Coastal Evolution, Behaviour and Climate Change
... established a wealth of information about coastal evolution and change since the last glacial maximum. Palaeo-environmental evidence can also help us understand more about past fluctuations of climate for example during peak periods known in Europe as the Medieval Warm Phase and the Little Ice Age. ...
... established a wealth of information about coastal evolution and change since the last glacial maximum. Palaeo-environmental evidence can also help us understand more about past fluctuations of climate for example during peak periods known in Europe as the Medieval Warm Phase and the Little Ice Age. ...
Impact of Freshwater Release in the North Atlantic under Different
... high-latitudes cooling and the oceanic adjustment to the weakening of convection in the NA (Wu et al. 2007). Using partially coupled experiments, Chiang and Bitz (2005) and Yang and Liu (2005) show that the cooling of the northern high latitudes propagates within a few years toward the equator throu ...
... high-latitudes cooling and the oceanic adjustment to the weakening of convection in the NA (Wu et al. 2007). Using partially coupled experiments, Chiang and Bitz (2005) and Yang and Liu (2005) show that the cooling of the northern high latitudes propagates within a few years toward the equator throu ...
Pension Fund Trustees and Climate Change Research report 106
... From a purely financial point of view, it therefore makes sense to identify how climate change will affect business, not least for pension funds looking to maximise return on investment over a number of years. The case is even stronger from an ethical viewpoint, in terms of ensuring that investment ...
... From a purely financial point of view, it therefore makes sense to identify how climate change will affect business, not least for pension funds looking to maximise return on investment over a number of years. The case is even stronger from an ethical viewpoint, in terms of ensuring that investment ...
Consequences of climate change for biogeochemical cycling in
... Understanding the consequences of climate change in this relatively populated region is important because there is an active effort to develop policies aimed at reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The governors of New England and premiers of eastern Canada approved a climate change action plan ...
... Understanding the consequences of climate change in this relatively populated region is important because there is an active effort to develop policies aimed at reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The governors of New England and premiers of eastern Canada approved a climate change action plan ...
follow the energy! earth`s dynamic climate system
... You are viewing the University of Wisconsin Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) website from which Figure 1 was acquired. The animation that appears is composed of eight recent full-disk images from the GOES East satellite, most acquired at three-hour intervals with the latest being only a f ...
... You are viewing the University of Wisconsin Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) website from which Figure 1 was acquired. The animation that appears is composed of eight recent full-disk images from the GOES East satellite, most acquired at three-hour intervals with the latest being only a f ...
development and climate change in egypt
... This report presents the integrated case study for Egypt carried out under an OECD project on Development and Climate Change. The report is structured around a three-tiered framework. First, recent climate trends and climate change scenarios for Egypt are assessed and key sectoral impacts are identi ...
... This report presents the integrated case study for Egypt carried out under an OECD project on Development and Climate Change. The report is structured around a three-tiered framework. First, recent climate trends and climate change scenarios for Egypt are assessed and key sectoral impacts are identi ...
A simple carbon cycle representation for
... carbonate chemistry makes CO2 uptake highly nonlinear. No linearized representation can capture this dual-mode behavior, with initial rapid uptake and then slow equilibration over ∼10,000 years. In a business-as-usual scenario followed by cessation of emissions, the carbon cycle in the 2007 version ...
... carbonate chemistry makes CO2 uptake highly nonlinear. No linearized representation can capture this dual-mode behavior, with initial rapid uptake and then slow equilibration over ∼10,000 years. In a business-as-usual scenario followed by cessation of emissions, the carbon cycle in the 2007 version ...
Report of the President`s Advisory Committee on Divestment from
... and intensify past the completion and submission of this report; the Committee hopes that some of the recommendations and principles articulated here will help inform that future. Not everyone will agree. The debate will carry on, into the laboratories, common rooms, offices, and ultimately into cla ...
... and intensify past the completion and submission of this report; the Committee hopes that some of the recommendations and principles articulated here will help inform that future. Not everyone will agree. The debate will carry on, into the laboratories, common rooms, offices, and ultimately into cla ...
climate induced migration and displacement in mesoamerica
... Similarly, in the dry land area of Tlaxaca State, Mexico, where households depend on rain-fed agriculture, changes in rainfall periods have increased uncertainty and provoked a decrease in crop yield and revenues. As a result, seasonal migration is widely used in the area as a source of livelihood d ...
