adaptation of road network to climate change
... Use of materials that are less affected by climate effects (concrete, stabilized soils, soil cement, etc.) ...
... Use of materials that are less affected by climate effects (concrete, stabilized soils, soil cement, etc.) ...
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... The highest damages from climate change are predicted to be in the agricultural sector in sub-Saharan Africa. Agriculture is predicted to be especially vulnerable in this region because of its current state of high temperature and low precipitation. It is usually rain-fed or relies on relatively bas ...
... The highest damages from climate change are predicted to be in the agricultural sector in sub-Saharan Africa. Agriculture is predicted to be especially vulnerable in this region because of its current state of high temperature and low precipitation. It is usually rain-fed or relies on relatively bas ...
Global Warming`s Terrifying New Math By Bill McKibben, Rolling
... cientists estimate that humans can pour roughly 565 more gigatons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere by midcentury and still have some reasonable hope of staying below two degrees. ("Reasonable," in this case, means four chances in five, or somewhat worse odds than playing Russian roulette with a ...
... cientists estimate that humans can pour roughly 565 more gigatons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere by midcentury and still have some reasonable hope of staying below two degrees. ("Reasonable," in this case, means four chances in five, or somewhat worse odds than playing Russian roulette with a ...
Tools & Processes for Adaptation
... Broadly common approach – see climate-related impacts as an additional stressor Gap between grassroots and national / international (traditional leaders, local government, private sector?) Awareness-raising value Opportunities associated with climate change?? Relevant to international processes: ...
... Broadly common approach – see climate-related impacts as an additional stressor Gap between grassroots and national / international (traditional leaders, local government, private sector?) Awareness-raising value Opportunities associated with climate change?? Relevant to international processes: ...
Lecture 2 - Scripps Institution of Oceanography
... transport in the North AtlanFc-‐the cockpit of Europe’s climate. In one sense, we are fortunate to have had such an excellent bearer of climate change evidence as Greenland’s ice sheet. Its proximity to the driving regions of the AMOC meant that the responses to changes in forcing were rendered all ...
... transport in the North AtlanFc-‐the cockpit of Europe’s climate. In one sense, we are fortunate to have had such an excellent bearer of climate change evidence as Greenland’s ice sheet. Its proximity to the driving regions of the AMOC meant that the responses to changes in forcing were rendered all ...
pices xv - North Pacific Marine Science Organization
... IPCC's 2007 assessment report, the database has a variety of other uses and is open to any interested scientist. It contains 27 Terabytes of data comprising output from 22 different models. To date we have over 600 registered users, who have produced over 150 scientific publications involving the da ...
... IPCC's 2007 assessment report, the database has a variety of other uses and is open to any interested scientist. It contains 27 Terabytes of data comprising output from 22 different models. To date we have over 600 registered users, who have produced over 150 scientific publications involving the da ...
Clear facts about Climate Change ISBN:91-620-8155-1
... occurrence of aerosols towards the end of the 21st century, compared to previous calculations. This in turn is the reason why scientists believe the temperature increase may be greater than has been previously assumed. According to the IPCC, the earth’s temperature is expected to rise by between 1.4 ...
... occurrence of aerosols towards the end of the 21st century, compared to previous calculations. This in turn is the reason why scientists believe the temperature increase may be greater than has been previously assumed. According to the IPCC, the earth’s temperature is expected to rise by between 1.4 ...
The Impact of Agriculture on Climate Change
... burning and the remainder to land-use change (IPCC, 2001). The major impacts of agricultural land-use change are occurring in tropical rainforest regions such as Brazil, Congo, and Indonesia where native rainforests are being cleared for cultivation and pasture. Tropical deforestation, which now exc ...
... burning and the remainder to land-use change (IPCC, 2001). The major impacts of agricultural land-use change are occurring in tropical rainforest regions such as Brazil, Congo, and Indonesia where native rainforests are being cleared for cultivation and pasture. Tropical deforestation, which now exc ...
Climate Change
... Increased precipitation (spring rain & winter snow) More frequent and costly evacuations Scouring of bridge foundations & failure of bridge decks Flooding, Increased 100-Year storm frequency (every 20 years), Power Loss, Traffic Disruptions Sea-level Rise Inundation of Coastal areas ...
... Increased precipitation (spring rain & winter snow) More frequent and costly evacuations Scouring of bridge foundations & failure of bridge decks Flooding, Increased 100-Year storm frequency (every 20 years), Power Loss, Traffic Disruptions Sea-level Rise Inundation of Coastal areas ...
A Skeptic`s Submission to the Alberta Climate Change Advisory Panel
... warming from 1979 is 225% of the actual measured warming rate. The large discrepancies between models and observations is larger in the atmosphere at about 9 km altitude, especially in the tropics. The problem is the models fail to account for negative feedbacks from clouds and declining upper atmos ...
... warming from 1979 is 225% of the actual measured warming rate. The large discrepancies between models and observations is larger in the atmosphere at about 9 km altitude, especially in the tropics. The problem is the models fail to account for negative feedbacks from clouds and declining upper atmos ...
Climate Change in the Pacific
... • Rising sea levels - storms surges, king tides, coastal inundation, ground water intrusion • Increasing intensity and frequency of extreme weather events – more droughts & floods ...
... • Rising sea levels - storms surges, king tides, coastal inundation, ground water intrusion • Increasing intensity and frequency of extreme weather events – more droughts & floods ...
Full Readings
... which keeps happening despite our completely insignificant efforts to affect climate change. And I do wish I had a silver lining to this volcanic ash cloud, but the fact of the matter is that the bush fire season across the western USA and Australia this year alone will negate your efforts to reduce ...
