Diplom/Master`s Thesis - Institute for the Study of Society and
... 2003-present Development of a Screening Tool for Uncertainty in Decision-Making; contribution to the Weather and Climate Impacts Assessment Science Program, ISSE/NCAR. ...
... 2003-present Development of a Screening Tool for Uncertainty in Decision-Making; contribution to the Weather and Climate Impacts Assessment Science Program, ISSE/NCAR. ...
Climate Change
... These calculations are irrelevant! 280 ppm 390 ppm is a 39% increase 3/10,000 4/10,000 is a 33% increase ...
... These calculations are irrelevant! 280 ppm 390 ppm is a 39% increase 3/10,000 4/10,000 is a 33% increase ...
What is the Global Warming?
... The net carbon uptake by the ocean is about 34% of the carbon put into the atmosphere. ...
... The net carbon uptake by the ocean is about 34% of the carbon put into the atmosphere. ...
Incorporating Extremes into Climate Envelope
... little support for universal addition of extreme variables to CEMs. Several factors may have contributed to this: • Correlation - extreme temperature and precipitation variables created for this study were all highly correlated with at least one “mean” climate variable (r > 0.84), limiting the amoun ...
... little support for universal addition of extreme variables to CEMs. Several factors may have contributed to this: • Correlation - extreme temperature and precipitation variables created for this study were all highly correlated with at least one “mean” climate variable (r > 0.84), limiting the amoun ...
International governance mechanisms and actors
... Priority themes for dialogue and cooperation under the Northern Dimension have been identified, including - economy, business and infrastructure - human resources, education, culture, scientific research and health - the environment, nuclear safety, and natural resources - cross-border cooperation ...
... Priority themes for dialogue and cooperation under the Northern Dimension have been identified, including - economy, business and infrastructure - human resources, education, culture, scientific research and health - the environment, nuclear safety, and natural resources - cross-border cooperation ...
Impact of Climate Change on the Aral Sea and Its Basin
... measured in months, and year-to-year variations are significant. A lack of deep groundwater wells or reservoirs leads to a high level of vulnerability to climate variability, and to the climate changes that are likely to further increase climate variability in the future. In addition this region, al ...
... measured in months, and year-to-year variations are significant. A lack of deep groundwater wells or reservoirs leads to a high level of vulnerability to climate variability, and to the climate changes that are likely to further increase climate variability in the future. In addition this region, al ...
3.1.4 Groundwater and climate change
... data from the two climate models described in this paper. They worked with four different IPCC scenarios, but found out that all of them predict similar results which, in general terms, coincide with the outcomes described in this chapter. ...
... data from the two climate models described in this paper. They worked with four different IPCC scenarios, but found out that all of them predict similar results which, in general terms, coincide with the outcomes described in this chapter. ...
Climate Change Vulnerability: Linking Impacts and Adaptation
... Thomas E. Downing Environmental Change Institute Oxford ...
... Thomas E. Downing Environmental Change Institute Oxford ...
C.4: Climate Change - North American Duck Symposium
... Hedmark University College, Elverum, 2418, Norway ...
... Hedmark University College, Elverum, 2418, Norway ...
the context addressing the protection needs of people displaced
... within their own country or across an international border. People who are forced to cross a border in the context of a disaster and the effects of climate change have limited protection when they arrive in another country. Rather than calling for a new binding international convention on cross-bord ...
... within their own country or across an international border. People who are forced to cross a border in the context of a disaster and the effects of climate change have limited protection when they arrive in another country. Rather than calling for a new binding international convention on cross-bord ...
Why have Scientists succumbed to Political Correctness?
... The Population Institute of Washington, D.C. reports that: The Mayor of London and a two time Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist are among the 11 recipients of The Population Institute’s 2008 Global Media Awards for Excellence in Population Reporting. The awards will be presented November 1 ...
... The Population Institute of Washington, D.C. reports that: The Mayor of London and a two time Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist are among the 11 recipients of The Population Institute’s 2008 Global Media Awards for Excellence in Population Reporting. The awards will be presented November 1 ...
Climate change as the `new` security threat: implications for Africa
... of emissions on a global scale. On average, each resident of sub-Saharan Africa produces less than a tonne of CO2 per year, as compared with an average European’s output of 8.2 tonnes of CO2 and the average North American’s of 19.9 tonnes.16 Whether or not most sub-Saharan countries sign up to a pos ...
... of emissions on a global scale. On average, each resident of sub-Saharan Africa produces less than a tonne of CO2 per year, as compared with an average European’s output of 8.2 tonnes of CO2 and the average North American’s of 19.9 tonnes.16 Whether or not most sub-Saharan countries sign up to a pos ...
May, 2008 - India Environment Portal
... harm that climate change will cause. The European heat wave of 2003 is estimated to have killed 35,000 ...
... harm that climate change will cause. The European heat wave of 2003 is estimated to have killed 35,000 ...
