Climate Change: Portfolio Analysis
... termsandconditions/; note that modification refers to the way data is presented, not to underlying data itself. ...
... termsandconditions/; note that modification refers to the way data is presented, not to underlying data itself. ...
SAN Climate Module - Rainforest Alliance
... of land to uses with lower carbon stock. The restoration of natural ecosystems and reforestation of marginal farm areas also increases carbon stocks on farms and by not allowing the cutting of natural forest or burning of land, emissions of associated greenhouse gases are avoided. Additionally, allo ...
... of land to uses with lower carbon stock. The restoration of natural ecosystems and reforestation of marginal farm areas also increases carbon stocks on farms and by not allowing the cutting of natural forest or burning of land, emissions of associated greenhouse gases are avoided. Additionally, allo ...
Environmental prices, uncertainty, and learning
... the structure of the problem and how to model it. A further complication is the second-best nature of real environmental policy making. In this paper, we propose some practical steps for setting prices in the face of these difficulties, drawing on the example of climate change. We consider how to de ...
... the structure of the problem and how to model it. A further complication is the second-best nature of real environmental policy making. In this paper, we propose some practical steps for setting prices in the face of these difficulties, drawing on the example of climate change. We consider how to de ...
New Zealand`s changing climate and oceans
... My Office has been assisted by some of New Zealand’s leading climate scientists in preparing this report. The report focuses particularly on describing likely effects on various regions of New Zealand and explains why only considering predicted average changes leads to an underestimation of the impa ...
... My Office has been assisted by some of New Zealand’s leading climate scientists in preparing this report. The report focuses particularly on describing likely effects on various regions of New Zealand and explains why only considering predicted average changes leads to an underestimation of the impa ...
Bronze Age Review
... For the first volume of the Bronze Age Review, the editor invited senior scholars to draw on their experience and expertise and write on what they would like to see happening in Bronze Age research in Britain in the future. They were asked to look as broadly as they can and explore issues and areas ...
... For the first volume of the Bronze Age Review, the editor invited senior scholars to draw on their experience and expertise and write on what they would like to see happening in Bronze Age research in Britain in the future. They were asked to look as broadly as they can and explore issues and areas ...
INTRODUCTION What can demographers contribute to the study of
... changing educational composition of populations stratified by age and sex is a key determinant of future socioeconomic challenges, ranging from total population size (Lutz and KC 2011), to economic growth (Lutz et al. 2008), to disaster mortality (Lutz et al. 2014). Depending on the context, other d ...
... changing educational composition of populations stratified by age and sex is a key determinant of future socioeconomic challenges, ranging from total population size (Lutz and KC 2011), to economic growth (Lutz et al. 2008), to disaster mortality (Lutz et al. 2014). Depending on the context, other d ...
Slide 1
... world. • Choices are made about how and what to model • These choices lead to different outcomes – We care about the “emergent properties” of the models not their detailed evolution. (as we have learnt that models are chaotic and thus their detailed evolution is un-predictable.) ...
... world. • Choices are made about how and what to model • These choices lead to different outcomes – We care about the “emergent properties” of the models not their detailed evolution. (as we have learnt that models are chaotic and thus their detailed evolution is un-predictable.) ...
Climate change impact and adaptation in temperate grassland and
... of global agriculture has been given little attention despite its importance for global food security (IPCC, 2014). Since the last International Grassland Congress in 2013, there have only been limited additions to our knowledge of climate change impacts on grassland and livestock industries. The 5t ...
... of global agriculture has been given little attention despite its importance for global food security (IPCC, 2014). Since the last International Grassland Congress in 2013, there have only been limited additions to our knowledge of climate change impacts on grassland and livestock industries. The 5t ...
AIACC Regional Study Abstracts
... The objective of this study is to identify the groups most vulnerable to climate variability and change, and understand the nature of this vulnerability in relation to adaptive capacity. A number of villages and communities in Nigeria and Mali will be selected for inclusion in the project and will b ...
... The objective of this study is to identify the groups most vulnerable to climate variability and change, and understand the nature of this vulnerability in relation to adaptive capacity. A number of villages and communities in Nigeria and Mali will be selected for inclusion in the project and will b ...
