The pathological history of weather and climate
... social and environmental challenges such as water shortages and drought, property damage and loss of life from severe storms, and the threat of “inadvertent” climate change as justifications for new national and international initiatives in weather modification research. On a grander, planetary scale, ...
... social and environmental challenges such as water shortages and drought, property damage and loss of life from severe storms, and the threat of “inadvertent” climate change as justifications for new national and international initiatives in weather modification research. On a grander, planetary scale, ...
Relative importance between biogeochemical and
... implies that previous studies without considering NME-induced effect might have underestimated the intensity of total terrestrial feedback to the climate system. ...
... implies that previous studies without considering NME-induced effect might have underestimated the intensity of total terrestrial feedback to the climate system. ...
Climate sensitivity of shrub growth across the tundra biome
... sites that had experienced summer warming and in wetter versus drier sites1 . In addition, landscape-level studies of shrub change in northern Alaska showed greater increases in wet floodplains relative to well-drained hill slopes3,10 . Our study, using a new circumarctic dendroecological data set c ...
... sites that had experienced summer warming and in wetter versus drier sites1 . In addition, landscape-level studies of shrub change in northern Alaska showed greater increases in wet floodplains relative to well-drained hill slopes3,10 . Our study, using a new circumarctic dendroecological data set c ...
to review/download the Cookeville Case Study.
... linkages into their action planning strategies. A thorough literature review by MFPP did not find sufficient climate action guidance that fully addressed forest stewardship as a vital aspect of source water protection. The authors of Preparing for Climate Change have acknowledged this deficiency and ...
... linkages into their action planning strategies. A thorough literature review by MFPP did not find sufficient climate action guidance that fully addressed forest stewardship as a vital aspect of source water protection. The authors of Preparing for Climate Change have acknowledged this deficiency and ...
Navigating Complexity
... major lines of thinking here. We seek to help answer the following questions: What do we know (and not know) about the links between climate change, migration, and violent conflict? And what can be done to maximize the potential for constructive outcomes? ...
... major lines of thinking here. We seek to help answer the following questions: What do we know (and not know) about the links between climate change, migration, and violent conflict? And what can be done to maximize the potential for constructive outcomes? ...
Interhemispheric Temperature Asymmetry over the
... played important roles in abrupt climate changes during the last glacial period (Chiang 2009) and glacial–interglacial cycles (Toggweiler and Lea 2010). In the twentieth century, hemispheric differences in sea surface temperature (SST) have been shown to be important for tropical rainfall and the Ha ...
... played important roles in abrupt climate changes during the last glacial period (Chiang 2009) and glacial–interglacial cycles (Toggweiler and Lea 2010). In the twentieth century, hemispheric differences in sea surface temperature (SST) have been shown to be important for tropical rainfall and the Ha ...
GILDED WP3 report – draft
... On the other hand, people with strong hedonic and egoistic values eat more meat and shower more compared to people with weak hedonic and egoistic values or strong biospheric and altruistic values. People with strong hedonic values also have a less energy efficient driving style than people with peo ...
... On the other hand, people with strong hedonic and egoistic values eat more meat and shower more compared to people with weak hedonic and egoistic values or strong biospheric and altruistic values. People with strong hedonic values also have a less energy efficient driving style than people with peo ...
NG-ACCESS
... climate and Earth system simulator being developed as a joint initiative of the Bureau of Meteorology (Bureau) and Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in cooperation with the university community in Australia. Establishment phase objectives were to (i) enable the Bur ...
... climate and Earth system simulator being developed as a joint initiative of the Bureau of Meteorology (Bureau) and Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in cooperation with the university community in Australia. Establishment phase objectives were to (i) enable the Bur ...
2014 Norwich Conference on Earth System Governance Parallel
... Access to natural resources and institutional conditions for adaptation to increasing climate risk in upland communities in Thailand and Vietnam. Malin Beckman ...
