Climate Change and the Urban Environment
... Urban impacts on the natural aquatic environment are currently more profound than that associated with climate change. Nevertheless these two emerging challenges are not mutually exclusive. Protecting the environment from which water is diverted for urban consumption, and to which treated waste-wate ...
... Urban impacts on the natural aquatic environment are currently more profound than that associated with climate change. Nevertheless these two emerging challenges are not mutually exclusive. Protecting the environment from which water is diverted for urban consumption, and to which treated waste-wate ...
Chapter 1: The climate of the Eastern
... human (anthropogenic) activity. This is commonly referred to as the ‘anthropogenic component of climate change’ or simply ‘anthropogenic global warming’. In fact, this period is often described, quite accurately, as the ‘anthropocene’ a term originally coined by Eugene F. Stoermer and later populari ...
... human (anthropogenic) activity. This is commonly referred to as the ‘anthropogenic component of climate change’ or simply ‘anthropogenic global warming’. In fact, this period is often described, quite accurately, as the ‘anthropocene’ a term originally coined by Eugene F. Stoermer and later populari ...
Preventing El Niño Southern Oscillation Episodes from Becoming
... In May 2016, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed Mrs. Mary Robinson of Ireland and Ambassador Macharia Kamau of Kenya as his Special Envoys on El Niño and Climate. The Special Envoys recognized the important progress of a number countries in preparing for and responding to the ENS ...
... In May 2016, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed Mrs. Mary Robinson of Ireland and Ambassador Macharia Kamau of Kenya as his Special Envoys on El Niño and Climate. The Special Envoys recognized the important progress of a number countries in preparing for and responding to the ENS ...
Innovations LIVE - Inter-American Development Bank
... climate change, one concept keeps resurfacing: the need to innovate Climate change is changing the business as usual, which means changing policy priorities or allocating resources to actions previously underfunded. But also, changing business as usual is an opportunity to do things differently, and ...
... climate change, one concept keeps resurfacing: the need to innovate Climate change is changing the business as usual, which means changing policy priorities or allocating resources to actions previously underfunded. But also, changing business as usual is an opportunity to do things differently, and ...
My Little COP Pocket Book
... that will be published twice a week – from now until the start of COP18 (end of November 2012). Brief history of climate change negotiations NB: We will try to keep this very simple, and where necessary, we will provide useful links that you can use for further research. So, how did the climate chan ...
... that will be published twice a week – from now until the start of COP18 (end of November 2012). Brief history of climate change negotiations NB: We will try to keep this very simple, and where necessary, we will provide useful links that you can use for further research. So, how did the climate chan ...
ExamView - Climate practice test
... Using the information provided in the graph, rank the following from most effective to least effective in terms of reducing greenhouse gases. Show your work. A. a 50% decrease in cattle methane B. a 5% decrease in national energy use C. a 75% decrease in industrial processes ...
... Using the information provided in the graph, rank the following from most effective to least effective in terms of reducing greenhouse gases. Show your work. A. a 50% decrease in cattle methane B. a 5% decrease in national energy use C. a 75% decrease in industrial processes ...
NEPA, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND PUBLIC LANDS DECISION MAKING
... change. The difficulty stems predominantly from the global scale and the perceived uncertainty of climate change. Though scientists generally agree that anthropogenic climate change is real, substantial uncertainty exists about the primary driver of climate change—future greenhouse gas (GHG) emissio ...
... change. The difficulty stems predominantly from the global scale and the perceived uncertainty of climate change. Though scientists generally agree that anthropogenic climate change is real, substantial uncertainty exists about the primary driver of climate change—future greenhouse gas (GHG) emissio ...
Land Ecosystems and Hydrology
... room for improvement. A recent LSM intercomparison study showed large discrepancies between the predictions made by the various models (Pitman et al. 1993), and it is not clear which formulations are better. Consensus on how LSMs should be formulated and parameterized awaits further testing using lo ...
... room for improvement. A recent LSM intercomparison study showed large discrepancies between the predictions made by the various models (Pitman et al. 1993), and it is not clear which formulations are better. Consensus on how LSMs should be formulated and parameterized awaits further testing using lo ...
Effects of vegetation feedback on future climate change over West
... and carbon and nitrogen fluxes (Pielke et al. 1998; McPherson 2007; Bonan 2008; Swann et al. 2012). The pioneering work by Charney (1975) argued that reduction of vegetation in Sahel could lead to an increase of albedo and decrease of precipitation, which could then trigger a positive feedback with ...
... and carbon and nitrogen fluxes (Pielke et al. 1998; McPherson 2007; Bonan 2008; Swann et al. 2012). The pioneering work by Charney (1975) argued that reduction of vegetation in Sahel could lead to an increase of albedo and decrease of precipitation, which could then trigger a positive feedback with ...
Climate Change Effects on Heat Waves and Future Heat
... and morbidity [1,2]. Heat waves, defined as extended periods of extreme high temperature, are regarded as one of the primary weather-associated threats to human life [3]. For instance, the excess mortality during the extremely hot summer of 2003 in Europe was estimated to be about 50,000 [4]. The re ...
... and morbidity [1,2]. Heat waves, defined as extended periods of extreme high temperature, are regarded as one of the primary weather-associated threats to human life [3]. For instance, the excess mortality during the extremely hot summer of 2003 in Europe was estimated to be about 50,000 [4]. The re ...
Precipitation (Word) - Narragansett Bay Estuary Program
... average volume of precipitation (IPCC 2000). The geographical distribution of these weather events is also projected to deviate from current patterns. In addition, it is projected that extratropical storms will be more likely to move toward the poles (IPCC 2000). On a more local scale, the Universit ...
