The CCAM multi-scale variable-resolution modelling system
... tropical low frequencies over the southwestern IO and southern Africa, for 2071-2100 relative to ...
... tropical low frequencies over the southwestern IO and southern Africa, for 2071-2100 relative to ...
Dividing climate change: global warming in the Indian mass media
... mega-deltas, make it highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change (ORG 2001; Mawdsley 2004; Toman et al. 2003). The Fourth Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC 2007) highlights the threat posed to large areas of the Himalayan foothills by flooding as glaci ...
... mega-deltas, make it highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change (ORG 2001; Mawdsley 2004; Toman et al. 2003). The Fourth Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC 2007) highlights the threat posed to large areas of the Himalayan foothills by flooding as glaci ...
Dividing climate change: global warming in the Indian mass media
... mega-deltas, make it highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change (ORG 2001; Mawdsley 2004; Toman et al. 2003). The Fourth Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC 2007) highlights the threat posed to large areas of the Himalayan foothills by flooding as glaci ...
... mega-deltas, make it highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change (ORG 2001; Mawdsley 2004; Toman et al. 2003). The Fourth Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC 2007) highlights the threat posed to large areas of the Himalayan foothills by flooding as glaci ...
Confronting Climate Change in the U.S. Midwest: Michigan
... three weeks. That number would be reduced to five under the lower-emissions scenario. Other Michigan cities such as Ann Arbor, Flint, Grand Rapids, Lansing, and Warren will face conditions similar to Detroit. The severe heat projected for Michigan poses serious health risks for residents. Heat waves ...
... three weeks. That number would be reduced to five under the lower-emissions scenario. Other Michigan cities such as Ann Arbor, Flint, Grand Rapids, Lansing, and Warren will face conditions similar to Detroit. The severe heat projected for Michigan poses serious health risks for residents. Heat waves ...
Small States and the Commonwealth
... marginalisation, HIV/AIDS, poverty, violence and crime. The repercussions of the global economic crisis and a growing youth bulge in many countries present challenges not only to young people’s personal development, but also to their capacity to contribute to national development. The Commonwealth s ...
... marginalisation, HIV/AIDS, poverty, violence and crime. The repercussions of the global economic crisis and a growing youth bulge in many countries present challenges not only to young people’s personal development, but also to their capacity to contribute to national development. The Commonwealth s ...
PDF Full Publication in PDF Format
... climate change. As with drought, there is a strong divergence between countries. Figure 4 also shows results for Lesotho under the four alternative scenarios. Impacts are less severe under B1 than under A1, primarily because climate change is less pronounced under B1 (cf. Figure 2). Impacts are more ...
... climate change. As with drought, there is a strong divergence between countries. Figure 4 also shows results for Lesotho under the four alternative scenarios. Impacts are less severe under B1 than under A1, primarily because climate change is less pronounced under B1 (cf. Figure 2). Impacts are more ...
Perception and adaptation to climate change by farmers in the Nile
... farmers adapt to climate change in Ethiopia (Admassie & Adenew 2007; Deressa & Hassan 2009; Deressa et al. 2009). Deressa & Hassan (2009) employed the Ricardian approach to estimate the monetary impact of climate change on Ethiopian agriculture. Even though the applied Ricardian approach includes ad ...
... farmers adapt to climate change in Ethiopia (Admassie & Adenew 2007; Deressa & Hassan 2009; Deressa et al. 2009). Deressa & Hassan (2009) employed the Ricardian approach to estimate the monetary impact of climate change on Ethiopian agriculture. Even though the applied Ricardian approach includes ad ...
Journal of the North American Benthological Society
... problem. That framework also requires actions and a governance context to link science to decisions. The role of science in decision making is fluid and varying. The relationship of scientists with decision makers unfolds along a continuum of low engagement to high engagement. That continuum can be ...
... problem. That framework also requires actions and a governance context to link science to decisions. The role of science in decision making is fluid and varying. The relationship of scientists with decision makers unfolds along a continuum of low engagement to high engagement. That continuum can be ...
