Sand lizard (Lacerta agilis) phenology in a warming world
... with environmental change short term. However, over longer time scales the capacity for evolutionary adaptation is likely to be crucial [17], and phenotypic plasticity itself may or may not be selectively favored [18]. In order to produce realistic predictions about the fate of species and populatio ...
... with environmental change short term. However, over longer time scales the capacity for evolutionary adaptation is likely to be crucial [17], and phenotypic plasticity itself may or may not be selectively favored [18]. In order to produce realistic predictions about the fate of species and populatio ...
The Global Warming Time Bomb?
... more by humans than by our planet’s orbital variations. Greenhouse gases are increasing today and glaciers and ice sheets are melting back. The old maxim, that the Earth is heading toward a new ice age, has been rendered void by the power of modern technology. Box 1: Climate Forcings, Sensitivity, R ...
... more by humans than by our planet’s orbital variations. Greenhouse gases are increasing today and glaciers and ice sheets are melting back. The old maxim, that the Earth is heading toward a new ice age, has been rendered void by the power of modern technology. Box 1: Climate Forcings, Sensitivity, R ...
Social and cultural issues raised by climate change in Pacific Island
... The impacts indicated in Table 1 could be even worse if the global climate system passes certain ‘tipping points’ where abrupt changes occur, such as irreversible melting of the Greenland ice shelf or bulk release of methane from permafrost regions. The increases in temperature required for this to ...
... The impacts indicated in Table 1 could be even worse if the global climate system passes certain ‘tipping points’ where abrupt changes occur, such as irreversible melting of the Greenland ice shelf or bulk release of methane from permafrost regions. The increases in temperature required for this to ...
Warming Good - RS - DDI
... are "critical to maintaining biodiversity and supporting fishery catches." Hence, the study’s authors write they are keen to examine what the future might hold in this regard, noting, "effects of climate-driven production change on marine ecosystems and fisheries can be explored using food web model ...
... are "critical to maintaining biodiversity and supporting fishery catches." Hence, the study’s authors write they are keen to examine what the future might hold in this regard, noting, "effects of climate-driven production change on marine ecosystems and fisheries can be explored using food web model ...
WMO
... relation to the regional sea-level rise. While the global mean sea level is expected to rise in the 21st century up to approximately 80 cm, depending on the carbon emissions, the CMIP5 projects high regional variability of this increase. These results are corroborated by observations showing an incr ...
... relation to the regional sea-level rise. While the global mean sea level is expected to rise in the 21st century up to approximately 80 cm, depending on the carbon emissions, the CMIP5 projects high regional variability of this increase. These results are corroborated by observations showing an incr ...
Now more than ever: The need for more societally
... In this paper, I suggest narrowing the research priorities even further. A recent review of research and practice on USfocused vulnerability and adaptation found a persistent and significant ‘‘mismatch between the lack of, and the need for, scientific capacity, technical expertise and widespread, [dec ...
... In this paper, I suggest narrowing the research priorities even further. A recent review of research and practice on USfocused vulnerability and adaptation found a persistent and significant ‘‘mismatch between the lack of, and the need for, scientific capacity, technical expertise and widespread, [dec ...
Temperature (Word) - Narragansett Bay Estuary Program
... conclusions of Morrill and colleagues, as the river has warmed 0.95°C (1.7°F) from 1946-2008, driven by warming air temperatures (Seekell and Pace 2011). According to climate models produced through the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Climate System Research Center at the Un ...
... conclusions of Morrill and colleagues, as the river has warmed 0.95°C (1.7°F) from 1946-2008, driven by warming air temperatures (Seekell and Pace 2011). According to climate models produced through the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Climate System Research Center at the Un ...
Impact of Climate Change on Wheat Production
... emissions. Globally, 13.5% of all human-induced greenhouse gas emissions are contributed from agriculture (Karl et al., 2009). Temperature The IPCC SRES projections estimate that global temperatures are expected to warm 3 to 7° F over the next century. From the 1970’s to present day, all decades hav ...
... emissions. Globally, 13.5% of all human-induced greenhouse gas emissions are contributed from agriculture (Karl et al., 2009). Temperature The IPCC SRES projections estimate that global temperatures are expected to warm 3 to 7° F over the next century. From the 1970’s to present day, all decades hav ...
