Projected effects of climate change on water supply reliability in Mid
... In terms of seasonal changes, the largest projected increases in precipitation for the headwaters are in winter and spring, while small changes in seasonal rainfall patterns on the Plains are projected to occur. Seasonal warming is least in spring and early summer; otherwise the warming is uniform ...
... In terms of seasonal changes, the largest projected increases in precipitation for the headwaters are in winter and spring, while small changes in seasonal rainfall patterns on the Plains are projected to occur. Seasonal warming is least in spring and early summer; otherwise the warming is uniform ...
Responses of runoff to historical and future climate variability over
... with a small range in southern China, the Songhua River basin and the northwest and a large range in the Hai River basin, the Yellow River basin, and the Liao River basin. Although the aforementioned studies have certainly made advances in understanding the climate elasticity of R in China, our know ...
... with a small range in southern China, the Songhua River basin and the northwest and a large range in the Hai River basin, the Yellow River basin, and the Liao River basin. Although the aforementioned studies have certainly made advances in understanding the climate elasticity of R in China, our know ...
af`fidavit marc lee i - Office national de l`énergie
... budget is now approximately 5oo billion tonnes (Gt) of carbon dioxide, an amount that would provide an SoVo chance at staying under zoC. Canada's share of that global carbon budget would be just under 9 Gt based on its share of world GDp, and 2.4 Gt based on share of world popu- ...
... budget is now approximately 5oo billion tonnes (Gt) of carbon dioxide, an amount that would provide an SoVo chance at staying under zoC. Canada's share of that global carbon budget would be just under 9 Gt based on its share of world GDp, and 2.4 Gt based on share of world popu- ...
North Atlantic storminess and Atlantic Meridional Overturning
... smaller. The resulting increased zonal SST gradient enhances trade winds and leads to further anomalous upwelling and a La Niña-like state in the eastern tropical Pacific. The purported La Niña-like state of the Medieval Pacific Ocean is hypothesized to affect the North Atlantic region in two potentia ...
... smaller. The resulting increased zonal SST gradient enhances trade winds and leads to further anomalous upwelling and a La Niña-like state in the eastern tropical Pacific. The purported La Niña-like state of the Medieval Pacific Ocean is hypothesized to affect the North Atlantic region in two potentia ...
The Promises and Perils of Geoengineering Simon Nicholson
... supply of sulfate particles, or perhaps some other material with similar properties, could conceivably be introduced into the upper reaches of the atmosphere via ballistics—which is to say, as historian James Fleming has put it, by “declaring war on the stratosphere.” Other proposals involve streami ...
... supply of sulfate particles, or perhaps some other material with similar properties, could conceivably be introduced into the upper reaches of the atmosphere via ballistics—which is to say, as historian James Fleming has put it, by “declaring war on the stratosphere.” Other proposals involve streami ...
Co-management institutions, knowledge, and learning: Adapting to
... Alongside long-term cultural adaptations, recent climate-related changes in the Arctic have been triggering short-term (or coping) responses (Berkes and Jolly 2001; Smit et al. 2008). In addition to these adaptations and coping responses, there may be other ways to make Arctic communities better abl ...
... Alongside long-term cultural adaptations, recent climate-related changes in the Arctic have been triggering short-term (or coping) responses (Berkes and Jolly 2001; Smit et al. 2008). In addition to these adaptations and coping responses, there may be other ways to make Arctic communities better abl ...
Impacts of climate change on disadvantaged UK coastal communities
... The literature also suggests that climate change will impact coastal livelihoods, affecting in particular those depending on the coast for their economic activities (e.g. fishing and tourism). Climate change impacts can also lead to longer-term effects on neighbourhoods. For instance, areas that suf ...
... The literature also suggests that climate change will impact coastal livelihoods, affecting in particular those depending on the coast for their economic activities (e.g. fishing and tourism). Climate change impacts can also lead to longer-term effects on neighbourhoods. For instance, areas that suf ...
English
... v) “... that may affect biodiversity ...”. The use of “may” here is inherently ambiguous, either implying that geoengineering must affect biodiversity in order to be within the definition (hence a geoengineering approach is not considered to be geoengineering unless effects on biodiversity occur), o ...
