Examining climate-biome - Wildlife Conservation Society Canada
... climate conditions provide a meaningful estimate of differences in ecological conditions. Although in some cases, ecological responses may be non-linear, due to thresholds such as prevalent temperatures below or above freezing, there is no indication that such thresholds occur disproportionately bet ...
... climate conditions provide a meaningful estimate of differences in ecological conditions. Although in some cases, ecological responses may be non-linear, due to thresholds such as prevalent temperatures below or above freezing, there is no indication that such thresholds occur disproportionately bet ...
Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
... more severe, there will be, however, situations where engineering and hard structures may be necessary, such structures need be built in sync with nature and its changing patterns. ...
... more severe, there will be, however, situations where engineering and hard structures may be necessary, such structures need be built in sync with nature and its changing patterns. ...
Contropedia: Case Study on Global Warming
... Zooming in on the edit histories of these two links, we again look at the substance of the dispute and discuss the differences and similarities between the two links. It becomes clear that the edit discussion is about the scope of the support base of the report in the academic community. Around both ...
... Zooming in on the edit histories of these two links, we again look at the substance of the dispute and discuss the differences and similarities between the two links. It becomes clear that the edit discussion is about the scope of the support base of the report in the academic community. Around both ...
EIR Greenhouse Gas Emissions
... Emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) have the potential to adversely affect the environment because such emissions contribute, on a cumulative basis, to global climate change. The proper context for addressing this issue in an EIR is as a discussion of cumulative impacts, because although the emis ...
... Emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) have the potential to adversely affect the environment because such emissions contribute, on a cumulative basis, to global climate change. The proper context for addressing this issue in an EIR is as a discussion of cumulative impacts, because although the emis ...
PART VI Burden Sharing and Development
... Climate change will impact agricultural and land productivity, especially for major crops (wheat, rice and maize) in tropical and temperate regions, with higher emissions pathways worsening the impacts (Porter et al. 2014). Under the most optimistic climate scenario – and with CO2 fertilization (an ...
... Climate change will impact agricultural and land productivity, especially for major crops (wheat, rice and maize) in tropical and temperate regions, with higher emissions pathways worsening the impacts (Porter et al. 2014). Under the most optimistic climate scenario – and with CO2 fertilization (an ...
Mitigation of What and by What? Adaptation by Whom and
... experienced in other parts of the country. The 2011 flash floods, which resulted in significant mudslides, had one of the highest death tolls from a single natural disaster in Brazil.5 For some, therefore, climate variability and potential change is forcing a need to act, while for others decisions ...
... experienced in other parts of the country. The 2011 flash floods, which resulted in significant mudslides, had one of the highest death tolls from a single natural disaster in Brazil.5 For some, therefore, climate variability and potential change is forcing a need to act, while for others decisions ...
Climate Relicts: Past, Present, Future
... The potential impacts of current climate change on the distribution and conservation of biodiversity are the subject of global concern. One major consequence of rising temperatures is that many plant and animal species worldwide are moving toward higher elevations and latitudes in response to shifts ...
... The potential impacts of current climate change on the distribution and conservation of biodiversity are the subject of global concern. One major consequence of rising temperatures is that many plant and animal species worldwide are moving toward higher elevations and latitudes in response to shifts ...
International Climate Policy, National Positions, and Their Domestic
... Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP)”.1 The Danish government had little to lose and all to gain from supporting the industries that pioneered wind farming and export more than 90% of the national electricity output.2 President Rasmussen then sponsored the creation of Climate Consortium De ...
... Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP)”.1 The Danish government had little to lose and all to gain from supporting the industries that pioneered wind farming and export more than 90% of the national electricity output.2 President Rasmussen then sponsored the creation of Climate Consortium De ...
Projected impacts of climate change and ocean
... The empirical relationships between foraminiferal growth rates and abundances in the FORAMCLIM model were originally calibrated against a compilation of multinet plankton tow data (Watkins et al., 1996, 1998; Schiebel et al., 2001, 2004; Field, 2004; Kuroyanagi and Kawahata, 2004), which is why we c ...
... The empirical relationships between foraminiferal growth rates and abundances in the FORAMCLIM model were originally calibrated against a compilation of multinet plankton tow data (Watkins et al., 1996, 1998; Schiebel et al., 2001, 2004; Field, 2004; Kuroyanagi and Kawahata, 2004), which is why we c ...
