2007-2012 Hadley Centre Climate Programme
... 2012 programme. MOHC scientists communicate with other researchers through collaborative projects, contributions to the scientific literature and conferences, and through international efforts such as the IPCC. Additionally, the MOHC has, and continues to, host visiting scientists from around the wor ...
... 2012 programme. MOHC scientists communicate with other researchers through collaborative projects, contributions to the scientific literature and conferences, and through international efforts such as the IPCC. Additionally, the MOHC has, and continues to, host visiting scientists from around the wor ...
Atmospheric Recovery Litigation - University of Oregon School of Law
... a significant deep-pocket funding source for atmospheric restoration. Nations around the world stand positioned, as co-trustees of the atmosphere, to seek such damages through their domestic legal systems, either by applying existing common law principles or by formulating new statutes that allow re ...
... a significant deep-pocket funding source for atmospheric restoration. Nations around the world stand positioned, as co-trustees of the atmosphere, to seek such damages through their domestic legal systems, either by applying existing common law principles or by formulating new statutes that allow re ...
climate change in the american mind
... and reduced emissions of the greenhouse gases causing global warming. Climate change and energy are now at the center of local, state, national, and international policy deliberations. An e≠ective national strategy to achieve these aims, however, must take into account the climate change and energy ...
... and reduced emissions of the greenhouse gases causing global warming. Climate change and energy are now at the center of local, state, national, and international policy deliberations. An e≠ective national strategy to achieve these aims, however, must take into account the climate change and energy ...
for European Journal of Plant Pathology Manuscript Draft
... (Jamieson et al. 1998; Jamieson and Semenov, 2000), used to estimate impacts of climate change on wheat yields (Semenov 2009), can also be used to estimate impacts on crop growth parameters such as anthesis date. However, it assumes that diseases are controlled and does not take into account effects ...
... (Jamieson et al. 1998; Jamieson and Semenov, 2000), used to estimate impacts of climate change on wheat yields (Semenov 2009), can also be used to estimate impacts on crop growth parameters such as anthesis date. However, it assumes that diseases are controlled and does not take into account effects ...
DEVELOPMENT OF A METHODOLOGY FOR THE TRANSPORTATION MODES AND INFRASTRUCTURE
... different projections and models are available, there is no consensus as to which projections of SLR would be most appropriate to evaluate the vulnerability of transportation infrastructure. This research includes a comprehensive literature review and analysis of SLR projections, studies, models, an ...
... different projections and models are available, there is no consensus as to which projections of SLR would be most appropriate to evaluate the vulnerability of transportation infrastructure. This research includes a comprehensive literature review and analysis of SLR projections, studies, models, an ...
Model estimates of climate controls on pan-Arctic
... maps are useful in understanding how climate factors interact, which processes are most important, and how these fluxes might evolve under future climate change, particularly in cases where observations are sparse (as is true for CH4 emissions). In this study, we use a process-based model to charact ...
... maps are useful in understanding how climate factors interact, which processes are most important, and how these fluxes might evolve under future climate change, particularly in cases where observations are sparse (as is true for CH4 emissions). In this study, we use a process-based model to charact ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES AMBIGUITY AND CLIMATE POLICY Antony Millner Simon Dietz
... discussions of the scientific and philosophical challenges of climate prediction), these models are not always in agreement with one another. As an example of this, consider Figure 1, which plots the results of several recent studies’ attempts to use different models and observational data to estima ...
... discussions of the scientific and philosophical challenges of climate prediction), these models are not always in agreement with one another. As an example of this, consider Figure 1, which plots the results of several recent studies’ attempts to use different models and observational data to estima ...
James Croll in Context: The Encounter between Climate Dynamics
... James Croll, the second son of David Croil, a stonemason, and Janet Ellis, entered this world in the village of Little Whitefield, in the parish of Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland on 2 Jan 1821. He was raised on a farm, had almost no formal education, and was by his own account “a rather dull scholar, ...
