Normative aspects of climate adaptation policies
... climate change can be extremely serious and can lead to social disruption.1 The societal impacts of climate change are varied: threats to water safety, loss of biodiversity, economic damage, and other effects in a variety of social sectors, such as human habitation (heat stress in urban areas, urban ...
... climate change can be extremely serious and can lead to social disruption.1 The societal impacts of climate change are varied: threats to water safety, loss of biodiversity, economic damage, and other effects in a variety of social sectors, such as human habitation (heat stress in urban areas, urban ...
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... technique. Factors important to farm productivity may vary across space along with climate and these factors should be accounted for (Deschênes and Greenstone, 2007). This study goes to great lengths to control for many explanatory variables such as soils, access to markets (cities and ports), and n ...
... technique. Factors important to farm productivity may vary across space along with climate and these factors should be accounted for (Deschênes and Greenstone, 2007). This study goes to great lengths to control for many explanatory variables such as soils, access to markets (cities and ports), and n ...
Managing for climate change on federal lands of the western United
... change science for federal resource managers, focusing on the efficacy of potential adaptation strategies and barriers limiting the use of climate change science in adaptation efforts. Our study was conducted in the northern Rocky Mountains region of the western United States, where we interacted wi ...
... change science for federal resource managers, focusing on the efficacy of potential adaptation strategies and barriers limiting the use of climate change science in adaptation efforts. Our study was conducted in the northern Rocky Mountains region of the western United States, where we interacted wi ...
Paleoclimate Implications for Human-Made Climate Change
... sufficient—they are prescriptions for disaster. Ice sheet disintegration is nonlinear, spurred by amplifying feedbacks. We suggest that ice sheet mass loss, if warming continues unabated, will be characterized better by a doubling time for mass loss rate than by a linear trend. Satellite gravity dat ...
... sufficient—they are prescriptions for disaster. Ice sheet disintegration is nonlinear, spurred by amplifying feedbacks. We suggest that ice sheet mass loss, if warming continues unabated, will be characterized better by a doubling time for mass loss rate than by a linear trend. Satellite gravity dat ...
future climate uncertainty and spatial variability over tamilnadu state
... it has influence on various activities. In order to ascertain its impact and to workout adaptation and mitigation strategies, we need to know the change that could happen in future. The General Circulation Models (GCMs) plays a major role in predicting the future climate. As these GCMs do not provid ...
... it has influence on various activities. In order to ascertain its impact and to workout adaptation and mitigation strategies, we need to know the change that could happen in future. The General Circulation Models (GCMs) plays a major role in predicting the future climate. As these GCMs do not provid ...
Governing climate change: the politics of risk society?
... the sources and experiences of climate change risk are indeterminately distanciated over space and time, stretching social and natural relations of cause, effect and responsibility, and transcending ‘the spatial, social and temporal limits of industrial risks of the past’ (Gandy 1999, 60–1). While d ...
... the sources and experiences of climate change risk are indeterminately distanciated over space and time, stretching social and natural relations of cause, effect and responsibility, and transcending ‘the spatial, social and temporal limits of industrial risks of the past’ (Gandy 1999, 60–1). While d ...
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... • Tits lay eggs at the same time that they did in 1985 – mid-spring (~4/16 to 5/15) • Since ~1985 spring temperatures have risen about 2oC • Tits primary food is the winter moth caterpillar (below) • Caterpillar production is 2 weeks earlier in 2002 than in ...
... • Tits lay eggs at the same time that they did in 1985 – mid-spring (~4/16 to 5/15) • Since ~1985 spring temperatures have risen about 2oC • Tits primary food is the winter moth caterpillar (below) • Caterpillar production is 2 weeks earlier in 2002 than in ...
here - Climate Realists
... be different from what the IPCC report concludes. Many of my key reference documents are listed at the end of this report. I have reviewed the NIPCC report “Summary for Policymakers” document, as well as some of the technical papers presented at the recent International Climate Change Conference he ...
