climate change adaptation in serbia: the role of information networks
... change is one of the main challenges of our epoch, while availability, diffusion and exchange of information/knowledge represent a keyreinforcement of a green transition in economy and society. The importance of information networks becomes even more visible in societies exposed to severe economic, ...
... change is one of the main challenges of our epoch, while availability, diffusion and exchange of information/knowledge represent a keyreinforcement of a green transition in economy and society. The importance of information networks becomes even more visible in societies exposed to severe economic, ...
Climate: Observations, projections and impacts: Egypt
... We have reached a critical year in our response to climate change. The decisions that we made in Cancún put the UNFCCC process back on track, saw us agree to limit temperature rise to 2 °C and set us in the right direction for reaching a climate change deal to achieve this. However, we still have c ...
... We have reached a critical year in our response to climate change. The decisions that we made in Cancún put the UNFCCC process back on track, saw us agree to limit temperature rise to 2 °C and set us in the right direction for reaching a climate change deal to achieve this. However, we still have c ...
Arctic Environmental Change of the Last Four Centuries
... system, particularly in the ocean’s thermohaline circulation, also can modulate climate over decades to centuries (45, 46). The variability evident in our 400-year Arctic compilation, although an order of magnitude smaller in scale than that driven by internal climate system processes over the last ...
... system, particularly in the ocean’s thermohaline circulation, also can modulate climate over decades to centuries (45, 46). The variability evident in our 400-year Arctic compilation, although an order of magnitude smaller in scale than that driven by internal climate system processes over the last ...
The growing role of methane in anthropogenic climate change
... most other recent studies. Sinks may also be playing a role in the rapid rise in atmospheric methane over the last decade (figure 1). Using a chemistry-transport model run over 40 years, Dalsøren et al (2016) infer a stabilization of OH concentrations after 2006, in contrast to a total 3% increase si ...
... most other recent studies. Sinks may also be playing a role in the rapid rise in atmospheric methane over the last decade (figure 1). Using a chemistry-transport model run over 40 years, Dalsøren et al (2016) infer a stabilization of OH concentrations after 2006, in contrast to a total 3% increase si ...
I. SUMMARY OF THE PETITION - Inuit Circumpolar Council
... last three decades. The spring thaw comes earlier and is more sudden than in the past. As with decreased ice, the shorter snow season has made travel more difficult. In addition, the deep, dense snow required for igloo building has become scarce in some areas, forcing many travelers to rely on tents ...
... last three decades. The spring thaw comes earlier and is more sudden than in the past. As with decreased ice, the shorter snow season has made travel more difficult. In addition, the deep, dense snow required for igloo building has become scarce in some areas, forcing many travelers to rely on tents ...
Biodiversity and Climate Change - European Commission
... take into account the likely impact of climate change on Europe’s biodiversity. According to the EEA, the most vulnerable European habitats and species are found in mountain, artic, ...
... take into account the likely impact of climate change on Europe’s biodiversity. According to the EEA, the most vulnerable European habitats and species are found in mountain, artic, ...
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... randomness of natural and social phenomena, the so-called “aleatory uncertainty”, there are many other sources deriving from an incomplete knowledge of these phenomena, called “epistemic uncertainty”. These can be divided into (Refsgaard et al., 2013) uncertainties on input data, model uncertainty, ...
... randomness of natural and social phenomena, the so-called “aleatory uncertainty”, there are many other sources deriving from an incomplete knowledge of these phenomena, called “epistemic uncertainty”. These can be divided into (Refsgaard et al., 2013) uncertainties on input data, model uncertainty, ...
Human Impacts on Weather and Climate - Recent Research Results
... the assessed level of scientific understanding (LOSU). The net anthropogenic radiative forcing and its range are also shown. These require summing asymmetric uncertainty estimates from the component terms, and cannot be obtained by simple addition. Additional forcing factors not included here are co ...
... the assessed level of scientific understanding (LOSU). The net anthropogenic radiative forcing and its range are also shown. These require summing asymmetric uncertainty estimates from the component terms, and cannot be obtained by simple addition. Additional forcing factors not included here are co ...
assessing trade and business groups` positions on climate change
... have different stakes in, and approaches to influencing, climate policy. As a result, it is common for associations to take policy positions on climate that may not represent all of their members’ views or even those of their boards of directors. This is especially true of umbrella groups, such as ...
... have different stakes in, and approaches to influencing, climate policy. As a result, it is common for associations to take policy positions on climate that may not represent all of their members’ views or even those of their boards of directors. This is especially true of umbrella groups, such as ...
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... Recent studies by leading scientists among the IPCC’s panel of experts predict sea-level rise of nearly 4 feet by 2100. The IPCC also considers more erratic weather, storms, droughts, hurricanes and heat waves to be likely consequences of business-as-usual emissions. It is hard to imagine these clim ...
... Recent studies by leading scientists among the IPCC’s panel of experts predict sea-level rise of nearly 4 feet by 2100. The IPCC also considers more erratic weather, storms, droughts, hurricanes and heat waves to be likely consequences of business-as-usual emissions. It is hard to imagine these clim ...
Stern Review: robust methodology of its modelling in Chapter 6
... economics of risk and uncertainty. Our estimate of the total cost of ‘business as usual’ (BAU) climate change over the next two centuries equates to an average welfare loss equivalent to at least 5% of the value of global per-capita consumption, now and forever. That is a minimum in the context of t ...
... economics of risk and uncertainty. Our estimate of the total cost of ‘business as usual’ (BAU) climate change over the next two centuries equates to an average welfare loss equivalent to at least 5% of the value of global per-capita consumption, now and forever. That is a minimum in the context of t ...
