Process-based modelling of biogenic monoterpene emissions
... global SOA production from terrestrial biogenic volatile organics might exceed SOA production from anthropogenic VOC by more than a factor of ten, and could be of same order of magnitude as the production of sulphate particles (Tsigaridis and Kanakidou, 2003), the role of monoterpenes for radiative ...
... global SOA production from terrestrial biogenic volatile organics might exceed SOA production from anthropogenic VOC by more than a factor of ten, and could be of same order of magnitude as the production of sulphate particles (Tsigaridis and Kanakidou, 2003), the role of monoterpenes for radiative ...
Climate Change and Aspen
... communities as the canary in the coal mine for global warming. Aspen’s goal: to aggressively reduce its contribution to global warming, and to engage other communities to send a clear message on the importance of this issue. Data for the past 50 years collected at Aspen’s weather station, and compil ...
... communities as the canary in the coal mine for global warming. Aspen’s goal: to aggressively reduce its contribution to global warming, and to engage other communities to send a clear message on the importance of this issue. Data for the past 50 years collected at Aspen’s weather station, and compil ...
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
... vehicle miles traveled, resulting in increased traffic injuries and fatalities. Impacts to hazardous materials could include, overall reductions in the generation of air and oil production related wastes, and increases in agricultural wastes due to biofuel production. Impacts to historic and cultura ...
... vehicle miles traveled, resulting in increased traffic injuries and fatalities. Impacts to hazardous materials could include, overall reductions in the generation of air and oil production related wastes, and increases in agricultural wastes due to biofuel production. Impacts to historic and cultura ...
UNEP Regional Office for Africa
... practitioners that climate change poses complex challenges to the development of countries in Africa. Recent scientific information since the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 4th Assessment Report confirms the world is on course for levels of warming that will be catastrophic for Af ...
... practitioners that climate change poses complex challenges to the development of countries in Africa. Recent scientific information since the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 4th Assessment Report confirms the world is on course for levels of warming that will be catastrophic for Af ...
Climate-Smart Conservation - National Wildlife Federation
... species and ecosystems, and these effects are projected to increase considerably over time. As a result, climate change is now a primary lens through which conservation and natural resource management must be viewed. How should we prepare for and respond to the impacts of climate change on wildlife ...
... species and ecosystems, and these effects are projected to increase considerably over time. As a result, climate change is now a primary lens through which conservation and natural resource management must be viewed. How should we prepare for and respond to the impacts of climate change on wildlife ...
Influence of dynamic vegetation on climate change and terrestrial
... Thus in MIROC-LPJ, MATSIRO is able to work if a vegetation type is given in a grid cell whether it is from LPJ-DGVM or not. We can also choose a specific prescribed vegetation distribution instead of coupling LPJ-DGVM (this kind of experiment is noted as fixed vegetation in Sect. 3.1). The original ...
... Thus in MIROC-LPJ, MATSIRO is able to work if a vegetation type is given in a grid cell whether it is from LPJ-DGVM or not. We can also choose a specific prescribed vegetation distribution instead of coupling LPJ-DGVM (this kind of experiment is noted as fixed vegetation in Sect. 3.1). The original ...
Climate Change Issues for the Cayman Islands
... Map 16 Buildings Affected by 0.25m-increment Sea-Level Rises, Grand Cayman ............................ 85 Map 17 Building Values Affected by 0.25m-increment Sea-Level Rises, Grand Cayman ................. 86 Map 18 Overlay of 2 metre Sea-Level Rise on the Cayman Islands ............................ ...
... Map 16 Buildings Affected by 0.25m-increment Sea-Level Rises, Grand Cayman ............................ 85 Map 17 Building Values Affected by 0.25m-increment Sea-Level Rises, Grand Cayman ................. 86 Map 18 Overlay of 2 metre Sea-Level Rise on the Cayman Islands ............................ ...
Chapter 3: Holy Cross Historic District - DRUM
... sustainable development, Jim made my time at the University of Maryland significant. For his tutelage, friendship, and kindness am extraordinarily grateful. To Katherine Russell who saw in me the ability to make sustainability a top priority at the University of Maryland, giving me the amazing oppor ...
... sustainable development, Jim made my time at the University of Maryland significant. For his tutelage, friendship, and kindness am extraordinarily grateful. To Katherine Russell who saw in me the ability to make sustainability a top priority at the University of Maryland, giving me the amazing oppor ...
