Closing of the Indonesian seaway as a precursor to east
... Africa. We use simple theory and results from an ocean circulation model to show that the northward displacement of New Guinea, about 5 Myr ago, may have switched the source of ¯ow through IndonesiaÐfrom warm South Paci®c to relatively cold North Paci®c waters. This would have decreased sea surface ...
... Africa. We use simple theory and results from an ocean circulation model to show that the northward displacement of New Guinea, about 5 Myr ago, may have switched the source of ¯ow through IndonesiaÐfrom warm South Paci®c to relatively cold North Paci®c waters. This would have decreased sea surface ...
The terrestrial carbon cycle on the regional and global scale
... agricultural sector in some parts of Europe, for example, may benefit from a (limited) temperature rise. In order to limit future climate change and its impacts, it is important to understand the causes of climate change. Gradually, we have come to realize that although the observed climatic changes ...
... agricultural sector in some parts of Europe, for example, may benefit from a (limited) temperature rise. In order to limit future climate change and its impacts, it is important to understand the causes of climate change. Gradually, we have come to realize that although the observed climatic changes ...
From: Pielke Sr., RA, G. Marland, RA Betts, TN Chase, JL Eastman
... methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and other important agents and mechanisms, together with the typical geographical extent (spatial scale) of the forcing and the assessed level of scientific understanding (LOSU). The net anthropogenic radiative forcing and its range are also shown. These require su ...
... methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and other important agents and mechanisms, together with the typical geographical extent (spatial scale) of the forcing and the assessed level of scientific understanding (LOSU). The net anthropogenic radiative forcing and its range are also shown. These require su ...
First Year Booklet 2016-17
... The production of oil gives rise to enormous wealth. In some countries, such as Venezuela and Norway, oil production is closely tied to national social welfare agendas, whilst in others it is an overtly messy and conflict-endorsing venture. The staggering influx of oil monies often readily capture ...
... The production of oil gives rise to enormous wealth. In some countries, such as Venezuela and Norway, oil production is closely tied to national social welfare agendas, whilst in others it is an overtly messy and conflict-endorsing venture. The staggering influx of oil monies often readily capture ...
FACING UNCERTAINTY: the value of climate information for
... In an area that gets just one rainfall season a year – averaging only 330mm – and which communities depend on to sustain their livelihoods, a local record and timeliness of rainfall information is especially critical. Through the rainfall monitoring and communication system, communities can now know ...
... In an area that gets just one rainfall season a year – averaging only 330mm – and which communities depend on to sustain their livelihoods, a local record and timeliness of rainfall information is especially critical. Through the rainfall monitoring and communication system, communities can now know ...
DETR - Climate Change
... emissions over the next decade. But it also starts to put in place measures that will allow us to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and make a radical shift to more sustainable patterns of energy generation and consumption. The programme looks at how climate change will affect the UK and the act ...
... emissions over the next decade. But it also starts to put in place measures that will allow us to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and make a radical shift to more sustainable patterns of energy generation and consumption. The programme looks at how climate change will affect the UK and the act ...
Mid-Holocene monsoons - Macquarie University ResearchOnline
... than differences between models (an assumption broadly supported by comparison of the two models that contributed simulations with two versions in PMIP1 (LMD4/ LMD5) and PMIP2 (MRI-fa/MRI-nfa), we have examined the ensemble of five models that ran atmosphereonly simulations in PMIP1 (CCM3/CCSM, ECHA ...
... than differences between models (an assumption broadly supported by comparison of the two models that contributed simulations with two versions in PMIP1 (LMD4/ LMD5) and PMIP2 (MRI-fa/MRI-nfa), we have examined the ensemble of five models that ran atmosphereonly simulations in PMIP1 (CCM3/CCSM, ECHA ...
CLIP Meeting January 31, 2008 - Climate Land Interaction Project
... System-based differences in productivity of maize and bean in CLIP domain due to climate change What could be done to adjust for these changes in the future ...
