Turn Down - Climate Analytics
... countries and especially the poor. A 4°C world would be one of unprecedented heat waves, severe drought, and major floods in many regions, with serious impacts on ecosystems and associated services. But with action, a 4°C world can be avoided and we can likely hold warming below 2°C. Without further ...
... countries and especially the poor. A 4°C world would be one of unprecedented heat waves, severe drought, and major floods in many regions, with serious impacts on ecosystems and associated services. But with action, a 4°C world can be avoided and we can likely hold warming below 2°C. Without further ...
Climate change impacts on snow water availability in the Euphrates
... generally declined, with a large range across the ensemble. In their more recent work, McCabe and Wolock (2009) simulated mid-spring SWE between 1900 and 2008 in the Western US and concluded that periods of higher-than-average SWE are associated with higher precipitation and lower temperature. While ...
... generally declined, with a large range across the ensemble. In their more recent work, McCabe and Wolock (2009) simulated mid-spring SWE between 1900 and 2008 in the Western US and concluded that periods of higher-than-average SWE are associated with higher precipitation and lower temperature. While ...
The CCPC grew out of the International Council of Local
... highlighted: First, the problem is established and made relevant through scientific knowledge explaining that we will increasingly notice the effects of climate change. City dwellers are at risk from climate change and therefore should cut emissions. Second, motivation for action is based on the ass ...
... highlighted: First, the problem is established and made relevant through scientific knowledge explaining that we will increasingly notice the effects of climate change. City dwellers are at risk from climate change and therefore should cut emissions. Second, motivation for action is based on the ass ...
Ideas and perspectives: climate-relevant marine biologically driven
... et al., 1984; Malin et al., 1993). Zooplankton and bacteria are involved in the DMS shuttle (Reisch et al., 2011) and, similar to the organic carbon pump, bacteria determine the efficiency to a large extent. Short-lived bromine halocarbons are associated with “open ocean” phytoplankton and “coastal” ...
... et al., 1984; Malin et al., 1993). Zooplankton and bacteria are involved in the DMS shuttle (Reisch et al., 2011) and, similar to the organic carbon pump, bacteria determine the efficiency to a large extent. Short-lived bromine halocarbons are associated with “open ocean” phytoplankton and “coastal” ...
Livelihoods and Climate Change - International Institute for
... a convergence of four distinct communities who have long been tackling the issue of vulnerability reduction through their respective activities—disaster risk reduction, climate and climate change, environmental management, and poverty reduction. Bringing these communities together and offering a com ...
... a convergence of four distinct communities who have long been tackling the issue of vulnerability reduction through their respective activities—disaster risk reduction, climate and climate change, environmental management, and poverty reduction. Bringing these communities together and offering a com ...
The integrated Earth system model version 1
... independently of each other and their interactions have historically been relatively simplistic. Typically, projections of GHGs and SLS emissions have been produced by the human system components of IAMs, archived in databases, and used by ESMs to produce projections of climate and altered biogeophy ...
... independently of each other and their interactions have historically been relatively simplistic. Typically, projections of GHGs and SLS emissions have been produced by the human system components of IAMs, archived in databases, and used by ESMs to produce projections of climate and altered biogeophy ...
West Lothian Council Climate Change Strategy 2015-2020
... The direct impacts in West Lothian will not be as severe as in some coastal areas, or in developing countries where the effects of drought, food shortages, flooding and land loss will be profound. This will inevitably impact on us all through supply chain impacts and increased demand for limited res ...
... The direct impacts in West Lothian will not be as severe as in some coastal areas, or in developing countries where the effects of drought, food shortages, flooding and land loss will be profound. This will inevitably impact on us all through supply chain impacts and increased demand for limited res ...
PowerPoint Presentation - The Evergreen State College
... Fire and Water, Fall 2006 Over geologic time the Earth has experienced wide fluctuations in climate, such as ice ages. Earth is currently experiencing a rapid warming trend. A major factor determining global climate is the intensity of the Sun's energy reaching the Earth. However, climate changes c ...
... Fire and Water, Fall 2006 Over geologic time the Earth has experienced wide fluctuations in climate, such as ice ages. Earth is currently experiencing a rapid warming trend. A major factor determining global climate is the intensity of the Sun's energy reaching the Earth. However, climate changes c ...
Preliminary Analysis of Climate Change in the Cariboo
... annual and seasonal changes in temperature and precipitation, as well as spring snow-water equivalent. Projections of growing degree days using empirical high resolution downscaling are also presented. All projections have uncertainties due to the inability of climate models to replicate all climate ...
... annual and seasonal changes in temperature and precipitation, as well as spring snow-water equivalent. Projections of growing degree days using empirical high resolution downscaling are also presented. All projections have uncertainties due to the inability of climate models to replicate all climate ...
Using the UKCP09 probabilistic scenarios to model the amplified
... There are few soil erosion/landscape evolution models that are able to use high resolution (e.g. hourly) rainfall data to generate runoff and simulate erosion and deposition at the short-time scales needed to explore the effect of extreme events. One of these models is the CAESAR model (see Van de W ...
... There are few soil erosion/landscape evolution models that are able to use high resolution (e.g. hourly) rainfall data to generate runoff and simulate erosion and deposition at the short-time scales needed to explore the effect of extreme events. One of these models is the CAESAR model (see Van de W ...
Sustainable Harvests: how investing in agriculture can help farmers
... soils, biodiversity, and favourable climatic conditions for their livelihoods. But the global physical environment is increasingly under stress, negatively impacting agricultural productivity and food security. Environmental degradation also disproportionately harms women, inhibits improved human nu ...
