An Open Letter from Oregon Climate Change Scientists -
... that climate change compromises our quality of life and threatens our state’s future. We need your leadership now more than ever to reduce the risks of a dangerously warming climate. The science is clear that human activity is the dominant cause of warming over the last half century.1 If global heat ...
... that climate change compromises our quality of life and threatens our state’s future. We need your leadership now more than ever to reduce the risks of a dangerously warming climate. The science is clear that human activity is the dominant cause of warming over the last half century.1 If global heat ...
1 Beverly E. Law, Ph.D Professor, Global Change Biology
... Research and Teaching Focus on Terrestrial Ecosystem Processes, Global Change Ecology Current research topics: Earth System Modeling: Forest die-off, climate change, and human intervention in the Western US. USDA NIFA. (Mote, P., B.E. Law, Lead PIs) A CO2 observation network in the Pacific Northwest ...
... Research and Teaching Focus on Terrestrial Ecosystem Processes, Global Change Ecology Current research topics: Earth System Modeling: Forest die-off, climate change, and human intervention in the Western US. USDA NIFA. (Mote, P., B.E. Law, Lead PIs) A CO2 observation network in the Pacific Northwest ...
climate change and forced migration - sid
... unclear. There are many studies on climate processes (sea-level rise, salinization of agricultural land, desertification and water scarcity) and climate events (such as flooding, storms)1. Such climate processes and climate events will have an impact on the lives of many people, but to what extent a ...
... unclear. There are many studies on climate processes (sea-level rise, salinization of agricultural land, desertification and water scarcity) and climate events (such as flooding, storms)1. Such climate processes and climate events will have an impact on the lives of many people, but to what extent a ...
Global Change Dynamic II
... product of very complex dynamic systems, determined by for example demographic, socio-economic and technological trends • Future highly uncertain • Scenarios alternative views of the future, the likelihood that any particular will happen is highly uncertain ...
... product of very complex dynamic systems, determined by for example demographic, socio-economic and technological trends • Future highly uncertain • Scenarios alternative views of the future, the likelihood that any particular will happen is highly uncertain ...
No Regrets Charter
... Why we need principles for climate change adaptation in cities The latest IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) world climate report emphasises the likelihood of global temperature increases in excess of two degrees. It states that sea levels are rising more rapidly than had previously b ...
... Why we need principles for climate change adaptation in cities The latest IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) world climate report emphasises the likelihood of global temperature increases in excess of two degrees. It states that sea levels are rising more rapidly than had previously b ...
Development of agricultural systems and climate smart agriculture in developing countries - Workshop FAO, ICROFS, CCAFS
... The workshop will discuss challenges and opportunities for more efficient agriculture in the long term, contributing to thinking beyond Cancun and The Hague. It will also explore synergies between adaptation, mitigation and biodiversity to respond to competing pressures on land and water from agricu ...
... The workshop will discuss challenges and opportunities for more efficient agriculture in the long term, contributing to thinking beyond Cancun and The Hague. It will also explore synergies between adaptation, mitigation and biodiversity to respond to competing pressures on land and water from agricu ...
Economists and Climate Change: Consensus and Open Questions
... Dean of NYU School of Law and expert on the economics of environmental regulation and policy. Dean Richard L. Revesz noticed a recurring problem at EPA meetings on the economics of environmental regulation—a lot of empty chairs. While industry was always present to push their view, green groups were ...
... Dean of NYU School of Law and expert on the economics of environmental regulation and policy. Dean Richard L. Revesz noticed a recurring problem at EPA meetings on the economics of environmental regulation—a lot of empty chairs. While industry was always present to push their view, green groups were ...
Animal Agriculture and Climate Change in Michigan
... crop demands. In some areas of the United States, higher temperatures may contribute to increased evaporation from farm ponds, lakes and reservoirs, and thus affect water availability for animals and irrigation(4, 6). On the other hand, other regions of the country will experience increased flooding ...
... crop demands. In some areas of the United States, higher temperatures may contribute to increased evaporation from farm ponds, lakes and reservoirs, and thus affect water availability for animals and irrigation(4, 6). On the other hand, other regions of the country will experience increased flooding ...
