interspecific interactions exceed climate effects
... to buffer the impacts of climate change has already been noted (Kearney et al., 2009) and the same could be true for endotherms. Many species can simultaneously adjust multiple behaviours (e.g., Ricklefs & Hainsworth, 1968; Dawson et al., 2006; Chapperon & Seuront, 2011), increasing the complexity o ...
... to buffer the impacts of climate change has already been noted (Kearney et al., 2009) and the same could be true for endotherms. Many species can simultaneously adjust multiple behaviours (e.g., Ricklefs & Hainsworth, 1968; Dawson et al., 2006; Chapperon & Seuront, 2011), increasing the complexity o ...
Amazonian forest dieback under climate-carbon cycle
... phytoplankton, zooplankton and (sinking) detritus (Palmer and Totterdell, 2001). The complexity of the model was restricted to just four compartments in order for it to be economical enough for use in long integrations. This means that the behaviours of many different species and size-fractions are ...
... phytoplankton, zooplankton and (sinking) detritus (Palmer and Totterdell, 2001). The complexity of the model was restricted to just four compartments in order for it to be economical enough for use in long integrations. This means that the behaviours of many different species and size-fractions are ...
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE
... plays a key role in delivering the Government’s commitment to a sustainable future, complemented by the regulation and enforcement capacity provided through the statutory functions of the Environment Protection Authority. A key focus of the Department is the development and implementation of policie ...
... plays a key role in delivering the Government’s commitment to a sustainable future, complemented by the regulation and enforcement capacity provided through the statutory functions of the Environment Protection Authority. A key focus of the Department is the development and implementation of policie ...
CSA Sourcebook Module 13: Mainstreaming CSA into national policies and programmes
... and policy frameworks Agriculture is an essential driver of economic growth, particularly in rural areas and least developed countries. At the national level, boosting agricultural production stimulates overall economic growth and development, particularly in countries with high economic dependence ...
... and policy frameworks Agriculture is an essential driver of economic growth, particularly in rural areas and least developed countries. At the national level, boosting agricultural production stimulates overall economic growth and development, particularly in countries with high economic dependence ...
FAME
... Changes in tuna distribution and abundance of skipjack tuna may lead to changes in fishery distribution and catch rates which could have potential impacts on Pacific economies, food security and social capital. The strong interaction between environment and tuna species, necessitates the inclusion o ...
... Changes in tuna distribution and abundance of skipjack tuna may lead to changes in fishery distribution and catch rates which could have potential impacts on Pacific economies, food security and social capital. The strong interaction between environment and tuna species, necessitates the inclusion o ...
Transcript from COP-22 Ocean Panel moderated by Fred Krueger
... concentration of CO2. And even though it was a barely distinguishable result, it meant that the atmosphere was less consistent than what you would have expected from our industrial civilization. It was about a year or so later that Revelle actually informed President Lyndon Johnson in person of the ...
... concentration of CO2. And even though it was a barely distinguishable result, it meant that the atmosphere was less consistent than what you would have expected from our industrial civilization. It was about a year or so later that Revelle actually informed President Lyndon Johnson in person of the ...
Climate change and Health Across Africa: Issues
... African countries have populations that are among the most vulnerable to climatic changes in the world. This vulnerability is due in part to existing problems of poverty, weak institutions and armed conflict, which limit a population’s capacity to deal with the additional health challenges posed ...
... African countries have populations that are among the most vulnerable to climatic changes in the world. This vulnerability is due in part to existing problems of poverty, weak institutions and armed conflict, which limit a population’s capacity to deal with the additional health challenges posed ...
emissions - Alan Robock
... the desired aerosols, another concern is the maximum concentration of sulfate aerosols through which airplanes can safely fly. In the past, noticeable damage has occurred to airplanes that fly through plumes of volcanic ash containing SO2. In June, 1982, after the eruption of Galunggung volcano in J ...
