natural hazards, impacts and climate change
... current and projected relationships between weather-related natural disaster losses and climate change (natural variability and anthropogenic). Analyses of a variety of natural disaster loss databases – Australian weather-related insured losses; building damage due to Australian bushfires, and the e ...
... current and projected relationships between weather-related natural disaster losses and climate change (natural variability and anthropogenic). Analyses of a variety of natural disaster loss databases – Australian weather-related insured losses; building damage due to Australian bushfires, and the e ...
how and why the climate is changing
... There are gradients between success and failure, with learning along the way. ...
... There are gradients between success and failure, with learning along the way. ...
Mobilization, Outcomes, and Next Steps
... • Large spatial variations in the projected SLR together with local factors means RSLR at the local scale can vary considerably from projected global mean sea level rise • RSLR and impacts are influences by a variety of local processes unrelated to climate (subsidence, glacial isostatic adjustment, ...
... • Large spatial variations in the projected SLR together with local factors means RSLR at the local scale can vary considerably from projected global mean sea level rise • RSLR and impacts are influences by a variety of local processes unrelated to climate (subsidence, glacial isostatic adjustment, ...
copy of Innovation TIMES Issue 41 Q1 2016 - Divgi-TTS
... hyperbole, has been issuing various reports that sound alarmingly melodramatic if not apocalyptic. In 2013 the IPCC reported that ‘since the 1950’s, many of the observed changes are unprecedented over decades to millennia.’ Again, in 2014 it warned unequivocally that the failure to stop the rise in ...
... hyperbole, has been issuing various reports that sound alarmingly melodramatic if not apocalyptic. In 2013 the IPCC reported that ‘since the 1950’s, many of the observed changes are unprecedented over decades to millennia.’ Again, in 2014 it warned unequivocally that the failure to stop the rise in ...
Involvement of local governments and business sector to
... • Why to Focus Cities around Turkey •Turkey’s Population: 71.5 million •Turkey has 7 different geographical regions with different climatic patterns and population densities. •Around 75% of the population live in urban settlements •Existing number of municipalities is 2101. •On 29 March 2009, the el ...
... • Why to Focus Cities around Turkey •Turkey’s Population: 71.5 million •Turkey has 7 different geographical regions with different climatic patterns and population densities. •Around 75% of the population live in urban settlements •Existing number of municipalities is 2101. •On 29 March 2009, the el ...
Fall 2012
... As the world’s population grows and becomes more affluent, human impact on the global environment also increases. This course examines a set of global environmental issues including population growth, ozone layer depletion, climate change, air pollution, the environmental consequences of energy supp ...
... As the world’s population grows and becomes more affluent, human impact on the global environment also increases. This course examines a set of global environmental issues including population growth, ozone layer depletion, climate change, air pollution, the environmental consequences of energy supp ...
PNWCIG2011
... Lisa graumlich - Stressors on steroids - Climate change, land use, ... 2 yrs of research on CC - surprised by effects of 1 C Rise in T ** Scientific community can offer critical perspectives for adaptation ** Humor: Destroy a greenhouse today - for every complex problem, there is an answer that is c ...
... Lisa graumlich - Stressors on steroids - Climate change, land use, ... 2 yrs of research on CC - surprised by effects of 1 C Rise in T ** Scientific community can offer critical perspectives for adaptation ** Humor: Destroy a greenhouse today - for every complex problem, there is an answer that is c ...
Monte Carlo Simulation to Characterize Stormwater Runoff
... For key design storms, find changes in storm intensities for different emission scenarios/GCMs Use a hydrology model to compare future projected storm runoff to historical Use a probabilistic method to assess range and sources of uncertainty ...
... For key design storms, find changes in storm intensities for different emission scenarios/GCMs Use a hydrology model to compare future projected storm runoff to historical Use a probabilistic method to assess range and sources of uncertainty ...
Slide 1
... The information presented at workshops was initially collated by researchers at Cardiff University based on UK Climate Predictions6. In all cases, medium emissions scenarios were assumed (i.e. levels of future greenhouse gases released via human activities continue to increase at the current rate). ...
... The information presented at workshops was initially collated by researchers at Cardiff University based on UK Climate Predictions6. In all cases, medium emissions scenarios were assumed (i.e. levels of future greenhouse gases released via human activities continue to increase at the current rate). ...
Exposure of global mountain systems to climate warming during the
... warm in the 21st century, although to differing extents. World-wide, the two most divergent scenarios are A1FI and B1, which predict an average temperature change of between +3.2 1C (+0.4 1C/per decade) and +2.1 1C (+0.26 1C/per decade) for 2055 and +5.3 1C (+0.48 1C/ per decade) and +2.8 1C for 208 ...
... warm in the 21st century, although to differing extents. World-wide, the two most divergent scenarios are A1FI and B1, which predict an average temperature change of between +3.2 1C (+0.4 1C/per decade) and +2.1 1C (+0.26 1C/per decade) for 2055 and +5.3 1C (+0.48 1C/ per decade) and +2.8 1C for 208 ...
Report in Brief - The National Academies
... Theoretical and observational data indicate albedo modification has the potential to offset some of the consequences of global warming within years and at a relatively low direct cost. However, deploying albedo modification techniques at climatically important scales would bring an array of environm ...
... Theoretical and observational data indicate albedo modification has the potential to offset some of the consequences of global warming within years and at a relatively low direct cost. However, deploying albedo modification techniques at climatically important scales would bring an array of environm ...
