climate change and the conservation value of range
... While spring phenology is largely temperature dependent, growth cessation and bud set in the fall is mostly governed by photoperiod (B€ ohlenius et al. 2006). As tree species migrate poleward, especially into unforested areas beyond current latitudinal treelines, adjustment to the new photoperiods a ...
... While spring phenology is largely temperature dependent, growth cessation and bud set in the fall is mostly governed by photoperiod (B€ ohlenius et al. 2006). As tree species migrate poleward, especially into unforested areas beyond current latitudinal treelines, adjustment to the new photoperiods a ...
Assessment of Climate Change for the Baltic Sea
... BACC considers it plausible that this warming is at least partly related to anthropogenic factors. So far, and in the next few decades, the signal is limited to temperature and directly related variables, such as ice conditions. Later, changes in the water cycle are expected to become obvious. T ...
... BACC considers it plausible that this warming is at least partly related to anthropogenic factors. So far, and in the next few decades, the signal is limited to temperature and directly related variables, such as ice conditions. Later, changes in the water cycle are expected to become obvious. T ...
challenges for future sustainable water resources management in
... countries where water has always been scarce per se - the situation is being exacerbated since the middle of the last century by adverse changes of the global and local climate, with corresponding alterations in the hydrological cycle. Whether these climate changes are a reflection of what is called ...
... countries where water has always been scarce per se - the situation is being exacerbated since the middle of the last century by adverse changes of the global and local climate, with corresponding alterations in the hydrological cycle. Whether these climate changes are a reflection of what is called ...
adaptation - Bayard Public Schools
... Can be up to twenty feet tall Can weight up to 8,800 lbs Can go under water for 2 hours Can swim under water 4,921 feet Are endangered so can not hunt ...
... Can be up to twenty feet tall Can weight up to 8,800 lbs Can go under water for 2 hours Can swim under water 4,921 feet Are endangered so can not hunt ...
Dealing with the uncertainties of climate engineering
... With the help of an example commonly referred to by scientists in the field of CE, we will establish that a problem in this context features the characteristics complexity, intransparency, dynamics, and polytely. For each of these characteristics, we will exemplify the experienced uncertainties and c ...
... With the help of an example commonly referred to by scientists in the field of CE, we will establish that a problem in this context features the characteristics complexity, intransparency, dynamics, and polytely. For each of these characteristics, we will exemplify the experienced uncertainties and c ...
Inter American Institute for Global Change Research
... The focus of this theme is to document and predict the implications of global change on human beings—their health, welfare, and activities which depend on the productivity, diversity and functioning of ecosystems. Projects that integrate natural and social science themes, include a human dimension c ...
... The focus of this theme is to document and predict the implications of global change on human beings—their health, welfare, and activities which depend on the productivity, diversity and functioning of ecosystems. Projects that integrate natural and social science themes, include a human dimension c ...
Adaptation Research Programs and Funding
... Selecting adaptation strategies is made more difficult by the uncertainties surrounding climate change, the range of climate change phenomena and the range of impacts on transportation facilities and processes. Candidate adaptation activities can be technological, policy-based, behavioral or manager ...
... Selecting adaptation strategies is made more difficult by the uncertainties surrounding climate change, the range of climate change phenomena and the range of impacts on transportation facilities and processes. Candidate adaptation activities can be technological, policy-based, behavioral or manager ...
Communicating Climate Change through ICT
... take their expected or perceived need for knowledge, their interpretative frames and their preconceptions or previous knowledge into account when communicating climate change [6,18]. This means that there is a need to tailor communication to the target audiences. Many attempts have been made to segm ...
... take their expected or perceived need for knowledge, their interpretative frames and their preconceptions or previous knowledge into account when communicating climate change [6,18]. This means that there is a need to tailor communication to the target audiences. Many attempts have been made to segm ...
