a case study in the Italian Alp
... logistic problems of deriving daily GCM data. The files covering years 1980–89 of HadCM2 were empty and data acquisition for years 1960–89 of ECHAM4/OPYC3 was already in process. The second period of both GCMs covers the years 2070–99 and represents climate change due to increasing greenhouse gas co ...
... logistic problems of deriving daily GCM data. The files covering years 1980–89 of HadCM2 were empty and data acquisition for years 1960–89 of ECHAM4/OPYC3 was already in process. The second period of both GCMs covers the years 2070–99 and represents climate change due to increasing greenhouse gas co ...
Basic Teacher Planning (for Lent 2017 lessons)
... Complete Worksheet C6b: Climate Change and the Common Good. This worksheet helps students unpack the ideas in Celia Deane-Drummond’s interview. Complete Worksheet C6c – Climate Change Advocacy. Focus on advocacy for those adversely affected by climate change. To find out about one of the ways in whi ...
... Complete Worksheet C6b: Climate Change and the Common Good. This worksheet helps students unpack the ideas in Celia Deane-Drummond’s interview. Complete Worksheet C6c – Climate Change Advocacy. Focus on advocacy for those adversely affected by climate change. To find out about one of the ways in whi ...
Future humidity trends over the western United States in the CMIP5
... humidity, such as evapotranspiration (Friend, 1995), runoff, wildfire (Brown et al., 2004), and plant growth (Leuschner, 2002). Irrigation can increase surface relative humidity locally (Kueppers et al., 2007), but we do not include the effects of irrigation in this work. A large number of studies h ...
... humidity, such as evapotranspiration (Friend, 1995), runoff, wildfire (Brown et al., 2004), and plant growth (Leuschner, 2002). Irrigation can increase surface relative humidity locally (Kueppers et al., 2007), but we do not include the effects of irrigation in this work. A large number of studies h ...
Biological Significance of Phenology
... • An object of natural selection • Can be studied at many scales • Amenable to experimental manipulation ...
... • An object of natural selection • Can be studied at many scales • Amenable to experimental manipulation ...
Degrees of Change: Climate Warming and the Stakes for Canada
... No greater environmental and economic challenge faces Canada and Canadians than climate change. From melting sea ice in the Arctic to the pine beetle infestation in British Columbia to more extreme weather events, a warming globe from increased greenhouse gas emissions is making its effects known ri ...
... No greater environmental and economic challenge faces Canada and Canadians than climate change. From melting sea ice in the Arctic to the pine beetle infestation in British Columbia to more extreme weather events, a warming globe from increased greenhouse gas emissions is making its effects known ri ...
Biological Significance, David Inouye
... • An object of natural selection • Can be studied at many scales • Amenable to experimental manipulation ...
... • An object of natural selection • Can be studied at many scales • Amenable to experimental manipulation ...
The Age of Consequences: The Foreign Policy
... only one of these threats in isolation is likely to exacerbate the other, while dealing with them together can provide important synergies. • Historical comparisons from previous civilizations and national experiences of such natural phenomena as floods, earthquakes, and disease may be of help in u ...
... only one of these threats in isolation is likely to exacerbate the other, while dealing with them together can provide important synergies. • Historical comparisons from previous civilizations and national experiences of such natural phenomena as floods, earthquakes, and disease may be of help in u ...
The age of consequences—the foreign policy and national security
... only one of these threats in isolation is likely to exacerbate the other, while dealing with them together can provide important synergies. • Historical comparisons from previous civilizations and national experiences of such natural phenomena as floods, earthquakes, and disease may be of help in u ...
... only one of these threats in isolation is likely to exacerbate the other, while dealing with them together can provide important synergies. • Historical comparisons from previous civilizations and national experiences of such natural phenomena as floods, earthquakes, and disease may be of help in u ...
Climate change challenge badge
... for their group and should provide the required supervision to ensure all participants are safe and sound. The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization ...
... for their group and should provide the required supervision to ensure all participants are safe and sound. The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization ...
Vulnerability of Modiolus reefs to climate change
... Given its higher degree of inbreeding and lower observed heterozygosity (potentially indicating a reduced ability for adaptation to changing conditions), the southern limit population (Lleyn Peninsula) may be increasingly vulnerable to climate change as compared to other populations. ...
