Climate Change in the US Northeast
... The pulse of life and economic activity across the Northeast is marked by the region’s dramatic seasonal cycle, changeable weather, and extreme events such as floods and nor’easters. This familiar climate is already changing in noticeable ways. Temperatures have been rising, particularly in winter, ...
... The pulse of life and economic activity across the Northeast is marked by the region’s dramatic seasonal cycle, changeable weather, and extreme events such as floods and nor’easters. This familiar climate is already changing in noticeable ways. Temperatures have been rising, particularly in winter, ...
The Science of Climate Change, Questions and Answers
... he Earth’s climate has changed. The global average surface temperature has increased over the last century and many other associated changes have been observed. The available evidence implies that greenhouse gas emissions from human activities are the main cause. It is expected that, if greenhouse g ...
... he Earth’s climate has changed. The global average surface temperature has increased over the last century and many other associated changes have been observed. The available evidence implies that greenhouse gas emissions from human activities are the main cause. It is expected that, if greenhouse g ...
Fisheries, aquaculture and climate change
... include falling productivity, species migration and localized extinctions, as well as conflict over use of scarce resources and increased risks associated with more extreme climatic events such as hurricanes. These result from direct impacts on fish themselves as well as from impacts on the ecosyste ...
... include falling productivity, species migration and localized extinctions, as well as conflict over use of scarce resources and increased risks associated with more extreme climatic events such as hurricanes. These result from direct impacts on fish themselves as well as from impacts on the ecosyste ...
Projected climate change impacts on forest land cover and land use
... As the potential magnitude of anthropogenically driven climate change becomes clearer (IPCC 2014), it is becoming more important to incorporate impacts of projected climate change into forest planning efforts (Spies et al. 2010). Notable impacts of climate change on forests will include alteration o ...
... As the potential magnitude of anthropogenically driven climate change becomes clearer (IPCC 2014), it is becoming more important to incorporate impacts of projected climate change into forest planning efforts (Spies et al. 2010). Notable impacts of climate change on forests will include alteration o ...
Review of the UN-REDD Policy Board Structure
... Promote sustainable management of rangelands and pastures ...
... Promote sustainable management of rangelands and pastures ...
The Economic Effects of Climate Change
... house gas emission reduction—for instance, Nordhaus (1993) argues that the optimal rate of emission reduction is 10 –15 percent (relative to the scenario without climate policy) over the course of the twenty-first century. For comparison, the European Union calls for 20 –30 percent emission reductio ...
... house gas emission reduction—for instance, Nordhaus (1993) argues that the optimal rate of emission reduction is 10 –15 percent (relative to the scenario without climate policy) over the course of the twenty-first century. For comparison, the European Union calls for 20 –30 percent emission reductio ...
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... data itself, which contains a large degree of uncertainty. Although there is a rising demand for improved climate models, significant progress is probably not to be expected in the medium-term. This is due to the large number of uncertainties with regard to future climate, e.g., forecasting greenhou ...
... data itself, which contains a large degree of uncertainty. Although there is a rising demand for improved climate models, significant progress is probably not to be expected in the medium-term. This is due to the large number of uncertainties with regard to future climate, e.g., forecasting greenhou ...
Capstone ESS Unit 4: Human Activity and Climate System Unit Summary
... and redistribution among the atmosphere, ocean, and land systems, and this energy’s re-radiation into space. They also examine how cyclical changes in the shape of Earth’s orbit around the sun, together with changes in the tilt of the planet’s axis of rotation, both occurring over hundreds of thousa ...
... and redistribution among the atmosphere, ocean, and land systems, and this energy’s re-radiation into space. They also examine how cyclical changes in the shape of Earth’s orbit around the sun, together with changes in the tilt of the planet’s axis of rotation, both occurring over hundreds of thousa ...
Indicator and data needs - Eionet Forum
... specific indicators on CC IVA. The focus of this chapter is on data and indicators on past and present climate change and its impacts. Vulnerability, usually focusing on future projections and scenarios, was addressed in Chapter 5, while the introduction mentioned the importance of socio-economic sc ...
... specific indicators on CC IVA. The focus of this chapter is on data and indicators on past and present climate change and its impacts. Vulnerability, usually focusing on future projections and scenarios, was addressed in Chapter 5, while the introduction mentioned the importance of socio-economic sc ...
