Undergraduate Thesis - College of Forestry and Conservation
... Like climate change today, each gradual shift in the definition of wilderness was spurred by some sort of societal shift or crisis. The resource extraction following the mindset of Manifest Destiny left mine tailings poisoning rivers and whole forests leveled for their timber, prompting the drive fo ...
... Like climate change today, each gradual shift in the definition of wilderness was spurred by some sort of societal shift or crisis. The resource extraction following the mindset of Manifest Destiny left mine tailings poisoning rivers and whole forests leveled for their timber, prompting the drive fo ...
Observed Climate Change and the Negligible Global Effect of
... year-to-year and decade-to-decade plays a greater role in Georgia’s climate than any long-term trends. Such short-term variability will continue dominating Georgia’s climate into the future. At the century timescale, Georgia’s climate shows no statically significant trend in statewide average annual ...
... year-to-year and decade-to-decade plays a greater role in Georgia’s climate than any long-term trends. Such short-term variability will continue dominating Georgia’s climate into the future. At the century timescale, Georgia’s climate shows no statically significant trend in statewide average annual ...
multiple demands on water and needs for adaptation to climate
... resources are assessed through available literature. Observed and expected impacts of climate change on Turkey are compiled and effects on Ankara are deduced. To observe past climatic change in Ankara, 25 meteorological station records obtained from Turkish State Meteorological Service (DMİ) are ana ...
... resources are assessed through available literature. Observed and expected impacts of climate change on Turkey are compiled and effects on Ankara are deduced. To observe past climatic change in Ankara, 25 meteorological station records obtained from Turkish State Meteorological Service (DMİ) are ana ...
DRAFT (2/15/2012) – PLEASE DO NOT CITE, QUOTE OR REPRODUCE A M -D
... agencies and Congress.10 Others focused on the substantive impact of the reorganization on agency programs, pointing out that good reasons may support what appears to be a “byzantine” governmental structure.”11 Members of the President’s own party, for example, questioned whether the consolidation w ...
... agencies and Congress.10 Others focused on the substantive impact of the reorganization on agency programs, pointing out that good reasons may support what appears to be a “byzantine” governmental structure.”11 Members of the President’s own party, for example, questioned whether the consolidation w ...
2012 2013 FINAL CICS Annual Report
... lies in the choice of the metric used to measure distance and the corresponding weight given to the observations and the prior estimate, and in the choice of which fields or parameters are allowed to be adjusted in order to produce the final estimate. Modern methods generally allow the error fields ...
... lies in the choice of the metric used to measure distance and the corresponding weight given to the observations and the prior estimate, and in the choice of which fields or parameters are allowed to be adjusted in order to produce the final estimate. Modern methods generally allow the error fields ...
Egypt`s National Strategy for Adaptation to Climate
... Over the past fifty years, the world has demonstrated increased concern over the climate change phenomenon. A significant number of institutions and regional and international research centers have investigated the particulars of this phenomenon with the aim of identifying how to cope with it and ho ...
... Over the past fifty years, the world has demonstrated increased concern over the climate change phenomenon. A significant number of institutions and regional and international research centers have investigated the particulars of this phenomenon with the aim of identifying how to cope with it and ho ...
BVOCs emission in a semi-arid grassland under climate warming
... where A. frigida will greatly expand in future, might be an important BVOCs source. At the regional scale, the emission potential of BVOCs is controlled by temperature and species composition (Arneth et al., 2008; Peñuelas and Staudt, 2010), which are greatly affected by global warming and nitrogen ...
... where A. frigida will greatly expand in future, might be an important BVOCs source. At the regional scale, the emission potential of BVOCs is controlled by temperature and species composition (Arneth et al., 2008; Peñuelas and Staudt, 2010), which are greatly affected by global warming and nitrogen ...
Ecosystem Processes and Human Influences Regulate Streamflow Response to Climate Change at
... Forests and Ranges, and US Geological Survey (USGS) Water, Energy, and Biogeochemical Budgets (WEBB) sites. Although they are less numerous than, for example, the USGS reference sites used in studies of climate change (e.g., Poff et al. 2007), LTER study sites provide unique insights www.bioscience ...
... Forests and Ranges, and US Geological Survey (USGS) Water, Energy, and Biogeochemical Budgets (WEBB) sites. Although they are less numerous than, for example, the USGS reference sites used in studies of climate change (e.g., Poff et al. 2007), LTER study sites provide unique insights www.bioscience ...
