Changes in Climate will modify the Geography of Crop Suitability
... between regions and over time. Porter et al. (2007) predict that if global temperatures do not increase more than 40C over the next century, arable agricultural production can probably adapt to changes in mean global temperature using breeding, selection and management. Plant breeding, however, is a ...
... between regions and over time. Porter et al. (2007) predict that if global temperatures do not increase more than 40C over the next century, arable agricultural production can probably adapt to changes in mean global temperature using breeding, selection and management. Plant breeding, however, is a ...
How the changing climate is hitting the poorest hardest
... UK remains inadequately prepared to respond to the impacts of the changes in climate that are predicted to occur over the coming decades.18 ...
... UK remains inadequately prepared to respond to the impacts of the changes in climate that are predicted to occur over the coming decades.18 ...
Decline in Kelp in West Europe and Climate
... (i) it requires presence-only data, (ii) it is based on a nonparametric test and is therefore distribution-free, (iii) by the use of the generalized Mahalanobis distance, the model takes into account the correlation between environmental variables. As for any ENM, this method has assumptions and lim ...
... (i) it requires presence-only data, (ii) it is based on a nonparametric test and is therefore distribution-free, (iii) by the use of the generalized Mahalanobis distance, the model takes into account the correlation between environmental variables. As for any ENM, this method has assumptions and lim ...
Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics and Climate
... specifically with the impact upon animal populations. It aims to sufficiently understand ocean ecosystem dynamics and how they are influenced by physical processes to be able to predict the response of the ecosystem and the stability of the food web to climate change. Physical processes strongly inf ...
... specifically with the impact upon animal populations. It aims to sufficiently understand ocean ecosystem dynamics and how they are influenced by physical processes to be able to predict the response of the ecosystem and the stability of the food web to climate change. Physical processes strongly inf ...
Trends in Arctic sea ice extent from CMIP5, CMIP3 and observations
... Turning to the end of the 21st century, the CMIP5 multimodel ensemble mean never reaches ice-free conditions (defined here as less than 1.0 106 km2), but the minus 1 standard deviation drops below the ice-free threshold around year 2045. Several CMIP5 models (CanESM2, GISS E2-R, GFDL-CM3, NCAR CES ...
... Turning to the end of the 21st century, the CMIP5 multimodel ensemble mean never reaches ice-free conditions (defined here as less than 1.0 106 km2), but the minus 1 standard deviation drops below the ice-free threshold around year 2045. Several CMIP5 models (CanESM2, GISS E2-R, GFDL-CM3, NCAR CES ...
Individual-scale inference to anticipate climate
... Ecologists struggle to anticipate how a 2–58C rise in global temperatures and novel combinations of resources, precipitation, temperature and seasonality will change forest diversity [1–3]. Studies of trees concentrate on one or a few species, a single age class (e.g. seedlings), a single environmen ...
... Ecologists struggle to anticipate how a 2–58C rise in global temperatures and novel combinations of resources, precipitation, temperature and seasonality will change forest diversity [1–3]. Studies of trees concentrate on one or a few species, a single age class (e.g. seedlings), a single environmen ...
Decompose a surface_Finite mixture and Laplacian
... Dep. of Ecology, Universitat de Barcelona. Avd. Diagonal 643 08028 Barcelona, Spain This script implements the Laplacian filter and the finite mixture approach to decompose a surface into an arbitrary number “n” of bidimensional Gaussian probability distributions. Finite misture are widely used in d ...
... Dep. of Ecology, Universitat de Barcelona. Avd. Diagonal 643 08028 Barcelona, Spain This script implements the Laplacian filter and the finite mixture approach to decompose a surface into an arbitrary number “n” of bidimensional Gaussian probability distributions. Finite misture are widely used in d ...
Examples and case studies
... • For a named vulnerable area, describe one problem caused by an unreliable or insufficient water supply • Why are small scale such as this one usually considered to be sustainable? • Using examples, describe how human interference can disrupt water supply. • For a named large-scale management proje ...
... • For a named vulnerable area, describe one problem caused by an unreliable or insufficient water supply • Why are small scale such as this one usually considered to be sustainable? • Using examples, describe how human interference can disrupt water supply. • For a named large-scale management proje ...
