Valuing National Security: Climate Change, the Military, and Society
... energy independence, reducing the cost in dollars and lives of relying on conventional petroleum resources, and reducing the likelihood of climate change-induced conflict.9 In light of the exceptional alignment between the military’s mission and its needs to reduce energy demand and develop renewabl ...
... energy independence, reducing the cost in dollars and lives of relying on conventional petroleum resources, and reducing the likelihood of climate change-induced conflict.9 In light of the exceptional alignment between the military’s mission and its needs to reduce energy demand and develop renewabl ...
The psychology of climate change communication - UvA-DARE
... outcome of growing greenhouse gas emissions is higher temperatures, when that, in fact, is just the tipping point for a cascade of changes in the earth’s ecosystems. In addition, climate change better conveys the coexistence of human-made effects with natural climate variability, a more accurate, “s ...
... outcome of growing greenhouse gas emissions is higher temperatures, when that, in fact, is just the tipping point for a cascade of changes in the earth’s ecosystems. In addition, climate change better conveys the coexistence of human-made effects with natural climate variability, a more accurate, “s ...
Quantifying the impacts of climate-driven flood risk changes and risk
... 2050 is downscaled from the global climate change scenarios. Carteret County is one of the counties most often hit by a hurricane and as it is situated on the coastal plain, regional sea level rise and changing hurricane frequencies will be the focus of the climate change impacts. The regional sea l ...
... 2050 is downscaled from the global climate change scenarios. Carteret County is one of the counties most often hit by a hurricane and as it is situated on the coastal plain, regional sea level rise and changing hurricane frequencies will be the focus of the climate change impacts. The regional sea l ...
Climate Change and Security in Africa
... new conflicts. The security threat posed by climate change has caught the world’s political imagination, generating a perceptible shift in the way that a growing number of decision-makers in the North and the South are talking about the subject. The imperative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and ...
... new conflicts. The security threat posed by climate change has caught the world’s political imagination, generating a perceptible shift in the way that a growing number of decision-makers in the North and the South are talking about the subject. The imperative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and ...
Climate Investigations Using Ice Sheet and Mass Balance Models
... with middle school teachers and students in an effort to utilize computer modeling and visualization of earth science processes in the classroom. One aspect of IDEAS is to investigate how small climate perturbations can lead to big environmental changes. For example, how would the distribution of bi ...
... with middle school teachers and students in an effort to utilize computer modeling and visualization of earth science processes in the classroom. One aspect of IDEAS is to investigate how small climate perturbations can lead to big environmental changes. For example, how would the distribution of bi ...
The Framing of Fossil Fuels and Climate Change
... “For over the past 200 years, the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal and oil, and deforestation have caused the concentrations of heat-trapping “greenhouse gases” to increase significantly in our atmosphere … as the concentrations of these gases continue to increase in the atmosphere, the Earth’s ...
... “For over the past 200 years, the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal and oil, and deforestation have caused the concentrations of heat-trapping “greenhouse gases” to increase significantly in our atmosphere … as the concentrations of these gases continue to increase in the atmosphere, the Earth’s ...
The Status of Climate Change Data: A Case Study for
... wind speed are collected by nine (9) weather stations, two (2) of which are manned stations and seven (7) of which are automated stations. However, it was determined that only the manned weather stations are considered reliable and are used to supply regional and international databases. This was vi ...
... wind speed are collected by nine (9) weather stations, two (2) of which are manned stations and seven (7) of which are automated stations. However, it was determined that only the manned weather stations are considered reliable and are used to supply regional and international databases. This was vi ...
The Critical Decade 2013
... is affected by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases, observations of past changes and scenarios of future changes in greenhouse gas concentrations. Scientists integrate this knowledge using climate models – mathematical representations of the climate system. The models simulate the behaviou ...
... is affected by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases, observations of past changes and scenarios of future changes in greenhouse gas concentrations. Scientists integrate this knowledge using climate models – mathematical representations of the climate system. The models simulate the behaviou ...
Trophic amplification of climate warming
... the North Sea on a routine monthly basis since 1946. Seawater enters the CPR through a front aperture and the plankton is retained on a moving band of silk gauze of mesh size 270 mm that is slowly wound into a tank of formalin. In the laboratory the silk gauze is cut into sections (a CPR sample), ea ...
