Assessment of potential climate change impacts on
... northern and central parts of Namibia. Significant uncertainties relating to the results presented must be acknowledged, however, and include those relating firstly to the climate projections, and those relating to the problems of modeling vegetation response to the projected changes. Uncertainties ...
... northern and central parts of Namibia. Significant uncertainties relating to the results presented must be acknowledged, however, and include those relating firstly to the climate projections, and those relating to the problems of modeling vegetation response to the projected changes. Uncertainties ...
How climate adaptation in cities creates a resilient place for
... by others. These efforts to understand and reduce climate risks improve the cities’ economic competitiveness. The city of Oslo, for example, reports, “[w]e estimate Oslo is relatively resilient compared with other Norwegian cities. This could then make Oslo more attractive for business settlement.” ...
... by others. These efforts to understand and reduce climate risks improve the cities’ economic competitiveness. The city of Oslo, for example, reports, “[w]e estimate Oslo is relatively resilient compared with other Norwegian cities. This could then make Oslo more attractive for business settlement.” ...
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... http://wrri.nmsu.edu/publish/watcon/proc45/ohare.pdf “I think we probably have the most severe water shortage emergency of any large city within the state and have implemented water use restrictions I want to share with you.” ...
... http://wrri.nmsu.edu/publish/watcon/proc45/ohare.pdf “I think we probably have the most severe water shortage emergency of any large city within the state and have implemented water use restrictions I want to share with you.” ...
Katsman et al (2011)
... evaluate a country’s flood protection strategy, since local sea level changes can deviate substantially from the global mean. This is illustrated by the fact that over the past 15 years, satellites have measured a global mean sea level rise at a rate of about 3 mm/yr, while over that period, local c ...
... evaluate a country’s flood protection strategy, since local sea level changes can deviate substantially from the global mean. This is illustrated by the fact that over the past 15 years, satellites have measured a global mean sea level rise at a rate of about 3 mm/yr, while over that period, local c ...
Climates of change: human dimensions of Holocene
... New Guinea, documenting sustained shifts in subsistence practices following major social transformations during historical times. The occurrence of major drought episodes in the lowlands of the Central Americas and Andean highlands at around 1000 cal yr BP1 have been linked to extreme ...
... New Guinea, documenting sustained shifts in subsistence practices following major social transformations during historical times. The occurrence of major drought episodes in the lowlands of the Central Americas and Andean highlands at around 1000 cal yr BP1 have been linked to extreme ...
Projections of Future Climate Change in the 21st Century
... In all previous studies, the concentrations of greenhouse gases and sulfate aerosols are increased according to the IS92a scenario (IPCC, 1992). However, the IS92a scenario is somewhat unrealistic at present; it was made on the basis of 1985 datasets and included neither the restructuring in Eastern ...
... In all previous studies, the concentrations of greenhouse gases and sulfate aerosols are increased according to the IS92a scenario (IPCC, 1992). However, the IS92a scenario is somewhat unrealistic at present; it was made on the basis of 1985 datasets and included neither the restructuring in Eastern ...
the state of climate change adaptation in Canada`s protected areas
... Root et al. 2003; Thomas et al. 2004; IPCC 2007b; Lemmen et al. 2008; CBD 2009). Both the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) and Canada’s national synthesis on climate change, From Impacts to Adaptation: Canada in a Changing Climate 2007 (Lemmen et al. 20 ...
... Root et al. 2003; Thomas et al. 2004; IPCC 2007b; Lemmen et al. 2008; CBD 2009). Both the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) and Canada’s national synthesis on climate change, From Impacts to Adaptation: Canada in a Changing Climate 2007 (Lemmen et al. 20 ...
European atmosphere in 2050, a regional
... by the externalities constituted by climate change and global pollution burden bearing upon ozone and particulate pollution over Europe. Four models are involved: a coupled ocean–atmosphere global circulation model (AOGCM), a global chemistry transport model (GCTM), a regional climate model (RCM) an ...
... by the externalities constituted by climate change and global pollution burden bearing upon ozone and particulate pollution over Europe. Four models are involved: a coupled ocean–atmosphere global circulation model (AOGCM), a global chemistry transport model (GCTM), a regional climate model (RCM) an ...
