Earth`s energy imbalance and implications
... to global temperature change. For example, as Earth becomes warmer the atmosphere holds more water vapor. Water vapor is an amplifying fast feedback, because water vapor is a powerful greenhouse gas. Other fast feedbacks include clouds, natural aerosols, snow cover and sea ice. “Slow feedbacks” may ...
... to global temperature change. For example, as Earth becomes warmer the atmosphere holds more water vapor. Water vapor is an amplifying fast feedback, because water vapor is a powerful greenhouse gas. Other fast feedbacks include clouds, natural aerosols, snow cover and sea ice. “Slow feedbacks” may ...
ADB-40253-012_Final
... CSIRO advises that the information contained in this publication comprises general statements based on scientific research. The reader is advised and needs to be aware that such information may be incomplete or unable to be used in any specific situation. No reliance or actions must therefore be mad ...
... CSIRO advises that the information contained in this publication comprises general statements based on scientific research. The reader is advised and needs to be aware that such information may be incomplete or unable to be used in any specific situation. No reliance or actions must therefore be mad ...
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE BARBADOS
... storage facilities, Police Stations, Power Stations, the Pier, Recreation sites, Schools, Transport Centre and the Wharf. The housing system in Barbados dates back to the colonial British colonial times. The designs of urban housing are a combination of West African and English architecture. The var ...
... storage facilities, Police Stations, Power Stations, the Pier, Recreation sites, Schools, Transport Centre and the Wharf. The housing system in Barbados dates back to the colonial British colonial times. The designs of urban housing are a combination of West African and English architecture. The var ...
10584_2011_45_MOESM1_ESM - Springer Static Content Server
... All articles that focused on mitigation strategies, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, energy efficiency techniques, and any intervention, strategy or assessment related to increasing carbon sinks and /or reducing carbon emissions. Sustainable Development only Articles documenting or assessi ...
... All articles that focused on mitigation strategies, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, energy efficiency techniques, and any intervention, strategy or assessment related to increasing carbon sinks and /or reducing carbon emissions. Sustainable Development only Articles documenting or assessi ...
“It Was Raining All the Time!”: Ex Post Tourist Weather Perceptions
... preferences studied either in situ [24–30] or ex situ [31–34]. Dickinson [35] also engaged in focus group discussions of climate preferences. Two main findings emerged out of studies of weather preferences: First, weather conditions can be perceived as ideal, suitable, acceptable or unacceptable [36 ...
... preferences studied either in situ [24–30] or ex situ [31–34]. Dickinson [35] also engaged in focus group discussions of climate preferences. Two main findings emerged out of studies of weather preferences: First, weather conditions can be perceived as ideal, suitable, acceptable or unacceptable [36 ...
An Evaluation of India`s National Action Plan on Climate Change
... whose climate will be distinctly different from that of the last century. The authors believe that this document provides some constructive insights into the country’s initial attempts at setting climate policy and expect these observations to be useful inputs for putting in place a longterm strateg ...
... whose climate will be distinctly different from that of the last century. The authors believe that this document provides some constructive insights into the country’s initial attempts at setting climate policy and expect these observations to be useful inputs for putting in place a longterm strateg ...
Climate-Smart Agriculture: A Call for Action
... countries promoted the concept of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) at the first Global Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change. The Conference called for mobilizing CSA as a means to enhance agricultural productivity and incomes, resilience to climate change and where possible to ...
... countries promoted the concept of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) at the first Global Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change. The Conference called for mobilizing CSA as a means to enhance agricultural productivity and incomes, resilience to climate change and where possible to ...
2012 2013 FINAL CICS Annual Report
... observations and the prior estimate, and in the choice of which fields or parameters are allowed to be adjusted in order to produce the final estimate. Modern methods generally allow the error fields to evolve in some fashion, so allowing a dynamic estimation of the error covariances and a better es ...
... observations and the prior estimate, and in the choice of which fields or parameters are allowed to be adjusted in order to produce the final estimate. Modern methods generally allow the error fields to evolve in some fashion, so allowing a dynamic estimation of the error covariances and a better es ...
The Corporation of Delta COUNCIL REPORT Regular
... pamphlet about climate change and the Initiative was mailed out to every household in Delta. Staff have promoted climate action and the Initiative through a number of interactive special events for children and youth. The Office of Climate Action & Environment has hosted Earth Week, a weeklong celeb ...
