Ireland in a Warmer World
... a particular focus on coastal regions surrounding Ireland. While the impact is seasonally dependent, there is evidence that extreme wave heights may increase by up to 10% in some Irish waters. Chapter 5 describes an investigation into the impact of warmer ocean temperatures on storminess. The result ...
... a particular focus on coastal regions surrounding Ireland. While the impact is seasonally dependent, there is evidence that extreme wave heights may increase by up to 10% in some Irish waters. Chapter 5 describes an investigation into the impact of warmer ocean temperatures on storminess. The result ...
Climate Finance Study Group
... competition by favouring incumbents (OECD, 2014b; Albrizio et al., 2014). 12 Public procurement is one instrument at disposal of countries to engage private stakeholders in forging large-scale practical partnerships and alliances to bring low-carbon solutions to market, including through the use of ...
... competition by favouring incumbents (OECD, 2014b; Albrizio et al., 2014). 12 Public procurement is one instrument at disposal of countries to engage private stakeholders in forging large-scale practical partnerships and alliances to bring low-carbon solutions to market, including through the use of ...
Minutes - Transcript - Appendix 1
... different temperatures to a maximum comfort level and they are different for living rooms and bedrooms. The number of those overheating days has increased, we can see that. It is something like four days. My preparation for this meeting was very interesting. I had not realised a detectable increase ...
... different temperatures to a maximum comfort level and they are different for living rooms and bedrooms. The number of those overheating days has increased, we can see that. It is something like four days. My preparation for this meeting was very interesting. I had not realised a detectable increase ...
Severe Storms over Europe
... knowledge from statistical data on extreme events. An important part of disaster mitigation and reduction therefore also requires exact knowledge of load cases. The data basis for this is obtained through long series of observations. This is then used to derive important information for disaster mit ...
... knowledge from statistical data on extreme events. An important part of disaster mitigation and reduction therefore also requires exact knowledge of load cases. The data basis for this is obtained through long series of observations. This is then used to derive important information for disaster mit ...
desertification in africa - university of nairobi staff profiles
... the deserts of Africa including the Mediterranean Africa, the Sudano-Sahelian and Africa south of the Sudano-Sahelian regions. Areas around Kalahari and Karoo deserts are also at risk. Droughts are very frequent is these areas. Available records show that in the Sub-Saharan Africa for example recent ...
... the deserts of Africa including the Mediterranean Africa, the Sudano-Sahelian and Africa south of the Sudano-Sahelian regions. Areas around Kalahari and Karoo deserts are also at risk. Droughts are very frequent is these areas. Available records show that in the Sub-Saharan Africa for example recent ...
Outlook on climate change adaptation in the Tropical Andes
... on mountains and adaptation is another barrier to successful policy development and implementation, especially at the sub-national government levels. Since the impact of climate change occurs over decades and centuries, adaptation policies should ideally be based on long-term observations in combina ...
... on mountains and adaptation is another barrier to successful policy development and implementation, especially at the sub-national government levels. Since the impact of climate change occurs over decades and centuries, adaptation policies should ideally be based on long-term observations in combina ...
Unit: Paleoclimatology: Climate Discovery Teacher`s Guide
... • Show students the graph of average daily temperature over a year for your region. (See Advanced Preparation section above for help finding a graph.) Ask students what conclusions they can draw about climate from the graph. (Temperature is colder in winter, or warmer in summer, average temperatures ...
... • Show students the graph of average daily temperature over a year for your region. (See Advanced Preparation section above for help finding a graph.) Ask students what conclusions they can draw about climate from the graph. (Temperature is colder in winter, or warmer in summer, average temperatures ...
fellmann
... climate system (e.g. temperature increases, variability and change in rainfall, etc.). It has to be noted that systems are often exposed to natural climate variability, independent of future climate changes; however, climate change can alter and increase the future exposure (Lavell et al., 2012). Wi ...
... climate system (e.g. temperature increases, variability and change in rainfall, etc.). It has to be noted that systems are often exposed to natural climate variability, independent of future climate changes; however, climate change can alter and increase the future exposure (Lavell et al., 2012). Wi ...
The effect of climate and climate change on ammonia emissions in
... The emission model has in this study used an input of meteorological fields of 2-m air temperature and 10-m wind speed. The data are reanalysed meteorological data from the MM5 meteorological model (Grell et al., 1995) in an identical setup as in Skjøth et al. (2011) that provides 1-h temporal resol ...
... The emission model has in this study used an input of meteorological fields of 2-m air temperature and 10-m wind speed. The data are reanalysed meteorological data from the MM5 meteorological model (Grell et al., 1995) in an identical setup as in Skjøth et al. (2011) that provides 1-h temporal resol ...
SJmaintext
... Projecting the impact of future climate change on population persistence hinges on good measurements and thorough understanding of species’ susceptibility to climate change, which are critical to both the quality of science and its application to public policy (Berteaux et al. 2006). The goal of thi ...
... Projecting the impact of future climate change on population persistence hinges on good measurements and thorough understanding of species’ susceptibility to climate change, which are critical to both the quality of science and its application to public policy (Berteaux et al. 2006). The goal of thi ...
Japanese Perceptions of Climate Change and their Behavioral
... by global climate warming are affecting the flower timing of cherry trees (Higuchi, 2008). Cherry trees are now flowering 5.5 days earlier than records of the previous 25 years at Takao, about 50 km from the center of Tokyo (Miller-Rushing et al., 2007) and 5.3 days earlier than the previous 54 year ...
... by global climate warming are affecting the flower timing of cherry trees (Higuchi, 2008). Cherry trees are now flowering 5.5 days earlier than records of the previous 25 years at Takao, about 50 km from the center of Tokyo (Miller-Rushing et al., 2007) and 5.3 days earlier than the previous 54 year ...
