climate variability - NCAR Research Applications Laboratory
... alternating episodes of sea surface warming (El Niño) and cooling (La Niña) in the eastern and central tropical Pacific Ocean caused by ENSO modify storm tracks and, thus, the locations where droughts and floods are most likely to occur. The close link between climatic variations and water availabil ...
... alternating episodes of sea surface warming (El Niño) and cooling (La Niña) in the eastern and central tropical Pacific Ocean caused by ENSO modify storm tracks and, thus, the locations where droughts and floods are most likely to occur. The close link between climatic variations and water availabil ...
Mathematics of Climate Change - Library
... in December 2007, the U.S. agreed to a “roadmap” for future negotiations that did not set specific emissions targets. Also, in that same month Congress passed and President Bush signed into law the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which will increase automobile mileage standards to 35 m ...
... in December 2007, the U.S. agreed to a “roadmap” for future negotiations that did not set specific emissions targets. Also, in that same month Congress passed and President Bush signed into law the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which will increase automobile mileage standards to 35 m ...
Chapter 14: Climate Phenomena and their Relevance for Future
... series of ensemble mean, (bottom) 2081-2100 vs 1986-2005 time means considerably as stratospheric ozone recovers through the mid21st c. with some, but not well documented, implications for S. America, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Antarctica. ...
... series of ensemble mean, (bottom) 2081-2100 vs 1986-2005 time means considerably as stratospheric ozone recovers through the mid21st c. with some, but not well documented, implications for S. America, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Antarctica. ...
Climate Change in Pilot Point, Alaska
... Recommendation: The Bristol Bay area is currently in a cool period that could last for decades, the result of regional cycles rather than global climate change trends. However, just as global temperatures continue to rise, long-term records in Bristol Bay also show a gradual regional increase. This ...
... Recommendation: The Bristol Bay area is currently in a cool period that could last for decades, the result of regional cycles rather than global climate change trends. However, just as global temperatures continue to rise, long-term records in Bristol Bay also show a gradual regional increase. This ...
The Potential Contribution of the 2010 Exploratory Study among Tourism Industry
... In recent years, more and more organisations and associations have realised the impacts their actions are having on the environment. Organisers of mega events, such as the Olympic Games and the 2006 Soccer World Cup, have followed the trend and have implemented strategies to 'green' their practices ...
... In recent years, more and more organisations and associations have realised the impacts their actions are having on the environment. Organisers of mega events, such as the Olympic Games and the 2006 Soccer World Cup, have followed the trend and have implemented strategies to 'green' their practices ...
Scientific Shortcomings in the EPA`s Endangerment
... climate change (whether caused by greenhouse gas changes or not). In fact, it is the nature of our species to adapt to climate with clothing, shelter, and social structures. Because it is also natural for climate to change, we also adapt to change at the same time. As will be demonstrated below, som ...
... climate change (whether caused by greenhouse gas changes or not). In fact, it is the nature of our species to adapt to climate with clothing, shelter, and social structures. Because it is also natural for climate to change, we also adapt to change at the same time. As will be demonstrated below, som ...
The Geoengineering Option
... is forcing change in the climate system at rates so rapid that the outcomes are extremely di⁄cult to predict. Eliminating all the risks of climate change is impossible because carbon dioxide emissions, the chief human contribution to global warming, are unlike conventional air pollutants, which stay ...
... is forcing change in the climate system at rates so rapid that the outcomes are extremely di⁄cult to predict. Eliminating all the risks of climate change is impossible because carbon dioxide emissions, the chief human contribution to global warming, are unlike conventional air pollutants, which stay ...
Aalborg Universitet Avoiding climate change uncertainties in Strategic Environmental Assessment
... of the plans and the range of activities that they may encompass. Also, it is stated that any assumptions made in the assessment should be made clear (VEJ nr 9664, 2006, pp. 45–6). From the above, it is clear that there is emphasis in the Danish guidance on uncertainty of the impacts resulting from ...
... of the plans and the range of activities that they may encompass. Also, it is stated that any assumptions made in the assessment should be made clear (VEJ nr 9664, 2006, pp. 45–6). From the above, it is clear that there is emphasis in the Danish guidance on uncertainty of the impacts resulting from ...
Scientific Shortcomings in the EPA’s Endangerment Finding from Greenhouse Gases
... climate change (whether caused by greenhouse gas changes or not). In fact, it is the nature of our species to adapt to climate with clothing, shelter, and social structures. Because it is also natural for climate to change, we also adapt to change at the same time. As will be demonstrated below, som ...