Linking Indigenous and Scientific Knowledge of Climate Change
... homogenous indigenous communities. Our aim is to contribute to the thoughtful and respectful integration of indigenous knowledge with scientific data and analysis so that this rich body of knowledge can inform science, and science can in turn perhaps contribute tools and methods that will allow indi ...
... homogenous indigenous communities. Our aim is to contribute to the thoughtful and respectful integration of indigenous knowledge with scientific data and analysis so that this rich body of knowledge can inform science, and science can in turn perhaps contribute tools and methods that will allow indi ...
Assessing the Physical Science of Climate Change
... and are forcing the climate to change. • Beyond global warming: Discernible human influences on other aspects of climate including heat waves, wind patterns, drought, and more…this is the first ‘earth system’ IPCC report. • Commitment: Already committed to more warming (next few decades), with choic ...
... and are forcing the climate to change. • Beyond global warming: Discernible human influences on other aspects of climate including heat waves, wind patterns, drought, and more…this is the first ‘earth system’ IPCC report. • Commitment: Already committed to more warming (next few decades), with choic ...
the factsheet
... A team of Brazilian researchers led by Elizabeth Sikar has calculated fluxes of greenhouse gases before and after construction of Manso and Serra da Mesa dams in the Brazilian cerrado (savanna) ecosystems. The researchers found that the flooding switched the cerrados from a source to a sink of CO2. ...
... A team of Brazilian researchers led by Elizabeth Sikar has calculated fluxes of greenhouse gases before and after construction of Manso and Serra da Mesa dams in the Brazilian cerrado (savanna) ecosystems. The researchers found that the flooding switched the cerrados from a source to a sink of CO2. ...
The Role of Landscape Processes within the Climate System
... the land surface are inter-related. Analysis of the seasonal and annual values of CO2 flux and water vapor exchange across global Fluxnet sites in forests, grasslands, crops, and tundra was pursued by Niyogi et al. (2004). They found that net carbon and net primary productivity uptake are greater un ...
... the land surface are inter-related. Analysis of the seasonal and annual values of CO2 flux and water vapor exchange across global Fluxnet sites in forests, grasslands, crops, and tundra was pursued by Niyogi et al. (2004). They found that net carbon and net primary productivity uptake are greater un ...
Appendix 5 Fine-scale population responses to weather and climate
... dense woodland. Populations at the cooler limit of their climatic niche are likely to be occupying the habitats with the warmest microclimate in order to survive (Thomas et al., 1999; Oliver et al., 2009; Isaac et al., 2010). A drop in temperature will therefore result in a population decline in the ...
... dense woodland. Populations at the cooler limit of their climatic niche are likely to be occupying the habitats with the warmest microclimate in order to survive (Thomas et al., 1999; Oliver et al., 2009; Isaac et al., 2010). A drop in temperature will therefore result in a population decline in the ...
What range of future scenarios should climate change policy be based on? -Modal falsificationism and its limitations
... Figure 1: Future global warming scenarios of the TAR. The possible range of global mean temperature change in the 21st century is the envelope of predictions by several climate models given different emission scenarios. Source: IPCC (2001, p. 555). and the same emission scenario, i.e. the uncertain ...
... Figure 1: Future global warming scenarios of the TAR. The possible range of global mean temperature change in the 21st century is the envelope of predictions by several climate models given different emission scenarios. Source: IPCC (2001, p. 555). and the same emission scenario, i.e. the uncertain ...
Young people`s burden: Requirement of
... fuel emissions reduction was implausible. Magistrate Judge Coffin stated that he was “troubled” by the severity of the requested emissions reduction rate, but he also noted that some of the alleged climate change consequences, if accurate, could be considered “beyond the pale”, and he rejected the m ...
... fuel emissions reduction was implausible. Magistrate Judge Coffin stated that he was “troubled” by the severity of the requested emissions reduction rate, but he also noted that some of the alleged climate change consequences, if accurate, could be considered “beyond the pale”, and he rejected the m ...
