House of Commons
... 2. Climate change adaptation Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Climate change adaptation be reported to the House for publication on the internet. UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering Environment Agency The Royal Society Sustainable Development Unit for NHS E ...
... 2. Climate change adaptation Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Climate change adaptation be reported to the House for publication on the internet. UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering Environment Agency The Royal Society Sustainable Development Unit for NHS E ...
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN TRAINING ON VULNERABILITY
... for coastal and marine protected areas (MPAs) in the WIO region. The priorities that emerged at the Climate Change Workshop for Coastal and Marine Protected Areas included: Understanding climate change – Effectively responding to climate change in marine and coastal areas in the WIO region will nece ...
... for coastal and marine protected areas (MPAs) in the WIO region. The priorities that emerged at the Climate Change Workshop for Coastal and Marine Protected Areas included: Understanding climate change – Effectively responding to climate change in marine and coastal areas in the WIO region will nece ...
A Story of Gaia - Online - Introduction Overview
... or canceling us. Unless we see the Earth as a planet that behaves as if it were alive, at least to the extent of regulating its climate and chemistry, we will lack the will to change our way of life and to understand that we have made it our greatest enemy.” * We will explore why 'spaceship Earth' i ...
... or canceling us. Unless we see the Earth as a planet that behaves as if it were alive, at least to the extent of regulating its climate and chemistry, we will lack the will to change our way of life and to understand that we have made it our greatest enemy.” * We will explore why 'spaceship Earth' i ...
My Little COP Pocket Book
... The Climate Change Convention (CCC) is the heart of UNFCCC, with everything else revolving around it. It is interesting how the CCC came into being. As a refresher, you may have heard of the 1985 Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone as well as the stellar 1987 Montreal Protocol on Subst ...
... The Climate Change Convention (CCC) is the heart of UNFCCC, with everything else revolving around it. It is interesting how the CCC came into being. As a refresher, you may have heard of the 1985 Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone as well as the stellar 1987 Montreal Protocol on Subst ...
Coastal Zones and Urbanization
... place for human settlements as they typically offer ready access to water and fertile soil. Coastal zones have never ceased to attract people, and urban expansion in recent years has become quite rapid. As we admire the rising skyscrapers of coastal cities and celebrate the prosperity that comes wit ...
... place for human settlements as they typically offer ready access to water and fertile soil. Coastal zones have never ceased to attract people, and urban expansion in recent years has become quite rapid. As we admire the rising skyscrapers of coastal cities and celebrate the prosperity that comes wit ...
The Carbon Cycle and Climate Change
... is called the carbon cycle and it is the flow of carbon through this cycle that ties together the functioning of the Earth’s atmosphere, biosphere, geosphere, and oceans to regulate the climate of our planet. This means that as drivers of planet Earth, anything we do to change the function or state ...
... is called the carbon cycle and it is the flow of carbon through this cycle that ties together the functioning of the Earth’s atmosphere, biosphere, geosphere, and oceans to regulate the climate of our planet. This means that as drivers of planet Earth, anything we do to change the function or state ...
- CSIRO Publishing
... influenced by the movement of air masses. Climate, on the other hand, should more accurately be the term applied to the average weather conditions over longer periods of years to decades. One may often hear mention of ‘climate variability’ and ‘climate change’ together. They are different facets of ...
... influenced by the movement of air masses. Climate, on the other hand, should more accurately be the term applied to the average weather conditions over longer periods of years to decades. One may often hear mention of ‘climate variability’ and ‘climate change’ together. They are different facets of ...
unilateral climate regulation - Harvard Environmental Law Review
... greenhouse gas regulations.5 These regulations are puzzling: Most of the benefit of limiting greenhouse gas emissions in one country accrues to other countries and if unilateral climate regulation encourages increased greenhouse gas emissions in other countries, it could do more harm than good. Scho ...
... greenhouse gas regulations.5 These regulations are puzzling: Most of the benefit of limiting greenhouse gas emissions in one country accrues to other countries and if unilateral climate regulation encourages increased greenhouse gas emissions in other countries, it could do more harm than good. Scho ...
