Global change and marine communities: Alien species and climate
... changes may affect both local dispersal mechanisms, due to the alteration of current patterns, and competitive interactions between NIS and native species, due to the onset of new thermal optima and/or different carbonate chemistry. As well as latitudinal range expansions of species correlated with ch ...
... changes may affect both local dispersal mechanisms, due to the alteration of current patterns, and competitive interactions between NIS and native species, due to the onset of new thermal optima and/or different carbonate chemistry. As well as latitudinal range expansions of species correlated with ch ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Ontario`s Forests
... Increased CO2 may increase average summer temperatures in Ontario between 3°C and 6°C, with the largest increases in northwestern and southern Ontario. Precipitation is predicted to increase in northeastern Ontario, but to decrease in southern and northwestern Ontario. An increase in summer temperat ...
... Increased CO2 may increase average summer temperatures in Ontario between 3°C and 6°C, with the largest increases in northwestern and southern Ontario. Precipitation is predicted to increase in northeastern Ontario, but to decrease in southern and northwestern Ontario. An increase in summer temperat ...
AIP PowerPoint Enhanced version
... Climate models are: Science-based tools for studying climate variability and change. They use mathematical representations of physical laws, including Newton's laws of motion, conservation of mass and energy, heat flow, and gas laws. They represent important processes in atmosphere, ocean, la ...
... Climate models are: Science-based tools for studying climate variability and change. They use mathematical representations of physical laws, including Newton's laws of motion, conservation of mass and energy, heat flow, and gas laws. They represent important processes in atmosphere, ocean, la ...
Coastal Sea-Level Change Societal Challenge Needs Assessment
... A systematic, well-planned needs assessment is critical for informed product and service development, as well as a powerful force for guiding agency decision-making. The following narrative identifies the systematic sequence used to conduct the needs assessment for the Coasts and Climate Resilience ...
... A systematic, well-planned needs assessment is critical for informed product and service development, as well as a powerful force for guiding agency decision-making. The following narrative identifies the systematic sequence used to conduct the needs assessment for the Coasts and Climate Resilience ...
Investing in a Time of Climate Change
... The complex world between future global economic development and climate change is an extremely difficult minefield to navigate. Figure 1 shows the magnitude and degree of interconnection between certain risks as identified by the World Economic Forum’s Global Risk Report 2015. All of these pressing ...
... The complex world between future global economic development and climate change is an extremely difficult minefield to navigate. Figure 1 shows the magnitude and degree of interconnection between certain risks as identified by the World Economic Forum’s Global Risk Report 2015. All of these pressing ...
Inequality, communication and the avoidance of disastrous climate change: Working Paper 34 (1 MB) (opens in new window)
... associated costs are at the heart of the sustainability of international climate change action (21 ). Inequality has been studied extensively in the context of collective action problems: the presence of inequality is often found to complicate cooperation (22 -25 ), though communication between user ...
... associated costs are at the heart of the sustainability of international climate change action (21 ). Inequality has been studied extensively in the context of collective action problems: the presence of inequality is often found to complicate cooperation (22 -25 ), though communication between user ...
Implications of Climate Change for Development
... temperatures. India, for example, experienced peak temperatures of between 45°C and 49°C during the pre-monsoon months of 2003.4 Geographical conditions have been identified as important contributors to lower levels of growth in developing countries. If rainfall - that arrives only in a single seaso ...
... temperatures. India, for example, experienced peak temperatures of between 45°C and 49°C during the pre-monsoon months of 2003.4 Geographical conditions have been identified as important contributors to lower levels of growth in developing countries. If rainfall - that arrives only in a single seaso ...
Building resilience to climate shocks and stresses: knowledge gap Learning paper #1
... what Holling (1973) referred to as ‘engineering resilience’) into a more elaborated concept their time and resources in access and control over, or which embraces the ability not simply to bounce back but also to adapt and to transform. In productive activities. management of, resources the (relativ ...