Global indirect aerosol effects: a review
... other indirect aerosol effects exist and need to be considered in future transient simulations. A positive forcing is associated with a warming or energy gain of the Earth-atmosphere system while a negative forcing represents a cooling or energy loss. When available from the literature, we focus on ...
... other indirect aerosol effects exist and need to be considered in future transient simulations. A positive forcing is associated with a warming or energy gain of the Earth-atmosphere system while a negative forcing represents a cooling or energy loss. When available from the literature, we focus on ...
Processes Responsible for Cloud Feedback
... thickness, although it requires careful interpretation since, for example, a change in the ratio of high to low cloud cover can appear as a height feedback [68]. To determine cloud feedback, cloud changes are predicted as a function of some future global temperature increase dTs . We cannot observe ...
... thickness, although it requires careful interpretation since, for example, a change in the ratio of high to low cloud cover can appear as a height feedback [68]. To determine cloud feedback, cloud changes are predicted as a function of some future global temperature increase dTs . We cannot observe ...
Plan of action for disaster risk reduction and management in agriculture
... the 7th National Socio-Economic Development Plan (2011-2015), and the main thrust of addressing risks and vulnerabilities, which is part of the Agricultural Development Strategy (2011-2020); and it will promote synergies with the eight programmes of the Agricultural Master Plan (2011-2015), the Draf ...
... the 7th National Socio-Economic Development Plan (2011-2015), and the main thrust of addressing risks and vulnerabilities, which is part of the Agricultural Development Strategy (2011-2020); and it will promote synergies with the eight programmes of the Agricultural Master Plan (2011-2015), the Draf ...
Estimating natural and anthropogenic responses of the water cycle
... variability. Ultimately, these approaches are applied across dierent models to reduce the risk that a single model lacks a crucial process. When thoroughly validated against observations and reconstructions, these models can be used to project future climate change, based on an expected evolution o ...
... variability. Ultimately, these approaches are applied across dierent models to reduce the risk that a single model lacks a crucial process. When thoroughly validated against observations and reconstructions, these models can be used to project future climate change, based on an expected evolution o ...
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... The emission reduction commitments proposed at the end of COP XV in Copenhagen will probably fail to stabilise global warming below or around the 2°C target. According to most assessments, the proposed emission reductions can lead to a temperature increase above 3°C by the end of the century2. In th ...
... The emission reduction commitments proposed at the end of COP XV in Copenhagen will probably fail to stabilise global warming below or around the 2°C target. According to most assessments, the proposed emission reductions can lead to a temperature increase above 3°C by the end of the century2. In th ...
An Analysis of Adaptation as a Response to Climate Change
... ratios of three macro adaptation strategies (reactive, anticipatory or proactive and knowledge adaptation).We will also assess how market-driven adaptation reduces the vulnerability of economic systems to climate change. Finally, we will re-compute the benefit-cost ratios for different policy-driven ...
... ratios of three macro adaptation strategies (reactive, anticipatory or proactive and knowledge adaptation).We will also assess how market-driven adaptation reduces the vulnerability of economic systems to climate change. Finally, we will re-compute the benefit-cost ratios for different policy-driven ...
Climate-driven trends in mean and high flows from a network of
... attribution of trends. Where a station was found to be drained, the post-drainage record was included for consideration and close attention paid to the comparison of trends from other non-drained stations to check for consistency. Only where there were no obvious inconsistencies with trends identifi ...
... attribution of trends. Where a station was found to be drained, the post-drainage record was included for consideration and close attention paid to the comparison of trends from other non-drained stations to check for consistency. Only where there were no obvious inconsistencies with trends identifi ...
Gujarat - Ministry of Environment and Forests
... sectors. However, in the backdrop of mounting global concern regarding potential risks of future Climate Change, there is a need to ensure that Gujarat’s economic performance and social progress stays resilient and capable of withstanding climatic stress and shocks. The complexity of the climate-eco ...
... sectors. However, in the backdrop of mounting global concern regarding potential risks of future Climate Change, there is a need to ensure that Gujarat’s economic performance and social progress stays resilient and capable of withstanding climatic stress and shocks. The complexity of the climate-eco ...
