Abrupt Climate Change - University of California San Diego
... policy foundation. Here we describe the scientific foundation for a research agenda focused on abrupt climate change, as developed in a recent study by an international panel of the U.S. National Research Council (2), and identify areas in which the possibility of abrupt climate change has a bearing ...
... policy foundation. Here we describe the scientific foundation for a research agenda focused on abrupt climate change, as developed in a recent study by an international panel of the U.S. National Research Council (2), and identify areas in which the possibility of abrupt climate change has a bearing ...
Text - Reading`s CentAUR
... For volcanic aerosols, the temporal and regional responses estimated from the Pinatubo eruption were extracted from the inventory in Ammann et al. [2003]. For the 3X Pinatubo case, volcanic AOD was scaled by 3 throughout the eruption and subsequent response. See Figure S1 in the supporting informati ...
... For volcanic aerosols, the temporal and regional responses estimated from the Pinatubo eruption were extracted from the inventory in Ammann et al. [2003]. For the 3X Pinatubo case, volcanic AOD was scaled by 3 throughout the eruption and subsequent response. See Figure S1 in the supporting informati ...
Global Climate Change and Biodiversity: Issues and Future Research
... productivity, stability, sustainability and other ecosystem services that are essential for human well-being [5-8]. Loss of biodiversity has become a serious issue in many places around the world. Many factors, such as habit loss and degradation, excessive nutrient load, air and water pollution, ove ...
... productivity, stability, sustainability and other ecosystem services that are essential for human well-being [5-8]. Loss of biodiversity has become a serious issue in many places around the world. Many factors, such as habit loss and degradation, excessive nutrient load, air and water pollution, ove ...
quantification of physical impacts on the nsw coastal zone due to
... sediment transport patterns. This has the potential to increase the risk of severe coastal inundation and erosion in some locations. There is also the possibility that changes to rainfall patterns resulting from climate change may cause significant changes to estuarine ecosystems, water quality and ...
... sediment transport patterns. This has the potential to increase the risk of severe coastal inundation and erosion in some locations. There is also the possibility that changes to rainfall patterns resulting from climate change may cause significant changes to estuarine ecosystems, water quality and ...
... For the southwest and the south east, attention has to be paid on actions that would make whatever is on ground sustainable. One of these which is closely linked with agriculture is the forestry sector. This sector is important for overall environmental sustainability and socio-economic development ...
English
... Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes with high confidence (about an 8 out of 10 chance of an event happening) that 1 million people along the coasts of South and South-East Asia will be at risk from flooding. The risks to agriculture are among the most urgent to be addressed. Most food is produc ...
... Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes with high confidence (about an 8 out of 10 chance of an event happening) that 1 million people along the coasts of South and South-East Asia will be at risk from flooding. The risks to agriculture are among the most urgent to be addressed. Most food is produc ...
Climate Change in Cyprus: Impacts and Adaptation Policies 1
... the impacts are still surrounded by a high degree of uncertainty. Harmful health impacts of climate change are related to increasing heat stress, extreme weather events, poor air quality, water and vector borne diseases. The direct effects are caused by extreme weather events, and the indirect ones ...
... the impacts are still surrounded by a high degree of uncertainty. Harmful health impacts of climate change are related to increasing heat stress, extreme weather events, poor air quality, water and vector borne diseases. The direct effects are caused by extreme weather events, and the indirect ones ...
Christmas Island Coral Demonstrates Tropical Pacific ENSO Variability
... in the characteristic amplitude or frequency of ENSO events. As as a response to global warming, from the CMIP3 models8,9. The How will ENSO variability be illustrated in Fig. 3, some CGCMs show an increase in the ampli- measure is derived1) from the interannual standard deviation (s.d.) tude of ENS ...
... in the characteristic amplitude or frequency of ENSO events. As as a response to global warming, from the CMIP3 models8,9. The How will ENSO variability be illustrated in Fig. 3, some CGCMs show an increase in the ampli- measure is derived1) from the interannual standard deviation (s.d.) tude of ENS ...
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... assessment of climate change best management practices (CCBMPs). Research on soil health management was ranked by two breakout groups as moderately difficult to achieve, and by one group as moderately easy because there is general agreement in the state that this is important. The three groups ranke ...