... what Holling (1973) referred to as ‘engineering resilience’) into a more elaborated concept their time and resources in access and control over, or which embraces the ability not simply to bounce back but also to adapt and to transform. In productive activities. management of, resources the (relativ ...
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... daytime maximum and mean annual night-time minimum air temperatures increased. However, the bigger question of national importance is what Sri Lanka’s climate will look like in 50 or 100 years and how prepared is the country to face it. Apart from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) ...
... daytime maximum and mean annual night-time minimum air temperatures increased. However, the bigger question of national importance is what Sri Lanka’s climate will look like in 50 or 100 years and how prepared is the country to face it. Apart from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) ...
The future of soil invertebrate communities in polar regions: different
... the polar regions since modern records began and scenarios for the twenty-first century because that is the scale at which most climate models work. Fine-scale climate changes are inherently difficult to model and beyond the scope of this paper; hence, we will focus on larger scale patterns. As note ...
... the polar regions since modern records began and scenarios for the twenty-first century because that is the scale at which most climate models work. Fine-scale climate changes are inherently difficult to model and beyond the scope of this paper; hence, we will focus on larger scale patterns. As note ...
Prediction of Seasonal Forest Fire Severity in
... In Canada, the physical and economic impacts of extended dry conditions are most evident during the warm season. A statistically robust relationship between seasonal Canadian temperature and precipitation, key factors in the formation of conditions leading to fire severity, and the ENSO cycle has al ...
... In Canada, the physical and economic impacts of extended dry conditions are most evident during the warm season. A statistically robust relationship between seasonal Canadian temperature and precipitation, key factors in the formation of conditions leading to fire severity, and the ENSO cycle has al ...
Socio-structural and psychological foundations of climate change
... our planet and its inhabitants (Swim et al., 2009). Such worrying views about climate change are not limited to political figures or scientists. In the early 90s representative samples from six nations have rated “global warming or the greenhouse effect” as a very serious problem (Dunlap, 1998). Mor ...
... our planet and its inhabitants (Swim et al., 2009). Such worrying views about climate change are not limited to political figures or scientists. In the early 90s representative samples from six nations have rated “global warming or the greenhouse effect” as a very serious problem (Dunlap, 1998). Mor ...
Conference Proceeding
... variation in rainfall and increasing temperature normals has impacted flow regimes and magnitude along with the timing of peak flow and turbidity of water. He mentioned that the cascading impacts arising from these physical changes occur mainly on the natural assets of various livelihood sectors. He ...
... variation in rainfall and increasing temperature normals has impacted flow regimes and magnitude along with the timing of peak flow and turbidity of water. He mentioned that the cascading impacts arising from these physical changes occur mainly on the natural assets of various livelihood sectors. He ...
Mainstreaming Early Warning Systems in Development
... Climate change is expected to shift the spatial and temporal distributions of precipitation from the summer monsoon over the Indus River Basin. Increased greenhouse gas concentrations are expected to increase both the land–water temperature contrast and absolute temperature of the oceans, strengthen ...
... Climate change is expected to shift the spatial and temporal distributions of precipitation from the summer monsoon over the Indus River Basin. Increased greenhouse gas concentrations are expected to increase both the land–water temperature contrast and absolute temperature of the oceans, strengthen ...
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... climate sensitivity to carbon dioxide increase is lower than climate models have until now assumed. — Chris de Freitas, School of Environment The University of Auckland, New Zealand The CCR-II report correctly explains that most of the reports on global warming and its impacts on sea-level rise, ice ...
... climate sensitivity to carbon dioxide increase is lower than climate models have until now assumed. — Chris de Freitas, School of Environment The University of Auckland, New Zealand The CCR-II report correctly explains that most of the reports on global warming and its impacts on sea-level rise, ice ...
The EU and the progressive alliance negotiating in Durban
... whereby parties agree to work together to produce new gains for each of the participants that would be unavailable to them through unilateral action (see Zartman and Touval, 2010). International cooperation might involve international negotiations, but these are likely to take place only when the pa ...
