Parmesan and Yohe, 2003
... significant range shifts averaging 6.1 km per decade towards the poles (or metres per decade upward), and significant mean advancement of spring events by 2.3 days per decade. We define a diagnostic fingerprint of temporal and spatial ‘sign-switching’ responses uniquely predicted by twentieth centur ...
... significant range shifts averaging 6.1 km per decade towards the poles (or metres per decade upward), and significant mean advancement of spring events by 2.3 days per decade. We define a diagnostic fingerprint of temporal and spatial ‘sign-switching’ responses uniquely predicted by twentieth centur ...
A globally coherent fingerprint of climate change
... significant range shifts averaging 6.1 km per decade towards the poles (or metres per decade upward), and significant mean advancement of spring events by 2.3 days per decade. We define a diagnostic fingerprint of temporal and spatial ‘sign-switching’ responses uniquely predicted by twentieth centur ...
... significant range shifts averaging 6.1 km per decade towards the poles (or metres per decade upward), and significant mean advancement of spring events by 2.3 days per decade. We define a diagnostic fingerprint of temporal and spatial ‘sign-switching’ responses uniquely predicted by twentieth centur ...
Full Text - Life Science Journal
... services for mainstreaming climate changes issues for the enhancement of food security in different parts of Africa. This is predicated on the fact that majority of actors in the food security chain are in rural areas in Africa and the most prominent source of information is through agricultural ext ...
... services for mainstreaming climate changes issues for the enhancement of food security in different parts of Africa. This is predicated on the fact that majority of actors in the food security chain are in rural areas in Africa and the most prominent source of information is through agricultural ext ...
Appendix 5 Fine-scale population responses to weather and climate
... association with population dynamics in cooler sites. We believe this relationship is due to the greater vulnerability of marginal populations to climatic fluctuations. Microclimates can vary between habitats, for example a north facing open grassland may have a warmer microclimate than dense woodla ...
... association with population dynamics in cooler sites. We believe this relationship is due to the greater vulnerability of marginal populations to climatic fluctuations. Microclimates can vary between habitats, for example a north facing open grassland may have a warmer microclimate than dense woodla ...
North America`s Mountain Pine Beetle Pandemic
... suppression are to blame and ignore manmade climate change. But the overwhelming evidence that climate change has significantly affected temperature and precipitation across the west makes this an illogical assumption. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned in their 2007 fourth ...
... suppression are to blame and ignore manmade climate change. But the overwhelming evidence that climate change has significantly affected temperature and precipitation across the west makes this an illogical assumption. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned in their 2007 fourth ...
National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) – Looking through
... SIDs show some additional vulnerability characteristics of climate change s their climate is influenced by large ocean-atmosphere interactions such as trade winds, El Niño and the monsoons (UNFCCC, 2007a). These climate characteristics, combined with their particular socioeconomic situations make SI ...
... SIDs show some additional vulnerability characteristics of climate change s their climate is influenced by large ocean-atmosphere interactions such as trade winds, El Niño and the monsoons (UNFCCC, 2007a). These climate characteristics, combined with their particular socioeconomic situations make SI ...
Climate change impacts in European forests: the expert views
... 2610 Antwerp, Belgium D. Dobrowolska Department of Forest Ecology, Forest Research Institute, Braci leśnej 3, Sekocin Stary, 05-090 Raszyn, Poland ...
... 2610 Antwerp, Belgium D. Dobrowolska Department of Forest Ecology, Forest Research Institute, Braci leśnej 3, Sekocin Stary, 05-090 Raszyn, Poland ...
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... before 2050. If, as required for the estimate to be valid, this price was effectively prohibitive, further ...
... before 2050. If, as required for the estimate to be valid, this price was effectively prohibitive, further ...
The global-scale impacts of climate change on water resources and
... exposure to increased water scarcity would be reduced in 2050 by 22-24 %, compared to impacts under the RCP8.5, and exposure to increased flood frequency would be reduced by around 16 %. The implications of climate change for actual future losses and adaptation depend not only on the numbers of peop ...
... exposure to increased water scarcity would be reduced in 2050 by 22-24 %, compared to impacts under the RCP8.5, and exposure to increased flood frequency would be reduced by around 16 %. The implications of climate change for actual future losses and adaptation depend not only on the numbers of peop ...
Edinburgh Adapts Our Vision
... been a significant issue up to now. However, even on the most conservative estimates, climate projections show sea levels around our city are likely to rise. While this will be a gradual process, decisions will have to be made as to how we manage this new risk from the sea. ...
... been a significant issue up to now. However, even on the most conservative estimates, climate projections show sea levels around our city are likely to rise. While this will be a gradual process, decisions will have to be made as to how we manage this new risk from the sea. ...
Implementation of UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol and CDM in Vietnam
... Burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) Exploiting mine Industry activities Food production activities Burning and exploiting forests Land use change Waste • Due to these activities, global average temperature increased 0.60C over the last 100 years. • It is estimated that global ...
... Burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) Exploiting mine Industry activities Food production activities Burning and exploiting forests Land use change Waste • Due to these activities, global average temperature increased 0.60C over the last 100 years. • It is estimated that global ...
Powerpoint
... The Physiological Impacts of different atmospheric pollutants on land ecosystem services vary radically, and are often larger than the impacts of climate change alone. Current global models suggest that CO2 fertilization will increase land carbon storage, whereas climate change alone will tend t ...
