Selling Sustainability
... There is an overwhelming international scientific consensus that increasing levels of man-made greenhouse gases are leading to global climate change, and that the possible consequences include rising sea levels, increased flooding, drought and extreme weather events, food and water shortages, and th ...
... There is an overwhelming international scientific consensus that increasing levels of man-made greenhouse gases are leading to global climate change, and that the possible consequences include rising sea levels, increased flooding, drought and extreme weather events, food and water shortages, and th ...
Climate change impacts on the flow regimes of rivers in
... For most catchments streamflow is not changing much from 1981-2010 to 2021-2050. However, as a result of smaller precipitation amounts, in particular during summer, there is a reduction in streamflow for catchments with small glacier covered fraction since they will not receive a contribution to ru ...
... For most catchments streamflow is not changing much from 1981-2010 to 2021-2050. However, as a result of smaller precipitation amounts, in particular during summer, there is a reduction in streamflow for catchments with small glacier covered fraction since they will not receive a contribution to ru ...
Petition - Center for Biological Diversity
... to these extirpations. Between 2003-2007 Beever resurveyed Great Basin pika populations and found additional population extirpations and an increased pace of population loss since the 1990s (Erik Beever, personal communication, 8/10/07). Overall, in the past century, at least 9 of 25 (36%) of docume ...
... to these extirpations. Between 2003-2007 Beever resurveyed Great Basin pika populations and found additional population extirpations and an increased pace of population loss since the 1990s (Erik Beever, personal communication, 8/10/07). Overall, in the past century, at least 9 of 25 (36%) of docume ...
Coastal Hazard Guide - Victorian Coastal Council
... permanent removal of material from a part of the coast. While erosion/recession is a natural process that has formed the present coastal edge, it is a hazard if it can adversely affect human life, property or aspects of the natural environment. ...
... permanent removal of material from a part of the coast. While erosion/recession is a natural process that has formed the present coastal edge, it is a hazard if it can adversely affect human life, property or aspects of the natural environment. ...
Mirrored at GFMC Archive - The Global Fire Monitoring Center
... GRF Davos Planet@Risk, Volume 3, Number 1, Special Issue on the 5th IDRC Davos 2014, March 2015 tinents, but also over temperate and boreal zones (Andreae and Merlet, 2001). Smoke aerosols perturb regional and global radiation budgets through their lightscaering effects and influences on cloud micro ...
... GRF Davos Planet@Risk, Volume 3, Number 1, Special Issue on the 5th IDRC Davos 2014, March 2015 tinents, but also over temperate and boreal zones (Andreae and Merlet, 2001). Smoke aerosols perturb regional and global radiation budgets through their lightscaering effects and influences on cloud micro ...
rapporter.ffi.no
... Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who in October 2009 called attention to the “potentially huge security implications” of climate change. NATO countries should use the Alliance as a forum in which to discuss and address the challenges it creates, said the new NATO chief. He also called for active enga ...
... Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who in October 2009 called attention to the “potentially huge security implications” of climate change. NATO countries should use the Alliance as a forum in which to discuss and address the challenges it creates, said the new NATO chief. He also called for active enga ...
Ch7 Pre-Release - Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
... Mongolia.The depth of the active (seasonally frozen) layer of the soil during the growing season depends on summer temperatures and varies from about 80 cm near the treeline to about 40 cm in polar deserts. However, active-layer depth varies according to local conditions within landscapes according ...
... Mongolia.The depth of the active (seasonally frozen) layer of the soil during the growing season depends on summer temperatures and varies from about 80 cm near the treeline to about 40 cm in polar deserts. However, active-layer depth varies according to local conditions within landscapes according ...
Drivers of the tropospheric ozone budget throughout the 21st
... following the climate scenario Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) 6.0 (a medium-high, and reasonably realistic climate scenario). Changes in ozone precursor emissions have the largest effect, leading to a global-mean increase in tropospheric ozone which maximizes in the early 21st century at ...
... following the climate scenario Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) 6.0 (a medium-high, and reasonably realistic climate scenario). Changes in ozone precursor emissions have the largest effect, leading to a global-mean increase in tropospheric ozone which maximizes in the early 21st century at ...
Glacier volume response time and its links to climate
... response times range from decades to thousands of years for glaciers in maritime (wet-warm) and continental (dry-cold) climates respectively. The combined effect of volume-area and altitude-area scaling relations is such that volume response time can increase with glacier area (Axel Heiberg Island a ...
... response times range from decades to thousands of years for glaciers in maritime (wet-warm) and continental (dry-cold) climates respectively. The combined effect of volume-area and altitude-area scaling relations is such that volume response time can increase with glacier area (Axel Heiberg Island a ...
ECCA 2017 Full Programme
... 6.7 Adaptation cultures: knowledge, values and practices ..................................................................................173 6.8 Adaptation in action: case studies from the water and sewerage sectors ....................................................176 11.1 Adapting to floods in ...
