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. [ ...
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 ...
Solution Aversion: On the Relation Between Ideology and Motivated
... increases skepticism of the problems’ existence. Through three experiments, we provide evidence for this model and do so in one of the most politically contentious and arguably important problems of modern times: environmental degradation and climate change. We provide an additional study outside th ...
... increases skepticism of the problems’ existence. Through three experiments, we provide evidence for this model and do so in one of the most politically contentious and arguably important problems of modern times: environmental degradation and climate change. We provide an additional study outside th ...
Impact of climate change on tropospheric ozone
... increase of isoprene emission and doubling emissions of soilNOx ). The global tropospheric ozone burden increases significantly for all the 2100 A2 simulations, with the largest response caused by the increase of anthropogenic emissions. Climate change has diverse impacts on O3 and its budgets throu ...
... increase of isoprene emission and doubling emissions of soilNOx ). The global tropospheric ozone burden increases significantly for all the 2100 A2 simulations, with the largest response caused by the increase of anthropogenic emissions. Climate change has diverse impacts on O3 and its budgets throu ...
Sensitivity and response of northern hemisphere altitudinal and
... spontaneous advance of young growth of forest-forming tree species into present treeless areas within the treeline ecotone and beyond the tree limit is considered to be the best indicator of treeline sensitivity to environmental change. The sensitivity of climatic treelines to climate warming varies ...
... spontaneous advance of young growth of forest-forming tree species into present treeless areas within the treeline ecotone and beyond the tree limit is considered to be the best indicator of treeline sensitivity to environmental change. The sensitivity of climatic treelines to climate warming varies ...
FACT SHEET PACKET (Executive Summary - FACT SHEET #6)
... current atmospheric CO2 levels have risen approximately 138 percent above those of the pre-industrial period (Tans, 2010). ...
... current atmospheric CO2 levels have risen approximately 138 percent above those of the pre-industrial period (Tans, 2010). ...
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... The estimated costs of climate impacts are highly uncertain. In addition to the irreducible randomness of natural and social phenomena, the so-called “aleatory uncertainty”, there are many other sources deriving from an incomplete knowledge of these phenomena, called “epistemic uncertainty”. These c ...
... The estimated costs of climate impacts are highly uncertain. In addition to the irreducible randomness of natural and social phenomena, the so-called “aleatory uncertainty”, there are many other sources deriving from an incomplete knowledge of these phenomena, called “epistemic uncertainty”. These c ...
Effect of climate and landcover change
... Stream discharge of a watershed is affected and altered by climate and landcover changes. These effects vary depending on the magnitude and interaction of the changes, and need to be understood so that local water resource availability can be evaluated and socioeconomic development within a watershe ...
... Stream discharge of a watershed is affected and altered by climate and landcover changes. These effects vary depending on the magnitude and interaction of the changes, and need to be understood so that local water resource availability can be evaluated and socioeconomic development within a watershe ...
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... yet to come. It is also critical because the need for climate action calls for every possible mitigation tool to be utilized in the very near future. Communities cannot afford to start now with only a few tools and bring in land use planning later on. A comprehensive approach is called for from the ...
... yet to come. It is also critical because the need for climate action calls for every possible mitigation tool to be utilized in the very near future. Communities cannot afford to start now with only a few tools and bring in land use planning later on. A comprehensive approach is called for from the ...
Regional Power Shifts and Climate Knowledge Systems: South
... The change in the international system toward a multi‐polar world has been extensively dis‐ cussed for two decades. Various contributions have analyzed and projected changes in the power distributions towards regional powers, especially in regards to China and India. I ar‐ gue that thes ...
... The change in the international system toward a multi‐polar world has been extensively dis‐ cussed for two decades. Various contributions have analyzed and projected changes in the power distributions towards regional powers, especially in regards to China and India. I ar‐ gue that thes ...
Paulo Nobre
... Paulo Nobre, V. B. Capistrano, M. Baptista Jr., E. Giarolla, M. Bottino, D. S. Moreira, S. N. Figueroa, D. Alvin, P. Kubota, J. P. Bonatti, E. Ramirez, B. Antunes, T. Tarasova, F. Pesquero, M. H. Costa, G. Sampaio, M. Cardoso, C. Augusto Jr, M. Sanches, H. C. Soares, F. Casagrande, F. Odorizi, C. Fo ...
... Paulo Nobre, V. B. Capistrano, M. Baptista Jr., E. Giarolla, M. Bottino, D. S. Moreira, S. N. Figueroa, D. Alvin, P. Kubota, J. P. Bonatti, E. Ramirez, B. Antunes, T. Tarasova, F. Pesquero, M. H. Costa, G. Sampaio, M. Cardoso, C. Augusto Jr, M. Sanches, H. C. Soares, F. Casagrande, F. Odorizi, C. Fo ...
The Impact of Climate Change and Human Activity on Net Primary
... and NRL have significant positive relationships with NPP in Tibet (p<0.05). Nevertheless, there is a negative correlation between AMP and NPP in Shannan and Nyingchi. Table 2 shows that only climate factors have a relatively significant impact on the inter-annual variation in NPP in Lhasa. However, ...
... and NRL have significant positive relationships with NPP in Tibet (p<0.05). Nevertheless, there is a negative correlation between AMP and NPP in Shannan and Nyingchi. Table 2 shows that only climate factors have a relatively significant impact on the inter-annual variation in NPP in Lhasa. However, ...
It`s a Matter of Trust: American Judgments of the
... made significant strides recently, perhaps best exemplified by the September 2014 People’s Climate March. The event mobilized over 300,000 people in New York City and saw endorsement by over 1500 organizations. Even though the march represents the largest street-mobilization of individuals around clim ...
