Public perception of cold weather events as evidence for
... Received: 21 January 2013 / Accepted: 6 November 2013 # The Author(s) 2013. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com ...
... Received: 21 January 2013 / Accepted: 6 November 2013 # The Author(s) 2013. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com ...
Insights from the ocean carbon cycle
... The response of marine physical and biogeochemical variables to ENSO is quantified by a composite analysis based on monthly data. (Note that an analysis based on seasonal or annual averages provides comparable results.) The composites for El Niño and for each climatic period are computed by averagin ...
... The response of marine physical and biogeochemical variables to ENSO is quantified by a composite analysis based on monthly data. (Note that an analysis based on seasonal or annual averages provides comparable results.) The composites for El Niño and for each climatic period are computed by averagin ...
Bronze Age Review
... least either changes in precipitation or evapotranspiration could cause a bog water table to vary over the period of moisture deficit – the summer. Under present climatic conditions in the UK bog water tables during the summer are probably most sensitive to precipitation (Charman, 2007). However, it ...
... least either changes in precipitation or evapotranspiration could cause a bog water table to vary over the period of moisture deficit – the summer. Under present climatic conditions in the UK bog water tables during the summer are probably most sensitive to precipitation (Charman, 2007). However, it ...
Challenge of Weather and Climate
... 6. Draw annotated diagrams to show the impact of each of the factors affecting UK climate – e.g. see p 45 in Understanding GCSE Geography (Bowen and Pallister) . Perhaps give a sheet of A3 paper to students in groups. They are required to produce a diagram/map/image which explains the importance of ...
... 6. Draw annotated diagrams to show the impact of each of the factors affecting UK climate – e.g. see p 45 in Understanding GCSE Geography (Bowen and Pallister) . Perhaps give a sheet of A3 paper to students in groups. They are required to produce a diagram/map/image which explains the importance of ...
Population Engineering and the Fight against Climate Change
... One might think this is cause for optimism, but the consensus approach to mitigating dangerous climate change is layered with assumptions and uncertainties that should give pause. The first thing to note is that there are live controversies about, first, whether restricting average global temperatur ...
... One might think this is cause for optimism, but the consensus approach to mitigating dangerous climate change is layered with assumptions and uncertainties that should give pause. The first thing to note is that there are live controversies about, first, whether restricting average global temperatur ...
Adaptation for Climate Change in the Coastal Sector of Saint Lucia
... warming of between 1 and 5oC or greater is expected, depending on the scenario used, and this warming far exceeds natural variability.18 It is also expected that the wet season will be dryer!. 19 Climate change will lead to changes in sea level, increasing it on average, and also could lead to alter ...
... warming of between 1 and 5oC or greater is expected, depending on the scenario used, and this warming far exceeds natural variability.18 It is also expected that the wet season will be dryer!. 19 Climate change will lead to changes in sea level, increasing it on average, and also could lead to alter ...
climate change climate change - Toronto District School Board
... Teachers who prefer teacher-centred planning should plan lessons based on their interpretation of the Focus Questions. They will pre-plan their regular daily geography lessons with an eye first and foremost on the Ontario Geography document. However, when they need an example for in-class practice a ...
... Teachers who prefer teacher-centred planning should plan lessons based on their interpretation of the Focus Questions. They will pre-plan their regular daily geography lessons with an eye first and foremost on the Ontario Geography document. However, when they need an example for in-class practice a ...
From Economic Refugees to Climate Refugees?
... is likely to be far less dramatic than the Atlantis-style predictions that have been showcased in the media. Gradual, virtual disappearance as more people start to live outside the territory is the likely scenario. In the absence of a sudden, natural disaster, movement from these states will be a co ...
... is likely to be far less dramatic than the Atlantis-style predictions that have been showcased in the media. Gradual, virtual disappearance as more people start to live outside the territory is the likely scenario. In the absence of a sudden, natural disaster, movement from these states will be a co ...
Global and African Regional Climate during the Cenozoic
... El Niño years are anomalously dry in southern Africa between December and February. These interannual observations suggest that past variations in Indian and Pacific SSTs are likely to have had a significant influence on southern African rainfall, particularly in the southeast, whereas variations in ...
... El Niño years are anomalously dry in southern Africa between December and February. These interannual observations suggest that past variations in Indian and Pacific SSTs are likely to have had a significant influence on southern African rainfall, particularly in the southeast, whereas variations in ...
The shape of things to come: why is climate change so predictable?
... Projections of future climate changes are inherently probabilistic, because of the many uncertainties surrounding choices of climate parameters, uncertainties in the underlying physical processes and future emissions, and because the climate system is highly complex. On the other hand, such projecti ...
... Projections of future climate changes are inherently probabilistic, because of the many uncertainties surrounding choices of climate parameters, uncertainties in the underlying physical processes and future emissions, and because the climate system is highly complex. On the other hand, such projecti ...
Anticipating the outcome of the 2015 Paris Climate Change
... The challengeS for paris There are a number of political, economic, legal and practical challenges that may thwart the efforts of the negotiating Parties in Paris. There is already a lot of literature available on what these are; therefore, we highlight those that are more legal in nature. The lega ...
... The challengeS for paris There are a number of political, economic, legal and practical challenges that may thwart the efforts of the negotiating Parties in Paris. There is already a lot of literature available on what these are; therefore, we highlight those that are more legal in nature. The lega ...