Climate Change Threatens the Survival of Coral Reefs
... Coral reefs, however, are threatened with effective collapse under rapid climate change. In particular, increasing sea temperatures are causing widespread coral bleaching and mortality. In addition, elevated carbon dioxide levels are causing ocean acidification that may further accelerate coral reef ...
... Coral reefs, however, are threatened with effective collapse under rapid climate change. In particular, increasing sea temperatures are causing widespread coral bleaching and mortality. In addition, elevated carbon dioxide levels are causing ocean acidification that may further accelerate coral reef ...
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... personal, cultural, organizational, institutional and systems levels. It is not always clear what exactly needs to be transformed and why, how, in whose interest, and what the consequences will be. The idea of transformation can be perceived as instrumental by some and threatening by others, leading ...
... personal, cultural, organizational, institutional and systems levels. It is not always clear what exactly needs to be transformed and why, how, in whose interest, and what the consequences will be. The idea of transformation can be perceived as instrumental by some and threatening by others, leading ...
Responding to Climate Change: The Three Spheres of
... cultural dimensions of climate change, including the psychological barriers to responding (Gifford, 2011; Swim et al., 2011). Cognitive psychology shows that people have multiple strategies for dealing with the reality of climate change (Kahan, 2012), whereas cognitive anthropology puts these within ...
... cultural dimensions of climate change, including the psychological barriers to responding (Gifford, 2011; Swim et al., 2011). Cognitive psychology shows that people have multiple strategies for dealing with the reality of climate change (Kahan, 2012), whereas cognitive anthropology puts these within ...
The Myopia of Imperfect Climate Models: The Case of UKCP09
... 2. UKCP: Aims and Results The declared aim of UKCP09 is to provide decision-relevant forecasts on which industry and policy makers can base their future plans: ‘To adapt effectively, planners and decision-makers need as much good information as possible on how climate will evolve, and supplying this ...
... 2. UKCP: Aims and Results The declared aim of UKCP09 is to provide decision-relevant forecasts on which industry and policy makers can base their future plans: ‘To adapt effectively, planners and decision-makers need as much good information as possible on how climate will evolve, and supplying this ...
Rapid climate change in the ocean west of the Antarctic Peninsula
... decreases further, it is very possible that the krill population will see significant further declines. This has broader implications for the regional-scale ecosystem, for which krill is a key species. From analysis of samples collected between 8 and 15 m depth at the WAP, it is known that other spe ...
... decreases further, it is very possible that the krill population will see significant further declines. This has broader implications for the regional-scale ecosystem, for which krill is a key species. From analysis of samples collected between 8 and 15 m depth at the WAP, it is known that other spe ...
Global Warming - Web of Creation
... The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) The primary global scientific group working on climate change is the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. In 1988, the IPCC was jointly established by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Program ...
... The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) The primary global scientific group working on climate change is the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. In 1988, the IPCC was jointly established by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Program ...
Climate vulnerability of biophysical systems in
... Shift in species distribution Many studies have indicated that distribution of the moist tropical forests will be increasingly affected by changes in precipitation and temperature from global climate change (Nicholson et al. 2000, Lewis 2005, IPCC 2007). Climate projections suggested that tropical ...
... Shift in species distribution Many studies have indicated that distribution of the moist tropical forests will be increasingly affected by changes in precipitation and temperature from global climate change (Nicholson et al. 2000, Lewis 2005, IPCC 2007). Climate projections suggested that tropical ...
Overview of Transition for Groups
... What are the actions and behaviours that have contributed over time to the conditions that we are now facing? ...
... What are the actions and behaviours that have contributed over time to the conditions that we are now facing? ...
Sara Hughes - UCAR Staff
... University of Colorado, Denver, “Building Theories to Understand the Underlying Mechanisms of Injustice in Urban Climate Governance,” Workshop on Policy Process Research, February ...
... University of Colorado, Denver, “Building Theories to Understand the Underlying Mechanisms of Injustice in Urban Climate Governance,” Workshop on Policy Process Research, February ...
How is Circulation in Puget Sound Projected to Change?
... How is Circulation in Puget Sound Projected to Change? Circulation in Puget Sound is projected to be affected by declining summer precipitation, increasing sea surface temperatures, shifting streamflow timing, ...
... How is Circulation in Puget Sound Projected to Change? Circulation in Puget Sound is projected to be affected by declining summer precipitation, increasing sea surface temperatures, shifting streamflow timing, ...
Research projects (21570
... Abstract: Rapid climate change during the Paleocene/Eocene thermal maximum (PETM)at 56 million years ago coincided with dramatic global changes amongst marine and terrestrial biota. The PETM, however, was not an entirely single and unique event, but it was part of a series of less severe transient g ...
... Abstract: Rapid climate change during the Paleocene/Eocene thermal maximum (PETM)at 56 million years ago coincided with dramatic global changes amongst marine and terrestrial biota. The PETM, however, was not an entirely single and unique event, but it was part of a series of less severe transient g ...