Preparing for coastal change - Ministry for the Environment
... in coastal areas, some of which are vulnerable to coastal hazards such as coastal erosion and inundation. In recent years, coastal development and associated infrastructure have intensified, and property values have increased. As development increases, the potential impacts and consequences of coast ...
... in coastal areas, some of which are vulnerable to coastal hazards such as coastal erosion and inundation. In recent years, coastal development and associated infrastructure have intensified, and property values have increased. As development increases, the potential impacts and consequences of coast ...
Rapid attribution of the August 2016 flood
... the Amite River, provisional data showed that water levels exceeded the NWS flood stage from 13 to 23 August and also exceeded the previous height record (set 25 April 1977). Its levels declined more slowly and did not fall below flood stage until late on 23 August, due to drainage from the Comite a ...
... the Amite River, provisional data showed that water levels exceeded the NWS flood stage from 13 to 23 August and also exceeded the previous height record (set 25 April 1977). Its levels declined more slowly and did not fall below flood stage until late on 23 August, due to drainage from the Comite a ...
The Secret History of Fossil Fuels
... the kind of energy we least needed was . . . electricity, the foundation of the digital/information revolution: “[W]e don’t need any more big electric generating stations. We already have about twice as much electricity as we can use to advantage.”20 In 1998, Bill McKibben endorsed a scenario of out ...
... the kind of energy we least needed was . . . electricity, the foundation of the digital/information revolution: “[W]e don’t need any more big electric generating stations. We already have about twice as much electricity as we can use to advantage.”20 In 1998, Bill McKibben endorsed a scenario of out ...
Pennsylvania Climate Impact Assessment Report to
... Existing aquatic ecosystems and fisheries in Pennsylvania are expected to be stressed by projected climate changes. The most significant effects predicted for stream and wetland communities are increased water temperature and increased variability of the water environment. The latter may be reflecte ...
... Existing aquatic ecosystems and fisheries in Pennsylvania are expected to be stressed by projected climate changes. The most significant effects predicted for stream and wetland communities are increased water temperature and increased variability of the water environment. The latter may be reflecte ...
How does climate change influence arctic mercury?
... to Hg in many ways some of which we can predict and others of which will be surprises. The complexity of environmental processes and pathways challenges our ability to project exactly how change in the global Hg cycle will manifest in the Arctic. This review focuses specifically on how the Arctic's H ...
... to Hg in many ways some of which we can predict and others of which will be surprises. The complexity of environmental processes and pathways challenges our ability to project exactly how change in the global Hg cycle will manifest in the Arctic. This review focuses specifically on how the Arctic's H ...
Stern i in. (2012) How does climate change in fl uence arctic mercury?
... to Hg in many ways some of which we can predict and others of which will be surprises. The complexity of environmental processes and pathways challenges our ability to project exactly how change in the global Hg cycle will manifest in the Arctic. This review focuses specifically on how the Arctic's H ...
... to Hg in many ways some of which we can predict and others of which will be surprises. The complexity of environmental processes and pathways challenges our ability to project exactly how change in the global Hg cycle will manifest in the Arctic. This review focuses specifically on how the Arctic's H ...
In the Supreme Court of the State of California
... STATEMENT OF THE ISSUE “Must the environmental impact report for a regional transportation plan include an analysis of the plan’s consistency with the greenhouse gas emission reduction goals reflected in Executive Order No. S-3-05 to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (Pub. Resour ...
... STATEMENT OF THE ISSUE “Must the environmental impact report for a regional transportation plan include an analysis of the plan’s consistency with the greenhouse gas emission reduction goals reflected in Executive Order No. S-3-05 to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (Pub. Resour ...
Coffee and Climate Change - Natural Resources Institute
... capacity and options to adapt. How this can be translated into effects on adaptation is still being evaluated. Nevertheless, it is considered that more scientific research is required to develop adaptation technologies that go beyond simply reinforcing sustainable production practices. Mitigation of ...
... capacity and options to adapt. How this can be translated into effects on adaptation is still being evaluated. Nevertheless, it is considered that more scientific research is required to develop adaptation technologies that go beyond simply reinforcing sustainable production practices. Mitigation of ...
Migration as Societal Response to Climate Change and Land
... strategy of households and individuals to reduce vulnerabilities to environmental, social and economic risks, and to diversify their income (Tacoli 2009, 2011). Other authors emphasize the role of migration as one of alternative “livelihood strategies” of individuals or households (McDowell and de H ...
... strategy of households and individuals to reduce vulnerabilities to environmental, social and economic risks, and to diversify their income (Tacoli 2009, 2011). Other authors emphasize the role of migration as one of alternative “livelihood strategies” of individuals or households (McDowell and de H ...
... to policies, strategies, legislation and programmes of the Central and the State Governments meant for environmental governance and prevention of climate change. However, a basic requirement for taking forward environmental audit objectives will be familiarity and insight into the concepts and impor ...
Global warming in the American mind
... It is said that it takes a village to raise a child. In my case, it has taken several villages to raise an interdisciplinary scholar. Thank you to the Department of Geography, my focal discipline, and especially to Dr. Shaul Cohen for his invaluable advice, perspective and support. Thank you to Drs. ...
... It is said that it takes a village to raise a child. In my case, it has taken several villages to raise an interdisciplinary scholar. Thank you to the Department of Geography, my focal discipline, and especially to Dr. Shaul Cohen for his invaluable advice, perspective and support. Thank you to Drs. ...
Adaptation to Climate Change with a Focus on Rural Areas
... projected with much more certainty than projections for specific locations. The level of uncertainty also differs across different aspects of climate change, with more accurate projections available for temperature than for precipitation. Nevertheless, despite this uncertainty, it is highly unlikely ...
