IPCC (2007) - climate crime index
... ... a general reduction is expected in potential crop yields in most tropical and sub-tropical regions. Mid-continental areas – such as the United States' "grain belt" and vast areas of Asia – are likely to dry. Where dry-land agriculture relies solely on rain, as in sub-Saharan Africa, yields would ...
... ... a general reduction is expected in potential crop yields in most tropical and sub-tropical regions. Mid-continental areas – such as the United States' "grain belt" and vast areas of Asia – are likely to dry. Where dry-land agriculture relies solely on rain, as in sub-Saharan Africa, yields would ...
Measures To Reduce The Urban Heat Island Effect In Rosemont
... disease. The coroner noted the death toll would have been much higher were it not for Montréal’s heat alert and response system ( Roy, et al. 2011). ...
... disease. The coroner noted the death toll would have been much higher were it not for Montréal’s heat alert and response system ( Roy, et al. 2011). ...
Dangerous Degrees - The Climate Institute
... temperature has risen by nearly 1°C in the last century. In fact, the extra heat now trapped in the atmosphere is equivalent, in energy terms, to the detonation of almost 500 million Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs every year for the last century.3 Science has been studying the climate system (i.e. the ...
... temperature has risen by nearly 1°C in the last century. In fact, the extra heat now trapped in the atmosphere is equivalent, in energy terms, to the detonation of almost 500 million Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs every year for the last century.3 Science has been studying the climate system (i.e. the ...
annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin
... CO2 global growth rate as estimated from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) global in situ network [3] with data starting in 1960. The periods with the seven largest El Niño events since 1960 are highlighted in blue. The CO2 growth rate calculated using observations from the ...
... CO2 global growth rate as estimated from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) global in situ network [3] with data starting in 1960. The periods with the seven largest El Niño events since 1960 are highlighted in blue. The CO2 growth rate calculated using observations from the ...
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
... aerosols spread globally over the course of months increasing planetary albedo and reducing downwelling shortwave radiation. The characteristic lifetime of stratospheric aerosols is on the order of a year or two. But the climate response to volcanic eruptions persists far longer due to their impact ...
... aerosols spread globally over the course of months increasing planetary albedo and reducing downwelling shortwave radiation. The characteristic lifetime of stratospheric aerosols is on the order of a year or two. But the climate response to volcanic eruptions persists far longer due to their impact ...
- Wiley Online Library
... 2014). Protected Areas are not ecological islands or static systems; they are part of a broader socio-ecological context (Cumming et al. 2015) and are, in turn, affected by environmental changes (Alcaraz-Segura et al. 2008; Pettorelli et al. 2012). In South America, 20.4% of land surface is under pr ...
... 2014). Protected Areas are not ecological islands or static systems; they are part of a broader socio-ecological context (Cumming et al. 2015) and are, in turn, affected by environmental changes (Alcaraz-Segura et al. 2008; Pettorelli et al. 2012). In South America, 20.4% of land surface is under pr ...
Sensitivity of the Humboldt Current system to global warming: a
... Central Chile (Garreaud and Falvey 2009), the projections for the coastal range off Peru are more subtle due to the weaker amplitude and variability in surface atmospheric circulation over this region (Fig. 1). In particular, according to Bakun’s hypothesis (Bakun 1990; Bakun and Weeks 2008; Bakun e ...
... Central Chile (Garreaud and Falvey 2009), the projections for the coastal range off Peru are more subtle due to the weaker amplitude and variability in surface atmospheric circulation over this region (Fig. 1). In particular, according to Bakun’s hypothesis (Bakun 1990; Bakun and Weeks 2008; Bakun e ...
No place to hide. Effects of Climate Change on Protected Areas
... Protected area agencies could be faced with the massive task of having to shift protected areas to keep up with moving habitats and ecosystems. Some protected areas may have to retrench onto higher ground as water rises. The practical difficulties should not be underestimated. Protected areas do not ...
... Protected area agencies could be faced with the massive task of having to shift protected areas to keep up with moving habitats and ecosystems. Some protected areas may have to retrench onto higher ground as water rises. The practical difficulties should not be underestimated. Protected areas do not ...
"When the well`s dry, we know the worth of water" this quote is
... $23,100 including GST, equating to $608/ha or $289/acre. By spring the annual ryegrass and clover were knee high, a result that amazed the Jeffries given the general expectation that blue gums “rape the soil of fertility.” Whilst the ground is a little rough to travel across now, he expects to be ab ...
