massaChusetts` rising eConomiC risk from Climate
... before making landfall, one can expect Category 3 storms to become more frequent, while over the same period, the frequency of the less intense Category 1-2 hurricanes is projected to diminish by 38 percent. These changes are unlikely to be steady trends, since the most intense hurricanes strike New ...
... before making landfall, one can expect Category 3 storms to become more frequent, while over the same period, the frequency of the less intense Category 1-2 hurricanes is projected to diminish by 38 percent. These changes are unlikely to be steady trends, since the most intense hurricanes strike New ...
REVISED Syllabus for MSL F216 - The Oceans and Global Change
... Course Description: Explores how global environmental changes are affecting Earth’s oceans. Topics include climate change and ocean warming, sea level rise, coastal erosion, declining sea ice, changes in ocean circulation and ecosystems, oceanic uptake of carbon dioxide, ocean acidification, ocean p ...
... Course Description: Explores how global environmental changes are affecting Earth’s oceans. Topics include climate change and ocean warming, sea level rise, coastal erosion, declining sea ice, changes in ocean circulation and ecosystems, oceanic uptake of carbon dioxide, ocean acidification, ocean p ...
Global Climate Change The Fraudulent Claims & The Science
... colleagues about the UN-IPCC 4th & 7th assessment report that most of the observed global temperature increase since the mid-20th century ‘is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas ...
... colleagues about the UN-IPCC 4th & 7th assessment report that most of the observed global temperature increase since the mid-20th century ‘is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas ...
Climate Change Climate Justice 3 - Primary Resource
... change. Goal seven focuses on affordable and clean energies and goal 13 focuses on climate action. In December 2015 world leaders came together in Paris to discuss the global response to climate change. Governments agreed to act together to keep further global warming of the earth’s surface temperat ...
... change. Goal seven focuses on affordable and clean energies and goal 13 focuses on climate action. In December 2015 world leaders came together in Paris to discuss the global response to climate change. Governments agreed to act together to keep further global warming of the earth’s surface temperat ...
Newsweek
... The road from Rio led to an international meeting in Kyoto, Japan, where more than 100 nations would negotiate a treaty on making Rio's voluntary—and largely ignored—greenhouse curbs mandatory. The coal and oil industries, worried that Kyoto could lead to binding greenhouse cuts that would imperil t ...
... The road from Rio led to an international meeting in Kyoto, Japan, where more than 100 nations would negotiate a treaty on making Rio's voluntary—and largely ignored—greenhouse curbs mandatory. The coal and oil industries, worried that Kyoto could lead to binding greenhouse cuts that would imperil t ...
It`s Here and it`s Real: What Does it Mean for our Angling Future?
... Changes in genetic characteristics point to selection against late migrators, suggesting the change is not just behavioral but that this population is actually evolving toward earlier migration timing. ...
... Changes in genetic characteristics point to selection against late migrators, suggesting the change is not just behavioral but that this population is actually evolving toward earlier migration timing. ...
Adapting to Climate Change in Minnesota
... change forecasting. Regional collaboration and partnerships will play an increasingly important role as Minnesota develops and evaluates adaptation strategies to address ecological and public health impacts. Minnesota’s Climate is Changing The issue of climate change is currently the subject of inte ...
... change forecasting. Regional collaboration and partnerships will play an increasingly important role as Minnesota develops and evaluates adaptation strategies to address ecological and public health impacts. Minnesota’s Climate is Changing The issue of climate change is currently the subject of inte ...
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... While these studies suggest only modest losses (or gains) to the agricultural sector from climate change, predicted shifts in crop production and expansion in irrigated acreage imply demands or pressure on environmental and natural resources, including water quantity and quality, wetlands, soil, fis ...
... While these studies suggest only modest losses (or gains) to the agricultural sector from climate change, predicted shifts in crop production and expansion in irrigated acreage imply demands or pressure on environmental and natural resources, including water quantity and quality, wetlands, soil, fis ...
CWC Advisory Board May 3 1,2 - Office of Academic Affairs
... systematic fashion to generate results that can be extrapolated to regional and global scales. One target area will be Mount Kilimanjaro, which has been chosen because of the successful pioneering research that OSU has already accomplished, and because Kilimanjaro has become the iconic symbol of cli ...
