Guidance on CC Adaptation Measures for Waterbirds (20-08
... Existing legal and policy frameworks should be used to enable effective action now while working with policy-makers to remedy any potential shortcomings. Principle 2: Maintain and increase ecological resilience Increasing the resilience of ecosystems to the impacts of climate change, will help the w ...
... Existing legal and policy frameworks should be used to enable effective action now while working with policy-makers to remedy any potential shortcomings. Principle 2: Maintain and increase ecological resilience Increasing the resilience of ecosystems to the impacts of climate change, will help the w ...
Assessing the effects of climate and volcanism on diatom and
... The climate of the Andes is changing rapidly. Meteorological data from mountain stations along the tropical Andes record temperature increases occurring at a rate nearly double the global average, with accelerated warming in the past 30 years (Vuille and Bradley 2000). The effects of this warming ha ...
... The climate of the Andes is changing rapidly. Meteorological data from mountain stations along the tropical Andes record temperature increases occurring at a rate nearly double the global average, with accelerated warming in the past 30 years (Vuille and Bradley 2000). The effects of this warming ha ...
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... (Battarbee et al., 2001). Sediment was oxidized using a 50:50 molar concentration of concentrated sulfuric and nitric acids, followed by repeated rinsing with distilled water until neutral pH was reached. Subsamples of the slurries were pipetted onto coverslips and allowed to dry before being perman ...
... (Battarbee et al., 2001). Sediment was oxidized using a 50:50 molar concentration of concentrated sulfuric and nitric acids, followed by repeated rinsing with distilled water until neutral pH was reached. Subsamples of the slurries were pipetted onto coverslips and allowed to dry before being perman ...
Now You “Sea” Ice, Now You Don`t
... Student Page 6.1: Scenario and Polar Bear 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Student Page 6.2: Arriving in Churchill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
... Student Page 6.1: Scenario and Polar Bear 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Student Page 6.2: Arriving in Churchill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Research paper: Improving Communication of Uncertainty in the
... Sentences with very likely 1. It is very likely that hot extremes, heat waves, and heavy precipitation events will continue to become more frequent. 2. Continued greenhouse gas emissions at or above current rates would cause further warming and induce many changes in the global climate system during ...
... Sentences with very likely 1. It is very likely that hot extremes, heat waves, and heavy precipitation events will continue to become more frequent. 2. Continued greenhouse gas emissions at or above current rates would cause further warming and induce many changes in the global climate system during ...
Modelling the effects of climate change and
... Boreal and arctic regions are predicted to warm faster and more strongly than temperate latitudes. Peatlands in these regions contain large stocks of soil carbon in frozen soil and these may effect a strong positive feedback on climate change. We modelled the predicted effects of climate change and ...
... Boreal and arctic regions are predicted to warm faster and more strongly than temperate latitudes. Peatlands in these regions contain large stocks of soil carbon in frozen soil and these may effect a strong positive feedback on climate change. We modelled the predicted effects of climate change and ...
article - American Scientist
... in its passage out to space with the result that the Earth’s surface would cool rapidly. Fortunately for us, three other gases occur in our atmosphere in relatively minute quantities: carbon dioxide, water vapor, and ozone. Unlike the more abundant gases, all three of these rarer gases absorb strong ...
... in its passage out to space with the result that the Earth’s surface would cool rapidly. Fortunately for us, three other gases occur in our atmosphere in relatively minute quantities: carbon dioxide, water vapor, and ozone. Unlike the more abundant gases, all three of these rarer gases absorb strong ...
Winter 2017. - Squarespace
... Demuth received significant funding from the Georgetown Environment Initiative. The workshops will connect the most innovative climate change and climate history scholars with leading activists and journalists. The big question the workshops will seek to answer: how can scholars more effectively com ...
... Demuth received significant funding from the Georgetown Environment Initiative. The workshops will connect the most innovative climate change and climate history scholars with leading activists and journalists. The big question the workshops will seek to answer: how can scholars more effectively com ...