... be different from what the IPCC report concludes. Many of my key reference documents are listed at the end of this report. I have reviewed the NIPCC report “Summary for Policymakers” document, as well as some of the technical papers presented at the recent International Climate Change Conference he ...
Climate Models for the Layman - The Global Warming Policy
... Climate sensitivity to carbon dioxide Human-caused warming depends not only on how much carbon dioxide is added to the atmosphere, but also on how ‘sensitive’ the climate is to that carbon dioxide. Climate sensitivity is defined as the global surface warming that occurs when the concentration of car ...
... Climate sensitivity to carbon dioxide Human-caused warming depends not only on how much carbon dioxide is added to the atmosphere, but also on how ‘sensitive’ the climate is to that carbon dioxide. Climate sensitivity is defined as the global surface warming that occurs when the concentration of car ...
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE LIMITED
... coastal region it is extremely vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Failure to address the predictable environmental challenges of climate change, with some degree of immediacy, will not only undermine, but quickly and seriously impair the capacity of industry to stimulate and contri ...
... coastal region it is extremely vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Failure to address the predictable environmental challenges of climate change, with some degree of immediacy, will not only undermine, but quickly and seriously impair the capacity of industry to stimulate and contri ...
Which early works are cited most frequently in climate change
... Bibliometrics is not only useful for research assessment purposes, but also for analyzing the history of science. This bibliometric analysis focuses on the general history of climate change research and, more specifically, on the discovery of the greenhouse effect. First, the Reference Publication Y ...
... Bibliometrics is not only useful for research assessment purposes, but also for analyzing the history of science. This bibliometric analysis focuses on the general history of climate change research and, more specifically, on the discovery of the greenhouse effect. First, the Reference Publication Y ...
Ocean acidification: causes, impacts and solutions
... his document presents the highlights of the Frequently Asked Questions about Ocean Acidification (2010, 2012; www.whoi.edu/OCB-OA/FAQs), a detailed summary of the state of ocean acidification research and understanding. The FAQs and this fact sheet are intended to aid scientists, science communicato ...
... his document presents the highlights of the Frequently Asked Questions about Ocean Acidification (2010, 2012; www.whoi.edu/OCB-OA/FAQs), a detailed summary of the state of ocean acidification research and understanding. The FAQs and this fact sheet are intended to aid scientists, science communicato ...
Global Warming
... This site brings together information about federally funded research on global warming, changing ecosystems, the carbon cycle, the water cycle, and much more. It contains links to hundreds of U.S. and international science organizations. Global Warming yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content ...
... This site brings together information about federally funded research on global warming, changing ecosystems, the carbon cycle, the water cycle, and much more. It contains links to hundreds of U.S. and international science organizations. Global Warming yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content ...
Changing probabilities of daily temperature extremes in the UK
... with the MAGICC estimates of global-mean temperature change, patterns of change were derived for the 2 GHG emissions scenarios for the years 2000, 2025, 2050, 2075 and 2100. The appropriate grid-square changes were extracted for each site. In order to examine the impact of the 2 climate change scena ...
... with the MAGICC estimates of global-mean temperature change, patterns of change were derived for the 2 GHG emissions scenarios for the years 2000, 2025, 2050, 2075 and 2100. The appropriate grid-square changes were extracted for each site. In order to examine the impact of the 2 climate change scena ...
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... The EU Strategy for Marine and Maritime Research supports the objective of a thriving and sustainable maritime economy and is a key component in reconciling the growth of maritime activities with environmental sustainability. "The Ocean of Tomorrow" calls aim to foster multidisciplinary approaches a ...
... The EU Strategy for Marine and Maritime Research supports the objective of a thriving and sustainable maritime economy and is a key component in reconciling the growth of maritime activities with environmental sustainability. "The Ocean of Tomorrow" calls aim to foster multidisciplinary approaches a ...
EDITORIAL The global atmospheric water cycle
... As there is a much smaller increase in the average precipitation, this means that the whole spectrum of precipitation changes (Semenov and Bengtsson 2002). As the climate warming so far has been rather modest and only about some 25% compared to the experiment used by Bengtsson et al (2009), we expec ...
