The Missing Science from the Draft National Assessment on Climate Change
... Changes in heavy precipitation have been shown to be influenced by things other than AGW. Influences include among other things, anthropogenic aerosol emissions (e.g., Rosenfeld and Bell, 2011; Li et al., 2011; Koren et al., 2012; Heiblum et al. 2012; Fan et al., 2012), changes in irrigation (e.g., ...
... Changes in heavy precipitation have been shown to be influenced by things other than AGW. Influences include among other things, anthropogenic aerosol emissions (e.g., Rosenfeld and Bell, 2011; Li et al., 2011; Koren et al., 2012; Heiblum et al. 2012; Fan et al., 2012), changes in irrigation (e.g., ...
... ABSTRACT: Land cover changes (LCCs) play an important role in the climate system. Research over recent decades highlights the impacts of these changes on atmospheric temperature, humidity, cloud cover, circulation, and precipitation. These impacts range from the local- and regional-scale to sub-cont ...
ontario`s climate change
... Understanding Climate Change Climate change is defined as any significant change in long-term weather patterns. It can apply to any major variation in temperature, wind patterns or precipitation that occurs over time. Global warming describes the recent rise in the average global temperature. Since ...
... Understanding Climate Change Climate change is defined as any significant change in long-term weather patterns. It can apply to any major variation in temperature, wind patterns or precipitation that occurs over time. Global warming describes the recent rise in the average global temperature. Since ...
Chapter One - Brookings Institution
... design and operations of water systems, reservoirs, and treatment plants without perfect information. They have not known how fast their community would grow, how much economic growth or contraction would occur in their area, or how much rain would fall in a given year. And they have always had to h ...
... design and operations of water systems, reservoirs, and treatment plants without perfect information. They have not known how fast their community would grow, how much economic growth or contraction would occur in their area, or how much rain would fall in a given year. And they have always had to h ...
Future Climate Projections around Turkey by Global Climate Models
... As a large-scale feature, future precipitation in this region will decrease throughout the year. It is noted that future precipitation will significantly decrease over the Mediterranean and the surrounding region including Middle East in winter. A positive phase of North Atlantic Oscillation-like pa ...
... As a large-scale feature, future precipitation in this region will decrease throughout the year. It is noted that future precipitation will significantly decrease over the Mediterranean and the surrounding region including Middle East in winter. A positive phase of North Atlantic Oscillation-like pa ...
Sea-level rise and climate change
... Regional sea-level rise projections have been prepared for Australia and show that the extent of rise is likely to be similar around the nation, with only small differences existing between locations for different time frames and emissions scenarios. ...
... Regional sea-level rise projections have been prepared for Australia and show that the extent of rise is likely to be similar around the nation, with only small differences existing between locations for different time frames and emissions scenarios. ...
Climate Change and the Environment – Effects of Sea Level Rise on
... What I did observe was that each City we visited was aware of Climate Change and the impact of sea level rise but were focused on other aspects such as the cause of Climate Change – reduction in Carbon emissions and the impacts in relation to available resources as their main priorities. I was able ...
... What I did observe was that each City we visited was aware of Climate Change and the impact of sea level rise but were focused on other aspects such as the cause of Climate Change – reduction in Carbon emissions and the impacts in relation to available resources as their main priorities. I was able ...
Scientific aspects - Wageningen UR E
... circulation) and summertime continental drying due to feedbacks between land surface and convective precipitation. Here, however, we focus on the local scale. One important example is the investigation of the observed temperature dependency of hourly precipitation extremes (14% per degree) which app ...
... circulation) and summertime continental drying due to feedbacks between land surface and convective precipitation. Here, however, we focus on the local scale. One important example is the investigation of the observed temperature dependency of hourly precipitation extremes (14% per degree) which app ...
7. Agriculture
... variable from year to year, and recurrent drought and flood problems often affect entire countries over multi-year periods. These often result in serious social problems. For example, the persistent drying trend in parts of Africa over the past decades has affected food production, including freshwa ...
