Climate Change: Adaptation for Queensland, Issues Paper
... families and disadvantaged communities in Australia, many of whom live in areas more likely to be adversely affected by direct climate changes and most of whom have far less ability than others to relocate or make necessary adjustments. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) noted that ...
... families and disadvantaged communities in Australia, many of whom live in areas more likely to be adversely affected by direct climate changes and most of whom have far less ability than others to relocate or make necessary adjustments. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) noted that ...
Special Report on Emission Scenario’s
... Prospective areas in sedimentary basins where suitable saline formations, oil or gas fields, or coal beds may be found. Locations for storage in coal beds are only partly included. Prospectivity is a qualitative assessment of the likelihood that a suitable storage location is present in a given area ...
... Prospective areas in sedimentary basins where suitable saline formations, oil or gas fields, or coal beds may be found. Locations for storage in coal beds are only partly included. Prospectivity is a qualitative assessment of the likelihood that a suitable storage location is present in a given area ...
FAQ 8.1 | How Important Is Water Vapour to Climate Change?
... be ambiguous. In many cases, however, ERF and RF are nearly equal. Analysis of 11 models from the current Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) generation finds that the rapid adjustments to CO2 cause fixed-SST-based ERF to be 2% less than RF, with an intermodel standard deviation of ...
... be ambiguous. In many cases, however, ERF and RF are nearly equal. Analysis of 11 models from the current Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) generation finds that the rapid adjustments to CO2 cause fixed-SST-based ERF to be 2% less than RF, with an intermodel standard deviation of ...
A regional approach to climate adaptation in the Nile Basin
... Previous work has shown that the Nile flows can be highly sensitive to climate change and that there is considerable uncertainty in climate projections in the region with no clear consensus as to the direction of change. Modelling current and future changes in river runoff must address a number of c ...
... Previous work has shown that the Nile flows can be highly sensitive to climate change and that there is considerable uncertainty in climate projections in the region with no clear consensus as to the direction of change. Modelling current and future changes in river runoff must address a number of c ...
Objectives and expected outcomes - Climate Services for Disaster
... - Paris Agreement - SDG Global Framework for Climate Services structure ...
... - Paris Agreement - SDG Global Framework for Climate Services structure ...
Lecture #7_radiation - UMD | Atmospheric and Oceanic Science
... primary source for Earth’s energy. ...
... primary source for Earth’s energy. ...
Sensitivity of Twentieth-Century Sahel Rainfall to
... been attributed to natural modes of ocean variability by Sutton and Hodson (2005), Hoerling et al. (2006), and Ting et al. (2009), suggesting that anthropogenic activity alone is unlikely to be the sole cause of the Sahel drying. Another process that has been discussed as playing a role in the histo ...
... been attributed to natural modes of ocean variability by Sutton and Hodson (2005), Hoerling et al. (2006), and Ting et al. (2009), suggesting that anthropogenic activity alone is unlikely to be the sole cause of the Sahel drying. Another process that has been discussed as playing a role in the histo ...
The Anthropocene: From Global Change to Planetary Stewardship
... magnitude at which humanity can consume the planet’s geophysical resources. Furthermore, climate change and the appearance of the ozone hole owing to man-made chemicals are strong evidence that humanity can overwhelm important chemical, physical, and biological processes that modulate the functionin ...
... magnitude at which humanity can consume the planet’s geophysical resources. Furthermore, climate change and the appearance of the ozone hole owing to man-made chemicals are strong evidence that humanity can overwhelm important chemical, physical, and biological processes that modulate the functionin ...
The Anthropocene: From Global Change to Planetary Stewardship
... magnitude at which humanity can consume the planet’s geophysical resources. Furthermore, climate change and the appearance of the ozone hole owing to man-made chemicals are strong evidence that humanity can overwhelm important chemical, physical, and biological processes that modulate the functionin ...
... magnitude at which humanity can consume the planet’s geophysical resources. Furthermore, climate change and the appearance of the ozone hole owing to man-made chemicals are strong evidence that humanity can overwhelm important chemical, physical, and biological processes that modulate the functionin ...
Summary of the contributions
... Section 1: Assessing the direct and indirect impacts of climate change on food security and nutrition In order to assess the impacts of climate change on food security and nutrition, it is essential to develop analytical frameworks in line with the tools available in each country. It is also importa ...
... Section 1: Assessing the direct and indirect impacts of climate change on food security and nutrition In order to assess the impacts of climate change on food security and nutrition, it is essential to develop analytical frameworks in line with the tools available in each country. It is also importa ...
Climate Change and Poverty Reduction
... distribution site in the Kalma refugee camp, Nyala, southern Darfur. ...
... distribution site in the Kalma refugee camp, Nyala, southern Darfur. ...
NSW Climate Change Adaptation Newsletter
... communicating the science of climate change for more than 20 years. Professor Hughes notes "Climate science is a very wide and broad topic but it's so important that speaking out about climate change and the impacts that it will have not just on the environment but on our economy, on our agriculture ...
... communicating the science of climate change for more than 20 years. Professor Hughes notes "Climate science is a very wide and broad topic but it's so important that speaking out about climate change and the impacts that it will have not just on the environment but on our economy, on our agriculture ...
FROM THE HARPOON TO THE HEATEAT
... viability of cetaceans. The purpose of this paper is to focus on the IWC’s efforts in the context of one of these threats, climate change. Climate change is likely to pose serious threats to cetaceans. In the Antarctic, a doubling of greenhouse gas emissions from pre-industrial times, projected to o ...