Guidance to the interaction between POPs and climate change and
... frequency and severity of ozone-depletion in the Arctic, as well as cloudiness and extent of snow and ice cover (ACIA 2005). The UV-radiation levels are increasing due to increased ozone-depletion, and the exposure of biota to UV-radiation increases because of decreasing ice- and snow cover in the A ...
... frequency and severity of ozone-depletion in the Arctic, as well as cloudiness and extent of snow and ice cover (ACIA 2005). The UV-radiation levels are increasing due to increased ozone-depletion, and the exposure of biota to UV-radiation increases because of decreasing ice- and snow cover in the A ...
Computational data sciences may offer a path
... decades and centuries, and (3) enhanced predictive insights over and above what may be obtained from direct extrapolation of historical trends or analysis of climate model simulations. The volume of the data (e.g., hundreds of terabytes going on petabytes for archived climate model simulations and g ...
... decades and centuries, and (3) enhanced predictive insights over and above what may be obtained from direct extrapolation of historical trends or analysis of climate model simulations. The volume of the data (e.g., hundreds of terabytes going on petabytes for archived climate model simulations and g ...
From science to policy: developing responses to climate change
... Nevertheless, there isn’t always consensus—even among public health officials— on the best way to promote the public’s health and how to weigh individual liberties against the welfare of the whole. Decision-makers outside the public health community are faced with similar challenges. Climate change ...
... Nevertheless, there isn’t always consensus—even among public health officials— on the best way to promote the public’s health and how to weigh individual liberties against the welfare of the whole. Decision-makers outside the public health community are faced with similar challenges. Climate change ...
Usable Science? The UK Climate Projections 2009
... to consider the social, physical, institutional, and political context of decision makers (Dilling 2007a; McNie 2007; Sarewitz and Pielke 2007). Effective decision support emerges when the information decision makers need is identified and aligned alongside with what is feasible for science to deliv ...
... to consider the social, physical, institutional, and political context of decision makers (Dilling 2007a; McNie 2007; Sarewitz and Pielke 2007). Effective decision support emerges when the information decision makers need is identified and aligned alongside with what is feasible for science to deliv ...
alabama and the surging sea - Surging Seas
... Global Sea Level Rise Projections The Earth’s average temperature has warmed by more than one degree Fahrenheit over the last century, and scientists overwhelmingly agree that most or all of this warming comes from human influence (IPCC 2013). This influence comes mainly through the burning of fossi ...
... Global Sea Level Rise Projections The Earth’s average temperature has warmed by more than one degree Fahrenheit over the last century, and scientists overwhelmingly agree that most or all of this warming comes from human influence (IPCC 2013). This influence comes mainly through the burning of fossi ...
“There is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming
... Climate change is a gradual process that happens over decades. So why act now? Why not just wait until predictions are more precise? Work to adapt to climate change needs to start now, ...
... Climate change is a gradual process that happens over decades. So why act now? Why not just wait until predictions are more precise? Work to adapt to climate change needs to start now, ...
Climate Change Riparian Restoration
... and terrestrial ecosystems, and create thermal refugia for wildlife: all characteristics that can contribute to ecological adaptation to climate change. Because riparian systems and the projected impacts of climate change are highly variable geographically, there is a pressing need to develop a plac ...
... and terrestrial ecosystems, and create thermal refugia for wildlife: all characteristics that can contribute to ecological adaptation to climate change. Because riparian systems and the projected impacts of climate change are highly variable geographically, there is a pressing need to develop a plac ...
Why Climate Change Makes Riparian Restoration More Important than Ever:
... and terrestrial ecosystems, and create thermal refugia for wildlife: all characteristics that can contribute to ecological adaptation to climate change. Because riparian systems and the projected impacts of climate change are highly variable geographically, there is a pressing need to develop a plac ...
... and terrestrial ecosystems, and create thermal refugia for wildlife: all characteristics that can contribute to ecological adaptation to climate change. Because riparian systems and the projected impacts of climate change are highly variable geographically, there is a pressing need to develop a plac ...
the results of the scientific congress
... science, the impacts of a changing climate on society and environment, and the many tools and approaches available to deal effectively with the challenge of climate change. The report has been produced by a writing team comprised of members of the Scientific Steering Committee for the IARU Congress ...
