Impacts of global warming on hydrological Introduction of multi-model ensembles and
... domain. Spatial characteristics of the bias of 2mT in larger domain is similar to that in smaller domain. -Model bias of precipitation (P) was NOT significantly altered in larger domain. The bias of P in JJA was strongly influenced by the domain size. In the period, influences of synoptic-scale dist ...
... domain. Spatial characteristics of the bias of 2mT in larger domain is similar to that in smaller domain. -Model bias of precipitation (P) was NOT significantly altered in larger domain. The bias of P in JJA was strongly influenced by the domain size. In the period, influences of synoptic-scale dist ...
The Influence of Climate Change on Global Crop Productivity
... doing so, we recognize that this is only part of the fuller story on crop productivity, which in turn is only part of the fuller story on future food security. For example, this Update is silent on the many ways that global change can influence food security via pathways other than agricultural produ ...
... doing so, we recognize that this is only part of the fuller story on crop productivity, which in turn is only part of the fuller story on future food security. For example, this Update is silent on the many ways that global change can influence food security via pathways other than agricultural produ ...
The Kyoto Protocol, Citizens` Suits under the Clean Air Act, and the
... absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and do so at increasing rates relative to the concentration of the gas in the air.3" However, the absorptive power of oceans, trees, and plantlife stabilizes once carbon dioxide emission levels surpass the rate at which it can be absorbed.3 2 Scientists esti ...
... absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and do so at increasing rates relative to the concentration of the gas in the air.3" However, the absorptive power of oceans, trees, and plantlife stabilizes once carbon dioxide emission levels surpass the rate at which it can be absorbed.3 2 Scientists esti ...
National Policy on Climate Change for Namibia 2011
... precipitation will result in the occurrence of heat strokes, skin diseases, dehydration, and increased susceptibility to respiratory and gastro-intestinal infections due to drought as well as poor nutrition and sanitation. Incidences of water bornediseases such as cholera, bilharzia and vector-borne ...
... precipitation will result in the occurrence of heat strokes, skin diseases, dehydration, and increased susceptibility to respiratory and gastro-intestinal infections due to drought as well as poor nutrition and sanitation. Incidences of water bornediseases such as cholera, bilharzia and vector-borne ...
Altai Sayan Ecoregion
... 1990s there was a significant increase in the periodicity and intensity of droughts. There were particular changes in the climate that occurred in the AltaiSayan region. In general, they can be judged by the average indices of the entire region. During the last century the change in surface air tem ...
... 1990s there was a significant increase in the periodicity and intensity of droughts. There were particular changes in the climate that occurred in the AltaiSayan region. In general, they can be judged by the average indices of the entire region. During the last century the change in surface air tem ...
Risk in International Politics Randall W. Stone
... are ones that government typically fails to adequately address. The recent ªnancial crisis in the United States, which was brought about by the failure to address well-understood incentive problems in ªnancial markets, is a stark case in point. Other examples abound in domestic public policy: preven ...
... are ones that government typically fails to adequately address. The recent ªnancial crisis in the United States, which was brought about by the failure to address well-understood incentive problems in ªnancial markets, is a stark case in point. Other examples abound in domestic public policy: preven ...
Australia`s Biodiversity in a changing climate
... Minister Garrett to support the creation of conditions to enable strong reform of our national environmental legislation. We considered, (as the previous Minister and Department did), the Hawke review to be a really good piece of work. The community consultation process was particularly robust, and ...
... Minister Garrett to support the creation of conditions to enable strong reform of our national environmental legislation. We considered, (as the previous Minister and Department did), the Hawke review to be a really good piece of work. The community consultation process was particularly robust, and ...
An updated view of tipping points and the relevance for long
... understanding of the risks and consequences of significant change in these systems. Large uncertainties do remain: observed changes may be negligible or partly masked by internal variability; some biases or missing processes in global climate models make their results challenging to interpret; and s ...
... understanding of the risks and consequences of significant change in these systems. Large uncertainties do remain: observed changes may be negligible or partly masked by internal variability; some biases or missing processes in global climate models make their results challenging to interpret; and s ...
