Using the NatureServe Climate Change Vulnerability Index
... a project lead, a GIS technician, and either staff botanists and zoologists or locally-recruited scientists. The project lead would be responsible for coordinating among team members, scheduling the work, recruiting knowledgeable scientists, compiling and interpreting the results, and incorporating ...
... a project lead, a GIS technician, and either staff botanists and zoologists or locally-recruited scientists. The project lead would be responsible for coordinating among team members, scheduling the work, recruiting knowledgeable scientists, compiling and interpreting the results, and incorporating ...
Evidence that local land use practices influence regional climate
... showed significant trends of decreasing July temperatures in recent decades; (ii) the distribution of seedlings of five dominant conifer species in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, which suggested that cooler, wetter conditions occurred over roughly the same time period; and (iii) increased s ...
... showed significant trends of decreasing July temperatures in recent decades; (ii) the distribution of seedlings of five dominant conifer species in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, which suggested that cooler, wetter conditions occurred over roughly the same time period; and (iii) increased s ...
forecasting the impacts of climate change on coastal ecosystems
... INTEGRATIVE & COMP. BIOLOGY 846 (2002); Emily Carrington, Seasonal Variation in the Attachment Strength of Blue Mussels: Causes and Consequences, 47 LIMNOLOGY & OCEANOGRAPHY 1723 (2002); Brian Gaylord, Biological Implications of Surf-Zone Flow ...
... INTEGRATIVE & COMP. BIOLOGY 846 (2002); Emily Carrington, Seasonal Variation in the Attachment Strength of Blue Mussels: Causes and Consequences, 47 LIMNOLOGY & OCEANOGRAPHY 1723 (2002); Brian Gaylord, Biological Implications of Surf-Zone Flow ...
Causes (“Drivers”) of Climate Change
... If we eliminate population AND affluence growth, technology improvements take until 2110 to cut ...
... If we eliminate population AND affluence growth, technology improvements take until 2110 to cut ...
Get Real on Climate: Climate change lesson
... 1. Organize the class into “expert groups” of (preferably three to four) students per topic: • Team 1: Climate Change Basics • Team 2: Effects of Climate Change • Team 3: Taking Action on Climate Change (Industry/National/International level) • Team 4: Taking Action on Climate Change (Personal/Commu ...
... 1. Organize the class into “expert groups” of (preferably three to four) students per topic: • Team 1: Climate Change Basics • Team 2: Effects of Climate Change • Team 3: Taking Action on Climate Change (Industry/National/International level) • Team 4: Taking Action on Climate Change (Personal/Commu ...
Biological Responses to Rapid Climate Change at the Last Glacial
... 4. Radiocarbon dating by Steinar Gulliksen Chronology based on 72 AMS dates, wigglematched to the German oak-pine dendro-calibration curve by Gulliksen et al. (1998 The Holocene 8: 249-259) ...
... 4. Radiocarbon dating by Steinar Gulliksen Chronology based on 72 AMS dates, wigglematched to the German oak-pine dendro-calibration curve by Gulliksen et al. (1998 The Holocene 8: 249-259) ...
in-class final exam
... b. (3 points) Say what A stands for (note that there are two correct answers; also, make sure to think about units!), and then list one relevant fact about A.xv ...
... b. (3 points) Say what A stands for (note that there are two correct answers; also, make sure to think about units!), and then list one relevant fact about A.xv ...
Climate Change News 10 February 10
... policy brief that identifies opportunities in the agriculture sector to address challenges relating to development, food security and climate change mitigation and adaptation. The report, titled “Harvesting agriculture’s multiple benefits: mitigation, adaptation, development and food security,” high ...
... policy brief that identifies opportunities in the agriculture sector to address challenges relating to development, food security and climate change mitigation and adaptation. The report, titled “Harvesting agriculture’s multiple benefits: mitigation, adaptation, development and food security,” high ...
Planning in the face of uncertainty: weather and water
... involve changes in agriculture and fixing leaks in natural gas pipelines and things like that. The methane problem looks much more manageable from a short-term perspective. So you can at least imagine choices that people might make that would bring methane concentrations down in an absolute sense ov ...
... involve changes in agriculture and fixing leaks in natural gas pipelines and things like that. The methane problem looks much more manageable from a short-term perspective. So you can at least imagine choices that people might make that would bring methane concentrations down in an absolute sense ov ...
Bird Species and Climate Change
... Having served as reliable indicators of environmental change for centuries, birds now indicate that global warming has set in motion a powerful chain of effects in ecosystems worldwide. As this report shows, robust evidence demonstrates that climate change is affecting birds’ behaviour -- with some ...
... Having served as reliable indicators of environmental change for centuries, birds now indicate that global warming has set in motion a powerful chain of effects in ecosystems worldwide. As this report shows, robust evidence demonstrates that climate change is affecting birds’ behaviour -- with some ...
Links between native forest and climate in Australia
... Despite this problem, commercial activities such as timber industry, mining and urbanisation continued to compound the nominal clearing rates. This continued until recently when active revegetation programs by the Commonwealth and State governments were implemented to address it. In Queensland, land ...
... Despite this problem, commercial activities such as timber industry, mining and urbanisation continued to compound the nominal clearing rates. This continued until recently when active revegetation programs by the Commonwealth and State governments were implemented to address it. In Queensland, land ...
Extreme event: Heat waves and hot days
... Extreme Weather and Climate Change in Australia: today and into the future Australia has always been a land of extremes. However, the basic features of the climate system have now shifted, changing the conditions for all weather. We live in a hotter climate than 50 years ago, and this extra energy ...