Assessment of impacts of agricultural and climate change scenarios
... drainage systems within flatter cropland landscapes and intensive nitrogen and phosphorus inputs in the form of inorganic fertilizers and livestock manure. The Des Moines Water Works (DMWW), the largest such system in Iowa, relies on the Raccoon River as a key source of drinking water for Des Moines ...
... drainage systems within flatter cropland landscapes and intensive nitrogen and phosphorus inputs in the form of inorganic fertilizers and livestock manure. The Des Moines Water Works (DMWW), the largest such system in Iowa, relies on the Raccoon River as a key source of drinking water for Des Moines ...
STRIVE An Assessment of Uncertainties Report Series No.48
... and confidence limits are the hallmark of science, ...
... and confidence limits are the hallmark of science, ...
Effect of climate and landcover change
... warm and cold seasons and the average height of trees in the basin. Soil data were obtained from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Soil Conservation Service [14]. Although more than five groups of soils were distributed in the basin, they originated from similar parent materials and geolo ...
... warm and cold seasons and the average height of trees in the basin. Soil data were obtained from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Soil Conservation Service [14]. Although more than five groups of soils were distributed in the basin, they originated from similar parent materials and geolo ...
Responses of Marine Organisms to Climate Change across Oceans
... vast region that stretches from the high tide mark to the deepest oceanic trench (11,030 m), and occupies 71% of the Earth’s surface. In our discussion of ecological responses and knowledge gaps, we restrict our focus to pelagic and mesopelagic waters, and for continental shelf systems we also inclu ...
... vast region that stretches from the high tide mark to the deepest oceanic trench (11,030 m), and occupies 71% of the Earth’s surface. In our discussion of ecological responses and knowledge gaps, we restrict our focus to pelagic and mesopelagic waters, and for continental shelf systems we also inclu ...
Changing Landscapes, Changing Lives
... The Nechako2 River begins in the Coast Mountains of western British Columbia (BC) and flows eastward through the Interior Plateau Region until it ends at the Fraser River near the geographical centre of the Province, at what is now the City of Prince George (Hartman, 1996). Before the River was damm ...
... The Nechako2 River begins in the Coast Mountains of western British Columbia (BC) and flows eastward through the Interior Plateau Region until it ends at the Fraser River near the geographical centre of the Province, at what is now the City of Prince George (Hartman, 1996). Before the River was damm ...
Projected Heat-Related Mortality in the US Urban Northeast
... Heat-related mortality is among the largest and most quantifiable of the expected impacts of climate change on human health [1]. Urban areas are particularly susceptible to the effects of heat due to the heat island effect, as well as large populations of vulnerable individuals [2]. The Northeastern ...
... Heat-related mortality is among the largest and most quantifiable of the expected impacts of climate change on human health [1]. Urban areas are particularly susceptible to the effects of heat due to the heat island effect, as well as large populations of vulnerable individuals [2]. The Northeastern ...
Monitoring and evaluating climate change adaptation and
... like to make special mention of the following agencies for their invaluable contributions, namely; Office of the Prime Minister- Department of Relief and Disaster Preparedness and management, Ministry of Water and Environment, National Planning Authority and the Ministry of Local Government at natio ...
... like to make special mention of the following agencies for their invaluable contributions, namely; Office of the Prime Minister- Department of Relief and Disaster Preparedness and management, Ministry of Water and Environment, National Planning Authority and the Ministry of Local Government at natio ...
Enhancing endorsement of scientific inquiry increases support for
... policy, and may actually exacerbate disagreement between those holding polarized socio-political world views. We investigated the relationship between scientific literacy and support for pro-environment policy from a different viewpoint. A critical factor affecting support for pro-environment polici ...
... policy, and may actually exacerbate disagreement between those holding polarized socio-political world views. We investigated the relationship between scientific literacy and support for pro-environment policy from a different viewpoint. A critical factor affecting support for pro-environment polici ...
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... Heat-related mortality is among the largest and most quantifiable of the expected impacts of climate change on human health [1]. Urban areas are particularly susceptible to the effects of heat due to the heat island effect, as well as large populations of vulnerable individuals [2]. The Northeastern ...
... Heat-related mortality is among the largest and most quantifiable of the expected impacts of climate change on human health [1]. Urban areas are particularly susceptible to the effects of heat due to the heat island effect, as well as large populations of vulnerable individuals [2]. The Northeastern ...
