Deceitful Tongues: Is Climate Change Denial A Crime?
... increasingly severe and more frequent storms, rising sea levels worldwide threatening coastal and vulnerable island populations, the melting of mountain glaciers and polar ice sheets, increased intensity of tropical cyclones and hurricanes, and more frequent and widespread fires. Without immediate a ...
... increasingly severe and more frequent storms, rising sea levels worldwide threatening coastal and vulnerable island populations, the melting of mountain glaciers and polar ice sheets, increased intensity of tropical cyclones and hurricanes, and more frequent and widespread fires. Without immediate a ...
Climate change in the oceans: evolutionary
... data series are available other than abundance and distribution that document phenotypic change in populations, for example in reproductive timing, behaviour, morphology or growth rates. Exceptions are flowering data in the endemic Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica and growth rates in the br ...
... data series are available other than abundance and distribution that document phenotypic change in populations, for example in reproductive timing, behaviour, morphology or growth rates. Exceptions are flowering data in the endemic Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica and growth rates in the br ...
Ground water and climate change
... of consumptive water use2. This large-scale redistribution of fresh water from rivers, lakes and ground water to arable land (Fig. 2) has led to: (1) groundwater depletion in regions with primarily groundwater-fed irrigation; (2) groundwater accumulation as a result of recharge from return flows fro ...
... of consumptive water use2. This large-scale redistribution of fresh water from rivers, lakes and ground water to arable land (Fig. 2) has led to: (1) groundwater depletion in regions with primarily groundwater-fed irrigation; (2) groundwater accumulation as a result of recharge from return flows fro ...
Decline in Kelp in West Europe and Climate
... Kelp ecosystems form widespread underwater forests playing a major role in structuring the biodiversity at a regional scale. Some seaweeds such as Laminaria digitata are also economically important, being exploited for their alginate and iodine content. Although some studies have shown that kelp eco ...
... Kelp ecosystems form widespread underwater forests playing a major role in structuring the biodiversity at a regional scale. Some seaweeds such as Laminaria digitata are also economically important, being exploited for their alginate and iodine content. Although some studies have shown that kelp eco ...
National Park Service - Montana State University
... Paleoenvironmental records provide critical information on past climates and the response of ecosystems to climatic variability. Ecosystems have changed in variety of ways as a result of past climate change, and they will continue to do so in the future. At large scales, climate governs the distribu ...
... Paleoenvironmental records provide critical information on past climates and the response of ecosystems to climatic variability. Ecosystems have changed in variety of ways as a result of past climate change, and they will continue to do so in the future. At large scales, climate governs the distribu ...
2015 Agreement
... Adaptation is a important component of the 2015 Agreement and it should be addressed with the same priority as mitigation and in a differentiated manner as required. The 2015 Agreement shall promote cooperation in adaptation actions that reduce vulnerability and minimize and cope with the adverse ef ...
... Adaptation is a important component of the 2015 Agreement and it should be addressed with the same priority as mitigation and in a differentiated manner as required. The 2015 Agreement shall promote cooperation in adaptation actions that reduce vulnerability and minimize and cope with the adverse ef ...
The Virgin Islands Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment of the
... APPENDIX 4 - INITIAL PLANS FOR THE REHABILITATION OF THE CANE GARDEN BAY BEACH COMMUNITY ........................................................................................................................ 265 APPENDIX 5 - SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS RELEVANT TO CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION & MIT ...
... APPENDIX 4 - INITIAL PLANS FOR THE REHABILITATION OF THE CANE GARDEN BAY BEACH COMMUNITY ........................................................................................................................ 265 APPENDIX 5 - SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS RELEVANT TO CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION & MIT ...
Technical Workshop UNEP Risoe Centre, Denmark March 2010
... may have different expectation from the project. Many countries were involved in the first round of TNA and some may have found that process satisfactory while others did not. Some will focus on mitigation, others on adaptation. It is important to keep in mind that: ...
... may have different expectation from the project. Many countries were involved in the first round of TNA and some may have found that process satisfactory while others did not. Some will focus on mitigation, others on adaptation. It is important to keep in mind that: ...
