The Impact of Climate Change on Insurance against Catastrophes
... population growth occurred within 3 km of the coastline, predominantly in the Northern NSW and Southern Queensland region. Thus there are an increasing number of communities exposed to extreme events such as tropical cyclones, storm surges and flooding of coastal rivers (CSIRO, 2002). The IPCC has c ...
... population growth occurred within 3 km of the coastline, predominantly in the Northern NSW and Southern Queensland region. Thus there are an increasing number of communities exposed to extreme events such as tropical cyclones, storm surges and flooding of coastal rivers (CSIRO, 2002). The IPCC has c ...
PR_INI - European Parliament
... shortages and have specifically put local populations, whose livelihoods are dependent on natural resources such as farming, fishing and herding, under strong pressure, resulting, in some cases, in violence and armed conflict; 6. Recognises that complex crises must be predicted and prevented by appl ...
... shortages and have specifically put local populations, whose livelihoods are dependent on natural resources such as farming, fishing and herding, under strong pressure, resulting, in some cases, in violence and armed conflict; 6. Recognises that complex crises must be predicted and prevented by appl ...
A Strategy to Assist States Parties to Implement Appropriate
... The States Parties need to be aware of the risks posed by Climate Change and that clear short term actions are needed and possible: a) Global level actions (World Heritage Convention): i) Include Climate Change as an additional source of stress in the Strategy for reducing risks from disasters at Wo ...
... The States Parties need to be aware of the risks posed by Climate Change and that clear short term actions are needed and possible: a) Global level actions (World Heritage Convention): i) Include Climate Change as an additional source of stress in the Strategy for reducing risks from disasters at Wo ...
Climate change
... What is climate change and variability? Climate change refers to a change in the state of the climate that can be identified (e.g., by using statistical tests) by changes in the mean or variability of its properties, and that persists for an extended period, typically decades or longer. Climate var ...
... What is climate change and variability? Climate change refers to a change in the state of the climate that can be identified (e.g., by using statistical tests) by changes in the mean or variability of its properties, and that persists for an extended period, typically decades or longer. Climate var ...
The GCOS Cooperation Mechanism
... Support the international policy development role of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Provide the comprehensive, continuous climate and climate-related observations needed for: Climate system monitoring; Climate change detection and attribution; ...
... Support the international policy development role of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Provide the comprehensive, continuous climate and climate-related observations needed for: Climate system monitoring; Climate change detection and attribution; ...
Climate Change: The Proof and the Process - e
... water vapor, into the atmosphere. The CO2 content of the atmosphere has been increasing since at least 1850. The CO2 concentration increased from about 280 ppm in 1850 to about 392 ppm in 2014, which is higher than at any other time in at least the past 650,000 years. In 2007, world emissions of CO2 ...
... water vapor, into the atmosphere. The CO2 content of the atmosphere has been increasing since at least 1850. The CO2 concentration increased from about 280 ppm in 1850 to about 392 ppm in 2014, which is higher than at any other time in at least the past 650,000 years. In 2007, world emissions of CO2 ...
Global warming - Faculty Websites
... Shahid's warnings were echoed by other speakers at Tuesday's General Assembly session. ``We view associated problems of high frequency of abnormal climate, sea level rise, global warming and coastal degradation as matters affecting the economic and environmental security of all small island states,' ...
... Shahid's warnings were echoed by other speakers at Tuesday's General Assembly session. ``We view associated problems of high frequency of abnormal climate, sea level rise, global warming and coastal degradation as matters affecting the economic and environmental security of all small island states,' ...
Climates can change suddenly or slowly.
... Predictions of Climate Change Although scientists expect all land areas to warm up by 2100, the rate of warming will be uneven. The greatest warming is expected to occur in the high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. The increase in Greenland’s temperature, for example, may be two or three times ...
