Forest Service Chief`s Climate Change and Wilderness Briefing
... With climate change, then, it is more important than ever to move beyond exclusive reliance on traditional fire suppression to fire management policies that better balance the short and long term risks associated with fire. In wilderness, wildland fire use is the preferred means of reducing combusti ...
... With climate change, then, it is more important than ever to move beyond exclusive reliance on traditional fire suppression to fire management policies that better balance the short and long term risks associated with fire. In wilderness, wildland fire use is the preferred means of reducing combusti ...
PLOS Biology - University of Hawaii
... the year 2100, depending on the emission scenario, surface ocean temperature could increase by 2 to 3uC [9], pH decline by over 0.2 units [6,7], oxygen concentration decrease by 2% to 4% [9], and ocean productivity by 2% to 20% [11], from current values. The magnitude of these changes would be unpre ...
... the year 2100, depending on the emission scenario, surface ocean temperature could increase by 2 to 3uC [9], pH decline by over 0.2 units [6,7], oxygen concentration decrease by 2% to 4% [9], and ocean productivity by 2% to 20% [11], from current values. The magnitude of these changes would be unpre ...
Adaptation 101
... poorest countries, a harsher climate can lead to migration; refugee crises; and conflicts over scarce natural resources, including land and water.19 Long-term economic destabilization in developing countries can also further undermine stability and security. In this way, climate change acts as a “th ...
... poorest countries, a harsher climate can lead to migration; refugee crises; and conflicts over scarce natural resources, including land and water.19 Long-term economic destabilization in developing countries can also further undermine stability and security. In this way, climate change acts as a “th ...
An Initial Assessment of Winter Climate Change Adaptation
... Most of the guidebooks that promote climate change planning and the adoption of local Climate Action Plans focus on the most significant impacts generated by the global climate models employed by the ...
... Most of the guidebooks that promote climate change planning and the adoption of local Climate Action Plans focus on the most significant impacts generated by the global climate models employed by the ...
Climate Change, Adaptive Strategies and Rural Livelihoods in
... and variability, a situation that is aggravated by the interaction of multiple stresses, occurring at various levels [1,4]. This is partly due to low adaptive capacity and higher reliance on natural resources, such as agricultural land, forests and water which are very sensitive to ...
... and variability, a situation that is aggravated by the interaction of multiple stresses, occurring at various levels [1,4]. This is partly due to low adaptive capacity and higher reliance on natural resources, such as agricultural land, forests and water which are very sensitive to ...
here - IGBP
... Continental fossil pollen records have long been used as proxies for environmental change. Prior to the rapid expansion of marine sediment studies since the 1960s, terrestrial palynologists had reconstructed the series of Pleistocene ice-ages from a network of boreholes and sections. Subsequently, s ...
... Continental fossil pollen records have long been used as proxies for environmental change. Prior to the rapid expansion of marine sediment studies since the 1960s, terrestrial palynologists had reconstructed the series of Pleistocene ice-ages from a network of boreholes and sections. Subsequently, s ...
Biodiversity in the Eastern Himalayas
... fragmentation and loss of habitat are already threatening the survival of some endemic species such as golden langur (Trachypithecus geei). Whereas people in the mountain region would be directly affected by changes in climate, there would also be impacts on river basins downstream and eventually th ...
... fragmentation and loss of habitat are already threatening the survival of some endemic species such as golden langur (Trachypithecus geei). Whereas people in the mountain region would be directly affected by changes in climate, there would also be impacts on river basins downstream and eventually th ...
Simulated versus observed patterns of warming over the
... in Table S1: (A) boreal cold season, and (B) boreal warm season. Units are °C for CO2 doubling. ...
... in Table S1: (A) boreal cold season, and (B) boreal warm season. Units are °C for CO2 doubling. ...
Climate change track in river floods in Europe
... Abstract. A holistic perspective on changing river flood risk in Europe is provided. Economic losses from ...
