The 1430s: a cold period of extraordinary internal climate variability
... Our study concentrates on north-western and central Europe during the period of the Spörer Minimum (SPM) in solar activity. Concerning the temporal extent of the SPM, a number of differing definitions exist: 1400–1510 (Eddy, 1976b, 1977; Jiang and Xu, 1986), 1420–1570 (Eddy, 1976b, 1977; Kappas, 200 ...
... Our study concentrates on north-western and central Europe during the period of the Spörer Minimum (SPM) in solar activity. Concerning the temporal extent of the SPM, a number of differing definitions exist: 1400–1510 (Eddy, 1976b, 1977; Jiang and Xu, 1986), 1420–1570 (Eddy, 1976b, 1977; Kappas, 200 ...
263. Cass R. Sunstein, "The Availability Heuristic, Intuitive Cost
... take a highly precautionary approach to the risks associated with abandoned hazardous waste dumps and terrorism, but not to take a highly precautionary approach to the risks associated with climate change, indoor air pollution, poverty, poor diet, and obesity. It would be most valuable to attempt to ...
... take a highly precautionary approach to the risks associated with abandoned hazardous waste dumps and terrorism, but not to take a highly precautionary approach to the risks associated with climate change, indoor air pollution, poverty, poor diet, and obesity. It would be most valuable to attempt to ...
Climate Change Risk Assessment
... Operational improvements could be made to enhance detour routes around flood-prone areas as a form of resilience. Another example of resilience is the development of well-designed emergency response plans, which can increase resilience by quickly providing information and travel alternatives when hi ...
... Operational improvements could be made to enhance detour routes around flood-prone areas as a form of resilience. Another example of resilience is the development of well-designed emergency response plans, which can increase resilience by quickly providing information and travel alternatives when hi ...
- Ontario Climate Change Data Portal
... (either dynamical or statistical downscaling) for climate change impact studies. One interesting question to be answered is whether or not the downscaled projections can be improved by coupling these two techniques into a general framework, instead of using either of them separately, and if so, by h ...
... (either dynamical or statistical downscaling) for climate change impact studies. One interesting question to be answered is whether or not the downscaled projections can be improved by coupling these two techniques into a general framework, instead of using either of them separately, and if so, by h ...
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... the 1970s and 1980s. The region’s economy largely depends on agriculture, with rice, palm oil, and rubber being prominent exports, as well as manufacturing in the more industrialised countries. East Asia has one of the most successful regional economies, including some of the largest and most prospe ...
... the 1970s and 1980s. The region’s economy largely depends on agriculture, with rice, palm oil, and rubber being prominent exports, as well as manufacturing in the more industrialised countries. East Asia has one of the most successful regional economies, including some of the largest and most prospe ...
International Tundra Experiment ITEX
... availability and interactions within the local plant community (Dorrepaal 2007, Elmendorf et al 2011). Moss species differ in characteristics important for carbon storage, responses to the environment and interactions with vascular plants. The presence or absence of different moss species may thus d ...
... availability and interactions within the local plant community (Dorrepaal 2007, Elmendorf et al 2011). Moss species differ in characteristics important for carbon storage, responses to the environment and interactions with vascular plants. The presence or absence of different moss species may thus d ...
Kyoto and Beyond - European Business Council for Sustainable
... The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket) has prepared the following paper with a view to stimulating discussion and debate (in Sweden and internationally) around the issues and options for a long-term response to global climate change. The paper does not represent an agreed vie ...
... The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket) has prepared the following paper with a view to stimulating discussion and debate (in Sweden and internationally) around the issues and options for a long-term response to global climate change. The paper does not represent an agreed vie ...
Climate Change and Conflict in the Southern Philippines
... climate change, or social, in which the capacity for individuals and societies to meet the physical challenges of climate change is low. The dissemination of climate impacts varies geographically; both in terms of the natural challenges faced and the capacity of the various populations to deal with ...
... climate change, or social, in which the capacity for individuals and societies to meet the physical challenges of climate change is low. The dissemination of climate impacts varies geographically; both in terms of the natural challenges faced and the capacity of the various populations to deal with ...
Air pollution, climate change and ozone loss
... Do not live in a pre-1980 house without having its indoor air tested for asbestos or lead. (Asbestos is a group of minerals with long, thin fibrous crystals) Do not store gasoline, solvents or other volatile chemicals inside your ...
... Do not live in a pre-1980 house without having its indoor air tested for asbestos or lead. (Asbestos is a group of minerals with long, thin fibrous crystals) Do not store gasoline, solvents or other volatile chemicals inside your ...
Mechanisms of the African monsoon: new insights from
... must correspond to a real perceived need in order to allow viable decisions to be made. This is why AMMA must now take up a new challenge, that of integrating the question of maintaining a scientific community focused on West Africa and around the issues concerning the monsoon and its impacts. Futur ...
... must correspond to a real perceived need in order to allow viable decisions to be made. This is why AMMA must now take up a new challenge, that of integrating the question of maintaining a scientific community focused on West Africa and around the issues concerning the monsoon and its impacts. Futur ...
SUB-COMPONENT STUDY: PRECIPITATION AND TEMPERATURE
... rural to urban continuum. It is also a country with a multitude of highly specialized ecosystems, such as the mountain páramos to varied forests, and significant biodiversity. Both the human and environmental continuums are strongly shaped by the country’s complex topography, as are the vectors (e.g ...
... rural to urban continuum. It is also a country with a multitude of highly specialized ecosystems, such as the mountain páramos to varied forests, and significant biodiversity. Both the human and environmental continuums are strongly shaped by the country’s complex topography, as are the vectors (e.g ...
