Clare Palmer, “Does Nature Matter? The Place of the Nonhuman in
... changes in climate.11 Climate change may also result in the loss of some species; the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report notes that “There is medium confidence that approximately 20–30% of species assessed so far are likely to be at increased risk of extinction if increases in global average warming excee ...
... changes in climate.11 Climate change may also result in the loss of some species; the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report notes that “There is medium confidence that approximately 20–30% of species assessed so far are likely to be at increased risk of extinction if increases in global average warming excee ...
Climate Change and Water in Africa: Analysis of Knowledge Gaps
... The best assumption from studies so far on climate change is that many regions of Africa will suffer from droughts and floods with greater frequency and intensity. The implication is that we have to plan for the certainty that more extreme events will occur in the future but with un ...
... The best assumption from studies so far on climate change is that many regions of Africa will suffer from droughts and floods with greater frequency and intensity. The implication is that we have to plan for the certainty that more extreme events will occur in the future but with un ...
Climate Change Corrections - Florida Department of Environmental
... dioxide concentration has been about 100 times faster in recent decades than over the past 650,000 years. Concentrations of other greenhouse gases, such as methane and nitrous oxide, have also increased significantly. ...
... dioxide concentration has been about 100 times faster in recent decades than over the past 650,000 years. Concentrations of other greenhouse gases, such as methane and nitrous oxide, have also increased significantly. ...
Brook Trout Related Research Projects_2-26
... Stream temperature has a direct and indirect effect on many biological, physical, and chemical processes in the freshwater environment. For example, metabolic rates of most stream organisms are controlled directly by temperature. Feeding and breeding behaviors are altered when temperature changes, r ...
... Stream temperature has a direct and indirect effect on many biological, physical, and chemical processes in the freshwater environment. For example, metabolic rates of most stream organisms are controlled directly by temperature. Feeding and breeding behaviors are altered when temperature changes, r ...
December 3, 2015 Via online complaint form Commissioner of
... continued climate change increases the likelihood of severe, pervasive, and irreversible impacts for people and ecosystems.10 ...
... continued climate change increases the likelihood of severe, pervasive, and irreversible impacts for people and ecosystems.10 ...
The Climate System: an Overview
... is typically in the order of 1%. Because these greenhouse gases absorb the infrared radiation emitted by the Earth and emit infrared radiation up- and downward, they tend to raise the temperature near the Earth’s surface. Water vapour, CO2 and O3 also absorb solar short-wave radiation. The atmospher ...
... is typically in the order of 1%. Because these greenhouse gases absorb the infrared radiation emitted by the Earth and emit infrared radiation up- and downward, they tend to raise the temperature near the Earth’s surface. Water vapour, CO2 and O3 also absorb solar short-wave radiation. The atmospher ...
Moving beyond scientific knowledge: leveraging
... Climate change influences and is influenced by economic, ecological, and political systems at global, national, and local levels. Although people may be gradually becoming more aware of the need to reduce their environmental impact and to respond to climate change, progress is far from sufficient: e ...
... Climate change influences and is influenced by economic, ecological, and political systems at global, national, and local levels. Although people may be gradually becoming more aware of the need to reduce their environmental impact and to respond to climate change, progress is far from sufficient: e ...
Cities and Climate Change: Global Report on Human Settlements
... coast of the US. The Equatorial western Pacific, central Indian Ocean and Australia’s northwest coast have experienced the lowest rates of rise.6 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicts that global sea levels will continue to rise anywhere from 0.18 to 0.59m above 1980 to 1990 ...
... coast of the US. The Equatorial western Pacific, central Indian Ocean and Australia’s northwest coast have experienced the lowest rates of rise.6 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicts that global sea levels will continue to rise anywhere from 0.18 to 0.59m above 1980 to 1990 ...
Climate Change Adaptation in the Water Sector
... concluded that "most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in greenhouse gas concentrations" via the greenhouse effect. Climate model projections summarized by the IPCC indicate that average global surface te ...
... concluded that "most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in greenhouse gas concentrations" via the greenhouse effect. Climate model projections summarized by the IPCC indicate that average global surface te ...