... Abstract. A holistic perspective on changing river flood risk in Europe is provided. Economic losses from ...
Worksheet 1b SAV partial
... to) increase over time, reducing optimal habitat conditions, including for light penetration. This may be less of a problem if existing riprap is replaced with natural shoreline, but even ...
... to) increase over time, reducing optimal habitat conditions, including for light penetration. This may be less of a problem if existing riprap is replaced with natural shoreline, but even ...
A framework for modelling fish and shellfish
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) models for regional ecosystems to select and estimate relevant environmental variables, (iii) evaluation of climate model scenarios and select IPCC models that appear to provide valid representations of forcing for the region of study, (iv) extraction ...
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) models for regional ecosystems to select and estimate relevant environmental variables, (iii) evaluation of climate model scenarios and select IPCC models that appear to provide valid representations of forcing for the region of study, (iv) extraction ...
Impacts of Climate Change on Physical Characteristics of
... and the long term reporting needs of the EEA. This task requires development of comprehensive knowledge base, models, and databases to provide tools for the evaluation of the adaptation needs of the EU water resources management with respect of the anticipated changes in water quality due to climate ...
... and the long term reporting needs of the EEA. This task requires development of comprehensive knowledge base, models, and databases to provide tools for the evaluation of the adaptation needs of the EU water resources management with respect of the anticipated changes in water quality due to climate ...
A Just Climate: Our Responsibility To Act
... Development Goals (MDGs). This report seeks to highlight the urgency of action required by the Australian and international community to ensure that the world’s poor are not adversely affected by climate change and environmental degradation. It seeks to forge a pathway of reasoned dialogue, detailin ...
... Development Goals (MDGs). This report seeks to highlight the urgency of action required by the Australian and international community to ensure that the world’s poor are not adversely affected by climate change and environmental degradation. It seeks to forge a pathway of reasoned dialogue, detailin ...
Transformational adaptation
... has become longer.1 These trends are expected to continue into the future. Alberta’s mean annual temperature could rise by 2.0°C by the 2030s and 4.0°C by the 2060s (compared to the 1990s), depending on future rates of greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, precipitation levels and patterns wil ...
... has become longer.1 These trends are expected to continue into the future. Alberta’s mean annual temperature could rise by 2.0°C by the 2030s and 4.0°C by the 2060s (compared to the 1990s), depending on future rates of greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, precipitation levels and patterns wil ...
Climate Change and Children`s Health—A Call for Research
... every year from 1990 through 2000 [28]. Some studies have argued that children have more persistent symptoms of mental health impairment than adults who experience the same disaster [29]. Exposure to natural disasters was reported to exacerbate the burden of depression, anxiety and stress [30]. High ...
... every year from 1990 through 2000 [28]. Some studies have argued that children have more persistent symptoms of mental health impairment than adults who experience the same disaster [29]. Exposure to natural disasters was reported to exacerbate the burden of depression, anxiety and stress [30]. High ...
Integrating Climate Change into Invasive Species Risk Assessment
... The Policy Research Initiative (PRI) held a one-day workshop, Integrating Climate Change into Invasive Species Risk Assessment, on March 11, 2008. The goal was to examine how climate change considerations factor into work on invasive species within the federal government, particularly in terms of ri ...
... The Policy Research Initiative (PRI) held a one-day workshop, Integrating Climate Change into Invasive Species Risk Assessment, on March 11, 2008. The goal was to examine how climate change considerations factor into work on invasive species within the federal government, particularly in terms of ri ...
Climate change impacts on crop production in Iran`s Zayandeh
... Turkey, winter wheat yield may decline more than 20% under future climate change because the growth periods can be shortened as a result of increased temperature, exacerbated by a reduction in precipitation (Ozdogan, 2011). In some other areas, climate change might have positive impacts on agricultu ...
