The impact of urban heat islands: assessing vulnerability in
... Asian Cities Climate Resilience ...
... Asian Cities Climate Resilience ...
Climate Futures for Tasmania: impacts on agriculture
... Projected increases in Growing Degree Days (GDD) are likely to lead to changes in crop types and varieties. A crop requiring 1000 (10 °C base) GDD will by 2030 mature approximately one month earlier than the baseline period of 1961‑1990 and two months earlier by the end of the century. Wine varietie ...
... Projected increases in Growing Degree Days (GDD) are likely to lead to changes in crop types and varieties. A crop requiring 1000 (10 °C base) GDD will by 2030 mature approximately one month earlier than the baseline period of 1961‑1990 and two months earlier by the end of the century. Wine varietie ...
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... reduction policies enacted to protect human health. For instance, global emissions of aerosols and their precursors are projected to decrease by as much as 80 % by the year 2100, according to the four Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) scenarios. The removal of aerosols will cause unintended ...
... reduction policies enacted to protect human health. For instance, global emissions of aerosols and their precursors are projected to decrease by as much as 80 % by the year 2100, according to the four Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) scenarios. The removal of aerosols will cause unintended ...
Climate change and micro-organism genetic resources for food and agriculture: State of knowledge, risks and opportunities
... agriculture and to achieving the required changes in agricultural production. Climate change will act as an additional driver of change in agricultural systems as environmental conditions are altered drastically. As a consequence of the vital functions that micro-organism genetic resources for food ...
... agriculture and to achieving the required changes in agricultural production. Climate change will act as an additional driver of change in agricultural systems as environmental conditions are altered drastically. As a consequence of the vital functions that micro-organism genetic resources for food ...
letter
... Exxon's scientists understood that doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide would occur "sometime in the latter half of the 21st century," and that "C02-induced climate changes should be observable Of well before doubling." Exxon's own scientists agreed with the scientific consensus that "a doubling o ...
... Exxon's scientists understood that doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide would occur "sometime in the latter half of the 21st century," and that "C02-induced climate changes should be observable Of well before doubling." Exxon's own scientists agreed with the scientific consensus that "a doubling o ...
Hydrological drought across the world: impact of climate and
... large-scale studies have examined drought from observed data only (e.g., Hisdal et al., 2001; Peel et al., 2005; Fleig et al., 2006; Stahl et al., 2010; Wilson et al., 2010). All these studies deal with a large amount of data (gridded data or data from numerous flow gauges). However, often the neces ...
... large-scale studies have examined drought from observed data only (e.g., Hisdal et al., 2001; Peel et al., 2005; Fleig et al., 2006; Stahl et al., 2010; Wilson et al., 2010). All these studies deal with a large amount of data (gridded data or data from numerous flow gauges). However, often the neces ...
Climate Scientists` Perceptions of Climate
... however is difficult to reconcile given the discussion concerning impacts). Furthermore, as Table 6, Appendix A indicates, in 2003 only 7.9% of those scientists responding to the question ‘I feel the most pressing issue facing humanity today is …’ claimed climate change/global warming as the most pr ...
... however is difficult to reconcile given the discussion concerning impacts). Furthermore, as Table 6, Appendix A indicates, in 2003 only 7.9% of those scientists responding to the question ‘I feel the most pressing issue facing humanity today is …’ claimed climate change/global warming as the most pr ...
459_1 - VTechWorks
... This paper will argue that the impacts of climate change are now threatening basic human rights such as the right to life, to food, to shelter, to water and to health and that although economical or scientific perspectives of climate change remain necessary, it is also essential that we focus on the ...
... This paper will argue that the impacts of climate change are now threatening basic human rights such as the right to life, to food, to shelter, to water and to health and that although economical or scientific perspectives of climate change remain necessary, it is also essential that we focus on the ...
Chapter 8 - Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
... subtropical Moreton Bay that found tissue nutrient content of seagrass close to river mouths were higher than those more distant138. These observations suggest that nutrient inputs do influence seagrasses in the GBR, although nutrients per se have not been the cause of any declines observed to date. ...
