Climate Change and Cities in Africa
... decades or longer. It refers to any change in climate over time, whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity.”7 A principal cause of climate change is the release of greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide, into the atmosphere, partially trapping lon ...
... decades or longer. It refers to any change in climate over time, whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity.”7 A principal cause of climate change is the release of greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide, into the atmosphere, partially trapping lon ...
Climate Change - cloudfront.net
... destroy the coral communities of the Great Barrier Reef for hundreds if not thousands of years”.¶ “It is highly unlikely that coral reefs will survive more than a two-degree increase in average global temperature relative to pre-industrial levels,” he said.¶ “But if the current trajectory of carbon ...
... destroy the coral communities of the Great Barrier Reef for hundreds if not thousands of years”.¶ “It is highly unlikely that coral reefs will survive more than a two-degree increase in average global temperature relative to pre-industrial levels,” he said.¶ “But if the current trajectory of carbon ...
Observed Climate Change and the Negligible Global Effect of
... farmers are adapting to the climate conditions that traditionally dictate what they do and how they do it and producing more output than ever before. There is no reason to think that such adaptations and advances will not continue into the future. Thus, projections of negative impacts to Ohio’s agri ...
... farmers are adapting to the climate conditions that traditionally dictate what they do and how they do it and producing more output than ever before. There is no reason to think that such adaptations and advances will not continue into the future. Thus, projections of negative impacts to Ohio’s agri ...
Chapter 4 The Ocean`s Role in the Hydrological Cycle
... the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on © 2016 United Nations ...
... the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on © 2016 United Nations ...
Climate Change and the Past, Present and Future of Biotic Interactions
... expand by 20% (45) to 52% (46) in areas north of 60° latitude, leading to regional temperature increases via decreased albedo and increased evapotranspiration (45, 46). Higher trophic levels may be most sensitive to climatic change, and both modern and fossil evidence shows that disrupting their tro ...
... expand by 20% (45) to 52% (46) in areas north of 60° latitude, leading to regional temperature increases via decreased albedo and increased evapotranspiration (45, 46). Higher trophic levels may be most sensitive to climatic change, and both modern and fossil evidence shows that disrupting their tro ...
Presentation Slides - Association for the Advancement of
... Introduction to most widely-recognized science-based information sources on climate change and impacts. o U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), U.S. National Academies, NASA, NOAA, the most recent AMS/NOAA State of the Climate reports, and the Au ...
... Introduction to most widely-recognized science-based information sources on climate change and impacts. o U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), U.S. National Academies, NASA, NOAA, the most recent AMS/NOAA State of the Climate reports, and the Au ...
INTERREG IIIB ASTRA PROJECT Report on Generation, Use and
... large scale predictors. These relationships can be based on a range of mathematical functions and fitting routines (cf. Wilby et al. 2002, for an overview and, for example, Fig. 2). Advantages of these methods are there computational efficiency, the possibility to apply them easily to several GCMs a ...
... large scale predictors. These relationships can be based on a range of mathematical functions and fitting routines (cf. Wilby et al. 2002, for an overview and, for example, Fig. 2). Advantages of these methods are there computational efficiency, the possibility to apply them easily to several GCMs a ...
climate change: health impacts and opportunities
... of solar energy absorbed by the earth-atmosphere system. The primary cause of this increase is the effect of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Scientists have accounted for the effects of other factors that affect the amount of energy retained within this system including the effect of clouds and small parti ...
... of solar energy absorbed by the earth-atmosphere system. The primary cause of this increase is the effect of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Scientists have accounted for the effects of other factors that affect the amount of energy retained within this system including the effect of clouds and small parti ...
the journal Nature Climate Change
... the north–south Hadley circulation strength are more varied and depend on the cross-equatorial ocean warming gradient 27. In addition, the Hadley circulation expands poleward31. What determines its poleward expansion has not been fully explained, but relates to the latitude at which the associated w ...
... the north–south Hadley circulation strength are more varied and depend on the cross-equatorial ocean warming gradient 27. In addition, the Hadley circulation expands poleward31. What determines its poleward expansion has not been fully explained, but relates to the latitude at which the associated w ...
The Conditional Nature of the Local Warming Effect
... MTurk is a noted improvement over Druckman’s (2015) sample that largely consisted of students living in one location (e.g., the respondents here came from a total of 44 different states). It also is the same approach used by Zaval et al.’s (2014) investigation of the local warming effect (for three ...
... MTurk is a noted improvement over Druckman’s (2015) sample that largely consisted of students living in one location (e.g., the respondents here came from a total of 44 different states). It also is the same approach used by Zaval et al.’s (2014) investigation of the local warming effect (for three ...
Changing weather and climate in Northern Ghana
... and a modest amount of wetland areas near water bodies. The Tono Dam is used for dry season farming, though most of the people do not have access to land within the irrigation area. The region experiences a dry season from November to May and a wet season (during which crops are grown) from June to ...
... and a modest amount of wetland areas near water bodies. The Tono Dam is used for dry season farming, though most of the people do not have access to land within the irrigation area. The region experiences a dry season from November to May and a wet season (during which crops are grown) from June to ...
Dealing With Complexity and Extreme Events Using a Bottom-Up,
... of the major threats to local and regional water, food, energy, human health, and ecosystem function resources from extreme events including those from climate but also from other social and environmental issues. After these threats are identified for each resource, then the relative risks can be com ...
