Climate Change Impacts on Marine Ecosystems
... Humans influence climate primarily through fossil-fuel, industrial, agricultural, and other landuse emissions that alter atmospheric composition. Long-lived, heat-trapping greenhouse gases (CO2 , CH4 , N2 O, tropospheric ozone, and chlorofluorocarbons) warm the planet’s surface globally, whereas short ...
... Humans influence climate primarily through fossil-fuel, industrial, agricultural, and other landuse emissions that alter atmospheric composition. Long-lived, heat-trapping greenhouse gases (CO2 , CH4 , N2 O, tropospheric ozone, and chlorofluorocarbons) warm the planet’s surface globally, whereas short ...
EXAMINING THE UNINTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE
... sufficient expertise to cover the entire issue. The EU cannot. Maybe China can in 20 years’ time. Other countries than the USA need international collaboration on scientific and policy advice through a body like the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. A common understanding of the issues is p ...
... sufficient expertise to cover the entire issue. The EU cannot. Maybe China can in 20 years’ time. Other countries than the USA need international collaboration on scientific and policy advice through a body like the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. A common understanding of the issues is p ...
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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 ...
How warm days increase belief in global warming.
... task and answered the same temperature, belief and concern questions used in study 1. Results from study 2 show that increased knowledge does not eliminate the local warming effect. A moderation analysis using hierarchical multiple regression revealed a main effect of perceived temperature deviation ...
... task and answered the same temperature, belief and concern questions used in study 1. Results from study 2 show that increased knowledge does not eliminate the local warming effect. A moderation analysis using hierarchical multiple regression revealed a main effect of perceived temperature deviation ...
Climate change, migration and critical
... progress is presently being made in international negotiations on either front; in the meantime, global GHG emissions continue to rise and access to critical food and water resources is becoming increasingly precarious in many developing regions. Unless current trends change, population displacement ...
... progress is presently being made in international negotiations on either front; in the meantime, global GHG emissions continue to rise and access to critical food and water resources is becoming increasingly precarious in many developing regions. Unless current trends change, population displacement ...
A Narrative Analysis of Climate Change Coverage in the New York
... newsgathering and writing ritual may be in order. Climate change serves as the example of a scientific risk controversy for the purpose of this study, which analyzes a sample of stories selected from 20 years of climate change coverage published in The New York Times. Drawing on narrative analysis, ...
... newsgathering and writing ritual may be in order. Climate change serves as the example of a scientific risk controversy for the purpose of this study, which analyzes a sample of stories selected from 20 years of climate change coverage published in The New York Times. Drawing on narrative analysis, ...
1. Climate Change and Insect Pest Distribution Range, Andrea
... range may shift from south to north and from low to high elevation, and vice versa, depending on warming and cooling of the climate. Gorodkov exemplified different types of distribution that could be observed in relation to the position of the lens along the gradient, i.e. 2: montane local (endemic), ...
... range may shift from south to north and from low to high elevation, and vice versa, depending on warming and cooling of the climate. Gorodkov exemplified different types of distribution that could be observed in relation to the position of the lens along the gradient, i.e. 2: montane local (endemic), ...
Impacts of climate change on the worldTs most exceptional ecoregions
... 200 would be of immense value to conservation efforts worldwide because of their richness in endemic species, high taxonomic uniqueness, unique ecological or evolutionary phenomena, global rarity, and their representation of biomes (16). However, the majority of these regions are threatened by habit ...
... 200 would be of immense value to conservation efforts worldwide because of their richness in endemic species, high taxonomic uniqueness, unique ecological or evolutionary phenomena, global rarity, and their representation of biomes (16). However, the majority of these regions are threatened by habit ...
Cold surge activity over the Gulf of Mexico in a warmer climate
... seem relatively small (around 10%), but it is comparable to the interannual variability (Vazquez, 1999). Even more, the interannual variations in the number of cold surges may result in changes in winter precipitation in southern Mexico of 10–15%, between dry and wet winters, as during El Niño and L ...
... seem relatively small (around 10%), but it is comparable to the interannual variability (Vazquez, 1999). Even more, the interannual variations in the number of cold surges may result in changes in winter precipitation in southern Mexico of 10–15%, between dry and wet winters, as during El Niño and L ...