... whereby parties agree to work together to produce new gains for each of the participants that would be unavailable to them through unilateral action (see Zartman and Touval, 2010). International cooperation might involve international negotiations, but these are likely to take place only when the pa ...
The Health Effects of Climate Change in the WHO European Region
... of statistical life approach [31]. The same study highlights that these impacts can be reduced to a stable 69,000 deaths and €80 billion per year when the EU’s 2 °C target is adhered to [31]. Table 2 lists the search results by author according to the focus of papers for heatwaves and high temperatu ...
... of statistical life approach [31]. The same study highlights that these impacts can be reduced to a stable 69,000 deaths and €80 billion per year when the EU’s 2 °C target is adhered to [31]. Table 2 lists the search results by author according to the focus of papers for heatwaves and high temperatu ...
Chicago Area Climate Change Quick Guide
... • Does the risk management analysis take into account changes due to climate change? • Do the effects of climate change reflect the current level of uncertainty in the region and should a cautious approach be adopted as a result? If not, is this explained? • Does the plan include a specific commitme ...
... • Does the risk management analysis take into account changes due to climate change? • Do the effects of climate change reflect the current level of uncertainty in the region and should a cautious approach be adopted as a result? If not, is this explained? • Does the plan include a specific commitme ...
download: - IMPRESSIONS project
... sufficiently similar to the SSPs to be used as a starting point. Existing scenarios were either simply not available (Hungary and EU-external), did not have the right focus, were not developed at the right spatial and/or temporal scale, or did not contain details on socio-economic futures. Thus, for ...
... sufficiently similar to the SSPs to be used as a starting point. Existing scenarios were either simply not available (Hungary and EU-external), did not have the right focus, were not developed at the right spatial and/or temporal scale, or did not contain details on socio-economic futures. Thus, for ...
does adaptation to climate change provide food security?
... household level (World Bank 2006). With low diversified economies and reliance on rainfed agriculture, sub-Saharan Africa’s development prospects have been closely associated with climate. For instance, the World Bank (2006) reported that catastrophic hydrological events such as droughts and floods ...
... household level (World Bank 2006). With low diversified economies and reliance on rainfed agriculture, sub-Saharan Africa’s development prospects have been closely associated with climate. For instance, the World Bank (2006) reported that catastrophic hydrological events such as droughts and floods ...
REDD+ Mechanism_Overview
... change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere’ ...
... change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere’ ...
An investor enquiry: how much big oil spends on obstructive climate
... Stage One: We identify corporate activity and expenditure, which, under our system, can influence the policy-making and regulatory process. These include: internal staff costs related to the maintenance of communications, regulatory and government affairs and public relations departments, external e ...
... Stage One: We identify corporate activity and expenditure, which, under our system, can influence the policy-making and regulatory process. These include: internal staff costs related to the maintenance of communications, regulatory and government affairs and public relations departments, external e ...
Explaining Extreme Events of 2013 from a Climate
... and one that is currently undergoing considerable evolution. In this paper, 20 different research groups explored the causes of 16 different events that occurred in 2013. The findings indicate that human-caused climate change greatly increased the risk for the extreme heat waves assessed in this rep ...
... and one that is currently undergoing considerable evolution. In this paper, 20 different research groups explored the causes of 16 different events that occurred in 2013. The findings indicate that human-caused climate change greatly increased the risk for the extreme heat waves assessed in this rep ...
REGULATING GREENHOUSE GASES UNDER THE CLEAN AIR
... The earth continues to get hotter as a result of anthropogenic climate change and adverse effects will increase in frequency and severity for populations and economies across the United States. There is clear scientific consensus that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions must be dramatically decreased to ...
... The earth continues to get hotter as a result of anthropogenic climate change and adverse effects will increase in frequency and severity for populations and economies across the United States. There is clear scientific consensus that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions must be dramatically decreased to ...