Integrating Dendrochronology, Climate and Satellite Remote
... long-term reference data, and isolated midden pollen allow for “snap-shots” of landscape level vegetation patterns [11], but tree ring data have the potential to provide annual resolution and species-specific responses to climate [28]. In the last decade work on tropical dendrochronology has shown t ...
... long-term reference data, and isolated midden pollen allow for “snap-shots” of landscape level vegetation patterns [11], but tree ring data have the potential to provide annual resolution and species-specific responses to climate [28]. In the last decade work on tropical dendrochronology has shown t ...
noaa climate program
... The discussion that followed Koblinsky’s presentation focused on the overall strategy for the climate program office in the context of the overall vision vis a vis implementation. The overall strategy for promoting new priorities at the expense of established successful programs was questioned. ...
... The discussion that followed Koblinsky’s presentation focused on the overall strategy for the climate program office in the context of the overall vision vis a vis implementation. The overall strategy for promoting new priorities at the expense of established successful programs was questioned. ...
Out of the Maze Montreal Protocol, Climate Benefits
... That change would apply the successful framework of the Montreal Protocol to finding significant, near-term reductions in emissions that are many times more potent climate forcers than carbon dioxide. Because the Montreal Protocol was undertaken to save the ozone layer, some will argue that we shoul ...
... That change would apply the successful framework of the Montreal Protocol to finding significant, near-term reductions in emissions that are many times more potent climate forcers than carbon dioxide. Because the Montreal Protocol was undertaken to save the ozone layer, some will argue that we shoul ...
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... United States Environmental Protection Agency (US-EPA) mentions that forest biomass can store carbon from the atmospheric CO2. Thus, forestry can be considered as a long-term carbon sink (Sheeran, 2006, US-DOE, 2010) and an important issue in climate change mitigation (Suttles, et al., 2014). In 199 ...
... United States Environmental Protection Agency (US-EPA) mentions that forest biomass can store carbon from the atmospheric CO2. Thus, forestry can be considered as a long-term carbon sink (Sheeran, 2006, US-DOE, 2010) and an important issue in climate change mitigation (Suttles, et al., 2014). In 199 ...
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... calves died and some ranchers lost well over half their herd at a time when the federal government, and the disaster aid programs it administers, was shut down due to the budget standoff (Hirtzer 2013). The impacts of climate change on working lands will be magnified by losing critical ecosystem ser ...
... calves died and some ranchers lost well over half their herd at a time when the federal government, and the disaster aid programs it administers, was shut down due to the budget standoff (Hirtzer 2013). The impacts of climate change on working lands will be magnified by losing critical ecosystem ser ...
Reducing the Impact of Global Warming on Wildlife
... about by global warming. Another example is the decline of the quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno), the ornate bird found only in the mountain highlands of Central America. Until recently, this area was only hospitable to quetzals. Now, with temperatures warming, toucans (Ramphastidae) are expanding thei ...
... about by global warming. Another example is the decline of the quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno), the ornate bird found only in the mountain highlands of Central America. Until recently, this area was only hospitable to quetzals. Now, with temperatures warming, toucans (Ramphastidae) are expanding thei ...
earth friendly agriculture for soil, water, and climate
... from sources that practice smart soil and water management with the demand from business for these commodities as an aspect of risk management and corporate social responsibility to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Perhaps this divide is a result of little attention given to agriculture over t ...
... from sources that practice smart soil and water management with the demand from business for these commodities as an aspect of risk management and corporate social responsibility to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Perhaps this divide is a result of little attention given to agriculture over t ...
4. an assessment of the role of anthropogenic climate change
... in June, not shown). In nature, Alaska temperatures display a statewide warming of about 1°C in the annual mean and about 1.5°C in May–July since 1920; precipitation trends over the same period are mixed (Bieniek et al. 2014; see also NOAA’s Climate at a Glance, www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag). Possible reas ...
... in June, not shown). In nature, Alaska temperatures display a statewide warming of about 1°C in the annual mean and about 1.5°C in May–July since 1920; precipitation trends over the same period are mixed (Bieniek et al. 2014; see also NOAA’s Climate at a Glance, www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag). Possible reas ...