Human Mobility in the context of Climate Change
... 29. With regard to tools for identifying and appraising adaptation options, IDMC has developed a probability model that estimates the likelihood of future displacement. The model is based on the scale of displacement related to reported disasters. This research and modelling includes a decision supp ...
... 29. With regard to tools for identifying and appraising adaptation options, IDMC has developed a probability model that estimates the likelihood of future displacement. The model is based on the scale of displacement related to reported disasters. This research and modelling includes a decision supp ...
“It won`t be any good to have democracy if we don`t have a country
... merchants, tourism entrepreneurs) I met in parks, cafes, gift shops, and other public places. Because the densely populated Malé island represents the capital's population core, I conducted 25 interviews there, with 8 more on Hulhumale and 7 on Vilingili. My interviews were conducted exclusively wit ...
... merchants, tourism entrepreneurs) I met in parks, cafes, gift shops, and other public places. Because the densely populated Malé island represents the capital's population core, I conducted 25 interviews there, with 8 more on Hulhumale and 7 on Vilingili. My interviews were conducted exclusively wit ...
Coastal Areas and Marine Resources (Chapter 16) of the
... estimated that the US receives over 45% of the developed world’s travel and tourism revenues,and oceans,bays,and beaches are among the most popular tourist destinations in the nation (Houston, 1996). As many as 180 million people visit the coast each year for recreational purposes in all regions of ...
... estimated that the US receives over 45% of the developed world’s travel and tourism revenues,and oceans,bays,and beaches are among the most popular tourist destinations in the nation (Houston, 1996). As many as 180 million people visit the coast each year for recreational purposes in all regions of ...
Sea level Rise impact on Singapore, Solomon Island, Saint Vincent
... change. Climate change will have impact over global mean climate/temperature which in turn increases drought condition, reduction in agriculture, coastal erosion and sea level rise etc. But it will have more contrasting regional implications. In some areas temperatures may not rise for several years ...
... change. Climate change will have impact over global mean climate/temperature which in turn increases drought condition, reduction in agriculture, coastal erosion and sea level rise etc. But it will have more contrasting regional implications. In some areas temperatures may not rise for several years ...
Endogenous growth, convexity of damages and climate risk: how Nordhaus framework supports deep cuts in carbon emissions
... meeting of (22) Heads of State to discuss climate change was held in the Netherlands, and various other major international summits that year also put it on the agenda. Most OECD countries already had their first climate-change targets by 1990 (Gupta, 2010), for instance the European Community, as i ...
... meeting of (22) Heads of State to discuss climate change was held in the Netherlands, and various other major international summits that year also put it on the agenda. Most OECD countries already had their first climate-change targets by 1990 (Gupta, 2010), for instance the European Community, as i ...
Ethics, equity and the economics of climate change. Paper 1: science and philosophy: Working Paper 84a (568 kB) (opens in new window)
... of around 3ppm per annum, a rate which was 0.5ppm per annum 70 years ago. That rate is rising; thus with unmanaged climate change the 445 could grow to around 750 or much more in a century. Some climate models suggest a median temperature increase over the next one or two centuries in the region of ...
... of around 3ppm per annum, a rate which was 0.5ppm per annum 70 years ago. That rate is rising; thus with unmanaged climate change the 445 could grow to around 750 or much more in a century. Some climate models suggest a median temperature increase over the next one or two centuries in the region of ...
National Adaptation to Climate Change
... return period of 17 years. An extreme daily rainfall of 180mm is currently a 100‐year event. It will likely occur twice as often, on average, by 2050. An extreme three‐hourly rainfall of 100mm is currently a 25‐year event. It will likely become at least twice as common, on avera ...
... return period of 17 years. An extreme daily rainfall of 180mm is currently a 100‐year event. It will likely occur twice as often, on average, by 2050. An extreme three‐hourly rainfall of 100mm is currently a 25‐year event. It will likely become at least twice as common, on avera ...
CIRCE Stakeholder guidance document
... take place, from the lowest level of passive engagement at which stakeholders solely supply information, to the highest level at which stakeholders actively design and initiate the process (Figure 2). At an intermediary level, stakeholders may be consulted or act as equal partners in the research pr ...
