EPA Research - 2014 Call Technical Description
... To make an application under this topic area, you must use the following: Call Topic Reference: Climate 2014 Call-Project 1 Description Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, (UNFCCC), Ireland makes an annual report on greenhouse gas emissions related to land management. Ag ...
... To make an application under this topic area, you must use the following: Call Topic Reference: Climate 2014 Call-Project 1 Description Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, (UNFCCC), Ireland makes an annual report on greenhouse gas emissions related to land management. Ag ...
Reducing the Future to Climate: a Story of Climate Determinism and
... rationalists alike. However, the ideological wars of the mid-twentieth century re-shaped the political and moral worlds which had nourished such thinking and determinism became discredited and marginalised within mainstream academic geography. ...
... rationalists alike. However, the ideological wars of the mid-twentieth century re-shaped the political and moral worlds which had nourished such thinking and determinism became discredited and marginalised within mainstream academic geography. ...
Climate Change and Rice - Wageningen UR E
... Models of the dynamics of the atmosphere of the earth, known as general circulation models or GCMs, predict that with increasing levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, global climate change is likely (Hansen et al. 1984). Because predicted climate change may have enormous effects on Japanese ...
... Models of the dynamics of the atmosphere of the earth, known as general circulation models or GCMs, predict that with increasing levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, global climate change is likely (Hansen et al. 1984). Because predicted climate change may have enormous effects on Japanese ...
Great barrier battleground over coral bleaching
... The Australia Institute survey of tourist intentions was loaded with questions about whether Australia should cease approving coalmines and transition to renewable energy to protect the Great Barrier Reef. The link between climate change and future coral health is not disputed by any of the major p ...
... The Australia Institute survey of tourist intentions was loaded with questions about whether Australia should cease approving coalmines and transition to renewable energy to protect the Great Barrier Reef. The link between climate change and future coral health is not disputed by any of the major p ...
Climate Adaptation in Asia: Knowledge Gaps and Research
... agriculture may be favoured in some parts of this region, subject to moisture limitations, but greater reliance on food grains may increase pressure on biomass for cooking fuel. Glacial melt will translate into higher spring/summer water levels for several decades, followed by decline in stream runo ...
... agriculture may be favoured in some parts of this region, subject to moisture limitations, but greater reliance on food grains may increase pressure on biomass for cooking fuel. Glacial melt will translate into higher spring/summer water levels for several decades, followed by decline in stream runo ...
Evolving Comparative Advantage and the Impact of
... future for many biological systems, such as agricultural plant life, on which human welfare depends. But just how much will living standards suffer as plants wilt in a hotter world? A large agronomic literature has modeled the implications of such climate change for crop yields, crop by crop and loc ...
... future for many biological systems, such as agricultural plant life, on which human welfare depends. But just how much will living standards suffer as plants wilt in a hotter world? A large agronomic literature has modeled the implications of such climate change for crop yields, crop by crop and loc ...
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... (Liston & Elder 2006). The daily weather variables were determined according to the geographic centroid of the woreda (administrative unit similar to a U.S. county) The main harvest period for the meher season ranges from October to December for the 17 study woredas. The survey collection periods ra ...
... (Liston & Elder 2006). The daily weather variables were determined according to the geographic centroid of the woreda (administrative unit similar to a U.S. county) The main harvest period for the meher season ranges from October to December for the 17 study woredas. The survey collection periods ra ...
Linking global and local scales: designing dynamic
... because scale is largely socially constructed, the conceptualization of scale brought to any speci"c case by particular players is mutable and amenable to adaptation so as to best "t the management of the environmental problem at hand. For example, the ongoing regional component of the US National A ...
... because scale is largely socially constructed, the conceptualization of scale brought to any speci"c case by particular players is mutable and amenable to adaptation so as to best "t the management of the environmental problem at hand. For example, the ongoing regional component of the US National A ...
Powerpoint - Steven J Phipps
... remain visible 10,000 years back. In Antarctica, where snow accumulation rates are small, annual layering may not even occur at ice surface. - The further back one needs time horizons, or known events in the past that leave a mark. For example volcanoes will leave an acidic layer that provides an ex ...
... remain visible 10,000 years back. In Antarctica, where snow accumulation rates are small, annual layering may not even occur at ice surface. - The further back one needs time horizons, or known events in the past that leave a mark. For example volcanoes will leave an acidic layer that provides an ex ...
Combating Climate Change by Keeping Land in
... www.farmland.org/GreenerFields #GreenerFields Climate change has, and will continue to have, dramatic effects on all New Yorkers – including farmers and citizens concerned about their food and where it comes from. In the future, farming and food production could be significantly impacted by severe w ...
... www.farmland.org/GreenerFields #GreenerFields Climate change has, and will continue to have, dramatic effects on all New Yorkers – including farmers and citizens concerned about their food and where it comes from. In the future, farming and food production could be significantly impacted by severe w ...
Vivid Economics
... the effect depends on the type of exposure. Crop productivity is projected to increase in northern Europe, but may fall elsewhere (Parry et al., 2007). Northern European countries with an important forestry and logging sector (e.g. Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Sweden) may also benefit as forests are pr ...
... the effect depends on the type of exposure. Crop productivity is projected to increase in northern Europe, but may fall elsewhere (Parry et al., 2007). Northern European countries with an important forestry and logging sector (e.g. Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Sweden) may also benefit as forests are pr ...
- University of Cambridge
... time of the seepage water during drier conditions may allow more bedrock to be dissolved, favor PCP in the unsaturated zone, resulting in higher δ 13C values in speleothem25–27. In addition, dry condition may enhance the evaporation and CO2 degassing of drip water28, and cause higher δ 13C of speleo ...
