Climate response to dust
... (consistent with one existing study? Need more models!) – Dust could be ‘natural’ or anthropogenic (Mahowald et al., 2002; Prospero and Lamb, 2003; Mahowalld and Luo, 2003; Tegen et al., 2004; Mahowald et al., 2004) ...
... (consistent with one existing study? Need more models!) – Dust could be ‘natural’ or anthropogenic (Mahowald et al., 2002; Prospero and Lamb, 2003; Mahowalld and Luo, 2003; Tegen et al., 2004; Mahowald et al., 2004) ...
pdf - Green Alliance
... politicians could build stronger support for policies and reduce the likelihood of a public backlash.” The story of climate change is complex and often abstract. It is a difficult story to tell well. In we fight to win, Ben Caldecott of Climate Change Capital suggests that politicians could tell a m ...
... politicians could build stronger support for policies and reduce the likelihood of a public backlash.” The story of climate change is complex and often abstract. It is a difficult story to tell well. In we fight to win, Ben Caldecott of Climate Change Capital suggests that politicians could tell a m ...
backgrounder - The Heritage Foundation
... Paris agreement and support reversing domestic regulations nonetheless argue that it is better to remain in the agreement so that the U.S. can continue to have a seat at the table. According to this argument, remaining in the agreement poses no threat because the carbon dioxide reduction targets are ...
... Paris agreement and support reversing domestic regulations nonetheless argue that it is better to remain in the agreement so that the U.S. can continue to have a seat at the table. According to this argument, remaining in the agreement poses no threat because the carbon dioxide reduction targets are ...
Climate sensitivity of shrub growth across the tundra biome
... control growth at range edges, whereas further from the range edge other factors such as competition, facilitation, herbivory and disease21 may be more important. Herbivore densities vary spatially and temporally across our study locations12,29 , and this could be one of the factors explaining the v ...
... control growth at range edges, whereas further from the range edge other factors such as competition, facilitation, herbivory and disease21 may be more important. Herbivore densities vary spatially and temporally across our study locations12,29 , and this could be one of the factors explaining the v ...
Why countries move on with kyoto protocol w/o the US, Global
... sense that it will induce more countries to join at a later stage is the key question addressed in hypothesis 2 below. Whether countries already committed to Kyoto will agree to progressively more ambitious targets even if no significant new actors join the regime is at best an open question. Frankl ...
... sense that it will induce more countries to join at a later stage is the key question addressed in hypothesis 2 below. Whether countries already committed to Kyoto will agree to progressively more ambitious targets even if no significant new actors join the regime is at best an open question. Frankl ...
Cosmic Rays, Carbon Dioxide, and Climate
... the mean state (caveat iii) cannot be avoided, but it is a more serious problem for the time period considered by Shaviv and Veizer [2003] with conditions very different from the modern climate system. Positions of continents shifted, ocean currents took a different course, and estimated CO levels w ...
... the mean state (caveat iii) cannot be avoided, but it is a more serious problem for the time period considered by Shaviv and Veizer [2003] with conditions very different from the modern climate system. Positions of continents shifted, ocean currents took a different course, and estimated CO levels w ...
Denali National Park and… Climate Change
... Both current evidence shows and model projections indicate that the tundra biome will slowly give way to taiga under warming conditions. Denali tundra is now blooming slightly earlier due to drier summers and heavier winter snowfalls; while the snow is melting from tundra a month earlier than usual. ...
... Both current evidence shows and model projections indicate that the tundra biome will slowly give way to taiga under warming conditions. Denali tundra is now blooming slightly earlier due to drier summers and heavier winter snowfalls; while the snow is melting from tundra a month earlier than usual. ...
global carbon cycle - Globe Carbon Cycle
... itself is a perfectly natural phenomenon and, without it, the Earth would be a much colder place. But as is often the case, too much of a good thing can have negative consequences, and an unnatural buildup of greenhouse gasses can lead to a planet that gets unnaturally hot. In recent years CO2 has r ...
... itself is a perfectly natural phenomenon and, without it, the Earth would be a much colder place. But as is often the case, too much of a good thing can have negative consequences, and an unnatural buildup of greenhouse gasses can lead to a planet that gets unnaturally hot. In recent years CO2 has r ...
2015 Conference Schedule
... system revolves around seed sovereignty. Who controls the access, distribution, and use of seeds and how is this control asserted? What are some of the steps that communities are taking to challenge the transnational corporations’ efforts to control the seed market? What lessons for the broader move ...
... system revolves around seed sovereignty. Who controls the access, distribution, and use of seeds and how is this control asserted? What are some of the steps that communities are taking to challenge the transnational corporations’ efforts to control the seed market? What lessons for the broader move ...
Climate, Ecology, and Human Health
... disturbance has occurred in the development of his nation--that not even careless politics can overlook. Dr. Rudolf Virchow, 1848 There are many determinants of health and well-being, and they can all interact with one another. Human biological and psychological factors come into play on a personal ...
... disturbance has occurred in the development of his nation--that not even careless politics can overlook. Dr. Rudolf Virchow, 1848 There are many determinants of health and well-being, and they can all interact with one another. Human biological and psychological factors come into play on a personal ...
here. - APSIM
... Lieffering M, Newton PCD, Li FY, Vibart A (2012) Hill country sheep and beef: impacts and adaptations to climate change. In: Enhanced climate change impact and adaptation evaluation: A comprehensive analysis of New Zealand’s land-based primary sectors (eds Clark A, Nottage R), pp. 189–236. Ministry ...