... Given its higher degree of inbreeding and lower observed heterozygosity (potentially indicating a reduced ability for adaptation to changing conditions), the southern limit population (Lleyn Peninsula) may be increasingly vulnerable to climate change as compared to other populations. ...
Paulo Nobre
... • To build an Earth System Model in Brazil, from state of the art component models in the nation and abroad: 1. To incorporate expert knowledge about ocean-iceatmosphere-biosphere interactions of relevance to Brazil; 2. To provide the scientific foundations of global climate change scenarios for mit ...
... • To build an Earth System Model in Brazil, from state of the art component models in the nation and abroad: 1. To incorporate expert knowledge about ocean-iceatmosphere-biosphere interactions of relevance to Brazil; 2. To provide the scientific foundations of global climate change scenarios for mit ...
corporate conquistadors - Corporate Europe Observatory
... late 1990s, the Spanish oil and gas giant has quickly risen to the major leagues of the global industry. Among oil and gas corporations, Repsol is now investing in future reserves at one of the highest rates in the world (its reserve replacement ratio1 in 2013 was 275% - the highest in the business2 ...
... late 1990s, the Spanish oil and gas giant has quickly risen to the major leagues of the global industry. Among oil and gas corporations, Repsol is now investing in future reserves at one of the highest rates in the world (its reserve replacement ratio1 in 2013 was 275% - the highest in the business2 ...
The Age of Consequences - The Web site cannot be found
... only one of these threats in isolation is likely to exacerbate the other, while dealing with them together can provide important synergies. • Historical comparisons from previous civilizations and national experiences of such natural phenomena as floods, earthquakes, and disease may be of help in u ...
... only one of these threats in isolation is likely to exacerbate the other, while dealing with them together can provide important synergies. • Historical comparisons from previous civilizations and national experiences of such natural phenomena as floods, earthquakes, and disease may be of help in u ...
Resilient Midwestern Cities - Neighborhood Solutions Inc.
... and intense storms; heavy downpours; heat waves; and cold snaps. These dangerous effects of climate change hit hardest in low-income communities and communities of color, where residents confront daily the symptoms of historic inequities. These symptoms include economic instability as well as poor-q ...
... and intense storms; heavy downpours; heat waves; and cold snaps. These dangerous effects of climate change hit hardest in low-income communities and communities of color, where residents confront daily the symptoms of historic inequities. These symptoms include economic instability as well as poor-q ...
PDF - World Agroforestry Centre
... The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau covers the Chinese provinces of Tibet A.R. and Qinghai, and parts of Gansu, northwest Sichuan and northwest Yunnan. The total land area of the Plateau is around 2.5 million km2, accounting for about 26% of China’s land area (Zhang et al. 2002). The average altitude of the P ...
... The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau covers the Chinese provinces of Tibet A.R. and Qinghai, and parts of Gansu, northwest Sichuan and northwest Yunnan. The total land area of the Plateau is around 2.5 million km2, accounting for about 26% of China’s land area (Zhang et al. 2002). The average altitude of the P ...
Footprints of climate change on Mediterranean Sea biota
... temperature associated to each reported impact was very heterogeneous. Different papers used different temperature diagnostics (e.g., monthly mean, instantaneous values), from different instruments and at different depths. Therefore, in order to use a homogenized temperature diagnostic, we have used ...
... temperature associated to each reported impact was very heterogeneous. Different papers used different temperature diagnostics (e.g., monthly mean, instantaneous values), from different instruments and at different depths. Therefore, in order to use a homogenized temperature diagnostic, we have used ...
Marine climate change impacts
... Climate change is rarely explicitly considered in marine biodiversity legislation, but mechanisms generally exist that could enable climate change issues to be addressed. The potential impacts of climate change on marine protected areas include features being gained to or lost from sites and, in cer ...
... Climate change is rarely explicitly considered in marine biodiversity legislation, but mechanisms generally exist that could enable climate change issues to be addressed. The potential impacts of climate change on marine protected areas include features being gained to or lost from sites and, in cer ...
