Climate trends in the Arctic as observed from space
... Oscillation is also presented. © 2014 The Authors. WIREs Climate Change published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. ...
... Oscillation is also presented. © 2014 The Authors. WIREs Climate Change published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. ...
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... In winter rainfall, a significant upward trend is observed in Haryana; month-wise trend in rainfall is however mixed; in two out of six months, rainfall trends are actually downward. Interestingly, these months December and January have traditionally been the months of winter monsoon. In Bihar also ...
... In winter rainfall, a significant upward trend is observed in Haryana; month-wise trend in rainfall is however mixed; in two out of six months, rainfall trends are actually downward. Interestingly, these months December and January have traditionally been the months of winter monsoon. In Bihar also ...
Climate change impacts in the Atlantic Basin and
... For the purposes of this paper, our primary focus is on planned adaptation measures where climate change is a contributing motivator. While a wide range of measures support adaptation efforts, not all come under the title of adaptation (Gerstetter et al. 2012). Adaptation oftentimes occurs within th ...
... For the purposes of this paper, our primary focus is on planned adaptation measures where climate change is a contributing motivator. While a wide range of measures support adaptation efforts, not all come under the title of adaptation (Gerstetter et al. 2012). Adaptation oftentimes occurs within th ...
Stranded Assets: the transition to a low carbon
... devaluation or conversion to liabilities. In recent years, the issue of stranded assets caused by environmental factors, such as climate change and society’s attitudes towards it, has become increasingly high profile. While asset-stranding is a natural feature of any market economy, it is more signi ...
... devaluation or conversion to liabilities. In recent years, the issue of stranded assets caused by environmental factors, such as climate change and society’s attitudes towards it, has become increasingly high profile. While asset-stranding is a natural feature of any market economy, it is more signi ...
- Adaptation Learning Mechanism
... In floods, the poor are usually displaced due to the temporary nature of their homes. They are also more susceptible to water borne diseases, since they rely on untreated water, which could get contaminated during floods. Adaptation measures for the poor have not been dealt with in Senegal, and will ...
... In floods, the poor are usually displaced due to the temporary nature of their homes. They are also more susceptible to water borne diseases, since they rely on untreated water, which could get contaminated during floods. Adaptation measures for the poor have not been dealt with in Senegal, and will ...
AllanRP_PAGODA_Dec12 - University of Reading, Meteorology
... Thanks to Nicolaos Skliris, Matthias Zahn (PREPARE), David Lavers (HydEF) [email protected] ...
... Thanks to Nicolaos Skliris, Matthias Zahn (PREPARE), David Lavers (HydEF) [email protected] ...
ACSRI report - Columbia University
... Darfur were not in dispute. Rather, the divestment decision turned on socially responsible investment behavior in light of such facts. In the case of fossil fuels, however, the serious threshold problem is that the core facts of anthropogenic influence on global climate are denied by important gover ...
... Darfur were not in dispute. Rather, the divestment decision turned on socially responsible investment behavior in light of such facts. In the case of fossil fuels, however, the serious threshold problem is that the core facts of anthropogenic influence on global climate are denied by important gover ...
TAMK - University of Applied Sciences Tampere, Finland
... development of techniques and machines which convert potential energy into work has heavily increased the economies‟ outputs – but, vice versa, as well the demand for energy. The combustion of slowly renewable and fossil fuels since the beginning of the industrialization period to cover the continuo ...
... development of techniques and machines which convert potential energy into work has heavily increased the economies‟ outputs – but, vice versa, as well the demand for energy. The combustion of slowly renewable and fossil fuels since the beginning of the industrialization period to cover the continuo ...
Climate Change Impact on Public Health in the Russian Arctic
... Climate change is also affecting Russia. The average annual temperature for 2007 was 2.1С higher than the historical average since 1886 [Report on the Peculiarities of Climate in Russia…, 2008]. Some of the fastest and most significant climate changes are taking place in the Arctic, resulting in mel ...
