Rachel Carson`s Legacy for the Citizen Activist
... research,” imagines a future conversation in which his grandchildren ask why he didn’t do more to stop climate change. By framing the issue as a “planetary emergency,” he challenges policy makers and educators to ensure that today’s youngsters do not inherit a world of environmental degradation and ...
... research,” imagines a future conversation in which his grandchildren ask why he didn’t do more to stop climate change. By framing the issue as a “planetary emergency,” he challenges policy makers and educators to ensure that today’s youngsters do not inherit a world of environmental degradation and ...
Mexico - Met Office
... of future changes. These reports complement those published by the IPCC as well as the more detailed climate change and impact studies published nationally. Each report contains: • A description of key features of national weather and climate, including an analysis of new data on extreme events. • A ...
... of future changes. These reports complement those published by the IPCC as well as the more detailed climate change and impact studies published nationally. Each report contains: • A description of key features of national weather and climate, including an analysis of new data on extreme events. • A ...
Global warming induced hybrid rainy seasons in the Sahel
... start and early cessation of rainy seasons, increased frequency of intense daily rainfall, increasing number of hot nights and warm days and a decreasing trend in diurnal temperature range. Here, we explain these mixed dry/wet seasonal rainfall features which are called hybrid rainy seasons by delvi ...
... start and early cessation of rainy seasons, increased frequency of intense daily rainfall, increasing number of hot nights and warm days and a decreasing trend in diurnal temperature range. Here, we explain these mixed dry/wet seasonal rainfall features which are called hybrid rainy seasons by delvi ...
Net primary production of terrestrial ecosystems in China
... Atmospheric concentrations of CO2 and other long-lived greenhouse gases (e.g., N2O) will continue to increase in the next century as the result of increasing anthropogenic emissions of these trace gases. Increasing greenhouse gases will further increase the radiative forcing of climate. For doubled ...
... Atmospheric concentrations of CO2 and other long-lived greenhouse gases (e.g., N2O) will continue to increase in the next century as the result of increasing anthropogenic emissions of these trace gases. Increasing greenhouse gases will further increase the radiative forcing of climate. For doubled ...
Viticultureclimate relationships in Greece: the impacts
... ABSTRACT: Climate characteristics and relationships with indigenous varieties in Greece are examined to better understand how these varieties perform in their native climate and assess the impact regional climate change has on the Greek wine industry. Thus, harvest dates (H ) for eight indigenous v ...
... ABSTRACT: Climate characteristics and relationships with indigenous varieties in Greece are examined to better understand how these varieties perform in their native climate and assess the impact regional climate change has on the Greek wine industry. Thus, harvest dates (H ) for eight indigenous v ...
WMO GREENHOUSE GAS BULLETIN 2008 MAIN GREENHOUSE
... 23 November 2009 (WMO) Levels of most greenhouse gases continue to increase. In 2008, global concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, which are the main longlived greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, have reached the highest levels recorded since preindustrial t ...
... 23 November 2009 (WMO) Levels of most greenhouse gases continue to increase. In 2008, global concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, which are the main longlived greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, have reached the highest levels recorded since preindustrial t ...
Foreign Action, Domestic Windfall
... he United States has already likely avoided billions of dollars of direct damage to its economy, public health, environment, and national security, thanks to actions undertaken by foreign jurisdictions, like the European Union, in the fight against climate change. Trillions of dollars more for the U ...
... he United States has already likely avoided billions of dollars of direct damage to its economy, public health, environment, and national security, thanks to actions undertaken by foreign jurisdictions, like the European Union, in the fight against climate change. Trillions of dollars more for the U ...
The International Climate Change Negotiations
... “many” industrialized countries that stabilization should be achieved “as a first step at the latest by the year 2000.”15 The same battle was fought again two years later during the negotiation of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),16 with a similar result. The European Communi ...
... “many” industrialized countries that stabilization should be achieved “as a first step at the latest by the year 2000.”15 The same battle was fought again two years later during the negotiation of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),16 with a similar result. The European Communi ...
Factores de emprendimiento: Análisis de empresarios exitosos en
... lower-quality land will also be subject to greater yield variation. A final site variable included is location as proxied by latitude and longitude. It is assumed that sites further south and west will have higher yields than other locations if all else is held constant. A time-trend variable is als ...
... lower-quality land will also be subject to greater yield variation. A final site variable included is location as proxied by latitude and longitude. It is assumed that sites further south and west will have higher yields than other locations if all else is held constant. A time-trend variable is als ...
Solar forcing of Holocene climate: New insights from a speleothem
... that is opposite in sign to the results of our study. In speleothem records from Oman and China, increased solar activity correlates with more negative stalagmite δ18O values and greater monsoon rainfall. The variance in solar irradiance associated with historical solar cycles is estimated to be bet ...
... that is opposite in sign to the results of our study. In speleothem records from Oman and China, increased solar activity correlates with more negative stalagmite δ18O values and greater monsoon rainfall. The variance in solar irradiance associated with historical solar cycles is estimated to be bet ...
Climate change and ecosystems of the Mid
... Freshwater resources have multiple, sometimes conflicting, values. These include fishing, swimming, boating, water supply, beauty, flood control, navigation and transportation, and hydropower. Freshwater ecosystems support aquatic plants and animals, as well as organisms in wetland and terrestrial e ...
... Freshwater resources have multiple, sometimes conflicting, values. These include fishing, swimming, boating, water supply, beauty, flood control, navigation and transportation, and hydropower. Freshwater ecosystems support aquatic plants and animals, as well as organisms in wetland and terrestrial e ...
North Pacific Climate Response to Freshwater Forcing in the
... 2006) with the Pacific ITCZ displaced southward (Leduc et al. 2007) and the Walker circulation weakened (Stott et al. 2002). Outside the tropics, large SST variations closely related to the Greenland records are reported in different parts of the North Pacific (Thunell and Mortyn 1995; Hendy and Ken ...
