El Niño Is Becoming More Active
... Some of these discrepancies in ENSO reconstructions arise because the methods typically applied to combine individual paleo-proxy records do not handle small dating uncertainties amongst the proxies well. The usual approach has been to combine the individual ENSO proxies and then to calculate the ac ...
... Some of these discrepancies in ENSO reconstructions arise because the methods typically applied to combine individual paleo-proxy records do not handle small dating uncertainties amongst the proxies well. The usual approach has been to combine the individual ENSO proxies and then to calculate the ac ...
Adaptation Research Program - Department of Agriculture and
... Generally, under elevated CO2 conditions and where water is not substantially limiting, many of the ‘adaptation traits’ that are currently utilised in wheat, still generate the same rankings among wheat genotypes, i.e. breeders will still be able to deploy useful traits in elevated CO2 environments. ...
... Generally, under elevated CO2 conditions and where water is not substantially limiting, many of the ‘adaptation traits’ that are currently utilised in wheat, still generate the same rankings among wheat genotypes, i.e. breeders will still be able to deploy useful traits in elevated CO2 environments. ...
A new decision sciences for complex systems
... GHGs in the atmosphere. The scientific evidence has become compelling that such emissions over the last 100 years have altered the earth’s climate system. But, deep uncertainty remains about the future costs and benefits of any potential action to address the problem. It is clear, however, that if c ...
... GHGs in the atmosphere. The scientific evidence has become compelling that such emissions over the last 100 years have altered the earth’s climate system. But, deep uncertainty remains about the future costs and benefits of any potential action to address the problem. It is clear, however, that if c ...
2NC Impact Calc
... next five years—before it is too late to avoid the most catastrophic effects of global warming. Cooperation on climate change is in both countries’ interests, and groundbreaking dialogues between China and the United States have already begun to identify areas of consensus and mutual interest. Minis ...
... next five years—before it is too late to avoid the most catastrophic effects of global warming. Cooperation on climate change is in both countries’ interests, and groundbreaking dialogues between China and the United States have already begun to identify areas of consensus and mutual interest. Minis ...
mitigation
... ◦ Taller structures block air movement & further reduce the rate at which these surfaces can cool ...
... ◦ Taller structures block air movement & further reduce the rate at which these surfaces can cool ...
COP15 side event
... • Favour adaptation strategies which will yield benefits (for other, less uncertain, policy concerns) regardless of whether or not climate impacts will occur. ...
... • Favour adaptation strategies which will yield benefits (for other, less uncertain, policy concerns) regardless of whether or not climate impacts will occur. ...
Energy and climate change in the Mediterranean Region
... be acknowledged that energy is the economic sector in which interdependence between EuroMediterranean countries is the most strategically important and where there is the most potential for cooperation between countries in the region. Energy transition and managing the impact of climate change are c ...
... be acknowledged that energy is the economic sector in which interdependence between EuroMediterranean countries is the most strategically important and where there is the most potential for cooperation between countries in the region. Energy transition and managing the impact of climate change are c ...
Como (Italy) November, 24
... order to meet the goal of improved sustainable production. This process depends on a set of common and well-coordinated factors, such as new advanced technology, environmental protection, institutional strengthening, economic and financial assessment, research thrust and human resources development. ...
... order to meet the goal of improved sustainable production. This process depends on a set of common and well-coordinated factors, such as new advanced technology, environmental protection, institutional strengthening, economic and financial assessment, research thrust and human resources development. ...
Climate Change and Climate Change Policy as Human Sacrifice
... lines: accidental, incidental, and purposed. The first includes the grand accidents of a distinctly technological society – such events as the Exxon-Valdez and Chernobyl disasters. Incidental modification implies the attendant (and possibly catastrophic) modification of ecological systems and proces ...
... lines: accidental, incidental, and purposed. The first includes the grand accidents of a distinctly technological society – such events as the Exxon-Valdez and Chernobyl disasters. Incidental modification implies the attendant (and possibly catastrophic) modification of ecological systems and proces ...
Climate Change: What is Happening with the Weather in Central
... names could have been used. The calendar does focus on natural events that are indicators of particular times of the year, although it includes some events that happen after rain when it occurs. This project focused on the indicator events in talks with Indigenous elders, rangers and others because ...
... names could have been used. The calendar does focus on natural events that are indicators of particular times of the year, although it includes some events that happen after rain when it occurs. This project focused on the indicator events in talks with Indigenous elders, rangers and others because ...
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND EQUITY IMPACTS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE AND
... 3.1.1. Extreme Weather Events – Heat Extreme weather events, such as heat-waves, droughts, and floods are expected to increase in their frequency and intensity in the next hundred years (IPCC 2007), which could amplify the risk of associated morbidity and mortality. In a study on nine California cou ...
... 3.1.1. Extreme Weather Events – Heat Extreme weather events, such as heat-waves, droughts, and floods are expected to increase in their frequency and intensity in the next hundred years (IPCC 2007), which could amplify the risk of associated morbidity and mortality. In a study on nine California cou ...
Text - Reading`s CentAUR
... for impacts of climate change, we have also calculated the change in difference between precipitation and evaporation over land (Figures 2g and 2h). This picture is more complex, and the changes are statistically significant over relatively few areas. Nevertheless, in some regions, the changes are sm ...
... for impacts of climate change, we have also calculated the change in difference between precipitation and evaporation over land (Figures 2g and 2h). This picture is more complex, and the changes are statistically significant over relatively few areas. Nevertheless, in some regions, the changes are sm ...
