Biodiversity, climate change, and ecosystem services
... during the past half century. Most rivers have been totally restructured, oceans have been severely altered and depleted, coral reefs are near the tipping point of disappearing as functional ecosystems, over half of the land surface is devoted to livestock and crop agriculture, with little considera ...
... during the past half century. Most rivers have been totally restructured, oceans have been severely altered and depleted, coral reefs are near the tipping point of disappearing as functional ecosystems, over half of the land surface is devoted to livestock and crop agriculture, with little considera ...
the politics of post-suburban densification in canada
... introduction, we discuss densification, along with ‘compactness’ and ‘intensification’, conceptual terms that have become buzzwords within urban planning. Objectives associated with these tend to be presented in the literature within a normative framework, structured by a critique of the negative ef ...
... introduction, we discuss densification, along with ‘compactness’ and ‘intensification’, conceptual terms that have become buzzwords within urban planning. Objectives associated with these tend to be presented in the literature within a normative framework, structured by a critique of the negative ef ...
Losses on All Human Timescales
... As this statement from the Fifth Assessment Report of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (AR5) notes, ever-higher temperatures mean that the Earth faces a very high risk of crossing certain irreversible thresholds in its cryosphere -- those regions, particularly polar and alpine, where t ...
... As this statement from the Fifth Assessment Report of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (AR5) notes, ever-higher temperatures mean that the Earth faces a very high risk of crossing certain irreversible thresholds in its cryosphere -- those regions, particularly polar and alpine, where t ...
Climate variability and malaria epidemics in the highlands of East
... There are several other important misrepresentations, among which we include: (i) the paper by Githeko and Ndegwa [15], which provides no evidence of a geographical expansion of malaria epidemics in East Africa; it simply makes an unsubstantiated assertion in its introduction, without reference to a ...
... There are several other important misrepresentations, among which we include: (i) the paper by Githeko and Ndegwa [15], which provides no evidence of a geographical expansion of malaria epidemics in East Africa; it simply makes an unsubstantiated assertion in its introduction, without reference to a ...
Impact of Climate Change on Food Security and Its Mitigation Using
... About 33% and 25% of cropped land are subjected to moderate drought and severe drought, respectively [41] especially in countries like Sudan. Odjugo [42] carried out an overview of climate change impacts in Nigeria for a period of 105 years (1901-2005) using mean annual and monthly temperature and r ...
... About 33% and 25% of cropped land are subjected to moderate drought and severe drought, respectively [41] especially in countries like Sudan. Odjugo [42] carried out an overview of climate change impacts in Nigeria for a period of 105 years (1901-2005) using mean annual and monthly temperature and r ...
Impact of Climate Change on Forests
... Red is most Vulnerable and green is least vulnerable The Himalayan Forest Eco-region are the most vulnerable to climate change The coastal and Western Ghats regions (esp. the northern part of Western ghats are more vulnerable) and others are moderately vulnerable to climate change The north-east ...
... Red is most Vulnerable and green is least vulnerable The Himalayan Forest Eco-region are the most vulnerable to climate change The coastal and Western Ghats regions (esp. the northern part of Western ghats are more vulnerable) and others are moderately vulnerable to climate change The north-east ...
Infosylva Special COP 17
... A patch of rainforest in Rwanda that served as a refuge during the country's genocide has been all but destroyed. Saving what remains could depend on the outcome of climate talks in Durban. Climate targets 'risk' from Brazil's forest changes BBC, 07/12/11 Brazil's new Forest Code means it will strug ...
... A patch of rainforest in Rwanda that served as a refuge during the country's genocide has been all but destroyed. Saving what remains could depend on the outcome of climate talks in Durban. Climate targets 'risk' from Brazil's forest changes BBC, 07/12/11 Brazil's new Forest Code means it will strug ...
Climate change effects and Agriculture in Italy: a
... development and human activities over time. Concentrations of GHG, mainly carbon dioxide (CO2), increased by 70% since 1970. Climate changes (CC), associated to atmospheric accumulation of greenhouse gases, could alter the level of temperature at the surface, rainfalls and regional water supplies. M ...