... take place, from the lowest level of passive engagement at which stakeholders solely supply information, to the highest level at which stakeholders actively design and initiate the process (Figure 2). At an intermediary level, stakeholders may be consulted or act as equal partners in the research pr ...
Eurasian Arctic greening reveals teleconnections and the potential
... over different spatial and temporal scales, such as fluvial valleys and cryogenic landslides. Whereas fluvial landscapes are dominant west of the Urals, cryogenic landslides are the leading landscapeforming process in the continuous permafrost zone of northwestern Siberia18 . Cryogenic landslides ar ...
... over different spatial and temporal scales, such as fluvial valleys and cryogenic landslides. Whereas fluvial landscapes are dominant west of the Urals, cryogenic landslides are the leading landscapeforming process in the continuous permafrost zone of northwestern Siberia18 . Cryogenic landslides ar ...
Warming - Amazon Web Services
... The only way out would be either some as yet undiscovered unknown forcing or a warming trend that arises by chance from an unforced internal variability in the climate system. The latter cannot be completely ruled out, but has to be considered highly unlikely. No evidence in the observed record, pro ...
... The only way out would be either some as yet undiscovered unknown forcing or a warming trend that arises by chance from an unforced internal variability in the climate system. The latter cannot be completely ruled out, but has to be considered highly unlikely. No evidence in the observed record, pro ...
- Human Organization, Practicing Anthropology
... (1994), what were five small ponds in the 1950s had coalesced by 1975 into a single lake interspersed with islands. One such island completely disappeared between 1978 and 1980 while the lake area of 0.54 sq km in 1984 had measurably expanded by 1991. In assessing the dangers of such expansion, scie ...
... (1994), what were five small ponds in the 1950s had coalesced by 1975 into a single lake interspersed with islands. One such island completely disappeared between 1978 and 1980 while the lake area of 0.54 sq km in 1984 had measurably expanded by 1991. In assessing the dangers of such expansion, scie ...
Terrestrial Biodiversity Climate Change Impacts
... from month to month and year to year, making it difficult to detect or attribute the cause of long-term trends. For the UK as a whole, recent decades have been getting wetter but this does mask a lot of regional and seasonal differences and may be part of natural variability. There are also signs th ...
... from month to month and year to year, making it difficult to detect or attribute the cause of long-term trends. For the UK as a whole, recent decades have been getting wetter but this does mask a lot of regional and seasonal differences and may be part of natural variability. There are also signs th ...
The Stability of the Thermohaline Circulation in Global Warming
... Human activities, like the emission of fossil fuels or changes in land use, increase the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Atmospheric CO 2 , for example, increased from a preindustrial concentration of about 280 ppmv (Neftel et al. 1988) to values of over 360 ppmv at the end of t ...
... Human activities, like the emission of fossil fuels or changes in land use, increase the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Atmospheric CO 2 , for example, increased from a preindustrial concentration of about 280 ppmv (Neftel et al. 1988) to values of over 360 ppmv at the end of t ...
Silvicultural Challenges and Options in the Context of Global Change
... received most of the attention. Most silvicultural recommendations are based on the assumption that climate change acts as a stressor. Thus, suggestions for silvicultural approaches have focused on treatments designed to increase tree vigor (e.g., Spittlehouse and Stewart 2003, Anderson 2008, Hemery ...
... received most of the attention. Most silvicultural recommendations are based on the assumption that climate change acts as a stressor. Thus, suggestions for silvicultural approaches have focused on treatments designed to increase tree vigor (e.g., Spittlehouse and Stewart 2003, Anderson 2008, Hemery ...
Sea-Level Rise Estimates for New Brunswick Municipalities
... level and the anticipated tides) reveals that a significant number of recorded extreme storm surge events fall within range of the upper 95% confidence limit. This is particularly the case with the Escuminac and Shediac residual graphs. In the case of Shediac, the surveyed record level of 3.62 m (CD ...
... level and the anticipated tides) reveals that a significant number of recorded extreme storm surge events fall within range of the upper 95% confidence limit. This is particularly the case with the Escuminac and Shediac residual graphs. In the case of Shediac, the surveyed record level of 3.62 m (CD ...
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.