... variable from year to year, and recurrent drought and flood problems often affect entire countries over multi-year periods. These often result in serious social problems. For example, the persistent drying trend in parts of Africa over the past decades has affected food production, including freshwa ...
Climate Change Workshop Proceedings
... federal government, the public health sector and non-governmental organizations presented evidencebased information on climate change and its implications. In their presentations, these experts considered the impact of climate change on human health and the importance of both adaptation and mitigati ...
... federal government, the public health sector and non-governmental organizations presented evidencebased information on climate change and its implications. In their presentations, these experts considered the impact of climate change on human health and the importance of both adaptation and mitigati ...
Tackling climate change and promoting sustainable
... reduce carbon emissions and reach zero emissions by around mid-century. In fact, ensuring a fair chance of remaining below 1.5°C also remains technically and economically feasible, though this will require stronger and deeper action. Wealthier countries such as Australia, which have contributed more ...
... reduce carbon emissions and reach zero emissions by around mid-century. In fact, ensuring a fair chance of remaining below 1.5°C also remains technically and economically feasible, though this will require stronger and deeper action. Wealthier countries such as Australia, which have contributed more ...
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... temperature and production region dummies, and Model (C) further includes monthly and production region dummy variables. All models indicate that increased PM10 significantly decreases sale weights. For example, as shown in Model (C), one unit of PM10 decreases sale weight by -2.69 pounds. These mod ...
... temperature and production region dummies, and Model (C) further includes monthly and production region dummy variables. All models indicate that increased PM10 significantly decreases sale weights. For example, as shown in Model (C), one unit of PM10 decreases sale weight by -2.69 pounds. These mod ...
Attachment 1: Staff Guidance for Greenhouse Gas and Climate... for New Reactor Environmental Impact Statements
... should cover the project period and resources that are likely to be impacted by climate change during this period. The reviewer should recognize the uncertainty with predicting climate change effects in the short-term. Agencies should be clear about the basis for projecting the changes from the exis ...
... should cover the project period and resources that are likely to be impacted by climate change during this period. The reviewer should recognize the uncertainty with predicting climate change effects in the short-term. Agencies should be clear about the basis for projecting the changes from the exis ...
Redalyc.Climate Change and the Caribbean: Review and Response
... given in Figure 2. The IPCC (2007) states that it is ‘unlikely that the drastic changes in temperature experienced within the latter half of the last century are due solely to natural variability.’ Climate reconstruction studies also show that the historical increases in global mean temperature can ...
... given in Figure 2. The IPCC (2007) states that it is ‘unlikely that the drastic changes in temperature experienced within the latter half of the last century are due solely to natural variability.’ Climate reconstruction studies also show that the historical increases in global mean temperature can ...
Demographic Amplification of Climate Change Experienced by the
... Finally, because human population size and distribution have been previously argued to be strongly associated with coastal zones and navigable rivers and only weakly with climate conditions [19] we included distance from waterway (calculated as the shortest distance between the centroid of each coun ...
... Finally, because human population size and distribution have been previously argued to be strongly associated with coastal zones and navigable rivers and only weakly with climate conditions [19] we included distance from waterway (calculated as the shortest distance between the centroid of each coun ...
- Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, Inc.
... Michigan Tribes are currently experiencing the impacts of climate change: warmer average annual air and surface water temperatures, more volatile weather characterized by extreme precipitation events, decreases in duration and extremity of winter temperatures, and increases in duration of summer tem ...
... Michigan Tribes are currently experiencing the impacts of climate change: warmer average annual air and surface water temperatures, more volatile weather characterized by extreme precipitation events, decreases in duration and extremity of winter temperatures, and increases in duration of summer tem ...
Harley b/l - CalCOFI.org
... oscillations such as El Niño Southern Oscillation events (Jones et al. 2001). These oscillations provide natural “experiments” that can serve as proxies for studying the impacts of long-term, nonoscillatory trends such as those predicted by anthropogenic warming scenarios (IPCC 2001). Long-term chan ...