... Turkey, winter wheat yield may decline more than 20% under future climate change because the growth periods can be shortened as a result of increased temperature, exacerbated by a reduction in precipitation (Ozdogan, 2011). In some other areas, climate change might have positive impacts on agricultu ...
Pacific Region Climate Change Science and Learning Opportunities
... national parks, and in some cases in rapid and concerning ways. These changes will have implications for what visitors see and experience in national parks and will require new approaches to the protection of natural and historic resources within parks. “Studies like this are critical to inform nati ...
... national parks, and in some cases in rapid and concerning ways. These changes will have implications for what visitors see and experience in national parks and will require new approaches to the protection of natural and historic resources within parks. “Studies like this are critical to inform nati ...
Thermodynamics of climate change
... 3X ≡ dX d log2 [CO2 ] ppm . Results are summarized in Table 1. Note that the variable with the strongest systematic deviations from linearity is the globally averaged surface temperature, which features a markedly linear dependence only for CO2 concentrations larger than 150 ppm. Instead, the graph ...
... 3X ≡ dX d log2 [CO2 ] ppm . Results are summarized in Table 1. Note that the variable with the strongest systematic deviations from linearity is the globally averaged surface temperature, which features a markedly linear dependence only for CO2 concentrations larger than 150 ppm. Instead, the graph ...
Primary Impacts of Climate Change in the Chicago Region
... experienced from one year to the next and northeastern Illinois’ continental climate is no exception (figure 1). Large yearto-year variability has and always will be a characteristic of the Chicago regions’ climate. In fact, some climate change studies have shown that year-to-year variability is mor ...
... experienced from one year to the next and northeastern Illinois’ continental climate is no exception (figure 1). Large yearto-year variability has and always will be a characteristic of the Chicago regions’ climate. In fact, some climate change studies have shown that year-to-year variability is mor ...
Executive Summary - A New Climate for Peace
... Many people who depend directly on natural resources will find their livelihoods endangered by climate change. In some areas, climate change will reduce grazing land, dry up water sources, and threaten jobs connected to climate-sensitive economic sectors. These environmental changes can combine with ...
... Many people who depend directly on natural resources will find their livelihoods endangered by climate change. In some areas, climate change will reduce grazing land, dry up water sources, and threaten jobs connected to climate-sensitive economic sectors. These environmental changes can combine with ...
Ecological and Evolutionary Responses to Recent Climate Change
... et al. 2003, Root & Hughes 2005, Schwartz 1998, 1999; Shoo et al. 2006). The consensus is that, with proper attention to sampling and other statistical issues and through the use of scientific inference, studies of observed biological changes can provide rigorous tests of climate-change hypotheses. I ...
... et al. 2003, Root & Hughes 2005, Schwartz 1998, 1999; Shoo et al. 2006). The consensus is that, with proper attention to sampling and other statistical issues and through the use of scientific inference, studies of observed biological changes can provide rigorous tests of climate-change hypotheses. I ...
Hollowed et al. 2009
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) models for regional ecosystems to select and estimate relevant environmental variables, (iii) evaluation of climate model scenarios and select IPCC models that appear to provide valid representations of forcing for the region of study, (iv) extraction ...
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) models for regional ecosystems to select and estimate relevant environmental variables, (iii) evaluation of climate model scenarios and select IPCC models that appear to provide valid representations of forcing for the region of study, (iv) extraction ...
The global warming hiatus: Slowdown or redistribution?
... 1998–2012 in comparison to the period 1951–2012. The 1951–2012 period coincides with previous detection and attribution work cited by IPCC with respect to human contributions to global surface and tropospheric spatial and vertical patterns of change, that is, anthropogenic fingerprints. The IPCC repo ...
... 1998–2012 in comparison to the period 1951–2012. The 1951–2012 period coincides with previous detection and attribution work cited by IPCC with respect to human contributions to global surface and tropospheric spatial and vertical patterns of change, that is, anthropogenic fingerprints. The IPCC repo ...
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.