... time of the seepage water during drier conditions may allow more bedrock to be dissolved, favor PCP in the unsaturated zone, resulting in higher δ 13C values in speleothem25–27. In addition, dry condition may enhance the evaporation and CO2 degassing of drip water28, and cause higher δ 13C of speleo ...
Report of the Working Group on Climate Change
... Figure 10 Change in precipitation in 2050 in four major tea growing regions of Assam (Source: ETP-TRA Climate Project) ...
... Figure 10 Change in precipitation in 2050 in four major tea growing regions of Assam (Source: ETP-TRA Climate Project) ...
Towards Policy Integration of Disaster Risk, Climate Adaptation, and
... building, promotion of investment and innovation in risk reduction and dissemination of disaster risk information. The second priority action is strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk through “mainstreaming and integrating DRR within and across sectors” at different levels, e ...
... building, promotion of investment and innovation in risk reduction and dissemination of disaster risk information. The second priority action is strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk through “mainstreaming and integrating DRR within and across sectors” at different levels, e ...
weather and climate: engaging youth
... increased acidity and contain less oxygen, increasing the stress on marine life in ways that may be more than the simple addition of each. For example, ocean acidification can make species more susceptible to the impacts of warming waters, and higher CO2 alongside lower oxygen levels can ...
... increased acidity and contain less oxygen, increasing the stress on marine life in ways that may be more than the simple addition of each. For example, ocean acidification can make species more susceptible to the impacts of warming waters, and higher CO2 alongside lower oxygen levels can ...
Changes in Snow Cover and Snow Water Equivalent Due to Global
... over a 10 year period were conducted using a 20 kmmesh atmospheric general circulation model (AGCM), and changes in snow due to global warming were investigated, excluding areas with perpetual snow. In accumulating and melting seasons, the snow cover decreases in almost the entire snow area; for the ...
... over a 10 year period were conducted using a 20 kmmesh atmospheric general circulation model (AGCM), and changes in snow due to global warming were investigated, excluding areas with perpetual snow. In accumulating and melting seasons, the snow cover decreases in almost the entire snow area; for the ...
Latin America
... The Latin American population will increase to 838 million by the year 2050. Annual population growth rates will decrease from 1.68%, in the period 1995–2000, to an estimated 0.51% in the period 2040–2050, according to the medium prospect of the United Nations (Nawata, 1999). This signifies that the ...
... The Latin American population will increase to 838 million by the year 2050. Annual population growth rates will decrease from 1.68%, in the period 1995–2000, to an estimated 0.51% in the period 2040–2050, according to the medium prospect of the United Nations (Nawata, 1999). This signifies that the ...
Gaurnet Review - Garnaut Climate Change Review
... higher temperature increase coupled with decreased precipitation and relative humidity. The U1 climate scenario would likely reduce both the natural and anthropogenic capacity for snow production in association with an increased rate of snow melt, particularly at lower elevations, leading to both a ...
... higher temperature increase coupled with decreased precipitation and relative humidity. The U1 climate scenario would likely reduce both the natural and anthropogenic capacity for snow production in association with an increased rate of snow melt, particularly at lower elevations, leading to both a ...
Bewertung der Risiken des Klimawandels für
... distribution and leading to changes in growth of existing stands. In addition extreme events (storms, forest fires, droughts and heat waves) are expected to become much more common and/or severe. Even without climate change, the capacity of forests to carry out their functions has always been under ...
... distribution and leading to changes in growth of existing stands. In addition extreme events (storms, forest fires, droughts and heat waves) are expected to become much more common and/or severe. Even without climate change, the capacity of forests to carry out their functions has always been under ...
Reports of Phase 2 Activity, January 2005
... different greenhouse scenarios. The Stage 2 IOCI projections used up to nine international models. Two emission scenarios were downscaled to the regional and rain gauge scale. Results for 2030, directly from the models or downscaled, indicate that: ...
... different greenhouse scenarios. The Stage 2 IOCI projections used up to nine international models. Two emission scenarios were downscaled to the regional and rain gauge scale. Results for 2030, directly from the models or downscaled, indicate that: ...
We Stand as One: Children, Young People and Climate Change
... that “vague warnings” of a future disaster were not enough to warrant action. Local storeowners, who sold snacks to the school students, argued that a move would be bad for their business. When the Santa Paz students saw that the adults in their community were not making decisions to keep their scho ...
... that “vague warnings” of a future disaster were not enough to warrant action. Local storeowners, who sold snacks to the school students, argued that a move would be bad for their business. When the Santa Paz students saw that the adults in their community were not making decisions to keep their scho ...
Human Impacts on Climate: A Broader View than Reported in the IPCC
... and the assessed level of scientific understanding (LOSU). The net anthropogenic radiative forcing and its range are also shown. These require summing asymmetric uncertainty estimates from the component terms, and cannot be obtained by simple addition. Additional forcing factors not included here ar ...
... and the assessed level of scientific understanding (LOSU). The net anthropogenic radiative forcing and its range are also shown. These require summing asymmetric uncertainty estimates from the component terms, and cannot be obtained by simple addition. Additional forcing factors not included here ar ...
Role of CO2 and Southern Ocean winds in glacial abrupt climate
... Montoya and Levermann, 2008). Boundary conditions followed the specifications of the Paleoclimate Modeling Intercomparison Project Phase II (PMIP2), namely: changes in insolation; a reduced equivalent atmospheric CO2 concentration of 167 ppmv to account for the lowered CH4 , N2 O and CO2 concentrati ...
... Montoya and Levermann, 2008). Boundary conditions followed the specifications of the Paleoclimate Modeling Intercomparison Project Phase II (PMIP2), namely: changes in insolation; a reduced equivalent atmospheric CO2 concentration of 167 ppmv to account for the lowered CH4 , N2 O and CO2 concentrati ...