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Sys-2 Daisyworld [text KKC, pp.23-31]
... of life converge between regions. Extensive social and cultural interactions worldwide. There are subsets to the A1 family based on their technological emphasis: A1FI - An emphasis on fossil-fuels. A1B - A balanced emphasis on all energy sources. A1T - Emphasis on non-fossil energy sources. ...
... of life converge between regions. Extensive social and cultural interactions worldwide. There are subsets to the A1 family based on their technological emphasis: A1FI - An emphasis on fossil-fuels. A1B - A balanced emphasis on all energy sources. A1T - Emphasis on non-fossil energy sources. ...
Climate-driven enrichment of pollutants in peatlands
... Peatlands cover about 5–8% of the earth’s continental surface and contain one third of the total soil carbon stock (IPCC, 2000), playing an important role in the carbon cycle. Depending on climatic conditions they may act as sinks or sources of carbon and other elements. A strong connection between ...
... Peatlands cover about 5–8% of the earth’s continental surface and contain one third of the total soil carbon stock (IPCC, 2000), playing an important role in the carbon cycle. Depending on climatic conditions they may act as sinks or sources of carbon and other elements. A strong connection between ...
The effects of climate change on Merriam`s kangaroo rat, Dipodomys
... changes in climate, we examined the relationship between adult MBM and abundance of another rodent species with these changes in temperature and with precipitation. In addition, we examined the relationship between abundance differences with temperature and precipitation across years. The questions ...
... changes in climate, we examined the relationship between adult MBM and abundance of another rodent species with these changes in temperature and with precipitation. In addition, we examined the relationship between abundance differences with temperature and precipitation across years. The questions ...
The Potential Impact of Climate Change on Soil Properties
... changes in climate will lead to corresponding changes in soil. Therefore, this paper will focus on what we know about soil-climate interactions with a particular focus on the C and N cycles, how climate change may alter soil properties and processes, and what that might mean for soil erosion and foo ...
... changes in climate will lead to corresponding changes in soil. Therefore, this paper will focus on what we know about soil-climate interactions with a particular focus on the C and N cycles, how climate change may alter soil properties and processes, and what that might mean for soil erosion and foo ...
Effect of ocean gateway changes under
... the latitudes of the DP. Figure 2 shows the yearly averaged SST for DPclsd , the SST difference DPclsd - DPopen and surface ocean heat fluxes for DPclsd where atmospheric pCO2 is 280 ppm and 1250 ppm. Near-freezing conditions extend to 60 ◦ S in DPclsd 280ppm, whereas ∼4-8 ◦ C SST isotherms intersec ...
... the latitudes of the DP. Figure 2 shows the yearly averaged SST for DPclsd , the SST difference DPclsd - DPopen and surface ocean heat fluxes for DPclsd where atmospheric pCO2 is 280 ppm and 1250 ppm. Near-freezing conditions extend to 60 ◦ S in DPclsd 280ppm, whereas ∼4-8 ◦ C SST isotherms intersec ...
Science Communication - Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program
... climate journalists that is built around the main propositions of the IPCC. We will refer to this as the IPCC consensus—knowing that in science there will never be a full consensus among all scientists on any given issue. This relatively broad consensus can analytically be split up into the followin ...
... climate journalists that is built around the main propositions of the IPCC. We will refer to this as the IPCC consensus—knowing that in science there will never be a full consensus among all scientists on any given issue. This relatively broad consensus can analytically be split up into the followin ...
SAMO abstract format
... require the specification of values for numerous parameters from varying sources, many not known with certainty. Rapid increases in model size and complexity, particularly in the case of integrated models for decision-making, pose new challenges for effective sensitivity analysis. As IAM methods are ...
... require the specification of values for numerous parameters from varying sources, many not known with certainty. Rapid increases in model size and complexity, particularly in the case of integrated models for decision-making, pose new challenges for effective sensitivity analysis. As IAM methods are ...
Seasonal hydrologic responses to climate change in the Pacific
... improved performance relative to earlier implementations [e.g., Hamlet and Lettenmaier, 1999; Payne et al., 2004]. The increased spatial resolution improves the ability of the model to represent topographic effects and resolve smaller watersheds and hence provide information relevant to local water ...
