Changing Climates, Fading Cultures: A Study of Place Annihilation
... elders to hunt and trap the area around their former homeland with the youth of their tribe. One year later, “by 1991, both alcohol use and welfare dependency had dropped below 35%. But, after three years, the funding ended and alcohol use and welfare dependency began to rise again” (Windsor, McVey ...
... elders to hunt and trap the area around their former homeland with the youth of their tribe. One year later, “by 1991, both alcohol use and welfare dependency had dropped below 35%. But, after three years, the funding ended and alcohol use and welfare dependency began to rise again” (Windsor, McVey ...
Estimating intensive and extensive margin adaptation to climate
... in prices of air conditioners is a potential driver of the increased adoption of this technology. Further, electricity prices dropped significantly during the 1950s and 1960s and then rose again during the 1970s. During this entire period incomes rose substantially, which suggests that the falling ...
... in prices of air conditioners is a potential driver of the increased adoption of this technology. Further, electricity prices dropped significantly during the 1950s and 1960s and then rose again during the 1970s. During this entire period incomes rose substantially, which suggests that the falling ...
Building bridges: Supporting adaptation in industry VCCAR think
... With the exception of a few sectors such as tourism and primary industries, adaptation has not been a priority for business and industry due to more pressing concerns.2 However, an awareness of how climate change may impact on businesses is growing. For example, the failure to adapt to climate chang ...
... With the exception of a few sectors such as tourism and primary industries, adaptation has not been a priority for business and industry due to more pressing concerns.2 However, an awareness of how climate change may impact on businesses is growing. For example, the failure to adapt to climate chang ...
Equilibrium Response of an Atmosphere–Mixed Layer Ocean Model
... The equilibrium response to various forcing agents, including CO2, solar irradiance, tropospheric ozone, black carbon, organic carbon, sulfate, and volcanic aerosols, is investigated using an atmospheric general circulation model coupled to a mixed layer ocean model. The experiments are carried out ...
... The equilibrium response to various forcing agents, including CO2, solar irradiance, tropospheric ozone, black carbon, organic carbon, sulfate, and volcanic aerosols, is investigated using an atmospheric general circulation model coupled to a mixed layer ocean model. The experiments are carried out ...
Agricultural Technologies for Climate Change Mitigation and
... Concerns about mitigating and adapting to climate change are renewing the impetus for investments in agricultural research and are emerging as additional innovation priorities. In the coming decades, the development and effective diffusion of new agricultural practices and technologies will largely ...
... Concerns about mitigating and adapting to climate change are renewing the impetus for investments in agricultural research and are emerging as additional innovation priorities. In the coming decades, the development and effective diffusion of new agricultural practices and technologies will largely ...
Climate Change Effects on Vegetation Distribution and
... demand is always met in the current version of the model. Parameterization of the biogeochemical processes is based on the life form composition, which is updated annually by the biogeography module. The model also simulates the occurrence, behavior, and effects of severe wild fires (Lenihan and oth ...
... demand is always met in the current version of the model. Parameterization of the biogeochemical processes is based on the life form composition, which is updated annually by the biogeography module. The model also simulates the occurrence, behavior, and effects of severe wild fires (Lenihan and oth ...
Impact of climate change on ozone related mortality and morbidity in
... resolution. With ECHAM4 (A2) two previously presented [42, 43] periods were compared: the baseline period as 1961–1990 and future as 2021–2050 (MATCH‐RCA3‐ECHAM4). With HadCM3 (A1B) [44, 45] two additional periods were included: the current situation as 1990–2009 and further future as ...
... resolution. With ECHAM4 (A2) two previously presented [42, 43] periods were compared: the baseline period as 1961–1990 and future as 2021–2050 (MATCH‐RCA3‐ECHAM4). With HadCM3 (A1B) [44, 45] two additional periods were included: the current situation as 1990–2009 and further future as ...
Williamson, Craig E., Jennifer A. Brentrup, Jing Zhang, William H
... associated with high precipitation events will lead to an increase in CF because S275–295 will decrease as the result of cloudy conditions and less photobleaching and a*320 will increase as the result of a hydrologic balance that favors increased influx of more light-absorbing terrestrially derived ...