... the North Sea on a routine monthly basis since 1946. Seawater enters the CPR through a front aperture and the plankton is retained on a moving band of silk gauze of mesh size 270 mm that is slowly wound into a tank of formalin. In the laboratory the silk gauze is cut into sections (a CPR sample), ea ...
van Hooidonk et al. 2013. Opposite latitudinal gradients in projected
... calcification to estimate the overall mean response of coral calcification to a decrease in Ωarag. Our projections are the first showing spatial variability in declines in calcification based on the meta-analysis these authors present. Global projections of the effects of OA on Ωarag and calcificati ...
... calcification to estimate the overall mean response of coral calcification to a decrease in Ωarag. Our projections are the first showing spatial variability in declines in calcification based on the meta-analysis these authors present. Global projections of the effects of OA on Ωarag and calcificati ...
Proposal for funding for the Preparation of
... and strip mining for gems in the western region along the border with Thailand. These have resulted in habitat loss, declining biodiversity (in particular, destruction of mangrove swamps threatens natural fisheries) and soil erosion. In rural areas, a majority of the population does not have access ...
... and strip mining for gems in the western region along the border with Thailand. These have resulted in habitat loss, declining biodiversity (in particular, destruction of mangrove swamps threatens natural fisheries) and soil erosion. In rural areas, a majority of the population does not have access ...
Past and future influence of climate change on spatially
... difficulty in global change research. In this paper, the spatial distribution and dynamic variation of climate change impacts on vegetation activity from 1980s to 2050 in China were investigated by the Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) model, based on the combined datasets of satellite vegeta ...
... difficulty in global change research. In this paper, the spatial distribution and dynamic variation of climate change impacts on vegetation activity from 1980s to 2050 in China were investigated by the Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) model, based on the combined datasets of satellite vegeta ...
Long-Term Policy: Definition, Origin, and Responses by Detlef Sprinz
... second transition mostly poses a problem by way of the strain it may put on pay-as-you go systems created in some “modern” welfare states over the past century. Long-term public health challenges become perhaps the most visible as modal parts of whole generations are becoming overweight and subseque ...
... second transition mostly poses a problem by way of the strain it may put on pay-as-you go systems created in some “modern” welfare states over the past century. Long-term public health challenges become perhaps the most visible as modal parts of whole generations are becoming overweight and subseque ...
Reef-Guardians-2016-Year-10-Climate-change
... Background information – climate change What is climate change? Gases in the Earth’s atmosphere trap some of the sun’s energy that would otherwise be radiated back into space. This is called the greenhouse effect. This effect keeps the Earth at a temperature suitable for life. Climate change result ...
... Background information – climate change What is climate change? Gases in the Earth’s atmosphere trap some of the sun’s energy that would otherwise be radiated back into space. This is called the greenhouse effect. This effect keeps the Earth at a temperature suitable for life. Climate change result ...
Sep 6, 2014 - Science and Environmental Policy Project
... dud. The leaders of both China and India have sent their regrets. The countries are the number 1 and number 3 world emitters CO2, accounting to about one-third of global emissions. One can speculate that perhaps the leaders realize that CO2 is vital plant food. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ha ...
... dud. The leaders of both China and India have sent their regrets. The countries are the number 1 and number 3 world emitters CO2, accounting to about one-third of global emissions. One can speculate that perhaps the leaders realize that CO2 is vital plant food. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ha ...
Perceptions of Climate Change Adaptation from the Great Lakes
... levels of government, in nongovernmental organizations, and in the private sector ~Bierbaum et al., 2013!. However, reviews of current adaptation actions suggest that, relative to the efforts invested in promoting adaptation, actual implementation of change is rare, and change tends to be incrementa ...
... levels of government, in nongovernmental organizations, and in the private sector ~Bierbaum et al., 2013!. However, reviews of current adaptation actions suggest that, relative to the efforts invested in promoting adaptation, actual implementation of change is rare, and change tends to be incrementa ...
Climate change impacts on mean wind speeds in South Africa
... Finally, in the SON-season lower wind speeds in the southeastern tip of the country are once more not well captured by the RCA4 RCM, nor is it represented along the eastern escarpment stretch (Figure 8). The simulation from the ERA-Interim data (Figure 7) suggests that winds range from 2m.s-1 to 5m. ...
... Finally, in the SON-season lower wind speeds in the southeastern tip of the country are once more not well captured by the RCA4 RCM, nor is it represented along the eastern escarpment stretch (Figure 8). The simulation from the ERA-Interim data (Figure 7) suggests that winds range from 2m.s-1 to 5m. ...