Buffelsdraai Information Booklet
... effectively changed the world. The outcome of the long and often ...
... effectively changed the world. The outcome of the long and often ...
Protected area needs in a changing climate
... in representation could be made under future climate projections, either because the species achieved its target, or because no further planning units existed that were climatically suitable for the species, either in the present or in the future. The number of species meeting the representation tar ...
... in representation could be made under future climate projections, either because the species achieved its target, or because no further planning units existed that were climatically suitable for the species, either in the present or in the future. The number of species meeting the representation tar ...
Climate Impacts on Arctic Lake Ecosystems
... with the atmosphere, interactions with the surrounding watershed, and their stratification and mixing regimes. Thirdly, persistent low temperatures exert a strong control on all physiological and ecological processes within high latitude lakes, and also in their surrounding catchments. This effect o ...
... with the atmosphere, interactions with the surrounding watershed, and their stratification and mixing regimes. Thirdly, persistent low temperatures exert a strong control on all physiological and ecological processes within high latitude lakes, and also in their surrounding catchments. This effect o ...
CRP_Capacity Building_U.S. Japan Canada
... the framework for capacity-building in developing countries every five years, and decision 13/CP.17, to initiate the third comprehensive review of the framework at the forty-second session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation with a view to completing the review at the twenty-second session of ...
... the framework for capacity-building in developing countries every five years, and decision 13/CP.17, to initiate the third comprehensive review of the framework at the forty-second session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation with a view to completing the review at the twenty-second session of ...
Aviation and Climate Change – the continuing
... aviation and shipping differently to sectors that do not operate within international airspace or waters, with policies that can allow for high growth rates in some countries. Whilst this may have some traction, it only holds within a climate change context if globally averaged growth rates do not j ...
... aviation and shipping differently to sectors that do not operate within international airspace or waters, with policies that can allow for high growth rates in some countries. Whilst this may have some traction, it only holds within a climate change context if globally averaged growth rates do not j ...
Climate change impacts on the livestock sector
... There is also an increased potential for accelerated drug resistance. For each of the preceding impact categories we consider the nature of any adaptation responses and whether there are unanticipated external costs occasioned by private adaptation choices. Overall, we do not yet find compelling evi ...
... There is also an increased potential for accelerated drug resistance. For each of the preceding impact categories we consider the nature of any adaptation responses and whether there are unanticipated external costs occasioned by private adaptation choices. Overall, we do not yet find compelling evi ...
Great Barrier Reef
... The frequency and intensity of droughts (partly driven by El Niño events) interspersed with large rainfall events is also expected to increase. Consequently, large freshwater plumes may also increase in frequency and intensity, delivering terrestrial material and contaminants to inshore and mid-shel ...
... The frequency and intensity of droughts (partly driven by El Niño events) interspersed with large rainfall events is also expected to increase. Consequently, large freshwater plumes may also increase in frequency and intensity, delivering terrestrial material and contaminants to inshore and mid-shel ...
AIT In The Classroom
... close-up, an extreme close-up, and an establishing shot. An establishing shot is an initial reference shot used to frame the setting of the scene. For example, an establishing shot may show the outside of a court house where a trial will be held in the upcoming scene. The same principles apply in sc ...
... close-up, an extreme close-up, and an establishing shot. An establishing shot is an initial reference shot used to frame the setting of the scene. For example, an establishing shot may show the outside of a court house where a trial will be held in the upcoming scene. The same principles apply in sc ...
ENST 201: Problem Definition Paper - Devon Calhoun
... It is said that deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon started in the mid 1960s as a state driven process, fueled by large-scale infrastructure projects (Hargrave 2012). This involves road construction, hydropower development, and mineral exploitation (Diniz 2013). Over the past few decades, Brazil h ...
... It is said that deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon started in the mid 1960s as a state driven process, fueled by large-scale infrastructure projects (Hargrave 2012). This involves road construction, hydropower development, and mineral exploitation (Diniz 2013). Over the past few decades, Brazil h ...
