Exploring the behaviour of atmospheric temperatures under dry
... Almost 30 European sites have been selected for the statistical interpretation of temperature and precipitation data; the sites have been chosen as a function of the availability of daily data over long time scales (i.e. the 60-year period spanning 1951 through 2010) and their distribution within di ...
... Almost 30 European sites have been selected for the statistical interpretation of temperature and precipitation data; the sites have been chosen as a function of the availability of daily data over long time scales (i.e. the 60-year period spanning 1951 through 2010) and their distribution within di ...
Climate change is simple: We do something or we`re
... “Much of the climate change debate has been about whether the world will succeed in keeping global warming to the relatively safe level of only 2 degrees Celsius by 2100,” said Professor Tony McMichael, from the Australian National University, in an accompanying paper published in the journal. “But ...
... “Much of the climate change debate has been about whether the world will succeed in keeping global warming to the relatively safe level of only 2 degrees Celsius by 2100,” said Professor Tony McMichael, from the Australian National University, in an accompanying paper published in the journal. “But ...
Assessment of impacts of agricultural and climate change scenarios
... advanced perennial biofuel crops such as switchgrass, which has been found to provide multiple environmental benefits including carbon sequestration, soil water nutrient scavenging, remediating contaminated soil and/or providing a suitable habitat for grassland birds (Khanna et al., 2008; Secchi et ...
... advanced perennial biofuel crops such as switchgrass, which has been found to provide multiple environmental benefits including carbon sequestration, soil water nutrient scavenging, remediating contaminated soil and/or providing a suitable habitat for grassland birds (Khanna et al., 2008; Secchi et ...
climate change and ocean acidification
... Earth’s climate and radiative forcing is strongly influenced by the atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, mostly, carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O). Since the start of the Industrial Era (1750 onwards), anthropogenic activities have resulted in increased concentra ...
... Earth’s climate and radiative forcing is strongly influenced by the atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, mostly, carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O). Since the start of the Industrial Era (1750 onwards), anthropogenic activities have resulted in increased concentra ...
PDF - Journal of Resources and Ecology
... Abstract: Vegetation phenology is a sensitive indicator of global warming, especially on the Tibetan Plateau. However, whether climate warming has enhanced the advance of grassland phenology since 2000 remains debated and little is known about the warming effect on semiarid grassland phenology and i ...
... Abstract: Vegetation phenology is a sensitive indicator of global warming, especially on the Tibetan Plateau. However, whether climate warming has enhanced the advance of grassland phenology since 2000 remains debated and little is known about the warming effect on semiarid grassland phenology and i ...
Climate Risk and Adaptation Strategy Discussion Paper (DOCX, 6.9
... Climate affects many things Maroondah residents value .............................................................................. 7 Strategies to manage climate risk ................................................................................................................. 8 Adaptation is a ...
... Climate affects many things Maroondah residents value .............................................................................. 7 Strategies to manage climate risk ................................................................................................................. 8 Adaptation is a ...
Primary Impacts of Climate Change in the Chicago Region
... factors control the climate of northeastern Illinois: 1) the sun, 2) weather systems, 3) urban areas, and 4) Lake Michigan. The first two are the most significant. The sun, which is the primary energy source for virtually all weather phenomena, in large part, determines air temperatures and seasonal ...
... factors control the climate of northeastern Illinois: 1) the sun, 2) weather systems, 3) urban areas, and 4) Lake Michigan. The first two are the most significant. The sun, which is the primary energy source for virtually all weather phenomena, in large part, determines air temperatures and seasonal ...
Towards indicators for resilient architecture and infrastructure
... anthropogenic environmental impacts, including being the largest consumer of natural resources, in terms of both land use and materials extraction. Buildings alone are “the single largest final end-use consumer” of energy - responsible for over 40% of global energy use as well as over 30% of global ...
... anthropogenic environmental impacts, including being the largest consumer of natural resources, in terms of both land use and materials extraction. Buildings alone are “the single largest final end-use consumer” of energy - responsible for over 40% of global energy use as well as over 30% of global ...
ECOSYSTEM-BASED ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE: THE
... conserving diverse agricultural landscapes secures food provision in changing local climatic conditions; Strategic management of shrublands and forests to limit the frequency and size of uncontrolled forest fires and to contribute to carbon storage; Establishing and effectively managing protected ar ...