... associated with high precipitation events will lead to an increase in CF because S275–295 will decrease as the result of cloudy conditions and less photobleaching and a*320 will increase as the result of a hydrologic balance that favors increased influx of more light-absorbing terrestrially derived ...
Should we believe model predictions of future climate
... I try to outline how climate scientists think about their models, how they develop and improve them, and how they interpret their results. I discuss sources of model bias and uncertainty and ways to evaluate models, and I try to explain why it is so difficult to quantify model performance. A few idea ...
... I try to outline how climate scientists think about their models, how they develop and improve them, and how they interpret their results. I discuss sources of model bias and uncertainty and ways to evaluate models, and I try to explain why it is so difficult to quantify model performance. A few idea ...
student advisee presentations
... Resilient Ports.” FHWA Fostering Liveable Communities Newsletter, Issue 4, Number 3, October. 12. Ng, A., Becker, A. (2015), “Port adaptation to the impacts posed by climate change: How can scholars, policymakers, and industrial professionals contribute?” The Maritime Economist, 1(1). 11. Becker, A. ...
... Resilient Ports.” FHWA Fostering Liveable Communities Newsletter, Issue 4, Number 3, October. 12. Ng, A., Becker, A. (2015), “Port adaptation to the impacts posed by climate change: How can scholars, policymakers, and industrial professionals contribute?” The Maritime Economist, 1(1). 11. Becker, A. ...
Climate Change Impacts in Hawai`i - Hawaii Sea Grant
... climate change impacts report to provide Hawai‘i communities with a foundational understanding of the effects of global climate change on Hawai‘i’s resources and ecosystems. The report presents a summary of the current state of scientific knowledge regarding climate change and how it is expected to ...
... climate change impacts report to provide Hawai‘i communities with a foundational understanding of the effects of global climate change on Hawai‘i’s resources and ecosystems. The report presents a summary of the current state of scientific knowledge regarding climate change and how it is expected to ...
EPA`s Proposed New Source Performance Standard
... proposing performance standards for existing sources, the proposed regulation will not adequately address the public endangerment caused by climate change resulting from greenhouse gas emissions. In response to the EPA’s proposed rule, this paper analyses ways in which the EPA can modify the propose ...
... proposing performance standards for existing sources, the proposed regulation will not adequately address the public endangerment caused by climate change resulting from greenhouse gas emissions. In response to the EPA’s proposed rule, this paper analyses ways in which the EPA can modify the propose ...
physical risks from climate change
... consumers, and stakeholders. In addition, the guide addresses questions that companies should examine involving climate change risks associated with the local communities on which companies depend for employees, supplies, natural resources, operations, services, and infrastructure, as well as the wa ...
... consumers, and stakeholders. In addition, the guide addresses questions that companies should examine involving climate change risks associated with the local communities on which companies depend for employees, supplies, natural resources, operations, services, and infrastructure, as well as the wa ...
Promising Practices on cLimate cHange in UrBan sUB
... Its basic rationale is that since cities contribute so much to climate change, they must also provide a large part of the solution. In this sense, the Initiative builds on the momentum gathered over the past decade by the Sustainable Cities and Local Agenda 21 programmes. Faced with climate change, ...
... Its basic rationale is that since cities contribute so much to climate change, they must also provide a large part of the solution. In this sense, the Initiative builds on the momentum gathered over the past decade by the Sustainable Cities and Local Agenda 21 programmes. Faced with climate change, ...
Physical Risks from Climate Change: A guide
... consumers, and stakeholders. In addition, the guide addresses questions that companies should examine involving climate change risks associated with the local communities on which companies depend for employees, supplies, natural resources, operations, services, and infrastructure, as well as the wa ...
... consumers, and stakeholders. In addition, the guide addresses questions that companies should examine involving climate change risks associated with the local communities on which companies depend for employees, supplies, natural resources, operations, services, and infrastructure, as well as the wa ...
Implications of global climate change for natural resource damage
... §National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Hamilton, New Zealand kU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division Environmental Quality, Arlington, Virginia #National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Response and Restoration, Seattle, Washington, USA yyU.S. Army Engineer Researc ...
... §National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Hamilton, New Zealand kU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division Environmental Quality, Arlington, Virginia #National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Response and Restoration, Seattle, Washington, USA yyU.S. Army Engineer Researc ...
