health of individuals exposed to natural and experimental variation in risk factors. We introduce methods to infer and synthesize vulnerability to risk factors at the population scale based on studies conducted at the individual scale. These quantitative techniques provide ways t ...
World Bank Bangkok Briefing - World Economy and Development
... Towards a WBG Strategic Framework on Climate Change and Development (SFCCD) • WBG will maintain the momentum for implementing the CEIF action plan and expand its strategic thinking on climate change, in a more comprehensive, crosssectoral manner and in alignment with the growing needs of developing ...
... Towards a WBG Strategic Framework on Climate Change and Development (SFCCD) • WBG will maintain the momentum for implementing the CEIF action plan and expand its strategic thinking on climate change, in a more comprehensive, crosssectoral manner and in alignment with the growing needs of developing ...
NRDC: The Paris Agreement on Climate Change
... 2020 and, ideally, strengthen their 2030 targets because they discovered that they can achieve more aggressive action than they envisioned at this moment. This will start a process in which countries outline their next set of commitments every five years—setting a framework for continuously ratcheti ...
... 2020 and, ideally, strengthen their 2030 targets because they discovered that they can achieve more aggressive action than they envisioned at this moment. This will start a process in which countries outline their next set of commitments every five years—setting a framework for continuously ratcheti ...
Working Paper 202 - Heal and Millner (opens in new window)
... Uncertainty is ubiquitous in the science and economics of climate change. Climate science gives us a lot of robust broad-brush information about how increased greenhouse gas concentrations might affect climatic conditions at the global scale, but detailed empirical predictions are highly uncertain. ...
... Uncertainty is ubiquitous in the science and economics of climate change. Climate science gives us a lot of robust broad-brush information about how increased greenhouse gas concentrations might affect climatic conditions at the global scale, but detailed empirical predictions are highly uncertain. ...
D1.1.2_Deliverable_Snow_Depth - MONARCH-A
... We have used passive microwave data set from the SSM/I (Special Sensor Microwave/Imager) instrument onboard the DMSP (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program) series (since 1987). These radiometers with incidence angle from 50.2 to 52.8 degrees provided measurements of brightness temperature at dif ...
... We have used passive microwave data set from the SSM/I (Special Sensor Microwave/Imager) instrument onboard the DMSP (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program) series (since 1987). These radiometers with incidence angle from 50.2 to 52.8 degrees provided measurements of brightness temperature at dif ...
Influence of parallel computational uncertainty on simulations of the
... We designed the parallel computational uncertainly experiments to mimic the round-off error due to using different CPU configuration based on the state-of-art climate model of CCSM3. For the monthly time series of Global-SST and Nino-SST, the results show that the influence of the parallel computati ...
... We designed the parallel computational uncertainly experiments to mimic the round-off error due to using different CPU configuration based on the state-of-art climate model of CCSM3. For the monthly time series of Global-SST and Nino-SST, the results show that the influence of the parallel computati ...
Understanding the Science of Climate Change Natural Resource Report NPS/NRPC/NRR—2010/210
... simple facts; these are derived from some level of reasoning or critical thinking. They result from projected trends, well tested climate or ecosystem models, or empirically observed relationships (statistical comparisons using existing data). • “What scientists think is possible” are statements th ...
... simple facts; these are derived from some level of reasoning or critical thinking. They result from projected trends, well tested climate or ecosystem models, or empirically observed relationships (statistical comparisons using existing data). • “What scientists think is possible” are statements th ...
National Climate Change Policy 2011
... Figure 1: The Greenhouse Effect Greenhouse gases include carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide which act as a heat trap and thus, warm the Earth over time as shown in Figure 1. The increased heat energy of the Earth is ultimately dissipated through the climate system so resulting in climate vari ...
... Figure 1: The Greenhouse Effect Greenhouse gases include carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide which act as a heat trap and thus, warm the Earth over time as shown in Figure 1. The increased heat energy of the Earth is ultimately dissipated through the climate system so resulting in climate vari ...
