Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events, and the Highway System
... sponsors engineering programs aimed at meeting national needs, encourages education and research, and recognizes the superior achievements of engineers. Dr. C. D. Mote, Jr., is president of the National Academy of Engineering. The Institute of Medicine was established in 1970 by the National Academy ...
... sponsors engineering programs aimed at meeting national needs, encourages education and research, and recognizes the superior achievements of engineers. Dr. C. D. Mote, Jr., is president of the National Academy of Engineering. The Institute of Medicine was established in 1970 by the National Academy ...
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DESERTIFICATION
... major causes of desertification. The most commonly cited forms of unsustainable land use are over-cultivation, over-grazing, deforestation, and poor irrigation practices. Seventy percent of the world’s dry-lands (excluding hyper-arid deserts), or some 3,600 million hectares, are degraded. While drou ...
... major causes of desertification. The most commonly cited forms of unsustainable land use are over-cultivation, over-grazing, deforestation, and poor irrigation practices. Seventy percent of the world’s dry-lands (excluding hyper-arid deserts), or some 3,600 million hectares, are degraded. While drou ...
Explaining Extreme Events of 2013 from a Climate
... ABSTRACT—Stephanie C. Herring, Martin P. Hoerling, Thomas C. Peterson, and Peter A. Stott Attribution of extreme events is a challenging science and one that is currently undergoing considerable evolution. In this paper, 20 different research groups explored the causes of 16 different events that o ...
... ABSTRACT—Stephanie C. Herring, Martin P. Hoerling, Thomas C. Peterson, and Peter A. Stott Attribution of extreme events is a challenging science and one that is currently undergoing considerable evolution. In this paper, 20 different research groups explored the causes of 16 different events that o ...
adaptation and the mortality effects of temperature across us climate
... measurement; any observations with a flag are recoded as missing. The average, per-monitor number of days per year in which a non-missing value of temperature is present is about 330-340. Because the geographic level of the Medicare data observations is the ZIP code, we first ...
... measurement; any observations with a flag are recoded as missing. The average, per-monitor number of days per year in which a non-missing value of temperature is present is about 330-340. Because the geographic level of the Medicare data observations is the ZIP code, we first ...
Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation
... (3) Consideration of regional characteristics .................................................................... 19 3.2 Specific procedures for adaptation planning and implementation ..................................... 20 A Track. Detailed planning and implementation steps ...
... (3) Consideration of regional characteristics .................................................................... 19 3.2 Specific procedures for adaptation planning and implementation ..................................... 20 A Track. Detailed planning and implementation steps ...
explaining extreme events of 2013
... and one that is currently undergoing considerable evolution. In this paper, 20 different research groups explored the causes of 16 different events that occurred in 2013. The findings indicate that human-caused climate change greatly increased the risk for the extreme heat waves assessed in this rep ...
... and one that is currently undergoing considerable evolution. In this paper, 20 different research groups explored the causes of 16 different events that occurred in 2013. The findings indicate that human-caused climate change greatly increased the risk for the extreme heat waves assessed in this rep ...
Zero poverty, zero emissions - Overseas Development Institute
... projections. Indeed, extreme poverty could be solved overnight if the inequality of wealth was addressed. Of course, direct redistribution of wealth, through policies like cash transfer programmes, is a partial solution limited to certain circumstances. Nevertheless, it points to the need to ensure ...
... projections. Indeed, extreme poverty could be solved overnight if the inequality of wealth was addressed. Of course, direct redistribution of wealth, through policies like cash transfer programmes, is a partial solution limited to certain circumstances. Nevertheless, it points to the need to ensure ...
TowARD ReSiLienCe
... disasters alone from 2001 to 2010 affected, on average, 232 million people per year, killed 106 million others, and caused US$108 billion in economic damages1. In addition, countless small-scale, unreported disasters put a cumulative strain on health, lives and livelihoodsG. ...