Protecting People and the Environment by the Stroke of a
... Preparing for the Inevitable Effects of Climate Change Effectively addressing climate change involves not only mitigating its intensity by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but also planning for adaptation to those climate change impacts that have now become inevitable—from rising storm surges and ...
... Preparing for the Inevitable Effects of Climate Change Effectively addressing climate change involves not only mitigating its intensity by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but also planning for adaptation to those climate change impacts that have now become inevitable—from rising storm surges and ...
Climate Change, Natural Disasters and Migration
... migratory flows due to environmental degradation are made more complicated for developed countries by issues of migration from developing countries. Environmental migration is often at the origin of population displacement which can affect the stability of the hosting areas in many ways. It can indu ...
... migratory flows due to environmental degradation are made more complicated for developed countries by issues of migration from developing countries. Environmental migration is often at the origin of population displacement which can affect the stability of the hosting areas in many ways. It can indu ...
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... regulatory technique made in response to the neo-classical revolution of the 1970s, in which command and control has been largely replaced by market-mimicking forms of regulation which are traced to the work of Ronald Coase. The new global welfare economics conceive of carbon trading as a global mar ...
... regulatory technique made in response to the neo-classical revolution of the 1970s, in which command and control has been largely replaced by market-mimicking forms of regulation which are traced to the work of Ronald Coase. The new global welfare economics conceive of carbon trading as a global mar ...
Oceanic Influences on Recent Continental
... the atmospheric circulation response to the warm SSTs in Fig. 1a. The areas of simulated anomalous ascent and descent in the mid-troposphere (Fig. 2c) clearly reflect the wavy structures expected as part of the circulation response. Over the tropical Indian and western Pacific oceans, the pattern of ...
... the atmospheric circulation response to the warm SSTs in Fig. 1a. The areas of simulated anomalous ascent and descent in the mid-troposphere (Fig. 2c) clearly reflect the wavy structures expected as part of the circulation response. Over the tropical Indian and western Pacific oceans, the pattern of ...
Arctic Circle - Office national du film du Canada
... • Solar energy sustains life and drives the global climate systems on Earth. The absorption and transfer of thermal energy at and near the Earth’s surface results in a variety of climate zones with characteristic weather patterns and biomes. The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Ch ...
... • Solar energy sustains life and drives the global climate systems on Earth. The absorption and transfer of thermal energy at and near the Earth’s surface results in a variety of climate zones with characteristic weather patterns and biomes. The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Ch ...
Changes in El Niño and La Niña teleconnections over North Pacific
... system is unequivocal.... Most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations.”. A climate warmed as a result of human activity thus becomes part of the inevitable future ...
... system is unequivocal.... Most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations.”. A climate warmed as a result of human activity thus becomes part of the inevitable future ...
English - Inter-American Development Bank
... Quito, Ecuador; and Bogotá, Colombia—were covered with ice until approximately 12,000 years ago. And many of today’s deserts were once covered by lush forests. In these cases, transformations were due to natural phenomena. But today, climate changes aren’t just coming from natural causes; they are a ...
... Quito, Ecuador; and Bogotá, Colombia—were covered with ice until approximately 12,000 years ago. And many of today’s deserts were once covered by lush forests. In these cases, transformations were due to natural phenomena. But today, climate changes aren’t just coming from natural causes; they are a ...
The Kyoto Protocol: A Review and Perspectives
... for helpful comments. Regarding any remaining inadequacies, the usual caveat applies. ...
... for helpful comments. Regarding any remaining inadequacies, the usual caveat applies. ...
Analyses of the Effects of Global Change on Human Health and
... pollution. Climate conditions affect wildfire incidence and severity in the West (Westerling et al., 2003; Gedalof et al., 2005; Sibold and Veblen, 2006). Between 1987-2003 and 19701986, there was a nearly fourfold increase in the incidence of large Western wildfires (i.e., fires that burned at leas ...
... pollution. Climate conditions affect wildfire incidence and severity in the West (Westerling et al., 2003; Gedalof et al., 2005; Sibold and Veblen, 2006). Between 1987-2003 and 19701986, there was a nearly fourfold increase in the incidence of large Western wildfires (i.e., fires that burned at leas ...