... made significant strides recently, perhaps best exemplified by the September 2014 People’s Climate March. The event mobilized over 300,000 people in New York City and saw endorsement by over 1500 organizations. Even though the march represents the largest street-mobilization of individuals around clim ...
Inuit population
... Northwest Territories, Nunavik in the province of Quebec, and Nunatsiavut in the province of Newfoundland & Labrador (Figure 1). Together, Inuit administered regions (herein Inuit regions) cover a vast area – 31% of the Canadian landmass. ...
... Northwest Territories, Nunavik in the province of Quebec, and Nunatsiavut in the province of Newfoundland & Labrador (Figure 1). Together, Inuit administered regions (herein Inuit regions) cover a vast area – 31% of the Canadian landmass. ...
Psychological barriers and climate change action
... reiterated (but with increased confidence) the already known fact that the “human influence on the system is clear“ and is primarily because of the increased emissions of greenhouses gasses into the atmosphere from various human activities - primarily fossil fuel emissions and land-use changes. We a ...
... reiterated (but with increased confidence) the already known fact that the “human influence on the system is clear“ and is primarily because of the increased emissions of greenhouses gasses into the atmosphere from various human activities - primarily fossil fuel emissions and land-use changes. We a ...
Adapting for climate change - City of Sydney
... community is ready to face the likely impacts of climate change. Far more than that, the City of Sydney is working to ensure that our city continues to thrive and is more liveable than ever. so we must adapt… This strategy sets out the impacts the changing climate will have on our city, the risks th ...
... community is ready to face the likely impacts of climate change. Far more than that, the City of Sydney is working to ensure that our city continues to thrive and is more liveable than ever. so we must adapt… This strategy sets out the impacts the changing climate will have on our city, the risks th ...
The Ethical implications of global climate change - unesdoc
... The claim that global climate change is the defining issue of our era is supported by the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), published in 2007, which states unequivocally that global climate change engendered by past and present human activities poses a ...
... The claim that global climate change is the defining issue of our era is supported by the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), published in 2007, which states unequivocally that global climate change engendered by past and present human activities poses a ...
Climate change profile - SPC Climate Change Projects
... agreement that went into effect in 1986, was subsequently amended in 2004 and has been negotiated to extend until 2024. Under the Compact, the US pledged $1.3 billion in aid during the period 1986 to 2001. However, by the mid-1990s, it became apparent that a variety of obstacles were hindering the p ...
... agreement that went into effect in 1986, was subsequently amended in 2004 and has been negotiated to extend until 2024. Under the Compact, the US pledged $1.3 billion in aid during the period 1986 to 2001. However, by the mid-1990s, it became apparent that a variety of obstacles were hindering the p ...
Combating Climate Change - The German Adaptation Strategy
... polar regions. The ice in the Arctic is continuing to melt, and some ...
... polar regions. The ice in the Arctic is continuing to melt, and some ...
Selection of Climate Models for Developing - hi
... In the climate modelling community, four representative concentration pathways (RCPs) are used as a basis for long-term and near-term climate modelling experiments (van Vuuren et al. 2011b). The four RCPs together span the range of radiative forcing values for the year 2100 as found in literature, f ...
... In the climate modelling community, four representative concentration pathways (RCPs) are used as a basis for long-term and near-term climate modelling experiments (van Vuuren et al. 2011b). The four RCPs together span the range of radiative forcing values for the year 2100 as found in literature, f ...
“Community Vulnerability Mapping”: Enabling Participation and
... disasters.2 Disasters and hazard events are a major threat to development, putting at risk and often reversing development gains. In West African countries, the disaster profile is characterised by extreme hydro-meteorological events,3 which is likely to increase in frequency and magnitude due to cl ...
... disasters.2 Disasters and hazard events are a major threat to development, putting at risk and often reversing development gains. In West African countries, the disaster profile is characterised by extreme hydro-meteorological events,3 which is likely to increase in frequency and magnitude due to cl ...
Biodiversity and biomes under climatic change
... The global geographic distribution of biodiversity and biomes is determined by speciesspecific physiological tolerances to climatic constraints. Current models implement empirical bioclimatic relationships to predict present-day vegetation patterns and to forecast biodiversity changes and biome shif ...
... The global geographic distribution of biodiversity and biomes is determined by speciesspecific physiological tolerances to climatic constraints. Current models implement empirical bioclimatic relationships to predict present-day vegetation patterns and to forecast biodiversity changes and biome shif ...
North America
... • Less extreme winter cold in northern cities. Across North America, cities will experience more extreme heat and, in some locations, rising sea levels and risk of storm surge, water scarcity, and changes in timing, frequency, and severity of flooding. • The need for changes in land-use planning and ...
... • Less extreme winter cold in northern cities. Across North America, cities will experience more extreme heat and, in some locations, rising sea levels and risk of storm surge, water scarcity, and changes in timing, frequency, and severity of flooding. • The need for changes in land-use planning and ...
Conference Proceeding
... the Himalayan river basins need to be empowered and their livelihoods improved enabling them to take responsibility for the preservation of natural resources and fulfill their role as mountain stewards. In order to enhance resilience of livelihoods it is essential to gain a better understanding of t ...
... the Himalayan river basins need to be empowered and their livelihoods improved enabling them to take responsibility for the preservation of natural resources and fulfill their role as mountain stewards. In order to enhance resilience of livelihoods it is essential to gain a better understanding of t ...
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.