... $23,100 including GST, equating to $608/ha or $289/acre. By spring the annual ryegrass and clover were knee high, a result that amazed the Jeffries given the general expectation that blue gums “rape the soil of fertility.” Whilst the ground is a little rough to travel across now, he expects to be ab ...
Climate Change and Our Environment
... coupled with the death of large numbers of pines during drought conditions in dry years have increased frequency and intensity of forest fires. In addition, at least partially because of warmer temperatures, several species of bark beetles have devastated trees from Alaska to southern Arizona, leavin ...
... coupled with the death of large numbers of pines during drought conditions in dry years have increased frequency and intensity of forest fires. In addition, at least partially because of warmer temperatures, several species of bark beetles have devastated trees from Alaska to southern Arizona, leavin ...
Primary Impacts of Climate Change in the Chicago Region
... inherent uncertainty. One source of uncertainty is that some of the processes at work in the earth-atmosphere system and their feedbacks are not yet fully understood, which makes it difficult for models to accurately represent these complicated climate processes. Correctly representing cloud and hyd ...
... inherent uncertainty. One source of uncertainty is that some of the processes at work in the earth-atmosphere system and their feedbacks are not yet fully understood, which makes it difficult for models to accurately represent these complicated climate processes. Correctly representing cloud and hyd ...
Glacier variations and climate change in the central Himalaya over
... precipitation cannot be assessed at this time due to the small number of available meteorological records, their relatively short length and the very limited number of glacier massbalance observations in the remote Himalayan region. Although glaciers inevitably respond to climate changes that affect ...
... precipitation cannot be assessed at this time due to the small number of available meteorological records, their relatively short length and the very limited number of glacier massbalance observations in the remote Himalayan region. Although glaciers inevitably respond to climate changes that affect ...
Comment by: Patrick J. Michaels and Paul C. Knappenberger
... The likelihood of occurrence of these low probability, high impact, events (“tipping points”) is greatly diminished under the new ECS findings. The average 95th percentile value of the new literature survey is only 3.5°C indicating a very low probability of a warming reaching 3-5°C by 2100 as indic ...
... The likelihood of occurrence of these low probability, high impact, events (“tipping points”) is greatly diminished under the new ECS findings. The average 95th percentile value of the new literature survey is only 3.5°C indicating a very low probability of a warming reaching 3-5°C by 2100 as indic ...
The Geopolitical Implications of Environmental Change
... demands attention at a time when environmental change has become a topic of pressing global concern. There is growing evidence that human-induced or naturally caused environmental change could have profound effects on political, social, and economic systems (Tol, 2002; Handmer et al., 1999). Yet th ...
... demands attention at a time when environmental change has become a topic of pressing global concern. There is growing evidence that human-induced or naturally caused environmental change could have profound effects on political, social, and economic systems (Tol, 2002; Handmer et al., 1999). Yet th ...
the paris agreement
... To move us towards this destination, the Paris Agreement requires governments to formulate new national climate plans every five years.18 Each new plan must progress beyond the previous one and represent the country’s best efforts.19 After taking stock of their collective progress in 2018, governmen ...
... To move us towards this destination, the Paris Agreement requires governments to formulate new national climate plans every five years.18 Each new plan must progress beyond the previous one and represent the country’s best efforts.19 After taking stock of their collective progress in 2018, governmen ...
Met 10 - Department of Meteorology and Climate Science
... activities .“ (IPCC), 2001 The IPCC finds that it is “very likely” that emissions of heattrapping gases from human activities have caused “most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century. (IPCC) 2007 ...
... activities .“ (IPCC), 2001 The IPCC finds that it is “very likely” that emissions of heattrapping gases from human activities have caused “most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century. (IPCC) 2007 ...
Climate Change in the Midwest - Union of Concerned Scientists
... Hemisphere have risen by 1.3°F over the past 150 years (IPCC, 2007). Based on these and many other lines of evidence, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which represents the work of thousands of climate scientists around the world, has concluded that it is very likely that most of the cl ...
... Hemisphere have risen by 1.3°F over the past 150 years (IPCC, 2007). Based on these and many other lines of evidence, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which represents the work of thousands of climate scientists around the world, has concluded that it is very likely that most of the cl ...
