Evidence for intensification of the global water cycle: Review and
... relative humidity overestimate the warming-induced water vapor feedback. Their data suggest that the relationship between UT humidity and sea surface temperature within the convective regions of the tropical oceans lies between the cases of constant mixing ratio (specific humidity) and constant rela ...
... relative humidity overestimate the warming-induced water vapor feedback. Their data suggest that the relationship between UT humidity and sea surface temperature within the convective regions of the tropical oceans lies between the cases of constant mixing ratio (specific humidity) and constant rela ...
how does the theologizing of physics contribute to - Philsci
... products of science in support of his religious convictions was not novel either in its objectives or in its basic strategy; however, it was refreshingly candid about the role of a certain metaphor in affecting this reconciliation of science and religion. Whewell was careful to point out that his pa ...
... products of science in support of his religious convictions was not novel either in its objectives or in its basic strategy; however, it was refreshingly candid about the role of a certain metaphor in affecting this reconciliation of science and religion. Whewell was careful to point out that his pa ...
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... agriculture, measured as net returns per hectare of cropped area, will be 8-12 per cent less than without such changes. Guiteras (2007) has reported that with a rise in annual temperature rises by 0.5°C and increase in rainfall by 4 per cent by 2039, the damage to agricultural productivity will be i ...
... agriculture, measured as net returns per hectare of cropped area, will be 8-12 per cent less than without such changes. Guiteras (2007) has reported that with a rise in annual temperature rises by 0.5°C and increase in rainfall by 4 per cent by 2039, the damage to agricultural productivity will be i ...
Adapting_to_Climate_Change_ - MDG-F
... Example: Human health vulnerabilities Outcomes of Concerns: More frequent geographically widespread epidemics of infectious and waterborne disease Climatic Drivers: Climatic changes increase the area and number of disease vectors and more frequent heavy rainfall and drought events could disrupt ...
... Example: Human health vulnerabilities Outcomes of Concerns: More frequent geographically widespread epidemics of infectious and waterborne disease Climatic Drivers: Climatic changes increase the area and number of disease vectors and more frequent heavy rainfall and drought events could disrupt ...
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... 2.1. The Coupled Climate Model and the Design of the Numerical Experiment In order to investigate the relationship between greenhouse gas forcing and the Amazon´s seasonal cycle, two model simulations were performed with the Regional Climate Model (RCM) from the Pennsylvania State University/Nationa ...
... 2.1. The Coupled Climate Model and the Design of the Numerical Experiment In order to investigate the relationship between greenhouse gas forcing and the Amazon´s seasonal cycle, two model simulations were performed with the Regional Climate Model (RCM) from the Pennsylvania State University/Nationa ...
adaptation - Network for Business Sustainability
... • Place to start is to define risk because climate change has many indirect • Rationale based on traditional economics: save money, reduce risk, increase energy efficiency, minimize waste ...
... • Place to start is to define risk because climate change has many indirect • Rationale based on traditional economics: save money, reduce risk, increase energy efficiency, minimize waste ...
EESUnit 3 with LEP
... The following are general suggestions for accommodating English second language: 1. Assess the prior knowledge of your LEP student and make sure that he or she has adequate background information in order to execute this activity. 2. Provide graphic organizers or roadmaps illustrating the specific p ...
... The following are general suggestions for accommodating English second language: 1. Assess the prior knowledge of your LEP student and make sure that he or she has adequate background information in order to execute this activity. 2. Provide graphic organizers or roadmaps illustrating the specific p ...
Climate sensitivity of shrub growth across the tundra biome
... moisture, standing water can also lead to reduced growth and shrub dieback6 . Previous studies have identified summer temperatures as an important driver of vegetation change1,13,14,26 , but the role of soil moisture is less often examined. A recent synthesis of two decades of ecological monitoring ...
... moisture, standing water can also lead to reduced growth and shrub dieback6 . Previous studies have identified summer temperatures as an important driver of vegetation change1,13,14,26 , but the role of soil moisture is less often examined. A recent synthesis of two decades of ecological monitoring ...
