Investigating the response of subtropical forests to environmental
... Climate change has occurred naturally throughout Earth’s history, although the unprecedented rate of current change can be attributed to the impacts of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. The amount of CO2 in the atmosphere increased by more than a third during the industrialised era (Le Treut e ...
... Climate change has occurred naturally throughout Earth’s history, although the unprecedented rate of current change can be attributed to the impacts of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. The amount of CO2 in the atmosphere increased by more than a third during the industrialised era (Le Treut e ...
Climate change and human health
... warmest since instrumental records began in the nineteenth century, and contained 9 of the 10 warmest years ever recorded. The causes of this change are increasingly well understood. The Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, published in 2001, goes further than it ...
... warmest since instrumental records began in the nineteenth century, and contained 9 of the 10 warmest years ever recorded. The causes of this change are increasingly well understood. The Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, published in 2001, goes further than it ...
Climate change and human health RISKS AND RESPONSES Editors
... warmest since instrumental records began in the nineteenth century, and contained 9 of the 10 warmest years ever recorded. The causes of this change are increasingly well understood. The Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, published in 2001, goes further than it ...
... warmest since instrumental records began in the nineteenth century, and contained 9 of the 10 warmest years ever recorded. The causes of this change are increasingly well understood. The Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, published in 2001, goes further than it ...
THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION
... transportation facility in this location that would eventually accommodate seven of NRTA’s 9 bus routes using a combination of the Greenhound property and adjacent Town land, thereby eliminating the need to have bus stops along the Washington Street sidewalk and creating a more convenient system for ...
... transportation facility in this location that would eventually accommodate seven of NRTA’s 9 bus routes using a combination of the Greenhound property and adjacent Town land, thereby eliminating the need to have bus stops along the Washington Street sidewalk and creating a more convenient system for ...
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment of the Galápagos Islands
... and cold ocean currents. Such conditions provide habitats for tropical species, such as corals and red-footed boobies, temperate species like sea lions and macro-algae (kelp), and cold water species such as penguins and fur seals. On land unique ecosystems have developed to adapt to either harsh ari ...
... and cold ocean currents. Such conditions provide habitats for tropical species, such as corals and red-footed boobies, temperate species like sea lions and macro-algae (kelp), and cold water species such as penguins and fur seals. On land unique ecosystems have developed to adapt to either harsh ari ...
Protected areas helping people cope with climate change
... Responses to climate change must now focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions enough to avoid runaway impacts (“avoiding the unmanageable”) and on addressing the impacts that are already with us (“managing the unavoidable”). Managing natural ecosystems as carbon sinks and resources for adaptation ...
... Responses to climate change must now focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions enough to avoid runaway impacts (“avoiding the unmanageable”) and on addressing the impacts that are already with us (“managing the unavoidable”). Managing natural ecosystems as carbon sinks and resources for adaptation ...
Protected areas helping peopel cope with climate change
... Responses to climate change must now focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions enough to avoid runaway impacts (“avoiding the unmanageable”) and on addressing the impacts that are already with us (“managing the unavoidable”). Managing natural ecosystems as carbon sinks and resources for adaptation ...
... Responses to climate change must now focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions enough to avoid runaway impacts (“avoiding the unmanageable”) and on addressing the impacts that are already with us (“managing the unavoidable”). Managing natural ecosystems as carbon sinks and resources for adaptation ...
Seasonality of climate-human mortality relationships in US cities and
... climates. By the 1990s, monthly mortality anomalies were similar between all cities regardless of climate, suggesting there is no net mortality benefit to be derived from a location’s climate. After removing the impact of long-term declining mortality rates, some statistically significant monthly cl ...
... climates. By the 1990s, monthly mortality anomalies were similar between all cities regardless of climate, suggesting there is no net mortality benefit to be derived from a location’s climate. After removing the impact of long-term declining mortality rates, some statistically significant monthly cl ...
Adaptation to a Changing Climate in the Arab Countries
... assistance to provide analytical and technical inputs that address the critical challenges facing development in a changing climate. Based on these requests, the World Bank is producing this Flagship report in partnership with the League of Arab States (LAS) with the objective of providing informati ...