Paleoclimate Implications for Human-Made Climate Change
... In this paper we discuss Cenozoic climate change and its relevance to understanding of human-made climate change. We review how Milankovic climate oscillations provide a precise measure of climate sensitivity to any natural or human-made climate forcing. We summarize how temperature is extracted fr ...
... In this paper we discuss Cenozoic climate change and its relevance to understanding of human-made climate change. We review how Milankovic climate oscillations provide a precise measure of climate sensitivity to any natural or human-made climate forcing. We summarize how temperature is extracted fr ...
document Lee Presentation
... Key messages from AR5 •Human influence on the climate system is clear •The more we disrupt our climate, the more we risk severe, pervasive and irreversible impacts •We have the means to limit climate change and build a more prosperous, sustainable future ...
... Key messages from AR5 •Human influence on the climate system is clear •The more we disrupt our climate, the more we risk severe, pervasive and irreversible impacts •We have the means to limit climate change and build a more prosperous, sustainable future ...
Climate change leads to range shift of Willy Wagtails to previously
... Australian birds with particular reference to Willy Wagtails (Rhipidura leucophrys) (Chambers et al. 2005). The impact of climate change on a species will be determined by its adaptive ability. Average continental temperatures in Australia have risen by 0.9 °C since 1900, with most of this rise occu ...
... Australian birds with particular reference to Willy Wagtails (Rhipidura leucophrys) (Chambers et al. 2005). The impact of climate change on a species will be determined by its adaptive ability. Average continental temperatures in Australia have risen by 0.9 °C since 1900, with most of this rise occu ...
Evaluating the effects of ideology on public understanding of climate
... developing effective risk communication strategies, which in turn can influence the development of effective mitigation and adaptation policies. Toward this end, Bostrom et al. (1994) deployed a mental modeling approach to assess public understanding of climate change science. They found that respon ...
... developing effective risk communication strategies, which in turn can influence the development of effective mitigation and adaptation policies. Toward this end, Bostrom et al. (1994) deployed a mental modeling approach to assess public understanding of climate change science. They found that respon ...
Mechanisms of drought in present and future climate
... CMIP3 multi-model future changes of season-averaged precipitation show large seasonal changes in the pattern over North America (dry in far southwest U.S. and Mexico during winter; dry over the Pacific northwest and southern Great Plains in summer) ...
... CMIP3 multi-model future changes of season-averaged precipitation show large seasonal changes in the pattern over North America (dry in far southwest U.S. and Mexico during winter; dry over the Pacific northwest and southern Great Plains in summer) ...
O A RIGINAL RTICLE
... Change. He also added that the developed countries will finance a10 billion dollars a year, three year program starting in 2010 for funding the developing nations’ projects dealing with drought, floods and other impacts of climate change, and to develop clean energy. He added that we need to share o ...
... Change. He also added that the developed countries will finance a10 billion dollars a year, three year program starting in 2010 for funding the developing nations’ projects dealing with drought, floods and other impacts of climate change, and to develop clean energy. He added that we need to share o ...
Climate change implications for the glaciers of the Hindu Kush
... balance data available and the variation in glaciological conditions. Other non-climatic drivers such as deposition of dust and soot may also play a role, with some evidence that this may already be having an effect on some Tibetan glaciers (Xu et al., 2009). There are relatively few studies that ai ...
... balance data available and the variation in glaciological conditions. Other non-climatic drivers such as deposition of dust and soot may also play a role, with some evidence that this may already be having an effect on some Tibetan glaciers (Xu et al., 2009). There are relatively few studies that ai ...
Standard PDF - Wiley Online Library
... [1] The area burned by forest fires in Canada has increased over the past four decades, at the same time as summer season temperatures have warmed. Here we use output from a coupled climate model to demonstrate that human emissions of greenhouse gases and sulfate aerosol have made a detectable contr ...
... [1] The area burned by forest fires in Canada has increased over the past four decades, at the same time as summer season temperatures have warmed. Here we use output from a coupled climate model to demonstrate that human emissions of greenhouse gases and sulfate aerosol have made a detectable contr ...