01 Trevor Ballance.indd
... However, a changing climate will not only have environmental effects. The example above illustrates that climate change will also bring about disturbances to “economic, technological, institutional, political and social conditions” (Smithers and Smit, 2009, p.23) and, as also seen above, will have r ...
... However, a changing climate will not only have environmental effects. The example above illustrates that climate change will also bring about disturbances to “economic, technological, institutional, political and social conditions” (Smithers and Smit, 2009, p.23) and, as also seen above, will have r ...
Toward Climate Resilience - Union of Concerned Scientists
... needed. The projected inundation of populated areas in southeast Florida, for example, is a case in point. There, decision makers must act with urgency to bring science to the fore, understand the implications of the science, and construct policies and plans that enable communities to act quickly in ...
... needed. The projected inundation of populated areas in southeast Florida, for example, is a case in point. There, decision makers must act with urgency to bring science to the fore, understand the implications of the science, and construct policies and plans that enable communities to act quickly in ...
Downscaling Tools - University of Victoria
... construction that complements other methods • SDSM should not be used uncritically as a “black box” (evaluate all relationships using independent data) • Local knowledge is an invaluable source of information when determining sensible combinations of predictors • Daily precipitation amount at indivi ...
... construction that complements other methods • SDSM should not be used uncritically as a “black box” (evaluate all relationships using independent data) • Local knowledge is an invaluable source of information when determining sensible combinations of predictors • Daily precipitation amount at indivi ...
The EU`s disappointing leadership on climate, or
... climate regime. Subsequently it will discuss implicit assumptions and research gaps. A short conclusion will summarise main findings, their generalisability to other areas of EU external action, and possible avenues for future research. The object of study: periods Scholars studying the EU’s intern ...
... climate regime. Subsequently it will discuss implicit assumptions and research gaps. A short conclusion will summarise main findings, their generalisability to other areas of EU external action, and possible avenues for future research. The object of study: periods Scholars studying the EU’s intern ...
GTOS presentation - Food and Agriculture Organization of the
... It will be composed mainly of scientists designated by the regional networks participating in GTOS and some members of the GTOS Steering Committee. A few independent scientists of distinction, who may have no direct role in GTOS and its network, will also be invited as members. In this way, active t ...
... It will be composed mainly of scientists designated by the regional networks participating in GTOS and some members of the GTOS Steering Committee. A few independent scientists of distinction, who may have no direct role in GTOS and its network, will also be invited as members. In this way, active t ...
Global mechanisms for sustaining and enhancing PES schemes ⁎ Josh Farley
... with recipients chosen by centralized organizations, and the information required to decide between competing proposals is immense. Grant writing skills may play as much of a role in determining what projects are funded as the quality of the project itself, and transaction costs can be very high. An ...
... with recipients chosen by centralized organizations, and the information required to decide between competing proposals is immense. Grant writing skills may play as much of a role in determining what projects are funded as the quality of the project itself, and transaction costs can be very high. An ...
Draft Resolution X
... increasing abstraction of water especially for agriculture, that many surface and groundwater-dependent wetland systems and their catchments are already water-stressed, and that demand for water, particularly for irrigated agriculture as well as other uses, is projected to continue to increase; ...
... increasing abstraction of water especially for agriculture, that many surface and groundwater-dependent wetland systems and their catchments are already water-stressed, and that demand for water, particularly for irrigated agriculture as well as other uses, is projected to continue to increase; ...
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... We adopt this grouping on the basis of the assumption that each country’s particular forest types are closely determined by the specific climate conditions. We are therefore able to identify the predominant tree species as well as the respective contributions to the local economy at both the nationa ...
... We adopt this grouping on the basis of the assumption that each country’s particular forest types are closely determined by the specific climate conditions. We are therefore able to identify the predominant tree species as well as the respective contributions to the local economy at both the nationa ...
Climate-change lore and its implications for
... plainly evident in climate change discourse. Based on urban legends, it is not uncommon for public media to issue warnings concerning the threat presented in the narrative (Gross, 201 0). According to Mosier (2005) these narratives both construct and reinforce worldviews in populations in which they ...
