Natural and forced air temperature variability in the Labrador region
... to poor ice and snow conditions (Wolf et al. 2013). Regional climate models suggest that these conditions will occur more frequently due to regional warming expected to be on the order of 3 °C by 2038–2070 (Finnis 2013). However, relevant internal climate variability associated with North Atlantic s ...
... to poor ice and snow conditions (Wolf et al. 2013). Regional climate models suggest that these conditions will occur more frequently due to regional warming expected to be on the order of 3 °C by 2038–2070 (Finnis 2013). However, relevant internal climate variability associated with North Atlantic s ...
Methane as a Greenhouse Gas: Why the EPA Should Regulate Emissions
... today clearly contributes more than its share of greenhouse gas emissions. Perhaps more striking is that these emissions rose by 11.7 percent since 1990 and show no signs of slowing.41 A question that often arises is why are methane emissions from this industry growing disproportionately fast? Are w ...
... today clearly contributes more than its share of greenhouse gas emissions. Perhaps more striking is that these emissions rose by 11.7 percent since 1990 and show no signs of slowing.41 A question that often arises is why are methane emissions from this industry growing disproportionately fast? Are w ...
Del Protocolo de Kioto a la Cumbre de Copenhague : cobertura del
... To know the international context represent a decisive factor to determine which is the place occupied by Spanish press in such context. Several studies have been developed at English spoken countries, as EE. UU. (Boykoff and Boykoff, Boykoff, 2004), United Kingdom (Carvalho and Burgess, 2005) or Ne ...
... To know the international context represent a decisive factor to determine which is the place occupied by Spanish press in such context. Several studies have been developed at English spoken countries, as EE. UU. (Boykoff and Boykoff, Boykoff, 2004), United Kingdom (Carvalho and Burgess, 2005) or Ne ...
Climate Press
... integrating it into the model would cause a considerable deviation from reality. Alternatively, there might be another unknown process which – by chance – would compensate for that deviation, which is highly unlikely. Which information is provided by climate models, and which is not? Today, climate ...
... integrating it into the model would cause a considerable deviation from reality. Alternatively, there might be another unknown process which – by chance – would compensate for that deviation, which is highly unlikely. Which information is provided by climate models, and which is not? Today, climate ...
The Socio-Economic and Environmental Impacts of the
... http://www.tist.org/). These examples suggest that many carbon sequestration projects have potential to contribute to sustainable development in Africa and to provide increased financial inflows for host countries. More objective impact assessment studies will need to be undertaken before the full r ...
... http://www.tist.org/). These examples suggest that many carbon sequestration projects have potential to contribute to sustainable development in Africa and to provide increased financial inflows for host countries. More objective impact assessment studies will need to be undertaken before the full r ...
Multi-Basin Modelling of Future Hydrological Fluxes in the Indian
... gap between GCMs’ abilities and hydrological needs, regional climate models (RCMs) have been developed to downscale the GCM output and, thus, provide high-resolution meteorological inputs to hydrological models. To improve the confidence in regional trends of hydro-climatic key variables and increas ...
... gap between GCMs’ abilities and hydrological needs, regional climate models (RCMs) have been developed to downscale the GCM output and, thus, provide high-resolution meteorological inputs to hydrological models. To improve the confidence in regional trends of hydro-climatic key variables and increas ...
Work Home Department of Geography, Planning, and Environment
... SEDAAG Meeting. Athens, GA, Nov. 2014. 3. Caribbean Climate Change Scenario and Framework for Vulnerability Assessment. The Caribbean Region: Adaptation and Resilience to Global Change. Kingston, Jamaica, June 2014. 4. The Climate, Weather, and Tourism Initiative of ECU’s Center for Sustainability. ...
... SEDAAG Meeting. Athens, GA, Nov. 2014. 3. Caribbean Climate Change Scenario and Framework for Vulnerability Assessment. The Caribbean Region: Adaptation and Resilience to Global Change. Kingston, Jamaica, June 2014. 4. The Climate, Weather, and Tourism Initiative of ECU’s Center for Sustainability. ...
Present weather and Climate: evolving Conditions
... 5.3 Climate Trends for 1901–2010 The trend in surface temperature during 1901–2010 was upward over all of the stations in the Southwest that have long-term climate records (Figure 5.1, upper panel). Average annual temperature increased 1.6°F (0.9°C) over the Southwest during 1901–2010, with a range ...
... 5.3 Climate Trends for 1901–2010 The trend in surface temperature during 1901–2010 was upward over all of the stations in the Southwest that have long-term climate records (Figure 5.1, upper panel). Average annual temperature increased 1.6°F (0.9°C) over the Southwest during 1901–2010, with a range ...
Mapping Adaptation - Precourt Institute for Energy
... INTERPRETATIONS Lisa Schipper 6 May 2009 – Stanford University ...
... INTERPRETATIONS Lisa Schipper 6 May 2009 – Stanford University ...