Waning habitats due to climate change: effects of streamflow and
... et al., 2016), America (e.g., Kaushal et al., 2010) and Australia (e.g., Chessman, 2009). Flow regimes are also being influenced by changes in precipitation, although those trends vary by climatic region (IPCC, 2013; Morán-Tejeda et al., 2014). The predictions of the International Panel of Climate C ...
... et al., 2016), America (e.g., Kaushal et al., 2010) and Australia (e.g., Chessman, 2009). Flow regimes are also being influenced by changes in precipitation, although those trends vary by climatic region (IPCC, 2013; Morán-Tejeda et al., 2014). The predictions of the International Panel of Climate C ...
Establishing a Climate Change Department in
... resilient and a resource efficient island with low emissions and an inclusive economy that presents a replicable model for other island states. Jamaica is designated as a small island state in a hurricane belt with a steep hilly interior and a narrow coastline that supports major infrastructure and ...
... resilient and a resource efficient island with low emissions and an inclusive economy that presents a replicable model for other island states. Jamaica is designated as a small island state in a hurricane belt with a steep hilly interior and a narrow coastline that supports major infrastructure and ...
In the Supreme Court of the State of California
... and policy, including the State’s foundational climate law, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, commonly referred to as AB 32 (Health & Saf. Code, § 38500 et seq.). Where the proposed update to a 40-year regional transportation plan shows near-term reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, but t ...
... and policy, including the State’s foundational climate law, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, commonly referred to as AB 32 (Health & Saf. Code, § 38500 et seq.). Where the proposed update to a 40-year regional transportation plan shows near-term reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, but t ...
Ecosystem Processes and Human Influences
... Forests and Ranges, and US Geological Survey (USGS) Water, Energy, and Biogeochemical Budgets (WEBB) sites. Although they are less numerous than, for example, the USGS reference sites used in studies of climate change (e.g., Poff et al. 2007), LTER study sites provide unique insights www.bioscience ...
... Forests and Ranges, and US Geological Survey (USGS) Water, Energy, and Biogeochemical Budgets (WEBB) sites. Although they are less numerous than, for example, the USGS reference sites used in studies of climate change (e.g., Poff et al. 2007), LTER study sites provide unique insights www.bioscience ...
Climate change impacts on mass movements
... part of the record (2000–2009) when only 13 events have been recorded in the valley (Stoffel and Beniston, 2006; Bollschweiler and Stoffel, 2010c; Stoffel et al., 2011). At the meteorological station of Grächen, where daily precipitation measurements extend back to 1864, heavy precipitation events ( ...
... part of the record (2000–2009) when only 13 events have been recorded in the valley (Stoffel and Beniston, 2006; Bollschweiler and Stoffel, 2010c; Stoffel et al., 2011). At the meteorological station of Grächen, where daily precipitation measurements extend back to 1864, heavy precipitation events ( ...
Building Climate Change Resilience in
... governments. Addressing health issues means not only better health care (which should include emergency-response capacity for extreme weather events) but also reducing environmental health risks, thus reducing many of the risks that climate change is likely to bring and the vulnerability of low-inco ...
... governments. Addressing health issues means not only better health care (which should include emergency-response capacity for extreme weather events) but also reducing environmental health risks, thus reducing many of the risks that climate change is likely to bring and the vulnerability of low-inco ...
Climate change reduces warming potential of nitrous oxide by an
... to an increase in the amount of N2O being destroyed in the stratosphere. This is due to the fact that photolytic rates are strongest in the tropical region. Here more N2O is transported from the troposphere into the stratosphere and thus available for stratospheric decay (Figure 2b). 3.1. Decline in ...
... to an increase in the amount of N2O being destroyed in the stratosphere. This is due to the fact that photolytic rates are strongest in the tropical region. Here more N2O is transported from the troposphere into the stratosphere and thus available for stratospheric decay (Figure 2b). 3.1. Decline in ...
Review of climate change adaptation methods and tools
... The examination of methods and tools for adaptation planning includes also methods and tools for carrying out climate change impact and vulnerability assessments. Explanations of what ‘approach’ ‘method’ and ‘tool’ mean here are provided in Table 1. The geographical scope of the review is global but ...
... The examination of methods and tools for adaptation planning includes also methods and tools for carrying out climate change impact and vulnerability assessments. Explanations of what ‘approach’ ‘method’ and ‘tool’ mean here are provided in Table 1. The geographical scope of the review is global but ...
Best practices and available tools for the use of indigenous
... debate, the need to recognize and address the uneven distribution of impacts and vulnerability between regions and among social groups becomes critical. As such, factors such as livelihood assets, sources of income, class, social status, race, ethnicity, indigenous identity, gender and poverty are d ...
