Visual Salience in Climate Change Imagery is in the Eye of the
... Visual Salience in Climate Change Imagery is in the Eye of the Beholder Complex phenomena like climate change are often communicated visually. In this paper, we investigated the effectiveness of common visuals used to convey key messages about climate change. We also present a new methodology for a ...
... Visual Salience in Climate Change Imagery is in the Eye of the Beholder Complex phenomena like climate change are often communicated visually. In this paper, we investigated the effectiveness of common visuals used to convey key messages about climate change. We also present a new methodology for a ...
Catastrophe modelling and climate change
... regional variability with a large part of the increase occurring during winter (see e.g. Table 2.13 in IPCC, 2013). In Asia and Oceania, regions showing increasing extreme precipitation outweigh those exhibiting a decrease, whereas for Africa a significant trend of extreme precipitation could not be ...
... regional variability with a large part of the increase occurring during winter (see e.g. Table 2.13 in IPCC, 2013). In Asia and Oceania, regions showing increasing extreme precipitation outweigh those exhibiting a decrease, whereas for Africa a significant trend of extreme precipitation could not be ...
Multilateral Climate Change Mitigation
... ice at an alarming rate of fifty cubic kilometers a year. 26 A rise in this rate will significantly increase sea levels. According to Hansen, "[w] e are getting dangerously close to the tipping point for the Arctic, as summer sea ice has already decreased about 25% since the late 1970s."27 He calls ...
... ice at an alarming rate of fifty cubic kilometers a year. 26 A rise in this rate will significantly increase sea levels. According to Hansen, "[w] e are getting dangerously close to the tipping point for the Arctic, as summer sea ice has already decreased about 25% since the late 1970s."27 He calls ...
Land - Use/Land Cover Change as a
... Estimated radiative forcings since preindustrial times for the Earth and Troposphere system (TOA) radiative forcing with adjusted stratospheric temperatures). The height of the rectangular bar denotes a central or best estimate of the forcing, while each vertical line is an estimate of the uncertai ...
... Estimated radiative forcings since preindustrial times for the Earth and Troposphere system (TOA) radiative forcing with adjusted stratospheric temperatures). The height of the rectangular bar denotes a central or best estimate of the forcing, while each vertical line is an estimate of the uncertai ...
V0.17 (February 12, 2015) - Mitigation and Adaptation Research
... by changing climate and rising sea levels as well as the threats of extreme weather events. Hampton Roads is experiencing one of the highest sea-level rise rates in the U.S. This implies that problems will occur earlier than in most other regions, and, therefore, solutions will have to be identified ...
... by changing climate and rising sea levels as well as the threats of extreme weather events. Hampton Roads is experiencing one of the highest sea-level rise rates in the U.S. This implies that problems will occur earlier than in most other regions, and, therefore, solutions will have to be identified ...
Managing Physical Impacts of Climate Change: An Attentional
... perceive physical climate impacts as a unique problem in need of a tailored solution, or as a business-as-usual problem for which existing practices suffice (Winn et al., 2011). This article examines the adaptation process and how firms select between alternative stimuli and decide how much effort t ...
... perceive physical climate impacts as a unique problem in need of a tailored solution, or as a business-as-usual problem for which existing practices suffice (Winn et al., 2011). This article examines the adaptation process and how firms select between alternative stimuli and decide how much effort t ...
OVERCOMING THE BARRIERS How to ensure future food production under
... new changes to their climate and other multiple stresses. In some cases, these changes can be considered actual or potential successes in adapting to climate change; in other cases they may be simply coping, and other strategies can be considered maladaptation, particularly where they create environ ...
... new changes to their climate and other multiple stresses. In some cases, these changes can be considered actual or potential successes in adapting to climate change; in other cases they may be simply coping, and other strategies can be considered maladaptation, particularly where they create environ ...
Water management for wheat grown in sandy soil under climate
... their location or behavior in ways that provide further ...
... their location or behavior in ways that provide further ...
