The role of the virus-phytoplankton system in marine
... cycling (Poorvin et al., 2004) in the world‟s oceans. Earth‟s climate has warmed by approximately 0.6°C during the last 100 years. The rate of warming has doubled in the second half of the century (Houghton, 2001). This rapid change has been attributed to the impact of anthropogenic activities on th ...
... cycling (Poorvin et al., 2004) in the world‟s oceans. Earth‟s climate has warmed by approximately 0.6°C during the last 100 years. The rate of warming has doubled in the second half of the century (Houghton, 2001). This rapid change has been attributed to the impact of anthropogenic activities on th ...
Earth`s Energy Imbalance and Implications
... Humanity is potentially vulnerable to global temperature change, as discussed in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2001, 2007) reports and by innumerable authors. Although climate change is driven by many climate forcing agents and the climate system also exhibits unforced (chaoti ...
... Humanity is potentially vulnerable to global temperature change, as discussed in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2001, 2007) reports and by innumerable authors. Although climate change is driven by many climate forcing agents and the climate system also exhibits unforced (chaoti ...
Coping With Change
... relationships and incorporating the new vocabulary and language of climate change into their own practice. We can’t stop climate change, but we can identify the probable changes with which we would have to adapt. It is important to adapt livelihood patterns in such a way that the common man is not t ...
... relationships and incorporating the new vocabulary and language of climate change into their own practice. We can’t stop climate change, but we can identify the probable changes with which we would have to adapt. It is important to adapt livelihood patterns in such a way that the common man is not t ...
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... “Gaia: a complex entity involving the Earth's biosphere, atmosphere, oceans, and soil; the totality constituting a feedback or cybernetic system which seeks an optimal physical and chemical environment for life on this planet.” ~ James Lovelock ...
... “Gaia: a complex entity involving the Earth's biosphere, atmosphere, oceans, and soil; the totality constituting a feedback or cybernetic system which seeks an optimal physical and chemical environment for life on this planet.” ~ James Lovelock ...
implications of climate change on the hydrodynamic behaviour and
... European settlement due to the clearing and draining of the floodplain for agriculture, reduced catchment inflows, and rising sea levels. Catchment inflows have been affected by the SMHS, on-going drought conditions, and the bushfires of 2003 and 2007. These reduced freshwater inflows contribute to ...
... European settlement due to the clearing and draining of the floodplain for agriculture, reduced catchment inflows, and rising sea levels. Catchment inflows have been affected by the SMHS, on-going drought conditions, and the bushfires of 2003 and 2007. These reduced freshwater inflows contribute to ...
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... weather fluctuations and climate shocks as they represent essentially different phenomena and are expected to have different welfare implications (see for example Deschenes and Greenstone (2007) and Fisher et al. (2012)).2 Indeed, while intra-seasonal indicators measure weather fluctuations, or the ...
... weather fluctuations and climate shocks as they represent essentially different phenomena and are expected to have different welfare implications (see for example Deschenes and Greenstone (2007) and Fisher et al. (2012)).2 Indeed, while intra-seasonal indicators measure weather fluctuations, or the ...
insight - Green Climate Fund
... Cities are responsible for 75% of all emissions. They consume more than 75% of the planet’s natural resources and use 60-80% of the our energy. Reducing emissions from cities can therefore make a major contribution to global mitigation efforts. However, cities are also likely to be highly vulnerable ...
... Cities are responsible for 75% of all emissions. They consume more than 75% of the planet’s natural resources and use 60-80% of the our energy. Reducing emissions from cities can therefore make a major contribution to global mitigation efforts. However, cities are also likely to be highly vulnerable ...
Less Snow, Less Water: Climate Disruption in the West
... increases, are likely, and that others, such as projections about how precipitation may change in a particular region, are still unreliable. In the West, scientists consider some key changes to be either very likely or likely, including more heat, less snowpack, increased runoff in winter and early ...
... increases, are likely, and that others, such as projections about how precipitation may change in a particular region, are still unreliable. In the West, scientists consider some key changes to be either very likely or likely, including more heat, less snowpack, increased runoff in winter and early ...
Changes in climate and changing climate regions in Slovakia
... during the second half of the 20th century was also observed for 146-year observational data in Poland. But the totals and the frequency of winter precipitation increased in Krakow in the period 1863–2008, while annual precipitation decreased in lowland regions (Twardosz et al., 2012). On the cont ...
... during the second half of the 20th century was also observed for 146-year observational data in Poland. But the totals and the frequency of winter precipitation increased in Krakow in the period 1863–2008, while annual precipitation decreased in lowland regions (Twardosz et al., 2012). On the cont ...
Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist`s Guide to Global Warming
... Chapter III: Global Warming: Our Many Worries Summary: Melting Glaciers: Lomborg makes the case that the world’s glaciers naturally advance and retreat, so we should calm down a little. Additionally, he points out that the glaciers have actually been retreating since the 1800s (note, however, that h ...
... Chapter III: Global Warming: Our Many Worries Summary: Melting Glaciers: Lomborg makes the case that the world’s glaciers naturally advance and retreat, so we should calm down a little. Additionally, he points out that the glaciers have actually been retreating since the 1800s (note, however, that h ...
Climate change and water resources
... The latest science suggests that the Earth’s average temperature will rise by even more than 5 or 6°C if emissions continue to grow and positive feedbacks amplify the warming effect of greenhouse gases (e.g. release of carbon dioxide from soils or methane from permafrost). This level of global tempe ...