... conserving diverse agricultural landscapes secures food provision in changing local climatic conditions; Strategic management of shrublands and forests to limit the frequency and size of uncontrolled forest fires and to contribute to carbon storage; Establishing and effectively managing protected ar ...
Chapter 7 CLIMATE CHANGE, SOCIAL POLICY AND GLOBAL
... before the Industrial Revolution. According to Prof Sir Brian Hoskins “The last time in the Earth’s history when we saw similar levels of CO2 in the atmosphere was probably about 4.5 million years ago when the world was warmer on average by three or four degrees Celsius than it is today”. 2 The chal ...
... before the Industrial Revolution. According to Prof Sir Brian Hoskins “The last time in the Earth’s history when we saw similar levels of CO2 in the atmosphere was probably about 4.5 million years ago when the world was warmer on average by three or four degrees Celsius than it is today”. 2 The chal ...
Dimitri Newsletter. no.28 Gender, Resilience and Climate Change
... Extreme climate events such as floods, frost or drought are becoming increasingly common, destroying crops and threatening household food security. As a result, women have to work harder, travel further and therefore spend more time collecting fuelwood and water – two resources that are crucial to h ...
... Extreme climate events such as floods, frost or drought are becoming increasingly common, destroying crops and threatening household food security. As a result, women have to work harder, travel further and therefore spend more time collecting fuelwood and water – two resources that are crucial to h ...
The impact of climate change on growth of local white spruce
... using data collected in a second genecological test series. We found that white spruce populations located within the sampled area were optimally adapted to their local environment for thermal conditions but not for moisture conditions; populations that originated from sites receiving more precipita ...
... using data collected in a second genecological test series. We found that white spruce populations located within the sampled area were optimally adapted to their local environment for thermal conditions but not for moisture conditions; populations that originated from sites receiving more precipita ...
Lost in the problem: the role of boundary organisations in the
... Board to deal with political issues like salience and legitimacy, and a Scientific Board to attend to issues of scientific credibility.24 Dual accountability leads to a split between sacred or front-office narratives of boundary work for official use in external accountability relations, e.g. to mem ...
... Board to deal with political issues like salience and legitimacy, and a Scientific Board to attend to issues of scientific credibility.24 Dual accountability leads to a split between sacred or front-office narratives of boundary work for official use in external accountability relations, e.g. to mem ...
The Norwegian Earth System Model, NorESM1
... annular modes. The AMOC strength is in the upper range found in models contributing to CMIP3 and above the range estimated from synthesized observational data (Medhaug and Furevik, 2011). Whilst the sea-ice extent is overestimated in both hemispheres in summer and in the southern winter, it is under ...
... annular modes. The AMOC strength is in the upper range found in models contributing to CMIP3 and above the range estimated from synthesized observational data (Medhaug and Furevik, 2011). Whilst the sea-ice extent is overestimated in both hemispheres in summer and in the southern winter, it is under ...
PAK-INDC
... Universally eulogized as a panacea for global warming by limiting the global temperature increase to between 1.5 – 2.0 degrees Centigrade, the landmark Paris Agreement will enter into force on November 04, 2016, a month after the 55/55 ratification threshold was reached. Pakistan’s ratification is a ...
... Universally eulogized as a panacea for global warming by limiting the global temperature increase to between 1.5 – 2.0 degrees Centigrade, the landmark Paris Agreement will enter into force on November 04, 2016, a month after the 55/55 ratification threshold was reached. Pakistan’s ratification is a ...
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... The follow-up to UNFCC, and at the time the most significant step taken to address climate change on a global scale, was the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. This agreement was the first international agreement with mandatory limits on greenhouse gas emissions.39 Under the agreement, developed nations agreed to ...
... The follow-up to UNFCC, and at the time the most significant step taken to address climate change on a global scale, was the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. This agreement was the first international agreement with mandatory limits on greenhouse gas emissions.39 Under the agreement, developed nations agreed to ...
MET 112 Global Climate Change - Department of Meteorology and
... (long wavelength) infrared energy. energy radiation into the atmosphere as heat, rising from a hot road, creating shimmers on hot sunny days. The earth-atmosphere energy balance is achieved as the energy received from the Sun balances the energy lost by the Earth back into space. So, the Earth maint ...
