Impacts of Climate Change for the State of Indiana
... surface runoff actually decreases by up to 8%. Changes in autumn total runoff are mixed and highly susceptible to the amount of precipitation received in the summer, so changes in autumn flow are a direct reflection of whether summer ended with enough precipitation to compensate for evaporative loss ...
... surface runoff actually decreases by up to 8%. Changes in autumn total runoff are mixed and highly susceptible to the amount of precipitation received in the summer, so changes in autumn flow are a direct reflection of whether summer ended with enough precipitation to compensate for evaporative loss ...
Palaeoclimatic insights into future climate challenges
... warm and cold climates. Starting with the cold climates, the Hoffert & Covey (1992) ice-age estimate was based on early palaeoclimatic data that rather clearly underestimated changes (specifically, the CLIMAP sea-surface temperatures (SSTs)). As updated by Cuffey & Brook (2000), improved data yield a s ...
... warm and cold climates. Starting with the cold climates, the Hoffert & Covey (1992) ice-age estimate was based on early palaeoclimatic data that rather clearly underestimated changes (specifically, the CLIMAP sea-surface temperatures (SSTs)). As updated by Cuffey & Brook (2000), improved data yield a s ...
Public perception of cold weather events as evidence for
... The effects of climate change are likely to be catastrophic (reversecoded) ...
... The effects of climate change are likely to be catastrophic (reversecoded) ...
China`s Policies and Actions for Addressing Climate Change (White
... mitigate the emission of greenhouse gases and continuously enhance the capability of adapting itself to climate change. China actively participates in worldwide efforts to address climate change, earnestly observes the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (hereinafter referred to as ...
... mitigate the emission of greenhouse gases and continuously enhance the capability of adapting itself to climate change. China actively participates in worldwide efforts to address climate change, earnestly observes the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (hereinafter referred to as ...
Earth System interactions
... generation of Earth System Models (ESM) for climate prediction that: (i) are reliable; (ii) encompass the key climate processes pertaining to the Nordic and Arctic regions; (iii) include an improved description of processes that are presently considered to be highly uncertain; (iv) are computational ...
... generation of Earth System Models (ESM) for climate prediction that: (i) are reliable; (ii) encompass the key climate processes pertaining to the Nordic and Arctic regions; (iii) include an improved description of processes that are presently considered to be highly uncertain; (iv) are computational ...
published in Global Environmental Change in 2011
... there is a striking degree of scientific agreement in this respect, particularly amongst scientists directly researching the issue: Doran and Zimmerman’s (2009) survey found that 97% of climate scientists agreed that human activity is contributing to climate change. Policy-makers have responded by i ...
... there is a striking degree of scientific agreement in this respect, particularly amongst scientists directly researching the issue: Doran and Zimmerman’s (2009) survey found that 97% of climate scientists agreed that human activity is contributing to climate change. Policy-makers have responded by i ...
University of Birmingham Operational readiness for climate change
... increase to 1.5oC. The global community now agrees that anthropogenic climate change is unequivocal. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the global average combined land and surface temperature has increased by 0.78oC since the industrial revolution. Although the magni ...
... increase to 1.5oC. The global community now agrees that anthropogenic climate change is unequivocal. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the global average combined land and surface temperature has increased by 0.78oC since the industrial revolution. Although the magni ...
STUDY ON THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON CHINA`S
... Since recognition of potential climate change, efforts have been underway to estimate the economic impacts of projected changes in climate on important sectors, such as agriculture, forestry and ecosystem, coastal zones and fisheries, water resources, and energy development. Although several sectors ...
... Since recognition of potential climate change, efforts have been underway to estimate the economic impacts of projected changes in climate on important sectors, such as agriculture, forestry and ecosystem, coastal zones and fisheries, water resources, and energy development. Although several sectors ...
Addressing the assumption of stationarityin statistical bias correction
... a) "stationarity of biases" vs. "preservation of trends" The authors state in the abstract a generality about bias correction techniques, namely that "various methodologies have been developed, their majority assumes that the statistical characteristics of the biases between the modeled data and the ...
