Chapter 14: Climate Phenomena and their Relevance for Future
... It is likely that the global frequency of occurrences of TCs will either decrease or remain essentially unchanged, concurrent with a likely increase in both global mean TC maximum wind speed and precipitation rates. The future influence of climate change on TCs is likely to vary by region, but the s ...
... It is likely that the global frequency of occurrences of TCs will either decrease or remain essentially unchanged, concurrent with a likely increase in both global mean TC maximum wind speed and precipitation rates. The future influence of climate change on TCs is likely to vary by region, but the s ...
When Islands Drown: The Plight Of "Climate Change Refugees" And
... happened means that victim-states will have to prove not only causation, but some degree of certainty about exactly how much land will be flooded, how severe a tropical storm will be, or how many people might die. This unrealistic necessity will make pinning responsibility on other nations difficult ...
... happened means that victim-states will have to prove not only causation, but some degree of certainty about exactly how much land will be flooded, how severe a tropical storm will be, or how many people might die. This unrealistic necessity will make pinning responsibility on other nations difficult ...
Climate Change Impacts on Marine Ecosystems
... Humans influence climate primarily through fossil-fuel, industrial, agricultural, and other landuse emissions that alter atmospheric composition. Long-lived, heat-trapping greenhouse gases (CO2 , CH4 , N2 O, tropospheric ozone, and chlorofluorocarbons) warm the planet’s surface globally, whereas short ...
... Humans influence climate primarily through fossil-fuel, industrial, agricultural, and other landuse emissions that alter atmospheric composition. Long-lived, heat-trapping greenhouse gases (CO2 , CH4 , N2 O, tropospheric ozone, and chlorofluorocarbons) warm the planet’s surface globally, whereas short ...
Climate Change Affirmative - St. Louis Urban Debate League
... China and the United States, the two largest greenhouse gas (GHG) emitters in the world, together accounted for 35% of global GHG emissions in 2012. While there are major socioeconomic and political differences between the two countries, it is widely acknowledged that action by China and the United ...
... China and the United States, the two largest greenhouse gas (GHG) emitters in the world, together accounted for 35% of global GHG emissions in 2012. While there are major socioeconomic and political differences between the two countries, it is widely acknowledged that action by China and the United ...
a system with dangerous thresholds?
... decline of the Atlantic overturning rate by 20-50% by the end of the 21st century (Rahmstorf, 1999b). No model reaches the threshold for a complete collapse by this time, and few longer-term scenarios are available. A complete shutdown was simulated by Manabe and Stouffer (1993, 1994) for a quadrupl ...
... decline of the Atlantic overturning rate by 20-50% by the end of the 21st century (Rahmstorf, 1999b). No model reaches the threshold for a complete collapse by this time, and few longer-term scenarios are available. A complete shutdown was simulated by Manabe and Stouffer (1993, 1994) for a quadrupl ...
Industrial Regions and climate policies: Towards a Just
... still largely to be developed. This is especially true in regions which rely heavily on carbon intensive activities and which often remain important employment providers. Many uncertainties remain on how to go from the need to reduce emissions to an effective long term strategy for building a low-ca ...
... still largely to be developed. This is especially true in regions which rely heavily on carbon intensive activities and which often remain important employment providers. Many uncertainties remain on how to go from the need to reduce emissions to an effective long term strategy for building a low-ca ...
Air pollution, greenhouse gases and climate change: Global and
... and global warming. A rigorous mathematical modeling of this energy balance paradigm was originated by Arrhenius (1896), but the proper accounting of the energy balance of the coupled surface–atmosphere system had to await the work of Manabe and Wetherald in 1967 (Manabe and Wetherald, 1967). 2.6. C ...
... and global warming. A rigorous mathematical modeling of this energy balance paradigm was originated by Arrhenius (1896), but the proper accounting of the energy balance of the coupled surface–atmosphere system had to await the work of Manabe and Wetherald in 1967 (Manabe and Wetherald, 1967). 2.6. C ...
Climate-induced migration and displacement: closing the policy gap
... often not the only factors considered. There are no reliable global estimates of past and current migration flows in response to extensive risks (Gemenne, 2011), but many cases have been documented. Individuals and households in Bangladesh, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Peru, Tanzania, Thailand and Viet ...
