Assessing the Effect of Rising Temperatures
... risk of extreme drought and more frequent wildfires.iii Rising temperatures are the most widespread climate risk factor the U.S. electric power sector faces; few states will be immune to the effects. These risks come not just from extreme temperature spikes like heatwaves, but also from the more gra ...
... risk of extreme drought and more frequent wildfires.iii Rising temperatures are the most widespread climate risk factor the U.S. electric power sector faces; few states will be immune to the effects. These risks come not just from extreme temperature spikes like heatwaves, but also from the more gra ...
Diving for science • Living highways • A history of UK coastal
... Announcing the news while on board the RRS Discovery in October, Universities and Science Minister Jo Johnson said, ‘This £200m investment secures the UK’s position as a world leader in polar research and provides a major boost to shipbuilding in the North-west.’ The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) w ...
... Announcing the news while on board the RRS Discovery in October, Universities and Science Minister Jo Johnson said, ‘This £200m investment secures the UK’s position as a world leader in polar research and provides a major boost to shipbuilding in the North-west.’ The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) w ...
Florida on the Coast of Climate Change: Responding to
... percent of its critical salt marsh and eighty-four percent of tidal flats, as well as fourteen percent of its dry land and thirty percent of its beaches by 2100.28 Climate change in general, and sea level rise in particular, stands to devastate Florida's economy. The state's economy relies heavily o ...
... percent of its critical salt marsh and eighty-four percent of tidal flats, as well as fourteen percent of its dry land and thirty percent of its beaches by 2100.28 Climate change in general, and sea level rise in particular, stands to devastate Florida's economy. The state's economy relies heavily o ...
Public perceptions of unusually warm weather in the UK: impacts
... largely based on modelling studies. This paper examines the impacts of climate extremes (unusually hot summers and unusually warm winters) from the perspective of the perception of the general public. Postal surveys were conducted for 2 regions in the UK: (1) southern England and (2) central and sou ...
... largely based on modelling studies. This paper examines the impacts of climate extremes (unusually hot summers and unusually warm winters) from the perspective of the perception of the general public. Postal surveys were conducted for 2 regions in the UK: (1) southern England and (2) central and sou ...
sea turtle homecoming - National Wildlife Federation
... land acquisitions and increased incentives through a combination of public and private resources and programs, including Florida Forever, the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund, and ensuring that Deepwater Horizon oil spill funds are dedicated to coastal restoration. 4. Commit to meaningful st ...
... land acquisitions and increased incentives through a combination of public and private resources and programs, including Florida Forever, the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund, and ensuring that Deepwater Horizon oil spill funds are dedicated to coastal restoration. 4. Commit to meaningful st ...
Response of subarctic vegetation to transient climatic change on the
... canopy cover, and time since last ®re. ALFRESCO employs a cellular automaton approach, where an ignited pixel may spread to any of the eight surrounding pixels. Ignition of a pixel is determined by comparing a random number to the ¯ammability value of that pixel. Fire spread depends on the ¯ammabili ...
... canopy cover, and time since last ®re. ALFRESCO employs a cellular automaton approach, where an ignited pixel may spread to any of the eight surrounding pixels. Ignition of a pixel is determined by comparing a random number to the ¯ammability value of that pixel. Fire spread depends on the ¯ammabili ...
REACT Ferruginous Hawk Climate Change Study Summary
... Climate change models project increases in intensity and frequency of storm-like weather. These inclement weather conditions are usually associated with cool temperatures and high amounts of precipitation that can cause high amounts of stress to both nesting adult birds and their nestlings. For the ...
... Climate change models project increases in intensity and frequency of storm-like weather. These inclement weather conditions are usually associated with cool temperatures and high amounts of precipitation that can cause high amounts of stress to both nesting adult birds and their nestlings. For the ...
Capstone ESS Unit 4: Human Activity and Climate System Unit Summary
... and the changes that occurred due to plants and other organisms removing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen. By studying the carbon cycle, students revisit the idea that matter and energy within a closed system are conserved among the hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere. Students exte ...
... and the changes that occurred due to plants and other organisms removing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen. By studying the carbon cycle, students revisit the idea that matter and energy within a closed system are conserved among the hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere. Students exte ...
Vulnerability of national economies to the impacts of climate change
... exposure does not account for the specific dynamics of local systems that result in differences between rates of atmospheric warming and surface water heat uptake. However, we note that for the United Kingdom the projected spatial pattern of annual surface warming is similar to the SST warming patte ...
... exposure does not account for the specific dynamics of local systems that result in differences between rates of atmospheric warming and surface water heat uptake. However, we note that for the United Kingdom the projected spatial pattern of annual surface warming is similar to the SST warming patte ...
Crisis or Adaptation? Migration and Climate Change in
... There is a real risk that alarmist predictions of climate-change-induced migration will result in inappropriate policies that will do little to protect the rights of those most vulnerable to climate change (GECHS, 2008; Piguet, 2008). This is not surprising: As noted, migration is generally perceive ...
... There is a real risk that alarmist predictions of climate-change-induced migration will result in inappropriate policies that will do little to protect the rights of those most vulnerable to climate change (GECHS, 2008; Piguet, 2008). This is not surprising: As noted, migration is generally perceive ...
Changes in atmospheric circulation over the North Atlantic and sea
... Received 3 November 2008; Revised 23 February 2009; Accepted 4 March 2009 ...
... Received 3 November 2008; Revised 23 February 2009; Accepted 4 March 2009 ...
Infectious disease, development, and climate change: a
... were plagued by multicollinearity. One would preferably start with the model that includes all possible explanatory variables. Estimates could then be refined by eliminating variables that are neither individually nor jointly significant in a step-wise process. This procedure was not possible, howev ...