Internal and forced climate variability during the last millennium: a
... low range of coupled atmosphere–sea-ice–ocean general circulation models. More information about the model and a complete list of references is available at the address http://www.knmi.nl/onderzk/CKO/ecbiltpapers.html. 2.2. Experimental design Twenty-five simulations have been performed covering the ...
... low range of coupled atmosphere–sea-ice–ocean general circulation models. More information about the model and a complete list of references is available at the address http://www.knmi.nl/onderzk/CKO/ecbiltpapers.html. 2.2. Experimental design Twenty-five simulations have been performed covering the ...
Developing site scale projections of climate change in the Scottish
... ABSTRACT: With recent warming trends projected to amplify over the coming century, there are concerns surrounding the impacts on mountain regions. Despite these concerns, global (GCMs) and regional climate models (RCMs) fail to capture local scale-dependent controls on upland climates. A modelling f ...
... ABSTRACT: With recent warming trends projected to amplify over the coming century, there are concerns surrounding the impacts on mountain regions. Despite these concerns, global (GCMs) and regional climate models (RCMs) fail to capture local scale-dependent controls on upland climates. A modelling f ...
Here is the Richmond 350 Resolution
... WHEREAS, in 2013 the level of CO2 in the atmosphere averaged 396 parts per million (ppm), exceeding the pre-industrial level by 40 percent4; in 2011 the levels of methane and nitrous oxide — two potent greenhouse gases — exceeded pre-industrial levels by about 150% and 20% respectively5; and WHEREAS ...
... WHEREAS, in 2013 the level of CO2 in the atmosphere averaged 396 parts per million (ppm), exceeding the pre-industrial level by 40 percent4; in 2011 the levels of methane and nitrous oxide — two potent greenhouse gases — exceeded pre-industrial levels by about 150% and 20% respectively5; and WHEREAS ...
Potential Evapotranspiration Under Present and Future
... Egypt. This assessment was done using AR4 scenarios. The Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC 2013) is the recent that contained a large number of comprehensive climate models and Earth System Models, whose results form the core of the climate system p ...
... Egypt. This assessment was done using AR4 scenarios. The Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC 2013) is the recent that contained a large number of comprehensive climate models and Earth System Models, whose results form the core of the climate system p ...
On the feedback of stratospheric clouds on polar climate
... to consider why this mechanism might be missed in GCM studies. The model is a modified version of the two-dimensional (latitude and atmospheric pressure) energy balance model presented in KirkDavidoff et al. [1999], and uses the radiative transfer codes of Chou and Suarez [1999] for solar radiation ...
... to consider why this mechanism might be missed in GCM studies. The model is a modified version of the two-dimensional (latitude and atmospheric pressure) energy balance model presented in KirkDavidoff et al. [1999], and uses the radiative transfer codes of Chou and Suarez [1999] for solar radiation ...
A Self-Assessment to Address Climate Change Readiness
... Molly!Woloszyn!with!the!Midwestern!Regional!Climate!Center!and!Illinois"Indiana!Sea!Grant! (see!last!page!for!address).!Ms.!Woloszyn!will!use!this!information!to!continue!the!conversation! and!is!available!to!work!with!your!community!as!you!see!fit!in!climate!change!adaptation! information,!educatio ...
... Molly!Woloszyn!with!the!Midwestern!Regional!Climate!Center!and!Illinois"Indiana!Sea!Grant! (see!last!page!for!address).!Ms.!Woloszyn!will!use!this!information!to!continue!the!conversation! and!is!available!to!work!with!your!community!as!you!see!fit!in!climate!change!adaptation! information,!educatio ...
The global-scale impacts of climate change on water resources and
... realisation was used for each climate model. The climate data are interpolated from the native climate model resolution (ranging from 1.1×1.1° to 2.8×2.8°: Supplementary Table 1) to 0.5×0.5° using spherical interpolation. The scenarios represent only changes in 30-year mean monthly climate. There is ...
... realisation was used for each climate model. The climate data are interpolated from the native climate model resolution (ranging from 1.1×1.1° to 2.8×2.8°: Supplementary Table 1) to 0.5×0.5° using spherical interpolation. The scenarios represent only changes in 30-year mean monthly climate. There is ...