... Lieffering M, Newton PCD, Li FY, Vibart A (2012) Hill country sheep and beef: impacts and adaptations to climate change. In: Enhanced climate change impact and adaptation evaluation: A comprehensive analysis of New Zealand’s land-based primary sectors (eds Clark A, Nottage R), pp. 189–236. Ministry ...
New York`s New Sea Level Rise Projections Will Affect Land Use
... impact statements for state or local actions that may significantly affect the environment. However, on Jan. 20, 2017, DEC released a set of proposed revisions to its regulations under SEQRA, which have not been significantly amended since 1995. One of the proposed revisions would require that envir ...
... impact statements for state or local actions that may significantly affect the environment. However, on Jan. 20, 2017, DEC released a set of proposed revisions to its regulations under SEQRA, which have not been significantly amended since 1995. One of the proposed revisions would require that envir ...
How far are biodiversity loss and climate change similar as policy
... derive their profits more of less directly from ecosystems, notably in the agro-food sector (e.g., cereals, meat, fish, edible oils, and brewing), or industries supplying agriculture or aquaculture (chemicals and fertilisers), from forestry, or from enterprises involved in organic commodity supply c ...
... derive their profits more of less directly from ecosystems, notably in the agro-food sector (e.g., cereals, meat, fish, edible oils, and brewing), or industries supplying agriculture or aquaculture (chemicals and fertilisers), from forestry, or from enterprises involved in organic commodity supply c ...
Phenology and Climate Change
... After the 1990s phenological research gained momentum in the context of research into global change, and a large number of research findings were published on the impacts of climate change on phenological events. As a result some nature-based organisations shifted their focus and deployed their effo ...
... After the 1990s phenological research gained momentum in the context of research into global change, and a large number of research findings were published on the impacts of climate change on phenological events. As a result some nature-based organisations shifted their focus and deployed their effo ...
Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization
... • Saudi Arabia has heavily subsidized wheat production and as a result has been selfsufficient for more than 20 years • Used oil-drilling technology to tap a nonreplenishable aquifer to irrigate the desert • In early 2008, announced the aquifer was largely depleted and wheat production would be phas ...
... • Saudi Arabia has heavily subsidized wheat production and as a result has been selfsufficient for more than 20 years • Used oil-drilling technology to tap a nonreplenishable aquifer to irrigate the desert • In early 2008, announced the aquifer was largely depleted and wheat production would be phas ...
Plan B 4.0 - Earth Policy Institute
... • Saudi Arabia has heavily subsidized wheat production and as a result has been selfsufficient for more than 20 years • Used oil-drilling technology to tap a nonreplenishable aquifer to irrigate the desert • In early 2008, announced the aquifer was largely depleted and wheat production would be phas ...
... • Saudi Arabia has heavily subsidized wheat production and as a result has been selfsufficient for more than 20 years • Used oil-drilling technology to tap a nonreplenishable aquifer to irrigate the desert • In early 2008, announced the aquifer was largely depleted and wheat production would be phas ...
Close Examination of the Principle of Global Per
... on a global level is too complicated.13 The equal per-capita principle would require developed countries to transfer hundreds of billions of dollars, possibly much more, to developing countries, compared to the status quo, because developed countries generally emit, on a per-capita basis, much more ...
... on a global level is too complicated.13 The equal per-capita principle would require developed countries to transfer hundreds of billions of dollars, possibly much more, to developing countries, compared to the status quo, because developed countries generally emit, on a per-capita basis, much more ...
Climatic Drivers of Change and the Future of African Ocean Assets
... benefits of preserving Africa’s ocean assets and charting a course towards a sustainable ocean economy. Climate drivers of change Expert scientific consensus tells us that we are entering a worrying period of change and uncertainty for the ocean. Not only are we drawing down too much on our primary ...
... benefits of preserving Africa’s ocean assets and charting a course towards a sustainable ocean economy. Climate drivers of change Expert scientific consensus tells us that we are entering a worrying period of change and uncertainty for the ocean. Not only are we drawing down too much on our primary ...
Status of the international climate change negotiations
... to provide USD 30 bln in 2012-2012 to mobilize USD 100 bln/year by 2020 Variety of sources balanced allocation to mitigation and adaptation significant portion to go through Copenhagen Green Climate Fund Copenhagen High ...
... to provide USD 30 bln in 2012-2012 to mobilize USD 100 bln/year by 2020 Variety of sources balanced allocation to mitigation and adaptation significant portion to go through Copenhagen Green Climate Fund Copenhagen High ...
Whales in Hot Water?
... The ability of species that prefer ‘icy’ habitats to adapt to long-term changes in sea ice extent and dynamics, and the resulting changes in prey availability, is presently an unquantifiable concern. For example, reduced ice cover could expand foraging opportunities for bowheads, but reduce them for ...
... The ability of species that prefer ‘icy’ habitats to adapt to long-term changes in sea ice extent and dynamics, and the resulting changes in prey availability, is presently an unquantifiable concern. For example, reduced ice cover could expand foraging opportunities for bowheads, but reduce them for ...