... were plagued by multicollinearity. One would preferably start with the model that includes all possible explanatory variables. Estimates could then be refined by eliminating variables that are neither individually nor jointly significant in a step-wise process. This procedure was not possible, howev ...
Global climate cycles and cyclones: consequences for
... from the group because they are not expected to be able to survive independently before weaning. Out of 30 infant deaths observed or assumed in the Wright (1995) study, five were observed or inferred predation events by fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) and nine were observed or suspected infanticide cases ...
... from the group because they are not expected to be able to survive independently before weaning. Out of 30 infant deaths observed or assumed in the Wright (1995) study, five were observed or inferred predation events by fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) and nine were observed or suspected infanticide cases ...
Global Warming and Climate Change
... These are important first steps and should be actively implemented and respected by all nations. There is, however, no overall convention constituting a comprehensive international frarhework that can address the interrelated problems of * Director of the Centre for International Environmental Law ( ...
... These are important first steps and should be actively implemented and respected by all nations. There is, however, no overall convention constituting a comprehensive international frarhework that can address the interrelated problems of * Director of the Centre for International Environmental Law ( ...
Climate Change Policy Framework and Action Plan November 2013
... dioxide in the atmosphere has now passed 400 parts per million (ppm) up from 385 ppm and alarmingly above the ‘safe’ level of 350 ppm. Jamaica, as a small island developing state, is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change not only in terms of our natural resources, but also our eco ...
... dioxide in the atmosphere has now passed 400 parts per million (ppm) up from 385 ppm and alarmingly above the ‘safe’ level of 350 ppm. Jamaica, as a small island developing state, is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change not only in terms of our natural resources, but also our eco ...
Final Report of the Nineteenth Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of
... proposals aimed at sustainable development, and passed the Forum’s presidency to Mexico. 2. The Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources of Mexico, Mr. Juan José Guerra Abud, thanked all delegates for their presence, and UNEP for its continued support. He informed delegates that the meeting’s ...
... proposals aimed at sustainable development, and passed the Forum’s presidency to Mexico. 2. The Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources of Mexico, Mr. Juan José Guerra Abud, thanked all delegates for their presence, and UNEP for its continued support. He informed delegates that the meeting’s ...
Working Paper 9: Climate Change as a Threat Multiplier for Human
... The most direct and visible effect would be rising sea levels and storm surges that threaten the existence of Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Although SIDS are and will be most heavily affected by rising sea levels, many low-lying states or their coastal or deltaic regions are likely to face ...
... The most direct and visible effect would be rising sea levels and storm surges that threaten the existence of Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Although SIDS are and will be most heavily affected by rising sea levels, many low-lying states or their coastal or deltaic regions are likely to face ...
- Eionet Forum
... Thompson, D. W. J., Wallace, J. M. & Hegerl, G. C., 2000: Annular modes in the extratropical circulation. Part II: Trends. J. Clim. 13, 1018–1036. van der Schrier, G., Briffa, K.R., Jones, P.D. and Osborn, T.J. 2006: Summer moisture variability across Europe. Journal of Climate; 19: 2818-2834. Van D ...
... Thompson, D. W. J., Wallace, J. M. & Hegerl, G. C., 2000: Annular modes in the extratropical circulation. Part II: Trends. J. Clim. 13, 1018–1036. van der Schrier, G., Briffa, K.R., Jones, P.D. and Osborn, T.J. 2006: Summer moisture variability across Europe. Journal of Climate; 19: 2818-2834. Van D ...
DOC version - New Zealand climate change information
... Climate change impacts How could climate change affect my region? Adapting to climate change About adapting to climate change Roles and responsibilities Climate change adaptation technical working group Adapting to sea level rise International forums and agreements New Zealand's in ...
... Climate change impacts How could climate change affect my region? Adapting to climate change About adapting to climate change Roles and responsibilities Climate change adaptation technical working group Adapting to sea level rise International forums and agreements New Zealand's in ...
Clouds and Climate
... equator caused a migration toward the tropics of cooling clouds like the oceanic clouds mentioned above and that this might well have amplified the general cooling trend. This is an example of positive feedback. There are numerous positive and negative feedbacks in the planetary climate system. This ...
... equator caused a migration toward the tropics of cooling clouds like the oceanic clouds mentioned above and that this might well have amplified the general cooling trend. This is an example of positive feedback. There are numerous positive and negative feedbacks in the planetary climate system. This ...
AdApting to climAte chAnge: A Business ApproAch
... Business efforts to address the potential risks posed by the physical effects of climate change have in general lagged behind consideration of the financial risks associated with mitigation. Moreover, although the hurricanes, cyclones, heat waves, and other extreme events of recent years alerted man ...
... Business efforts to address the potential risks posed by the physical effects of climate change have in general lagged behind consideration of the financial risks associated with mitigation. Moreover, although the hurricanes, cyclones, heat waves, and other extreme events of recent years alerted man ...
Attribution of the record high Central England temperature of
... FAR estimates could be made. The PDFs of the model historicalNat and RCP8.5 simulations (figure 2(b)) are significantly different at the 5% level as measured by a KS-test. The return periods for years hotter than 2006 in the historicalNat and RCP8.5 simulations are 121 years and five years respectively ...
... FAR estimates could be made. The PDFs of the model historicalNat and RCP8.5 simulations (figure 2(b)) are significantly different at the 5% level as measured by a KS-test. The return periods for years hotter than 2006 in the historicalNat and RCP8.5 simulations are 121 years and five years respectively ...