PowerPoint Presentation - Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization
... together hold enough water to raise sea level 12 meters (39 feet) are melting at accelerating rates • A 10-meter (33-foot) sea level rise would displace more than 600 million people • Sea level could rise 2 meters (6 feet) by 2100 • Even a 1-meter rise in sea level would partially inundate crop-prod ...
... together hold enough water to raise sea level 12 meters (39 feet) are melting at accelerating rates • A 10-meter (33-foot) sea level rise would displace more than 600 million people • Sea level could rise 2 meters (6 feet) by 2100 • Even a 1-meter rise in sea level would partially inundate crop-prod ...
Architecture, Energy and Climate - Nordic Journal of Architectural
... This paper addresses the dual challenge of designing sustainable low-energy buildings while still providing thermal comfort under warmer summer conditions produced by anthropogenic climate change—a key challenge for building designers in the 21st century. These issues are evaluated by predictions of ...
... This paper addresses the dual challenge of designing sustainable low-energy buildings while still providing thermal comfort under warmer summer conditions produced by anthropogenic climate change—a key challenge for building designers in the 21st century. These issues are evaluated by predictions of ...
05-12-14
... together hold enough water to raise sea level 12 meters (39 feet) are melting at accelerating rates • A 10-meter (33-foot) sea level rise would displace more than 600 million people • Sea level could rise 2 meters (6 feet) by 2100 • Even a 1-meter rise in sea level would partially inundate crop-prod ...
... together hold enough water to raise sea level 12 meters (39 feet) are melting at accelerating rates • A 10-meter (33-foot) sea level rise would displace more than 600 million people • Sea level could rise 2 meters (6 feet) by 2100 • Even a 1-meter rise in sea level would partially inundate crop-prod ...
Long-Term Ecological Records and Their Relevance to Climate
... Anticipated impacts of the predicted climate changes on the Earth’s biota can be broadly classified under three possible scenarios: extirpation, migration (in the form of a permanent range shift), or adaptation (Aitken et al. 2008). To date, key research efforts have focused on the first two scenarios ...
... Anticipated impacts of the predicted climate changes on the Earth’s biota can be broadly classified under three possible scenarios: extirpation, migration (in the form of a permanent range shift), or adaptation (Aitken et al. 2008). To date, key research efforts have focused on the first two scenarios ...
"An Ice Core Time Machine." Earth
... water vapor, dust in the atmosphere (both natural and biogenic), and volcanism—can now be demonstrated. Cloud condensation nuclei cause water vapor to condense to form the small droplets that make up clouds. Clouds are important because they affect the radiation balance of Earth, by reflecting sunli ...
... water vapor, dust in the atmosphere (both natural and biogenic), and volcanism—can now be demonstrated. Cloud condensation nuclei cause water vapor to condense to form the small droplets that make up clouds. Clouds are important because they affect the radiation balance of Earth, by reflecting sunli ...
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... A changing climate is likely to be another long-run force that changes relative prices and the profitability of different agricultural products and practices. Forces such as pest and disease outbreaks, El Niño Southern oscillation events, droughts, and extreme events, illustrate agriculture’s abilit ...
... A changing climate is likely to be another long-run force that changes relative prices and the profitability of different agricultural products and practices. Forces such as pest and disease outbreaks, El Niño Southern oscillation events, droughts, and extreme events, illustrate agriculture’s abilit ...
phenology
... Sunlight increases, days grow longer Temperatures increase Daylight Saving Time begins Plants begin to grow again, bud, leaf out, green up, produce flowers • Crops are planted • Animals get more active, migrate in or out, build nests, have babies • School ends! ...
... Sunlight increases, days grow longer Temperatures increase Daylight Saving Time begins Plants begin to grow again, bud, leaf out, green up, produce flowers • Crops are planted • Animals get more active, migrate in or out, build nests, have babies • School ends! ...
Statistical Classification of Terrestrial and Marine Ecosystems for
... 0.7° C whereas the European mean raised by 0.95° C in the last hundred years. From 1990 to 2100, the air temperatures are expected to further increase by 1.4° C to 5.8° C globally and by 2.0° C to 6.3° C in Europe. These changes have altered plant performance. For instance, the average annual growin ...
