Great Lakes National Parks in Peril
... gone up more in the last decade than the global average. According to a new analysis done for this report, near Indiana Dunes NL the last decade was 1.6°F above the 20th-century average temperature. Near Pictured Rocks NL, the last decade was 2.7°F above the 20th century average. For both, the incre ...
... gone up more in the last decade than the global average. According to a new analysis done for this report, near Indiana Dunes NL the last decade was 1.6°F above the 20th-century average temperature. Near Pictured Rocks NL, the last decade was 2.7°F above the 20th century average. For both, the incre ...
Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States
... from the atmosphere. The second involves “adaptation” measures to improve our ability to cope with or avoid harmful impacts and take advantage of beneficial ones, now and in the future. Both of these are necessary elements of an effective response strategy. These two types of responses are linked in ...
... from the atmosphere. The second involves “adaptation” measures to improve our ability to cope with or avoid harmful impacts and take advantage of beneficial ones, now and in the future. Both of these are necessary elements of an effective response strategy. These two types of responses are linked in ...
Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States
... from the atmosphere. The second involves “adaptation” measures to improve our ability to cope with or avoid harmful impacts and take advantage of beneficial ones, now and in the future. Both of these are necessary elements of an effective response strategy. These two types of responses are linked in ...
... from the atmosphere. The second involves “adaptation” measures to improve our ability to cope with or avoid harmful impacts and take advantage of beneficial ones, now and in the future. Both of these are necessary elements of an effective response strategy. These two types of responses are linked in ...
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... desertification that is taking place in some areas. One attribute used to monitor and assess ecosystem services is annual above ground primary production. Vegetation productivity has been estimated by using NDVI time series data [2–4]. Additionally, long term NDVI times series have been used to anal ...
... desertification that is taking place in some areas. One attribute used to monitor and assess ecosystem services is annual above ground primary production. Vegetation productivity has been estimated by using NDVI time series data [2–4]. Additionally, long term NDVI times series have been used to anal ...
New York City Begins Planning for Climate
... from the atmosphere. The second involves “adaptation” measures to improve our ability to cope with or avoid harmful impacts and take advantage of beneficial ones, now and in the future. Both of these are necessary elements of an effective response strategy. These two types of responses are linked in ...
... from the atmosphere. The second involves “adaptation” measures to improve our ability to cope with or avoid harmful impacts and take advantage of beneficial ones, now and in the future. Both of these are necessary elements of an effective response strategy. These two types of responses are linked in ...
Global Climate Models and Their Limitations
... At the core of a GCM is an AGCM that dynamically simulates the circulation of the atmosphere, including the many processes that regulate energy transport and exchange by and within the atmospheric flow. The basic atmospheric flow is represented by fundamental equations that link the mass distributio ...
... At the core of a GCM is an AGCM that dynamically simulates the circulation of the atmosphere, including the many processes that regulate energy transport and exchange by and within the atmospheric flow. The basic atmospheric flow is represented by fundamental equations that link the mass distributio ...
Did high Neo-Tethys subduction rates contribute to early Cenozoic
... 50.7 Ma), the warmest interval of the Cenozoic. It was recently suggested that sustained high atmospheric pCO2 , controlling warm early Cenozoic climate, may have been released during Neo-Tethys closure through the subduction of large amounts of pelagic carbonates and their recycling as CO2 at arc v ...
... 50.7 Ma), the warmest interval of the Cenozoic. It was recently suggested that sustained high atmospheric pCO2 , controlling warm early Cenozoic climate, may have been released during Neo-Tethys closure through the subduction of large amounts of pelagic carbonates and their recycling as CO2 at arc v ...
FIRST-ORDER DRAFT IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 4 Do Not Cite
... simultaneous presence of other stresses, including but not limited to harvest pressure, habitat fragmentation and loss, competition with alien species, exposure to novel pests and diseases, nitrogen loading and increasing carbon dioxide and tropospheric ozone. [Figure 4-1, 4.2.4-4.2.4.6, 4.3.3-4.3.3 ...
... simultaneous presence of other stresses, including but not limited to harvest pressure, habitat fragmentation and loss, competition with alien species, exposure to novel pests and diseases, nitrogen loading and increasing carbon dioxide and tropospheric ozone. [Figure 4-1, 4.2.4-4.2.4.6, 4.3.3-4.3.3 ...