... soils, biodiversity, and favourable climatic conditions for their livelihoods. But the global physical environment is increasingly under stress, negatively impacting agricultural productivity and food security. Environmental degradation also disproportionately harms women, inhibits improved human nu ...
CESifo Working Paper 3959
... drainage. Measures of adaptation discussed are coastal defences/sea walls; surge barriers; upgrade of drainage systems, saltwater intrusion barriers, sediment management; beach nourishment; habitat protection (e.g., wetlands and mangroves) and changes in land use, including the option of relocating ...
... drainage. Measures of adaptation discussed are coastal defences/sea walls; surge barriers; upgrade of drainage systems, saltwater intrusion barriers, sediment management; beach nourishment; habitat protection (e.g., wetlands and mangroves) and changes in land use, including the option of relocating ...
14.2.2 Predictability in a Chaotic System
... problem of determining appropriate initial conditions in which fluxes are dynamically and thermodynamically balanced throughout a coupled stiff system, such as the ocean-atmosphere system, is particularly difficult because of the wide range of adjustment times ranging from days to thousands of years ...
... problem of determining appropriate initial conditions in which fluxes are dynamically and thermodynamically balanced throughout a coupled stiff system, such as the ocean-atmosphere system, is particularly difficult because of the wide range of adjustment times ranging from days to thousands of years ...
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... Public Safety must come before politics & ideology Is it more important to Work to solve environmental problems or Refuse to use help to find solutions because they are from the ‘wrong ideology or don’t serve a particular political project’? ...
... Public Safety must come before politics & ideology Is it more important to Work to solve environmental problems or Refuse to use help to find solutions because they are from the ‘wrong ideology or don’t serve a particular political project’? ...
London, UK - World Bank Group
... the high tide level. The expected level of protection provided by the Barrier will decline after 2030 unless action is taken, so concepts for its future enlargement or redesign are already being discussed. The Barrier was closed 72 times to protect London from tidal flooding between 1983 and 2007 (F ...
... the high tide level. The expected level of protection provided by the Barrier will decline after 2030 unless action is taken, so concepts for its future enlargement or redesign are already being discussed. The Barrier was closed 72 times to protect London from tidal flooding between 1983 and 2007 (F ...
Chapter 9 Climate Research and Climate Politics in Germany
... to be prepared for problems which may threaten their legitimacy and also actively explore new issues for what appear to be promising candidates for new areas of political activity. This prospecting for and acquisition of new political agendas is an important part of politics. Second, politics also ...
... to be prepared for problems which may threaten their legitimacy and also actively explore new issues for what appear to be promising candidates for new areas of political activity. This prospecting for and acquisition of new political agendas is an important part of politics. Second, politics also ...
A Preliminary Assessment of Ecosystem Vulnerability to Climate
... It is one thing to predict the effects of climate change on a species but quite another to try to predict the consequences on ecosystems, which are made of countless interacting biological and physical factors. While the relationship between species and ecosystem functions is far from being understo ...
... It is one thing to predict the effects of climate change on a species but quite another to try to predict the consequences on ecosystems, which are made of countless interacting biological and physical factors. While the relationship between species and ecosystem functions is far from being understo ...
The role of unstated mistrust and disparities in scientifi c capacity
... more generally (Cash, et al. 2003; Cash and Moser 2000; Global Environmental Assessment Project 1997; Fogel 2002; Kandlikar and Sagar 1999; Miller 1998; Mitchell, et al. forthcoming; Pielke Jr. 1994; Siebenhüner 2003). Yet there is little consensus on how to bridge the gap between science and policy ...
... more generally (Cash, et al. 2003; Cash and Moser 2000; Global Environmental Assessment Project 1997; Fogel 2002; Kandlikar and Sagar 1999; Miller 1998; Mitchell, et al. forthcoming; Pielke Jr. 1994; Siebenhüner 2003). Yet there is little consensus on how to bridge the gap between science and policy ...
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... shocks are generally larger on cereals than on export crops. For each archetype, the magnitude of shocks also decreases with each level of adaptation. Climate change will affect agriculture through its effect on world prices as well; individual crop price changes are due to global changes in product ...
... shocks are generally larger on cereals than on export crops. For each archetype, the magnitude of shocks also decreases with each level of adaptation. Climate change will affect agriculture through its effect on world prices as well; individual crop price changes are due to global changes in product ...
Thermal bioclimate analysis for Europe and Italy
... specific regions of Europe. The Mediterranean area resulted the more markedly affected by AGW impacts of the whole European region (fig. 1) and the highest economic risks were evidenced in southern countries. For the bioclimatic evaluation of a specific location or area the analysis of single meteorolog ...
... specific regions of Europe. The Mediterranean area resulted the more markedly affected by AGW impacts of the whole European region (fig. 1) and the highest economic risks were evidenced in southern countries. For the bioclimatic evaluation of a specific location or area the analysis of single meteorolog ...
PNNL-director-vist - Civil, Environmental and Architectural
... Risk increases dramatically by about 7 times in the three decades thereafter (bad news) ...
... Risk increases dramatically by about 7 times in the three decades thereafter (bad news) ...
Dialogue on Long Term Persistence
... to make assumptions on the statistical nature of the temperature time series and to choose what statistical model is most appropriate. If the temperature of this year is not related to that of last year or next year we can use statistics to determine whether the increase in global temperature is sig ...
... to make assumptions on the statistical nature of the temperature time series and to choose what statistical model is most appropriate. If the temperature of this year is not related to that of last year or next year we can use statistics to determine whether the increase in global temperature is sig ...