Meehl, GA, R. Moss, KE Taylor, V. Eyring, RJ Stouffer, S. Bony, and
... Public policy plays an important role in shaping local to national-scale land use conversions and management practices (Miles and Kapos, 2008; Pannell, 2008). Global ...
... Public policy plays an important role in shaping local to national-scale land use conversions and management practices (Miles and Kapos, 2008; Pannell, 2008). Global ...
impacts by degree - Division on Earth and Life Studies
... deep-sea sediments or permafrost. Although recent methane releases at specific points may appear dramatic, and a major release could have a substantial effect on climate, it is not yet possible to quantify the longterm risk of a major release. Ice sheets are another increasing concern over the very ...
... deep-sea sediments or permafrost. Although recent methane releases at specific points may appear dramatic, and a major release could have a substantial effect on climate, it is not yet possible to quantify the longterm risk of a major release. Ice sheets are another increasing concern over the very ...
Erian-IPCC report on Climate Change & DRR-Day2
... monsoons. Model projections of changes in El Niño–Southern Oscillation variability and the frequency of El Niño episodes are not consistent, and so there is low confidence in projections of changes in this phenomenon. ...
... monsoons. Model projections of changes in El Niño–Southern Oscillation variability and the frequency of El Niño episodes are not consistent, and so there is low confidence in projections of changes in this phenomenon. ...
Introduction. `Seeing` Environmental Process in Time
... of land drainage and the relentless extension of agricultural land, Wicken Fen had become an island, one of the few remnants of the great fenlands that used to stretch over much of East Anglia. But studies by Arthur Tansley, Harry Godwin (1901–1985), Max Walters (1920–2005) and others showed that th ...
... of land drainage and the relentless extension of agricultural land, Wicken Fen had become an island, one of the few remnants of the great fenlands that used to stretch over much of East Anglia. But studies by Arthur Tansley, Harry Godwin (1901–1985), Max Walters (1920–2005) and others showed that th ...
Climate Threats: A More Inclusive Assessment Is Needed
... Ben Santer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Gavin Schmidt, Goddard Institute for Space Studies, NASA Leonard A. Smith, London School of Economics ...
... Ben Santer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Gavin Schmidt, Goddard Institute for Space Studies, NASA Leonard A. Smith, London School of Economics ...
Economic incentivnes for solving problems of pollutions
... serious world problem has a relatively short history first notion - (Arrhenius (1896) Global warming could be perceived both as global threat caused by human activity as same as the natural consequence of geological history of our planet. ...
... serious world problem has a relatively short history first notion - (Arrhenius (1896) Global warming could be perceived both as global threat caused by human activity as same as the natural consequence of geological history of our planet. ...
Mise en page 1 - World Climate Research Programme
... There is an urgent need to build a more comprehensive information system to exploit the observations, their analyses, their use for initializing models and resulting products. These operational observations need to be of climate quality and to be supported by research observations to understand key ...
... There is an urgent need to build a more comprehensive information system to exploit the observations, their analyses, their use for initializing models and resulting products. These operational observations need to be of climate quality and to be supported by research observations to understand key ...
Arctic Meltdown Poses Global Threat 0309 - Global Warming
... process starts, it could soon become unstoppable," Ciais says. Walter agrees. Right now, she estimates, only a few tens of millions of tonnes of methane are being emitted. "But there are tens of billions of tonnes potentially available for release." And the faster the warming, the faster the emissio ...
... process starts, it could soon become unstoppable," Ciais says. Walter agrees. Right now, she estimates, only a few tens of millions of tonnes of methane are being emitted. "But there are tens of billions of tonnes potentially available for release." And the faster the warming, the faster the emissio ...
Regional/local climate projections: present ability and future plans
... Asia, A1B emissions, 2090s, CMIP3 Significant highlatitude precip. increase via moister atmosphere; West Asian dries via warmingdriven lower relative humidity and surface drying in spring ...
... Asia, A1B emissions, 2090s, CMIP3 Significant highlatitude precip. increase via moister atmosphere; West Asian dries via warmingdriven lower relative humidity and surface drying in spring ...
Aff Ice Age DA 7WK - Open Evidence Archive
... plankton biomass and productivity can be expected to have consequences for fish, squid and whales as well,” says Andreas Schmittner, a climate researcher at Oregon State University in Corvallis. “A weaker Atlantic overturning circulation could result in a reduced fish supply to people living along t ...
... plankton biomass and productivity can be expected to have consequences for fish, squid and whales as well,” says Andreas Schmittner, a climate researcher at Oregon State University in Corvallis. “A weaker Atlantic overturning circulation could result in a reduced fish supply to people living along t ...