... pamphlet about climate change and the Initiative was mailed out to every household in Delta. Staff have promoted climate action and the Initiative through a number of interactive special events for children and youth. The Office of Climate Action & Environment has hosted Earth Week, a weeklong celeb ...
Luiza C. Campos Senior Lecturer, University College London Geoff
... and demonstrated to be cost-beneficial. But in general there remains considerable uncertainty about the effectiveness of adaptation measures, because impacts are not fully understood (and are uncertain) and because the effectiveness of these measures has not been evaluated in detail. The main findin ...
... and demonstrated to be cost-beneficial. But in general there remains considerable uncertainty about the effectiveness of adaptation measures, because impacts are not fully understood (and are uncertain) and because the effectiveness of these measures has not been evaluated in detail. The main findin ...
CURRICULUM VITAE
... Uncertainty: Weather Information, Economic Planning and Business Management. In Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 52:326-328. 13. Easterling, W. E., N. J. Rosenberg, M. S. McKenney and C. A. Jones. 1992. An Introduction to the Methodology, the Region of the Study, and a Historical Analog of Clima ...
... Uncertainty: Weather Information, Economic Planning and Business Management. In Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 52:326-328. 13. Easterling, W. E., N. J. Rosenberg, M. S. McKenney and C. A. Jones. 1992. An Introduction to the Methodology, the Region of the Study, and a Historical Analog of Clima ...
climate change effects on grassland
... Inkley) and external experts (Sonia Hall, The Nature Conservancy; and Julie Conley, South Central Washington Shrub-Steppe/Rangeland Partnership). We must emphasize that this discussion draft is neither comprehensive nor complete. In this complex and rapidly evolving field, we do not expect that we h ...
... Inkley) and external experts (Sonia Hall, The Nature Conservancy; and Julie Conley, South Central Washington Shrub-Steppe/Rangeland Partnership). We must emphasize that this discussion draft is neither comprehensive nor complete. In this complex and rapidly evolving field, we do not expect that we h ...
The influence of volcanic eruptions on the climate
... through a number of observational and modeling efforts (Hardy et al., 2003; Vuille and Werner 2005; Vimeux et al., 2005, 2009; Kanner et al., 2012) which suggest that the isotopic signal is more closely related to the degree of rainout upstream in regions of intense convection (in the case of South ...
... through a number of observational and modeling efforts (Hardy et al., 2003; Vuille and Werner 2005; Vimeux et al., 2005, 2009; Kanner et al., 2012) which suggest that the isotopic signal is more closely related to the degree of rainout upstream in regions of intense convection (in the case of South ...
About this Sourcebook - Stockholm Environment Institute
... disproportionately on the most vulnerable in the least developed and developing countries. The combined challenges of climate change, environmental degradation, and persistent impoverishment render developing societies extremely vulnerable to climate risks and undermine their ability to cope and ada ...
... disproportionately on the most vulnerable in the least developed and developing countries. The combined challenges of climate change, environmental degradation, and persistent impoverishment render developing societies extremely vulnerable to climate risks and undermine their ability to cope and ada ...
Quantifying the impacts of climate-driven flood risk changes and risk
... perception bias of buyers who operate in the market. This research focusses on these subjects affecting coastal urban property values and are reflected in the research objective: “To quantify the impacts of climate change, and the effect of the associated flood risks and risk perception bias on coas ...
... perception bias of buyers who operate in the market. This research focusses on these subjects affecting coastal urban property values and are reflected in the research objective: “To quantify the impacts of climate change, and the effect of the associated flood risks and risk perception bias on coas ...
HFCs: A Critical Link in Protecting Climate and the Ozone Layer
... Since the 1980s, nations have worked together to phase-out the chemicals that have been damaging and degrading the ozone layer – the Earth’s protective shield that filters out harmful levels of ultra-violet light. More recently science has spotlighted that this international effort has also spared h ...
... Since the 1980s, nations have worked together to phase-out the chemicals that have been damaging and degrading the ozone layer – the Earth’s protective shield that filters out harmful levels of ultra-violet light. More recently science has spotlighted that this international effort has also spared h ...
