Understanding By Design Unit Template for
... them to a variety of online resources. Their job is to pull out information that answers the question of weather patterns vs. climate and create a slide show presenting their research. ...
... them to a variety of online resources. Their job is to pull out information that answers the question of weather patterns vs. climate and create a slide show presenting their research. ...
Sensitivity of Potato Yield to Climate Change
... have been developed by human activity over a long period of time. Accordance of plant demands with the given climatic and environmental conditions for agricultural crops is the most important precondition for high productivity if climatic changes as projected by atmospheric scientists (IPCC) [6 ] ad ...
... have been developed by human activity over a long period of time. Accordance of plant demands with the given climatic and environmental conditions for agricultural crops is the most important precondition for high productivity if climatic changes as projected by atmospheric scientists (IPCC) [6 ] ad ...
Climate Change in the American Mind: March, 2016
... National Climate Assessment:4 “Residents of some coastal cities see their streets flood more regularly during storms and high tides. Inland cities near large rivers also experience more flooding, especially in the Midwest and Northeast. Insurance rates are rising in some vulnerable locations, and in ...
... National Climate Assessment:4 “Residents of some coastal cities see their streets flood more regularly during storms and high tides. Inland cities near large rivers also experience more flooding, especially in the Midwest and Northeast. Insurance rates are rising in some vulnerable locations, and in ...
Adress: Climate Change Program, CATIE, Turrialba - EfD
... Co-organizer and member of the scientific committee of the First Latin American Seminar on “Adaptation to Climate Change: the role of ecosystem services”, 2-5 November, 2008CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica. Coordinator of the Research Project “Avoiding conflicts over water resources in areas vulnera ...
... Co-organizer and member of the scientific committee of the First Latin American Seminar on “Adaptation to Climate Change: the role of ecosystem services”, 2-5 November, 2008CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica. Coordinator of the Research Project “Avoiding conflicts over water resources in areas vulnera ...
Earth Overshoot Day Contents
... humanity is simply demanding more than Earth can provide. This overuse cannot be maintained for long. If we continue on the course estimated by moderate United Nations projections for increasing population and consumption, Global Footprint Network data show that we will need the capacity of two Eart ...
... humanity is simply demanding more than Earth can provide. This overuse cannot be maintained for long. If we continue on the course estimated by moderate United Nations projections for increasing population and consumption, Global Footprint Network data show that we will need the capacity of two Eart ...
Climate Policy
... Yet Europe’s unique position makes it also an ideal bridge between conflicting interests in climate governance (and beyond), notably between the anti-Kyoto coalition in the North – now reduced to the USA and Australia – and the developing world with its plethora of interest constellations. This brid ...
... Yet Europe’s unique position makes it also an ideal bridge between conflicting interests in climate governance (and beyond), notably between the anti-Kyoto coalition in the North – now reduced to the USA and Australia – and the developing world with its plethora of interest constellations. This brid ...
using the aqal framework to accelerate responses to
... other greenhouse gases will not return to normal levels quickly. This means that temperatures will continue to rise for decades even if emissions were to be cut sharply and very quickly (Sterman & Booth Sweeney, 2002). A number of surveys show that the effect on economies, society, and ecosystems co ...
... other greenhouse gases will not return to normal levels quickly. This means that temperatures will continue to rise for decades even if emissions were to be cut sharply and very quickly (Sterman & Booth Sweeney, 2002). A number of surveys show that the effect on economies, society, and ecosystems co ...
The Impact of Climate Change and Variability on Heavy
... and/or frequency of rain events, given that total amounts do not change much. The basic theory, climate model simulations, and empirical evidence all confirm that warmer climates, owing to increased water vapor, lead to more intense precipitation events even when the total annual precipitation is re ...
... and/or frequency of rain events, given that total amounts do not change much. The basic theory, climate model simulations, and empirical evidence all confirm that warmer climates, owing to increased water vapor, lead to more intense precipitation events even when the total annual precipitation is re ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES THE CLIMATE POLICY DILEMMA Robert S. Pindyck
... uncertainties will usually be well-understood, and comparable in nature to the uncertainties involved in many other public and private policy or investment decisions. Of course economists can (and will) argue about the details of the analysis. But at a basic level, we’re in well-charted territory, a ...
