The influence of constrained fossil fuel emissions scenarios on
... similar to those observed in the real world climate. Koutsoyiannis (2010) proposed that a stochastic approach using a deterministic dynamic model within a Monte Carlo framework (to account for inherent lack of precision and accuracy in values such as initial conditions) can be considered an “all-tim ...
... similar to those observed in the real world climate. Koutsoyiannis (2010) proposed that a stochastic approach using a deterministic dynamic model within a Monte Carlo framework (to account for inherent lack of precision and accuracy in values such as initial conditions) can be considered an “all-tim ...
M20130001_en.pdf
... The agricultural sector is sensitive to climatic variations and could be one of the most affected sectors as a result of global warming. The objective of this document is to analyse the possible impacts of climate modifications on Belize’s agricultural sector; in particular, the results of temperatu ...
... The agricultural sector is sensitive to climatic variations and could be one of the most affected sectors as a result of global warming. The objective of this document is to analyse the possible impacts of climate modifications on Belize’s agricultural sector; in particular, the results of temperatu ...
Hydrologic Sensitivity to Climate and Land Use Changes in the
... changes (V€ or€ osmarty et al., 2000), the sensitivity varies with characteristics of the basin, such as elevation, hydrogeology, and existing land use. For example, elevation can play an important role in a basin’s sensitivity to climate change, but in complex ways. Basins at higher elevations with ...
... changes (V€ or€ osmarty et al., 2000), the sensitivity varies with characteristics of the basin, such as elevation, hydrogeology, and existing land use. For example, elevation can play an important role in a basin’s sensitivity to climate change, but in complex ways. Basins at higher elevations with ...
Climate and Terrestrial Ecosystem Change in the
... resource topics of interest and applicability to a broad audience in the National Park Service and others in natural resource management, including scientists, conservation and environmental constituencies, and the public. The Natural Resource Report Series is used to disseminate high-priority, curr ...
... resource topics of interest and applicability to a broad audience in the National Park Service and others in natural resource management, including scientists, conservation and environmental constituencies, and the public. The Natural Resource Report Series is used to disseminate high-priority, curr ...
Beyond Known Worlds: Climate Change Governance by Arbitral
... such as migration due to drought or rising sea levels and loss of traditional livestock and habitat.3 Because climate change is a common concern of mankind4 and can affect populations regardless of state boundaries, a wide range of international, regional, and national regimes governs various aspect ...
... such as migration due to drought or rising sea levels and loss of traditional livestock and habitat.3 Because climate change is a common concern of mankind4 and can affect populations regardless of state boundaries, a wide range of international, regional, and national regimes governs various aspect ...
United Nations Development Programme
... risk reduction into national and local development frameworks, while communities and CSOs participate more effectively in environmental protection and disaster risk reduction planning, implementation and monitoring. This will be achieved through support for development of national policies that bett ...
... risk reduction into national and local development frameworks, while communities and CSOs participate more effectively in environmental protection and disaster risk reduction planning, implementation and monitoring. This will be achieved through support for development of national policies that bett ...
ARTICLE Potential climate change impacts on temperate forest ecosystem processes
... observational studies have been conducted with the aim to better understand the potential effects of rising temperature, rising atmospheric CO2, and changing precipitation regimes on these forest ecosystem processes. For example, CO2-enrichment experiments in forests suggest net primary productivity ...
... observational studies have been conducted with the aim to better understand the potential effects of rising temperature, rising atmospheric CO2, and changing precipitation regimes on these forest ecosystem processes. For example, CO2-enrichment experiments in forests suggest net primary productivity ...
Climate change science and Victoria
... Fig. 3: Annual cycle of the standard deviation (STD) of monthly rainfall in mm (blue bars, right axis shown for the entire State) and divided by the mean monthly rainfall expressed in percentage terms (coloured lines, left axis, computed for the three regions). All values are based on rainfall from ...
... Fig. 3: Annual cycle of the standard deviation (STD) of monthly rainfall in mm (blue bars, right axis shown for the entire State) and divided by the mean monthly rainfall expressed in percentage terms (coloured lines, left axis, computed for the three regions). All values are based on rainfall from ...
Surviving climate change in small islands
... To solve the problem of climate change there are two main options: i) Produce less greenhouse gases This could be through either reducing our consumption of energy, specifically fossil fuels or changing our land-use practices: to discourage clearance of trees and other greenhouse gas-absorbing flora a ...
... To solve the problem of climate change there are two main options: i) Produce less greenhouse gases This could be through either reducing our consumption of energy, specifically fossil fuels or changing our land-use practices: to discourage clearance of trees and other greenhouse gas-absorbing flora a ...
Climate Change, Federalism, and the Constitution
... news is that there seems to be a lot of low-hanging fruit. If U.S. per capita emissions were the same as California's per capita emissions, total U.S. emissions would be nearly cut in half. 8 State efforts to address climate change focus on two key sectors: electrical power and transportation, each ...
... news is that there seems to be a lot of low-hanging fruit. If U.S. per capita emissions were the same as California's per capita emissions, total U.S. emissions would be nearly cut in half. 8 State efforts to address climate change focus on two key sectors: electrical power and transportation, each ...
climate change adaptation plan
... Federal agencies to evaluate climate change risks and vulnerabilities to each agency’s operations and mission. The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) subsequently issued three guidance documents, pursuant to EO 13514, regarding considerations critical to Federal agency climate change ...