Future Climate: Projected extremes
... A diminishing trend in cold spell frequency and intensity has been observed over the Northern Hemisphere and its continental sub-regions (Guirguis et al. 2011). Within regions, cold outbreaks are most intense in low-lying topography that channels the cold dense air. Their frequency also responds to ...
... A diminishing trend in cold spell frequency and intensity has been observed over the Northern Hemisphere and its continental sub-regions (Guirguis et al. 2011). Within regions, cold outbreaks are most intense in low-lying topography that channels the cold dense air. Their frequency also responds to ...
Climate Change or Land Use Dynamics: Do We Know Miguel Clavero *
... integration of information across species, including species’ distributions or abundances and their thermal optima, to summarize responses to climate change at the local community level. In this line, recent works have proposed indicators to describe community changes associated with climate warming ...
... integration of information across species, including species’ distributions or abundances and their thermal optima, to summarize responses to climate change at the local community level. In this line, recent works have proposed indicators to describe community changes associated with climate warming ...
Climate change and impacts in the Eastern Mediterranean and the
... The climate of the northern EMME is mostly temperate with warm to hot, dry summers, occasional droughts, and mild, relatively wet winters (Bolle 2003; Lionello et al. 2006). In the southern EMME, an arid hot desert climate prevails, where precipitation is low and vegetation scanty (Issar and Zohar 2 ...
... The climate of the northern EMME is mostly temperate with warm to hot, dry summers, occasional droughts, and mild, relatively wet winters (Bolle 2003; Lionello et al. 2006). In the southern EMME, an arid hot desert climate prevails, where precipitation is low and vegetation scanty (Issar and Zohar 2 ...
Science Communication Research
... comparison to the oil and gas industry. Other research shows that on topics like climate change and stem cell research, scientists hold unrivaled cultural authority and credibility. On these topics and oth ...
... comparison to the oil and gas industry. Other research shows that on topics like climate change and stem cell research, scientists hold unrivaled cultural authority and credibility. On these topics and oth ...
Vulnerability to climate change in three hot spots in Africa and Asia
... security may be even more at risk if new ways to strengthen the food production and transport systems in the light of adaptation needs are not promoted. In South Asia, there is high dependence on the annual monsoon, which faces disruption under climate change. Furthermore, about 60 % of cultivated a ...
... security may be even more at risk if new ways to strengthen the food production and transport systems in the light of adaptation needs are not promoted. In South Asia, there is high dependence on the annual monsoon, which faces disruption under climate change. Furthermore, about 60 % of cultivated a ...
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... measurements of SOC concentration, bulk density, and soil thickness taken at different points in time (4, 5). In this study, we observed longterm changes in SOC concentration and bulk density but did not measure changes in soil thickness in the old-growth forests. Although soil thickness dynamics we ...
... measurements of SOC concentration, bulk density, and soil thickness taken at different points in time (4, 5). In this study, we observed longterm changes in SOC concentration and bulk density but did not measure changes in soil thickness in the old-growth forests. Although soil thickness dynamics we ...
Environmental Degradation, Social Sin, and the Common Good
... the centuries by eminent theologians who are revered in the Catholic tradition, l documents issued by the church magisterium, a growing array of theological reflections informed by scientific findings, and discussions of ethical imperatives pertaining to the natural environment. When read through an ...
... the centuries by eminent theologians who are revered in the Catholic tradition, l documents issued by the church magisterium, a growing array of theological reflections informed by scientific findings, and discussions of ethical imperatives pertaining to the natural environment. When read through an ...
- Wiley Online Library
... range shifts are tightly coupled to shifts in thermal envelope (Pinksy et al., 2013). Therefore, the magnitude of anticipated climate warming effects on thermally constrained latitudinal ranges of hypothetical oxygen- and capacity-limited FENs was estimated based on the best supported mean temperatu ...
... range shifts are tightly coupled to shifts in thermal envelope (Pinksy et al., 2013). Therefore, the magnitude of anticipated climate warming effects on thermally constrained latitudinal ranges of hypothetical oxygen- and capacity-limited FENs was estimated based on the best supported mean temperatu ...
