Climate change impact on meteorological, agricultural, and
... assessed on the basis of daily climate inputs from RCMs driven by three general circulation models (GCMs). Two periods and two emission scenarios, i.e., 1991–2000 and 2091–2100 under B1 and A1Fi for Parallel Climate Model (PCM), 1990–1999 and 2090–2099 under A1B and A1Fi for Community Climate System ...
... assessed on the basis of daily climate inputs from RCMs driven by three general circulation models (GCMs). Two periods and two emission scenarios, i.e., 1991–2000 and 2091–2100 under B1 and A1Fi for Parallel Climate Model (PCM), 1990–1999 and 2090–2099 under A1B and A1Fi for Community Climate System ...
Goal 5: Continue to build Melbourne`s climate change adaptation
... We have already taken steps to mitigate our impact and adapt to climate change and have been recognised for our leadership. Future action needs to continue to take multiple climate hazards into account, including drought and reduced rainfall, heatwaves and bushfires, intense rainfall and storm event ...
... We have already taken steps to mitigate our impact and adapt to climate change and have been recognised for our leadership. Future action needs to continue to take multiple climate hazards into account, including drought and reduced rainfall, heatwaves and bushfires, intense rainfall and storm event ...
Regional projections of climate change effects on thermal habitat
... Christie and Regier (1988) showed that sustained yields, from North American fisheries based on fish species common in Ontario lakes, were well predicted by integrated annual levels of thermal habitat space, as defined by the optimal growth temperature of the relevant species. Climate warming is cau ...
... Christie and Regier (1988) showed that sustained yields, from North American fisheries based on fish species common in Ontario lakes, were well predicted by integrated annual levels of thermal habitat space, as defined by the optimal growth temperature of the relevant species. Climate warming is cau ...
Recent and future changes in the combination of annual
... the trends in terms of changes in CYTs can provide an important understanding of overall climate change characteristics. In China, some studies of regional CYTs have been conducted. For example, Shi et al. (2007) found that the climate has changed from warm and dry to warm and wet in Northwest China ...
... the trends in terms of changes in CYTs can provide an important understanding of overall climate change characteristics. In China, some studies of regional CYTs have been conducted. For example, Shi et al. (2007) found that the climate has changed from warm and dry to warm and wet in Northwest China ...
Climate Extremes: Recent Trends with Implications for National Security
... Preface The extent and pace of climate changes will lead to potential impacts on food, water, energy and economic security. Observed change in the climate system is an issue of ongoing concern for the US. Recent unusual extreme weather phenomena worldwide, such as droughts, floods, severe storms, an ...
... Preface The extent and pace of climate changes will lead to potential impacts on food, water, energy and economic security. Observed change in the climate system is an issue of ongoing concern for the US. Recent unusual extreme weather phenomena worldwide, such as droughts, floods, severe storms, an ...
Threats, Monitoring, and Policy to Present and Future Climate Change... Algonquin Park (Ontario, Canada) to the Adirondack Park (New York,
... climate have made it a challenge for parks and protected areas to respond to the potential negative impacts to ecological integrity. The predicted rate of climate change is forecasted to be faster than the rate of deglacial warming and a fragmented landscape between large protected areas further con ...
... climate have made it a challenge for parks and protected areas to respond to the potential negative impacts to ecological integrity. The predicted rate of climate change is forecasted to be faster than the rate of deglacial warming and a fragmented landscape between large protected areas further con ...
... Preface The extent and pace of climate changes will lead to potential impacts on food, water, energy and economic security. Observed change in the climate system is an issue of ongoing concern for the US. Recent unusual extreme weather phenomena worldwide, such as droughts, floods, severe storms, an ...
Tipping elements in the Arctic marine ecosystem Carlos M. Duarte1
... Table 1) by which solid soils turns into fluid soil and eventually ponds and aquatic ecosystems (Lawrence et al. 2008). Thermokarst lakes and ponds are formed in a depression by meltwater from thawing permafrost, often enhanced by the collapse of ground levels associated with permafrost thawing (Jor ...
... Table 1) by which solid soils turns into fluid soil and eventually ponds and aquatic ecosystems (Lawrence et al. 2008). Thermokarst lakes and ponds are formed in a depression by meltwater from thawing permafrost, often enhanced by the collapse of ground levels associated with permafrost thawing (Jor ...