... plainly evident in climate change discourse. Based on urban legends, it is not uncommon for public media to issue warnings concerning the threat presented in the narrative (Gross, 201 0). According to Mosier (2005) these narratives both construct and reinforce worldviews in populations in which they ...
editorial: protected areas as natural solutions to climate change
... heads of individuals managing, involved in and even just visiting individual protected areas. There are also different levels of influence and action from governments and civil society that need to complement one another, working with decision-makers to undertake multidisciplinary research that is c ...
... heads of individuals managing, involved in and even just visiting individual protected areas. There are also different levels of influence and action from governments and civil society that need to complement one another, working with decision-makers to undertake multidisciplinary research that is c ...
watersketch - Astra
... constitution. E.g. representative democracy POLITICS – political struggle over goals, political action. E.g. ”power politics” POLICY – programmes of action; A statement by government of what it intends to do, such as a law, regulation, ruling, decision, or order, or a combination of these E.g. Envir ...
... constitution. E.g. representative democracy POLITICS – political struggle over goals, political action. E.g. ”power politics” POLICY – programmes of action; A statement by government of what it intends to do, such as a law, regulation, ruling, decision, or order, or a combination of these E.g. Envir ...
Georgia`s Climate Variability vs Climate Change
... the growth of our greenhouse gas emissions. …….Our new 2025 goal marks a major step forward in America's efforts to address climate change.”--President G.W. Bush, White House Speech, April 16 ...
... the growth of our greenhouse gas emissions. …….Our new 2025 goal marks a major step forward in America's efforts to address climate change.”--President G.W. Bush, White House Speech, April 16 ...
Arctic Climate System Study (ACSYS)/ Climate and Cryosphere
... WCRP COPES – how does CliC contribute? Interactions with other groups – carbon, water, weather ICSI – Commission on the Cryospheric Sciences CliC/IGS/ICSI Symposium on Cryo as Indicator of Climate Change ...
... WCRP COPES – how does CliC contribute? Interactions with other groups – carbon, water, weather ICSI – Commission on the Cryospheric Sciences CliC/IGS/ICSI Symposium on Cryo as Indicator of Climate Change ...
The intensification and shift of the annual North Atlantic Oscillation in
... Jung, 2000), which corresponds to milder and wetter winters in northern Europe. Meanwhile, over the 20th century, the globalaveraged surface temperature has increased by 0.4–0.8◦ C, and ...
... Jung, 2000), which corresponds to milder and wetter winters in northern Europe. Meanwhile, over the 20th century, the globalaveraged surface temperature has increased by 0.4–0.8◦ C, and ...
EEAEU activities on climate change impacts, vulnerability and
... European countries; 16 of the 32 EEA member countries have national adaptation strategies, and some have started to prepare/implement action plans. • Some transnational regions (e.g. the Danube, the Baltic, the Alps and the Pyrenees) and cities have developed adaptation strategies. • Examples are sh ...
... European countries; 16 of the 32 EEA member countries have national adaptation strategies, and some have started to prepare/implement action plans. • Some transnational regions (e.g. the Danube, the Baltic, the Alps and the Pyrenees) and cities have developed adaptation strategies. • Examples are sh ...
UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol - Training for the State Negotiators on
... Current reporting obligations of the non-Annex I Parties Convention (Articles 4.1 and 12): all Parties must report on the steps they are taking or envisage undertaking to implement the Convention . In accordance with the principle of "common but differentiated responsibilities", the required conten ...
... Current reporting obligations of the non-Annex I Parties Convention (Articles 4.1 and 12): all Parties must report on the steps they are taking or envisage undertaking to implement the Convention . In accordance with the principle of "common but differentiated responsibilities", the required conten ...
the calm before the storm
... and consumers with examples of selected products and their main growing countries When we hear the catchword climate change we usually think of extreme weather events, hurricanes and islands threatened by rising sea levels in distant parts of the world. But few realise that climate change is already ...
... and consumers with examples of selected products and their main growing countries When we hear the catchword climate change we usually think of extreme weather events, hurricanes and islands threatened by rising sea levels in distant parts of the world. But few realise that climate change is already ...
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.