Confronting Climate Change in the Us midwest
... air created by a shift away from fossil fuels would likely reduce heat-related mortality. More dangerous air pollution In areas where there are local sources of fossil fuel emissions, ground-level ozone—a dangerous air pollutant and the main component of smog— increases at temperatures over 90°F (Lu ...
... air created by a shift away from fossil fuels would likely reduce heat-related mortality. More dangerous air pollution In areas where there are local sources of fossil fuel emissions, ground-level ozone—a dangerous air pollutant and the main component of smog— increases at temperatures over 90°F (Lu ...
Towards Climate-Friendly Farming
... now supplies scores of millions with good quality, affordable food and fibre. Many producers have made considerable progress in responding to changing consumer expectations and environmental deterioration. At the same time, no one could have known that agriculture’s success would come at a cost. Whi ...
... now supplies scores of millions with good quality, affordable food and fibre. Many producers have made considerable progress in responding to changing consumer expectations and environmental deterioration. At the same time, no one could have known that agriculture’s success would come at a cost. Whi ...
Combating Climate Change by Keeping Land in
... Combatting Climate Change by Keeping Land in Farming in New York, on the role that protecting farmland can have in reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and helping New York achieve its goal of reducing GHG’s by 80 percent by 2050. The report found that an acre of farmland produces 66 times fewer ...
... Combatting Climate Change by Keeping Land in Farming in New York, on the role that protecting farmland can have in reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and helping New York achieve its goal of reducing GHG’s by 80 percent by 2050. The report found that an acre of farmland produces 66 times fewer ...
2016 - Greenpeace - Exxon - Climate Liability
... likely impacts of international accords such as the Paris climate agreement. • Indirect consequences Legal, technological, political and scientific developments regarding climate change may create new opportunities or risks for companies e.g. increased or decreased demand for particular goods and s ...
... likely impacts of international accords such as the Paris climate agreement. • Indirect consequences Legal, technological, political and scientific developments regarding climate change may create new opportunities or risks for companies e.g. increased or decreased demand for particular goods and s ...
ahead of the storm
... This document summarizes Ahead of the Storm: Preparing Toronto for Climate Change, a comprehensive 45-page document which includes a series of recommendations which will see the City take proactive, protective measures to prepare for climate change. Ahead of the Storm was prepared in April 2008 by t ...
... This document summarizes Ahead of the Storm: Preparing Toronto for Climate Change, a comprehensive 45-page document which includes a series of recommendations which will see the City take proactive, protective measures to prepare for climate change. Ahead of the Storm was prepared in April 2008 by t ...
Global response of the terrestrial biosphere to CO2 and climate
... carbon dioxide has increased by about 30% since 1860 (Figure 1). The induced positive radiative forcing tends to warm the surface. Indeed, the global temperature has risen up by 0.6C over the same period. This increase of temperature is modulated by other greenhouse gases and aerosols changes, but ...
... carbon dioxide has increased by about 30% since 1860 (Figure 1). The induced positive radiative forcing tends to warm the surface. Indeed, the global temperature has risen up by 0.6C over the same period. This increase of temperature is modulated by other greenhouse gases and aerosols changes, but ...
Climate Change in Atqasuk, Alaska
... in winter compared to the coast (Doug Whiteman). Temperatures have historically ranged from -56 to +78 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is generally light, averaging only about 5 inches annually as rain and about 22 inches as snowfall. The temperature has historically been below freezing 300 days e ...
... in winter compared to the coast (Doug Whiteman). Temperatures have historically ranged from -56 to +78 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is generally light, averaging only about 5 inches annually as rain and about 22 inches as snowfall. The temperature has historically been below freezing 300 days e ...
Discuss - Harvard University
... residents who live in coastal communities threatened by major hurricanes” (Goodwin, 2015). Hence, protecting the public and the infrastructure is an integral part of reducing the climate risks facing communities. It’s important to note, also, that “impacts on society from climate change cannot be ge ...
... residents who live in coastal communities threatened by major hurricanes” (Goodwin, 2015). Hence, protecting the public and the infrastructure is an integral part of reducing the climate risks facing communities. It’s important to note, also, that “impacts on society from climate change cannot be ge ...
