Managing United States Public Lands in Response to Climate Change
... understand from their perspective how decisions are currently made, and how climate change and carbon management are being factored into decision making. We evaluated three major management sectors in which climate change or carbon management may intersect other use goals: forests, biofuels, and gra ...
... understand from their perspective how decisions are currently made, and how climate change and carbon management are being factored into decision making. We evaluated three major management sectors in which climate change or carbon management may intersect other use goals: forests, biofuels, and gra ...
Climate Change - Ku-ring-gai Council
... Major causes of human induced climate change Fifty seven per cent of emissions are from burning fossil fuels in power, transport, buildings and industry. Agriculture and changes in land use particularly deforestation, produce forty one per cent of emissions. In the absence of policies to combat cli ...
... Major causes of human induced climate change Fifty seven per cent of emissions are from burning fossil fuels in power, transport, buildings and industry. Agriculture and changes in land use particularly deforestation, produce forty one per cent of emissions. In the absence of policies to combat cli ...
How to read a Climate-Fact-Sheet
... 2.1. Description of the multi-model-ensemble based on global climate projections These model simulations were created within the framework of the “Coupled Model Intercomparision Project No. 3” (CMIP3) and form the data basis of climate projections for the fourth assessment report of the IPCC (Interg ...
... 2.1. Description of the multi-model-ensemble based on global climate projections These model simulations were created within the framework of the “Coupled Model Intercomparision Project No. 3” (CMIP3) and form the data basis of climate projections for the fourth assessment report of the IPCC (Interg ...
Extracting and analyzing the warming trend in
... are based (i.e., temperatures and forcing variables being integrated processes) was not soundly tested and that there are strong reasons from both statistical and climate physics perspectives for questioning this assumption (Estrada et al., 2010; Gay et al., 2009; see also Triacca, 2001). The attrib ...
... are based (i.e., temperatures and forcing variables being integrated processes) was not soundly tested and that there are strong reasons from both statistical and climate physics perspectives for questioning this assumption (Estrada et al., 2010; Gay et al., 2009; see also Triacca, 2001). The attrib ...
Chapter 5. CO2 as a Climate Regulator during the Phanerozoic and
... mean that no carbon was transferred to or from the atmosphere during this time period by natural processes? Explain. No – natural carbon cycle still at work, but being outpaced by human activities 7. In climate models, temperature sensitivity is typically quantified on the basis of a doubling of atm ...
... mean that no carbon was transferred to or from the atmosphere during this time period by natural processes? Explain. No – natural carbon cycle still at work, but being outpaced by human activities 7. In climate models, temperature sensitivity is typically quantified on the basis of a doubling of atm ...
Understanding Climate Change And Impacts On Tourism In The
... Weather conditions and the climate of a tourism area often dictates why people travel, where they travel, how they travel, and when they travel and for how long visitors stay at the destination. What tourists want in their tourism products and destinations vary considerably. Generally visitors to be ...
... Weather conditions and the climate of a tourism area often dictates why people travel, where they travel, how they travel, and when they travel and for how long visitors stay at the destination. What tourists want in their tourism products and destinations vary considerably. Generally visitors to be ...
Impacts of climate variability and change on fishery
... products such as Baltic sprat typically peak [66]. La Niña events, which are associated with cooling sea surface temperatures around Peru and Chile conversely benefit these fisheries [71]. Climate change may favor certain species over others [72,73] and thereby change the biogeography of fish stocks a ...
... products such as Baltic sprat typically peak [66]. La Niña events, which are associated with cooling sea surface temperatures around Peru and Chile conversely benefit these fisheries [71]. Climate change may favor certain species over others [72,73] and thereby change the biogeography of fish stocks a ...
full publication
... The research found that the climate change discourse in the UK today looks confusing, contradictory and chaotic. For every argument or perspective, whether on the scale of the problem, its nature, seriousness, causation or reversibility, there is a voice declaring its opposite. The conclusion must b ...
... The research found that the climate change discourse in the UK today looks confusing, contradictory and chaotic. For every argument or perspective, whether on the scale of the problem, its nature, seriousness, causation or reversibility, there is a voice declaring its opposite. The conclusion must b ...
Climate change impacts in urban coastal
... al. 2010), driven by NCCARF. These NARPs were revised in 2012 in the context of the evolving literature and national priorities (Cox et al. 2012; Holbrook and Johnson 2012; Holbrook et al. 2012). Many of the research needs identified and prioritised in these NARPs are relevant to the research theme ...
... al. 2010), driven by NCCARF. These NARPs were revised in 2012 in the context of the evolving literature and national priorities (Cox et al. 2012; Holbrook and Johnson 2012; Holbrook et al. 2012). Many of the research needs identified and prioritised in these NARPs are relevant to the research theme ...