FINAL EVALUATION REPORT EVALUATION OF DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT PROJECT 08/09 AO(6B) March
... ensuring that the scope of the project is not overly ambitious (the budget must be consistent with the extent of the knowledge gaps that the project is addressing to avoid dilution effects); (ii) the success of certain activities can result in additional demands that the project cannot meet, which c ...
... ensuring that the scope of the project is not overly ambitious (the budget must be consistent with the extent of the knowledge gaps that the project is addressing to avoid dilution effects); (ii) the success of certain activities can result in additional demands that the project cannot meet, which c ...
UCLA_IOE_Feb2007 - UCLA: Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
... correlated with its strength in climate change. We compared snow albedo feedback's strength in the real seasonal cycle to simulated values. They mostly fall well outside the range of the observed estimate, suggesting many models have an unrealistic snow albedo feedback. The range in the feedback str ...
... correlated with its strength in climate change. We compared snow albedo feedback's strength in the real seasonal cycle to simulated values. They mostly fall well outside the range of the observed estimate, suggesting many models have an unrealistic snow albedo feedback. The range in the feedback str ...
Fiji - unfccc
... Many educational resources available on climate change focus on its causes and its mitigation by reducing the emission of greenhouse gases. There are very few educational resources that address adaptation measures that are specific to Pacific islands. The focus of this resource is on the effects of ...
... Many educational resources available on climate change focus on its causes and its mitigation by reducing the emission of greenhouse gases. There are very few educational resources that address adaptation measures that are specific to Pacific islands. The focus of this resource is on the effects of ...
The Recent Trend and Variance Increase of the
... Hemisphere (NH) during the winter season. This trend includes a warming of the surface temperature in midand high latitudes, a cooling in the high-latitude lower stratosphere, an increase in the strength of the westerlies in high latitudes, and a reduction in total column ozone [for a summary of the ...
... Hemisphere (NH) during the winter season. This trend includes a warming of the surface temperature in midand high latitudes, a cooling in the high-latitude lower stratosphere, an increase in the strength of the westerlies in high latitudes, and a reduction in total column ozone [for a summary of the ...
Adaptation to climate change: the attitude and behaviour of rice
... Climate change is defined as “a statistically significant variation in either the mean state of the climate or in its variability, persisting for an extended period (typically decades or longer)” (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 2001, p. 61). Using this definition, the variation can ...
... Climate change is defined as “a statistically significant variation in either the mean state of the climate or in its variability, persisting for an extended period (typically decades or longer)” (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 2001, p. 61). Using this definition, the variation can ...
Addressing Climate Change Challenges in Ireland (07-CCRP-3.1) CCRP Report
... without further permission, provided the source is acknowledged. The EPA CCRP Programme addresses the need for research in Ireland to inform policymakers and other stakeholders on a range of questions in relation to environmental protection. These reports are intended as contributions to the necessa ...
... without further permission, provided the source is acknowledged. The EPA CCRP Programme addresses the need for research in Ireland to inform policymakers and other stakeholders on a range of questions in relation to environmental protection. These reports are intended as contributions to the necessa ...
Needs Assessment: Cayman Islands
... available in the project Inception Report (29th March 2012) and End of Contract Report (11th June 2012). These reports now form a standalone output of the abbreviated consultancy. The Reports The original purpose of the reports still holds and the reader should recognise that the design and level of ...
... available in the project Inception Report (29th March 2012) and End of Contract Report (11th June 2012). These reports now form a standalone output of the abbreviated consultancy. The Reports The original purpose of the reports still holds and the reader should recognise that the design and level of ...
Climate change enhances interannual variability of the Nile river flow
... To secure a yield equivalent to the projected mean annual flow for a similar 40 years into the future, the storage will have to be expanded by about 55%. However, after GERD is built, the new storage in the basin will be sufficient for securing a yield equivalent to the observed flow, for about 60 y ...
... To secure a yield equivalent to the projected mean annual flow for a similar 40 years into the future, the storage will have to be expanded by about 55%. However, after GERD is built, the new storage in the basin will be sufficient for securing a yield equivalent to the observed flow, for about 60 y ...