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... programming to examine the US livestock sector (Adams et al., 1999). It predicted that livestock in the US would be only mildly affected by warming because most livestock receive protection against the environment (sheds, barns, etc.) and supplemental feed. These results are not expected to generali ...
... programming to examine the US livestock sector (Adams et al., 1999). It predicted that livestock in the US would be only mildly affected by warming because most livestock receive protection against the environment (sheds, barns, etc.) and supplemental feed. These results are not expected to generali ...
climate change - the National Sea Grant Library
... On the minus side, as the climate continues to warm in the second half of the century, it will bring greater summer cooling costs, more frequent ozone alerts, and longer, more intense heat waves. Over time, the benefits of a warming climate for agriculture may be outweighed by the adverse effects of ...
... On the minus side, as the climate continues to warm in the second half of the century, it will bring greater summer cooling costs, more frequent ozone alerts, and longer, more intense heat waves. Over time, the benefits of a warming climate for agriculture may be outweighed by the adverse effects of ...
Changes in terrestrial aridity for the period 850–2080 from the
... [Scheff and Frierson, 2014]. Though the actual LH and SH are usually different from those with an assumed saturated water vapor at the surface, their sum is conserved for a given Rn G because LH + SH = Rn G. 2.2. CESM Data and Analysis We use the CESM-LME simulations for 850–2005 [Otto-Bliesner ...
... [Scheff and Frierson, 2014]. Though the actual LH and SH are usually different from those with an assumed saturated water vapor at the surface, their sum is conserved for a given Rn G because LH + SH = Rn G. 2.2. CESM Data and Analysis We use the CESM-LME simulations for 850–2005 [Otto-Bliesner ...
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... inland. A significant portion of agricultural land in the coastal areas would be inundated by sea level rise (SLR). A consequence of drought is water shortage. In order to develop properly an eco-agriculture structure and ensure national food security, forecast information of yield of rice productio ...
... inland. A significant portion of agricultural land in the coastal areas would be inundated by sea level rise (SLR). A consequence of drought is water shortage. In order to develop properly an eco-agriculture structure and ensure national food security, forecast information of yield of rice productio ...
Articulating Climate Justice in Copenhagen: Antagonism, the
... campaign, “a movement of people, schools, businesses and organisations cutting their emissions 10% at a time” (10:10 campaign website). Such campaigns are focused on tasks such as how to reduce carbon emissions from the atmosphere rather ...
... campaign, “a movement of people, schools, businesses and organisations cutting their emissions 10% at a time” (10:10 campaign website). Such campaigns are focused on tasks such as how to reduce carbon emissions from the atmosphere rather ...
APPENDIX 1 - Curriculum Education and Training Program in
... Module 2: The Climate system: Processes, Variability and Change Participants will learn about the climate system, climate variability and change, global warming evidence of past climate changes and climate projections for the future. Participants will be introduced to methods and tools that are used ...
... Module 2: The Climate system: Processes, Variability and Change Participants will learn about the climate system, climate variability and change, global warming evidence of past climate changes and climate projections for the future. Participants will be introduced to methods and tools that are used ...
the impacts of global climate change on grassland ecosystems
... patterns of local climate in a region. Another weakness of GCMs is their inability to reproduce the climate variability on the timescales experienced by vegetation. Various methods exist for generating daily climatological data using stochastic weather generators. Several studies, using these techni ...
... patterns of local climate in a region. Another weakness of GCMs is their inability to reproduce the climate variability on the timescales experienced by vegetation. Various methods exist for generating daily climatological data using stochastic weather generators. Several studies, using these techni ...
Does climate adaptation policy need probabilities?
... (see initial quotes). Parallel discussions surrounding the issue of uncertainty in climate change projections also had a forum in other journals (Allen et al., 2001; Reilly et al., 2001; Schneider, 2002). Though this topic is not new, the questions raised can no longer be ignored because of the subs ...
... (see initial quotes). Parallel discussions surrounding the issue of uncertainty in climate change projections also had a forum in other journals (Allen et al., 2001; Reilly et al., 2001; Schneider, 2002). Though this topic is not new, the questions raised can no longer be ignored because of the subs ...
Antagonism, The Commons and Solidarity
... how to deal with climate change is providing new opportunities for ‘rebooting’ capitalism, creating new opportunities for accumulation, overcoming present failures and increasing market penetration and resource/land privatisation (Swyngedouw, 2007; 2010). Swyngedouw goes as far as to argue that ‘the ...
... how to deal with climate change is providing new opportunities for ‘rebooting’ capitalism, creating new opportunities for accumulation, overcoming present failures and increasing market penetration and resource/land privatisation (Swyngedouw, 2007; 2010). Swyngedouw goes as far as to argue that ‘the ...
Climate Change and Your Health: Rising Temperatures, Worsening
... United States and observed an overall linear correlation between the two quantities over a temperature range of 68F to 95F (Bloomer et al. 2009). The study used rural data from the Clean Air Status and Trends Network (CASTNET) resulting in more than 3 million valid simultaneous measurements of ...
... United States and observed an overall linear correlation between the two quantities over a temperature range of 68F to 95F (Bloomer et al. 2009). The study used rural data from the Clean Air Status and Trends Network (CASTNET) resulting in more than 3 million valid simultaneous measurements of ...
Buddhist Contributions to Climate Response
... centers along the coasts are coping with sea level rise and associated storm and tide surges. Melting glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau are causing flooding in many great Asian rivers, impacting people, croplands, cities, and ecosystems in East, South and Southeast Asia ...
... centers along the coasts are coping with sea level rise and associated storm and tide surges. Melting glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau are causing flooding in many great Asian rivers, impacting people, croplands, cities, and ecosystems in East, South and Southeast Asia ...