... subtropical Moreton Bay that found tissue nutrient content of seagrass close to river mouths were higher than those more distant138. These observations suggest that nutrient inputs do influence seagrasses in the GBR, although nutrients per se have not been the cause of any declines observed to date. ...
Strong influence of 2000-2050 climate change on particulate matter
... in which the observed relationships of PM2.5 and meteorology are applied to future climate projections from an ensemble of models. Use of an ensemble provides a mean or median response and uncertainty range and increases confidence in the sign and magnitude of the response of a particular variable t ...
... in which the observed relationships of PM2.5 and meteorology are applied to future climate projections from an ensemble of models. Use of an ensemble provides a mean or median response and uncertainty range and increases confidence in the sign and magnitude of the response of a particular variable t ...
Climate Change, coral bleaching and the future of the
... bleaching. Coral bleaching occurs when the photosynthetic symbionts of corals (zooxanthellae) become increasing vulnerable to damage by light. The resulting damage leads to the expulsion of these important organisms from the coral host. Corals tend to die in great numbers immediately following coral ...
... bleaching. Coral bleaching occurs when the photosynthetic symbionts of corals (zooxanthellae) become increasing vulnerable to damage by light. The resulting damage leads to the expulsion of these important organisms from the coral host. Corals tend to die in great numbers immediately following coral ...
Summary for Policymakers
... Research to decrease uncertainties is urgently needed. A coordinated global network of marine experimental, observation and modelling research is critical. Priority areas of research are responses of key species and entire ecosystems, particularly over longer time periods; the potential for organi ...
... Research to decrease uncertainties is urgently needed. A coordinated global network of marine experimental, observation and modelling research is critical. Priority areas of research are responses of key species and entire ecosystems, particularly over longer time periods; the potential for organi ...
Cloud feedback mechanisms and their representation in global
... which is assumed to perturb the top-of-atmosphere radiative balance by a given amount per degree warming. The largest such process involves the increase in emitted longwave radiation following Planck’s law (a negative feedback). Additional feedbacks result from increased longwave emiss ...
... which is assumed to perturb the top-of-atmosphere radiative balance by a given amount per degree warming. The largest such process involves the increase in emitted longwave radiation following Planck’s law (a negative feedback). Additional feedbacks result from increased longwave emiss ...
Ocean Acidification Summary for Policymakers
... Research to decrease uncertainties is urgently needed. A coordinated global network of marine experimental, observation and modelling research is critical. Priority areas of research are responses of key species and entire ecosystems, particularly over longer time periods; the potential for organi ...
... Research to decrease uncertainties is urgently needed. A coordinated global network of marine experimental, observation and modelling research is critical. Priority areas of research are responses of key species and entire ecosystems, particularly over longer time periods; the potential for organi ...
WestminsterResearch Climate change adaptation planning under
... 5.2 Background to Ho Chi Minh City ................................................................. 108 5.2.1 Geography and Environment ........................................................... 108 5.2.2 Natural and Climatic condition ........................................................ 109 5 ...
... 5.2 Background to Ho Chi Minh City ................................................................. 108 5.2.1 Geography and Environment ........................................................... 108 5.2.2 Natural and Climatic condition ........................................................ 109 5 ...
SCOR (2013)
... Research to decrease uncertainties is urgently needed. A coordinated global network of marine experimental, observation and modelling research is critical. Priority areas of research are responses of key species and entire ecosystems, particularly over longer time periods; the potential for organi ...
... Research to decrease uncertainties is urgently needed. A coordinated global network of marine experimental, observation and modelling research is critical. Priority areas of research are responses of key species and entire ecosystems, particularly over longer time periods; the potential for organi ...
Peat stratigraphy and climate change
... chosen depending on the mire being studied. The focus on proxy development is further considered by Hughes et al. (2012) who assess the use of humification for a palaeoclimate proxy and the issue of a species signal. They use a k-value (essentially an absorption value of the alkali extracts of fresh ...
... chosen depending on the mire being studied. The focus on proxy development is further considered by Hughes et al. (2012) who assess the use of humification for a palaeoclimate proxy and the issue of a species signal. They use a k-value (essentially an absorption value of the alkali extracts of fresh ...
