working group on adaptation and climate resilience final report
... well-being, the economy, and the natural environment. These impacts will persist and worsen, even with a concerted effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Mobilizing action on adaptation will help protect Canadians from climate change risks, build resilience, and ensure that society thrives in a ...
... well-being, the economy, and the natural environment. These impacts will persist and worsen, even with a concerted effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Mobilizing action on adaptation will help protect Canadians from climate change risks, build resilience, and ensure that society thrives in a ...
Simple Messages Help Set the Record Straight about Scientific
... that human-caused climate change is occurring. A 2013 survey showed that only 42% of American adults believe “most scientists think global warming is happening.” Moreover, only about 1 in 5 survey respondents (22%) estimated the level of agreement among climate scientists at more than 80%; the most ...
... that human-caused climate change is occurring. A 2013 survey showed that only 42% of American adults believe “most scientists think global warming is happening.” Moreover, only about 1 in 5 survey respondents (22%) estimated the level of agreement among climate scientists at more than 80%; the most ...
April 2013 News - South Asian Dialogues on Ecological Democracy
... charts. A few weeks later, at the other end of the planet, new data from the CryoSat-2 satellite showed 80 percent of Arctic sea ice has disappeared. We're not breaking records anymore; we're breaking the planet. In 50 years, no one will care about the fiscal cliff or the Euro crisis. They'll just a ...
... charts. A few weeks later, at the other end of the planet, new data from the CryoSat-2 satellite showed 80 percent of Arctic sea ice has disappeared. We're not breaking records anymore; we're breaking the planet. In 50 years, no one will care about the fiscal cliff or the Euro crisis. They'll just a ...
AMERICAN CLIMATE VALUES 2014 insights by racial
... Climate change is coming once again to the forefront of national debate. The issue is existentially important, and the need for urgent, meaningful action is greater than can be put into words. We need to reach beyond the environmental community—especially to the groups that will be most impacted by ...
... Climate change is coming once again to the forefront of national debate. The issue is existentially important, and the need for urgent, meaningful action is greater than can be put into words. We need to reach beyond the environmental community—especially to the groups that will be most impacted by ...
Annals of the Association of American Geographers Climate
... ountain topographic evolution has been traditionally explained by collisional tectonics (Bender and Raza 1995; Turcotte and Schubert 2002). Molnar and England (1990) suggested that climatic forcing in the Quaternary enhanced glacial erosion in the Himalaya, thereby causing isostatic uplift of peaks ...
... ountain topographic evolution has been traditionally explained by collisional tectonics (Bender and Raza 1995; Turcotte and Schubert 2002). Molnar and England (1990) suggested that climatic forcing in the Quaternary enhanced glacial erosion in the Himalaya, thereby causing isostatic uplift of peaks ...
The climate is changing - the ICP Vegetation
... Surprisingly few studies have looked at the combined impact of ozone and nitrogen on vegeta'on. Nitrogen tends to increase plant growth and crop yield, whereas ozone has the opposite effect with high ...
... Surprisingly few studies have looked at the combined impact of ozone and nitrogen on vegeta'on. Nitrogen tends to increase plant growth and crop yield, whereas ozone has the opposite effect with high ...
Friending Planet Earth - Catholic Climate Covenant
... We all breathe the same air. Guarding the integrity of the atmosphere— without which complex life could not have evolved on this planet—seems like common sense. Yet a broad consensus of modern science is that human activity is [is altering] the earth's atmospheric characteristics in serious, perhaps ...
... We all breathe the same air. Guarding the integrity of the atmosphere— without which complex life could not have evolved on this planet—seems like common sense. Yet a broad consensus of modern science is that human activity is [is altering] the earth's atmospheric characteristics in serious, perhaps ...
Variability properties of daily and monthly observed near-surface
... The climate science community agrees that changes in the frequency and intensity of climate events are likely to impact nature and society in future (Zhang et al, 2005; Easterling et al, 2003). Unfortunately, such changes are not well documented for some parts of the world, which raises concern amon ...
... The climate science community agrees that changes in the frequency and intensity of climate events are likely to impact nature and society in future (Zhang et al, 2005; Easterling et al, 2003). Unfortunately, such changes are not well documented for some parts of the world, which raises concern amon ...
