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... measuring sea level with quasi-global coverage and short revisit time. The concept of the satellite altimetry measurement is simple: The onboard radar altimeter transmits microwave radiation toward the sea surface that partly reflects back to the satellite. Measurement of the round-trip travel time p ...
... measuring sea level with quasi-global coverage and short revisit time. The concept of the satellite altimetry measurement is simple: The onboard radar altimeter transmits microwave radiation toward the sea surface that partly reflects back to the satellite. Measurement of the round-trip travel time p ...
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... emissions, or from rules that would cover their projected BAU emissions. To a lesser extent, and with greater variance across countries, they would also benefit from allocation of allowances in inverse proportion to emissions per capita, or emissions per unit of output. ...
... emissions, or from rules that would cover their projected BAU emissions. To a lesser extent, and with greater variance across countries, they would also benefit from allocation of allowances in inverse proportion to emissions per capita, or emissions per unit of output. ...
IPCC 5: Synthesis - Summary
... There are multiple mitigation pathways that are likely to limit warming to below 2°C relative to preindustrial levels. These pathways would require substantial emissions reductions over the next few decades and near zero emissions of CO2 and other long-lived GHGs by the end of the century. Implement ...
... There are multiple mitigation pathways that are likely to limit warming to below 2°C relative to preindustrial levels. These pathways would require substantial emissions reductions over the next few decades and near zero emissions of CO2 and other long-lived GHGs by the end of the century. Implement ...
Hosted by: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the Program
... discuss their research on diverse aspects of climate science. We are excited to join this effort by organizing the 2015 edition of this unique conference. This year’s program covers both regional and global aspects of the climate system on various time scales. You will have access to new insights in ...
... discuss their research on diverse aspects of climate science. We are excited to join this effort by organizing the 2015 edition of this unique conference. This year’s program covers both regional and global aspects of the climate system on various time scales. You will have access to new insights in ...
Adapting bridge infrastructure to climate change: institutionalizing resilience in intergovernmental
... project delivery and the environmental review process; and funding, performance, and accountability (Cambridge Systematics 2009). Most of the recommended policies target the federal legislature. Federal policies can have broad-reaching effects, making them well-suited to mitigation, which needs to b ...
... project delivery and the environmental review process; and funding, performance, and accountability (Cambridge Systematics 2009). Most of the recommended policies target the federal legislature. Federal policies can have broad-reaching effects, making them well-suited to mitigation, which needs to b ...
Future Climate Change, Sea-level riSe, and OCean aCidiFiCatiOn
... variant sand spits for habitat and breeding. The 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report states that for the next few centuries continued warming of the climate system is unequivocal, even if emissions of greenhouse gases are stabilized and that global sea level will continue to ...
... variant sand spits for habitat and breeding. The 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report states that for the next few centuries continued warming of the climate system is unequivocal, even if emissions of greenhouse gases are stabilized and that global sea level will continue to ...
Landslide risk and climate change in the European alps
... fluctuations vary at a number of different timescales from long-term solar driven changes (Shindell et al., 2001) and tectonic activity (Kump, 2002; Kitoh, 2004) to shorter term perturbations caused by events such as volcanic eruptions (Shindell et al., 2003). In turn, these fluctuations have, and c ...
... fluctuations vary at a number of different timescales from long-term solar driven changes (Shindell et al., 2001) and tectonic activity (Kump, 2002; Kitoh, 2004) to shorter term perturbations caused by events such as volcanic eruptions (Shindell et al., 2003). In turn, these fluctuations have, and c ...
High-impact Sectors: the Challenge of Reporting on Climate Change
... Developing countries are expected to account for 75% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions over the next 25 years, with China alone already responsible for one third of the global total. If we accept the premise that reporting drives behaviour, the extent to which corporates in these emerging economic p ...
... Developing countries are expected to account for 75% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions over the next 25 years, with China alone already responsible for one third of the global total. If we accept the premise that reporting drives behaviour, the extent to which corporates in these emerging economic p ...