... 0.7° C whereas the European mean raised by 0.95° C in the last hundred years. From 1990 to 2100, the air temperatures are expected to further increase by 1.4° C to 5.8° C globally and by 2.0° C to 6.3° C in Europe. These changes have altered plant performance. For instance, the average annual growin ...
Feedbacks on climate in the Earth system: introduction
... The ice sheets on land react on much longer time scales, and are not included in the traditional short-term definition of climate sensitivity, but of course were the dominant feature of glacial– interglacial changes and some other past climate changes. Their dynamic behaviour is one of the most impo ...
... The ice sheets on land react on much longer time scales, and are not included in the traditional short-term definition of climate sensitivity, but of course were the dominant feature of glacial– interglacial changes and some other past climate changes. Their dynamic behaviour is one of the most impo ...
Of mast and mean: differentialtemperature cue makes mast seeding
... and 16 of 26 datasets were significant (Figs 1 and 2, Table 2). However, the DT model gave a much improved fit: mean r2 = 0.465 with higher r2 values for all 26 datasets, and all 26 datasets were significant (Table 2). Furthermore, the DT model still fitted better than the T1 model after allowing in ...
... and 16 of 26 datasets were significant (Figs 1 and 2, Table 2). However, the DT model gave a much improved fit: mean r2 = 0.465 with higher r2 values for all 26 datasets, and all 26 datasets were significant (Table 2). Furthermore, the DT model still fitted better than the T1 model after allowing in ...
10 things you should know about
... Vulnerability is a function of exposure to climate change—the magnitude, intensity and duration of the changes experienced—the sensitivity of the species or community to these changes, and the capacity of the system to adapt to these changes. Many resources are available to help managers to assess v ...
... Vulnerability is a function of exposure to climate change—the magnitude, intensity and duration of the changes experienced—the sensitivity of the species or community to these changes, and the capacity of the system to adapt to these changes. Many resources are available to help managers to assess v ...
Love Me Or Hate Me: The Canada Goose and Its Changing
... called a wintering area. This area is near water and usually in an open field. You hunters should be quite familiar with this territory as this is usually the type of spot you like to set ...
... called a wintering area. This area is near water and usually in an open field. You hunters should be quite familiar with this territory as this is usually the type of spot you like to set ...
FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL
... Brazil notes that, according to the IPCC, "the most appropriate metric and time horizon will depend on which aspects of climate change are considered most important to a particular application. No single metric can accurately compare all consequences of different emissions, and all have limitations ...
... Brazil notes that, according to the IPCC, "the most appropriate metric and time horizon will depend on which aspects of climate change are considered most important to a particular application. No single metric can accurately compare all consequences of different emissions, and all have limitations ...
HOAPS potential improvements and studies
... continents with the largest deviations in the summer hemispheres, i.e. where the largest IWV values are. This appears to be some satellite problem since the land-sea contrast is very strong. It could possibly be due to differences in assumed surface emissivity or if different assumptions are made in ...
... continents with the largest deviations in the summer hemispheres, i.e. where the largest IWV values are. This appears to be some satellite problem since the land-sea contrast is very strong. It could possibly be due to differences in assumed surface emissivity or if different assumptions are made in ...
green climate fund (gcf)
... The importance of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) With each passing year, we witness the growing impacts of climate change throughout the world. As global temperatures change, the first threats and harms of climate change are clearly noticeable, recordable, and very real for communities around the worl ...
... The importance of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) With each passing year, we witness the growing impacts of climate change throughout the world. As global temperatures change, the first threats and harms of climate change are clearly noticeable, recordable, and very real for communities around the worl ...
A Climate in Crisis: How climate change is
... Box 3: Pastoralists in the Somali region of Ethiopia The Somali region of southern Ethiopia is home to a large population of nomadic pastoralists who are among the hardest hit in the country by the current drought. Low rainfall across the region for two consecutive years has left rivers, birkas (wa ...
... Box 3: Pastoralists in the Somali region of Ethiopia The Somali region of southern Ethiopia is home to a large population of nomadic pastoralists who are among the hardest hit in the country by the current drought. Low rainfall across the region for two consecutive years has left rivers, birkas (wa ...
