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 ...
unburnable carbon: why we need to leave fossil fuels in the ground
... from the public. Our mission is to provide authoritative, expert information to the Australian public on climate change. The international community has agreed to limit an increase in global average temperature to no more than 2°C. If we are to have any chance of meeting this target, we need to rapi ...
... from the public. Our mission is to provide authoritative, expert information to the Australian public on climate change. The international community has agreed to limit an increase in global average temperature to no more than 2°C. If we are to have any chance of meeting this target, we need to rapi ...
Superannuation Trustees and Climate Change Report
... The physical effects of climate change are far-reaching and include sealevel rise, ocean acidification, change in rainfall patterns and increased disaster risk, as weather events (including storms, floods, and droughts) increase in frequency and intensity.16 Further, extreme weather events caused by ...
... The physical effects of climate change are far-reaching and include sealevel rise, ocean acidification, change in rainfall patterns and increased disaster risk, as weather events (including storms, floods, and droughts) increase in frequency and intensity.16 Further, extreme weather events caused by ...
NG-ACCESS
... informing national decisions related to mitigation, adaptation and shaping global solutions. ...
... informing national decisions related to mitigation, adaptation and shaping global solutions. ...
Appendix 1 - Carbon Emissions Reduction Policy
... that as the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere rises, so does the average temperature. It is now believed (by the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)1 with more than 90% certainty) that human actions are directly responsible for at least some of the increased and sustained rise witnessed o ...
... that as the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere rises, so does the average temperature. It is now believed (by the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)1 with more than 90% certainty) that human actions are directly responsible for at least some of the increased and sustained rise witnessed o ...
Bright et al _GCB Invited Review_v4
... the turbulent sensible heat flux; L( E T ) is the turbulent latent heat flux, with L as the latent ...
... the turbulent sensible heat flux; L( E T ) is the turbulent latent heat flux, with L as the latent ...
Present weather and Climate: evolving Conditions
... The trend in surface temperature during 1901–2010 was upward over all of the stations in the Southwest that have long-term climate records (Figure 5.1, upper panel). Average annual temperature increased 1.6°F (0.9°C) over the Southwest during 1901–2010, with a range of magnitudes from 1.4°F to 2.0°F ...
... The trend in surface temperature during 1901–2010 was upward over all of the stations in the Southwest that have long-term climate records (Figure 5.1, upper panel). Average annual temperature increased 1.6°F (0.9°C) over the Southwest during 1901–2010, with a range of magnitudes from 1.4°F to 2.0°F ...
Combating Climate Change - The German Adaptation Strategy
... and economic consequences are already making themselves felt in many regions, and they will probably increase in the years ahead. To minimise the adverse effects, we first need to step up climate protection. Secondly, we need to take precautions in the form of ...
... and economic consequences are already making themselves felt in many regions, and they will probably increase in the years ahead. To minimise the adverse effects, we first need to step up climate protection. Secondly, we need to take precautions in the form of ...
Climate Change and Health: Is There a Role for the Health Care
... (e.g., heat waves) and extreme weather events, or indirectly through changes in water availability, air quality and resultant changes in agriculture and the economy (Knowlton et al., 2011). There are endless examples of the negative health effects of extreme climate events and health. Droughts and f ...
... (e.g., heat waves) and extreme weather events, or indirectly through changes in water availability, air quality and resultant changes in agriculture and the economy (Knowlton et al., 2011). There are endless examples of the negative health effects of extreme climate events and health. Droughts and f ...
Hope in God`s Future - The Methodist Church in Britain
... understandings of recent and future changes in the earth’s climate. In the second half of the twentieth century it was recognised that ‘global atmospheric concentrations of CO2, methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N20) have increased markedly as a result of human activities since 1750 and now far excee ...
... understandings of recent and future changes in the earth’s climate. In the second half of the twentieth century it was recognised that ‘global atmospheric concentrations of CO2, methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N20) have increased markedly as a result of human activities since 1750 and now far excee ...
- UNM Digital Repository
... the interactive effects of winds on these processes and on ocean circulation may also affect climatic conditions. Accurate modeling of ocean circulation will be necessary before scientists are able to predict future climatic change on a regional basis.' 3 A fundamental problem with assessing the fut ...
... the interactive effects of winds on these processes and on ocean circulation may also affect climatic conditions. Accurate modeling of ocean circulation will be necessary before scientists are able to predict future climatic change on a regional basis.' 3 A fundamental problem with assessing the fut ...
Modeling the Monsoons in a Changing Climate
... interpret the future projections. This is the “need of the hour” as policy and decision-makers seek to mitigate and adapt to the undesirable impact of climate change caused by human intervention. Over half of the World’s population lives in regions influenced by the Asian monsoon (Webster et al. 199 ...
... interpret the future projections. This is the “need of the hour” as policy and decision-makers seek to mitigate and adapt to the undesirable impact of climate change caused by human intervention. Over half of the World’s population lives in regions influenced by the Asian monsoon (Webster et al. 199 ...