... development and human activities over time. Concentrations of GHG, mainly carbon dioxide (CO2), increased by 70% since 1970. Climate changes (CC), associated to atmospheric accumulation of greenhouse gases, could alter the level of temperature at the surface, rainfalls and regional water supplies. M ...
Scaling
... 3. Arrhenius perhaps best known for formulating activation energy a. Energy required to start chemical reaction b. Arrhenius equation quantifies the relationship between activation energy, temperature and reaction rate. c. Arrhenius plot shows relationship between temp and reaction rate. 4. Arrheniu ...
... 3. Arrhenius perhaps best known for formulating activation energy a. Energy required to start chemical reaction b. Arrhenius equation quantifies the relationship between activation energy, temperature and reaction rate. c. Arrhenius plot shows relationship between temp and reaction rate. 4. Arrheniu ...
Executive Summary -- Rocky Mountain Forests at Risk
... much hotter and perhaps drier later this century than even from 1999 to 2003. And if these emissions remain high, temperatures would be far hotter than they have been in several thousand years. Our new analysis of information used in the 2014 National Climate Assessment shows that, given very low fu ...
... much hotter and perhaps drier later this century than even from 1999 to 2003. And if these emissions remain high, temperatures would be far hotter than they have been in several thousand years. Our new analysis of information used in the 2014 National Climate Assessment shows that, given very low fu ...
CMIP5 data provided at the IPCC Data Distribution Centre
... The CMIP5 strategy (Hibbard et al. 2007; Meehl and Hibbard 2007) includes two types of climate change modeling experiments: 1) long-term (century time scale) simulations and 2) near-term simulations (10–30 yr), also called decadal prediction experiments (Meehl et al. 2009). The long-term simulations ...
... The CMIP5 strategy (Hibbard et al. 2007; Meehl and Hibbard 2007) includes two types of climate change modeling experiments: 1) long-term (century time scale) simulations and 2) near-term simulations (10–30 yr), also called decadal prediction experiments (Meehl et al. 2009). The long-term simulations ...
How Companies Think About Climate Change: A Global Survey.
... element for their companies to consider in overall corporate strategy (Exhibit 1, part 1). This feeling is most widespread in developed Asia,3 China, and Europe, where 71, 68, and 65 percent of executives, respectively, agree. Furthermore, a majority of global respondents say climate change is a som ...
... element for their companies to consider in overall corporate strategy (Exhibit 1, part 1). This feeling is most widespread in developed Asia,3 China, and Europe, where 71, 68, and 65 percent of executives, respectively, agree. Furthermore, a majority of global respondents say climate change is a som ...
Agricultural development and food security under climate uncertainty
... have to come from existing cultivated land and only 10% from new land reclamations. In the rainfed areas without a water management system, some improvements can be made by water harvesting and watershed management. There is, however, no way that the cultivated area without a water management system ...
... have to come from existing cultivated land and only 10% from new land reclamations. In the rainfed areas without a water management system, some improvements can be made by water harvesting and watershed management. There is, however, no way that the cultivated area without a water management system ...
Identification of knowledge needs on climate policy
... through a series of workshops, where stakeholders reflected upon the derived list of knowledge needs. Although the approach adopted assisted this specific problem, the analysis provides a basis for supporting a wide range of applications in the field of priorities’ identification and even expandin ...
... through a series of workshops, where stakeholders reflected upon the derived list of knowledge needs. Although the approach adopted assisted this specific problem, the analysis provides a basis for supporting a wide range of applications in the field of priorities’ identification and even expandin ...
Costs of Climate Change in Developed Countries
... Canada, Russia and Scandinavia experiencing some net benefits from moderate levels of warming, while low latitude regions will be more vulnerable. At higher temperatures, the risks become severe for all regions of the developed world. Climate change will have widespread consequences across the devel ...
... Canada, Russia and Scandinavia experiencing some net benefits from moderate levels of warming, while low latitude regions will be more vulnerable. At higher temperatures, the risks become severe for all regions of the developed world. Climate change will have widespread consequences across the devel ...
