Understanding future risks to ports in Australia
... case studies as part of the project activity. The data packs included observed climate; a considered explanation of the global climate models, emissions scenarios and time periods used; and descriptions of atmospheric and ocean projections as well as information on extreme weather events. These deta ...
... case studies as part of the project activity. The data packs included observed climate; a considered explanation of the global climate models, emissions scenarios and time periods used; and descriptions of atmospheric and ocean projections as well as information on extreme weather events. These deta ...
Changing times, changing stories: generational differences in
... and Chevak, are located in the LYRB and the YK Delta region (Fig. 1). St. Mary’s and Pilot Station are riverine communities located along the Yukon River; Kotlik and Chevak are located along tributaries of the Yukon River in coastal areas. St. Mary’s, Pilot Station, and Kotlik are Yup’ik communities ...
... and Chevak, are located in the LYRB and the YK Delta region (Fig. 1). St. Mary’s and Pilot Station are riverine communities located along the Yukon River; Kotlik and Chevak are located along tributaries of the Yukon River in coastal areas. St. Mary’s, Pilot Station, and Kotlik are Yup’ik communities ...
ethics and climate change cost-benefit analysis: stern and after
... welfare loss. Suppose again that the unadjusted value of life in poor countries is £500,000, but that economists input the adjusted valuation of £1,500,000 into a CBA; the CBA then recommends immediate costly action to address climate change. If governments in poor countries heed the recommendation, ...
... welfare loss. Suppose again that the unadjusted value of life in poor countries is £500,000, but that economists input the adjusted valuation of £1,500,000 into a CBA; the CBA then recommends immediate costly action to address climate change. If governments in poor countries heed the recommendation, ...
CCC energy policy redraft 7 1 1
... procedures on decision making are very open although there is a provision for anonymity where freedom of discussion would otherwise be limited. Whether this intended transparency occurs in practice will only become apparent in due course. The Government then uses the CCC’s advice when it announces t ...
... procedures on decision making are very open although there is a provision for anonymity where freedom of discussion would otherwise be limited. Whether this intended transparency occurs in practice will only become apparent in due course. The Government then uses the CCC’s advice when it announces t ...
Chapter 2: Climate and Air Quality of Dutchess County, NY
... It is important to note that the graph above does not take into account the many, varied local microclimates across the county. Areas along and just east of the Hudson River, including Red Hook, Rhinebeck, Hyde Park, Poughkeepsie, and Beacon, are generally milder than the rest of the county. Cooler ...
... It is important to note that the graph above does not take into account the many, varied local microclimates across the county. Areas along and just east of the Hudson River, including Red Hook, Rhinebeck, Hyde Park, Poughkeepsie, and Beacon, are generally milder than the rest of the county. Cooler ...
Climate Change Scenarios for the United Kingdom
... of global climate. Central England temperature rose by almost 1ºC through the twentieth century. The decade of the 1990s was the warmest in central England since records began in the 1660s. The warming over land has been accompanied by a warming of UK coastal waters. Hot summer days with daytime tem ...
... of global climate. Central England temperature rose by almost 1ºC through the twentieth century. The decade of the 1990s was the warmest in central England since records began in the 1660s. The warming over land has been accompanied by a warming of UK coastal waters. Hot summer days with daytime tem ...
Climate change response strategies for agriculture: Challenges and opportunities for the 21st century
... For example, the activity of mountain pine beetle and other insects in the United States and Canada is taking place notably earlier in the season and resulting in major damage to forest resources. Similarly, in 2006, Northern Europe experienced the first ever incidence of bluetongue, a disease gener ...
... For example, the activity of mountain pine beetle and other insects in the United States and Canada is taking place notably earlier in the season and resulting in major damage to forest resources. Similarly, in 2006, Northern Europe experienced the first ever incidence of bluetongue, a disease gener ...
emissions - Alan Robock
... -4backscattered insolation will cool Earth. The amount of cooling depends on the amount of aerosols and how long the aerosol cloud is maintained in the stratosphere. Many negative impacts of global warming are strongly correlated with global average surface air temperature, so it would in theory be ...
... -4backscattered insolation will cool Earth. The amount of cooling depends on the amount of aerosols and how long the aerosol cloud is maintained in the stratosphere. Many negative impacts of global warming are strongly correlated with global average surface air temperature, so it would in theory be ...