Abstracts of research articles focusing on the climate change and
... precipitation from short-lived clouds such as form in moist air that crosses topographic barriers. This decreasing trend was partially mitigated by cloud seeding for rain enhancement, but apparently, the air pollution dominated and caused a net loss of orographic precipitation. A large portion of th ...
... precipitation from short-lived clouds such as form in moist air that crosses topographic barriers. This decreasing trend was partially mitigated by cloud seeding for rain enhancement, but apparently, the air pollution dominated and caused a net loss of orographic precipitation. A large portion of th ...
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... In a report to the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction for the Pacific Island Countries, Vanuatu was classified as highly vulnerable to all natural hazards: tropical cyclone, storm surge, coastal flooding, river flooding, drought, earthquake, landslide, tsunami and volcanic eruption ...
... In a report to the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction for the Pacific Island Countries, Vanuatu was classified as highly vulnerable to all natural hazards: tropical cyclone, storm surge, coastal flooding, river flooding, drought, earthquake, landslide, tsunami and volcanic eruption ...
Economic Analysis of Large-Scale Upstream River Basin
... 1984; Cohen 1991兲. The filling of the Ataturk Dam by the Turks in 1990 is notoriously famous for heightened conflict; both Syria and Iraq accused Turkey of failing to notify them of their plans, instigating significant downstream damage. Turkey, however, insisted that the established protocol was fo ...
... 1984; Cohen 1991兲. The filling of the Ataturk Dam by the Turks in 1990 is notoriously famous for heightened conflict; both Syria and Iraq accused Turkey of failing to notify them of their plans, instigating significant downstream damage. Turkey, however, insisted that the established protocol was fo ...
Climate influences the demography of three dominant sagebrush
... physiology and soil moisture, a key limiting resource at this semiarid site. Historical climate data do not show significant increases in mean annual temperature at the USSES, but, on average, winter temperatures have increased significantly over the last century (Appendix A). While model predictions ...
... physiology and soil moisture, a key limiting resource at this semiarid site. Historical climate data do not show significant increases in mean annual temperature at the USSES, but, on average, winter temperatures have increased significantly over the last century (Appendix A). While model predictions ...
Current models broadly neglect specific needs of under climate change
... Background: Protected areas are the most common and important instrument for the conservation of biological diversity and are called for under the United Nations’ Convention on Biological Diversity. Growing human population densities, intensified land-use, invasive species and increasing habitat fra ...
... Background: Protected areas are the most common and important instrument for the conservation of biological diversity and are called for under the United Nations’ Convention on Biological Diversity. Growing human population densities, intensified land-use, invasive species and increasing habitat fra ...
EUR‐OCEANS Foresight workshop Rapid change in polar
... conditions, which combined with their restricted global distributions make them potentially physiologically and ecologically sensitive to the physical changes occurring in the Southern Ocean. A number of these species are also globally threatened, such as the Wandering Albatross, which is showin ...
... conditions, which combined with their restricted global distributions make them potentially physiologically and ecologically sensitive to the physical changes occurring in the Southern Ocean. A number of these species are also globally threatened, such as the Wandering Albatross, which is showin ...
Africa Talks Climate
... perspectives and demands to the rest of the world. Africa Talks Climate is the first step in developing long-term strategies for sharing information about climate change. It aims to support all those charged with communicating on climate change, whether they be international organisations, governmen ...
... perspectives and demands to the rest of the world. Africa Talks Climate is the first step in developing long-term strategies for sharing information about climate change. It aims to support all those charged with communicating on climate change, whether they be international organisations, governmen ...
View/Open
... population is projected to grow from 0.9 billion people in 2005 to nearly 2 billion by 2050 (UNPD, 2007). In addition, the demand for livestock products is rising globally and will increase significantly in the coming decades (Delgado et al., 1999) because of income shifts, population growth, urbani ...
... population is projected to grow from 0.9 billion people in 2005 to nearly 2 billion by 2050 (UNPD, 2007). In addition, the demand for livestock products is rising globally and will increase significantly in the coming decades (Delgado et al., 1999) because of income shifts, population growth, urbani ...
Climate change, Health, and General Practice in
... http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/read-the-journal/all-issues/2010-2019/2014/vol-127-no-1406/6366 Food security and nutrition: Increased global food prices, affecting a large number of locally produced and imported food staples in New Zealand, are likely to reduce the ability of some groups to afford a ...
... http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/read-the-journal/all-issues/2010-2019/2014/vol-127-no-1406/6366 Food security and nutrition: Increased global food prices, affecting a large number of locally produced and imported food staples in New Zealand, are likely to reduce the ability of some groups to afford a ...
Land use planning tools for local adaptation to climate change
... Columbia. Historically, Elkford has dealt with several climate-related hazards, including flooding, drought and wildfires. A changing climate magnifies all these risks. In 2008, Elkford, with support of the Columbia Basin Trust, a provincial crown corporation, developed a local adaptation strategy t ...
... Columbia. Historically, Elkford has dealt with several climate-related hazards, including flooding, drought and wildfires. A changing climate magnifies all these risks. In 2008, Elkford, with support of the Columbia Basin Trust, a provincial crown corporation, developed a local adaptation strategy t ...