Why countries move on with kyoto protocol w/o the US, Global
... global climate. According to Scott Barrett, [the] countries that can trigger Kyoto's entry into force account for about 56% of global emissions. But the treaty enters into force if countries accounting for just 55% of this amount ratify the agreement. This means that the treaty can enter into force ...
... global climate. According to Scott Barrett, [the] countries that can trigger Kyoto's entry into force account for about 56% of global emissions. But the treaty enters into force if countries accounting for just 55% of this amount ratify the agreement. This means that the treaty can enter into force ...
Temporary storage of carbon in the biosphere does have value for
... visible and we know when to implement the carbon removal. In the SRES scenarios analyzed by Kirschbaum the maximum single-year impacts of instantaneous temperature occur in 2100, but would be even higher in 2101. In these cases, avoiding the maximum threshold in 2100 is meaningless from the point of ...
... visible and we know when to implement the carbon removal. In the SRES scenarios analyzed by Kirschbaum the maximum single-year impacts of instantaneous temperature occur in 2100, but would be even higher in 2101. In these cases, avoiding the maximum threshold in 2100 is meaningless from the point of ...
Report
... agriculture, thereby ensuring surplus food supplies and allowing populations to grow.3 The greatest impact came with the Industrial Revolution, a process of great innovation that began three centuries ago in Western Europe and is still continuing. Advances in the fields of physics and engineering le ...
... agriculture, thereby ensuring surplus food supplies and allowing populations to grow.3 The greatest impact came with the Industrial Revolution, a process of great innovation that began three centuries ago in Western Europe and is still continuing. Advances in the fields of physics and engineering le ...
The obscure future of the Kyoto protocol - Hal-SHS
... PK2 and no hiatus between PK1 and PK2. During the 2nd MOP, which was held in 2006 at Nairobi, jointly with the 12th COP, the AWG-KP meetings did not lead to the definition of commitments for an eventual PK 2. While negotiations continued under the leadership of AWG-KP, the Bali action plan, adopted ...
... PK2 and no hiatus between PK1 and PK2. During the 2nd MOP, which was held in 2006 at Nairobi, jointly with the 12th COP, the AWG-KP meetings did not lead to the definition of commitments for an eventual PK 2. While negotiations continued under the leadership of AWG-KP, the Bali action plan, adopted ...
Overlooked Science Issues in Climate Change
... (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and 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 as ...
... (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and 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 as ...
Western Cape Climate Change Response Strategy 2014
... cause of the observed warming since the mid 20th century. ...
... cause of the observed warming since the mid 20th century. ...
a new report
... many of their recommendations have yet to be implemented. Doing so would have the added benefit of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. 5. The Department of Defense should conduct an assessment of the impact on U.S. military installations worldwide of rising sea levels, extreme weather events, and othe ...
... many of their recommendations have yet to be implemented. Doing so would have the added benefit of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. 5. The Department of Defense should conduct an assessment of the impact on U.S. military installations worldwide of rising sea levels, extreme weather events, and othe ...
Climate Change - Homepages Web Server
... 9 Does the rate of warming vary from one decade to another? .............................................................. 11 10 Does the recent slowdown of warming mean that climate change is no longer happening? ............ 12 11 If the world is warming, why are some winters and summers still v ...
... 9 Does the rate of warming vary from one decade to another? .............................................................. 11 10 Does the recent slowdown of warming mean that climate change is no longer happening? ............ 12 11 If the world is warming, why are some winters and summers still v ...
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... definition is adopted since generally climate change research and activities that have been carried out in Sri Lanka do not differentiate between natural and human induced variability. However, be it due to natural variability or human activity, a pronounced change in the country’s climate is observ ...
... definition is adopted since generally climate change research and activities that have been carried out in Sri Lanka do not differentiate between natural and human induced variability. However, be it due to natural variability or human activity, a pronounced change in the country’s climate is observ ...