... oscillations such as El Niño Southern Oscillation events (Jones et al. 2001). These oscillations provide natural “experiments” that can serve as proxies for studying the impacts of long-term, nonoscillatory trends such as those predicted by anthropogenic warming scenarios (IPCC 2001). Long-term chan ...
Frequency of wet and dry soil conditions in Tasmanian beef and
... in climate results in different patterns of pasture production which needs to be managed to meet feed demands on extensive livestock farm systems (beef and sheep farms). In recent decades, south eastern Australia has experienced a decline in total annual rainfall (Australian Bureau of Meteorology 20 ...
... in climate results in different patterns of pasture production which needs to be managed to meet feed demands on extensive livestock farm systems (beef and sheep farms). In recent decades, south eastern Australia has experienced a decline in total annual rainfall (Australian Bureau of Meteorology 20 ...
Hedonic Pricing of Climate Change Impacts to
... Cheshire and Sheppard (1995) were first investigating the demand for housing characteristics in general in Britain. ...
... Cheshire and Sheppard (1995) were first investigating the demand for housing characteristics in general in Britain. ...
How will climate change affect mycotoxins in food?
... other secondary metabolites (Paterson & Lima, 2009; Paterson, Sariah, Lima, Zainal Abidin, & Santos, 2008). When these are produced at high concentrations this may lead to mutations in the producing or surrounding fungi and if climate change leads to higher concentrations of mycotoxins, then more mu ...
... other secondary metabolites (Paterson & Lima, 2009; Paterson, Sariah, Lima, Zainal Abidin, & Santos, 2008). When these are produced at high concentrations this may lead to mutations in the producing or surrounding fungi and if climate change leads to higher concentrations of mycotoxins, then more mu ...
Impacts of climate change on plankton
... chemical changes in the ocean which has led to the oceans becoming more acidic. Ocean acidification has the potential to affect the process of calcification and therefore certain planktonic organisms (e.g. coccolithophores, foraminifera, pelagic molluscs) may be particularly vulnerable to future CO2 ...
... chemical changes in the ocean which has led to the oceans becoming more acidic. Ocean acidification has the potential to affect the process of calcification and therefore certain planktonic organisms (e.g. coccolithophores, foraminifera, pelagic molluscs) may be particularly vulnerable to future CO2 ...
Climate change. - Institut für Kommunikations
... associations as well as international organizations try to ensure food safety along the food production chain both on national and international level. They do so by means of regulations, standards, surveillance systems, controls and communication (Rooney & Wall, 2003; Schlundt, 2008). Definition of ...
... associations as well as international organizations try to ensure food safety along the food production chain both on national and international level. They do so by means of regulations, standards, surveillance systems, controls and communication (Rooney & Wall, 2003; Schlundt, 2008). Definition of ...
Building a Resilient Energy Gulf Coast: Executive Report
... Swiss Re, which was a lead contributor to the research, and brought its natural catastrophe and climate risk assessment knowledge to bear on the challenge of quantifying climate risks. The methodology used in this study was previously devised and tested by a consortium of public and private partners ...
... Swiss Re, which was a lead contributor to the research, and brought its natural catastrophe and climate risk assessment knowledge to bear on the challenge of quantifying climate risks. The methodology used in this study was previously devised and tested by a consortium of public and private partners ...
Low Carbon Capital - Wellington City Council
... the 1950s, many of the observed changes are unprecedented over decades to millennia. The atmosphere and ocean have warmed, the amounts of snow and ice have diminished, and sea level has risen.” Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s fifth assessment report. In December 2015, 200 countries came ...
... the 1950s, many of the observed changes are unprecedented over decades to millennia. The atmosphere and ocean have warmed, the amounts of snow and ice have diminished, and sea level has risen.” Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s fifth assessment report. In December 2015, 200 countries came ...
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.