s1|2008 protected areas and biodiversity conservation special issue
... subject or source (here: changing temperature or precipitation, for example) and the object (here: a specific component of biological diversity) against which its impact is directed. In general, the notions of “risk” and “danger” as well as of “danger” and “threat” seem to be fairly overlapping, bot ...
... subject or source (here: changing temperature or precipitation, for example) and the object (here: a specific component of biological diversity) against which its impact is directed. In general, the notions of “risk” and “danger” as well as of “danger” and “threat” seem to be fairly overlapping, bot ...
The Response of Precipitation Minus Evapotranspiration
... Here, we investigate the physical mechanisms controlling projected changes in P 2 E over all land regions in simulations from phase 5 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5). Both temperature and relative humidity respond differently over land than ocean (e.g., Byrne and O’Gorman 2013b) ...
... Here, we investigate the physical mechanisms controlling projected changes in P 2 E over all land regions in simulations from phase 5 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5). Both temperature and relative humidity respond differently over land than ocean (e.g., Byrne and O’Gorman 2013b) ...
Climate Change Report for Gulf of the Farallones and
... Sea Level Rise: Intertidal organisms will respond to sea level rise by shifting their distributions to keep pace with rising sea level. It has been suggested that all but the slowest growing organisms will be able to keep pace with rising sea level (Harley et al. 2006) but few studies have thoroughl ...
... Sea Level Rise: Intertidal organisms will respond to sea level rise by shifting their distributions to keep pace with rising sea level. It has been suggested that all but the slowest growing organisms will be able to keep pace with rising sea level (Harley et al. 2006) but few studies have thoroughl ...
The United Kingdom (UK) Climate Policy
... population density. The differences in climate, as well as other factors, result in vastly different energy needs and usage patterns, and consequently, carbon emissions, in each country.8 The UK faces increasing risks from floods, heat waves, coastal erosion and water scarcity arising from climate c ...
... population density. The differences in climate, as well as other factors, result in vastly different energy needs and usage patterns, and consequently, carbon emissions, in each country.8 The UK faces increasing risks from floods, heat waves, coastal erosion and water scarcity arising from climate c ...
A Sensitivity Study of Radiative Fluxes at the Top of Atmosphere to
... microphysics and aerosol schemes in the Community Atmosphere Model version 5 (CAM5). We adopted a quasiMonte Carlo (QMC) sampling approach to effectively explore the high-dimensional parameter space. The output response variables (e.g., FNET) are simulated using CAM5 for each parameter set, and then ...
... microphysics and aerosol schemes in the Community Atmosphere Model version 5 (CAM5). We adopted a quasiMonte Carlo (QMC) sampling approach to effectively explore the high-dimensional parameter space. The output response variables (e.g., FNET) are simulated using CAM5 for each parameter set, and then ...
Humanists For Revolutionary Socialism
... the social scene. Behind the façade of the social commodity, everybody feels alone. The only way to escape this deep feeling of loneliness and separateness is by turning on the TV or the computer when one comes home. The alienated person must engage in mindless, passive activities in which independe ...
... the social scene. Behind the façade of the social commodity, everybody feels alone. The only way to escape this deep feeling of loneliness and separateness is by turning on the TV or the computer when one comes home. The alienated person must engage in mindless, passive activities in which independe ...
Climate Change Effects on North American Inland Fish Populations
... include warming of the atmosphere and oceans, reduced snow and ice, and rising sea levels (IPCC 2014). Dramatic changes in precipitation patterns have already been observed, with wet regions becoming wetter and dry and arid regions becoming drier (Chou et al. 2013). For example, Arctic regions have ...
... include warming of the atmosphere and oceans, reduced snow and ice, and rising sea levels (IPCC 2014). Dramatic changes in precipitation patterns have already been observed, with wet regions becoming wetter and dry and arid regions becoming drier (Chou et al. 2013). For example, Arctic regions have ...
Global Problems, african Solutions: african Climate Scientists
... This paper offers a preliminary survey of Africa’s climate scientists’ views on the critical problem of climate change, which has been described as an “out of Africa” problem crying out for “made in Africa” solutions. Based on interviews with these scientists, this paper presents their views on the ...
