The Role of Transportation in Driving Climate Disruption
... warming gases (carbon dioxide, ozone, and black carbon); and (2) minimal emissions of sulfates, aerosols, and organic carbon from on-road transportation sources to counterbalance warming with cooling effects. Scientists find that cutting on-road transportation climate and air-pollutant emissions wou ...
... warming gases (carbon dioxide, ozone, and black carbon); and (2) minimal emissions of sulfates, aerosols, and organic carbon from on-road transportation sources to counterbalance warming with cooling effects. Scientists find that cutting on-road transportation climate and air-pollutant emissions wou ...
Review of Climate Change Adaptation Plan and Policies in Nepal
... key elements: mitigation, adaptation, finance and technology. The Plan also contains a nonexhaustive list of issues to be considered under each of these areas and calls for articulating a “shared vision for long-term cooperative action” (UNITAR, 2010). ...
... key elements: mitigation, adaptation, finance and technology. The Plan also contains a nonexhaustive list of issues to be considered under each of these areas and calls for articulating a “shared vision for long-term cooperative action” (UNITAR, 2010). ...
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... over tropical waters in the Atlantic Ocean. They are fueled by the latent heat energy released by condensing water vapor. The latent heat required for a hurricane’s creation is only possible over warm, tropical oceans during summer.19 Severe hurricanes can produce damaging winds, torrential rainfall ...
... over tropical waters in the Atlantic Ocean. They are fueled by the latent heat energy released by condensing water vapor. The latent heat required for a hurricane’s creation is only possible over warm, tropical oceans during summer.19 Severe hurricanes can produce damaging winds, torrential rainfall ...
The economic impact of climate change on road infrastructure in sub
... the coastal areas. With regards to rainfall, projections of mean annual rainfall averaged over the country from different models projected a wide range of changes in rainfall with around half the models projecting increases and half projecting decreases. Several researchers have documented the impac ...
... the coastal areas. With regards to rainfall, projections of mean annual rainfall averaged over the country from different models projected a wide range of changes in rainfall with around half the models projecting increases and half projecting decreases. Several researchers have documented the impac ...
Planning for climate change impacts on hydropower in the Far North
... portion of the hydrologic budget and precipitation dominates (Kane et al., 1990), though ET will increase as the growing season continues to lengthen as it has in recent decades (Genet et al., 2013; Olchev and Novenko, 2011; Zeng et al., 2011). Other aspects of the supply side, which include groundw ...
... portion of the hydrologic budget and precipitation dominates (Kane et al., 1990), though ET will increase as the growing season continues to lengthen as it has in recent decades (Genet et al., 2013; Olchev and Novenko, 2011; Zeng et al., 2011). Other aspects of the supply side, which include groundw ...
Small global-mean cooling due to volcanic radiative forcing
... (Fig. 1a), and is projected to continue to rise during the present century at a rate which depends on the emissions scenario. For example, the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change considered a set of scenarios under which the nominal radiative forcing at 210 ...
... (Fig. 1a), and is projected to continue to rise during the present century at a rate which depends on the emissions scenario. For example, the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change considered a set of scenarios under which the nominal radiative forcing at 210 ...
GEOG F412 - Geography of Climate and Environmental Change
... course sequence in on Climate Change Literacy. Faculty from multiple departments and schools are working together to develop an integrated multi-disciplinary course drawing on expertise from across campus. The two courses will comprise a capstone experience for senior BS Geography majors, and will b ...
... course sequence in on Climate Change Literacy. Faculty from multiple departments and schools are working together to develop an integrated multi-disciplinary course drawing on expertise from across campus. The two courses will comprise a capstone experience for senior BS Geography majors, and will b ...
the eastern European Alps Climate change and geomorphological
... accurate monitoring and modelling of alpine geomorphological processes and hazard risk mapping in order to minimize potential impacts on human activity within sensitive alpine landscapes. Future climate change can be predicted by global climate models (GCMs), but the downscaled results from differen ...