Building Resilient Communities in Maryland: A Stakeholder Forum
... Kevin McNally is President of the New Jersey Public Health Association and a coadjutant with the Environmental Analysis and Communications Group of the Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. He is also Chair of the Planning Board of the Borough of Roosevelt, NJ, ...
... Kevin McNally is President of the New Jersey Public Health Association and a coadjutant with the Environmental Analysis and Communications Group of the Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. He is also Chair of the Planning Board of the Borough of Roosevelt, NJ, ...
Preparing Low-Emission Climate-Resilient Development
... to erratic and extreme weather events, floods, droughts, and sea-level rise, which could adversely affect food and water supplies, human health, and ecosystems and biodiversity. Developing countries are the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, and their sustainable development prospects ...
... to erratic and extreme weather events, floods, droughts, and sea-level rise, which could adversely affect food and water supplies, human health, and ecosystems and biodiversity. Developing countries are the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, and their sustainable development prospects ...
A review of ENSO and Climate Change
... physical processes that are responsible for determining the characteristics of ENSO will be modified by climate change • While the possibility of large changes in ENSO cannot be ruled out, research conducted to date does not yet enable us to say precisely whether ENSO variability will be enhanced or ...
... physical processes that are responsible for determining the characteristics of ENSO will be modified by climate change • While the possibility of large changes in ENSO cannot be ruled out, research conducted to date does not yet enable us to say precisely whether ENSO variability will be enhanced or ...
a reprint - Integrative Biology
... climates at fine spatiotemporal scales and reveals a geographic/climatic signal that correlates with morphological variation across the range of M. californicus. Ó 2009 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA. All rights reserved. ...
... climates at fine spatiotemporal scales and reveals a geographic/climatic signal that correlates with morphological variation across the range of M. californicus. Ó 2009 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA. All rights reserved. ...
Background paper
... The Forestry Department of FAO and the National Forest Programme Facility have initiated a joint effort to assist countries address emerging policy issues related to forests and climate change through integrating climate change considerations into National Forest Programmes. Against this background, ...
... The Forestry Department of FAO and the National Forest Programme Facility have initiated a joint effort to assist countries address emerging policy issues related to forests and climate change through integrating climate change considerations into National Forest Programmes. Against this background, ...
Sea level by the end of the 21st century: A review
... coastal communities and ecosystems, and planners are engaged in assessing management options (California Executive Order S-13-08 2008). Accordingly, it is desirable to have an estimate of SLR this century to properly design mitigation and adaptation strategies. An approximation of SLR by the end of ...
... coastal communities and ecosystems, and planners are engaged in assessing management options (California Executive Order S-13-08 2008). Accordingly, it is desirable to have an estimate of SLR this century to properly design mitigation and adaptation strategies. An approximation of SLR by the end of ...
Climate change, wine, and conservation
... iticulture is famously sensitive to climate (1–8) and changes in wine production have been used as a proxy to elucidate past climate change (9). Temperature and moisture regimes are among the primary elements of terroir (10, 11), with growing season temperature being particularly important in delimi ...
... iticulture is famously sensitive to climate (1–8) and changes in wine production have been used as a proxy to elucidate past climate change (9). Temperature and moisture regimes are among the primary elements of terroir (10, 11), with growing season temperature being particularly important in delimi ...
Going to town - Germanwatch eV
... The typical project set-up that has prevailed under the AF and which the GCF will build on involves the funding institution, the implementing entity (IE) tasked with the implementation of the project, and the project beneficiary. Under these circumstances it is already possible to have a particular ...
... The typical project set-up that has prevailed under the AF and which the GCF will build on involves the funding institution, the implementing entity (IE) tasked with the implementation of the project, and the project beneficiary. Under these circumstances it is already possible to have a particular ...
pdf Do We Understand What Is Driving Climate Change?
... significantly since large-scale industrialisation (also known as the ‘industrial revolution’) started in Europe in about 1750. The most significant rise occurred during the 20th century, with CO2 concentrations in particular growing at an everaccelerating pace. Figure 2.2 shows the concentrations of ...
