Outline for Inter-Mountain West Report - City of Flagstaff
... greenhouse gas emissions reductions while at the same time helping Flagstaff adapt to expected climate change. Energy efficiency, for example, is a common strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It can also improve the City’s energy management and increase capacity to cope with future climate i ...
... greenhouse gas emissions reductions while at the same time helping Flagstaff adapt to expected climate change. Energy efficiency, for example, is a common strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It can also improve the City’s energy management and increase capacity to cope with future climate i ...
Impact of Antarctic Ozone Depletion and Recovery on Southern
... 2005; O’Gorman and Schneider 2009). Thus, it is questionable whether extreme precipitation events will respond to dynamical changes driven by the Antarctic ozone hole. The purpose of this study is to bridge the existing gap in understanding the relative contributions of anthropogenic greenhouse gas ...
... 2005; O’Gorman and Schneider 2009). Thus, it is questionable whether extreme precipitation events will respond to dynamical changes driven by the Antarctic ozone hole. The purpose of this study is to bridge the existing gap in understanding the relative contributions of anthropogenic greenhouse gas ...
Communication for Climate Change Multi
... The overall aim of the Communication for Climate Change MDTF is to complement World Bankfinanced operations and initiatives on climate change, by advancing the theory and practice of communication for development in support of climate change awareness. The main objectives of the MDTF are to: • Raise ...
... The overall aim of the Communication for Climate Change MDTF is to complement World Bankfinanced operations and initiatives on climate change, by advancing the theory and practice of communication for development in support of climate change awareness. The main objectives of the MDTF are to: • Raise ...
Great Lakes National Parks in Peril
... much the climate changes will depend in large part on whether future emissions are limited. In every case, the scenario with higher emissions yields greater temperature increases than the scenario with lower emissions. At Indiana Dunes, for example, the average result from 16 climate models is for a ...
... much the climate changes will depend in large part on whether future emissions are limited. In every case, the scenario with higher emissions yields greater temperature increases than the scenario with lower emissions. At Indiana Dunes, for example, the average result from 16 climate models is for a ...
Sea Level Rise on the Florida Keys
... the planet has gone through cycles of gradual warming and cooling, but the changes taking place today are happening faster than during any past natural cycle. While there are some natural causes to the climate change occurring today, the primary drivers of this rapid climate change are the increased ...
... the planet has gone through cycles of gradual warming and cooling, but the changes taking place today are happening faster than during any past natural cycle. While there are some natural causes to the climate change occurring today, the primary drivers of this rapid climate change are the increased ...
Climate change scenarios
... Over all commodities, grower based adaptations dominate those identified as critical to countering climate change impacts. The most effective adaptations involve actions that can be taken by the farmer without assistance from the industry. But where no new investment or know-how is needed, growers w ...
... Over all commodities, grower based adaptations dominate those identified as critical to countering climate change impacts. The most effective adaptations involve actions that can be taken by the farmer without assistance from the industry. But where no new investment or know-how is needed, growers w ...
Port of Manzanillo: Climate Risk Management
... the risks are not addressed, the implications of climate variability and change for ports and their stakeholders could be significant. ‘Adaptation’ is the general term used to describe the range of actions that can be taken to reduce vulnerability to climate change. In general terms, ports are widel ...
... the risks are not addressed, the implications of climate variability and change for ports and their stakeholders could be significant. ‘Adaptation’ is the general term used to describe the range of actions that can be taken to reduce vulnerability to climate change. In general terms, ports are widel ...
Climate Change and Its Impact on Groundwater
... Climate Change and Its Impact on Groundwater Resources impact with accompanying changes in the rates of precipitation and evaporation. Predictions include higher incidences of severe weather events, a higher likelihood of flooding, and more droughts. The impact would be particularly severe in the t ...
... Climate Change and Its Impact on Groundwater Resources impact with accompanying changes in the rates of precipitation and evaporation. Predictions include higher incidences of severe weather events, a higher likelihood of flooding, and more droughts. The impact would be particularly severe in the t ...
Public Perceptions of Climate Change
... causes, and concern over its effects Views on climate change are related to age, with younger Marylanders most likely to say that climate change is happening and each older generation sharing this view less and less. Eightynine percent of Millennials (ages 18-35) and 84 percent of Generation X (ages ...
