World Climate Conference-3
... response strategies to changes in climate. Thanks to WCRP efforts, it is now possible for climate scientists to monitor, simulate and project global climate so that climate information can be used for governance in decisionmaking and in support of a wide range of practical applications. Climate scie ...
... response strategies to changes in climate. Thanks to WCRP efforts, it is now possible for climate scientists to monitor, simulate and project global climate so that climate information can be used for governance in decisionmaking and in support of a wide range of practical applications. Climate scie ...
Scientific Facts on Arctic Climate Change
... The Arctic, Earth’s northern polar region, is an ocean surrounded by land. Snow and ice cover much of the Arctic land and sea surfaces, particularly at the far north. The southernmost part of the Arctic, which includes the northern part of North America and Eurasia, is covered by boreal forests, sep ...
... The Arctic, Earth’s northern polar region, is an ocean surrounded by land. Snow and ice cover much of the Arctic land and sea surfaces, particularly at the far north. The southernmost part of the Arctic, which includes the northern part of North America and Eurasia, is covered by boreal forests, sep ...
Climate change and the northern Russian treeline zone
... treeline zone G. M. MacDonald*, K. V. Kremenetski and D. W. Beilman Department of Geography, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1524, USA The Russian treeline is a dynamic ecotone typified by steep gradients in summer temperature and regionally variable gradients in albedo a ...
... treeline zone G. M. MacDonald*, K. V. Kremenetski and D. W. Beilman Department of Geography, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1524, USA The Russian treeline is a dynamic ecotone typified by steep gradients in summer temperature and regionally variable gradients in albedo a ...
Radiative Forcing of Climate Change
... Pinatubo eruption, and are comparable to the low values seen in about 1979, a quiescent period for volcanic activity. Although episodic in nature and transient in duration, stratospheric ...
... Pinatubo eruption, and are comparable to the low values seen in about 1979, a quiescent period for volcanic activity. Although episodic in nature and transient in duration, stratospheric ...
Projected impacts of climate change and ocean
... The empirical relationships between foraminiferal growth rates and abundances in the FORAMCLIM model were originally calibrated against a compilation of multinet plankton tow data (Watkins et al., 1996, 1998; Schiebel et al., 2001, 2004; Field, 2004; Kuroyanagi and Kawahata, 2004), which is why we c ...
... The empirical relationships between foraminiferal growth rates and abundances in the FORAMCLIM model were originally calibrated against a compilation of multinet plankton tow data (Watkins et al., 1996, 1998; Schiebel et al., 2001, 2004; Field, 2004; Kuroyanagi and Kawahata, 2004), which is why we c ...
Proceedings of the European Conference on Biodiversity and
... only will there be direct climate change with effects on biodiversity but also societal mitigation and adaptation measures may seriously impact on biodiversity. In the light of a changing climate there is a need of adapting conservation strategies, to explore how this should be implemented, and shar ...
... only will there be direct climate change with effects on biodiversity but also societal mitigation and adaptation measures may seriously impact on biodiversity. In the light of a changing climate there is a need of adapting conservation strategies, to explore how this should be implemented, and shar ...
A SUCCESSOR FOR THE KYOTO PROTOCOL
... Despite these widespread and noticeable effects, global warming and the associated climate change effects did not become a serious political issue until the 1970s11 when the protection and preservation of the natural environment and its resources became a prevalent issue and began gaining global rec ...
... Despite these widespread and noticeable effects, global warming and the associated climate change effects did not become a serious political issue until the 1970s11 when the protection and preservation of the natural environment and its resources became a prevalent issue and began gaining global rec ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Yield Potential of Maize across
... maize increased by 0.15 million tons/year during the past five decades due to an increase in cultivated area as a result of climate change impact. The partial correlation analysis between main meteorological factors and yield potential of maize at a county level showed that 47% of the counties of Ch ...
... maize increased by 0.15 million tons/year during the past five decades due to an increase in cultivated area as a result of climate change impact. The partial correlation analysis between main meteorological factors and yield potential of maize at a county level showed that 47% of the counties of Ch ...
Coping with Climate Change among Adolescents: Implications for
... third main way to cope: meaning-focused coping [20]. This includes strategies such as positive re-appraisal (acknowledging the stressor but still being able to reverse one‘s perspective), finding meaning and benefits in a difficult situation, revising goals, and turning to spiritual beliefs. Meaning ...
... third main way to cope: meaning-focused coping [20]. This includes strategies such as positive re-appraisal (acknowledging the stressor but still being able to reverse one‘s perspective), finding meaning and benefits in a difficult situation, revising goals, and turning to spiritual beliefs. Meaning ...
Climates of suspicion - Geoengineering Governance Research
... and feasibility of the various techniques being discussed under this label, there is a growing social scientific literature examining the emergent politics and ethics of aspirations to global climate control (Gardiner et al. 2008; Hulme 2012; Humphreys 2011), and subjecting to critical scrutiny the ...
... and feasibility of the various techniques being discussed under this label, there is a growing social scientific literature examining the emergent politics and ethics of aspirations to global climate control (Gardiner et al. 2008; Hulme 2012; Humphreys 2011), and subjecting to critical scrutiny the ...
V0.17 (February 12, 2015) - Mitigation and Adaptation Research
... heavily-populated urban coasts. The changes experienced during the last century are unprecedented during the Holocene, that is, the relatively stable 10,000 years in which civilization could develop. There is increasing evidence that the changes anticipated for the 21st Century will push the climate ...
... heavily-populated urban coasts. The changes experienced during the last century are unprecedented during the Holocene, that is, the relatively stable 10,000 years in which civilization could develop. There is increasing evidence that the changes anticipated for the 21st Century will push the climate ...