... System-based differences in productivity of maize and bean in CLIP domain due to climate change What could be done to adjust for these changes in the future ...
Can International Law Improve the Climate
... Global warming and consequent man-made climate change have been linked to the acceleration of the greenhouse effect-the result of approximately two centuries of industrialization. In non-scientific layman's terms, there is a natural greenhouse effect: short-wave solar radiation passes through a clea ...
... Global warming and consequent man-made climate change have been linked to the acceleration of the greenhouse effect-the result of approximately two centuries of industrialization. In non-scientific layman's terms, there is a natural greenhouse effect: short-wave solar radiation passes through a clea ...
Africa Talks Climate
... Africa, and it will be essential to address this problem if communication is to improve. Opinion polls to date have largely focused on Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa. They reveal that many people are unfamiliar with “climate change”, “global warming” and related terms.16 This makes it difficult to ...
... Africa, and it will be essential to address this problem if communication is to improve. Opinion polls to date have largely focused on Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa. They reveal that many people are unfamiliar with “climate change”, “global warming” and related terms.16 This makes it difficult to ...
Climate Change in Japanese History and Prehistory
... is, and we are. The question is no longer what is happening or why; it is what we can expect if present trends continue and what, if anything, we can do to slow or halt them. Although popular accounts sometimes give the impression that climate was relatively stable before people began burning fossil ...
... is, and we are. The question is no longer what is happening or why; it is what we can expect if present trends continue and what, if anything, we can do to slow or halt them. Although popular accounts sometimes give the impression that climate was relatively stable before people began burning fossil ...
Uncertainty, scepticism and attitudes towards climate change
... greater degree of uncertainty among the general public about the reality and seriousness of anthropogenic influence on the climate than there is in the scientific community. This demonstrates that scepticism cannot be reduced to an assessment of the climate science – and also warrants a psychologica ...
... greater degree of uncertainty among the general public about the reality and seriousness of anthropogenic influence on the climate than there is in the scientific community. This demonstrates that scepticism cannot be reduced to an assessment of the climate science – and also warrants a psychologica ...
Climate Change Knows No Borders
... can swell rivers, causing floods and devastation downstream whether in-country or transboundary. The Kedarnath tragedy, in which more than 5,700 people died as a result of flooding and landslides caused by a multi-day cloudburst in Uttarakhand province in Northern India, is one example. Lakes caused ...
... can swell rivers, causing floods and devastation downstream whether in-country or transboundary. The Kedarnath tragedy, in which more than 5,700 people died as a result of flooding and landslides caused by a multi-day cloudburst in Uttarakhand province in Northern India, is one example. Lakes caused ...
Assessing Vulnerabilities to the Effects of Global Change: An Eight
... This paper summarizes the main findings of a workshop held at Harvard University where participants discussed methodological guidelines for researching vulnerability to the effects of social and environmental changes. The idea to hold this workshop flowed from discussions held under the auspices of ...
... This paper summarizes the main findings of a workshop held at Harvard University where participants discussed methodological guidelines for researching vulnerability to the effects of social and environmental changes. The idea to hold this workshop flowed from discussions held under the auspices of ...
Climate Change Adaptation Planning Manual
... you, and some may be things that you can’t do anything about. It’s helpful to catalog kinds of change. 4. Conduct a climate change vulnerability assessment and a risk assessment. Determine what kinds of environmental change are likely to affect your community, business or family; how they will a ...
... you, and some may be things that you can’t do anything about. It’s helpful to catalog kinds of change. 4. Conduct a climate change vulnerability assessment and a risk assessment. Determine what kinds of environmental change are likely to affect your community, business or family; how they will a ...
Quantifying the consensus on anthropogenic global
... website. We analysed 12,465 abstracts from the ISI Web of Science database, matching the topics “global warming” or “global climate change” over the period 1991 through 20116. Each abstract was classified according to the type of research (category) and degree of endorsement of AGW (e.g., explicit & ...
