The IPCC`s Fifth Assessment Report
... that the Earth’s climate is warming.2 Since the 1950s, the rate of global warming has been unprecedented compared to previous decades and millennia. The Fifth Assessment Report presents a long list of changes that scientists have observed around the world. Since the mid-19th century, the average inc ...
... that the Earth’s climate is warming.2 Since the 1950s, the rate of global warming has been unprecedented compared to previous decades and millennia. The Fifth Assessment Report presents a long list of changes that scientists have observed around the world. Since the mid-19th century, the average inc ...
Climate change and food_MULLIGAN_Accepted
... conditions with a SRES A2a climate scenario ,downscaled to 1km resolution using the delta method relative to the WorldClim climate baseline (see Mulligan et al., 2011). The SRES (Nakicenovic et al., 2000) A2A scenario represents high growth and a global 3.5°C warming relative to 1990 by 2100. Data ...
... conditions with a SRES A2a climate scenario ,downscaled to 1km resolution using the delta method relative to the WorldClim climate baseline (see Mulligan et al., 2011). The SRES (Nakicenovic et al., 2000) A2A scenario represents high growth and a global 3.5°C warming relative to 1990 by 2100. Data ...
Casino-21: Public Participation in Climate Simulation of
... warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities” ...
... warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities” ...
Telling the Weather Story - IBC Public Assets
... Severe weather is projected to increase over the next 40 years. Future trends in the frequency and severity of extreme weather will have a significant impact on the ability of individuals, governments and insurance companies to prepare for future catastrophic events. This is a concern given that th ...
... Severe weather is projected to increase over the next 40 years. Future trends in the frequency and severity of extreme weather will have a significant impact on the ability of individuals, governments and insurance companies to prepare for future catastrophic events. This is a concern given that th ...
Telling the Weather Story - Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
... understanding of this complex climate system is based on centuries of scientific study, and the time scales of the climate system are important for understanding projected changes to the climate. The atmosphere adjusts quickly to changes, but the oceans respond very slowly, on a time scale of decade ...
... understanding of this complex climate system is based on centuries of scientific study, and the time scales of the climate system are important for understanding projected changes to the climate. The atmosphere adjusts quickly to changes, but the oceans respond very slowly, on a time scale of decade ...
Casino-21: Public Participation in Climate Simulation of the 21st
... warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities” ...
... warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities” ...
Land Resources - Northern Research Station
... move northward into Canada and the distribution will likely follow (Chuine and Beaubien 2001), assuming the species is able to disperse propagules rapidly enough to keep pace with the shifting climatic zone. Because trees live for decades and centuries, absent disturbance, it is likely that forest s ...
... move northward into Canada and the distribution will likely follow (Chuine and Beaubien 2001), assuming the species is able to disperse propagules rapidly enough to keep pace with the shifting climatic zone. Because trees live for decades and centuries, absent disturbance, it is likely that forest s ...
Polar Bears and Climate Change
... threatened species under the ESA on 15 May 2008 (US Fish and Wildlife Service, 2008). The projection, in 2007, that two-thirds of the world’s Polar Bears could disappear by midcentury was based on the assumption that business as usual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions would continue into the future (Du ...
... threatened species under the ESA on 15 May 2008 (US Fish and Wildlife Service, 2008). The projection, in 2007, that two-thirds of the world’s Polar Bears could disappear by midcentury was based on the assumption that business as usual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions would continue into the future (Du ...
successful adaptation implementation
... This report focuses on the challenge of implementing city-level climate change adaptation policies. We were tasked with researching strategies that could guide Washington DC’s District Department of the Environment (DDOE) as they prepare their Climate Resiliency and Adaptation Plan for the District. ...
... This report focuses on the challenge of implementing city-level climate change adaptation policies. We were tasked with researching strategies that could guide Washington DC’s District Department of the Environment (DDOE) as they prepare their Climate Resiliency and Adaptation Plan for the District. ...