National Survey of Canada`s Infrastructure Engineers about Climate
... engineering. The 2007 survey generated a significant amount of interest and it provided important information to guide decision‐making at the time. Engineers Canada approached CSA in late 2011 to do a follow‐up survey of infrastructure engineers about climate change in order to help determine curr ...
... engineering. The 2007 survey generated a significant amount of interest and it provided important information to guide decision‐making at the time. Engineers Canada approached CSA in late 2011 to do a follow‐up survey of infrastructure engineers about climate change in order to help determine curr ...
Developing a climate change analysis
... agro-ecological zones is thus often restricted. This can result in a lack of or limited integration of meteorology departments into the planning and operations of other relevant ministries, such as agriculture, transport, environment and local government. While they often have good historical record ...
... agro-ecological zones is thus often restricted. This can result in a lack of or limited integration of meteorology departments into the planning and operations of other relevant ministries, such as agriculture, transport, environment and local government. While they often have good historical record ...
the greater mekong and climate change
... Climate change is one of the defining issues of our time, and is set to radically transform the world in which we live. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions – from various sources including combustion of fossil fuels, forest destruction, and unsustainable agriculture practices – are causing the planet to ...
... Climate change is one of the defining issues of our time, and is set to radically transform the world in which we live. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions – from various sources including combustion of fossil fuels, forest destruction, and unsustainable agriculture practices – are causing the planet to ...
Simulations show decreasing carbon stocks and potential for carbon
... 2003, Bond-Lamberty et al. 2005, Qian et al. 2006, Mu et al. 2008). Weather is the most important control on vegetation processes in Biome-BGC. Flux estimates depend strongly on daily weather conditions. Model behavior over time depends on the long-term patterns of these weather conditions, the clim ...
... 2003, Bond-Lamberty et al. 2005, Qian et al. 2006, Mu et al. 2008). Weather is the most important control on vegetation processes in Biome-BGC. Flux estimates depend strongly on daily weather conditions. Model behavior over time depends on the long-term patterns of these weather conditions, the clim ...
Transient responses to increasing CO2 and climate change in an
... 1995) and thus play an important role in the terrestrial carbon (C) cycle. Assessing possible responses of grasslands to climate change is therefore an important step towards identifying adaptation needs to secure grassland services. Free-air carbon dioxide enrichment (FACE) experiments (e.g. Schnei ...
... 1995) and thus play an important role in the terrestrial carbon (C) cycle. Assessing possible responses of grasslands to climate change is therefore an important step towards identifying adaptation needs to secure grassland services. Free-air carbon dioxide enrichment (FACE) experiments (e.g. Schnei ...
Using Data from Climate Science to Teach Introductory Statistics
... of this example is to avoid unnecessary complexity. If, however, instructors believe their students will benefit from a more realistic example, the AGGI can be used to replace carbon dioxide concentration as an explanatory variable for temperature with very similar results to those reported in this ...
... of this example is to avoid unnecessary complexity. If, however, instructors believe their students will benefit from a more realistic example, the AGGI can be used to replace carbon dioxide concentration as an explanatory variable for temperature with very similar results to those reported in this ...
Top-down vs bottom-up - working paper version
... negotiations since the 2009 Copenhagen Accord have adopted a ‘bottom-up’ or ‘pledge-andreview’ approach that allows states considerable latitude in how they frame their pledges. With many commentators expecting that the post-2020 climate change agreement currently under negotiation will adopt a larg ...
... negotiations since the 2009 Copenhagen Accord have adopted a ‘bottom-up’ or ‘pledge-andreview’ approach that allows states considerable latitude in how they frame their pledges. With many commentators expecting that the post-2020 climate change agreement currently under negotiation will adopt a larg ...
Changing probabilities of daily temperature extremes in the UK
... change scenarios considered, the mean of this distribution is increased by the scenario change in temperature. This implies changes to both a and P, which have implications for the variance of this distribution (defi.ned as a p 2 ) .To perturb the Gumbel distribution to reflect the scenario changes ...
... change scenarios considered, the mean of this distribution is increased by the scenario change in temperature. This implies changes to both a and P, which have implications for the variance of this distribution (defi.ned as a p 2 ) .To perturb the Gumbel distribution to reflect the scenario changes ...
Climate change increases the drought risk in Central European
... We reviewed a body of literature to compile a list of possible adaptation measures and, where necessary, adopted measures reported in the literature to the specific conditions of Central Europe. The proposed measures address all aspects of forest management, and focus mainly on commercial and protec ...
... We reviewed a body of literature to compile a list of possible adaptation measures and, where necessary, adopted measures reported in the literature to the specific conditions of Central Europe. The proposed measures address all aspects of forest management, and focus mainly on commercial and protec ...
Climate change increases the drought risk in Central European forests
... We reviewed a body of literature to compile a list of possible adaptation measures and, where necessary, adopted measures reported in the literature to the specific conditions of Central Europe. The proposed measures address all aspects of forest management, and focus mainly on commercial and protec ...