Carbon and Climate System Coupling on Timescales from
... geological variations on hundreds of millions of years (10). Given these observations, an obvious question is to what extent can we use the geological and historical record to better predict possible future trajectories of the carbon-climate system over the next several centuries? This exercise is m ...
... geological variations on hundreds of millions of years (10). Given these observations, an obvious question is to what extent can we use the geological and historical record to better predict possible future trajectories of the carbon-climate system over the next several centuries? This exercise is m ...
come heat and high water: climate risk in the southeastern us and
... atively influenced by the changing climatic conditions, ...
... atively influenced by the changing climatic conditions, ...
The influence of mosquito resting behaviour and associated
... The parasite development time, or extrinsic incubation period (EIP) is one of the most influential parameters determining transmission intensity, as defined by the basic reproductive number, R0 [52]. EIP is known to be highly temperature sensitive [5,52,53]. Based on the data presented in Table 1 th ...
... The parasite development time, or extrinsic incubation period (EIP) is one of the most influential parameters determining transmission intensity, as defined by the basic reproductive number, R0 [52]. EIP is known to be highly temperature sensitive [5,52,53]. Based on the data presented in Table 1 th ...
Communication for Climate Change Multi
... Change Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) from March 2013 through July 2016 (Financial Years ...
... Change Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) from March 2013 through July 2016 (Financial Years ...
Climate change impacts on mass movements
... part of the record (2000–2009) when only 13 events have been recorded in the valley (Stoffel and Beniston, 2006; Bollschweiler and Stoffel, 2010c; Stoffel et al., 2011). At the meteorological station of Grächen, where daily precipitation measurements extend back to 1864, heavy precipitation events ( ...
... part of the record (2000–2009) when only 13 events have been recorded in the valley (Stoffel and Beniston, 2006; Bollschweiler and Stoffel, 2010c; Stoffel et al., 2011). At the meteorological station of Grächen, where daily precipitation measurements extend back to 1864, heavy precipitation events ( ...
WaterfoWl and WetlandS amid Climate Change
... environmental and ecological changes. While there are no practical, global solutions for protecting wetlands as a whole from increasing temperatures, changes in precipitation, or rapidly rising sea level – there are a variety of management measures that can be applied to increase the resiliency of s ...
... environmental and ecological changes. While there are no practical, global solutions for protecting wetlands as a whole from increasing temperatures, changes in precipitation, or rapidly rising sea level – there are a variety of management measures that can be applied to increase the resiliency of s ...
A Summary of the Effects of Climate Change on
... 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. Threats to freshwater fauna include nutrient enrichment, hydrological modifications, habitat degradation and los ...
... 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. Threats to freshwater fauna include nutrient enrichment, hydrological modifications, habitat degradation and los ...
UNEP YEar Book 2013
... (Figure 5). By mid-July 2012, the melting area covered an estimated 97 per cent of total surface area (NASA 2012b). These trends suggest that current predictions of Greenland’s future snow and ice cover are conservative (Wang and Overland 2012). The loss of ice in Greenland and the shrinking of glac ...
... (Figure 5). By mid-July 2012, the melting area covered an estimated 97 per cent of total surface area (NASA 2012b). These trends suggest that current predictions of Greenland’s future snow and ice cover are conservative (Wang and Overland 2012). The loss of ice in Greenland and the shrinking of glac ...
Indigenous and Traditional Peoples and Climate
... Executive Summary The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report published in early 2007 confirmed that global climate change is already happening. The report found that communities who live in marginal lands and whose livelihoods are highly dependent on natural resou ...
... Executive Summary The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report published in early 2007 confirmed that global climate change is already happening. The report found that communities who live in marginal lands and whose livelihoods are highly dependent on natural resou ...
North Atlantic Ocean Wave Climate Change Scenarios for the
... variations and the large-scale, low-frequency variability in the mean flow (Lau 1988; Chang and Fu 2003). Consistent with this are the findings of our previous studies (Wang and Swail 2002, 2001), which showed that seasonal significant wave height (SWH) variations in the North Atlantic over the 1958 ...