Climate Change Impacts on U.S. Coastal and Marine Ecosystems
... increased mean global air and ocean temperatures. The National Assessment of Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change (NAST 2001) was based on a series of regional and sector assessments. This paper is a summary of the coastal and marine resources sector review of potential impacts o ...
... increased mean global air and ocean temperatures. The National Assessment of Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change (NAST 2001) was based on a series of regional and sector assessments. This paper is a summary of the coastal and marine resources sector review of potential impacts o ...
Opening a `Black Box` - Northeastern University
... interactions and community structure, and ultimately to patterns in geographic distribution. Predicting how marine ecosystems will respond to environmental change is a significant challenge because vulnerability to climatic and non-climatic stressors is highly variable, and depends on an organism’s f ...
... interactions and community structure, and ultimately to patterns in geographic distribution. Predicting how marine ecosystems will respond to environmental change is a significant challenge because vulnerability to climatic and non-climatic stressors is highly variable, and depends on an organism’s f ...
A Climate in Crisis: How climate change is making drought and
... Pastoralists can cope well with dry conditions. They can move their herds to find water and fresh pasture. However, they are also vulnerable to droughts. Pastoralists usually lose livestock during drought, which they normally recover in the years that follow. But this relentless drought has left exc ...
... Pastoralists can cope well with dry conditions. They can move their herds to find water and fresh pasture. However, they are also vulnerable to droughts. Pastoralists usually lose livestock during drought, which they normally recover in the years that follow. But this relentless drought has left exc ...
climate change
... Pastoralists can cope well with dry conditions. They can move their herds to find water and fresh pasture. However, they are also vulnerable to droughts. Pastoralists usually lose livestock during drought, which they normally recover in the years that follow. But this relentless drought has left exc ...
... Pastoralists can cope well with dry conditions. They can move their herds to find water and fresh pasture. However, they are also vulnerable to droughts. Pastoralists usually lose livestock during drought, which they normally recover in the years that follow. But this relentless drought has left exc ...
North American Plant Distributions
... shifted too. Biomes map of ice-age periods and current conditions are strikingly different. Mean annual temperature during the last full-glacial period was about 6ºC lower. An ice sheet covered the northern half of North America. When warming began 18,000 years ago, this ice sheet retreated to the A ...
... shifted too. Biomes map of ice-age periods and current conditions are strikingly different. Mean annual temperature during the last full-glacial period was about 6ºC lower. An ice sheet covered the northern half of North America. When warming began 18,000 years ago, this ice sheet retreated to the A ...
... Brazil) involves the “right” to the city. However, and considering the complexities in decisions about those actions, the process of rethinking the city and proposing solutions to urban problems that would be further exacerbated by climate issues may be structured through a participative process per ...
Tree-Ring Amplification of the Early Nineteenth
... cooling and recent warming. In this regard, central Europe (CEU) offers the unique opportunity to compare evidence from instrumental measurements, paleomodel simulations, and proxy reconstructions covering both the exceptionally hot summer of 2003 and the year without summer in 1816. This study uses ...
... cooling and recent warming. In this regard, central Europe (CEU) offers the unique opportunity to compare evidence from instrumental measurements, paleomodel simulations, and proxy reconstructions covering both the exceptionally hot summer of 2003 and the year without summer in 1816. This study uses ...
The impacts of climate change in the Tropics
... The climate is changing in the Tropics, as it is in the rest of the world (IPCC, 2013). The effects of steadily rising concentrations of greenhouse gases on the climate may be less obvious to tropical residents, however, because they are overlain by considerable natural variability. Much of this var ...
... The climate is changing in the Tropics, as it is in the rest of the world (IPCC, 2013). The effects of steadily rising concentrations of greenhouse gases on the climate may be less obvious to tropical residents, however, because they are overlain by considerable natural variability. Much of this var ...
NASA Research Strategy for Earth System Science
... a. The global water cycle According to model predictions, the most significant manifestation of climate change for humans and the environment is an intensification of the global water cycle, leading to increased global precipitation, faster evaporation, and a general exacerbation of extreme hydrolog ...
... a. The global water cycle According to model predictions, the most significant manifestation of climate change for humans and the environment is an intensification of the global water cycle, leading to increased global precipitation, faster evaporation, and a general exacerbation of extreme hydrolog ...
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.