Yes, He Can: President Obama’s Power to Make an International Climate Commitment
... would suffer from water shortages7—atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases would have to peak at the equivalent of 450 ppm CO2.8 Even reaching this higher target would require developed countries to reduce their emissions to 25-40% below 1990 levels by 2020.9 The President’s proposal, in cont ...
... would suffer from water shortages7—atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases would have to peak at the equivalent of 450 ppm CO2.8 Even reaching this higher target would require developed countries to reduce their emissions to 25-40% below 1990 levels by 2020.9 The President’s proposal, in cont ...
The impacts of climate change on nuclear power stations sites
... It is with an awareness of the need to address this wider context that this brief review has been conducted. It considers the likely impacts of climate change on four existing nuclear power station sites around the UK coastline, which have also been proposed as sites for new reactors: Dungeness, Hin ...
... It is with an awareness of the need to address this wider context that this brief review has been conducted. It considers the likely impacts of climate change on four existing nuclear power station sites around the UK coastline, which have also been proposed as sites for new reactors: Dungeness, Hin ...
GCOS - WMO
... Meteorological Satellites (CGMS) for implementation; and plays a significant role for the broader observation requirements of the GFCS. GCOS will ensure data needs are met, as far as possible, by existing operational and scientific observing, data management and information distribution systems, and ...
... Meteorological Satellites (CGMS) for implementation; and plays a significant role for the broader observation requirements of the GFCS. GCOS will ensure data needs are met, as far as possible, by existing operational and scientific observing, data management and information distribution systems, and ...
Text S1: Models, Climate Change Scenario Linkages, and
... based on the statistical criteria as described below. First, both linear and log models were constructed with one, two and three lag terms. Second, the statistical significance of the lag term coefficients was assessed; models were favored as long as added lag terms displayed convincing evidence of ...
... based on the statistical criteria as described below. First, both linear and log models were constructed with one, two and three lag terms. Second, the statistical significance of the lag term coefficients was assessed; models were favored as long as added lag terms displayed convincing evidence of ...
Understanding Climate Change And Impacts On Tourism In The
... herein has broad implications for similar coastal tourism destinations throughout the world. The remarkable growth of tourism in the United States over the past 25 years has elevated the need for sustainable tourism policy discussions with respect to the repercussions of climate change on the touris ...
... herein has broad implications for similar coastal tourism destinations throughout the world. The remarkable growth of tourism in the United States over the past 25 years has elevated the need for sustainable tourism policy discussions with respect to the repercussions of climate change on the touris ...
CIDSE_encyclical_press_release
... “Yet it would also be mistaken to view other living beings as mere objects subjected to arbitrary human domination. When nature is viewed solely as a source of profit and gain, this has serious consequences for society. This vision of “might is right” has engendered immense inequality, injustice and ...
... “Yet it would also be mistaken to view other living beings as mere objects subjected to arbitrary human domination. When nature is viewed solely as a source of profit and gain, this has serious consequences for society. This vision of “might is right” has engendered immense inequality, injustice and ...
The Challenge of Adapting to Climate in a Changing World
... and climate impacts and adaptation is that socio-economic developments can make the world more or less vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. ...
... and climate impacts and adaptation is that socio-economic developments can make the world more or less vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. ...
The Role of Protected Areas in Regard to Climate Change
... Climate change processes in Georgia have become noticeable since the 1960s and they intensified since the 1990s. Based on average statistical values of weather stations in Western and Eastern Georgia separately, annual temperature increased in both parts of Georgia, annual sum precipitation in Easte ...
... Climate change processes in Georgia have become noticeable since the 1960s and they intensified since the 1990s. Based on average statistical values of weather stations in Western and Eastern Georgia separately, annual temperature increased in both parts of Georgia, annual sum precipitation in Easte ...
Shifting public opinion on climate change: an
... recent information that they have been presented on that issue. Thus, cues from political elites play an important role in these responses. Zaller’s research has shown that the higher the individuals’ level of education, the more aware they are of elite cues and the more likely it is that individual ...