Exposure of global mountain systems to climate warming during the
... future warming. Also, results show a good agreement in relation to inter-model consistency of regional patterns. In all cases, the values of the consistency index are above 2 (recommended threshold by IPCC 2001 Report is 1). Third, and using the ranking index (Table 2), polar, subpolar and boreal mo ...
... future warming. Also, results show a good agreement in relation to inter-model consistency of regional patterns. In all cases, the values of the consistency index are above 2 (recommended threshold by IPCC 2001 Report is 1). Third, and using the ranking index (Table 2), polar, subpolar and boreal mo ...
1213A Capacity-building for removing constraints in utilizing trade
... Nearly all countries in the Arab region suffer from freshwater scarcity. This condition is expected to worsen with climate change since climate change models generally predict a substantial reduction in the availability of freshwater resources. The ability to ensure freshwater quantity and quality i ...
... Nearly all countries in the Arab region suffer from freshwater scarcity. This condition is expected to worsen with climate change since climate change models generally predict a substantial reduction in the availability of freshwater resources. The ability to ensure freshwater quantity and quality i ...
Document
... Nowadays climate change is one of the most significant challenges, which human beings have to face in the 21st century. Climate change has seriously affected life, production and environment worldwide. Now, there is no consensus on definition of the term “climate change”. A widely used definition by ...
... Nowadays climate change is one of the most significant challenges, which human beings have to face in the 21st century. Climate change has seriously affected life, production and environment worldwide. Now, there is no consensus on definition of the term “climate change”. A widely used definition by ...
8-Impacts_climate_variabilitychange
... strain. Such diseases are driven in part by climate change with several Africa countries experiencing increases in Malaria outbreaks that can largely be explained by recent changes in temperature and rainfall ( IPCC,2007) 1..2. Pressures/Constraints: Impact of Climate Change Climate change has long ...
... strain. Such diseases are driven in part by climate change with several Africa countries experiencing increases in Malaria outbreaks that can largely be explained by recent changes in temperature and rainfall ( IPCC,2007) 1..2. Pressures/Constraints: Impact of Climate Change Climate change has long ...
climate change brochure
... both human-driven and natural emissions. Warmer and more variable weather may cause increases in ground-level ozone. These increases could intensify respiratory diseases by damaging lung tissue, reducing lung function, and sensitizing the respiratory tract to other irritants. More air conditioning u ...
... both human-driven and natural emissions. Warmer and more variable weather may cause increases in ground-level ozone. These increases could intensify respiratory diseases by damaging lung tissue, reducing lung function, and sensitizing the respiratory tract to other irritants. More air conditioning u ...
Update on Climate Change Liability cases in the US Supreme Court
... policyholder’s appeal. Upheld the ruling that the relevant policies only required Steadfast to defend AES against claims for injury or damage resulting from an accident or occurrence. The allegation in the suit was that AES intentionally emitted CO2, knowing it to contribute to global warming, meant ...
... policyholder’s appeal. Upheld the ruling that the relevant policies only required Steadfast to defend AES against claims for injury or damage resulting from an accident or occurrence. The allegation in the suit was that AES intentionally emitted CO2, knowing it to contribute to global warming, meant ...
The impacts of climate change on the risk of natural disasters
... fossil fuel use has increased very quickly. Due to these emissions, as well as changes in agriculture and land use, atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations have risen sharply. For instance, the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere has increased by around one-third, from 280 parts per million (pp ...
... fossil fuel use has increased very quickly. Due to these emissions, as well as changes in agriculture and land use, atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations have risen sharply. For instance, the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere has increased by around one-third, from 280 parts per million (pp ...
- ROAR - University of East London
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was formed to provide governments with a clear scientific view of what is happening to the world’s climate. In 2004, the UNDP published Climate Change Adaptation Policy Framework which recognised that adaptation occurs at different levels in society, ...
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was formed to provide governments with a clear scientific view of what is happening to the world’s climate. In 2004, the UNDP published Climate Change Adaptation Policy Framework which recognised that adaptation occurs at different levels in society, ...
First comprehensive review of the state of Antarctica`s climate
... The largest ocean current on Earth (the Antarctic Circumpolar Current) has warmed faster than the global ocean as a whole. The Southern Ocean is one of the major sinks of atmospheric CO2, but increasing westerly winds have affected the ocean’s ability to absorb CO2 by causing the upwelling of CO2 ri ...