The IPCC Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources
... • Four subject areas and three working groups • 100 – 200 scientists nominated and selected for each report (representing the best in the field and from all world regions) • Multiple scientific and government review of each report • Consensus decision by the IPCC plenary on each report • Accepted ba ...
... • Four subject areas and three working groups • 100 – 200 scientists nominated and selected for each report (representing the best in the field and from all world regions) • Multiple scientific and government review of each report • Consensus decision by the IPCC plenary on each report • Accepted ba ...
the full-sized Document - University of Alberta
... global warming as the primary threat to polar bears, in addition to other threats such as oil and gas development in the Arctic, high levels of contaminants in polar bear tissues, and overhunting of some populations in Canada, Greenland, and Russia.“ Center for Biological Diversity. (2005). Before t ...
... global warming as the primary threat to polar bears, in addition to other threats such as oil and gas development in the Arctic, high levels of contaminants in polar bear tissues, and overhunting of some populations in Canada, Greenland, and Russia.“ Center for Biological Diversity. (2005). Before t ...
An imperative need for global change research in tropical forests
... 0.46% year−1 from 1980 to 2007 (totally 44.8 ppm; Keeling and Whorf 2008). The mean rate of tropical warming between 1976 and 1998 was 0.26 ± 0.05 °C per decade (Malhi and Wright 2004), which was comparable to the global mean land surface temperature rise of 0.22 ± 0.08 °C per decade between 1976 an ...
... 0.46% year−1 from 1980 to 2007 (totally 44.8 ppm; Keeling and Whorf 2008). The mean rate of tropical warming between 1976 and 1998 was 0.26 ± 0.05 °C per decade (Malhi and Wright 2004), which was comparable to the global mean land surface temperature rise of 0.22 ± 0.08 °C per decade between 1976 an ...
Florida Governor Charlie Crist | Governor Crist Opens Florida
... change. Due to declining rainfall, parts of Florida, including South and Southwest Florida, are currently experiencing long-term drought conditions, which endanger Florida’s agriculture industry. Currently, more than 270 different crops are grown in our state, making Florida the tenth largest agricu ...
... change. Due to declining rainfall, parts of Florida, including South and Southwest Florida, are currently experiencing long-term drought conditions, which endanger Florida’s agriculture industry. Currently, more than 270 different crops are grown in our state, making Florida the tenth largest agricu ...
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... Agricultural Outlook is probably the best known example of this, but there are many other fields in which we work together. The Joint Working Party of OECD on Agriculture and Environment has been a pioneer in linking agriculture and environment from an economic and policy perspective. The work of yo ...
... Agricultural Outlook is probably the best known example of this, but there are many other fields in which we work together. The Joint Working Party of OECD on Agriculture and Environment has been a pioneer in linking agriculture and environment from an economic and policy perspective. The work of yo ...
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... is limited by the amount of water stored by the soil. With higher temperatures microbial decomposition could increase and this would lower soil fertility. The higher levels of C02 are expected to enhance the growth rate of some staple cereal crops, e.g. wheat, rice, soybean (c3 plants), but not to h ...
... is limited by the amount of water stored by the soil. With higher temperatures microbial decomposition could increase and this would lower soil fertility. The higher levels of C02 are expected to enhance the growth rate of some staple cereal crops, e.g. wheat, rice, soybean (c3 plants), but not to h ...
Conclusions and recommendations for action
... accounting cannot be evaded. That is, the continuing health of human populations depends on not exceeding (or staying within) the environment’s “carrying capacity”. The global climate system is a prime determinant of ecological sustainability and thus of Earth’s capacity to sustain healthy human lif ...
... accounting cannot be evaded. That is, the continuing health of human populations depends on not exceeding (or staying within) the environment’s “carrying capacity”. The global climate system is a prime determinant of ecological sustainability and thus of Earth’s capacity to sustain healthy human lif ...
Program Kampung Iklim ~ ProKlim - LCS-RNet
... • Lack of understanding on the concept of climate change adaptation and mitigation. • Active participation of local community is crucial for implementing climate change adaptation and mitigation. • There is a need to quantify adaptation and mitigation action, as well as quantification of its benefit ...
... • Lack of understanding on the concept of climate change adaptation and mitigation. • Active participation of local community is crucial for implementing climate change adaptation and mitigation. • There is a need to quantify adaptation and mitigation action, as well as quantification of its benefit ...