Directory of finance sources for climate change mitigation in
... window, however. Applicants should contact the country GEF Operational Focal Point and verify that their proposal complies with the GEF criteria. ...
... window, however. Applicants should contact the country GEF Operational Focal Point and verify that their proposal complies with the GEF criteria. ...
Population and climate change scoping paper
... including population growth, migration, urbanization, ageing, household composition etc can contribute to effective climate change mitigation and adaptation programmes The connection between Population Growth and Climate change is: • ...
... including population growth, migration, urbanization, ageing, household composition etc can contribute to effective climate change mitigation and adaptation programmes The connection between Population Growth and Climate change is: • ...
The International and Domestic Law of Climate Change
... When the issue of climate change began to attract heightened public attention in the late 1980s, the international community’s first response was to convene a high-level scientific panel, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (“IPCC”). The IPCC, which met for the first time in November 1988, ...
... When the issue of climate change began to attract heightened public attention in the late 1980s, the international community’s first response was to convene a high-level scientific panel, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (“IPCC”). The IPCC, which met for the first time in November 1988, ...
Link to PDF of publication
... linked to overall adaptive capacity, yet some very specific technical needs exist for loss and damage; (c) Some of the impacts of climatic change, such as sea level rise, are not sufficiently represented in global loss databases since the corresponding slow onset impacts are rather difficult to capt ...
... linked to overall adaptive capacity, yet some very specific technical needs exist for loss and damage; (c) Some of the impacts of climatic change, such as sea level rise, are not sufficiently represented in global loss databases since the corresponding slow onset impacts are rather difficult to capt ...
world climate programme
... Framework for Climate Services (GFCS). The GFCS has evolved over recent years as a Framework through which all stakeholders (including UN agencies, research and academic organizations, etc) could work together to address the concerns, amongst people, communities, ...
... Framework for Climate Services (GFCS). The GFCS has evolved over recent years as a Framework through which all stakeholders (including UN agencies, research and academic organizations, etc) could work together to address the concerns, amongst people, communities, ...
Diplom/Master`s Thesis - Institute for the Study of Society and
... Review of proposals and reports for National Research Council, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, U.S. Global Change Research Program, NOAA-Sea Grant, NOAA-Office of Global Programs (various); National Science Foundation; Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research; Review of global ...
... Review of proposals and reports for National Research Council, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, U.S. Global Change Research Program, NOAA-Sea Grant, NOAA-Office of Global Programs (various); National Science Foundation; Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research; Review of global ...
Integrated Risk and Uncertainty Assessment of Climate Change
... risks and uncertainties are often influenced by past experience, as well as by emotional processes that characterize intuitive thinking. This may lead them to overestimate or underestimate the risk. Experts engage in more deliberative thinking than laypersons by utilizing scientific data to estima ...
... risks and uncertainties are often influenced by past experience, as well as by emotional processes that characterize intuitive thinking. This may lead them to overestimate or underestimate the risk. Experts engage in more deliberative thinking than laypersons by utilizing scientific data to estima ...
Chapter 2: Climate and Air Quality of Dutchess County, NY
... attributed to the topographical profile of the region. The eastern half of Dutchess County receives the most rain due to its higher elevation on the uphill slopes of the Taconic Mountains. As the prevailing northerly and westerly winds reach this area, air is forced upward. As the air rises, it expa ...
... attributed to the topographical profile of the region. The eastern half of Dutchess County receives the most rain due to its higher elevation on the uphill slopes of the Taconic Mountains. As the prevailing northerly and westerly winds reach this area, air is forced upward. As the air rises, it expa ...
CBDAMPIC
... encountered by the Project and lessons learnt that would be useful to future adaptation programmes in the region. The report also suggests that the experience gained by the Project should be extended to other Pacific Island Countries and Territories. ...
... encountered by the Project and lessons learnt that would be useful to future adaptation programmes in the region. The report also suggests that the experience gained by the Project should be extended to other Pacific Island Countries and Territories. ...