... Climate change is also affecting Russia. The average annual temperature for 2007 was 2.1С higher than the historical average since 1886 [Report on the Peculiarities of Climate in Russia…, 2008]. Some of the fastest and most significant climate changes are taking place in the Arctic, resulting in mel ...
Rapid response of silicate weathering rates to climate change in the
... similar to more recent sediments (Table S-1). Alternatively, the lack of relationship with depositional age could reflect complex lateral fluid flow. However, this water-sediment interaction would also only affect the exchangeable Li, which was removed as indicated above. (iv) Several samples with s ...
... similar to more recent sediments (Table S-1). Alternatively, the lack of relationship with depositional age could reflect complex lateral fluid flow. However, this water-sediment interaction would also only affect the exchangeable Li, which was removed as indicated above. (iv) Several samples with s ...
Abstract Key words - OpenDocs Home
... (IPCC) concluded that warming is unequivocal, and “very likely” (with 90%95% probability than the 66%-90% probability in 2001) that warming is due to human activity.32 The effects of climate change include increase in global mean temperature [commonly referred to as global warming], increase in glob ...
... (IPCC) concluded that warming is unequivocal, and “very likely” (with 90%95% probability than the 66%-90% probability in 2001) that warming is due to human activity.32 The effects of climate change include increase in global mean temperature [commonly referred to as global warming], increase in glob ...
Climate change response strategies for agriculture: Challenges and opportunities for the 21st century
... steps needing to be implemented now, from the perspective of short- and long-term sustainable rural development and agricultural planning. ...
... steps needing to be implemented now, from the perspective of short- and long-term sustainable rural development and agricultural planning. ...
Uncertainty in climate change projections: the role of internal
... including air temperature, precipitation and the large-scale atmospheric circulation (see Hegerl et al. 2007; Meehl et al. 2007; and references therein). These uncertainties, as well as those based on long model control integrations, have also been used for estimating the contribution of external fo ...
... including air temperature, precipitation and the large-scale atmospheric circulation (see Hegerl et al. 2007; Meehl et al. 2007; and references therein). These uncertainties, as well as those based on long model control integrations, have also been used for estimating the contribution of external fo ...
Tonga Climate Change Policy
... In 2005, Tonga had completed the preparation of its Initial National Communication (INC) on Climate Change Report, the ultimate output of its INC Project. This report was also approved by Cabinet, Tonga and the Secretariat, Bonn, Germany. One of the major capacity development needs that was addresse ...
... In 2005, Tonga had completed the preparation of its Initial National Communication (INC) on Climate Change Report, the ultimate output of its INC Project. This report was also approved by Cabinet, Tonga and the Secretariat, Bonn, Germany. One of the major capacity development needs that was addresse ...
Global Change Impacts on Australian Rangelands
... by 12% and substantially increase variability of stocking rates compared with the present thus having strongly negative impacts on farm income. These assessments do not explicitly take into account increased frequency of El Niño events - an increasing concern. It is important to also note that the l ...
... by 12% and substantially increase variability of stocking rates compared with the present thus having strongly negative impacts on farm income. These assessments do not explicitly take into account increased frequency of El Niño events - an increasing concern. It is important to also note that the l ...
Warm Arctic—cold continents: climate impacts of the newly open
... constructed to remove frequencies higher than 0.1 cycles per year (black line). The early 20th century warming episode and the recent temperature increase are evident. From Wood et al. (2010). ...
... constructed to remove frequencies higher than 0.1 cycles per year (black line). The early 20th century warming episode and the recent temperature increase are evident. From Wood et al. (2010). ...
Note by the International Maritime Organization (IMO)
... emphasis on the trends and impacts of future emissions. As was also the case in the original study, the updated study is delivered to the International Maritime Organization by the consortium run by MARINTEK. This updated study benefits from a larger and more global team of expert contributors and t ...
... emphasis on the trends and impacts of future emissions. As was also the case in the original study, the updated study is delivered to the International Maritime Organization by the consortium run by MARINTEK. This updated study benefits from a larger and more global team of expert contributors and t ...