... recent information that they have been presented on that issue. Thus, cues from political elites play an important role in these responses. Zaller’s research has shown that the higher the individuals’ level of education, the more aware they are of elite cues and the more likely it is that individual ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES UNCERTAINTY, CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
... Uncertainty about future climate change is an unavoidable fact. It is commonplace to gauge this uncertainty by simulations with different climate models. This is the approach taken, e.g., by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2001, 2007) to highlight our imprecise knowledge about the r ...
... Uncertainty about future climate change is an unavoidable fact. It is commonplace to gauge this uncertainty by simulations with different climate models. This is the approach taken, e.g., by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2001, 2007) to highlight our imprecise knowledge about the r ...
How Is Puget Sound`s Climate Changing?
... circulation (specifically, variations in surface pressure and winds), which may or may not result from human-‐induced warming.7 Others have repeated the analysis using different datasets and found no evidence f ...
... circulation (specifically, variations in surface pressure and winds), which may or may not result from human-‐induced warming.7 Others have repeated the analysis using different datasets and found no evidence f ...
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... that are both most vulnerable to climate change and with the least capacity to respond (Orindi et al., 2006; Stige et al., 2006). Given that agricultural production remains the main source of income for most rural communities in Niger, the increased risk of crop failure associated with increased fre ...
... that are both most vulnerable to climate change and with the least capacity to respond (Orindi et al., 2006; Stige et al., 2006). Given that agricultural production remains the main source of income for most rural communities in Niger, the increased risk of crop failure associated with increased fre ...
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... Each panel included ample time for questions, answers, and discussion. Participants debated, for example, whether U.S. climate technology policy is really sustainable, given its multi-billion dollar annual cost and current budget deficits, as well as different perspectives on widely acclaimed volunt ...
... Each panel included ample time for questions, answers, and discussion. Participants debated, for example, whether U.S. climate technology policy is really sustainable, given its multi-billion dollar annual cost and current budget deficits, as well as different perspectives on widely acclaimed volunt ...
climate change and sustainability of agrodiversity in traditional
... Pastoralists are now resorting to an alternate strategy for making the best use of their land and herds. There is a need to develop a comprehensive master plan for strategically planning conservation, addressing poverty and food security in the wake of climate change impacts. KEYWORDS: Sikkim Himala ...
... Pastoralists are now resorting to an alternate strategy for making the best use of their land and herds. There is a need to develop a comprehensive master plan for strategically planning conservation, addressing poverty and food security in the wake of climate change impacts. KEYWORDS: Sikkim Himala ...
Climate Change Projections for the United States Midwest
... Forecasts of changes in future climate due to emissions from human activities begin with emission scenarios that represent plausible future conditions under a consistent set of assumptions. The IS92 scenarios (Leggett et al. 1992) have been used in most previous assessments of national and regional ...
... Forecasts of changes in future climate due to emissions from human activities begin with emission scenarios that represent plausible future conditions under a consistent set of assumptions. The IS92 scenarios (Leggett et al. 1992) have been used in most previous assessments of national and regional ...
Georgia`s Climate Variability vs Climate Change
... Continuing infrastructure development, especially in vulnerable zones, will likely lead to continuing increases in economic damage from extreme weather ...
... Continuing infrastructure development, especially in vulnerable zones, will likely lead to continuing increases in economic damage from extreme weather ...
Assessing the adequacy of current fisheries
... changes in temperature, acidity, ocean currents, and productivity are predicted to occur in the oceans (Behrenfeld et al., 2006; IPCC, 2007). Climate change is likely to have a significant impact on both target and non-target marine stocks worldwide, with the concomitant need for management strategi ...
... changes in temperature, acidity, ocean currents, and productivity are predicted to occur in the oceans (Behrenfeld et al., 2006; IPCC, 2007). Climate change is likely to have a significant impact on both target and non-target marine stocks worldwide, with the concomitant need for management strategi ...