Great Plains mega-region (Chapter 7) of the Foundation document
... remoteness of some rural counties. In contrast, other Great Plains’counties with large urban centers or with scenic amenities are experiencing population increases and economic growth (Drabenstott and Smith,1996). Distributions of the naturally occurring vegetation and the planted agricultural crops ...
... remoteness of some rural counties. In contrast, other Great Plains’counties with large urban centers or with scenic amenities are experiencing population increases and economic growth (Drabenstott and Smith,1996). Distributions of the naturally occurring vegetation and the planted agricultural crops ...
Earth`s Energy Imbalance
... measurements, and can we track where the energy goes? Certainly we need to be able to answer these questions if we are to properly track how climate change is manifested and quantify implications ...
... measurements, and can we track where the energy goes? Certainly we need to be able to answer these questions if we are to properly track how climate change is manifested and quantify implications ...
The Changing Arctic Cryosphere and Likely Consequences: An
... although uncertainty is high. Already, feedbacks are implicated in some recent climatic changes. For example, the extent to which the date of spring melt has become earlier is greater than the extent to which the date of snowon has become delayed, and this is consistent with a greater early-season a ...
... although uncertainty is high. Already, feedbacks are implicated in some recent climatic changes. For example, the extent to which the date of spring melt has become earlier is greater than the extent to which the date of snowon has become delayed, and this is consistent with a greater early-season a ...
Climate change: island life in a volatile world
... More importantly, such transformations are often contentious and painfully wrought at the ‘ground level’ where people live, frequently leaving some people unsettled or uncertain as to where they belong. But amid all this relentless activity, it can be tempting to think of the land masses themselves, ...
... More importantly, such transformations are often contentious and painfully wrought at the ‘ground level’ where people live, frequently leaving some people unsettled or uncertain as to where they belong. But amid all this relentless activity, it can be tempting to think of the land masses themselves, ...
S1501144_en.pdf
... 6. Central America: Aridity index values by department, 1950–2000 average .......................................... 7. Central America: Aridity index values by department, scenarios B2 and A2 up to 2100 .................... 8. Central America: Number of dry months per year by department, 1950–2000 ...
... 6. Central America: Aridity index values by department, 1950–2000 average .......................................... 7. Central America: Aridity index values by department, scenarios B2 and A2 up to 2100 .................... 8. Central America: Number of dry months per year by department, 1950–2000 ...
1 - WMO
... stations are silent. Only 50% of the 10 upper air and 10% of the 84 surface stations provided at least 90% of the expected report. These limitations affect climate monitoring and prediction both for the regional and global community. The Conference of Parties at its 5th Session (Decision 5/CP.5) urg ...
... stations are silent. Only 50% of the 10 upper air and 10% of the 84 surface stations provided at least 90% of the expected report. These limitations affect climate monitoring and prediction both for the regional and global community. The Conference of Parties at its 5th Session (Decision 5/CP.5) urg ...
Tipping elements and climate-economic shocks: Pathways toward
... horizon of socio-economic relevance. For example, paleoclimatic evidence from the Last Interglacial suggests that the committed response to 2°C global warming above pre-Industrial temperatures may be about 6–9 m of GMSL rise [Kopp et al., 2009], but if these 6–9 m were to take millennia to be realiz ...
... horizon of socio-economic relevance. For example, paleoclimatic evidence from the Last Interglacial suggests that the committed response to 2°C global warming above pre-Industrial temperatures may be about 6–9 m of GMSL rise [Kopp et al., 2009], but if these 6–9 m were to take millennia to be realiz ...
CHANGING LAND USE, CLIMATE, AND HYDROLOGY IN THE WINOOSKI
... severity of storms, but the widespread increase in temperature will encourage summer drying as the atmosphere’s moisture capacity increases. With drier soils and increased frequency of storms, the potential for erosion and crop damage will increase, while earlier snowmelt will change water availabi ...
... severity of storms, but the widespread increase in temperature will encourage summer drying as the atmosphere’s moisture capacity increases. With drier soils and increased frequency of storms, the potential for erosion and crop damage will increase, while earlier snowmelt will change water availabi ...
adaptation to climate change: key terms
... Adaptation itself and many related terms are not defined in either the UNFCCC or the Kyoto Protocol. Many key adaptation terms and concepts are defined by the IPCC in its Third Assessment Report (TAR) and earlier reports1. Various other scientific/policy communities use slightly different definition ...