Changing climate and rising seas - Parliamentary Commissioner for
... directive it is quite difficult for councils to do what effectively might be the right thing for the future, but is seen as being too aggressive for the people of the present”.4 It is not just private property that will be affected. Councils and central government will need to prepare for increased ...
... directive it is quite difficult for councils to do what effectively might be the right thing for the future, but is seen as being too aggressive for the people of the present”.4 It is not just private property that will be affected. Councils and central government will need to prepare for increased ...
Scoping Study: Reviewing the Coverage of Economic Impacts in the
... economic costs are likely, which may be of a similar order of magnitude to direct effects. At the same time, there is also the potential for some dampening effects from autonomous market driven adaptation that have the effect of reducing aggregate economic costs measured by GDP. o ...
... economic costs are likely, which may be of a similar order of magnitude to direct effects. At the same time, there is also the potential for some dampening effects from autonomous market driven adaptation that have the effect of reducing aggregate economic costs measured by GDP. o ...
Florida on the Coast of Climate Change: Responding to
... particular outcome or result: virtually certain > 99% probability of occurrence, very likely > 90%, likely > 66%, more likely than not > 50%, unlikely < 33%, very unlikely <10%, extremely unlikely <5%. Id. at 3 n.6. 3 Id. at 5 ("The observed widespread warming of the atmosphere and ocean, together w ...
... particular outcome or result: virtually certain > 99% probability of occurrence, very likely > 90%, likely > 66%, more likely than not > 50%, unlikely < 33%, very unlikely <10%, extremely unlikely <5%. Id. at 3 n.6. 3 Id. at 5 ("The observed widespread warming of the atmosphere and ocean, together w ...
ocean-climate.org - Plateforme Océan et Climat
... upon the ocean, but who is aware of this nowadays? The ocean regulates the climate at a global scale due to its continuous exchanges with the atmosphere, whether they are radiative, mechanical or gaseous. The heat from the sun is absorbed, stored and transported by the ocean, thus affecting the atmo ...
... upon the ocean, but who is aware of this nowadays? The ocean regulates the climate at a global scale due to its continuous exchanges with the atmosphere, whether they are radiative, mechanical or gaseous. The heat from the sun is absorbed, stored and transported by the ocean, thus affecting the atmo ...
Constraining temperature variations over the last
... use the radiative forcing, temperature, and CO2 data shown in Fig. 1 to investigate whether our current understanding of variations in climate (Folland et al. 2001) and the global carbon cycle (Prentice et al. 2001) is consistent with the ice core CO2 record (Stauffer et al. 2002) by forcing the redu ...
... use the radiative forcing, temperature, and CO2 data shown in Fig. 1 to investigate whether our current understanding of variations in climate (Folland et al. 2001) and the global carbon cycle (Prentice et al. 2001) is consistent with the ice core CO2 record (Stauffer et al. 2002) by forcing the redu ...
Drivers of Deforestation: Facts to be considered
... For example, the areas surrounding Doi Inthanon National Park, Chomthong, Chiang Mai has already seen the reduction in the number of some species of wild life due to the banning of shifting cultivation.9 Carbon emission and sequestration under shifting cultivation The changes in forest cover are rec ...
... For example, the areas surrounding Doi Inthanon National Park, Chomthong, Chiang Mai has already seen the reduction in the number of some species of wild life due to the banning of shifting cultivation.9 Carbon emission and sequestration under shifting cultivation The changes in forest cover are rec ...
geog_466_final_paper - Protected Areas Law Capacity
... Secretary of the DOI appoints a director and other employees of the NPS. The NPS director supervises all National Parks, which includes the Everglades National Park. The Organic Act’s effectiveness has been drastically altered over the past century because of increased rates of population growth, ur ...
... Secretary of the DOI appoints a director and other employees of the NPS. The NPS director supervises all National Parks, which includes the Everglades National Park. The Organic Act’s effectiveness has been drastically altered over the past century because of increased rates of population growth, ur ...
Hunter, Central and Lower North Coast Regional
... localised in their nature. To address this issue, readings from a number of individual Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) recording stations throughout the coastal zone of the Central, Hunter and Lower North Coasts of NSW have been analysed to identify key patterns and trends (Figure 1). The coastal ...
... localised in their nature. To address this issue, readings from a number of individual Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) recording stations throughout the coastal zone of the Central, Hunter and Lower North Coasts of NSW have been analysed to identify key patterns and trends (Figure 1). The coastal ...