From Global to Regional: Local Sea Level Rise Scenarios
... The Adriatic Sea is better connected to the rest of the Mediterranean than the Mediterranean to the Atlantic Ocean. It is therefore expected that variations in sea level will be much stronger related to the rest of the basin. The most important feature of the sea level rise is a slowing down that ha ...
... The Adriatic Sea is better connected to the rest of the Mediterranean than the Mediterranean to the Atlantic Ocean. It is therefore expected that variations in sea level will be much stronger related to the rest of the basin. The most important feature of the sea level rise is a slowing down that ha ...
Impact of climate change on crops, irrigation and
... 180,000 ha of which are equipped for irrigation (World Bank 2010). Agriculturally the year is split into two productive seasons, a wet summer season and a dry winter season. The average cereal yield is about 1 tonne/ ha basinwide, while some estimate a potential irrigated yield of 5 to 8 tonnes/ha ( ...
... 180,000 ha of which are equipped for irrigation (World Bank 2010). Agriculturally the year is split into two productive seasons, a wet summer season and a dry winter season. The average cereal yield is about 1 tonne/ ha basinwide, while some estimate a potential irrigated yield of 5 to 8 tonnes/ha ( ...
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... Climate change is no longer a future phenomenon but has turned into a reality. A modest long-term rise in summer temperature and rainfall, relatively more pronounced increase in winter temperature and decline in winter precipitation was witnessed showing changing and variable climate in the north-re ...
... Climate change is no longer a future phenomenon but has turned into a reality. A modest long-term rise in summer temperature and rainfall, relatively more pronounced increase in winter temperature and decline in winter precipitation was witnessed showing changing and variable climate in the north-re ...
Increased Flooding Risk: Global Warming`s Wake
... Global warming has caused more heavy rainfall events in the United States over the last few decades along with an increased likelihood of devastating floods. While no single storm or flood can be attributed directly to global warming, changing climate conditions are at least partly responsible for p ...
... Global warming has caused more heavy rainfall events in the United States over the last few decades along with an increased likelihood of devastating floods. While no single storm or flood can be attributed directly to global warming, changing climate conditions are at least partly responsible for p ...
State of the Planet
... detectable influence for past 50 years – Main impact on changes in atmospheric composition (not actual heat generation) – Estimated 1% change in energy flow to date dominates all other human influences 1 PW = 1million 1000 MW power stations ...
... detectable influence for past 50 years – Main impact on changes in atmospheric composition (not actual heat generation) – Estimated 1% change in energy flow to date dominates all other human influences 1 PW = 1million 1000 MW power stations ...
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... Improving model biases in the eastern tropical Pacific, cold bias and warm bias, SPCZ bias • Possible origin of cold bias in coupled models (missing ocean biology, under-representation of TIWs, mixing, missing diurnal cycle of insolation, under-representation of Galapagos effect, uncertainties in c ...
... Improving model biases in the eastern tropical Pacific, cold bias and warm bias, SPCZ bias • Possible origin of cold bias in coupled models (missing ocean biology, under-representation of TIWs, mixing, missing diurnal cycle of insolation, under-representation of Galapagos effect, uncertainties in c ...
Introduction - San Jose State University
... Aerosols (II) Natural sources include: – Dust, sea salt and volcanic emissions Anthropogenic sources include – Automobiles, factories and biomass burning. Biomass burning: – Anthropogenic portion: burning of large forests for agriculture Aerosols have ‘short’ relative lifetimes – They can ‘ ...
... Aerosols (II) Natural sources include: – Dust, sea salt and volcanic emissions Anthropogenic sources include – Automobiles, factories and biomass burning. Biomass burning: – Anthropogenic portion: burning of large forests for agriculture Aerosols have ‘short’ relative lifetimes – They can ‘ ...
Introduction - San Jose State University
... What does this have to do with climate? Greenhouse gases like CO2 play an important role in determining surface temperatures. Changes in greenhouse gases, thus can potentially increase or decrease surface temperatures. Therefore, the temperature of earth has more to do with the Earth’s atmosp ...
... What does this have to do with climate? Greenhouse gases like CO2 play an important role in determining surface temperatures. Changes in greenhouse gases, thus can potentially increase or decrease surface temperatures. Therefore, the temperature of earth has more to do with the Earth’s atmosp ...