... accurate monitoring and modelling of alpine geomorphological processes and hazard risk mapping in order to minimize potential impacts on human activity within sensitive alpine landscapes. Future climate change can be predicted by global climate models (GCMs), but the downscaled results from differen ...
Impact of climate change on freshwater ecosystems: a global
... Revised: 4 May 2010 – Accepted: 10 May 2010 – Published: 21 May 2010 ...
... Revised: 4 May 2010 – Accepted: 10 May 2010 – Published: 21 May 2010 ...
Growing disruption: Climate change, food, and the fight against hunger
... regions contribute least to climate change, in future they are likely to endure sharp changes in annual rainfall and climatic conditions that will put them at risk of greater food insecurity, especially in Africa and South Asia.6 Already, food production and prices are being hit globally by extreme ...
... regions contribute least to climate change, in future they are likely to endure sharp changes in annual rainfall and climatic conditions that will put them at risk of greater food insecurity, especially in Africa and South Asia.6 Already, food production and prices are being hit globally by extreme ...
Vietnam Climate Change Country Profile
... important physical and chemical processes governing climate, including the role of the atmosphere, land, oceans, and biological processes. The bullet points below offer insights into a changing climate are thusly derived for Vietnam from a suite of GCMs used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...
... important physical and chemical processes governing climate, including the role of the atmosphere, land, oceans, and biological processes. The bullet points below offer insights into a changing climate are thusly derived for Vietnam from a suite of GCMs used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...
CCWG - Vietnam Climate Finance Options
... climate occurs because of internal changes within the climate system or in the interaction between its components, or because of changes in external forcing either for natural reasons or because of human activities. It is generally not possible clearly to make attribution between these causes. Proje ...
... climate occurs because of internal changes within the climate system or in the interaction between its components, or because of changes in external forcing either for natural reasons or because of human activities. It is generally not possible clearly to make attribution between these causes. Proje ...
The Economic Impacts of Climate Change
... estimates do not account for the full range of compensatory responses to changes in weather made by profit-maximizing farmers. For example, in response to a change in climate, farmers may alter their use of fertilizers, change their mix of crops, or even decide to use their farmland for another acti ...
... estimates do not account for the full range of compensatory responses to changes in weather made by profit-maximizing farmers. For example, in response to a change in climate, farmers may alter their use of fertilizers, change their mix of crops, or even decide to use their farmland for another acti ...
Implications for the Success of Adaptation and Coping Strategies
... In the months following, after the waters receded, the government and the aid community began to ponder how to prevent such a disaster from recurring. It had been the worst flood in 50 years, but there was concern that climate change could have contributed to it, meaning that the time until the next ...
... In the months following, after the waters receded, the government and the aid community began to ponder how to prevent such a disaster from recurring. It had been the worst flood in 50 years, but there was concern that climate change could have contributed to it, meaning that the time until the next ...
Modeling climate change impacts on phenology and population
... philopatry and phenology of a species and then build on concepts unique to each field. A central concept is the bioclimate envelope, which correlates climate variables with observed species distributions to indirectly describe environmental preferences or limits, and how that might affect any match-m ...
... philopatry and phenology of a species and then build on concepts unique to each field. A central concept is the bioclimate envelope, which correlates climate variables with observed species distributions to indirectly describe environmental preferences or limits, and how that might affect any match-m ...
The Changing Earth-Life System—Critical Information for
... nized the necessity of studying the complete diversity of these past Earth system states in detail (Parrish et al., 2011), but progress has been slow for a variety of reasons, including the difficulty of accurately positioning the numerous, high-resolution environmental records in time. Despite the ...
... nized the necessity of studying the complete diversity of these past Earth system states in detail (Parrish et al., 2011), but progress has been slow for a variety of reasons, including the difficulty of accurately positioning the numerous, high-resolution environmental records in time. Despite the ...
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... water column. While GH found on the sea floor discontinuously, GHs are rare in the water column due to oceanic under saturation with respect to methane, in part due to methane oxidation [5]. Sea floor warming effects are more important and protracted than pressure effects attending sea level rise. C ...
