Climate Change Impact Assessment 2010
... mitigate the potential impacts, and also developed a range of responses that could be considered in the future. The assessment found that overall, the SCA has a high degree of preparedness for many of the potential impacts of climate change. Water resource managers in Australia have historically had ...
... mitigate the potential impacts, and also developed a range of responses that could be considered in the future. The assessment found that overall, the SCA has a high degree of preparedness for many of the potential impacts of climate change. Water resource managers in Australia have historically had ...
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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 ...
The Economic Climate: Establishing Expert Consensus on the
... Nordhaus’ 1994 survey is still heavily relied upon today, though it is two decades old and uses a small sample size. Howard (2015) – a recent meta-analysis of climate change impacts – identifies an additional survey of experts on the external costs of CO2 emissions: Schauer (1995). Using a survey o ...
... Nordhaus’ 1994 survey is still heavily relied upon today, though it is two decades old and uses a small sample size. Howard (2015) – a recent meta-analysis of climate change impacts – identifies an additional survey of experts on the external costs of CO2 emissions: Schauer (1995). Using a survey o ...
Impacts of climate change on Australian marine life
... Refers to the amount of disturbance or stress that an ecosystem or species can absorb and still remain capable of returning to its pre-disturbance state. Scenario Scenarios outline different possible futures for the planet. Scenarios can be very simple (e.g. CO2 increasing at 1 % per year) or more r ...
... Refers to the amount of disturbance or stress that an ecosystem or species can absorb and still remain capable of returning to its pre-disturbance state. Scenario Scenarios outline different possible futures for the planet. Scenarios can be very simple (e.g. CO2 increasing at 1 % per year) or more r ...
Department of Defense Natural Resources Program Fall 2015
... intensity of these events in the future. This could represent a potential increased risk to Army operations. As prudent military mission planners, the Army is identifying potential risks associated with climate change, and will adjust our plans accordingly. In fiscal years 2014-2015, the Army mapped ...
... intensity of these events in the future. This could represent a potential increased risk to Army operations. As prudent military mission planners, the Army is identifying potential risks associated with climate change, and will adjust our plans accordingly. In fiscal years 2014-2015, the Army mapped ...
The effects of climate change on Merriam`s kangaroo rat, Dipodomys
... In an effort to understand how community structure might change as a result of changes in climate, we examined the relationship between adult MBM and abundance of another rodent species with these changes in temperature and with precipitation. In addition, we examined the relationship between abunda ...
... In an effort to understand how community structure might change as a result of changes in climate, we examined the relationship between adult MBM and abundance of another rodent species with these changes in temperature and with precipitation. In addition, we examined the relationship between abunda ...
The Economic Impacts of Climate Change
... percent. This estimate is robust to numerous specification checks and relatively precise, so large negative or positive effects are unlikely. We also find the hedonic approach—which is the standard in the previous literature—to be unreliable because it produces estimates that are extremely sensitive ...
... percent. This estimate is robust to numerous specification checks and relatively precise, so large negative or positive effects are unlikely. We also find the hedonic approach—which is the standard in the previous literature—to be unreliable because it produces estimates that are extremely sensitive ...
Sensitivity of Amazon Regional Climate to Deforestation
... these models describe important physical elements and processes in the atmosphere, oceans and land surface that make up the climate system, they have a coarse spatial resolution and cannot represent the fine-scale detail that characterises the regional climate especially in regions with heterogeneou ...
... these models describe important physical elements and processes in the atmosphere, oceans and land surface that make up the climate system, they have a coarse spatial resolution and cannot represent the fine-scale detail that characterises the regional climate especially in regions with heterogeneou ...
Tuesday 1 December Wednesday 2 December
... (Grand Palais, Room 5) Opening by Gaël Giraud, Chief Economist, Executive Research Director at AFD ...
... (Grand Palais, Room 5) Opening by Gaël Giraud, Chief Economist, Executive Research Director at AFD ...