Changes in Water Use Under Regional Climate Change Scenarios
... preferable for evaluating the effects of weather and climate effects than models based on coarser time measurements. Aggregate measures of demand, such as water production, are typically more readily available, have more frequent measurements, and are easier to match with weather records than water ...
... preferable for evaluating the effects of weather and climate effects than models based on coarser time measurements. Aggregate measures of demand, such as water production, are typically more readily available, have more frequent measurements, and are easier to match with weather records than water ...
Chapter 2: International Legal Approaches: Treaties and Non
... Because of the global dimensions of climate change, policymakers have attempted to address this problem at an international level through treaty law. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the agreements under it form the core international legal response to climate c ...
... Because of the global dimensions of climate change, policymakers have attempted to address this problem at an international level through treaty law. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the agreements under it form the core international legal response to climate c ...
National Security and the Threat of Climate Change
... many of their recommendations have yet to be implemented. Doing so would have the added benefit of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. 5. The Department of Defense should conduct an assessment of the impact on U.S. military installations worldwide of rising sea levels, extreme weather events, and othe ...
... many of their recommendations have yet to be implemented. Doing so would have the added benefit of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. 5. The Department of Defense should conduct an assessment of the impact on U.S. military installations worldwide of rising sea levels, extreme weather events, and othe ...
Integrating biophysical models and evolutionary theory
... The container properties were taken directly from Focks et al. (1993a); we modelled a 19 L bucket 36 × 30 cm (height × diameter) and a 3600 L rainwater tank (cistern) 150 × 175 cm (height × diameter). Each container type received the mean monthly rainfall, spread evenly across each day of the month, ...
... The container properties were taken directly from Focks et al. (1993a); we modelled a 19 L bucket 36 × 30 cm (height × diameter) and a 3600 L rainwater tank (cistern) 150 × 175 cm (height × diameter). Each container type received the mean monthly rainfall, spread evenly across each day of the month, ...
Integrating biophysical models and evolutionary theory to
... The container properties were taken directly from Focks et al. (1993a); we modelled a 19 L bucket 36 × 30 cm (height × diameter) and a 3600 L rainwater tank (cistern) 150 × 175 cm (height × diameter). Each container type received the mean monthly rainfall, spread evenly across each day of the month, ...
... The container properties were taken directly from Focks et al. (1993a); we modelled a 19 L bucket 36 × 30 cm (height × diameter) and a 3600 L rainwater tank (cistern) 150 × 175 cm (height × diameter). Each container type received the mean monthly rainfall, spread evenly across each day of the month, ...
SING TO THE POWER A Tapestry of Faith Program for Children
... ways that they, their families and their communities (including their congregation) could reduce their use of fossil fuels (oil, coal and gas) which cause climate change. Remind them that manufacturing things always takes energy, so ways of using less or reusing items are ways to fight climate chang ...
... ways that they, their families and their communities (including their congregation) could reduce their use of fossil fuels (oil, coal and gas) which cause climate change. Remind them that manufacturing things always takes energy, so ways of using less or reusing items are ways to fight climate chang ...
International Climate Technology Strategies The Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements
... of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) estimates that an additional $200 billion in global investment and financial flows will be required annually by 2030 just to return GHG emissions to current levels (UNFCCC 2007a). What are the most important international and dome ...
... of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) estimates that an additional $200 billion in global investment and financial flows will be required annually by 2030 just to return GHG emissions to current levels (UNFCCC 2007a). What are the most important international and dome ...
Thematic Sub-Priority 1.1.6.3 Global Change and Ecosystems
... Research will focus on chemistry of atmospheric pollutants and greenhouse gases, formation of aerosols and ozone, and their impact on regional air quality and climate. The quantification and prediction of the emissions and long range transport of these atmospheric constituents will be a target. The ...
... Research will focus on chemistry of atmospheric pollutants and greenhouse gases, formation of aerosols and ozone, and their impact on regional air quality and climate. The quantification and prediction of the emissions and long range transport of these atmospheric constituents will be a target. The ...