... causes, and concern over its effects Views on climate change are related to age, with younger Marylanders most likely to say that climate change is happening and each older generation sharing this view less and less. Eightynine percent of Millennials (ages 18-35) and 84 percent of Generation X (ages ...
NEPA, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND PUBLIC LANDS DECISION MAKING
... climate. Moreover, climate change seems likely to disrupt—if it has not done so already—our most reliable tool for predicting future conditions in the natural world: the historic record of past conditions. As one article famously suggested in the context of climate change and water resources managem ...
... climate. Moreover, climate change seems likely to disrupt—if it has not done so already—our most reliable tool for predicting future conditions in the natural world: the historic record of past conditions. As one article famously suggested in the context of climate change and water resources managem ...
Preparing Low-Emission Climate-Resilient Development
... to erratic and extreme weather events, floods, droughts, and sea-level rise, which could adversely affect food and water supplies, human health, and ecosystems and biodiversity. Developing countries are the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, and their sustainable development prospects ...
... to erratic and extreme weather events, floods, droughts, and sea-level rise, which could adversely affect food and water supplies, human health, and ecosystems and biodiversity. Developing countries are the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, and their sustainable development prospects ...
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... handle the oceans will be a decisive test of humankind’s ability to steer a sustainable course in the future. ...
... handle the oceans will be a decisive test of humankind’s ability to steer a sustainable course in the future. ...
Key Adaptation Concepts and Terms
... other scientific/policy communities use slightly different definitions or freely use terms that have meaning in a common usage, such as, for example, vulnerability, resilience, adaptability but may take on greater significance in a negotiation setting. In addition, UN bodies and national climate pro ...
... other scientific/policy communities use slightly different definitions or freely use terms that have meaning in a common usage, such as, for example, vulnerability, resilience, adaptability but may take on greater significance in a negotiation setting. In addition, UN bodies and national climate pro ...
Evaporation at the Dead-Sea in the different synoptic systems and
... Fig. 1 shows the study area and the stations locations discussed next. Fig. 2 shows the time-series of the annual evaporation in the Jordan Valley and the Arava stations. Polynomial trend lines were added to the stations with available data till 2008. It is clearly seen that the pan evaporation at S ...
... Fig. 1 shows the study area and the stations locations discussed next. Fig. 2 shows the time-series of the annual evaporation in the Jordan Valley and the Arava stations. Polynomial trend lines were added to the stations with available data till 2008. It is clearly seen that the pan evaporation at S ...
Audubon`s Birds and Climate Change Report
... emissions scenario considered (SRES B2, A1B, A2) and variation across future time periods (2020s, 2050s, 2080s). In addition, there are biological uncertainties, because we cannot be certain how species will respond to future climate change even though we have carefully modeled their historical resp ...
... emissions scenario considered (SRES B2, A1B, A2) and variation across future time periods (2020s, 2050s, 2080s). In addition, there are biological uncertainties, because we cannot be certain how species will respond to future climate change even though we have carefully modeled their historical resp ...
Climate Change in the Hindu Kush-Himalayas - HimalDoc
... It is widely understood that the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region is one of the most ecologically sensitive and fragile areas in the world. This mountain system is also geographically, geologically, and culturally unique. It features immense mountains and extraordinary landscapes which are the sour ...
... It is widely understood that the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region is one of the most ecologically sensitive and fragile areas in the world. This mountain system is also geographically, geologically, and culturally unique. It features immense mountains and extraordinary landscapes which are the sour ...
Air-mass Origin in the Arctic. Part II: Response to Increases in
... both models and observations [e.g., shifts in the midlatitude tropospheric jets (e.g., Yin 2005; Miller et al. 2006; Barnes and Polvani 2013), the expansion and weakening of the Hadley cell (e.g., Lu et al. 2007), and trends in atmospheric variability (e.g., Hurrell 1995; Thompson et al. 2000; Zhou ...