Climate Futures for Tasmania: impacts on agriculture
... This work is copyright. It may be reproduced in whole or in part for study or training purposes subject to the inclusion of an acknowledgement of the source, but not for commercial sale or use. Reproduction for purposes other than those listed above requires the written permission of the Antarctic C ...
... This work is copyright. It may be reproduced in whole or in part for study or training purposes subject to the inclusion of an acknowledgement of the source, but not for commercial sale or use. Reproduction for purposes other than those listed above requires the written permission of the Antarctic C ...
Soil Organic Carbon: the hidden potential
... change mitigation and adaptation and food productivity. However, a number of barriers to adopting these practices exist, including financial, technical/logistical, institutional, knowledge, resource and socio-cultural barriers and their interactions. When these barriers are combined with abiotic fac ...
... change mitigation and adaptation and food productivity. However, a number of barriers to adopting these practices exist, including financial, technical/logistical, institutional, knowledge, resource and socio-cultural barriers and their interactions. When these barriers are combined with abiotic fac ...
More Than 1000 International Scientists Dissent Over Man
... the globe have now challenged man-made global warming claims made by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and former Vice President Al Gore. This new 2010 321-page Climate Depot Special Report -- updated from the 2007 groundbreaking U.S. Senate Report of over 400 scien ...
... the globe have now challenged man-made global warming claims made by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and former Vice President Al Gore. This new 2010 321-page Climate Depot Special Report -- updated from the 2007 groundbreaking U.S. Senate Report of over 400 scien ...
More Than 1000 International Scientists Dissent
... the globe have now challenged man-made global warming claims made by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and former Vice President Al Gore. This new 2010 321-page Climate Depot Special Report -- updated from the 2007 groundbreaking U.S. Senate Report of over 400 scien ...
... the globe have now challenged man-made global warming claims made by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and former Vice President Al Gore. This new 2010 321-page Climate Depot Special Report -- updated from the 2007 groundbreaking U.S. Senate Report of over 400 scien ...
Building Resilience for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Agriculture Sector
... adapted to changing conditions. It also briefly reviewed national adaptation plans for least developed countries (LDCs) as related to agriculture. The presentations stressed the fact that various biophysical risks (weather, animal diseases, plant pests) are going to change – in terms of their nature ...
... adapted to changing conditions. It also briefly reviewed national adaptation plans for least developed countries (LDCs) as related to agriculture. The presentations stressed the fact that various biophysical risks (weather, animal diseases, plant pests) are going to change – in terms of their nature ...
WestminsterResearch Climate change adaptation planning under
... are inextricably linked with climate change, as they are major contributors to it, while also being particularly vulnerable to its impacts. Climate change presents a ...
... are inextricably linked with climate change, as they are major contributors to it, while also being particularly vulnerable to its impacts. Climate change presents a ...
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... other hand, in recent years and sometimes thanks to public subsidies and interventions, ski resorts are investing huge amounts of money in snowmaking infrastructures. By means of this policy, it is expected to offset the effect of climate variability and guarantee the snowpack necessary to assure re ...
... other hand, in recent years and sometimes thanks to public subsidies and interventions, ski resorts are investing huge amounts of money in snowmaking infrastructures. By means of this policy, it is expected to offset the effect of climate variability and guarantee the snowpack necessary to assure re ...
Considering Vermont`s Future in a Changing Climate: The First
... of roads and damaging 200 bridges; cutting off entire communities for days. We also saw historic snowstorms, historic flooding of Lake Champlain, widespread damage from the rainiest May on record and a number of more localized extreme weather events. The economic and human costs of these storms are ...
... of roads and damaging 200 bridges; cutting off entire communities for days. We also saw historic snowstorms, historic flooding of Lake Champlain, widespread damage from the rainiest May on record and a number of more localized extreme weather events. The economic and human costs of these storms are ...
The City of Lewes Hazard Mitigation and Climate Adaptation Action
... take advantage of an increasing understanding of climate change impacts. It is already known that temperatures are rising, glaciers are retreating, snowpack is disappearing, spring is arriving earlier, and seas are rising. These changes will exacerbate hazards that are known to th ...
... take advantage of an increasing understanding of climate change impacts. It is already known that temperatures are rising, glaciers are retreating, snowpack is disappearing, spring is arriving earlier, and seas are rising. These changes will exacerbate hazards that are known to th ...
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.