Committee on America's Climate Choices; National Research Council
... judgments, properly labeled as such. This issue was not resolved in the abstract; rather, the members of the committee sought to achieve consensus on a case-by-case basis. We do recommend specific courses of action where there is substantial evidence supporting the need for such actions, but this ad ...
... judgments, properly labeled as such. This issue was not resolved in the abstract; rather, the members of the committee sought to achieve consensus on a case-by-case basis. We do recommend specific courses of action where there is substantial evidence supporting the need for such actions, but this ad ...
Climate Change and Biodiversity
... also been affected by changes in regional climatic factors. Climate change is projected to affect all aspects of biodiversity; however, the projected changes have to take into account the impacts from other past, present, and future human activities, including increasing atmospheric concentrations o ...
... also been affected by changes in regional climatic factors. Climate change is projected to affect all aspects of biodiversity; however, the projected changes have to take into account the impacts from other past, present, and future human activities, including increasing atmospheric concentrations o ...
Climate Change and Displacement for Indigenous Communities in
... throughout this discussion because (i) most residents in Arctic Scandinavia live in Norway, (ii) most indigenous peoples in Arctic Scandinavia live in Norway, and (iii) Norway is the only country of the three which has Arctic coastline. The Saami have inhabited Scandinavia since the first human arri ...
... throughout this discussion because (i) most residents in Arctic Scandinavia live in Norway, (ii) most indigenous peoples in Arctic Scandinavia live in Norway, and (iii) Norway is the only country of the three which has Arctic coastline. The Saami have inhabited Scandinavia since the first human arri ...
City of Long Beach Climate Resiliency Assessment Report
... Many of the required climate data are already being collected (weather and air quality data, and data on sea level, for example), but they will need to be supplemented by other data and all will need to be transformed into information on a continuing basis to reveal important trends relevant to Long ...
... Many of the required climate data are already being collected (weather and air quality data, and data on sea level, for example), but they will need to be supplemented by other data and all will need to be transformed into information on a continuing basis to reveal important trends relevant to Long ...
The Pacific Experience in Developing Policy and Legislation on
... climate hazards. The disciplines share common key concepts such as resilience, risk management approach, mainstreaming and ‘no-regrets’ actions which are beneficial to implement whether or not the expected consequences of climate change or a disaster actualise. The analysis found that despite the ch ...
... climate hazards. The disciplines share common key concepts such as resilience, risk management approach, mainstreaming and ‘no-regrets’ actions which are beneficial to implement whether or not the expected consequences of climate change or a disaster actualise. The analysis found that despite the ch ...
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... Aquatic systems, both marine and freshwater, have been recognized as vital in provisioning, regulating and supporting a wide range of services1 for humankind (MA, 2005). However, climate change is a growing threat to the continuous provision of these services (IPCC, 2007a). The implications of this ...
... Aquatic systems, both marine and freshwater, have been recognized as vital in provisioning, regulating and supporting a wide range of services1 for humankind (MA, 2005). However, climate change is a growing threat to the continuous provision of these services (IPCC, 2007a). The implications of this ...
Vulnerability Assessment of the Belize Coastal Zone
... periods that span thousands or millions of years. The presence of ice fields and ice caps is, and has always been, a significant feature of global climate. The science has shown that for much of Earth's history, the world has been ice-free but these iceless periods have been interrupted by several m ...
... periods that span thousands or millions of years. The presence of ice fields and ice caps is, and has always been, a significant feature of global climate. The science has shown that for much of Earth's history, the world has been ice-free but these iceless periods have been interrupted by several m ...
The Impact of Satellite-Derived Land Cover Uncertainty on Carbon
... DVMs require various types of input data to carry out their calculations. The major dynamic control is climate, and the model grid-cell size is therefore that of the climate data (typically from 1/6 to 1 degree). Other important external inputs are the atmospheric CO2 concentration (possibly varying ...
... DVMs require various types of input data to carry out their calculations. The major dynamic control is climate, and the model grid-cell size is therefore that of the climate data (typically from 1/6 to 1 degree). Other important external inputs are the atmospheric CO2 concentration (possibly varying ...
A Region Responds to a Changing Climate
... Welcome to the first Southeast Florida Regional Climate Action Plan. The Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact (Compact), a unique and collaborative effort among Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe Counties, their municipalities and partners, has worked over the past two years to dev ...
... Welcome to the first Southeast Florida Regional Climate Action Plan. The Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact (Compact), a unique and collaborative effort among Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe Counties, their municipalities and partners, has worked over the past two years to dev ...
Contribution of soil moisture feedback to hydroclimatic variability
... been that soil moisture variability is an important determinant of variability in precipitation and other meteorological variables, but that the degree and geographical distribution of this influence depends on the model used (e.g. Dirmeyer et al., 2006). This dependence is not surprising, because t ...
... been that soil moisture variability is an important determinant of variability in precipitation and other meteorological variables, but that the degree and geographical distribution of this influence depends on the model used (e.g. Dirmeyer et al., 2006). This dependence is not surprising, because t ...
Climatic controls on diffuse groundwater
... the Ogallala Aquifer. In the Upper Nile Basin, it was found that a 3 ◦ C increase in temperature along with an increase in rainfall led to a reduction in recharge. This was attributed to the effect of higher temperature on evapotranspiration (Kingston and Taylor, 2010). Furthermore, recharge can be ...
... the Ogallala Aquifer. In the Upper Nile Basin, it was found that a 3 ◦ C increase in temperature along with an increase in rainfall led to a reduction in recharge. This was attributed to the effect of higher temperature on evapotranspiration (Kingston and Taylor, 2010). Furthermore, recharge can be ...