- CSIRO Publishing
... influenced by the movement of air masses. Climate, on the other hand, should more accurately be the term applied to the average weather conditions over longer periods of years to decades. One may often hear mention of ‘climate variability’ and ‘climate change’ together. They are different facets of ...
... influenced by the movement of air masses. Climate, on the other hand, should more accurately be the term applied to the average weather conditions over longer periods of years to decades. One may often hear mention of ‘climate variability’ and ‘climate change’ together. They are different facets of ...
Needs Assessment: Turks and Caicos Islands
... Terrestrial: The islands have highly important natural systems and have recently featured on the UK Tentative List for World Heritage Site nominations. In June 1990, a Ramsar site encompassing parts of North, Middle and East Caicos was designated.17 Another 33 sites are currently protected under the ...
... Terrestrial: The islands have highly important natural systems and have recently featured on the UK Tentative List for World Heritage Site nominations. In June 1990, a Ramsar site encompassing parts of North, Middle and East Caicos was designated.17 Another 33 sites are currently protected under the ...
Role of winter temperature and climate change on the survival and
... We considered eight different measures of winter temperature to determine their potential relationship to HWA mortality (Table 1). Six of these were the average minimum or mean temperatures for the months of February, March, or the entire winter season (defined here as December, January, February, a ...
... We considered eight different measures of winter temperature to determine their potential relationship to HWA mortality (Table 1). Six of these were the average minimum or mean temperatures for the months of February, March, or the entire winter season (defined here as December, January, February, a ...
Climate change response strategies for agriculture: Challenges and opportunities for the 21st century
... increasing average yields by 18 percent when compared with the scenario without adaptation. The benefits for rice and maize are relatively smaller and increase yield by around 10 percent compared with the no-adaptation baseline. These improvements to yield translate to damage avoidance due to increa ...
... increasing average yields by 18 percent when compared with the scenario without adaptation. The benefits for rice and maize are relatively smaller and increase yield by around 10 percent compared with the no-adaptation baseline. These improvements to yield translate to damage avoidance due to increa ...
Air-mass Origin in the Arctic. Part II: Response to Increases in
... end of the twenty-first century, the longitudinally varying response is highly variable across basins and between seasons, at places featuring robust equatorward shifts (Barnes and Polvani 2013; Simpson et al. 2014). And yet, while strong longitudinal variations in the jet response may have large im ...
... end of the twenty-first century, the longitudinally varying response is highly variable across basins and between seasons, at places featuring robust equatorward shifts (Barnes and Polvani 2013; Simpson et al. 2014). And yet, while strong longitudinal variations in the jet response may have large im ...
coupled - jamstec
... is not necessary. However, it results in ~3oC temperature rise. In any way, much further reduction of CO2 is necessary for final stabilization. • Land relatively quickly adjusts to equilibrium. Furthermore, global warming could change land to CO2 source. Land would not be reliable CO2 sink in the lo ...
... is not necessary. However, it results in ~3oC temperature rise. In any way, much further reduction of CO2 is necessary for final stabilization. • Land relatively quickly adjusts to equilibrium. Furthermore, global warming could change land to CO2 source. Land would not be reliable CO2 sink in the lo ...
Biodiversity and Climate Change in Ireland
... northern hemisphere land areas and at high latitudes (Albritton et al., 2001; Giorgi, 2005). In addition, numerous studies have shown that the most recent observations of changes in surface and free-atmosphere temperatures cannot be explained by (modelestimated) natural climate variability alone (He ...
... northern hemisphere land areas and at high latitudes (Albritton et al., 2001; Giorgi, 2005). In addition, numerous studies have shown that the most recent observations of changes in surface and free-atmosphere temperatures cannot be explained by (modelestimated) natural climate variability alone (He ...
The Potential Impact of Climate Change on Insurance Regulation
... both problematic and correlated insurance and investment losses. Working together, regulators will need to develop new solvency regulatory tools to meet the challenges of climate change. For example, regulators may consider a requirement of a statement of catastrophe or extreme weather risk by the e ...