Feedback Dynamics, Sensitivity - Apollo-Gaia
... behaviour of the earth system as a whole. The resulting breakthrough in the analysis of earth system sensitivity was presented in July 2011 at the third Global Conference on Global Warming in Lisbon. Then followed the delineation and quantification of the non-linear relationship between feedback dyn ...
... behaviour of the earth system as a whole. The resulting breakthrough in the analysis of earth system sensitivity was presented in July 2011 at the third Global Conference on Global Warming in Lisbon. Then followed the delineation and quantification of the non-linear relationship between feedback dyn ...
‐century warming scenarios Persisting cold extremes under 21st Evan Kodra, Karsten Steinhaeuser,
... wintertime temperature will significantly increase by the end of the 21st century, extreme cold events will not disappear, and that models even project an increase in CAOs for some regions [Vavrus et al., 2006]. While definitions based on statistically rigorous extreme value theory [Kharin et al., 2 ...
... wintertime temperature will significantly increase by the end of the 21st century, extreme cold events will not disappear, and that models even project an increase in CAOs for some regions [Vavrus et al., 2006]. While definitions based on statistically rigorous extreme value theory [Kharin et al., 2 ...
National Climate Change Action Plan
... have an impact on our climate. The work carried out to date by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)1 has been crucial for improving the degree of certainty about climate change and the role that human activity plays in it. The IPCC has also been critical in supporting the progress ma ...
... have an impact on our climate. The work carried out to date by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)1 has been crucial for improving the degree of certainty about climate change and the role that human activity plays in it. The IPCC has also been critical in supporting the progress ma ...
Impact of bark beetle (Ips typographus L.) disturbance on timber
... explicitly addressing the multiple interactions between environmental changes, forest management and disturbance agents is urgently needed to support forest resource managers. Some of the few examples attempting to address these needs were reported by Keane et al. (1996), Chen et al. (2000) and Thor ...
... explicitly addressing the multiple interactions between environmental changes, forest management and disturbance agents is urgently needed to support forest resource managers. Some of the few examples attempting to address these needs were reported by Keane et al. (1996), Chen et al. (2000) and Thor ...
Training Your People How to Think About Climate Change
... changed during the data record period with little or no overlap to compare different sensor performance. Instrument exposure has changed during the record period due to increasing urbanization. Measurement density varies widely throughout the globe from near zero measurements over oceans, sparse mea ...
... changed during the data record period with little or no overlap to compare different sensor performance. Instrument exposure has changed during the record period due to increasing urbanization. Measurement density varies widely throughout the globe from near zero measurements over oceans, sparse mea ...
Climate Change Impact on Water Resources
... To investigate water resources problem under climate change condition, one of the main river basin in Japan, the Tone River basin was modeled and simulated. The Tone River is the main water source to the metropolitan Tokyo, Japan, and upstream of the basin is in snow-dominated regions. Future climat ...
... To investigate water resources problem under climate change condition, one of the main river basin in Japan, the Tone River basin was modeled and simulated. The Tone River is the main water source to the metropolitan Tokyo, Japan, and upstream of the basin is in snow-dominated regions. Future climat ...
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... non-irrigated farms can reduce crop yields and household nutrition consumption and thus increase poverty rates in the developing world, while economic losses and environment ...
... non-irrigated farms can reduce crop yields and household nutrition consumption and thus increase poverty rates in the developing world, while economic losses and environment ...
References and Index - UN
... for climate financing: Are they moving in the right direction?’, Opinion Paper No 112, Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London, www.odi.org.uk/resources/download/2402.pdf, last accessed 6 October 2010 Bizikova L., T. Neale and I. Burton (2008) Canadian Communities’ Guidebook for Adaptation to C ...
... for climate financing: Are they moving in the right direction?’, Opinion Paper No 112, Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London, www.odi.org.uk/resources/download/2402.pdf, last accessed 6 October 2010 Bizikova L., T. Neale and I. Burton (2008) Canadian Communities’ Guidebook for Adaptation to C ...