... often not the only factors considered. There are no reliable global estimates of past and current migration flows in response to extensive risks (Gemenne, 2011), but many cases have been documented. Individuals and households in Bangladesh, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Peru, Tanzania, Thailand and Viet ...
Inuit vulnerability and adaptive capacity to climate change in
... Northwest Territories and the adaptive strategies employed. It is based on collaborative research involving semistructured interviews, secondary sources of information, and participant observations. In the context of subsistence hunting, changes in temperature, seasonal patterns (for example timing ...
... Northwest Territories and the adaptive strategies employed. It is based on collaborative research involving semistructured interviews, secondary sources of information, and participant observations. In the context of subsistence hunting, changes in temperature, seasonal patterns (for example timing ...
February 2010 Minutes - Rubbertown Community Advisory Council
... glaciers. He pointed out that he hasn’t used the term “global warming.” There have been periods of warming, there have been periods of cooling. The question is whether the warming is caused by nature or by people. ...
... glaciers. He pointed out that he hasn’t used the term “global warming.” There have been periods of warming, there have been periods of cooling. The question is whether the warming is caused by nature or by people. ...
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... AB 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. AB 32 requires that California’s statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions be reduced to the 1990 level by 2020. Based on the current understanding, this is a reduction of about 25%. 1 AB 32 is noteworthy because it legislates a more compreh ...
... AB 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. AB 32 requires that California’s statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions be reduced to the 1990 level by 2020. Based on the current understanding, this is a reduction of about 25%. 1 AB 32 is noteworthy because it legislates a more compreh ...
Communicating the Impacts of Potential Future Climate Change on
... environmental, and economic risks. Thus, various planning and management measures need to be considered by urban communities which are responsible for administering ordinances governing the construction and maintenance of stormwater management systems, and for floodplain management to address public ...
... environmental, and economic risks. Thus, various planning and management measures need to be considered by urban communities which are responsible for administering ordinances governing the construction and maintenance of stormwater management systems, and for floodplain management to address public ...
- Friends of the Earth International
... friends of the earth interna�onal is the world’s largest grassroots environmental network, uni�ng more than 77 diverse na�onal member groups and some 5,000 local ac�vist groups in every con�nent. With approximately 2 million members and supporters around the world, we campaign on todays most urgent ...
... friends of the earth interna�onal is the world’s largest grassroots environmental network, uni�ng more than 77 diverse na�onal member groups and some 5,000 local ac�vist groups in every con�nent. With approximately 2 million members and supporters around the world, we campaign on todays most urgent ...
Whangarei District Climate Change Constraints Report
... Executive Summary Climate change has long been perceived as a threat to the environment, but in recent years this threat perception has expanded to include social, cultural, security, and economic concerns. The theory underpinning anthropogenic climate change, put very simplistically, is that incre ...
... Executive Summary Climate change has long been perceived as a threat to the environment, but in recent years this threat perception has expanded to include social, cultural, security, and economic concerns. The theory underpinning anthropogenic climate change, put very simplistically, is that incre ...
The physical concept of climate forcing
... of the concept, including its limitations. It also examines new developments, such as polluter-based emission scenarios, energy budget approaches, and climate impacts other than temperature change. 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. WIREs Clim Change ...
... of the concept, including its limitations. It also examines new developments, such as polluter-based emission scenarios, energy budget approaches, and climate impacts other than temperature change. 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. WIREs Clim Change ...
CHAPTER 6: Tropical Marine
... (IPCC, 2001b). In Bangladesh and India, the mangroves of the Sunderbans are at great risk due to rising seas; a one meter rise in sea level will likely cause the Sunderbans and the tigers living there to disappear (IPCC, 2001b). Under ideal conditions coral reef growth would likely be able to keep u ...
... (IPCC, 2001b). In Bangladesh and India, the mangroves of the Sunderbans are at great risk due to rising seas; a one meter rise in sea level will likely cause the Sunderbans and the tigers living there to disappear (IPCC, 2001b). Under ideal conditions coral reef growth would likely be able to keep u ...