Transitions in climate and energy discourse between Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy
... more likely to learn about environmental and other sciencerelated risks through the media than through any other source (Corbett and Durfee 2004; Peterson and Thompson 2009). Research indicates that news media establish the context within which future information will be interpreted (Peterson and Th ...
... more likely to learn about environmental and other sciencerelated risks through the media than through any other source (Corbett and Durfee 2004; Peterson and Thompson 2009). Research indicates that news media establish the context within which future information will be interpreted (Peterson and Th ...
Good practice for the usage of climate model simulation results
... Implementing the aforementioned mitigation and adaptation strategies is in the responsibility of regional agencies. In Germany, these are federal and state agencies, dealing with environment, ecology, land use, agriculture or consumer protection – see the Acknowledgements section of this paper. Ther ...
... Implementing the aforementioned mitigation and adaptation strategies is in the responsibility of regional agencies. In Germany, these are federal and state agencies, dealing with environment, ecology, land use, agriculture or consumer protection – see the Acknowledgements section of this paper. Ther ...
The language of climate change adaptation
... doing this, we have drawn mainly on the strategies reviewed in our comparative analysis of adaptation strategies. We have also considered evidence from a small number of other sources of information on climate change, and have elicited expert opinion. We drew mainly on high-level strategy documents ...
... doing this, we have drawn mainly on the strategies reviewed in our comparative analysis of adaptation strategies. We have also considered evidence from a small number of other sources of information on climate change, and have elicited expert opinion. We drew mainly on high-level strategy documents ...
Summary - Environmental limits and Swiss footprints based on
... Global limits, current footprints and performances From a global perspective three of the six computed performances show a Clearly Unsafe situation either because of a large overshoot (Climate Change and Ocean Acidification) or because of an overshoot combined with a rapidly deteriorating trend (Bio ...
... Global limits, current footprints and performances From a global perspective three of the six computed performances show a Clearly Unsafe situation either because of a large overshoot (Climate Change and Ocean Acidification) or because of an overshoot combined with a rapidly deteriorating trend (Bio ...
Sustainability of the Great Plains in an Uncertain Climate
... of change is ten times faster than ever experienced in human history! Not surprisingly, the threat has evoked both public and policy-maker notice, especially in climate-sensitive regions such as the Great Plains. Some observers argue that society can cope with anticipated climate change, supporting ...
... of change is ten times faster than ever experienced in human history! Not surprisingly, the threat has evoked both public and policy-maker notice, especially in climate-sensitive regions such as the Great Plains. Some observers argue that society can cope with anticipated climate change, supporting ...
Link between land-ocean warming contrast and surface relative
... (with respect to liquid water) using equation (43) from Bolton [1980]. As shown in Figure 1c, the changes in equivalent potential temperature are quite zonally uniform and vary on relatively large spatial scales. Consistent with (1), there is little land-ocean contrast in the changes in equivalent p ...
... (with respect to liquid water) using equation (43) from Bolton [1980]. As shown in Figure 1c, the changes in equivalent potential temperature are quite zonally uniform and vary on relatively large spatial scales. Consistent with (1), there is little land-ocean contrast in the changes in equivalent p ...
Can International Law Improve the Climate
... ted in just the past 30 years." 3' Approximately seventy-five per cent of total CO2 emissions originate in industrialized countries.3 2 VicePresident Gore concludes that it does not seem reasonable "or even ethical ... to assume that it is probably all right to keep driving up CO2 levels. In fact, i ...
... ted in just the past 30 years." 3' Approximately seventy-five per cent of total CO2 emissions originate in industrialized countries.3 2 VicePresident Gore concludes that it does not seem reasonable "or even ethical ... to assume that it is probably all right to keep driving up CO2 levels. In fact, i ...
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... University of New Brunswick Canada In its fourth assessment report published in spring 2007, leading scientists on the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) reached consensus that human activity is responsible for many observed climate changes, particularly the warming temperatures of th ...
... University of New Brunswick Canada In its fourth assessment report published in spring 2007, leading scientists on the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) reached consensus that human activity is responsible for many observed climate changes, particularly the warming temperatures of th ...
acadia national park in peril - Rocky Mountain Climate Organization
... Vulnerable wildlife in Acadia includes its birds. The park has a great diversity of birdlife, with 338 species recorded in the park. Roger Tory Peterson, the founding father of American birding, called Mount Desert Island “the warbler capital of the world.” Of the park’s 22 nesting species of warble ...
... Vulnerable wildlife in Acadia includes its birds. The park has a great diversity of birdlife, with 338 species recorded in the park. Roger Tory Peterson, the founding father of American birding, called Mount Desert Island “the warbler capital of the world.” Of the park’s 22 nesting species of warble ...
EXAMINING THE UNINTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE
... shows these claims are untrue. Yet the Administration keeps repeating them. The President and others often claim that 97 percent of scientists believe that global warming is primarily driven by human activity. However, the study they cite has been debunked. While the majority of scientists surveyed ...
