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... significant trends in the number of heavy precipitation events in some regions around the world. Several recent publications have confirmed that sea levels continue to rise globally (e.g., Parris et al., 2012) with higher local rates of rise in the Northeast U.S. (Sallenger et al., 2012). In New Yor ...
... significant trends in the number of heavy precipitation events in some regions around the world. Several recent publications have confirmed that sea levels continue to rise globally (e.g., Parris et al., 2012) with higher local rates of rise in the Northeast U.S. (Sallenger et al., 2012). In New Yor ...
Follow-up Report - Ministry of Tourism
... more resilient to this challenge. One initiative of the TAP project is to launch 20 projects to increase the resilience of tourism operators and dependent local communities by identifying risk areas and proposing ways in which to mitigate these risks. The Building Partnerships for Climate Change for ...
... more resilient to this challenge. One initiative of the TAP project is to launch 20 projects to increase the resilience of tourism operators and dependent local communities by identifying risk areas and proposing ways in which to mitigate these risks. The Building Partnerships for Climate Change for ...
global warming and global, climate changes
... years before atmospheric CO2 rose, showing that climatic warming causes CO2 to rise, not vice versa. No doubt exists that the present high levels of atmospheric CO2 are the result of human input, but the contribution that it makes to global warming remains to be proven. Assertions by the ICPP and ot ...
... years before atmospheric CO2 rose, showing that climatic warming causes CO2 to rise, not vice versa. No doubt exists that the present high levels of atmospheric CO2 are the result of human input, but the contribution that it makes to global warming remains to be proven. Assertions by the ICPP and ot ...
China and South-South Scoping Assessment for
... identify key opportunities and avenues for South-South learning on climate change adaptation and how to best channel resources to share China's and developing countries' experiences of integrating climate adaptation into the development process. Climate change is a real threat that faces the world t ...
... identify key opportunities and avenues for South-South learning on climate change adaptation and how to best channel resources to share China's and developing countries' experiences of integrating climate adaptation into the development process. Climate change is a real threat that faces the world t ...
Climate Change and Adaptation Options in Karamoja
... scale , directly or indirectly attributed to human activities that alter the composition of the Earth’s atmosphere, plus the natural variation observed over comparable periods of time, which persist for time scale of decades or longer. VI. Climate variability: the variations in the mean state and ot ...
... scale , directly or indirectly attributed to human activities that alter the composition of the Earth’s atmosphere, plus the natural variation observed over comparable periods of time, which persist for time scale of decades or longer. VI. Climate variability: the variations in the mean state and ot ...
curriculum vitae - u.arizona.edu
... Schleser, Long tree-ring chronologies reveal 20th century increases in water-use efficiency but no enhancement of tree growth at five Iberian pine forests, Global Change Biology, 17(6), 2095–2112, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2010.02373.x, 2011. Vaganov, E.A., K.J. Anchukaitis, and M.N. Evans, How well u ...
... Schleser, Long tree-ring chronologies reveal 20th century increases in water-use efficiency but no enhancement of tree growth at five Iberian pine forests, Global Change Biology, 17(6), 2095–2112, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2010.02373.x, 2011. Vaganov, E.A., K.J. Anchukaitis, and M.N. Evans, How well u ...
PLOS Biology - University of Hawaii
... warming and other climatic changes can trigger additional responses in connection to ocean circulation and stratification, which in turn reduce oxygen concentration [9,10] and primary productivity [11] (additional responses may include sea-level rise and extreme weather events, which we do not analy ...
... warming and other climatic changes can trigger additional responses in connection to ocean circulation and stratification, which in turn reduce oxygen concentration [9,10] and primary productivity [11] (additional responses may include sea-level rise and extreme weather events, which we do not analy ...
Discourse analysis of media coverage of climate change
... Because of this scientific uncertainty, the problem from a journalistic perspective is to convey the potential for anthropogenic climate change in a credible fashion to an audience accustomed to expect news to deal with actual current events rather than possible future events. In order to analyze ho ...
... Because of this scientific uncertainty, the problem from a journalistic perspective is to convey the potential for anthropogenic climate change in a credible fashion to an audience accustomed to expect news to deal with actual current events rather than possible future events. In order to analyze ho ...
Selected International Legal Materials on Global Warming and
... race and development are in a competitive relationship, particularly in terms of resources, but also in the vital dimension of attitudes and perceptions." The same consideration applies to the vital issue of protecting the global atmospheric commons from the growing peril of climate change and other ...