China`s National Climate Change Programme
... products has increased due to the rapid development in machinery, information technology and electronic sectors. Such change has brought about significant energy conservation benefits. During the period of 1991 ~ 2005, China has achieved an annual GDP growth rate of 10.2% with an annual growth rate ...
... products has increased due to the rapid development in machinery, information technology and electronic sectors. Such change has brought about significant energy conservation benefits. During the period of 1991 ~ 2005, China has achieved an annual GDP growth rate of 10.2% with an annual growth rate ...
The Availability Heuristic, Intuitive Cost
... use the availability heuristic, they assess the magnitude of risks by asking whether examples of harm can readily be brought to mind (Tverksy and Kahneman, 2002, pp. 1114). If people can easily think of such examples, they are far more likely to be frightened than if they cannot. The availability he ...
... use the availability heuristic, they assess the magnitude of risks by asking whether examples of harm can readily be brought to mind (Tverksy and Kahneman, 2002, pp. 1114). If people can easily think of such examples, they are far more likely to be frightened than if they cannot. The availability he ...
Report Workshop on Regional and National Climate
... they are not necessarily capable of capturing the detailed processes associated with regional/local climate variability and changes that are required for regional and national climate change assessments. This is particularly true for heterogeneous regions like the GHA, where sub-GCM grid-scale varia ...
... they are not necessarily capable of capturing the detailed processes associated with regional/local climate variability and changes that are required for regional and national climate change assessments. This is particularly true for heterogeneous regions like the GHA, where sub-GCM grid-scale varia ...
Northeast Regional Hub Vulnerability Assessment Final
... our Land Grant university partners for their leading role in this assessment, especially Daniel Tobin of Pennsylvania State University. We look forward to continuing to work with our partners to identify and encourage practical and cost-effective methods for increasing farm and forest resilience to ...
... our Land Grant university partners for their leading role in this assessment, especially Daniel Tobin of Pennsylvania State University. We look forward to continuing to work with our partners to identify and encourage practical and cost-effective methods for increasing farm and forest resilience to ...
cyngor cefn gwlad cymru ccw p 08 02
... vi) Wetland methane emissions in the context of their restoration and management Changes in land use from forest to grassland, arable or urban areas do not result in any significant emissions of methane and have not been quantified in the UK emissions inventory (Baggott et al., 2005). However, conve ...
... vi) Wetland methane emissions in the context of their restoration and management Changes in land use from forest to grassland, arable or urban areas do not result in any significant emissions of methane and have not been quantified in the UK emissions inventory (Baggott et al., 2005). However, conve ...
UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON
... Whereas the ultimate objective of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is to achieve stabilization of greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system; Whereas the Kyoto Prot ...
... Whereas the ultimate objective of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is to achieve stabilization of greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system; Whereas the Kyoto Prot ...
Behavioral dimensions of climate change
... Human behavior is changing the climate, and humans are, in turn, impacted by climate change. IPCC Working Group II concluded that climate change is highly likely to result in more frequent temperatures, floods, drought, extreme storms, heatrelated deaths, infectious disease epidemics, and decreases ...
... Human behavior is changing the climate, and humans are, in turn, impacted by climate change. IPCC Working Group II concluded that climate change is highly likely to result in more frequent temperatures, floods, drought, extreme storms, heatrelated deaths, infectious disease epidemics, and decreases ...
Physiology and Ecology to Inform Climate Adaptation Strategies for
... Climate change threatens the persistence of desert amphibians with environmental change that is likely to outpace evolutionary change for at least some physiological tolerances (Lapola et al. 2009; Cayan et al. 2010; Stahlschmidt et al. 2011; Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC] 2014a,b) ...
... Climate change threatens the persistence of desert amphibians with environmental change that is likely to outpace evolutionary change for at least some physiological tolerances (Lapola et al. 2009; Cayan et al. 2010; Stahlschmidt et al. 2011; Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC] 2014a,b) ...
CATF, AG fires, 11/16 - Clean Air Task Force
... account for much of this steep warming trend, the Arctic is also highly sensitive to short-‐lived pollutants—gases and aerosols that travel north from lower latitudes, impacting the Arctic climate in the ...
... account for much of this steep warming trend, the Arctic is also highly sensitive to short-‐lived pollutants—gases and aerosols that travel north from lower latitudes, impacting the Arctic climate in the ...