(mis)calculated risk and climate change
... warming of 3° Celsius above preindustrial levels, instead of 2°, could increase economic damages by approximately 0.9 percent of global output . . . approximately $150 billion. The incremental cost of an additional degree of warming beyond 3° Celsius would be even greater. Moreover, these costs ar ...
... warming of 3° Celsius above preindustrial levels, instead of 2°, could increase economic damages by approximately 0.9 percent of global output . . . approximately $150 billion. The incremental cost of an additional degree of warming beyond 3° Celsius would be even greater. Moreover, these costs ar ...
Interannual variability of plant phenology in tussock tundra
... thaw in order to estimate interannual variability of arctic plant phenology and its effects on plant productivity. The model is tested using 8 years of soil temperature data, and three years of bud break data of Betula nana. Because the factors that trigger the end of the growing season of arctic ve ...
... thaw in order to estimate interannual variability of arctic plant phenology and its effects on plant productivity. The model is tested using 8 years of soil temperature data, and three years of bud break data of Betula nana. Because the factors that trigger the end of the growing season of arctic ve ...
Climate change hits home
... Adaptation strategies for the San Francisco Bay Area We have known about the perils of climate change for more than two decades. But global efforts to slow it down by reducing greenhouse-gas emissions have largely failed. Even where major efforts are moving forward, such as California’s Assembly Bil ...
... Adaptation strategies for the San Francisco Bay Area We have known about the perils of climate change for more than two decades. But global efforts to slow it down by reducing greenhouse-gas emissions have largely failed. Even where major efforts are moving forward, such as California’s Assembly Bil ...
Jul 2, 2016 - Science and Environmental Policy Project
... State Attorneys General: The chronology of the subpoena of certain records of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) by Attorney General Claude Earl Walker of U.S. Virgin Islands becomes an interesting study of legal over-reach and pull-back. CEI general counsel Sam Kazman has a good re-cap of e ...
... State Attorneys General: The chronology of the subpoena of certain records of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) by Attorney General Claude Earl Walker of U.S. Virgin Islands becomes an interesting study of legal over-reach and pull-back. CEI general counsel Sam Kazman has a good re-cap of e ...
General Law on Climate Change Mexico
... of greenhouse gas emissions in order to promote efficient and sustainable public and private transportation; X. Carry out educational and informational campaigns to sensitize the population regarding the adverse effects of climate change; XI. Promote the co-responsible participation of society in ad ...
... of greenhouse gas emissions in order to promote efficient and sustainable public and private transportation; X. Carry out educational and informational campaigns to sensitize the population regarding the adverse effects of climate change; XI. Promote the co-responsible participation of society in ad ...
Climate Change in Africa
... that will gather at Copenhagen in December 2009 to try to reach agreement on global action to combat climate change for the period after 2012 — successor to the Kyoto Protocol — will come from Africa. What is Africa’s interest in this global effort to meet key climate change objectives? How will Afr ...
... that will gather at Copenhagen in December 2009 to try to reach agreement on global action to combat climate change for the period after 2012 — successor to the Kyoto Protocol — will come from Africa. What is Africa’s interest in this global effort to meet key climate change objectives? How will Afr ...
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... Percent of the continental USA with a much above normal proportion of total annual precipitation from 1-day extreme events (more than 2 inches or 50.8mm) ...
... Percent of the continental USA with a much above normal proportion of total annual precipitation from 1-day extreme events (more than 2 inches or 50.8mm) ...
Simulating the Impact of Climate Change on Rice
... both climate change scenarios, the seeding dates could be delayed by 10 days. Increased temperature and CO2 concentration resulted in higher rice grain yields. However, seeding rice before and after the optimal seeding dates reduced crop yield and yield stability significantly because of spikelet st ...
... both climate change scenarios, the seeding dates could be delayed by 10 days. Increased temperature and CO2 concentration resulted in higher rice grain yields. However, seeding rice before and after the optimal seeding dates reduced crop yield and yield stability significantly because of spikelet st ...