Impacts of temperature on giant panda habitat in the north Minshan
... panda habitat suitability (Liu et al. 1999; Xu et al. 2006). Based on habitat factors used in previous studies (Songer et al. 2012), temperature and other important habitat factors including elevation, vegetation, and bamboo were considered in the habitat suitability assessment (Songer et al. 2012). ...
... panda habitat suitability (Liu et al. 1999; Xu et al. 2006). Based on habitat factors used in previous studies (Songer et al. 2012), temperature and other important habitat factors including elevation, vegetation, and bamboo were considered in the habitat suitability assessment (Songer et al. 2012). ...
A comparison of structural and behavioural adaptations to future
... Due to the nature of the models used to produce climate change projections there is a level of uncertainty in the possible levels of future climate change. In the UK this uncertainty has been represented in the latest set of future climate projections UKCP09 [13] released by the UK Climate Impacts ...
... Due to the nature of the models used to produce climate change projections there is a level of uncertainty in the possible levels of future climate change. In the UK this uncertainty has been represented in the latest set of future climate projections UKCP09 [13] released by the UK Climate Impacts ...
Full text pdf - TU Delft: TBM
... modelled the economic losses related to extreme weather events by simulating the intensity and future occurrences of tropical cyclones in Japan. Hurricane Katrina’s destruction of New Orleans’s ports (including the port of New Orleans and the port of South Louisiana) caused major large-scale and lon ...
... modelled the economic losses related to extreme weather events by simulating the intensity and future occurrences of tropical cyclones in Japan. Hurricane Katrina’s destruction of New Orleans’s ports (including the port of New Orleans and the port of South Louisiana) caused major large-scale and lon ...
674_0 - Global Environment Facility
... appropriate that each of the root causes has contributed to each of the issues. At the same time this Table indicates the priorities of the root causes on the basis of their relevance to each of the ...
... appropriate that each of the root causes has contributed to each of the issues. At the same time this Table indicates the priorities of the root causes on the basis of their relevance to each of the ...
Framing Strategies to Minimize Impacts on Pennsylvania
... more extreme climates—for example, the Arctic region and the arid lands of Mongolia—the impacts of climate change are more marked than in temperate climates like that of Pennsylvania. Even in Pennsylvania, however, the effects of climate change are starting to appear. On average, spring is arriving ...
... more extreme climates—for example, the Arctic region and the arid lands of Mongolia—the impacts of climate change are more marked than in temperate climates like that of Pennsylvania. Even in Pennsylvania, however, the effects of climate change are starting to appear. On average, spring is arriving ...
Understanding the Forecast Second Edition David Archer d
... variability associated with the weather. Temperature in the coming century is projected to rise a by few degrees centigrade (Chapter 12). This is pretty small compared to the temperature differences between the equator and the pole, between winter and summer, or even between daytime and night. One i ...
... variability associated with the weather. Temperature in the coming century is projected to rise a by few degrees centigrade (Chapter 12). This is pretty small compared to the temperature differences between the equator and the pole, between winter and summer, or even between daytime and night. One i ...
Humanitarian Implications of Climate Change
... atmosphere, our actions have consequences.8 In fact, an increase in temperature extremes, the area affected by drought and the frequency of heavy precipitation events, as well as changes in wind patterns and storm tracks, have already been measured9 – and the consensus amongst experts is that we are ...
... atmosphere, our actions have consequences.8 In fact, an increase in temperature extremes, the area affected by drought and the frequency of heavy precipitation events, as well as changes in wind patterns and storm tracks, have already been measured9 – and the consensus amongst experts is that we are ...
The costs of adaptation: Working Paper 7 (260 kB) (opens in new window)
... became clear that a certain amount of climate change, and therefore adaptation, was unavoidable and international support for adaptation became a key aspect of the new global deal on climate change. In response to this demand a handful of aggregate adaptation cost estimates emerged in quick successi ...
... became clear that a certain amount of climate change, and therefore adaptation, was unavoidable and international support for adaptation became a key aspect of the new global deal on climate change. In response to this demand a handful of aggregate adaptation cost estimates emerged in quick successi ...
