what happens in the arctic doesn`t stay in the arctic
... The Arctic ecosystem is warming at more than twice as fast as any other region in the world. The total area of summer sea ice in the Arctic has been decreasing over the last 30 years and this means that significantly more heat is being exchanged between the Arctic ocean and the surrounding atmospher ...
... The Arctic ecosystem is warming at more than twice as fast as any other region in the world. The total area of summer sea ice in the Arctic has been decreasing over the last 30 years and this means that significantly more heat is being exchanged between the Arctic ocean and the surrounding atmospher ...
Download: swipa-spm - Arctic Monitoring and Assessment
... • Arctic climate trends affect carbon storage and emissions. New estimates indicate that Arctic soils hold about 50% of the world’s soil carbon. While thawing permafrost is expected to contribute significantly to future greenhouse gas emissions, the amount released over the past 60 years has been r ...
... • Arctic climate trends affect carbon storage and emissions. New estimates indicate that Arctic soils hold about 50% of the world’s soil carbon. While thawing permafrost is expected to contribute significantly to future greenhouse gas emissions, the amount released over the past 60 years has been r ...
Quasi-100 ky glacial-interglacial cycles triggered by - HAL-Insu
... (expansion) of the terrestrial biosphere at deglaciation is supposed to take 500 Gt out of the atmosphere-ocean system. Since atmosphere CO2 increased by about 90 ppmv (approximately 180 Gt) from glacial maximum to interglacial, the ocean would have to accommodate this additional terrestrial carbon ...
... (expansion) of the terrestrial biosphere at deglaciation is supposed to take 500 Gt out of the atmosphere-ocean system. Since atmosphere CO2 increased by about 90 ppmv (approximately 180 Gt) from glacial maximum to interglacial, the ocean would have to accommodate this additional terrestrial carbon ...
Modeling the role of rainfall patterns in seasonal malaria transmission Arne Bomblies
... persistence for a given rainfall amount as well as the interstorm return period, and therefore the potential for intraseasonal rainfall patterns to add to variance in seasonal mosquito abundance must be considered. The distribution of pool sizes is governed by microtopography, and their persistence ...
... persistence for a given rainfall amount as well as the interstorm return period, and therefore the potential for intraseasonal rainfall patterns to add to variance in seasonal mosquito abundance must be considered. The distribution of pool sizes is governed by microtopography, and their persistence ...
Climate Change - European Commission
... In 1994 the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) came into effect – making a large contribution towards the establishment of key principles in the international fight against climate change. In particular it defined the principle of “common but differentiated responsibiliti ...
... In 1994 the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) came into effect – making a large contribution towards the establishment of key principles in the international fight against climate change. In particular it defined the principle of “common but differentiated responsibiliti ...
Atmospheric Recovery Litigation - University of Oregon School of Law
... released in 2014 determined their proportionate responsibility for carbon emissions since the Industrial Revolution based on market share data and other evidence.18 The largest fossil fuel corporations have reaped, collectively, more than $1 trillion in profits since the millennium19 and therefore r ...
... released in 2014 determined their proportionate responsibility for carbon emissions since the Industrial Revolution based on market share data and other evidence.18 The largest fossil fuel corporations have reaped, collectively, more than $1 trillion in profits since the millennium19 and therefore r ...
Ecosystem Vulnerability Assessment and Synthesis
... changes consistent with warming have also been observed, including earlier spring blooms and leafout dates. Although these changes may initially appear to be subtle, they will have an increasingly strong ripple effect across northern Wisconsin ecosystems and their many interconnected components and ...
... changes consistent with warming have also been observed, including earlier spring blooms and leafout dates. Although these changes may initially appear to be subtle, they will have an increasingly strong ripple effect across northern Wisconsin ecosystems and their many interconnected components and ...
Innovations LIVE - Inter-American Development Bank
... makes the case that hybrid and electric technologies can perform as well or better than comparable diesel-powered buses and within a reasonable payback period. In Latin America, where the transport sector is already the largest contributor of GHG emissions, several cities have been working to improv ...