... both models and observations [e.g., shifts in the midlatitude tropospheric jets (e.g., Yin 2005; Miller et al. 2006; Barnes and Polvani 2013), the expansion and weakening of the Hadley cell (e.g., Lu et al. 2007), and trends in atmospheric variability (e.g., Hurrell 1995; Thompson et al. 2000; Zhou ...
www.ivt.ethz.ch
... • The level of competition on the market is increasing • At the start of modern carsharing operations (90’s Switzerland and Germany) and until recently, operators ...
... • The level of competition on the market is increasing • At the start of modern carsharing operations (90’s Switzerland and Germany) and until recently, operators ...
PDF Format - Department of Environmental Sciences
... S. Menezes, Communicating on Climate Change: An Essential Resource for Journalists, Scientists, and Educators, Narragansett, RI, University of Rhode Island, 11. Broccoli, A. J., 1986: Characteristics of seasonal snow cover as simulated by GFDL climate models. In SNOW WATCH ’85, Boulder, CO: World Da ...
... S. Menezes, Communicating on Climate Change: An Essential Resource for Journalists, Scientists, and Educators, Narragansett, RI, University of Rhode Island, 11. Broccoli, A. J., 1986: Characteristics of seasonal snow cover as simulated by GFDL climate models. In SNOW WATCH ’85, Boulder, CO: World Da ...
Breaking down the tropospheric circulation response by forcing
... Here we describe the model setup used in this study. We then detail the prescribed forcings to be investigated. As we are mainly interested in zonal mean circulation changes, we finish this section by defining the circulation indicators used in this study. Following Fletcher et al. (2009), we use an ...
... Here we describe the model setup used in this study. We then detail the prescribed forcings to be investigated. As we are mainly interested in zonal mean circulation changes, we finish this section by defining the circulation indicators used in this study. Following Fletcher et al. (2009), we use an ...
Audubon`s Birds and Climate Change Report
... century across a range of future climate projections, including a low emissions scenario (B2). These birds will require distinct management approaches depending on whether they have the potential to colonize new regions and how they respond to changes in their local ecological community due to clima ...
... century across a range of future climate projections, including a low emissions scenario (B2). These birds will require distinct management approaches depending on whether they have the potential to colonize new regions and how they respond to changes in their local ecological community due to clima ...
Confronting Climate Change in the US Northeast
... 0.5 degrees Fahrenheit (°F) per decade. Winter temperatures have risen even faster, at a rate of 1.3°F per decade from 1970 to 2000. This warming has been correlated with many other climate-related changes across the region, including: • More frequent days with temperatures above 90°F • A longer g ...
... 0.5 degrees Fahrenheit (°F) per decade. Winter temperatures have risen even faster, at a rate of 1.3°F per decade from 1970 to 2000. This warming has been correlated with many other climate-related changes across the region, including: • More frequent days with temperatures above 90°F • A longer g ...
Kathmandu Valley Nepal - UN
... The climate on our planet is changing and in recent years there has been growing concern about how the impacts of climate change will affect cities and urban populations around the world. Climate change refers to a change in the state of the climate that can be identified by changes in the mean and/ ...
... The climate on our planet is changing and in recent years there has been growing concern about how the impacts of climate change will affect cities and urban populations around the world. Climate change refers to a change in the state of the climate that can be identified by changes in the mean and/ ...
Quantitative Assessment of Climate Carrying Capacity for Cities: A
... energy consumption associated with socioeconomic development. The urban socioeconomic system and the climate system constitute a loop linking energy consumption behavior with underlying surface changes, as shown in Fig. 1. Initially, fossil fuel energy is consumed in the process of socioeconomic dev ...
... energy consumption associated with socioeconomic development. The urban socioeconomic system and the climate system constitute a loop linking energy consumption behavior with underlying surface changes, as shown in Fig. 1. Initially, fossil fuel energy is consumed in the process of socioeconomic dev ...
Climate response to imposed solar radiation reductions in
... greenhouse gas emissions have continued to increase (Friedlingstein et al., 2010), and atmospheric concentrations are projected to continue to increase for at least the next several decades, if not longer (IPCC, 2007c). As a result, global average temperature is ...
... greenhouse gas emissions have continued to increase (Friedlingstein et al., 2010), and atmospheric concentrations are projected to continue to increase for at least the next several decades, if not longer (IPCC, 2007c). As a result, global average temperature is ...
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.