“Smart Climate Change” for Professional Societies Workshop WORKSHOP REPORT
... now changing, and this is evident through the extreme weather patterns and events that we are experiencing on the planet, and their associated flood and drought disasters. The impacts of the extreme weather patterns and events depend on the magnitude of the event and the vulnerability and exposure o ...
... now changing, and this is evident through the extreme weather patterns and events that we are experiencing on the planet, and their associated flood and drought disasters. The impacts of the extreme weather patterns and events depend on the magnitude of the event and the vulnerability and exposure o ...
Wally Was Right: Predictive Ability of the North Atlantic “Conveyor Belt” Hypothesis
... spawned a range of tests that have been borne out, with high confidence. I summarize some of these successful predictions after a quick review of terminology. (The predictive power also shows the intellectual bankruptcy of those groups, such as the proponents of a 6000-year-old Earth, who deride “hi ...
... spawned a range of tests that have been borne out, with high confidence. I summarize some of these successful predictions after a quick review of terminology. (The predictive power also shows the intellectual bankruptcy of those groups, such as the proponents of a 6000-year-old Earth, who deride “hi ...
sea-level rise and its impact on miami-dade county
... of climate change, the dangers and significant disruptions that climate change imposes, and promising efforts and solutions. Through varied activities, events, and trainings, CLEO encourages combinations of structured, interactive, openended, and social learning opportunities. Florida Center for ...
... of climate change, the dangers and significant disruptions that climate change imposes, and promising efforts and solutions. Through varied activities, events, and trainings, CLEO encourages combinations of structured, interactive, openended, and social learning opportunities. Florida Center for ...
Multi-model ensemble projections of climate change effects on
... geographically according to changes in key habitat types and the sensitivity of species inhabiting them (Roessig et al., 2004; Harley et al., 2006; Munday et al., 2008; Cheung et al., 2009). Species distribution models (SDMs) have been widely applied to evaluate the likely responses of species to cl ...
... geographically according to changes in key habitat types and the sensitivity of species inhabiting them (Roessig et al., 2004; Harley et al., 2006; Munday et al., 2008; Cheung et al., 2009). Species distribution models (SDMs) have been widely applied to evaluate the likely responses of species to cl ...
Spatial and Temporal Responses of Soil Erosion to Climate Change
... levels—were generated using the MAGICC/SCENGEN model [6]. The model contains output of 20 the Inverse Distance Weighting (IDW) interpolation method [7]. The conversion function is a linear GCMs of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 3 (CMIP3) archive. A list of the 20 regression equation ...
... levels—were generated using the MAGICC/SCENGEN model [6]. The model contains output of 20 the Inverse Distance Weighting (IDW) interpolation method [7]. The conversion function is a linear GCMs of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 3 (CMIP3) archive. A list of the 20 regression equation ...
Counting the Cost of Drought Induced Productivity Losses in an
... et al., 2007); TERM-H2O (Wittwer, 2012; Horridge and Wittwer, 2008), IMPACT (Rosegrant et al., 2008; Zhu et al., 2008) and IMPLAN (Giesecke, 2011). Given the aggregation and assumptions which are made when developing such models, their accuracy may be reduced. This is because the use of global model ...
... et al., 2007); TERM-H2O (Wittwer, 2012; Horridge and Wittwer, 2008), IMPACT (Rosegrant et al., 2008; Zhu et al., 2008) and IMPLAN (Giesecke, 2011). Given the aggregation and assumptions which are made when developing such models, their accuracy may be reduced. This is because the use of global model ...
slides - Medical and Public Health Law Site
... arguments in this case as it sums up? Have these been tested in court? What does the court say Mass has standing to do? ...
... arguments in this case as it sums up? Have these been tested in court? What does the court say Mass has standing to do? ...
Invited Commentary A simple framework for evaluating regional
... It is widely accepted that the Earth’s climate is changing more rapidly than it has in the past and that over the next 100 years temperatures will rise and patterns of precipitation will be altered. These predictions for the future have important implications for all ecosystems, particularly those, ...
... It is widely accepted that the Earth’s climate is changing more rapidly than it has in the past and that over the next 100 years temperatures will rise and patterns of precipitation will be altered. These predictions for the future have important implications for all ecosystems, particularly those, ...
The EU and Strategies for New Climate Treaty Negotiations
... the Basic group – Brazil, South Africa, India and China – on the one hand, and between the EU and the United States, on the other. The United States does not seem to be prepared to accept a binding obligation unless the Basic group accepts such obligations, while at the same time the Basic group con ...
... the Basic group – Brazil, South Africa, India and China – on the one hand, and between the EU and the United States, on the other. The United States does not seem to be prepared to accept a binding obligation unless the Basic group accepts such obligations, while at the same time the Basic group con ...
Print - Climate Change Knowledge Portal
... The number of warm days increased by 2.5 percent and nights by 1.7 percent, while the number of cold nights and cold days decreased by -2.2 and -2.4 percent per decade Temperature extremes increased by between 0.2 and 0.3°C per decade; While most climate data show positive trends (increased precipit ...
... The number of warm days increased by 2.5 percent and nights by 1.7 percent, while the number of cold nights and cold days decreased by -2.2 and -2.4 percent per decade Temperature extremes increased by between 0.2 and 0.3°C per decade; While most climate data show positive trends (increased precipit ...
The relationship between affective connections to animals and
... such as unsustainable wildlife harvest or climate change. Environmental education and communication strategies are often used to encourage an engaged citizenry capable of making sound personal and policy decisions. Many such education and communication strategies reflect the perception that telling ...
... such as unsustainable wildlife harvest or climate change. Environmental education and communication strategies are often used to encourage an engaged citizenry capable of making sound personal and policy decisions. Many such education and communication strategies reflect the perception that telling ...