Hydrological Responses to Climate Change in the Water Receiving
... hydrological cycle, and the subsequent lack of water, environmental deterioration, floods and droughts etc. And it is especially remarkable in semi-humid and semi-arid region. In this paper, the impacts of climate change on the hydrological cycle were analyzed for the Hai River Basin, a semi-humid a ...
... hydrological cycle, and the subsequent lack of water, environmental deterioration, floods and droughts etc. And it is especially remarkable in semi-humid and semi-arid region. In this paper, the impacts of climate change on the hydrological cycle were analyzed for the Hai River Basin, a semi-humid a ...
Impact of bark beetle (Ips typographus L.) disturbance on timber
... of these forests to bark beetle infestations is expected to increase drastically. Possible forest management strategies to mitigate the risk of management are discussed intensively in forest practice as well as in the scientific literature (e.g., Klimo et al., 2000; von Teuffel et al., 2005) and incl ...
... of these forests to bark beetle infestations is expected to increase drastically. Possible forest management strategies to mitigate the risk of management are discussed intensively in forest practice as well as in the scientific literature (e.g., Klimo et al., 2000; von Teuffel et al., 2005) and incl ...
Guide to Climate Change Convention
... While the world’s climate has always varied naturally, the vast majority of scientists now believe that rising concentrations of “greenhouse gases” in the earth’s atmosphere, resulting from economic and demographic growth over the last two centuries since the industrial revolution, are overriding th ...
... While the world’s climate has always varied naturally, the vast majority of scientists now believe that rising concentrations of “greenhouse gases” in the earth’s atmosphere, resulting from economic and demographic growth over the last two centuries since the industrial revolution, are overriding th ...
Can sense-making tools inform adaptation policy?
... (Dessai et al. 2009, Eakin et al. 2009). A small but growing minority are looking instead to psychology and sociology research for insights on how to enable the kinds of behavioral changes that will better protect communities from climate impacts and build their capacity to adapt. Policy makers who ...
... (Dessai et al. 2009, Eakin et al. 2009). A small but growing minority are looking instead to psychology and sociology research for insights on how to enable the kinds of behavioral changes that will better protect communities from climate impacts and build their capacity to adapt. Policy makers who ...
Cost Benefit Analysis Tool and Guidance
... As we can observe both options 2 and 3 present a negative NPV, which means that their costs outweigh the benefits. Therefore, it is not advisable to invest in these options. The only option worth investment in this example is planting riparian buffers. 5.4.7 STEP 5: Ranking the adaptation options ac ...
... As we can observe both options 2 and 3 present a negative NPV, which means that their costs outweigh the benefits. Therefore, it is not advisable to invest in these options. The only option worth investment in this example is planting riparian buffers. 5.4.7 STEP 5: Ranking the adaptation options ac ...
A plant`s perspective of extremes: terrestrial plant responses to
... communities to environmental change is phenology, which tracks seasonal events in generative and vegetative plant growth. Given the predominant influence of climate (with the important exception of photoperiodism, see Körner & Basler, 2010), phenology has emerged as a key tool in identifying finger ...
... communities to environmental change is phenology, which tracks seasonal events in generative and vegetative plant growth. Given the predominant influence of climate (with the important exception of photoperiodism, see Körner & Basler, 2010), phenology has emerged as a key tool in identifying finger ...
Livestock and greenhouse gas emissions: The importance of getting
... essential in professional environmental assessment – notably the avoidance of impacts and analysis of alternatives, which would examine more environmentally sustainable pathways than livestock to provide livelihoods and food for humans. Today’s worldwide concentration of atmospheric carbon is the hi ...
... essential in professional environmental assessment – notably the avoidance of impacts and analysis of alternatives, which would examine more environmentally sustainable pathways than livestock to provide livelihoods and food for humans. Today’s worldwide concentration of atmospheric carbon is the hi ...
