Mental Health and Our Changing Climate
... Psychological well-being includes positive emotions, a sense of meaning and purpose, and strong social connections. Although the psychological impacts of climate change may not be obvious, they are no less serious because they can lead to disorders, such as depression, antisocial behavior, and suici ...
... Psychological well-being includes positive emotions, a sense of meaning and purpose, and strong social connections. Although the psychological impacts of climate change may not be obvious, they are no less serious because they can lead to disorders, such as depression, antisocial behavior, and suici ...
Consequences of Global Warming of 1.5 °C and 2 °C for Regional
... communicate the urgency of the climate change problem and to drive action on a global scale. The inclusion of 1.5˚C in the Paris Agreement, initially proposed by the small island nations, is especially pertinent to avoid the worst impacts of rising sea levels, and declining Arctic sea ice among othe ...
... communicate the urgency of the climate change problem and to drive action on a global scale. The inclusion of 1.5˚C in the Paris Agreement, initially proposed by the small island nations, is especially pertinent to avoid the worst impacts of rising sea levels, and declining Arctic sea ice among othe ...
Exhaustible resource consumption and lessons for
... near-term climate policy. For convenience, I will roughly define learning as a “process of acquiring knowledge” (Parson and Karwat, 2011), which is expected to reduce uncertainty. 1 While earlier works claim that learning has either positive or negative influence on the severity of near-term policy ...
... near-term climate policy. For convenience, I will roughly define learning as a “process of acquiring knowledge” (Parson and Karwat, 2011), which is expected to reduce uncertainty. 1 While earlier works claim that learning has either positive or negative influence on the severity of near-term policy ...
Climate Change and Population Movement in Pacific Island Countries
... concentrations of greenhouse gases has been slow and patchy. This was evidenced at the 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held in Copenhagen in late 2009 where concrete emissions reduction schedules could not be agreed on. Because of ...
... concentrations of greenhouse gases has been slow and patchy. This was evidenced at the 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held in Copenhagen in late 2009 where concrete emissions reduction schedules could not be agreed on. Because of ...
Effects of climate change on an emperor penguin population
... Our analysis is based on a long-term dataset on breeding emperor penguins at Dumont D’Urville, Terre Adélie, in Antarctica (66°40′S 140°01′E). The colony has been monitored every year, during the breeding season (March–December), from 1962 onwards. For details of the history and data, see Prevost ( ...
... Our analysis is based on a long-term dataset on breeding emperor penguins at Dumont D’Urville, Terre Adélie, in Antarctica (66°40′S 140°01′E). The colony has been monitored every year, during the breeding season (March–December), from 1962 onwards. For details of the history and data, see Prevost ( ...
Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Semi
... the ASSAR consortium. It consisted of all relevant literature (peer reviewed articles and book chapters) published between 2005 and 2014. The search included Web of Science/ Web of Knowledge bibliographic database, using a range of potentially applicable keywords and their combinations: ‘climate cha ...
... the ASSAR consortium. It consisted of all relevant literature (peer reviewed articles and book chapters) published between 2005 and 2014. The search included Web of Science/ Web of Knowledge bibliographic database, using a range of potentially applicable keywords and their combinations: ‘climate cha ...
Hong Kong Climate Change Report 2015
... our natural assets and physical infrastructure, create jobs, as well as strengthen social collaboration. The purpose of this document is to provide an account of Hong Kong’s climate actions prior to COP21. We include what key non-government stakeholders are doing so that the public can have a more c ...
... our natural assets and physical infrastructure, create jobs, as well as strengthen social collaboration. The purpose of this document is to provide an account of Hong Kong’s climate actions prior to COP21. We include what key non-government stakeholders are doing so that the public can have a more c ...
Protecting People Crossing Borders in the Context of
... where affected persons were already vulnerable before the storm and their capacity to cope was particularly low at the same time. In such situations, the occurrence of large-scale displacement will be more likely than in a situation where the resilience of people and their capacity to withstand the ...
... where affected persons were already vulnerable before the storm and their capacity to cope was particularly low at the same time. In such situations, the occurrence of large-scale displacement will be more likely than in a situation where the resilience of people and their capacity to withstand the ...
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... Problem Statement Pavement structures represent a significant infrastructure investment that is critical to the well‐ being, growth and expansion of any geographic location. As such pavements are expected to be durable and resilient, and to perform satisfactorily throughout their service lives. I ...
... Problem Statement Pavement structures represent a significant infrastructure investment that is critical to the well‐ being, growth and expansion of any geographic location. As such pavements are expected to be durable and resilient, and to perform satisfactorily throughout their service lives. I ...
A Situation Analysis of Climate Change Adaptation Initiatives in
... women’s empowerment, the environment, and regional cooperation. This study, undertaken by the Foundation, aims to provide a better understanding of the current projects, priorities and the critical gaps that need to be addressed to mitigate the effect of climate change in Bangladesh. The methodology ...
... women’s empowerment, the environment, and regional cooperation. This study, undertaken by the Foundation, aims to provide a better understanding of the current projects, priorities and the critical gaps that need to be addressed to mitigate the effect of climate change in Bangladesh. The methodology ...
North Atlantic Ocean Wave Climate Change Scenarios for the
... the regional climate is conditioned by the large-scale atmospheric state, both dynamical models (e.g., regional climate models, or RCMs) and empirical/statistical methods have been developed for ‘‘downscaling’’ GCM-projected climate changes (i.e., to construct climate change scenarios on regional sc ...