The impact of climate change on seasonal floods of a southern
... with a three-fold increase of the GHG concentration over the next century for the more pessimistic scenario. At the other end of the spectrum, a smaller increase of the Earth’s population coupled with an optimistic increase of renewable sources of energy could result in an increase of 1Ð75 times the ...
... with a three-fold increase of the GHG concentration over the next century for the more pessimistic scenario. At the other end of the spectrum, a smaller increase of the Earth’s population coupled with an optimistic increase of renewable sources of energy could result in an increase of 1Ð75 times the ...
How do human CO2 emissions compare to natural CO2 emissions?
... only 6 GT additional load on this balance. The oceans, land and atpmosphere exchange CO2 continuously so the additional load by humans is incredibly small. A small shift in the balance between oceans and air would cause a CO2 much more severe rise than anything we could produce.” (Jeff Id) Before th ...
... only 6 GT additional load on this balance. The oceans, land and atpmosphere exchange CO2 continuously so the additional load by humans is incredibly small. A small shift in the balance between oceans and air would cause a CO2 much more severe rise than anything we could produce.” (Jeff Id) Before th ...
implication of climate change to human rights
... likely to increase as a result of climate change6 and patterns of rainfall are likely to change globally, with both heavy precipitation and drought becoming more frequent events. Recent scientific evidence issued by leading scientists, including an IPCC author, issued subsequent to the 2007 IPCC rep ...
... likely to increase as a result of climate change6 and patterns of rainfall are likely to change globally, with both heavy precipitation and drought becoming more frequent events. Recent scientific evidence issued by leading scientists, including an IPCC author, issued subsequent to the 2007 IPCC rep ...
Outcome of Paris Climate Negotiations
... Adaptation, Loss and Damage The main issue on adaptation has perpetually been the extent to which adaptation is considered on parity with mitigation. As such, the fundamental emphasis for adaptation discussions tends to be the high-level, political importance given to adaptation, as well as the amou ...
... Adaptation, Loss and Damage The main issue on adaptation has perpetually been the extent to which adaptation is considered on parity with mitigation. As such, the fundamental emphasis for adaptation discussions tends to be the high-level, political importance given to adaptation, as well as the amou ...
Head of Civil Engineering Candidate`s Presentation
... Ozone Depletion • Ozone layer (20-50km up) protects the Earth from UV radiation • Gases (CFCs) used in aerosols break down ozone causing the “holes” over the Arctic and Antarctica • Montreal Protocol stopped production of CFC’s on January 1, 1996 ...
... Ozone Depletion • Ozone layer (20-50km up) protects the Earth from UV radiation • Gases (CFCs) used in aerosols break down ozone causing the “holes” over the Arctic and Antarctica • Montreal Protocol stopped production of CFC’s on January 1, 1996 ...
Methane, the Clathrate-gun conjecture and a disturbed
... with particular focus on measurement, distribution and mixing of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and on mitigation policies; Greenhouse gases in the Earth system: setting the agenda to 2030 ] Opening remarks on the carbon cycle There has been a planetary carbon-cycle for a very long time. Carbon ...
... with particular focus on measurement, distribution and mixing of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and on mitigation policies; Greenhouse gases in the Earth system: setting the agenda to 2030 ] Opening remarks on the carbon cycle There has been a planetary carbon-cycle for a very long time. Carbon ...
workshop on human settlements` response to climate change
... • Kindle exchanges amongst academic staff and students around the concept of Climate Change, and • Initiate research collaboration between researchers and institutions in the two countries of UK and India. • Portrayed the Land Use pattern of New Delhi, emphasizing the open space and bio-diversity pa ...
... • Kindle exchanges amongst academic staff and students around the concept of Climate Change, and • Initiate research collaboration between researchers and institutions in the two countries of UK and India. • Portrayed the Land Use pattern of New Delhi, emphasizing the open space and bio-diversity pa ...
magnitude and frequency
... This Report Card provides an appraisal of the evidence for potential changes in flood magnitude and frequency based on climate model results. The majority of climate model experiments point to increased flood hazard for the UK linked to more extreme precipitation events and greater winter rainfall t ...
... This Report Card provides an appraisal of the evidence for potential changes in flood magnitude and frequency based on climate model results. The majority of climate model experiments point to increased flood hazard for the UK linked to more extreme precipitation events and greater winter rainfall t ...
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.