ClimateJobsBooklet2011-2_South Africa
... energy and other climate-friendly development. Real solutions to climate change demand that we reduce our use of fossil fuels, and it is possible to do this without compromising our quality of life – throughout our history, industry has always changed in response to new technologies and environmenta ...
... energy and other climate-friendly development. Real solutions to climate change demand that we reduce our use of fossil fuels, and it is possible to do this without compromising our quality of life – throughout our history, industry has always changed in response to new technologies and environmenta ...
Northern Ireland Climate Change Adaptation Programme
... toughest tests. This is particularly so when confronted by global issues such as climate change whose environmental impacts know no boundaries or borders. There is no doubt that climate change represents the biggest environmental, economic and social challenge of the 21st century. The threat of glob ...
... toughest tests. This is particularly so when confronted by global issues such as climate change whose environmental impacts know no boundaries or borders. There is no doubt that climate change represents the biggest environmental, economic and social challenge of the 21st century. The threat of glob ...
Indigenous and Traditional Peoples and Climate
... that communities who live in marginal lands and whose livelihoods are highly dependent on natural resources are among the most vulnerable to climate change. Many indigenous and traditional peoples who have been pushed to the least fertile and most fragile lands as a consequence of historical, social ...
... that communities who live in marginal lands and whose livelihoods are highly dependent on natural resources are among the most vulnerable to climate change. Many indigenous and traditional peoples who have been pushed to the least fertile and most fragile lands as a consequence of historical, social ...
Evaluation, characterization, and communication of uncertainty by
... reports) asserted that “Responding to climate change involves an iterative risk management process that includes both adaptation and mitigation and takes into account climate change damages, co-benefits, sustainability, equity, and attitudes toward risk” (IPCC 2007b, pg 22). Indeed, Mastrandrea et a ...
... reports) asserted that “Responding to climate change involves an iterative risk management process that includes both adaptation and mitigation and takes into account climate change damages, co-benefits, sustainability, equity, and attitudes toward risk” (IPCC 2007b, pg 22). Indeed, Mastrandrea et a ...
Eleven Antitheses on Cities and States
... publicly by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the United Nations Climate Change Conferences (known as COP from ‘Conference of the Parties’ to the 1992 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; the meeting in Paris in 2015 is COP 21) respectively. Quite overtly, these two rema ...
... publicly by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the United Nations Climate Change Conferences (known as COP from ‘Conference of the Parties’ to the 1992 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; the meeting in Paris in 2015 is COP 21) respectively. Quite overtly, these two rema ...
Ministerial Indaba Summary Fiji - European Capacity Building Initiative
... • Ministers shared the view that the implementation of high-priority adaptation activities is critical and acknowledged the challenge of mobilising funding at the scale required, particularly given that this is currently two or three orders of magnitude smaller than the levels needed. • Insurance an ...
... • Ministers shared the view that the implementation of high-priority adaptation activities is critical and acknowledged the challenge of mobilising funding at the scale required, particularly given that this is currently two or three orders of magnitude smaller than the levels needed. • Insurance an ...
IOC and COP21 - UNESDOC
... ocean has absorbed more than 25% of the CO2 and 93% of excess heat generated by humans since industrialization. But its climate regulating role is threatened: warmer atmosphere and increasing concentration of greenhouse gases, pollution from land, overfishing, unsustainable coastal development and i ...
... ocean has absorbed more than 25% of the CO2 and 93% of excess heat generated by humans since industrialization. But its climate regulating role is threatened: warmer atmosphere and increasing concentration of greenhouse gases, pollution from land, overfishing, unsustainable coastal development and i ...
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... about production conditions, particularly for extreme events, that have no historical parallel. In addition to risk aversion, some authors argue that ambiguity aversion is a key factor hindering the adoption of new technology. In economics, the interest in unmeasurable uncertainty1 or ambiguity was ...
... about production conditions, particularly for extreme events, that have no historical parallel. In addition to risk aversion, some authors argue that ambiguity aversion is a key factor hindering the adoption of new technology. In economics, the interest in unmeasurable uncertainty1 or ambiguity was ...