Case study: Guatemala - CIAT-DAPA
... months decreases as well Farmer observed recently increasing climate variability Area is facing a geographical shift of some crops to western areas in Sololá Western areas in Sololá are presently important contributions to carbon sequestration (forests and coffee production) Broccoli remains on its ...
... months decreases as well Farmer observed recently increasing climate variability Area is facing a geographical shift of some crops to western areas in Sololá Western areas in Sololá are presently important contributions to carbon sequestration (forests and coffee production) Broccoli remains on its ...
Effect of climate and landcover change
... of consequences in the altered surface hydrology and associated ecosystems and water resources [1,2]. To reduce these uncertainties and minimize negative impacts of climate and landcover changes, we need to understand the effects of climate and landcover on stream discharge of watersheds. Landcover ...
... of consequences in the altered surface hydrology and associated ecosystems and water resources [1,2]. To reduce these uncertainties and minimize negative impacts of climate and landcover changes, we need to understand the effects of climate and landcover on stream discharge of watersheds. Landcover ...
Smoke, Mirrors & Hot Air How ExxonMobil Uses Big Tobacco’s Tactics
... waged for 40 years. Like the tobacco industry, ExxonMobil has: • Manufactured uncertainty by raising doubts about even the most indisputable scientific evidence. ...
... waged for 40 years. Like the tobacco industry, ExxonMobil has: • Manufactured uncertainty by raising doubts about even the most indisputable scientific evidence. ...
Normative aspects of climate adaptation policies
... particularly troublesome. In acting too eagerly, investments will probably be made which in hindsight might not have been necessary. Waiting too long before implementing measures could mean that important adaptation options are no longer available, the cost of measures increases significantly, and t ...
... particularly troublesome. In acting too eagerly, investments will probably be made which in hindsight might not have been necessary. Waiting too long before implementing measures could mean that important adaptation options are no longer available, the cost of measures increases significantly, and t ...
Climate Change Negotiations, India`s submissions to the United
... 13th Conference of Parties (CoP 13) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held at Bali in December 2007 decided to launch a process of negotiations for full, effective and sustained implementation of the UNFCCC. CoP-13 constituted an Ad-hoc Working Group on Long-term ...
... 13th Conference of Parties (CoP 13) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held at Bali in December 2007 decided to launch a process of negotiations for full, effective and sustained implementation of the UNFCCC. CoP-13 constituted an Ad-hoc Working Group on Long-term ...
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, ...
Second National Communication
... Furthermore, this Ministry has recently established a Climate Change Division with the aim of devising and enforcing adaptation measures to mitigate the adverse impact of climate change and to ensure a safe environment for the welfare of the population. This Ministry, as the focal point of the UN F ...
... Furthermore, this Ministry has recently established a Climate Change Division with the aim of devising and enforcing adaptation measures to mitigate the adverse impact of climate change and to ensure a safe environment for the welfare of the population. This Ministry, as the focal point of the UN F ...
Discourse analysis of media coverage of climate change
... Because of this scientific uncertainty, the problem from a journalistic perspective is to convey the potential for anthropogenic climate change in a credible fashion to an audience accustomed to expect news to deal with actual current events rather than possible future events. In order to analyze ho ...
... Because of this scientific uncertainty, the problem from a journalistic perspective is to convey the potential for anthropogenic climate change in a credible fashion to an audience accustomed to expect news to deal with actual current events rather than possible future events. In order to analyze ho ...
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... and conflicts. Climate change is now therefore, recognised as one of the most serious challenge facing the world, its people, the environment and its economies (ECARD, 2008). Farming, particularly livestock production in marginal areas is thus in the front-line of the battle against climate change i ...
... and conflicts. Climate change is now therefore, recognised as one of the most serious challenge facing the world, its people, the environment and its economies (ECARD, 2008). Farming, particularly livestock production in marginal areas is thus in the front-line of the battle against climate change i ...
here - AWRA Colorado Section
... projected to increase ~5-30% by mid-century (CMIP3) • Due to both warming, and decrease in summer precipitation in most projections • Likely to be similar in CMIP5 ...