... science, the impacts of a changing climate on society and environment, and the many tools and approaches available to deal effectively with the challenge of climate change. The report has been produced by a writing team comprised of members of the Scientific Steering Committee for the IARU Congress ...
Impacts of climate change on hydrological regime and water
... change. Results from two Regional Climate Models (PRECIS-HADCM3Q0 and PRECISECHAM05), based on IPCC-SRES A1B scenario, were bias corrected against historical gauged data. Hydrological impact simulations were conducted using SWAT model. Design flood estimation was done after extreme value analysis ba ...
... change. Results from two Regional Climate Models (PRECIS-HADCM3Q0 and PRECISECHAM05), based on IPCC-SRES A1B scenario, were bias corrected against historical gauged data. Hydrological impact simulations were conducted using SWAT model. Design flood estimation was done after extreme value analysis ba ...
Potential Impacts of Changes in Climate on Water Quality in New
... et al., 2008). This shift has occurred due to the growing body of literature documenting the changes in the Earth’s climate. The National Climate Assessment (NCA; USGCRP, 2013) has reported that recent observations of the Northeast U.S. show warming and an increase in heavy precipitation events. Th ...
... et al., 2008). This shift has occurred due to the growing body of literature documenting the changes in the Earth’s climate. The National Climate Assessment (NCA; USGCRP, 2013) has reported that recent observations of the Northeast U.S. show warming and an increase in heavy precipitation events. Th ...
Climate change and energy security – global challenges and
... Japan demonstrated in a most tragic way the extent to which even developed nations with advanced infrastructure are vulnerable to extreme weather events. If scientific consensus is to be believed, global warming is likely to increase the prevalence and severity with which such events occur in the fu ...
... Japan demonstrated in a most tragic way the extent to which even developed nations with advanced infrastructure are vulnerable to extreme weather events. If scientific consensus is to be believed, global warming is likely to increase the prevalence and severity with which such events occur in the fu ...
Supporting decision-making for effective adaptation
... Present and future climate: Scientists have high confidence that human interference is changing the climate. Projected changes in Australian climate include (Whetton, 2011): ...
... Present and future climate: Scientists have high confidence that human interference is changing the climate. Projected changes in Australian climate include (Whetton, 2011): ...
DISCUSSION PAPER: Cross Cutting Climate Change
... unsustainable production and consumption patterns have become clear, in areas like deforestation, water scarcity, food waste, and high carbon emissions. Losses from natural disasters – including drought, floods, and storms – have increased at an alarming rate. People living in poverty will suffer f ...
... unsustainable production and consumption patterns have become clear, in areas like deforestation, water scarcity, food waste, and high carbon emissions. Losses from natural disasters – including drought, floods, and storms – have increased at an alarming rate. People living in poverty will suffer f ...
Climate response to imposed solar radiation reductions in high
... Increases in the atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and other radiatively substances have initiated The active Cryosphere changes in the global climate that are projected to become substantially larger in the future (IPCC, 2007a; NRC, 2010). Not only are surface temperatures increasing, bu ...
... Increases in the atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and other radiatively substances have initiated The active Cryosphere changes in the global climate that are projected to become substantially larger in the future (IPCC, 2007a; NRC, 2010). Not only are surface temperatures increasing, bu ...
Effects of global warming
The effects of global warming are the environmental and social changes caused (directly or indirectly) by human emissions of greenhouse gases. There is a scientific consensus that climate change is occurring, and that human activities are the primary driver. Many impacts of climate change have already been observed, including glacier retreat, changes in the timing of seasonal events (e.g., earlier flowering of plants), and changes in agricultural productivity.Future effects of climate change will vary depending on climate change policies and social development. The two main policies to address climate change are reducing human greenhouse gas emissions (climate change mitigation) and adapting to the impacts of climate change. Geoengineering is another policy option.Near-term climate change policies could significantly affect long-term climate change impacts. Stringent mitigation policies might be able to limit global warming (in 2100) to around 2 °C or below, relative to pre-industrial levels. Without mitigation, increased energy demand and extensive use of fossil fuels might lead to global warming of around 4 °C. Higher magnitudes of global warming would be more difficult to adapt to, and would increase the risk of negative impacts.