Effects of Global Climate Change at the Virginia Coast Reserve
... state change. For the purposes of this project, we have made the following assumptions: • By 2100, sea level will rise by approximately 1 meter, air temperature will increase between roughly 3.5°F and 8°F, resulting in indeterminate increases in water temperature of coastal bays. • Increased intensi ...
... state change. For the purposes of this project, we have made the following assumptions: • By 2100, sea level will rise by approximately 1 meter, air temperature will increase between roughly 3.5°F and 8°F, resulting in indeterminate increases in water temperature of coastal bays. • Increased intensi ...
Background paper Africa WS
... improvements in the overall understanding of, and ability to monitor and model, the global climate system. This progress means that a useful degree of predictability at a seasonal lead-time in some regions of Africa can be provided. The weaknesses of ground-based (and upper air) observing systems co ...
... improvements in the overall understanding of, and ability to monitor and model, the global climate system. This progress means that a useful degree of predictability at a seasonal lead-time in some regions of Africa can be provided. The weaknesses of ground-based (and upper air) observing systems co ...
A preliminary assessment of the impact of climate change on non-life insurance demand in the BRICS economies: Working Paper 63 (379 kB) (opens in new window)
... This is partly due to the challenges in detecting statistically robust trends for rare-events given the short lengths of available data records. ...
... This is partly due to the challenges in detecting statistically robust trends for rare-events given the short lengths of available data records. ...
The Effects of Climate Change and Variation in New Zealand
... Since 1993, there have been a number of CLIMPACTS team members who have contributed substantially to its development, but who are now no longer actively involved in the Programme. These include G. Sims (who originally engineered the software for the CLIMPACTS system), M. Camillieri and J. de Ruiter. ...
... Since 1993, there have been a number of CLIMPACTS team members who have contributed substantially to its development, but who are now no longer actively involved in the Programme. These include G. Sims (who originally engineered the software for the CLIMPACTS system), M. Camillieri and J. de Ruiter. ...
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... from the reproducibility perspective, only surveys allow for the estimation of omitted climate impacts – though only to the extent that they are considered by experts. There is also the potential to derive regional-sector estimates, though this has only been done in a general sense up to now for dev ...
... from the reproducibility perspective, only surveys allow for the estimation of omitted climate impacts – though only to the extent that they are considered by experts. There is also the potential to derive regional-sector estimates, though this has only been done in a general sense up to now for dev ...
CLIMATE CHANGE 2014 SYNTHESIS REPORT Longer report
... has warmed and the lower stratosphere has cooled since the mid-20th century. There is medium confidence in the rate of change and its vertical structure in the Northern Hemisphere extratropical troposphere.{WGI SPM B1, 2.4.4} Confidence in precipitation change averaged over global land areas since 1 ...
... has warmed and the lower stratosphere has cooled since the mid-20th century. There is medium confidence in the rate of change and its vertical structure in the Northern Hemisphere extratropical troposphere.{WGI SPM B1, 2.4.4} Confidence in precipitation change averaged over global land areas since 1 ...
IMPACT OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY ON COFFEE PRODUCTION
... world‟s staple food is produced (FAOSTAT, 2005; Bhattacharya, 2008). ...
... world‟s staple food is produced (FAOSTAT, 2005; Bhattacharya, 2008). ...
Production and release of a V0
... In its October 2010 annual meeting, the United Nations Committee on World Food Security (CFS) requested its high level panel of experts (HLPE) to conduct a study on climate change and food security, to “review existing assessments and initiatives on the effects of climate change on food security and ...
... In its October 2010 annual meeting, the United Nations Committee on World Food Security (CFS) requested its high level panel of experts (HLPE) to conduct a study on climate change and food security, to “review existing assessments and initiatives on the effects of climate change on food security and ...
Written submissions received for the Adapting to Climate Change in
... vulnerability and increasing the resilience of terrestrial, freshwater and marine systems. Protecting natural systems would provide Tasmania with a significant opportunity to capture and store carbon. To minimise impacts on natural systems, it was indicated that there should be an ongoing commitment ...
... vulnerability and increasing the resilience of terrestrial, freshwater and marine systems. Protecting natural systems would provide Tasmania with a significant opportunity to capture and store carbon. To minimise impacts on natural systems, it was indicated that there should be an ongoing commitment ...