... shows these claims are untrue. Yet the Administration keeps repeating them. The President and others often claim that 97 percent of scientists believe that global warming is primarily driven by human activity. However, the study they cite has been debunked. While the majority of scientists surveyed ...
Link between landocean warming contrast and surface relative
... [18] In summary, both the land-ocean contrast in the control climate and the land relative humidity change contribute strongly to the warming contrast in the tropics, with a smaller contribution from the ocean relative humidity change that is also positive. Only the land relative humidity change is ...
... [18] In summary, both the land-ocean contrast in the control climate and the land relative humidity change contribute strongly to the warming contrast in the tropics, with a smaller contribution from the ocean relative humidity change that is also positive. Only the land relative humidity change is ...
Geophysics 4th year Booklet 2013-14 - of /~pgres
... WORK SPACE AND SOCIAL INTERACTIONS Room 6201 in JCMB will double as workspace and the venue for most lectures, and will be shared with Geophysics 3. Additional (but limited) study space is available in the JCMB. Room 320 in the Grant Institute building will be made available specifically for geophys ...
... WORK SPACE AND SOCIAL INTERACTIONS Room 6201 in JCMB will double as workspace and the venue for most lectures, and will be shared with Geophysics 3. Additional (but limited) study space is available in the JCMB. Room 320 in the Grant Institute building will be made available specifically for geophys ...
Agriculture and food systems in sub
... declines in crop yields on both food availability and access [15]. The challenges for agricultural development are already considerable, and there is now general concern that climate change and increasing climate variability will compound these in vulnerable areas. The interactions of climate with o ...
... declines in crop yields on both food availability and access [15]. The challenges for agricultural development are already considerable, and there is now general concern that climate change and increasing climate variability will compound these in vulnerable areas. The interactions of climate with o ...
Summary of UN-Habitat`s CCCI Climate Change Assessment for the
... 3.2 The Case of Sorsogon City: Climate Change Impacts and Vulnerabilities This could be a bit longer and again, I am very keen on getting the human dimension into this. The Province of Sorsogon where the City is located has been identified by a study of the Manila Observatory and the Department of E ...
... 3.2 The Case of Sorsogon City: Climate Change Impacts and Vulnerabilities This could be a bit longer and again, I am very keen on getting the human dimension into this. The Province of Sorsogon where the City is located has been identified by a study of the Manila Observatory and the Department of E ...
Historical responsibility for climate change: science and the science-policy interface
... terrestrial carbon uptake. Instead of giving less weight to early emissions, nonlinearity between radiative forcing and concentrations of CO2 gives more weight to early emissions. Giving objective policy advice is further challenged by the fact that historical contributions to climate change are not ...
... terrestrial carbon uptake. Instead of giving less weight to early emissions, nonlinearity between radiative forcing and concentrations of CO2 gives more weight to early emissions. Giving objective policy advice is further challenged by the fact that historical contributions to climate change are not ...
Fred Singer
Siegfried Fred Singer (born September 27, 1924) is an Austrian-born American physicist and emeritus professor of environmental science at the University of Virginia. Singer trained as an atmospheric physicist and is known for his work in space research, atmospheric pollution, rocket and satellite technology, his questioning of the link between UV-B and melanoma rates, and that between CFCs and stratospheric ozone loss, his public denial of the health risks of passive smoking, and as an advocate for climate change denial. He is the author or editor of several books including Global Effects of Environmental Pollution (1970), The Ocean in Human Affairs (1989), Global Climate Change (1989), The Greenhouse Debate Continued (1992), and Hot Talk, Cold Science (1997). He has also co-authored Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years (2007) with Dennis Avery, and Climate Change Reconsidered (2009) with Craig Idso.Singer has had a varied career, serving in the armed forces, government, and academia. He designed mines for the U.S. Navy during World War II, before obtaining his Ph.D. in physics from Princeton University in 1948 and working as a scientific liaison officer in the U.S. Embassy in London. He became a leading figure in early space research, was involved in the development of earth observation satellites, and in 1962 established the National Weather Bureau's Satellite Service Center. He was the founding dean of the University of Miami School of Environmental and Planetary Sciences in 1964, and held several government positions, including deputy assistant administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, and chief scientist for the Department of Transportation. He held a professorship with the University of Virginia from 1971 until 1994, and with George Mason University until 2000.In 1990 Singer founded the Science & Environmental Policy Project to advocate for climate change denial, and in 2006 was named by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as one of a minority of scientists said to be creating a stand-off on a consensus on climate change. Singer argues there is no evidence that global warming is attributable to human-caused increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide, and that humanity would benefit if temperatures do rise.He is an opponent of the Kyoto Protocol, and has claimed climate models as not based on reality, and not evidence. Singer has been accused of rejecting peer-reviewed and independently confirmed scientific evidence in his claims concerning public health and environmental issues.