... climate change (whether caused by greenhouse gas changes or not). In fact, it is the nature of our species to adapt to climate with clothing, shelter, and social structures. Because it is also natural for climate to change, we also adapt to change at the same time. As will be demonstrated below, som ...
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... Climate change brings increased temperature, which reduce growth, flowering and fruiting [8]. It also increases pressure of coffee pests [9,10]. Coffee farmers in Nicaragua report change patterns of seasonal rainfall over the past 20 years, leading to erratic flowering, incomplete maturation and fru ...
... Climate change brings increased temperature, which reduce growth, flowering and fruiting [8]. It also increases pressure of coffee pests [9,10]. Coffee farmers in Nicaragua report change patterns of seasonal rainfall over the past 20 years, leading to erratic flowering, incomplete maturation and fru ...
Economic Analysis of Large-Scale Upstream River Basin
... development and expansion. Numerous water resources system models have been developed to evaluate these resources, yet often fail to adequately address critical aspects, including the transient 共e.g., filling兲 stages of reservoirs, relevant streamflow retention policies and downstream consequences, ...
... development and expansion. Numerous water resources system models have been developed to evaluate these resources, yet often fail to adequately address critical aspects, including the transient 共e.g., filling兲 stages of reservoirs, relevant streamflow retention policies and downstream consequences, ...
Solution Aversion: On the Relation Between Ideology and Motivated
... largely responsible for climate change (and humankind is also the cause of other environment risks, such as lung damage; State of the Air, 2013). However, there is a near political party-line divide over the veracity of many of the same issues. In the United States, Democrats (liberals) tend to agre ...
... largely responsible for climate change (and humankind is also the cause of other environment risks, such as lung damage; State of the Air, 2013). However, there is a near political party-line divide over the veracity of many of the same issues. In the United States, Democrats (liberals) tend to agre ...
Combating Climate Change by Keeping Land in
... farmers and citizens concerned about their food and where it comes from. In the future, farming and food production could be significantly impacted by severe weather, including warmer winters with more lake-effect snowstorms; hotter summers with serious droughts; or intense storms with heavy rainfal ...
... farmers and citizens concerned about their food and where it comes from. In the future, farming and food production could be significantly impacted by severe weather, including warmer winters with more lake-effect snowstorms; hotter summers with serious droughts; or intense storms with heavy rainfal ...
Landscaping climate change: a mapping technique for
... apparently participatory act, which (on the next pages) becomes a place to order educational material and more information. Most participatory spaces on the web may allow many to post messages and request information and many to read both, but they seem to refer and keep only to themselves. Similar ...
... apparently participatory act, which (on the next pages) becomes a place to order educational material and more information. Most participatory spaces on the web may allow many to post messages and request information and many to read both, but they seem to refer and keep only to themselves. Similar ...
REVIEW SUMMARY Multiple Dimensions of Climate Change and
... Background: Changes in Earth’s climate over time can be measured in Outlook: Forecasting the long-term impacts of future climate changes many ways. The different metrics available represent alternative dimen- on biodiversity is challenging, not least because the responses of organsions of climate ch ...
... Background: Changes in Earth’s climate over time can be measured in Outlook: Forecasting the long-term impacts of future climate changes many ways. The different metrics available represent alternative dimen- on biodiversity is challenging, not least because the responses of organsions of climate ch ...
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... Climate change is expected to affect the agricultural sector in many respects (Parry et al., 2007) and thus influences agricultural vulnerability (Fellmann, 2012). The latter can be interpreted in various ways as there exists a plurality of definitions, concepts and methodologies to assess vulnerabi ...
... Climate change is expected to affect the agricultural sector in many respects (Parry et al., 2007) and thus influences agricultural vulnerability (Fellmann, 2012). The latter can be interpreted in various ways as there exists a plurality of definitions, concepts and methodologies to assess vulnerabi ...
Climate Change: Leading Practices by Provincial and Territorial
... 2. Citizen Involvement outlines leading practices in the areas of public education and outreach. 3. Targeted Action by Sectors contains leading practices in the fields of agriculture/rural, forestry, transportation, primary energy, electricity, non-energy industry, construction, waste management, an ...
... 2. Citizen Involvement outlines leading practices in the areas of public education and outreach. 3. Targeted Action by Sectors contains leading practices in the fields of agriculture/rural, forestry, transportation, primary energy, electricity, non-energy industry, construction, waste management, an ...