... assistance to provide analytical and technical inputs that address the critical challenges facing development in a changing climate. Based on these requests, the World Bank is producing this Flagship report in partnership with the League of Arab States (LAS) with the objective of providing informati ...
FARM-LEVEL VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE EASTERN BAY OF PLENTY,
... Climate change research is undergoing a monumental shift, from an almost exclusive focus on mitigation, and the reduction of greenhouse gases, to adaptation, and identifying the ways in which nations, communities and sectors might best respond to the reality of a changing climate. Vulnerability asse ...
... Climate change research is undergoing a monumental shift, from an almost exclusive focus on mitigation, and the reduction of greenhouse gases, to adaptation, and identifying the ways in which nations, communities and sectors might best respond to the reality of a changing climate. Vulnerability asse ...
chile`s second biennial update report on climate change
... including the Global Environment Fund, the Low Emission Capacity Building Program, and the German Government’s Information Matters project. Chilean President, Michelle Bachelet, has especially highlighted the work of our country in the national and international climate arena. Her permanent presence ...
... including the Global Environment Fund, the Low Emission Capacity Building Program, and the German Government’s Information Matters project. Chilean President, Michelle Bachelet, has especially highlighted the work of our country in the national and international climate arena. Her permanent presence ...
climate change and the south african commercial forestry sector
... suitable area occurring when both temperature and rainfall are increased. The same pattern, although with greater fluctuations, is evident in the Eastern Cape. In Mpumalanga province, however, the climatically optimum area for A. mearnsii increases when the temperature is increased by 1°C and 2°C, p ...
... suitable area occurring when both temperature and rainfall are increased. The same pattern, although with greater fluctuations, is evident in the Eastern Cape. In Mpumalanga province, however, the climatically optimum area for A. mearnsii increases when the temperature is increased by 1°C and 2°C, p ...
Building climate change resilience for African livestock in sub
... production systems to drought and the associated potential to use livestock to adapt to climate change. The study clearly dissects the various aspects of climate change and their impacts on the biological and socio economic aspects of the various African livestock production systems. In doing so, it ...
... production systems to drought and the associated potential to use livestock to adapt to climate change. The study clearly dissects the various aspects of climate change and their impacts on the biological and socio economic aspects of the various African livestock production systems. In doing so, it ...
The exchange of carbon dioxide between wet arctic - HAL-Insu
... part of Samoylov Island. Wet polygonal tundra extended at least 600 m in all directions from the eddy tower (Fig. 2). The three-dimensional wind vector and the sonic temperature were measured with a sonic anemometer (Solent R3, Gill Instruments Ltd., UK) at a height of 3.65 m above ground level. The ...
... part of Samoylov Island. Wet polygonal tundra extended at least 600 m in all directions from the eddy tower (Fig. 2). The three-dimensional wind vector and the sonic temperature were measured with a sonic anemometer (Solent R3, Gill Instruments Ltd., UK) at a height of 3.65 m above ground level. The ...
Preparing for an Uncertain Climate—Vol. I
... climate change, they represent the types of extreme events that may occur with greater frequency if climate warms. Most scientists believe that the Earth’s climate is likely to warm by several degrees during the next few decades. Although our understanding of climate change has progressed a great de ...
... climate change, they represent the types of extreme events that may occur with greater frequency if climate warms. Most scientists believe that the Earth’s climate is likely to warm by several degrees during the next few decades. Although our understanding of climate change has progressed a great de ...
Stern Review: The Economics of Climate Change
... take place over the next two to three decades, but it is still possible to protect our societies and economies from its impacts to some extent – for example, by providing better information, improved planning and more climate-resilient crops and infrastructure. Adaptation will cost tens of billions ...
... take place over the next two to three decades, but it is still possible to protect our societies and economies from its impacts to some extent – for example, by providing better information, improved planning and more climate-resilient crops and infrastructure. Adaptation will cost tens of billions ...
Climate-Induced Population Movement: The Issue
... internally or externally, due to the impacts of climate change (such as sea-level rise, increasing intensity of storms and droughts, flooding and natural disasters) therefore adds tremendously to contemporary challenges. According to scientific estimations, the number of those likely to relocate due ...
... internally or externally, due to the impacts of climate change (such as sea-level rise, increasing intensity of storms and droughts, flooding and natural disasters) therefore adds tremendously to contemporary challenges. According to scientific estimations, the number of those likely to relocate due ...