... assessment of climate change best management practices (CCBMPs). Research on soil health management was ranked by two breakout groups as moderately difficult to achieve, and by one group as moderately easy because there is general agreement in the state that this is important. The three groups ranke ...
strawman_ccac_plan_of_action_103108
... recommended by the CLIMATE CHANGE action plan, including the impact on the capability of meeting future energy demand within this Commonwealth. (4) Identifies areas of agreement and disagreement among committee members about the CLIMATE CHANGE action plan. (5) Recommends to the General Assembly legi ...
... recommended by the CLIMATE CHANGE action plan, including the impact on the capability of meeting future energy demand within this Commonwealth. (4) Identifies areas of agreement and disagreement among committee members about the CLIMATE CHANGE action plan. (5) Recommends to the General Assembly legi ...
north dakota - National Conference of State Legislatures
... producers to sell livestock as well as land, and many cattle did not survive.12 Drought conditions cost the state on average an estimated $228 million annually, resulting in the loss of approximately 360 jobs each year.13 Droughts also are costly because they increase the probability of fire. During ...
... producers to sell livestock as well as land, and many cattle did not survive.12 Drought conditions cost the state on average an estimated $228 million annually, resulting in the loss of approximately 360 jobs each year.13 Droughts also are costly because they increase the probability of fire. During ...
Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme
... floods and tropical storms are becoming more unpredictable. In parallel, rural livelihoods are undermined by the creeping effects of water stress, land degradation and loss of biodiversity. ...
... floods and tropical storms are becoming more unpredictable. In parallel, rural livelihoods are undermined by the creeping effects of water stress, land degradation and loss of biodiversity. ...
A global Green New Deal - Friedrich-Ebert
... organised by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. The series took place within the framework of the FES Working Group for »Global Issues«. This Working Group involves all the FES country offices at sites which play a key role in the analysis of global issues. In addition to the liaison offices to EU and UN ...
... organised by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. The series took place within the framework of the FES Working Group for »Global Issues«. This Working Group involves all the FES country offices at sites which play a key role in the analysis of global issues. In addition to the liaison offices to EU and UN ...
Project Document for CEO Approval
... 5. Whilst the Technical Working Groups (TWGs) completed their work in September 2001, this being a national exercise, the reports have had to be subjected to thorough scrutiny and reviews at several levels including at sectoral, national and international levels. UNEP and the UNEP/GEF/UNDP National ...
... 5. Whilst the Technical Working Groups (TWGs) completed their work in September 2001, this being a national exercise, the reports have had to be subjected to thorough scrutiny and reviews at several levels including at sectoral, national and international levels. UNEP and the UNEP/GEF/UNDP National ...
Cop Action Guide II - Friends of the Earth
... For an agreement to be reached in Copenhagen, rich countries must commit to deep and swift domestic carbon emissions cuts. Currently the emissions cuts that are pledged are far from adequate, and include huge amounts of offsets (where we simply “buy” our cuts by paying other countries to keep their ...
... For an agreement to be reached in Copenhagen, rich countries must commit to deep and swift domestic carbon emissions cuts. Currently the emissions cuts that are pledged are far from adequate, and include huge amounts of offsets (where we simply “buy” our cuts by paying other countries to keep their ...
LWC4.3 - Pittwater Council
... We commit our Council from this date 18 February 2008 to Establish a baseline of Council’s greenhouse gas emissions, based on advice in the LGSA Climate Change Action Pack. Strive to meet or beat the Kyoto protocol targets in our own operations, activities and communities, through a range of act ...
... We commit our Council from this date 18 February 2008 to Establish a baseline of Council’s greenhouse gas emissions, based on advice in the LGSA Climate Change Action Pack. Strive to meet or beat the Kyoto protocol targets in our own operations, activities and communities, through a range of act ...
Environmental Changes Affecting the Andes of Ecuador
... country were still untouched. At least 75 % of the western part of the country was forested at that time, and as of 1969 primary forest covered still ca. 63 % (Dodson and Gentry 1991). Only a few new roads were constructed in western and central Ecuador during the interim, while the eastern part of ...
... country were still untouched. At least 75 % of the western part of the country was forested at that time, and as of 1969 primary forest covered still ca. 63 % (Dodson and Gentry 1991). Only a few new roads were constructed in western and central Ecuador during the interim, while the eastern part of ...