... both problematic and correlated insurance and investment losses. Working together, regulators will need to develop new solvency regulatory tools to meet the challenges of climate change. For example, regulators may consider a requirement of a statement of catastrophe or extreme weather risk by the e ...
The Critical Decade 2013
... ›› Scientists are now moving to new challenges, for instance, improving our understanding of shifting rainfall patterns and of potential abrupt or irreversible changes in major features of the climate system. 2. We are already seeing the social, economic and environmental consequences of a changing ...
... ›› Scientists are now moving to new challenges, for instance, improving our understanding of shifting rainfall patterns and of potential abrupt or irreversible changes in major features of the climate system. 2. We are already seeing the social, economic and environmental consequences of a changing ...
Modeling the response of rice phenology to climate change and
... 1981–2009. The inner workings of the models, as well as the simulated phenological response to climate change/variability, were compared to determine if the models adequately handled climatic changes and climatic variability. Results showed these models simulated rice phenological development over a ...
... 1981–2009. The inner workings of the models, as well as the simulated phenological response to climate change/variability, were compared to determine if the models adequately handled climatic changes and climatic variability. Results showed these models simulated rice phenological development over a ...
impact of climate change to small scale farmers
... Africa is among the continents most vulnerable to climate change and climate variability. Socio-economic developments exacerbate the effects of climate change on ecosystems and humanity. Boko et al (2007) indicate that endemic poverty, poor governance, limited access to capital and global markets, ...
... Africa is among the continents most vulnerable to climate change and climate variability. Socio-economic developments exacerbate the effects of climate change on ecosystems and humanity. Boko et al (2007) indicate that endemic poverty, poor governance, limited access to capital and global markets, ...
How closely do changes in surface and column water vapor follow
... scaling over ocean. But there are widespread decreases in surface relative humidity over land (by more than 1% K−1 in many regions), and it is argued that decreases of this magnitude could result from the land/ocean contrast in surface warming. Keywords: water vapor, climate change, global warming, ...
... scaling over ocean. But there are widespread decreases in surface relative humidity over land (by more than 1% K−1 in many regions), and it is argued that decreases of this magnitude could result from the land/ocean contrast in surface warming. Keywords: water vapor, climate change, global warming, ...
Adapting bridge infrastructure to climate change: institutionalizing resilience in intergovernmental transportation planning
... collaboration, and concerns over both funding and technical support for adaptation planning and implementation (Regmi and Hanaoka 2011). Perhaps the most comprehensive assessment to date of literature on adapting transportation to climate change was authored by Eisenack et al. (2012). They note that ...
... collaboration, and concerns over both funding and technical support for adaptation planning and implementation (Regmi and Hanaoka 2011). Perhaps the most comprehensive assessment to date of literature on adapting transportation to climate change was authored by Eisenack et al. (2012). They note that ...
Hosted by: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the Program
... Noted oceanographer Walter Munk once said “all we know for sure is that the oceans are an important sink of heat, and carbon dioxide, and of ignorance.” Indeed, the ocean forms an integral component of the climate system, both in terms of storage and transport, on many scales, yet has received compa ...
... Noted oceanographer Walter Munk once said “all we know for sure is that the oceans are an important sink of heat, and carbon dioxide, and of ignorance.” Indeed, the ocean forms an integral component of the climate system, both in terms of storage and transport, on many scales, yet has received compa ...
Climate warming and Bergmann`s rule through time: is
... could be the main drivers of body size variation in some species. Indeed, there is some evidence that prey size availability can constrain body size in predatory mammals. Larger bodied individuals may also have an advantage at higher latitudes because they can better withstand starvation (Cushman et ...
... could be the main drivers of body size variation in some species. Indeed, there is some evidence that prey size availability can constrain body size in predatory mammals. Larger bodied individuals may also have an advantage at higher latitudes because they can better withstand starvation (Cushman et ...
Progress in Oceanography
... that surface salinity contrast between the Atlantic and Pacific may be important for the global conveyor belt or the thermohaline circulation (THC) (Seidov and Haupt, 2003). Increased rainfall to the northern high latitudes in combination with melting Arctic sea-ice and increased river runoff could pr ...