BSR Creating an Action Agenda for Private
... insights, and issue expertise in support of sustained business action on climate change. Business and society face unprecedented risks as a consequence of climate-related impacts, including increases in temperature and sea level, increases in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, th ...
... insights, and issue expertise in support of sustained business action on climate change. Business and society face unprecedented risks as a consequence of climate-related impacts, including increases in temperature and sea level, increases in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, th ...
Ground water and climate change
... Figure 3 | Global map of anthropogenic groundwater recharge rates in areas with substantial irrigation by surface water. Rates are estimated from the difference between the return flow of irrigation water to ground water and total groundwater withdrawals for the period 1998 to 20022. Note that in ar ...
... Figure 3 | Global map of anthropogenic groundwater recharge rates in areas with substantial irrigation by surface water. Rates are estimated from the difference between the return flow of irrigation water to ground water and total groundwater withdrawals for the period 1998 to 20022. Note that in ar ...
Towards Critical Studies of Climate Adaptation - diss.fu
... rational and comprehensive approaches to overcome uncertainty and produce “win-win” benefits (e.g., Godschalk, Brody, and Burby 2003; While and Whitehead 2013). Operationally, adaptation planning, especially in the global North, focuses on infrastructure and land use planning solutions. Northern pr ...
... rational and comprehensive approaches to overcome uncertainty and produce “win-win” benefits (e.g., Godschalk, Brody, and Burby 2003; While and Whitehead 2013). Operationally, adaptation planning, especially in the global North, focuses on infrastructure and land use planning solutions. Northern pr ...
Western Cape Climate Change Response Strategy 2014
... 2 PROBLEM FRAMING – GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gasses (GHG) have risen, with carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions increasing from 280 to around 400 parts per million (ppm). An increase in GHGs causes an increase in globa ...
... 2 PROBLEM FRAMING – GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gasses (GHG) have risen, with carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions increasing from 280 to around 400 parts per million (ppm). An increase in GHGs causes an increase in globa ...
Climate change in the Norwegian Arctic – Consequences for life in
... Dead glaucous gull on the nest, with still-living young – death was most likely caused by environmental pollutants. Image: © Hallvard Strøm, Norwegian Polar Institute ...
... Dead glaucous gull on the nest, with still-living young – death was most likely caused by environmental pollutants. Image: © Hallvard Strøm, Norwegian Polar Institute ...
Philippine N ational Grassroots C onferenc e on Climate C hange
... or not?” and “Is another w orld possible?” should be tackled by this conference. Let us not forget that the same economic and political structures of power dominating the country and the w orld today has brought us to both the climate change crisis and the global financial crisis now ravaging the w ...
... or not?” and “Is another w orld possible?” should be tackled by this conference. Let us not forget that the same economic and political structures of power dominating the country and the w orld today has brought us to both the climate change crisis and the global financial crisis now ravaging the w ...
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... led to changing their role from net importers to major net exporters of grain. There is a general consensus that dramatic economic and policy changes over the past few decades have had a significantly higher impact on grain production than climate variability and change (Liefert et al., 2013; Lioubi ...
... led to changing their role from net importers to major net exporters of grain. There is a general consensus that dramatic economic and policy changes over the past few decades have had a significantly higher impact on grain production than climate variability and change (Liefert et al., 2013; Lioubi ...
Livelihoods and Climate Change - International Institute for
... This “bottom-up” approach therefore requires an understanding of how livelihoods are conducted and sustained—that is, how resources are mobilized to earn an income and meet basic needs. Central to both the definition of livelihoods and household resilience are livelihood assets, i.e., the means of p ...
... This “bottom-up” approach therefore requires an understanding of how livelihoods are conducted and sustained—that is, how resources are mobilized to earn an income and meet basic needs. Central to both the definition of livelihoods and household resilience are livelihood assets, i.e., the means of p ...
Deceitful Tongues: Is Climate Change Denial A Crime?
... come to think that climate science is so “awash in uncertainty” that governmental action to mitigate carbon emissions would be premature or unwise.9 This campaign to confuse the public regarding climate change has been highly successful, as affirmed by recent polling results. A national survey of 20 ...
... come to think that climate science is so “awash in uncertainty” that governmental action to mitigate carbon emissions would be premature or unwise.9 This campaign to confuse the public regarding climate change has been highly successful, as affirmed by recent polling results. A national survey of 20 ...