... disasters alone from 2001 to 2010 affected, on average, 232 million people per year, killed 106 million others, and caused US$108 billion in economic damages1. In addition, countless small-scale, unreported disasters put a cumulative strain on health, lives and livelihoodsG. ...
English - Association for Progressive Communications
... In Costa Rica there have been several initiatives in the field of ICTs and climate change. Some government stakeholders stand out, such as the Meteorological Institute of Costa Rica, the Vulcanology and Seismologic Observatory and the National Emergency Commission on the use of ICTs. Besides the use ...
... In Costa Rica there have been several initiatives in the field of ICTs and climate change. Some government stakeholders stand out, such as the Meteorological Institute of Costa Rica, the Vulcanology and Seismologic Observatory and the National Emergency Commission on the use of ICTs. Besides the use ...
Urban Climate Adaptation Planning - Resilient Cities
... Cities around the world are increasingly aware of the need to prepare for greater variability in temperature, precipitation, and natural disasters expected to take place as a result of global climate change. In recent years, numerous reports and manuals have been written and networks formed to offer ...
... Cities around the world are increasingly aware of the need to prepare for greater variability in temperature, precipitation, and natural disasters expected to take place as a result of global climate change. In recent years, numerous reports and manuals have been written and networks formed to offer ...
Climate Change and the Clean Air Act
... EPA preferred a "different policy approach" for several reasons. First, noting that" [t] he science of climate change is extraordinarily complex and still evolving,"28 the agency trotted through a list of scientific issues that remain inconclusively resolved. 29 EPA relied primarily on selective quo ...
... EPA preferred a "different policy approach" for several reasons. First, noting that" [t] he science of climate change is extraordinarily complex and still evolving,"28 the agency trotted through a list of scientific issues that remain inconclusively resolved. 29 EPA relied primarily on selective quo ...
promoting resilience to climate change in australian conservation
... to address new threats from climate change. 4 Resilience Thinking provides a useful lens through which to reconceptualise conservation laws because it emphasises that human and natural systems are inextricably linked and highly dynamic: change is at the heart of Resilience Thinking. While Resilience ...
... to address new threats from climate change. 4 Resilience Thinking provides a useful lens through which to reconceptualise conservation laws because it emphasises that human and natural systems are inextricably linked and highly dynamic: change is at the heart of Resilience Thinking. While Resilience ...
The Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land Resources,
... The CCSP also agreed on a set of questions to guide the assessment process. Answers to these questions can be found in Section 3 of this summary: • What factors influencing agriculture, land resources, water resources, and biodiversity in the United States are sensitive to climate and climate chang ...
... The CCSP also agreed on a set of questions to guide the assessment process. Answers to these questions can be found in Section 3 of this summary: • What factors influencing agriculture, land resources, water resources, and biodiversity in the United States are sensitive to climate and climate chang ...
Agenda for the protection of cross-border displaced persons in the
... Population growth, underdevelopment, weak governance, armed conflict, violence, as well as poor urban planning in rapidly expanding cities, are important factors in disaster displacement as they further weaken resilience and exacerbate the impacts of natural hazards, environmental degradation and cl ...
... Population growth, underdevelopment, weak governance, armed conflict, violence, as well as poor urban planning in rapidly expanding cities, are important factors in disaster displacement as they further weaken resilience and exacerbate the impacts of natural hazards, environmental degradation and cl ...
Variations in the Wave Climate and Sediment Transport Due to
... In this part of the study, a MIKE21 SW model [12] (see Supplementary Materials for summary model description) is set up to derive contemporary (here: 1981–2000) and future offshore wave climates with bathymetry input from the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) [13]. The model was first ...
... In this part of the study, a MIKE21 SW model [12] (see Supplementary Materials for summary model description) is set up to derive contemporary (here: 1981–2000) and future offshore wave climates with bathymetry input from the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) [13]. The model was first ...