... that surface salinity contrast between the Atlantic and Pacific may be important for the global conveyor belt or the thermohaline circulation (THC) (Seidov and Haupt, 2003). Increased rainfall to the northern high latitudes in combination with melting Arctic sea-ice and increased river runoff could pr ...
The sun responsible for climate change!
... For nearly a decade now, there has been no global warming. Even though atmospheric CO2 has continued to accumulate-up about 4 percent in the last 10 years-the global mean temperature has remained flat. That should raise obvious questions about CO2 being the cause of climate change. Instead, AGW enth ...
... For nearly a decade now, there has been no global warming. Even though atmospheric CO2 has continued to accumulate-up about 4 percent in the last 10 years-the global mean temperature has remained flat. That should raise obvious questions about CO2 being the cause of climate change. Instead, AGW enth ...
consequences
... In this backdrop it is critical to develop our understanding of displacement and migration as consequence of climate change. We need to try and follow deeper into the loss and damage as a result of climate change studying social, cultural, economic and political functions where possible. This study ...
... In this backdrop it is critical to develop our understanding of displacement and migration as consequence of climate change. We need to try and follow deeper into the loss and damage as a result of climate change studying social, cultural, economic and political functions where possible. This study ...
Climate change inspector with intentionally biased bootstrapping
... variations of precipitation under the global warming condition. From the Clausius–Clapeyron (C–C) relation, saturation vapor pressure increases by 6–7 % for each 1 ◦ C increase in temperature, and rainfall intensity also increases at a similar rate with warming (Trenberth and Shea, 2005). Lenderink ...
... variations of precipitation under the global warming condition. From the Clausius–Clapeyron (C–C) relation, saturation vapor pressure increases by 6–7 % for each 1 ◦ C increase in temperature, and rainfall intensity also increases at a similar rate with warming (Trenberth and Shea, 2005). Lenderink ...
drainage development in a changing environment:overview
... drainage in the developing world. Nowadays, in many cases the structures are aging or deteriorating. So, they need to be renewed or even replaced and thus redesigned and rebuilt, in order to achieve improved sustainable production. Moreover, the environmental conditions have changed dramatically in ...
... drainage in the developing world. Nowadays, in many cases the structures are aging or deteriorating. So, they need to be renewed or even replaced and thus redesigned and rebuilt, in order to achieve improved sustainable production. Moreover, the environmental conditions have changed dramatically in ...
Hosed vs. unhosed: interruptions of the Atlantic Meridional
... tuated by abrupt climate changes, with large impacts on air temperature, precipitation, and ocean circulation across the globe. However, the long-held idea that freshwater forcing, caused by massive iceberg discharges, was the driving force behind these changes has been questioned in recent years. T ...
... tuated by abrupt climate changes, with large impacts on air temperature, precipitation, and ocean circulation across the globe. However, the long-held idea that freshwater forcing, caused by massive iceberg discharges, was the driving force behind these changes has been questioned in recent years. T ...
Climate Change Action Plan for the Florida Reef System (2010
... the last several decades, localized challenges or stresses (i.e. overfishing, land-based sources of pollution, and direct habitat degradation from human activities) have been recognized as the primary causes of the accelerating decline in the health of the world’s coral reefs. This is as true in Flo ...
... the last several decades, localized challenges or stresses (i.e. overfishing, land-based sources of pollution, and direct habitat degradation from human activities) have been recognized as the primary causes of the accelerating decline in the health of the world’s coral reefs. This is as true in Flo ...
sn c project namibia
... Namibia is located on the Atlantic coast of southern Africa. Its neighbouring countries are South Africa to the south, Botswana to the east, Angola and Zambia to the north. Namibia’s climate is strongly influenced by the cold Benguela Current that flows north along the west coast. The altitude range ...
... Namibia is located on the Atlantic coast of southern Africa. Its neighbouring countries are South Africa to the south, Botswana to the east, Angola and Zambia to the north. Namibia’s climate is strongly influenced by the cold Benguela Current that flows north along the west coast. The altitude range ...