... variations and the large-scale, low-frequency variability in the mean flow (Lau 1988; Chang and Fu 2003). Consistent with this are the findings of our previous studies (Wang and Swail 2002, 2001), which showed that seasonal significant wave height (SWH) variations in the North Atlantic over the 1958 ...
Xeni Gwet`in Community-based Climate Change Adaptation Plan
... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Climate change may be the defining issue of our generation. Since the Industrial Revolution, the mean surface temperature of Earth has increased an average 0.6°C (Celsius) due to the accumulation of greenhouse gasses (GHGs) in the atmosphere. 1 Historically, the Earth is accustome ...
... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Climate change may be the defining issue of our generation. Since the Industrial Revolution, the mean surface temperature of Earth has increased an average 0.6°C (Celsius) due to the accumulation of greenhouse gasses (GHGs) in the atmosphere. 1 Historically, the Earth is accustome ...
Ocean Acidification and the UNFCCC
... There are likely to be winners and losers due to rising ocean acidity. It has been suggested that jellyfish,21 algae22 and seagrasses23 could all do better in a high CO2 world. However, these species are unlikely to support the diversity of species and ecosystems that exists in the oceans today and ...
... There are likely to be winners and losers due to rising ocean acidity. It has been suggested that jellyfish,21 algae22 and seagrasses23 could all do better in a high CO2 world. However, these species are unlikely to support the diversity of species and ecosystems that exists in the oceans today and ...
UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2017 Synthesis Report
... with a trend towards milder winters and hotter summers in recent decades. Sea levels globally and around the UK have risen by 15-20 centimetres since 1900. Whilst natural variability in the climate will continue to have a large influence on individual weather events, the recent episodes of severe an ...
... with a trend towards milder winters and hotter summers in recent decades. Sea levels globally and around the UK have risen by 15-20 centimetres since 1900. Whilst natural variability in the climate will continue to have a large influence on individual weather events, the recent episodes of severe an ...
2 Methods and Data - Santa Clara University
... there is no fitting of a theoretical probability distribution to the data in creating the CDFs. ...
... there is no fitting of a theoretical probability distribution to the data in creating the CDFs. ...
The positive impact of human CO2 emissions on the survival of life
... environmental field for over 40 years. Dr. Moore is a Co-Founder of Greenpeace and served for nine years as President of Greenpeace Canada and seven years as a Director of Greenpeace International. Following his time with Greenpeace, Dr. Moore joined the Forest Alliance of BC where he worked for ten ...
... environmental field for over 40 years. Dr. Moore is a Co-Founder of Greenpeace and served for nine years as President of Greenpeace Canada and seven years as a Director of Greenpeace International. Following his time with Greenpeace, Dr. Moore joined the Forest Alliance of BC where he worked for ten ...
Global warming hiatus
A global warming hiatus, also sometimes referred to as a global warming pause or a global warming slowdown, is a period of relatively little change in globally averaged surface temperatures. In the current episode of global warming many such periods are evident in the surface temperature record, along with robust evidence of the long term warming trend.The exceptionally warm El Niño year of 1998 was an outlier from the continuing temperature trend, and so gave the appearance of a hiatus: by January 2006 assertions had been made that this showed that global warming had stopped. A 2009 study showed that decades without warming were not exceptional, and in 2011 a study showed that if allowances were made for known variability, the rising temperature trend continued unabated. There was increased public interest in 2013 in the run-up to publication of the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, and despite concerns that a 15-year period was too short to determine a meaningful trend, the IPCC included a section on a hiatus, which it defined as a much smaller increasing linear trend over the 15 years from 1998 to 2012, than over the 60 years from 1951 to 2012. Various studies examined possible causes of the short term slowdown. Even though the overall climate system had continued to accumulate energy due to Earth's positive energy budget, the available temperature readings at the earth's surface indicated slower rates of increase in surface warming than in the prior decade. Since measurements at the top of the atmosphere show that Earth is receiving more energy than it is radiating back into space, the retained energy should be producing warming in at least one of the five parts of Earth's climate system.A July 2015 paper on the updated NOAA dataset cast doubt on the existence of this supposed hiatus, and found no indication of a slowdown. This analysis incorporated the latest corrections for known biases in ocean temperature measurements, and new land temperature data. Scientists working on other datasets welcomed this study, though the view was expressed that the short term warming trend had been slower than in previous periods of the same length.