Projected freshwater withdrawals in the United States under a changing climate
... projections from the 1960s and the early 1970s failed to notice the improving efficiency in industrial and thermoelectric water use that we now know was occurring as far back as 1960, and thus grossly overestimated future water withdrawals. By the time of the Water Resource Council’s 1978 projection, ...
... projections from the 1960s and the early 1970s failed to notice the improving efficiency in industrial and thermoelectric water use that we now know was occurring as far back as 1960, and thus grossly overestimated future water withdrawals. By the time of the Water Resource Council’s 1978 projection, ...
PDF Version - Garden Club of America
... and a shift of funding from highways to mass transit. Delegates were urged to speak out in their local communities in support of the EPA and to urge state and local officials to buy only the energy-efficient cars and appliances now available and to support retrofitting municipal buildings. ...
... and a shift of funding from highways to mass transit. Delegates were urged to speak out in their local communities in support of the EPA and to urge state and local officials to buy only the energy-efficient cars and appliances now available and to support retrofitting municipal buildings. ...
Projected freshwater withdrawals in the United States under a
... related to its time span, i.e., projections far into the future have a tenuous connection to future reality. The projections are nevertheless carried out to 2090 in order to demonstrate the possible impact of climate change, which becomes much more significant during the latter part of the century. [ ...
... related to its time span, i.e., projections far into the future have a tenuous connection to future reality. The projections are nevertheless carried out to 2090 in order to demonstrate the possible impact of climate change, which becomes much more significant during the latter part of the century. [ ...
Northern Hemisphere glaciation and the evolution of Plio
... Received 29 July 2009; revised 3 December 2009; accepted 20 January 2010; published 4 August 2010. ...
... Received 29 July 2009; revised 3 December 2009; accepted 20 January 2010; published 4 August 2010. ...
Understanding and Reducing the Risks of Climate Change for
... volume of the biennial water report, The World’s Water (published by Island Press, Washington D.C.), detailed chronologies of water-related disputes are prepared. In December 2009, an updated version of the complete Water Conflict Chronology was released by the Pacific Institute, linking historical ...
... volume of the biennial water report, The World’s Water (published by Island Press, Washington D.C.), detailed chronologies of water-related disputes are prepared. In December 2009, an updated version of the complete Water Conflict Chronology was released by the Pacific Institute, linking historical ...
A comparison of structural and behavioural adaptations to future
... Due to the nature of the models used to produce climate change projections there is a level of uncertainty in the possible levels of future climate change. In the UK this uncertainty has been represented in the latest set of future climate projections UKCP09 [13] released by the UK Climate Impacts ...
... Due to the nature of the models used to produce climate change projections there is a level of uncertainty in the possible levels of future climate change. In the UK this uncertainty has been represented in the latest set of future climate projections UKCP09 [13] released by the UK Climate Impacts ...
Solar ultraviolet radiation in a changing climate
... A different world has evolved after 26 years of the Montreal Protocol. The phase-out of ODS is projected to lead to recovery of stratospheric ozone. However, additional climate-related changes in the incident UV radiation at Earth’s surface may result from changes in cloud, snow and ice cover, land ...
... A different world has evolved after 26 years of the Montreal Protocol. The phase-out of ODS is projected to lead to recovery of stratospheric ozone. However, additional climate-related changes in the incident UV radiation at Earth’s surface may result from changes in cloud, snow and ice cover, land ...
impact of climate change on precipitation
... Chapter 2 provides some insight into the Climate modeling aspects. It explains the different types of climate model which have originated in the past and its evolution in the form of GCMs. Chapter 3 is the Survey of Literature. The purpose of this survey is to focus on strategies and policies for do ...
... Chapter 2 provides some insight into the Climate modeling aspects. It explains the different types of climate model which have originated in the past and its evolution in the form of GCMs. Chapter 3 is the Survey of Literature. The purpose of this survey is to focus on strategies and policies for do ...
Insights from the ocean carbon cycle
... which has implications for biogeochemical cycles and ecosystems [Keller et al., 2012]. For ENSO, there is some evidence from reconstructions that the (late) twentieth century ENSO variance levels are not unprecedented, but higher than for any 30 year period within 1590–1880 [McGregor et al., 2013] o ...
... which has implications for biogeochemical cycles and ecosystems [Keller et al., 2012]. For ENSO, there is some evidence from reconstructions that the (late) twentieth century ENSO variance levels are not unprecedented, but higher than for any 30 year period within 1590–1880 [McGregor et al., 2013] o ...
Workshop Report - Ontario Centre for Climate Impacts and
... atmosphere and are tracking in line with the ‘worst case’ scenarios developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). This combined with continued emissions commits the planet to further global climate change. Globally, temperatures have increased 0.74°C over the last 100 years. The ...
... atmosphere and are tracking in line with the ‘worst case’ scenarios developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). This combined with continued emissions commits the planet to further global climate change. Globally, temperatures have increased 0.74°C over the last 100 years. The ...
5.3.2 Glaciers
... Antarctica actively influence the global climate over very long time scales. Sea level can however be affected more rapidly. Snow covers a large area too, but has relatively small volume. It is important for key global interactions and feedbacks like increased uptake of heat (albedo effect). Sea ...
... Antarctica actively influence the global climate over very long time scales. Sea level can however be affected more rapidly. Snow covers a large area too, but has relatively small volume. It is important for key global interactions and feedbacks like increased uptake of heat (albedo effect). Sea ...