... Predictions of Climate Change Although scientists expect all land areas to warm up by 2100, the rate of warming will be uneven. The greatest warming is expected to occur in the high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. The increase in Greenland’s temperature, for example, may be two or three times ...
here! - wusice
... WUSICE delegates selected research topic based on previous experiences of the WUSICE delegation to COP17 in South Africa. Our topic was inspired by the establishment of the Green Climate Fund in 2010. Our goal was to examine the efficacy of international financing in addressing climate change mitiga ...
... WUSICE delegates selected research topic based on previous experiences of the WUSICE delegation to COP17 in South Africa. Our topic was inspired by the establishment of the Green Climate Fund in 2010. Our goal was to examine the efficacy of international financing in addressing climate change mitiga ...
Lancet Letters
... Sir--Paul Reiter (March 14, p 839) misses the main point: it is not that vector-borne diseases have never before occurred at high elevations during especially warm years. Rather, it is the resurgence of highland malaria, dengue fever, and their vectors in Latin America, central Africa, and Asia duri ...
... Sir--Paul Reiter (March 14, p 839) misses the main point: it is not that vector-borne diseases have never before occurred at high elevations during especially warm years. Rather, it is the resurgence of highland malaria, dengue fever, and their vectors in Latin America, central Africa, and Asia duri ...
Forests in Washington (PDF)
... Much of the material in this document is derived or directly quoted from Climate Change in the Northwest: Implications for Our Landscapes, Waters, and Communities[1] and Littell et al. 2010.[2] Impacts on specific species and ecosystems described in this document represent examples rather than an ex ...
... Much of the material in this document is derived or directly quoted from Climate Change in the Northwest: Implications for Our Landscapes, Waters, and Communities[1] and Littell et al. 2010.[2] Impacts on specific species and ecosystems described in this document represent examples rather than an ex ...
Climate Change and its Impacts on Forests
... up into smaller ones, which are more vulnerable to adverse impacts. Second, fragmentation increases the influence of the edge effect, and reduces the area typical of the interior of mature forest. Excessive fragmentation can lead to total disappearance of the interior zone. Last, but not least, frag ...
... up into smaller ones, which are more vulnerable to adverse impacts. Second, fragmentation increases the influence of the edge effect, and reduces the area typical of the interior of mature forest. Excessive fragmentation can lead to total disappearance of the interior zone. Last, but not least, frag ...
aashe_presentation_2011 - Association for the Advancement of
... years) [Based on CDIAC/ORNL data] ...
... years) [Based on CDIAC/ORNL data] ...
Leaflet
... Bioenergy and food security For millennia, households have used bioenergy in the form of biomass from wood and organic wastes. Interest in developing modern bioenergy forms, such as liquid biofuels, emerged in the 1970s. The trend presents both opportunities and risks for food security. It could re ...
... Bioenergy and food security For millennia, households have used bioenergy in the form of biomass from wood and organic wastes. Interest in developing modern bioenergy forms, such as liquid biofuels, emerged in the 1970s. The trend presents both opportunities and risks for food security. It could re ...
MEMORANDUM TO THE PRESIDENT From: F. Sherwood Rowland
... Although over the past million years the Earth’s climate has oscillated rather wildly, with a series of ice ages in which all of Canada, the Great Lakes, and Scandinavia were buried under about one mile of glacial ice, during the most recent 10,000 years, the Earth’s average temperature has been qui ...
... Although over the past million years the Earth’s climate has oscillated rather wildly, with a series of ice ages in which all of Canada, the Great Lakes, and Scandinavia were buried under about one mile of glacial ice, during the most recent 10,000 years, the Earth’s average temperature has been qui ...
Syllabus (PDF)
... of the dangers of human-induced global climate change. New “signs” of global warming, such as retreating mountain glaciers and shrinking Arctic Ocean ice cover, are reported. At the same time there are claims and accusations that global warming is just a hoax. On the political front too, there are c ...