Cryosphere, Instability, Sea Level Rise Session 1
... Since the industrial revolution, the natural cycles of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane and other greenhouse gases have been strongly unbalanced by human activities. For CO2, this has led to carbon sinks in land and ocean systems which together absorb more than half of anthropogenic emissions, represen ...
... Since the industrial revolution, the natural cycles of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane and other greenhouse gases have been strongly unbalanced by human activities. For CO2, this has led to carbon sinks in land and ocean systems which together absorb more than half of anthropogenic emissions, represen ...
IJGW-Article "Limits to autonomous adaptation in response to
... Oscillation (ENSO) climate patterns are considered to be an important factor. The predicted changes of ENSO inter-annual variability as a result of climate change differ among models and remain uncertain (Meehl et al., 2007). Anthropogenic activities such as reef dredging and sand mining are also si ...
... Oscillation (ENSO) climate patterns are considered to be an important factor. The predicted changes of ENSO inter-annual variability as a result of climate change differ among models and remain uncertain (Meehl et al., 2007). Anthropogenic activities such as reef dredging and sand mining are also si ...
I am sorry to say that global warming is not just "hot air"
... Good weather records extend back less than 150 years in most places. In that time, the Earth's global average temperature has increased by approximately 0.5 degrees centigrade or 0.9 degrees Fahrenheit. This figure shows direct observations of global temperatures since the 1850s. ...
... Good weather records extend back less than 150 years in most places. In that time, the Earth's global average temperature has increased by approximately 0.5 degrees centigrade or 0.9 degrees Fahrenheit. This figure shows direct observations of global temperatures since the 1850s. ...
Climate Change in Levelock, Alaska
... February and March. In Southwest Alaska, the frequency of extreme, three-day rain events in the summer has also increased (Stewart, 2011). Levelock residents observe more rainfall in the winter months and less snow. The snow day fraction (a measure of days of snow versus rain) was 30 to 40 in the 19 ...
... February and March. In Southwest Alaska, the frequency of extreme, three-day rain events in the summer has also increased (Stewart, 2011). Levelock residents observe more rainfall in the winter months and less snow. The snow day fraction (a measure of days of snow versus rain) was 30 to 40 in the 19 ...
Developing a climate change analysis
... agro-ecological zones is thus often restricted. This can result in a lack of or limited integration of meteorology departments into the planning and operations of other relevant ministries, such as agriculture, transport, environment and local government. While they often have good historical record ...
... agro-ecological zones is thus often restricted. This can result in a lack of or limited integration of meteorology departments into the planning and operations of other relevant ministries, such as agriculture, transport, environment and local government. While they often have good historical record ...
How does climate mitigation policy affect adaptation? An empirical
... empirically link recent observations of forest management choices with the current climate and estimates of the expected future climate. We focus on the management choices of harvest timing and intensity, and the choice of tree species to replant after harvest. The study area has a substantial porti ...
... empirically link recent observations of forest management choices with the current climate and estimates of the expected future climate. We focus on the management choices of harvest timing and intensity, and the choice of tree species to replant after harvest. The study area has a substantial porti ...
Feedback Dynamics, Sensitivity - Apollo-Gaia
... behaviour of the earth system as a whole. The resulting breakthrough in the analysis of earth system sensitivity was presented in July 2011 at the third Global Conference on Global Warming in Lisbon. Then followed the delineation and quantification of the non-linear relationship between feedback dyn ...
... behaviour of the earth system as a whole. The resulting breakthrough in the analysis of earth system sensitivity was presented in July 2011 at the third Global Conference on Global Warming in Lisbon. Then followed the delineation and quantification of the non-linear relationship between feedback dyn ...
Projected freshwater withdrawals in the United States under a changing climate
... related to its time span, i.e., projections far into the future have a tenuous connection to future reality. The projections are nevertheless carried out to 2090 in order to demonstrate the possible impact of climate change, which becomes much more significant during the latter part of the century. [ ...
... related to its time span, i.e., projections far into the future have a tenuous connection to future reality. The projections are nevertheless carried out to 2090 in order to demonstrate the possible impact of climate change, which becomes much more significant during the latter part of the century. [ ...
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.