Global climate cycles and cyclones: consequences for
... Oscillations (ENSO) influence precipitation patterns in the rainforest region of southeastern Madagascar (1962–2006) and then constructed models to assess the potential contribution of climatic variables on the reproductive parameters of the Milne Edward’s sifaka, a threatened lemur species (Propith ...
... Oscillations (ENSO) influence precipitation patterns in the rainforest region of southeastern Madagascar (1962–2006) and then constructed models to assess the potential contribution of climatic variables on the reproductive parameters of the Milne Edward’s sifaka, a threatened lemur species (Propith ...
The Marginal Damage Costs of Different Greenhouse Gases: An
... an economic, decision analytic perspective because it does not weigh the potential differences in welfare effects across gases.2 Another approach is that of Manne and Richels (2001), who examine the ratio of the shadow prices of non-CO2 GHGs to CO2 in GHG mitigation scenarios. This is appropriate wh ...
... an economic, decision analytic perspective because it does not weigh the potential differences in welfare effects across gases.2 Another approach is that of Manne and Richels (2001), who examine the ratio of the shadow prices of non-CO2 GHGs to CO2 in GHG mitigation scenarios. This is appropriate wh ...
The Marginal Damage Costs of Different Greenhouse Gases: An
... damage potentials are higher than GWPs in nearly all sensitivities. This finding suggests that previous papers using GWPs may be underestimating the relative importance of reducing noncarbon dioxide greenhouse gas emissions from a climate damage perspective. Of particular interest is the sensitivity ...
... damage potentials are higher than GWPs in nearly all sensitivities. This finding suggests that previous papers using GWPs may be underestimating the relative importance of reducing noncarbon dioxide greenhouse gas emissions from a climate damage perspective. Of particular interest is the sensitivity ...
First Year Booklet 2016-17
... 1. an understanding of social anthropology as the comparative study of human societies and cultures. 2. an appreciation of the importance of empirical fieldwork as the primary method of gathering data and as a basis for the generation of anthropological theory. 3. a detailed know ...
... 1. an understanding of social anthropology as the comparative study of human societies and cultures. 2. an appreciation of the importance of empirical fieldwork as the primary method of gathering data and as a basis for the generation of anthropological theory. 3. a detailed know ...
Evidence for intensification of the global water cycle: Review and
... indicated by the Clausius–Clapyeron relation because evaporation would be energy limited (Allen and Ingram, 2002). It is now well established that surface air temperatures and precipitation over land have increased during the 20th century (Folland et al., 2001). Results from recent simulations using ...
... indicated by the Clausius–Clapyeron relation because evaporation would be energy limited (Allen and Ingram, 2002). It is now well established that surface air temperatures and precipitation over land have increased during the 20th century (Folland et al., 2001). Results from recent simulations using ...
Riparian Ecosystems in the 21st Century: Hotspots for Climate
... influenced by the climate variables that are most likely to be altered by anthropogenic climate change. In particular, hydrologic regimes, generally considered the ‘master variable’ controlling riparian ecosystem structure and function (Power and others 1995; Poff and Zimmerman 2010), are very sensi ...
... influenced by the climate variables that are most likely to be altered by anthropogenic climate change. In particular, hydrologic regimes, generally considered the ‘master variable’ controlling riparian ecosystem structure and function (Power and others 1995; Poff and Zimmerman 2010), are very sensi ...
It`s a Matter of Trust: American Judgments of the
... Maibach, Leiserowitz, Roser-Renouf, and Mertz (2011) have shown, different audiences in America vary reliably in their degree of concern about climate change, ranging from “dismissive” audiences to those who are “alarmed” about climate change, with various shades of concern in the middle. An importa ...
... Maibach, Leiserowitz, Roser-Renouf, and Mertz (2011) have shown, different audiences in America vary reliably in their degree of concern about climate change, ranging from “dismissive” audiences to those who are “alarmed” about climate change, with various shades of concern in the middle. An importa ...
NEEDS Study LEAD and SDPI - Indus Valley School of Art
... risk of flash floods in the rivers. The dense population base which resides along these flood plains and is, subsequently, directly impacted multiplies the country’s vulnerability. All this is established scientific knowledge. Climate Change is now beginning to add a new erratic and volatile ingred ...
... risk of flash floods in the rivers. The dense population base which resides along these flood plains and is, subsequently, directly impacted multiplies the country’s vulnerability. All this is established scientific knowledge. Climate Change is now beginning to add a new erratic and volatile ingred ...