... systematic fashion to generate results that can be extrapolated to regional and global scales. One target area will be Mount Kilimanjaro, which has been chosen because of the successful pioneering research that OSU has already accomplished, and because Kilimanjaro has become the iconic symbol of cli ...
Negotiation Indices - European Capacity Building Initiative
... catastrophic for Africa – addressing this must be a central concern for Durban • UNEP confirms that current mitigation pledges – unless strengthened – set the world on course for global warming of between 2.5 to 5°C • Africa, due to its geographic and physical characteristics, will warm around one-a ...
... catastrophic for Africa – addressing this must be a central concern for Durban • UNEP confirms that current mitigation pledges – unless strengthened – set the world on course for global warming of between 2.5 to 5°C • Africa, due to its geographic and physical characteristics, will warm around one-a ...
Investors` Letter to G20 Leaders - Investor Group on Climate Change
... development. ■ Develop plans to phase out subsidies for fossil fuels. ■ Ensure that national adaptation strategies are structured to deliver investment. ■ Consider the effect of unintended constraints from financial regulations on investments in low-carbon technologies and in climate resilience. 3. ...
... development. ■ Develop plans to phase out subsidies for fossil fuels. ■ Ensure that national adaptation strategies are structured to deliver investment. ■ Consider the effect of unintended constraints from financial regulations on investments in low-carbon technologies and in climate resilience. 3. ...
Climate During the Past 1000 Years
... global mean temperature near the surface by 30 K over the first 30 days The ejecta that are thrown up by the impact return to Earth over several days to weeks produce radiative ...
... global mean temperature near the surface by 30 K over the first 30 days The ejecta that are thrown up by the impact return to Earth over several days to weeks produce radiative ...
Fundamentals of Climate Change (PCC 587): Radiation
... a large contribution to atmospheric reflection Dust (e.g., from the Sahara) ¡ Sea salt ¡ Sulfur dioxide (from volcanoes, coal burning) ¡ Soot ¡ And others ...
... a large contribution to atmospheric reflection Dust (e.g., from the Sahara) ¡ Sea salt ¡ Sulfur dioxide (from volcanoes, coal burning) ¡ Soot ¡ And others ...
this file - Carbon Finance at the World Bank
... The project proponents must have an initial monitoring plan to quantify and document changes in social and economic wellbeing resulting from the project activities (within and outside the project boundaries). The monitoring plan should indicate which measurements will likely be taken and which sampl ...
... The project proponents must have an initial monitoring plan to quantify and document changes in social and economic wellbeing resulting from the project activities (within and outside the project boundaries). The monitoring plan should indicate which measurements will likely be taken and which sampl ...
Hydrologic Implications of Climate Change for the Western US
... the face of uncertain changes rather than counting on one approach. •Plan for the long haul. Where possible, make adaptive responses and agreements “self tending” to avoid repetitive costs of intervention as impacts increase over time. ...
... the face of uncertain changes rather than counting on one approach. •Plan for the long haul. Where possible, make adaptive responses and agreements “self tending” to avoid repetitive costs of intervention as impacts increase over time. ...
Climate Change and Aquatic Diseases
... Disease in Finfishes Diseases in finfishes have become notorious in our region. The striped bass, Morone saxatilis, forms the basis for large recreational and commercial fisheries in Chesapeake Bay, and its recovery following major declines in the 1970s is a testament to the conservation efforts of ...
... Disease in Finfishes Diseases in finfishes have become notorious in our region. The striped bass, Morone saxatilis, forms the basis for large recreational and commercial fisheries in Chesapeake Bay, and its recovery following major declines in the 1970s is a testament to the conservation efforts of ...
Climate Change and Aquatic Animal Health in Virginia: Effects and
... Disease in Finfishes Diseases in finfishes have become notorious in our region. The striped bass, Morone saxatilis, forms the basis for large recreational and commercial fisheries in Chesapeake Bay, and its recovery following major declines in the 1970s is a testament to the conservation efforts of ...