Responses of Marine Organisms to Climate Change
... vast region that stretches from the high tide mark to the deepest oceanic trench (11,030 m), and occupies 71% of the Earth’s surface. In our discussion of ecological responses and knowledge gaps, we restrict our focus to pelagic and mesopelagic waters, and for continental shelf systems we also inclu ...
... vast region that stretches from the high tide mark to the deepest oceanic trench (11,030 m), and occupies 71% of the Earth’s surface. In our discussion of ecological responses and knowledge gaps, we restrict our focus to pelagic and mesopelagic waters, and for continental shelf systems we also inclu ...
Education sector responses to climate change - UNESDOC
... eleven out of the last twelve years have been the hottest on record since 1850. The IPCC also estimated that the average global surface temperature from 1850/1899 to 2001/2005 has increased by 0.760C. The global sea level increased at an average rate of 1.8 mm per year over the period 1961 to 2003 a ...
... eleven out of the last twelve years have been the hottest on record since 1850. The IPCC also estimated that the average global surface temperature from 1850/1899 to 2001/2005 has increased by 0.760C. The global sea level increased at an average rate of 1.8 mm per year over the period 1961 to 2003 a ...
Latin America
... this basin. Any reductions in rainfall would affect not only Amazonia but also Brazil’s central-south region, where most of the country’s agriculture and silviculture are located. However, with the current rate of deforestation of no more than 10% in Amazonia as a whole, discharge observations acros ...
... this basin. Any reductions in rainfall would affect not only Amazonia but also Brazil’s central-south region, where most of the country’s agriculture and silviculture are located. However, with the current rate of deforestation of no more than 10% in Amazonia as a whole, discharge observations acros ...
Australian rangelands and climate change – dust
... by BoM observers. A number of different wind erosion event types are evaluated by BoM, ranging from severe dust storms to local blowing dust. The intensity of these event types can be approximated by the extent to which they reduce visibility. DSI is a composite measure of the weighted contributions ...
... by BoM observers. A number of different wind erosion event types are evaluated by BoM, ranging from severe dust storms to local blowing dust. The intensity of these event types can be approximated by the extent to which they reduce visibility. DSI is a composite measure of the weighted contributions ...
Climate: Observations, projections and impacts
... cited supporting literature, were mostly based on global studies. This was to ensure consistency, whilst recognising that this might not always provide enough focus on impacts of most relevance to a particular country. Although time available for the project was short, generally all the material ava ...
... cited supporting literature, were mostly based on global studies. This was to ensure consistency, whilst recognising that this might not always provide enough focus on impacts of most relevance to a particular country. Although time available for the project was short, generally all the material ava ...
Simulating effects of land use changes on carbon fluxes: past
... where b is restricted to the area not already occupied by c. Builtup areas are sparse and the scaling procedure applied to cropland could not be used for cells lacking built-up areas in HYDE. Instead, these cells were scaled using average HYDE built-up densities, calculated on a very coarse grid of ...
... where b is restricted to the area not already occupied by c. Builtup areas are sparse and the scaling procedure applied to cropland could not be used for cells lacking built-up areas in HYDE. Instead, these cells were scaled using average HYDE built-up densities, calculated on a very coarse grid of ...
Climate Change Adaptation Project Report
... percent and the annual emissions of solid waste decomposition is 5.7 percent. According to the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),1 mitigation may reduce the future concentration of GHGs, but current levels that are already in the Earth’s atmosphere will continue to influence the ...
... percent and the annual emissions of solid waste decomposition is 5.7 percent. According to the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),1 mitigation may reduce the future concentration of GHGs, but current levels that are already in the Earth’s atmosphere will continue to influence the ...
Climate Change Adaptation for Smallholder Farmers in Southeast Asia
... 2009a). For instance, a study at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) shows that rice yields declined by 10% for every 1°C increase in mean night-time temperature. Faster rate of evaporation and transpiration due to higher surface temperature also lessens availability and quality of wate ...
... 2009a). For instance, a study at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) shows that rice yields declined by 10% for every 1°C increase in mean night-time temperature. Faster rate of evaporation and transpiration due to higher surface temperature also lessens availability and quality of wate ...
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.