... makes the case that hybrid and electric technologies can perform as well or better than comparable diesel-powered buses and within a reasonable payback period. In Latin America, where the transport sector is already the largest contributor of GHG emissions, several cities have been working to improv ...
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE LIMITED
... This document has been reproduced without formal editing. ...
... This document has been reproduced without formal editing. ...
Global Concern about Climate Change, Broad Support for Limiting
... with the statement “Rich countries, such as the U.S., Japan and Germany, should do more than developing countries because they have produced most of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions so far.” A median of just 38% believe that “Developing countries should do just as much as rich countries because ...
... with the statement “Rich countries, such as the U.S., Japan and Germany, should do more than developing countries because they have produced most of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions so far.” A median of just 38% believe that “Developing countries should do just as much as rich countries because ...
Getting Started with PROC LOGISTIC
... Schwartz Bayesian Criterion are also provided but are beyond the scope of this paper. Tests of the Local Null Hypotheses Tests of the ‘statistical significance’ of each independent variable are also provided. The Wald Chi-Square test (and its associated p-value) are printed along with the parameter ...
... Schwartz Bayesian Criterion are also provided but are beyond the scope of this paper. Tests of the Local Null Hypotheses Tests of the ‘statistical significance’ of each independent variable are also provided. The Wald Chi-Square test (and its associated p-value) are printed along with the parameter ...
Vivid Economics
... account for the full range of possible climate outcomes and not just one particular scenario. Second, there are problems with the timeframe. Most “science-first” studies focus on the period 2050-2100 for which climate models give the clearest results. However, the timeframe for adaptation decisions ...
... account for the full range of possible climate outcomes and not just one particular scenario. Second, there are problems with the timeframe. Most “science-first” studies focus on the period 2050-2100 for which climate models give the clearest results. However, the timeframe for adaptation decisions ...
View PDF - Hofstra Law
... proposals to mitigate climate change, specifically analyzing how knowledge and concern affect support for policy proposals. Fifth, by examining data from eight nationally representative Gallup Polls, I increase the temporal and geographic breadth of many past studies of the social bases of climate c ...
... proposals to mitigate climate change, specifically analyzing how knowledge and concern affect support for policy proposals. Fifth, by examining data from eight nationally representative Gallup Polls, I increase the temporal and geographic breadth of many past studies of the social bases of climate c ...
Northeast Regional Hub Vulnerability Assessment Final
... a relatively large portion of total plant production in the Northeast, as are perennial fruits such as apples, pears, blueberries, and cranberries. Farms in the Northeast are on average smaller than in many other parts of the country, and a greater percentage of these are operated by women than in t ...
... a relatively large portion of total plant production in the Northeast, as are perennial fruits such as apples, pears, blueberries, and cranberries. Farms in the Northeast are on average smaller than in many other parts of the country, and a greater percentage of these are operated by women than in t ...
In Search of Shelter - Center for International Earth Science
... migration may be prevented through the implementation of adaptation measures. However, poorer countries are underequipped to support widespread adaptation. As a result, societies affected by climate change may find themselves locked into a downward spiral of ecological degradation, towards the botto ...
... migration may be prevented through the implementation of adaptation measures. However, poorer countries are underequipped to support widespread adaptation. As a result, societies affected by climate change may find themselves locked into a downward spiral of ecological degradation, towards the botto ...
Wooldridge et al. 2012. GBR Safeguarding Corals Against CC
... The decision support tool ‘ChloroSim’ (Wooldridge et al. 2006) was used to model the beneficial effects of riverine DIN reductions, relative to present day, on the size and intensity of the enriching footprint of flood plumes within the GBR lagoon. ChloroSim is based on a regionally-calibrated relat ...
... The decision support tool ‘ChloroSim’ (Wooldridge et al. 2006) was used to model the beneficial effects of riverine DIN reductions, relative to present day, on the size and intensity of the enriching footprint of flood plumes within the GBR lagoon. ChloroSim is based on a regionally-calibrated relat ...
Temporal trends and variability of daily maximum and
... understanding to recent climatic changes, but may also provide a historical analog that can be used to estimate the range of possible responses of the climatic system to global warming. [3] Houghton et al. [2001] showed schematically the effects of a constant and increasing variance on extreme tempe ...