Evolutionary and plastic responses of freshwater invertebrates to
... In contrast to temperature, effects of salinity and hydroperiod on fitness-related traits have been much less studied in freshwater invertebrates and not in the context of climate change. Yet, both a higher salinity and a shorter hydroperiod are potentially strong selective pressures that may cause ...
... In contrast to temperature, effects of salinity and hydroperiod on fitness-related traits have been much less studied in freshwater invertebrates and not in the context of climate change. Yet, both a higher salinity and a shorter hydroperiod are potentially strong selective pressures that may cause ...
Print - Climate Change Knowledge Portal
... Annual rainfall in Ghana is highly variable on inter‐annual and inter‐decadal timescales and long-term trends are difficult to identify. Rainfall over Ghana was particularly high in the 1960s, and decreased to particularly low levels in the late 1970s and early 1980s, producing an overall decreasing ...
... Annual rainfall in Ghana is highly variable on inter‐annual and inter‐decadal timescales and long-term trends are difficult to identify. Rainfall over Ghana was particularly high in the 1960s, and decreased to particularly low levels in the late 1970s and early 1980s, producing an overall decreasing ...
Community and ecosystem responses to recent climate change
... behaviour, there is also ample evidence for distributional changes of plants and animals owing to recent climate change, but species do not respond synchronously in space. This will result in shifting dominances of species within communities, but also to the formation of non-analogue communities, wh ...
... behaviour, there is also ample evidence for distributional changes of plants and animals owing to recent climate change, but species do not respond synchronously in space. This will result in shifting dominances of species within communities, but also to the formation of non-analogue communities, wh ...
The IPCC Special Report on Carbon dioxide Capture and
... Economic potential • Cost reduction of climate change stabilisation: 30% or more • Most scenario studies: role of CCS increases over the course of the century • Substantial application above CO2 price of 25-30 US$/tCO2 • 15 to 55% of the cumulative mitigation effort worldwide until ...
... Economic potential • Cost reduction of climate change stabilisation: 30% or more • Most scenario studies: role of CCS increases over the course of the century • Substantial application above CO2 price of 25-30 US$/tCO2 • 15 to 55% of the cumulative mitigation effort worldwide until ...
The social construct of climate and climate change
... However, it is generaliy expected that the evidence to be gathered in the next years will be sufficient to attribute the observed changes to the human emission of gases and particles into the global environment. In short, the 's~gnal'produced by greenhouse warming is on the verge of emerging from th ...
... However, it is generaliy expected that the evidence to be gathered in the next years will be sufficient to attribute the observed changes to the human emission of gases and particles into the global environment. In short, the 's~gnal'produced by greenhouse warming is on the verge of emerging from th ...
international public opinion, perception, and understanding of global
... In this same year, Charles Keeling began measurements of atmospheric carbon dioxide from an observatory on the Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii. He soon identified what became known as the “Keeling Curve” – a graph that showed atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide increasing year by year. This was ...
... In this same year, Charles Keeling began measurements of atmospheric carbon dioxide from an observatory on the Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii. He soon identified what became known as the “Keeling Curve” – a graph that showed atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide increasing year by year. This was ...
Review of the consensus and asymmetric quality of research on
... The third significant work on scientific consensus was completed in 2010 (Anderegg et al., 2010). The approach taken in this study was to collect a listing of prominent climate researchers by utilizing authorship of significant climate-related documents. The list encompassed 1,372 researchers who we ...
... The third significant work on scientific consensus was completed in 2010 (Anderegg et al., 2010). The approach taken in this study was to collect a listing of prominent climate researchers by utilizing authorship of significant climate-related documents. The list encompassed 1,372 researchers who we ...
ESTIMATION OF HEAT WAVE INDICES FROM CLIMATE MODEL
... accurately predicting the response of climate to a natural or human-induced perturbation [10]. Simulations with global coupled ocean-atmosphere general circulation models (AOGCMs) forced with GHG and aerosol emission scenarios are the primary tools for studying possible future changes in climate mea ...
... accurately predicting the response of climate to a natural or human-induced perturbation [10]. Simulations with global coupled ocean-atmosphere general circulation models (AOGCMs) forced with GHG and aerosol emission scenarios are the primary tools for studying possible future changes in climate mea ...
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.