Financial system, environment and climate: a
... One example of the importance of physical risk is the exposure of households and businesses to hydrogeological risk, such as floods and landslides. Between 2009 and 2011 in Italy there was an average of 82 events each year, affecting more than 2.3 million people, with estimated economic damages of ...
... One example of the importance of physical risk is the exposure of households and businesses to hydrogeological risk, such as floods and landslides. Between 2009 and 2011 in Italy there was an average of 82 events each year, affecting more than 2.3 million people, with estimated economic damages of ...
Hot Time in the City Lesson Plan
... A change in the state of the climate that can be identified (e.g., by using statistical tests) by changes in the mean and/or the variability of its properties, and that persists for an extended period, typically decades or longer. Climate change may be due to natural internal processes or external f ...
... A change in the state of the climate that can be identified (e.g., by using statistical tests) by changes in the mean and/or the variability of its properties, and that persists for an extended period, typically decades or longer. Climate change may be due to natural internal processes or external f ...
Lesson Summary: Students consider how Florida`s climate has
... A change in the state of the climate that can be identified (e.g., by using statistical tests) by changes in the mean and/or the variability of its properties, and that persists for an extended period, typically decades or longer. Climate change may be due to natural internal processes or external f ...
... A change in the state of the climate that can be identified (e.g., by using statistical tests) by changes in the mean and/or the variability of its properties, and that persists for an extended period, typically decades or longer. Climate change may be due to natural internal processes or external f ...
Slide 1 - Rutgers University
... • Prepare a written report (6-10 pages) and a brief presentation (15 minutes) that critically examines a particular physical mechanism. Mechanisms of Past Climate Change ...
... • Prepare a written report (6-10 pages) and a brief presentation (15 minutes) that critically examines a particular physical mechanism. Mechanisms of Past Climate Change ...
S7-All - North Pacific Marine Science Organization
... Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada. E-mail: [email protected] The ocean has become increasingly prominent in the succession of IPCC Assessment Reports. It has been a major component of WG 1, on dynamics and possible trajectories of global climate and ocean-atmosphere interactions. ...
... Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada. E-mail: [email protected] The ocean has become increasingly prominent in the succession of IPCC Assessment Reports. It has been a major component of WG 1, on dynamics and possible trajectories of global climate and ocean-atmosphere interactions. ...
Financial engineering, including investment approaches for
... • Groups select a project in their own country aimed at lowcarbon and climate-resilient growth • Discussion Questions: #1 - define your project or program, and what you aim to achieve. #2 - to reach market transformation, what are potential sources of investment (public and private, national and int ...
... • Groups select a project in their own country aimed at lowcarbon and climate-resilient growth • Discussion Questions: #1 - define your project or program, and what you aim to achieve. #2 - to reach market transformation, what are potential sources of investment (public and private, national and int ...
1 Opportunities for Climate Change Water Stress in
... axiom that implies pluvial regions should experience more wetness, while dry regions will receive less[6]. In addition, according the Clausius-Clayperon relationship, Dr. Kevin Trenberth, a climate researcher at the US National Center for Atmospheric Research, predicts that intense precipitation eve ...
... axiom that implies pluvial regions should experience more wetness, while dry regions will receive less[6]. In addition, according the Clausius-Clayperon relationship, Dr. Kevin Trenberth, a climate researcher at the US National Center for Atmospheric Research, predicts that intense precipitation eve ...
CEDD - National Council for Science and the Environment
... Education and Careers Goal: increase the number and quality of trained individuals to address complex environmental challenges. Partners ...
... Education and Careers Goal: increase the number and quality of trained individuals to address complex environmental challenges. Partners ...
US Climate Change Policy: Where Next? DiSCUSSioN PaPer
... The EPA launched its ‘Proposed Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule’ consultation in March 2009 and after its publication in the Federal registry it was open for 60 days for comment. It has been written as a result of legislation passed in December 2007 (during the Bush administration) that requi ...
... The EPA launched its ‘Proposed Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule’ consultation in March 2009 and after its publication in the Federal registry it was open for 60 days for comment. It has been written as a result of legislation passed in December 2007 (during the Bush administration) that requi ...
View/Open
... Within that 20-30 year period, are we still going to have wide fluctuations from year to year? Lobell: Yes, and this is one of the very difficult things about studying climate and noticing when you are in a new climate, the variations from year-to-year are always going to be larger than the average ...
... Within that 20-30 year period, are we still going to have wide fluctuations from year to year? Lobell: Yes, and this is one of the very difficult things about studying climate and noticing when you are in a new climate, the variations from year-to-year are always going to be larger than the average ...
Southern Hemisphere intermediate water formation and the bi
... the bipolar seesaw, we studied core NIOP 905 collected off the coast of Somalia (Fig. 1) from a water depth of ~1580 m, and compared it with Greenland and Antarctic ice core records. The δ15N and the planktic δ18O records in Figure 2 largely reflect variations in surface seawater properties. The ben ...
... the bipolar seesaw, we studied core NIOP 905 collected off the coast of Somalia (Fig. 1) from a water depth of ~1580 m, and compared it with Greenland and Antarctic ice core records. The δ15N and the planktic δ18O records in Figure 2 largely reflect variations in surface seawater properties. The ben ...
global efforts in addressing climate change
... IA science and practice are strongly challenged by climate change. IA will contribute to ensuring that future development outcomes are not jeopardized by present-day decisions, and to identifying resilient adaptation measures to reduce and manage the adverse effects of climate change. IA calls for be ...