... a) "stationarity of biases" vs. "preservation of trends" The authors state in the abstract a generality about bias correction techniques, namely that "various methodologies have been developed, their majority assumes that the statistical characteristics of the biases between the modeled data and the ...
CLIMATE SCIENCE SURVEY
... Australia, conducted a detailed survey about climate science. More than 1800 international scientists studying various aspects of climate change, including e.g. climate physics, climate impacts and mitigation, responded to the questionnaire. Certain results were selected from this survey, namely tho ...
... Australia, conducted a detailed survey about climate science. More than 1800 international scientists studying various aspects of climate change, including e.g. climate physics, climate impacts and mitigation, responded to the questionnaire. Certain results were selected from this survey, namely tho ...
Climate Change: Portfolio Analysis
... Although the scale of the climate challenge is great, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) highlights that the world has the means to address it. As a major producer and consumer of fossil fuels, we are taking action by reducing emissions, adapting to the impacts of climate change an ...
... Although the scale of the climate challenge is great, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) highlights that the world has the means to address it. As a major producer and consumer of fossil fuels, we are taking action by reducing emissions, adapting to the impacts of climate change an ...
Guide to Considering Climate Change in Project Development in
... concentration of all greenhouse gases and aerosols is kept constant at year 2000 levels, a further warming of about 0.1 degrees centigrade per decade is expected. As a consequence it is anticipated that sea‐levels and global sea water temperature will increase; weather patterns w ...
... concentration of all greenhouse gases and aerosols is kept constant at year 2000 levels, a further warming of about 0.1 degrees centigrade per decade is expected. As a consequence it is anticipated that sea‐levels and global sea water temperature will increase; weather patterns w ...
Framing the flood: a media analysis of themes of resilience in the
... Morse 2007; Nisbet and Feldman 2011). As a source of social data, newspaper articles have a number of advantages. They provide data that are easily accessible and have high spatial and temporal resolution, through a method that is non-intrusive, allowing a sensitive, ethical approach to eliciting pe ...
... Morse 2007; Nisbet and Feldman 2011). As a source of social data, newspaper articles have a number of advantages. They provide data that are easily accessible and have high spatial and temporal resolution, through a method that is non-intrusive, allowing a sensitive, ethical approach to eliciting pe ...
India`s Megacities and Climate Change
... that arise from climate change. Regardless of whether climate change affects megacities like Delhi or Mumbai, the concerns of larger urban environmental problems related to water, waste, energy, housing, transportation will continue to pose more and more complex challenges. Thus we need to ask, what ...
... that arise from climate change. Regardless of whether climate change affects megacities like Delhi or Mumbai, the concerns of larger urban environmental problems related to water, waste, energy, housing, transportation will continue to pose more and more complex challenges. Thus we need to ask, what ...
International consultation and analysis
... As at June 2014, project proposal to access funds for the preparation of BURs from 36 non-Annex I Parties have been approved. ...
... As at June 2014, project proposal to access funds for the preparation of BURs from 36 non-Annex I Parties have been approved. ...
Climate Change Impacts on International Seaports
... damages in the US by 54%, from $8 billion to $12 billion per year. Another recent study found that surrounding port lands at 35 of 44 Caribbean ports will be inundated by 1 m of SLR, unless protected by new coastal structures (Simpson et al. 2010). Climate change will disproportionately affect ports ...
... damages in the US by 54%, from $8 billion to $12 billion per year. Another recent study found that surrounding port lands at 35 of 44 Caribbean ports will be inundated by 1 m of SLR, unless protected by new coastal structures (Simpson et al. 2010). Climate change will disproportionately affect ports ...
Will we leave the Great Barrier Reef for our children?
... causing a warming effect. For at least the past 650,000 years prior to the Industrial Revolution the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere varied between 180 and 300 parts per million (ppm).23 Since the Industrial Revolution, globally averaged concentrations of CO2, the major greenhouse gas in the ...
