IIASA International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
... • Water use has been growing at more than twice the rate of population increase in the last century (FAO & UN-Water) • Hydropower supplies about 20% of the world’s electricity (ICOLD) ...
... • Water use has been growing at more than twice the rate of population increase in the last century (FAO & UN-Water) • Hydropower supplies about 20% of the world’s electricity (ICOLD) ...
Aalborg Universitet Heiselberg, Per Kvols
... 2.2 Climate scenarios Table 2 summarizes the climate scenarios considered in this study. As references, building’s performance for the climate of Växjö are modelled ...
... 2.2 Climate scenarios Table 2 summarizes the climate scenarios considered in this study. As references, building’s performance for the climate of Växjö are modelled ...
WebText- GEOGRAPHY OF UTAH
... Low. These systems pick up moisture from oceans and other surface sources and as the humid air rises, it cools, and water vapor condenses. Thus Utah’s low pressure systems are our winter storms, preceeded by south winds, accompanied by snow or rain, and finishing with blasts of cold north air. The p ...
... Low. These systems pick up moisture from oceans and other surface sources and as the humid air rises, it cools, and water vapor condenses. Thus Utah’s low pressure systems are our winter storms, preceeded by south winds, accompanied by snow or rain, and finishing with blasts of cold north air. The p ...
http://eureka.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/66/1/TheWrongTrousers.pdf
... media, which holds that the science debate about climate change is over. It demands that radical, far-reaching, deeply penetrating forms of directive policy and governmental action are now required to follow from the Kyoto Protocol, after it expires in 2012. Yet, it is a fact that, if the formal aim ...
... media, which holds that the science debate about climate change is over. It demands that radical, far-reaching, deeply penetrating forms of directive policy and governmental action are now required to follow from the Kyoto Protocol, after it expires in 2012. Yet, it is a fact that, if the formal aim ...
Long-Term Ecological Records and Their Relevance to Climate
... and large mammals, this is particularly problematic because the usual transplantation methods (often termed “garden experiments”), in which the organism is moved to a different climatic area and its responses assessed (through genotypic and/or phenotypic methods), will not yield results for decades. ...
... and large mammals, this is particularly problematic because the usual transplantation methods (often termed “garden experiments”), in which the organism is moved to a different climatic area and its responses assessed (through genotypic and/or phenotypic methods), will not yield results for decades. ...
SOCI30049 Environment and Society
... the ‘stage’ for social action: shaping our interactions and identities. (The social and cultural life of cites is different from that of villages, for instance.) One the other hand, they are themselves social constructs: we impute meanings to the environment, for instance, and those meanings shape o ...
... the ‘stage’ for social action: shaping our interactions and identities. (The social and cultural life of cites is different from that of villages, for instance.) One the other hand, they are themselves social constructs: we impute meanings to the environment, for instance, and those meanings shape o ...
Do international factors influence the passage of climate change
... Nevertheless, the data constitutes one of the richest sources of information about climate change legislation available to date (see Dubash et al., 2013 for a survey of available data sets). The data include almost 500 climate-relevant laws that were on the statute books of the 66 jurisdictions, alt ...
... Nevertheless, the data constitutes one of the richest sources of information about climate change legislation available to date (see Dubash et al., 2013 for a survey of available data sets). The data include almost 500 climate-relevant laws that were on the statute books of the 66 jurisdictions, alt ...
Comment by: Patrick J. Michaels and Paul C. Knappenberger
... determination reflected a greater degree of certainty that a low ECS value could be excluded than did the IPCC. From the IWG2010 (p. 14): “Finally, we note the IPCC judgment that the equilibrium climate sensitivity “is very likely larger than 1.5°C.” Although the calibrated Roe & Baker distribution, ...
... determination reflected a greater degree of certainty that a low ECS value could be excluded than did the IPCC. From the IWG2010 (p. 14): “Finally, we note the IPCC judgment that the equilibrium climate sensitivity “is very likely larger than 1.5°C.” Although the calibrated Roe & Baker distribution, ...
Climate Change -- Projections and Implications
... during evacuation events. A proportion of Edmonton’s building stock may be also vulnerable to extreme weather events. While a comprehensive assessment of the City’s buildings is not available, one indication of building vulnerability is the average age of our residential infrastructure. According t ...
