Guidebook 2 Vfinal.1.FH11 - Centre for Indigenous Environmental
... and prolonged period of time with below freezing temperatures. This is especially true for winter road systems Degraded winter road conditions. that cross fast flowing rivers or large waterbodies. Milder winters jeopardize the feasibility of winter roads. For example, Eabametoong First Nation in Ont ...
... and prolonged period of time with below freezing temperatures. This is especially true for winter road systems Degraded winter road conditions. that cross fast flowing rivers or large waterbodies. Milder winters jeopardize the feasibility of winter roads. For example, Eabametoong First Nation in Ont ...
Probabilistic regional and seasonal predictions of twenty-first century temperature and precipitation: Working Paper 23 (440 kB) (opens in new window)
... the 2090s. A business-as-usual scenario provides ranges of 6.8 to 14.5oC and 22 to 71%. Higher precipitation increases are found for North Asia. That these ranges are large illustrates the need for adaptation strategies which minimise vulnerability rather than optimise for the future10. The method i ...
... the 2090s. A business-as-usual scenario provides ranges of 6.8 to 14.5oC and 22 to 71%. Higher precipitation increases are found for North Asia. That these ranges are large illustrates the need for adaptation strategies which minimise vulnerability rather than optimise for the future10. The method i ...
Technical Comments on the Brochure and updates on EDC
... and paper mill effluents ie could be alkylated PAHs but not estrogens • In general there could be more emphasis on chemicals in consumer products (phthalates, BPA) and pharmaceuticals, and less on POPs • Under “moving forward” I think the Stockholm Convention, which addresses many of the chemicals l ...
... and paper mill effluents ie could be alkylated PAHs but not estrogens • In general there could be more emphasis on chemicals in consumer products (phthalates, BPA) and pharmaceuticals, and less on POPs • Under “moving forward” I think the Stockholm Convention, which addresses many of the chemicals l ...
Does tree canopy closure moderate the effect of climate warming on
... This trend of rising global temperature and canopy closure is manifest in the temperate forests of the central Himalaya. After decades (1970–1990) of exploitation of oak forests for cattle fodder, timber and firewood (Shrestha et al. 2012a), new forest regulation has led to enhanced forest cover loc ...
... This trend of rising global temperature and canopy closure is manifest in the temperate forests of the central Himalaya. After decades (1970–1990) of exploitation of oak forests for cattle fodder, timber and firewood (Shrestha et al. 2012a), new forest regulation has led to enhanced forest cover loc ...
English - unfccc
... the development of the detailed pattern-based studies of observed and modelled climate trends, which underpin the attribution of changes to human or other factors. Scientific progress in this area can be illustrated by a far-reaching new conclusion in the IPCC’s Second Assessment Report, namely that ...
... the development of the detailed pattern-based studies of observed and modelled climate trends, which underpin the attribution of changes to human or other factors. Scientific progress in this area can be illustrated by a far-reaching new conclusion in the IPCC’s Second Assessment Report, namely that ...
The Rising Seas
... “seem to start and stop, and nobody really knows why.” And her own measurements of the rate of snow accumulation near the South Pole show that snowfalls have mounted substantially in recent decades, a period in which global temperature has inched up; observations at other sites in Antarctica have yi ...
... “seem to start and stop, and nobody really knows why.” And her own measurements of the rate of snow accumulation near the South Pole show that snowfalls have mounted substantially in recent decades, a period in which global temperature has inched up; observations at other sites in Antarctica have yi ...
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... Arctic Feedbacks • Feedback mechanisms in the Arctic are of growing concern • In 2009, the World Wildlife Federation published a well written report entitled “Arctic Climate Feedbacks: Global Implications” edited by Martin Sommerkorn & Susan Joy Hassol – a link to the PDF version of the second edit ...
... Arctic Feedbacks • Feedback mechanisms in the Arctic are of growing concern • In 2009, the World Wildlife Federation published a well written report entitled “Arctic Climate Feedbacks: Global Implications” edited by Martin Sommerkorn & Susan Joy Hassol – a link to the PDF version of the second edit ...
speaking out on global warming: public attitudes toward the papal
... were you aware of this upcoming papal encyclical about global warming? Pope Francis recently released an encyclical (which is a letter sent to all Catholic Bishops worldwide) which said that addressing global warming is a high priority for the Catholic Church. Before you read about it in this questi ...
... were you aware of this upcoming papal encyclical about global warming? Pope Francis recently released an encyclical (which is a letter sent to all Catholic Bishops worldwide) which said that addressing global warming is a high priority for the Catholic Church. Before you read about it in this questi ...
How will climate change affect mycotoxins in food?