... The latest science suggests that the Earth’s average temperature will rise by even more than 5 or 6°C if emissions continue to grow and positive feedbacks amplify the warming effect of greenhouse gases (e.g. release of carbon dioxide from soils or methane from permafrost). This level of global tempe ...
Provincial government of Albay, Philippines
... -- Provincial Government of Albay Through the leadership of Gov. Joey S. Salceda, Albay province has become the first province to proclaim climate change adaptation as a governing policy, and the Provincial Government of Albay (PGA) was unanimously proclaimed as the first and pioneering prototype fo ...
... -- Provincial Government of Albay Through the leadership of Gov. Joey S. Salceda, Albay province has become the first province to proclaim climate change adaptation as a governing policy, and the Provincial Government of Albay (PGA) was unanimously proclaimed as the first and pioneering prototype fo ...
the tambora project: an atmospheric simulation
... on the impact of the Tambora eruption in Asia, both scientific and historical, are very limited. The existing scientific studies of the Tambora eruption, to be discussed later, have limitations in the modeling tools used and in the extent they consider relevant physical and chemical processes. The o ...
... on the impact of the Tambora eruption in Asia, both scientific and historical, are very limited. The existing scientific studies of the Tambora eruption, to be discussed later, have limitations in the modeling tools used and in the extent they consider relevant physical and chemical processes. The o ...
Modelling Freshwater Resources at the Global Scale: Challenges
... the oceans (or into internal sinks on the continents), thus covering the terrestrial part of the global water cycle. While global hydrological modelling has been refined and extended with respect to modelled processes (in particular regarding human impacts on natural water flows and storages) and co ...
... the oceans (or into internal sinks on the continents), thus covering the terrestrial part of the global water cycle. While global hydrological modelling has been refined and extended with respect to modelled processes (in particular regarding human impacts on natural water flows and storages) and co ...
Iyigun et al._2013_Clustering climate regions of
... of two multivariate techniques, namely, principle component and clustering analysis. A similar classification scheme was studied for India and West Africa as well (e.g. Gadgil and Joshi 1983; Anyadike 1987, etc.). Finally, Fovell (1997) clustered temperature and precipitation data separately and ide ...
... of two multivariate techniques, namely, principle component and clustering analysis. A similar classification scheme was studied for India and West Africa as well (e.g. Gadgil and Joshi 1983; Anyadike 1987, etc.). Finally, Fovell (1997) clustered temperature and precipitation data separately and ide ...
studies
... The Durban conference in 2011 established the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action as a new track for negotiating an international climate treaty. The track aims to establish an international climate treaty to enter into force in 2020 (UNFCCC 2011). It was reinforced by the Doha climate conference in ...
... The Durban conference in 2011 established the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action as a new track for negotiating an international climate treaty. The track aims to establish an international climate treaty to enter into force in 2020 (UNFCCC 2011). It was reinforced by the Doha climate conference in ...
Combinations of Natural and Anthropogenic Forcings in Twentieth
... within the ensemble ranges for the first half of the twentieth century for all but a few years in the mid-1940s. However, natural forcings alone cannot reproduce the observed late-century warming. In fact, in the natural forcings run, the last decades are about 0.18C cooler than the peak temperature ...
... within the ensemble ranges for the first half of the twentieth century for all but a few years in the mid-1940s. However, natural forcings alone cannot reproduce the observed late-century warming. In fact, in the natural forcings run, the last decades are about 0.18C cooler than the peak temperature ...
CPS 270 (Artificial Intelligence at Duke)
... • E.g., suppose that when it rains, it rains for at most 2 days ...
... • E.g., suppose that when it rains, it rains for at most 2 days ...
Climate change as a driver of change in the Great Lakes St
... times (Michalak et al., 2013). These factors are expected to occur more frequently in a warming climate. Combined sewer and storm water systems allow contaminants to flow directly into lakes and streams when heavy precipitation events overburden the system. While a portion of beach closures are from ...
... times (Michalak et al., 2013). These factors are expected to occur more frequently in a warming climate. Combined sewer and storm water systems allow contaminants to flow directly into lakes and streams when heavy precipitation events overburden the system. While a portion of beach closures are from ...
Longterm climate forcings to assess vulnerability in North Africa dry
... Msanda et al. 2005). Specifically, 555 record points were randomly sampled from within the argan woodland polygons, ensuring a minimum distance of 2 km between points in order to reduce spatial autocorrelation. We also randomly took 10,000 background points from throughout the entire study area (i.e ...
... Msanda et al. 2005). Specifically, 555 record points were randomly sampled from within the argan woodland polygons, ensuring a minimum distance of 2 km between points in order to reduce spatial autocorrelation. We also randomly took 10,000 background points from throughout the entire study area (i.e ...
The two types of ENSO in CMIP5 models
... ENSO intensity is found to increase gradually from the preindustrial simulation to the historical simulation and to the RCP4.5 projection, while the EP ENSO intensity is found to increase and then decrease during these three climate conditions. However, it should be cautioned that the changes of ENS ...
... ENSO intensity is found to increase gradually from the preindustrial simulation to the historical simulation and to the RCP4.5 projection, while the EP ENSO intensity is found to increase and then decrease during these three climate conditions. However, it should be cautioned that the changes of ENS ...
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... calculated as well for crops’ sown area shares. Definitions for all the variables could be found in Table 1. Table 2 provides the summary statistics for the processed data used in SUR modeling. For dependent ...
... calculated as well for crops’ sown area shares. Definitions for all the variables could be found in Table 1. Table 2 provides the summary statistics for the processed data used in SUR modeling. For dependent ...