The global distribution of cultivable lands: current
... Africa, Asia and Australia). Soil properties are another major factor in cultivation. Soils with low organic content or acidic or highly alkaline soils are often unsuitable for cultivation. Organic matter greatly enhances, although indirectly, the quality of soils for plant productivity (Brady & Wei ...
... Africa, Asia and Australia). Soil properties are another major factor in cultivation. Soils with low organic content or acidic or highly alkaline soils are often unsuitable for cultivation. Organic matter greatly enhances, although indirectly, the quality of soils for plant productivity (Brady & Wei ...
Warming experiments underpredict plant phenological responses to
... 4.0-fold, respectively, compared with long-term observations. For species that were common to both study types, the experimental results did not match the observational data in sign or magnitude. The observational data also showed that species that flower earliest in the spring have the highest temp ...
... 4.0-fold, respectively, compared with long-term observations. For species that were common to both study types, the experimental results did not match the observational data in sign or magnitude. The observational data also showed that species that flower earliest in the spring have the highest temp ...
Preliminary Analysis of Climate Change in the Cariboo
... The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC, 2007) has presented clear evidence that the world’s climate is warming and projects future increases in global mean annual temperature of 1.1°C to 6.4°C during the 21st century, depending on levels of greenhouse gas emissions and on ...
... The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC, 2007) has presented clear evidence that the world’s climate is warming and projects future increases in global mean annual temperature of 1.1°C to 6.4°C during the 21st century, depending on levels of greenhouse gas emissions and on ...
Dubuque, Iowa Greenhouse Gas Inventory
... In addition to mitigating climate change, initiatives that reduce greenhouse gas emissions could have numerous economic, social, and environmental benefits for Dubuque, including invigorating the local economy; lowering energy consumption and utility bills; creating safer and more efficient transpor ...
... In addition to mitigating climate change, initiatives that reduce greenhouse gas emissions could have numerous economic, social, and environmental benefits for Dubuque, including invigorating the local economy; lowering energy consumption and utility bills; creating safer and more efficient transpor ...
Projected pH reductions by 2100 might put deep
... water formation drives the rapid propagation of surfacederived changes in carbonate chemistry to depth as underlined by high vertically integrated water column inventories of anthropogenic carbon (Sabine et al., 2004), as well as tritium and chlorofluorocarbon distributions (Doney and Jenkins, 1994) ...
... water formation drives the rapid propagation of surfacederived changes in carbonate chemistry to depth as underlined by high vertically integrated water column inventories of anthropogenic carbon (Sabine et al., 2004), as well as tritium and chlorofluorocarbon distributions (Doney and Jenkins, 1994) ...
Adaptation Learning Highways: Working with
... Discussions are centred around community responses to stresses brought about by change and the impact ...
... Discussions are centred around community responses to stresses brought about by change and the impact ...
Importance of stream temperature to climate change impact on water
... growth and oxygen deficits. Water warming decreased dissolved oxygen, increased phytoplankton biomass during the growth period, and reduced it afterwards, when loss factors dominate. It was also shown that these impacts were enhanced when point source inputs of nutrient and organic carbon increased. ...
... growth and oxygen deficits. Water warming decreased dissolved oxygen, increased phytoplankton biomass during the growth period, and reduced it afterwards, when loss factors dominate. It was also shown that these impacts were enhanced when point source inputs of nutrient and organic carbon increased. ...
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... Mediterranean coastline are already evident, reflected by an increased mortality of some species, changes in species reproductive biology during warm years, and an increase of exotic species arrivals. The projected climate change under IPCC scenarios of greenhouse gas emissions, together with foreca ...
... Mediterranean coastline are already evident, reflected by an increased mortality of some species, changes in species reproductive biology during warm years, and an increase of exotic species arrivals. The projected climate change under IPCC scenarios of greenhouse gas emissions, together with foreca ...
CN: CO 2
... • IPCC TAR includes estimates of fluxes due to landcover change, for the A2 scenario, which are more than an order of magnitude smaller than those predicted here for the 21st century. – Appear to ignore the mechanism of reduced sink potential. ...
... • IPCC TAR includes estimates of fluxes due to landcover change, for the A2 scenario, which are more than an order of magnitude smaller than those predicted here for the 21st century. – Appear to ignore the mechanism of reduced sink potential. ...