This report describes the impacts of the Nunn
... budget is most affected by the nature of the Earth’s surface and its atmosphere including clouds. While NASA’s Earth Radiation Budget Experiment observationally demonstrated that clouds act to cool the current climate, the impact of clouds on the radiation budget as the climate responds to natural a ...
... budget is most affected by the nature of the Earth’s surface and its atmosphere including clouds. While NASA’s Earth Radiation Budget Experiment observationally demonstrated that clouds act to cool the current climate, the impact of clouds on the radiation budget as the climate responds to natural a ...
New Study Outlines Range of Climate
... onitor ecosystems and respond quickly (real-time responses): Ecosystem monitoring programs can enable managers to react quickly to change by, for example, adjusting quotas when fish populations increase, decline, or shift. 8 P romote social resilience: In general, policies that increase flexibil ...
... onitor ecosystems and respond quickly (real-time responses): Ecosystem monitoring programs can enable managers to react quickly to change by, for example, adjusting quotas when fish populations increase, decline, or shift. 8 P romote social resilience: In general, policies that increase flexibil ...
Sub-regional Climate Change related Centre
... There is an urgent need to react to the impacts of regional climate change which are already evident on the sub-regional scale in Europe, in particular its south-eastern part. The growing evidence of the impact of climate change and related consequences and damages in the SEE region contributed to t ...
... There is an urgent need to react to the impacts of regional climate change which are already evident on the sub-regional scale in Europe, in particular its south-eastern part. The growing evidence of the impact of climate change and related consequences and damages in the SEE region contributed to t ...
Climate change adaptation of the agricultural seed business
... No specific pattern of adaptation strategies exists in agricultural seed business sector in relation to climate change adaptation. Companies either follow one of the three strategies or mix any two of the strategies. ...
... No specific pattern of adaptation strategies exists in agricultural seed business sector in relation to climate change adaptation. Companies either follow one of the three strategies or mix any two of the strategies. ...
Okey et al 2035 modeling challenge
... Steps toward a collaboration • A first inaugural workshop at the International Symposium on the Effects of Climate Change on the World’s Oceans in Gijon, Spain, May 2008 (completed; Okey et al. 2008); • A regular working group potentially under the auspices of ICES/PICES; • Articulating the 2035 Ma ...
... Steps toward a collaboration • A first inaugural workshop at the International Symposium on the Effects of Climate Change on the World’s Oceans in Gijon, Spain, May 2008 (completed; Okey et al. 2008); • A regular working group potentially under the auspices of ICES/PICES; • Articulating the 2035 Ma ...
Climatic change: possible impacts on human health
... industry, and domestic water supply. Currently, 50% of the world population does not reach this level, and close to 350 million people in 20 countries do not have access to potable water. In a changing climate, and especially in a world whose population will continue to increase considerably in the ...
... industry, and domestic water supply. Currently, 50% of the world population does not reach this level, and close to 350 million people in 20 countries do not have access to potable water. In a changing climate, and especially in a world whose population will continue to increase considerably in the ...
The Effects of Climate Change on Aquaculture
... 000 plankton samples collected between 1958 and 2002 with the Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) (Richardson, and Schoeman, 2004) showed an increase in phytoplankton abundance in the cooler regions of the NE Atlantic and a decrease in warmer regions (Gregg et al., 2003). B. Changes in Fisheries Prod ...
... 000 plankton samples collected between 1958 and 2002 with the Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) (Richardson, and Schoeman, 2004) showed an increase in phytoplankton abundance in the cooler regions of the NE Atlantic and a decrease in warmer regions (Gregg et al., 2003). B. Changes in Fisheries Prod ...
Summary - CH2014
... (direct rebound effect). Applied to the future this means that only half of the potential energy saving is realized. A cross-sector analysis with a computable general equilibrium model suggests that the remaining 50% saving is largely absorbed by the consumption of other goods (indirect rebound effe ...
... (direct rebound effect). Applied to the future this means that only half of the potential energy saving is realized. A cross-sector analysis with a computable general equilibrium model suggests that the remaining 50% saving is largely absorbed by the consumption of other goods (indirect rebound effe ...
1 May 13, 2008 Johnson Center, Dewberry Hall George Mason
... impact of climate change and has significant risks. It incorporated within its methodology the use of GIS layers – USGS topography, risk assessments, and public data sources. The report calculated two levels of inundation (regular and periodic), and the infrastructure risk assessment applied various ...
... impact of climate change and has significant risks. It incorporated within its methodology the use of GIS layers – USGS topography, risk assessments, and public data sources. The report calculated two levels of inundation (regular and periodic), and the infrastructure risk assessment applied various ...