- Macquarie University ResearchOnline
... of different composition, and generally shifted toward the equator. The MH was much more similar to the present than the LGM, and greenhouse gases were at levels close to those before the industrial revolution. However, the Earth’s orbital configuration differed from that of today, with perihelion i ...
... of different composition, and generally shifted toward the equator. The MH was much more similar to the present than the LGM, and greenhouse gases were at levels close to those before the industrial revolution. However, the Earth’s orbital configuration differed from that of today, with perihelion i ...
DOC 129KB - Climate Change Authority
... This guide provides a framework for comparing countries’ targets to limit or reduce emissions. It does not provide a formula for deciding whether a target is ‘fair’ or ‘comparable’. Such decisions involve judgement; people will weigh the relevant considerations differently, reflecting their own obje ...
... This guide provides a framework for comparing countries’ targets to limit or reduce emissions. It does not provide a formula for deciding whether a target is ‘fair’ or ‘comparable’. Such decisions involve judgement; people will weigh the relevant considerations differently, reflecting their own obje ...
Adaptation to Climate Change in Coastal Areas of the
... between these two factors and the already high nutrient loads especially characteristic of the Black, Baltic and Caspian Seas, threaten to increase the likelihood of eutrophication, algal blooms, and extension of hypoxic/anoxic zones, with consequent impacts on fisheries production, human health, an ...
... between these two factors and the already high nutrient loads especially characteristic of the Black, Baltic and Caspian Seas, threaten to increase the likelihood of eutrophication, algal blooms, and extension of hypoxic/anoxic zones, with consequent impacts on fisheries production, human health, an ...
CURRICULUM VITAE Personal data Academic background
... coordinator and author of the British Embassy-UNDP national study: “Perception of climate change of the Costarican Population” as an input for the national communication strategy on climate change. •! Co-organizer and member of the scientific committee of the First Latin American Seminar on “Adaptat ...
... coordinator and author of the British Embassy-UNDP national study: “Perception of climate change of the Costarican Population” as an input for the national communication strategy on climate change. •! Co-organizer and member of the scientific committee of the First Latin American Seminar on “Adaptat ...
The Changing Climate and Adaptation Strategies for the Mississippi
... with some farming of sugar cane and rice (Cobb, 1992). Antebellum plantations were generally developed on ridges near the rivers which provided transportation of products to market/ The natural process of creating banks and levees also provided protection for the plantations from spring-time floodi ...
... with some farming of sugar cane and rice (Cobb, 1992). Antebellum plantations were generally developed on ridges near the rivers which provided transportation of products to market/ The natural process of creating banks and levees also provided protection for the plantations from spring-time floodi ...
Quantitative Assessment of Climate Carrying Capacity for Cities: A
... Initially, fossil fuel energy is consumed in the process of socioeconomic development, which produces large amounts of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that have led to climate warming. In metropolitan areas, the building environment has experienced large changes relative to other areas. Th ...
... Initially, fossil fuel energy is consumed in the process of socioeconomic development, which produces large amounts of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that have led to climate warming. In metropolitan areas, the building environment has experienced large changes relative to other areas. Th ...
ENSO and greenhouse warming
... The frequency of extreme La Niña is also expected to increase in response to more extreme El Niños, an accelerated maritime continent warming and surface-intensified ocean warming. ENSO-related catastrophic weather events are thus likely to occur more frequently with unabated greenhouse-gas emission ...
... The frequency of extreme La Niña is also expected to increase in response to more extreme El Niños, an accelerated maritime continent warming and surface-intensified ocean warming. ENSO-related catastrophic weather events are thus likely to occur more frequently with unabated greenhouse-gas emission ...
Climate change and challenges for conservation
... and other products has led to substantial declines and, in some cases, collapses of target populations 43,44. Approximately 40% of invertebrate species that have been assessed are estimated to be threatened or endangered. Populations of terrestrial vertebrate species have declined by an average of 2 ...
... and other products has led to substantial declines and, in some cases, collapses of target populations 43,44. Approximately 40% of invertebrate species that have been assessed are estimated to be threatened or endangered. Populations of terrestrial vertebrate species have declined by an average of 2 ...
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.