... the desired aerosols, another concern is the maximum concentration of sulfate aerosols through which airplanes can safely fly. In the past, noticeable damage has occurred to airplanes that fly through plumes of volcanic ash containing SO2. In June, 1982, after the eruption of Galunggung volcano in J ...
Climate Change and US Agriculture
... We highlight the following conclusions regarding the current state of the U.S. agricultural sector: LSince the 1970s, U.S. agriculture has achieved enhanced productivity, but has also experienced greater variability in crop yields, prices, and farm income. The changes in variability are, in part, cl ...
... We highlight the following conclusions regarding the current state of the U.S. agricultural sector: LSince the 1970s, U.S. agriculture has achieved enhanced productivity, but has also experienced greater variability in crop yields, prices, and farm income. The changes in variability are, in part, cl ...
THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE TOURISM SECTOR
... affect both the length of the season for tourists and the expected environment. The literature has shown that temperature could potentially have positive implications for the length of the season and for the environment, while other studies have found results to indicate that it has negative implica ...
... affect both the length of the season for tourists and the expected environment. The literature has shown that temperature could potentially have positive implications for the length of the season and for the environment, while other studies have found results to indicate that it has negative implica ...
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... have authored an article related to climate change in a highly ranked economics or environmental economics journal since 1994 – and our results reveal several areas where expert consensus exists, and others where more research is necessary. In casting a wider net than many previous surveys of econom ...
... have authored an article related to climate change in a highly ranked economics or environmental economics journal since 1994 – and our results reveal several areas where expert consensus exists, and others where more research is necessary. In casting a wider net than many previous surveys of econom ...
Saint Kitts and Nevis
... of Climate Change are global and St. Kitts and Nevis, along with the International community are committed to addressing the adverse effects. In addition, climate change is one of the most critical issues facing the Caribbean region and it is already being experienced through rising sea levels, incr ...
... of Climate Change are global and St. Kitts and Nevis, along with the International community are committed to addressing the adverse effects. In addition, climate change is one of the most critical issues facing the Caribbean region and it is already being experienced through rising sea levels, incr ...
National contributions to observed global warming
... pattern of climate cooling contributions from sulfate aerosols is very similar to that of fossil fuel CO2 , emphasizing the close historical coupling of these two types of emissions. The top 20 national contributors to historical warming are listed in table 2, along with a breakdown of their climate ...
... pattern of climate cooling contributions from sulfate aerosols is very similar to that of fossil fuel CO2 , emphasizing the close historical coupling of these two types of emissions. The top 20 national contributors to historical warming are listed in table 2, along with a breakdown of their climate ...
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... countries both historically and at present. However emission amounts in developing countries are going to grow rapidly in the course of their economic development in the next decades.3 1.1.2 Climate Policy Given the fact that the atmosphere is a public good, and CO2-emissions do unfold their effects ...
... countries both historically and at present. However emission amounts in developing countries are going to grow rapidly in the course of their economic development in the next decades.3 1.1.2 Climate Policy Given the fact that the atmosphere is a public good, and CO2-emissions do unfold their effects ...
Global change and marine communities: Alien species and climate
... Anthropogenic influences on the biosphere since the advent of the industrial age are increasingly causing global changes. Climatic change and the rising concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are ranking high in scientific and public agendas, and other components of global change are also ...
... Anthropogenic influences on the biosphere since the advent of the industrial age are increasingly causing global changes. Climatic change and the rising concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are ranking high in scientific and public agendas, and other components of global change are also ...
Philippine N ational Grassroots C onferenc e on Climate C hange
... brought about by decades of human-induced surplus production based on the capitalist greed for super profits. More importantly, addressing climate change should be based on raising the question of sustainability of our global systems and structures of governance. Questions such as “is this system un ...
... brought about by decades of human-induced surplus production based on the capitalist greed for super profits. More importantly, addressing climate change should be based on raising the question of sustainability of our global systems and structures of governance. Questions such as “is this system un ...