Resilience Business-not-as- usual: Tackling the impact of climate
... Small island states and lesser developed countries are least likely to be able to cope. Scientists, for example those at the World Bank, are starting to map out what a 4oC warmer world would look like. The full scope of damages is still unclear, although implications on human security, economic and ...
... Small island states and lesser developed countries are least likely to be able to cope. Scientists, for example those at the World Bank, are starting to map out what a 4oC warmer world would look like. The full scope of damages is still unclear, although implications on human security, economic and ...
`Education, Communication and Influencing Behaviour` action plan
... An overarching plan or awareness of what each sector is doing ...
... An overarching plan or awareness of what each sector is doing ...
Special Report on Emission Scenario’s
... Prospective areas in sedimentary basins where suitable saline formations, oil or gas fields, or coal beds may be found. Locations for storage in coal beds are only partly included. Prospectivity is a qualitative assessment of the likelihood that a suitable storage location is present in a given area ...
... Prospective areas in sedimentary basins where suitable saline formations, oil or gas fields, or coal beds may be found. Locations for storage in coal beds are only partly included. Prospectivity is a qualitative assessment of the likelihood that a suitable storage location is present in a given area ...
Presentation
... Symposium on ICTs and Climate Change Quito, 8-10 July 2009 International Telecommunication Union The views expressed in this presentation are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the ITU or its Membership. ...
... Symposium on ICTs and Climate Change Quito, 8-10 July 2009 International Telecommunication Union The views expressed in this presentation are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the ITU or its Membership. ...
Cascading uncertainty in climate change models and its implications
... Climate scientists face a serious public image problem because the next round of climate models they are working on are destined to produce a wider rather than a smaller range of uncertainty. To the public and policymakers, it will look as if the scientific understanding of climate change is becomin ...
... Climate scientists face a serious public image problem because the next round of climate models they are working on are destined to produce a wider rather than a smaller range of uncertainty. To the public and policymakers, it will look as if the scientific understanding of climate change is becomin ...
based Climate Change Policy in Japan
... z Asia-Pacific Network (APN), established in 1996 for Gloabal Change Research, received financial support by Japan, USA, Republic of Korea and New Zealand. Japan also assists developing countries’ adaptation actions both in terms of their plans and implementation by applying Japan’s Technology for a ...
... z Asia-Pacific Network (APN), established in 1996 for Gloabal Change Research, received financial support by Japan, USA, Republic of Korea and New Zealand. Japan also assists developing countries’ adaptation actions both in terms of their plans and implementation by applying Japan’s Technology for a ...
Global warming controversy
The global warming controversy concerns the public debate over whether global warming is occurring, how much has occurred in modern times, what has caused it, what its effects will be, whether any action should be taken to curb it, and if so what that action should be. In the scientific literature, there is a strong consensus that global surface temperatures have increased in recent decades and that the trend is caused primarily by human-induced emissions of greenhouse gases. No scientific body of national or international standing disagrees with this view, though a few organizations with members in extractive industries hold non-committal positions. Disputes over the key scientific facts of global warming are now more prevalent in the popular media than in the scientific literature, where such issues are treated as resolved, and more in the United States than globally.Political and popular debate concerning the existence and cause of climate change includes the reasons for the increase seen in the instrumental temperature record, whether the warming trend exceeds normal climatic variations, and whether human activities have contributed significantly to it. Scientists have resolved many of these questions decisively in favour of the view that the current warming trend exists and is ongoing, that human activity is the primary cause, and that it is without precedent in at least 2000 years. Disputes that also reflect scientific debate include estimates of how responsive the climate system might be to any given level of greenhouse gases (climate sensitivity), and what the consequences of global warming will be.Global warming remains an issue of widespread political debate, often split along party political lines, especially in the United States. Many of the largely settled scientific issues, such as the human responsibility for global warming, remain the subject of politically or economically motivated attempts to downplay, dismiss or deny them – an ideological phenomenon categorised by academics and scientists as climate change denial. The sources of funding for those involved with climate science – both supporting and opposing mainstream scientific positions – have been questioned by both sides. There are debates about the best policy responses to the science, their cost-effectiveness and their urgency. Climate scientists, especially in the United States, have reported official and oil-industry pressure to censor or suppress their work and hide scientific data, with directives not to discuss the subject in public communications. Legal cases regarding global warming, its effects, and measures to reduce it have reached American courts. The fossil fuels lobby and free market think tanks have often been identified as overtly or covertly supporting efforts to undermine or discredit the scientific consensus on global warming.