... which keeps happening despite our completely insignificant efforts to affect climate change. And I do wish I had a silver lining to this volcanic ash cloud, but the fact of the matter is that the bush fire season across the western USA and Australia this year alone will negate your efforts to reduce ...
The Greenhouse Effect o
... reduction of air pollution. Carbon footprint: The total amount of carbon gases produced directly and indirectly through human activities that use of carbon-based fuels. Climate: The prevailing, average weather conditions influenced by temperature, precipitation, humidity, and other meteorological fa ...
... reduction of air pollution. Carbon footprint: The total amount of carbon gases produced directly and indirectly through human activities that use of carbon-based fuels. Climate: The prevailing, average weather conditions influenced by temperature, precipitation, humidity, and other meteorological fa ...
china`s position
... carbon dioxide emissions. But the United States, the number two emitter, still has spewed the most heat-trapping gases into the air over time. From 1998 to 2006, China's annual carbon dioxide emissions doubled to more than 6 billion metric tons, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administratio ...
... carbon dioxide emissions. But the United States, the number two emitter, still has spewed the most heat-trapping gases into the air over time. From 1998 to 2006, China's annual carbon dioxide emissions doubled to more than 6 billion metric tons, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administratio ...
AEE newsletter March 00 - Association of Energy Engineers | New
... THE WORLD has seen some extraordinary winter conditions in both hemispheres over the past year: snow in Johannesburg last June and in Baghdad in January, Arctic sea ice returning with a vengeance after a record retreat last summer, paralyzing blizzards in China, and a sharp drop in the globe’s avera ...
... THE WORLD has seen some extraordinary winter conditions in both hemispheres over the past year: snow in Johannesburg last June and in Baghdad in January, Arctic sea ice returning with a vengeance after a record retreat last summer, paralyzing blizzards in China, and a sharp drop in the globe’s avera ...
Winguth et al, 2005
... [2] The potential for two-way interactions and feedbacks between the carbon cycle and the climate system comes from the radiative properties of CO2 and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Increases of atmospheric CO2 through anthropogenic emissions from fossil fuel burning, for example, may le ...
... [2] The potential for two-way interactions and feedbacks between the carbon cycle and the climate system comes from the radiative properties of CO2 and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Increases of atmospheric CO2 through anthropogenic emissions from fossil fuel burning, for example, may le ...
PowerPoint Presentation (Blue)
... Two vulnerable populations during heat waves: Elderly: Population of senior citizens (> 60 years old) in Los Angeles County is expected to increase by 83% by the year 2020 Low SES: Over 16% of LA County residents under 100% FPL ...
... Two vulnerable populations during heat waves: Elderly: Population of senior citizens (> 60 years old) in Los Angeles County is expected to increase by 83% by the year 2020 Low SES: Over 16% of LA County residents under 100% FPL ...
Parameterization of Snow Albedo
... Variations in simulated zonally averaged near-surface temperature with respect to pre-industrial values ...
... Variations in simulated zonally averaged near-surface temperature with respect to pre-industrial values ...
Regionalkonferenz der Metropolregion Hamburg
... sufficient to derive (culturally acceptable) political consensus. The “linear model” does not work. • The problem is that the scientific knowledge is confronted on the „explanation marked“ with other forms of knowledge (pre-scientific, outdated; traditional, morphed by different interests). Scientif ...
... sufficient to derive (culturally acceptable) political consensus. The “linear model” does not work. • The problem is that the scientific knowledge is confronted on the „explanation marked“ with other forms of knowledge (pre-scientific, outdated; traditional, morphed by different interests). Scientif ...
The Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture in North America
... This bring us back to the topic of this meeting: adaptation may have tremendous effects in terms of crop yields, agricultural economics and food security. ...
... This bring us back to the topic of this meeting: adaptation may have tremendous effects in terms of crop yields, agricultural economics and food security. ...
Can aerosols spin down the water cycle in a warmer and moister
... decreases of global solar radiation at 60% of all sites in the former Soviet Union were reported [Abakumova et al., 1996] while during the same period precipitation rates did not change significantly in the former Soviet Union [Easterling et al., 2000]. We suspect that these observed changes in the ...
... decreases of global solar radiation at 60% of all sites in the former Soviet Union were reported [Abakumova et al., 1996] while during the same period precipitation rates did not change significantly in the former Soviet Union [Easterling et al., 2000]. We suspect that these observed changes in the ...
Global Warming Resources to Sustain a Collection
... vice president Al Gore and the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) ‘‘for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change.’’1 The IPCC, in their April 2007 report, stated that there is a 90 percent probability that the measured inc ...
... vice president Al Gore and the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) ‘‘for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change.’’1 The IPCC, in their April 2007 report, stated that there is a 90 percent probability that the measured inc ...
The year 2007 to be the hottest ever
... The world’s leading climate scientists (7) ______ agree that human activity is accelerating global warming. It is a fact that the world's ten warmest years have all occurred in the last twelve years. A United Nations (8) ______ on climate change predicted that global temperatures could rise by as mu ...
... The world’s leading climate scientists (7) ______ agree that human activity is accelerating global warming. It is a fact that the world's ten warmest years have all occurred in the last twelve years. A United Nations (8) ______ on climate change predicted that global temperatures could rise by as mu ...
Effects of global warming on global water and food
... Royal Society of Medicine, 12th November 2007 ...
... Royal Society of Medicine, 12th November 2007 ...
Climate change: Challenges and Opportunities in Sri Lanka
... Efficient water management techniques Energy saving policies Energy generation through renewable resources ...
... Efficient water management techniques Energy saving policies Energy generation through renewable resources ...
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.