... of the major threats to local and regional water, food, energy, human health, and ecosystem function resources from extreme events including those from climate but also from other social and environmental issues. After these threats are identified for each resource, then the relative risks can be com ...
Climate notes
... • Even short-term changes in the climate may lead to long-lasting effects that may make the survival of life on Earth more difficult for both humans and other species. • Some of these potential climate changes include global warming, sea-level changes, and changes in precipitation. Chapter menu ...
... • Even short-term changes in the climate may lead to long-lasting effects that may make the survival of life on Earth more difficult for both humans and other species. • Some of these potential climate changes include global warming, sea-level changes, and changes in precipitation. Chapter menu ...
Adaptation and the poor: development, resilience and transition ■ synthesis article
... LUCSUS – Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies, Lund University, Sweden ...
... LUCSUS – Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies, Lund University, Sweden ...
Important data of cloud properties for assessing the response of
... • Mixed-phase level clouds (which is dominant clouds in the extra-tropics) using observational data are important for assessing GCM clouds. ...
... • Mixed-phase level clouds (which is dominant clouds in the extra-tropics) using observational data are important for assessing GCM clouds. ...
Weather warning report - Priestley International Centre for Climate
... farms alone [9] In order to assist in cleanup efforts, the Farming Recovery Fund offered grants of up to £20,000 to all farms to cover uninsurable losses. With the application criteria being strict, it was reported that many farmers across the UK felt they were not compensated adequately [10]. ...
... farms alone [9] In order to assist in cleanup efforts, the Farming Recovery Fund offered grants of up to £20,000 to all farms to cover uninsurable losses. With the application criteria being strict, it was reported that many farmers across the UK felt they were not compensated adequately [10]. ...
An econometric analysis of determinants of climate change attitudes
... The data used in this analysis was selected from the Eurobarometer database “Special Eurobarometer 300: Europeans’ attitudes towards climate change” (2008). This Eurobarometer survey was commissioned by the Directorate General for Communication of the European Commission, on behalf of the European P ...
... The data used in this analysis was selected from the Eurobarometer database “Special Eurobarometer 300: Europeans’ attitudes towards climate change” (2008). This Eurobarometer survey was commissioned by the Directorate General for Communication of the European Commission, on behalf of the European P ...
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... has overall co-ordinating responsibility for ongoing national consultations on the Low-Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) and related stakeholder engagement processes, working closely with the REDD Secretariat which was established under the Guyana Forestry Commission. At the highest level the LCDS ...
... has overall co-ordinating responsibility for ongoing national consultations on the Low-Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) and related stakeholder engagement processes, working closely with the REDD Secretariat which was established under the Guyana Forestry Commission. At the highest level the LCDS ...
Climate change in the Sahel
... This situation which actually concerns not the Sahel region alone, is increasingly seen as a manifestation of climate change caused by global warming, which is itself due to the increase in the content of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Thus, climate change has become one of the major challenges ...
... This situation which actually concerns not the Sahel region alone, is increasingly seen as a manifestation of climate change caused by global warming, which is itself due to the increase in the content of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Thus, climate change has become one of the major challenges ...
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... we will not try to explain the reasons here until the following analysis using linear panel data ...
... we will not try to explain the reasons here until the following analysis using linear panel data ...
Of Montreal and Kyoto: A Tale of Two Protocols
... extreme negotiating position and its maintenance through several months of increasingly intense domestic and international opposition.”26 The 50% figure operated as a compromise between the American proposal for 95% reductions and the European suggestion of a freeze; it was also supported by scienti ...
... extreme negotiating position and its maintenance through several months of increasingly intense domestic and international opposition.”26 The 50% figure operated as a compromise between the American proposal for 95% reductions and the European suggestion of a freeze; it was also supported by scienti ...
Barriers to Effective Climate Change Adaptation
... The impacts of climate change are already being felt in Australia, and with the water cycle highly sensitive to climate change the water industry is facing an unprecedented challenge.. The changing climate present risks to all facets of the urban water cycle, from the sourcing and supply of water, t ...
... The impacts of climate change are already being felt in Australia, and with the water cycle highly sensitive to climate change the water industry is facing an unprecedented challenge.. The changing climate present risks to all facets of the urban water cycle, from the sourcing and supply of water, t ...
Ocean Extremes - A unified marine science community
... through enhanced turbidity and turbulence impacts on marine biodiversity and (ii) extreme ocean temperatures and their impact on marine biodiversity. This paper focuses on the biophysical science that underpins ...
... through enhanced turbidity and turbulence impacts on marine biodiversity and (ii) extreme ocean temperatures and their impact on marine biodiversity. This paper focuses on the biophysical science that underpins ...
Climate Change News 27 April 12
... Water celebrations were coordinated by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), who noted that a 50% reduction in food waste would save 1350 km3 of water per year. In a statement delivered to mark the Day, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on governments to “connect the dots between wa ...
... Water celebrations were coordinated by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), who noted that a 50% reduction in food waste would save 1350 km3 of water per year. In a statement delivered to mark the Day, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on governments to “connect the dots between wa ...
Philosophy of Climate Science Part I: Observing
... been independently tested and are confirmed. The important clause here is ‘independently’: the models that are used to filter and correct the data have to be confirmed by other data. In other words, if the models were just tested by the data that they are supposed to be correcting and filtering, the ...
... been independently tested and are confirmed. The important clause here is ‘independently’: the models that are used to filter and correct the data have to be confirmed by other data. In other words, if the models were just tested by the data that they are supposed to be correcting and filtering, the ...
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.