Carbon Capital
... Climate change is a critical global social and economic challenge. It is set to affect us all for generations to come. The transition to a low carbon economy – which is essential if we are successfully to meet this challenge – will require significant investment from both the public and private sect ...
... Climate change is a critical global social and economic challenge. It is set to affect us all for generations to come. The transition to a low carbon economy – which is essential if we are successfully to meet this challenge – will require significant investment from both the public and private sect ...
The Implications of Global Climate Change for Mountain Gorilla
... from the ongoing threats imposed by human activities, the ecosystems and biota we have been protecting will not remain the same. Conservation planners must change the way decisions are made because aspects of the environment we have always considered to be relatively constant, including weather patt ...
... from the ongoing threats imposed by human activities, the ecosystems and biota we have been protecting will not remain the same. Conservation planners must change the way decisions are made because aspects of the environment we have always considered to be relatively constant, including weather patt ...
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... Climate Week NYC: Today marks the beginning of the seventh Climate Week NYC, which brings together global leaders in business, government, and society who are leading the climate movement. Climate week is September 21-28. Find the full schedule of events and learn more details hl!re. ...
... Climate Week NYC: Today marks the beginning of the seventh Climate Week NYC, which brings together global leaders in business, government, and society who are leading the climate movement. Climate week is September 21-28. Find the full schedule of events and learn more details hl!re. ...
circumpolar cooperation at the arctic council`s iqaluit ministerial 2015
... The Council will also develop a new, pan-Arctic network of climate change indicators, building on the efforts of the United States Global Climate Change Research Program. The new Climate Change Indicator System for the Arctic (CCISA) will track changes in key physical, biological, social, and econom ...
... The Council will also develop a new, pan-Arctic network of climate change indicators, building on the efforts of the United States Global Climate Change Research Program. The new Climate Change Indicator System for the Arctic (CCISA) will track changes in key physical, biological, social, and econom ...
Climate Change and The Insurance Sector
... • There is a set of ten global sustainability mega forces that will impact every business over the next two decades • The mega forces were identified based on quality numerical projections, key pressures causing global environmental and social problems and the most significant consequences of those ...
... • There is a set of ten global sustainability mega forces that will impact every business over the next two decades • The mega forces were identified based on quality numerical projections, key pressures causing global environmental and social problems and the most significant consequences of those ...
Carbon to Climate Change
... be of equal importance in potential feedbacks to atmospheric C and the climate system within this century. Five general mechanisms could move significant quantities of ocean or land C into the atmosphere in response to a changing climate (Gruber et al. 2004). These so-called vulnerable C pools and ...
... be of equal importance in potential feedbacks to atmospheric C and the climate system within this century. Five general mechanisms could move significant quantities of ocean or land C into the atmosphere in response to a changing climate (Gruber et al. 2004). These so-called vulnerable C pools and ...
Atmospheric CO2 targets for ocean acidification perturbation
... Observatoire Océanologique, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, France ...
... Observatoire Océanologique, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, France ...
No REDD! A Reader
... Forest Degradation (REDD) mechanism.1 It is not a comprehensive overview on REDD nor does it pretend to be. It aims to highlight critical perspectives that are frequently drowned out by large NGOs, corporative lobbies, governments, carbon traders, international financial institutions and the United ...
... Forest Degradation (REDD) mechanism.1 It is not a comprehensive overview on REDD nor does it pretend to be. It aims to highlight critical perspectives that are frequently drowned out by large NGOs, corporative lobbies, governments, carbon traders, international financial institutions and the United ...
Adapting to Coastal Climate Change
... The decades ahead will witness increased numbers of people, infrastructure, and ecosystems at risk in the coastal zone. National and local leaders across all sectors must begin now to engage stakeholders in assessing vulnerability and designing adaptation strategies that are technically, financially ...
... The decades ahead will witness increased numbers of people, infrastructure, and ecosystems at risk in the coastal zone. National and local leaders across all sectors must begin now to engage stakeholders in assessing vulnerability and designing adaptation strategies that are technically, financially ...