Long-term climate goals Decarbonisation, carbon
... that the radiative forcing from one activity (e.g. releasing GHGs) can be balanced out by another activity (sequestering CO2). The term climate neutral could be a helpful concept if it were tightly defined and if the GHGs it covers as well as the method for calculating the GWPs from these GHGs were ...
... that the radiative forcing from one activity (e.g. releasing GHGs) can be balanced out by another activity (sequestering CO2). The term climate neutral could be a helpful concept if it were tightly defined and if the GHGs it covers as well as the method for calculating the GWPs from these GHGs were ...
the cop in action - Ministère de l`Environnement, de l`Énergie et de la
... It would have been impossible to adopt the Paris Agreement with out such strong commitment on the part of both Nations and civil society. People all over the world have grasped the scale of the threat to our existence. Above all, they were aware of the extraordinary chance afforded by the Paris con ...
... It would have been impossible to adopt the Paris Agreement with out such strong commitment on the part of both Nations and civil society. People all over the world have grasped the scale of the threat to our existence. Above all, they were aware of the extraordinary chance afforded by the Paris con ...
Annex B. Glossary of Terms
... sustainable development and in contributing to the ultimate objective of the convention; and (2) to assist Parties included in Annex I in achieving compliance with their quantified emission limitation and reduction commitments. Certified Emission Reduction Units from Clean Development Mechanism proj ...
... sustainable development and in contributing to the ultimate objective of the convention; and (2) to assist Parties included in Annex I in achieving compliance with their quantified emission limitation and reduction commitments. Certified Emission Reduction Units from Clean Development Mechanism proj ...
Quantifying the consensus on anthropogenic global
... published research, with the percentage decreasing over time. Among papers expressing a position on AGW, the percentage endorsing the consensus is increasing with an overall value from 95% (self-rated papers) to 98% (abstract ratings). Rejection papers are a vanishingly small proportion of the publi ...
... published research, with the percentage decreasing over time. Among papers expressing a position on AGW, the percentage endorsing the consensus is increasing with an overall value from 95% (self-rated papers) to 98% (abstract ratings). Rejection papers are a vanishingly small proportion of the publi ...
Assessing the Physical Science of Climate Change
... IPCC Working Group 1 (2007) From Material Presented by Susan Solomon, co-chair WG I at the Royal Society London, March, 2007 and Norwegian Academy Of Sciences Oslo, Norway April 2007 ...
... IPCC Working Group 1 (2007) From Material Presented by Susan Solomon, co-chair WG I at the Royal Society London, March, 2007 and Norwegian Academy Of Sciences Oslo, Norway April 2007 ...
Massachusetts v. EPA, 127 S.Ct. 1438 (2007)
... Because the Commonwealth "owns a substantial portion of the state's coastal property," it has alleged a particularized injury in its capacity as a landowner. The severity of that injury will only increase over the course of the next century: If sea levels continue to rise as predicted, one Massachus ...
... Because the Commonwealth "owns a substantial portion of the state's coastal property," it has alleged a particularized injury in its capacity as a landowner. The severity of that injury will only increase over the course of the next century: If sea levels continue to rise as predicted, one Massachus ...
13. climate change - Western Cape Government
... complex feedback mechanisms. The point is really that each mitigation measure must be thoroughly tested for its impacts on all sectors. „Water conservancy for example is á noble idea, but not in a community where water related disease prevails it may not be a high priority. Therefore important to we ...
... complex feedback mechanisms. The point is really that each mitigation measure must be thoroughly tested for its impacts on all sectors. „Water conservancy for example is á noble idea, but not in a community where water related disease prevails it may not be a high priority. Therefore important to we ...
Heat and drought 2003 in Europe: a climate synthesis
... maximum temperature, were below average. The similarity between the maps of maximum air temperature for June and August is striking. These two months brought extremely high air temperatures over nearly the same area of the continent. 2.2. Precipitation Precipitation was particularly low in June and ...
... maximum temperature, were below average. The similarity between the maps of maximum air temperature for June and August is striking. These two months brought extremely high air temperatures over nearly the same area of the continent. 2.2. Precipitation Precipitation was particularly low in June and ...
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.