... We reviewed a body of literature to compile a list of possible adaptation measures and, where necessary, adopted measures reported in the literature to the specific conditions of Central Europe. The proposed measures address all aspects of forest management, and focus mainly on commercial and protec ...
Pacific Climate Change Finance Assessment Framework (PCCFAF)
... framework when considering issues related to accessing and managing these resources. Different organisations have developed definitions for various purposes, however, these definitions do not necessarily align, which makes it difficult to compare information across sources. The terms ‘finances’ and ...
... framework when considering issues related to accessing and managing these resources. Different organisations have developed definitions for various purposes, however, these definitions do not necessarily align, which makes it difficult to compare information across sources. The terms ‘finances’ and ...
Observations On Environmental Change in South Africa
... he idea for this book came from Albert van Jaarsveld. He discussed the possibility of a ‘coffee table book’ showing ‘before and after’ images of environmental changes in South Africa with Johan Pauw, who saw the relevance and necessity for such a book and its value for promoting the work of the Sout ...
... he idea for this book came from Albert van Jaarsveld. He discussed the possibility of a ‘coffee table book’ showing ‘before and after’ images of environmental changes in South Africa with Johan Pauw, who saw the relevance and necessity for such a book and its value for promoting the work of the Sout ...
Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change: Concepts, Issues
... Adaptation to climate is the process through which people reduce the adverse effects of climate on their health and well-being, and take advantage of the opportunities that their climatic environment provides (Burton 1992, quoted in Smit et al. 2000); Adaptation involves adjustments to enhance the v ...
... Adaptation to climate is the process through which people reduce the adverse effects of climate on their health and well-being, and take advantage of the opportunities that their climatic environment provides (Burton 1992, quoted in Smit et al. 2000); Adaptation involves adjustments to enhance the v ...
Chapter 7 CLIMATE CHANGE, SOCIAL POLICY AND GLOBAL
... in the US switched to fuel-efficient cars the savings would alone offset the emissions generated in providing electricity to 1.6 billion people in the South (World Bank 2010: p.3). But the situation is changing rapidly. China now accounts for 29% of global CO2 emissions, almost double that of the U ...
... in the US switched to fuel-efficient cars the savings would alone offset the emissions generated in providing electricity to 1.6 billion people in the South (World Bank 2010: p.3). But the situation is changing rapidly. China now accounts for 29% of global CO2 emissions, almost double that of the U ...
Transformative Learning and Engagement with Climate
... (in their analysis, climate change) – not just knowing about the issue or being part of policy processes, but actually caring and being motivated and able to take action. That distinction may help explain the conspicuous gap between public awareness of climate change and action to address it, a majo ...
... (in their analysis, climate change) – not just knowing about the issue or being part of policy processes, but actually caring and being motivated and able to take action. That distinction may help explain the conspicuous gap between public awareness of climate change and action to address it, a majo ...
Climate engineering
Climate engineering, also referred to as geoengineering or climate intervention, is the deliberate and large-scale intervention in the Earth’s climatic system with the aim of limiting adverse climate change. Climate engineering is an umbrella term for two types of measures: carbon dioxide removal and solar radiation management. Carbon dioxide removal addresses the cause of climate change by removing one of the greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide) from the atmosphere. Solar radiation management attempts to offset effects of greenhouse gases by causing the Earth to absorb less solar radiation.Climate engineering approaches are sometimes viewed as additional potential options for limiting climate change, alongside mitigation and adaptation. There is substantial agreement among scientists that climate engineering cannot substitute climate change mitigation. Some approaches might be used as accompanying measures to sharp cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. Given that all types of measures addressing climate change have economic, political or physical limitations a some climate engineering approaches might eventually be used as part of an ensemble of measures. Research on costs, benefits, and various types of risks of most climate engineering approaches is at an early stage and their understanding needs to improve to judge their adequacy and feasibility.No known large-scale climate engineering projects have taken place to date. Almost all research into solar geoengineering has consisted of computer modelling or laboratory tests, and attempts to move to real-world experimentation have proved controversial for many types of climate engineering. Some practices, such as planting of trees and whitening of surfaces as well as bio-energy with carbon capture and storage projects are underway, their scalability to effectively affect global climate is however debated. Ocean iron fertilization has been given small-scale research trials, sparking substantial controversy.Most experts and major reports advise against relying on geoengineering techniques as a simple solution to climate change, in part due to the large uncertainties over effectiveness and side effects. However, most experts also argue that the risks of such interventions must be seen in the context of risks of dangerous climate change. Interventions at large scale may run a greater risk disrupting natural systems resulting in a dilemma that those approaches that could prove highly (cost-) effective in addressing extreme climate risk, might themselves cause substantial risk. Some have suggested that the concept of geoengineering the climate presents a moral hazard because it could reduce political and public pressure for emissions reduction, which could exacerbate overall climate risks.Groups such as ETC Group and some climate researchers (such as Raymond Pierrehumbert) are in favour of a moratorium on out-of-doors testing and deployment of SRM.