Climate change impacts on the livestock sector
... any accelerated private adaptation decision-making. That is, how changing patterns of autonomous or private on-farm adaptation responses might exacerbate external impacts in terms of animal welfare from heat stress, disease and diffuse pollution to water and air. In relation to the latter, an import ...
... any accelerated private adaptation decision-making. That is, how changing patterns of autonomous or private on-farm adaptation responses might exacerbate external impacts in terms of animal welfare from heat stress, disease and diffuse pollution to water and air. In relation to the latter, an import ...
REQUEST FOR CLIMATE SIMULATION LABORATORY
... series of longer simulations. To date, the impacts of chemistry have been highly parameterized or neglected within the CCSM. Recently, CAM has been modified to simulate both tropospheric and stratospheric chemistry. In addition, a new bulk aerosol scheme is now available that is consistent with thi ...
... series of longer simulations. To date, the impacts of chemistry have been highly parameterized or neglected within the CCSM. Recently, CAM has been modified to simulate both tropospheric and stratospheric chemistry. In addition, a new bulk aerosol scheme is now available that is consistent with thi ...
Global change and eutrophication of coastal waters
... gases and rising temperatures. The effects of global climate change (GCC) are already detectable in the decline in snow cover, glaciers and polar ice, which have led to a poleward shift in plant and animal distributions, and caused changes in algal and fish communities and foodwebs (IPCC, 2007). The ...
... gases and rising temperatures. The effects of global climate change (GCC) are already detectable in the decline in snow cover, glaciers and polar ice, which have led to a poleward shift in plant and animal distributions, and caused changes in algal and fish communities and foodwebs (IPCC, 2007). The ...
Detectability of Anthropogenic Changes in Annual Temperature and
... range, and an increase in summer drought (reviewed in Meehl et al. 2000). An increase in intense precipitation is projected under greenhouse warming conditions over large parts of the globe by most models (see Cubasch et al. 2001; Meehl et al. 2000; Kharin and Zwiers 2000, 2004, manuscript submitted ...
... range, and an increase in summer drought (reviewed in Meehl et al. 2000). An increase in intense precipitation is projected under greenhouse warming conditions over large parts of the globe by most models (see Cubasch et al. 2001; Meehl et al. 2000; Kharin and Zwiers 2000, 2004, manuscript submitted ...
Predicting and verifying the intended and unintended consequences
... depletion and the regeneration of nutrients and CO2 in subsurface waters, which could lead generally to increased production and efflux of greenhouse gases such as N2O and methane (with 300× and 23× the global warming potential of CO2, respectively, calculated by molecular weight). (3) Fertilization ...
... depletion and the regeneration of nutrients and CO2 in subsurface waters, which could lead generally to increased production and efflux of greenhouse gases such as N2O and methane (with 300× and 23× the global warming potential of CO2, respectively, calculated by molecular weight). (3) Fertilization ...
1 - EconStor
... from a single country. 7 Particularly in cross-country studies data are frequently aggregated over large, climatically diverse regions. Most studies include temperature and precipitation but far fewer include other potentially important climate variables such as sunshine and relative humidity. Resea ...
... from a single country. 7 Particularly in cross-country studies data are frequently aggregated over large, climatically diverse regions. Most studies include temperature and precipitation but far fewer include other potentially important climate variables such as sunshine and relative humidity. Resea ...
Impact of Climate Change on Wetland Functions
... wetland management plan, accurate assessment is experiencing difficulties. Climate change will also change the environment of wetland, causing changes in the environment of habitats of living things and the numbers of individuals or species, and the studies for influence of climate change on wetland ...
... wetland management plan, accurate assessment is experiencing difficulties. Climate change will also change the environment of wetland, causing changes in the environment of habitats of living things and the numbers of individuals or species, and the studies for influence of climate change on wetland ...
PDF, 176 KB - Global Change System for Analysis, Research and
... surveys and field reports. While composite indices and other methods of aggregation or disaggregation capture the multi-dimensionality of vulnerability in a comprehensible form, they are still unable to capture the direct linkages between local, national, and global processes (Dow 1992; Wilbanks and ...
... surveys and field reports. While composite indices and other methods of aggregation or disaggregation capture the multi-dimensionality of vulnerability in a comprehensible form, they are still unable to capture the direct linkages between local, national, and global processes (Dow 1992; Wilbanks and ...