... This paper offers a preliminary survey of Africa’s climate scientists’ views on the critical problem of climate change, which has been described as an “out of Africa” problem crying out for “made in Africa” solutions. Based on interviews with these scientists, this paper presents their views on the ...
Science Communication
... of the modern environmental movement during the 1960s, these institutions absorbed the conservation ethic and promoted it in their programs (Davis, 1996). Barrett (2011) notes museums’ historical importance as public institutions involved in the political process. She reworks Habermas’s (1989) notio ...
... of the modern environmental movement during the 1960s, these institutions absorbed the conservation ethic and promoted it in their programs (Davis, 1996). Barrett (2011) notes museums’ historical importance as public institutions involved in the political process. She reworks Habermas’s (1989) notio ...
Radiative forcing from a changing boreal fire regime
... negative radiative forcing at the global scale (Fig. 3C) and calls into question the positive feedback that has been suggested in past work. The cooling from a decrease in fire return times is likely to be substantially larger in the northern hemisphere, taking into account the spatial pattern of th ...
... negative radiative forcing at the global scale (Fig. 3C) and calls into question the positive feedback that has been suggested in past work. The cooling from a decrease in fire return times is likely to be substantially larger in the northern hemisphere, taking into account the spatial pattern of th ...
Risk perception and commitment to reduce global climate change in
... reports a clear scientiic view on the current state of the earth´s climate and its potential environmental and socio-economic impacts. Although human action is not the sole cause of the changes that have taken place, future climate change caused by humans could trigger additional increases in greenh ...
... reports a clear scientiic view on the current state of the earth´s climate and its potential environmental and socio-economic impacts. Although human action is not the sole cause of the changes that have taken place, future climate change caused by humans could trigger additional increases in greenh ...
Climate change. - Institut für Kommunikations
... dealing with the issue of “food safety” or the issue of “climate change”. Definition of “food safety”: Food safety is an important political, economic and public health issue, since food-borne diseases or contaminations cause considerable mortality around the globe. Food safety, and thereby the heal ...
... dealing with the issue of “food safety” or the issue of “climate change”. Definition of “food safety”: Food safety is an important political, economic and public health issue, since food-borne diseases or contaminations cause considerable mortality around the globe. Food safety, and thereby the heal ...
China`s Policies and Actions for Addressing Climate Change
... Institution and Mechanism Building ...
... Institution and Mechanism Building ...
- Sierra Club
... quickly as possible and then all good things will flow from that. And that is what justifies privatization, deregulation, cuts to corporate taxes offset by cuts to public services — all of this is incompatible with what we need to do in the face of the climate crisis. We need to invest massively in ...
... quickly as possible and then all good things will flow from that. And that is what justifies privatization, deregulation, cuts to corporate taxes offset by cuts to public services — all of this is incompatible with what we need to do in the face of the climate crisis. We need to invest massively in ...
Climate Action Plan - Reporting Institutions
... Presidents Climate Commitment Task Force The CAP was drafted by Dr. Kyle Brown, Director of the John T. Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies and Dr. Richard Willson, a professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning. They were assisted by three graduate students from the John T. Lyle Cent ...
... Presidents Climate Commitment Task Force The CAP was drafted by Dr. Kyle Brown, Director of the John T. Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies and Dr. Richard Willson, a professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning. They were assisted by three graduate students from the John T. Lyle Cent ...
Climate Change and Potential Impacts for the Aquaculture and Fisheries Sector in ASEAN+3
... measures to mitigate, and options to be able to adopt changes; Share within ASEAN and ROK the impact of climate change in their aquaculture based on their experience and observations; Present actions taken to address or prepare for the impact; Create or develop a regional network that encourage ...
... measures to mitigate, and options to be able to adopt changes; Share within ASEAN and ROK the impact of climate change in their aquaculture based on their experience and observations; Present actions taken to address or prepare for the impact; Create or develop a regional network that encourage ...