... of the dangers of human-induced global climate change. New “signs” of global warming, such as retreating mountain glaciers and shrinking Arctic Ocean ice cover, are reported. At the same time there are claims and accusations that global warming is just a hoax. On the political front too, there are c ...
climate engineering: which role for space?
... maintenance. The total costs of cloud seeding and stratospheric aerosol injection are estimated to be small relative to mitigation or other climate control options [26]. Space based sunshades appear as one of the most expensive solar radiation management methods, depending strongly on critical param ...
... maintenance. The total costs of cloud seeding and stratospheric aerosol injection are estimated to be small relative to mitigation or other climate control options [26]. Space based sunshades appear as one of the most expensive solar radiation management methods, depending strongly on critical param ...
Climate over the Past Millennium or So
... late 20th century warmth is anomalous in the context of the past 1000-2000 years •Primary source of differences between various reconstructions appear to be related to issues of seasonality and spatial representativeness • Important differences between estimates of extratropical and full (combined t ...
... late 20th century warmth is anomalous in the context of the past 1000-2000 years •Primary source of differences between various reconstructions appear to be related to issues of seasonality and spatial representativeness • Important differences between estimates of extratropical and full (combined t ...
Effects of Global Warming on the Hydrologic Cycle
... Literature on CRB Water Supply • Global Change Research Act of 1990 called for determining the effects of climate change on national resources • Multiple studies have found that human induced increases in temperature of 2-4oC result in a runoff reduction of 10-30% over the next 30-50 years • More p ...
... Literature on CRB Water Supply • Global Change Research Act of 1990 called for determining the effects of climate change on national resources • Multiple studies have found that human induced increases in temperature of 2-4oC result in a runoff reduction of 10-30% over the next 30-50 years • More p ...
HERE - Art4Agriculture
... – Livestock methane will remain a key focus • Particularly as CO2 emitted today will still have an effect in 100 years time ...
... – Livestock methane will remain a key focus • Particularly as CO2 emitted today will still have an effect in 100 years time ...
Warming Impact 2NC
... sometimes seems that the great majority of significant advance in scientific research derives from these quasirandom assays into inquiry. The academic may also point to the compromises enjoined on research that is not entirely curiosity- driven. Further, there will even be major areas of disagreemen ...
... sometimes seems that the great majority of significant advance in scientific research derives from these quasirandom assays into inquiry. The academic may also point to the compromises enjoined on research that is not entirely curiosity- driven. Further, there will even be major areas of disagreemen ...
The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth
... the most up-to-date research on what is causing them. The contributions from natural factors, such as volcanic eruptions, fluctuations in the amount of the Sun’s energy reaching the Earth’s surface or the exchange of energy between the oceans and atmosphere, are included and evaluated. The effects o ...
... the most up-to-date research on what is causing them. The contributions from natural factors, such as volcanic eruptions, fluctuations in the amount of the Sun’s energy reaching the Earth’s surface or the exchange of energy between the oceans and atmosphere, are included and evaluated. The effects o ...
dominican_republic_request_2016000023_en_
... Climate change is an established reality that is affecting the planet as a whole and has repercussions for all its territorial components, both natural and man-made. As a small island in a geographic region subject to extreme weather events, such as tropical cyclones, the Dominican Republic has many ...
... Climate change is an established reality that is affecting the planet as a whole and has repercussions for all its territorial components, both natural and man-made. As a small island in a geographic region subject to extreme weather events, such as tropical cyclones, the Dominican Republic has many ...
ethics and climate change
... natural and urban areas in order to prevent the social and health consequences of global warming negative effects. The development of a strong partnership for the transfer of low-emission clean technologies from rich countries to developing ones is also a crucial aspect in improving socio-economic c ...
... natural and urban areas in order to prevent the social and health consequences of global warming negative effects. The development of a strong partnership for the transfer of low-emission clean technologies from rich countries to developing ones is also a crucial aspect in improving socio-economic c ...
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.