Cognitive and Behavioral Challenges in Responding to Climate Change P R
... In some studies, more informed respondents reported less concern or sense of responsibility towards climate change. People stop paying attention to global climate change when they realize that there is no easy solution for it. Many people judge as serious only those problems for which they think act ...
... In some studies, more informed respondents reported less concern or sense of responsibility towards climate change. People stop paying attention to global climate change when they realize that there is no easy solution for it. Many people judge as serious only those problems for which they think act ...
Supraoptimal temperatures influence the range
... factors are known to play important roles in shaping range boundaries, such as the availability of suitable hosts, and the ...
... factors are known to play important roles in shaping range boundaries, such as the availability of suitable hosts, and the ...
Climate Change Essentials
... an additional 583 companies have indicated they will start carbon pricing by 2017. 3. The world’s two biggest emitters – China and the United States (US) – have made significant commitments in recent years to reducing their GHG emissions. In November 2014, the two countries issued a Joint Announceme ...
... an additional 583 companies have indicated they will start carbon pricing by 2017. 3. The world’s two biggest emitters – China and the United States (US) – have made significant commitments in recent years to reducing their GHG emissions. In November 2014, the two countries issued a Joint Announceme ...
The Global Climate Observing System Programme The Global
... ... in perspective and communication between development and climate community ... in evidence of impact of climate variability (cv) and climate change (cc) on MDG-related outcomes ... in evidence of utility of climate information to reduce impact of negative (and enhance positive) impact of cv and ...
... ... in perspective and communication between development and climate community ... in evidence of impact of climate variability (cv) and climate change (cc) on MDG-related outcomes ... in evidence of utility of climate information to reduce impact of negative (and enhance positive) impact of cv and ...
Pension Fund Trustees and climate change: one Year on Discussion PaPer
... This means that the researcher is involved in the research process in a more subjective manner than in positivistoriented interview research, where structured questions are asked of interviewees, with the aim being to derive data from the process, but to avoid affecting the views of the participants ...
... This means that the researcher is involved in the research process in a more subjective manner than in positivistoriented interview research, where structured questions are asked of interviewees, with the aim being to derive data from the process, but to avoid affecting the views of the participants ...
as PDF - Natural Hazards Center
... Their respect for their ancestors and Mother Earth speaks of a unique value system different from some commonly held Western values, for example Christianity or Judaism. As researchers, we would like to show how universities can play an important role in helping indigenous communities, namely Nati ...
... Their respect for their ancestors and Mother Earth speaks of a unique value system different from some commonly held Western values, for example Christianity or Judaism. As researchers, we would like to show how universities can play an important role in helping indigenous communities, namely Nati ...
the critical decade:climate change and health
... ›› changed rainfall patterns and hotter temperatures leading to reduced supply and increased prices of some foods, resulting in reduced nutrition; ›› changes, such as rising sea levels, hotter conditions and changed rainfall patterns, causing displacement of people from within and outside of Austral ...
... ›› changed rainfall patterns and hotter temperatures leading to reduced supply and increased prices of some foods, resulting in reduced nutrition; ›› changes, such as rising sea levels, hotter conditions and changed rainfall patterns, causing displacement of people from within and outside of Austral ...
Adapting to change – forming new habits
... Barossa Council, District Council of Mallala and the Town of Gawler. In 2012, the population of the Region was 66,541 people or about 4% of the State’s population (SACES 2012). Over the last 12 years the Region has experienced steady population growth of 19% (higher than for the State which had almo ...
... Barossa Council, District Council of Mallala and the Town of Gawler. In 2012, the population of the Region was 66,541 people or about 4% of the State’s population (SACES 2012). Over the last 12 years the Region has experienced steady population growth of 19% (higher than for the State which had almo ...