Global Warming and the Water Crisis
... addition to the decrease in water for agriculture, domestic and drinking water supplies will also be threatened in semi-arid areas. In contrast, other regions may face the problem of too much water and flood disasters. Currently, the flood-affected population worldwide ranges from an annual minimum ...
... addition to the decrease in water for agriculture, domestic and drinking water supplies will also be threatened in semi-arid areas. In contrast, other regions may face the problem of too much water and flood disasters. Currently, the flood-affected population worldwide ranges from an annual minimum ...
Climate
... dust storms of such intensity that airborne soil from Texas Perhaps the clearest manifestation of climate change thus and Oklahoma was carried all the way to the eastern far is the rise in mean temperatures since the early 20th seaboard. Dust emitted from drought-stricken areas can century. Historic ...
... dust storms of such intensity that airborne soil from Texas Perhaps the clearest manifestation of climate change thus and Oklahoma was carried all the way to the eastern far is the rise in mean temperatures since the early 20th seaboard. Dust emitted from drought-stricken areas can century. Historic ...
Predicting and understanding ecosystem responses to climate
... dust storms of such intensity that airborne soil from Texas Perhaps the clearest manifestation of climate change thus and Oklahoma was carried all the way to the eastern far is the rise in mean temperatures since the early 20th seaboard. Dust emitted from drought-stricken areas can century. Historic ...
... dust storms of such intensity that airborne soil from Texas Perhaps the clearest manifestation of climate change thus and Oklahoma was carried all the way to the eastern far is the rise in mean temperatures since the early 20th seaboard. Dust emitted from drought-stricken areas can century. Historic ...
Recent sea-level rise
... • Since the Last Glacial Maximum (~20,000 years BP) MSL has risen by over 120 m • Between 15,000 and 6,000 years ago MSL rose rapidly at an average rate of 10 mm/yr. • Following last glacial period local vertical land movements are still occurring today as a result of large transfers of mass from th ...
... • Since the Last Glacial Maximum (~20,000 years BP) MSL has risen by over 120 m • Between 15,000 and 6,000 years ago MSL rose rapidly at an average rate of 10 mm/yr. • Following last glacial period local vertical land movements are still occurring today as a result of large transfers of mass from th ...
NRDC: Killer Summer Heat - Projected Death Toll from Rising
... ore than 150,000 Americans may die by the end of this century as a result of a growing number of excessive heat events caused by climate change, according to an analysis of peer-reviewed scientific literature conducted by experts at the Natural Resources Defense Council. With global warming projecte ...
... ore than 150,000 Americans may die by the end of this century as a result of a growing number of excessive heat events caused by climate change, according to an analysis of peer-reviewed scientific literature conducted by experts at the Natural Resources Defense Council. With global warming projecte ...
North Atlantic warming: patterns of long
... for discussion of sensitivity of the EOF analysis to various errors, including incomplete spatial and temporal coverage, outliers and gaps in the ‘‘raw’’ temperature data, random noise in observational data, and separation of modes of variability). The largest variability exists at depths shallower ...
... for discussion of sensitivity of the EOF analysis to various errors, including incomplete spatial and temporal coverage, outliers and gaps in the ‘‘raw’’ temperature data, random noise in observational data, and separation of modes of variability). The largest variability exists at depths shallower ...
Climate Change and Distribution Shifts in Marine Fishes
... have impacts on the nature and value of commercial fisheries. Species-specific responses are likely to vary according to rates of population turnover. Fish species with more rapid turnover of generations may show the most rapid demographic responses to temperature changes, resulting in stronger dist ...
... have impacts on the nature and value of commercial fisheries. Species-specific responses are likely to vary according to rates of population turnover. Fish species with more rapid turnover of generations may show the most rapid demographic responses to temperature changes, resulting in stronger dist ...
Biomass production in experimental grasslands of different species
... (Hector et al., 1999; Hooper et al., 2005) and in natural communities (Gillman and Wright, 2006). Two widely debated mechanisms are thought to be involved in altering the community performance in response to changing species numbers (Hector et al., 2000; Huston et al., 2000). The first is complement ...
... (Hector et al., 1999; Hooper et al., 2005) and in natural communities (Gillman and Wright, 2006). Two widely debated mechanisms are thought to be involved in altering the community performance in response to changing species numbers (Hector et al., 2000; Huston et al., 2000). The first is complement ...
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.