Climate Change Scenarios for New Zealand Rainfall
... constructed and is followed in section 3 by a comparison of the current rainfall climate with that of the analog period. To facilitate this comparison, the idea of capturing the character of rainfall in a statistical model of high-temporal-resolution (about 1 min) rainfall data is used by fitting mo ...
... constructed and is followed in section 3 by a comparison of the current rainfall climate with that of the analog period. To facilitate this comparison, the idea of capturing the character of rainfall in a statistical model of high-temporal-resolution (about 1 min) rainfall data is used by fitting mo ...
Climate change integrated assessment methodology for cross
... Climate Change Integrated Methodology for Cross-Sectoral Adaptation and Vulnerability in Europe ...
... Climate Change Integrated Methodology for Cross-Sectoral Adaptation and Vulnerability in Europe ...
LCCARL263_en.pdf
... Tourism 1 is an important source of economic growth in the Caribbean. Indeed, it is one of the most important industrial sectors in some countries in the subregion. Figure 1 demonstrates the importance of tourism for some countries in the Caribbean subregion. Indeed, the figure shows that while tour ...
... Tourism 1 is an important source of economic growth in the Caribbean. Indeed, it is one of the most important industrial sectors in some countries in the subregion. Figure 1 demonstrates the importance of tourism for some countries in the Caribbean subregion. Indeed, the figure shows that while tour ...
Public open house summary
... o Builds on current experience, and encourages investment. o Requires research and innovation in renewables. o Reflects a level playing field supported by incentives for renewables and disincentives ...
... o Builds on current experience, and encourages investment. o Requires research and innovation in renewables. o Reflects a level playing field supported by incentives for renewables and disincentives ...
Regional climate change experiments over southern South America
... particular those in surface temperature and precipitation, the two variables most used in impact assessment studies. Nevertheless, we also examine the changes in the sea level pressure and in the circulation structure to better understand the surface climate change signal. Our analysis is based on t ...
... particular those in surface temperature and precipitation, the two variables most used in impact assessment studies. Nevertheless, we also examine the changes in the sea level pressure and in the circulation structure to better understand the surface climate change signal. Our analysis is based on t ...
Socio-economic implications of climate change for tea producing countries
... economically depressed rural areas. Tea trade and distribution are dominated by a few international companies that benefit from stable retail prices. Although there have been periods of price increases in nominal terms for the past three decades to 2008, in real terms, prices have declined significa ...
... economically depressed rural areas. Tea trade and distribution are dominated by a few international companies that benefit from stable retail prices. Although there have been periods of price increases in nominal terms for the past three decades to 2008, in real terms, prices have declined significa ...
Department of Defense Natural Resources Program Fall 2015
... environment, how can I argue effectively for needed resources? There is no one answer to any of these questions, but there are many tools and partnerships available, and more on the horizon. The authors in this issue do a great job describing the problems and challenges posed by a changing climate, ...
... environment, how can I argue effectively for needed resources? There is no one answer to any of these questions, but there are many tools and partnerships available, and more on the horizon. The authors in this issue do a great job describing the problems and challenges posed by a changing climate, ...
- Wiley Online Library
... climate,3 and macroeconomic conditions.(11–25) Most studies are conducted at the national level with survey questions focused on individual-level perceptions of the cause, occurrence, and impacts of climate change. While these studies have added greatly to our understanding of public attitudes towar ...
... climate,3 and macroeconomic conditions.(11–25) Most studies are conducted at the national level with survey questions focused on individual-level perceptions of the cause, occurrence, and impacts of climate change. While these studies have added greatly to our understanding of public attitudes towar ...
Target Atmospheric CO2: Where Should Humanity Aim?
... vegetation distribution, and continental shelf exposure, was 3.5 ± 1 W/m2 [14] relative to the Holocene. Additional forcing due to reduced amounts of long-lived GHGs (CO2, CH4, N2O), including the indirect effects of CH4 on tropospheric ozone and stratospheric water vapor (Fig. S1) was -3 ± 0.5 W/m2 ...
... vegetation distribution, and continental shelf exposure, was 3.5 ± 1 W/m2 [14] relative to the Holocene. Additional forcing due to reduced amounts of long-lived GHGs (CO2, CH4, N2O), including the indirect effects of CH4 on tropospheric ozone and stratospheric water vapor (Fig. S1) was -3 ± 0.5 W/m2 ...
Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change
... days in 2002. This trend is expected to continue (MOE, 2007). As the climate becomes warmer, biodiversity will change. Typically, warmer environments support greater biodiversity. That being said, in southern Ontario, the potential increase in biodiversity may come at the expense of the native speci ...
... days in 2002. This trend is expected to continue (MOE, 2007). As the climate becomes warmer, biodiversity will change. Typically, warmer environments support greater biodiversity. That being said, in southern Ontario, the potential increase in biodiversity may come at the expense of the native speci ...
Adapting To Climate Change In Pacific Island Countries: The
... surface temperature of 0.2% per decade this century (Salinger et al 1995). The most recent study has estimated that, given emissions of greenhouse gases up to 1995, a 5-12 cm rise in sea-level is inevitable (Jones 1999). However, the study suggests that even if all countries met their Kyoto Protocol ...