... of mycotoxins. The main effect of climate change on mean temperature is by warmer night-time temperatures. This is important for many insect vectors that fly and feed at night. For example, in the heat wave of summer 2003, night-time temperatures did not decrease to any great extent in Switzerland. T ...
... of mycotoxins. The main effect of climate change on mean temperature is by warmer night-time temperatures. This is important for many insect vectors that fly and feed at night. For example, in the heat wave of summer 2003, night-time temperatures did not decrease to any great extent in Switzerland. T ...
Sustainable Development
... resorts on a small Pacific island, leaving its economy in tatters. Another hectare of African dryland—drought-ridden and overgrazed— blows away on the wind. In the blink of an eye, a cyclone destroys hundreds of flimsy houses in an East Asian city and another forces thousands of people in the Caribb ...
... resorts on a small Pacific island, leaving its economy in tatters. Another hectare of African dryland—drought-ridden and overgrazed— blows away on the wind. In the blink of an eye, a cyclone destroys hundreds of flimsy houses in an East Asian city and another forces thousands of people in the Caribb ...
Application of Self-Organizing-Maps Technique in Downscaling
... High resolution surface climate variables are required for end-users in climate change impact studies; however, information provided by Global Climate Models (GCMs) has a coarser resolution. Downscaling techniques such as that developed at the University of Cape Town, which is based on Self-Organizi ...
... High resolution surface climate variables are required for end-users in climate change impact studies; however, information provided by Global Climate Models (GCMs) has a coarser resolution. Downscaling techniques such as that developed at the University of Cape Town, which is based on Self-Organizi ...
Climate Change Scenarios and Challenges for the Water Environment
... summer rainfall are projected. Considerable uncertainties however exist from such projections since they are based on only one GCM. These uncertainties limit the reliability of such climate scenarios for future water resource management since different GCMs tend to show different results for areas s ...
... summer rainfall are projected. Considerable uncertainties however exist from such projections since they are based on only one GCM. These uncertainties limit the reliability of such climate scenarios for future water resource management since different GCMs tend to show different results for areas s ...
Land use/land cover changes and climate: modeling analysis and observational evidence
... parts of the Amazon and Congo have avoided largescale conversion. In terms of climate the question is whether these LULCCs have altered local, regional, and global climate. The next section seeks to address this question using observed data and modeling simulations. Observed data is available for lo ...
... parts of the Amazon and Congo have avoided largescale conversion. In terms of climate the question is whether these LULCCs have altered local, regional, and global climate. The next section seeks to address this question using observed data and modeling simulations. Observed data is available for lo ...
Massachusetts v. EPA, 127 S.Ct. 1438 (2007)
... "While it does not matter how many persons have been injured by the challenged action, the party bringing suit must show that the action injures him in a concrete and personal way. This requirement is not just an empty formality. It preserves the vitality of the adversarial process by assuring both ...
... "While it does not matter how many persons have been injured by the challenged action, the party bringing suit must show that the action injures him in a concrete and personal way. This requirement is not just an empty formality. It preserves the vitality of the adversarial process by assuring both ...
Report of the Working Group on Small Pelagic Fish, their
... The overarching theme of the WG was the impact of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) and related physical drivers such as the contraction of the subpolar gyre, the weakening of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and the eastward shift of the Icelandic Low on the dynamics of Eastern North ...
... The overarching theme of the WG was the impact of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) and related physical drivers such as the contraction of the subpolar gyre, the weakening of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and the eastward shift of the Icelandic Low on the dynamics of Eastern North ...
Fisheries-dependent indicators of climate change in Western Australia
... (c) increase in water temperature off the lower west coast of WA, particularly in autumn-winter; (d) increase in salinity which includes some large annual fluctuations; (e) change in frequency and location of storms (and rainfall) affecting the lower west coast of WA; and (f) change in frequency of ...
... (c) increase in water temperature off the lower west coast of WA, particularly in autumn-winter; (d) increase in salinity which includes some large annual fluctuations; (e) change in frequency and location of storms (and rainfall) affecting the lower west coast of WA; and (f) change in frequency of ...
Integrating ozone and UV research with climate change
... Building materials, in particular plastics, are known to degrade under UV radiation, but also to show a strong temperature response. Recent research has started that can address the question of whether these responses are purely additive or may exhibit a synergistic behaviour (Jones, 2002), but addi ...
... Building materials, in particular plastics, are known to degrade under UV radiation, but also to show a strong temperature response. Recent research has started that can address the question of whether these responses are purely additive or may exhibit a synergistic behaviour (Jones, 2002), but addi ...
Experimental warming causes large and rapid species loss
... greatly to our ability to model and predict human resource use patterns in response to global changes. In this paper, we investigate the independent and combined effects of experimental warming and grazing on several measures of plant diversity on the alpine rangelands of the north-eastern Tibetan P ...