... viability of cetaceans. The purpose of this paper is to focus on the IWC’s efforts in the context of one of these threats, climate change. Climate change is likely to pose serious threats to cetaceans. In the Antarctic, a doubling of greenhouse gas emissions from pre-industrial times, projected to o ...
Interaction between Climate Change and the Cryosphere
... The Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) mandate was to oversee the scientific quality in the research done in the ICCC sub-programme in TRI. The SAB consisted of the following members: • Mark C. Serreze (Chair), Director, National Snow and Ice Data Centre, Professor, Department of Geography, University ...
... The Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) mandate was to oversee the scientific quality in the research done in the ICCC sub-programme in TRI. The SAB consisted of the following members: • Mark C. Serreze (Chair), Director, National Snow and Ice Data Centre, Professor, Department of Geography, University ...
Evidence for carbon dioxide and moisture interactions from the leaf
... “CO2–water synergy”. Synergy indicates a result which is contributed solely by the joint action of two or more factors. In addition, particularly these CO2–water synergies may emerge at different spatial scales. GCMs rely on a relatively coarse grid-interval of the order of 100-km, which necessitate ...
... “CO2–water synergy”. Synergy indicates a result which is contributed solely by the joint action of two or more factors. In addition, particularly these CO2–water synergies may emerge at different spatial scales. GCMs rely on a relatively coarse grid-interval of the order of 100-km, which necessitate ...
Water in the atmosphere
... The power of the constraints imposed by state, at which γ ≈ γm. water is borne out by idealized, but nonetheless The convective currents transport water up- quantitative, studies of RCE. Despite a great many ward to much lower pressure and temperature, simplifications, these studies reproduce the ma ...
... The power of the constraints imposed by state, at which γ ≈ γm. water is borne out by idealized, but nonetheless The convective currents transport water up- quantitative, studies of RCE. Despite a great many ward to much lower pressure and temperature, simplifications, these studies reproduce the ma ...
Jim LaGro UW-Madison - Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change
... natural resources, ecosystems and regions Evaluate potential effects on industry, agriculture, tourism, and other human activities Develop and recommend adaptation strategies ...
... natural resources, ecosystems and regions Evaluate potential effects on industry, agriculture, tourism, and other human activities Develop and recommend adaptation strategies ...
- Wiley Online Library
... area. However, it is important to note that there is a similar distributional shift in the coolest temperatures. Here, too, there is model consensus on a shift toward warmer temperatures, as well as a loss of the coolest temperatures by the end of the 21st century (Fig. 1a). Across all models, disap ...
... area. However, it is important to note that there is a similar distributional shift in the coolest temperatures. Here, too, there is model consensus on a shift toward warmer temperatures, as well as a loss of the coolest temperatures by the end of the 21st century (Fig. 1a). Across all models, disap ...
Financial Risk Management and Global Climate Change:
... attract additional capital from investors. The question is how financial markets with such vastly greater risk bearing capacity could be used to hedge risk that has previously been covered using other channels. The market for Catastrophe Options and weather derivatives is relatively small and illiqu ...
... attract additional capital from investors. The question is how financial markets with such vastly greater risk bearing capacity could be used to hedge risk that has previously been covered using other channels. The market for Catastrophe Options and weather derivatives is relatively small and illiqu ...
Global Responsibilities: Ethics, Public Health, and Global
... 15. INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE, supra note 11. 16. CLIMATE CHANGE 1995: THE SCIENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE: CONTRIBUTION OF WORKING GROuPITOTHE SECOND ASSESSMENT REPORT OFTHEINTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE ...
... 15. INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE, supra note 11. 16. CLIMATE CHANGE 1995: THE SCIENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE: CONTRIBUTION OF WORKING GROuPITOTHE SECOND ASSESSMENT REPORT OFTHEINTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE ...
CO2 Variations, 1999 Mauna Loa, Hawaii
... group of chemicals called CFC's. These very stable chemicals were once widely used in aerosols and refrigerators. It was thought that their release into the atmosphere produced chlorine radicals which reacted with O3 to produce O2. The emission of CFC's into the environment is now greatly reduced. ...
... group of chemicals called CFC's. These very stable chemicals were once widely used in aerosols and refrigerators. It was thought that their release into the atmosphere produced chlorine radicals which reacted with O3 to produce O2. The emission of CFC's into the environment is now greatly reduced. ...
Integrated Marine Biogeochemistry d E t R h and Ecosystem Research
... understanding of, and accurate predictive capacity for, ocean responses espo ses to acce accelerating e at g g global oba c change a ge a and d the e co consequent seque t effects on the Earth System and human society” ...
... understanding of, and accurate predictive capacity for, ocean responses espo ses to acce accelerating e at g g global oba c change a ge a and d the e co consequent seque t effects on the Earth System and human society” ...
Greenhouse Alliances – Responding to the Challenge of Climate
... level" and "contributed significantly to raised awareness, improved knowledge and coordinated action". The review recommended that the Regional Partnership Program of funding for Alliances be expanded to include other regions of Victoria and (subject to the development of a favourable business case) ...
... level" and "contributed significantly to raised awareness, improved knowledge and coordinated action". The review recommended that the Regional Partnership Program of funding for Alliances be expanded to include other regions of Victoria and (subject to the development of a favourable business case) ...
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.