... uncertainties will usually be well-understood, and comparable in nature to the uncertainties involved in many other public and private policy or investment decisions. Of course economists can (and will) argue about the details of the analysis. But at a basic level, we’re in well-charted territory, a ...
IPCC reasons for concern regarding climate change risks
... because they are not strongly dependent on future emissions. In addition, on average, the frequency and intensity of heavy precipitation events over land will likely increase over much of the world (Supplementary Section 4.2). A reduction in return period for historical once-in-20-year precipitation ...
... because they are not strongly dependent on future emissions. In addition, on average, the frequency and intensity of heavy precipitation events over land will likely increase over much of the world (Supplementary Section 4.2). A reduction in return period for historical once-in-20-year precipitation ...
The Influence of Climate Variability and Change on the Science and
... morphology, and changes in forest density have been associated with PDO cycles in conifer forests of the Sierra Nevada, California (Millar et al. 2004). Climate variability drives interannual to multicentury changes in fire regimes by regulating plant productivity and fuel conditions in areas where ...
... morphology, and changes in forest density have been associated with PDO cycles in conifer forests of the Sierra Nevada, California (Millar et al. 2004). Climate variability drives interannual to multicentury changes in fire regimes by regulating plant productivity and fuel conditions in areas where ...
Environmental Degradation, Social Sin, and the Common Good
... change, which has unfortunately not received adequate attention from scholars in the social sciences, relates to the equity implications of changes that are occurring and are likely to occur in the future. In general, the impacts of climate change on some of the poorest and the most vulnerable commu ...
... change, which has unfortunately not received adequate attention from scholars in the social sciences, relates to the equity implications of changes that are occurring and are likely to occur in the future. In general, the impacts of climate change on some of the poorest and the most vulnerable commu ...
u.s.climate.US position paper
... Second, whether a State is a party to the Kyoto Protocol does not equate, as the petitioners argue, to a reduction in alleged harmful emissions. In some cases, States that have ratified Kyoto show tremendous trends of increased emissions, while some non-Party States demonstrate a more positive emiss ...
... Second, whether a State is a party to the Kyoto Protocol does not equate, as the petitioners argue, to a reduction in alleged harmful emissions. In some cases, States that have ratified Kyoto show tremendous trends of increased emissions, while some non-Party States demonstrate a more positive emiss ...
Climate Change`s Impact on the Caribbean`s Ability to Sustain
... Climate change will directly affect the natural resource base on which much of the Caribbean tourism industry is based, including its biodiversity and beaches. Coral reefs, in particular, are an important tourist attraction.18 They play an essential role as physical barriers to ocean waves and as a ...
... Climate change will directly affect the natural resource base on which much of the Caribbean tourism industry is based, including its biodiversity and beaches. Coral reefs, in particular, are an important tourist attraction.18 They play an essential role as physical barriers to ocean waves and as a ...
Adaptation 101
... global leadership. The US can improve its standing in the world community by showing that it is willing to take responsibility for the consequences of its greenhouse gas emissions. This becomes particularly important as the US begins to re-engage in international negotiations on climate change. • T ...
... global leadership. The US can improve its standing in the world community by showing that it is willing to take responsibility for the consequences of its greenhouse gas emissions. This becomes particularly important as the US begins to re-engage in international negotiations on climate change. • T ...
CESifo Working Paper no. 4703
... this century. After this switch point, energy is supplied from renewable sources. Optimal climate policy limits global warming to 2.4 °C above pre-industrial temperature and is implemented through a rapidly rising carbon tax which flattens out and falls as economic growth and emissions taper off and ...
... this century. After this switch point, energy is supplied from renewable sources. Optimal climate policy limits global warming to 2.4 °C above pre-industrial temperature and is implemented through a rapidly rising carbon tax which flattens out and falls as economic growth and emissions taper off and ...