... greatly to our ability to model and predict human resource use patterns in response to global changes. In this paper, we investigate the independent and combined effects of experimental warming and grazing on several measures of plant diversity on the alpine rangelands of the north-eastern Tibetan P ...
Aquatic Microbial Ecology 70:17 - ICM-CSIC
... affect bacterial and viral abundance and production, protist community composition, and bacterial loss rates (bacterivory and lysis) in 2 contrasting Arctic marine systems. In July 2009, we collected samples from open Arctic waters in the Barents Sea and Atlantic-influenced waters in Isfjorden, Sval ...
... affect bacterial and viral abundance and production, protist community composition, and bacterial loss rates (bacterivory and lysis) in 2 contrasting Arctic marine systems. In July 2009, we collected samples from open Arctic waters in the Barents Sea and Atlantic-influenced waters in Isfjorden, Sval ...
Climate Change Trends and Vulnerability to Biome Shifts
... (Figure 1; Mitchell and Jones 2005, Gonzalez et al. 2010), but showed no statistically significant change in the three southern Sierra analysis areas (Figure 2, Table 1). From 1941 to 2008, however, mean annual temperature at the Grant Grove, California weather station in Kings Canyon National Park, ...
... (Figure 1; Mitchell and Jones 2005, Gonzalez et al. 2010), but showed no statistically significant change in the three southern Sierra analysis areas (Figure 2, Table 1). From 1941 to 2008, however, mean annual temperature at the Grant Grove, California weather station in Kings Canyon National Park, ...
Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change on Energy Projects
... the natural decline of this primary commodity. In other words, the abusive and unsustainable use of fossil fuels that has characterized this century is making us face the natural decline of this primary commodity. For these reasons, it is necessary to understand, repeat and clarify, that fossil fuel ...
... the natural decline of this primary commodity. In other words, the abusive and unsustainable use of fossil fuels that has characterized this century is making us face the natural decline of this primary commodity. For these reasons, it is necessary to understand, repeat and clarify, that fossil fuel ...
The impact of climate change on rainfall runoff statistics in the
... are investigated on the basis of rain gauge data from a dense network with long time series in the Emscher-Lippe region in Germany. Simulations with these time series have been carried out for a mixed rural and urban catchment of 82 km² as well as for an urban sewer system (850 ha, 45% impervious). ...
... are investigated on the basis of rain gauge data from a dense network with long time series in the Emscher-Lippe region in Germany. Simulations with these time series have been carried out for a mixed rural and urban catchment of 82 km² as well as for an urban sewer system (850 ha, 45% impervious). ...
Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Water Availability
... that for groundwater levels. In Illinois, snowmelt in spring has a relatively minor impact on river flow, which peaks then in association with higher precipitation and groundwater levels. Historical Climate and Hydrological Records in Illinois and the Midwest The mean annual temperature averaged ove ...
... that for groundwater levels. In Illinois, snowmelt in spring has a relatively minor impact on river flow, which peaks then in association with higher precipitation and groundwater levels. Historical Climate and Hydrological Records in Illinois and the Midwest The mean annual temperature averaged ove ...
Kyoto Protocol
... (Watson et al., 2000). There were numerous gatherings of the Ad Hoc Working Group occurred between the years 1995-1997. COP embraced IPCC's Second Appraisal Report in 1995 December. The report has a conclusion that the Earth's temperature expanded by 0.3 to 0.6 %, about 1 degree of Fahrenheit over t ...
... (Watson et al., 2000). There were numerous gatherings of the Ad Hoc Working Group occurred between the years 1995-1997. COP embraced IPCC's Second Appraisal Report in 1995 December. The report has a conclusion that the Earth's temperature expanded by 0.3 to 0.6 %, about 1 degree of Fahrenheit over t ...
Baltic Sea catchment
... Summary of BACC Results Baltic Area Climate Change Assessment • Presently a warming is going on in the Baltic Sea region. • No formal detection and attribution studies available. • BACC considers it plausible that this warming is at least partly related to anthropogenic factors. • So far, and in the ...
... Summary of BACC Results Baltic Area Climate Change Assessment • Presently a warming is going on in the Baltic Sea region. • No formal detection and attribution studies available. • BACC considers it plausible that this warming is at least partly related to anthropogenic factors. • So far, and in the ...
Instrumental temperature record
The instrumental temperature record shows fluctuations of the temperature of earth's climate system. Initially the instrumental temperature record only documented land and sea surface temperature, but in recent decades instruments have also begun recording ocean temperature. Data is collected from thousands of meteorological stations around the globe and through satellite observations. The longest-running temperature record is the Central England temperature data series, that starts in 1659. The longest-running quasi-global record starts in 1850.