... James Croll, the second son of David Croil, a stonemason, and Janet Ellis, entered this world in the village of Little Whitefield, in the parish of Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland on 2 Jan 1821. He was raised on a farm, had almost no formal education, and was by his own account “a rather dull scholar, ...
Climate Change: An Australian Guide to the Science and Potential
... the sea floor. Some studies suggest that uncertainties about future discount rates mean that the cost of delayed but severe impacts merit greater consideration. Moreover, recent studies by several groups of economists suggest the possibility that such ‘catastrophic’ impacts, even if their occurrence ...
... the sea floor. Some studies suggest that uncertainties about future discount rates mean that the cost of delayed but severe impacts merit greater consideration. Moreover, recent studies by several groups of economists suggest the possibility that such ‘catastrophic’ impacts, even if their occurrence ...
Protected Areas: Buffering nature against climate change
... Action Plan 2004-2007 should be revised and incorporated into the larger adaptation agenda. Species show resilience to climate change because they are able to move or retreat to refugia of favourable habitat or alternatively, are able to remain and thrive where they are by adapting (Cowell, ...
... Action Plan 2004-2007 should be revised and incorporated into the larger adaptation agenda. Species show resilience to climate change because they are able to move or retreat to refugia of favourable habitat or alternatively, are able to remain and thrive where they are by adapting (Cowell, ...
ligums_anglu_val
... 15. Parties shall take into consideration in the implementation of this Agreement the concerns of Parties with economies most affected by the impacts of response measures, particularly developing country Parties. 16. Parties, including regional economic integration organizations and their member St ...
... 15. Parties shall take into consideration in the implementation of this Agreement the concerns of Parties with economies most affected by the impacts of response measures, particularly developing country Parties. 16. Parties, including regional economic integration organizations and their member St ...
Diverse policy implications for future ozone and surface UV in a
... proceeds down the path of reducing climate forcing set forth by the 2015 Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 21), a broad range of ozone changes are possible depending on future policies enacted. While decreases in tropical stratospheric ozone ...
... proceeds down the path of reducing climate forcing set forth by the 2015 Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 21), a broad range of ozone changes are possible depending on future policies enacted. While decreases in tropical stratospheric ozone ...
Fact-Checking Polarized Politics: Does The Fact
... whether racism is a declining force in American society or is still influential (or growing) in power; and whether the national debt is growing to a dangerous degree or remaining at a manageable level that will not cause major economic harm. Perceptions of these contested facts are not only divided ...
... whether racism is a declining force in American society or is still influential (or growing) in power; and whether the national debt is growing to a dangerous degree or remaining at a manageable level that will not cause major economic harm. Perceptions of these contested facts are not only divided ...
Baseline study for the Climate Change, Agriculture and Poverty
... Immediate Objective 2 Indicator 1. Both Kilosa and Chamwino districts are currently involving Two districts demonstrate multi- different stakeholders; especially in agricultural activities planning. stakeholder coordination in support of This has been done through district agriculture stakeholder C3 ...
... Immediate Objective 2 Indicator 1. Both Kilosa and Chamwino districts are currently involving Two districts demonstrate multi- different stakeholders; especially in agricultural activities planning. stakeholder coordination in support of This has been done through district agriculture stakeholder C3 ...
land use and climate changes and their impacts on runoff in the
... events for small-scale catchments, effects of forests on floods are likely to be minimal for large scale catchments (Calder, 2007). In addition, effects of forests on dry season flows (low flows) remain unclear. The effects of land use on annual and monthly runoff were analysed in this study, whereas fl ...
... events for small-scale catchments, effects of forests on floods are likely to be minimal for large scale catchments (Calder, 2007). In addition, effects of forests on dry season flows (low flows) remain unclear. The effects of land use on annual and monthly runoff were analysed in this study, whereas fl ...
Climate Projections for Metro Vancouver
... of about 3°C in our region by the 2050s. Metro Vancouver’s ability to adapt to climate change requires specific information on how changes in temperature and precipitation will play out locally, how expected changes may vary throughout the seasons, and about new climate extremes. Work has been compl ...