... projected to increase ~5-30% by mid-century (CMIP3) • Due to both warming, and decrease in summer precipitation in most projections • Likely to be similar in CMIP5 ...
Utilization of Science-Based Information on Climate Change in
... Agencies such as NOAA recognize the importance of bridging the gap between the producers and users of scientific information, and considerable effort has been made to encourage this. Examples include the work done by NOAA’s Regional Integrated Science and Assessment teams and, at a broader scale, NO ...
... Agencies such as NOAA recognize the importance of bridging the gap between the producers and users of scientific information, and considerable effort has been made to encourage this. Examples include the work done by NOAA’s Regional Integrated Science and Assessment teams and, at a broader scale, NO ...
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... are determined by their atmosphere and their relationship to the sun. Because Venus is much closer to the sun than Earth is, it is much hotter. The surface temperature of Venus is 887°F (475°C)–hot enough to melt lead. Venus is subject to an extreme greenhouse effect. Its atmosphere traps more heat ...
... are determined by their atmosphere and their relationship to the sun. Because Venus is much closer to the sun than Earth is, it is much hotter. The surface temperature of Venus is 887°F (475°C)–hot enough to melt lead. Venus is subject to an extreme greenhouse effect. Its atmosphere traps more heat ...
Chapter 10
... Extreme weather events in Asia were reported to provide evidence of increases in the intensity or frequency on regional scales throughout the 20th century. The Third Assessment Report (TAR) predicted that the area-averaged annual mean warming would be about 3°C in the decade of the 2050s and about 5 ...
... Extreme weather events in Asia were reported to provide evidence of increases in the intensity or frequency on regional scales throughout the 20th century. The Third Assessment Report (TAR) predicted that the area-averaged annual mean warming would be about 3°C in the decade of the 2050s and about 5 ...
Global warming
Global warming and climate change are terms for the observed century-scale rise in the average temperature of the Earth's climate system and its related effects.Multiple lines of scientific evidence show that the climate system is warming. Although the increase of near-surface atmospheric temperature is the measure of global warming often reported in the popular press, most of the additional energy stored in the climate system since 1970 has gone into ocean warming. The remainder has melted ice, and warmed the continents and atmosphere. Many of the observed changes since the 1950s are unprecedented over decades to millennia.Scientific understanding of global warming is increasing. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reported in 2014 that scientists were more than 95% certain that most of global warming is caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases and other human (anthropogenic) activities. Climate model projections summarized in the report indicated that during the 21st century the global surface temperature is likely to rise a further 0.3 to 1.7 °C (0.5 to 3.1 °F) for their lowest emissions scenario using stringent mitigation and 2.6 to 4.8 °C (4.7 to 8.6 °F) for their highest. These findings have been recognized by the national science academies of the major industrialized nations.Future climate change and associated impacts will differ from region to region around the globe. Anticipated effects include warming global temperature, rising sea levels, changing precipitation, and expansion of deserts in the subtropics. Warming is expected to be greatest in the Arctic, with the continuing retreat of glaciers, permafrost and sea ice. Other likely changes include more frequent extreme weather events including heat waves, droughts, heavy rainfall, and heavy snowfall; ocean acidification; and species extinctions due to shifting temperature regimes. Effects significant to humans include the threat to food security from decreasing crop yields and the abandonment of populated areas due to flooding.Possible societal responses to global warming include mitigation by emissions reduction, adaptation to its effects, building systems resilient to its effects, and possible future climate engineering. Most countries are parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),whose ultimate objective is to prevent dangerous anthropogenic climate change. The UNFCCC have adopted a range of policies designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to assist in adaptation to global warming. Parties to the UNFCCC have agreed that deep cuts in emissions are required, and that future global warming should be limited to below 2.0 °C (3.6 °F) relative to the pre-industrial level.