... IA science and practice are strongly challenged by climate change. IA will contribute to ensuring that future development outcomes are not jeopardized by present-day decisions, and to identifying resilient adaptation measures to reduce and manage the adverse effects of climate change. IA calls for be ...
Lab: Looking at Scientific Data on Climate Change
... 1. Go to http://www.columbia.edu/~mhs119/Temperature/T_moreFigs/AnnualMaps.pdf. The graph shows a comparison of 1996 to 2013. To understand the graphs, you must first understand the word "anomaly". This means difference from the norm. For NASA graphs, the norm is the period from 1951-1980 (which is ...
... 1. Go to http://www.columbia.edu/~mhs119/Temperature/T_moreFigs/AnnualMaps.pdf. The graph shows a comparison of 1996 to 2013. To understand the graphs, you must first understand the word "anomaly". This means difference from the norm. For NASA graphs, the norm is the period from 1951-1980 (which is ...
developing countries - Friends of the Earth
... Convention on Climate Change. For the Green Climate Fund to have transformational impact, it should not promote “business-as-usual” energy solutions in the name of providing energy access for all – an important goal that can and must be met through clean energy solutions. Further, we urge you to ado ...
... Convention on Climate Change. For the Green Climate Fund to have transformational impact, it should not promote “business-as-usual” energy solutions in the name of providing energy access for all – an important goal that can and must be met through clean energy solutions. Further, we urge you to ado ...
Slide 1
... intensity (both effects increase flood risk) Inland Snowmelt Dominant Basins: Relatively small overall changes because effects of warming (decreased risks) and increased precipitation intensity (increased risks) are in the opposite directions. ...
... intensity (both effects increase flood risk) Inland Snowmelt Dominant Basins: Relatively small overall changes because effects of warming (decreased risks) and increased precipitation intensity (increased risks) are in the opposite directions. ...
Global Warming. Greenhouse Gases and Climate
... convection). As we have learned before, rising air expands and cools, causing clouds to form. The formation of clouds will block out the sun and the solar heating of the ocean surface will cease. The surface will start to cool down. Thus the cloud formation due to surface heating and convection is a ...
... convection). As we have learned before, rising air expands and cools, causing clouds to form. The formation of clouds will block out the sun and the solar heating of the ocean surface will cease. The surface will start to cool down. Thus the cloud formation due to surface heating and convection is a ...
The Politics of Climate Change - Julie Trepeck & Leah Trachtman
... pulled out of the Coalition – We need to encourage companies that by staying in an being involved with the Coalition will affect their images and cause consumers to boycott their products – Many companies have begun to promise to help reduce emissions and take other steps to help tackle climate chan ...
... pulled out of the Coalition – We need to encourage companies that by staying in an being involved with the Coalition will affect their images and cause consumers to boycott their products – Many companies have begun to promise to help reduce emissions and take other steps to help tackle climate chan ...
How is climate change affecting life on Earth?
... A1B: Rapid growth of technology and economies, but population grows slowly. There is less disparity between developing and developed countries. A2: Economies grow but there is more disparity between developing and developed countries. Energy use is high and population is growing rapidly. B1: D ...
... A1B: Rapid growth of technology and economies, but population grows slowly. There is less disparity between developing and developed countries. A2: Economies grow but there is more disparity between developing and developed countries. Energy use is high and population is growing rapidly. B1: D ...
Global Climate Change______Prof
... Hurricanes Katrina and Ivan, Australian and African drought, Arctic sea ice melting, El Niñoinduced severe weather in the western US. Hardly a day goes by that we do not hear in the media about climate disasters some where in the world. More and more commonly these weather events are attributed to “ ...
... Hurricanes Katrina and Ivan, Australian and African drought, Arctic sea ice melting, El Niñoinduced severe weather in the western US. Hardly a day goes by that we do not hear in the media about climate disasters some where in the world. More and more commonly these weather events are attributed to “ ...
Impacts of climate change - Observation et statistiques
... grouped into six main themes (figure 2). Among these, the group of consequences that clearly stands out contains answers that may seem off topic in relation to the question asked because these answers first and foremost concern the global impacts of climate change (higher temperatures, seasonal diso ...
... grouped into six main themes (figure 2). Among these, the group of consequences that clearly stands out contains answers that may seem off topic in relation to the question asked because these answers first and foremost concern the global impacts of climate change (higher temperatures, seasonal diso ...
Climate Change Education Funding Goals
... development of the climate science professional workforce, public understanding and engagement on climate change issues, and informed decision-making associated with adaptation to and mitigation of climate change impacts. Although specific goals were not spelled out, priority was given to projects t ...
... development of the climate science professional workforce, public understanding and engagement on climate change issues, and informed decision-making associated with adaptation to and mitigation of climate change impacts. Although specific goals were not spelled out, priority was given to projects t ...
Slide 1
... particular eco-climatic and socio-economic conditions (i.e. sea level rise, flooding, drought, desertification, poverty, conflicts, urbanization, population growth, diseases, etc.). The majority of African population rely on rain fed agriculture. Hence, food production directly depends on climate, m ...
... particular eco-climatic and socio-economic conditions (i.e. sea level rise, flooding, drought, desertification, poverty, conflicts, urbanization, population growth, diseases, etc.). The majority of African population rely on rain fed agriculture. Hence, food production directly depends on climate, m ...