... Disease in Finfishes Diseases in finfishes have become notorious in our region. The striped bass, Morone saxatilis, forms the basis for large recreational and commercial fisheries in Chesapeake Bay, and its recovery following major declines in the 1970s is a testament to the conservation efforts of ...
2015 Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change Briefing
... ensuring that climate change policies also improve public health and accelerate poverty reduction. To achieve this, global health institutions and interest groups must have the necessary expertise and political support to fully engage across all aspects of climate change and sustainable development. ...
... ensuring that climate change policies also improve public health and accelerate poverty reduction. To achieve this, global health institutions and interest groups must have the necessary expertise and political support to fully engage across all aspects of climate change and sustainable development. ...
Climate variability and malaria epidemics in the highlands of East
... malaria epidemics in the East African highlands since the early 1980s. If proven, this would be an interesting result but we believe that the methods used do not test the hypothesis suggested. In their analyses, Zhou et al. [1] first aggregate meteorological time-series for two arbitrary, almost equ ...
... malaria epidemics in the East African highlands since the early 1980s. If proven, this would be an interesting result but we believe that the methods used do not test the hypothesis suggested. In their analyses, Zhou et al. [1] first aggregate meteorological time-series for two arbitrary, almost equ ...
Climate trends in San Antonio - San Antonio Sustainability Plan
... Climate has changed before, as a result of natural causes. These natural causes are well-‐known. They include: (1) changes in amount of energy the Earth receives from the Sun, (2) natural cyc ...
... Climate has changed before, as a result of natural causes. These natural causes are well-‐known. They include: (1) changes in amount of energy the Earth receives from the Sun, (2) natural cyc ...
How agriculture and forestry change climate, and how we deal with it
... Land-cover change and land-use change both interact with climate change, and in this booklet we will not differentiate between the two; it is, however, important to be aware that both are aspects of what is termed here solely “land-use change”. Land-use change has many effects on climate change. The ...
... Land-cover change and land-use change both interact with climate change, and in this booklet we will not differentiate between the two; it is, however, important to be aware that both are aspects of what is termed here solely “land-use change”. Land-use change has many effects on climate change. The ...
LWC4.3 - Pittwater Council
... responsibilities and regulatory powers relating to land use planning, environmental planning, environmental protection and natural resource management. As the level of governance closest to the people, Council also has a vital role to play in educating, mobilising and responding to the public to pro ...
... responsibilities and regulatory powers relating to land use planning, environmental planning, environmental protection and natural resource management. As the level of governance closest to the people, Council also has a vital role to play in educating, mobilising and responding to the public to pro ...
PNC_JHYOO - Pacific Neighborhood Consortium
... Lugon (2010) identifies examples and best practices Some points: Communication is still ad hoc Regular, institutionalized interface with users is still not common in RCCs and NHMSs GFCS to create a roadmap on how interface can be done ...
... Lugon (2010) identifies examples and best practices Some points: Communication is still ad hoc Regular, institutionalized interface with users is still not common in RCCs and NHMSs GFCS to create a roadmap on how interface can be done ...
Cascading uncertainty in climate change models and its implications
... with the IPCC 2001 and 2007 outputs, which used the SRES. These scenarios are just the start of the cascade of uncertainty shown in Figure 1. In the most recent IPCC assessment, released in 2007, the greenhouse gas scenarios were then input into about 20 general circulation models (GCMs). Each of th ...
... with the IPCC 2001 and 2007 outputs, which used the SRES. These scenarios are just the start of the cascade of uncertainty shown in Figure 1. In the most recent IPCC assessment, released in 2007, the greenhouse gas scenarios were then input into about 20 general circulation models (GCMs). Each of th ...
Framing Document - American Physical Society
... This IPCC text lists internal variability, forcing inadequacies, and model over-responsiveness as all possibly contributing to the stasis, but without a quantitative resolution. To what would you attribute the stasis? If non-anthropogenic influences are strong enough to counteract the expected effec ...
... This IPCC text lists internal variability, forcing inadequacies, and model over-responsiveness as all possibly contributing to the stasis, but without a quantitative resolution. To what would you attribute the stasis? If non-anthropogenic influences are strong enough to counteract the expected effec ...
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.