Sea-Level Rise Estimates for New Brunswick Municipalities
... West Antarctica and Greenland, sea levels along most coasts of Atlantic Canada are rising due to the fact that these coastlines are very slowly sinking (up to a few tenths of meters per century). This factor relates to a rebound of the earth’s crust (a maximum rebound in the Hudson Bay area) and a c ...
... West Antarctica and Greenland, sea levels along most coasts of Atlantic Canada are rising due to the fact that these coastlines are very slowly sinking (up to a few tenths of meters per century). This factor relates to a rebound of the earth’s crust (a maximum rebound in the Hudson Bay area) and a c ...
Neelam Patel EPA Climate Updates Tribal Air Forum 6 4 2009
... EPA, under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 is responsible for revising and implementing regulations to ensure that gasoline sold in the United States contains a minimum volume of renewable fuel. The Renewable Fuel Standard program will increase the volume of renewable fuel requi ...
... EPA, under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 is responsible for revising and implementing regulations to ensure that gasoline sold in the United States contains a minimum volume of renewable fuel. The Renewable Fuel Standard program will increase the volume of renewable fuel requi ...
Impact of climate change on infectious diseases of animals
... 4.1. Climate change in the Arctic 4.1.1. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) The IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report (AR4; 17 Nov. 2007, http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessmentreport/ar4/syr/ar4_syr.pdf) provides an integrated view of climate change. There is now major consensus of ongoing global ...
... 4.1. Climate change in the Arctic 4.1.1. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) The IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report (AR4; 17 Nov. 2007, http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessmentreport/ar4/syr/ar4_syr.pdf) provides an integrated view of climate change. There is now major consensus of ongoing global ...
editorial: protected areas as natural solutions to climate change
... areas, protected areas are some of the few remaining, or even the only remaining, natural habitats to supply these needs. Protected areas are also important in building the resilience of biomes that underpin global climate stability and support livelihoods in a climate change context, such as the Am ...
... areas, protected areas are some of the few remaining, or even the only remaining, natural habitats to supply these needs. Protected areas are also important in building the resilience of biomes that underpin global climate stability and support livelihoods in a climate change context, such as the Am ...
Synthesis Report “Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges
... economy have developed and thrived. These indicators include global mean surface temperature, sealevel rise, global ocean temperature, Arctic sea ice extent, ocean acidification, and extreme climatic events. With unabated emissions, many trends in climate will likely accelerate, leading to an increa ...
... economy have developed and thrived. These indicators include global mean surface temperature, sealevel rise, global ocean temperature, Arctic sea ice extent, ocean acidification, and extreme climatic events. With unabated emissions, many trends in climate will likely accelerate, leading to an increa ...
Climate Change Effects on Marine and Coastal Habitats in
... Ocean water temperatures are expected to rise as global air temperatures rise,15 since the world’s oceans are the main storage reservoir for excess heat energy initially retained within Earth’s atmosphere.16 Since 1961, the oceans have been absorbing more than 80% of the heat added to the climate sy ...
... Ocean water temperatures are expected to rise as global air temperatures rise,15 since the world’s oceans are the main storage reservoir for excess heat energy initially retained within Earth’s atmosphere.16 Since 1961, the oceans have been absorbing more than 80% of the heat added to the climate sy ...
Environment and Development (UNCED)
... Without appropriate coastal response strategies, a rise in sea level of 1 meter would double the number of people worldwide vulnerable to coastal storm surges and threaten half the world's remaining coastal wetlands. In many cases the cost of the retreat or accommodation strategy can be as expensive ...
... Without appropriate coastal response strategies, a rise in sea level of 1 meter would double the number of people worldwide vulnerable to coastal storm surges and threaten half the world's remaining coastal wetlands. In many cases the cost of the retreat or accommodation strategy can be as expensive ...
Plenary White Paper
... wide variety of observations gives a very high degree of confidence to the overall findings. Because these changes are now simulated in climate models for the past 100 years to a reasonable degree, there is added confidence in future projections for more warming and increased impacts. Moreover, thes ...
... wide variety of observations gives a very high degree of confidence to the overall findings. Because these changes are now simulated in climate models for the past 100 years to a reasonable degree, there is added confidence in future projections for more warming and increased impacts. Moreover, thes ...
Expected changes in future temperature extremes
... Immerzeel et al., 2010; Maskey et al., 2011; Shrestha and Aryal, 2011). In line with global climate projection, this warming is expected to continue into the future under enhanced greenhouse gas forcing (IPCC, 2007). A primary concern in estimating impacts from climate changes are the potential chan ...
... Immerzeel et al., 2010; Maskey et al., 2011; Shrestha and Aryal, 2011). In line with global climate projection, this warming is expected to continue into the future under enhanced greenhouse gas forcing (IPCC, 2007). A primary concern in estimating impacts from climate changes are the potential chan ...
Article The uncertainties of climate change in Spanish daily
... The combination of features that make climate change a singular environmental problem stems from its considerable scientific complexity [9], as well as from the fact that it is so closely related to the current energy systems that articulate economic and social development. In addition, climate risk ...
... The combination of features that make climate change a singular environmental problem stems from its considerable scientific complexity [9], as well as from the fact that it is so closely related to the current energy systems that articulate economic and social development. In addition, climate risk ...
REDD+ Mechanism_Overview
... Forest conservation, restoration and reforestation can help mitigate climate change by reducing emissions and increasing CO2 uptake ...
... Forest conservation, restoration and reforestation can help mitigate climate change by reducing emissions and increasing CO2 uptake ...
Climate Change and San Francisco Bay-Delta Tidal Wetlands
... salt in brackish and freshwater tidal systems, in addition to causing increases in atmospheric CO2 concentration, warmer temperatures, and shifts in precipitation. In the San Francisco Bay–Delta, the areas most likely to be affected—brackish and freshwater tidal wetlands—are also the sites with the ...
