Existing data and knowledge gaps about air-climate inter
... seen as a climate change mitigation measure) can be a cost-effective abatement measure for groundlevel ozone and nitrogen oxide (Kroeger et al, 2014). And we need to keep in mind that reductions in air pollutants/SLCPs can delay global warming and as such be useful to help society and environment to ...
... seen as a climate change mitigation measure) can be a cost-effective abatement measure for groundlevel ozone and nitrogen oxide (Kroeger et al, 2014). And we need to keep in mind that reductions in air pollutants/SLCPs can delay global warming and as such be useful to help society and environment to ...
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Tool for Coastal Habitats
... including Eric Brunden, Nina Garfield, Pati Glick, and Pati Delgado. The development team is also appreciative for members of the scientific community who took time to review and provide suggestions on this guidance document including Norm Christensen, Scott Neubauer, R.E. Turner, and Mike Unger. Th ...
... including Eric Brunden, Nina Garfield, Pati Glick, and Pati Delgado. The development team is also appreciative for members of the scientific community who took time to review and provide suggestions on this guidance document including Norm Christensen, Scott Neubauer, R.E. Turner, and Mike Unger. Th ...
Resilience to natural hazards: How useful is this concept?
... similar physical susceptibility to sea-level rise, but Bangladesh lacks the economic resources, technology, and infrastructure that The Netherlands can call on to respond to the potential impacts. On the other hand, having adaptive capacity is no guarantee that it is used successfully. In this respe ...
... similar physical susceptibility to sea-level rise, but Bangladesh lacks the economic resources, technology, and infrastructure that The Netherlands can call on to respond to the potential impacts. On the other hand, having adaptive capacity is no guarantee that it is used successfully. In this respe ...
Apocalypse soon? Dire messages reduce belief in global warming by
... The study included two parts. First, participants completed a political attitudes questionnaire containing a 6-item General Belief in a Just World Scale (Cronbach’s = .68; Dalbert, Montada, & Schmitt, 1987). Participants then took part in a laboratory session three to four weeks later. Upon arriva ...
... The study included two parts. First, participants completed a political attitudes questionnaire containing a 6-item General Belief in a Just World Scale (Cronbach’s = .68; Dalbert, Montada, & Schmitt, 1987). Participants then took part in a laboratory session three to four weeks later. Upon arriva ...
Environmentally Forced Migration from PICS. How many
... Island who were relocated to Fiji’s third largest island of Taveuni after World War II now want to reclaim Rabi. The villagers, now living in Lovonivonu, have asked the Interim Government to help them in their fight to get their island back. Village spokesman Viliame Seru said the villagers have wan ...
... Island who were relocated to Fiji’s third largest island of Taveuni after World War II now want to reclaim Rabi. The villagers, now living in Lovonivonu, have asked the Interim Government to help them in their fight to get their island back. Village spokesman Viliame Seru said the villagers have wan ...
On the persistent spread in snow-albedo feedback
... previous estimate of qap/qas would have the effect of reducing the estimated global impact of SAF somewhat (see Eq. (1)). However, since the bias is systematic, there is no reason to revise the more fundamental conclusion, drawn by both Qu and Hall (2006) and Donohoe and Battisti (2011), that very l ...
... previous estimate of qap/qas would have the effect of reducing the estimated global impact of SAF somewhat (see Eq. (1)). However, since the bias is systematic, there is no reason to revise the more fundamental conclusion, drawn by both Qu and Hall (2006) and Donohoe and Battisti (2011), that very l ...
Draft Climate Change Fund Strategic Plan 2017 to 2022
... economy and our natural resources mean that we can also deliver the jobs and investment in clean, efficient energy to minimise these impacts and create a more prosperous future. This strategic plan sets out priority investment areas and potential actions using $500 million of new funding from the $1 ...
... economy and our natural resources mean that we can also deliver the jobs and investment in clean, efficient energy to minimise these impacts and create a more prosperous future. This strategic plan sets out priority investment areas and potential actions using $500 million of new funding from the $1 ...
Assessing Climate Change Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation:
... Global warming, causing climate change, is becoming a serious issue of concern due to its potential adverse effects on human and natural systems. At the global scale, the average temperature of the earth surface is reported to have increased by 0.8°C over the period 1880-2012 with the great deal of ...
... Global warming, causing climate change, is becoming a serious issue of concern due to its potential adverse effects on human and natural systems. At the global scale, the average temperature of the earth surface is reported to have increased by 0.8°C over the period 1880-2012 with the great deal of ...
3. Ranking Criteria and Examples
... adaptation: An empirical study of two UK cities. Global Environmental ...
... adaptation: An empirical study of two UK cities. Global Environmental ...
Rohr et al. 2013 physiology
... Controversy persists regarding the contributions of climate change to biodiversity losses, through its effects on the spread and emergence of infectious diseases. One of the reasons for this controversy is that there are few mechanistic studies that explore the links among climate change, infectious ...
... Controversy persists regarding the contributions of climate change to biodiversity losses, through its effects on the spread and emergence of infectious diseases. One of the reasons for this controversy is that there are few mechanistic studies that explore the links among climate change, infectious ...