... the regional climate is conditioned by the large-scale atmospheric state, both dynamical models (e.g., regional climate models, or RCMs) and empirical/statistical methods have been developed for ‘‘downscaling’’ GCM-projected climate changes (i.e., to construct climate change scenarios on regional sc ...
Climate Change and its Health Implications
... (Box 1.1). An important point, and one that causes endless confusion in debates about climate, is that change not attributed to global warming is not classified as ‘climate change’, but rather as ‘natural climate variation’: a possible example is the recent increase in storms, which are not at prese ...
... (Box 1.1). An important point, and one that causes endless confusion in debates about climate, is that change not attributed to global warming is not classified as ‘climate change’, but rather as ‘natural climate variation’: a possible example is the recent increase in storms, which are not at prese ...
Marine climate change in South East Australia
... endemic species and offer no land mass further south for species that find themselves in unable to cope with increasing water temperature. Several dozen species from a range of taxa have exhibited major climate related distributional shifts in recent decades, and there have been significant climate- ...
... endemic species and offer no land mass further south for species that find themselves in unable to cope with increasing water temperature. Several dozen species from a range of taxa have exhibited major climate related distributional shifts in recent decades, and there have been significant climate- ...
Construction of abatement cost curves
... banned chlorofluorocarbons then their significance is almost similar to CO2 (Reilly et al., 2003). To limit climate change in the most effective way, then climate policies have to cope with all of them simultaneously. A significant benefit that non-CO2 GHGs provide is their quite low abatement cost ...
... banned chlorofluorocarbons then their significance is almost similar to CO2 (Reilly et al., 2003). To limit climate change in the most effective way, then climate policies have to cope with all of them simultaneously. A significant benefit that non-CO2 GHGs provide is their quite low abatement cost ...
A Summary of the Effects of Climate Change on
... Climate change will alter Ontario’s aquatic ecosystems as a result of increases in air and water temperature, decreases in ice and snow cover, and changes in the timing and amount of precipitation. These changes will affect the hydrological cycle by altering the flow of water and water chemistry. Th ...
... Climate change will alter Ontario’s aquatic ecosystems as a result of increases in air and water temperature, decreases in ice and snow cover, and changes in the timing and amount of precipitation. These changes will affect the hydrological cycle by altering the flow of water and water chemistry. Th ...
Climate Change and Its Impact on Groundwater
... certain area” and a statistically significant variation of the mean state of the climate or of its variability lasting for decades or longer, is referred to as climate change. Evidence is mounting that we are in a period of climate change brought about by increasing atmospheric concentrations of gre ...
... certain area” and a statistically significant variation of the mean state of the climate or of its variability lasting for decades or longer, is referred to as climate change. Evidence is mounting that we are in a period of climate change brought about by increasing atmospheric concentrations of gre ...
Implications of Recent Climate Change on Conservation Priorities in
... Climate change is likely to exacerbate the effects of natural and altered disturbance regimes, including wildfire, insect outbreaks, flooding and erosion, across all New Mexico’s habitat types and may prompt abrupt ecological changes. This is particularly true in ecosystems such as grasslands, ripar ...
... Climate change is likely to exacerbate the effects of natural and altered disturbance regimes, including wildfire, insect outbreaks, flooding and erosion, across all New Mexico’s habitat types and may prompt abrupt ecological changes. This is particularly true in ecosystems such as grasslands, ripar ...
Pollution and Climate Change
... Baseline (2001), BAU (2050), and mitigation (2050) Same model for PM2.5 and ozone Regional projections Smaller unabated ozone projections than others: 1 vs. 5 ppb ...
... Baseline (2001), BAU (2050), and mitigation (2050) Same model for PM2.5 and ozone Regional projections Smaller unabated ozone projections than others: 1 vs. 5 ppb ...
UNDERSTANDING EL NIÑO IN OCEAN–ATMOSPHERE GENERAL
... and Philander 2000). In addition, El Niño involves interactions extending through different time scales with various climate phenomena, such as the seasonal cycle, intraseasonal oscillations, or decadal oscillations. For example, ENSO is more sensitive to wind perturbations in spring and autumn but ...
... and Philander 2000). In addition, El Niño involves interactions extending through different time scales with various climate phenomena, such as the seasonal cycle, intraseasonal oscillations, or decadal oscillations. For example, ENSO is more sensitive to wind perturbations in spring and autumn but ...
Climate Change and the Chugach and Tongass National Forests
... This report identifies potential changes that may occur according to climate change projections in southern Alaska. The report examines a broad array of resources that are managed on National Forest System lands, from yellow-cedar to tidewater glaciers. Because the report was written in 2009/2010, i ...
... This report identifies potential changes that may occur according to climate change projections in southern Alaska. The report examines a broad array of resources that are managed on National Forest System lands, from yellow-cedar to tidewater glaciers. Because the report was written in 2009/2010, i ...
With Speed and Violence Fred Pearce
... in the most dramatic language. People like President George W. Bush's top climate modeler, Jim Hansen, the Nobel Prize-winner Paul Crutzen, and the late Charles Keeling, begetter of the Keeling curve of rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. They have seemed to me not so much old men in a ...
... in the most dramatic language. People like President George W. Bush's top climate modeler, Jim Hansen, the Nobel Prize-winner Paul Crutzen, and the late Charles Keeling, begetter of the Keeling curve of rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. They have seemed to me not so much old men in a ...