Protected areas, climate change and disaster mitigation
... world. During the 1960s and 1970s, more than 90 per cent of the natural disasters in the United States were the result of weather or climate extremes, in particular due to increased precipitation; and the magnitude, frequency and cost of these extreme hydrological events in some regions of North Ame ...
... world. During the 1960s and 1970s, more than 90 per cent of the natural disasters in the United States were the result of weather or climate extremes, in particular due to increased precipitation; and the magnitude, frequency and cost of these extreme hydrological events in some regions of North Ame ...
Eleven Antitheses on Cities and States
... Modern thesis. Cities are outcomes of general social forces that have created places of dense activity we call urbanization Antithesis. Cities are process, constellations of myriad urban networks that are the general social forces Explication. In most modern scholarship, cities are products, specifi ...
... Modern thesis. Cities are outcomes of general social forces that have created places of dense activity we call urbanization Antithesis. Cities are process, constellations of myriad urban networks that are the general social forces Explication. In most modern scholarship, cities are products, specifi ...
Synthesis Report “Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges
... economy have developed and thrived. These indicators include global mean surface temperature, sealevel rise, global ocean temperature, Arctic sea ice extent, ocean acidification, and extreme climatic events. With unabated emissions, many trends in climate will likely accelerate, leading to an increa ...
... economy have developed and thrived. These indicators include global mean surface temperature, sealevel rise, global ocean temperature, Arctic sea ice extent, ocean acidification, and extreme climatic events. With unabated emissions, many trends in climate will likely accelerate, leading to an increa ...
Slide 1
... First generation coupled-climate carbon cycle models all suggest that climate change will increase the fraction of CO2 emissions that are airborne. There are major uncertainties in the size of this positive climate-carbon feedback (leading to an extra 20-200ppmv by 2100 under the A2 emissions sc ...
... First generation coupled-climate carbon cycle models all suggest that climate change will increase the fraction of CO2 emissions that are airborne. There are major uncertainties in the size of this positive climate-carbon feedback (leading to an extra 20-200ppmv by 2100 under the A2 emissions sc ...
Bringing the Copenhagen Global Climate Change Negotiations to Conclusion J
... to draft a framework that could be supported by a consensus by at least 150 countries. As will be seen later, the exact meaning and interpretation of this term is now a source of much debate in more current discussion and negotiation. Additionally, issues of technology transfer, binding commitments, ...
... to draft a framework that could be supported by a consensus by at least 150 countries. As will be seen later, the exact meaning and interpretation of this term is now a source of much debate in more current discussion and negotiation. Additionally, issues of technology transfer, binding commitments, ...
Reducing risks to the built environment from cyclones and
... found evidence of a pole-ward shift due to climate change for cyclones over the last thirty years. 4. Australia’s research scientists have found similar trends. Abbs et al in their 2006 study on the Projections of Extreme Rainfall and Cyclones 3 predict that, if current trends continue, an increase ...
... found evidence of a pole-ward shift due to climate change for cyclones over the last thirty years. 4. Australia’s research scientists have found similar trends. Abbs et al in their 2006 study on the Projections of Extreme Rainfall and Cyclones 3 predict that, if current trends continue, an increase ...
Modes of the wintertime Arctic temperature variability Report No. 343
... rate in the Arctic as well as its seasonality (most pronounced wintertime SAT increase) is in agreement with anthropogenic climate change scenarios simulated by climate models [Räisänen, 2002]. At the same time, the very strong early century warming anomaly in the Arctic, which has only recently bee ...
... rate in the Arctic as well as its seasonality (most pronounced wintertime SAT increase) is in agreement with anthropogenic climate change scenarios simulated by climate models [Räisänen, 2002]. At the same time, the very strong early century warming anomaly in the Arctic, which has only recently bee ...
It`s a Matter of Trust: American Judgments of the
... within existing social networks has the advantage of generating natural or voluntary support for otherwise unpopular initiatives, including climate regulations. Along those lines, Maibach et al. (2008) have specifically called for research to identify opinion leaders in social networks, because of th ...
... within existing social networks has the advantage of generating natural or voluntary support for otherwise unpopular initiatives, including climate regulations. Along those lines, Maibach et al. (2008) have specifically called for research to identify opinion leaders in social networks, because of th ...
Close Examination of the Principle of Global Per
... assumptions: that earth’s ability to absorb GHG is owned by people, and that it should be owned equally. We could assume that the atmosphere belongs to no one, rendering the equal per-capita argument baseless, thereby justifying the current unequal use, where people (that can also be viewed in the a ...
... assumptions: that earth’s ability to absorb GHG is owned by people, and that it should be owned equally. We could assume that the atmosphere belongs to no one, rendering the equal per-capita argument baseless, thereby justifying the current unequal use, where people (that can also be viewed in the a ...
The Asian Monsoon
... abrupt weakening of the ‘North Atlantic heat conveyer belt’ and this in turn could lead to a weakening of the Asian monsoon. Studies published in the last five years do not support such scenarios. A study by Kripalani et al (2003 Natural Hazards June 2003) shows that the Indian monsoon, and by exten ...
... abrupt weakening of the ‘North Atlantic heat conveyer belt’ and this in turn could lead to a weakening of the Asian monsoon. Studies published in the last five years do not support such scenarios. A study by Kripalani et al (2003 Natural Hazards June 2003) shows that the Indian monsoon, and by exten ...