... Similarly, in the dry land area of Tlaxaca State, Mexico, where households depend on rain-fed agriculture, changes in rainfall periods have increased uncertainty and provoked a decrease in crop yield and revenues. As a result, seasonal migration is widely used in the area as a source of livelihood d ...
Nature Communications Review Integrating Pliocene Geological
... gasses such as Methane (CH4) and Nitrogen Dioxide (N2O), are unprecedented over the last 800,000 years of Earth history (IPCC, 2013). ...
... gasses such as Methane (CH4) and Nitrogen Dioxide (N2O), are unprecedented over the last 800,000 years of Earth history (IPCC, 2013). ...
International cooperation in the field of CCS - Approaches and implementation
... Develop national laws and regulations as well as provisions for multilateral finance that effectively require new-build, base-load, fossil-fuel power generation capacity to be CCS-ready. Prove capture systems at pilot scale in industrial applications where CO2 capture has not yet been demonstrated. ...
... Develop national laws and regulations as well as provisions for multilateral finance that effectively require new-build, base-load, fossil-fuel power generation capacity to be CCS-ready. Prove capture systems at pilot scale in industrial applications where CO2 capture has not yet been demonstrated. ...
Climate change and displacement
... Most environmental migrants move and settle in urban centres within their home countries, with a smaller proportion migrating to neighbouring countries (‘South-South migration’). An even smaller fraction migrates long distances to developed countries, contributing to the ‘brain drain’ phenomenon of ...
... Most environmental migrants move and settle in urban centres within their home countries, with a smaller proportion migrating to neighbouring countries (‘South-South migration’). An even smaller fraction migrates long distances to developed countries, contributing to the ‘brain drain’ phenomenon of ...
A review of Uganda`s national policies relevant to climate change
... objective in the Mount Elgon area. As lessons to be learned for development of climate change adaptation and mitigation policies, it has become apparent that most national policies are developed with limited local engagement, resulting in limiting options for local and district-level stakeholders to ...
... objective in the Mount Elgon area. As lessons to be learned for development of climate change adaptation and mitigation policies, it has become apparent that most national policies are developed with limited local engagement, resulting in limiting options for local and district-level stakeholders to ...
Climate Change Assessment for the San Juan Mountain Regions
... Table 5-3 Summary of elevation changes in the transition of dominance between low and high elevation bees. ............................................................................................93 ...
... Table 5-3 Summary of elevation changes in the transition of dominance between low and high elevation bees. ............................................................................................93 ...
Twentieth-Century Global-Mean Sea Level Rise: Is the Whole
... 0.4 mm yr21, among which thermal expansion and glaciers are the largest. Considering the twentieth century as a whole, Munk (2002) described GMSLR as an ‘‘enigma’’: it began too early, it had too linear a trend, and it was too large. The first two problems relate to an expectation, based on a genera ...
... 0.4 mm yr21, among which thermal expansion and glaciers are the largest. Considering the twentieth century as a whole, Munk (2002) described GMSLR as an ‘‘enigma’’: it began too early, it had too linear a trend, and it was too large. The first two problems relate to an expectation, based on a genera ...
League of Conservation Voters 2013
... Thank you for being a part of this important work. With your generous investment, we spent nearly $70 million in 2013-2014, a record for LCV. We used this support to help win historic advances from the Obama administration on climate change, including the EPA proposing the Clean Power Plan, which wi ...
... Thank you for being a part of this important work. With your generous investment, we spent nearly $70 million in 2013-2014, a record for LCV. We used this support to help win historic advances from the Obama administration on climate change, including the EPA proposing the Clean Power Plan, which wi ...
Climate Change and its Health Implications
... (Box 1.1). An important point, and one that causes endless confusion in debates about climate, is that change not attributed to global warming is not classified as ‘climate change’, but rather as ‘natural climate variation’: a possible example is the recent increase in storms, which are not at prese ...
... (Box 1.1). An important point, and one that causes endless confusion in debates about climate, is that change not attributed to global warming is not classified as ‘climate change’, but rather as ‘natural climate variation’: a possible example is the recent increase in storms, which are not at prese ...