... during evacuation events. A proportion of Edmonton’s building stock may be also vulnerable to extreme weather events. While a comprehensive assessment of the City’s buildings is not available, one indication of building vulnerability is the average age of our residential infrastructure. According t ...
modern climate change in slovenia
... the station was also moved several times but never out of the city limits, is more homogeneous. Furthermore, the temperature data was also corrected so that it corresponds to the measurements it would have had if the station had been operating the entire time at its current location in the center of ...
... the station was also moved several times but never out of the city limits, is more homogeneous. Furthermore, the temperature data was also corrected so that it corresponds to the measurements it would have had if the station had been operating the entire time at its current location in the center of ...
Climate Thermodynamics
... constant insolation. What is then the main factor determining the lapse rate? Is it radiation or thermodynamics, or both? Climate alarmism as advocated by IPCC is based on the assumption that radiation alone sets an initial lapse rate of 10 C/km, which then in reality is moderated by thermodynamics ...
... constant insolation. What is then the main factor determining the lapse rate? Is it radiation or thermodynamics, or both? Climate alarmism as advocated by IPCC is based on the assumption that radiation alone sets an initial lapse rate of 10 C/km, which then in reality is moderated by thermodynamics ...
Science integration into US climate and ocean policy
... submitted in June 2012 and released for a public administration/eop/ceq/initiatives/ comment period from February to April 2013. adaptation Agency adaptation plans are now being updated and expanded under the President’s Climate Action Plan. ...
... submitted in June 2012 and released for a public administration/eop/ceq/initiatives/ comment period from February to April 2013. adaptation Agency adaptation plans are now being updated and expanded under the President’s Climate Action Plan. ...
- The Kresge Foundation
... reminds us, “We have no idea how much devastation that could cause, because it’s metric.” So let’s translate that to roughly 20 feet. As horrifically complicated as it will be to adapt to rising sea level – think every coastal city you’ve visited partly submerged – it’s only the beginning. Everythin ...
... reminds us, “We have no idea how much devastation that could cause, because it’s metric.” So let’s translate that to roughly 20 feet. As horrifically complicated as it will be to adapt to rising sea level – think every coastal city you’ve visited partly submerged – it’s only the beginning. Everythin ...
Expert Opinion on Climate Change and Threats
... mostly postdoctoral researchers (19%), research personnel at government or nongovernment agencies (17%), or stu dents (2%). Almost all had PhDs (95%). However, some respondents had relatively greater knowledge than did oth ers about climate change and its effects on biota. To measure climate-relat ...
... mostly postdoctoral researchers (19%), research personnel at government or nongovernment agencies (17%), or stu dents (2%). Almost all had PhDs (95%). However, some respondents had relatively greater knowledge than did oth ers about climate change and its effects on biota. To measure climate-relat ...
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... European agricultural sector. The future scenarios incorporate socio-economic projections derived from several socio-economic scenarios and experiments conducted using global climate models and regional climate models. The quantitative results are based simulations using the GTAP general equilibrium ...
... European agricultural sector. The future scenarios incorporate socio-economic projections derived from several socio-economic scenarios and experiments conducted using global climate models and regional climate models. The quantitative results are based simulations using the GTAP general equilibrium ...
SID5 Form - Defra Science Search
... SID 5 (Research Project Final Report) is designed to capture the information on the results and outputs of Defra-funded research in a format that is easily publishable through the Defra website. A SID 5 must be completed for all projects. ...
... SID 5 (Research Project Final Report) is designed to capture the information on the results and outputs of Defra-funded research in a format that is easily publishable through the Defra website. A SID 5 must be completed for all projects. ...
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... a geopolitical perspective, the transit of pirates, terrorists, or other unlawful groups, through the Arctic is another source of concern: ORELLANA (M.A.): Climate change and the international Law of the Sea, in ABATE (R. S.) (dir.): Climate Change Impacts on Ocean and Coastal Law: U.S. and Internat ...
... a geopolitical perspective, the transit of pirates, terrorists, or other unlawful groups, through the Arctic is another source of concern: ORELLANA (M.A.): Climate change and the international Law of the Sea, in ABATE (R. S.) (dir.): Climate Change Impacts on Ocean and Coastal Law: U.S. and Internat ...