... As there is a much smaller increase in the average precipitation, this means that the whole spectrum of precipitation changes (Semenov and Bengtsson 2002). As the climate warming so far has been rather modest and only about some 25% compared to the experiment used by Bengtsson et al (2009), we expec ...
Influence of feedback on the stochastic evolution of simple climate systems
... has no fat tail, and, instead, the system shows critical slowing down as the singular limit of positive feedback is approached. However, if there is uncertainty in the feedback variable itself, a fat tail can reappear. Our analysis may be generalized to more complex models with similar qualitative r ...
... has no fat tail, and, instead, the system shows critical slowing down as the singular limit of positive feedback is approached. However, if there is uncertainty in the feedback variable itself, a fat tail can reappear. Our analysis may be generalized to more complex models with similar qualitative r ...
Health Climate Change impacts report card technical paper
... Campylobacter, E. coli and Cryptosporidium. Water-borne pathogens may also be affected by temperature: higher water temperatures may lead to faster growth rates of disease-causing pathogens, and increased use of bathing waters by the public. In ...
... Campylobacter, E. coli and Cryptosporidium. Water-borne pathogens may also be affected by temperature: higher water temperatures may lead to faster growth rates of disease-causing pathogens, and increased use of bathing waters by the public. In ...
IFC`s Definitions and Metrics for Climate
... i. Industrial energy efficiency improvements in existing facilities through the installation of more-efficient17 equipment, changes in processes, reduction of heat losses, and greater waste heat recovery18 ii. Installation in existing facilities of co- or tri-generation equipment iii. Implementation ...
... i. Industrial energy efficiency improvements in existing facilities through the installation of more-efficient17 equipment, changes in processes, reduction of heat losses, and greater waste heat recovery18 ii. Installation in existing facilities of co- or tri-generation equipment iii. Implementation ...
Fact sheets of the international experiences on the formulation and
... The Regional Climate Outlook Forums (RCOFs) have been operational in many parts of the world with support of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).They aim to provide collaboratively developed and consensus‐based seasonal climate outlooks and related information on a reg ...
... The Regional Climate Outlook Forums (RCOFs) have been operational in many parts of the world with support of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).They aim to provide collaboratively developed and consensus‐based seasonal climate outlooks and related information on a reg ...
The Climate System - MiraCosta College
... • The effect on today’s climate is determined by the amount emitted over the course of a few weeks. • By contrast, carbon dioxide remains for much longer spans and influences climate for many decades. ...
... • The effect on today’s climate is determined by the amount emitted over the course of a few weeks. • By contrast, carbon dioxide remains for much longer spans and influences climate for many decades. ...
Reunião na Índia debate acordo do clima
... to include: 1) all sources and sinks of all regions, not simply carbon emissions from industrialized countries; and 2) indicators of climate change other than increased temperature, such as radiative forcing and increased atmospheric concentrations. As a result of the broadening of the focus to all ...
... to include: 1) all sources and sinks of all regions, not simply carbon emissions from industrialized countries; and 2) indicators of climate change other than increased temperature, such as radiative forcing and increased atmospheric concentrations. As a result of the broadening of the focus to all ...
Towards a unifying narrative for climate change
... ‘Anthropocene’ was first used to describe the geological age in which we are now living, in recognition of the distinct and well-established changes to the Earth that humanity has caused since the industrial revolution1,2. Thirteen years later, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) st ...
... ‘Anthropocene’ was first used to describe the geological age in which we are now living, in recognition of the distinct and well-established changes to the Earth that humanity has caused since the industrial revolution1,2. Thirteen years later, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) st ...
Water Utilities and Climate Change: A Research Workshop on
... gives a series of findings and recommendations for needed research and applications to assist water utilities in mainstreaming climate change adaptation into their operations and maintenance activities, infrastructure, and policies. The research team for the project was drawn primarily from the Colu ...
... gives a series of findings and recommendations for needed research and applications to assist water utilities in mainstreaming climate change adaptation into their operations and maintenance activities, infrastructure, and policies. The research team for the project was drawn primarily from the Colu ...