... v) “... that may affect biodiversity ...”. The use of “may” here is inherently ambiguous, either implying that geoengineering must affect biodiversity in order to be within the definition (hence a geoengineering approach is not considered to be geoengineering unless effects on biodiversity occur), o ...
heat waves, floods and the health impacts of climate change
... is to achieve sufficient reduction in ___________ ______ ____________ so as to avoid dangerous interference in the climate system. ...
... is to achieve sufficient reduction in ___________ ______ ____________ so as to avoid dangerous interference in the climate system. ...
CDP Climate Change 2015 - Coca
... This combination is quite unique in the bottling landscape. It makes us a stronger partner to our customers and ensures consumer choice. Our future plans include adding local brands with high brand equity to our portfolio. Our business strategy recognises the critical importance of creating shared v ...
... This combination is quite unique in the bottling landscape. It makes us a stronger partner to our customers and ensures consumer choice. Our future plans include adding local brands with high brand equity to our portfolio. Our business strategy recognises the critical importance of creating shared v ...
skeptical science - The Science and Public Policy Institute
... doesn't. CO2, much like other effects, adds imbalances and pushes the temperature around. But there exists no way to disentangle CO2 from many other effects or argue that it has become the most important driver. So the climate continues to change in the same way as it did in the past, by the typical ...
... doesn't. CO2, much like other effects, adds imbalances and pushes the temperature around. But there exists no way to disentangle CO2 from many other effects or argue that it has become the most important driver. So the climate continues to change in the same way as it did in the past, by the typical ...
The Climate Change Generation?
... with conservatives more skeptical and less engaged than liberals, and this ideological divide is no different among young Americans. Members of the current college-age generation (18-22 year-olds), who have grown up with even less scientific uncertainty about climate change, are somewhat more concer ...
... with conservatives more skeptical and less engaged than liberals, and this ideological divide is no different among young Americans. Members of the current college-age generation (18-22 year-olds), who have grown up with even less scientific uncertainty about climate change, are somewhat more concer ...
National Park Service - Montana State University
... shaped successional pathways, tree growth and mortality, and community structure. Case studies investigating ecological response to these changes provide important lessons for understanding how ecosystems may respond to ongoing and future environmental change: ...
... shaped successional pathways, tree growth and mortality, and community structure. Case studies investigating ecological response to these changes provide important lessons for understanding how ecosystems may respond to ongoing and future environmental change: ...
Tanzania Environment and Climate Change Policy Brief
... change and the need to preserve the environment and ecosystem services. Until recently, environmental management (including ecosystem services, climate change, and disaster risk reduction) was perceived as a constraint to development, or an issue that was not central to development. However, this vi ...
... change and the need to preserve the environment and ecosystem services. Until recently, environmental management (including ecosystem services, climate change, and disaster risk reduction) was perceived as a constraint to development, or an issue that was not central to development. However, this vi ...
Turning Up the Heat - Environmental Investigation Agency
... While good progress has been made to address both ozone depletion and climate change, these two issues have generally been treated as separate problems with separate solutions. This has resulted in outdated and uncoordinated policy responses. Of particular importance, and the focus of this report, i ...
... While good progress has been made to address both ozone depletion and climate change, these two issues have generally been treated as separate problems with separate solutions. This has resulted in outdated and uncoordinated policy responses. Of particular importance, and the focus of this report, i ...
fellmann
... Figure 1). Thus, the adaptive capacity of a system affects its vulnerability to climate change by modulating exposure and sensitivity (Yohe and Tol, 2002, Gallopin, 2006, Adger et al., 2007). The IPCC (2007) defines adaptive capacity as the ability (or potential) of a system to successfully adjust t ...
... Figure 1). Thus, the adaptive capacity of a system affects its vulnerability to climate change by modulating exposure and sensitivity (Yohe and Tol, 2002, Gallopin, 2006, Adger et al., 2007). The IPCC (2007) defines adaptive capacity as the ability (or potential) of a system to successfully adjust t ...
Climate Change Effects on Aquatic Biota, Ecosystem Structure and
... is possible. Taxa with short generation times (e.g., zooplankton) will be able to evolve more rapidly than those with longer generation times (e.g., fish). Furthermore, assessment of genetic variability for some taxa (e.g., mitochondrial DNA in Arctic char; 30) suggests that previous events that re ...
... is possible. Taxa with short generation times (e.g., zooplankton) will be able to evolve more rapidly than those with longer generation times (e.g., fish). Furthermore, assessment of genetic variability for some taxa (e.g., mitochondrial DNA in Arctic char; 30) suggests that previous events that re ...