... Access to natural resources and institutional conditions for adaptation to increasing climate risk in upland communities in Thailand and Vietnam. Malin Beckman ...
The Economics of Climate Adaptation (ECA) Methodology
... • Major cities contribute USD 34 trillion, or 50%, to the global GDP. • New York City: Most storm-surge exposed US city, with 1.1 million people potentially affected by an extreme storm surge event. • The UN estimates that by 2050, 6.3 billion people will reside in cities. ...
... • Major cities contribute USD 34 trillion, or 50%, to the global GDP. • New York City: Most storm-surge exposed US city, with 1.1 million people potentially affected by an extreme storm surge event. • The UN estimates that by 2050, 6.3 billion people will reside in cities. ...
Climate Change and the Law
... greenhouse gas emissions, including the economic costs of some of those strategies. For students who have had Environmental Law, much of this chapter may be review. However, discussions of taxes, emissions trading, and other mechanisms are placed in the context of climate change. Further, the chapte ...
... greenhouse gas emissions, including the economic costs of some of those strategies. For students who have had Environmental Law, much of this chapter may be review. However, discussions of taxes, emissions trading, and other mechanisms are placed in the context of climate change. Further, the chapte ...
Climate Justice Campaigns and Environmental
... about the appropriateness of calls for international protection and/or asylum, and how to define the group of people who should be eligible for the term environmental refugees. Climate Justice Campaigns and Environmental Refugees One prominent example of the use of the term environmental refugees h ...
... about the appropriateness of calls for international protection and/or asylum, and how to define the group of people who should be eligible for the term environmental refugees. Climate Justice Campaigns and Environmental Refugees One prominent example of the use of the term environmental refugees h ...
Effects of climate change on European ducks: what do we know and
... sometimes show very clear peaks of mass emergence has lead to the belief that ducks time their breeding to such superabundance in food (e.g. chironomids in Danell & Sjöberg 1977). This could cause a mismatch if ducks were not able to track potential shifts in emergence dates following climate chang ...
... sometimes show very clear peaks of mass emergence has lead to the belief that ducks time their breeding to such superabundance in food (e.g. chironomids in Danell & Sjöberg 1977). This could cause a mismatch if ducks were not able to track potential shifts in emergence dates following climate chang ...
The Economics of Global Climate Change
... sea level has risen, and the concentrations of greenhouse effects have increased”. The report clearly attributes this phenomenon to human-made causes by asserting that “the largest contribution is caused by the increase in the atmospheric concentration of CO2”. They project a temperature change by ...
... sea level has risen, and the concentrations of greenhouse effects have increased”. The report clearly attributes this phenomenon to human-made causes by asserting that “the largest contribution is caused by the increase in the atmospheric concentration of CO2”. They project a temperature change by ...
Ch 18 Global Climate Change
... the World Meteorological Society to provide accurate and relevant information leading to understanding human-induced climate change • Working Group I: assesses scientific issues of climate change • Working Group II: evaluates impacts and adaptation to it • Working Group III: investigates ways to mit ...
... the World Meteorological Society to provide accurate and relevant information leading to understanding human-induced climate change • Working Group I: assesses scientific issues of climate change • Working Group II: evaluates impacts and adaptation to it • Working Group III: investigates ways to mit ...
Will Geoengineering With Solar Radiation Management Ever Be
... the planet by reducing the worst impacts of global warming, but that there would be regions that would suffer at the same time? How would it be possible to determine which adverse situations were caused by the geoengineering, and which were just bad weather luck? Even if it were possible, how could ...
... the planet by reducing the worst impacts of global warming, but that there would be regions that would suffer at the same time? How would it be possible to determine which adverse situations were caused by the geoengineering, and which were just bad weather luck? Even if it were possible, how could ...
A preliminary assessment of the impact of climate change on non-life insurance demand in the BRICS economies: Working Paper 63 (379 kB) (opens in new window)
... when compared with the expected growth due to rising incomes. The scale of the impacts and their direction depend to some extent on (re)insurer responses to the challenges of climate change. We outline five actions that could pave the way for future opportunities. ...