... The largest ocean current on Earth (the Antarctic Circumpolar Current) has warmed faster than the global ocean as a whole. The Southern Ocean is one of the major sinks of atmospheric CO2, but increasing westerly winds have affected the ocean’s ability to absorb CO2 by causing the upwelling of CO2 ri ...
Impact of Sea Level Rise to Coastal Ecology: A Case Study on The
... According to Bemmelen (1949), Java, which has been developing as volcanic island, consists of thousand volcanoes in the middle and folding plane and flat-lowland area in the north; while karstic-limestone plateau predominates in the south. Lowland topography and gentle sea wave initiate and attract ...
... According to Bemmelen (1949), Java, which has been developing as volcanic island, consists of thousand volcanoes in the middle and folding plane and flat-lowland area in the north; while karstic-limestone plateau predominates in the south. Lowland topography and gentle sea wave initiate and attract ...
Planning in the face of uncertainty: weather and water
... Notice that for things like methane, which is the middle plot, the range is a lot bigger and that’s because the choices people can make can effect methane emissions a lot more significantly in a plausible way. You can do a lot to mitigate methane emissions by known technologies that involve changes ...
... Notice that for things like methane, which is the middle plot, the range is a lot bigger and that’s because the choices people can make can effect methane emissions a lot more significantly in a plausible way. You can do a lot to mitigate methane emissions by known technologies that involve changes ...
PREFACE
... Moreover, there are additional misunderstandings. ‘Global warming’, which is an increase in the global annual average heat content measured in Joules, is often incorrectly equated to mean ‘climate change’. Global warming, however, is just a subset of “climate change.” The term ‘climate change’, is a ...
... Moreover, there are additional misunderstandings. ‘Global warming’, which is an increase in the global annual average heat content measured in Joules, is often incorrectly equated to mean ‘climate change’. Global warming, however, is just a subset of “climate change.” The term ‘climate change’, is a ...
east 32_Dossier: Flux and Reflux as the Global World
... cline, but the United States is still experiencing rapid population growth. Its population has increased by nearly 60 million people in the past 20 years. The highest population growth rates, however, are found in sub-Saharan Africa, where fertility rates, though declining, remain high. The populati ...
... cline, but the United States is still experiencing rapid population growth. Its population has increased by nearly 60 million people in the past 20 years. The highest population growth rates, however, are found in sub-Saharan Africa, where fertility rates, though declining, remain high. The populati ...
Climate, Drought, and Wildfire Effects on Water Quality
... Shortage risk has been “rolled back” by about one year. System reservoir storage is currently about what it was in 2003. The entire Colorado River storage system decreased from 55.7 (95% capacity) to 29.7 (52% capacity) MAF from October 1, 1999 to October 1, 2004. ...
... Shortage risk has been “rolled back” by about one year. System reservoir storage is currently about what it was in 2003. The entire Colorado River storage system decreased from 55.7 (95% capacity) to 29.7 (52% capacity) MAF from October 1, 1999 to October 1, 2004. ...
Measuring the economic impact of climate change on
... change on the South African field crop sector, by projecting net revenue per hectare using a range of climate outcomes that are predicted to occur over a period of 30–100 years under a conventional CO2 doubling scenario (IPPC, 2001). The scenarios used in this study forecasted rise in temperature an ...
... change on the South African field crop sector, by projecting net revenue per hectare using a range of climate outcomes that are predicted to occur over a period of 30–100 years under a conventional CO2 doubling scenario (IPPC, 2001). The scenarios used in this study forecasted rise in temperature an ...
Dangerous Scientific Reticence
... large sea level rise, which also is a central topic in our current paper 2. However, here I address a broader issue of scientific reticence, because, I believe, the affliction is widespread and severe. Unless recognized, it may severely diminish our chances of averting dangerous climate change. It m ...
... large sea level rise, which also is a central topic in our current paper 2. However, here I address a broader issue of scientific reticence, because, I believe, the affliction is widespread and severe. Unless recognized, it may severely diminish our chances of averting dangerous climate change. It m ...