Assessment of Climate Change for the Baltic Sea
... Climate change is a serious issue, but in many cases is remains questionable if it is a dominant issue., Printed at ...
... Climate change is a serious issue, but in many cases is remains questionable if it is a dominant issue., Printed at ...
Work package No 2F: Ecosystems and Forests
... the nonliving environment (abiotic factors) interacting as a functional unit (Millenium Ecosystem Assessment, 2005a). Assessing their changes under climate change therefore requires taking these complex interactions into account. For example, changes in abiotic components such as water availability ...
... the nonliving environment (abiotic factors) interacting as a functional unit (Millenium Ecosystem Assessment, 2005a). Assessing their changes under climate change therefore requires taking these complex interactions into account. For example, changes in abiotic components such as water availability ...
Climate Change and Mortality: Feedback from Populations Issues
... cold and hot temperatures were responsible for 0·86% (0·84–0·87) of total mortality. However, this study was limited to a selected number of countries and did not purport to discuss future changes. It would therefore be wrong to draw a simple conclusion that global warming will overall be beneficial ...
... cold and hot temperatures were responsible for 0·86% (0·84–0·87) of total mortality. However, this study was limited to a selected number of countries and did not purport to discuss future changes. It would therefore be wrong to draw a simple conclusion that global warming will overall be beneficial ...
PDF - Boston University
... industry where fuel accounts for up to 60 percent of operating costs (Corbett and Winebrake 2008). However, bunker fuel combustion results in higher levels of emissions than other fuel oils due to the high viscosity and level of impurities. While top emitting nations are setting goals to cap or redu ...
... industry where fuel accounts for up to 60 percent of operating costs (Corbett and Winebrake 2008). However, bunker fuel combustion results in higher levels of emissions than other fuel oils due to the high viscosity and level of impurities. While top emitting nations are setting goals to cap or redu ...
Increasing Mississippi river discharge throughout the 21st century
... change or atmospheric CO2 and excluded other major influencing factors, such as land use and land cover change. It has been shown that land use change (e.g., intensive crop expansion and urbanization) would enhance water demands from the increasing human population with higher living standards and th ...
... change or atmospheric CO2 and excluded other major influencing factors, such as land use and land cover change. It has been shown that land use change (e.g., intensive crop expansion and urbanization) would enhance water demands from the increasing human population with higher living standards and th ...
Manitoba`s Larger Emitters - International Institute for Sustainable
... impacts of climate change. Extreme climate events threaten residential and commercial buildings, affecting the wellbeing of individuals and communities. These concerns also apply to the energy infrastructure, where extreme events such as ice storms and floods impact not only the ability to mitigate ...
... impacts of climate change. Extreme climate events threaten residential and commercial buildings, affecting the wellbeing of individuals and communities. These concerns also apply to the energy infrastructure, where extreme events such as ice storms and floods impact not only the ability to mitigate ...
Melting of Polar Icecaps – Impact on Fisheries
... artisanal commercial fisheries that depend upon them have been reasonably well documented. Increased sea surface temperature (SST) leading to bleaching and accelerated erosion due to increasing wave action will have a detrimental impact on reef ecosystems, but the impact of rising sea level, and par ...
... artisanal commercial fisheries that depend upon them have been reasonably well documented. Increased sea surface temperature (SST) leading to bleaching and accelerated erosion due to increasing wave action will have a detrimental impact on reef ecosystems, but the impact of rising sea level, and par ...
3104 EN
... significant changes in the Earth climate system and these changes are adversely affecting natural ecosystems, humans, communities and economic activities. It is also clear that if nations do not act quickly to reduce substantially the emissions of greenhouse gases, global temperatures will rise sign ...
... significant changes in the Earth climate system and these changes are adversely affecting natural ecosystems, humans, communities and economic activities. It is also clear that if nations do not act quickly to reduce substantially the emissions of greenhouse gases, global temperatures will rise sign ...
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.