Quantifying uncertainties of permafrost carbon
... The coupling between the global carbon cycle and the rest of the climate system gives rise to a range of feedbacks to climate on multiple time scales. These feedbacks are expressed in the future by either amplifying or mitigating any change implied by a given fossil fuel and cement production emissi ...
... The coupling between the global carbon cycle and the rest of the climate system gives rise to a range of feedbacks to climate on multiple time scales. These feedbacks are expressed in the future by either amplifying or mitigating any change implied by a given fossil fuel and cement production emissi ...
STATE OF THE ANTARCTIC AND SOUTHERN OCEAN CLIMATE
... [12] Knowledge of the phasing of climate events on regional to hemispheric scales is essential to understanding the dynamics of the Earth’s climate system. Correlations based on the similarities seen in Greenland and Antarctic ice core methane signals (Figure 6) suggest that climatic events of mille ...
... [12] Knowledge of the phasing of climate events on regional to hemispheric scales is essential to understanding the dynamics of the Earth’s climate system. Correlations based on the similarities seen in Greenland and Antarctic ice core methane signals (Figure 6) suggest that climatic events of mille ...
CLIMATE CHANGE State Should Further Improve Its Reporting on Financial Support
... in the earth’s climate, according to the National Research Council and the United States Global Change Research Program. Greenhouse gases trap some of the sun’s energy and prevent it from returning to space, warming the atmosphere. The effects of a warmer climate could have important consequences fo ...
... in the earth’s climate, according to the National Research Council and the United States Global Change Research Program. Greenhouse gases trap some of the sun’s energy and prevent it from returning to space, warming the atmosphere. The effects of a warmer climate could have important consequences fo ...
Case Study: Climate Change Resilience of Melbourne
... is traditionally captured by rural urban water authorities from rainfall runoff. However, climate change poses a threat to greater Melbourne’s urban water supply with drought and reduced rainfall. Lower rainfall and drought will reduce runoff into Melbourne’s water catchments, and ultimately the wat ...
... is traditionally captured by rural urban water authorities from rainfall runoff. However, climate change poses a threat to greater Melbourne’s urban water supply with drought and reduced rainfall. Lower rainfall and drought will reduce runoff into Melbourne’s water catchments, and ultimately the wat ...
Special Interests and the Media: Theory and an Application to Climate Change Seminar is joint with Political Economy.
... available facts. In a model with a general discrete signal and message space, reputational concerns lead to an endogenous limit on the amount of information that the journalist can communicate in equilibrium. The reason is that a captured journalist wants to make a very informative report, which mea ...
... available facts. In a model with a general discrete signal and message space, reputational concerns lead to an endogenous limit on the amount of information that the journalist can communicate in equilibrium. The reason is that a captured journalist wants to make a very informative report, which mea ...
Phoenix Islands Protected Area Climate Change Vulnerability
... dateline, in the Central Pacific Ocean. Its land area is some 811 km2 spread across 3.6 million km2 of ocean. With human populations growing and testing the limits of island resources, climate change is now becoming the most pressing threat to the nation. With three primary concerns: (1) eventual re ...
... dateline, in the Central Pacific Ocean. Its land area is some 811 km2 spread across 3.6 million km2 of ocean. With human populations growing and testing the limits of island resources, climate change is now becoming the most pressing threat to the nation. With three primary concerns: (1) eventual re ...
Bird Species and Climate Change
... Climate change will also cause some of its most serious but least predictable impacts by shifting the timing of natural events and by shifting species’ geographical distributions. This will rearrange plant and animal communities and ecosystems, and disrupt birds’ relationships with predators, compet ...
... Climate change will also cause some of its most serious but least predictable impacts by shifting the timing of natural events and by shifting species’ geographical distributions. This will rearrange plant and animal communities and ecosystems, and disrupt birds’ relationships with predators, compet ...
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.