Indigenous Australians` knowledge of weather and climate
... These ecosystems that provided food, shelter and cultural meaning in the past would likely be unrecognisable to the current generation of Indigenous people. However, records of these past environments remain in some of Australia’s most significant Aboriginal rock art galleries. The major stylistic c ...
... These ecosystems that provided food, shelter and cultural meaning in the past would likely be unrecognisable to the current generation of Indigenous people. However, records of these past environments remain in some of Australia’s most significant Aboriginal rock art galleries. The major stylistic c ...
Chapter 5: Pacific Island Developing Country Water Resources and
... pumping from groundwater sources (Falkland and Custodio 1991). For example, surface water provides more than 95 percent of the water requirements in French Polynesia (Falkland and Custodio 1991). Surface water also contributes to the freshwater supply in Nauru, Palau, and on the high islands of the ...
... pumping from groundwater sources (Falkland and Custodio 1991). For example, surface water provides more than 95 percent of the water requirements in French Polynesia (Falkland and Custodio 1991). Surface water also contributes to the freshwater supply in Nauru, Palau, and on the high islands of the ...
CSULA Symposium 2011_HK - Cal State LA
... 2. A. willowi northern range limit currently fixed @ TB – Genetic constraints ...
... 2. A. willowi northern range limit currently fixed @ TB – Genetic constraints ...
Adapting to climate change: A perspective from evolutionary
... traits play an important initial demographic role by influencing survival and reproduction under a given set of environmental conditions (Soberón 2007). The significance of understanding such relationships between the phenotype and the environment has recently been highlighted by 2 studies (Deutsch ...
... traits play an important initial demographic role by influencing survival and reproduction under a given set of environmental conditions (Soberón 2007). The significance of understanding such relationships between the phenotype and the environment has recently been highlighted by 2 studies (Deutsch ...
Restorative Land Use as Appropriate Technology: a System Account
... management of soil, land, biodiversity and water and in the context of food production it is important to be very clear that there exist powerful and efficient technologies that are still used in agrarian systems. The power of these technologies lies in the benign feedback relationships that they w ...
... management of soil, land, biodiversity and water and in the context of food production it is important to be very clear that there exist powerful and efficient technologies that are still used in agrarian systems. The power of these technologies lies in the benign feedback relationships that they w ...
Toward Extreme Weather and Climate Resilience in the Region of
... The intent of this project was to provide case study examples of vulnerability and risk analysis methods being used to develop actionable strategies for increasing resilience to priority impacts of climate ...
... The intent of this project was to provide case study examples of vulnerability and risk analysis methods being used to develop actionable strategies for increasing resilience to priority impacts of climate ...
Policy tools for implementing assisted migration for species and
... application of AM programs is de facto difficult. In general, the more critical the status of a population, the more it will be regulated. Furthermore, the greater the translocation distance the more difficult the application of AM programs will be. In the USA, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) inclu ...
... application of AM programs is de facto difficult. In general, the more critical the status of a population, the more it will be regulated. Furthermore, the greater the translocation distance the more difficult the application of AM programs will be. In the USA, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) inclu ...
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... while 4 °C has been proposed as a ³tipping point´ for the climate system, although this can vary according to the component under consideration [29]. It should be noted that where the current precipitation totals are low, e.g., African rhinoceros and snow leopard, then the percentage changes can be ...
... while 4 °C has been proposed as a ³tipping point´ for the climate system, although this can vary according to the component under consideration [29]. It should be noted that where the current precipitation totals are low, e.g., African rhinoceros and snow leopard, then the percentage changes can be ...
Current and future climate of Samoa
... models from around the world and found that 18 best represent the climate of the western tropical Pacific region. These 18 models have been used to develop climate projections for Samoa. The future climate will be determined by a combination of natural and human factors. As we do not know what the f ...
... models from around the world and found that 18 best represent the climate of the western tropical Pacific region. These 18 models have been used to develop climate projections for Samoa. The future climate will be determined by a combination of natural and human factors. As we do not know what the f ...
Dawson et al. 2011
... Fig. 2. Representative modes of population and species-range response to environmental changes since the last glacial maximum, documented for selected North American conifer trees and Eurasian cervids. Populations of many species have persisted in situ at individual sites since the last glacial maxi ...
... Fig. 2. Representative modes of population and species-range response to environmental changes since the last glacial maximum, documented for selected North American conifer trees and Eurasian cervids. Populations of many species have persisted in situ at individual sites since the last glacial maxi ...
a pre-publication version here.
... established that climate change is underway, that the problem is mostly human-caused, and ...
... established that climate change is underway, that the problem is mostly human-caused, and ...
Global megatrends - Eionet Forum
... GMT 1: Diverging global population trends The world population may rise beyond 9.6 billion by 2050, despite the rate of growth slowing. Most of the increase will occur in developing-world urban areas, particularly slums and ...
... GMT 1: Diverging global population trends The world population may rise beyond 9.6 billion by 2050, despite the rate of growth slowing. Most of the increase will occur in developing-world urban areas, particularly slums and ...
An investigation into the impact of science communication and
... neutral group. No statistically significant difference was identified in CCSS score by level of strain and science communication, χ2(5)=2.727, p=0.742, with a mean rank score of 55.67 for the non-strained positive group, 58.73 for the non-strained negative group, 69.13 for the non-strained neutral g ...
... neutral group. No statistically significant difference was identified in CCSS score by level of strain and science communication, χ2(5)=2.727, p=0.742, with a mean rank score of 55.67 for the non-strained positive group, 58.73 for the non-strained negative group, 69.13 for the non-strained neutral g ...