Ethics and Geoengineering: Reviewing the Moral Issues Raised by
... option on the table.1,2,7,16–22 Even those advocating for geoengineering research seem to anticipate this risk by firmly cautioning that continued efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions must accompany any geoengineering research.1,7,13 The exact impact that the prospect of geoengineering will ha ...
... option on the table.1,2,7,16–22 Even those advocating for geoengineering research seem to anticipate this risk by firmly cautioning that continued efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions must accompany any geoengineering research.1,7,13 The exact impact that the prospect of geoengineering will ha ...
Climate change and Ontario`s provincial parks
... knowledge gaps remain in many areas. As such, the results presented in this study should be taken as indicative, not predictive, of the magnitude of impact climate change may have on Ontario’s provincial parks. A historical climate regime was completed for a representative sample of eight provincial ...
... knowledge gaps remain in many areas. As such, the results presented in this study should be taken as indicative, not predictive, of the magnitude of impact climate change may have on Ontario’s provincial parks. A historical climate regime was completed for a representative sample of eight provincial ...
Pribulick_mines_0052N_10764
... catchment response to climate as increased temperature didn’t take effect until the year 2040. As a result, precipitation shifted from snow to rain by spring and average daily snowpack fell below baseline conditions by year 2050. They also noticed by year 2060 that peak snowmelt shifted from June to ...
... catchment response to climate as increased temperature didn’t take effect until the year 2040. As a result, precipitation shifted from snow to rain by spring and average daily snowpack fell below baseline conditions by year 2050. They also noticed by year 2060 that peak snowmelt shifted from June to ...
Climate change adaptation strategies for Australian birds
... birdwatchers of Australia to the distributional databases on which this report is based. Without their outstanding effort we would not be able to prepare for climate change or understand the processes that underlie bird distributions. We have benefited from the combined knowledge of a great many peo ...
... birdwatchers of Australia to the distributional databases on which this report is based. Without their outstanding effort we would not be able to prepare for climate change or understand the processes that underlie bird distributions. We have benefited from the combined knowledge of a great many peo ...
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... agriculture in some way, as currently structured, they are unable to capture fundamental aspects of food insecurity and the Malthusian threat. Each of these models has the same structural assumptions that prevent the modeling of food price increases. Currently, the integrated assessment models (IAMs ...
... agriculture in some way, as currently structured, they are unable to capture fundamental aspects of food insecurity and the Malthusian threat. Each of these models has the same structural assumptions that prevent the modeling of food price increases. Currently, the integrated assessment models (IAMs ...
Climate Change and Alberta`s Forests
... new suitable habitat in western Alberta. Ecosystem and biodiversity predictions: Warming temperatures and projected increased evapotranspiration rates will impact the forest hydrology of wetland/peatland ecosystems by lowering the water table, favoring increased aerobic conditions, and increasing th ...
... new suitable habitat in western Alberta. Ecosystem and biodiversity predictions: Warming temperatures and projected increased evapotranspiration rates will impact the forest hydrology of wetland/peatland ecosystems by lowering the water table, favoring increased aerobic conditions, and increasing th ...
Report of the President`s Advisory Committee on Divestment from
... have been cornerstones of the Canadian economy for most of our country’s history. Canada’s long-term economic development will continue to benefit from resource extraction, but will need strategies to address the boom and bust cycles that have historically tested narrowly focused resource and energy ...
... have been cornerstones of the Canadian economy for most of our country’s history. Canada’s long-term economic development will continue to benefit from resource extraction, but will need strategies to address the boom and bust cycles that have historically tested narrowly focused resource and energy ...
Sensitivity of US air quality to mid-latitude cyclone
... present evidence that such a decrease may have already taken place over the 1980–2006 period. As we show, this would have major implications for pollution trends in the eastern US and significantly offset the benefits of decreasing anthropogenic emissions. Figure 1 illustrates the role of mid-latitu ...
... present evidence that such a decrease may have already taken place over the 1980–2006 period. As we show, this would have major implications for pollution trends in the eastern US and significantly offset the benefits of decreasing anthropogenic emissions. Figure 1 illustrates the role of mid-latitu ...
Stratospheric Aerosol Geoengineering
... The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was established in 1992. Signed by 194 countries and ratified by 189, including the United States, it came into force in 1994. It says in part, ‘‘The ultimate objective of this Convention . . . is to achieve . . . stabilization of gr ...
... The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was established in 1992. Signed by 194 countries and ratified by 189, including the United States, it came into force in 1994. It says in part, ‘‘The ultimate objective of this Convention . . . is to achieve . . . stabilization of gr ...
2 20 Century Portuguese Climate and Climate Scenarios
... temperatures have increased at a faster rate than maximum temperatures, most stations also show a significant reduction in the diurnal temperature range. • Precipitation changes have been irregular. However, in the last decades there has been a very significant reduction in the mean March precipitat ...
... temperatures have increased at a faster rate than maximum temperatures, most stations also show a significant reduction in the diurnal temperature range. • Precipitation changes have been irregular. However, in the last decades there has been a very significant reduction in the mean March precipitat ...