A simple object-oriented and open-source model for scientific and
... Model components are submodels that communicate with the coupler. From the coupler’s point of view, components are fully defined by their capabilities and dependencies. At model startup, before the run begins, components inform the coupler of their capabilities, i.e., what data they can provide to o ...
... Model components are submodels that communicate with the coupler. From the coupler’s point of view, components are fully defined by their capabilities and dependencies. At model startup, before the run begins, components inform the coupler of their capabilities, i.e., what data they can provide to o ...
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... Aware that prospects for Senate approval of the Kyoto Protocol were dubious,5 some Members of Congress became concerned in the late 1990s that the Clinton Administration EPA might seek to regulate GHG emissions in the absence of approval, under either of two claimed authorities. One authority would ...
... Aware that prospects for Senate approval of the Kyoto Protocol were dubious,5 some Members of Congress became concerned in the late 1990s that the Clinton Administration EPA might seek to regulate GHG emissions in the absence of approval, under either of two claimed authorities. One authority would ...
Climate Change and Regulatory Takings in
... The Center for Island Climate Adaptation and Policy (“ICAP”) at the University of Hawai‘i Sea Grant College Program has prepared this paper to examine the interactions among climate change, the regulation of shoreline development in Hawai‘i, and Constitutional law regarding unpermitted takings of pr ...
... The Center for Island Climate Adaptation and Policy (“ICAP”) at the University of Hawai‘i Sea Grant College Program has prepared this paper to examine the interactions among climate change, the regulation of shoreline development in Hawai‘i, and Constitutional law regarding unpermitted takings of pr ...
Evolution of the Southern Annular Mode during the past
... multimodel climate simulations forced with rising greenhouse gas levels and later ozone depletion, and the long-term average SAM index is now at its highest level for at least the past 1,000 years. Reconstructed SAM trends before the twentieth century are more prominent than those in radiative-forci ...
... multimodel climate simulations forced with rising greenhouse gas levels and later ozone depletion, and the long-term average SAM index is now at its highest level for at least the past 1,000 years. Reconstructed SAM trends before the twentieth century are more prominent than those in radiative-forci ...
Changes in temperature and precipitation extremes in the CMIP5
... and climate extremes observed in the late 20th century are projected to continue into the future. A subsequent assessment by the IPCC in its special report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX) confirms these assessments (Seneviratne et al. 2012). The li ...
... and climate extremes observed in the late 20th century are projected to continue into the future. A subsequent assessment by the IPCC in its special report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX) confirms these assessments (Seneviratne et al. 2012). The li ...
Climate Change and Collective Responsibility
... acts and omissions, together with a great many other similar ones committed against the backdrop of social norms that tolerate and even encourage such harmful behavior, contribute to a global environmental problem that gives rise to valid claims for compensation on the part of those harmed by it, bu ...
... acts and omissions, together with a great many other similar ones committed against the backdrop of social norms that tolerate and even encourage such harmful behavior, contribute to a global environmental problem that gives rise to valid claims for compensation on the part of those harmed by it, bu ...
Recent climate change in Japan
... 2007). Although the temperature increase is widespread over the globe, spatial and temporal characteristics of temperature trends can be found with highest values in northern latitudes; additionally, land regions have warmed faster than the oceans (IPCC, 2007). Therefore, climate change and its impa ...
... 2007). Although the temperature increase is widespread over the globe, spatial and temporal characteristics of temperature trends can be found with highest values in northern latitudes; additionally, land regions have warmed faster than the oceans (IPCC, 2007). Therefore, climate change and its impa ...
Resources list. - Society of Environmental Journalists
... The Atlas is a collaboration among the Inuit Circumpolar Council, Brown University, ELOKA, and the Inuit Knowledge Centre. It draws on knowledge of polar communities and cultures and allows for mapping of social and environmental monitoring initiatives. http://www.arcticcbm.org/index.html# National ...
... The Atlas is a collaboration among the Inuit Circumpolar Council, Brown University, ELOKA, and the Inuit Knowledge Centre. It draws on knowledge of polar communities and cultures and allows for mapping of social and environmental monitoring initiatives. http://www.arcticcbm.org/index.html# National ...
Powerpoint version
... The temperature trend is so slight that, were the global average temperature change which has taken place during the 20th and 21st centuries were to occur in an ordinary room, most of the people in the room would be unaware of it. The CO2 % in this room will increase more during this talk than the a ...
... The temperature trend is so slight that, were the global average temperature change which has taken place during the 20th and 21st centuries were to occur in an ordinary room, most of the people in the room would be unaware of it. The CO2 % in this room will increase more during this talk than the a ...
ALBEDO ENHANCEMENT BY STRATOSPHERIC SULFUR
... however, without linking opposite climate warming and improved air quality considerations. Instead of sulfur, it has also been proposed to launch reflecting small balloons or mirrors, or to add highly reflective nano-particles of other material than sulfur (Teller et al., 1997; Keith, 2000). An inte ...
... however, without linking opposite climate warming and improved air quality considerations. Instead of sulfur, it has also been proposed to launch reflecting small balloons or mirrors, or to add highly reflective nano-particles of other material than sulfur (Teller et al., 1997; Keith, 2000). An inte ...
Project Document for CEO Approval
... production and/or livestock husbandry to support their livelihoods. Yet the sector’s contribution to GDP is comparatively small, indicating low productivity (MoLWE, 2002). The sector is dominated by small-scale ...
... production and/or livestock husbandry to support their livelihoods. Yet the sector’s contribution to GDP is comparatively small, indicating low productivity (MoLWE, 2002). The sector is dominated by small-scale ...