A Teacher`s Guide for the Video Sila Alangotok— Inuit Observations
... Observations on Climate Change, produced by the International Institute for Sustainable Development. The issue of climate change affects us locally and globally and is relevant to students in all geographic locations in Canada. While climate change is frequently covered in the news media, this video ...
... Observations on Climate Change, produced by the International Institute for Sustainable Development. The issue of climate change affects us locally and globally and is relevant to students in all geographic locations in Canada. While climate change is frequently covered in the news media, this video ...
from cnrs.fr - Station d`Ecologie Théorique et Expérimentale
... climate change when dispersal possibilities were restricted (Valladares et al. 2014). However, despite interesting modelling studies on interpopulation variation (Cobben et al. 2012; Valladares et al. 2014), the effects of intrapopulation variation in thermal niche on species and population response ...
... climate change when dispersal possibilities were restricted (Valladares et al. 2014). However, despite interesting modelling studies on interpopulation variation (Cobben et al. 2012; Valladares et al. 2014), the effects of intrapopulation variation in thermal niche on species and population response ...
sn c project namibia
... Convention. The SNC project will provide financial assistance to enable Namibia to fully undertake the implementation of activities needed to prepare its Second National Communication. The SNC will be prepared using the guidelines adopted by the UNFCCC and contained in decision 17CP8. The SNC activi ...
... Convention. The SNC project will provide financial assistance to enable Namibia to fully undertake the implementation of activities needed to prepare its Second National Communication. The SNC will be prepared using the guidelines adopted by the UNFCCC and contained in decision 17CP8. The SNC activi ...
... measurements, show maximum accumulation rates in Quaternary time. The more pronounced Quaternary maxima for point measurements than for Métivier’s estimates of dry volumes derives, in part, from the absence of corrections for compaction to the point measurements. In regions such as Mongolia, a corr ...
Queensland Coastal Processes and Climate Change
... Figure 3: Beach erosion/accretion cycle showing no permanent sand loss or coastline retreat..............................11 Figure 4: Long-term beach recession showing profile displaced landward due to permanent sand loss.................11 Figure 5: A summary of the globally averaged sea level r ...
... Figure 3: Beach erosion/accretion cycle showing no permanent sand loss or coastline retreat..............................11 Figure 4: Long-term beach recession showing profile displaced landward due to permanent sand loss.................11 Figure 5: A summary of the globally averaged sea level r ...
Will groundwater ease freshwater stress under climate change?
... instrumental observation record, available since 1850, occurred during the last 14 years (1995– 2008). Each of the years 2001–2008 belongs to the ten warmest years on record. Even if the year with the highest global mean annual temperature is still 1998 (related to a strong El Niño phase), local and ...
... instrumental observation record, available since 1850, occurred during the last 14 years (1995– 2008). Each of the years 2001–2008 belongs to the ten warmest years on record. Even if the year with the highest global mean annual temperature is still 1998 (related to a strong El Niño phase), local and ...
Climate Change Risk Analysis: Assessment of Future Natural
... Based on the above assessment, the following are the natural disaster threats and hazards that are likely to occur in Springfield as a result of climate change: 1) rising temperatures and heat waves, 2) increased precipitation and flooding, and 3) extreme storm events (which would also result in flo ...
... Based on the above assessment, the following are the natural disaster threats and hazards that are likely to occur in Springfield as a result of climate change: 1) rising temperatures and heat waves, 2) increased precipitation and flooding, and 3) extreme storm events (which would also result in flo ...
Prince Edward Island and Climate Change
... without timely rain will increase the susceptibility of forests to fires. Coastal communities, their infrastructure and industries, have become more vulnerable to storm events. Impacts on coastal infrastructure, such as bridges, roads, and waste water systems are predicted to adversely affect trade ...
... without timely rain will increase the susceptibility of forests to fires. Coastal communities, their infrastructure and industries, have become more vulnerable to storm events. Impacts on coastal infrastructure, such as bridges, roads, and waste water systems are predicted to adversely affect trade ...
Thematic Sub-Priority 1.1.6.3 Global Change and Ecosystems
... The Work Programme is structured according to "areas" and "topics". The following section describes the topics which will be subject of the first call for proposals with a deadline in 2003. The expected instruments are indicated for each topic; in general, up to one Network of Excellence or Integra ...
... The Work Programme is structured according to "areas" and "topics". The following section describes the topics which will be subject of the first call for proposals with a deadline in 2003. The expected instruments are indicated for each topic; in general, up to one Network of Excellence or Integra ...
Global Warming and the Free State
... winter, but become more episodic, with more falling in extreme events. Projections of precipitation are much less certain than for temperature, but the mean projections indicated modest increases of about 10% or so are likely in the winter and spring. Because of more intermittent rainfall and increa ...
... winter, but become more episodic, with more falling in extreme events. Projections of precipitation are much less certain than for temperature, but the mean projections indicated modest increases of about 10% or so are likely in the winter and spring. Because of more intermittent rainfall and increa ...
An HSI Report: The Impact of Animal Agriculture on Global Warming
... Causes of Global Warming and Climate Change As discussed, changes in climate can be influenced by both natural and human factors.43 One natural warming phenomenon is the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect is a blanketing effect by which atmospheric greenhouse gases keep the earth’s surface war ...
... Causes of Global Warming and Climate Change As discussed, changes in climate can be influenced by both natural and human factors.43 One natural warming phenomenon is the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect is a blanketing effect by which atmospheric greenhouse gases keep the earth’s surface war ...