... debate, the need to recognize and address the uneven distribution of impacts and vulnerability between regions and among social groups becomes critical. As such, factors such as livelihood assets, sources of income, class, social status, race, ethnicity, indigenous identity, gender and poverty are d ...
The Long-Run Effects of Climate Change on Conflict
... for several decades in the United States. Similarly, Hsiang and Jina (2014) find that the occurrence of tropical cyclones reduces growth for at least two decades into the future. Since cyclones are believed to be increasing in frequency due to global warming, these estimates imply that global warmin ...
... for several decades in the United States. Similarly, Hsiang and Jina (2014) find that the occurrence of tropical cyclones reduces growth for at least two decades into the future. Since cyclones are believed to be increasing in frequency due to global warming, these estimates imply that global warmin ...
Measuring the Impacts of Climate Change on North
... trips would fall by 2% in 2030 and 23% in 2080 compared to 2004. Those who take both day and overnight trips would spend 16% less in 2030 and 48% less in 2080. Turning to recreational fishing, the aggregate annual lost recreational value of sea level rise to shore anglers in all of North Carolina wo ...
... trips would fall by 2% in 2030 and 23% in 2080 compared to 2004. Those who take both day and overnight trips would spend 16% less in 2030 and 48% less in 2080. Turning to recreational fishing, the aggregate annual lost recreational value of sea level rise to shore anglers in all of North Carolina wo ...
Adaptive Capacity Benchmarking: Handbook and Tool Kit
... This project has identified six clear stages of development when organisations take on the challenge of climate change. We call these response levels (RLs) rather than stages because we don’t want to imply that in moving on it is necessary to leave each stage behind. Instead, the idea is to consolid ...
... This project has identified six clear stages of development when organisations take on the challenge of climate change. We call these response levels (RLs) rather than stages because we don’t want to imply that in moving on it is necessary to leave each stage behind. Instead, the idea is to consolid ...
World Heritage and Tourism in a Changing Climate
... limate change is fast becoming one of the most significant risks for World Heritage sites worldwide. Unequivocal scientific evidence shows that concentrations of the main greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, in the atmosphere are greater now than at any time in the past 800 000 years and that global temp ...
... limate change is fast becoming one of the most significant risks for World Heritage sites worldwide. Unequivocal scientific evidence shows that concentrations of the main greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, in the atmosphere are greater now than at any time in the past 800 000 years and that global temp ...
World Heritage and Tourism in a Changing Climate
... limate change is fast becoming one of the most significant risks for World Heritage sites worldwide. Unequivocal scientific evidence shows that concentrations of the main greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, in the atmosphere are greater now than at any time in the past 800 000 years and that global temp ...
... limate change is fast becoming one of the most significant risks for World Heritage sites worldwide. Unequivocal scientific evidence shows that concentrations of the main greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, in the atmosphere are greater now than at any time in the past 800 000 years and that global temp ...
Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Migration and Conflict
... We then turn to actual migration patterns, emphasizing that the most adverse effects of climate change will undoubtedly affect the global south. As lesser developed countries are limited in their abilities to mitigate environmental hazards, researchers have speculated about the propensity of people ...
... We then turn to actual migration patterns, emphasizing that the most adverse effects of climate change will undoubtedly affect the global south. As lesser developed countries are limited in their abilities to mitigate environmental hazards, researchers have speculated about the propensity of people ...
The Pacific Decadal Oscillation
... where C is the heat capacity, λ the climate sensitivity and F(t) the forcing; it can be shown that the response time of the system is given by τ = C λ . In his post Spencer does not give many details on what he did. In particular he says that he "ran many thousands of combinations" with varying para ...
... where C is the heat capacity, λ the climate sensitivity and F(t) the forcing; it can be shown that the response time of the system is given by τ = C λ . In his post Spencer does not give many details on what he did. In particular he says that he "ran many thousands of combinations" with varying para ...
World Heritage and Tourism in a Changing Climate
... limate change is fast becoming one of the most significant risks for World Heritage sites worldwide. Unequivocal scientific evidence shows that concentrations of the main greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, in the atmosphere are greater now than at any time in the past 800 000 years and that global temp ...
... limate change is fast becoming one of the most significant risks for World Heritage sites worldwide. Unequivocal scientific evidence shows that concentrations of the main greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, in the atmosphere are greater now than at any time in the past 800 000 years and that global temp ...