An intercomparison of observed and simulated extreme rainfall and
... this issue) have identified systematic increases of very heavy precipitation since the decade of 1950 in various regions of Southeastern South America. All of these studies agree with the tendencies identified in Vincent et al. (2005), Haylock et al. (2006), and Alexander et al. (2006) and Marengo e ...
... this issue) have identified systematic increases of very heavy precipitation since the decade of 1950 in various regions of Southeastern South America. All of these studies agree with the tendencies identified in Vincent et al. (2005), Haylock et al. (2006), and Alexander et al. (2006) and Marengo e ...
evident - Mudanças Climáticas
... this issue) have identified systematic increases of very heavy precipitation since the decade of 1950 in various regions of Southeastern South America. All of these studies agree with the tendencies identified in Vincent et al. (2005), Haylock et al. (2006), and Alexander et al. (2006) and Marengo e ...
... this issue) have identified systematic increases of very heavy precipitation since the decade of 1950 in various regions of Southeastern South America. All of these studies agree with the tendencies identified in Vincent et al. (2005), Haylock et al. (2006), and Alexander et al. (2006) and Marengo e ...
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF MAINE
... of the Senate. We brought research showing the economic benefits of investing in new energy sources and energy efficiency. We also urged support for the United States to lead international action at the upcoming international summit of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Confer ...
... of the Senate. We brought research showing the economic benefits of investing in new energy sources and energy efficiency. We also urged support for the United States to lead international action at the upcoming international summit of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Confer ...
Lash et al 2014 RWH and Adaptation final submitted
... collecting and reusing rainwater and recycling grey water, particularly in new buildings or those undergoing major renovation. Reusing water can reduce pressure on the supply system and our drainage infrastructure.’ (2.2, page 20). ...
... collecting and reusing rainwater and recycling grey water, particularly in new buildings or those undergoing major renovation. Reusing water can reduce pressure on the supply system and our drainage infrastructure.’ (2.2, page 20). ...
NAPAs and NAPs in Least Developed Countries
... The following year, COP 17 in Durban defined the objectives of the NAP process, to: (a) “reduce vulnerability to the impacts of climate change, by building adaptive capacity and resilience,” and (b) ” facilitate integration of climate change adaptation, in a coherent manner, into relevant new and ...
... The following year, COP 17 in Durban defined the objectives of the NAP process, to: (a) “reduce vulnerability to the impacts of climate change, by building adaptive capacity and resilience,” and (b) ” facilitate integration of climate change adaptation, in a coherent manner, into relevant new and ...
Monroe County Climate Action Plan
... coastal management element to improve resilience to coastal flooding resulting from high-tide events, storm surge, flash floods, storm water runoff, and related impacts of sea level rise. Criteria for the adaptation action area may include, but need not be limited to, areas for which the land elevat ...
... coastal management element to improve resilience to coastal flooding resulting from high-tide events, storm surge, flash floods, storm water runoff, and related impacts of sea level rise. Criteria for the adaptation action area may include, but need not be limited to, areas for which the land elevat ...
Programme Booklet
... moisture budget and its role in global change, the origins of ice ages, seasonal effects in atmospheric transport, stratospheric waves, and the observational determination of climate sensitivity. He has made major contributions to the current theory for the Hadley Circulation, and has advanced the ...
... moisture budget and its role in global change, the origins of ice ages, seasonal effects in atmospheric transport, stratospheric waves, and the observational determination of climate sensitivity. He has made major contributions to the current theory for the Hadley Circulation, and has advanced the ...
CHAPTER 13
... Northwest exhibited large gains in yields for most crops in the 2030 and 2090 timeframes for both of the two major climate scenarios used in this Assessment, Hadley and Canadian. Crop production changes in other regions varied, some positive and some negative, depending on the climate scenario and t ...
... Northwest exhibited large gains in yields for most crops in the 2030 and 2090 timeframes for both of the two major climate scenarios used in this Assessment, Hadley and Canadian. Crop production changes in other regions varied, some positive and some negative, depending on the climate scenario and t ...
California Bar Environmental Law Conference Presentation
... is…existing conditions at the time of the NOP (February 2009). - Result of this approach is that projected sea level rise/seawater intrusion and projected increases in water temperatures were not considered in the BDCP CEQA impact analysis, significance determinations or alternatives/mitigation. ...
... is…existing conditions at the time of the NOP (February 2009). - Result of this approach is that projected sea level rise/seawater intrusion and projected increases in water temperatures were not considered in the BDCP CEQA impact analysis, significance determinations or alternatives/mitigation. ...
interspecific interactions exceed climate effects
... can exert a particularly strong influence over the timing of, and allocation of energy reserves to, vital behaviours such as foraging, resting, and moving between habitat patches (Dunbar, 1992; Korstjens et al., 2010). Adjusting behaviour in response to ambient temperature is generally thought to be ...
... can exert a particularly strong influence over the timing of, and allocation of energy reserves to, vital behaviours such as foraging, resting, and moving between habitat patches (Dunbar, 1992; Korstjens et al., 2010). Adjusting behaviour in response to ambient temperature is generally thought to be ...