An Initial Assessment of Winter Climate Change Adaptation
... face political constraints and obstructionism, climate initiatives adopted by local governments are emerging as an increasingly important response to political inaction and gridlock. Local officials a ...
... face political constraints and obstructionism, climate initiatives adopted by local governments are emerging as an increasingly important response to political inaction and gridlock. Local officials a ...
22. Predictions and Projections of Pine Productivity and Hydrology
... forests cover approximately 55% of the southern United States land area (Flather et al., 1989), changes in water use by forests could significantly change-water yields and potentially lead to water shortages within the region. Hence, estimates of future water supply from forested areas are needed an ...
... forests cover approximately 55% of the southern United States land area (Flather et al., 1989), changes in water use by forests could significantly change-water yields and potentially lead to water shortages within the region. Hence, estimates of future water supply from forested areas are needed an ...
Consequences of Climate Warming and Altered Precipitation
... robust, including expected increases in the total area of land affected by drought, the number of dry days annually, and the risk of drought in snowmelt dominated ecosystems. Globally, the land area affected by drought has doubled since 1970, according to historical Palmer Drought Index data. Decre ...
... robust, including expected increases in the total area of land affected by drought, the number of dry days annually, and the risk of drought in snowmelt dominated ecosystems. Globally, the land area affected by drought has doubled since 1970, according to historical Palmer Drought Index data. Decre ...
Climate Change and Hazard Mitigation Planning
... climate data alone. For example, a community can prepare for seasonal flooding without acknowledging climate change, but if the flood protection plan does not recognize that sea level rise and more intense storms are likely to result in higher flood levels in the future, the preparation may be inade ...
... climate data alone. For example, a community can prepare for seasonal flooding without acknowledging climate change, but if the flood protection plan does not recognize that sea level rise and more intense storms are likely to result in higher flood levels in the future, the preparation may be inade ...
Climate Change, Natural Hazards and Cities
... In order to plan for urban sustainability, we must better understand the nature of hazards. Moreover, it is important to explore the impact that a changing climate will have on natural hazards that our cities face. A central question for this report is – are disaster-generating events, those trigger ...
... In order to plan for urban sustainability, we must better understand the nature of hazards. Moreover, it is important to explore the impact that a changing climate will have on natural hazards that our cities face. A central question for this report is – are disaster-generating events, those trigger ...
Sierra Leone INDC
... Pillar eight (8) of Sierra Leone’s five year development plan considers Gender and Women’s Empowerment.Therefore, in addressing climate change issues, public entities are required to undertake public awareness and consultations, and ensure gender mainstreaming. National implementation: Sierra Leone ...
... Pillar eight (8) of Sierra Leone’s five year development plan considers Gender and Women’s Empowerment.Therefore, in addressing climate change issues, public entities are required to undertake public awareness and consultations, and ensure gender mainstreaming. National implementation: Sierra Leone ...
Running to stand still: adaptation and the response of
... Interannual variability in climate is a normal occurrence, even in the absence of long-term climatic changes. Most species tolerate such short-term variability through phenotypic plasticity. However, beyond the point at which individuals (and therefore species) are able to tolerate changes in climat ...
... Interannual variability in climate is a normal occurrence, even in the absence of long-term climatic changes. Most species tolerate such short-term variability through phenotypic plasticity. However, beyond the point at which individuals (and therefore species) are able to tolerate changes in climat ...
Assessing the adequacy of current fisheries
... Climate change is likely to have a significant impact on both target and non-target marine stocks worldwide, with the concomitant need for management strategies capable of sustaining fishing in future. We use several southern hemisphere fisheries to highlight the likely impacts of climate change at a r ...
... Climate change is likely to have a significant impact on both target and non-target marine stocks worldwide, with the concomitant need for management strategies capable of sustaining fishing in future. We use several southern hemisphere fisheries to highlight the likely impacts of climate change at a r ...
MAPPING CLIMATE CHANGE AND SECURITY IN NORTH AFRICA
... Climate change is increasingly recognized to have implications that extend beyond impacts on people’s quality of life and into the security sphere. Since 2007, policy practitioners and academics have issued scores of reports identifying the security risks associated with climate change. Scholars and ...
... Climate change is increasingly recognized to have implications that extend beyond impacts on people’s quality of life and into the security sphere. Since 2007, policy practitioners and academics have issued scores of reports identifying the security risks associated with climate change. Scholars and ...
Climate sCienCe
... senior executives’ knowledge of how the changing resource picture and climate change are affecting their businesses and industries, and of how other organisations are responding with innovation that embeds resource and carbon efficiency into the core of their businesses. What sets the GLTE partnersh ...
... senior executives’ knowledge of how the changing resource picture and climate change are affecting their businesses and industries, and of how other organisations are responding with innovation that embeds resource and carbon efficiency into the core of their businesses. What sets the GLTE partnersh ...
Regional Climate Change Adaptation Framework for the
... local emergency measures. However, building environmental and socioeconomic resilience against climate change at the regional level is about pro-active, longer term and integrated planning that addresses existing aspects of unsustainable development as drivers of vulnerability and guides the economi ...
... local emergency measures. However, building environmental and socioeconomic resilience against climate change at the regional level is about pro-active, longer term and integrated planning that addresses existing aspects of unsustainable development as drivers of vulnerability and guides the economi ...