... Federal agencies to evaluate climate change risks and vulnerabilities to each agency’s operations and mission. The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) subsequently issued three guidance documents, pursuant to EO 13514, regarding considerations critical to Federal agency climate change ...
Rain-on-snow events, floods and climate change in the Alps: Events
... In order to assess possible changes in the frequency of ROS events in a future greenhouse climate, we have used the snowMAUS model to simulate changes in snowpack behavior for a combination of temperature increases ranging from a moderate +1 °C to an extreme +15 °C beyond the observed baseline clima ...
... In order to assess possible changes in the frequency of ROS events in a future greenhouse climate, we have used the snowMAUS model to simulate changes in snowpack behavior for a combination of temperature increases ranging from a moderate +1 °C to an extreme +15 °C beyond the observed baseline clima ...
- Macquarie University ResearchOnline
... LGM and MH, based on the application of common methods. The palaeoceanographic community has recently completed a global reconstruction of LGM sea surface temperatures (MARGO Project Members 2009), which supersedes the widely used CLIMAP data set developed in the 1980s. Terrestrial environments are ...
... LGM and MH, based on the application of common methods. The palaeoceanographic community has recently completed a global reconstruction of LGM sea surface temperatures (MARGO Project Members 2009), which supersedes the widely used CLIMAP data set developed in the 1980s. Terrestrial environments are ...
Linköping University Postprint Technology obscuring equity
... originated from the North (Friman, 2007a). However, the resulting UNFCCC principles were quite vague and open to interpretation, and thus easy for ratifying parties to comply with (Bodansky, 2001, pp. 34 and 38). Brazil in effect concretized these principles in a proposal that could be considered as ...
... originated from the North (Friman, 2007a). However, the resulting UNFCCC principles were quite vague and open to interpretation, and thus easy for ratifying parties to comply with (Bodansky, 2001, pp. 34 and 38). Brazil in effect concretized these principles in a proposal that could be considered as ...
Assessing the Costs of Climate Change and Adaptation in South Asia
... his report is an outcome of the ADB technical assistance (TA) project Regional Economics of Climate Change in South Asia—Adaptation and Impact Assessment (RECCSA II), cofinanced by the Government of the United Kingdom through the Department for International Development. An ADB study team led by Mah ...
... his report is an outcome of the ADB technical assistance (TA) project Regional Economics of Climate Change in South Asia—Adaptation and Impact Assessment (RECCSA II), cofinanced by the Government of the United Kingdom through the Department for International Development. An ADB study team led by Mah ...
1 Changes in Hurricane Climatology in Recent Decades Anais Orsi
... maximum wind speed is a major deficiency of the paper, as pointed out by Gray [8] among others. Major changes have been made in the way that maximum wind speed was estimated over the time span of the databases used by Emanuel. Emanuel has tried to account for some of these changes by developing new ...
... maximum wind speed is a major deficiency of the paper, as pointed out by Gray [8] among others. Major changes have been made in the way that maximum wind speed was estimated over the time span of the databases used by Emanuel. Emanuel has tried to account for some of these changes by developing new ...
Chapter 3
... The Greenhouse Effect (GHE) • Greenhouse gases (GHGs) trap outgoing heat but do not ...
... The Greenhouse Effect (GHE) • Greenhouse gases (GHGs) trap outgoing heat but do not ...
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... in the midst of vulgaries associated with climate change. Due to the increasingly high poverty levels of small scale farmers in most developing countries including Zambia (whose poverty level stands at about 60% of total population, World Bank, 2014), policy makers have placed great emphasis on the ...
... in the midst of vulgaries associated with climate change. Due to the increasingly high poverty levels of small scale farmers in most developing countries including Zambia (whose poverty level stands at about 60% of total population, World Bank, 2014), policy makers have placed great emphasis on the ...
costs and benefits of climate change adaptation and mitigation
... more resilient to climate change. The benefits of mitigation consist of the avoided damage due to less climate change, while the benefits of adaptation consist of avoided damage by adjusting to climate change. All costs and benefits were set against those under a scenario without mitigation and adap ...
... more resilient to climate change. The benefits of mitigation consist of the avoided damage due to less climate change, while the benefits of adaptation consist of avoided damage by adjusting to climate change. All costs and benefits were set against those under a scenario without mitigation and adap ...
Climate Change in the American Mind: Americans` Global Warming
... Americans’ belief in the reality of global warming has increased by 13 percentage points over the past two and a half years, from 57 percent in January 2010 to 70 percent in September 2012. At the same time, the number of Americans who say global warming is not happening has declined nearly by half, ...
... Americans’ belief in the reality of global warming has increased by 13 percentage points over the past two and a half years, from 57 percent in January 2010 to 70 percent in September 2012. At the same time, the number of Americans who say global warming is not happening has declined nearly by half, ...
Nature Communications Review Integrating Pliocene Geological
... With respect to the pre-industrial era, Pliocene surface temperatures over land and oceans were elevated (Dowsett et al., 2012; Salzmann et al., 2013), and climate model estimates indicate that the global annual mean surface temperature was 2.70 to 4.05°C higher (Haywood et al., 2013a). The hydrolog ...
... With respect to the pre-industrial era, Pliocene surface temperatures over land and oceans were elevated (Dowsett et al., 2012; Salzmann et al., 2013), and climate model estimates indicate that the global annual mean surface temperature was 2.70 to 4.05°C higher (Haywood et al., 2013a). The hydrolog ...