... causing a warming effect. For at least the past 650,000 years prior to the Industrial Revolution the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere varied between 180 and 300 parts per million (ppm).23 Since the Industrial Revolution, globally averaged concentrations of CO2, the major greenhouse gas in the ...
full publication
... Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing mankind this century. Unchecked, no one will remain immune from its consequences. Yet we each contribute to it. Every time we use electricity and gas at home, drive a car and get on an aeroplane we are emitting greenhouse gases that are warming ...
... Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing mankind this century. Unchecked, no one will remain immune from its consequences. Yet we each contribute to it. Every time we use electricity and gas at home, drive a car and get on an aeroplane we are emitting greenhouse gases that are warming ...
MRV of developing country actions in the context of UNFCCC
... As at June 2014, project proposal to access funds for the preparation of BURs from 36 non-Annex I Parties have been approved. ...
... As at June 2014, project proposal to access funds for the preparation of BURs from 36 non-Annex I Parties have been approved. ...
The Met Office Hadley Centre climate modelling capability: the
... an idealized scenario in which atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations are increased by 1% per annum for 80 years. This scenario has previously been shown to lead to statistically significant changes in global and regional climate for a range of climate quantities of interest. The values of effecti ...
... an idealized scenario in which atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations are increased by 1% per annum for 80 years. This scenario has previously been shown to lead to statistically significant changes in global and regional climate for a range of climate quantities of interest. The values of effecti ...
Climate Change and Health in Scotland
... Figure 2: Carbon dioxide emissions per capita for countries of population between 4 and 6 million (data presented in Table 1, Appendix 1). There is a clear difference in emissions per head population from developed (average 8.6 tonnes CO2 per capita) and developing countries (average 0.1 tonnes CO2 ...
... Figure 2: Carbon dioxide emissions per capita for countries of population between 4 and 6 million (data presented in Table 1, Appendix 1). There is a clear difference in emissions per head population from developed (average 8.6 tonnes CO2 per capita) and developing countries (average 0.1 tonnes CO2 ...
Russia`s Role in the Post-2012 Climate Change Policy: Key
... of carbon credits accumulated by Russia (and Ukraine) create lots of anxiety and fears in the European Union (EurActive, 2009; Harrison 2010) and the U.S. (Kanter 2009; Higgins 2009) that Russia would control the future of cap-and trade system. Russia is demanding that it be able to retain its massi ...
... of carbon credits accumulated by Russia (and Ukraine) create lots of anxiety and fears in the European Union (EurActive, 2009; Harrison 2010) and the U.S. (Kanter 2009; Higgins 2009) that Russia would control the future of cap-and trade system. Russia is demanding that it be able to retain its massi ...
Protecting Cultural Heritage and Adapting to Climate Change
... By analysing past hydrological structures in the city of Lund, Sweden, this paper highlights the contexts in which knowledge of the dynamic landscape in its origin, and the subsequent integration of human implementation and perception, will provide a complementary guidance to sustainable planning ...
... By analysing past hydrological structures in the city of Lund, Sweden, this paper highlights the contexts in which knowledge of the dynamic landscape in its origin, and the subsequent integration of human implementation and perception, will provide a complementary guidance to sustainable planning ...
`Second opinion` on Örebro kommun`s Green Bond Framework
... The establishment of the carbon market is one cornerstone of this action plan. The revenue that the Québec government obtains from this carbon market are invested in the priorities of the action plan. The carbon market is, therefore, an integral part of the action plan. Emissions in 2014 were 8 per ...
... The establishment of the carbon market is one cornerstone of this action plan. The revenue that the Québec government obtains from this carbon market are invested in the priorities of the action plan. The carbon market is, therefore, an integral part of the action plan. Emissions in 2014 were 8 per ...
John Holdren: The Scientist Who Cried Wolf
... weather on climate change: “If it’s very cold in the winter, they blame it, here in the northeast, they blame it on global warming, and the report says that global warming makes summers hotter and winters are generally shorter and warmer.” Chait is incredulous. “In one sentence, Krauthammer claims ‘ ...
... weather on climate change: “If it’s very cold in the winter, they blame it, here in the northeast, they blame it on global warming, and the report says that global warming makes summers hotter and winters are generally shorter and warmer.” Chait is incredulous. “In one sentence, Krauthammer claims ‘ ...