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... as to reduce GHG emissions for example reducing fuel consumption, switching to alternative fuels (e.g., from coal to natural gas or bioenergy), altering manure management or reducing fertilization (Butt and McCarl, 2004). In addition, so-called sequestration activities may be undertaken where rather ...
... as to reduce GHG emissions for example reducing fuel consumption, switching to alternative fuels (e.g., from coal to natural gas or bioenergy), altering manure management or reducing fertilization (Butt and McCarl, 2004). In addition, so-called sequestration activities may be undertaken where rather ...
A Guide to Understanding Global Temperature Data
... people live where the temperature fluctuates by many degrees every day, and the seasonal swing in temperatures can be 80 F or more, a couple of degrees doesn’t matter too much. But in the case of global warming, one or two degrees is the entire change scientists are trying to measure over a period o ...
... people live where the temperature fluctuates by many degrees every day, and the seasonal swing in temperatures can be 80 F or more, a couple of degrees doesn’t matter too much. But in the case of global warming, one or two degrees is the entire change scientists are trying to measure over a period o ...
Climate change imprinting on stable isotopic compositions of high
... rate knowledge of the local isotopic lapse rate at the time that the proxy was deposited. In lieu of this information, modern isotopic lapse rates are often employed. Several studies have demonstrated that climate change associated with surface uplift can influence past isotopic lapse rates, complic ...
... rate knowledge of the local isotopic lapse rate at the time that the proxy was deposited. In lieu of this information, modern isotopic lapse rates are often employed. Several studies have demonstrated that climate change associated with surface uplift can influence past isotopic lapse rates, complic ...
Climate Changes Impact to Archaeological Sites in Delaware:
... I want to thank Bernard for co-chairing this session with me, as I have been a bit of the silent partner on this one. We were both extremely surprised and excited about the turn-out for presenters in this session. Thanks to all the presenters! I also want to thank Bernard for presenting my paper for ...
... I want to thank Bernard for co-chairing this session with me, as I have been a bit of the silent partner on this one. We were both extremely surprised and excited about the turn-out for presenters in this session. Thanks to all the presenters! I also want to thank Bernard for presenting my paper for ...
Project Overview Inception Meeting, August 2002 Santiago, Chile
... Project is an investment in the relationship between Canada and Chile Recognizes that cooperation on climate change issues, including CDM projects, can mitigate GHGs globally, and positively impact community, social and economic development ...
... Project is an investment in the relationship between Canada and Chile Recognizes that cooperation on climate change issues, including CDM projects, can mitigate GHGs globally, and positively impact community, social and economic development ...
Up in smoke? Latin America and the Caribbean
... that patterns of vulnerability to climate change are extremely varied. It also makes modelling difficult, although this is constantly improving. To avoid misunderstanding, it is important to point out that with or without global warming, extreme weather is a problem for the people of the region. For ...
... that patterns of vulnerability to climate change are extremely varied. It also makes modelling difficult, although this is constantly improving. To avoid misunderstanding, it is important to point out that with or without global warming, extreme weather is a problem for the people of the region. For ...
C L limate iteracy
... and ecosystems have either adapted to these past climate variations or perished. While global climate has been relatively stable over the last 10,000 years—the span of human civilization—regional variations in climate patterns have influenced human history in profound ways, playing an integral role ...
... and ecosystems have either adapted to these past climate variations or perished. While global climate has been relatively stable over the last 10,000 years—the span of human civilization—regional variations in climate patterns have influenced human history in profound ways, playing an integral role ...
Paper_Kennedy
... governance replacing government (Mol 2008, 37–53). From this emerges informational governance: “the idea that information is fundamentally restructuring processes, institutions and practices of environmental governance” (Mol 2008, 83). This development is founded on the changes in power and impact i ...
... governance replacing government (Mol 2008, 37–53). From this emerges informational governance: “the idea that information is fundamentally restructuring processes, institutions and practices of environmental governance” (Mol 2008, 83). This development is founded on the changes in power and impact i ...