... The Physiological Impacts of different atmospheric pollutants on land ecosystem services vary radically, and are often larger than the impacts of climate change alone. Current global models suggest that CO2 fertilization will increase land carbon storage, whereas climate change alone will tend t ...
Comment by: Patrick J. Michaels and Paul C. Knappenberger
... Analysis and Discussion The purpose of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is described in Section IIA of these draft guidelines as (pg. 4): NEPA is designed to promote disclosure and consideration of potential environmental effects on the human environment resulting from proposed actions, ...
... Analysis and Discussion The purpose of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is described in Section IIA of these draft guidelines as (pg. 4): NEPA is designed to promote disclosure and consideration of potential environmental effects on the human environment resulting from proposed actions, ...
Future climate in the Pacific Northwest
... between 6,000 and 15,000 grid squares horizontally, and with between 12 and 56 atmospheric layers. All GCMs in the PCMDI archive include a fully resolved global ocean model, usually with higher resolution than the atmospheric model, and nearly all include models of sea ice dynamics and models of the ...
... between 6,000 and 15,000 grid squares horizontally, and with between 12 and 56 atmospheric layers. All GCMs in the PCMDI archive include a fully resolved global ocean model, usually with higher resolution than the atmospheric model, and nearly all include models of sea ice dynamics and models of the ...
Climate Change and Climate Change Policy as Human Sacrifice
... write, “Nature routinely bears the imprint of human influence…. Not only is nature denied autonomous standing and development, but its future becomes dependent upon social direction.”5 Technical developments have made possible previously inconceivable levels of human interference in the ecological o ...
... write, “Nature routinely bears the imprint of human influence…. Not only is nature denied autonomous standing and development, but its future becomes dependent upon social direction.”5 Technical developments have made possible previously inconceivable levels of human interference in the ecological o ...
Culture and climate change: Japanese cherry blossom festivals and
... traditionally appreciated the flower; the oldest song book in the world, Manyoshu, edited around 600AD, has songs about the beauty of cherry blossoms (Ando, 2004). Millions of Japanese enjoy picnics and parties under the cherry trees during peak cherry blossom flowering (ABC News, 2009). Hundreds of f ...
... traditionally appreciated the flower; the oldest song book in the world, Manyoshu, edited around 600AD, has songs about the beauty of cherry blossoms (Ando, 2004). Millions of Japanese enjoy picnics and parties under the cherry trees during peak cherry blossom flowering (ABC News, 2009). Hundreds of f ...
Climate refugees in the 21st century
... An increase in sea level is irreversible and manifests itself over a long period of time. The projected sea level rise makes populations living at an altitude of less than 1 metre directly vulnerable. ...
... An increase in sea level is irreversible and manifests itself over a long period of time. The projected sea level rise makes populations living at an altitude of less than 1 metre directly vulnerable. ...
Climate Change and Land-Coastal Connections
... ultimately recycled in the sea, 2) the carbon dioxide (CO2) produced during recycling subsequently re-enters the atmosphere, and 3) CO2 is then taken up by plants during photosynthesis to form new land plant and soil materials that begin the cycle anew. Predicting how human activities—for example, a ...
... ultimately recycled in the sea, 2) the carbon dioxide (CO2) produced during recycling subsequently re-enters the atmosphere, and 3) CO2 is then taken up by plants during photosynthesis to form new land plant and soil materials that begin the cycle anew. Predicting how human activities—for example, a ...
PNC_JHYOO - Pacific Neighborhood Consortium
... - Increased funding for climate change research - more interdisciplinary studies with experts in socioeconomic sectors Development of communications strategy - Examine accessibility of our products (language used in 3-month seasonal outlook, written descriptions for maps, explanations of variables ...
... - Increased funding for climate change research - more interdisciplinary studies with experts in socioeconomic sectors Development of communications strategy - Examine accessibility of our products (language used in 3-month seasonal outlook, written descriptions for maps, explanations of variables ...
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... derived from scenario-based modelling assessments. Our results show that a productionoriented agricultural policy still has strong political support and, consequently, a status-quo protection scenario is very likely. In contrast, a more environmentally friendly agricultural policy is unlikely if it ...
... derived from scenario-based modelling assessments. Our results show that a productionoriented agricultural policy still has strong political support and, consequently, a status-quo protection scenario is very likely. In contrast, a more environmentally friendly agricultural policy is unlikely if it ...
Discussion Paper - International Council for Science
... recognized as a central component of essentially all sustainable development efforts, and it is closely linked to the themes of energy, climate change, and atmosphere. Increased efforts must be made to ensure that future industrial development is based on environmentally sustainable and economically ...
... recognized as a central component of essentially all sustainable development efforts, and it is closely linked to the themes of energy, climate change, and atmosphere. Increased efforts must be made to ensure that future industrial development is based on environmentally sustainable and economically ...
stoten2014a
... As the evidence for human induced climate change becomes clearer, so too does the realization that its effects will have impacts on numerous environmental and socio-economic systems. Mountains are recognized as very sensitive physical environments with populations whose histories and current social ...
... As the evidence for human induced climate change becomes clearer, so too does the realization that its effects will have impacts on numerous environmental and socio-economic systems. Mountains are recognized as very sensitive physical environments with populations whose histories and current social ...