Integrated climate and land use change scenarios for California
... the timing and quantity of precipitation is likely to increase, according to climate change projections for California from global climate models (GCMs) (Shaw et al. 2009, 2011). Despite this uncertainty, rangelands can serve an important role in supplying water. The provision of water has been call ...
... the timing and quantity of precipitation is likely to increase, according to climate change projections for California from global climate models (GCMs) (Shaw et al. 2009, 2011). Despite this uncertainty, rangelands can serve an important role in supplying water. The provision of water has been call ...
Challenges to adaptation - National Center for Atmospheric Research
... adaptation must include a wide range of socioeconomic and even some (non-climatic) biophysical factors. Second, careful consideration must be given to differences in these factors across scales, as well as cross-scale interactions. Third, any representation of the concept will require both quantitat ...
... adaptation must include a wide range of socioeconomic and even some (non-climatic) biophysical factors. Second, careful consideration must be given to differences in these factors across scales, as well as cross-scale interactions. Third, any representation of the concept will require both quantitat ...
A Narrative Analysis of Climate Change Coverage in the New York
... lead to climate change (Flannery, 2005), which is a more encompassing description of the situation than global warming. Climate change includes the shifting of temperature in various places around the globe, though not necessarily recognizing that all locations are experiencing an increase in temper ...
... lead to climate change (Flannery, 2005), which is a more encompassing description of the situation than global warming. Climate change includes the shifting of temperature in various places around the globe, though not necessarily recognizing that all locations are experiencing an increase in temper ...
COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES
... 13. Although fishing and aquaculture communities tend to be among the highly vulnerable, global awareness and understanding of climate change impacts on the aquatic systems and the special needs of those who depend on aquatic resources for their food and livelihoods was very low in 2009. In the same ...
... 13. Although fishing and aquaculture communities tend to be among the highly vulnerable, global awareness and understanding of climate change impacts on the aquatic systems and the special needs of those who depend on aquatic resources for their food and livelihoods was very low in 2009. In the same ...
Applying the VFM framework to business case design and appraisal
... There is a significant degree of uncertainty associated with climate change and impacts. This is in part due to uncertainty about future emission GHG pathways, but also due to differences between the different climate models and the difficulty in projecting complex effects such as rainfall. As a res ...
... There is a significant degree of uncertainty associated with climate change and impacts. This is in part due to uncertainty about future emission GHG pathways, but also due to differences between the different climate models and the difficulty in projecting complex effects such as rainfall. As a res ...
Reconstruction of Summer Temperatures in Interior Alaska from
... to be the result of synoptic scale climate changes. The mean of summer temperature for the period of reconstruction (1800–1996) was 13.49 ◦ C. During the period of instrument record (1903–1996) the mean of summer temperature was 13.31 ◦ C for both the reconstruction and the recorded data. The coldes ...
... to be the result of synoptic scale climate changes. The mean of summer temperature for the period of reconstruction (1800–1996) was 13.49 ◦ C. During the period of instrument record (1903–1996) the mean of summer temperature was 13.31 ◦ C for both the reconstruction and the recorded data. The coldes ...
“Africa is one of the most vulnerable continents to climate variability
... overlays of areas sensitive and vulnerable to various kinds of risks, disasters and climaterelated impacts and content which will be provided in the electronic spatial database and information system. This publication draws upon information from various sources to comprehensively showcase different ...
... overlays of areas sensitive and vulnerable to various kinds of risks, disasters and climaterelated impacts and content which will be provided in the electronic spatial database and information system. This publication draws upon information from various sources to comprehensively showcase different ...
Monte Carlo sampling of solutions to inverse problems
... The simplest of the global search methods is the exhaustive search. A systematic exploration of the (discretized) model space is performed, and all models within the considered model subspace are visited. Although this method may be ideal for problems with low dimensionality (i.e., with few paramete ...
... The simplest of the global search methods is the exhaustive search. A systematic exploration of the (discretized) model space is performed, and all models within the considered model subspace are visited. Although this method may be ideal for problems with low dimensionality (i.e., with few paramete ...