... projected with much more certainty than projections for specific locations. The level of uncertainty also differs across different aspects of climate change, with more accurate projections available for temperature than for precipitation. Nevertheless, despite this uncertainty, it is highly unlikely ...
Republic of Maldives
... work undertaken by the National Project Manager of the Integrated Climate ...
... work undertaken by the National Project Manager of the Integrated Climate ...
Montane forest root growth and soil organic layer depth as potential
... restricted to the mycorrhizosphere, we classify it as other weathering. The field data were combined with a process-based weathering model to estimate a likely ~5.5-fold increase in biological weathering rates from the top of our elevation gradient to the bottom (not including CO2 fertilization which ...
... restricted to the mycorrhizosphere, we classify it as other weathering. The field data were combined with a process-based weathering model to estimate a likely ~5.5-fold increase in biological weathering rates from the top of our elevation gradient to the bottom (not including CO2 fertilization which ...
Green Allies: Speculative Realism, Evangelical Christianity, and
... have ever known. The political challenge, in turn, is creating the political will to change, for instance, human reliance on coal, gas, and oil. For years, environmentalists have tried to convince politicians and CEOs that humans are destroying the planet, but moral cajoling alone has not worked. ‘‘ ...
... have ever known. The political challenge, in turn, is creating the political will to change, for instance, human reliance on coal, gas, and oil. For years, environmentalists have tried to convince politicians and CEOs that humans are destroying the planet, but moral cajoling alone has not worked. ‘‘ ...
Waning habitats due to climate change: effects of streamflow and
... et al., 2016), America (e.g., Kaushal et al., 2010) and Australia (e.g., Chessman, 2009). Flow regimes are also being influenced by changes in precipitation, although those trends vary by climatic region (IPCC, 2013; Morán-Tejeda et al., 2014). The predictions of the International Panel of Climate C ...
... et al., 2016), America (e.g., Kaushal et al., 2010) and Australia (e.g., Chessman, 2009). Flow regimes are also being influenced by changes in precipitation, although those trends vary by climatic region (IPCC, 2013; Morán-Tejeda et al., 2014). The predictions of the International Panel of Climate C ...
It Depends Which Way the Wind Blows
... The Board with the support of communities and Adelaide University developed this report as the first of many steps needed in our Region to look at the impact of climate change on the land and possible effects on community’s ability to look after that land. The Board was keen that this was not just a ...
... The Board with the support of communities and Adelaide University developed this report as the first of many steps needed in our Region to look at the impact of climate change on the land and possible effects on community’s ability to look after that land. The Board was keen that this was not just a ...
A Climate Change Vulnerability and Risk Assessment
... especially hard to pass because the US government gives a great deal of power to the states, and many states would be affected by such legislation differently. In 1998, The National Energy Policy Act was introduced to Congress and signed into law four years later. This law called for a national ener ...
... especially hard to pass because the US government gives a great deal of power to the states, and many states would be affected by such legislation differently. In 1998, The National Energy Policy Act was introduced to Congress and signed into law four years later. This law called for a national ener ...
Universal Ownership Why environmental externalities
... Our thanks go to the team of authors led by Trucost who have put together this analysis. We hope this report can contribute to making economics part of the solution, for it is our shared responsibility to safeguard our natural assets for the benefit of our generation and future generations. ...
... Our thanks go to the team of authors led by Trucost who have put together this analysis. We hope this report can contribute to making economics part of the solution, for it is our shared responsibility to safeguard our natural assets for the benefit of our generation and future generations. ...
The Response of Precipitation Minus
... in simulations from phase 5 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5). Both temperature and relative humidity respond differently over land than ocean (e.g., Byrne and O’Gorman 2013b), and we show here that the response of P 2 E is affected by these differences. A sensitivity of tropical ...
... in simulations from phase 5 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5). Both temperature and relative humidity respond differently over land than ocean (e.g., Byrne and O’Gorman 2013b), and we show here that the response of P 2 E is affected by these differences. A sensitivity of tropical ...
Review and recommendations for climate change vulnerability
... vulnerability to climate change of species and habitats in the American Southwest. We begin by defining and discussing climate change vulnerability assessment concepts and approaches and then examine major methods by which such assessments are conducted. Finally, we review and synthesize the informa ...
... vulnerability to climate change of species and habitats in the American Southwest. We begin by defining and discussing climate change vulnerability assessment concepts and approaches and then examine major methods by which such assessments are conducted. Finally, we review and synthesize the informa ...
Enabling Environment for Private Sector Adaptation
... and damage, and data improvements, the imperative to adapt to more extreme weather and climate change is steadily being recognized by private sector organizations across the world. As proof, 90% of companies in the Standard & Poor’s Global 100 market index have identified present or future business ...
... and damage, and data improvements, the imperative to adapt to more extreme weather and climate change is steadily being recognized by private sector organizations across the world. As proof, 90% of companies in the Standard & Poor’s Global 100 market index have identified present or future business ...
Simulating Future Wheat Yields` Response to Climate Change and
... active and healthy life” (FAO 1996). In addition to this definition given by the FAO at the 1996 World Food Summit, food security depends on the different processes of the food system including food production, storing, processing, transporting and disposing of food waste (Porter et al. 2014). One o ...
... active and healthy life” (FAO 1996). In addition to this definition given by the FAO at the 1996 World Food Summit, food security depends on the different processes of the food system including food production, storing, processing, transporting and disposing of food waste (Porter et al. 2014). One o ...