Climate in the 21st century - four scenarios for
... Climate models differ considerably in their calculation of global temperature rise. This is caused by uncertainty regarding future emissions of greenhouse gasses and aerosols, which, in turn, depend on such factors as future population growth, and economic, social and technological developments. Bes ...
... Climate models differ considerably in their calculation of global temperature rise. This is caused by uncertainty regarding future emissions of greenhouse gasses and aerosols, which, in turn, depend on such factors as future population growth, and economic, social and technological developments. Bes ...
“Migration with Dignity”: Towards a New
... examines why this protection deficit should be of particular concern to New Zealand, and it argues that there are significant incentives for New Zealand to develop a response to the issue of climate change displacement in the Pacific. The paper concludes that in order to ensure Pacific peoples are a ...
... examines why this protection deficit should be of particular concern to New Zealand, and it argues that there are significant incentives for New Zealand to develop a response to the issue of climate change displacement in the Pacific. The paper concludes that in order to ensure Pacific peoples are a ...
effects of changing climate on weather and human activities
... year. The environment was ravaged in many parts of the globe. Many of these losses were caused by weird weather associated with the biggest El Niño on record in 1997–98, and they were probably exacerbated by global warming: the human-induced climate change arising from increasing carbon dioxide and ...
... year. The environment was ravaged in many parts of the globe. Many of these losses were caused by weird weather associated with the biggest El Niño on record in 1997–98, and they were probably exacerbated by global warming: the human-induced climate change arising from increasing carbon dioxide and ...
Strengthening southern Africa`s response to global change
... Saving tomorrow today! To be sure, the impact of global change on our climate will not be managed or mitigated by any single stakeholder. It requires a society that is aware of the implications of its actions for the way we live; it requires business and industry to implement astute and sustainable ...
... Saving tomorrow today! To be sure, the impact of global change on our climate will not be managed or mitigated by any single stakeholder. It requires a society that is aware of the implications of its actions for the way we live; it requires business and industry to implement astute and sustainable ...
Climate Predictions and Projections Program
... • Global Change Research Act: This act mandates the development of a research program whose goal is to understand climate variability and its predictability • Weather Service Organic Act: Outlines NOAA’s responsibility to produce climate forecasts • Coastal Zone Management Act: Requires understandin ...
... • Global Change Research Act: This act mandates the development of a research program whose goal is to understand climate variability and its predictability • Weather Service Organic Act: Outlines NOAA’s responsibility to produce climate forecasts • Coastal Zone Management Act: Requires understandin ...
Community Adaptation Plan Bluefields, Jamaica
... Across the region, communities need to find ways of coping now and adapting in the future. Bluefields in Westmoreland, Jamaica is no exception. This Community Adaptation Plan is a positive step by the residents of Bluefields towards developing their community response to climate change. The plan is ...
... Across the region, communities need to find ways of coping now and adapting in the future. Bluefields in Westmoreland, Jamaica is no exception. This Community Adaptation Plan is a positive step by the residents of Bluefields towards developing their community response to climate change. The plan is ...
Climate Change and Agricultural Commodities
... demand. Climate change will have a profound impact on agricultural commodities including on their production and their productivity with consequences to both food supply and food security and many of these effects will be seen most in least developed countries (LDCs). Without doubt, climate change i ...
... demand. Climate change will have a profound impact on agricultural commodities including on their production and their productivity with consequences to both food supply and food security and many of these effects will be seen most in least developed countries (LDCs). Without doubt, climate change i ...
Protection and Planned Relocations in the Context of
... Climate change is expected to lead to increased human mobility in the forms of migration, displacement and planned relocation of communities as areas become uninhabitable because of the effects of global warming. While considerable attention has been directed toward the first two categories – partic ...
... Climate change is expected to lead to increased human mobility in the forms of migration, displacement and planned relocation of communities as areas become uninhabitable because of the effects of global warming. While considerable attention has been directed toward the first two categories – partic ...
Assessing Effects of Variation in Global Climate Data Sets on Spatial
... common approach in predictive modeling uses ensemble forecasts that draw on multiple projections from different models to describe some of the uncertainty in projections of future conditions (Araújo and New 2007). Much less attention has been directed at understanding how variation in contemporary ...
... common approach in predictive modeling uses ensemble forecasts that draw on multiple projections from different models to describe some of the uncertainty in projections of future conditions (Araújo and New 2007). Much less attention has been directed at understanding how variation in contemporary ...
The Geoengineering Option
... is forcing change in the climate system at rates so rapid that the outcomes are extremely di⁄cult to predict. Eliminating all the risks of climate change is impossible because carbon dioxide emissions, the chief human contribution to global warming, are unlike conventional air pollutants, which stay ...
... is forcing change in the climate system at rates so rapid that the outcomes are extremely di⁄cult to predict. Eliminating all the risks of climate change is impossible because carbon dioxide emissions, the chief human contribution to global warming, are unlike conventional air pollutants, which stay ...
Official PDF , 34 pages
... decreased substantially since the 1970s as a result of improved macroeconomic management, increased resilience of the poor, and progress in disaster management and flood protection infrastructure. The 1974 flood was a 1 in 9 years event which resulted in damages of 7.5% of GDP. In comparison, the 19 ...
... decreased substantially since the 1970s as a result of improved macroeconomic management, increased resilience of the poor, and progress in disaster management and flood protection infrastructure. The 1974 flood was a 1 in 9 years event which resulted in damages of 7.5% of GDP. In comparison, the 19 ...