... Extreme Weather and Climate Change in Australia: today and into the future Australia has always been a land of extremes. However, the basic features of the climate system have now shifted, changing the conditions for all weather. We live in a hotter climate than 50 years ago, and this extra energy ...
Natural Disaster, Risk and Catastrophic Scenarios: a Review.
... We made this choice because the critique moved on the document defined a “political one” from Weitzman (2007) and the consequent debate on the discount factor has been precursor to the current debate on Dismal Theorem. The Dismal theorem has been provided by Weitzman (2009), who introduce a not so i ...
... We made this choice because the critique moved on the document defined a “political one” from Weitzman (2007) and the consequent debate on the discount factor has been precursor to the current debate on Dismal Theorem. The Dismal theorem has been provided by Weitzman (2009), who introduce a not so i ...
2011 Annual Report
... cozy lives at home and embark on a 40-day cruise into this inhospitable place?” Biologist Carin Ashjian and her team explore the Arctic Ocean in winter because, in many ways, it remains a mystery. The Arctic system is undergoing significant changes related to a warming climate, most notably decrease ...
... cozy lives at home and embark on a 40-day cruise into this inhospitable place?” Biologist Carin Ashjian and her team explore the Arctic Ocean in winter because, in many ways, it remains a mystery. The Arctic system is undergoing significant changes related to a warming climate, most notably decrease ...
Climate change in the North Atlantic has become a reality which we
... for replacing it with fishing for cod. Despite new fishing opportunities, the overall profit from fishing faces major challenges as the shrimp fishing comprises such a considerable part of the sector's income. A reduced shrimp stock or even a collapse of this as a result of climate change will have ...
... for replacing it with fishing for cod. Despite new fishing opportunities, the overall profit from fishing faces major challenges as the shrimp fishing comprises such a considerable part of the sector's income. A reduced shrimp stock or even a collapse of this as a result of climate change will have ...
Economics, ethics and climate change
... capabilities, as well as outcomes, is relevant to climate-change policy and economics. While we do not pursue the capabilities approach here, we nevertheless consider it to have substantial potential as an ethical framework for climate change policy evaluation. The lists of dimensions of human well- ...
... capabilities, as well as outcomes, is relevant to climate-change policy and economics. While we do not pursue the capabilities approach here, we nevertheless consider it to have substantial potential as an ethical framework for climate change policy evaluation. The lists of dimensions of human well- ...
Disaster risk reduction in a changing climate: Advocacy
... expected climate stimuli or their effects, which moderates harm or exploits benefit opportunities.” • Disaster risk reduction: “The concept and practice of reducing disaster risks through systematic efforts to analyze and manage the causal factors of disasters, including through reduced exposure to ...
... expected climate stimuli or their effects, which moderates harm or exploits benefit opportunities.” • Disaster risk reduction: “The concept and practice of reducing disaster risks through systematic efforts to analyze and manage the causal factors of disasters, including through reduced exposure to ...
Geology 110: Earth and Space Science
... #8: With all the media reports of climate change, people in your community turn to you to help them figure out if it is really happening. (You are taking an Earth Science class after all). They ask you to generate a common sense index of climate change that could be used by long-time residents (>20 ...
... #8: With all the media reports of climate change, people in your community turn to you to help them figure out if it is really happening. (You are taking an Earth Science class after all). They ask you to generate a common sense index of climate change that could be used by long-time residents (>20 ...
Multilateral Climate Change Mitigation
... Hansen points out that "[w]e have to stabilize emissions of carbon dioxide within a decade, or temperatures will warm by more than one degree. That will be warmer than it has been for half a million years, and many things could become unstoppable."30 He concludes that we must proceed with mitigation ...
... Hansen points out that "[w]e have to stabilize emissions of carbon dioxide within a decade, or temperatures will warm by more than one degree. That will be warmer than it has been for half a million years, and many things could become unstoppable."30 He concludes that we must proceed with mitigation ...
Integrating Indigenous Knowledge Systems into Climate Change
... change. The most widely relied-upon indicators are the timing, intensity and duration of cold temperatures during the early part of the dry season, timing of fruiting by certain local trees, the water level in streams and ponds, the nesting behaviour of some birds, and insect behaviour in rubbish he ...
... change. The most widely relied-upon indicators are the timing, intensity and duration of cold temperatures during the early part of the dry season, timing of fruiting by certain local trees, the water level in streams and ponds, the nesting behaviour of some birds, and insect behaviour in rubbish he ...
2015 METEOROLOGY RESOURCE LINKS ALL LINKS ACTIVE AS
... https://www.climate.gov/teaching/teaching-essential-principle-6-human-activities-are-impactingclimate-system NOAA reviewed resources for teaching about climate. Includes five key concepts for understanding climate change. http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ess05.sci.ess.watcyc.lp_global2/globa ...
... https://www.climate.gov/teaching/teaching-essential-principle-6-human-activities-are-impactingclimate-system NOAA reviewed resources for teaching about climate. Includes five key concepts for understanding climate change. http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ess05.sci.ess.watcyc.lp_global2/globa ...
Aglietta 2014_QoG Sustainability Inclusiveness (final)
... Rawls understands primary goods as a broad set of public resources: material, educational, institutional. They encompass the accessibility and quality of public health, primary education, basic civil rights and environmental goods, all of which are not market commodities. Therefore, in setting his p ...
... Rawls understands primary goods as a broad set of public resources: material, educational, institutional. They encompass the accessibility and quality of public health, primary education, basic civil rights and environmental goods, all of which are not market commodities. Therefore, in setting his p ...