... improved performance relative to earlier implementations [e.g., Hamlet and Lettenmaier, 1999; Payne et al., 2004]. The increased spatial resolution improves the ability of the model to represent topographic effects and resolve smaller watersheds and hence provide information relevant to local water ...
Inclusion of ecologically based trait variation in plant functional types
... without needing to invoke mechanistic processes that are not fully quantified or understood. By quantifying the relationships between observed variation in community mean traits and their environmental drivers and incorporating these into DGVMs, traits can be adjusted every year within the model, al ...
... without needing to invoke mechanistic processes that are not fully quantified or understood. By quantifying the relationships between observed variation in community mean traits and their environmental drivers and incorporating these into DGVMs, traits can be adjusted every year within the model, al ...
climate change, sea-level rise and extreme events
... 4 The main emission scenarios used for IPCC modelling are described in the Special Report on Emission Scenarios (SRES) (Nakicenovic, et al., 2000). These scenarios do not allow for any specific greenhouse mitigation activities. The lower emission SRES scenarios, such as B1, represent emission reduc ...
... 4 The main emission scenarios used for IPCC modelling are described in the Special Report on Emission Scenarios (SRES) (Nakicenovic, et al., 2000). These scenarios do not allow for any specific greenhouse mitigation activities. The lower emission SRES scenarios, such as B1, represent emission reduc ...
Antarctic penguin response to habitat change as Earth`s troposphere
... others. Obviously, these were paradoxical at that time because certain key data were lacking, a gap that we will fill in the current paper. Our effort also complements that of Thatje et al. (2008), who, on the basis of sediment cores and other biophysical data, assessed the effects of ice conditions ...
... others. Obviously, these were paradoxical at that time because certain key data were lacking, a gap that we will fill in the current paper. Our effort also complements that of Thatje et al. (2008), who, on the basis of sediment cores and other biophysical data, assessed the effects of ice conditions ...
Canada`s Marine Coasts in a Changing Climate
... Canada is a coastal nation. All provinces and territories, This report takes a landscape approach in examining Canada’s with the exception of Alberta and Saskatchewan, share in marine coasts. While focus is placed on the shoreline as the the approximately 243 000 km of coastline (Taylor et al., inte ...
... Canada is a coastal nation. All provinces and territories, This report takes a landscape approach in examining Canada’s with the exception of Alberta and Saskatchewan, share in marine coasts. While focus is placed on the shoreline as the the approximately 243 000 km of coastline (Taylor et al., inte ...
Climate change, food, water and population health in China
... and 18% reductions in water consumption, energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions, respectively, by 2020. Another of the plan’s aims is to have good air quality – as assessed by the density of fine particle matter – on at least 80% of days per year by 2020. China’s economy needs to shift from ...
... and 18% reductions in water consumption, energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions, respectively, by 2020. Another of the plan’s aims is to have good air quality – as assessed by the density of fine particle matter – on at least 80% of days per year by 2020. China’s economy needs to shift from ...
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... 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 th ...
... 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 th ...
VSO and Climate Change
... developing sustainable energy sources will not be to replace existing, higher emitting energy sources (often called mitigation, since it involves a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions) but rather contributing energy resources towards the goal of social and economic development. Mitigation should b ...
... developing sustainable energy sources will not be to replace existing, higher emitting energy sources (often called mitigation, since it involves a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions) but rather contributing energy resources towards the goal of social and economic development. Mitigation should b ...
Climate variability and change and their health effects in small
... Climate variability is the variation around the average climate, including seasonal variations as well as large-scale variations in atmospheric and ocean circulation such as the El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO). Climate change operates over decades or longer. Changes in climate occur as a result ...
... Climate variability is the variation around the average climate, including seasonal variations as well as large-scale variations in atmospheric and ocean circulation such as the El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO). Climate change operates over decades or longer. Changes in climate occur as a result ...