... race and development are in a competitive relationship, particularly in terms of resources, but also in the vital dimension of attitudes and perceptions." The same consideration applies to the vital issue of protecting the global atmospheric commons from the growing peril of climate change and other ...
A Practitioner`s Guide to Climate Change Adaptation
... 2011). During this period, average temperatures across Ontario increased by 0.7 to 1.1oC, with higher temperatures occurring in the Boreal and Hudson Bay Lowlands regions (Environment Canada, 2011). Projections for Ontario suggest that average annual air temperature will increase, but given the unce ...
... 2011). During this period, average temperatures across Ontario increased by 0.7 to 1.1oC, with higher temperatures occurring in the Boreal and Hudson Bay Lowlands regions (Environment Canada, 2011). Projections for Ontario suggest that average annual air temperature will increase, but given the unce ...
climate change adaptation: a collective action
... The buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and the likely growth in future emissions due to increased energy consumption in developing nations have convinced many scientists and policymakers of the need to develop policies that will allow adaptation to minimize the adverse effects of climate ...
... The buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and the likely growth in future emissions due to increased energy consumption in developing nations have convinced many scientists and policymakers of the need to develop policies that will allow adaptation to minimize the adverse effects of climate ...
Ethnographic Perspectives on Resilience To Climate Variability in
... droughts, cyclones, floods and storm surges. Most analysts and modellers consider that these are increasing in intensity as a function of climate change, and droughts and floods are expected to increase in frequency as well.8 Successful adaptation to climate change requires understanding and enhance ...
... droughts, cyclones, floods and storm surges. Most analysts and modellers consider that these are increasing in intensity as a function of climate change, and droughts and floods are expected to increase in frequency as well.8 Successful adaptation to climate change requires understanding and enhance ...
A Practitioner`s Guide to Climate Change Adaptation
... 2011). During this period, average temperatures across Ontario increased by 0.7 to 1.1oC, with higher temperatures occurring in the Boreal and Hudson Bay Lowlands regions (Environment Canada, 2011). Projections for Ontario suggest that average annual air temperature will increase, but given the unce ...
... 2011). During this period, average temperatures across Ontario increased by 0.7 to 1.1oC, with higher temperatures occurring in the Boreal and Hudson Bay Lowlands regions (Environment Canada, 2011). Projections for Ontario suggest that average annual air temperature will increase, but given the unce ...
Climate Change Adaptation Discussion Paper MS Word
... sectors), and this research supports the community feedback that was provided through Future Melbourne. Increasingly, climate change and urban growth and density are seen as connected. The feedback from Future Melbourne 2016 indicated strong community views that urban density would only increase cli ...
... sectors), and this research supports the community feedback that was provided through Future Melbourne. Increasingly, climate change and urban growth and density are seen as connected. The feedback from Future Melbourne 2016 indicated strong community views that urban density would only increase cli ...
Paleoclimate Implications for Human-Made Climate Change
... conclusive, are consistent with a doubling time of 10 years or less, implying the possibility of multimeter sea level rise this century. Observed accelerating ice sheet mass loss supports our conclusion that Earth’s temperature now exceeds the mean Holocene value. Rapid reduction of fossil fuel emis ...
... conclusive, are consistent with a doubling time of 10 years or less, implying the possibility of multimeter sea level rise this century. Observed accelerating ice sheet mass loss supports our conclusion that Earth’s temperature now exceeds the mean Holocene value. Rapid reduction of fossil fuel emis ...
Climate Change
... contributed to a shift in the climate change debate, due mainly to its unanimous conclusions. It is now widely acknowledged that it is necessary to also focus on the need to adapt to climate change, and that this should take place simultaneously with the attempts to slow the growth of greenhouse gas ...
... contributed to a shift in the climate change debate, due mainly to its unanimous conclusions. It is now widely acknowledged that it is necessary to also focus on the need to adapt to climate change, and that this should take place simultaneously with the attempts to slow the growth of greenhouse gas ...
Paper on N 2 O as a ozone depleting substances
... concentrations have a moderate effect on the efficiency of N2O-caused ozone destruction. These results for the 1959 and 2000 Cly concentrations bracket the range expected for the rest of the 21st century; it shows that the N2O’s ozone destructiveness per emitted unit mass should increase by about 50 ...