Will moist convection be stronger in a warmer climate?
... are slightly lower but clearly capture the land-ocean difference. Peak instantaneous updraft speeds over land (see Figure 3) are tens of m s1, as observed [Cotton and Anthes, 1989]. Ocean updrafts decelerate near the freezing level and re-intensify above as ice forms [Simpson and Wiggert, 1969], wh ...
... are slightly lower but clearly capture the land-ocean difference. Peak instantaneous updraft speeds over land (see Figure 3) are tens of m s1, as observed [Cotton and Anthes, 1989]. Ocean updrafts decelerate near the freezing level and re-intensify above as ice forms [Simpson and Wiggert, 1969], wh ...
Parliament of Victoria
... Fourth Assessment Report on global climate change, the most comprehensive review and analysis of the scientific research on climate change yet undertaken.2 The IPCC concluded that the warming of the planet’s surface is unequivocal, and it identified human activity as the principal driver of contempo ...
... Fourth Assessment Report on global climate change, the most comprehensive review and analysis of the scientific research on climate change yet undertaken.2 The IPCC concluded that the warming of the planet’s surface is unequivocal, and it identified human activity as the principal driver of contempo ...
IIASA International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
... • Water use has been growing at more than twice the rate of population increase in the last century (FAO & UN-Water) • Hydropower supplies about 20% of the world’s electricity (ICOLD) ...
... • Water use has been growing at more than twice the rate of population increase in the last century (FAO & UN-Water) • Hydropower supplies about 20% of the world’s electricity (ICOLD) ...
Challenge of Weather and Climate
... east facing slopes are cooler than south and west facing ones. In the southern hemisphere north facing slopes are warmer and south facing slopes are cooler. What is the effect of the distance from the sea on the climate of a place? Generally land warms up more quickly than the sea and cools down mor ...
... east facing slopes are cooler than south and west facing ones. In the southern hemisphere north facing slopes are warmer and south facing slopes are cooler. What is the effect of the distance from the sea on the climate of a place? Generally land warms up more quickly than the sea and cools down mor ...
Climatic changes and associated impacts in the Mediterranean
... are investigated with the HadCM3 global circulation model and their impacts on human activities and natural ecosystem are assessed. Precipitation and surface temperature changes are examined through mean and extreme values analysis, under the A2 and B2 emission scenarios. Confidence in results is obt ...
... are investigated with the HadCM3 global circulation model and their impacts on human activities and natural ecosystem are assessed. Precipitation and surface temperature changes are examined through mean and extreme values analysis, under the A2 and B2 emission scenarios. Confidence in results is obt ...
What is the Climate System and How are we Altering It?
... forcing, while each vertical line is an estimate of the uncertainty range associated with the forcing guided by the spread in the published record and physical understanding, and with no statistical connotation. Each forcing agent is associated with a level of scientific understanding, which is base ...
... forcing, while each vertical line is an estimate of the uncertainty range associated with the forcing guided by the spread in the published record and physical understanding, and with no statistical connotation. Each forcing agent is associated with a level of scientific understanding, which is base ...
IPCC Working Group II IPCC-XIV/Doc. 6 (II), rev.1 Fifth Session (1.X
... Chapter 19: Synthesis and Integration of Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability (35 pp.) In this chapter, emphasis will be placed on Article 2 of the UNFCCC and key provisions [e.g., Articles 2.3, 3.14, and 10(d)] of the Kyoto Protocol, drawing on important issues that occur in many regions/sectors, ...
... Chapter 19: Synthesis and Integration of Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability (35 pp.) In this chapter, emphasis will be placed on Article 2 of the UNFCCC and key provisions [e.g., Articles 2.3, 3.14, and 10(d)] of the Kyoto Protocol, drawing on important issues that occur in many regions/sectors, ...
Text - Web of Creation
... Jon Halvorson May 6, 2008 We also witness the different ways in which one responds to another who is wounded and in need. One response is to “pass by on the other side,” to see the wounds of another and choose to ignore them for whatever reason, as we read of the first two. ...
... Jon Halvorson May 6, 2008 We also witness the different ways in which one responds to another who is wounded and in need. One response is to “pass by on the other side,” to see the wounds of another and choose to ignore them for whatever reason, as we read of the first two. ...
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.