Efficient Adaptation to Climate Change
... crop even in the warmer climate, many of them could suffer large losses. However, by switching to crops more suitable to the new environment, farmers could lessen these potential damages and in some cases make themselves better off than before. Of course, the situation with farming is even more comp ...
... crop even in the warmer climate, many of them could suffer large losses. However, by switching to crops more suitable to the new environment, farmers could lessen these potential damages and in some cases make themselves better off than before. Of course, the situation with farming is even more comp ...
Climate change impacts on mean wind speeds in South Africa
... Finally, in the SON-season lower wind speeds in the southeastern tip of the country are once more not well captured by the RCA4 RCM, nor is it represented along the eastern escarpment stretch (Figure 8). The simulation from the ERA-Interim data (Figure 7) suggests that winds range from 2m.s-1 to 5m. ...
... Finally, in the SON-season lower wind speeds in the southeastern tip of the country are once more not well captured by the RCA4 RCM, nor is it represented along the eastern escarpment stretch (Figure 8). The simulation from the ERA-Interim data (Figure 7) suggests that winds range from 2m.s-1 to 5m. ...
Module 1: Introduction to climate change in the context of
... long-time regularity in the behaviour of the atmosphere. We define, for example, a Mediterranean climate, with mild winters and hot, dry summers because along the years those have been the general atmospheric conditions ruling the Mediterranean basin. This is what is termed as ‘climate’, the atmosph ...
... long-time regularity in the behaviour of the atmosphere. We define, for example, a Mediterranean climate, with mild winters and hot, dry summers because along the years those have been the general atmospheric conditions ruling the Mediterranean basin. This is what is termed as ‘climate’, the atmosph ...
Trophic amplification of climate warming
... the North Sea on a routine monthly basis since 1946. Seawater enters the CPR through a front aperture and the plankton is retained on a moving band of silk gauze of mesh size 270 mm that is slowly wound into a tank of formalin. In the laboratory the silk gauze is cut into sections (a CPR sample), ea ...
... the North Sea on a routine monthly basis since 1946. Seawater enters the CPR through a front aperture and the plankton is retained on a moving band of silk gauze of mesh size 270 mm that is slowly wound into a tank of formalin. In the laboratory the silk gauze is cut into sections (a CPR sample), ea ...
Caring for climate a guide to the climate change convention
... reducing their greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by the year 2000. This provision obliges them to set an example of firm resolve to deal with climate change. The Convention grants EIT Parties “a certain degree of flexibility” in implementing commitments, on account of recent economic and polit ...
... reducing their greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by the year 2000. This provision obliges them to set an example of firm resolve to deal with climate change. The Convention grants EIT Parties “a certain degree of flexibility” in implementing commitments, on account of recent economic and polit ...
Sea-Level Rise Estimates for New Brunswick Municipalities
... contribution is normally less “focused”. The procedure used was as follows: 1. Residual sea-level values for the 2, 10 and 100-year return periods, mined from the published semi-logarithmic graphs, were subsequently plotted on a linear graph and fitted to a natural logarithm (LN) regression curve; v ...
... contribution is normally less “focused”. The procedure used was as follows: 1. Residual sea-level values for the 2, 10 and 100-year return periods, mined from the published semi-logarithmic graphs, were subsequently plotted on a linear graph and fitted to a natural logarithm (LN) regression curve; v ...
The National Virtual Observatory
... • Require extensive use of large datasets from numerical models & many observational programs • Require extensive international coordination in the development and analysis of these datasets Climate change as our example National Center for Supercomputing Applications ...
... • Require extensive use of large datasets from numerical models & many observational programs • Require extensive international coordination in the development and analysis of these datasets Climate change as our example National Center for Supercomputing Applications ...
American Evangelicals and Domestic Versus International Climate
... agreements to deal with climate change. This phenomenon is distinctly linked to being evangelical. We do not find a similar effect for other groups of Christians. Furthermore, this effect appears to be independent of the high levels of political conservatism found among American evangelicals. Conser ...
... agreements to deal with climate change. This phenomenon is distinctly linked to being evangelical. We do not find a similar effect for other groups of Christians. Furthermore, this effect appears to be independent of the high levels of political conservatism found among American evangelicals. Conser ...