... 6.7 Adaptation cultures: knowledge, values and practices ..................................................................................173 6.8 Adaptation in action: case studies from the water and sewerage sectors ....................................................176 11.1 Adapting to floods in ...
Basic physical mechanisms for monsoon failure in past and future
... and droughts that pose risks to large parts of the population in those regions the affected regions (e.g. Sikka, 2003; Webster et al., 2011). While decadal–scale average monsoon rainfall has been relatively stable during the past century of direct observations, rising trends have been observed in th ...
... and droughts that pose risks to large parts of the population in those regions the affected regions (e.g. Sikka, 2003; Webster et al., 2011). While decadal–scale average monsoon rainfall has been relatively stable during the past century of direct observations, rising trends have been observed in th ...
Peatlands and Climate Change
... of stored organic matter and, particularly as has been observed in tropical peatlands, an increase in fire susceptibility. The most efficient method for reducing GHG emissions from peatland is to prevent future land use change although this is not always economically, socially or politically possibl ...
... of stored organic matter and, particularly as has been observed in tropical peatlands, an increase in fire susceptibility. The most efficient method for reducing GHG emissions from peatland is to prevent future land use change although this is not always economically, socially or politically possibl ...
Dynamics, Stratospheric Ozone, and Climate Change
... depletion and our current understanding of how climate change might affect this. Section 2 reviews the basic dynamical processes relevant to ozone abundance and ozone depletion, building on the discussion in Fioletov (this issue). Section 3 applies these concepts to understanding the observed record ...
... depletion and our current understanding of how climate change might affect this. Section 2 reviews the basic dynamical processes relevant to ozone abundance and ozone depletion, building on the discussion in Fioletov (this issue). Section 3 applies these concepts to understanding the observed record ...
The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health
... health impacts, and recognizes populations that are at greater risk. In addition, four chapters (Temperature-Related Death and Illness, Air Quality Impacts, Vector-Borne Disease, and Water-Related Illness) highlight recent modeling analyses that project national-scale impacts in these areas. The geo ...
... health impacts, and recognizes populations that are at greater risk. In addition, four chapters (Temperature-Related Death and Illness, Air Quality Impacts, Vector-Borne Disease, and Water-Related Illness) highlight recent modeling analyses that project national-scale impacts in these areas. The geo ...
terminus behavior and response time of north cascade, washington
... Approximately half the North Cascade glaciers advanced during the 1950-1979 period (Hubley, 1956; Meier and Post, 1962). Advances of Mount Baker glaciers ranged from 120 m to 750 m, ana verage of 480 m, and ended in 1978 (Heikkinnen, 1984; Harper, 1993; Pelto, 1993). All 11 Glacier Peak glaciers tha ...
... Approximately half the North Cascade glaciers advanced during the 1950-1979 period (Hubley, 1956; Meier and Post, 1962). Advances of Mount Baker glaciers ranged from 120 m to 750 m, ana verage of 480 m, and ended in 1978 (Heikkinnen, 1984; Harper, 1993; Pelto, 1993). All 11 Glacier Peak glaciers tha ...
Climate driven changes to malaria transmission patterns in
... spatial spread and intensity of malaria incidence and risks in a country whose population has doubled in the last 30 years. In chapter two, at a micro-scale and with high resolution disease and climate data, we examine the impact of inter-annual climate variation on the spatial distribution of mala ...
... spatial spread and intensity of malaria incidence and risks in a country whose population has doubled in the last 30 years. In chapter two, at a micro-scale and with high resolution disease and climate data, we examine the impact of inter-annual climate variation on the spatial distribution of mala ...
Cows, Congress, and Climate Change
... change.”30 As the authors of the India study note, the “[v]alue of this carbon sequestration is not limited to the geographic area of study site but rather a contributor to global reduction in net carbon emissions.”31 Taking action in the United States to address the contribution that animals raised ...
... change.”30 As the authors of the India study note, the “[v]alue of this carbon sequestration is not limited to the geographic area of study site but rather a contributor to global reduction in net carbon emissions.”31 Taking action in the United States to address the contribution that animals raised ...
Cows, Congress, and Climate Change
... change.”30 As the authors of the India study note, the “[v]alue of this carbon sequestration is not limited to the geographic area of study site but rather a contributor to global reduction in net carbon emissions.”31 Taking action in the United States to address the contribution that animals raised ...
... change.”30 As the authors of the India study note, the “[v]alue of this carbon sequestration is not limited to the geographic area of study site but rather a contributor to global reduction in net carbon emissions.”31 Taking action in the United States to address the contribution that animals raised ...