Camouflage mismatch in seasonal coat color due to decreased
... trophic levels, with timing of animal reproduction, hibernation, or migration becoming detached from peak food supply. The consequences of such mismatches are difficult to link to specific future climate change scenarios because the responses across trophic levels have complex underlying climate drive ...
... trophic levels, with timing of animal reproduction, hibernation, or migration becoming detached from peak food supply. The consequences of such mismatches are difficult to link to specific future climate change scenarios because the responses across trophic levels have complex underlying climate drive ...
Adaptation Research Programs and Funding
... owners and users to adapt to climate change as outlined in (but not limited to) Transportation Research Board (TRB) Special Report 290: Potential Impacts of Climate Change on U.S. Transportation. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) defines adaptation as “an adjustment in natural or ...
... owners and users to adapt to climate change as outlined in (but not limited to) Transportation Research Board (TRB) Special Report 290: Potential Impacts of Climate Change on U.S. Transportation. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) defines adaptation as “an adjustment in natural or ...
The demographic impacts of shifts in climate means and extremes
... single annual generation with a single summer flight season in our simulations. In fact, populations of some Colias species, including C. eriphyle, can have two or more generations per year at lower elevations (e.g. Tabashnik et al. 1981). As a result, our simulations may underestimate mean annual fit ...
... single annual generation with a single summer flight season in our simulations. In fact, populations of some Colias species, including C. eriphyle, can have two or more generations per year at lower elevations (e.g. Tabashnik et al. 1981). As a result, our simulations may underestimate mean annual fit ...
physical risks from climate change
... events are becoming more frequent and intense, that incremental climatic changes are already underway, and that the impacts of climate change are expected to grow more severe over the coming years and decades. The year 2011 set records for economic losses and insured losses caused by natural catastr ...
... events are becoming more frequent and intense, that incremental climatic changes are already underway, and that the impacts of climate change are expected to grow more severe over the coming years and decades. The year 2011 set records for economic losses and insured losses caused by natural catastr ...
How closely do changes in surface and column water vapor follow
... such a rate of change of global-mean water vapor is consistent with the rate of change of saturation vapor pressure at a typical lower-tropospheric temperature, given that water vapor is mostly concentrated near the surface and relative humidity does not change greatly in climate change simulations. ...
... such a rate of change of global-mean water vapor is consistent with the rate of change of saturation vapor pressure at a typical lower-tropospheric temperature, given that water vapor is mostly concentrated near the surface and relative humidity does not change greatly in climate change simulations. ...
2009-PIK-Additional Study-WP1
... numbers should be handled with care as up to 30-50% of water is lost during transportation and a significant amount of groundwater extraction cannot be documented (van Rooijen et al, 2005; Zérah, 2005). Groundwater resources are extremely stressed as exploitation and recharge are highly mismatching. ...
... numbers should be handled with care as up to 30-50% of water is lost during transportation and a significant amount of groundwater extraction cannot be documented (van Rooijen et al, 2005; Zérah, 2005). Groundwater resources are extremely stressed as exploitation and recharge are highly mismatching. ...
Physical Risks from Climate Change: A guide
... events are becoming more frequent and intense, that incremental climatic changes are already underway, and that the impacts of climate change are expected to grow more severe over the coming years and decades. The year 2011 set records for economic losses and insured losses caused by natural catastr ...
... events are becoming more frequent and intense, that incremental climatic changes are already underway, and that the impacts of climate change are expected to grow more severe over the coming years and decades. The year 2011 set records for economic losses and insured losses caused by natural catastr ...
North Pacific Climate Response to Freshwater Forcing in the
... climatic impact of an AMOC shutdown can be global. In response to a shutdown of the AMOC, the extratropical North Atlantic cools up to 278C and the South Atlantic warms slightly. Associated with this north–south dipole of temperature anomalies, the Atlantic ITCZ shifts southward, consistent with pal ...
... climatic impact of an AMOC shutdown can be global. In response to a shutdown of the AMOC, the extratropical North Atlantic cools up to 278C and the South Atlantic warms slightly. Associated with this north–south dipole of temperature anomalies, the Atlantic ITCZ shifts southward, consistent with pal ...