... website. We analysed 12,465 abstracts from the ISI Web of Science database, matching the topics “global warming” or “global climate change” over the period 1991 through 20116. Each abstract was classified according to the type of research (category) and degree of endorsement of AGW (e.g., explicit & ...
Marine climate change in South East Australia
... ‘engagement, communication and extension’. Many participants felt that there was a miss-match between the spatial resolution of models and oceanographic data that was more readily available (better off-shore) and that which was required for many biological projects (most of which are concentrated cl ...
... ‘engagement, communication and extension’. Many participants felt that there was a miss-match between the spatial resolution of models and oceanographic data that was more readily available (better off-shore) and that which was required for many biological projects (most of which are concentrated cl ...
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... The linear trend is significant at the 10% level. However, a close examination of the time effects in Figure 2 suggests that the time effects in 1980 and 1981 may be outliners. We therefore re-estimate the time trend model over 1981 to 2007 and 1982 to 2007. As we can see, excluding the first two o ...
... The linear trend is significant at the 10% level. However, a close examination of the time effects in Figure 2 suggests that the time effects in 1980 and 1981 may be outliners. We therefore re-estimate the time trend model over 1981 to 2007 and 1982 to 2007. As we can see, excluding the first two o ...
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... of their ability to filter water, support a rich biodiversity, and store greenhouse gases (especially methane and carbon dioxide), wetlands provide significant economic value to society. Nonetheless, wetlands in western Canada, for example, have been and continue to be drained as a result of agricul ...
... of their ability to filter water, support a rich biodiversity, and store greenhouse gases (especially methane and carbon dioxide), wetlands provide significant economic value to society. Nonetheless, wetlands in western Canada, for example, have been and continue to be drained as a result of agricul ...
Explaining Public Support for Climate Change Mitigation Policies
... behaviour to measure the PS construct. The research done by Stern et al. (1999) is among ones that looks closely at the environmental policy support behaviour of the general public. The authors measured environmental policy support, which was labelled as „Policy Support‟ in their VBN model, by the f ...
... behaviour to measure the PS construct. The research done by Stern et al. (1999) is among ones that looks closely at the environmental policy support behaviour of the general public. The authors measured environmental policy support, which was labelled as „Policy Support‟ in their VBN model, by the f ...
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... that estimates the functional relationship between land values and climatic variables along with other control variables. The land values in the Indian context have been replaced by farm level net revenue. In most of the above recent studies Kumar (2009) envisaged that an increase in temperature by ...
... that estimates the functional relationship between land values and climatic variables along with other control variables. The land values in the Indian context have been replaced by farm level net revenue. In most of the above recent studies Kumar (2009) envisaged that an increase in temperature by ...
An assessment of the potential impact of climate change on flood risk in Mumbai
... form the Greater Mumbai region) digitalised from Gupta (2007); around 20% of the area was affected, with flood waters to a depth of 0.5 to 1.5 m in low-lying areas. The root cause of Mumbai’s susceptibility to flooding is its geography, both natural and manmade (Duryog Nivaran 2005). Firstly, the ci ...
... form the Greater Mumbai region) digitalised from Gupta (2007); around 20% of the area was affected, with flood waters to a depth of 0.5 to 1.5 m in low-lying areas. The root cause of Mumbai’s susceptibility to flooding is its geography, both natural and manmade (Duryog Nivaran 2005). Firstly, the ci ...
- Friends of the Earth International
... woodlands, increase of flooding, disturbing the wetland soil, burning of coal are some ac�vi�es directly contribu�ng to climate change. This publica�on begins to analyze ADB’s climate impacts in general through the selected projects in the above countries. These projects have been approved since the ...
... woodlands, increase of flooding, disturbing the wetland soil, burning of coal are some ac�vi�es directly contribu�ng to climate change. This publica�on begins to analyze ADB’s climate impacts in general through the selected projects in the above countries. These projects have been approved since the ...