... 2006) with the Pacific ITCZ displaced southward (Leduc et al. 2007) and the Walker circulation weakened (Stott et al. 2002). Outside the tropics, large SST variations closely related to the Greenland records are reported in different parts of the North Pacific (Thunell and Mortyn 1995; Hendy and Ken ...
Massachusetts v. EPA, 127 S.Ct. 1438 (2007)
... 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? ...
China, the United States and the European Union: Multiple
... their countries on climate change for the period following 2020.10 The United States pledged to cut GHG emissions 26-28% below 2005 levels by 2025, while China announced targets to reach a peak in CO2 emissions around 2030, with intention to peak sooner, and to increase its non-fossil fuel share of ...
... their countries on climate change for the period following 2020.10 The United States pledged to cut GHG emissions 26-28% below 2005 levels by 2025, while China announced targets to reach a peak in CO2 emissions around 2030, with intention to peak sooner, and to increase its non-fossil fuel share of ...
Computational Intelligence in architectural and interior design: a
... Although probabilistic models have successfully been used to capture abstract patterns in data-driven approaches, the synthesizing real-world-ready scenes remains an open problem. Moreover, a pure data-oriented model is still far from capable of capturing rigorous and stylish furnishing subtleties. ...
... Although probabilistic models have successfully been used to capture abstract patterns in data-driven approaches, the synthesizing real-world-ready scenes remains an open problem. Moreover, a pure data-oriented model is still far from capable of capturing rigorous and stylish furnishing subtleties. ...
problems in evaluating regional and local trends in temperature
... Experiment Range (CPER) in northeastern Colorado. The journal editor requested altering the title of the paper to ‘Grasslands and Global Nocturnal Warming’. Melillo (1999) used the results of the Alward et al. (1999) as further evidence that the Central Grasslands in the USA and the Earth were warmi ...
... Experiment Range (CPER) in northeastern Colorado. The journal editor requested altering the title of the paper to ‘Grasslands and Global Nocturnal Warming’. Melillo (1999) used the results of the Alward et al. (1999) as further evidence that the Central Grasslands in the USA and the Earth were warmi ...
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... Experiment Range (CPER) in northeastern Colorado. The journal editor requested altering the title of the paper to ‘Grasslands and Global Nocturnal Warming’. Melillo (1999) used the results of the Alward et al. (1999) as further evidence that the Central Grasslands in the USA and the Earth were warmi ...
... Experiment Range (CPER) in northeastern Colorado. The journal editor requested altering the title of the paper to ‘Grasslands and Global Nocturnal Warming’. Melillo (1999) used the results of the Alward et al. (1999) as further evidence that the Central Grasslands in the USA and the Earth were warmi ...
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... and flows to the sea, that are closer to the currently observed outcomes. The river system is divided into catchments k = 1...K. The system is modelled as a directed network. The catchments are linked by endogenously determined, state-contingent, flows of salt and water. Water flows out of a given ...
... and flows to the sea, that are closer to the currently observed outcomes. The river system is divided into catchments k = 1...K. The system is modelled as a directed network. The catchments are linked by endogenously determined, state-contingent, flows of salt and water. Water flows out of a given ...
Farmer beliefs and concerns about climate change and attitudes
... taxes, and market-based cap and trade (CAST 2011). Because each of these options requires substantial government intervention to implement, we use a general measure of support for government action to address the anthropogenic causes of climate change. Farmers were provided with the statement, “Gove ...
... taxes, and market-based cap and trade (CAST 2011). Because each of these options requires substantial government intervention to implement, we use a general measure of support for government action to address the anthropogenic causes of climate change. Farmers were provided with the statement, “Gove ...
Impact of large-scale environmental features changes on host
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a decadal 0.13°C increase has occurred since 1956 and is expected to reach 0.4°C within the next two decades [1]. Since climatic variables are driving many ecological networks, biological systems may be affected worldwide with respect to many ecological pro ...
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a decadal 0.13°C increase has occurred since 1956 and is expected to reach 0.4°C within the next two decades [1]. Since climatic variables are driving many ecological networks, biological systems may be affected worldwide with respect to many ecological pro ...
The impact of climate change on the electricity market A review
... degree days are likely to increase. In response to this, the electricity demand associated with heating may decrease while the demand for electricity related to cooling could increase. Currently, many countries depend on electricity for both heating and cooling. According to Bertoldi and Atanasiu (2 ...
... degree days are likely to increase. In response to this, the electricity demand associated with heating may decrease while the demand for electricity related to cooling could increase. Currently, many countries depend on electricity for both heating and cooling. According to Bertoldi and Atanasiu (2 ...
Rainfall in Australia`s eastern seaboard: a review of confidence in
... individual methods, as well as provide an indication of confidence in projections based on the degree of variation between methods. The number of different modelling methods used is often limited by the available resources (e.g. computing time), and whilst GCMs have a global coverage, downscaling me ...
... individual methods, as well as provide an indication of confidence in projections based on the degree of variation between methods. The number of different modelling methods used is often limited by the available resources (e.g. computing time), and whilst GCMs have a global coverage, downscaling me ...
Impact of Climate Change on the Aral Sea and Its Basin
... It is the change in the temporal and spatial variability of precipitation and its seasonal distribution – rather than absolute precipitation values – that are more important for the assessment of human vulnerability in this arid region, but they are also more difficult to project. It is uncertain th ...
... It is the change in the temporal and spatial variability of precipitation and its seasonal distribution – rather than absolute precipitation values – that are more important for the assessment of human vulnerability in this arid region, but they are also more difficult to project. It is uncertain th ...