... concentrations have a moderate effect on the efficiency of N2O-caused ozone destruction. These results for the 1959 and 2000 Cly concentrations bracket the range expected for the rest of the 21st century; it shows that the N2O’s ozone destructiveness per emitted unit mass should increase by about 50 ...
The Framing of Fossil Fuels and Climate Change
... “For over the past 200 years, the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal and oil, and deforestation have caused the concentrations of heat-trapping “greenhouse gases” to increase significantly in our atmosphere … as the concentrations of these gases continue to increase in the atmosphere, the Earth’s ...
... “For over the past 200 years, the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal and oil, and deforestation have caused the concentrations of heat-trapping “greenhouse gases” to increase significantly in our atmosphere … as the concentrations of these gases continue to increase in the atmosphere, the Earth’s ...
Met Office science strategy 2010–2015
... endeavour. This is partly because the remarkable increase in skill of current weather forecasts has made society more and more dependent on them day to day for a whole range of decision making. And it is partly because climate change is now widely accepted and the realisation is growing rapidly that ...
... endeavour. This is partly because the remarkable increase in skill of current weather forecasts has made society more and more dependent on them day to day for a whole range of decision making. And it is partly because climate change is now widely accepted and the realisation is growing rapidly that ...
Predicting population consequences of ocean climate
... sites. In order to provide realistic forcing, the RCM was driven by boundary conditions from a fully coupled global climate model, the National Center for Atmosphere Research Climate System Model, which includes outputs from component dynamic atmosphere, ocean, sea ice, and land surface models (Dai ...
... sites. In order to provide realistic forcing, the RCM was driven by boundary conditions from a fully coupled global climate model, the National Center for Atmosphere Research Climate System Model, which includes outputs from component dynamic atmosphere, ocean, sea ice, and land surface models (Dai ...
A semiparametric multivariate, multisite weather generator with
... approaches differ from more traditional top-down approaches that depend on a limited number of internally consistent climate scenarios to explore the range of potential climate change impacts [Christensen et al., 2004; Wiley and Palmer, 2008]. It has been argued that bottomup methods are better equi ...
... approaches differ from more traditional top-down approaches that depend on a limited number of internally consistent climate scenarios to explore the range of potential climate change impacts [Christensen et al., 2004; Wiley and Palmer, 2008]. It has been argued that bottomup methods are better equi ...
V. Objectives of the Inter-Regional Technical Support Component
... species, hunting, and deforestation. About half of the sub-humid and semi-arid parts of southern Africa are already at moderate to high risk of desertification. In West Africa, the long-term declines in rainfall from the 1970s to 1990s have caused a 25-35 km southward shift of the Sahel, Sudan, and ...
... species, hunting, and deforestation. About half of the sub-humid and semi-arid parts of southern Africa are already at moderate to high risk of desertification. In West Africa, the long-term declines in rainfall from the 1970s to 1990s have caused a 25-35 km southward shift of the Sahel, Sudan, and ...
Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services, and Climate Change
... too will weeds, diseases and insect pests. More extreme increases in mean temperature and rainfall variability are both expected to reduce crop growth and yields. Forage quality in rangelands is expected to decline with increasing carbon dioxide concentration because of the effects it has on plant n ...
... too will weeds, diseases and insect pests. More extreme increases in mean temperature and rainfall variability are both expected to reduce crop growth and yields. Forage quality in rangelands is expected to decline with increasing carbon dioxide concentration because of the effects it has on plant n ...
Public attitudes and behavior about climate change: what shapes
... transportation) needed to achieve a large (30-50%) reduction in society’s energy use. Among the reasons for this reluctance was unwillingness to abandon their present level of consumption and comfort. “You have to give up quite a bit of your comfort,” one group member said. The researchers comment: ...
... transportation) needed to achieve a large (30-50%) reduction in society’s energy use. Among the reasons for this reluctance was unwillingness to abandon their present level of consumption and comfort. “You have to give up quite a bit of your comfort,” one group member said. The researchers comment: ...
A vulnerability driven approach to identify adverse climate and land
... These bottom-up approaches are sometimes also termed decision scaling or context-first approaches. They can be used in a wide variety of problems and have proved very useful for decision making when projections of the future are highly uncertain [Moody and Brown, 2013; Kunreuther et al., 2013]. Lempe ...
... These bottom-up approaches are sometimes also termed decision scaling or context-first approaches. They can be used in a wide variety of problems and have proved very useful for decision making when projections of the future are highly uncertain [Moody and Brown, 2013; Kunreuther et al., 2013]. Lempe ...