... significantly since large-scale industrialisation (also known as the ‘industrial revolution’) started in Europe in about 1750. The most significant rise occurred during the 20th century, with CO2 concentrations in particular growing at an everaccelerating pace. Figure 2.2 shows the concentrations of ...
Direct and Indirect Effects of Climate Change on Amphibian
... behavior. Most amphibian species have highly vascularized permeable skin, which acts as an osmoregulatory and respiratory organ. With the exception of a few “watertight” species, water moves freely across the skin, resulting in high rates of evaporative water loss under dry or windy conditions [47]. ...
... behavior. Most amphibian species have highly vascularized permeable skin, which acts as an osmoregulatory and respiratory organ. With the exception of a few “watertight” species, water moves freely across the skin, resulting in high rates of evaporative water loss under dry or windy conditions [47]. ...
Financial Services and Climate-Resilient Value Chains: The case of
... Rowland, Eilerts & White, 2012; Daron, 2014; Climate Service Center, 2013; Mubiru, Komutunga, Agona, Apok & Ngara, 2012), and that the country has experienced an increase in the frequency and intensity of droughts and floods in recent decades (USAID, 2013b). Climate projections suggest that temperat ...
... Rowland, Eilerts & White, 2012; Daron, 2014; Climate Service Center, 2013; Mubiru, Komutunga, Agona, Apok & Ngara, 2012), and that the country has experienced an increase in the frequency and intensity of droughts and floods in recent decades (USAID, 2013b). Climate projections suggest that temperat ...
Faculty of Science and Agriculture Dissertation submitted in partial
... are vulnerable to drought by using an improvised remote sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS)-based mapping approach. The research methodology was comprised of 1) assessment of vulnerability levels and 2) the calculation of established drought assessment indices comprising the Normalized D ...
... are vulnerable to drought by using an improvised remote sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS)-based mapping approach. The research methodology was comprised of 1) assessment of vulnerability levels and 2) the calculation of established drought assessment indices comprising the Normalized D ...
T - Climate Investment Funds
... climate in Jamaica. Jamaica’s yearly climatic cycles (or its climatology) form the backdrop for a number of lifestyle and livelihood related activities, making Jamaica a climate sensitive country. For example, Jamaica’s climate sensitivity can be found in planting and reaping cycles which are intima ...
... climate in Jamaica. Jamaica’s yearly climatic cycles (or its climatology) form the backdrop for a number of lifestyle and livelihood related activities, making Jamaica a climate sensitive country. For example, Jamaica’s climate sensitivity can be found in planting and reaping cycles which are intima ...
Chapter 12 CE
... The implemented carbon price scheme is similar in some respects to the design of the earlier proposed ACPRS.39 Nevertheless, the Committee’s carbon pricing mechanism provided some substantial improvements. For example, a generous industry compensation package was implemented as a temporary measure b ...
... The implemented carbon price scheme is similar in some respects to the design of the earlier proposed ACPRS.39 Nevertheless, the Committee’s carbon pricing mechanism provided some substantial improvements. For example, a generous industry compensation package was implemented as a temporary measure b ...
Needs Assessment: Turks and Caicos Islands
... List for World Heritage Site nominations. In June 1990, a Ramsar site encompassing parts of North, Middle and East Caicos was designated.17 Another 33 sites are currently protected under the Turks and Caicos Islands National Park Ordinance. They fall into four categories: national park, nature reser ...
... List for World Heritage Site nominations. In June 1990, a Ramsar site encompassing parts of North, Middle and East Caicos was designated.17 Another 33 sites are currently protected under the Turks and Caicos Islands National Park Ordinance. They fall into four categories: national park, nature reser ...
Port of Manzanillo: Climate Risk Management
... public policy priorities on climate change. Financial returns as well as management of non-financial risks, such as economic development and environmental and social issues, may be affected if climate change is not taken into account in investment strategies. We estimate that the 340 extreme weather ...
... public policy priorities on climate change. Financial returns as well as management of non-financial risks, such as economic development and environmental and social issues, may be affected if climate change is not taken into account in investment strategies. We estimate that the 340 extreme weather ...