Considering Vermont`s Future in a Changing Climate: The First
... and calls for immediate strategic planning to sustain the social, economic and environmental fabric of our state. The VCA is the first state-scale climate assessment in the country and speaks directly to the impacts of climate change as they pertain to our rural towns, cities and communities, includ ...
... and calls for immediate strategic planning to sustain the social, economic and environmental fabric of our state. The VCA is the first state-scale climate assessment in the country and speaks directly to the impacts of climate change as they pertain to our rural towns, cities and communities, includ ...
STEENBERGEN et al ny Spate Irrigation
... In most areas there are mechanisms in place that accommodate climate variability and for several areas – with the exception of the most vulnerable spate irrigation systems – these mechanisms contribute to the robustness of spate areas. Whereas climate variability is already at present the defining f ...
... In most areas there are mechanisms in place that accommodate climate variability and for several areas – with the exception of the most vulnerable spate irrigation systems – these mechanisms contribute to the robustness of spate areas. Whereas climate variability is already at present the defining f ...
The environmental and economic importance of the GBR specifically
... bleaching. Coral bleaching occurs when the photosynthetic symbionts of corals (zooxanthellae) become increasing vulnerable to damage by light. The resulting damage leads to the expulsion of these important organisms from the coral host. Corals tend to die in great numbers immediately following coral ...
... bleaching. Coral bleaching occurs when the photosynthetic symbionts of corals (zooxanthellae) become increasing vulnerable to damage by light. The resulting damage leads to the expulsion of these important organisms from the coral host. Corals tend to die in great numbers immediately following coral ...
The Emissions Gap Report 2016
... Action (Germany), United Nations Environment (Kenya), United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Germany) and World Resources Institute (United States). Adaptation: The process of adjustment to actual or expected climate and its effects. In human systems, adaptation seeks to moderate or ...
... Action (Germany), United Nations Environment (Kenya), United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Germany) and World Resources Institute (United States). Adaptation: The process of adjustment to actual or expected climate and its effects. In human systems, adaptation seeks to moderate or ...
Arctic Climate Change and Security Policy Conference
... systems of land, water, and atmosphere in which the Arctic is integral. Global warming is affecting the world’s weather, and sea ice in the Arctic is melting and thinning rapidly, declining 15% every decade over the recent past. Moreover, the pace of change is accelerating. Greenhouse gas emissions ...
... systems of land, water, and atmosphere in which the Arctic is integral. Global warming is affecting the world’s weather, and sea ice in the Arctic is melting and thinning rapidly, declining 15% every decade over the recent past. Moreover, the pace of change is accelerating. Greenhouse gas emissions ...
HFCs: A Critical Link in Protecting Climate and the Ozone Layer
... This is because the original ozone-depleting substances, which the Montreal Protocol is phasing out, such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), are not only ozone-depleting but also serious climate-damaging gases. The focus of this report is the opportunity for action o ...
... This is because the original ozone-depleting substances, which the Montreal Protocol is phasing out, such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), are not only ozone-depleting but also serious climate-damaging gases. The focus of this report is the opportunity for action o ...
Building climate change resilience for African livestock in sub
... UNCCD............. United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification UNCCD............. United Nation Convention to Combat Desertification UNDP................ United Nations Development Program UNFCCC............ United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Changes USAID............... United S ...
... UNCCD............. United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification UNCCD............. United Nation Convention to Combat Desertification UNDP................ United Nations Development Program UNFCCC............ United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Changes USAID............... United S ...
Disrupted seasonal biology impacts health, food security and
... organisms [4,5]. The disruption of annual rhythms under global climate change has potentially dramatic consequences for the health of animals, humans and ecosystems. Whether or not organisms can adapt to changing seasonality depends on the regulation of their annual rhythms. Principally, annual rhyt ...
... organisms [4,5]. The disruption of annual rhythms under global climate change has potentially dramatic consequences for the health of animals, humans and ecosystems. Whether or not organisms can adapt to changing seasonality depends on the regulation of their annual rhythms. Principally, annual rhyt ...