Item 9 Climate and Greenhouse Gases Baseline Report
... Climate is the statistical average and variability of meteorological phenomena in a region over an extended period of time. Climate is an important variable in the atmospheric environment for many reasons, including its impact on the atmospheric fate and transport of constituents such as air contami ...
... Climate is the statistical average and variability of meteorological phenomena in a region over an extended period of time. Climate is an important variable in the atmospheric environment for many reasons, including its impact on the atmospheric fate and transport of constituents such as air contami ...
Farmers and Climate Change: A Cross
... change to date. During the first decade of this century, Australia experienced a significant drought. Researchers report ‘‘drought in many parts of the country is linked to, or at least exacerbated by, global warming’’ (Garnaut 2011 p. 108). There are reports that as a result of climate change, drou ...
... change to date. During the first decade of this century, Australia experienced a significant drought. Researchers report ‘‘drought in many parts of the country is linked to, or at least exacerbated by, global warming’’ (Garnaut 2011 p. 108). There are reports that as a result of climate change, drou ...
Climate Change Survey Measures: Exploring Perceived Bias and
... The global atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide has increased substantially as a result of industrialization, large-scale agriculture, and sustained fossil fuel use (ipcc 2007). Atmospheric greenhouse gas levels strongly suggest a relationship with corresponding in ...
... The global atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide has increased substantially as a result of industrialization, large-scale agriculture, and sustained fossil fuel use (ipcc 2007). Atmospheric greenhouse gas levels strongly suggest a relationship with corresponding in ...
FAQ 4.2 | Are Glaciers in Mountain Regions Disappearing?
... cover). These factors vary substantially from region to region, and also between neighbouring glaciers. External factors, such as the surrounding topography and the climatic regime, are also important for future glacier evolution. Over shorter time scales (one or two decades), each glacier responds ...
... cover). These factors vary substantially from region to region, and also between neighbouring glaciers. External factors, such as the surrounding topography and the climatic regime, are also important for future glacier evolution. Over shorter time scales (one or two decades), each glacier responds ...
Climate Change and the Law
... Part two delves deeply into the international framework of the climate change regime. Chapters 4 and 5 introduce the 1992 UNFCCC and the subsequent 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which requires developed countries to reduce or limit their emissions of six greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxi ...
... Part two delves deeply into the international framework of the climate change regime. Chapters 4 and 5 introduce the 1992 UNFCCC and the subsequent 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which requires developed countries to reduce or limit their emissions of six greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxi ...
Climate change, natural disasters and human displacement
... time trigger larger and more complex movements of population, both within and across borders, and has the potential to render some people stateless. Since climate change is certain to have a major impact on future patterns of human mobility, approaches which address environmental issues in isolation ...
... time trigger larger and more complex movements of population, both within and across borders, and has the potential to render some people stateless. Since climate change is certain to have a major impact on future patterns of human mobility, approaches which address environmental issues in isolation ...
April Cover.qxd - KNAW Research Portal
... for Limnology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Nieuwersluis, Netherlands © The Ecological Society of America ...
... for Limnology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Nieuwersluis, Netherlands © The Ecological Society of America ...
China`s Policies and Actions for Addressing Climate Change (White
... — A complex climate and a fragile eco-environment determine that China's task of adapting itself to climate change is arduous. China is characterized by a continental monsoon climate, and most parts of China have a wider range of seasonal temperature change compared with other continental areas at ...
... — A complex climate and a fragile eco-environment determine that China's task of adapting itself to climate change is arduous. China is characterized by a continental monsoon climate, and most parts of China have a wider range of seasonal temperature change compared with other continental areas at ...
Linking the scales of process, observation and modeling of dust
... Dust processes span more than twelve orders of magnitude in spatial and temporal scales, from individual grain-to-grain collisions that take place in fractions of a second, to global transport of dust over glacial-interglacial cycles (Figure 1a). The methods used to study dust-cycle processes must t ...
... Dust processes span more than twelve orders of magnitude in spatial and temporal scales, from individual grain-to-grain collisions that take place in fractions of a second, to global transport of dust over glacial-interglacial cycles (Figure 1a). The methods used to study dust-cycle processes must t ...