Confronting Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region
... • Winters are getting shorter. • Annual average temperatures are growing warmer. • The duration of lake ice cover is decreasing as air and water temperatures rise. • Heavy rainstorms are becoming more common. This report examines these trends in detail and discusses the likelihood that they will con ...
... • Winters are getting shorter. • Annual average temperatures are growing warmer. • The duration of lake ice cover is decreasing as air and water temperatures rise. • Heavy rainstorms are becoming more common. This report examines these trends in detail and discusses the likelihood that they will con ...
Maize migration: key crop expands to higher altitudes
... expansion of major crops, concluding that “[p]redictions of the impact of climate change on net revenue must reflect not only changes in yields per crop but also crop switching” (Seo & Mendelsohn, 2008, p. 109). Common to these simulation and model-based studies is that they omit consideration of how ...
... expansion of major crops, concluding that “[p]redictions of the impact of climate change on net revenue must reflect not only changes in yields per crop but also crop switching” (Seo & Mendelsohn, 2008, p. 109). Common to these simulation and model-based studies is that they omit consideration of how ...
Public Perception of geoengineering and its consequences for
... 2010, Wright et al. 2014). CDR technologies received the strongest support with afforestation on top and, in particular, air capture and biochar gaining positive affirmation (Ipsos-MORI 2010). The main arguments to prefer CDR over SRM technologies referred to the potential of carbon dioxide removal ...
... 2010, Wright et al. 2014). CDR technologies received the strongest support with afforestation on top and, in particular, air capture and biochar gaining positive affirmation (Ipsos-MORI 2010). The main arguments to prefer CDR over SRM technologies referred to the potential of carbon dioxide removal ...
Cool Response: The seC & CoRpoRaTe ClimaTe Change RepoRTing SEC Climate Guidance &
... climate change issues is an important milestone on the path towards better corporate reporting of material climate issues. The SEC was the first securities regulator worldwide to provide guidance of this type, rewarding the persistence of investors who had advocated for it, via formal petitions, sin ...
... climate change issues is an important milestone on the path towards better corporate reporting of material climate issues. The SEC was the first securities regulator worldwide to provide guidance of this type, rewarding the persistence of investors who had advocated for it, via formal petitions, sin ...
Degrees of Change: Climate Warming and the Stakes for Canada
... resources and more. While climate change is global, its impacts are local and we need a Canadian map to show a Canadian story. We need to understand what this will mean and how we can adapt and prosper through the stresses and uncertainties of climate change. Our new report helps frame this issue fo ...
... resources and more. While climate change is global, its impacts are local and we need a Canadian map to show a Canadian story. We need to understand what this will mean and how we can adapt and prosper through the stresses and uncertainties of climate change. Our new report helps frame this issue fo ...
1 Meeting the targets or re-imagining society? An empirical study
... as environmental NGOs, local officials in areas with CCS potential) and ‘tier 3’ (the general public). This focus on peripheral stakeholders and informed publics was because we sought to understand how overarching ethical and moral concepts informed people’s perceptions of CCS. Previous research sho ...
... as environmental NGOs, local officials in areas with CCS potential) and ‘tier 3’ (the general public). This focus on peripheral stakeholders and informed publics was because we sought to understand how overarching ethical and moral concepts informed people’s perceptions of CCS. Previous research sho ...
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... and ATEAM offer a long-term projection with a reasonable level of detail. In SEAMLESS, climate change scenarios are intended to be implemented at a later stage. Most of the current impact studies predict rather small impacts of climate change in Germany over the next 10-20 years, and some studies pr ...
... and ATEAM offer a long-term projection with a reasonable level of detail. In SEAMLESS, climate change scenarios are intended to be implemented at a later stage. Most of the current impact studies predict rather small impacts of climate change in Germany over the next 10-20 years, and some studies pr ...
A Story of Gaia - Online - Introduction Overview
... or canceling us. Unless we see the Earth as a planet that behaves as if it were alive, at least to the extent of regulating its climate and chemistry, we will lack the will to change our way of life and to understand that we have made it our greatest enemy.” * We will explore why 'spaceship Earth' i ...
... or canceling us. Unless we see the Earth as a planet that behaves as if it were alive, at least to the extent of regulating its climate and chemistry, we will lack the will to change our way of life and to understand that we have made it our greatest enemy.” * We will explore why 'spaceship Earth' i ...