26112015-Pielke-Jr-VWN presentation
... •The graph from the IPCC does not appear in Muir-Wood 2006, nor does the underlying data! •In early 2010 during a public debate at the Royal Institution in London, Robert Muir-Wood revealed that he had created the graph, included it in the IPCC and then intentionally miscited it in order to circumve ...
... •The graph from the IPCC does not appear in Muir-Wood 2006, nor does the underlying data! •In early 2010 during a public debate at the Royal Institution in London, Robert Muir-Wood revealed that he had created the graph, included it in the IPCC and then intentionally miscited it in order to circumve ...
Northeast Regional Hub Vulnerability Assessment Final
... a relatively large portion of total plant production in the Northeast, as are perennial fruits such as apples, pears, blueberries, and cranberries. Farms in the Northeast are on average smaller than in many other parts of the country, and a greater percentage of these are operated by women than in t ...
... a relatively large portion of total plant production in the Northeast, as are perennial fruits such as apples, pears, blueberries, and cranberries. Farms in the Northeast are on average smaller than in many other parts of the country, and a greater percentage of these are operated by women than in t ...
Protecting People and the Environment by the Stroke of a
... largest and most destructive storms on record to affect the East Coast. While particular weather events cannot be clearly attributed to global warming, there is scientific consensus that climate change increases the likelihood or intensity of such events—a connection that is not lost on members of t ...
... largest and most destructive storms on record to affect the East Coast. While particular weather events cannot be clearly attributed to global warming, there is scientific consensus that climate change increases the likelihood or intensity of such events—a connection that is not lost on members of t ...
Preventing El Niño Southern Oscillation Episodes from Becoming
... In May 2016, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed Mrs. Mary Robinson of Ireland and Ambassador Macharia Kamau of Kenya as his Special Envoys on El Niño and Climate. The Special Envoys recognized the important progress of a number countries in preparing for and responding to the ENS ...
... In May 2016, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed Mrs. Mary Robinson of Ireland and Ambassador Macharia Kamau of Kenya as his Special Envoys on El Niño and Climate. The Special Envoys recognized the important progress of a number countries in preparing for and responding to the ENS ...
Draft Section 5.4.7
... affect this hazard. It is likely that the number of winter weather events may decrease, and the winter weather season may shorten; however, it is also possible that the intensity of winter storms may increase. The exact effect on winter weather is still highly uncertain (Sustainable Jersey Climate C ...
... affect this hazard. It is likely that the number of winter weather events may decrease, and the winter weather season may shorten; however, it is also possible that the intensity of winter storms may increase. The exact effect on winter weather is still highly uncertain (Sustainable Jersey Climate C ...
Riedy CAGs-AUS-ED_accepted - OPUS at UTS
... concerns and motivations around climate change into public space. Essentially, the group provided a facilitating mechanism for this move from the private sphere to the public sphere. The CAGs consisted of like-minded people, mostly middle class, highly educated, often free from immediate family resp ...
... concerns and motivations around climate change into public space. Essentially, the group provided a facilitating mechanism for this move from the private sphere to the public sphere. The CAGs consisted of like-minded people, mostly middle class, highly educated, often free from immediate family resp ...
Manuscript - CSIRO Research Publications Repository
... Nelson et al. 2007 suggest that one approach for adapting to climate change and reducing vulnerability is by placing emphasis on the individuals or ‘actors’ who directly respond to specific environmental stimuli. Indeed, adaptation includes not only the set of actions undertaken to maintain the capa ...
... Nelson et al. 2007 suggest that one approach for adapting to climate change and reducing vulnerability is by placing emphasis on the individuals or ‘actors’ who directly respond to specific environmental stimuli. Indeed, adaptation includes not only the set of actions undertaken to maintain the capa ...
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... and ATEAM offer a long-term projection with a reasonable level of detail. In SEAMLESS, climate change scenarios are intended to be implemented at a later stage. Most of the current impact studies predict rather small impacts of climate change in Germany over the next 10-20 years, and some studies pr ...
... and ATEAM offer a long-term projection with a reasonable level of detail. In SEAMLESS, climate change scenarios are intended to be implemented at a later stage. Most of the current impact studies predict rather small impacts of climate change in Germany over the next 10-20 years, and some studies pr ...