2.0 Climate Change: Scenarios for the Indian Ocean Territories
... east-north-east of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and is the top of a seamount rising to 361 m above sea level at its highest point. Christmas Island lies approximately 360 m south of Java. Despite their different elevation and morphology, the two Island Territories share similarities (small physical s ...
... east-north-east of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and is the top of a seamount rising to 361 m above sea level at its highest point. Christmas Island lies approximately 360 m south of Java. Despite their different elevation and morphology, the two Island Territories share similarities (small physical s ...
Updated compilation of information on the mitigation benefits of
... Use of household cookers Household cooker biogas technologies can effectively address CH4 emissions from manure, pit latrines, and/or crop residues by using biogas for cooking rather than biomass. The International Cryosphere Climate Initiative notes in its submission to the Ad Hoc Working Group on ...
... Use of household cookers Household cooker biogas technologies can effectively address CH4 emissions from manure, pit latrines, and/or crop residues by using biogas for cooking rather than biomass. The International Cryosphere Climate Initiative notes in its submission to the Ad Hoc Working Group on ...
The Impact of Climate Change and Human Activity on Net Primary
... NA showed a cubic variation with the largest value of 24.39 106 head-1 in 2004 (R2 = 0.844, p<0.01). Figs 3e and 3f show a significant increase in NRL and AH (R2 = 0.997, p<0.01 and R2 = 0.993, p<0.01). During 2000-12, the NRL and AH increased dramatically from 100.41 104 to 127.31 104 and 2,247.02 ...
... NA showed a cubic variation with the largest value of 24.39 106 head-1 in 2004 (R2 = 0.844, p<0.01). Figs 3e and 3f show a significant increase in NRL and AH (R2 = 0.997, p<0.01 and R2 = 0.993, p<0.01). During 2000-12, the NRL and AH increased dramatically from 100.41 104 to 127.31 104 and 2,247.02 ...
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... is constant at A . This absence of diminishing marginal returns is sometimes motivated as being consistent with a broad interpretation of capital which includes both physical and human assets and indeed many modern growth models include mechanisms that eliminate diminishing marginal returns to knowl ...
... is constant at A . This absence of diminishing marginal returns is sometimes motivated as being consistent with a broad interpretation of capital which includes both physical and human assets and indeed many modern growth models include mechanisms that eliminate diminishing marginal returns to knowl ...
Science Communication Research
... ! Strategies that scientists can adopt for establishing and maintaining trust among members of the public and policymakers. ! Strategies for identifying and recruiting everyday opinion-‐leaders who are highly skille ...
... ! Strategies that scientists can adopt for establishing and maintaining trust among members of the public and policymakers. ! Strategies for identifying and recruiting everyday opinion-‐leaders who are highly skille ...
Climate Change and the Chugach and Tongass National Forests
... This document is one of eight regional reports that provided input to the 2013 National Climate Assessment. This Alaska Technical Regional Report looks at current changes and synthesizes relevant new science and information since publication of the first Alaska regional report in 19992. This report ...
... This document is one of eight regional reports that provided input to the 2013 National Climate Assessment. This Alaska Technical Regional Report looks at current changes and synthesizes relevant new science and information since publication of the first Alaska regional report in 19992. This report ...
Climate Relicts: Past, Present, Future
... The potential impacts of current climate change on the distribution and conservation of biodiversity are the subject of global concern. One major consequence of rising temperatures is that many plant and animal species worldwide are moving toward higher elevations and latitudes in response to shifts ...
... The potential impacts of current climate change on the distribution and conservation of biodiversity are the subject of global concern. One major consequence of rising temperatures is that many plant and animal species worldwide are moving toward higher elevations and latitudes in response to shifts ...
Climate policy under sustainable discounted utilitarianism
... that the trade-off between wellbeing in the first two periods be separable from the remainder of the stream. Regarding (i), there is a large literature, starting with Diamond (1965), which has established a conflict between imposing equity conditions (like equal treatment and “Hammond Equity for the ...
... that the trade-off between wellbeing in the first two periods be separable from the remainder of the stream. Regarding (i), there is a large literature, starting with Diamond (1965), which has established a conflict between imposing equity conditions (like equal treatment and “Hammond Equity for the ...