APPENDIX 1 - Curriculum Education and Training Program in
... This module will introduce concepts of ecosystem goods and services that are based on the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA) framework. The role of ecosystems and biodiversity in providing goods and services, supporting livelihoods, and enabling development will be explored using examples from Af ...
... This module will introduce concepts of ecosystem goods and services that are based on the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA) framework. The role of ecosystems and biodiversity in providing goods and services, supporting livelihoods, and enabling development will be explored using examples from Af ...
Warm climates of the past—a lesson for the future?
... modelling work does indicate that for major climate transitions, for example those associated with the inception of Antarctic and Northern Hemisphere glaciation, it is the CO2 forcing that dominates over direct tectonic forcings [15,16]. Moving to more recent warm time periods, the early and mid-Hol ...
... modelling work does indicate that for major climate transitions, for example those associated with the inception of Antarctic and Northern Hemisphere glaciation, it is the CO2 forcing that dominates over direct tectonic forcings [15,16]. Moving to more recent warm time periods, the early and mid-Hol ...
Tropical reforestation and climate change
... water quality. However, reforestation plans also need to recognize that reforestation of different types (i.e. successional stage, natural regrowth vs. plantations of native or exotic species) can lead to a variety of consequences for catchment-scale water cycles (Uriarte et al. 2011; Ponette-Gonzál ...
... water quality. However, reforestation plans also need to recognize that reforestation of different types (i.e. successional stage, natural regrowth vs. plantations of native or exotic species) can lead to a variety of consequences for catchment-scale water cycles (Uriarte et al. 2011; Ponette-Gonzál ...
Strategy for Fisheries, Aquaculture and Clilmate Change
... threats come from overexploited fishery resources and degraded ecosystems. Although some opportunities may arise if climate change improves local conditions for fisheries or aquaculture, the negative implications for food security and livelihoods in developing countries, and particularly in highly dep ...
... threats come from overexploited fishery resources and degraded ecosystems. Although some opportunities may arise if climate change improves local conditions for fisheries or aquaculture, the negative implications for food security and livelihoods in developing countries, and particularly in highly dep ...
http://www.fao.org/3/a-am434e.pdf
... threats come from overexploited fishery resources and degraded ecosystems. Although some opportunities may arise if climate change improves local conditions for fisheries or aquaculture, the negative implications for food security and livelihoods in developing countries, and particularly in highly dep ...
... threats come from overexploited fishery resources and degraded ecosystems. Although some opportunities may arise if climate change improves local conditions for fisheries or aquaculture, the negative implications for food security and livelihoods in developing countries, and particularly in highly dep ...
Climate Change and the World Council of Churches
... 1974 to launch a study on science and technology which culminated in a major conference at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1979. One of the organizing foci for the Budapest 1974 event was to reflect on the Club of Rome’s report Limits to Growth. A key contribution of that event and re ...
... 1974 to launch a study on science and technology which culminated in a major conference at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1979. One of the organizing foci for the Budapest 1974 event was to reflect on the Club of Rome’s report Limits to Growth. A key contribution of that event and re ...
Tackling climate change and promoting sustainable
... countries, as a percentage of GDP, are already higher than almost anywhere else in the world.10 Climate change will compound these losses by increasing the scale and intensity of disasters as well as causing rising sea levels, ocean acidification, infertile soils, and food and water scarcity. Recogn ...
... countries, as a percentage of GDP, are already higher than almost anywhere else in the world.10 Climate change will compound these losses by increasing the scale and intensity of disasters as well as causing rising sea levels, ocean acidification, infertile soils, and food and water scarcity. Recogn ...
Public views on climate change: European and USA Perspectives
... in this same study (i.e. BSE, genetically-modified food, crime, nuclear power, smoking and radiation from mobile phones), climate change bears more connotations of worry and concern. Zwick (2002) found it difficult to explain this discrepancy, given the paucity of media coverage of the issue precedi ...
... in this same study (i.e. BSE, genetically-modified food, crime, nuclear power, smoking and radiation from mobile phones), climate change bears more connotations of worry and concern. Zwick (2002) found it difficult to explain this discrepancy, given the paucity of media coverage of the issue precedi ...
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.