... when compared with the expected growth due to rising incomes. The scale of the impacts and their direction depend to some extent on (re)insurer responses to the challenges of climate change. We outline five actions that could pave the way for future opportunities. ...
Changing probabilities of daily temperature extremes in the UK
... reflect the scenario changes in temperature, the location parameter, a, was increased by the associated temperature change ( A T value, whilst the scale parameter, p, was kept constant. The frequency of extreme events, however, depends not only on the rate of change of the mean, but also on whether ...
... reflect the scenario changes in temperature, the location parameter, a, was increased by the associated temperature change ( A T value, whilst the scale parameter, p, was kept constant. The frequency of extreme events, however, depends not only on the rate of change of the mean, but also on whether ...
18_Lecture_Presentation
... the World Meteorological Society to provide accurate and relevant information leading to understanding human-induced climate change • Working Group I: assesses scientific issues of climate change • Working Group II: evaluates impacts and adaptation to it • Working Group III: investigates ways to mit ...
... the World Meteorological Society to provide accurate and relevant information leading to understanding human-induced climate change • Working Group I: assesses scientific issues of climate change • Working Group II: evaluates impacts and adaptation to it • Working Group III: investigates ways to mit ...
1 - Utrecht University Repository
... climate change, are even scarcer12 . On the other hand, large-scale assessments in the region are often qualitative2,13 or include crude assumptions and simplifications to simulate the response of the cryosphere to climate change, which cannot be resolved at low resolution1,14–16 . In this study we ...
... climate change, are even scarcer12 . On the other hand, large-scale assessments in the region are often qualitative2,13 or include crude assumptions and simplifications to simulate the response of the cryosphere to climate change, which cannot be resolved at low resolution1,14–16 . In this study we ...
... Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that warming of the climate system is unequivocal and is very likely to be due to human-induced emissions, the need for major reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is now an accepted priority for most countries. The 1992 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change ...
The Economics of "When" Flexibility in the Design of Greenhouse Gas
... between gases and sinks on the basis of their potential contribution to global warming. Compared to the focus on carbon dioxide emissions, defining the "Kyoto basket" in these broader terms represents an important source of "what" flexibility which has the potential of significantly lowering overall ...
... between gases and sinks on the basis of their potential contribution to global warming. Compared to the focus on carbon dioxide emissions, defining the "Kyoto basket" in these broader terms represents an important source of "what" flexibility which has the potential of significantly lowering overall ...
Climate Change and Adaptation in Muskoka
... melting of the Arctic icepack ―much faster than our most pessimistic projections."3 Global emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are on track to reach the atmospheric concentration threshold of 450 parts per million within decades. At that point, there's a high probability that ave ...
... melting of the Arctic icepack ―much faster than our most pessimistic projections."3 Global emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are on track to reach the atmospheric concentration threshold of 450 parts per million within decades. At that point, there's a high probability that ave ...
`Do You Still Believe in Global Warming?` Billboards Hit Chicago
... The other study reported the number of times global warming alarmists and realists appeared in academic journals, and found that a small group of alarmists appeared hundreds of times. That doesn’t mean they are more likely to be right. In fact, there are many reasons why realists appear to be publis ...
... The other study reported the number of times global warming alarmists and realists appeared in academic journals, and found that a small group of alarmists appeared hundreds of times. That doesn’t mean they are more likely to be right. In fact, there are many reasons why realists appear to be publis ...
A Kantian approach to sustainable development indicators for
... at the same time it is unclear to what extent the country in question is to blame. The indicator could then lose political influence. Global warming represents one of man's biggest environmental challenges. The objective of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC, 1992) is to stabilize ...
... at the same time it is unclear to what extent the country in question is to blame. The indicator could then lose political influence. Global warming represents one of man's biggest environmental challenges. The objective of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC, 1992) is to stabilize ...