ORGANIZATIONAL INVOLVEMENT IN CARBON MITIGATION: THE NEW ZEALAND PUBLIC SECTOR Stephen Jeffrey Birchall
... two programmes. Fieldwork is informed by publicly available information that provides insight into Government’s rationale for creating and discontinuing the CNPS and the CCPNZ programmes. Narrative analysis and termination theory serve as the primary methodological tools for this study, providing in ...
... two programmes. Fieldwork is informed by publicly available information that provides insight into Government’s rationale for creating and discontinuing the CNPS and the CCPNZ programmes. Narrative analysis and termination theory serve as the primary methodological tools for this study, providing in ...
CGE training material
... − “…a ‘business as usual’ projection of…GHG emissions between 2008 and 2020. It is assumed that recent trends in population and economic growth will continue and that no GHG abatement measures will be implemented.” − “…business-as-usual (BAU) baseline projections from 2000 until 2020, taking into ac ...
... − “…a ‘business as usual’ projection of…GHG emissions between 2008 and 2020. It is assumed that recent trends in population and economic growth will continue and that no GHG abatement measures will be implemented.” − “…business-as-usual (BAU) baseline projections from 2000 until 2020, taking into ac ...
Effects of permafrost degradation on ecosystems
... is identified as one of the key cryospheric indicators of global climate change [10,12,13]. Global average surface temperatures have increased by about 0.74 ± 0.18 °C over the past hundred years [14]. Global climate models project the strongest future warming in the high-latitudes, with some models p ...
... is identified as one of the key cryospheric indicators of global climate change [10,12,13]. Global average surface temperatures have increased by about 0.74 ± 0.18 °C over the past hundred years [14]. Global climate models project the strongest future warming in the high-latitudes, with some models p ...
The Second National Communication of the Republic of Malawi
... Mean river run-off reductions as affected by baseline rainfall for some rivers in Malawi Mean and increased run-off due to increases in baseline mean rainfall Monthly means of naturalised Lake levels (Meanntr): Lake rise and/or fall scenarios as influenced by climate change in Malawi A comparison of ...
... Mean river run-off reductions as affected by baseline rainfall for some rivers in Malawi Mean and increased run-off due to increases in baseline mean rainfall Monthly means of naturalised Lake levels (Meanntr): Lake rise and/or fall scenarios as influenced by climate change in Malawi A comparison of ...
Effects of permafrost degradation on ecosystems
... bodies on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is the largest permafrost region in the mid and low latitude, which is estimated at about 1.5×106 km2 and account for 69.77% the total permafrost area in china[11]. Permafrost controlled by air temperature in the thickness, presence and geographic extent reacts s ...
... bodies on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is the largest permafrost region in the mid and low latitude, which is estimated at about 1.5×106 km2 and account for 69.77% the total permafrost area in china[11]. Permafrost controlled by air temperature in the thickness, presence and geographic extent reacts s ...
Decreased Streamflow in the Yellow River Basin, China: Climate
... that supplies a large part of north-western and northern China. However, dwindling streamflow throughout its vast river basin are rapidly becoming a serious concern [14]. Largely as a result of climatic change and intensifying human activities, particularly the ever-increasing level of withdrawal fo ...
... that supplies a large part of north-western and northern China. However, dwindling streamflow throughout its vast river basin are rapidly becoming a serious concern [14]. Largely as a result of climatic change and intensifying human activities, particularly the ever-increasing level of withdrawal fo ...
THE GARNAUT CLIMATE CHANGE REvIEW
... five issues papers, the discussion paper on the emissions trading scheme and the interim report, all of which stimulated considerable public discussion and debate on climate change mitigation and adaptation in Australia. This final report is the last stage of a wide-ranging process that has transpar ...
... five issues papers, the discussion paper on the emissions trading scheme and the interim report, all of which stimulated considerable public discussion and debate on climate change mitigation and adaptation in Australia. This final report is the last stage of a wide-ranging process that has transpar ...
Climate change and agriculture
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Climate change and agriculture are interrelated processes, both of which take place on a global scale. Climate change affects agriculture in a number of ways, including through changes in average temperatures, rainfall, and climate extremes (e.g., heat waves); changes in pests and diseases; changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide and ground-level ozone concentrations; changes in the nutritional quality of some foods; and changes in sea level.Climate change is already affecting agriculture, with effects unevenly distributed across the world. Future climate change will likely negatively affect crop production in low latitude countries, while effects in northern latitudes may be positive or negative. Climate change will probably increase the risk of food insecurity for some vulnerable groups, such as the poor.Agriculture contributes to climate change by (1) anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), and (2) by the conversion of non-agricultural land (e.g., forests) into agricultural land. Agriculture, forestry and land-use change contributed around 20 to 25% to global annual emissions in 2010.There are range of policies that can reduce the risk of negative climate change impacts on agriculture, and to reduce GHG emissions from the agriculture sector.