... atmosphere up to the stratosphere, the land surface, the oceans, and the cryosphere. Information on the water cycle, including evaporation, precipitation, runoff, soil moisture, floods, drought, etc., will be assessed across these four chapters. Timescales from the present to decades (Chapters 2, 3 ...
Doney_2002_JGOFS_Syn..
... Close linkages between modeling and data analysis activities are clearly required. Practical biogeochemical models should be grounded in and thoroughly evaluated against field observations; and data synthesis should be directed toward addressing the known issues of current models (e.g., identifying c ...
... Close linkages between modeling and data analysis activities are clearly required. Practical biogeochemical models should be grounded in and thoroughly evaluated against field observations; and data synthesis should be directed toward addressing the known issues of current models (e.g., identifying c ...
McCaffery 2010
... be that population dynamics are partly driven by intermittent pulses of recruitment that were not captured in our 9-year study. As such, we cannot discern whether a warming climate will actually lead to a viable population in the long term. However, this caveat does not change the result that we obs ...
... be that population dynamics are partly driven by intermittent pulses of recruitment that were not captured in our 9-year study. As such, we cannot discern whether a warming climate will actually lead to a viable population in the long term. However, this caveat does not change the result that we obs ...
Global Warming in Nepal: Challenges and Policy Imperatives
... past 150 years. Likewise, Mt. Kenya and Mt. Kilimanjaro have lost 70% of their snow cover in the last century and projection confirms it will be completely lost by 2020 (Hastenrath and Greischnar 1997). It is also confirmed that over two thirds of the 150 glaciers ...
... past 150 years. Likewise, Mt. Kenya and Mt. Kilimanjaro have lost 70% of their snow cover in the last century and projection confirms it will be completely lost by 2020 (Hastenrath and Greischnar 1997). It is also confirmed that over two thirds of the 150 glaciers ...
PR_INI - European Parliament
... 6. Recognises that complex crises must be predicted and prevented by applying a comprehensive approach including policy areas covering the entire range from the Common Security and Defence Policy to humanitarian and development aid; 7. Recalls the EU’s obligation to preserve peace, prevent conflicts ...
... 6. Recognises that complex crises must be predicted and prevented by applying a comprehensive approach including policy areas covering the entire range from the Common Security and Defence Policy to humanitarian and development aid; 7. Recalls the EU’s obligation to preserve peace, prevent conflicts ...
Extending ozone treaty would support GHG
... scientists in a recent analysis. HFCs are currently part of the Kyoto Protocol as greenhouse gases, but this protection will end with the expiry of Kyoto commitments this year. The Montreal Protocol, which came into force in 1989, was a global agreement to stop using ozone-depleting chemicals, prima ...
... scientists in a recent analysis. HFCs are currently part of the Kyoto Protocol as greenhouse gases, but this protection will end with the expiry of Kyoto commitments this year. The Montreal Protocol, which came into force in 1989, was a global agreement to stop using ozone-depleting chemicals, prima ...
A preliminary impact assessment of typhoon wind - J
... become possible for various types of risks; among others, the risks due to natural hazards affected by the climate change. The Kakushin program is a research program supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology in Japan, which aims at providing scientific basis fo ...
... become possible for various types of risks; among others, the risks due to natural hazards affected by the climate change. The Kakushin program is a research program supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology in Japan, which aims at providing scientific basis fo ...
Dominican Republic
... In the early part of 2008, the Light Bulb Substitution Programme was launched. It sought to replace 10 million incandescent light bulbs with energy-saving compact fluorescents (CFLs) in 840,000 Dominican homes. Three million 18-watt CFLs (equivalent to 75-watt incandescent bulbs) were given out in t ...
... In the early part of 2008, the Light Bulb Substitution Programme was launched. It sought to replace 10 million incandescent light bulbs with energy-saving compact fluorescents (CFLs) in 840,000 Dominican homes. Three million 18-watt CFLs (equivalent to 75-watt incandescent bulbs) were given out in t ...