Gregory et al. (2013) - American Meteorological Society
... ‘‘enigma’’ of twentieth-century GMSLR, which is that the observed GMSLR has previously been found to exceed the sum of estimated contributions, especially for the earlier decades. The authors propose the following: thermal expansion simulated by climate models may previously have been underestimated ...
... ‘‘enigma’’ of twentieth-century GMSLR, which is that the observed GMSLR has previously been found to exceed the sum of estimated contributions, especially for the earlier decades. The authors propose the following: thermal expansion simulated by climate models may previously have been underestimated ...
Impacts of Climate Related Geo-engineering on Biological
... 5. Direct, chemical capture of carbon from the atmosphere and its subsequent storage, for example, with storage as liquid CO2 in geological formations or in the deep ocean. CDR approaches involve two steps: (1) CO2 capture from the atmosphere; and (2) long-term storage (sequestration) of the capture ...
... 5. Direct, chemical capture of carbon from the atmosphere and its subsequent storage, for example, with storage as liquid CO2 in geological formations or in the deep ocean. CDR approaches involve two steps: (1) CO2 capture from the atmosphere; and (2) long-term storage (sequestration) of the capture ...
Climate Change, Economic Growth, and Conflict
... land degradation) to explain conflict. These factors are very likely to be endogenous to human activity, in particular to economic development and the political system, which affects economic performance. Consequently, the causal effect may not only run from climatic conditions to economic condition ...
... land degradation) to explain conflict. These factors are very likely to be endogenous to human activity, in particular to economic development and the political system, which affects economic performance. Consequently, the causal effect may not only run from climatic conditions to economic condition ...
Climate Change: Addressing the Impact for Human Security
... Several threats to international stability and security have been identified, inclu-ding the following: i) Conflict over resources. Reduction of arable land, widespread shortage of water, diminishing food and fish stocks, increased flooding and prolonged droughts; ii) Economic damage and risk to coa ...
... Several threats to international stability and security have been identified, inclu-ding the following: i) Conflict over resources. Reduction of arable land, widespread shortage of water, diminishing food and fish stocks, increased flooding and prolonged droughts; ii) Economic damage and risk to coa ...
Climate Change Implications for Marine Fisheries
... the face of uncertainty and variability is also important, particularly for the most vulnerable coastal and fisher communities. The promotion of adaptation options such as education, entrepreneurial training, and training in coastal and marine tourism and sustainable aquaculture would help to preven ...
... the face of uncertainty and variability is also important, particularly for the most vulnerable coastal and fisher communities. The promotion of adaptation options such as education, entrepreneurial training, and training in coastal and marine tourism and sustainable aquaculture would help to preven ...
Climate Change and Wetlands: Impacts and Mitigation
... overall impacts, and there is a need to examine further the effects of the multiple pressures on wetlands, which may be more important than the effects of climate change alone. Furthermore, as reflected in this paper, available information on adaptation and mitigation options for wetlands is limited ...
... overall impacts, and there is a need to examine further the effects of the multiple pressures on wetlands, which may be more important than the effects of climate change alone. Furthermore, as reflected in this paper, available information on adaptation and mitigation options for wetlands is limited ...
Climate Change Implications for Marine Fisheries in South Africa
... the face of uncertainty and variability is also important, particularly for the most vulnerable coastal and fisher communities. The promotion of adaptation options such as education, entrepreneurial training, and training in coastal and marine tourism and sustainable aquaculture would help to preven ...
... the face of uncertainty and variability is also important, particularly for the most vulnerable coastal and fisher communities. The promotion of adaptation options such as education, entrepreneurial training, and training in coastal and marine tourism and sustainable aquaculture would help to preven ...
gov commision report
... projections through 2025; 2. Evaluate expected impacts of climate change on Virginia’s natural resources, the health of its citizens, and the economy, including the industries of agriculture, forestry, tourism, and insurance; 3. Identify what Virginia needs to do to prepare for the likely consequenc ...
... projections through 2025; 2. Evaluate expected impacts of climate change on Virginia’s natural resources, the health of its citizens, and the economy, including the industries of agriculture, forestry, tourism, and insurance; 3. Identify what Virginia needs to do to prepare for the likely consequenc ...