- Center for Large Landscape Conservation
... greenway, a mountain range, strips of riparian vegetation), and they represent one way of facilitating connectivity. There is likely to be connectivity value to many terrestrial and aquatic areas, although at any given moment some areas will have higher connectivity values than others. Connectivity ...
... greenway, a mountain range, strips of riparian vegetation), and they represent one way of facilitating connectivity. There is likely to be connectivity value to many terrestrial and aquatic areas, although at any given moment some areas will have higher connectivity values than others. Connectivity ...
Supraoptimal temperatures influence the range dynamics of a
... factors are known to play important roles in shaping range boundaries, such as the availability of suitable hosts, and the ...
... factors are known to play important roles in shaping range boundaries, such as the availability of suitable hosts, and the ...
Regional climate change experiments over southern South America. I
... for the SRESA2 and B2 emission scenarios (IPCC 2000) for the period 2081–2090. The purpose of these simulations is to analyze the regional climate change over southern South America and to create a dynamically consistent data base for impact studies. A robust evaluation of the uncertainties related ...
... for the SRESA2 and B2 emission scenarios (IPCC 2000) for the period 2081–2090. The purpose of these simulations is to analyze the regional climate change over southern South America and to create a dynamically consistent data base for impact studies. A robust evaluation of the uncertainties related ...
Adapting to Climate Change in Tasmania
... extreme weather events in some areas2. Changes to the Australian climate are expected to expose some areas of the country to extreme temperatures and more frequent drought. These water shortages will pose serious challenges to the agricultural sector and may threaten some vulnerable ecological syste ...
... extreme weather events in some areas2. Changes to the Australian climate are expected to expose some areas of the country to extreme temperatures and more frequent drought. These water shortages will pose serious challenges to the agricultural sector and may threaten some vulnerable ecological syste ...
I am sorry to say that global warming is not just "hot air"
... The greenhouse effect, first discovered by Joseph Fourier in 1824, and first investigated quantitatively by Svante Arrhenius in 1896, is the process by which an atmosphere warms a planet. Earth, Mars, Venus and other celestial bodies with atmospheres (such as Titan) also have greenhouse effects. Our ...
... The greenhouse effect, first discovered by Joseph Fourier in 1824, and first investigated quantitatively by Svante Arrhenius in 1896, is the process by which an atmosphere warms a planet. Earth, Mars, Venus and other celestial bodies with atmospheres (such as Titan) also have greenhouse effects. Our ...
A Complex Constellation: Displacement, Climate Change and Arctic
... MOBILITY (MIGRATION, DISPLACEMENT AND RELOCATIONS In 1990, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reported that the greatest single impact of climate change might be on human migration.8 The report estimated that by 2050, 150 million people could be displaced by climate change-related ...
... MOBILITY (MIGRATION, DISPLACEMENT AND RELOCATIONS In 1990, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reported that the greatest single impact of climate change might be on human migration.8 The report estimated that by 2050, 150 million people could be displaced by climate change-related ...
- Europa EU
... Standalone responses to climate change may also distort the development process by failing to allocate resources where they are likely to be most useful (e.g. due to an excessive focus on ‘structural’ responses i.e. infrastructure building) – or even by inadvertently promoting maladaptation (Burton ...
... Standalone responses to climate change may also distort the development process by failing to allocate resources where they are likely to be most useful (e.g. due to an excessive focus on ‘structural’ responses i.e. infrastructure building) – or even by inadvertently promoting maladaptation (Burton ...
Climate Change and Whitebark Pine
... in western North America have been attributed to climate change (Logan and Powell 2001, Carroll et al. 2003), yet these outbreaks were not predicted by any of the major Dynamic Global Vegetation Models, because insect and disease processes are not explicitly simulated due to a lack of knowledge of e ...
... in western North America have been attributed to climate change (Logan and Powell 2001, Carroll et al. 2003), yet these outbreaks were not predicted by any of the major Dynamic Global Vegetation Models, because insect and disease processes are not explicitly simulated due to a lack of knowledge of e ...