The potential impacts of climate change on the mid
... Streamflow into coastal waters, which responds to air temperature and precipitation, is an extremely important driver of variability in mid-Atlantic estuaries. Neff et al. (2000, in this issue) showed that very different changes in streamflow are predicted by a water balance model when forced by the ...
... Streamflow into coastal waters, which responds to air temperature and precipitation, is an extremely important driver of variability in mid-Atlantic estuaries. Neff et al. (2000, in this issue) showed that very different changes in streamflow are predicted by a water balance model when forced by the ...
The Paris Agreement global goals: What does a fair share for G20
... Figure 2 reproduced from IPCC-AR5 WGII, Fig. 19-4, p.1073, from Oppenheimer, M., M. Campos, R. Warren, J. Birkmann, G. Luber, B.C. O’Neill, and K. Takahashi, 2014: Emergent risks and key vulnerabilities. In: Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Part A: Global and Sectoral Asp ...
... Figure 2 reproduced from IPCC-AR5 WGII, Fig. 19-4, p.1073, from Oppenheimer, M., M. Campos, R. Warren, J. Birkmann, G. Luber, B.C. O’Neill, and K. Takahashi, 2014: Emergent risks and key vulnerabilities. In: Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Part A: Global and Sectoral Asp ...
transcript - Holland America Line
... PATRICK: Yes, we're living in a temperate rainforest where a lot of folks can understand this is maybe a Seattle temperature and climate but a little bit colder. Maybe 10 degrees Fahrenheit colder-than-average. But we get quite a bit of rain here, it is a rainforest as you said, and many of our days ...
... PATRICK: Yes, we're living in a temperate rainforest where a lot of folks can understand this is maybe a Seattle temperature and climate but a little bit colder. Maybe 10 degrees Fahrenheit colder-than-average. But we get quite a bit of rain here, it is a rainforest as you said, and many of our days ...
2015 Conference Final Program - Climate Change: Impacts and
... The possibility of "ecological surprises" in sensitive areas also needs to be addressed. Extreme weather events could be especially damaging. Thus, there is a great need for scientists and practitioners to be brought on a common platform that will at least reduce the ill effects on species ecosystem ...
... The possibility of "ecological surprises" in sensitive areas also needs to be addressed. Extreme weather events could be especially damaging. Thus, there is a great need for scientists and practitioners to be brought on a common platform that will at least reduce the ill effects on species ecosystem ...
- FUND - Climate Framework for Uncertainty, Negotiation
... reduction costs. The parameters γ determine which part of the knowledge is kept within the region, and which part spills over to other regions as well. In the base case, γR=0.9 and γG=0.1. The model is similar in structure and numbers to that of Goulder and Schneider (1999) and Goulder and Mathai (2 ...
... reduction costs. The parameters γ determine which part of the knowledge is kept within the region, and which part spills over to other regions as well. In the base case, γR=0.9 and γG=0.1. The model is similar in structure and numbers to that of Goulder and Schneider (1999) and Goulder and Mathai (2 ...
New Zealand`s Journey toward a Low-Emission Future
... constraints on GHG emissions are likely in the future. (iii) New Zealand’s emission profile Unique among industrialised countries, New Zealand’s emission profile is dominated by biological emissions from agriculture (46 percent) and energy (42 percent). From 1990 to 2012, New Zealand’s gross emissio ...
... constraints on GHG emissions are likely in the future. (iii) New Zealand’s emission profile Unique among industrialised countries, New Zealand’s emission profile is dominated by biological emissions from agriculture (46 percent) and energy (42 percent). From 1990 to 2012, New Zealand’s gross emissio ...
NEWSLETTER
... last year. The UN Climate Change Conference in December 2009 did not result in binding CO2 emission targets. Nevertheless, a process towards binding targets was started, but the rates of reduction are lower than those already recommended by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). This ...
... last year. The UN Climate Change Conference in December 2009 did not result in binding CO2 emission targets. Nevertheless, a process towards binding targets was started, but the rates of reduction are lower than those already recommended by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). This ...