Geel et al.
... and Schatten (1997) note that UV variations are an excellent candidate for solar variability influences on climate, not only because solar spectral irradiance fluctuations are proportionally larger at short wavelengths, but also because they carry a significant fraction of the total solar energy var ...
... and Schatten (1997) note that UV variations are an excellent candidate for solar variability influences on climate, not only because solar spectral irradiance fluctuations are proportionally larger at short wavelengths, but also because they carry a significant fraction of the total solar energy var ...
The Changes - Climate Change and Me
... examples of human effect on the environment. Mainstream scientists believe that ‘global warming’ is a recent event and that millions of years before humans walked this Earth, the atmosphere stayed pretty much the same. What does a more rapid change in atmosphere mean for us humans? It should be note ...
... examples of human effect on the environment. Mainstream scientists believe that ‘global warming’ is a recent event and that millions of years before humans walked this Earth, the atmosphere stayed pretty much the same. What does a more rapid change in atmosphere mean for us humans? It should be note ...
Trend and Change Analysis of Monthly and Seasonal Temperature
... night and from season to season are the consequences of the intensity of sunlight falling to the surface and into the earth’s atmosphere [3]. Rapid industrialization, extensive use of fossil fuels and exploding population growth is the principal cause of the pronounced late twentiethcentury warming. ...
... night and from season to season are the consequences of the intensity of sunlight falling to the surface and into the earth’s atmosphere [3]. Rapid industrialization, extensive use of fossil fuels and exploding population growth is the principal cause of the pronounced late twentiethcentury warming. ...
Changes in extreme temperature and precipitation in the
... observational data. If daily data could not be provided, the country participants performed the complete analysis for all their stations in close discussion with the experts, so that it was possible to share at least the calculated climate indices, based on the quality-controlled daily time series. ...
... observational data. If daily data could not be provided, the country participants performed the complete analysis for all their stations in close discussion with the experts, so that it was possible to share at least the calculated climate indices, based on the quality-controlled daily time series. ...
Desertification-Climate Change Interactions
... Low temperatures in winter had naturally controlled insect populations. When not enough cool years came, insects proliferated and then husked or defoliated millions of trees. This fact increased the vulnerability of forest to fires due to the amount of combustible material generated by tremendous mo ...
... Low temperatures in winter had naturally controlled insect populations. When not enough cool years came, insects proliferated and then husked or defoliated millions of trees. This fact increased the vulnerability of forest to fires due to the amount of combustible material generated by tremendous mo ...
How warm was the last interglacial? New model–data comparisons
... We use simulations from a fully coupled, global atmosphere–land surface–ocean–sea ice general circulation model: the Community Climate System Model, v. 3 (CCSM3). Future climate predictions from this model are presented in the IPCC AR4 report [1]. The model has also been used in the Palaeoclimate Mo ...
... We use simulations from a fully coupled, global atmosphere–land surface–ocean–sea ice general circulation model: the Community Climate System Model, v. 3 (CCSM3). Future climate predictions from this model are presented in the IPCC AR4 report [1]. The model has also been used in the Palaeoclimate Mo ...
451kB - Surrey Research Insight Open Access
... Lovelock: ‘A woman in the auditorium asks: If all you say / is true, what should we be teaching our children?’, to which Lovelock’s deflated and defeated response is simply ‘I don’t know. I really don’t know’ (31; emphasis in original). All this then turns out to be addressed, along with a final, un ...
... Lovelock: ‘A woman in the auditorium asks: If all you say / is true, what should we be teaching our children?’, to which Lovelock’s deflated and defeated response is simply ‘I don’t know. I really don’t know’ (31; emphasis in original). All this then turns out to be addressed, along with a final, un ...
The Cost of Climate Change: What We`ll Pay if
... Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis, Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (Cambridge, U.K., Cambridge University Press, 2007); http://www.worldclimate.com; autho ...
... Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis, Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (Cambridge, U.K., Cambridge University Press, 2007); http://www.worldclimate.com; autho ...
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.