... average volume of precipitation (IPCC 2000). The geographical distribution of these weather events is also projected to deviate from current patterns. In addition, it is projected that extratropical storms will be more likely to move toward the poles (IPCC 2000). On a more local scale, the Universit ...
Complex coastlines responding to climate change
... with concomitant changes in coastline behaviour. Moore et al. (2013) demonstrated temporal shifts in coastline shape on the Carolina capes caused by observed shifts in wave climate, supporting the prediction that even slight differences in wave climate can be associated with different morphologies ( ...
... with concomitant changes in coastline behaviour. Moore et al. (2013) demonstrated temporal shifts in coastline shape on the Carolina capes caused by observed shifts in wave climate, supporting the prediction that even slight differences in wave climate can be associated with different morphologies ( ...
ecosystem-based adaptation - Fundação Grupo Boticário de
... the warming of the global system, which can be evidenced based on changes such as the warming of the atmosphere and the oceans and the increase in sealevel, among other changes already observed (PBMC, 2015). According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the last three decades we ...
... the warming of the global system, which can be evidenced based on changes such as the warming of the atmosphere and the oceans and the increase in sealevel, among other changes already observed (PBMC, 2015). According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the last three decades we ...
Early-Holocene warming in Beringia and its mediation by sea
... Serreze et al., 2007) and with projected future global climate changes (e.g., Collins et al., 2013). The distribution and physiological status of vegetation, combined with other features of the terrestrial surface, significantly influence energy, water, and carbon exchange between the land and the a ...
... Serreze et al., 2007) and with projected future global climate changes (e.g., Collins et al., 2013). The distribution and physiological status of vegetation, combined with other features of the terrestrial surface, significantly influence energy, water, and carbon exchange between the land and the a ...
Chapter 6 _4_ - Mater Academy of International Studies
... confirms that many species and communities are responding as though they are experiencing rising temperatures. Yellow-bellied marmots, for example, are coming out of hibernation more than a month earlier than they used to. ...
... confirms that many species and communities are responding as though they are experiencing rising temperatures. Yellow-bellied marmots, for example, are coming out of hibernation more than a month earlier than they used to. ...
Climate Change Impacts on New York Wine Grape Growing Regions
... published a Synthesis Report for their fifth climate change assessment (2014b). This key document was written by 308 scientists from 70 different countries and outlines the most current scientific assessment of climate change for planet Earth (IPCC, 2014b). The reason for these past and projected cl ...
... published a Synthesis Report for their fifth climate change assessment (2014b). This key document was written by 308 scientists from 70 different countries and outlines the most current scientific assessment of climate change for planet Earth (IPCC, 2014b). The reason for these past and projected cl ...
English
... main groups at the technique level: (i) techniques involving greenhouse gas removal (GGR) (also known as “negative emission techniques”; most existing and proposed techniques fall under the term “carbon dioxide removal” (CDR)); and (ii) techniques known as sunlight reflection methods (SRM; alternati ...
... main groups at the technique level: (i) techniques involving greenhouse gas removal (GGR) (also known as “negative emission techniques”; most existing and proposed techniques fall under the term “carbon dioxide removal” (CDR)); and (ii) techniques known as sunlight reflection methods (SRM; alternati ...
Integrating Community and Ecosystem
... Climate change poses one of the greatest threats in history to the realisation of sustainable development, as climate hazards are increasingly impacting human communities and ecosystems alike.The world’s poorest people and communities are most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change; they are on ...
... Climate change poses one of the greatest threats in history to the realisation of sustainable development, as climate hazards are increasingly impacting human communities and ecosystems alike.The world’s poorest people and communities are most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change; they are on ...
6.4 Meeting Ecological Challenges
... confirms that many species and communities are responding as though they are experiencing rising temperatures. Yellow-bellied marmots, for example, are coming out of hibernation more than a month earlier than they used to. ...
... confirms that many species and communities are responding as though they are experiencing rising temperatures. Yellow-bellied marmots, for example, are coming out of hibernation more than a month earlier than they used to. ...
Consequences of Considering Carbon–Nitrogen
... from the effects caused by variations in feedbacks between climate and the terrestrial biosphere. Therefore, we carry out several sets of numerical simulations using the two versions of TEM. First, we carry out a set of simulations in which the atmospheric submodel of the IGSM is forced by prescribe ...
... from the effects caused by variations in feedbacks between climate and the terrestrial biosphere. Therefore, we carry out several sets of numerical simulations using the two versions of TEM. First, we carry out a set of simulations in which the atmospheric submodel of the IGSM is forced by prescribe ...
Climate Change in Southern South America During the Last
... Abstract Paleoclimate records from southern South America can be used to address important questions regarding the timing and nature of late-Holocene climate variability. During the last 30 years, many areas of southern South America have experienced rapid climatic and ecological changes that are dr ...
... Abstract Paleoclimate records from southern South America can be used to address important questions regarding the timing and nature of late-Holocene climate variability. During the last 30 years, many areas of southern South America have experienced rapid climatic and ecological changes that are dr ...
Climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction strategies
... adding new risks such as accelerated sea-level rise. The impacts of these climate events especially affect land-based resources sectors in Fiji, including forestry, agriculture, livestock and water management and biodiversity/natural ecosystems. These sectors provide the basis for Fiji‟s primary ind ...
... adding new risks such as accelerated sea-level rise. The impacts of these climate events especially affect land-based resources sectors in Fiji, including forestry, agriculture, livestock and water management and biodiversity/natural ecosystems. These sectors provide the basis for Fiji‟s primary ind ...