... salt in brackish and freshwater tidal systems, in addition to causing increases in atmospheric CO2 concentration, warmer temperatures, and shifts in precipitation. In the San Francisco Bay–Delta, the areas most likely to be affected—brackish and freshwater tidal wetlands—are also the sites with the ...
The Partnership of Weather and Air Quality
... Summary of Aerosol Direct Radiative Forcing Effect “The average global mean aerosol direct forcing from fossil fuel combustion and biomass burning is in the range from −0.2 to −2.0 W m−2 (IPCC, 2001). This large range results from uncertainties in aerosol sources, composition, and properties used i ...
... Summary of Aerosol Direct Radiative Forcing Effect “The average global mean aerosol direct forcing from fossil fuel combustion and biomass burning is in the range from −0.2 to −2.0 W m−2 (IPCC, 2001). This large range results from uncertainties in aerosol sources, composition, and properties used i ...
Resilience an approach for urban climate change
... e) Project Idea and Concept Climate change is making weather less predictable, rains more uncertain and heavy storm rainfalls more likely. Furthermore, urban areas are also subject to regional climate change. Major cities have a significant impact on global and regional climate change due to their i ...
... e) Project Idea and Concept Climate change is making weather less predictable, rains more uncertain and heavy storm rainfalls more likely. Furthermore, urban areas are also subject to regional climate change. Major cities have a significant impact on global and regional climate change due to their i ...
Article The uncertainties of climate change in Spanish
... The combination of features that make climate change a singular environmental problem stems from its considerable scientific complexity [9], as well as from the fact that it is so closely related to the current energy systems that articulate economic and social development. In addition, climate risk ...
... The combination of features that make climate change a singular environmental problem stems from its considerable scientific complexity [9], as well as from the fact that it is so closely related to the current energy systems that articulate economic and social development. In addition, climate risk ...
GSA presentation 2012
... Fact: “Climate change is occurring, is caused largely by human activities and poses significant risks for – and in many cases is already affecting – a broad range of human and natural systems.” ...
... Fact: “Climate change is occurring, is caused largely by human activities and poses significant risks for – and in many cases is already affecting – a broad range of human and natural systems.” ...
future climate uncertainty and spatial variability over tamilnadu state
... For this study A1B scenario was selected as it is considered suitable for India’s economic growth and technological interventions. The A1B emission scenario falls under A1 storyline that describes a future world of very rapid economic growth, global population that peaks in mid-century and declines ...
... For this study A1B scenario was selected as it is considered suitable for India’s economic growth and technological interventions. The A1B emission scenario falls under A1 storyline that describes a future world of very rapid economic growth, global population that peaks in mid-century and declines ...
First Report - Climate Change Advisory Council
... and irreversible impacts of climate change, the risk of which increase as the global temperature increases. The impacts of a global temperature increase of 4°C or more are projected to include substantial species extinction, large risks to global food security, and the combination of high temperatur ...
... and irreversible impacts of climate change, the risk of which increase as the global temperature increases. The impacts of a global temperature increase of 4°C or more are projected to include substantial species extinction, large risks to global food security, and the combination of high temperatur ...
Federal Climate Change Legislation as If the States Matter
... with their control of other regulated pollutants such as sulfur dioxide. The CAA also establishes NAAQS at a level sufficient to prevent “dangerous anthropogenic climate change,” the goal of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, to which the United States is a party. In addition ...
... with their control of other regulated pollutants such as sulfur dioxide. The CAA also establishes NAAQS at a level sufficient to prevent “dangerous anthropogenic climate change,” the goal of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, to which the United States is a party. In addition ...
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM AGRICULTURE: JOINED THE EU
... The necessary changes in the management of agricultural activities require several concerted strategies, efforts and actions to meet the three dimensions of sustainable development. First, agriculture should provide specific agricultural products in terms of economic efficiency and thus contribute t ...
... The necessary changes in the management of agricultural activities require several concerted strategies, efforts and actions to meet the three dimensions of sustainable development. First, agriculture should provide specific agricultural products in terms of economic efficiency and thus contribute t ...
carbon geography: the political economy of congressional support
... support anti-carbon legislation. Political economy studies such as Peltzman (1984) emphasize the importance of “price” as a determinant of voting behavior. If a piece of legislation is likely to be costly to a specific jurisdiction, then it is intuitive that its political representatives will oppose ...
... support anti-carbon legislation. Political economy studies such as Peltzman (1984) emphasize the importance of “price” as a determinant of voting behavior. If a piece of legislation is likely to be costly to a specific jurisdiction, then it is intuitive that its political representatives will oppose ...
Submission by Japan to the UN Framework Convention on Climate
... Adaptation to the impacts of climate change is nowadays essential for every country, as changes in climate have caused impacts on natural ecosystems and human societies on all continents and across the oceans. As a national adaptation planning process, the Central Environment Council conducted clima ...
... Adaptation to the impacts of climate change is nowadays essential for every country, as changes in climate have caused impacts on natural ecosystems and human societies on all continents and across the oceans. As a national adaptation planning process, the Central Environment Council conducted clima ...
An Examination of Carbon Sequestration via Global Reforestation
... evidence of changes to the natural landscape, I will demonstrate that we have entered a new geologic era. Forests are emblematic of the system-wide health of an ecological region and the planet as a whole. To use a suitable analogy, our remaining forests may well be the canary in the coal mine for e ...
... evidence of changes to the natural landscape, I will demonstrate that we have entered a new geologic era. Forests are emblematic of the system-wide health of an ecological region and the planet as a whole. To use a suitable analogy, our remaining forests may well be the canary in the coal mine for e ...
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.