Politics of Mainstreaming Ecofeminism
... poses potentially unprecedented threats to human development and well-being. Much of that threat consists inter alliance in changes to hydrological cycles and rain regimes, in the effect of temperature increases on evaporation, and in the worsening severity of extreme climate events. Humans in gener ...
... poses potentially unprecedented threats to human development and well-being. Much of that threat consists inter alliance in changes to hydrological cycles and rain regimes, in the effect of temperature increases on evaporation, and in the worsening severity of extreme climate events. Humans in gener ...
Os pontos focais do Protocolo de Montreal de países
... The unparalleled success of the Montreal Protocol shows that action on climate change is within our grasp Paris, 1 July 2010 – The recently published 2010 edition of the United Nations MDG report highlights the ozone protection success to date of the Montreal Protocol and emphasises its potential to ...
... The unparalleled success of the Montreal Protocol shows that action on climate change is within our grasp Paris, 1 July 2010 – The recently published 2010 edition of the United Nations MDG report highlights the ozone protection success to date of the Montreal Protocol and emphasises its potential to ...
CLIMATE CHANGE BRIEF Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
... ecosystem- and species-level responses to those changes and the implications for management of highpriority park resources. The climate change information in this brief is meant to inform resource managers of past change, describe projected climate change for the period 1900-2100, and discuss ecolog ...
... ecosystem- and species-level responses to those changes and the implications for management of highpriority park resources. The climate change information in this brief is meant to inform resource managers of past change, describe projected climate change for the period 1900-2100, and discuss ecolog ...
Ecosystems and climate interactions in the boreal zone of northern
... The issue of paludification in forests within the boreal zone beyond the permafrost zone has been widely discussed in the scientific literature (Crawford et al 2003, Lavoie et al 2005). During the last 10–15 years in northwestern European Russia, increased precipitation (Groisman et al 2005) and wea ...
... The issue of paludification in forests within the boreal zone beyond the permafrost zone has been widely discussed in the scientific literature (Crawford et al 2003, Lavoie et al 2005). During the last 10–15 years in northwestern European Russia, increased precipitation (Groisman et al 2005) and wea ...
Transportation Solutions
... A recession has now officially been declared to have been in place since the beginning of 2008. Yet, for the majority of U.S. households—other than the wealthiest—a recession has been in existence since 2000; the American dream of continuous steady growth in real incomes ended in 1980, with only a b ...
... A recession has now officially been declared to have been in place since the beginning of 2008. Yet, for the majority of U.S. households—other than the wealthiest—a recession has been in existence since 2000; the American dream of continuous steady growth in real incomes ended in 1980, with only a b ...
Climate Change Adaptation
... Capability Statement Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation The global climate is changing, and a large part of that can be attributed to anthropogenic activity. While that was a controversial statement several years ago, today it is widely accepted that changes are happening and human emissions of ...
... Capability Statement Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation The global climate is changing, and a large part of that can be attributed to anthropogenic activity. While that was a controversial statement several years ago, today it is widely accepted that changes are happening and human emissions of ...
Future Climate Change Impacts on Australian Viticulture
... temperature (since 1850). Regardless of the actions that we take today, some degree of global warming is inevitable and there is now, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, very high confidence (at least a 90% chance of being correct) that some of this change is already here (IP ...
... temperature (since 1850). Regardless of the actions that we take today, some degree of global warming is inevitable and there is now, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, very high confidence (at least a 90% chance of being correct) that some of this change is already here (IP ...
A>E - Butler at UTB
... because “warm water from the tropical Atlantic moves pole ward near the surface where it gives up some of its heat to the atmosphere.” So I make an inference that if the conveyor belt stopped, the areas at high altitudes would be unbearable. The temperatures there would be more extreme. (Lindstrom) ...
... because “warm water from the tropical Atlantic moves pole ward near the surface where it gives up some of its heat to the atmosphere.” So I make an inference that if the conveyor belt stopped, the areas at high altitudes would be unbearable. The temperatures there would be more extreme. (Lindstrom) ...
Experiences in the Columbia Basin
... • Kimberley and Elkford engaged in yearlong planning processes Phase 2 (2009/10): • Rossland, Castlegar and Kaslo/Rural engaged in year-long planning processes Phase 3 (2011/13): • New communities engaged in one-day workshop and supported to implement a climate adaptation project ...
... • Kimberley and Elkford engaged in yearlong planning processes Phase 2 (2009/10): • Rossland, Castlegar and Kaslo/Rural engaged in year-long planning processes Phase 3 (2011/13): • New communities engaged in one-day workshop and supported to implement a climate adaptation project ...
Environment Sustainabilty Approach Capiel HV Part C The
... Other than the naturally occurring greenhouse gases there are manmade gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect. The Kyoto Protocol(1) is an international agreement to control the emission of manmade greenhouse gases. The basket of greenhouse gases, to be monitored according to Kyoto Protocol i ...
... Other than the naturally occurring greenhouse gases there are manmade gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect. The Kyoto Protocol(1) is an international agreement to control the emission of manmade greenhouse gases. The basket of greenhouse gases, to be monitored according to Kyoto Protocol i ...
Waxman-Markey and Failed Senate Legislation: Climate Change
... 2009 could have been the most important year for climate change policy. Instead it was merely the sixth hottest year on record.1 The Waxman-Markey bill, considered by many to be the best chance for holistic and significant climate change legislation, passed the House of Representatives on June 26th, ...
... 2009 could have been the most important year for climate change policy. Instead it was merely the sixth hottest year on record.1 The Waxman-Markey bill, considered by many to be the best chance for holistic and significant climate change legislation, passed the House of Representatives on June 26th, ...
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.