Projected expansion of the subtropical biome and contraction of the
... The NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) prototype Earth System Model (ESM2.1) is based on the successful CM2.1 coupled climate model used in the IPCC 4th Assessment and is composed of separate atmosphere, ocean, sea ice, and land models that interact through an online flux coupler (Del ...
... The NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) prototype Earth System Model (ESM2.1) is based on the successful CM2.1 coupled climate model used in the IPCC 4th Assessment and is composed of separate atmosphere, ocean, sea ice, and land models that interact through an online flux coupler (Del ...
Sunnyvale Climate Action Plan
... sustainable, healthy, and livable Sunnyvale. The strategies outlined in this Plan will not only reduce GHG emissions but will also provide energy, fuel, water, and monetary savings while improving the quality of life in Sunnyvale. This Climate Action Plan is intended to streamline future environment ...
... sustainable, healthy, and livable Sunnyvale. The strategies outlined in this Plan will not only reduce GHG emissions but will also provide energy, fuel, water, and monetary savings while improving the quality of life in Sunnyvale. This Climate Action Plan is intended to streamline future environment ...
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... precedent in the recorded history of planet earth (Weart, 2003). In recent years, scientific community agrees that this rapid change is due mainly to the enhancement of the natural greenhouse effect due to a human-induced increase in the atmospheric concentration of green house gases (GHGs), such as ...
... precedent in the recorded history of planet earth (Weart, 2003). In recent years, scientific community agrees that this rapid change is due mainly to the enhancement of the natural greenhouse effect due to a human-induced increase in the atmospheric concentration of green house gases (GHGs), such as ...
Ch7 Pre-Release - Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
... extreme events, particularly winter processes. Forest is very likely to replace a significant proportion of the tundra and this will have a great effect on the composition of species. However, there are environmental and sociological processes that are very likely to prevent forest from advancing in ...
... extreme events, particularly winter processes. Forest is very likely to replace a significant proportion of the tundra and this will have a great effect on the composition of species. However, there are environmental and sociological processes that are very likely to prevent forest from advancing in ...
rapporter.ffi.no
... Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who in October 2009 called attention to the “potentially huge security implications” of climate change. NATO countries should use the Alliance as a forum in which to discuss and address the challenges it creates, said the new NATO chief. He also called for active enga ...
... Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who in October 2009 called attention to the “potentially huge security implications” of climate change. NATO countries should use the Alliance as a forum in which to discuss and address the challenges it creates, said the new NATO chief. He also called for active enga ...
An investigation of the pattern scaling technique for describing future
... It is now generally recognised that climate change is real, and that humans are at least partly responsible. In 1996 a scientific consensus was reached that “the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate” (IPCC, 1996a, p5). In 2001 this scientific consensus was upd ...
... It is now generally recognised that climate change is real, and that humans are at least partly responsible. In 1996 a scientific consensus was reached that “the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate” (IPCC, 1996a, p5). In 2001 this scientific consensus was upd ...
Mirrored at GFMC Archive - The Global Fire Monitoring Center
... GRF Davos Planet@Risk, Volume 3, Number 1, Special Issue on the 5th IDRC Davos 2014, March 2015 tinents, but also over temperate and boreal zones (Andreae and Merlet, 2001). Smoke aerosols perturb regional and global radiation budgets through their lightscaering effects and influences on cloud micro ...
... GRF Davos Planet@Risk, Volume 3, Number 1, Special Issue on the 5th IDRC Davos 2014, March 2015 tinents, but also over temperate and boreal zones (Andreae and Merlet, 2001). Smoke aerosols perturb regional and global radiation budgets through their lightscaering effects and influences on cloud micro ...
THE GARNAUT CLIMATE CHANGE REvIEW
... five issues papers, the discussion paper on the emissions trading scheme and the interim report, all of which stimulated considerable public discussion and debate on climate change mitigation and adaptation in Australia. This final report is the last stage of a wide-ranging process that has transpar ...
... five issues papers, the discussion paper on the emissions trading scheme and the interim report, all of which stimulated considerable public discussion and debate on climate change mitigation and adaptation in Australia. This final report is the last stage of a wide-ranging process that has transpar ...
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.