... Adaptation itself and many related terms are not defined in either the UNFCCC or the Kyoto Protocol. Many key adaptation terms and concepts are defined by the IPCC in its Third Assessment Report (TAR) and earlier reports1. Various other scientific/policy communities use slightly different definition ...
Chapter 4: Food Production
... directly on seasonal weather for heat, light and water. Locations for particular crops will also change. 2) Pollinators would face shorter, less harsh winters but may be affected by increased pest and disease activity, different food sources and changes in the timing of flowering. 3) Animal producti ...
... directly on seasonal weather for heat, light and water. Locations for particular crops will also change. 2) Pollinators would face shorter, less harsh winters but may be affected by increased pest and disease activity, different food sources and changes in the timing of flowering. 3) Animal producti ...
assessment of changes of extreme wave conditions at the
... influence of climate change on water levels (the mean sea level and extreme water levels) as well as on the local wave climate (the average and extreme events) has to be analyzed. Moreover, knowledge of the changes in near-shore wave conditions is essential for developing appropriate adaptation meas ...
... influence of climate change on water levels (the mean sea level and extreme water levels) as well as on the local wave climate (the average and extreme events) has to be analyzed. Moreover, knowledge of the changes in near-shore wave conditions is essential for developing appropriate adaptation meas ...
Macedonia: National Climate Vulnerability Assessment
... The reviewers of the “Report on Climate Vulnerability Assessment on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia”: Prof. Dr. Stojan Kuzev, Professor at the European University - Republic of Macedonia, “, reviewer, Prof. Dr Drage Petreski, Associate Professor at the Military Academy “General Mihailo Ap ...
... The reviewers of the “Report on Climate Vulnerability Assessment on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia”: Prof. Dr. Stojan Kuzev, Professor at the European University - Republic of Macedonia, “, reviewer, Prof. Dr Drage Petreski, Associate Professor at the Military Academy “General Mihailo Ap ...
Download: swipa-spm - Arctic Monitoring and Assessment
... affecting Arctic and Antarctic glaciers, ice caps, and ice sheets suggests that low-end projections of global sea-level rise made by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) are underestimated. • Changes in the Arctic may be affecting weather ...
... affecting Arctic and Antarctic glaciers, ice caps, and ice sheets suggests that low-end projections of global sea-level rise made by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) are underestimated. • Changes in the Arctic may be affecting weather ...
Hydrological effects of the increased CO2 and climate change in the
... twentieth century. Other climate change studies on hydrology also reported likely increases in the water yield with elevated CO2 (Jha et al. 2006; Chaplot 2007; Fontaine et al. 2001). However, other research showed that leaf area may increase with rising CO2 concentration (Wand et al. 1999; Saxe et ...
... twentieth century. Other climate change studies on hydrology also reported likely increases in the water yield with elevated CO2 (Jha et al. 2006; Chaplot 2007; Fontaine et al. 2001). However, other research showed that leaf area may increase with rising CO2 concentration (Wand et al. 1999; Saxe et ...
Guide to Climate Change Risk Assessment for NSW
... While many councils have been actively pursuing strategies to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, there is some evidence to suggest they have only recently begun to prepare for projected changes in climate (ICLEI Oceania 2008; LGSA 2010). To date decisions on environmental policies, building desi ...
... While many councils have been actively pursuing strategies to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, there is some evidence to suggest they have only recently begun to prepare for projected changes in climate (ICLEI Oceania 2008; LGSA 2010). To date decisions on environmental policies, building desi ...
Climate Change in the African Small Island Developing States: From
... Small Island Developing States are small island or low-lying coastal countries located in tropical and subtropical regions. They are either surrounded by oceans or have long coastlines and are therefore vulnerable to climate change impacts including rising sea levels, more intense and frequent extre ...
... Small Island Developing States are small island or low-lying coastal countries located in tropical and subtropical regions. They are either surrounded by oceans or have long coastlines and are therefore vulnerable to climate change impacts including rising sea levels, more intense and frequent extre ...
4.2. Physics enriched by the climate change
... in fewer cases and with higher intensity. Besides this inconvenient dosage of precipitation, positive temperature trends also intensify the problem. Heat waves. The mean summer temperature was 19.6 degrees Celsius in the 1961-1990 normal period. Since its end, however, both the average and the devia ...