... (long wavelength) infrared energy. energy radiation into the atmosphere as heat, rising from a hot road, creating shimmers on hot sunny days. The earth-atmosphere energy balance is achieved as the energy received from the Sun balances the energy lost by the Earth back into space. So, the Earth maint ...
Biogeosciences
... M. Liu et al.: What is the importance of climate model bias? year investment payback periods, and perennial crops have investment horizons of 10 to 30 years. Although the deficiencies of BC are known, the effects of BC on the climate change signal and hence the consequences of BC on hydrometeorology ...
... M. Liu et al.: What is the importance of climate model bias? year investment payback periods, and perennial crops have investment horizons of 10 to 30 years. Although the deficiencies of BC are known, the effects of BC on the climate change signal and hence the consequences of BC on hydrometeorology ...
Written submissions received for the Adapting to Climate Change in
... impacts on human settlements and infrastructure are likely to occur in coastal areas. Coastal inundation, erosion and storm surges are already impacting on human settlements and infrastructure near the high water mark and climate change is likely to exacerbate these impacts into the future. Stakehol ...
... impacts on human settlements and infrastructure are likely to occur in coastal areas. Coastal inundation, erosion and storm surges are already impacting on human settlements and infrastructure near the high water mark and climate change is likely to exacerbate these impacts into the future. Stakehol ...
Mainstreaming Early Warning Systems in Development
... amplify risk and damages. The SFDRR sets out four priority actions to counter this trend: (1) understanding disaster risk; (2) strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk; (3) investing in disaster risk reduction for resilience; and (4) enhancing disaster preparedness for effectiv ...
... amplify risk and damages. The SFDRR sets out four priority actions to counter this trend: (1) understanding disaster risk; (2) strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk; (3) investing in disaster risk reduction for resilience; and (4) enhancing disaster preparedness for effectiv ...
Lessons from the Front Lines Preparing for Climate Impacts
... Adaptation Is Evolving Climate change is happening. Regardless of today’s mitigation efforts, past emissions levels have committed us to decades of rising temperatures and seas. From Hurricane Sandy to record heat, extreme weather events associated with climate change are already devastating communi ...
... Adaptation Is Evolving Climate change is happening. Regardless of today’s mitigation efforts, past emissions levels have committed us to decades of rising temperatures and seas. From Hurricane Sandy to record heat, extreme weather events associated with climate change are already devastating communi ...
Introduction - Department of Meteorology and Climate Science
... (long wavelength) infrared energy. energy radiation into the atmosphere as heat, rising from a hot road, creating shimmers on hot sunny days. The earth-atmosphere energy balance is achieved as the energy received from the Sun balances the energy lost by the Earth back into space. So, the Earth maint ...
... (long wavelength) infrared energy. energy radiation into the atmosphere as heat, rising from a hot road, creating shimmers on hot sunny days. The earth-atmosphere energy balance is achieved as the energy received from the Sun balances the energy lost by the Earth back into space. So, the Earth maint ...
Working Paper 171 - Steeves and Surminski 2014 (opens in new window)
... From a management angle, strategic and operational aspects of climate adaptation are of interest, exploring climate adaptation as a risk and opportunity for companies. This approach looks at the ‘business case’ for adaptation (see IEMA 2013). The benefits for the private sector are framed in two bro ...
... From a management angle, strategic and operational aspects of climate adaptation are of interest, exploring climate adaptation as a risk and opportunity for companies. This approach looks at the ‘business case’ for adaptation (see IEMA 2013). The benefits for the private sector are framed in two bro ...
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... environmental problem has much to say about the ways in which the problem will be addressed. To illustrate with a more international example, Demeritt (2001, p. 328) points to some of the prevailing ideas in the scientific construction of global warming that give us an indication of how climate chang ...
... environmental problem has much to say about the ways in which the problem will be addressed. To illustrate with a more international example, Demeritt (2001, p. 328) points to some of the prevailing ideas in the scientific construction of global warming that give us an indication of how climate chang ...
Key Steps: Mitigation
... Annual O&M costs for the physical assets that are in operation during the historical period Collect for 3-10 years Information about the expected lifetimes of the assets in operation during the historical period ...
... Annual O&M costs for the physical assets that are in operation during the historical period Collect for 3-10 years Information about the expected lifetimes of the assets in operation during the historical period ...