... understanding to recent climatic changes, but may also provide a historical analog that can be used to estimate the range of possible responses of the climatic system to global warming. [3] Houghton et al. [2001] showed schematically the effects of a constant and increasing variance on extreme tempe ...
Predicting the impact of ocean acidification on coral reefs
... Gattuso et al. (1999) was the first paper to model impact of OA on coral reefs. They compiled calcification vs. Varag data on four datasets on temperate and tropical coralline algae, two datasets on scleractinian corals and one on a coral reef community. Six of 7 datasets clearly showed a linear or ...
... Gattuso et al. (1999) was the first paper to model impact of OA on coral reefs. They compiled calcification vs. Varag data on four datasets on temperate and tropical coralline algae, two datasets on scleractinian corals and one on a coral reef community. Six of 7 datasets clearly showed a linear or ...
CHANGING LAND USE, CLIMATE, AND HYDROLOGY IN THE WINOOSKI
... This study analyzes temporal trends and periodicity in seventy years of publicly available stream discharge and climate data for the Winooski River Basin of northern Vermont as well as lake level data for adjacent Lake Champlain. We also use random sampling and manual, point-based classification of ...
... This study analyzes temporal trends and periodicity in seventy years of publicly available stream discharge and climate data for the Winooski River Basin of northern Vermont as well as lake level data for adjacent Lake Champlain. We also use random sampling and manual, point-based classification of ...
Climate Change, Agricultural Adaptation and Fairtrade
... The literature on agricultural adaptation to climate change, and specifically the distinction between farm-level and institutional/policy adaptations is briefly reviewed. The important concept of agricultural innovation systems, including knowledge transfers between farmers and assorted stakeholders ...
... The literature on agricultural adaptation to climate change, and specifically the distinction between farm-level and institutional/policy adaptations is briefly reviewed. The important concept of agricultural innovation systems, including knowledge transfers between farmers and assorted stakeholders ...
6 Climate change and urban transportation systems
... gas emissions from transport vehicles are related to VMT. However, the relationship is far more complex and other measures including the price of fuel, employment levels, trip origins and destinations and the size of cities have much influence on vehicle miles traveled. A recent study in Indonesia ( ...
... gas emissions from transport vehicles are related to VMT. However, the relationship is far more complex and other measures including the price of fuel, employment levels, trip origins and destinations and the size of cities have much influence on vehicle miles traveled. A recent study in Indonesia ( ...
Chapter 4: Food Production
... 2001 to 35% in 2011 (AAFC, 2014). No-till farming, which can enhance soil health by reducing compaction and increasing carbon storage, water and nutrient infiltration, increased from less than 10% in 1991 to almost 50% of cropped land in 2006 (AAFC, 2011). Water quality is better protected by the in ...
... 2001 to 35% in 2011 (AAFC, 2014). No-till farming, which can enhance soil health by reducing compaction and increasing carbon storage, water and nutrient infiltration, increased from less than 10% in 1991 to almost 50% of cropped land in 2006 (AAFC, 2011). Water quality is better protected by the in ...
Climate Change and Conservation: A Primer for Assessing Impacts
... Scarcely a day passes when we don’t hear or read about a new impact of climate change on the environment. Conservancy scientists, practitioners, and managers now find themselves wrestling with how to best adapt our conservation work to a changing climate. Not long ago, many environmental and cons ...
... Scarcely a day passes when we don’t hear or read about a new impact of climate change on the environment. Conservancy scientists, practitioners, and managers now find themselves wrestling with how to best adapt our conservation work to a changing climate. Not long ago, many environmental and cons ...
Climate Change and Collective Responsibility
... virtue of their capacity and proximity alone. This kind of capacity-based responsibility does not involve assessments of vicarious responsibility, where some are held morally responsible for the actions of others, since it can be assigned even when none are at fault for some potentially bad outcome ...
... virtue of their capacity and proximity alone. This kind of capacity-based responsibility does not involve assessments of vicarious responsibility, where some are held morally responsible for the actions of others, since it can be assigned even when none are at fault for some potentially bad outcome ...