... in fewer cases and with higher intensity. Besides this inconvenient dosage of precipitation, positive temperature trends also intensify the problem. Heat waves. The mean summer temperature was 19.6 degrees Celsius in the 1961-1990 normal period. Since its end, however, both the average and the devia ...
Communicating climate change – Learning from business
... As individuals ”do not have a set of socially accepted beliefs on climate change” (Hoffman 2012: 32), any attempt to understand and interpret climate change knowledge requires a thorough ”political, economic, social, and legal debate over values and beliefs” through which social consensus emerges (H ...
... As individuals ”do not have a set of socially accepted beliefs on climate change” (Hoffman 2012: 32), any attempt to understand and interpret climate change knowledge requires a thorough ”political, economic, social, and legal debate over values and beliefs” through which social consensus emerges (H ...
Mixed Messages - National Center for Science Education
... • How many students receive instruction opt-in polls,1,2 some sought to be representative about recent global warming? but relied on social and institutional networks to • What relevant topics and scientific recruit respondents,3,4 and some were surveys of ...
... • How many students receive instruction opt-in polls,1,2 some sought to be representative about recent global warming? but relied on social and institutional networks to • What relevant topics and scientific recruit respondents,3,4 and some were surveys of ...
Climate and the Carbon Cycle - CARBO
... When it gets hot and dry - droughts, heat waves and fire...........................................8 Highlight Chapter 2 Storms, floods and frost.............................................................................................. 10 Highlight Chapter 3 Observing the response of carbon an ...
... When it gets hot and dry - droughts, heat waves and fire...........................................8 Highlight Chapter 2 Storms, floods and frost.............................................................................................. 10 Highlight Chapter 3 Observing the response of carbon an ...
The psychology of climate change communication - UvA-DARE
... could do to help mitigate global climate change, but are not. Why not? Somehow, and despite a lot of media attention following the release of An Inconvenient Truth, messages about climate change and what people need to do to help prevent it seem to have fallen on deaf ears. There are many theories a ...
... could do to help mitigate global climate change, but are not. Why not? Somehow, and despite a lot of media attention following the release of An Inconvenient Truth, messages about climate change and what people need to do to help prevent it seem to have fallen on deaf ears. There are many theories a ...
2.1 Causes of Vulnerability Associated with Climate Change
... The February 2007 report of the Working Group I of the International Panel on Climate Change, titled “The Physical Science Basis for Climate Change”, identifies numerous long-term changes in climate. This includes changes in Arctic temperatures and ice, widespread changes in precipitation amounts, o ...
... The February 2007 report of the Working Group I of the International Panel on Climate Change, titled “The Physical Science Basis for Climate Change”, identifies numerous long-term changes in climate. This includes changes in Arctic temperatures and ice, widespread changes in precipitation amounts, o ...
Document
... voluntary and involuntary strategy in response to environmental change (McLeman and Smith, 2006; Foresight, 2011). In the past few decades, potential linkages and implications of climate change on human mobility have taken hold in the literature. Yet, significant debates exist regarding the climate ...
... voluntary and involuntary strategy in response to environmental change (McLeman and Smith, 2006; Foresight, 2011). In the past few decades, potential linkages and implications of climate change on human mobility have taken hold in the literature. Yet, significant debates exist regarding the climate ...
6 global policy recommendations for a more sustainable
... livelihoods in developing countries has been a privilege. I had the pleasure to join meetings and discussions during the past two Resilience Academies – the first one in Bangladesh in 2013 and the se ...
... livelihoods in developing countries has been a privilege. I had the pleasure to join meetings and discussions during the past two Resilience Academies – the first one in Bangladesh in 2013 and the se ...
Role of winter temperature and climate change on the survival and
... temperatures for the months of February, March, or the entire winter season (defined here as December, January, February, and March [DJFM]); we also considered the number of days per winter with temperatures below −10°C, and the absolute minimum winter temperature, or the temperature of the coldest ...
... temperatures for the months of February, March, or the entire winter season (defined here as December, January, February, and March [DJFM]); we also considered the number of days per winter with temperatures below −10°C, and the absolute minimum winter temperature, or the temperature of the coldest ...
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.