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... stage is a spatial block bootstrap which randomly selects a dynamic spatial panel from the raw data to reduce computational difficulty. Otherwise, the maximum likelihood estimation over billions of cells (30*30 meter cell) is computationally exhaustive. Other than reducing computation intensity, ano ...
... stage is a spatial block bootstrap which randomly selects a dynamic spatial panel from the raw data to reduce computational difficulty. Otherwise, the maximum likelihood estimation over billions of cells (30*30 meter cell) is computationally exhaustive. Other than reducing computation intensity, ano ...
The Climate Change Performance Index - Results
... emissions from energy supply is to decarbonise the energy supply. Two major developments give hope that this is about to happen in the near future: 1. The global development of renewable energy is a great success story. 44 out of 58 countries ranked in the CCPI have double-digit growth rates. Only f ...
... emissions from energy supply is to decarbonise the energy supply. Two major developments give hope that this is about to happen in the near future: 1. The global development of renewable energy is a great success story. 44 out of 58 countries ranked in the CCPI have double-digit growth rates. Only f ...
Contributions of Stratospheric Water Vapor to Decadal Changes in
... Radiative effects of stratospheric water vapor changes. Stratospheric water vapor changes affect the fluxes of longwave (infrared) and (to a lesser extent) shortwave (solar) radiation, and can thereby influence the temperature in the stratosphere and troposphere. Radiative transfer calculations were ...
... Radiative effects of stratospheric water vapor changes. Stratospheric water vapor changes affect the fluxes of longwave (infrared) and (to a lesser extent) shortwave (solar) radiation, and can thereby influence the temperature in the stratosphere and troposphere. Radiative transfer calculations were ...
Climate change and water in south Asia
... ECHAM5 and MRI) undertaken for the whole South Asia domain at a resolution of 30 km for IPCC AR4 scenarios A2, A1B and B1 for the 2030s, 2050s and 2080s. They concluded steadily progressing warming will be widespread across the region with increases of 4°C to 5°C by the 2080s for the A2 scenario. ...
... ECHAM5 and MRI) undertaken for the whole South Asia domain at a resolution of 30 km for IPCC AR4 scenarios A2, A1B and B1 for the 2030s, 2050s and 2080s. They concluded steadily progressing warming will be widespread across the region with increases of 4°C to 5°C by the 2080s for the A2 scenario. ...
Understanding Climate Change And Impacts On Tourism In The
... destination of the Outer Banks. Some visitors to this unique set of barrier islands represent generations of parents, children and grand children over a long period of time. The beautiful environmental coastline is a major reason why five million visitors from more than 50 countries visit the Outer ...
... destination of the Outer Banks. Some visitors to this unique set of barrier islands represent generations of parents, children and grand children over a long period of time. The beautiful environmental coastline is a major reason why five million visitors from more than 50 countries visit the Outer ...
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... marine food webs Sensitivity to global change Feedbacks to the Earth System Responses of society ...
... marine food webs Sensitivity to global change Feedbacks to the Earth System Responses of society ...
Understanding Climate Induced Changes in Arctic Ice
... region would be correlated to the changing sea ice extent since that is one of the areas close to the most substantial losses in September sea ice. As shown in the graph below, the ice extent decreased by approximately 2 million km2 over the period for which we have data (1994-2008). The rate of los ...
... region would be correlated to the changing sea ice extent since that is one of the areas close to the most substantial losses in September sea ice. As shown in the graph below, the ice extent decreased by approximately 2 million km2 over the period for which we have data (1994-2008). The rate of los ...
GEF COUNTRY EXPERIENCE IN THE PHILIPPINES
... PAWB – for biodiversity EMB – for POPs, ODs, climate change, & waters BSWM – for Land Degradation ...
... PAWB – for biodiversity EMB – for POPs, ODs, climate change, & waters BSWM – for Land Degradation ...
The Impact of Decentralization and Urban Governance on
... municipal governments. This significantly shifted resources and responsibilities from the central and provincial levels directly to the urban (kotamadya) and rural (kabupaten) municipalities, but often caused conflicts between the provincial and local governments given their equal relationship vis-a ...
... municipal governments. This significantly shifted resources and responsibilities from the central and provincial levels directly to the urban (kotamadya) and rural (kabupaten) municipalities, but often caused conflicts between the provincial and local governments given their equal relationship vis-a ...
CLIMATE AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE SUB~ANTARCTIC
... observations should gradually allow more detailed analyses of the climate of the entire sub-Antarctic. As with all climate studies, the homogeneity of data used to describe sub-Antarctic climates must be considered. Changes to instrument type, siting, surrounds or reading practice can have significa ...
... observations should gradually allow more detailed analyses of the climate of the entire sub-Antarctic. As with all climate studies, the homogeneity of data used to describe sub-Antarctic climates must be considered. Changes to instrument type, siting, surrounds or reading practice can have significa ...
Scientists - Environmental Defense Fund
... Counsel for amici curiae scientists hereby certifies, pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 29(d), that it is not practicable for these scientists to file a joint amicus brief with the other amici supporting petitioners and that it is thus necessary for the scientists to file a separate brief to state their ...
... Counsel for amici curiae scientists hereby certifies, pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 29(d), that it is not practicable for these scientists to file a joint amicus brief with the other amici supporting petitioners and that it is thus necessary for the scientists to file a separate brief to state their ...
The impact of climate change on domestic and international tourism
... tourism has been overlooked in the research on climate change and tourism. On the whole the focus has been on international tourism; or tourism is examined in general not distinguishing between the two types of tourism. There are three reasons why analysts have focussed on international tourism rath ...
... tourism has been overlooked in the research on climate change and tourism. On the whole the focus has been on international tourism; or tourism is examined in general not distinguishing between the two types of tourism. There are three reasons why analysts have focussed on international tourism rath ...