Hunter, Central and Lower North Coast Regional Climate Change
... localised in their nature. To address this issue, readings from a number of individual Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) recording stations throughout the coastal zone of the Central, Hunter and Lower North Coasts of NSW have been analysed to identify key patterns and trends (Figure 1). The coastal ...
... localised in their nature. To address this issue, readings from a number of individual Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) recording stations throughout the coastal zone of the Central, Hunter and Lower North Coasts of NSW have been analysed to identify key patterns and trends (Figure 1). The coastal ...
TAMK - University of Applied Sciences Tampere, Finland
... Climate Change represents one of the greatest challenges of the 21 st century. Since the beginning of industrialization during the second half in the 18th century, mankind has continuously developed new technologies and infrastructures which have significantly changed and increased the standards of ...
... Climate Change represents one of the greatest challenges of the 21 st century. Since the beginning of industrialization during the second half in the 18th century, mankind has continuously developed new technologies and infrastructures which have significantly changed and increased the standards of ...
The Longest Conflict - Centre for Policy Development
... more pronounced. Whilst the international debate, and Australia’s own domestic debate, still grapples with what this means in real terms, the first phase of climate change is coming to a close – the period from the early 1900s to the present when average temperatures increased less than 1 degree Cel ...
... more pronounced. Whilst the international debate, and Australia’s own domestic debate, still grapples with what this means in real terms, the first phase of climate change is coming to a close – the period from the early 1900s to the present when average temperatures increased less than 1 degree Cel ...
Evolution of the Southern Annular Mode during the past
... and longer timescales SAM variability in the Drake Passage sector is highly representative of the circumpolar mean state of the SAM (Supplementary Figs 5 and 6). Our SAM reconstruction for the past millennium shows that the most extreme negative phase occurred during the fifteenth century (Figs 2c a ...
... and longer timescales SAM variability in the Drake Passage sector is highly representative of the circumpolar mean state of the SAM (Supplementary Figs 5 and 6). Our SAM reconstruction for the past millennium shows that the most extreme negative phase occurred during the fifteenth century (Figs 2c a ...
CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF EPIGRAM
... life, a communal existance [sic] that joins together some very different people, like it or not, by their very student status. Many have lost sight of this. Epigram aims to chage [sic] this, because it believes that students will profit from knowing more about what is going on in the University. A f ...
... life, a communal existance [sic] that joins together some very different people, like it or not, by their very student status. Many have lost sight of this. Epigram aims to chage [sic] this, because it believes that students will profit from knowing more about what is going on in the University. A f ...
Climate Scientists Respond
... warming from high CO2 levels. Assertion 2 and Responses............................................................................................................................ 5 Corals came into being during eras of high CO2, therefore high CO2 is not damaging. Assertion 3 and Responses......... ...
... warming from high CO2 levels. Assertion 2 and Responses............................................................................................................................ 5 Corals came into being during eras of high CO2, therefore high CO2 is not damaging. Assertion 3 and Responses......... ...
Primer on Hydrofluorocarbons
... Low-GWP alternatives to high-GWP HFCs are widely and increasingly available (see Table 2).41 Alternatives to existing high-GWP HFCs fall into two basic categories: non-fluorinated substances with low-GWP, and fluorinated substances with low- to mid-range GWPs. The Montreal Protocol’s Technology and ...
... Low-GWP alternatives to high-GWP HFCs are widely and increasingly available (see Table 2).41 Alternatives to existing high-GWP HFCs fall into two basic categories: non-fluorinated substances with low-GWP, and fluorinated substances with low- to mid-range GWPs. The Montreal Protocol’s Technology and ...
Wildlife in a changing climate - Food and Agriculture Organization of
... r &DPTZTUFNDIBOHFT: These include geographical and altitudinal shifts, changes in seasonality and rates of disturbance, changes in species composition and a rapid increase in invasive species. r 4QFDJFT JOUFSBDUJPOT: Impacts on wildlife species include changes in species distribution, abundance ...
... r &DPTZTUFNDIBOHFT: These include geographical and altitudinal shifts, changes in seasonality and rates of disturbance, changes in species composition and a rapid increase in invasive species. r 4QFDJFT JOUFSBDUJPOT: Impacts on wildlife species include changes in species distribution, abundance ...