... water column. While GH found on the sea floor discontinuously, GHs are rare in the water column due to oceanic under saturation with respect to methane, in part due to methane oxidation [5]. Sea floor warming effects are more important and protracted than pressure effects attending sea level rise. C ...
report_workshop_14.10.10
... best. This approach has been adopted to enable stakeholders to think more creatively about the future, encouraging more proactive attitudes to adaptation as well as enhancing appreciation of the interconnectivity of processes and stakeholders operating at different scales. IMCORE is a European INTRR ...
... best. This approach has been adopted to enable stakeholders to think more creatively about the future, encouraging more proactive attitudes to adaptation as well as enhancing appreciation of the interconnectivity of processes and stakeholders operating at different scales. IMCORE is a European INTRR ...
Better Predictions, Better Allocations: Scientific Advances and
... contained in the Fifth Assessment Report of the IPCC (AR5), shows that in order for the 2C limit not to be exceeded, emissions of CO2 equivalents will have to turn negative towards the end of the 21st century.2 Given previous experience, agreement on such stringent emissions reduction scenarios at t ...
... contained in the Fifth Assessment Report of the IPCC (AR5), shows that in order for the 2C limit not to be exceeded, emissions of CO2 equivalents will have to turn negative towards the end of the 21st century.2 Given previous experience, agreement on such stringent emissions reduction scenarios at t ...
WMO Statement on the State of the Global Climate in
... above the pre-industrial period, which is 0.06 °C above the previous record set in 2015. This increase in global temperature is consistent with other changes in the climate system. Globally averaged sea-surface temperatures were also the warmest on record; global sea levels continued to rise; and Ar ...
... above the pre-industrial period, which is 0.06 °C above the previous record set in 2015. This increase in global temperature is consistent with other changes in the climate system. Globally averaged sea-surface temperatures were also the warmest on record; global sea levels continued to rise; and Ar ...
Polarized frames on “climate change” and “global warming” across
... using digital trace data. By virtue of new tools of data collection and analysis, it is now possible to empirically analyze online conversations that are voluntarily generated and shared by users (Brossard and Scheufele, 2013). In the present study, we analyze data from one of the most popular socia ...
... using digital trace data. By virtue of new tools of data collection and analysis, it is now possible to empirically analyze online conversations that are voluntarily generated and shared by users (Brossard and Scheufele, 2013). In the present study, we analyze data from one of the most popular socia ...
1st PDCI Conference Report - Practitioners` Dialogue on Climate
... (GCF) elaborated on the question how the GCF could stimulate the business and financial sector to invest in renewable energy projects, energy efficiency improvements and climate change adaptation measures. The Private Sector Facility (PSF) of the GCF uses innovative tools and concessional funding to ...
... (GCF) elaborated on the question how the GCF could stimulate the business and financial sector to invest in renewable energy projects, energy efficiency improvements and climate change adaptation measures. The Private Sector Facility (PSF) of the GCF uses innovative tools and concessional funding to ...
East Riding of Yorkshire Council Climate Change Strategy
... To do this, Britain has calculated that it must cut its emissions by 34% by 2020 and 80% by 2050. This is an enormous, but achievable, task if we work together and strategies like this one succeed. This strategy is designed to fit with national and regional policy where appropriate but also take int ...
... To do this, Britain has calculated that it must cut its emissions by 34% by 2020 and 80% by 2050. This is an enormous, but achievable, task if we work together and strategies like this one succeed. This strategy is designed to fit with national and regional policy where appropriate but also take int ...
Climate Change, Water and the Policy
... A recent analysis of climate change projections simulated by 20 leading GCMs has placed the Mediterranean basin particularly its southern and eastern banks (i.e., the LNA region) on top of the list of regions to undergo a severe process of aridification characterized by hot and drier conditions with ...
... A recent analysis of climate change projections simulated by 20 leading GCMs has placed the Mediterranean basin particularly its southern and eastern banks (i.e., the LNA region) on top of the list of regions to undergo a severe process of aridification characterized by hot and drier conditions with ...