... surface temperature of 0.2% per decade this century (Salinger et al 1995). The most recent study has estimated that, given emissions of greenhouse gases up to 1995, a 5-12 cm rise in sea-level is inevitable (Jones 1999). However, the study suggests that even if all countries met their Kyoto Protocol ...
Key steps in adaptation assessment for LULUCF sector
... enabled by technology, financing and capacitybuilding, in a Measurable, Reportable and Verifiable manner (MRV) International agreement will be major challenge ...
... enabled by technology, financing and capacitybuilding, in a Measurable, Reportable and Verifiable manner (MRV) International agreement will be major challenge ...
Impact of Climate Change on Indian Agriculture: A Review
... trend during the 20th century over India. In recent years, with the growing recognition of the possibility of global climate change, an increasing emphasis on world food security in general and its regional impacts in particular have come to forefront of the scientific community. Crop growth, develo ...
... trend during the 20th century over India. In recent years, with the growing recognition of the possibility of global climate change, an increasing emphasis on world food security in general and its regional impacts in particular have come to forefront of the scientific community. Crop growth, develo ...
Mirrors and Mazes: A guide through the climate debate – ANZEC
... the past 15 million years of Antarctic history. I enjoyed the wonder of Antarctica through 4 mainland expeditions and was privileged to twice visit the actual South Pole. With such a spread of experience, I knew that objective science could have no inspiration and direction from the world religions, ...
... the past 15 million years of Antarctic history. I enjoyed the wonder of Antarctica through 4 mainland expeditions and was privileged to twice visit the actual South Pole. With such a spread of experience, I knew that objective science could have no inspiration and direction from the world religions, ...
Alpine strategy for adaptation to climate change in the field of natural
... change to these events is rather unclear in many cases, it must be assumed that the intensity and frequency of extreme events and natural hazards is likely to increase in future. However, due to the technical limitations in climate change modelling, the lack of regional / local scenarios and the res ...
... change to these events is rather unclear in many cases, it must be assumed that the intensity and frequency of extreme events and natural hazards is likely to increase in future. However, due to the technical limitations in climate change modelling, the lack of regional / local scenarios and the res ...
The Vulnerability of Biodiversity to Rapid Climate Change
... experiments (which usually emphasize greenhouse-gas and aerosol forcing) (National Research Council 2005; Pielke 2005; Pielke 2008). Climate model experiments, nonetheless, convey a fundamental lesson: climate system sensitivity to a host of current and potential future anthropogenic forcings is of ...
... experiments (which usually emphasize greenhouse-gas and aerosol forcing) (National Research Council 2005; Pielke 2005; Pielke 2008). Climate model experiments, nonetheless, convey a fundamental lesson: climate system sensitivity to a host of current and potential future anthropogenic forcings is of ...
LCARL362_en.pdf
... and coastal ecosystems. While climate change is expected to negatively affect the Caribbean, a key question faced by policy makers is “how large are the costs of climate change?” To provide an estimate, the authors put forward a two-step methodology. First, forecasts of real GDP under the aforementi ...
... and coastal ecosystems. While climate change is expected to negatively affect the Caribbean, a key question faced by policy makers is “how large are the costs of climate change?” To provide an estimate, the authors put forward a two-step methodology. First, forecasts of real GDP under the aforementi ...
Here - Benjamin Blonder
... species with broader and/or more distinct climate niches at tinf. Such a pattern may reflect a community populated by generalists or by a mixture of species from several biogeographic regions. A small value of DC(tinf ) may reflect more specialist species or species from fewer biogeographic regions. A ...
... species with broader and/or more distinct climate niches at tinf. Such a pattern may reflect a community populated by generalists or by a mixture of species from several biogeographic regions. A small value of DC(tinf ) may reflect more specialist species or species from fewer biogeographic regions. A ...
The Availability Heuristic, Intuitive Cost
... available guide to what will happen again. The problem is that the availability heuristic can lead to serious errors, in terms of both excessive fear and neglect. What, in particular, produces availability? An intriguing essay attempts to test the effects of ease of imagery on perceived judgments of ...
... available guide to what will happen again. The problem is that the availability heuristic can lead to serious errors, in terms of both excessive fear and neglect. What, in particular, produces availability? An intriguing essay attempts to test the effects of ease of imagery on perceived judgments of ...
Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
... dependant communities and threatening those most vulnerable. ...
... dependant communities and threatening those most vulnerable. ...
Climate Change Adaptation Position Paper
... There is some debate as to whether recent events such as the Queensland floods, Cyclone Yasi, the 2009 Victorian heatwaves are a result of global warming. The policy and regulatory landscape governing issues relating to climatic events are ever changing. New Australian standards are being developed, ...
... There is some debate as to whether recent events such as the Queensland floods, Cyclone Yasi, the 2009 Victorian heatwaves are a result of global warming. The policy and regulatory landscape governing issues relating to climatic events are ever changing. New Australian standards are being developed, ...