... of about 3°C in our region by the 2050s. Metro Vancouver’s ability to adapt to climate change requires specific information on how changes in temperature and precipitation will play out locally, how expected changes may vary throughout the seasons, and about new climate extremes. Work has been compl ...
Global Climate Projections
... Intensity of precipitation events is projected to increase, particularly in tropical and high latitude areas that experience increases in mean precipitation. Even in areas where mean precipitation decreases (most subtropical and mid-latitude regions), precipitation intensity is projected to increase ...
... Intensity of precipitation events is projected to increase, particularly in tropical and high latitude areas that experience increases in mean precipitation. Even in areas where mean precipitation decreases (most subtropical and mid-latitude regions), precipitation intensity is projected to increase ...
Small global-mean cooling due to volcanic radiative forcing
... (Fig. 1a), and is projected to continue to rise during the present century at a rate which depends on the emissions scenario. For example, the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change considered a set of scenarios under which the nominal radiative forcing at 210 ...
... (Fig. 1a), and is projected to continue to rise during the present century at a rate which depends on the emissions scenario. For example, the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change considered a set of scenarios under which the nominal radiative forcing at 210 ...
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... society, writes Sven Kullander, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. According to studies carried out within the Academy’s energy committee, it is esti mated that carbon dioxide emissions from fossil energy sources could be reduced from the current figure of 28 billion tonnes per year to 20 billion t ...
... society, writes Sven Kullander, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. According to studies carried out within the Academy’s energy committee, it is esti mated that carbon dioxide emissions from fossil energy sources could be reduced from the current figure of 28 billion tonnes per year to 20 billion t ...
Climate Change Effects and Adaptation Approaches in Marine and
... climate change effects on marine and coastal ecosystems in the geographic extent of the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative (NPLCC). The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service funded this report to help inform members of the newly established NPLCC as they assess priorities and begin operations. ...
... climate change effects on marine and coastal ecosystems in the geographic extent of the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative (NPLCC). The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service funded this report to help inform members of the newly established NPLCC as they assess priorities and begin operations. ...
Celebrating 20 years of The Montreal Protocol
... to achieve this. The protocols existing phase-out measures, it is estimated, will reduce the global warming potential of greenhouse gases five to six times as much as the cuts agreed in the Kyoto Protocol, and accelerating the phase out of HFCs and HCFCs will cut it even more. This deserves serious ...
... to achieve this. The protocols existing phase-out measures, it is estimated, will reduce the global warming potential of greenhouse gases five to six times as much as the cuts agreed in the Kyoto Protocol, and accelerating the phase out of HFCs and HCFCs will cut it even more. This deserves serious ...
Erler, A.R., Peltier, W.R., dOrgeville, M. Dynamically downscaled
... (CORDEX; Giorgi et al. 2009) is now also encouraging the use of higher resolutions, close to 10 km or finer (Arritt and Rummukainen 2011). While it is relatively simple to perform regional climate simulations with reanalysis data as boundary forcing, downscaling climate projections is more challengi ...
... (CORDEX; Giorgi et al. 2009) is now also encouraging the use of higher resolutions, close to 10 km or finer (Arritt and Rummukainen 2011). While it is relatively simple to perform regional climate simulations with reanalysis data as boundary forcing, downscaling climate projections is more challengi ...
Risks from Climate Change to Indigenous Communities in
... settlements and communities across tropical northern Australia, including the Torres Strait Islands and the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The study region is home to about 87,000 Indigenous people, around a quarter of the total population of 355,000. The region includes 665 settlements varyin ...
... settlements and communities across tropical northern Australia, including the Torres Strait Islands and the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The study region is home to about 87,000 Indigenous people, around a quarter of the total population of 355,000. The region includes 665 settlements varyin ...
Water: The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and
... hydrologic cycle, and much more. Natural and human-induced changes in the Earth’s climate will thus have widespread implications for society. The National Assessment of Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change for the United States (“the National Assessment”) was designed to begin th ...
... hydrologic cycle, and much more. Natural and human-induced changes in the Earth’s climate will thus have widespread implications for society. The National Assessment of Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change for the United States (“the National Assessment”) was designed to begin th ...