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... other forms of pollution, over-exploitation, and unsustainable use and invasive alien species [3]; it is expected that these will continue to exert pressure in most areas during the 21st century [4]. For many species, climate change is not yet the most significant direct threat in the short-term [5, ...
... other forms of pollution, over-exploitation, and unsustainable use and invasive alien species [3]; it is expected that these will continue to exert pressure in most areas during the 21st century [4]. For many species, climate change is not yet the most significant direct threat in the short-term [5, ...
Challenges of a Sustained Climate Observing System
... The first rule o f management is often stated to be “you can’t manage what you can’t measure” . Indeed, Earth is observed more completely today than at any other time. Multiple observations are made from space in many different wavelengths via passive and active sensors that provide information on m ...
... The first rule o f management is often stated to be “you can’t manage what you can’t measure” . Indeed, Earth is observed more completely today than at any other time. Multiple observations are made from space in many different wavelengths via passive and active sensors that provide information on m ...
Regional climate change and its impact on photooxidant
... emissions of greenhouse gases is expected to result in higher summer temperatures and less precipitation in Germany. Though the results of global climate simulations show some differences depending on the assumed greenhouse gas emission scenarios and the global climate model used, all modeling studi ...
... emissions of greenhouse gases is expected to result in higher summer temperatures and less precipitation in Germany. Though the results of global climate simulations show some differences depending on the assumed greenhouse gas emission scenarios and the global climate model used, all modeling studi ...
A plants perspective of extremes: terrestrial plant responses to
... communities to environmental change is phenology, which tracks seasonal events in generative and vegetative plant growth. Given the predominant influence of climate (with the important exception of photoperiodism, see Körner & Basler, 2010), phenology has emerged as a key tool in identifying finger ...
... communities to environmental change is phenology, which tracks seasonal events in generative and vegetative plant growth. Given the predominant influence of climate (with the important exception of photoperiodism, see Körner & Basler, 2010), phenology has emerged as a key tool in identifying finger ...
cc-impact-by-State_FWS
... successfully incubate the turtle eggs. Colder summers in the northeast have seen failure of nests, so a longer growing season could potentially increase their nest success. warming has resulted in other changes that could affect turtle habitat, such as more frequent very hot days, a longer growing s ...
... successfully incubate the turtle eggs. Colder summers in the northeast have seen failure of nests, so a longer growing season could potentially increase their nest success. warming has resulted in other changes that could affect turtle habitat, such as more frequent very hot days, a longer growing s ...
Globally, we are using 1.4 Earths` worth of biocapacity
... Network’s projections of overshoot. Based on United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projections, we estimate global overshoot will have reached 40% in 2008. For reference, overshoot was 25% in 2003, the last year of data available ...
... Network’s projections of overshoot. Based on United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projections, we estimate global overshoot will have reached 40% in 2008. For reference, overshoot was 25% in 2003, the last year of data available ...
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... means of persuasion. Some companies have gone so far as to promote anti-scientific propaganda, and to sow doubt in the public mind regarding well-known and mainstream science. With enough money, any big lie can be defended, at least for a while. In the US, the wealthy Koch brothers, who own a major ...
... means of persuasion. Some companies have gone so far as to promote anti-scientific propaganda, and to sow doubt in the public mind regarding well-known and mainstream science. With enough money, any big lie can be defended, at least for a while. In the US, the wealthy Koch brothers, who own a major ...
G8 Climate Governance, 1975-2008
... policy agenda within the United Nations system of institutions. By the time the United Nations General Assembly first noted the problem of climate change almost a decade later in December 1988, the G8 had already addressed climate at its Tokyo 1979, Bonn 1985, Venice 1987, and Toronto 1988 summits. ...
... policy agenda within the United Nations system of institutions. By the time the United Nations General Assembly first noted the problem of climate change almost a decade later in December 1988, the G8 had already addressed climate at its Tokyo 1979, Bonn 1985, Venice 1987, and Toronto 1988 summits. ...