An Analysis of Knowledge Gaps in Climate Change Research
... PMD, WAPDA, PCRWR, SUPARCO, NARC and GCISC are the main organizations working on different aspects of Climate change and impact assessment. In this business modeling, regarding interaction of the atmosphere, oceans, land surface and ice, is essentially important tool which helps to integrate scienti ...
... PMD, WAPDA, PCRWR, SUPARCO, NARC and GCISC are the main organizations working on different aspects of Climate change and impact assessment. In this business modeling, regarding interaction of the atmosphere, oceans, land surface and ice, is essentially important tool which helps to integrate scienti ...
Climate Change and the Water Cycle
... 4. European precipitation trends In an earlier publication (Schönwiese and Rapp, 1997) we have presented a collection of European precipitation trend charts for the year, different seasons and months, based on data covering 1891-1990. In recent time, a majority of these charts was updated (1901-2000 ...
... 4. European precipitation trends In an earlier publication (Schönwiese and Rapp, 1997) we have presented a collection of European precipitation trend charts for the year, different seasons and months, based on data covering 1891-1990. In recent time, a majority of these charts was updated (1901-2000 ...
The Geography of Climate - Mary Robinson Foundation
... Case Study 2: The multiple benefits of supporting responses to climate change in Uganda National strategies in Uganda for both climate change adaptation and mitigation identify reducing deforestation and increasing reforestation as top priorities. Since 1990, Uganda has lost more than 25% of its for ...
... Case Study 2: The multiple benefits of supporting responses to climate change in Uganda National strategies in Uganda for both climate change adaptation and mitigation identify reducing deforestation and increasing reforestation as top priorities. Since 1990, Uganda has lost more than 25% of its for ...
Forecasting climate change impacts on plant populations over large
... projections of habitat suitability or probability of occurrence provide little information on the future states of populations in the core of their range—areas where a species exists now and is expected to persist in the future (Ehrlén and Morris 2015). Furthermore, because they lack short-term dyn ...
... projections of habitat suitability or probability of occurrence provide little information on the future states of populations in the core of their range—areas where a species exists now and is expected to persist in the future (Ehrlén and Morris 2015). Furthermore, because they lack short-term dyn ...
NG-ACCESS
... covering time periods ranging from hours, days, weeks, and extending out to seasonal and decades. NG-ACCESS provides a framework to bring together efforts related to weather forecasting, climate prediction, Earth System Modelling e.g., carbon flows, socio-economic or integrated assessment modelling, ...
... covering time periods ranging from hours, days, weeks, and extending out to seasonal and decades. NG-ACCESS provides a framework to bring together efforts related to weather forecasting, climate prediction, Earth System Modelling e.g., carbon flows, socio-economic or integrated assessment modelling, ...
Dangerous Degrees - The Climate Institute
... Science has been studying the climate system (i.e. the air, oceans, and land) for well over 150 years. From the first studies confirming the heat-trapping properties of CO2 in the 1850s, to the multiple lines of evidence pieced together by thousands of scientists today—we are witnessing a global war ...
... Science has been studying the climate system (i.e. the air, oceans, and land) for well over 150 years. From the first studies confirming the heat-trapping properties of CO2 in the 1850s, to the multiple lines of evidence pieced together by thousands of scientists today—we are witnessing a global war ...
Word - ITU
... Adaptation refers to measures to address changes already occurring as a result of global warming. These changes have a negative impact on ecosystems and on human habitat affecting access to natural resources such as drinking water and farming Moreover, it is expected that the global effects of clima ...
... Adaptation refers to measures to address changes already occurring as a result of global warming. These changes have a negative impact on ecosystems and on human habitat affecting access to natural resources such as drinking water and farming Moreover, it is expected that the global effects of clima ...
Summary Report
... be due to natural factors. The rapid changes that have occurred since the middle of the past century, however, have been caused largely by humanity’s emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Other human activities also affect the climate system, including emissions of pollutants and other ...
... be due to natural factors. The rapid changes that have occurred since the middle of the past century, however, have been caused largely by humanity’s emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Other human activities also affect the climate system, including emissions of pollutants and other ...