February 26, 2014 Ms. Mabel Echols Office of Information and
... 1. Introduction: The SCC is an important policy tool. The SCC estimates the economic cost of climate impacts—specifically the additional economic harm caused by one additional metric ton of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. SCC calculations are important for evaluating the costs of activities that pr ...
... 1. Introduction: The SCC is an important policy tool. The SCC estimates the economic cost of climate impacts—specifically the additional economic harm caused by one additional metric ton of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. SCC calculations are important for evaluating the costs of activities that pr ...
The implications of climate change scenario selection for future
... climate over a multi-decadal time frame indicate that the Colorado River Basin will become warmer. Projections of future precipitation are more complex, with the multi-model average of projections showing little change in annual precipitation in the water-producing regions of the basin, but generall ...
... climate over a multi-decadal time frame indicate that the Colorado River Basin will become warmer. Projections of future precipitation are more complex, with the multi-model average of projections showing little change in annual precipitation in the water-producing regions of the basin, but generall ...
Human Impacts on Weather and Climate - Recent Research Results
... other important agents and mechanisms, together with the typical geographical extent (spatial scale) of the forcing and the assessed level of scientific understanding (LOSU). The net anthropogenic radiative forcing and its range are also shown. These require summing asymmetric uncertainty estimates ...
... other important agents and mechanisms, together with the typical geographical extent (spatial scale) of the forcing and the assessed level of scientific understanding (LOSU). The net anthropogenic radiative forcing and its range are also shown. These require summing asymmetric uncertainty estimates ...
Chapter 2 Current Legal Challenges in Climate Change Justice
... Human and Peoples’ Rights (and, if accepted by the state, before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights). At the international level, the principal treaties are overseen by ‘treaty bodies’, which are open to individual petition. Individuals may bring a complaint to the UN Human Rights Commit ...
... Human and Peoples’ Rights (and, if accepted by the state, before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights). At the international level, the principal treaties are overseen by ‘treaty bodies’, which are open to individual petition. Individuals may bring a complaint to the UN Human Rights Commit ...
Asia - IPCC
... increase in winter precipitation), while others could be losers (western Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, where frequent droughts could negatively affect cotton production, increase water demand for irrigation, and exacerbate desertification). In the Indo-Gangetic Plains of South Asia there could be a d ...
... increase in winter precipitation), while others could be losers (western Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, where frequent droughts could negatively affect cotton production, increase water demand for irrigation, and exacerbate desertification). In the Indo-Gangetic Plains of South Asia there could be a d ...
Human Impacts on Weather and Climate - Recent Research Results
... the assessed level of scientific understanding (LOSU). The net anthropogenic radiative forcing and its range are also shown. These require summing asymmetric uncertainty estimates from the component terms, and cannot be obtained by simple addition. Additional forcing factors not included here are co ...
... the assessed level of scientific understanding (LOSU). The net anthropogenic radiative forcing and its range are also shown. These require summing asymmetric uncertainty estimates from the component terms, and cannot be obtained by simple addition. Additional forcing factors not included here are co ...
El Niño – tracking a global climate phenomenon
... Pacific Ocean becomes unusually warm. This sets off a chain reaction of weather events around the world – some devastating and some beneficial, having various impacts on water supply and food production. The last major El Niño emerged in 1997/98, followed by weak and moderate ones in 2002/03, 2004/0 ...
... Pacific Ocean becomes unusually warm. This sets off a chain reaction of weather events around the world – some devastating and some beneficial, having various impacts on water supply and food production. The last major El Niño emerged in 1997/98, followed by weak and moderate ones in 2002/03, 2004/0 ...
a guide for tribal leaders on us climate change programs
... Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point: Climate Change Impacts and Strategies ................................................................................... 18 Pueblo of Jemez: Leading the Way to a Renewable Future ............................................................................... ...
... Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point: Climate Change Impacts and Strategies ................................................................................... 18 Pueblo of Jemez: Leading the Way to a Renewable Future ............................................................................... ...